5x09 – Lost & Found
NCIS: Abby's lab
Abigael Scuito: In the land of forensic science technology, the mass spectrometer is king. It uses the basic magnetic force of a charged particle to measure the mass and relative concentration of atoms and molecules. Pretty cool, huh?
Carson Taylor: Are those tattoos real?
Abigael Scuito: Yes. Any other questions?
Carson Taylor: How many do you have?
Abigael Scuito: A lot. That's all I'm gonna say about that.
Carson Taylor: A lot? I only counted five.
Abigael Scuito: The rest of 'em are... Hidden.
Carson Taylor: Hidden where?
Abigael Scuito: They're...
Timothy McGee: Hi, guys.
Carson Taylor: Hi.
Timothy McGee: What'd I miss?
Carson Taylor: Nothing yet. Abby was just about to show us her...
Abigael Scuito: AFIS... Program. Right... Carson?
Carson Taylor: Right.
Abigael Scuito: So, if the mass spectrometer is the king of the land, this little darling is definitely the queen.
Timothy McGee: In the last four years, we've made over 200 arrests thanks to AFIS fingerprint matches.
Abigael Scuito: We?
Timothy McGee: It's a team effort.
Abigael Scuito: So this is an L SCAN. All you do... Is put your index finger on the glass and... Voil, you're in the system.
Kid: I want to try it.
Carson Taylor: Cool.
Timothy McGee: As we speak, the program is filtering through a database filled with millions of prints.
Abigael Scuito: The majority of them were recorded after somebody's arrest. So, assuming that you haven't served any hard time, I doubt we're gonna get a...
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NCIS: hallway
Abigael Scuito: Where is Gibbs? It's been like 20 minutes.
Timothy McGee: Abby, it's been like four minutes.
Abigael Scuito: In little kid time, that's like 20.
Timothy McGee: Gibbs will be here any second.
Abigael Scuito: Look at him. He looks so scared.
Timothy McGee: Seems fine.
Abigael Scuito: If you're gonna be heartless, that's on you, McGee. I'm going in.
Timothy McGee: To say what? Exactly. Like I said, we need to wait for Gibbs.
Carson Taylor: Who's Gibbs?
Abigael Scuito: Agent Gibbs, he's our boss.
Carson Taylor: Am I in trouble?
Timothy McGee: No, no, no, Carson. Not at all.
Carson Taylor: What about the AMIS thing?
Abigael Scuito: AFIS... Sorry... You know what? I'm... I'm just gonna go back to work.
Carson Taylor: Where are the other kids?
Timothy McGee: The tour ended early.
Carson Taylor: How am I gonna get home?
Timothy McGee: We're gonna figure that out.
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NCIS: Conference room
Carson Taylor: The computer said I was abducted. That's like kidnapped, right? Kidnapped, as in... Stolen?
Timothy McGee: I'm sure there's some sort of explanation.
Carson Taylor: There is. You guys messed up.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Wouldn't be the first time. Hey. Special Agent Gibbs.
Carson Taylor: The boss.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: To some people... Thought you might be thirsty.
Carson Taylor: I'm not supposed to drink soda after 3:00... Given the situation, I think my mom would understand.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Moms usually do.
Carson Taylor: So... You guys figure this thing out yet?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Working on it... It's been a long day. I know you're looking to get out of here.
Carson Taylor: You're right. Who's driving?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Hold on.
Carson Taylor: We're gonna talk first. Knew that'd be too easy. Before we start, can I ask you guys a question?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Yeah. Shoot.
Carson Taylor: Do I look like a missing kid? I mean, come on. I'm a Youth Ranger.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: He's got a good point.
Carson Taylor: And I'm from Franklin, which means I can't be missing, 'cause nothing cool ever happens there.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: That bad, huh?
Carson Taylor: Worse. We only live there 'cause it's close to the woods. My dad goes most weekends.
Timothy McGee: Hunting or camping?
Carson Taylor: Teaching. He shows people how to live without phones, lights, that kind of stuff. He's super tough like... Russell Crowe in Gladiator.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Sounds like a cool dad.
Carson Taylor: Coolest. He's taught me pretty much everything he knows.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: That explains all the badges.
Carson Taylor: Eighteen. Second most in my troop. Took me close to three years.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: I bet your dad's real proud of you.
Carson Taylor: Yeah. My mom, too... Is it okay if I ask one more question? When can I go home?
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NCIS: Squad room
Anthony DiNozzo: This is exactly like The Deep End of the Ocean. Michelle Pfeiffer movie. Infant son... Kidnapped. Reunited with the mother ten years later. It's very Lifetime.
Ziva David: Lifetime?
Anthony DiNozzo: The cable Network. Geared towards women. You'd hate it. Seriously Probie, I don't make enough fun of you?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Knock it off, DiNozzo.
