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Yo, this thing's hilarious.
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Think this thing's got food in it?
Oh, for sure.
Excuse me.
Smack that thing.
Hey! Leave that thing alone. It's not bothering you.
Yo, pipe down, old man.
Put some respect in your tone when you talk to me.
Why you always got a problem, huh?
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Mmm, big relief.
Huge relief.
What's that?
This coffee's excellent.
See, I must have a great coffee shop
within walking distance of my new home.
It's a deal breaker.
Um...
you do realize that we've already moved in, correct?
So, you're saying I should have checked out the coffee shops
before we signed the lease?
Yes, yes, yes, that would've been a good idea.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
I have a meeting today at the Surfrider Foundation.
They have an opening on their Blue Water Task Force.
So you've made your decision, huh?
You're gonna leave law enforcement?
Yeah.
Well, at least for now.
And, I mean, I've always loved the outdoors
and I love helping out, so...
Yes, you've been so interested, in fact, that you once
made up a fake story about cleaning up a town
after wildfires when, in fact, you were
chasing down a rogue Russian spy.
- I did do that. - Uh-huh.
I still can't believe you drove
all the way out there to surprise me.
So...
what can I help you with today?
Callen?
Good morning.
Morning.
Is everything okay?
Sorry, what?
Nothing.
Nothing, the coffee's great.
Hi, baby.
So, the headline is Rosa is
doing great, and if you take into account
the turmoil she's had in her life the last six months,
she's actually doing better than great.
Well, that's amazing.
Did they say how she did on her English essay?
Oddly, she got an A.
What do you mean "oddly"? I helped her with that.
Oh, I know, sweetheart.
I also know that you don't use commas
in your speech or your writing.
Okay, touché. Well played.
Oh, and her teacher also said
that she could use some outside help for math.
Did you say "outside help," like a-like a, like a tutor?
- Yeah. - No, she doesn't need a tutor.
That's like a way for us to shirk
our parental responsibilities.
No, she needs to see
that if there's obstacles at school,
we are the first line of assistance.
Perfect.
I will order the calculus textbook
and you can get right on that.
Did you say calculus?
I sure did.
Oh, yeah, well,
I mean, who are we
to, in this economy,
take away employment from a hard-working...
And qualified.
...and qualified
tutor.
- Bye, sugar bear. - I love you. Bye.
You know what, Deeks? Tutors are people, too.
Hey.
- Morning. - Morning.
Where is everybody?
Sam's gonna be out. He's taking his dad
to see a specialist in Orange County.
And last I saw heard, Kilbride and Rountree
were arguing about the outcome of some college football game.
Ooh, which game?
I have no idea. As soon as I heard the word "football,"
the AirPods went straight in.
I thought you said you liked sports.
I like the Lakers.
Specifically, Laker games with my dad.
Oh. Hey, uh,
how is your mom doing?
Well, she's... she's good.
Her foot's healed, she's done with physical therapy.
But now that she doesn't have anything
to complain about or focus on...
She can turn all her attention back onto you.
- Exactly. - Oh.
So we had a lovely family brunch on Sunday
where we all learned that I am using
the entirely wrong skin care products.
And I would do well if I hired a personal trainer.
Well, your family brunches sound like a lot of fun.
Yeah, you should see them in person, live and in HD.
- I'd like that. - Really?
- Sure. - Okay.
I'm gonna hold you to that.
All right.
Rountree wants us upstairs. We just caught a case.
What do we got?
This morning a husband and wife architect team,
Emmett and Linsey Sandhagen,
were kidnapped from their home in Westwood.
Any witnesses?
Yeah, the couple's nanny, Mila Curren,
she saw the whole thing go down.
- Wait, they have kids? - Yeah.
One daughter, one son. Eight and ten.
Mm. How are they doing?
Luckily, they didn't see anything.
They're with the nanny now.
Kilbride sent Castor to pick them up
and bring them back to the boatshed.
Why did we pull this case?
The Sandhagens' architecture firm...
they specialize in designing secure facilities.
They've been working closely with the Seabees
as, uh, civilian DoD contractors.
And the Navy wants to know if any of these secured facilities
- are now vulnerable. - You got it.
