Épisode Le projet Sinclair (2/2) S04E06 - NCIS : Los Angeles Saison 4

[Rappel : Sam trouve le corps de Turner, un ancien agent de la CIA, avec lequel il a participé à une mission dans le cadre d’une force conjointe, concernant  un trafiquant d’armes russe nommé Sidorov.  Turner s’est suicidé en donnant à Sam les moyens de poursuivre son enquête sur des bombes nucléaires en sommeil sur le sol américain, amenées par des agents soviétiques au cœur de la guerre froide. L’équipe en a retrouvé une ; et a réussi à décrypter le nom des agents. Il va falloir maintenant vérifier s’ils avaient tous une bombe. Et de préférence avant que Sidorov, qui traquait Turner, puisse mettre la main dessus…]

C’est pourquoi ce matin là Hetty entre dans la salle des OPS où des liaisons vidéos ou audio sont établies avec 7 grandes villes des USA. Après s’être assurée que chaque équipe est prête, elle lance l’action. Le NCIS de Los Angeles intervient à San Diego. Kensi se fait passer pour une voisine à qui par erreur un colis a été livré, et frappe à la porte d’une maison. Pendant ce temps, Deeks joue son compagnon qui s’inquiète de leur retard au boulot, et Callen et Sam, en tenue d’assaut, sont dissimulés avec d’autres agents dans les buissons proches. Sans réponse de l’occupant, ils investissent la maison.

Dans une pièce, un homme leur tourne le dos, assis sur un fauteuil. Sam fait pivoter le siège : le type est mort. Dans les OPS, Hetty ouvrent de grands yeux : toutes les équipes ont découvert des cadavres…

GÉNÉRIQUE

A San Diego, G et Sam fouillent la maison pendant que Kensi s’occupe du corps. Sidorov a manifestement été plus rapide qu’eux ici. L’homme a été torturé, sans doute pour savoir s’il avait une bombe, et si oui, son emplacement. La maison a déjà été passée au peigne fin : soit les russes n’ont pas trouvé ce qu’ils cherchaient, soit ils veulent seulement le laisser croire. Hetty leur transmet les résultats des autres équipes d’intervention : tous les agents de la liste de Turner ont été torturés avant d’être exécutés ; en même  temps, ce qui suppose 7 équipes. Sidorov a mis le paquet ; impossible pour l’instant de savoir s’il a mis les mains sur une ou plusieurs bombes. G demande à Kensi et Deeks de s’assurer de la possession ou non d’un engin nucléaire par l’agent de San Diego ; et éventuellement de le retrouver avant Sidorov.

G et Sam rentrent au QG, où ils ont la (désagréable) surprise de trouver Granger. C’est Hetty qui l’a alerté, en raison de la gravité de la situation. Il se fait briefer par Sam au sujet de Sidorov, un ancien du FSB proche de Poutine, qui a utilisé ses contacts, 8 ans plus tôt, pour devenir trafiquant d’armes. G ajoute qu’à leur avis, le FSB lui a demandé d’enquêter sur Turner qui lui-même était sur la trace des agents russes dormants. Ce qui lui aurait donné l’idée de retrouver pour son propre compte les éventuelles bombes nucléaires toujours dissimulées. Il lui était facile d’avoir accès à la liste des agents du KGB. Mais tout ceci n’est pour l’instant que supposition. L’urgence actuelle serait de le localiser sans lui donner l’alerte afin de ne pas perdre de vue les bombes, qu’il pourrait cacher n’importe où (éventuellement). Hetty suggère à ses agents une petite conversation avec Arkady Kolcheck, l’ancien agent du KGB qu’ils connaissent bien.

Celui-ci leur donne rendez-vous dans une allée tranquille à l’abri des regards ; le sujet est délicat. Il tient Sidorov pour un psychopathe dangereux qui ferait même reculer la mafia russe. Il est aussi très discret, conclut en général des transactions de telle importance qu’il disparait ensuite pendant des années, se montre très peu en public, mais, heureusement, a une passion pour le vin. Il achète des centaines de bouteilles à la fois (qui lui servent à blanchir son argent). Callen fait passer cette info à Eric qui se lance aussitôt dans la recherche de gros achats de vin.

Kolcheck avait entendu parler d’agents infiltrés avec des bombes nucléaires, à l’époque, mais n’y avait pas ajouté foi, l’affaire lui paraissant beaucoup trop risquée. D’apprendre que les agents en ont trouvé une, bien réelle, lui porte un coup. Les dirigeants de ces  pays qui braquent respectivement des armes nucléaires sur la tête de leurs enfants font preuve d’une vraie folie.

Sur le chemin du retour, Callen est surpris de l’inquiétude réelle qu’a montrée Arkady. Une voiture les suit ; ils décident de l’attirer dans une allée où G se retrouve coincé et doit sortir de son véhicule sous la menace de trois hommes armés qui se sont garés derrière lui. Mais Sam était descendu avant, avec la deuxième arme de Callen, et les prend à revers. L’un des trois se retourne, le regarde attentivement et éclate de rire en prononçant son nom. Sam le reconnait à son tour, sans plaisir : il s’agit d’un agent de la CIA, Michael Snyder, qui faisait partie de la force conjointe avec Turner et lui. Il ne l’a jamais aimé ; Callen sourit : cela semble réciproque. Certaines choses ne changent pas, et ne changeront jamais…

G partage très vite l’opinion de Sam quand Snyder dénigre Turner qui a pourtant donné sa vie pour son pays. La CIA recherche aussi Sidorov, mais il bénéficie de protections à très haut niveau dans les sphères politiques russes (il voyage sous passeport diplomatique). C’est pour ça qu’il faut qu’un agent s’approche de lui au plus près. Et Snyder ajoute que c’est la raison de sa rencontre avec Sam, de la nécessité pour eux d’oublier le passé. L’ex-SEAL se tourne vers son équipier ; G réclame qu’en échange cela reste une mission conjointe CIA-NCIS. Snyder le toise : il ne parle qu’à Sam. Celui-ci s’étrangle ! Dans ces conditions, pas question d’accepter. Ils retournent vers leur voiture quand Snyder cède : mission conjointe, et top départ dès qu’ils trouvent Sidorov.

Dès qu’ils rentrent au QG les deux agents montent voir Eric et Nell. Ils n’ont pas encore trouvé trace de Sidorov. Granger est avec Hetty en bas. Il veut être prévenu à la seconde où le russe apparait sur leur radar. Sam regarde les Geeks : il demande à être le premier au courant. Même G ne peut cacher sa surprise. Sam insiste, c’est important ; et personnel ; Nell et Eric acceptent sans la moindre hésitation. G demande à lui parler à l’écart.

Il aimerait savoir de quoi il est question. Sam explique que trois agents de la force conjointe dont lui, Snyder et Turner faisaient partie, ont tenté de s’infiltrer auprès de Sidorov. Le premier n’a jamais franchi le 1er barrage, le deuxième a été retrouvé mort, écorché vif…G le regarde : si c’est trop dangereux, il n’a pas à le faire. Mais trop de vies sont en jeu, une bombe nucléaire peut faire des milliers de victimes : Sam n’a pas le choix. En fait, Snyder a raison mais il fait trop peu de cas de la vie de ses agents. C’est pour ça que Sam voudrait être le 1er à retrouver Sidorov, et agir à sa guise. Tous les deux savent que Granger n’acceptera jamais de laisser la CIA derrière. Il faut donc tenter de le retarder aussi.

