01x15 - Pirates

[bunniefuu]

JESSE: ♪ There once was
a ship that set to sea ♪

♪ The name of the ship
was the Billy of Tea ♪

♪ The winds blew up
and her bow dipped down ♪

♪ Oh, blow, my Billyboys, blow ♪

♪ Soon may the Wellermancome ♪

♪ To bring us sugar and tea and rum ♪

♪ One day, when the tonguing is done ♪

♪ We'll take our leave and go. ♪

Careful, Gracie,
you'll tie yourself in knots.

- You want to do the rest?
- No.

That's your job.

It's just a stupid knot.

Stupid knot,

stupid boat with stupid songs

that you used to love.

Come on. I took
the day off for this course.

What beats this?

A few things come to mind.

Well, you promised to try
to have a good time.

I promised to come.

One last time.

Gracie, you used to love sailing
with your friends.

(CHUCKLING): Yeah,
Dad, when I was a kid.

Well, we signed up for six weeks, so...

Yeah, but... Sarah
invited me to go camping

with her cousins next weekend.

Well, how old are her cousins?

They're basically in college.

How old?

Seventeen.

No.

You know the rules.

No adults, no camping.

It's at Ahupua'a.

It's super safe.

I'm , Dad.

You're treating me like a kid.

Everyone else in my class
is going on trips like these.

Port side! Ship in distress!

Call it in.

(SIGHS): Thank you.

You okay?

Wait...

(CREW GASPING)

Nobody move.

♪

PIRATE: Everyone get in a straight line.

Follow all our commands exactly as we...

Listen...

You keep quiet. Don't
say anything about my job

or that you're my daughter.

- Why?
- Just trust me, Gracie.

PIRATE: Don't say anything stupid.

You! What are you doing?

Phone.

Uh, I left it on shore.

Pocket.

I'm sorry. I'm nervous.

Hey.

We're gonna be okay.

(BUZZING)

Great. Thank you so much
for coming all this way

and bringing this. I appreciate it.

Tell everyone there I
said hi, okay? Thanks.

(PHONE CONTINUES BUZZING)

Jesse, what are you doing?

Supposed to be phones off
for daddy-daughter day.

(STATIC CRACKLING)

Hello? Jesse?

JESSE: Look, we'll do whatever you say.

BANDILE: You'll shut up if
you know what's good for you.

JESSE: There's no need
for anyone to get hurt.

Just tell us what you want and we'll...

I want you to shut up
and stay seated.

Is this your sailboat?

No.

You just seem in charge.

Think the guys with g*ns are
in charge right now.

(PIRATES SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

How'd this happen?

I work at the marina.

I got in early. I was fueling up,

and suddenly there's a g*n in my face.

He forced me onto the boat.
Told me to keep sailing.

Then they stopped when they found you.

Why us?

No idea.

Look, I'm sorry.
I should have warned you.

But they told me if I did
anything, they would k*ll me.

Everything's gonna be okay.

How can you be so calm?

We got to keep it together
for the kids, right?

JESSE (OVER PHONE):
Where are you taking us?

I'm sorry. I had to drop my dad off.

I didn't understand your m...

message.

JESSE: These kids are scared.

His voice faded away again.

What happened to Jesse?

We think he and
his daughter's sailing class

are being held up by pirates.

I'm sorry. Pirates?

In Hawai'i.

That's what it looks like.

And we're listening to his phone?

He was able to get a call off

without them knowing.

ERNIE: So far, he indicated there are

eight civilians and four pirates.

They're headed west.
But the connection's spotty.

JESSE: You can let the kids go.

There's an island close to here.

BANDILE: I told you to shut up.

Not sure how much more he can
give us without tipping his hand.

Ernie, where are we
on tracking the boat?

The pirates disabled the AIS.

But we have its last known
location and the distress call.

I'm trying to triangulate Jesse's phone,

but we're missing at least

- one base station.
- Meaning?

We're trying to sit on
a two-legged stool.

He said they were
doing a deep sea sail.

Maybe a one-legged stool.

Why would they take over
an unarmed training boat?

They're after something on board.

Or someone.

Come on, Jesse. Give us something else.

We need more resources.

Kai, check in with the Coast Guard.

They've already been alerted. Lucy,

call Whistler at FBI.

Let's start reaching
out to the families.

With any luck, we'll get
to them before the pirates...

BOY: I need to get off this boat.