Anthony DiNozzo: All roads lead to the father, boss. Brian Matthews, native of DC, married his high school sweetheart, Lisa, at 19.
Ziva David: Two months later, Carson was born.
Anthony DiNozzo: Good old shotgun wedding.
Ziva David: Six weeks after giving birth, Lisa Drowned.
Anthony DiNozzo: Death was ruled accidental. Brian Matthews took it bad, lost his job, started hanging with the wrong crowd.
Ziva David: The dead wife's mother sued him for full custody of Carson and won.
Timothy McGee: Explains why he took Carson and ran.
Anthony DiNozzo: Somebody just earned their detective badge.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You talk to the grandmother?
Anthony DiNozzo: No. Died a year ago. Heart attack.
Ziva David: Brian Matthews became Brian Taylor, ended up living in Franklin. He and Carson started a new life.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Remarried?
Ziva David: Yes. Lieutenant Elaine Taylor. Works anti-fraud for Naval Procurement.
Timothy McGee: Think she knows?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Well, there's only one way to find out. McGee. Lose the uni.
Anthony DiNozzo: Where's the kid?
Timothy McGee: Abby's got him.
Ziva David: Our Abby?
Anthony DiNozzo: Alone with a minor?
Timothy McGee: He'll be fine.
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Taylor's house: front door
Elaine Taylor: Can I help you?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: NCIS.
Elaine Taylor: Oh, my God, Carson? Wha-What happened?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Carson's fine. He's still in DC.
Elaine Taylor: I don't understand. What's this about?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Your husband.
Ziva David: He's wanted for kidnapping.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Be better if we came inside, Lieutenant.
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Taylor's house: living room
Elaine Taylor: This is all a big misunderstanding.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: I'd rather hear that from Brian.
Elaine Taylor: You will, on Tuesday, when he gets back.
Timothy McGee: Gets back?
Elaine Taylor: He's away, teaching a class.
Timothy McGee: Where?
Elaine Taylor: Black Ridge Woods.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Survival class.
Timothy McGee: Carson mentioned it.
Elaine Taylor: Of course he did. He's very proud of his father.
Timothy McGee: Is there any way to contact your husband?
Elaine Taylor: First rule of survivalism: no phones, no radios, so if you want to talk to Brian before Tuesday, you're gonna have to go find him.
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Taylor's house: Carson's bedroom
Anthony DiNozzo: Processed Taylor's office, his files, computer, maps of Black Ridge. What?
Ziva David: Look around, Tony. Tell me what you see.
Anthony DiNozzo: I... See... Zero-Hour. It's a great flick... Swimsuit editions. Bet his dad's been looking for these... Wait a second... No. Ho, oh, oh! No! You know what this is? This is a red Ferrari G. T. Just like Magnum!
Ziva David: Yes! Just like Magnum.
Anthony DiNozzo: I can't... Even the rims are the same.
Ziva David: You're missing the point.
Anthony DiNozzo: Which is?
Ziva David: The room, Tony. Does it remind you of someone?
Anthony DiNozzo: No. Not really. You think this comes in a king?
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Taylor's house: living room
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: How much do you know about Brian's past?
Elaine Taylor: I know that he had it rough. He didn't know his dad and his mom died when he was 16.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Carson's mother?
Elaine Taylor: You're looking at her.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Biological?
Elaine Taylor: She drowned. That's all I know.
Timothy McGee: Never been curious?
Elaine Taylor: Brian is a very private person.
Timothy McGee: He's your husband.
Elaine Taylor: And I'm his wife, not his therapist, Agent McGee.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: How'd you two meet?
Elaine Taylor: I took his class... And hated it. I thought some time in the woods would do me good sleeping under the stars, relieve some stress.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Didn't work, huh?
Elaine Taylor: I got poison ivy. Everywhere. Brian rushed me home and a couple of months later, I moved in with him and Carson. I want my son.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Stepson.
Timothy McGee: You never legally adopted him.
Elaine Taylor: So?
Timothy McGee: So, legally, we can't release him to you.
Elaine Taylor: This is completely ridiculous. You can't do this... What have you done with him? Where is he?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: He's at NCIS, for now.
Elaine Taylor: Legal or not, he's my child. You can't possibly expect for me to let him stay with some stranger.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: That or Social Services. Your choice, Lieutenant.
Elaine Taylor: I need to see him.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Okay... Soon.
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Elaine Taylor: You have kids, Agent Gibbs?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: No. I don't.
Elaine Taylor: I didn't think so.
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Taylor's house: garden
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: 24-hours surveillance on the house. If she makes a phone call, McGee, I want to know about it.
Ziva David: What about Carson?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Hands are tied, Ziva.
Ziva David: Untie them. You can't just keep him from his mother.
