TEXT: INT. NCIS MAIN ENTRANCE - DAY HENRY: Gibbs. GIBBS: Hey morning, Henry. HENRY: That sushi place you sent me to? GIBBS: What, you didn't like it? HENRY: I liked it fine. Only you didn't tell me I had to speak Japanese to order. GIBBS: You don't order. You eat what you're served with a smile. Just like being married. (SFX: METAL DETECTOR ALARM) YOST: I hope this doesn't mean I can't come in. Now just hold your horses. I wasn't going to hurt anybody with it. It's evidence. GIBBS: Yeah, it's okay. HENRY: Come on in. (SFX: BEEP TONES) HENRY: You wearing jewelry? YOST: Oh, I forgot. A senior moment. GIBBS: Henry, we're in the presence of a Medal of Honor recipient. Special Agent Jethro Gibbs, NCIS. Mister.... YOST: Yost. Corporal Ernie Yost. Special Agent, huh? Just the man I'm looking for. GIBBS: It would be an honor to help you, Sir. YOST: Say that after you know why I'm here. GIBBS: That have something to do with the evidence you're delivering? YOST: I murdered a Marine with that forty-five. (MUSIC OUT) (THEME MUSIC UP OVER OPENING TITLE/SCENES / CREDITS AND OUT) [SCENE_BREAK] INT. SQUAD ROOM - DAY MCGEE: The Washington Ballet is totally sold out. TONY: You're kidding! MCGEE: People were backed up trying to hack into the box office. TONY: Ah, I can't believe that! KATE: Since when are you interested in a ballet? TONY: Oh, uh... since about an hour ago. KATE: Let me guess. The cashier at the bakery was wearing leg warmers. TONY: How do
SUMMARY:
A former Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Ernie Yost (in an Emmy-nominated performance by Charles Durning ) who fought in World War II confesses to having murdered his friend during the Battle of Iwo Jima while battling against the Japanese. Drawn by the warmth of the veteran, the team become personally involved and reconstruct the fateful night to find out what really happened while Gibbs enlists the help of a Japanese veteran he befriended.