LAPD CSU is processing the crime scene.
I'll let you guys know if they find anything.
Okay, Fatima, why don't you meet Kensi,
head up to Port Hueneme, talk to the Seabees.
Copy that.
You and I will head to the boatshed,
- speak with the nanny, huh? - Can I drive the Benzo?
- Uh, I don't think so. - Shotgun!
So, where were you when the intruders entered?
I was upstairs, getting the kids ready for school,
when I heard Emmett yell.
And did you actually see the Sandhagens get abducted?
I saw three guys in ski masks
grab them in the kitchen.
All I could think about were the kids,
so I went back upstairs
and put them into one of the Sandhagens' secured rooms.
And the three men never followed you upstairs
or tried to breach the secured door?
It was like they only cared about Emmett and Linsey.
There's a lot of art
a-and expensive things around the house.
It's all still there.
- And you saw them escape in a van? - Yeah.
I heard Linsey yelling when they threw her in the van.
Did you notice any stress points
in the Sandhagens' life, any colleagues or friends,
anybody, that they would argue with?
No. Nothing like that.
This doesn't make any sense.
The Sandhagens are the best parents
and just the nicest people.
They took me to Hanalei with them and...
we had the best time.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
You never heard them talk about being in debt,
owing anyone money... anything like that?
No, money never seemed like something they were short on.
Those kids have no idea what's happening.
- Admiral. - As you were.
Kensi and Fatima arrived at Hueneme yet?
- 20 minutes out. - Ah.
Bring up Colonel Jackson Ladd, please.
Yes, sir.
Coming up on the big screen now.
- This address current? - I don't think so.
His name was taken off the utilities
about six and a half months ago.
- Look into his whereabouts, will you? - Yes, sir.
Uh, Admiral, if you don't mind me asking,
who's Colonel Ladd?
He's one of the best to ever put on a uniform.
Served over 25 years in the Army.
Every conflict from Desert Storm to Iraqi Freedom.
His last deployment, he lost both of his legs
in a door breach explosion.
- Damn. - Yeah.
He's had a rough go of it. Trying to figure out
where he fits in the world now.
Hmm.
Hell of a thing to be
elite at something,
to be defined by that thing...
and then just have it all taken away in an instant.
Yeah.
Keep me posted on Colonel Ladd.
Yes, sir.
Bet the Sandhagens never even envisioned
this as a possibility
when they took their first military contract.
Yeah, I can't imagine how they're feeling
or worried they are about their kids.
Mm. Hopefully, the Seabees can help us figure out
- a motive for the kidnapping. - Mm-hmm.
Hey, where were you coming from
when you picked me up this morning?
Oh, I was at Rosa's school.
I had a meeting with her academic advisor.
Deeks had to log his range hours,
- so it was just me. - Mm.
So, uh, how's the whole parenting thing going?
Is it, like, easier or, uh,
harder than you thought it would be?
Um... it is not
harder or easier.
I think it's just different.
I mean, I was worried about her emotional health,
but she's made an amazing group of friends
and she seems really happy, which is such a relief.
Oh, man. How are you?
I just realized I've been wrapped up in all my own stuff
that I haven't asked you about Akhil or anything.
What's happening with that?
We've gone on a few dates.
Okay. A few dates is good. And?
And we are now solidly locked in the friend zone.
- Huh. - Yeah.
Is that what you want?
I don't know, maybe?
Probably.
- I don't know, maybe I want more? - Okay.
Oh, my gosh. What is happening?
What is happening with all of this right now?
Kens, I mean, the last time I dated a guy,
- everything about me was different. - Mm-hmm.
I was acting.
I was partying a lot, I was going out every night.
All night.
- That's just not you anymore. - Not at all.
I don't know. After the accident,
I changed everything about myself.
Literally, everything.
- Except for my family. - Yeah.
To be honest, I don't think that that's a bad thing.
It's not.
But with Akhil...
I don't know, this is gonna sound crazy,
but I have no idea how this new version of me
is supposed to be on a date
and, like, in a real relationship.
- Mm-hmm. - Ooh, forget it.
I didn't know the old Fatima.
