Ředitelku Shepardovou opět rozladilo Gibbsovo chování, když se odmítl zúčastnit slavnostního předávání cen.

Důvodem však je to, že agenti NCIS jsou převeleni na námořní základnu v Quanticu ve Virginii. Natáčí se zde velkolepá reality show, ve které účinkují tři bohaté a sexy topmodelky. Aby se zviditelnily, podstupují tvrdý vojenský výcvik za asistence kamer. Jedna z nich - Taylor umírá. Otázka zní: spáchala sebevraždu, pokusila se o útěk, anebo jí někdo zavraždil?

Doktor Mallard vnese do případu světlo, když zjistí na základě pitvy, že se modelka předávkovala andělským práškem. Všichni, ale vylučují dobrovolné požití drogy. I když se v minulosti léčila na psychiatrické klinice a měla s drogami problémy, je už dva roky čistá. Tím, že se zúčastnila reality show chtěla divákům dokázat, že se změnila. Tom Crawley, který bral Taylor jako svou dceru, obvinil jednoznačně z tragédie bývalého přítele modelky, Noaha Kellera, syna velmi vlivného občana. Noah prý naučil Taylor na drogu a také, jak se ukázalo, dívku v Quanticu pár dní před smrtí tajně navštívil. Ten je vzápětí nalezen v bytě mrtvý. Příčina smrti - předávkování.

Brzy se ale přijde na to, že mrtvá dívka chodila se seržantem MacManusem, podle jehož slov se chtěli s Taylor brát a který v reality show také pracoval.

Motiv k vraždě měly i obě další modelky - konkurentky, které v reality show vystupovaly se zavražděnou.

Postupně je zřejmé, že oba mladí lidé nespáchali sebevraždu, nýbrž byli zavražděni. Droga jim byla podána v tabáku. Obviněn a zatčen je Tom Crawley, který nesnesl pomyšlení, že by se Taylor vzdala své slibné kariéry kvůli bezvýznamnému mladíkovi. Ke svému činu Crawley využil dívčiny závislosti na nikotinu.

Two women are asleep in their beds in a dorm room. Two men are watching them through a surveillance camera. They turn the camera towards a third bed, which is empty. One of the men presses a button and reveille blares out of a speaker system. Both women jump up out of bed and one screams "I can't take much more of this! You're driving us crazy." The other woman scans the room and asks where the third woman is. "Maybe she got lucky and escaped" the first woman says. We hear pounding on the door and the first room jumps and says "They're coming." Both woman rush around throwing on clothes and opening the blinds on the window. The door slams open and a drill instructor strides into the room, followed by a film crew. To say he is unhappy with the women would be an understatement. As he screams at one of them, the other stands looking out the window. The DI asks where the third woman is. The camera goes to one of the women staring out the window. "Oh. My. God." she says, looking out at the third woman hanging upside down from the fence, dead.

Opening credits roll.

The scene opens on a room full of NCIS people applauding as Jenny presents an award to someone. Cynthia announces the next award, the Meritorious Civilian Service medal, and Jenny calls for Leroy Jethro Gibbs. The room fills with applause and the camera moves in to Ziva who comments on Jenny's new haircut, calling it the elf look. Tony corrects Ziva saying it is called a pixie. Ducky thinks she looks "terrific." Ziva wonders where Gibbs is and Ducky informs her he's never come to an awards ceremony. "Even if he's the one receiving?" Ziva asks. "Especially if he's the one receiving," Ducky assures her. Cynthia calls for Gibbs and Abby informs McGee that she knew he wouldn't show and tells him to pay up. McGee takes out a $20 and asks if she has change. "No" Abby tells him as the bill disappears up her sleeve. Meanwhile, Tony is working his way up to the podium. "Nice haircut" he whispers to Jenny as he tries to take the medal. Jenny questions Tony as to Gibbs' whereabouts and is given a vague answer of working as Tony takes the medal from her and gestures at Cynthia who announces that Tony will accept the award for Gibbs. Tony tries to make a speech that starts out referencing the TV show The Streets of San Francisco, but Jenny cuts him off and the awards ceremony is over. The room begins to empty even as Tony waves a paper around telling them that he has a whole speech. Abby goes up on stage and gives Tony a hug.

