♪
(grunting)
(shovel clangs)
(coughs weakly)
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ How, how, how, how
♪ Hey, hey
♪ You gotta come on.
No English?
(speaking Arabic)
Français? Italiano?
(speaking Farsi)
Nyet.
(speaking Russian)
That was like...
watching a scene from
Tower of Babel.
(laughs) I was, um, pregnant during my Russian course.
Naomi came early.
Naturally, thats the only language that the desk clerk
at the Baku Star Inn speaks.
Planning a vacation to Azerbaijan?
(chuckles)
Im, uh...
trying to track down my friend.
Liam.
Colleague who dropped in on you last week?
Yeah. Uh, we, uh...
we had a disagreement.
He disappeared.
His credit card was charged at that hotel two days ago, but...
hes nowhere to be found.
Must be some disagreement if youre running traces
on a CIA agents credit card.
Connects to an NCIS case.
Liam has new intel
on an operation we ran to take down Victor Zelko.
Arms dealer who went after your family?
Yeah. Raid wasnt as clean as we thought.
Not according to Liam.
Hes following up on it.
And youre worried?
Hes in an emotional state.
Hes drinking again.
Hes on some crusade to expose the truth.
What
is
the truth?
Okay.
Can you tell me...
why
Liam would be in Azerbaijan?
Thats where Zelko was raised. Maybe hes looking...
for his relatives.
But more likely...
Its a smokescreen.
And Liam isnt anywhere near Eastern Europe.
He is a spy.
Yeah.
Anything I can do?
If I could just...
find him...
But he doesnt want to be found.
Would that stop
you?
Probably not.
Ill pull some strings,
do some digging.
Maybe we can figure out where he is together.
(phone chimes)
Teams got a case.
I should go.
Thank you, Dwayne.
Yeah.
Ensign Milo Blevins. C.O. reported him U.A.
three days ago when he didnt show up at his post at Stennis.
Well, it doesnt quite rise to the level
of a
criminal
investigation.
(sighs) What am I missing?
St. Tammany Parish Sheriffs found his abandoned car
at a rest stop parking lot; no sign of Blevins.
He have any reason to be in St. Tammany?
Well, according to his C.O.,
our missing ensign here was actually searching
for his missing brother,
Henry Blevins.
Henry also Navy?
LASALLE: No, maam.
Hes a drifter. Makes his ends meet
as a part-time construction worker.
Arrest history?
GREGORIO: Drunk and disorderly.
Some misdemeanor drug charges.
In New Orleans we call that "Tuesday."
Well, again, Im not really seeing
why weve been called into this.
Cause Henrys not the only local construction worker
who fell off the face of the earth.
Two others disappeared in the New Orleans area
just last month, all working for the same company.
Something called Jax Inc.
They operate a worksite just outside of New Orleans, but...
SEBASTIAN: Theres no information about what they make
or build or do.
GREGORIO: Yeah, we cant even
or build or do.
GREGORIO: Yeah, we cant even
get them on the phone-- it just goes straight to voice mail.
Christopher, let Pride know whats going on.
Maybe he can help dig in on this...
Jax Inc. place.
Gregorio, Sebastian,
lets pay them a visit.
♪
Someone was here before us. Look.
They used wire cutters to make a hole in the fence.
Theres no guards at the gate.
Theres no one here, period.
Lets take a look.
That looks like dormitories?
Could house, like, a hundred people.
SEBASTIAN: Yeah.
Ill go check inside.
Okay.
Hello? Anyone here?
Kind of spooky.
Hello?
(rifles cocking)
This is private property.
You need to leave. Now.
Slow your roll. Were federal agents.
Were gonna reach for our credentials,
and youre not gonna shoot us, okay?
You can do
whatever you want once youre off the grounds.
Federal agents
whatever you want once youre off the grounds.
Federal agents
means law enforcement.
Do you have a warrant?
