(garage door whirring open)
(garage door whirring)
Sit back.
(releases seat belt)
Watch your eyes. Gonna be bright.
We're here.
Final destination before your final destination.
(sighs, groans)
In 12 hours,
you will no longer be America's problem.
(with Hispanic accent): Can you do something
about these before then?
Please?
Feet stay on.
Ah.
But what if I have to use the bathroom? (anxious laugh)
You do the jailbird shuffle.
You know that one, right? (chuckles)
Want something to eat? Something to drink?
Agua, por favor. (quiet laugh)
(groans)
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(whistling) (water running)
(whistling continues, water running)
(toilet flushing) DEEKS: Oh, God!
Aah! Fraggle Rock!
Kensi. Hi.
Yeah.
How did you...? Wait a minute.
Did you just...? Yes. Yes, I did.
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
What am you doing here?
Oh. (laughs) (laughs)
Oh, Kensi. Yeah.
Kensilina. Kenselicious, my love.
Yes, dear.
Hmm. Why are you taking a showering here?
I went surfing.
I thought I would just save time if I came, you know,
straight to the boatshed instead of going back home first.
So, I'm just trying to save time, clock management.
Well, that makes sense.
Except your board isn't here with you.
No. No, no, no, no, no, Kensi.
Aah! It's scalding!
All right, listen, you obviously want to have
an adult conversation about this, and I-I will.
You want to be honest about this, I'll be honest about this.
Yes.
Okay, here's the honesty.
I love you, and you know I love you, and I love living with you.
It's just... (laughs)
It's just that you...
You... what?
There are 11...
different shampoo bottles in the shower
at home-- 11!
What?!
(laughs)
The bathroom is not that bad.
There's 14 different types of conditioner bottles.
There's two detanglers.
I don't even know what the bottom of the shower looks like.
Every time I step in there... Can you stop?
...I feel like Godzilla! This has never bothered you before.
Why does it bother you now?
What are you talking about?
I bring it up, like, twice a week.
I even got Callen to give you a book about being tidy.
Of course it bothers me!
Yeah, but that's like our repartee.
You know, I make fun of my ex-boyfriends,
you riff on my mess. It's what we do.
Except for the fact that my riff is like a-a cry for help.
It's like a... like a... “Help”"
Oh, your cry for help?
Yeah, and I'm sorry if the truth hurts, but, baby,
you wanted to have an honest conversation about this.
I'm gonna show you what hurts. No, Kensi, don't do that.
You're gonna... Aah! (toilet flushing)
Just stop. No, don't... I need...
Kensi, that's my towel. Oh. Oh, what...?
I need that to dry off.
You're obviously doing this on accident, but that's how I...
Kensi?!
That's fine. I'll just air dry.
I'm just gonna air dry!
No Deeks?
Car trouble. Screw loose.
CALLEN: We should start without him.
(clears throat) This is from earlier this morning.
Security footage from a safe house in North Hollywood
used by the U.S. Marshal Service.
NELL: The man who took 10 cc's to the neck
is Deputy U.S. Marshal Anthony Howard.
Where's his partner?
These guys always work in pairs.
MM. The flu hit the Marshals' Office rather hard.
The man administering the drug to the marshal
is one Ricardo Pena.
GRANGER: Pena is a convicted Cuban spy.
He spent the last three years at Lompoc.
Why was the marshal taking him to the safe house?
He's the yang in a prisoner exchange.
The yin is Brett Seymour, former U.S. Naval officer.
He was imprisoned five years ago
for bringing cable and telecom equipment into Havana.
GRANGER: Pena knew the exchange was set to go down tonight.
Which means he didn't want to go home,
or he has unfinished business here in the States.
Well, either way, we need to find him and put him on a plane
before Cuba realizes he's missing.
Or Seymour doesn't come home.
I'm using Kaleidoscope
to figure out Pena's next location after the safe house.
And I requested for Heidi Reardon,
the Department of Justice attorney
who tried the Pena case, to meet you at the boatshed.
Great. Kens, why don't you grab Deeks?
Go talk to the attorney,
see if she has any idea where Pena's headed next.
Without letting on why. Got you.
Safe house?
I thought you'd never ask.
MAN: We'll meet you inside.
SAM: It's sad.
What's that?
I mean, a safe house, by definition,
is a temporary hideout no one calls home,
but at least they've got chairs.
What's that supposed to mean?
