Bishop, who loves spring cleaning, is displeased.
Ugh, ofcourseshe does.
He plans to rent a motorcycle and pick a lucky lady to accompany him forLady and the Tramp-style spaghetti.
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(He rejects Stephanie, Sarah, and Angelique, eventually leaning toward Cheryl.)
Then Gibbs shows up with four coffee cups in a holder.
He wont say why, though.
If I wanted you to know, I wouldve told you, Gibbs gibbses.
When Palmer gets wind that Gibbs had a sleepless night, he compliments him for looking so alert.
Its like youre some kind of superhero, like a…Captain Wolf-Eyes.
Palmer is all of us!
Hes recovering at Walter Reed, where hes closed off and refuses to talk about the attack.
The Marines thought all the weapons were destroyed in the attack, but the Dodd killings indicate otherwise.
I suggest you talk to him, sniper to sniper.
So Gibbs knocks on Davis door to ask for his help identifying the people who might have the rifle.
At HQ, McGee and Bishop are interviewing Davis daughter, Riley.
On her way out of HQ, Riley stops to talk to DiNozzo.
Its all about family, right?
Grace then tells Gibbs that Davis has been coming for three weeks but only to watch.
There, they find boxes that prove the XR-30 was illegally shipped into the country.
So now a powerful weapon is in America, but whos the target?
Still, when Davis invites him inside, Gibb admits he slept better there than on his couch.
And…well, she passed away.
Its awful, and he concludes that the missing XR-30 must be his.
Gibbs assures him there was nothing he couldve done.
He gets in the truck.
Where are you headed?
Its tense until Davis reluctantly laughs and admits he doesnt know.
Davis says its not about the captured weapon.
Its that he doesnt want his daughter to see him like this.
Gibbs tells him that Riley talked about him all day.
When she looks at you, all she sees is her dad.
Davis swallows hard, processing.
You need help, gunny, Gibbs says.
Say youll take it.
She praises Gibbs for getting through to him, but now she wants to know if Davis helped Gibbs.
Gibbs realizes that when she told him to go talk to Davis, she was shrinking him.
Question is, did it work?
Weve got to solve the case before we find out.
sniper who lived in Iraq with his missionary parents after the Gulf War.
He grew up blaming the countrys wreckage on the oppressors.
It takes three days, and the time passes to a somber Gibbs voiceover of theRiflemans Creed.
Thats it, Gibbs says, scanning the countryside for a telltale flash of the rifle.
And then there it is: a brief, bright glimmer amid the trees.
Gibbs finger tightens on the trigger.
All we hear is the wind, his breath, and his heartbeat.
Then he recites one final line of the Riflemans Creed and kills the other sniper.
Davis, whos allowed Riley back into his life, is glad to hear it.
I was fighting myself, you know.
Trying to be some empty version of what I was before.
Oh, did you think that was moving?
We now cut to Davis singing Leonard CohensHallelujahwith the MusiCorps as Riley and the NCIS family watch.
Most overused song in Hollywood?
Hugely effective every single time its deployed?
And tonight is no exception.
The song is gorgeous, especially because Taye Diggs is accompanied by real MusiCorps participants.
Tim agrees, and his computer screen shows that hes searching for engagement rings.
(It must be noted that Palmers riding in the sidecar.)
Hallelujahcontinues, and we find Gibbs at home, restless on his couch.
He tentatively approaches his bedroom, where the beds covered in plastic, sterile and cold.
He lays down anyway, resting his head on a clean white pillow.
His eyes close as the song ends.
Its a season of changes, remember?
The NCIS family gets closer.
McGee prepares to launch a new stage of life.
Gibbs makes halting steps toward healing.