We can get one
within the hour, but you need to lower your weapons.
Go get your warrant, then.
You know, the way youre holding those shotguns, if they go off,
youre gonna pop your shoulder right out of the socket.
Just saying.
No.
Yeah, no.
No, just forget it.
Youre embarrassing yourselves.
Lower your weapons.
Okay, now, you want to tell us why you were
about to blow our heads off?
Trying to protect the property.
From what?
None of your business.
Does it have something to do with
the three missing construction workers
and one missing naval officer?
What naval officer?
Shut up, Kyle.
Jax never...
Enough!
HANNAH: Okay.
Now were getting somewhere.
Whos Jax?
Araminta Jax, our boss.
She made it clear that were not supposed to talk to anyone
or let anyone onto the worksite.
Why all the cloak-and-dagger?
Were not saying any more.
Okay. Kyle?
Spill.
(sighs) Okay,
Gregorio, get a rush on that warrant.
You two are gonna tell us
where we can find Araminta Jax.
ARAMINTA: I really dont have time
to discuss this, Norman.
Im trying to help you here.
By offering me
a fraction of what my company is worth?
No, thank you.
Circumstances being what they are,
Id say its more than generous.
But I dont want to sell.
I know what my product is worth.
Its worth nothing
I know what my product is worth.
Its worth nothing
if you go bankrupt.
Araminta, be realistic.
All I want
Araminta, be realistic.
All I want
is to be left alone.
You know Im a friend, right?
Yes, I know.
And as a friend, please hear me
when I ask you to go.
PRIDE: Excuse me.
Ms. Jax?
Yes.
Special Agents Pride and Lasalle, NCIS.
Id like to ask you a few questions.
What is this about?
Its a sensitive matter. Were here to speak to Ms. Jax.
Well, Im an investor in Jax Inc. Anything you can...
Norman, please. Ill handle this.
Of course.
Ill call you later.
(door opens)
Rough day?
Rough year. What do you need?
To know about three missing employees of yours.
Considering Ive lost
a hundred employees in the last couple of months,
youll need to be more specific.
These three disappeared, completely.
And one of them had a brother. The Navy officer
who was investigating, hes missing, too.
I dont know what to tell you.
Ive lost almost all my investors.
I cant make payroll.
My company is imploding.
The few of us who are left are on edge.
That explains
the shotguns our fellow agents faced at your worksite.
Kyle and Gwen.
Theyve been with Jax Inc. from the start.
Theyre extra... cautious.
Cautious about what?
Sabotaged equipment, anonymous threats...
You name it, Jax Inc. has faced it.
What exactly is Jax Inc.?
What do you know about seawalls?
Since I was a child,
Ive been obsessed with seawalls.
The nature of their construction.
The weaknesses that can lead to disaster.
Pretty specific obsession.
My family was caught in the tsunami of 2004.
I was the only one who survived.
Ive dedicated my life
to figuring out how to strengthen seawalls
so they can withstand any catastrophe.
Trying to build a better levee?
I dont need to.
Because with my chemical composition,
I can fortify existing levees
to resist the worst Mother Nature can throw at us.
A cement-like polymer
that expands and thickens when wet, so when a storm hits,
the polymer grows, repelling all the elements.
Something like that could have prevented
a lot of damage during Katrina.
Thats why Im in New Orleans.
I wanted to test it
in a place where the people
would truly appreciate
what this innovation means.
This is very impressive, Ms. Jax.
Yeah, well,
This is very impressive, Ms. Jax.
Yeah, well,
it would have been...
but Ive faced resistance
every step of the way.
Well, case in point, Ive got two federal agents
in my office questioning me.
Just... due diligence on a case, maam.
I cant tell you what happened to my employees
or your naval officer.
Chalk it up to my bad luck.
(phone ringing)
Excuse me.
Sebastian.
We found the missing persons
at the worksite. Its not good.
What do you mean?