It means this place is more comfortable than your house.
How many times do you want me to apologize?
Never. Because I'm never coming
to your house to watch basketball again.
I offered you the bean bag.
Listen, my back is still killing me-- bean bag!
Deputy Marshal Howard.
(sighs)
Agent Callen. This is Agent Hanna.
How you feeling?
I'm still pretty light-headed.
I don't know how they got the syringe in here.
No one broke in, no windows or doors were left open.
Have you used this safe house before?
Lots of times, but we do everything by the book.
No one knows what happens here unless they have a badge.
So that would mean someone with a badge
put the syringe under the table.
And told Pena where to find it.
Security cameras always on?
I wish.
We only power 'em up when the house is in use.
Did you bring these groceries in?
House was stocked when we got here. Always is.
We have a company who does that for us.
SAM: Same company that
cleans the place when you're done?
Yeah, we're checking.
We're gonna need some names.
You got it.
Decaf almond milk. Thank you, Detective Deeks.
Oh. Hey. Ah.
So sorry I'm late.
Yeah, you must be Agent Blye.
Heidi Reardon, DOJ.
Nice to meet you, and thank you so much for coming.
My pleasure.
Coffee?
I see you've met my OCD partner.
Hope you washed your hands before coming.
Uh, Detective Deeks told me
you want to discuss the Pena case.
Yes.
That was three years ago.
So I have to ask: why now?
Uh, well, as you know,
the government is sending Mr. Pena back to Cuba
as part of a prisoner exchange,
and so, essentially, this is just a formality.
We have to go over the case before we close our file.
How can I help?
If you don't mind, we'd like to start at the end.
Why did Pena get sent to Lompoc in the first place?
Failure to register as a foreign agent on American soil.
And nothing else?
My boss was pushing for me to make a case for conspiracy.
Pena had infiltrated Agency Five,
an anti-Castro group in Santa Monica,
and we had reason to believe that he was going to sabotage it
and commit violence against its members.
We had evidence, but not enough of it was admissible.
So no charges stuck.
Look, I know that failure to register doesn't seem like much,
but it was enough to protect our nation from a Communist spy
for three years and counting.
I'm just glad he's finally going home.
Yeah, of course.
Yeah, it's a good thing.
So what do you really think
happened with Deeks this morning?
Kensi told us-- car problems.
I don't know.
I smell trouble in paradise.
Why do you seem so happy about it?
Ah, this is a teaching moment.
You know, every relationship,
slash friendship goes through a rough patch.
Even... Densi.
Interesting. I always thought it was Keeks.
Wait a second.
Are we in a rough patch I don't know about?
Neric? No, no, no, we're-we're... we're fine.
Are we about to hit a rough patch I don't know about?
No.
I'm just a big believer in prophylactics.
Oh. In...
preventative measures.
Like a vaccine.
Right.
So a vaccine for me.
Wow, Eric, way to sweep a girl off her feet.
This is coming out all wrong.
Yeah, I noticed.
Um, look, statistically speaking,
we will hit a rough patch.
And when we do,
I don't want us to get a bug.
A bug?
A software bug.
A flaw that causes unexpected
and unintended results.
You know, most people think
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper coined the term “bug”
when her team discovered a moth trapped
in a Mark II calculator.
But...?
But Thomas Edison was using “bug”
to describe technical difficulties way back in 1878.
Eric, we're not having car problems.
And when and if we do,
I'm sure with your engineering background
and my... brain...
we'll be just fine.
By car problems, you mean...
Don't overthink it.
(tablet chimes)
Whoa. Check it out.
You got to call Callen and Sam.
(phone line ringing) Already dialing.
Hey, Callen, can you put me on speaker phone?
Go ahead, Nell.
So, the company
that stocked the safe house kitchen was a dead end.
But?
But I looked into the company that cleans the safe house.
Turns out they hired a new employee last week--
Oksana Azarov.
Brace for impact-- I'm sending you a photo I.D.
(beeps)
Anna Kolcheck.
Don't look at me.
I didn't know she was in town.
Oh, she's in town. Clearly.
NELL: And hat's not all. I looked into
Ricardo Pena's visitor log from the prison.
“Oksana Azarov” visited him there last week.
That's how Pena knew where to find the syringe.
Anna put it there. Mm.
You know where Hetty is?
No. Why?
Well, no one's seen her. She's MIA.
Is there a problem?
Anna Kolcheck.