Jenny is calling Gibbs on her cell as she walks into her office, demanding to know where he is. Her office door opens and Gibbs walks in talking on his cell, telling her he is right behind her. Jenny is not amused by this and informs him that Tony has his award. Gibbs doesn't care. "Somethings never change do they Jethro?" Jenny asks him as she plays with her hair. Gibbs does not pick up on the hint. He informs her he is working on a case, a high profile one that he need to inform her of before it hits the news. There is a dead super model, Taylor Shane, at Quantico. Jenny nudges him again about being at the awards ceremony and Gibbs again ignores her. Jenny then reminds Gibbs that the media will be all over this case and Jethro is to behave himself. Gibbs leaves the office and Jenny is left playing with her hair.

At Quantico, the team is unpacking the van. Tony and Ziva are discussing the reality TV show Boot Camp Babes. They differ on what is the most important thing they are learning. Ziva thinks it is how to defend your country. Tony assures her it is how to fire a machine gun in a bikini. McGee sides with Ziva on this one. Tony and McGee try to explain to Ziva that the models are not really joining the Marines, that it is a stunt like The Simple Life. Ziva has never heard of it and hearing that it starred Paris Hilton reminds Ziva that she has stayed there a few times. Tony remarks that he wouldn't mind spending the night there and Ziva sighs romantically saying that she often dreams about it. Tony and McGee exchange leering looks and Ziva wants to know what that's about. Tony tells her he's trying to picture her and Paris together and Ziva assures him that she is not attracted to blondes. The banter is stopped by the sight of a mob of reporters at the gate to Quantico and Gibbs, out in front of the team, striding towards them, coffee cup in hand.

Gibbs tries to get through the crowd of reporters without commenting, but they gather around him, shoving their microphones in his face, and shouting questions at him. Gibbs only repeats that he just got there until a reporter jostles him and makes him drop his coffee cup. Gibbs stands and looks at his coffee in a pool on the ground and informs the reporters that the interview is over. The reporter apologizes and says it was an accident but Gibbs doesn't care. He ducks under the crime scene tape and tells the Marine guards to secure the area. The reporters continue to scream questions at him, but they are completely blocked by a wall of Marine guards as Gibbs strides away from them.

Gibbs comes upon Ducky and Mr. Palmer examining the body of Taylor Shane. Ducky informs Gibbs that she's been dead for about 5 hours, but Gibbs is more interested in the how than the how long. Ducky points out several lacerations, none of which appear fatal. Mr. Palmer says "we'll know more when we get her back" and Ducky looks up from the body at him. Mr. Palmer quickly decides to go and get the gurney. Gibbs asks the Marine standing by who moved the body and he replies that he did. He is the liaison for the show and felt it wasn't in the best public relations interest to all the media to take pictures of Taylor hanging on the wire. The liaison has been trying to get a hold of the producer of the show, without success. Gibbs wants to know what Taylor was doing on the wire. The liaison says it was as if she was trying to climb over the fence, but that makes no sense because if Taylor really wanted off the show, all she had to do was say so.

Gibbs starts handing out assignments. McGee is to take photos and Ziva is to interview the models. Tony interrupts Gibbs to volunteer to interview the models and Ziva is more than happy to oblige. Gibbs, on the other hand, takes the camera away from McGee and tells McGee to help Ziva interview the models and hands the camera to Tony. Gibbs and the liaison officer go off to watch the taped footage. Ziva asks Tony if he would like her to get the models' autographs. Tony laughs, but drags a copy of GSM out and asks McGee to see if he can get them to sign it to "The Big D."

The two models are in their barracks trying to figure out what Taylor was doing outside. Hannah thinks she was trying to get a bigger storyline by making a break for it. McGee and Ziva come in to interview them. Ziva asks the camera crew to leave and they do. The other women last saw Taylor at lights out. Hannah believes that Taylor would have done anything for more camera time, Natalie is offended by this. Hannah reminds Natalie that the cameras are off, so she can stop pretending she cares. Ziva is surprised that they didn't get along, as is McGee. The models remind him that they shoot the show 24 hours a day, he only sees 23 minutes of that.