Theyre dead, all four of em,
including Ensign Blevins.
Someone tried to bury em.
What?
Yeah, didnt do a good job of it, either.
Judge Collier didnt get back to me about the warrant yet.
Howd you find them?
SEBASTIAN: We didnt.
NOPD did.
Anonymous tip.
They showed up with a warrant, knew exactly where to look.
All right.
Keep me posted.
They found four bodies at your worksite.
What? What are you talking about?
Ms. Jax,
were gonna have to ask you to come back to NCIS with us.
Araminta Jax?
Yes?
New Orleans Police.
Youre a person of interest in a murder investigation.
You have to come with us.
I dont understand whats happening.
Whats happening is that four bodies were found
at your companys worksite.
Three of them employees of yours.
And a Navy officer.
And you think Im responsible?
NOPD got an anonymous tip from a man
that says he helped you bury them.
Well, thats just not true.
Informant gave the police the exact location
of where the bodies were hidden.
Why would I do something like that?
Well, according to the complaint,
your polymer is toxic.
These men were exposed and died.
My product is groundwater safe and completely harmless.
Obviously, I am being set up here.
Or youre so obsessed with your product that
youre trying to hide the fact that its lethal.
This is some kind of joke.
Were taking this very seriously, maam.
And you should, too, cause if those men were poisoned,
you will be charged with murder.
We need access to your files--
financials, chemical analyses, everything.
I think now is a good time for me to ask for my lawyer.
The only reason youre not at central booking right now
is because I convinced NOPD to let you come with us.
And why did you do that?
Because I really want to believe you.
This case is wrapped in a bow.
A lot of evidence pointed at you.
Its too convenient.
On that, we are in violent agreement.
But if you want to prove youre innocent,
you have to be completely open with us.
We need your trust.
(sighs) Hows it going in here?
Ive finished the autopsies.
As suspected, Ensign Blevins
died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Thats the easy result.
What about the three Jax Inc. employees?
They died from extremely high levels of toxic poisoning.
All right.
So its like the anonymous tip said.
You think it was from the Jax polymer?
Its impossible to say until we analyze the poison
in the blood and get a sample of her product.
However, the dead are speaking a little more loudly than normal.
Oh, man, I love it when they do that.
I found these strange marks
on the employees lower backs.
Could be bugbites or a rash?
Well, I think those marks could possibly be
the result of
a low-gauge needle discretely inserted.
The irritant on the skin
could be intentional to hide the punctures.
So you think that they were injected
with whatever toxin killed them?
Possibly. It would be no small feat
if it were done via dialysis.
Dialysis?
Well, the level of toxins in the body
will take hours to transfuse.
A cursory examiner might conclude that they were
poisoned over weeks instead of a day.
(sighs) Okay, all right. So that would mean what?
That-that they were strapped down somehow?
Kind of indicates that
there was more than one killer.
All to make
Araminta Jax look responsible.
I mean, its just a theory.
Yeah. Well, I might have something.
I was examining the victims bodies earlier,
and I found two very partial fingerprints, okay?
Could be our suspects.
Those are barely fingerprints, Sebastian.
I know. Theyre not much to go on.
But Im trying to reconstruct them. You know, hopefully,
Ill get a better result.
Lets get to it,
Ill get a better result.
Lets get to it,
because Dwayne believes Araminta Jax is being set up.
Lets try to prove him right.
All right.
Hey, I like it when Im back here,
and its just the two of us, you know?
Been a while. Yeah.
All right, lets catch a bad guy.
Okay. (laughs)
HANNAH: Maybe were thinking about this
all wrong. I mean, maybe its less
about who profits from her failure
and more about who loses to her success.
Well, Araminta is trying to build a better seawall.
Actually, its not.
Because of climate change,
levees and seawalls need extensive rebuilding worldwide.
Thats a lot of business for construction companies.
But not if Jax Inc.s innovation is released.
