13x08 - A Land of Wolves

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(CLACKING, RUSTLING IN DISTANCE)

(g*nshots)

(g*nshots CONTINUE)

(SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)

Okay. Okay.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

Okay?

Okay?

(THUMP)

(CLICKING, BEEPING)

Late start for Senior Chief Hanna,

so famous for his
"seize the day" proverbs.

What was the one you and my dad
always talked about?

"Every morning in Africa
a gazelle wakes up,

"and it knows it must outrun
the fastest lion

"or it'll be k*lled.

"Every morning in Africa
a lion wakes up,

"and it knows it must run faster
than the slowest gazelle

"or it will starve.

But it doesn't matter whether
you're the lion or the gazelle."

"When the sun comes up,
you better be running."

Come here.

Mm.

- Good to see you, Sam.
- Good to see you, too.

When'd you get in, Aliyah?

Little bit ago.
Just getting my bearings.

I would have come in
and said hello to you earlier,

- but you looked a little preoccupied.
- Mm-hmm.

Only easy day was yesterday, huh?

Mm-hmm. Words I live by.

But I had good teachers, so...

How's your old man, anyway?

Still upset about the career change?

He would prefer if I stayed
in the Navy forever

and kept climbing, but, uh,
I was ready for something new.

Besides, I think civilian life

suits me better.

Well, Master Chief De León

is one of the strongest people I know.

You'll make it through.

You're a hero, Aliyah.

We're honored to have you here. Hmm?

So, when do you meet the admiral

and talk about
your temporary additional duty?

Any minute now.

Thought I'd check this place out
while I waited.

- (PHONE VIBRATES)
- Nice.

- (PHONE CHIMES)
- Hmm.

Oh, it looks like his ears were burning.

To be continued, then.

Welcome to OSP.

DEEKS: The Spanish
Conquistadores actually named them

the Tarahumara, but they called
themselves the Rarámuri,

which means "those that run fast."

And, boy, did they ever.

The fastest runners on the planet,

no small part to these bad boys.

Allow me to officially
introduce you to the huaraches.

This, right here...
The purest form of running.

Just you and Planet Earth,
au naturel, and that's the thing

about running shoes is
the typical running shoe

has so much cushion, it's just
an ACL tear waiting to happen.

Right? But not with these bad boys.

In fact, when you are %,
when you got those legs back,

I'm gonna buy you a pair.

(GASPS) Oh, God. Ouch.
Okay, well, I guess

I'm still acclimating to them.

Okay, Marty Prefontaine,

I think I'm good with my Nikes.

Okay. But don't come crying to me

- when you get the bunions.
- (PHONE VIBRATES)

I'm sorry, but have you seen your feet?

- Yeah, they're not great.
- Mm-mmm.

- Everything all right?
- Um...

Kensi's late.

Really?

Deeks, that's great.

(LAUGHS) Congrats!

Oh, no, not-not that kind of late.

She just...

- she hasn't checked in yet.
- Oh.

Good morning.

Why do I suddenly feel like

there's nothing good about it?

SAM: Admiral.

- What's going on?
- Agent De León.

Agent Hanna, where is your partner?

He had to take care
of some personal business.

I know that. I'm the one
who gave him personal time.

He may have mentioned
reconnecting with his sister,

but that's really none of our business,
is it?

(SIGHS)

What about Rountree?

Also with his sister.

I'm guessing that
Callen and Rountree's absence

is not the reason
you're calling us this early.

This morning I received word
from Border Patrol

that they had found five bodies

in a remote part of the
Jacumba Wilderness Area

near the U.S.- Mexico border.

They had all been sh*t.

Among the bodies

was one of Raul Fuentes.

Cousin of Benny Gomez.

Benny Gomez... isn't that
the Marine that...

Kensi's investigating.

That's right. NCIS believes that Gomez,

who's based out of Pendleton,
has been working

with his cousin Raul
and the Campo Cartel

- on a human smuggling ring.
- So was she there?

Possible. We don't know.

H-How do... how do-how do we not know?