Anthony DiNozzo: Not his mother.
Ziva David: She raised him.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You want a family reunion, Ziva? Prove she wasn't involved.
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NCIS: Abby's lab
Abigael Scuito: This 2001 animated film starred Mike Myers and spawned two sequels.
Carson Taylor: What is... Shrek? Also starring Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.
Abigael Scuito: Correct. Okay. Oscars?
Carson Taylor: Best Animated Feature. Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, but lost to a Beautiful Mind.
Abigael Scuito: Yes! Amazing.
Timothy McGee: What's amazing?
Abigael Scuito: I'm playing Box Office Trivia with Carson, and he's got mad skills.
Timothy McGee: 1,500 points!
Abigael Scuito: New high score. DiNozzo's reign is over.
Timothy McGee: What are you? Some kind of little savant?
Carson Taylor: Whenever my dad leaves, my mom and I stay up late and watch movies.
Timothy McGee: Tony's record stood for over two years.
Carson Taylor: My dad leaves a lot... Is that my dad's computer?
Timothy McGee: Yeah. We had to borrow it for a little bit.
Carson Taylor: How come?
Abigael Scuito: I just have to look through his stuff. You know, to try to help sort this out.
Timothy McGee: And while she is doing that, you and I are gonna hang. How does that sound, man? We'll get some pizza, play some video games, maybe a movie. Your mom packed that for you. It looked to me like she put some pretty nice stuff in there... That is a very nice DVD player.
Carson Taylor: My mom wouldn't let me bring it on the bus when I left. We got in a huge fight. I left without kissing her good-bye.
Abigael Scuito: You know the great thing about moms is that whatever you do or say, they always forgive you... Okay.
Carson Taylor: Ready.
Timothy McGee: Come on... All right, so, what kind of pizza are we going to get?
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NCIS: Director's office
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: I need a signature.
Jennifer Shepard: For?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Carson Taylor. Turning him over to Social Services.
Jennifer Shepard: What about his stepmother?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: No, not his legal guardian, and way too many unanswered questions... Problem?
Jennifer Shepard: No, I... I'm just surprised that you're not trying to talk me into letting him stay with someone from here.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Not an option. We're not babysitters.
Jennifer Shepard: So you're turning him over to Child Welfare?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: No. You are. You are. Soon as you sign it.
Jennifer Shepard: It's late on Friday night. I mean, who's still hanging around in Social Services?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Have you got a better idea?
Jennifer Shepard: He can stay with me.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Are you sure?
Jennifer Shepard: No. But given my options, it's the decision I'm making.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Okay, you should meet your new houseguest.
Jennifer Shepard: Guarantee he's better than the last... Jethro... This is a case report... Not a custody transfer.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Must've grabbed the wrong folder.
Jennifer Shepard: Go figure.
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NCIS: Platform
Jennifer Shepard: Looks like we missed the party.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: At his age, the party never ends.
Jennifer Shepard: Could be a long night.
Abigael Scuito: Not just for you, Director. I lifted Brian Taylor's prints off his computer and his files. AFIS got another hit. They were all over a Beretta used in an unsolved shooting in May of '98.
Jennifer Shepard: The same month Brian and Carson disappeared.
Abigael Scuito: He's not running because he kidnapped Carson. He's running because he's wanted for murder.
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NCIS: Squad room
Anthony DiNozzo: Black Ridge Woods are closed off.
Ziva David: DC Metro's cold case files are already en route.
Anthony DiNozzo: En route?
Ziva David: Offered to hand deliver.
Anthony DiNozzo: And you agreed? That's one of the oldest tricks in the book, the hand delivery, Ziva. It's Metro's way of making sure they stay involved in the case.
Ziva David: You think?
Anthony DiNozzo: Why else would they personally deliver the files?
Marshall Collins: To see your pretty face, DiNozzo... It's been a long time.
Anthony DiNozzo: Not long enough, Collins.
Ziva David: Old friends?
Anthony DiNozzo: Detective Collins is on Metro's cold case squad. He and I worked a couple homicides back when I was on Baltimore P. D.
Marshall Collins: And, unfortunately, we're 0-for-2.
Danielle Hamilton: Third time's a charm. Catch a break we'll have this case closed by Monday.
Ziva David: "We"?
Danielle Hamilton: Danielle Hamilton. I'm looking forward to working with you.
Marshall Collins: Hey, DiNozzo, think you could rustle up some coffee?
Anthony DiNozzo: Sure thing.
Ziva David: This is not my fault.
Anthony DiNozzo: Tell that to Gibbs.
Danielle Hamilton: Here's the other one.
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NCIS: ambulance
Abigael Scuito: Maybe you could turn it off now!
Carson Taylor: What?!