Tony has finished up taking pictures and wants to go check on the models, but Gibbs insists that he ride back with the bodies. It is his job to make sure that the reporters don't follow the body. Tony isn't quite sure how to do that, but Gibbs tells him to improvise. Tony walks up to Mr. Palmer and asks for the keys, but Ducky has them, flipping them through the air to Tony who catches them.

Back in the barracks, the models have signed Tony's GSM to "The Big D" and are wondering if they can do anything else for McGee, like give his girlfriend some hair tips, looking at Ziva. McGee quickly assures them that they have all they need for now. McGee gives them his business card and asks them to contact them if they think of anything else that might be helpful. Ziva exits, telling them "it's called a business card. Maybe you can have one of the Marines read it to you."

Down in autopsy, Ducky is going over everything that didn't kill Taylor. No bones broken, no major arteries severed, her death was not caused by the razor wire. The tox screen shows angel dust in her system. "An overdose of PCP drove that poor girl flailing into that fence; she had a seizure, fell into a coma and died." Gibbs wonders if the overdose was accidental. "I doubt it," Ducky replies. "She had enough PCP in her system to kill a small water buffalo." "Water buffalo?" Gibbs wonders. "I tire of saying a small horse," Ducky responds. It might have been suicide. Gibbs reminds Ducky that they don't investigate suicides. Mr. Palmer is surprised to hear that. Ducky explains that "technically, no, but even the most obvious suicide is investigated by NCIS as a murder." "On a marine base, surrounded by cameras?" Mr. Palmer asks. "Yes. The stuff good mysteries are made of Mr. Palmer," Ducky chuckles as he resumes his examination of the body.

Jenny and Gibbs are watching the ZNN report on Taylor's death up in Jenny's office. Jenny fast forwards to the "good" part which shows Gibbs turning his back and walking away from the cameras, saying "I don't care" in response to a reporter stating that the public has a right to know. Gibbs insists that he was not asked that question. Jenny doesn't care, he shouldn't have given them anything they could manipulate. Gibbs also doesn't care, as PR is not his area. Jenny continues to lay into him about his attitude so Gibbs tells her he'll make it right if Jenny gets him that reporter's number. Will he apologize? No, he'll ask her out to dinner and with that Gibbs leaves Jenny's office. Jenny is not amused.

In the squad room, Tony and Ziva are also watching the ZNN report. Tony is providing commentary as Ducky arrives on the scene, saying he looks good, then here comes the autopsy gremlin and then a flash which Tony insists is his jacket. Ziva laughs and tells him it's McGee's jacket, giving Tony a light flick on the ear. Tony is not in any of the footage. McGee wishes he could say the same since the camera adds 10 pounds. Tony assures McGee that the weight was added by his refrigerator. Tony wonders if Gibbs watched the coverage. Ziva doesn't know about that but is sure the director did since Gibbs has been up in her office for the last half hour. Tony then wonders if anyone else thinks they (Gibbs and Jenny) were more than just partners back in the day. By the expressions on Ziva's and McGee's faces Tony realizes Gibbs is right behind him and covers by explaining they were talking about Cagney and Lacey. Not fooled at all, Gibbs slaps the back of Tony's head and asks for a report from the team.

Taylor Shane did a couple of stints in rehab. Her friends blame the boyfriend who has a record from drug busts. McGee is looking for him. Gibbs sends Tony and Ziva to interview the producer of the reality show. Gibbs wants to know how Taylor got a fistful of PCP during this reality show. Having seen the picture of the boyfriend, Tony wonders how he got a supermodel for a girlfriend. "They're shallow, he's wealthy, a perfect match," is Ziva's take on the situation. Then she remembers that Tony's from a wealthy family. That's different Tony explains since his dad cut him off when he was 12. "I had to earn all my dates the old fashioned way," he tells Ziva. "Begging?" she assumes.