- Did you speak to her this morning?
- No,

I-I didn't hear...

Did anyone hear from her this morning?

No. And we have no means
of tracking her right now.

Well, what about her sat phone?

An op of that nature wouldn't allow it.

- Too risky if she got caught.
- DEEKS: I'm sorry,

- who-who are you?
- My name is Aliyah De León.

Agent De León is

TAD until we are no longer shorthanded.

The only thing that matters
right now is where is Kensi.

And the safety of Agent Blye
is why we're all here.

But if you can't remain calm,
you're going nowhere near this.

I'm calm.

Send me the location.

I have already secured a warrant
for Gomez and a chopper,

- (PHONE VIBRATES)
- which is standing by

to take the team to the crime scene.

Should I go with him?

No, you and Aliyah pay a visit

to Benny Gomez, see what he knows.

What about Ops?

I know how to run these systems,

Ms. Namazi. It's just that I prefer

some semblance of a chain of command.

But seeing as how other members
of this team take sabbaticals

whenever they damn well please,
I have no choice.

Let's get to work. Thank you.

Thank you.

I know.

- I got him.
- Agent Hanna,

I should not need to remind you
of what happened

the last time this team
was anywhere near Mexico.

I'm clear.

(KENSI PANTING)

Rosa... _

Are you?

You wouldn't be here if you were.

You would have left me here to die.

(GRUNTS) Maybe I'm one of the good ones.

No such thing.

Who are you?

My name is Kensi.

I'm an American federal agent.

I'm here to stop a lot of bad people.

- In the cartel?
- Yeah.

Did they find out who you really are?

I don't know. But I'm not
gonna wait around to find out.

Did we lose them?

(VEHICLES RUMBLING)

Rosa, get down, get down.

Get up. Move.

Move, move, move, move. Go.

I'm right behind you. (GRUNTS)

(ENGINE STOPS)

Been quiet, Agent Namazi.

Was it my backseat driving?

Just going through
some scenarios in my head.

I get it.

I mean, you guys are like family here.

Having one of your own missing

and having an agent you barely know

go out into the field with you...

It would jar me, too.

I know your record.

I trust you.

She'll be fine. Kensi.

Sounds to me like Agent Blye
has been in tight spots before.

Oh, yeah. This ain't her first rodeo.

And that's the life
we all signed up for.

I know firsthand that
sometimes that can be a lot.

Yeah. Yeah, it can be.

So, I'm on your turf.

How do you want to play this?

I'll take the front. You take the back.

Let's do it.

Lance Corporal Gomez, NCIS.

We want to ask you a few questions.

We have a warrant.

We will come in with force if necessary.

FATIMA (CONTINUING IN DISTANCE):
Benny Gomez?

Federal agent!

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Hey.

(GRUNTING, PANTING)

Thanks.

Teamwork makes the dream work.

I got to be honest. I can't
make anything out of this.

For all we know, Kensi wasn't here.

DEEKS: Or she was,

and now the cartel got her,
or-or Kessler...

- Kessler?
- What?

Dude, you're spiraling.

What's NCIS's interest in this?

DEEKS: A man found here is
connected to a case that we're working.

What else can you tell us
about the crime scene?

Several bodies, some sh*t in the back,

probably while running away.

. brass. CS gas canisters.

You know, nothing out of the ordinary.

DEEKS: I'm sorry,
so this is just considered ordinary?

Well, this whole area
is a hotbed for cartel activity.

They come into this wilderness
to circumvent our checkpoints.

It's a migration corridor.

Drug smugglers' highway.

If it's illegal, it's here.

So then just a garden-variety
cartel slaughter, then?

(SIGHS)

Look, I've got limited resources.

My people are stretched out
over hundreds of miles

on uninhabitable borderlands.

Remote corners, they might not
see an agent for a week.

If you get hurt out here, abandoned,

you got a slim chance of survival.

I see more dead bodies
than I ever want to remember.

I-I think what he's trying to ask

is if that's your official theory.

This was cartel.

It's not theory.

It's reality.