BANDILE: Shut your mouth right now!

Listen, kid.

You need to sit back down and be quiet.

- I can't.
- You don't have a choice.

He's having a panic attack.

Go back to your spot.

- I need to help him.
- You heard me.

Let me take care of him.

(GRUNTING)

(WITH ACCENT): Definitely not worth it.

I mean, you have to think
of the kids, right?

Bandile, cut it out.

- Who are you?
- Question is,

who are you?

'Cause you don't work the
boat, that's for sure.

Search the deck.

Find something that tells us who he is.

Got his phone.

KAYA: Give it to me.

Are you a cop?

A Fed?

That doesn't matter.

(GRUNTING)

(TWO g*nshots)

(GRUNTING)

- (g*nsh*t)
- (HOSTAGES GASPING)

(GRUNTING)

(g*nsh*t)

(GASPING)

KAYA: Where is he?

Status.

Ernie.

We lost contact minutes ago.

Phone's either turned
off or in the ocean.

Looking for a ping for anyone
else's phone on that boat.

Pirates would've turned them off.

I'm all ears on alts.

Okay. What else can we track?

The boat's last location

before the pirates disabled the AIS.

I have the itinerary
from the sailing school.

Could assist with the Coast
Guard's SAROPS program.

Ernie, use the data points
to project the radius

of where the sailboat could be.

Work with the Coast Guard on this.

Maybe it'll help update
their search plans.

Aye, aye, Captain.

KAI: That's a lot of ocean.

ERNIE: Yeah, and the radius
is growing every minute.

Need to find that boat quick, then.

Assuming Jesse's still...

Hey, we only know what we know.

Yeah.

We heard g*nshots.

I need your head in the game, Lucy.

Okay?

We need a lead on where they are
and why they were taken.

Anything that gets us closer
to finding them.

Maybe they're taking the boat
to international waters.

They ransom the kids,

sail off.

Okay, but why these kids?

Easy pickings?

Or something specific?

Crime of opportunity or design.

TENNANT: Okay. Divide and conquer.

Kai, I spoke to the CGIS SAC.

I'm sending you on-site
as the NCIS liaison.

I'd like to go, too.

But you hate the ocean.

Yeah.

All right. Ernie and I will look

into the families.

I already started compiling records.

Or you could just ask them.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Go. Find Jesse.

♪

(GASPS)

(GRUNTS)

(SIGHS)

Gracie.

(SOBS SOFTLY)

(MOTOR WHIRRING)

(GRUNTS)

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

WHISTLER: Ladies and gentlemen.

We have every possible asset out there

looking for your children.

Only a matter of time
before we find them.

How can you know that?

Do you have any idea
at all where they are?

Okay, if you could remain calm,

I will address all of your questions.

You're worried about
your children. We understand.

You want information,
and we want to give it to you.

Okay, right now you're in here

and they are out there.

Best way to help them is by helping us.

We're gonna have agents
interview each of you.

If we can find a lead

as to why the boat may have been taken,

we might be able to find them.

We appreciate your cooperation.

That was impressive.

They're scared. I get it.

You get any intel on recent
domestic piracy or terrorism?

Plenty. But this doesn't match the MO

of any hijacking FBI has seen.

The motive's always clear.

Suspects want ransom
or to make a statement.

And all we have is radio silence.

Look, thanks for coming in.

I know we're throwing you
in the deep end.

I'm just doing my job.

Did you reach out to Jesse's wife?

Heather is in Wyoming,
hiking with the other kids.

Went straight to voice mail.

We'll find Jesse.

(GROANING)

(GRUNTING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(PIRATES SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

♪

Special Agent Pike.

Kai. Lucy.

- How you holding up?
- Oh, you know.

We've had better days.

Oh, we're...

we're doing this. (CHUCKLES)

You know, we have smaller ones of those.

The ocean's not really her thing.

But you live on an island
and you work for the Navy.

Yeah, you know, it's just...

endless water.

- The black nothingness below.
- Oh.

That's not nothing under us, Lucy.

That's millions of
miles of pristine water.

It's a whole other ecosystem.

It's like a foreign planet.

You could get utterly lost down there.

Yeah, I think I'm just gonna
stick with the big life vest.

Well, nothing to fear, my friends.

Coast Guard's here.

Did you know that the Coast Guard is

the oldest continuous seagoing service

in the United States,
with boats on the water

eight years before the Navy had
their first warship?