Down in Abby's lab she's testing all sorts of snack foods. The testing is mostly done by lab equipment, but some is done by eating. Gibbs strides in carrying a Caf-Pow and good news. Her new lab assistant is starting on Monday. Abby protests vehemently that she will not have another lab assistant until she realizes that Gibbs is just pulling her leg. Abby did not find it funny. Gibbs says it was to him, kind of, and gives her the Caf-Pow. Abby has figured out why no one heard Taylor scream. There were a couple of very long trains going by at the same time Taylor died.

Gibbs asks about Abby's new diet, and Abby explains that she's trying to figure out how the drugs got into Taylor's system. Ducky said there were no signs of IV usage and no traces of PCP in the lungs, so Taylor had to have taken the drugs orally. There were no traces of anything that would indicate the drugs were in pills, but there were traces of PCP in her stomach. There were also traces of the components of the snack cakes that Abby has been testing. Abby is trying to determine just which snack cake it was and tells Gibbs it's a lot of fun and reminds her of Bill Nye the Science Guy. This reference is lost on Gibbs who instead remembers Mr. Wizard. Abby has no idea who Mr. Wizard is. Pulling her back to the case, Abby tells Gibbs she found out two things. One, Abby likes cream filling. And, two, she knows which pastry had the PCP in it. As Abby takes a big bite of the pastry in question, she tells Gibbs they're looking at death by Klowny Kake. "That's good work, Abs," Gibbs says. Abby polishes off the Klowny Kake as she watches Gibbs leave.

Staff Sergeant McMannis is talking with Hannah, telling her that Taylor got along with everyone except for her. Hannah doesn't see the point of this inquiry. McMannis wants to know why Taylor committed suicide and thinks Hannah knows why. Hannah maintains she doesn't. McMannis presses and Hannah details what happened the night before. Hannah went to bed, Natalie snuck into the bathroom to puke three or four times, and Taylor decided to commit suicide. As far as Hannah is concerned, that's it. McMannis is not appreciative of Hannah's wit and gets right in her face. They are interrupted by the arrival of Tony and Ziva.

Hannah is sent out to the pull-up bars while Tony and Ziva speak to McMannis. They want to speak with the producer, Tom Crawley. McMannis tells him Crawley is not to be disturbed. Ziva doesn't care about that, she wants to discuss the OD of one of the stars of his show. McMannis is shocked to hear that Taylor OD'd. McMannis tells them that he knows Taylor had problems in the past, but she was definitely anti-drug now. She didn't even take aspirin. McMannis directs Tony and Ziva to Crawley's office.

Crawley is sitting in his office, staring at a picture of Taylor with tears on his face, when Tony and Ziva enter. Crawley calls Taylor his daughter, he became her legal guardian when she was 15 and they went through a lot together. Crawley insists that Taylor has been clean and sober for 2 years, there is no way she OD'd on PCP. Tony and Ziva remind Crawley that most addicts relapse and their relapses are brought on by stress so perhaps Boot Camp Babes was a bad career choice for a recovering addict. Crawley insists that the show was Taylor's idea and that she loved it.

The scene shifts to the pull-up bars as the camera crew tapes Hannah and Natalie working in skimpy outfits that certainly don't look like regulation Marine boot camp outfits. The models simply quit working and remind their DI and the camera crew that Taylor was the only one who took this seriously. Just then Crawley walks up asking if "he" was here. Hannah does not answer and Crawley grabs her arm. The DI intervenes saying Crawley is hurting her. Crawley doesn't care but Tony breaks in and tells them all to calm down. Ziva wants to know who "he" is. "He" is Noah Keller, Taylor's ex-boyfriend. Keller was there but neither Crawley nor McMannis knew about it. Tony asks McMannis to take Crawley for a walk so he and Ziva can speak to the models alone.

Hannah notices Ziva's drink and offers her $100 for it. They haven't had anything but Marine food since the series started. Ziva tells her it is not for sale, but Tony takes it from Ziva's hand and gives it to Hannah, telling her it is free, just like love. Tony then starts spouting a bunch of stuff about how great the models are and how he loves their show. "Thanks, cutie" is the response. Ziva laughs at Tony and then asks why they didn't tell them about Keller's visit. Because Taylor asked them not to is the response. The models insist that Taylor was not taking drugs and that Noah just came to talk because they were having "relationship" problems. Taylor thought Noah was using again. Ziva informs them that someone gave Taylor enough PCP to kill all three of them.

