TEXT: MUSIC IN: EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT (CAR BRAKES TO A STOP) (JULIUS WALKS TO THE CAR) JULIUS: Hi. Is everything okay? WOMAN: Can you just call Triple A? My cell phone can't get a signal out here. JULIUS: What's the problem? WOMAN: I don't know. The car just stopped. JULIUS: Mind if I look under the hood? I'm a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy, stationed in Oceana. Just want to help, okay? (WOMAN GASPS) JULIUS: Relax. I was just getting my I.D. I'm a dentist, I don't carry a gun. (SFX: WINDOW LOWERS) WOMAN: I do. (MUSIC OUT) (THEME MUSIC UP OVER OPENING TITLE/SCENES/ CREDITS AND OUT) [SCENE_BREAK] INT. NCIS SQUAD ROOM - DAY KATE: (V.O.) It's my sister's number. I always use her as my emergency contact. (INTO PHONE) No, she lives in Miami. What difference does it make if she's local or not? Well, no. Of course... I could... I could get a number of somebody in town. It's just that...I'll have to call them first to make sure it's all right. Fine, I'll call you back. (SFX: HANGS UP PHONE) TONY: I'll be your emergency contact. KATE: Thanks, I'll get somebody else. TONY: What's wrong with me? KATE: Where do I start? TONY: They never call. They just need a number. KATE: How do you do that? TONY: First team varsity, Ohio State. So what do you say? KATE: Fine. Just don't make a big deal out of it. TONY: Great! So what are my responsibilities? Are there any financial ramifications? Do
SUMMARY:
A local county sheriff calls in NCIS upon discovering a murdered lieutenant commander by the roadside, quickly followed by the murder of a civilian contractor two counties over. As the team struggle to find a motive or suspects for either case, another murder occurs; this time a naval aviator. Ducky points out that while the murders appear to follow the same modus operandi and seem to have been carried out by a serial killer, some elements are different, indicating that the murders were not carried out by the same individual which suggests that there is a copycat on the loose. A DNA sample draws suspicion onto the widow of the third victim, but she has an iron-clad alibi, leaving Gibbs and the team with a complex investigation and many loose ends to tie up.