I mean, I wish I had more specifics,

but I rarely do on cases like these.

If it's not a turf w*r,

it's a shepherd playing God
with his sheep.

Feel free to look around.
Scene's been processed.

Not sure what you think
you're gonna find.

If she's out here, we're already behind.

It's ATV tracks.

Your men come out here on ATVs?

Not recently.

These are recent... Less than hours.

Did your men track these?

They tried.

They run out about yards from here.

Yeah.

What is that?

None of the bodies
were recovered over here.

This was someone else.

That handprint... That could be Kensi's.

Or it could be totally unrelated.

Yeah, but if it's not,
she doesn't have long out here.

We need to get in the air,
make up for lost time.

Yeah.

(ROSA PANTING)

How do you feel?
That was a really nasty fall.

How is your arm?

My arm? (CHUCKLES)

It'll be okay.

(SHARP INHALE)

- (GRUNTS)
- Sorry, Rosa, sweetheart.

You're gonna have to stay off
of it, okay?

(GRUNTS)

I'm gonna put this on you.

(GRUNTS)

We clean up nicely, you and me, huh?

(CHUCKLES)

Do you think anyone else made it out?

I don't know.

I don't know.

The older man.

(WOMAN SCREAMS)

He had been watching over me
since La Bestia.

He said that I reminded him
of his daughter.

She'd finally made
enough to pay his way,

and they were going to build
a life together.

In New York City.

Is that where you wanted to go?

No.

Los Angeles.

Before my mom d*ed,
she wanted to go there for me...

to work and...

send...

send money

so I could leave.

I'm so sorry.

Sometimes things don't work out
the way you want them to.

(SNIFFLES)

Are you a mother, Kensi?

I want to be.

Just haven't been that lucky.

Like you said,

sometimes things don't work out
the way you want them to.

Well, I hope your luck changes.

(SNIFFLING): Um...

Do you trust me?

I'm gonna go on a scout, okay?

It's okay. I...

You're gonna stay here
and you're gonna rest your foot,

and if you hear a noise...
If you hear anything at all...

You stay quiet.

No matter what.

I will come back for you.

(GROANS)

I'm gonna come back for you.
I will come back for you.

Agent Namazi, give me a sitrep.

House is clear.
Seal Beach PD is en route.

We've, uh, secured
Lance Corporal Gomez, but

he's not talking.

ALIYAH: He should consider his options

given he just tried to k*ll us.

You both okay?

We're fine. We tag-teamed him.

Make sure you get Gomez

to talk before Seal Beach PD arrives.

Any updates on your end?

Nothing coming out of the cartels.

Doesn't mean that they're not involved

or that they don't know
what happened to Agent Blye.

And we've confirmed

this has nothing to do
with David Kessler?

Kessler is very self-indulgent.

If it were him, we'd know.

He wouldn't be able to help himself.

Where are Sam and Deeks?

They just lifted off moments ago.

They'll be running
an air-to-ground search

over the entire area.

I'm sure they'll find her, sir.

I have every confidence

in Agent Blye's ability, but...

finding her when we have no idea

where to look would be like

- (CLATTERING IN DISTANCE)
- finding a grain of salt in a sandbox.

Did you hear something?

BENNY: Yeah.

That's the sound of you
violating my civil rights.

You guys want to take me to jail?

- Come on, let's go, then.
- Shut up.

Or what? You're gonna sic
your girlfriend on me again?

What are we gonna find in there?

No idea.

- What's happening?
- FATIMA: Stand by, sir.

Agent Namazi,

talk to me.

Federal agents.

- You good?
- Yeah, groovy.

You?

Well, I wish it weren't the case,

but it's nothing I haven't seen before.

We should see what they know.

This is the group
that came in with Kensi.

They might know what happened to her.

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(VEHICLES APPROACHING)

Go on ahead. Got to take a leak.

(BELT UNBUCKLES)

(GASPS, SCREAMS)

Did y'all just hear that?

WOMAN: Yeah.
Legion and I got it covered.

Head back to camp. Tell the others.

Copy that, Ghost. On my way.