Abigael Scuito: I said maybe you could turn off the siren now!
Carson Taylor: What?!
Abigael Scuito: You need to turn off the damn siren! You think that's funny?
Carson Taylor: Very. Where to next?
Abigael Scuito: Let's see.
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NCIS: garage
Abigael Scuito: You've seen autopsy, and you've seen my lab... You've seen everything.
Carson Taylor: Not... Everything.
Abigael Scuito: Forget about the tattoos, okay? It is not happening.
Carson Taylor: Come on, not even a little peek?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Hey, big man.
Carson Taylor: What's that? Come to take me home, Agent Gibbs? I'm not going home, am I?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Not tonight.
Carson Taylor: I want my mom... I mean... She must be worried.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: She misses you.
Carson Taylor: It's Friday night. Fright Night. We make double-fudge S'Mores and watch scary movies.
Abigael Scuito: It sounds nice.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Here. You want to call her? Make sure she's doing okay.
Carson Taylor: She'd like that...
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Carson Taylor: Hi, Mom. It's me.
Elaine Taylor: Hello. How are you doing?
Carson Taylor: Yeah, I'm okay. Are you okay?
Elaine Taylor: Yeah, I'm okay, but I miss you. You know I love you, don't you?
Carson Taylor: Miss you. I love you, too. Hey, have you started the S'Mores yet?
Elaine Taylor: No, not yet.
Carson Taylor: Make sure to save some for me.
Elaine Taylor: Of course I will.
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NCIS: Squad room
Danielle Hamilton: May second of '98, two assailants enter the Stop 'N Go Mart, our witnesses describe them both as Caucasian, about six foot, a buck-seventy.
Marshall Collins: Description matches Brian Taylor.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Matches a lot of people.
Anthony DiNozzo: Including you, Collins. Give or take five pounds, maybe ten.
Marshall Collins: Clerk hands over the cash without any argument or struggle.
Danielle Hamilton: But that wasn't enough.
Marshall Collins: Dead before he hit the floor.
Ziva David: Motive?
Danielle Hamilton: Thrill, Officer David. We believe we're dealing with two cold-blooded killers.
Marshall Collins: We've been over this case a thousand times, it's textbook.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You haven't solved it.
Marshall Collins: Some cases take time.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Nine years?
Marshall Collins: We've been looking for a lead. And now we've found it.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: We found it.
Danielle Hamilton: We have boxes of DNA evidence from the scene. We'll find a match.
Marshall Collins: All we need is Brian Taylor.
Anthony DiNozzo: Good luck finding him, he's teaching a class in Black Ridge.
Danielle Hamilton: Okay, so we send out a search party.
Anthony DiNozzo: If he hears us coming, his students become hostages.
Marshall Collins: So we just wait?
Anthony DiNozzo: Yeah, you never were very good at that, were you, Collins? You still have the highest arrest rate in your precinct?
Marshall Collins: Yeah.
Anthony DiNozzo: Still bucking for that Captain's job.
Marshall Collins: One day.
Timothy McGee: Found something. Filtered through Brian Taylor's electronic maps. He keeps a log of all his locations: training exercises, rest areas, and most importantly...
Ziva David: His base camp.
Timothy McGee: Seven miles from Highway 9.
Anthony DiNozzo: If we leave now, we can be there by morning.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Take Ziva.
Marshall Collins: We'll follow.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: No, I don't think so, Detective.
Marshall Collins: Here to help, Agent Gibbs.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Good. Let's go over all that evidence you have.
Marshall Collins: And then?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: And then... You can help... When I ask...
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NCIS: Squad room / Shepard's house: living room
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Yeah, Gibbs.
Carson Taylor: Sorry to call so late, Agent Gibbs.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Hey, Carson, you okay?
Carson Taylor: I just remembered a couple things I thought you should know. About my dad.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: I'll be right there.
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NCIS: Squad room / Shepard's house: living room
Anthony DiNozzo: Well, looks like it's just you and me, David. Nothing more relaxing than a long road trip.
Ziva David: I'm driving.
Anthony DiNozzo: I'm dead.
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Shepard's house: front door
Jennifer Shepard: Surprised it took you so long. To check up on me.
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Shepard's house: entrance
Jennifer Shepard: Except that's not why you're here, is it? Which explains where my cell phone went.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Kids.
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Shepard's house: office
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Jazz.
Jennifer Shepard: His favorite.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Ziva was right. DiNozzo.
Carson Taylor: You get lost, Agent Gibbs? I called almost an hour ago.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Well, I'm here now. You want to tell me why?
Carson Taylor: You get mad easily?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Depends on who you ask.
Carson Taylor: I lied... About my dad... I just wanted you to come over.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Why?
Carson Taylor: To talk.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Okay.
Carson Taylor: Want me to start?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You're the one with the questions.