But I know the new one.
She is somebody that I admire
and I am really, really proud to call you my friend.
It honestly means a lot to me coming from you,
'cause I've always looked up to you
- as sort of a... - Stop.
Before you call me an older sister.
No, no, no.
I was gonna say, like, a favorite aunt.
Oh, my gosh!
Get out.
Aunt.
It's a tough one. Two great kids.
And we need to find their parents fast.
All right, take Mila, Ty and Sophia
to the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.
We'll have an NCIS agent look after them
until we can get a handle on this.
Copy that. I'll do it right now.
Hey, guys, I just checked the Sandhagens' personal accounts.
All their cars are paid off, no credit card debt,
hefty retirement and savings accounts
and a second home in Hawaii.
So, exactly like Kensi and I. Minus the house in Hawaii,
the retirement accounts, and the,
- you know, money. - Yeah.
All right, if there's nothing that we can work with, why don't
you look into their architecture company and employees.
Maybe there's some financial motive buried in there.
All right, on it.
- Admiral. - Where are we with Colonel Ladd?
His phone's offline
and there's no credit card or ATM activity
in the last 30 hours.
All right. Have LAPD do a welfare check
at the colonel's home.
Yes, sir.
I'm Commander Cheng.
- I'm sorry to have, kept you waiting. - No problem.
I'm Special Agent Kensi Blye,
this is Special Agent Fatima Namazi.
- Commander. - It's good to meet you both.
Yeah.
I supervised the projects that Emmett and Linsey Sandhagen
worked on with the Seabees.
I've got to say, the Sandhagens are well-liked around here.
Uh, could you fill us in on
exactly what they did for the Seabees?
Of course.
But first, may I ask, are their children okay?
Yes, we have them and they're safe.
Good.
So, the Sandhagens were brilliant.
They acted as civilian contractors
on three of our latest and most important projects.
So, we know Admiral Kilbride has been in contact
with the office of SECNAV and that they've upped security
at those three properties,
but could you tell us exactly what these projects were?
The first was a weapons and ordnance depot at Camp Pendleton.
The second was an underground drone control base in the Mojave.
But the third project was their masterpiece.
That was the project that wasn't in our briefing.
Uh, we were told we needed to speak with you directly
- to get more details. - The project was
a fortified and secured command center
built directly into the side of a mountain,
- location classified. - What kind of command center?
A multiservice missile deterrence
command and control center.
And what does this center control?
Over 300 missiles located on U. S. soil.
Three hundred?
Yeah.
If the Sandhagens were taken by
a foreign interest looking for control
of that command center, they can take out
most of our domestic military operations
with those ballistic missiles.
- Hey, guys. - What do you got, Rountree?
The Sandhagens architecture firm
has a third partner. His name's Paul Figueiredo.
Oh, let me take a flyer here.
Mr. Figueiredo is just as rich as the Sandhagens?
That's the thing, he's not. He's doing well,
but his home's worth a quarter
of what one of the Sandhagens' properties is.
And he has credit card debt and nowhere near the savings.
And all three of them are equal partners in the firm?
Yeah, looks that way.
Maybe the Sandhagens are
funneling money from the corporation. Maybe they're stealing from him.
And Paul finds out and goes after them.
Maybe. Or maybe the Sandhagens
are selling their classified knowledge of properties
like the ballistic missile command center to the highest bidder.
About a half a dozen foreign countries
would be interested in the plans for those properties.
Not to mention terrorist organizations.
Thank you for coming down here with Agent Castor.
I'm Special Agent Callen. This is Investigator Deeks.
Hi, good to meet you. No problem at all.
I've been sick about this.
If there's anything, I can do to help, I will.
Great, that's great, 'cause we do have some questions for you.
For sure. First, can I ask... Ty and, uh, Sophia...
how are they? Are they with Mila?
- They are. - And they're all at a secured location.
- Have a seat. - Yeah.
So, you and the Sandhagens are equal partners
in their military contracting business, correct?
We are. Yeah, I own a third,
Linsey owns a third, Emmett owns a third.
That means the profits are distributed equally
between the three of you?
That it does, yeah.