Deeks et Kensi sont toujours à San Diego, à la recherche d’une bombe – ou de l’assurance que l’agent en place n’en avait pas. Il n’y a pas d’entrepôt dans les environs ; aucun emplacement potentiel n’a été trouvé. Deeks fronce les sourcils : un agent vient de trouver des ventouses porte-charge. Or l’homme était un professeur. Que pouvait-il faire avec ça ? Les plans de la maison indiquent qu’un sous-sol prévu n’a finalement pas été construit. Les fondations extérieures sont en dur. Deeks se lance alors dans une danse folklorique, tapant des pieds sur le plancher. Tous l’imitent après un bref instant de stupeur. Et bientôt un agent appelle : le son est différent sous la table. Le nez près du sol Deeks repère la limite où le son change, de chaque côté, et ils mettent en place les ventouses : le sol se soulève alors comme un couvercle, au-dessus d’une plaque en acier. Ouverte à son tour, elle révèle une grande cavité noire. Kensi et Deeks se penchent en avant…

Au-même moment dans les OPS Eric et Nell ont retrouvé Sidorov au Rosslyn Hotel – un de ses associés a été repéré en train de charger des caisses de vin grâce à la reconnaissance faciale, et sa voiture les a conduits jusqu’à cet hôtel ; en piratant les vidéos de surveillance, ils ont enfin vu le visage qu’ils cherchaient. Mais Granger entre par surprise, et demande aussitôt que Snyder soit mis au courant. Ils sont interrompus par Kensi, qui filme l’intérieur de la cavité où Deeks est descendu avec un compteur Geiger. Il crépite, la radioactivité prouve qu’un engin nucléaire se trouvait là. Et que donc Sidorov a au-moins une bombe en sa possession…

Granger demande à Nell de lui passer Snyder, mais Sam se propose pour le prévenir, puisqu’ils ont des choses à régler ensemble. G lui dit de se dépêcher ; Sam sort en trombe, G le suit plus lentement, et entend Granger demander à Eric si un engin de 35 ans est encore fonctionnel. Il se tourne vers le jeune homme, lui fait de grands signes pour que son explication dure le plus longtemps possible. Eric a compris, et se lance dans les détails « indispensables » pour que le directeur assistant comprenne bien…En bas, Sam fait le siège d’Hetty pour que le plan de Snyder soit appliqué sans celui-ci – ce qui pourrait tous les faire virer. En haut, Granger s’ennuie – et finit par accélérer le mouvement : oui ou non ces bombes sont-elles viables ? Eric hésite, ça dépend de ce qu’on entend par viable. Cette fois le directeur assistant n’en peut plus ! Est-ce qu’elles vont faire boum ?? Eric est forcé de répondre oui, et Granger s’en va, encore hors de lui.

Hetty est toujours réticente. Ses agents veulent seulement gagner un peu de temps, ils ont besoin de parler à nouveau à Arkady. Ils s‘éloignent à l’instant où Granger atteint le bureau de leur boss. Il espère qu’ils vont rencontrer Snyder – Hetty répond « très bientôt ». Le directeur assistant la fixe d’un œil noir : une bombe nucléaire se balade dans le coin ; qu’est-ce qui leur prend à tous ???

Sam et G rejoignent Arkady à l’annexe : ils veulent le nom d’un ennemi de Sidorov, désireux de l’éliminer. Il leur cite Kirkin, un mafieux qui a le contrôle de l’héroïne dans l’ouest de la Russie, dont Sidorov a tué le frère. Les agents retrouvent le sourire. Il ne leur manque plus que le nom du tueur que Kirkin utilise sur Los Angeles – un certain Varlamov, avec lequel Arkady joue au poker. Comme G rigole, Arkady se rebiffe : ce sont les gens moralement corrompus qui font son business !

Plus tard, Sam et G entrainent Varlamov sur le toit d’un immeuble, où ils l’accusent du meurtre d’une jeune fille de 16 ans, tuée par une arme où son empreinte ADN a été trouvée, sous les yeux d’un témoin. Elle couchait avec Kirkin, et le jour où elle est tombée enceinte, il lui a demandé de s’en débarrasser ; ce qu’il a fait sur ce toit même. Varlamov nie en bloc, il jure être victime d’un complot…Brusquement, Sam se plie en deux, se tenant l’épaule ; il se tord de douleur, réclamant d’aller à l’hôpital ; Callen se penche au-dessus de lui, « inquiet ». Varlamov hésite, et en profite pour fuir. G le hèle « hé, attends » mais l’autre dévale déjà les escaliers. Sam et Callen se sourient.

Varlamov sur le palier du 8ème étage croise une jeune fille au téléphone, fort occupée à partager les derniers potins mondains avec son interlocutrice – en fait Kensi qui se met à le filmer dès qu’il descend 4 à 4 les marches suivantes. Le russe atteint la porte arrière du bâtiment, et fait un soleil car Deeks vient juste de lui lancer une poubelle dans les pieds. Il le menotte ; les autres le rejoignent, tout a fonctionné à merveille…ou presque : Granger les fixe, planté au milieu de la ruelle, les mains dans les poches…

Sam demande à Deeks de mettre Varlamov dans la voiture. Granger s’approche, et réclame quelques mots à l’ex-SEAL. Hetty lui a tout dit ; Sam est amer : autant qu’il le vire sans ménagement plutôt que de lui faire le couplet du « « bon agent, mais… ». Granger le regarde : il ne peut pas avoir avec lui des agents qui mentent par omission. Même s’il l’a déjà fait lui-même, comme le fait remarquer Sam. Granger s’arrête : il est le patron, que cela lui plaise ou non. Et si cela avait été nécessaire, ils auraient été mis au courant. Sam fronce les sourcils : que veut-il de lui ? Le directeur assistant plante son regard dans le sien : il veut l’assurer de son soutien. Il comprend ; tout. Hetty a franchi la ligne blanche pour lui, et lui-même fera de même. Il recommence à marcher : il ne sait pas pendant combien de temps ils pourront tenir la CIA à distance, Snyder ne va rester les bras croisés. Sam l’arrête par une pression sur le bras, et lui tend la main ; Granger la serre ; de loin, les autres assistent, perplexes, à cette scène.

Sam remercie son directeur et ils rejoignent le groupe. C’est Granger qui leur dit de se dépêcher, l’heure tourne. G se tourne vers son équipier : est-ce que Quinn est au point ? Sam prend l’air inquiet, triste, et s’éloigne. Il lui fera savoir ce qu’ils auront. Kensi et Deeks ont vraiment l’impression de louper quelque chose. Et d’abord, qui est Quinn ? Mais la réponse que leur donne Callen ne les avance pas beaucoup : Quinn est la clé de l’opération.

Plus tard, G avance sur le toit d’un immeuble, vêtu de la combinaison de travail d’un antenniste, et portant une boite à outil qui en fait contient un fusil à lunettes, qu’il monte soigneusement. Il s’installe, avec en ligne de mire l’entrée d’un hôtel ; sur le trottoir, Granger, lunettes de soleil sur le nez, semble attendre quelqu’un. Nell depuis les OPS prévient que Sidorov a commandé une voiture, il devrait sortir. Et effectivement Granger donne l’alerte, le russe arrive ; il faut que Deeks fasse son job. Dans l’hôtel, Marty ouvre la porte de la chambre de Sidorov et monte sur une chaise pour atteindre le lustre ; il fixe une mini caméra dessus. Mais Eric reçoit une image complètement brouillée : il lui demande de changer de caméra.

Pendant ce temps, G vise un peu à côté de Sidorov au bras d’une jeune femme ; le coup de feu déclenche la panique, sans faire de blessé. Le russe et sa compagne s’engouffrent à nouveau dans l’hôtel pendant que ses gardes du corps prennent les choses en main : le coup de feu est parti du toit du bâtiment d’en face, ils y courent. Granger prévient Deeks de sortir rapidement ; mais celui-ci prend le temps de fixer la 2ème caméra avant de s’exécuter. G lui s’est débarrassé de sa combinaison,. Granger alerte Kensi et G  que 2 types arrivent.

Deeks remet sa chaise en place, demande à Eric s’il peut sortir sans risque. Il reçoit le feu vert.

