TEXT: MUSIC IN: EXT. LODGE - DAY FRANK: We're thrilled you folks decided to stay with us, and just so know, we have free local phone calls, daily in-room coffee, and an AM-FM radio. LILLIAN: Is it clean? ALBERT: Of course it's clean, Lillian. LILLIAN: Well, the last time we were here, I saw a cockroach, Albert. ALBERT: It wasn't a cockroach. LILLIAN: Oh, all of a sudden you're an expert? ALBERT: I'm an entomologist. Thirty two years. I think I'd know a cockroach if I saw one. FRANK: Well, I can assure you folks, our rooms are maintained to the highest standards of... LILLIAN: Cockroach habitability? FRANK: I was going to say cleanliness and neatness. However, if you folks are unhappy with the room in any way... (DOOR OPENS) ALBERT: Stay single. [SCENE_BREAK] INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY FRANK: Just let me know and I can see about getting you an upgrade. ALBERT: I think we'll take that upgrade. (MUSIC OUT) (THEME MUSIC UP OVER OPENING TITLE/SCENES/ CREDITS AND OUT) MUSIC IN: INT. SHEPARD'S OFFICE - DAY ZIVA: In my professional opinion, the risk of serious injury is substantial. SHEPARD: I agree. But there are protocols that have to be followed. ZIVA: Which are useless if it doesn't impart a tactical advantage. SHEPARD: Don't underestimate appearances, Ziva. I have known entire missions to fail because an asset didn't button her lapel properly. ZIVA: I see your point. SHEPARD: So we are in agreement? ZIVA AND SHEPARD: (IN UNISON) Heels. ABBY: I hate court. SHEPARD: Your sacrifice is noted and appreciated. Let's talk outfits. TONY:
SUMMARY:
A couple checking in at a motel near Little Creek Naval Base find their room covered with bloodstains and slices of human tissue in what appears to be a drug deal gone horribly wrong. The team realizes that they have been set up after Tony notices discrepancies in the bloodstains, Ducky identifies the slices as discarded tissue from surgical procedures and Abby and McGee barely escape being poisoned after she realizes the drugs she was testing were rigged. They must dig into Abby's past to find out who wants her dead and their search leads them to the main suspect in the embezzlement trial Abby is testifying in, the suspect's lawyer and Abby's ex-boyfriend whose obsession with Abby is a grave cause for concern.