I did not know that.

Well, point being, we got you,

and we're gonna find Jesse.

We have multiple Coast Guard vessels,

C- s and helicopters

as well as Navy and Air Force assets

out looking for that sailboat.

I'm getting real-time information

from all the resources and the
controllers at Sector Honolulu.

You're like Ernie on water.

If they're somewhere in the blue,

we'll find them.

- Thanks, Pike.
- You got it.

All right, let's get some!

(SIGHS)

Just don't think about it.

♪

Mrs. Hely. Adrian's mother, right?

Have a seat.

Rebecca. And I prefer to stand.

(INHALES DEEPLY) How you holding up?

Terrible. My son was taken.

Is there any reason you know of

why someone would want to take Adrian?

No.

What can you tell me about your family?

Any problems?

Someone who might want to do you harm?

It's only me and Adrian.

My husband passed away last year.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

What did he do for work?

Shipping, actually.

Logistics.

Steve loved the ocean.

Used to sail on the weekends.

That's why...

Adrian's taking the course.

I see here that you
lived in Los Angeles,

Boston, Biloxi.

We moved a lot for Steve's work.

Right, but within the last year
you moved twice

to Texas, then Hawai'i.

I don't see how any of this is relevant

to finding my son.

I'm looking for patterns here, okay,

anything outside of the norm,

with every family.

Sometimes we're not even aware
of what might stand out.

(PHONE CHIMES)

(OTHER PHONES CHIMING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

It's them.

All the parents received ransom demands.

$ million each, to be wired
to an offshore account.

Deadline is three hours.

Heather got one, too?

I'm assuming.

Still haven't been able
to make contact with her.

I can't imagine how she'll react.

I'm looking into the pirates'
bank account details now.

Might give us a lead as to who they are.

Well, we know Jesse doesn't have
that kind of money.

So, any of the other families wealthy?

Looking into that, too.

Something doesn't feel right here.

PIKE: Yeah, I agree.

Piracy cases are usually asset-based.

Take the ship on the high seas.

Ransom it. Escape.

It's a hell of a lot harder to get
paid by five different families

and flee on a -foot schooner.

Okay, guys, we have three hours
to figure this out.

Right now it's about the kids.

We need to dig deeper.

Or we stay at this depth.

We just found the sailboat.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

♪

We'll intercept shortly.

We are a bigger,

more coordinated, more armed,

and more righteous force.

Don't expect much of a struggle.

And if they do fight...

What he means is, Jesse will be okay.

Right. Yeah. That.

Damn straight!

We're coming in with CGIS,

and we're gonna kick butt

and chew bubble gum!

You ready?

Let's do this.

PIKE (OVER SPEAKER):
Attention, Makani Olu.

This is the United States Coast Guard.

Heave to, muster your crew

and your passengers on deck,
and prepare to be boarded.

I repeat: this is the Coast Guard.

♪

We board.

Clear aft!

- Bridge clear!
- Clear forward!

We got no one here.

Where'd they go?

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

KAYA (OVER RADIO):
Have you found him yet?

No.

He probably didn't make
it out of the ocean.

Won't matter soon.
We're arriving at the beach now.

Come help us wrangle the kids.

See you in ten.

What a waste of time.

Sailboat was completely empty?

Other than about a dozen shell casings.

But other than that, you got nothing.

What about you, Ernie?

I-I'm doing background checks

on the kidnapped kids's families.

And I'm trying to track the bank

the pirates want the ransom sent.

- Anything?
- It's a foreign bank.

I-I can't get easy access.

Hoping FinCEN can help

speed the process, but at the moment...

So you got nothing, too.

What about Tennant?

She's trying to get ahold of Heather.

Jesse and Gracie are still
out there somewhere.

Since you're the ones aboard
the Coast Guard Cutter,

I'd say go find them.

Heather. Jane Tennant again.

Not sure if you're getting
any of these messages, or...

what you may have already heard.

Just please call me
as soon as you can. Okay?

- (PHONE CLICKS)
- We're done questioning the parents.

I mean, other than Jesse's wife.

She's out of cell service.

Or it's turned off.

Do you want FBI to send agents to look?

She's in the middle of Yellowstone.

Even the FBI wouldn't be
able to find her there.

But I have a friend at National Parks.

Pretty high up. I could reach out.

Sure. That'd be great.

You know...

