And that, my friends, is what they call closure.
All together now: Jeanne Benoit?
The other is Dr. David Woods.
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Dont recognize his name?
His wife is Jeanne Woods, nee Benoit.
Cue shock from every member of NCIS and deep, deep brooding from Very Special Agent DiNozzo.
He says its obvious that Tonys hated himself ever since.
Gotta say, this episode feels strangely placed.
Maybe it shouldve aired a little earlier?
No matter;NCISis brilliant at call-backs and long-simmering repercussions, and this episode is no exception.
So he approaches Jeanne and asks how she and David met.
Which itself was a lie oh, what a tangled web we weave!
And now they have 10 more hours of the most awkward cargo-plane trip ever ahead of them.
He then takes Gibbs unhealthy steak and throws it in the trash.
TAFT IS A MONSTER.
In Togu, the team finds a young woman who witnessed the attack.
She doesnt know who the attackers were, but she gives them a machete they left behind.
Not great odds, there.
I wont rest until we find him [your husband].
You have my word.
Of course, how much does his word means to Jeanne?
Abby and Palmer quickly realize that the symbols on the machete are from the Shilluk ethnic tribe.
This gets driven home when Gibbs fades in and out during Abby and Palmers presentation.
Taft is surprised (as are we!)
and starts to recommend a good therapist.
But Gibbs doesnt want that; he wants to talk to Taft.
Guys like us, Tony, we cant play the field forever, he says.
(He hates these cans!)
Back home, Gibbs is frantically trying to reach someone by phone.
In South Sudan, the distraction works, sort of.
Back home, Gibbs is still on the phone when bam!
A SEAL helicopter swoops in to mow down the Shilluks.
Never question what a determined Leroy Jethro Gibbs can do with a telephone.
On the flight back, McGossip Girl gets DiNozzo to spill some more.
Maybe not, he says.
But then Jeanne approaches them.
She thanks Tony and says she owes him.
Were good, he tells her.
She kisses his cheek and returns to her husband.
Sweet, sweet closure.
But even though the scar tissue will heal, Gibbs still needs to talk out his trauma.
And he wants to know, What are you afraid of, Gibbs?
This oughta be good, right?