She helped Ricardo Pena
escape from the marshal's safe house this morning.
She was part of the cleaning crew.
She used a fake I.D.
She also visited Pena in Lompoc last week,
probably to tell him where the syringe was.
Well, marshals do a full background check on everyone
having anything to do with those safe houses.
Which means she was professionally backstopped.
She's working for someone.
And here I was, having such a pleasant morning.
All right...
Don't get hung up on Anna just yet.
They may still be together,
but I want you to focus on finding Pena.
Preferably before the Cubans realize he's missing.
Well, Anna and Pena aren't the only ones missing.
I'll deal with Hetty.
You find Pena.
KENSI: Hey.
So...
Eric found security footage
of Anna picking up Pena in a Honda Civic
a few blocks from the safe house.
So you're still tracking 'em?
No, we lost 'em on the freeway.
All right, follow up with that lead from the DOJ.
Talk to that anti-Castro group
that Pena infiltrated a few years ago. Agency Five.
You know, I was thinking-- what if Pena's not a spy,
what if he joined them to switch sides?
KENSI: Could explain why he didn't want to go through
with the prisoner exchange.
Or Agency Five could be unfinished business for him.
Regardless, how does Anna fit into this?
I don't know.
But Sam and I are about to pay
someone a visit who might.
All right. Got it.
Aah!
Too good! Too good.
One more time. Maybe make it a little more interesting.
Put some skin in it.
Unbelievable. He even hustles guys on the tennis court.
Supposed to be a gentlemen's game, Arkady.
(laughs)
I've got this smug trust fund bastard by the balls.
Even with my busted arm.
He thinks I am weak.
Idiot. If you two mess this up for me,
I'll kill you.
Ah, I won't kill you.
Tell him you have to ice your knee.
We need to talk to you.
I have to ice my knee.
Uh-huh.
See you in a bit.
I'm going to squeeze $4,000 out of this guy
before the day is done.
You need the money that bad?
(laughs): No.
But he needs to be taught to respect his elders.
So what can I do for you?
Where is Anna?
(laughs)
Anna...
How am I supposed to know what she does?
You think she writes in diary,
brings it to my house so I can check grammar?
You didn't know that she's in Los Angeles?
No!
I swear I haven't seen her
since we got out of Russia together.
Oh, and I am still so cold from that prison.
It was just... (shivers)
You haven't seen Anna at all?
Come to think of it, there was that one time in London.
Uh...
Oh, and Vancouver.
Vancouver is beautiful city.
Very underappreciated.
You've seen her that many times in the a month?
We are bonding. Making up for lost time.
Bonding, but she didn't mention she's
visiting the city you live in?
No.
Is she in trouble? You can tell me.
That's what we're trying to figure that out.
If you see Anna...
You will be first to know.
Look, I'm not kidding.
I love you guys.
You are my heroes. My shining
white knight in shining armor.
DEEKS: So, the anticommunist leader
of Agency Five is a dentist. Wow.
I bet there's an interesting story there.
Yeah, I don't really, um, care, because I...
Aah! ...don't like dentists at all.
That's 'cause you're an anti-dentite.
I, in contrast, love my dentist.
I go as much as my insurance will allow.
Nobody likes the dentist.
Didn't even mind going as a kid.
That's because of the gas.
No, not the gas.
But Dr. Brantley have the hottest hygienist in town.
(inhales)
Debbie.
Sweet, sweet Debbie.
And there it is.
Hello. Dr. Ben Walker.
Thank you for meeting with us.
I am Special Agent Kensi Blye.
This is my partner Marty Deeks.
Wow.
I'm so thrilled to have you both here.
Uh, the work that we're doing here is so important
to the future, and it means so much to me
that you've come all this way to...
To clarify, we're not here for a cleaning.
Oh, of course not.
No, the gum and plaque stuff--
that's just to pay the bills.
You're interested in Agency Five.
Yeah, not so much the organization
as much as a former member.
Ricardo Pena? Do you remember him?
Name doesn't ring a bell.
He's Cuban.
Joined the organization about three years ago,
before he went off to prison.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, he showed up to a few meetings.
Came late, left early.
Sat in the back, but never talked.
I'm sorry, he never caused any trouble
for you or the other members?
(chuckling): No, no.
No, he was completely harmless.
Well, that's not what you told the DOJ.
DOJ?
I-I've never spoken to anybody from the DOJ in my life.
