ABBY: And he would have had to have had a key because the lock was not picked. Because he was a hero in Iraq? COLEMAN: He's on the fast track for a Silver Star. DUCKY: And that would suggest? GIBBS: Petty Officer Dobbs died in that uniform saving lives, Chief. GIBBS: The girl who found the remains in Petty Officer Dobbs' truck is dead. GIBBS: What'd you find out about the Petty Officer? He wrote it up online. High Noon. I've never witnessed the awarding of a Silver Star. It was stolen. JIMMY: The deterioration will be effected by whether she was indoors, void of the elements, or buried outside in the... ground. KATE: Tony's car was towed. MCGEE: Well, I still don't think Petty Officer Dobbs is a murderer. My car was used in a convenience store robbery in Tennessee. NCIS. TONY: That's not important, Kate.
Plan: A: The executor; Q: Who discovers the remains of a missing girl in a Navy petty officer's storage unit? A: a missing girl; Q: What is the skeletal remains of the Navy petty officer's Will & Testament? A: Iraq; Q: Where did the Navy petty officer die? A: a Silver Star; Q: What award was the Petty Officer up for? A: NCIS; Q: Who determines if the Petty Officer is a murderer? A: 24 hours; Q: How long does NCIS have to determine if the petty officer was the murderer? A: Abby; Q: Who discovers that the petty officer could not have acted alone? A: the killer; Q: What does Abby discover that the petty officer could not have been alone if he was? A: CCTV footage; Q: What evidence suggests the petty officer was innocent? A: Tony's car; Q: What was stolen? A: a robbery miles; Q: What was Tony's car used for? A: Tennessee; Q: Where was Tony's car used in a robbery? A: a high-speed chase; Q: What was Tony's car featured on the evening news in? Summary: The executor of a Navy petty officer's Will & Testament discovers the skeletal remains of a missing girl in the dead man's rented storage unit. As the Petty Officer who died in Iraq is up for a Silver Star , it is very important that NCIS determines if he was a murderer within 24 hours or else the Silver Star will be cancelled altogether. Soil samples and further forensics lead Abby to discover that if the petty officer was the killer, he could not have acted alone. Tony and McGee find CCTV footage that suggests the petty officer was entirely innocent. Meanwhile, Tony's car was stolen and he later discovers it was used in a robbery miles away in Tennessee and "featured" on the evening news in a high-speed chase .