I don't mean to be disrespectful,
but when we were looking into the Sandhagens' finances,
we realized that... they have substantially
more capital and savings than you do.
You-you guys looked into my finances.
- We did. - 'Cause I wasn't expecting that.
But, uh... you saw I've got nothing to hide.
And the reason for your different financial situation is?
Simple. I'm a partner in the military contracting business.
Six years ago, they started a separate business
dealing with, uh, civilian jobs. I'm not a part of that firm.
We didn't see any other companies listed under their name.
Yeah, they were very careful to incorporate using trusts
instead of their names
to make sure this exact thing wouldn't happen.
So, what kind of civilian jobs
are they taking under this company?
Safe rooms in mansions,
secured bug out cabins in the mountains, specialty vaults.
I mean, in this day and age,
this types projects have become very popular
among people with means.
I mean, you look at the cash they're pulling in,
- I'd say it's profitable. - Yeah, well,
second homes are overrated.
You got the property taxes and the maintenance and...
I'll stop talking.
Well, anyway, they asked me to
partner with them in the private sector business back then,
but I turned them down.
- Why was that? - I love working with the Sandhagens,
but don't get me wrong, I don-I-I don't live to work.
Work for me is a means to camp, hunt,
surf, do jiujitsu.
Basically just be a human being.
Did you regret your decision once you saw how much money
- they were making? - Not at all. Are you kidding?
They worked on that business around the clock,
24/7 to get it done.
That was a... that was a huge accomplishment.
It's just not the life I want.
I can respect that.
You wouldn't happen to have a list of their
private sector clients, would you?
I don't have access to that because it's not part
of the military contracting business.
But if I were you guys, I'd check out their home office.
That's where they ran that business out of.
Our ETA from Port Hueneme is...
about 40 minutes, sir.
Copy that.
We should have a list of the Sandhagens'
private sector projects sent to your phones soon.
A private sector motive for the kidnappings makes sense.
If they were targeting a military facility,
then they'd have to know that the first step
in our playbook is to up security at any property
the Sandhagens designed.
And if they're in it for profit over terrorism,
then private sector assets are way easier
to offload and fence than military tech.
All valid points.
But SECNAV is coordinating with the purple suiters
to keep that ballistic missile command center safe.
Keep me posted.
Copy that, sir.
- Thanks. - All right.
Evidently, architecture pays.
I wanted to be an architect when I was a kid.
Yeah, honestly, it seems to be a cool job
minus the math and engineering part.
- What kind of architect? - Uh, I don't know.
I liked hotels, train stations, airports, that sort of thing.
Uh-huh, lots to unpack with that statement.
Taken from their own home.
You know, at least the kids didn't see it happen.
Yeah.
Hey, how's, uh,
how's Rosa adjusting to her new life here in LA?
Oh, she's a champ. So strong and resilient.
Although I think she's tired of me asking
if there's anything she wants to talk about.
Well, I think we all are, at this point.
That just means I care.
That's what love looks like. Speaking of caring and loving,
how's, uh, engagement treating you?
- It's good. - Yeah? Good?
Good. Good.
She's trying to figure out what her life will look like in LA
when she's married and not working in law enforcement.
Well, she's an incredible law enforcement officer.
ATF would be lucky to have her back,
but I do get the reluctance
of being a two-badge family. Man, do I.
- I'm sure you do. - And if you do decide
- to have children... - Kids?
We just got engaged.
Okay? We are not even close to that.
I'm just saying if and/or when, it's a big decision to make.
Uh-huh. And here is the home office.
Good talk.
Rountree,
we got a desktop in the home office.
Should have a signal for you in just a couple minutes here.
Copy that.
All right.
Boom.
Got access to the computer. Thanks, Callen.
Starting the search protocol now.
Sitrep, Agent Rountree.
So, Callen and Deeks were able to gain access
to the Sandhagens' private sector business computer.
And?
And...
judging by all these client files,
there's a lot of banks, stores and high net worth
individuals' homes to go through.
Okay, bring LAPD up to speed
and have them notify these clients
of a possible security breach and to stay vigilant.
- Will do. - Also,
have both teams check out any high-value targets
that are near them.
I'll also bring FBI HRT on.