G vérifie l’escalier : les 2 hommes sont encore 2 ou 3 étages plus bas. Il attrape la laisse de Monty, recommence à descendre et se met à parler avec un locataire : est-ce qu’il a entendu ça ? Les deux russes les croisent sans un regard – juste pour s’assurer qu’ils ne marchent pas sur le chien.

Granger s’inquiète : et-ce que Deeks est dehors ? L’agent lui répond : « presque »; il croise Sidorov, sa compagne et un garde du corps ; les hommes préparent leurs armes discrètement, mais Marty n’a d’yeux que pour la belle fille…

Sur le palier du 8ème étage, Kensi est dans tous ses états : elle est au téléphone avec la police, et raconte qu’elle a vu un type passé en courant à côté d’elle ; les deux russes prêtent l’oreille : ils s’arrêtent ; l’un d’eux lui demande si elle vient bien  de dire avoir vu un homme descendant du toit. Kensi s’exclame qu’elle l’a vu et même filmé sur son téléphone. Les sirènes de la police se font entendre. L’homme réclame de voir la bande : elle lui passe la fuite de Varlamov. Il attrape le téléphone pour mieux voir ; les sirènes se rapprochent. Kensi réclame son téléphone, mais les hommes la repoussent brutalement contre le mur et repartent rapidement. Quand ils sont hors de vue, Kensi sourit…

Plus tard, tous regardent, dans la salle des OPS, la bande enregistrée dans la chambre de Sidorov : celui-ci est furieux que ses hommes aient laissé échapper le tireur au point de vouloir les tuer de sa main. Quand le type qui a arraché le téléphone des mains de Kensi le lui montre, Sidorov grogne qu’il connait Varlamov, qu’il travaille pour Kirkin. Il refuse de changer d’hôtel comme le lui propose ses gardes ; par contre il veut un tueur à gage qui le débarrasse de Kirkin. Il charge son lieutenant d’en trouver un illico.

Dans les OPS Granger demande à Eric s’il a le numéro de ce lieutenant. Dans l’affirmative, il le charge de faire échouer tous les appels et emails…Sam soupire : il aboutira très vite à Quinn, ils sont restés en contact malgré les années. Puis il se tourne vers Nell pour savoir où elle en est. Celle-ci est optimiste : elle est en train de lui bâtir la vie de David Foreman (qui purge actuellement une sentence à Oakville) ; il faudrait que Sidorov creuse jusqu’en Chine pour arriver à trouver la faille ! G se tourne vers son équipier : est-ce que tout va bien ? Sam secoue la tête : il avait toujours redouté ça…

Les portes de la prison s’ouvrent devant Sam : une femme l’attend dans une voiture. Il s’assoit à ses côtés, et ils échangent un long baiser…

Ils viennent de faire l’amour, différemment, mieux que depuis bien longtemps – sans doute le mariage change-t-il les choses. La jeune femme va dans la salle de bain. La porte de la chambre s’ouvre           avec fracas : des hommes avec des armes automatiques menacent Sam qui attrape son pistolet posé sur la table   de nuit. Le lieutenant de Sidorov   s’approche de lui : où est Quinn ? La femme apparait : le russe gronde qu’elle aurait dû répondre à ses appels, Mister Sidorov veut la voir. Elle répond qu’elle s’habille d’abord- il ricane que son boss la  préfèrerait sans doute comme ça. Quinn lui conseille alors de baisser l’arme qui menace toujours Sam – s’il veut rester en vie. Elle a aussi un pistolet dans la main, caché derrière le chambranle. L’homme obéit.

Finalement, Sam et Quinn arrivent dans la chambre de Sidorov, qui ignore l’agent mais se fend d’un large sourire pour la jeune femme, qu’il étreint.

Elle lui présente Sam – mais il a déjà mené sa propre enquête (merci Nell !). Quinn ajoute qu’ils sont partenaires, et qu’il est très bon. Sidorov ricane : Mr et Mme Black Smith ! Puis le russe donne le nom de la cible, qui fait sursauter Quinn : Kirkin est très protégé et très dangereux ! Mais Sidorov a des arguments : il ouvre un sac qui contient un million de dollars. La jeune femme sourit. Le russe met une condition : il ne veut plus voir Sam – même s’il l’aide pour l’opération. Il ne l’aime pas et il ne partage pas ses femmes. Quinn accepte ; Sam se retire donc…

Plus tard, dans le gymnase du QG, Sam frappe le sac de sable, puis les casiers grillagés ; il est à la fois énervé et très inquiet. G le rejoint : il n’a donc aucune nouvelle ? Sam secoue la tête. Le téléphone de G lui annonce qu’Hetty les attend dans les OPS.

Elle est en liaison vidéo avec un agent du FBI qui lui donne les dernières nouvelles : il y avait bien 11 agents, parmi lesquels 3 couples (dont les Pierce). Ils ont la certitude que 4 d’entre eux n’ont jamais eu de bombes. Mais chez deux ils ont retrouvé des traces radioactives. Donc Sidorov a mis la main sur 3 bombes (avec celle de San Diego).

Granger entre avec sa mine des mauvais jours : il s’approche de Sam. Un corps de femme vient d’être retrouvé à Santa Monica Bay. Dans ses poches, un ticket du parking de l’hôtel où Quinn et lui ont rencontré Sidorov …L’ex-SEAL se rue dehors ; G, Kensi et Deeks lui emboitent le pas.

Sam s’approche du corps allongé sur le sable, caché sous un plastique. Il regarde…et semble soulagé. Snyder le rejoint : c’était la compagne de Sidorov. Il ajoute méchamment que le russe ne voulait sans doute pas mélanger les styles, avec le retour de Quinn. Sam reçoit un texto : Quinn est sortie, tout va bien. Snyder devine la teneur du message. Il dit à Callen que Sidorov est parti sur un vol diplomatique, qu’ils n’ont pas pu le retenir. Qu’il ne prendra pas le risque de faire passer la frontière à ses bombes, et qu’après avoir donné une avance d’un quart de millions de dollars à Quinn, il reviendra forcément. Sam s’éloigne, de nouveau contrarié. Snyder le rappelle pour le remercier. L’agent du NCIS le menace :’il met Quinn en danger, il le poursuivra tout autour de la terre. L’autre hausse les épaules : d’abord, c’est le boulot de Quinn, d’être dans de sales draps, et d’autre part, qu’il aille se faire foutre ! Sam se rue alors sur lui, l’entrainant jusque dans la mer où il lui plonge la tête sous l’eau. Les hommes de la CIA tentent d’intervenir mais Callen, Kensi et Deeks sont plus rapides. G entre à son tour dans l’eau, pour arrêter son partenaire : Snyder n’en vaut pas la peine ! Sam cesse, et sans un mot ni un regard, quitte la plage.

Deeks et Kensi se tournent vers G : cette fois, il va falloir qu’on leur explique, surtout s’il y a un truc personnel entre Sam et Quinn ! Callen s’exécute : les choses n’auraient jamais dû se passer ainsi…mais à travailler côte à côte dans la force conjointe, 7 jours sur 7, pendant des mois, ils ont fini par tomber amoureux...

Le soir, chez eux, Sam porte son alliance. Il est perdu dans ses pensées. Sa femme le rejoint – c’est Quinn ! Elle range son arme près de son badge de la CIA dans un coffre dissimulé derrière une armoire.

Sam lui jure qu’il la protègera, mais elle n’est pas inquiète, il ne lui arrivera rien. Sam soupire, il pensait que tout ça s’arrêterait une fois qu’ils seraient mariés. Sa femme lui fait remarquer qu’ils n’ont pas le choix. Il la regarde : est-ce qu’elle redeviendra Mme Sam Hanna quand tout sera fini ? Elle hésite – reprendre du service l’a faite se sentir revivre…Mais la priorité de toute façon, c’est de coincer ce salaud. Sam ne peut qu’approuver. Resté seul, il enlève son alliance, la met au coffre…Il souffre.