Carson Taylor: Good point... Why can't I go home?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Because we need time to do our job.
Carson Taylor: You mean to find my dad? You think he did something wrong?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Not sure yet.
Carson Taylor: My dad never breaks the rules. Ever... This is all my fault. Me and my stupid field trip...
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Carson... This is not your fault.
Carson Taylor: It was my fingerprint... What are you going to do when you find him?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Talk.
Carson Taylor: He'll tell you the truth, Agent Gibbs. He says telling the truth is his number one rule.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Well, he sounds like my kind of guy.
Carson Taylor: Mine, too. Time for Letterman.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Time for bed.
Carson Taylor: But I'm not even tired. Can I finish my hot chocolate first?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Sure.
Jennifer Shepard: I forgot.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: What?
Jennifer Shepard: How good you are with kids... You think he knows more than he's letting on?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Think he's worried about his dad, that's why he doesn't want to go to sleep.
Jennifer Shepard: Guess he's not worried anymore.
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Shepard's house: entrance
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: He'll be fine.
Jennifer Shepard: It's been a long time. Us. Together outside of the office.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Paris. If you don't count hospitals and car chases.
Jennifer Shepard: I don't. Yeah, once upon a time, I would have asked you to stay. And I wouldn't have taken no for an answer.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: No.
Jennifer Shepard: What happened, Jethro?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You made a choice.
Jennifer Shepard: I had to do what was best for me. I still do.
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Wood: parking
Anthony DiNozzo: This is gonna suck.
Ziva David: Stop complaining.
Anthony DiNozzo: Sorry. No sleep tends to do that to me.
Ziva David: I drove, Tony. You could have slept all night if you wanted.
Anthony DiNozzo: I tried, but the orchestra of blaring car horns kept me awake.
Ziva David: We made good time.
Anthony DiNozzo: Going 95 miles an hour on a dirt road I couldn't even see.
Ziva David: Then it's a good thing I was driving. I am a trained navigator, Tony.
Anthony DiNozzo: Yeah? Well, I got an A in Geography. Plus, I'm Senior Field Agent. I'm pulling rank.
Ziva David: I'm also a trained assassin.
Anthony DiNozzo: We'll shoot for it.
Ziva David: Best two out of three.
Anthony DiNozzo: Snip, snip. I'll take that. Okay. All right... All right. Topographic. It speaks my language. Follow me. I got it.
Ziva David: Tony!
Anthony DiNozzo: What?!
Ziva David: The trail... It's this way.
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NCIS: Abby's lab
Timothy McGee: Would you ever share your personal computer with someone?
Abigael Scuito: No, McGee. That's worse than sharing your toothbrush. Why?
Timothy McGee: I found a user account for Lieutenant Taylor on Brian Taylor's hard drive.
Abigael Scuito: At least you found something. I have been looking for the same hair sample for, like, 20 minutes... You know what my biggest pet peeve is, McGee?
Timothy McGee: People saying they're vegetarians but eat chicken.
Abigael Scuito: Okay, yes. Then what's my second biggest pet peeve?
Timothy McGee: Mishandled evidence.
Abigael Scuito: Yes, again. I mean, there's absolutely...
Timothy McGee: No excuse for it.
Abigael Scuito: Exactly. Nine years ago, Metro's so-called forensic scientist... Carolyn Watson... She just goes through the motions, assuming that one day, somebody like me...
Timothy McGee: Will clean up her mess.
Abigael Scuito: It's so... Why do I feel we've had this conversation before?
Timothy McGee: Because we have. Just about every time you get assigned a cold case.
Abigael Scuito: I am not the only one that complains around here, McGee. You should see yourself when you're filtering through a perp's computer. "Who formatted this thing? And they used clusters instead of physical sectors for allocations," and then your face does this whole weird annoyed/confused deal, like... That's it! You're doing it right now.
Timothy McGee: She lied.
Abigael Scuito: Who lied?
Timothy McGee: Elaine Taylor. She lied.
Abigael Scuito: Lied about what? Lied about what, McGee?
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NCIS: Interrogation room
Elaine Taylor: Agent Gibbs. Where's Carson? Is he okay?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Yeah, he's fine. You're not... Look familiar, Lieutenant?
Timothy McGee: It's a background check you ran on your husband two years ago. These are e-mails you sent to a private investigator asking him to look into your husband's past.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Said you trusted him.
Elaine Taylor: I was trying to protect him.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: From what?
Elaine Taylor: From whatever Brian did that made him run nine years ago.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: How long have you known?
Elaine Taylor: Since before we were married... I always asked questions about... His parents, Carson's mother, and he never gave a straight answer.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Started researching.
Elaine Taylor: I found hundreds of Brian Taylors from the DC area.