Yes, sir.
Oh, um...
LAPD wasn't able to locate Colonel Ladd
during the welfare check at his apartment.
Ah. I figured as much.
Yeah.
Oh, and there was something else.
They found a few empty whiskey bottles
and a bunch of empty beer cans.
And what else?
Uh... nothing else.
Geez, you had me worried for a second.
Let me give you a little history lesson, Agent Rountree.
Before your generation unleashed mindfulness
and-and meditation on the world,
many, many generations before you
achieved the exact same result
utilizing the combination of whiskey and beer.
Whiskey and beer. Got it.
That armored truck depot was locked up tighter
than Fort Knox.
And with every security guard
in that Beverly Hills watch store strapped,
it's like they're kind of hoping that they're gonna get robbed.
What's next?
We have a bank on Santa Monica Boulevard.
- Mm-hmm. - A place called Even Mavrik,
- a high-end cigar and wine store... - Hold on, what's that?
Even Mavrik?
Even Mavrik. That's Hebrew.
That means brilliant stone.
- Oh, could be a diamond broker. - Okay.
It's close, .3 miles away.
Let's go check out some avanim mavrikot.
What you got, Rountree?
I just got an alert on a system check I was running
on the Sandhagens' home computer.
That list of private sector clients that I sent you...
it was downloaded last month.
Maybe they needed it for quarterly taxes?
Maybe, but I checked.
At the time it was downloaded at their home in Westwood,
both Sandhagens were up at Port Hueneme
working with the Seabees on a new project.
And you verified that?
Yup. I just got
off the phone with Commander Cheng up at Port Hueneme.
Sounds like we're gonna have to
have another talk with Mila the nanny.
Thank you, Castor. You can leave the door open.
- Go ahead and take a seat. - Oh...
This room's a little more cramped than the one out there.
Yeah, well...
this is our interrogation room.
Oh.
Sounds official.
Hopefully, you're making some progress...
Absolutely. Just to clarify,
so, you've been working with the Sandhagen kids
since you graduated college at Harvey Mudd?
Yes.
It took me a little longer to finish.
I didn't have rich parents paying for me.
But you managed to graduate with a computer science degree.
It was tough, but I'm glad I stuck it out.
You also picked up $230,000 in college debt.
Yeah.
- How did you know... - And although the Sandhagens
pay you a generous salary,
after your-your rent, your food, your car payments...
Wi-Fi, cell phone, random lattes at Alfred's...
It doesn't leave you with enough to cover
those monthly student loan payments,
but somehow you seem to have managed.
Even without rich parents.
- It's been difficult, but I work... - I can imagine.
Every single month, coming up with that spare cash
to go down to the 7-Eleven by your apartment
and buy a money order for those very expensive student loans.
Okay. I mean,
is there anything wrong with that?
Nothing.
As long as you have records, for the incoming cash, of course.
Records?
Hmm. Records.
I mean,
I sell some of my clothes to Buffalo Exchange
and they pay in cash.
Seems like a lot of extra clothes.
That's okay. We'll subpoena Buffalo Exchange's records.
Anything else you want to tell us?
My parents were s-so excited
when I got into Harvey Mudd.
We just didn't realize how much debt
it would put me in.
Believe it or not, I can make more being a nanny
than working a job with my degree.
My mom is sick, so I have to be in LA,
and there's no way to live here under debt like I have.
So, who did you borrow money from?
Mila,
we know you don't want to see the Sandhagens get hurt.
And we know you want those kids to see their parents again.
Just help us, and we'll make that happen.
I met him at a restaurant.
He was so nice.
I owe him
so much, and there's no way that I can pay him back.
He said he wanted to rob some place the Sandhagens designed.
He wasn't supposed to kidnap them. No one
- was supposed to get hurt. - What is his name?
His name's McCall.
Josh McCall.
Rountree, I need you to locate Josh McCall.
He told you he'd clear the debt
if you gave him that list of properties.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
Looks pretty empty.
Yeah, looks like it's under renovation or something.
Half of LA is being renovated.
You're telling me. I've lived here my whole life
and I don't recognize the skyline anymore.
Looks like nobody's working today.