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HETTY: Previously in NCIS: Los Angeles

[Sam removes his ring]

CALLEN: Trouble in paradise?

[Sam finds Turner’s body]

SAM: Turner and I did a joint task force together eight years ago.

[OPS center. Sam asks for blowing up a photo on screen]

NELL: His name is Isaak...

[Boatshed.]

SAM: Sidorov. He's an arms dealer that the task force was monitoring when I was working with Turner.

[Pierce shows them the bomb]

CALLEN: He gets Turner, he gets the name of the agents. Sidorov knew there were more bombs.

[OPS center. Agents photos are on screen]

CALLEN: Where are these agents located?

ERIC: All over. Houston, Philadelphia, Detroit.

SAM: Each one of those could have a nuclear bomb.

 

                         -------------------- ZAPPING -------------------

 

[OPS center. Hetty enters]

HETTY: All seven cities online?

ERIC: Dallas and New York are audio only. We have video for the rest.

[Videos of agents (mostly FBI) armed and protected]

HETTY: Status, please.

WOMAN: New York, phase line green.

MAN: Philadelphia, phase line green. 

MAN 2: Houston, phase line green.

MAN 3: Detroit, phase line green.

MAN 4: Dallas, phase line green.

MAN 5: Chicago is phase line green. Director Lange, status?

HETTY: San Diego, status?

[Kensi and Deeks in the car pop up on screen]

KENSI: [Over vid] San Diego, phase line green.

HETTY: San Diego is phase line green. I have the command. Three, two, one. Execute, execute, execute.

[Every one move on in each town]

 

[San Diego: Kensi carries a package and heads to a house- Deeks is waiting in the car; many agents, in vests, with automatic weapons, are hidden with Sam and Callen; Kensi bangs at the door]

KENSI: Mr. Andrews? I live across the street. UPS dropped off your package at my house.

[Deeks gets out of the car and shouts]

DEEKS: Honey, just leave it. We're going to be late for work.

KENSI: Mr. Andrews?

DEEKS: Babe, just leave it!

CALLEN: Not coming out. Initiate on three. My count.

[Kensi drops the package on the ground and leave]

CALLEN: One, two, three.

[They rush towards the door- Deeks grabs 2 weapons and hands one to Kensi- a guy crashes the door open]

CALLEN: Federal agents! Put your hands in the air!

[In the OPS Eric, Nell and Hetty are watching closely the screen: all the operations are at the same time in all the towns. Sam and Callen search the house]

SAM: Federal agents!

[In the office, a man is sat in a chair- he doesn’t move]

CALLEN: Target's deceased.

[OPS center. Chicago footage]

MAN 5: We have a homicide.

MAN 2: Target is deceased.

[Houston]

MAN: Target appears to have been tortured.

MAN 3: Target has been killed.

MAN 4: Target has been killed.

WOMAN: Target has been killed.

[All the tortured bodies appear on screen- Hetty is stunned]

 

                  ♫ ♫ NCIS: LA 4x06 ♫ ♫ Rude Awakenings ♫ ♫

                     ♫ ♫ Original air date on November 13, 2012 ♫ ♫

 

[San Diego. Sam and Callen search the house; Kensi checks the body; there’s garbled radio transmission]

SAM: We got beat. Sidorov's guys got here before us.

[Callen finds a big water bottle]

CALLEN: Used this to waterboard him.

SAM: Tortured him to find out if he had a bomb, and if he did, where it was.

KENSI: All right, his name is Michael Andrews, he's 66. He's a former member of a San Diego teacher's union and AARP.

[Deeks joins them]

DEEKS: So the house has been thoroughly searched.

CALLEN: All of it?

DEEKS: Every single inch.

KENSI: Well, if they found what they wanted, they would have stopped and left.

SAM: Oh, Sidorov's guys are former FSB. Pros.

CALLEN: Or they could have found what they were looking for quickly, tore up the house...

SAM: To make it look like they didn't find anything.

CALLEN: Exactly.

DEEKS: Are we sure this guy was a Russian sleeper agent?

CALLEN: He was on Turner's list.

SAM: And so far, Turner's been right every step of the way.

HETTY: [Over radio] San Diego team?

CALLEN: Go ahead.

[OPS center.]

HETTY: He was tortured?

[San Diego]

CALLEN: You psychic?

[OPS center.]

HETTY: All nine sleeper agents in the other seven cities were also tortured and killed.

[OPS center.]

SAM: Sidorov's got seven teams.

DEEKS: One in every city. That's an expensive operation.

CALLEN: A nuclear bomb in the open market would go for millions. It's not a bad investment.

SAM: Any evidence that they actually had possession of the bombs?

[OPS center.]

HETTY: No, but the FBI is just beginning its investigations.

[San Diego]

CALLEN: As are we.

[OPS center.]

HETTY: I don't have to tell you to make haste.

[San Diego]

CALLEN: No, you don't. [To Kensi]  You figure out if this guy has a nuclear bomb in San Diego, and if he does...

KENSI: Find it fast.

CALLEN: Thank you.

SAM: If we don't, Sidorov will…

KENSI: Got it.

 

[OPS center. Sam and Callen enter – and find Granger…]

GRANGER: Don't look so happy to see me.

[Hetty, Eric and Nell are at his side]

HETTY: I alerted the Assistant Director.

GRANGER: You know things are bad when she calls me. What can you tell me about Sidorov?

SAM: He's a former FSB, worked in Putin's network. As of eight years ago, he used his connections to become a major international arms broker.

CALLEN: Our current thinking is that FSB hired Sidorov to investigate Turner.

GRANGER: Because Turner discovered the old Russian sleeper agents.

CALLEN: Exactly. Sidorov realized that the agents may still have the nuclear bombs.

SAM: And he got the big idea to take those weapons and sell them on the open market.

GRANGER: How did Sidorov get to the sleeper agents before us?

CALLEN: FSB inherited KGB files, so there's a good chance they had access to the list of names of the Cold War agents.

SAM: Despite a regime change, you don't just lose track of nuclear weapons.

GRANGER: So, Sidorov is here inside the U.S.?

NELL: He's traveling on a diplomatic passport.

CALLEN: As of now, we can't connect Sidorov to Turner or the weapons.

HETTY: And if we were to deport him, he'd know that we're on to him.

SAM: He could hide those bombs any place. We need to find Sidorov now before he disappears.

ERIC: I've got a dozen Kaleidoscope searches running, and facial-recognition alerts on all the international borders.

NELL: We're also tracking down any of Sidorov's known associates here in the U.S.

HETTY: Mr. Callen, Mr. Hanna, perhaps it's time to have a conversation with Arkady Kolcheck. [To Granger] He's former KGB.

SAM: Sometimes I think he still is.

 

[They leave the OPS and run with the black Mercedes to a quiet alley- Kolcheck stops behind them]

CALLEN: Had to meet all the way out here?

KOLCHECK: It's a delicate subject matter.

SAM: Sidorov makes you that nervous?

KOLCHECK: He should make you that nervous! He's a disciplined psychopath. Sidorov goes after Russian mafia, they back off.

SAM: I'm terrified. Where can we find him?

KOLCHECK: Not easy. He makes big arms deals, then disappears for years. He doesn't go out in public much.

CALLEN: This is what we came out here for?

KOLCHECK: I met him three times. All he talked about was wine. He collects. Buys thousands of cases at a time. He uses the wine as a way to bank some of his money. Keeps it in cities all over the world.

[G grabs his phone]

CALLEN: Eric.

ERIC: [Over phone] Go.

CALLEN: Apparently, Sidorov has a little wine fetish. Why don't you start looking into wine-storage facilities? We're looking for tenants that have large, long-term leases.

[OPS center.]

ERIC: Got it.

[In the alley]

SAM: What do you know about Soviet agents with nuclear weapons in the U.S.?

KOLCHECK: Back in the day, I heard whispers, but I didn't believe it.