Timothy McGee: But you never found your husband?
Elaine Taylor: No, I found him. In a picture of his high school tennis team.
Timothy McGee: That one?
Elaine Taylor: I saw the caption said that his surname was Matthews, but... I never had any doubt. I knew it was him.
Timothy McGee: And when you confronted him?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: She didn't.
Elaine Taylor: I was afraid of losing him. My husband ran for a reason, and I'm sure it was a damn good one.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: It was... Murder.
Timothy McGee: Killed a store clerk.
Elaine Taylor: No, Brian could never hurt anyone.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Brian Taylor or Brian Matthews?
Elaine Taylor: They're the same person.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: People change, Lieutenant.
Elaine Taylor: My husband is a good man, and an even better father. He coaches Little League, he's in the PTA, and no matter where he is or what he's doing, he always calls his son to say good night.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Always?
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NCIS: Director's office
Jennifer Shepard: It's going to be all blues in the ice bucket.
Carson Taylor: Ready?
Jennifer Shepard: Ready and go.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Hey, where's your cell phone?
Jennifer Shepard: Excuse me?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Give me your cell phone.
Carson Taylor: What's he doing?
Jennifer Shepard: Not sure.
Timothy McGee: Satellite phone number. Called last night, 11:30.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Can you locate it?
Timothy McGee: If the phone's still on, I can triangulate it.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Do it.
Jennifer Shepard: Want to share, Agent Gibbs?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Your phone bill just got bigger.
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Woods
Anthony DiNozzo: What?
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Camp
Trainee 1: A couple more minutes.
Trainee 2: Come on, survivor man, if I wasn't freezing to death...
Anthony DiNozzo: Federal Agent!
Ziva David: Do not move! Where is Taylor?
Trainee 1: I don't know. Is this part of the training?
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Base camp / NCIS: Director's office
Anthony DiNozzo: DiNozzo.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Hey, give me some good news.
Anthony DiNozzo: We're at the base camp. Taylor's not.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: He got tipped off.
Anthony DiNozzo: Yeah. By who?
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NCIS: Director's office
Carson Taylor: Does this mean I'm going to jail?
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Base camp
Anthony DiNozzo: When did you realize Taylor was gone?
Trainee 1: This morning, around 5:00 a.m.
Trainee 2: And we've been out here alone ever since.
Anthony DiNozzo: Heartbreaking... You stop that! Did you see which way he went?
Trainee 2: I heard a noise. Middle of the night. Behind us.
Anthony DiNozzo: A noise?
Trainee 1: Like... Like running.
Trainee 2: I took a look to check it out. It was just a deer.
Anthony DiNozzo: A deer?
Trainee 1: A big one.
Trainee 2: Big, big deer.
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Ziva David: Whatever you think is best, Director.
Anthony DiNozzo: City slickers saw something. A deer. It was a big one.
Ziva David: Director Shepard wants us to hold our position while McGee attempts to locate Taylor's signal.
Anthony DiNozzo: If he doesn't?
Ziva David: A search team is on its way to assist us.
Anthony DiNozzo: What about our courageous frontiersmen?
Ziva David: They will be escorted out when the search team arrives.
Anthony DiNozzo: Lucky them.
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NCIS: lounge
Carson Taylor: I've got to tell you, Agent Gibbs, you're full of surprises.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: That right?
Carson Taylor: Ice cream as a punishment? There's no way I saw that coming.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: What makes you think you're being punished?
Carson Taylor: I messed up.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You did?
Carson Taylor: I called my dad. Told him you guys were looking for him.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You just told the truth.
Carson Taylor: Yeah, but...
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: No buts. You were trying to protect your dad.
Carson Taylor: He said he's gonna be gone for a while... I told him all about you. Said he'd like to meet you one day... I told him you were on our side... Everyone's been really great to me here. Agent Gibbs, between you and me... I'm ready for this to be over.
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NCIS: Autopsy room
Donald Mallard: Study those photographs, Mr. Palmer. Tell me what you see.
James Palmer: Brian Taylor and his son... Fishing.
Donald Mallard: Yeah, and that one?
James Palmer: Father and son hiking.
Donald Mallard: What about those?
James Palmer: Father and son... They're all the same, Doctor. Carson and his dad hanging out.
Donald Mallard: Precisely. Abby printed over a hundred photographs from Brian Taylor's computer. And all of them are similar in nature to these.
James Palmer: I see. Actually, I don't think I see as clearly as I think you see.
Donald Mallard: Mr. Palmer, when conducting a psychological analysis, the first thing you have to do is establish patterns.
James Palmer: Because patterns are the most efficient gateway into the mind.
Donald Mallard: You read your study material. I'm impressed.
James Palmer: But it seems like the only patterns we see here are that Brian Taylor enjoyed spending time with his son.