I mean, why build a new seawall if you can just
fortify an existing one at a fraction of the cost?
You think the construction industry is conspiring
against Araminta?
I think they stand to lose a lot from her success.
I mean, what do we know about economic hit men?
Say what?
In the 1950s, the Iranian government
denied U.S. oil companies access to the country.
So, the CIA backed a coup
to oust the prime minister. It worked.
So they recruited operators with savvy business sense
and embedded them in private companies
outside the reach of congressional oversight,
and the economic hit man was born.
You saying like a shadow CIA?
Historically, yeah, but these days,
economic hit men are global.
If an industry feels threatened by a disrupter...
They hire someone to maintain the status quo.
By destroying the competition.
HANNAH: Yeah. They use
financial pressure, sabotage, blackmail,
and if theyre good, they dont leave a trace.
Well, whoevers got their crosshairs
on Jax Inc. is very good.
So how do we find out who this hit man is?
We go to the source, and we see if it sticks.
Ms. Jax, this is Patton Plame.
Thats the entire financial history of Jax Inc.,
and my personal e-mail, too.
Just the juicy bits.
None of this is public.
You hacked into my computer?
We needed information to build a case. You werent sharing.
You cant use this against me.
Were not trying to build a case against you, Ms. Jax.
Were trying to prove youre being targeted.
But we need your help to do it.
Go on.
PATTON: I put together a timeline
of setbacks to your company.
Loans called in early,
faulty equipment, investors that pulled out.
Theres a pattern here for sure.
But we cant figure out how any
of your misfortunes connect.
I can.
The loans, the equipment,
the investors-- they all came from one person.
Norman Wong.
The man you were with this morning?
Yeah.
He was an early investor, first member of the board.
And supposedly a friend.
WONG: Ill be honest.
Ive never had contact with NCIS before,
but now Ive had
the pleasure of meeting four
of its intrepid special agents in one day.
Well, we just want to talk to you about Jax Inc.
Not sure I can give you any insight.
I dont know much about its day-to-day operations.
Well, youve recently become an investor,
now you sit on its board.
You dont want to discuss quarterly reports.
You want to know about
the four dead bodies at the worksite.
Oh, dont mind Ridwan. Hes my assistant.
Theres nothing I know that he doesnt.
Okay, so you were both arguing with Ms. Jax
before the police came for her.
Thats not how Id portray it.
How would you portray it?
Araminta is a visionary, but shes no businesswoman.
I was attempting to save her and her invention from herself.
With a lowball offer?
With a fair and appropriate offer.
Well, I mean,
pennies on the dollar from the last one you made her, right?
Im sorry. What does this have to do
with the murders youre investigating?
Three men died
from toxic poisoning,
possibly caused by Jaxs polymer.
Which means her company is ruined and much cheaper to buy.
WONG: It also makes her product worthless.
Ill lose millions. Not good business.
Unless that was the intent.
Araminta Jax has had some really
bad luck in the years that youve known her.
Yeah, you joining actually coincides
with her being on the brink of bankruptcy and scandal.
And if youre such a good businessman,
that really doesnt track, does it?
Sounds like an accusation.
Do you have any evidence?
Just your history.
The companies you invest in tend to implode.
SEBASTIAN: Yeah. Then you end up
walking away with huge bonuses
from the industries who hired you to take them down.
You want to know the formula for my success?
Research.
I study every situation,
every player involved.
So when you showed up, I did my homework.
Thats not creepy at all.
Special Agent Khoury, youve had a fascinating career.
The years before you joined NCIS could fill a book,
but its the operation in Yemen thats most intriguing.
Are you threatening me, Mr. Wong?
No. No. Threatening a federal agent is a felony.
Im offering you some valuable advice.
And what is that?
We all have secrets.
Ill respect yours if you respect mine.
Now, if youll excuse me.
(sighs)
So, uh, what happened in there?
Person of interest just became suspect number one.