SAM: Why?

KOLCHECK: Because to be discovered doing something like this would be beyond Cuban Missile Crisis. It would cause political rift for decades.

CALLEN: Not to mention start a nuclear war.

SAM: Let's play "what if?"

KOLCHECK: If there were agents in the U.S. armed with nuclear weapons, there would be very few of them. Like everything else about Cold War, it is about threat, not action.

SAM: Like one in each of the eight largest cities in the U.S.?

KOLCHECK: You found one?...Dear God.

CALLEN: Got to love the old U.S.S.R.

KOLCHECK: Oh, don't be naive. We both spent decades pointing nuclear weapons at each other's children. Neither of our countries had clean hands in this.

SAM: Clearly, neither of them had any sanity, either.

 

[They’re running back to the office]

CALLEN: I've never seen Arkady that worried.

SAM: You believe him?

CALLEN: I do now.

SAM: You seeing this?

[A car in the mirror]

CALLEN: Yup. They've been tailing us since we left Arkady.

SAM: Any ideas about who they are?

CALLEN: Let's find out.

SAM: Get a little distance from 'em.

[The engine revs]

SAM: You got another gun?

CALLEN: It's in the glove box.

[Sam takes it, uploads it]

SAM: Turn here.

[The engine revs, the tires squeal- Callen has some margin – car behind turns too, engine revving, tires squealing]

SAM: Use this alley.

[tires squealing, engine revving, Callen turns left- the car is 2 turns behind. Callen’s tires squeal: he stops in front of a gate blocking the road. The car stops behind and 3 men in suit get out: they all have guns pointing at G in his car]

MAN: Get out with your hands up!

[Callen opens the door and obeys]

MAN: Are you armed?

CALLEN: No... but he is.

[♫ The men look behind: Sam has 2 guns and aims at two of them; ♫ G pulls out his own weapon ♫ The man in charge looks closely at Sam and laughs]

MAN: Well, well, well. Sam Hanna. Been a while.

[Both put their guns away]

SAM: G, meet Michael Snyder, CIA.

SNYDER: Agent G. Callen.

SAM: He also worked on the task force with Turner and me. I never liked him.

CALLEN: Something tells me he doesn't like you, either.

SNYDER: Some things never change.

SAM: And never will.

[He looks definitely serious…]

 

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[Same place]

SAM: Guess you guys don't think Turner was such a nut after all.

SNYDER: Well, just 'cause Turner was right doesn't mean he wasn't crazy.

SAM: He gave his life for his country.

SNYDER: Best thing he probably could have done with it.

CALLEN: See, now I don't like him.

SAM: I don't even think his mom likes him.

CALLEN: Something tells me his guys aren't fond of him, either.

SAM: Fellas, you like Snyder?

[Guys hesitate]

SAM: Come on, you can be honest. Snyder knows he's a little pompous, a little smug.

SNYDER: Aw. I missed you, too. So, do you know where Sidorov is?

SAM: He's somewhere here in the U.S. We don't know where. Your turn.

SNYDER: We have to tread lightly. Sidorov is protected from high up the political food chain in Russia.

CALLEN: Tread lightly? We're talking about nuclear weapons.

SNYDER: So far, there's only been one, and we recovered it.

CALLEN: No, I believe we recovered it.

SAM: You got a plan?

SNYDER: It's pretty clear, don't you think? If Sidorov has acquired a nuclear weapon--and that's a big if--we're gonna find him, attempt to get an agent close to him, inside his operation. And this is the reason we're talking, Sam.

SAM: You seem to be the one doing all the talking.

SNYDER: We both know we can't start from scratch. It'd take far too long to get an agent undercover. We need someone Sidorov already trusts.

SAM: Give Sidorov an enemy, make him turn to an old friend.

SNYDER: You've played this game before, Sam.

SAM: See, that's why I don't like you. 'Cause this isn't a game.

SNYDER: Can we move forward, Sam?

[Sam looks at his partner]

CALLEN: If this remains a joint NCIS, CIA mission.

SNYDER: You're irrelevant; I'm talking with him.

SAM: Then we got no deal.

[The NCIS agents go back to their car]

SNYDER: Okay. Well played.

[But Sam obviously still doesn’t see this like a game]

SNYDER: Joint mission. Soon as we find Sidorov, we start. Deal?

CALLEN: You call us when you find him, then you'll be relevant to us. Move your car.

[Snyder gets it 5/5]

 

[Sam and G go back to the OPS – Eric and Nell are working on their computers]

SAM: Anything on Sidorov?

ERIC: Nothing, and it's not by accident. This guy is careful. He must switch cars, he doesn't drop credit cards with his own name on them.

SAM: Where's Granger?

NELL: He's camped out with Hetty. He wants to be called as soon as we find something on Sidorov.

SAM: I need you to call me first.

[G, Nell or Eric, they all look astonished]

SAM: If I have any favors to call in with you two, I'm calling 'em in now.

[Nell and Eric exchange a look. Nell nods]

ERIC: Anything.

SAM: It's personal.

NELL: You don't have to explain.

SAM: Thank you.

CALLEN: Sam, let me talk to you outside.

 

[They walk out and stop in the hallway]

SAM: I'll protect Eric and Nell from Granger. It won't come back on 'em.

CALLEN: That's not it.

SAM: Then what?

CALLEN: We're all in this together. I just need to know what the play is.

SAM: Turner, Snyder, me-- we were all part of the task force. Three other agents were put undercover to get close to Sidorov. First one never made it out of the gate. Second one was found dead-- skinned alive.

CALLEN: If this is too dangerous, you don't have to do this.

SAM: This is a major national security breach. We're talking millions of lives. I can't turn away.

CALLEN: And finding somebody else would take too long and it probably wouldn't work.

SAM: Snyder's has the right plan, but he's too cavalier with the lives of his agents. We have to get close to Sidorov first. Then we can run this.

CALLEN: Granger's never going to let us withhold from the CIA. As soon as Eric finds Sidorov, he's going to bring in Snyder.

[Sam is glad they share the same (worrying) point of view]

 

[OPS center.]

NELL: Michael Andrews worked at a public school two miles away from his home. Now, assuming the vehicles were disabled during a nuclear attack, he'd want the bomb in close proximity to his home and the school.

[She’s briefing the agents still in San Diego’s house. They’re searching the place]

NELL: That gives us roughly a one-mile overlapping area.

KENSI: [On phone] Pierce's bomb was kept at a storage facility.

NELL: No storage facilities in the overlapping area.

DEEKS: What the hell?

[An agent finds suction lifters.

DEEKS: Okay, those are used for lifting heavy glass.

KENSI: This guy's a teacher.

DEEKS: So why does he have them?

KENSI: Nell, pull the house permits.

NELL: Okay, the house was originally permitted for a small basement, but the final plans were changed.

KENSI: So there was no basement?

NELL: Yeah.

KENSI: We'll call you back.

AGENT: We also surveyed the exterior foundation. It's a solid slab.

DEEKS: Okay. Riverdance.

KENSI: What?

DEEKS: Riverdance.

KENSI: What…?

DEEKS: [Loudly] Riverdance! River...

[And he starts dancing and tapping on the floor – thay stare at him, puzzled – and understand!]

KENSI: You heard the man-- Riverdance.

[After a while]

AGENT 2: Hey, over here.

DEEKS: Move the table and chairs.

[He grabs a chair in agent2’s hands]

DEEKS: I got it.

[Chairs and table vanished]

DEEKS: Let's go.

[They move the carpet and Deeks stamps of the wooden floor]

DEEKS: You hear that?

KENSI: Sounds different.

DEEKS: Yeah, it does. Grab the suckers. It's the edge. Right there.

[They stick the suckers on each side]

DEEKS: On three. One, two, three, nice and easy.

[A bit of the floor opens like a lid]

DEEKS: Whoa.

[He sighs – there are steel doors on top of a large hole…]

DEEKS: Well, that does not look like a wine cellar.

