'd the body and then conned her into skipping the autopsy and cremating the body. (BEAT) Is there a problem? ABBY: Both. And why can't we find the rest of his body? And? DUCKY: Jethro, I refuse to speculate on the time of death of the Marine missing that leg. GIBBS: Dorn's leg was found deep sixed in a dumpster two days ago. GIBBS: It belongs to a Marine. GIBBS: You think finding the severed leg of a Marine is funny? His sister did. KATE: A woman claiming to be Dorn's sister I.D. KATE: And that's pushing it. MARINES: Ooorah! MELISSA: An only child? MELISSA: Mother! NCIS. PETERS: Just the leg? TONY: Are we going to have to report the autopsy screw up? We'd like to talk to Doctor Chalmers. We're getting a court order to exhume the body.
Plan: A: the severed leg; Q: What part of a marine is found in a dumpster? A: burial; Q: What is Kate and Tony ordered to find the marine's place of? A: the body; Q: What do Kate and Tony exhume? A: years ago; Q: When was the marine cremated? A: a very distraught woman; Q: Who claimed to be the marine's sister? A: an old Marine buddy; Q: Who does Gibbs talk to about the woman claiming to be the marine's sister? A: NCIS; Q: What team decides to investigate closer to home? A: a deep secret; Q: What are the mother and daughter guarding? Summary: When the severed leg of a marine is discovered in a dumpster, Gibbs and the team immediately run into a problem - identifying who the leg belongs to and finding the rest of his body. Kate and Tony are ordered to find the marine's place of burial and exhume the body, only to discover that the marine to whom the leg belongs to was apparently cremated years ago by a very distraught woman claiming to be the deceased marine's sister. Gibbs talks to an old Marine buddy of his and discovers that there is more to this "sister" than meets the eye. The NCIS team decide to investigate closer to home where they uncover a mother and daughter who are both guarding a deep secret.