Jesse was the first person to welcome me

when I was assigned to Pearl.

He'd been here a few months,

and he made me feel like
I was a part of the team

before I really was one.

He was there when things
went bad with Daniel.

And when I was bumped to SAC.

He's always had my back.

I really need to have his.

You know, if someone
I cared about were in trouble,

I'd want you to be the one looking.

♪

(PANTING)

And?

PIRATE: We lost him.

KAYA: We've got a time issue here.

(SOFTLY): Gracie.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(HYPERVENTILATING)

Hey.

I feel like I'm drowning.

But you're not. Okay?

'Cause you're talking,
which means you're breathing,

which is all you have to do.

- In through your nose.
- (INHALES DEEPLY)

- Hold. Then out through your mouth.
- (EXHALES)

(TAKES DEEP BREATH)

Your dad teach the breath thing?

When I was little,

I had these night terrors,

And I would wake up screaming in bed.

My dad would come in,

sit beside me, and
teach me how to breathe,

like it was learning to tie a knot.

He never seemed worried or scared.

He was calm.

We'd just breathe.

I asked him one night

how come he never got scared like me.

Is it 'cause he's a grown-up?

Or 'cause he has a badge and a g*n?

And he said, "Gracie",

"I get scared all the time.

"No badge or g*n can stop it.

Breathing always does the trick."

(EXHALES)

You shouldn't have to take care of me,

especially with what
happened with your dad.

My dad's fine.

How can you know that?

I just do.

They sent two guys after him
in the small boat.

They're worried.

You know what, Adrian?

They should be.

KAYA: Okay, let's get moving.

BANDILE: Time to go.

Dad!

KAYA: Hey, you two, go after him.

- Go.
- BANDILE: Move it.

Let's go, everyone.

- Let's go, let's go.
- Not you.

Hey, boss. Don't mind me
if I keep working.

- I'm in a groove here.
- Working on what?

Deep-sea scuba dive on the parents.

Getting intimate with them.

Lawyer. Architect.
Accountant. Travel Agent.

And she gives these tours of Greece

- that actually look pretty amazing.
- Ernie.

I mean, I was never one to
join a group, but if I did...

Ernie.

The parents.

None of them have the kind
of coin to pull a million.

- Not even close.
- (SIGHS)

- No secret accounts?
- I checked everything.

k, stocks,

Coinbase. Maybe someone's
got buried treasure

in their backyard,
but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Do you think the pirates knew
who they were ransoming?

They hijacked the boat

with precision,

and they sent us on a
wild sailboat chase.

They know what they're doing.

What is their angle?

I know. That's the thing.

FinCEN helped me get access
to the bank account

they want the money transferred to.

All right. It's Swiss.

Untraceable in , but today...

Swiss banks automatically share
client data with the FTA.

The moment they try
to retrieve the ransom,

we'd be all over them.

Ransom's a distraction.

They're trying to keep us unfocused.

I feel like you're gonna tell me
what to focus on.

Who to focus on.

Pull up the file on Rebecca Hely again.

Widowed. Moves around a lot.

I want to know more about her husband.

Huh.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(WINGS FLUTTER)

(GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

♪

♪

You have every Coast Guard
vessel in the area,

all this high-tech equipment,
how can there not be one sign?

KAI: Ocean's big.

You get a small boat, a head start,

you're gonna be hard to track.

Yeah.

But where's a small boat gonna get to?

What are you doing?

I'm going back to basics.

This is Jesse's last location.

This is where we found the sailboat.

That means that he could be...

(GROANS) That's wrong.

Sorry. I-I haven't done this in a beat.

Hey.

Whatever happens today,
you're doing everything you can.

Okay?

LUCY: But to be clear,

we'll be super impressed
if you figure it out.

Okay, just... just give me a minute.

Did you know Jesse was

a horticulturist?

What, like, gardening?

Vegetables.

Arugula, beets, carrots, tomatoes.

I know what vegetables are, Lucy.

Oh, I-I overheard him

talking about it with Ernie once.

But he shut up when he saw me.

I just don't think he should be
embarrassed about his hobbies.

Hey, you're doing
everything you can, too, Luce.

Just give yourself a break.

No breaks.

And I know you're worried, too.

You're just better at
compartmentalizing.

But I see you, Kai.

You love Jesse.

- "Love"?
- Mm-hmm.

"Love" is a strong word.

It's a deep, abiding, brotherly love.

