A boating accident. According to the witness, he came to class with a bomb strapped to his chest. CLASS ROOM - DAY
KODY: Bring my mother to the classroom. GIBBS: I am the negotiator. GIBBS: She's dead, Kody. GIBBS: The kid's in a classroom in the south wing. KODY: No one leaves! MCGEE: We have three computers with webcams in the back of the classroom. Put the gear down. SHEPARD: Get him out alive. Searched the school records. She has to be here before sunset!! TONY: Freudian slip of the tongue. TONY: Where are they? The Major was taken to NCIS Headquarters. You try to get in here... ZIVA: Your son strapped a bomb to his chest, kidnapped his homeroom, and is demanding to see his dead mother.
Plan: A: school; Q: Where does the teenage son of a Marine Major arrive with a bomb strapped to his body? A: the negotiator; Q: What role does Gibbs play in the hostage situation? A: the chagrin; Q: What did Director Shepard think of Tony's leadership? A: Director Shepard; Q: Who was angry that Tony was left in charge of the hostage situation? A: The teenager; Q: Who demands that his mother be brought to the classroom before sunset? A: his mother; Q: Who did the teenager want to bring to the classroom? A: The team; Q: Who discovers that the teenager's mother is dead? A: the year before; Q: When did the mother of the hostage die? A: the test; Q: What are Tony and the rest of the team put to? Summary: The teenage son of a Marine Major arrives in school with a bomb strapped to his body and takes his classroom hostage. Gibbs enters the classroom as the negotiator and is taken hostage too, leaving Tony in charge much to the chagrin of Director Shepard. The teenager has one demand: bring his mother to the classroom before sunset. The team soon discover that she's dead, having seemingly drowned in a boating accident the year before. Tony and the rest of the team are put to the test as they try to get everyone out alive while secretly communicating with Gibbs.