Hey, check it out.
Someone went in through the vent.
So, this guy Josh McCall...
uh, he's been in and out of the system his entire life.
His greatest hits include
grand theft auto, battery, assault,
DUI and forgery.
- What's he doing now? - LAPD RHD believes
that he's an associate of a guy named Chito Aldana.
Aldana is suspected of running an elite heist crew.
The same guys that were suspected of hitting
the art gallery in Beverly Hills
and that bank off of Wilshire Boulevard last year.
Yeah, I heard about those. In and out. They're pros.
Yeah.
Well, if he's running with a heist crew,
it makes sense that he'd tell them about the Sandhagens.
Send us McCall's address
and call in an emergency search warrant.
All right. Copy that.
What the hell's taking so long up there?
The minute they saw us coming,
they locked themselves in their own vault with the diamonds.
Son of a bitch.
You should have planned for this.
I did, Chito.
That's why we grabbed the couple.
They built and designed this vault.
They can get us in.
You sure as hell better hope they do.
And they better do it fast.
Shoot, I got no cell service, do you?
Nothing.
They must be using a local signal jammer.
Well, it seems like the Sandhagens are on the floor above us.
We need to get to them before they open that vault.
- Once that happens... - They become dispensable.
We got to do this quickly and quietly.
Don't want to risk gunfire giving up our positions.
So we might be outgunned, we have no backup,
we don't know how many guys we're up against
or where they are.
- What could possibly go wrong? - Mm.
Clear.
Ah, this dude McCall certainly ain't gonna be saying
"Hey, AD, welcome to my house!" anytime soon.
What are you talking about?
AD home tours. AD home tours.
Those words mean nothing to me.
And you telling me you don't watch
Architectural Digest Home Tours?
Yeah, I can think of about a million things
I'd rather do with my time than to sit around and watch...
Kendall Jenner tell you how she styled her foyer
around a James Turrell?
I think not.
I think I miss Sam.
You definitely don't mean that.
It's hurtful, and I don't receive it.
Here we go.
Looks like our boy McCall plays the lotto.
Wonder if you can collect that from prison.
You don't really miss Sam, do you?
What do you got?
So, I couldn't reach Kensi and Fatima
even though their location has full strength cell signals.
So you think that somebody's using a cell jammer
to take their phones out.
Yeah, so I decided to go back and figure out when was the last time
we had connection to their phones, and watch this.
I went back and...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What was that movement? - Yeah, 17 minutes ago,
their location went from Thousand Oaks
to Van Nuys and Studio City, all within five minutes.
It ain't just a cell blocker.
Somebody is using some sort of device
that actually throws the signal.
And it falsifies their location.
It's pretty glitchy. It's not military strength.
Probably some cheap setup bought online.
I hate the Internet.
I want to know where Agents Blye and Namazi are,
- right now. - Yes, sir.
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Red, where you at?
Go, go, go, go, go.
I got it, I got it.
They got the Sandhagens.
- And we got... - Hey, Chito.
Red and Bobby are gone.
They're not at their posts.
Where the hell are they? They get scared and run?
No, I don't think so, I found this.
It's Red's hat.
Someone's in here. Someone took them out.
It's got to be guards for the diamond brokers.
We must have just missed them.
What if they already called the cops?
Find these guys now.
Get that vault open!
I know you can hear me. We're coming for you!
You won't leave this building alive.
What do we got, Rountree?
The lotto tickets you guys found
at McCall's place were purchased at a gas station
right down the street from one of the Sandhagens'
private sector projects.
Who were the clients?
A group of diamond brokers.
They hired them to design and build
a hidden inventory vault and a safe room.
That's got to be it.
Yeah, I'm sending you the address now.
Kensi and Fatima en route?
We don't know where they are.
- I'm sorry, what? - Wherever they are,
there's a signal thrower running.
If McCall is at that address, there's a good chance
- that that's where Kensi - and Fatima are. - Rountree,
find 'em.
I'm gonna drop a bullet into one of your heads
if you don't get that vault open now.
We're working as fast as we can.
We have to go through each lock manually.
It's gonna take as long as it takes.