Yes!

I got something. Well,
nothing, actually.

I got nothing.

The pirates know the Coast
Guard's looking for them, right?

Which means that they're going to be...

Somewhere in the blue. You told us.

Yeah, but I was wrong.

Big boat can't hide from us.

Little boat can't get far enough away.

Eventually we find them.

- Unless, of course...
- They're not in the blue.

You're saying they're on land.

Well, I was going to,
until you interrupted me.

Look, there's a chain
of islands right here.

All I need is a little help
pinpointing the exact location

when we arrive.

- We're changing course.
- Yo.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

- (CRACKLING)
- (BLOWS)

(g*nshots)

You asked to see me?

Have you heard anything about Adrian?

Not yet.

I actually wanted to talk to you
about your husband.

We don't have time.

Rebecca. Please sit.

(SIGHS)

Your husband was Steve Hely,

but he was born Tomás Ruiz in Venezuela.

The Ruizes are a very prominent family.

Wealthy, too.

A million dollars would
be easy for them to get.

I... (STAMMERS)

We're not in contact.

I can see that. But why?

I have two kids.

and .

If I was in your position,
my head would be spinning.

I wouldn't know what
to do, who to trust.

So I am telling you now,
you can trust me.

The only thing I care about
is getting Adrian

and the rest of them back.

Nothing else matters.

Rebecca.

If there is anything you haven't
told me that can help,

now is the time.

Yes.

Tomás was from Caracas.

We met there.

- Fell in love, had Adrian.
- And the name change?

Tomás's family is more than prominent.

They're an institution.

They wanted to control Tomás.

So we left, changed our name.

Brought Adrian to the States years ago.

You're scared of his family.

(SIGHS)

Adrian's grandfather Victor
is a powerful man.

He doesn't take no for an answer.

Not in business and not with family.

He wanted Tomás to be his heir.

And if not him, then Adrian.

And Victor would be capable
of something like this?

The kind of man he is...

he'll do anything to get his way.

Listen to me.

I need you to tell me
everything you know about Victor

and the people he works with.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

♪

(g*n CLICKS)

(CLICKING)

(GRUNTS)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(GROANS)

(PANTING)

♪

(PANTING)

Jesse. You found us.

- Jesse.
- You guys okay?

- Where's the rest?
- They went up the hill.

She left that for you.

Take 'em to the beach.

Hello?

GRACIE (OVER RADIO):
Dad! We're on the hill.

- They're waiting for...
- Gracie!

KAYA: This will be your first
and only warning, Agent Boone.

Stay out of this, or
I k*ll your daughter.

According to Rebecca,
she and her late husband went

to extreme lengths to hide
Adrian from his grandfather.

Judging from what I've learned,

that was a good parenting decision.

Victor Ruiz, .

A Venezuelan oligarch affiliated
with the current regime

as well as the past three.

Chief architect of

the government's anti-rebellion effort.

We came across him at DIA a few times.

He's not a good guy.

Understatement of the year.

He's Venezuela's Emperor Palpatine.

Trust me, the reference tracks.

TENNANT: Who would he hire
to kidnap his grandson?

K&A Protective Services,

a South African firm specializing

in aggressive risk management.

Their operatives tend to be former SASF

and willing to pretty much
do anything for the right price.

Ruiz has them on a year-round retainer.

So, we cross-reference
their personnel files

with anyone who's recently
gotten a visa to the States.

- (COMPUTER TRILLING)
- Yahtzee.

Kaya Bredencamp.

Wanted in three countries
for kidnapping.

Seems to be her thing.

Arrived in Honolulu ten days ago

on a chartered plane.

PIKE: We're approaching the area

where the sailboat's AIS was disabled.

We got six possible islands
within a few miles of here.

- How do we narrow it down?
- We go one by one until we find him.

Or we skip that part
and follow the smoke.

PIKE: Holy crap!

He's signaling us!

Sorry, that was supposed
to be my inside voice.

I'm calling Tennant now!

(COMPUTER RINGS)

We know where Jesse is.

- Where?
- An island. There's a fire.

Jesse sent us a literal smoke signal.

Well, you don't know
it was him for sure.

Are you trying to bring us down
here, Whistler?

No. I just mean there's any
number of explanations for a fire.

Well, he set it on purpose.

TENNANT: How do you know?

KAI: 'Cause I see the
hostages. We got five of them.

