(CHUCKLES) He would've liked that. ABBY AND JIMMY: (IN UNISON) They didn't match. ABBY: Before Ducky went to see his mom, he checked the dental x-rays with those from the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center. And I have no idea who killed the men that put him in jail. Before. DUCKY: And the flesh and skin of the face has also been removed. GIBBS: A meat puzzle. GIBBS: If Vincent Hanlan is dead, who is getting revenge? GIBBS: Kate's on protection detail with Ducky. GIBBS: Pull up the case, Kate. GIBBS: What happened the night he died? Get out! Hands out! He was accused of raping and murdering a Navy Lieutenant who worked at Bethesda Hospital's pathology lab. He was studying to become a... medical examiner. It belongs in the lounge. It is only to be understood." JIMMY: He is dead. JONATHAN: (MUFFLED) After she extracted Vincent's teeth and put them in the car-crash body...
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INT. JONATHAN: They have lots of secrets. Kate, pull the cases that Ducky testified where Michael Grant was the lead attorney. Not that desperate, Kate. One son beats a young woman to death, the other one plays with dead animals. She works with Tony and me. So first I thought it might be some stuff to make meth. TONY: On it. The size of the pieces, the cuts, are all consistent with the bodies of the D.A., the judge and the foreman. Time to get dinner ready. Versus eight years in the same cell, twenty four hours a day. What next? You sleep in a casket dressed in a funeral gown. You were as responsible for the mother as you were for Ducky.
Plan: A: several months; Q: How long did it take Ducky and Jimmy to identify the bodies in the meat puzzle? A: the bodies; Q: What do Ducky and Jimmy finally start identifying in the meat puzzle? A: the meat puzzle; Q: What have Ducky and Jimmy been working on? A: a part; Q: What did the victims all play in a trial in which Ducky testified? A: Vincent Hanlon; Q: Who is the medical examiner who was accused of raping and murdering a young Navy lieutenant? A: Hanlon; Q: Whose teeth match the corpse's? A: eight years; Q: How long was Hanlon jailed for? A: the case; Q: What were the dead men involved in? A: the next target; Q: What does Gibbs think Ducky might be? A: revenge; Q: What is the motive of the murders? A: protection detail; Q: What is the name of the detail that Tony and Kate are assigned to? A: his elderly mother; Q: Who is Ducky protecting? A: a split-second mistake; Q: What did Kate do that led to Ducky being kidnapped? A: his home; Q: Where was Ducky kidnapped from? A: The team; Q: Who must race against time to find Ducky before he ends up dead like all the other previous victims? A: Abby; Q: Who is Jimmy's partner in the investigation of the murders? A: a car crash; Q: How did Hanlon die? Summary: After several months, Ducky and Jimmy finally start identifying the bodies in the meat puzzle they have been working on. It is not long before Ducky realizes that the victims all played a part in a trial in which he himself testified: the court case of a would-be medical examiner named Vincent Hanlon. Hanlon was accused of raping and murdering a young Navy lieutenant, and was eventually jailed for eight years as a result. They soon discover that the dead men were involved in the case, and it dawns on Gibbs that Ducky might be the next target. It appears that whoever has already carried out the gruesome killings is out for revenge against those who were involved in the case. Tony and Kate are assigned to protection detail, which means safeguarding Ducky and his elderly mother, but Kate makes a split-second mistake that leads to Ducky being kidnapped from his home during the night. The team must race against time to find him before he ends up dead like all the other previous victims. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Abby begin working together and uncover a surprising revelation: Vincent Hanlon, who is thought to have died in a car crash, is not actually dead. The corpse's teeth match Hanlon's, while the body belongs to someone else.