Back at the squad room, McGee is trying to track down Noah Keller. Gibbs comes in and tells McGee to hang up the phone. McGee tries to explain what he's doing, but Gibbs takes the phone from his hand and hangs it up. Gibbs then tells McGee exactly where Keller is located. McGee wonders how Gibbs knew that and Gibbs glibly responds that he got an urgent call from the President. Actually, his AmEx records were in the fax machine. Gibbs and McGee gear up and walk out of the squad room as McGee mumbles that he specifically told her to e-mail him those records.

Gibbs and McGee arrive at the Cranston Motel just outside of Quantico. It is not a 5-star hotel and McGee comments on that fact, since Keller is worth millions of dollars and has a super model girlfriend. Keller's car is there and that, at least, lives up to his reputation. As they walk up to his motel room, Tony calls to let Gibbs know that Keller was at Quantico the day before Taylor died. Peering in the motel room window, Gibbs tells Tony that he can see Keller as McGee knocks on the door. Gibbs tells McGee not to bother as the camera zooms in and we see that Keller is lying on the bed, most likely dead.

McGee is taking pictures at the crime scene while Ducky is talking about how tragic it is having to deal with two young people's deaths in 24 hours, both self-inflicted. Gibbs has no sympathy since Hannah died a much more violent death. McGee doesn't understand how they could have everything and still end up like this. "Well, wealth and fame have often gone hand-in-hand with fatal addiction. Edgar Allen Poe. Keith Moon." Ducky explains. "Kurt Cobain," Mr. Palmer throws in. "The list goes on and on," Ducky continues and then tells Jethro that Keller has been dead about 24 hours, meaning he OD'd shortly after Taylor did. Ducky points out the various body indicators of heroin OD instead of PCP and Gibbs finds a small packet of heroin confirming Ducky's preliminary diagnosis. McGee has found a letter, but it is not a suicide note.

In Jenny's office, she is reading the note that McGee found. It is a Dear John letter from Taylor to Keller, postmarked 6 days ago at the Quantico PO. The letter is in Taylor's handwriting. Jenny compares it to Romeo and Juliet, Gibbs differs a bit on the details. Jenny thinks the letter was hard for Taylor to write, again Gibbs disagrees, thinking it was harder for Keller to receive. "No one likes getting dumped by Postal Express." "Maybe he didn't listen. Relationships change. Some people don't know when to let go," Jenny responds. Gibbs just looks away. Jenny has to brief the CG of Quantico in the morning and she wants Gibbs there. Gibbs declines, saying they don't even have enough evidence, yet, to link the two deaths together. Jenny says she can't tell the General they have nothing. "You can always write him a letter" Gibbs says as he leaves her office.

Tony walks into Abby's lab where the music is blaring. He calls out to Abby several times, getting louder each time to be heard above the music. Abby leaps out from behind her computer monitors saying "TA DA" and holding a bouquet of black roses. They're for Tony who finds them quite, uh, black. Abby thinks that's cool. The card says get well soon because they didn't have a "sorry I almost sent you to prison" card. Tony reminds her that it wasn't almost, she did send him to prison. "Not for good," she says. Tony is at a loss for words but all Abby wants is reassurance that Tony doesn't hate her. "I could never hate you. I don't think anyone could ever hate you," Tony assures her. Abby tells him that she doesn't know Billy Bob and then we are treated to a long, tangled explanation of one of Abby's previous boyfriends, reminding us all that Abby really doesn't have the best taste in men. Abby presents Tony with the vase and reminds him to water them so they don't die. "I thought they all ready were dead" Tony responds.

