TONY: Who's Doctor Jackson? GIBBS: Investigate, McGee. The woman up there said that she saw a sailor being strangled across the way. MCGEE: The credibility of the witness. graduate. SQUAD ROOM - DAY
GIBBS: Is he your missing sailor, Kate? GIBBS: And dangerous. No body. In the early Fifteenth Century, they used to train their hounds to hunt foxes by dragging a red herring along the ground on a piece of string to leave a trail of scent for the dogs to follow. KATE: Well, that's what we're trying to find out. Your boy witnessed a murder. KATE: Her death is not your fault, Tim. MCGEE: You have the keys to Thorne's apartment. GIBBS: Did Detective Floyd tell you that the young woman across the street witnessed the murder in Thorne's apartment?
Plan: A: MIT; Q: What college did the witness attend? A: Local police; Q: Who doubts the witness's story? A: further investigation; Q: What does McGee believe the witness's account warrants? A: the missing sailor's body; Q: What is found at another location? A: the story; Q: What gains ground when the missing sailor's body is found? A: the case; Q: What does McGee hold the key to solving? A: things; Q: What turns to tragedy when the young witness is strangled to death? A: Gibbs; Q: Who is the detective who investigates the sailor's death? A: the sailor's death; Q: What is the young woman's death connected to? Summary: A beautiful young MIT graduate witnesses a sailor being strangled. Local police doubt her story, but McGee asserts that her account warrants further investigation. When the missing sailor's body is found at another location, the story gains ground. The witness also captivates McGee who, after a sudden twist in the investigation, ends up unknowingly holding the key to solving the case but things turn to tragedy when the young witness is strangled to death, leading Gibbs and the team to find not only who's responsible for the sailor's death but also that of the woman's as well.