[He grunts when opening them]

DEEKS: I need a flashlight.

MAN: Got it.

[They lean forwards above the hole]

 

[OPS center. G and Sam come in hastily]

ERIC: We got a facial recognition hit on a security camera at a wine storage facility in Hollywood.

SAM: Who is that?

NELL: Name is Greshnev. We tracked him down because of this photo. He is an associate of Sidorov.

ERIC: I tracked Greshnev's car via traffic cameras to the Rosslyn Hotel here in Los Angeles.

NELL: So we scanned the hotel security footage and we found this. It's from 40 minutes ago.

[Granger enters]

GRANGER: We found Sidorov? Where is that?

ERIC: That is the Rosslyn Hotel.

GRANGER: Well, is he still there?

[Eric hesitates]

SAM: Yeah.

GRANGER: Let's get in touch with Snyder, tell him we found Sidorov.

KENSI: [Over radio] Nell, we found something.

NELL: Ooh. Kensi said she found something. Here's the feed.

[Deeks is in the hole- Kensi is filming with her phone]

SAM: What are we looking at?

KENSI: It's a room under the house.

CALLEN: What'd you find?

DEEKS: Well, it's more about what we didn't find. You seeing this?

KENSI: Geiger.

MAN: Here you go.

KENSI: Deeks.

[He catches a Geiger counter that clicks over the ground…]

DEEKS: We find Sidorov?

SAM: Yeah, he's here in L.A.'cause he has at least one nuclear bomb…

 

                       -------------------- ZAPPING -------------------

 

[OPS center.]

GRANGER: Get the FBI's render safe unit and make them aware that we're missing a nuclear weapon.

ERIC: Got it.

GRANGER: [To Nell] Get me Agent Snyder.

SAM: I'll get Snyder. We need to arrange a meet.

CALLEN: Go fast, we got to get moving.

 [Sam has already left the room, G is following him. Granger sighs]

GRANGER: Can someone please tell me how functional a 35-year-old nuclear bomb is?

ERIC: Uh...

[Callen stops and from behind Granger waves at Eric: “be looooooooooong!”]

ERIC: well, uh, do you know much about nuclear fusion?

GRANGER: The basics.

ERIC: Then, let me use the touch screen to illustrate.

GRANGER: Is it necessary?

ERIC: Well, you know what they say--devil's in the details.

NELL: I think it would be helpful if we all had a better understanding of what we were dealing with.

GRANGER: Quickly.

[Eric starts his lesson – Callen is still in the room]

ERIC: Okay. Now, for reliability reasons, the type of weapon the Russians would have is a gun-type nuclear weapon.

[He draws a rectangle]

ERIC: There are some conventional explosives here at this end that would shoot nuclear material throoooough...a tube into nuclear material at the other end, thus creating a...Anyone, anyone? Assistant Director Granger?...nuclear reaction.

CALLEN: Yeah, I've heard all this before. It's fascinating.

[He waves a good-bye]

ERIC: You know, just for the fun of it, let's take a look at the math…

 

[♫ Hetty’s office]

HETTY: I can't cross the CIA or NCIS with an operation that's this important to national security.

SAM: We just need time, Hetty.

[G arrives]

CALLEN: We're putting the mission in play regardless.

SAM: It's the same plan that Snyder proposed. If we place the agent, then we can control the mission and keep the agent safe.

HETTY: We could all be discharged for this.

SAM: I don't give a damn.

[Hetty chuckles]

HETTY: Well, of course. Why would you?

 

[OPS center. Granger looks tired…]

ERIC: Now, if the conventional explosive degraded over time, it would have to be replaced. Something as common as C-4 would work.

NELL: Oh.

[He raises her hand]

ERIC: Nell.

NELL: Does Sidorov need a nuclear scientist to do this?

ERIC: Hmm, good question. All he would need is a high-level ballistics expert.

GRANGER: So the answer is yes, the bombs are viable.

ERIC: Short answer?

GRANGER: Yeah, short answer.

[His face is close to Eric and he’s all but nice]

ERIC: Depends on what your definition of "viable" is.

GRANGER: Boom. That's my definition. Will they go boom?

ERIC: Boom? Yes... yes, they will.

[Granger leaves the OPS]

 

 [Hetty’s office]

HETTY: You're asking a lot of your operations manager, Agent Hanna.

SAM: No, I'm asking a lot of my friend.

CALLEN: We just need you to buy us a little more time. We're going to talk to Arkady again.

[They leave her; Granger is at the bottom of the stairs]

GRANGER: Are they meeting with Snyder?

HETTY: Yes, imminently.

GRANGER: We've got a nuclear bomb loose inside our borders, Hetty. What the hell is going on?

[She sighs…]

 

[Boatshed. Arkady is waiting in the observation room; Sam waves at the agent watching him]

SAM: Thanks.

KOLCHECK: So what exactly are you looking for now?

SAM: Somebody who would want to kill Sidorov. We need an enemy.

KOLCHECK: Not a lot of people crazy enough to do that.

CALLEN: He had to have crossed somebody.

KOLCHECK: Okay. Okay, one man-- Andrei Kirkin. He controls heroin trade for all of Western Russia. He has large, powerful organization, and Sidorov killed his brother.

CALLEN: Bingo.

[He exchanges a look with Sam who approves]

SAM: Who would Kirkin use for a hit in the U.S.?

KOLCHECK: Name is Varlamov--Victor Varlamov. He is professional hit man who takes care of all of Kirkin's dirty business. He's very good and very prolific. He's here in Los Angeles.

SAM: You know his address?

KOLCHECK: I play poker with him.

[Callen laughs]

KOLCHECK: Don't judge. Morally corrupt people are my business!

SAM: Let's pick him up.

CALLEN: Yeah.

 

[Callen is driving the big SUV; he stops in the parking lot of a building – Sam is at the back, with a man. They all get out]

SAM: Victor, out.

VARLAMOV: What is this about?

CALLEN: The murder of Yulia Paklima.

SAM: Beautiful, 16, and dead.

[He shows a photo of the beautiful girl]

CALLEN: Your DNA on a 7.62-caliber shell and a witness that puts you at the scene.

SAM: Life's over, Victor, you're done. You ever want to see blue skies again that's not trimmed in razor wire, need you to roll over like a Chihuahua.

VARLAMOV: I don't know what you're talking about.

CALLEN: Let's jog his memory.

[Sam nods and they go to the roof of the building]

CALLEN: This is the apartment building where Yulia Paklima lived. You murdered her right here on the roof.

VARLAMOV: I'm telling you, I don't know her.

SAM: You know this guy?

CALLEN: Don't even try to say no. Andrei Kirkin, your employer. Yeah, Andrei was sleeping with Yulia. Was all fun and underage games until...

SAM: Somebody gets pregnant.

VARLAMOV: I'm being set up.

CALLEN: Andrei doesn't want the complication, he hires you to kill her.

SAM: Going to need you to testify against him.

CALLEN: Or if you really love your boss, you can just take the fall for the whole thing.

[Sam groans- he leans forward, one hand on his left shoulder; He looks like having a lot of pain]

CALLEN: You all right?

SAM:  [strained] I may...need to get to the hospital.

CALLEN: What?

[Sam grunts again, he steps forwards, looking at his buddy- Victor takes his luck: he runs!]

CALLEN: Hey! Hey, stop!

[Sam is on the ground- he smiles]

SAM: Think it's the burritos coming up on me.

CALLEN: Very nice.

[He helps him standing up – Meanwhile Victor runs down the stairs. Kensi is on phone on the 8th floor landing].

KENSI: Yeah. Oh, my gosh. I know. J.Lo looked so in love. I really thought it was gonna last this time.

[As soon as the guy turns his back at her, she films him with his phone…]

[Callen on the roof speaks in his mic]

CALLEN: Get it?

KENSI: Kodak moment.