"Laugh Now, Cry Later" Mr. Palmer reads off of Keller's tattoo. "It's an interesting concept, Mr. Palmer," Ducky says. "Unfortunately for our guest here the laughter has ended." "My friend who went to NYU said this guy was the club king of New York. He was almost legendary," Mr. Palmer explains. "Well, if he wasn't before he most certainly is now," Ducky chuckles. "Apparently he only hung out with models and A-list celebrities. This guy got the VIP treatment everywhere he went," Mr. Palmer continues as he looks at the body on the autopsy table. Gibbs comes in at this and wonders if Palmer is writing a gossip column. Mr. Palmer tries to explain what he was talking about to Gibbs, but simply ends up stammering and then moves away.

"Talk to me, Duck," Gibbs asks. "Our initial assumptions were far from correct. When I examined him just now I found fresh bruises on his upper back, the left shoulder. The x-rays indicated a severe fracture of the left scapula. And the clavicle was almost completely crushed." Gibbs asks if he was in a fight but Ducky doesn't immediately answer. He tells Gibbs with injuries of that type, Keller's left arm would have been completely useless. Someone else had to have shot him up. Ducky tells Gibbs that Abby determined that Keller's blood alcohol level was 0.34. With that level, Keller's heart was pumping so slowly that most of the heroin was not metabolized. Keller was unconscious when the drug was administered.

Up in the squad room, Ziva is watching footage of the models assembling weapons and laughing at them. Tony comes in bearing his vase of black roses and asks Ziva why she is watching Boot Camp Babes. "It's called research, Tony" Ziva responds.Ziva is looking for a lead. "This is only the beginning," Tony continues. "Before you know it you'll be sitting at home eating a large box of chocolates, watching the Food Network on your 50-inch plasma." Ziva denies it and holds up McGee as an example of someone who was raised in America, yet watches very little TV. McGee agrees that he watches 20 minutes here and there. Tony is unimpressed, telling McGee to tell Ziva what he does with the rest of his time. McGee protests that that isn't watching TV. "He pretends to be a fairy in an online computer game," Tony tells Ziva. "It's an Elf Lord," McGee protests. Making a hand gesture, Tony says "whatever."

Gibbs strides into the squad room telling them that Keller didn't commit suicide, he was murdered. The team look at Gibbs as he sits at his desk. Gibbs half-stands and asks Tony and Ziva what they are doing still there. They are to find out why. McGee comes over to Gibbs desk to tell him he may have something. Gibbs looks up and says "Are you waiting for me to guess, Elf Lord?" Tony stifles his laughter. McGee tells Gibbs that the night before he was murdered, Keller received two calls from his business manager and a third call, from Hannah.

McGee and Tony are in the barracks interviewing Hannah. Hannah tells them she's known Keller since high school, they used to sneak into clubs together. McGee recognizes the name of the club she mentions, having to admit that he heard about it on "Wild On." Hannah tells them that Noah was always popular and, despite Tony's assumptions, it had nothing to do with his dad's money. Noah was charismatic and interesting. "Most men who come from money are womanizers who life revolves around their car," Hannah continues. Tony stares straight ahead while McGee pointedly looks at him during this exchange. Hannah admits to dating Noah off and on, but it ended when Noah hooked up with Taylor. As for the drugs, it wasn't one or the other, they started doing them together. Hannah says she didn't speak to him while he was at the camp; he was very drunk and upset, but she called him just to make sure he was okay. Hannah cannot imagine why anyone would want to hurt Noah.

Jenny is sitting at Gibbs' desk leaving him a message when Gibbs walks up and wonders what she is doing. Gibbs asks if she is playing agent again. Gibbs and Jenny spar about how well-informed he is keeping her and how involved in his case she is getting. Gibbs finally says "Trust is a 2-way street" and Jenny asks him if he is saying that he doesn't trust her. We see a flashback where Gibbs is being arrested by French police and Jenny sees him but just keeps walking. "Of course I trust you," Gibbs responds and then wonders if they're through. "For now" Jenny tells him and walks away. Gibbs turns away and reaches for what Jenny left at his desk, revealing a reel of tape.

Ziva walks into the squad room, telling Gibbs that it is a copy of a ZNN piece with a retraction of the story and a public apology "to one Leroy Jethro Gibbs." Ziva gets up from her desk and leans in to Gibbs face asking him if the director has friends in high places. "Something I can do for you, Officer David," Gibbs asks. Ziva tells Gibbs that Abby wants to see him.