I mean with you. What-what happened in Yemen?
How does that guy know about it?
I dont know how he knows.
I dont really want to talk about it, okay, Sebastian?
Okay. Yeah, sure.
You want to talk about these?
Drinking glasses.
Fingerprints, DNA.
Wongs not the only one who can do research.
Ill do an overnight rush, get the results by morning.
Nicely done.
I know.
PRIDE: So,
we have our man, but no evidence.
Well, Sebastians been
analyzing the fingerprints that he found at Wongs hotel room.
Maybe we can trace it back
to the fingerprints he found at the mass grave.
Wong doesnt seem like the type to do his own dirty work.
Dwayne? I need to speak to you.
Keep digging.
We got a problem.
Or I do.
Found these in my car this morning.
What am I looking at?
Screen grabs from the raid on Victor Zelko. Top secret.
I havent even seen them yet, and I... I ran that operation.
You think theyre from Wong?
Im sure of it.
(sighs) Well, the good news is were making him sweat,
or he wouldnt be pushing back so hard.
Yeah, but
Dwayne, look at the last photo. Thats Zelko and his family.
Those are innocent victims.
If this goes public...
lot of people could get hurt.
Did you know about Zelkos family
getting killed in the raid?
Not until last week.
Liam just found out.
Thats why hes in Azerbaijan?
Yeah.
Well, someone
in the operation knew.
These photos are official.
It was probably the NSA.
They monitored the mission with drones.
What,
then somehow Norman Wong has access to the NSA?
Yeah, and his message is clear. If we continue to pursue him,
hes gonna go public with this.
Well, Im not gonna let that happen.
Well, what are we gonna do? We cant just back off.
He set Araminta Jax up and killed four men to do it.
Im not backing off.
But youre gonna...
You want me to give in to blackmail.
I want you
to think about your family.
I am, Dwayne.
And every other person thats part of that operation.
This was so easy for Wong.
It was like a reflex.
This clearly isnt the first time
that hes done this.
Theres only way to make him stop.
Lets take him down once and for all.
Well, I cant just sit back
while you take all the risk.
This is my family thats involved.
I need to be a part of this, Dwayne,
whatever youre thinking.
SEBASTIAN: Hey. Guys,
Im sorry to interrupt. I know youre having
a whole heart-to-heart thing. I didnt hear a word.
But this-this cant wait.
What is it, Sebastian?
I got a match to the fingerprints
from the mass grave.
Wongs assistant, Ridwan.
We found his fingerprints on two of the dead bodies,
including Ensign Blevins.
Hes not in any American database,
but he is in Interpol, and he has quite a record.
Yes, suspected multiple times
for kidnapping, extortion, murder.
Hes been working with Wong for two years.
Probably doing the same thing.
So hes the one who gets his hands dirty.
We need to go to the hotel and bring him in.
Tammy and Lasalle already went.
They checked out.
Probably getting out of Dodge.
Well, I got a hack on their phones.
Wongs pretty much protected, but Ridwan,
pinging loud and clear.
Hes in an abandoned parking garage
in the Bywater.
Well, lets have Lasalle and Gregorio check it out.
Good work, fellas.
GREGORIO: You know, I read up on this Araminta Jax.
She spent every penny she had for this polymer thing of hers.
Willing to go to jail to protect it.
You think shes for real?
Yeah, I know she is.
You go through a disaster like she did,
or like people around here after Katrina, it changes you.
Shes trying to make a difference.
Yeah.
Well, maybe we can help her.
Theres Ridwan.
Yeah, who are the other two jokers?
GREGORIO: Lets find out.
Ridwan.
NCIS. We want to talk.
Stop!
(tires screeching)
Get in.
Youre getting too close to the edge.
I know what Im doing.
Go, go, go.
Hes getting away.
Nope.
Stay down.
Still got it.
Youre like Santa.
Those bags you were carrying
gave us an ironclad case.
