(MUSIC OVER ACTION/GIBBS OPENS THE BOX)
ON NOTE: MILLIONS BEING
SMUGGLED OUT OF
IRAQ. CAMERON: He led them to the warehouse. CHARLES: For pissing off the FBI. DUCKY: Only by reputation. Ends up in the states under an assumed name. FORNELL: Because this is a warrant for his arrest. FORNELL: The Colonel's in a lot of trouble, Gibbs. FORNELL: Your boss has crossed the line. GIBBS: And that would be the reason for rule number twelve. GIBBS: Anything interesting in his jacket, Kate? GIBBS: Because he died fourteen years ago. GIBBS: Colonel Ryan is not a thief. GIBBS: I know where Colonel Ryan is headed. GIBBS: That's what he's trying to find out. GIBBS: The Colonel and I used to work with a Lieutenant Cameron. I want both of you to start trying to find out who Colonel Ryan was working with in Iraq. I'm hoping that with the right medication he can return to a relatively normal life. KATE: And flat on the top. KATE: And why is that? KATE: The man disappears from a war zone with two million dollars. RYAN: Looks can be deceiving. RYAN: That his address? RYAN: When has that ever stopped you? RYAN: Your company X.O. So what happened? TONY: Why is that? The FBI believes he may have staged the ambush and taken the money for himself. These guys had black ops stamped all over them. Who's behind it?
Plan: A: Gibbs; Q: Who believes that Ryan is innocent? A: his career; Q: What does Gibbs put on the line when he finds out that a marine colonel has absconded from Iraq with two million dollars? A: the line; Q: What does Gibbs put his career on after finding out that a marine colonel has absconded from Iraq with two million dollars? A: Ryan; Q: Who is admitted into a mental hospital? A: Terry O'Quinn; Q: Who played William Ryan? A: his former CO; Q: What is William Ryan's relationship to Gibbs? A: the States; Q: Where did William Ryan go after he absconded from Iraq? A: The FBI; Q: Who believes that Ryan staged an ambush and stole the money? A: the ambush; Q: What did the FBI believe Gibbs staged? A: the claim; Q: What does Gibbs deny? A: black ops; Q: What is the money supposed to be used for? A: any responsibility; Q: What does Ryan deny? A: a delicate situation; Q: What does Gibbs find himself in when he realizes that Ryan is mentally unstable? A: a "Lt. Cameron; Q: What did Ryan keep mentioning? A: Lt. Cameron; Q: What is the name of the character that Gibbs believes is alive in Ryan's head? A: Gibbs's former company; Q: What company was Lt. Cameron a part of? A: XO; Q: What was the title of Lt. Cameron? A: his arms years ago; Q: When did Lt. Cameron die? A: the conspiracy; Q: What is Lt. Cameron working with Ryan to stop? A: the Colonel's claims; Q: What did Gibbs and Fornell set out to discover the truth behind? A: a tense standoff; Q: How did Gibbs and Fornell discover the truth behind the Colonel's claims? A: his paranoid schizophrenia; Q: What is Ryan being treated for? Summary: Gibbs puts his career on the line after finding out that a marine colonel, William Ryan ( Terry O'Quinn ) who also happens to be his former CO has absconded from Iraq with two million dollars, and returned to the States under an assumed name. The FBI, led by Fornell, believe that he staged the ambush and stole the money for himself while Gibbs denies the claim, believing he is innocent. Ryan later contacts Gibbs, and explains that he has discovered a conspiracy to siphon funds out of Iraq for use on black ops while vehemently denying any responsibility. Gibbs finds himself in a delicate situation as he realizes that Ryan is mentally unstable after the latter kept mentioning a "Lt. Cameron", Gibbs's former company XO who had died in his arms years ago. Gibbs later learns that Lt. Cameron is alive, but only in Ryan's head and is working with Ryan to stop the conspiracy. After being arrested for "pissing off the FBI", Gibbs, along with Fornell, set out to discover the truth behind the Colonel's claims in a tense standoff and discover that Ryan had indeed been framed. With the truth out and the standoff over, Ryan is admitted into a mental hospital so that he can be treated for his paranoid schizophrenia .