Abby has been watching Boot Camp Babes footage from the night Taylor died and that Taylor was nowhere to be seen. Ziva remarks that Taylor knew where the cameras were and how to avoid them. Abby, of course, has found the one camera that captured Taylor, a Quantico security camera on top of the mess hall. Gibbs asks Abby if she can clear up the image, and Abby is happy to break out her brand-new video enhancer program. As it works its magic on the image, we slowly see that Taylor is walking around Quantico at 1am with Staff Sergeant McMannis.

McMannis is waiting in the interrogation room while Ziva waits impatiently in the observation room. Tony explains one of Gibbs techniques to Ziva, calling it "Rock the Baby." Ziva scoffs and asks if it works. Tony tells her to just wait and see, Gibbs will be bursting into interrogation in a few moments and that big bad Marine will jump like a little girl. At that moment, the door to observation bursts open and Tony jumps like a little girl as Gibbs walks in. Gibbs isn't going to be interrogating McMannis, and neither is Tony. Ziva is. Ziva reminds Gibbs that she has never interrogated anyone without inflicting some form of pain. Gibbs just looks at her, holding out the file. Ziva takes it and goes into the interrogation room.

Ziva is showing McMannis the footage of him and Taylor walking around at Quantico. Ziva walks over to the table and takes her chair and pushes it way over to the wall. Tony wonders about this interrogation technique, but Gibbs knows Ziva wants to remove herself from the temptation of touching McMannis. McMannis pulls out a tin and asks Ziva if it is okay for him to dip. He explains that he is trying to quit, but both he and Taylor were addicted to nicotine. Ziva finds the thought of a model that spits tobacco amusing. McMannis says, no, she smoked, but it was against the rules of boot camp. Ziva asks if he supplied her with his snuff. He admits that. "And junk food?" Ziva continues. He admits that as well. "And midnight walks?" That too. McMannis says that he only did this for Taylor. They were in love, but they were keeping it a secret until the show ended.

In observation, Tony finds this the worst defense imaginable. The idea of a super model falling in love with a guy like that. Gibbs wonders why that's so hard to believe. Tony explains that super models date guys like George Clooney, or guys with bank accounts like George Clooney's, or the actual George Clooney, but they do not date guys like this one. "Meaning Marines, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asks. Tony backpedals quickly. Fortunately, Gibbs' phone rings just then. It is Abby and she has something for him.

In interrogation, McMannis is insisting that Taylor was like a regular girl. That he knows it sounds weird, but they just fell in love. Taylor was going to quit modeling and they wre going to get married. Taylor was sick of that lifestyle. Ziva wonders why he did not mention this when they started the investigation. McMannis tells her that no one would have believed him. Ziva tells him that she believes him. McMannis wonders if he's free to go then. Ziva says no, she thinks they'll charge him with murder. McMannis doesn't understand this. He would never hurt Taylor. But what about the man who supplied her with the drugs that killed her, Ziva wonders. All through this McMannis is getting more and more agitated, getting extremely red in the face until he finally tells Ziva he's not feeling that well.

Abby is displaying Taylor's final wardrobe for McGee. McGee cannot think of a worse way to go than hanging on barbed wire. Abby, of course, can. Her top three are falling in a wood chipper, drowning in lava, and being eaten by a shark. Obviously Abby has given this some thought. McGee tells her she's more likely to be hit by lightening than eaten by a shark. "Not if you're a seal," is Abby's comeback. At that Gibbs walks in and wants to know what Abby's got for him. Abby has traced back all of the stains on Taylor's clothes. One of them is not blood, mud, rust, or sweat. It is PCP with formaldehyde, sodium, and nicotine. In other words, tobacco. The PCP was not in the Klowny Kake, it was in the snuff.

Back in interrogation, McMannis is having difficulty breathing. Ziva offers him water, but McMannis can no longer contain himself. He gets up and Ziva tells him to sit back down. McMannis turns over the table and Tony appears in interrogation to support Ziva. McMannis picks up his chair and threatens them both, throwing his chair at Tony and then smashing him into the wall. He comes at Ziva.