Dialysis equipment, we assume, was used
to poison three Jax Inc. employees.
And a mystery substance, which Im pretty sure
is gonna be an exact match for what killed them.
LASALLE: And we found your fingerprint
on a Navy officer who was beaten to death.
Bottom line,
youre facing multiple life sentences.
Unless you cooperate with us.
We want the names and locations of your associates.
And we want your boss, Norman Wong.
Ill cooperate.
Okay?
Tell you everything.
But Norman Wong didnt put me up to this.
It was Araminta Jax.
Oh, come off it.
She approached me months ago.
Said she wanted me to help her sabotage Jax Inc.
She knew I had experience in these types of projects.
Why would she want to do something like that?
Because she realized her innovation
was never going to work.
She wanted to be able to walk away,
collect insurance money.
Wired me $100,000 to get it done.
Check my e-mails.
My bank account. It all checks out.
Yeah, because Wong set it up that way,
but were not buying it.
If youre afraid of him, we can protect you.
All you have to do is come clean here.
You can protect me from Norman Wong?
A man who has connections in every government
in the western hemisphere; thats impressive.
But unnecessary.
Because he is
absolutely blameless here.
Now...
lets start to talk about my deal.
His story bears out. At least on paper.
Wire transfer from a Cayman account
in Jaxs name to a Cayman account in Ridwans name.
Yeah, along with a series of e-mails,
supposedly from Jax,
setting the whole thing into motion.
Wong covered his bases.
We thought catching Ridwan would help exonerate Jax,
but he flipped the script to make her look even worse.
And we still dont know where Wong is.
He was supposed to be on his private plane
out of MSY an hour ago.
I had them hold the plane for FBI to go collect him,
but he never showed.
You think somebody tipped him off? Possible.
My guess is he knew wed try to detain him.
Means hes probably still somewhere in New Orleans.
We can get another bite of the apple.
(phone chiming)
Its Wong who just took another bite.
What happened?
NEWSMAN: If youre just tuning in, youre watching footage
of the aftermath of the U.S. commando raid
against Victor Zelko, carried out sometime in 2017.
The video was leaked to news outlets this afternoon,
and the footage is absolutely heartbreaking.
U.S. officials have vowed
to get to the bottom of this catastrophe.
Our sources within the DoD have confirmed that a top secret...
Hannah, you okay?
I just need a minute.
Wong threatened Hannah, and he leaked that video.
Looks like arresting Ridwan
and grounding Wongs plane made him pull the trigger
on that threat.
It has to mean that were close.
If shes involved, the news report
didnt mention any names,
so thats got to be a good thing, right?
Wongs holding the names back... for now.
We got to play this just right.
Ridwans his right-hand man. We got him.
Im gonna go back in and turn the screws some more.
Give it a try.
Meanwhile, we need to find out where Wong is
without him knowing it.
Right.
Im still trying to get ahold of Liam.
Let him know whats happening.
But hes not answering.
Liam chose his own path.
Im more concerned about you.
You were right.
I should have stood down.
It wouldnt have changed anything.
Wong was gonna play this the same way.
Maybe I deserve this.
Hannah...
Innocent people were killed.
Hannah...
Innocent people were killed.
I was so righteous when Liam told me, but I...
I didnt know.
Whats happening here is blackmail.
None of its on you.
And a lot more innocent people are gonna get hurt
unless we stop Norman Wong.
I dont want the team to get caught in the crossfire.
I need to do this alone.
Not your choice to make.
Were in this together, no matter what.
Guys, Homeland Security just got here.
PRIDE: Parker.
Im here for Special Agent Khoury.
That was fast.
Raid footage was just leaked a few minutes ago.
To the media.
However, it turns out NSA
has the capacity to detect when a file has been stolen.
FBI and DHS were alerted yesterday.
I need you to come with me for debrief.
PRIDE: Not gonna work.
Were in the middle of an investigation.