(ENGINE STARTS)

FATIMA: Sam and Deeks have any luck?

They have yet to pick up the trail.

No word from Kensi?

Nothing.

I assume the soldiers
that hunt people aren't

- actual deployed m*llitary.
- That would be correct.

The DoD does have some active
duty and National Guardsmen

providing logistical assistance
at the border.

However, it's not heavily
concentrated in California.

Even so, federal law prohibits

U.S. m*llitary from being involved

in domestic law enforcement.

If there are soldiers there,
they're not ours.

Or they are ours
and working on their own?

Unlikely, but not impossible.

If the other Marines who
are involved with Gomez

caught wind that they
were compromised...

They could be out there trying
to clean house and shut it down

before it gets any worse for them.

And if they couldn't do it themselves,

then they might have gotten some help

from some bad apples
at ICE or Border Patrol.

There's a sobering thought.

Either way, we need
to let Sam and Deeks know.

I'll make sure they know.

What does Gomez say about Kensi?

He might be the key to this.

Nothing yet. But I agree.

Remember what I said, Agent Namazi.

Get Gomez to talk
before he leaves your custody.

Exigent circumstances.

One of our own is on the line here.

Yes, sir. We're on our way.

Sounds like these soldiers
who hunt people

may be independent operators.

I'm still trying to figure out
if they're

cartel or some organized militia

or just rednecks
out k*lling people for fun.

I got to be honest,
those are all terrible options.

The sooner we find out what Gomez knows,

the sooner we can narrow it down.

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks.

I mean, it could be Benny's buddies.

Trained Marines feeling like
they're backed into a corner?

They'd be dangerous.

Something to look out for.

Yeah, well, at this point I'd go
for anything to look out for.

Yo, real talk, do you think this
Border Patrol agent's right?

That she'd have a slim chance
of survival out here?

If we were talking
about the average person? Yeah.

But that's not what we're talking about.

Knowing Kensi, she built a house by now,

with a Zen garden.

Yeah.

MAN: Hey, whoa, whoa, come on.

She's just a kid.

She's not just a kid.

She's committing illegal acts.

Bringing in dr*gs to poison our own.

MAN: Come on, Ghost.

We're already in
way over our heads on this one.

Not now, Legion.

Secure the perimeter.

Now, I'm gonna ask you
this question one last time.

Your answer to it's gonna
determine what happens next.

Where's your smuggler?

Okay.

Have it your way.

(GRUNTING)

(CHUCKLES)

No! Stop! Help! Kensi!

- You speak English, huh?
- Kensi!

Is that her name?

Kensi? Is that her name?

Let her go!

Is that how you get off...

Hurting helpless little girls?

Yeah, well, what a good soldier you are.

(CHUCKLES)

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

Oh, yeah?

Why not?

'Cause I'm a federal agent.

Oh.

Federal agent. Wow.

That's very impressive.

I'm glad you think so.

Now, why don't you hand me the g*n,
and get down on the ground.

You first.

(GRUNTS)

I want my lawyer.

Not some JAG joker.
I want a real lawyer.

Oh, okay. How are you
gonna pay for that?

With your blood money?

JAG lawyer sounds pretty good
right about now, doesn't it?

Especially when you're looking
at a minimum of ten years

for the smuggling.

And then... What is it for aiding

in the kidnapping of a federal agent?

Well, at that point,
you're just a Netflix

death row documentary.

- Mm.
- (SCOFFS)

Get my lawyer.

You're embarrassing yourselves.

Okay, okay, save your breath.

Prison talk clearly doesn't mean
anything to this tough guy.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Agent Kensi Blye. She's missing.

I'm not talking without my lawyer.

ALIYAH: How about you just listen?

FATIMA: He knew he was in trouble,

so he had to get her off his tail.

Unfortunately for him, that
still leaves the Campo Cartel.

Ooh, Pedro Silva...

Very scary dude.
Well, human smuggling is good business.

But I wonder what's gonna happen
when Pedro finds out

that his American connect
is snitching to the Feds.