Gibbs is running down the hall toward interrogation. We can hear McMannis screaming as Gibbs flings the door open, drawing his weapon. Ziva and Tony have McMannis pinned to the floor. Gibbs tells them that McMannis is OD'ing on PCP and orders Tony to get a medical team. Tony leaves as Gibbs assumes his spot holding McMannis down. Gibbs demands to know where McMannis got his chew from. He got it from the show. Gibbs explains that McMannis has been drugged as he handcuffs him. Ziva leans in and tells McMannis he'll be okay and pats him gently on the back as Gibbs strokes the back of his head.

Back in Abby's lab, Abby is telling Gibbs that the snuff was laced with 400 milligrams of PCP. A typical hit of PCP would be between 7 and 10 milligrams. Ziva wonders what McMannis' chances of survival are. Given how much McMannis used, all they can do is hope. McGee comes into Abby's lab and gives them the report that McMannis is in stable but critical condition. Gibbs wonders if Abby found any prints on the snuff can. There were two. One is McMannis' and the other has no match yet, although it does match a print lifted from Noah Keller's syringe.

Back at Quantico, Tony and Gibbs are fingerprinting Hannah and Natalie. They explain that whoever killed Taylor also killed Noah and tried to kill McMannis. Cranshaw accuses Hannah, saying that she was always jealous of Taylor. Hannah dismisses this. Natalie does not know why they suspect them. Ziva tells them that Taylor was in love with McMannis. Hannah does not believe this, but Ziva assures her it is true. Hannah wants to be fingerprinted. She has nothing to hide. Gibbs tells her they've all ready cleared her. Her fingerprints were in her arrest record, from when she beat up her assistant with her cell phone. It wasn't Natalie either as they have her prints from when she drove her SUV through the front of a nightclub.

The team turns and looks at Cranshaw who protests that he loved Taylor. Gibbs holds him while Tony takes a hand and fingerprints him. Cranshaw demands his lawyer, but Gibbs tells him they don't need anyone's permission to take his prints, they're arresting him for the murders. Ziva explains that he didn't want Taylor to give up her career to marry a Marine, but he couldn't stop her. He knew about her addiction to nicotine. Natalie is astounded that he would kill his own daughter. Cranshaw insists that it was an accident. "What was I supposed to do? She was going to throw her life away. Be some, some jarhead's housewife," Cranshaw protests as he is hauled away in cuffs. "Thanks, Tom" is Hannah's response as she smiles. Ziva cannot take it and asks Hannah what is so funny. "The ratings on this one will be through the roof," Hannah tells her and grins. Ziva leans in, but Tony grabs Ziva by the back of her jacket and pulls her away, leading her out the door. "You really find her attractive?" Ziva asks Tony. "Oh yeah!" Tony tells her. "Well, I want to shoot her."

Back at the squad room, Tony and McGee are squabbling. McGee doesn't understand how he can be wrong when it is his opinion. Tony assures him he's wrong because he has the wrong opinion. Ziva is exasperated and wants them to agree to disagree, but McGee will not agree to that. Tony asks Gibbs for an opinion on the director's new haircut. "She cut her hair?" Gibbs asks. "Never mind," Tony says as he leans back in his desk chair. McGee glares at him as he leaves for the day. Ziva shrugs her shoulders and also leaves for the day.

Gibbs turns off his desk lamp as he starts to leave as well. Tony pulls a box out and asks "I don't suppose you want this" showing Gibbs the medal from the awards ceremony at the start of the show. Gibbs looks at the medal and then away without answering. "I'll get rid of it" Tony assures him and snaps the box shut. Gibbs tells Tony to go home and Tony assures him he's just finishing up a couple of things. Gibbs looks at the black roses and tells Tony his flowers are dead. Tony turns and looks at them himself and then unlocks his desk, pausing to admire the medal before he puts it in a locked box in his bottom drawer. We see a glimpse of the locked box which has several of the same medal boxes in it. Tony leans in to admire his flowers, takes a deep sniff, and then sneezes.