- No! - Maybe I just end you now
and we see if she can get it done without you.
No.
He won't hurt the Sandhagens until they open the vault.
Hey, Chito. I swept the first floor,
bathrooms, nothing.
- Maybe they are the cops. - Shut up and man up.
All right, let's check this floor, then.
You, stay here with them.
Get that vault open!
You better hope to God there's someone else here,
because if your guys ghosted us,
I'm gonna kill them both before the day's over.
They're not like that.
- I found Red's hat, you know? - Shut up about
the damn hat already.
All right, look.
I'm gonna go down to the first floor and draw them to me.
That should give you a window to take out the guard
and secure the Sandhagens.
- You good on your own? - You know it.
Let's do this, sister.
First floor.
We're five minutes out.
Have we made contact yet?
No. Not-not yet.
Damn it.
What the hell?
Federal agent.
- Are you guys okay? - Yeah.
- You're safe now. - Thank you. We're good.
- All right. - Thank you.
- Our kids? - How are they?
They're safe. We have them.
- Oh, my God. - Thank you.
Hey. You good?
When are you coming home, Mom?
We'll be there soon, sweetie.
Agent Castor bought us ice cream.
That's great, buddy. Can't wait to see you.
- Love you. - Love you.
I love you.
I love you, guys.
I don't know how we'll ever be able to thank you.
It was our pleasure.
- LAPD will give you a ride home. - Thank you.
Yeah.
- Whew. You guys did great. - Thanks.
So, Mila was the one behind all of this?
Yep, getting crushed by debt,
didn't know what to do and made herself a bad decision.
She almost orphaned two kids today.
- Yeah. - Well, I think, all things considered,
it ended pretty well for the Sandhagens.
- And those diamond brokers. - Hmm.
I could really use a cold drink.
- Ooh. - Well, you know what,
there's an amazing Cuban restaurant right around the corner.
Ooh, I could definitely eat. I could eat.
- My treat. Let's go. - Even better.
- Your treat? - My treat.
Callen's paying.
I'm in.
You know what they call a man who drinks alone?
Happy.
You mind?
Free country.
Least it is for now.
Why'd you no-show that meeting?
I didn't.
Walked in and saw the place.
Look, I appreciate what you and the guys are trying to do
to find me work,
but I'd rather do a deep dive
with a weight belt and no tank
than to work in some cubicle doing phone sales.
Scotch. Neat.
Yeah, that job
may not have been, uh...
When I was a junior officer,
I was a door kicker.
First one through every time.
- Every time. - Then I moved to Intel,
where I protected and led some of the toughest,
most well-trained men on the planet.
And you know what happened on Sunday?
I'm walking into the store.
Old lady runs ahead of me, opens the door,
looks at me with those eyes.
Like I was less than.
I was a damn super hero, Hollace.
And now I got some old lady's pity.
Screw the private sector.
What?
You're a soldier.
You always have been, you always will be.
We were wrong to try and find you a job
working for people who don't understand who we are.
What are you saying?
I'm saying when you're ready to put that drink down,
I will find you a job, soldier.
One befitting who you really are.
Hollace, I don't want no charity.
It's Admiral Kilbride.
And when you're ready to stand up and start working
for the greatest country this world has ever known,
you give me a call.
But don't expect me to hold the damn door open for you.
Thank you.
You are welcome.
Oh, so...
how was the job interview today?
It was great.
The work they do is very important and...
- Mm-hmm. - they gave me a generous offer.
Uh, congratulations? Wh-When do you start?
I didn't take their job.
I was sitting in that office
and I guess I just, I felt...
I was trained for a very specific life since I was a kid.
That company that specializes in parental kidnappings...
they reached out again.
I'd just need to get my private investigator license.
But... is that what you want to do?
I don't know.
Today, when we were walking...
Mm-hmm.
...you thought you saw Pembrook.
Yeah.
You're going to find him, aren't you?
I would understand if you felt like
you had to track him down to get some answers.
But?
So many things, impossible things,
had to go right for us to be able to sit here,
like this, together, in this house.
That happens to be very close
to a great coffee shop, by the way.
Things are good now.
Maybe we deserve things to be good for a moment.