Oh, yeah, doesn't he skin people alive?

- Ooh.
- Wonder what he'd do when he

finds out that you have been talking

to us. No lawyer I know
can save his skin from that.

- Ooh, you went there.
- I had to.

It's a perfect setup.
Yeah, it's perfect.

My cousin.

He asked me if I wanted
to make some money.

Under the table.

And?

What kind of deal can you offer me?
He wants a deal?

For that lame little tidbit there?

Man, I'm done with this fool.

He can take his chances in prison.

All I had to do was...

...recruit a few
of my friends at the base.

We... we took turns

picking some cargo up
and stashing them in the house

until someone came and got them.

Because we're m*llitary, Border Patrol

never questioned us or pulled us over.

I didn't know she was a federal agent.

And I sure as hell
don't know where she is now.

And that's the truth.

When was the last time you saw her?

A couple days ago. Uh...

we were supposed to meet this morning.

When I got there,

there was no one in the spot,
and Raul said

if they ever ain't there,

that meant that
something bad happened, and...

I figured once you two showed up,

something went down.

FATIMA: Admiral.

We just spoke with Gomez.

Can you patch Sam and Deeks in?

KILBRIDE: Go ahead. We're all on.

FATIMA: Okay, so Benny doesn't know

anything about Kensi's whereabouts,

but he admitted to everything else.

I mean, that,
coupled with Kensi's evidence,

should make a strong case
against the Pendleton ring.

His buddies don't know
that they're busted yet,

so whoever the soldiers are,
they're not the Marines.

DEEKS: Damn it.

Thanks, guys.

- Keep digging.
- KILBRIDE: Have Agent Castor

handle Gomez's transfer.

You two come back to Ops.

Got it. We're on our way.

So Benny Gomez is a dead end.

We're gonna find Kensi, Deeks.

Yeah, just because you keep saying that

doesn't make it true.

We're gonna find Kensi.

But you got to keep
your head on straight.

No, I'm good.

- Come on.
- Yep.

What is that?

Sam. Two o'clock.

Take us down. Take us down!

Copy that.

Somebody left this on purpose.

Yeah. For us.

That's Kensi's Kn*fe.

"11 Militia." Good job, Kensi.

That's my Bear Grylls survivalist ninja.

All right, guys, I'm gonna need
satellite coverage of this area

for the last hours. Putting in a
request for that satellite imagery now.

That fire's recent. Means she's close.

Kensi left a message: "11 Militia."

I never heard of these guys.
Find out who they are.

We need info as quickly as possible.

We'll be standing by.
I'm gonna check the perimeter.

(SIGHS)

Look, I signed up to secure
the border, but this...

What are we gonna do with these two?

This isn't the old group.

We don't just find the illegals

and call the Border Patrol anymore.

This is w*r.

For our freedom, for our way of life.

And all wars have casualties.

MAN: The sheep dog protect
the sheep from the wolves.

And the wolves are at our doorstep.

If we give them an inch,

- they'll take everything.
- LEGION: And what if she

actually is a federal agent?

Federal agent? Bringing dangerous people

into our country.

I call that treason.

And the punishment for treason is death.

Anything?

No.

Let's talk this through.

- We know these border militias.
- Yep.

We know their MOs.

All right, track the migrants,

seek to apprehend them.

Things went south, Kensi
got caught in the crossfire,

got away. That makes her a loose end.

Yeah, they chase her down
on ATVs, and if she's injured,

then they have the advantage.

They may have taken her
on an ATV, but if so,

they need to refuel.

They got a camp out here.
So we jump back

in the chopper, we search for her?

She could have gone in any direction.

We don't know which way. Until then,

we'll just be flying blind
and wasting fuel.

All I know is that every second
that we stand here

is a second she doesn't have.

We don't have time for this.

Deeks.

- ALIYAH: Go ahead, Sam.
- What is the holdup?

I am rattling as many cages as possible.

What does that mean?

It means, Agent Hanna,

that, while our small agency
often provides you

with the luxury of
gallivanting under the radar,

I am left without the clout
that I sometimes need.