[Victor rushes out of the building, still running as fast as possible but crashes against a bin thrown on his way]

DEEKS: Oh! That looked like it hurt.

[Victor groans]

DEEKS: Did it hurt? Or did it just look like it hurt?

VARLAMOV: It hurt!

[Deeks cuffs him still laying on the ground]

[Victor groans]

VARLAMOV: I think I broke my finger.

DEEKS: Well, hopefully it's your trigger finger. Maybe you can stop shooting at people. Come here.

[He pulls him up. Callen, Sam and Kensi join them- Sam is happy]

SAM: All good?

DEEKS: Not really.

[Granger is looking at them, hands in the pocket…]

 

                          -------------------- ZAPPING -------------------

 

SAM: Put Victor in the car.

[Deeks obeys]

GRANGER: Let's take a walk, Agent Hanna.

[They walk side by side alone]

SAM: What did Hetty tell you?

GRANGER: Everything.

SAM: If this is a..."you're a good agent but I have to fire you" speech, do it. I'm busy.

GRANGER: I can't have agents telling me lies of omission.

SAM: It's nothing you haven't done.

[They stop, look at each other’s eyes]

GRANGER: I'm your boss, Agent Hanna, whether you like it or not. If you needed to know, you would have been informed.

SAM: What do you want?

GRANGER: I want you to know...that I've got your back. I understand. Everything. Hetty's going down the line for you and so am I.

[Granger starts walking again]

GRANGER: Now, I don't know how long we're gonna hold the CIA off, so we need to get this thing set up quickly. Snyder's not gonna be passive.

[Sam stops Granger with a little tap on his arm; he holds out his hand…Granger grabs it, they shake hands]

SAM: Thank you.

GRANGER: Yeah.

[Callen is slightly puzzled- Sam and Granger come back]

SAM: We're on.

GRANGER: Come on. Clock's ticking. We got to move.

[Deeks is definitely puzzled. G looks at Sam]

CALLEN: Quinn's ready?

[Sam doesn’t answer, looks worried and…sad. He walks away]

SAM: Let me show you what we've got.

DEEKS: Why do I feel like I'm missing a huge part of this?

CALLEN: 'Cause you are.

KENSI: And who's Quinn?

CALLEN: Quinn is what this is all about.

[Of course they don’t look like they got this…]

 

[♫ Roof of a building: ♫ Callen, in overalls (“Lamont, Heating and air”), ♫ carrying a toolbox, ♫ kneels at the corner; ♫ he removes his working gloves- ♫ still wears gloves! ♫ He pulls out sighs, uses them to look at the entrance of a hotel]

NELL: [over radio] Guys, a call

[OPS center.]

NELL: just came from Sidorov's room. He's called for his car. He's moving.

[G assembles a riffle. Sidorov with a girl and bodyguards is coming out from the hotel. Granger, wearing sunglasses, looks like he’s waiting for someone. He speaks in his mic]

GRANGER: I have eyes on Sidorov. He's coming out. Deeks, go.

[Inside the hotel: Deeks walks a hallway, pulls out a card]

ERIC: [over radio] Deeks, does the room key work?

DEEKS: All good.

[Door is unlocked, he enters. He grabs a chair and puts a tiny camera/mic onto the centre light]

DEEKS: You receiving that?

[OPS center. Footage is very bad]

ERIC: No. Use the backup.

[Hotel room]

DEEKS: Going to backup.

[Outside; Callen aims at Sidorov and the woman still waiting for the car; he shoots at the sidewalk a little further- People scream, shout. Sidorov speaks in Russian]

SIDOROV: find the shooter!

BODYGUARD: Flash came from the roof!

[Most of the guys run across the street- Sidorov goes back in the hotel with the woman and one of his men]

GRANGER: Deeks, Sidorov's going back to the room. Get out.

[♫ Sidorov’s room: Deeks is still working on the centre light ♫]

GRANGER: [Over radio] Deeks.

DEEKS: I'm trying.

[♫ Inside the building across the street: G is removing his overalls ♫]

GRANGER: Callen. Kensi. Two guys heading your way.

[♫ Sidorov’s room: Deeks is putting the chair back at the table. ♫]

DEEKS: How about now?

ERIC: [Over radio] It's good. Get out.

[♫ Callen is going down the stairs; ♫ he checks the guys still 2 or 3 floors below; ♫ he grabs Monty’s leach and heads again towards the stairs; he speaks to a guy ♫]

CALLEN: Did you hear that?

GUY: Yeah, I heard three shots.

[He meets the guys in the stairs just before/after the 4th floor]

CALLEN: Excuse me.

[He “parks” Monty. Guys walk in landing]

WOMAN: Oh, my gosh, I'm so scared.

[Deeks gets out of the room]

GRANGER: [Over radio] Deeks, you out?

DEEKS: Almost.

[Sidorov appears- scared girl on his heels, bodyguard behind. He pulls out a gun, hides it; Deeks looks at the girl when he passes and smiles]

DEEKS: How you doing?

[He looks back: they don’t pay attention]

DEEKS: Good talk.

[Across the streets; guys are reaching the 8th floor. Kensi is whining on her phone]

KENSI: I'm on the eighth floor. My name is Reese Samuels. Are the police on their way? No, I'm telling you. I saw a man coming down from the rooftop and he ran right past me. Yes!

[Of course the guys stop]

GUY: Excuse me. You say you see man come down from roof?

KENSI: I didn't just see him--I videotaped him on my phone.

[Sirens are wailing in distance]

GUY: Really? I take a look?

KENSI: [On phone] Yeah, I think I hear the sirens. Thank you.

[She clears her throat, looks for the video on her phone]

KENSI: I'm telling you, that's the guy!

[She shows the vid she took earlier, Victor “escaping”. Man grabs her phone, he wants to watch closely]

KENSI: Hey. Hey! Give me my phone back. Hey! Give me my phone back! Wha...

[Guy pushes her backwards- she crashes against the wall]

KENSI: Jerk!

[Guys go away, Kensi smiles…♫]

 

[OPS center. Eric is watching the large screen when the others are back]

CALLEN: Can you play it from the top?

[Eric backwards the scene from Sidorov’s room. They speak Russian]

GRANGER: What's he saying?

CALLEN: They're saying they couldn't find the shooter. Sidorov's so mad at his own guys he wants to kill 'em.

[Guy hands his boss a phone…]

KENSI: Well, that's the guy that took my phone.

CALLEN: Good. Sidorov says he knows Victor Varlamov. And he knows he works for Kirkin.

[Another man speaks Russian]

CALLEN: He says he wants to change hotels. They're telling him that he's safe. Sidorov says he doesn't want protection. He wants Kirkin dead. He wants his lieutenant to contract a hit man for the job.

DEEKS: Good.

SAM: You got the phone number for his lieutenant?

ERIC: I got it.

GRANGER: Anybody he tries to contact, it's a disconnected number, a dead e-mail account.

SAM: He'll get back to Quinn fast. They kept in touch over the years. Nell, how we doing?

NELL: Just building an entire life here.

[David Foreman, ex private detective, about to finish his prison sentence in Oakville- his photo matches Sam Hanna…]

SAM: This has to be rock solid.

NELL: Believe me, by the time I'm done, they'll have to dig to China to know this isn't real.

CALLEN: You okay?

SAM: This is what I was afraid of.

[Deeks and Kensi are still lost…]

 

[Oakville prison- door buzzes, opens: Sam is walking towards freedom…]

MAN: Got a prisoner coming out. Coming out on three.

[Door buzzes, then another door buzzes: he’s out].

MAN: Lock it up.

[Someone is taking photos of Sam; a woman is waiting for him in her car. He sighs, smiles; she’s beautiful, smiles too- they kiss…Long French kiss…]

 

                               -------------------- ZAPPING -------------------

 

[They’ve made love; she pants; he looks at her]

SAM: Are you okay?