Eight is the magic number
here. Who's missing?

Jesse, Gracie.

TENNANT: The third must be Adrian.

They're trying to take
him off the island.

There's no way a boat
gets off this island.

They're not taking a boat.
They chartered a helicopter.

PIKE: We'll be at the island in four.

- (PHONE VIBRATES)
- We can stop 'em.

Then get to it, Pike.

♪

Hey, Heather.

Let me tell you what I know.

(HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING)

(GRUNTING)

Come on, Jesse.

Keep going.

KAYA: Let's go, move.

(GASPS)

- Help! Please!
- Deal with him!

One more step and I end her.

We warned you to stay away.

(BREATHING HEAVILY): I'm here, baby.

I'm getting you out of this.

BANDILE: How exactly are you doing that?

You're not even armed.

Just let her go, and
we'll take it easy on you.

We're on an island.

You have no backup. No
weapon. You're all alone.

- Get on the ground now.
- In seconds,

you're gonna be surrounded
by NCIS and the Coast Guard.

This is your last chance.

- No!
- (GRUNTS)

Run, Gracie, now!

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(STRAINING)

Federal agents! Put it down!

GRACIE: Dad! Thank God you're okay.

You saved me.

You saved me right back.

How did you know they'd be here?

A dad knows everything.

(SOBBING)

You okay?

(PANTING)

Peachy.

KAI: What about Adrian?

The woman in charge has him.

She's heading to the helo.

- Okay. I got her.
- No!

She's mine.

Just make sure Gracie and
the other kids get out of here.

What are you doing?

I spent all day looking for you, bud.

I'm not letting you out of my sight.

Or mine.

♪

Come on, get in!

Stop!

This is your last chance!

You just don't give up, do you?

I don't know what's good for me.

Hopefully you know better.

Listen, you think you could
sh**t your way out of this.

Maybe you'd take me,
but my friends here would take you.

- You all right?
- Yeah.

(HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

Look at that.

Two best friends taking
care of business.

LUCY: Uh...

Excuse me.

Three best friends.

He said they were back?

They are.

Just takes a minute to get
through the front gate.

Listen. You helped.

I should've done it sooner.

Been honest.

You were scared.

I still am. (SHAKY BREATH)

Victor will try again.

No. He won't have a chance.

FBI is gonna help you change identities.

Find a safe place.

(ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES)

Mom.

- (SIGHS)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Te extrañé. (CHUCKLES)

Hey, Gracie. You doing all right?

Better now. Thanks.

Heard you went Robinson Crusoe.

More like Rambo.

Or MacGyver.

I just can't believe Luce
crossed an entire ocean for me.

Oh, that's nothing.
Kai told me he loved you.

I did not say those exact words.

Look, I'm happy you're back.

It's less paperwork.

Jesse, Gracie.

I have Heather on the screen

from the Yellowstone Ranger Station.

(ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES)

Oh.

- Hey.
- Hey.

You coming out?

Yeah. I just need to wrap

- some stuff up with Tennant.
- Okay.

So...?

Thank you.

For helping save Jesse.

I...

- didn't do much.
- You were there.

You helped.

I appreciate it.

Lucy, look...

Good night.

I think she downloaded
iMessage on my computer.

Possibly against NCIS protocol.

Well, I won't tell Ernie if you won't.

(CHUCKLES)

How's Heather?

She's a mess.

Pretty much decided
she'll never go hiking again,

and definitely decided Gracie
and I are done with the sailing.

She was worried.

Yeah.

So was I.

'Cause you wouldn't know how
to run this place without me?

Something like that.

Gracie said I treat her
like a kid this morning.

And I was thinking,
"'Cause you are a kid."

But, uh, I mean,
what she did today...

How she handled herself...

You must be proud.

Yeah. I am.

Kind of sad, too, though.

Um, she's not a kid anymore.

Not like she was.

They just keep growing.

Yeah.

- I better take her home.
- All right.

Glad you're okay.

Thanks.

(SIGHS)

You okay, kiddo?

I'm breathing.

That's always a good start.

You ready to go home?

Yeah.

All right.

- Dad?
- Yeah, baby.

I was thinking,

I'm gonna skip camping next weekend.

That's good, especially since I
never gave you permission to go.

Mm. Sure you did.

Pretty sure I didn't.

No. You said I could.

I said you couldn't.

Then we got attacked
by pirates. (CHUCKLES)