FATIMA: Okay, so, I've been scouring

encrypted messages on Telegram,

and remember The Sons of Our Fathers?

How could we forget?

They disbanded
after we put away Devon Walker.

FATIMA: Damn straight they did.

However, some
of the more radical elements

regrouped, and they moved
from Arizona to California, and

- they changed their name.
- Don't tell me.

Don't tell you what?

Yup. The .

After the states of the Confederacy.

(GROANS)

Morons masquerading as G.I. Joes,

clinging on to some fairy tale.

Aw, geez, look at that guy.

If he got an order to haul ass,
he'd have to make two trips.

So, they've been recruiting in quiet.

Encrypted chats. No press.

ALIYAH: That's why we
didn't know about them.

Meet Rebecca Gordon.

Their leader. She was second
in command to Devon Walker.

Has a crazy long rap sheet...

as*ault with a deadly w*apon,

intimidation, harassment...
All involving immigrants.

Shawna Forde copycat.

We could have another Arivaca
waiting to happen.

Oh, you got to be kidding me.

ALIYAH: Here we go. Last year,

Rebecca bought an old cabin

near your current location, Sam.

- Sending you the GPS coordinates now.
- All right.

- KILBRIDE: Agent Hanna.
- Yeah?

I will activate a REACT team,

but it's gonna take them a while
to reach you.

You and Deeks are on your own for a bit.

We'll go on foot. We don't know
how many we're dealing with.

We need the element of surprise.

Deeks, I'll fill you in. Come on.

It's one thing to secure the border.

That's why I came down here.

They're here illegally.
Something's got to...

You okay?

What are they going to do, Kensi?

I don't know.

I doubt they know, either.

Okay, um, do you think you can move?

- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah? Okay.

All right, so I need you
to do this for me.

Push your back into mine.

I'm gonna do the same thing,

and then we're both gonna
help each other stand.

Okay? One, two, three.

Push up, up, up, up, up, up.

All right, good. (GRUNTS)

Okay, okay, okay,
hold on, hold on, hold on.

- Hold on. Hold on.
- (LEGION CONTINUING INDISTINCTLY)

All right, walk with me.

Walk with me. Step, step,

step, step, step. Okay.

Okay, walk with me. Walk with me.

GHOST: Who do you think
profits from sending them over?

KENSI: Little faster, come on,
we got this, okay?

Huh?

(GRUNTS)

All right.

Okay, Rosa, keep an
eye on the door, okay?

(CONVERSATION CONTINUING INDISTINCTLY)

You got to be kidding me.

LEGION: Have you lost your damn mind?

How long do you think
you can sustain this?

- MAN: As long as it takes.
- Okay.

MAN: Until we get control back.

(GRUNTS)

LEGION: ...what ruined us before, right?

GHOST: Wrong.

Lack of action

is what cost us everything.

(GRUNTS)

Okay.

This ends now.

MAN: They're gone.

Come on.

I... (PANTING)

- I... I...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I can't, I can't. I'm sorry.

It's over.

No, no. No, it's not over.

Come on. I got you.

Come on, let's go, let's go.

(GRUNTS)

Come on. We got this,
we got this, we got this.

DEEKS (QUIETLY): Three, two...

(g*nshots)

Freeze. Freeze!

You k*ll a federal agent,
there is no place on earth

you'll be able to hide.

Got 'em.

End of the road, ladies.

What is this?

No more hostages.

LEGION: If you sh**t them,
you're gonna leave

ballistic evidence.

Just tie 'em up for a few days.

Let the animals and the el...

(GRUNTS)

Federal agents! Drop your weapons!

Kens.

Drop your weapons!

On the ground now!

Drop it!

Hands behind your head.

Lose the r*fle.

Lose it! Lose it!

And the p*stol.

Turn around, put your
hands on your head.

You good?

I'm good.

Hey.

- You okay?
- Is it over?

It's over. Come here.

It's over.

Thank you, Kensi.

Yeah.

You found me.

We're always gonna find our way
back to each other

one way or the other.