QUINN: That was different.

SAM: Yeah. It's been a long time since making love was like that.

[She gets up, wears a shirt]

QUINN: I guess marriage changes things.

[She goes to the bathroom. He sighs. The door of their room blows open: Sidorov’s guys come in- armed with automatic weapons; Sam grabs his gun- The man who took Kensi’s phone comes close to Sam, aiming at his head]

MAN: Where's Quinn?

[She appears at the bathroom door]

MAN: You should have returned my calls. Mister Sidorov wishes to see you.

QUINN: The man has no patience. Let me get dressed.

MAN: Probably he like it if you didn't.

QUINN: If you want to live past the next five seconds, I'd get that gun out of his face. Now.

[She’s hiding a gun- The man lowers his weapon]

QUINN: Thank you. I'll get dressed.

[She disappears- Sam has still his gun ready]

SAM: And I won't even take it personally. That's how nice of a guy I am.

 

[They arrive at Sidorov’s place. Sam is following Quinn- she smiles widely]

QUINN: Isaak!

SIDOROV: Ah, good to see you.

[They laugh and hug]

SIDOROV: Mmm.

[Sam sighs]

QUINN: People are never usually this happy when they need my services.

SIDOROV: They don't like killing as much as I do. You look beautiful.

QUINN: Why, thank you.

[Neither his girl nor Sam like very much the scene]

QUINN: This is David Forman.

SIDOROV: I know about him.

MAN: L.A. Homicide detective turned hit man. Just did 14 months on a weapons charge because the D.A. couldn't get you on the murder.

[He laughs]

MAN: I love Google.

QUINN: We're partners...and he's very good.

[Sidorov laughs and looks at his man]

SIDOROV: Mr. and Mrs. Black Smith.

[They chuckle]

SIDOROV: Come on, that's funny!

QUINN: What's the job?

SIDOROV: Somebody tried to kill me.

QUINN: Why does that not surprise me?

SIDOROV: Name's Kirkin.

QUINN: Andrei Kirkin?

SIDOROV: You know him?

QUINN: Yeah. He's very well protected, and very dangerous.

SIDOROV: Not more than me.

QUINN: It's a big job, Isaak.

SIDOROV: That's why I need my black widow. I've missed you.

[He looks at his man who takes a bag.]

SIDOROV: Look.

[The man puts the bag on the table, unzips it]

SIDOROV: $1 million cash.

[She hesitates, looks at Sam, smiles and grabs some bills]

SIDOROV: Now you're interested.

QUINN: Now it got real.

SIDOROV: Here's the thing. I don't see him again [Sam]. Use him if you want on the day, but...I don't like him.

SAM: Come on. What's not to like?

SIDOROV: That you're alive. I don't share my women.

[They exchange a look]

SIDOROV: You want the job or not?

QUINN: I want it.

[They look at Sam…]

SAM: Okay. I understand. Call me when you're done.

[He leaves them…]

SIDOROV: I have an amazing white...burgundy. Let me pour you a glass.

 

[At least one day later: Sam is punching the bag in the gym and then the lockers – he grunts. He’s pissed off, he’s worried! Callen is watching his friend.]

CALLEN: You haven't heard from her?

[Sam shakes slightly his head- Callen’s phone buzzes]

CALLEN: Hetty. OPS.

 

[OPS center.]

WILLIAMS: [over video] Henrietta Lange?

HETTY: Yes.

WILLIAMS: It's not good. There were 11 sleepers--three were couples, including Pierce and his wife. As you know, we found them all tortured and killed, four of whom we believe were never in possession of nuclear weapons.

HETTY: But two were.

WILLIAMS: We believe so, yes. We found traces of radiation, same as the one in San Diego.

HETTY: And you did not recover the bombs?

WILLIAMS: No. They're gone.

CALLEN: So two, plus the one Kensi and Deeks found.

DEEKS: Now there's three nuclear weapons out there.

SAM: Sidorov will sell those bombs to anybody. Al-Qaeda...domestic terrorists, anybody.

[Granger enters and comes close to Sam]

GRANGER: Sam. LAPD found the body of a woman in Santa Monica Bay. She had a parking ticket from the Casa del Mar Hotel. Sidorov has checked out. I'm sorry.

[Sam hurries out. Callen, Deeks and Kensi run behind]

 

[♫ ♫ Santa Monica Bay. ♫ The body is hidden under a plastic sheet. ♫ Sam checks the body … and looks relieved! CIA guys join the NCIS team]

SNYDER: Name's Anna Folasade. Sidorov was traveling with her. Looks like an accidental drowning. He probably didn't want her cramping his style now that Quinn's back in the picture.

[Sam’s phone rings]

SNYDER: Is that Quinn, texting you to tell you she's okay?

[Indeed: Quinn says “I’m out, all good”.]

SNYDER: He left on a diplomatic flight. We couldn't stop him.

CALLEN: He's got three nuclear weapons on him and you let him leave the country?

SNYDER: Oh, he's not gonna try to get over the border with those. It's too hard. He'll sell them right here.

SAM: What makes you think you'll ever see him again?

SNYDER: He gave Quinn a quarter-of-a-million-dollar advance. Said he was gonna set up the hit for Los Angeles. He wouldn't have given her that money for nothing. He will be back. And then...the fun starts.

[Sam is pissed off. He doesn’t answer, starts leaving to calm down]

SNYDER: Hey, Sam. Thanks for setting it all up. Good to be working together again.

[Sam comes back]

SAM: You put her in a bad situation, I'll hunt the earth for you.

SNYDER: Wow. Okay. A) It's Quinn's job to be in a bad situation, and B)…Go for it!

[Sam grabs the guy and pushes him backwards in the ocean]

GUY: Hey! Leave him alone!

CALLEN: Back off!

[He pushes him harshly, guy felt on his back]

[Sam and Snyder are fighting- soon the CIA agent has the head under the water…]

[Kensi has grabbed one of the agents; the guy fallen down because of Callen starts pulling out his gun- Deeks is quicker]

DEEKS: No! Don't! Don't.

[Guy raises his hands. Callen goes too in the water. Sam is about to drown his opponent]

CALLEN: Hey!

[Sam is grunting, Snyder is coughing, gasping]

CALLEN: Sam. Don't do it.

[But Snyder’s head is again in the water]

CALLEN: Sam! He's not worth it.

[Sam opens his hands – Snyder coughs gasps. Sam leaves the beach – Deeks and Kensi looks at Callen]

DEEKS: This is insane. What the hell is going on?

KENSI: Hey, if this is a personal thing between Sam and Quinn, just tell us.

CALLEN: It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Working on the same task force, side by side, seven days a week, months on end, they fell in love.

[They all stare at Sam’s back…]

 

[Sam has his ring: he’s at home, lost in his thoughts]

GIRL: Thank you, Mommy.

[His wife passes, goes next door]

SAM: We need to talk.

[He joins her]

SAM: You know, the world could end before I'd let something happen to you.

[His wife…pulls out a gun from under her skirt…It’s Quinn!!]

QUINN: Don't worry.

[She empties her weapon, bullets clack]

QUINN: You're not gonna lose me.

[She opens a cupboard – big jewel box hiding a safe box. She opens it “with” her eye & her hand- it beeps when opening: CIA badge, money, weapons…]

SAM: I thought this part was over once we were married.

QUINN: We have no choice. We have to do this.

SAM: Then you'll go back to being Mrs. Sam Hanna?

[She hesitates]

QUINN: I don't know, baby. Being back at this has made me realize this is who I am. I feel alive. I feel alive again.

[She strokes his chest]

QUINN: Now, let's take care of business first. We're gonna get this bastard, right?

SAM: Hell, yeah.

[♫ She walks out. ♫ Sam stays alone – ♫ sad… ♫ He sighs… ♫ He removes his ring. ♫ puts it into a safe-box and closes the door… ♫]

 

                                           ---------- THE END ---------------