Donald Mallard: And? In pursuits devoid of typical human contact.
James Palmer: And that's bad, because...
Donald Mallard: Your job is not to judge, but to understand. The father's pursuit of solitude is indicative of a far deeper problem.
James Palmer: Which would be...?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Trust... Lack of it.
Donald Mallard: The evidence is all here, Jethro. Separate bank accounts from his wife. A date book that shows very little social interaction. And, of course...
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: His job.
Donald Mallard: Survivalist training. It's a field which typically lures a very specific type of personality.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Loners.
Donald Mallard: And that leads us to his diary. It shows that he has very few social engagements other than with his son. He had led a troubled life that is full of pain. And Mr. Palmer, someone who's experienced this much pain often finds release in the form of rage.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Or murder.
Donald Mallard: And to think, they never gave him study material.
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Woods
Anthony DiNozzo: God, these are new boots.
Ziva David: This is not the time for sightseeing, Tony.
Anthony DiNozzo: The only sight I see is your big, black...
Ziva David: Hey!
Anthony DiNozzo: Backpack walking faster.
Ziva David: Are you injured or something?
Anthony DiNozzo: No. I did stop for a water break. Humans do that sometimes.
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Woods / NCIS: MTAC
Anthony DiNozzo: DiNozzo.
Jennifer Shepard: Taylor's phone was just activated, Tony. We're tracking it now.
Anthony DiNozzo: Yeah, welcome to the club. I wish I could say it's a fun one.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You sound tired, DiNozzo.
Anthony DiNozzo: Following Ziva. Even the dogs are tired.
Timothy McGee: Tony, Taylor's heading right towards you. Keep your course.
Anthony DiNozzo: How far?
Timothy McGee: A hundred yards, give or take. Looks like he's passing through some sort of clearing. Maybe a...
Anthony DiNozzo: Dirt road?
Timothy McGee: Yeah. How'd you...?
Anthony DiNozzo: Well, we're staring at it, McGee.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Talk to me, DiNozzo.
Anthony DiNozzo: Got a visual.
Ziva David: Stop! Federal Agents!
Driver: Problem, sweetheart?
Ziva David: Do not move. Cab is clear.
Anthony DiNozzo: Looks like this is gonna be a long night.
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NCIS: Autopsy room
Carson Taylor: A casino? A hotel? Spring break? A mansion? I got it, I got it. "The Playboy Mansion"
James Palmer: Playboy... It's a school, Carson. Sure you don't know Anthony DiNozzo?
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NCIS: hallway
Abigael Scuito: Guys.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Are you okay, Abby?
Abigael Scuito: I'm with child. The director asked me to watch Carson this morning, so I enlisted Palmer's help. Turns out... !he's a pretty good babysitter.
Timothy McGee: Why exactly are you standing by the elevator?
Abigael Scuito: For privacy. I don't want You-Know-Who to hear. Come on... So, I hacked the Globalstar database, and I accessed the call log from Brian Taylor's sat-phone.
Timothy McGee: How?
Abigael Scuito: Was not easy. First, I exploited a weakness I found in the network's packet filter...
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Abby.
Abigael Scuito: Sorry. Right. Anyway, so, Taylor... Made one phone call. Ronald Keenan.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: That's good work.
Abigael Scuito: Palmer, no gestures.
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Ronald Keenan's house: living room
Dispatch: I repeat, this is 911. Please state your emergency. Officers have been dispatched to your location.
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Donald Mallard: This young man never stood a fighting chance, because, unfortunately, for him...
James Palmer: He didn't fight... Sorry, Doctor.
Donald Mallard: No, you're right. Note the lack of defensive wounds on his forearms and hands.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: He knew his attacker.
Donald Mallard: But judging by that hunting knife in his chest, I think we can presume that their relationship had soured somewhat.
Timothy McGee: Boss, I spoke with 911 dispatch. Keenan didn't say a word.
Donald Mallard: Yes, well, given the circumstances, even dialing the phone was quite a feat.
James Palmer: It's amazing what a person can do when their life depends on it.
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Ronald Keenan's house: porch / Street
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Gibbs.
Marshall Collins: We found a Taurus on Maple, Agent Gibbs. Stolen from Black Ridge parking lot early this morning.
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Alley / Street
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Maple Street. Any sign of Taylor?
Marshall Collins: Zip. Been combing the area for over an hour. My gut says he found another ride. That's not all. Blood on the door handle and the steering wheel.
Timothy McGee: Maple Street, three blocks away.
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NCIS: Squad room
Danielle Hamilton: Ronald Keenan born and raised in the DC area.
Timothy McGee: Also happened to be one of Brian Taylor's high school buddies.
Marshall Collins: Metro interviewed him nine years ago. Said he didn't know why Taylor ran.