Oh, my God, baby, we need
to get you to a hospital.

It's okay. It's just a flesh wound.

- Is it?
- Yeah.

Baby... Hey.

This is Rosa.

Martin Atticus Deeks.

How are ya?

You're okay.

- You're okay.
- We're gonna get you home.

Hey.

- Hey.
- That was a hell of a day today.

Thank you for filling in.

Couldn't have done it without you.

Anytime, Sam.

You guys got a good team here.

Fatima.

How was it being back out in the field?

Uh, it was good.

Needed to shake off some of the rust.

KILBRIDE: Your team did us all proud

out there today, Hanna.

And you, Agent De León, very impressive.

We're obviously gonna have to reschedule

a proper sit-down for another time.

I'll be around in L.A. for a bit.

All right.

Celebratory round on me.

I got a lot to catch you up on.

Fine work out there today, everyone,

fine work.

Thank you, Admiral.

Thank you.

I, uh, have some things I
need to finish up, but...

Agent Namazi, would love to run
some ideas about ops past you.

I picked up a few tricks
at Naval Station Great Lakes,

and I really think
they would fit nicely at OSP.

Great. Um, consider it a date.

And please, call me Fatima.

Okay.

Aliyah.

Let me show you something.

Found this a while back.

When I heard you were coming in,
I brought it in with me.

I took that back when we were in BUD/S.

That's when me and your old man

thought we were gonna change the world.

Uh...

No, no, no. Keep it, Aliyah.

What is it?

I just didn't think I would miss
being home in L.A. this much.

Thank you, Sam.

Anytime.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Um...

sorry, I was just, uh,
finishing something.

- [SNIFFLES]
- In the dark.

Agent Namazi, is there anything

that you'd like to talk about?

All right, then.

Good night.

It's, uh...

it's hard for me, sometimes.

With, uh, with all due respect, sir...

I'm not a cop.

Or a Navy SEAL.

I didn't have a Marine dad.

I don't have the...

awesome background
that the, uh... [SNIFFLES]

That the rest of this team does, and...

I can't get sh*t or kidnapped

and, um...

and act like everything is fine.

Agent Namazi, I'm going to fill you in

on a little secret.

No one here is a superhero.

We are, all of us, human.

Even me, believe it or not.

[SOFT CHUCKLE]

And I know that I told you
you should take

as much time as you needed,
but today we were shorthanded,

and we were working under
extraordinary circumstances.

The thing is,
you stepped up to the plate.

And it's these things...
These-these things

that we don't choose...

that make us who we are.

And who you are is one damn fine agent.

And on nights like these,
you can always resort...

to a good single malt.

I find one that's been aged

about years to do the trick.

[LAUGHS, SNIFFLES]

I, um...

- I don't really drink, sir.
- Now, that's something

- you can choose.
- [LAUGHS]

Rather an idiotic choice, in my opinion,

but maybe you'll change your mind later.

We'll see.

Thank you, Admiral.

Good night again.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Sorry. You're supposed to be sleeping.

You need anything?

No. I'm, uh, just happy
that you didn't let the doctor

- keep me overnight.
- [SCOFFS]

What do doctors know, right?

Hey, um...

do we... do we know anything about Rosa?

Yes. They said that
she's gonna get processed

in a federal intake facility
at the Fairplex in Pomona.

Okay.

She's gonna be assigned
to a case officer.

They're gonna help her try
to find relatives in the U.S.

But they also said, if they
can't find any next of kin,

then she might need foster parents.

[SIGHS] Okay, whatever happens,

we can't let her get sent back.

She's got nowhere to go.
She's got no one

- to take care of her...
- We're not... we're not

gonna let that happen.
We'll stay on top of it.

I promise you.

Now, you got to get some sleep.

Come on.

Mm.

You know how lucky we are?

[EXHALES]

I think about that every single day.

And if I forget, you know
when I do remind myself?

Hmm?

I wake up

and I open my eyes...

and I look at you.

I love you.

KENSI: Mm-hmm.

DEEKS: I'm so excited you're not dead.