We need all hands on deck.
This isnt a request.
GREGORIO: The raid was last year.
Her storys gonna be the same tomorrow as it is today.
Dont make this hard on me. Im the messenger.
The call came in from D.C.
GREGORIO: Ah.
Just following orders, huh?
PRIDE: Well, Im special agent in charge.
I can make calls, too. Where should I start?
Way above your pay grade, Dwayne.
Try me.
HANNAH: No, shes right.
I have to go with her.
Please stay on the case.
Its the only way you can help me now.
Wheres DHS taking Hannah?
To the gallows.
We cant let her go.
Nothing we can do about it now.
We need to focus on Araminta.
Tell me you got something on Wong.
SEBASTIAN: Yeah, we might.
Patton was analyzing the drone footage.
It was definitely leaked by the NSA.
Wong clearly has a contact there.
Yeah, but we got a plan.
So, back in the days of telegraphing,
operators used to be able to recognize each other by ear.
Okay, so the way that messages were tapped out,
whether it was, uh, letter groupings or pauses,
each one was unique to that person.
Like handwriting analysis.
Yeah, exactly.
So you want to find Wong
from the pattern of how he types?
Yeah.
from the pattern of how he types?
Yeah.
If we can get his signature, then it doesnt matter
whether or not hes using a-a burner or a fake e-mail address.
He cant change the way that he hits the keys.
This is legal?
Not in the strictest definition.
Not in any definition, really.
What do you need to make it happen?
ARAMINTA: So, you need this because
Wong hacked into my computer
and-and you can hack him back?
Mm-hmm.
Sort of.
We think he installed some kind of spyware on your computer.
Yeah, so that he could track your communications
but also plant e-mails or wire transfers.
But we can use the spyware to exploit
an open channel to him.
Yeah, then well monitor his keystrokes,
mount our own attack.
Im a structural engineer.
mount our own attack.
Im a structural engineer.
I dont understand anything you just said.
But go for it.
All right. Oh, its only fair to warn you,
um, this isnt
entirely aboveboard.
If it takes Wong down, Im all in, no matter what.
I like you.
PARKER: At the moment,
were in a preliminary fact-finding stage,
gathering information as we try to ascertain
how the Zelko footage got leaked.
I can tell you how it got leaked.
Well get to your theory in a moment.
First, Im gonna ask you some questions.
Dont worry, theyre easy ones.
I have nothing to hide.
Good.
Had you ever seen this footage before it was released?
No, maam.
So you had no idea
there was collateral damage from the raid.
I hadnt seen the footage.
Yeah.
I hadnt seen the footage.
Yeah.
We established that.
Im asking if you knew about the civilian deaths before today.
Not officially.
Officially or unofficially, are you saying you were aware
Zelkos family was killed in the operation?
Its complicated.
It shouldnt be, Special Agent Khoury.
Either you knew or you didnt know.
I heard a rumor.
When?
I cant say.
Who told you?
I cant say.
What can you say?
I can say
that Norman Wong is responsible
for the leaked video footage.
Probably has a contact in the NSA.
You should check it out.
And why are you so sure of that?
Cause he presented me with images
from the footage hours before it was leaked.
(beeps)
What are you doing?
You said you have nothing to hide, but youre unable
or unwilling to answer any questions directly.
What am I supposed to take away from that?
Maybe your questions arent that easy after all.
SEBASTIAN: So Araminta
worked with us through the night trying to hack Wongs computer,
but we made her leave for this part.
What do you have?
(scoffs) What dont we have?
Wongs e-mails,
browser history, bank accounts around the world,
secure cell phone number.
You have his location?
Thats the, uh, the one thing we dont have yet.
But we got enough proof that Wong was behind poisoning
Jax Inc. employees and setting Jax up.
Yeah, including paying off the mid-level NSA contractor
to leak that Zelko raid footage.
PATTON: Which is not admissible,
considering how we got it.