Timothy McGee: Maybe he didn't.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: There's a reason he's dead.
Marshall Collins: Murder.
Danielle Hamilton: He's five-ten, 180 pounds. He matches our witnesses' description.
Marshall Collins: I think we just found Taylor's accomplice.
Timothy McGee: NCIS. Agent McGee.
Marshall Collins: Taylor knows we have the murder weapon. Last thing he need was his accomplice getting nervous and flipping.
Timothy McGee: Agent Gibbs... Sure, I'll just get him for you now. Boss, Brian Taylor asking for you by name... Starting the trace... Ready.
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NCIS: Squad room / Woods
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Special Agent Gibbs.
Brian Taylor: How's my son, Agent Gibbs?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Scared. Confused.
Brian Taylor: That makes two of us.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: You want sympathy?
Brian Taylor: I want my life back.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Which life, Brian Matthews' or Brian Taylor's?
Brian Taylor: I ran because I didn't wanna lose my son... I was naive... I was a 20-year-old who made a lot of mistakes.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Murder.
Brian Taylor: I never killed anyone.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Tell that to Keenan.
Brian Taylor: Keenan was my friend.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: I'd hate to see your enemies.
Brian Taylor: Carson says you're good. He says you're on our side.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Yeah, well, he's a smart kid.
Brian Taylor: Are you? You on our side, Agent Gibbs?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Come in. Tell me what happened.
Brian Taylor: I do that, my life's over.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Not if you're innocent.
Brian Taylor: It's not that simple... You've got this all wrong.
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NCIS: Squad room
Timothy McGee: Pay phone, north end of Rock Creek Park.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Call DiNozzo.
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Rock Creek Park
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Pair up, spread out.
Anthony DiNozzo: We'll take east of the creek, the rest is yours.
Marshall Collins: On it.
Danielle Hamilton: The north or the south?
Marshall Collins: The south.
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Rock Creek Park / Abby's lab
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Yeah, Gibbs.
Abigael Scuito: Big news, Gibbs. The bloody fingerprints we found on Keenan's phone, they didn't belong to Keenan. They were Brian Taylor's.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Means Taylor called 911.
Abigael Scuito: And that's not all. I've been looking at the evidence from the Stop 'N Go, really sloppy police work.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: What have you got, Abby?
Abigael Scuito: A strand of hair that has titanium dioxide.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: English, Abby.
Abigael Scuito: It's a synthetic gel, but it didn't hit stores until 2002, which is strange because...
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: The murder happened in '98. Someone tampered with the evidence.
Abigael Scuito: According to the chain of evidence, there were only two officers that had access.
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Rock Creek Park
Marshall Collins: You go that way.
Danielle Hamilton: Got it.
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Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: McGee. He wants us here.
Timothy McGee: Why?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Pay phone number... Hey, you were framed.
Brian Taylor: I guess Carson was right, you are on our side.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: Stay where you are. I'll come to you.
Brian Taylor: Not a chance. I'm coming to you, and only you.
Timothy McGee: What are you doing, boss?
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: My job.
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Marshall Collins: Don't move, Taylor! You armed? Hold on to it. Less for me to explain.
Brian Taylor: You killed Keenan.
Marshall Collins: Should have done it years ago. He was going to tell. From killer to cop. Funny how life works out.
Brian Taylor: Why did you set me up?
Marshall Collins: I didn't. Spur of the moment... Just needed a gun, that's all. Keenan said he knew a guy who had one. Now I've got my own. Government-issued.
Leroy Jehtro Gibbs: So is mine. Put it down.
Marshall Collins: He's got a knife, Agent Gibbs. I was just protecting myself.
Brian Taylor: So was I.
Marshall Collins: I should have done it years ago. He was going to tell.
Marshall Collins: You set me up?
Brian Taylor: Kind of ironic!
Anthony DiNozzo: Looks like we're one for three, Collins.
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NCIS: Squad room
Anthony DiNozzo: One more answer correct, and... I win my title back.
Timothy McGee: From a ten-year-old.
Ziva David: Who has just been through hell.
Anthony DiNozzo: You mess with the bull... You get the horns. No exceptions. All right... "In the 1985 film Back to the Future, this device makes time travel possible." Come on, baby, I'm back. What is the flux capaciter? Wait, what happened?
Carson Taylor: You spelled "capacitor" wrong... Tough break.
Anthony DiNozzo: I bow to the champion.
Carson Taylor: Handshake will do.
Brian Taylor: There he is.
Elaine Taylor: My God, Carson!
Carson Taylor: So glad you're okay.
Abigael Scuito: I'm really gonna miss him.
Anthony DiNozzo: There's something about that kid.
Elaine Taylor: I missed you so much.
Carson Taylor: I missed you, too.