We got one idea,
but it could backfire in a federal way.
Yeah. Wongs an economic hit man, right?
Hes purely in it for the money, hes got millions.
Which we got complete control of.
You saying you can freeze his bank accounts?
I can freeze them, heat them,
sauté them in butter, baby.
And we can even drain it.
You can do that?
With the click of a button.
Do it.
And get his phone number to me. Im gonna need it.
WONG:
We need to be out of New Orleans
and on the water in the next hour.
Were doing the best we can.
Just trying to track a course around...
Stop talking.
What the...?
(phone ringing)
Hello?
PRIDE (over phone): Mr. Wong.
Special Agent Pride from NCIS.
Thinking you might want to sit down with me,
talk about certain financial matters.
Well, Special Agent,
youve certainly got my attention.
I have to tip my hat to you.
It is very rare
that someone manages to surprise me.
Well, Im not here for your admiration.
No. Youre here to leverage me into confessing to a felony,
but youve overplayed your hand. Hows that?
You may have control over my money,
but I have information.
Do you know the secrets
that your team is keeping?
I have information, too.
Every shred of data from your computer.
WONG: Which we both know was obtained illegally.
You cant charge me, arrest me
or hurt me in any way.
Well, you got me wrong.
I have no intention of arresting you.
But hurting you, that is an option.
And how would you do that?
There are some high-level officials in your contact list.
Boldfaced operators who would not appreciate being exposed.
I can make you very lonely out there, Mr. Wong.
Ruin you.
And of course, Id ruin you right back,
along with every other member of your team.
Mutually assured destruction.
You have a proposal.
Even trade.
Everything I have on you for everything you have
on the Zelko raid and Special Agent Khourys involvement.
And what about Jax Inc.?
You back off.
Leave Araminta alone.
Damage has already been done to her reputation,
whether or not she goes to jail.
Her companys done.
NCIS will drop its case against me?
What case?
This has the encryption key
youll need to get your money back.
In return, youll give me all the files on the Zelko raid.
You know what will happen if you dont keep your word.
I always keep my word.
(sirens wailing)
What is this? W-Whats going on?
We-we just made a deal.
I promised you
NCIS wouldnt pursue you anymore.
I didnt say anything about the FBI.
Youre wired?
And you just accepted the flash drive from me,
which is an admission of guilt
to half a dozen felonies.
(agents shouting)
You stole my money.
We didnt steal it, Mr. Wong.
We just made it look like it was stolen.
Every dollar is where it should be.
Until the FBI seizes it.
(helicopter blades whirring)
You think Im just going to let you get away with this?
I think you dont have a choice.
(handcuffs clicking)
You know, some people come down here to New Orleans,
and think they can push us around.
Some people end up getting their asses kicked.
Get him out of here.
All charges dropped. NOPD says I can go back to my life.
Im free to go, just like that.
Well, it wasnt easy, but were happy for you.
You believed in me when no one else would.
I dont know how to thank you.
Well, I know one thing you can do.
Get busy.
Make Jax Inc. happen.
We need people like you.
Well, its gonna take a minute
to undo all the damage, but dont worry,
Im never gonna give up on my company.
Good.
Is Special Agent Pride here?
I... I want to thank him, too.
No, he had someone else who needed his help.
(door opens)
We can go around again,
but I have nothing left to say about the raid.
Thats okay. Were done here.
I got confirmation that Norman Wong leaked the footage.
And his contact at NSA.
How?
Dwayne.
What did you do?
Pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
Youre free to go.
Can we have the room for a minute?
Thank you.
Youre welcome.
Please tell me you didnt put yourself at risk.
You really want to know?
I guess I have my answer.
I need to show you something the FBI found
on Norman Wongs computer.
Is it something else about the Zelko raid?
Why dont you sit down?
These were taken a few weeks ago.
I dont understand.
Victor Zelkos still alive?
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