Most certainly not about this guy.
No, honestly, I-I thought he just came to the meetings
for free coffee and doughnuts.
(keyboarding)
What?
Good talk.
Before.
Oh. Okay.
Cool.
(both keyboarding)
Wait, “good talk,” like...
you want to talk about this stuff more often?
Or “good talk,” like, “we're good”?
We're good.
I have a limit of one talk per year.
Right.
But what if something else comes up?
I mean, we weren't even talking about anything specific before,
just the probability of something coming up.
Okay, if something else comes up,
we can talk about it...
next year.
Oh.
I am so confused. (computer beeps)
Kaleidoscope got a hit on Anna's car from the safe house.
It's parked in a cul-de-sac
in Playa Del Rey.
Callen, I got an address.
End of the street, silver Honda Civic.
We got blood.
Lots of it.
Question is, whose blood is it--
Pena's...
or Anna's?
Henrietta, it's Owen. Again.
If you're lying in a ditch and really can't get to the phone,
you have my apologies. Otherwise call me the hell back.
Henrietta Lange.
Who is our boss?
Ooh, who is our fearless leader?
Who is missing.
When was the last time either one of you saw her?
Uh, come to think of it, not since
before the weekend. Yeah, me either.
Change that.
Right.
But between you and me,
you know that'll be difficult-slash-impossible
to find her if she doesn't want to be found.
(clears throat) But you already knew that-slash-don't care.
I'm gonna get to work.
Nell, where's Anna Kolcheck been since we left Russia?
Callen and Sam said Arkady mentioned something about London
and Vancouver, but I haven't been able to confirm that yet.
You holding out on me?
No.
Me?
No. I just started working on this about an hour ago.
To be honest, Anna's gonna be difficult to find.
She's a skilled agent...
Who knows how to lay low.
Exactly.
You know, it's scary-- You two are starting to sound more
and more alike every day.
NELL: Assistant Director, I assure you...
I'm sorry, are you questioning Nell's integrity?
Because she is a beacon.
A shining beacon
of honesty and virtue and...
and rectitude.
Okay, Eric, thank you
for that. Thank you, thank you.
Um, Assistant Director, we will contact you
if we find out anything,
okay?
Rectitude.
(door closes) Can you believe that?
Him questioning you like that?
Eric, thank you, but I really don't need you
to stand up for me.
Yeah, but, I mean...
No, I can take care of myself.
I know you can, I was just being gallant.
You were, but I think we should
just get back to work.
Okay?
Yeah.
Sure.
Hey.
So something's not adding up.
Ben Walker from Agency Five never actually spoke to the DOJ.
DEEKS: Even more curious,
he only had six months left on his sentence before the U.S.
was gonna deport him back to Cuba anyway.
We have over 150 Cuban spies
in federal custody right now.
And by my count, 25 of those are a much bigger,
more celebrated deal back home.
And yet the Cuban government chose Pena
over all of them for the exchange.
Exactly. So we took a closer look at the DOJ file,
and not only does it say that he entered the U.S.
on two separate dates, but it also lists
two separate birthdays.
DEEKS: Therefore we're gonna go back and talk
to the DOJ attorney.
Wish us luck.
See you later. SAM: Good luck.
Have a seat.
Different room.
I feel like I'm getting the royal treatment.
Yeah, you wish.
We talked to Ben Walker at Agency Five
and read your file on Pena.
And?
And why is there a falsified deposition from Walker
alleging that Ricardo Pena was threatening him
and other members of his organization?
DEEKS: Nothing?
How 'bout this? Why does Pena's file have him
entering the U.S. on two separate occasions?
Still nothing.
Here's a softball. (clears throat)
Why does Pena have two separate birth dates on his file?
Yeah, that's super weird.
Deeks, you're a lawyer.
Mm-hmm. Right?
Any one of these infractions
could get Heidi disbarred, correct?
That's not gonna matter, Kensi,
'cause she's not gonna be practicing any law
in the state of California with a felony conviction.
Oh, that's gonna suck.
I was two years out of law school.
Brand-new to the department.
Scared I was gonna lose my job in a really bad economy.
Which is probably why they chose me for the case.
Who chose you?
Honestly, I...
I don't know who was calling the shots.
Not your boss? No. I...
I never knew where it was coming from or how high up it went.
But we were given a mandate to put Ricardo Pena behind bars,
as quickly as possible and as long as possible.
Even if it meant tampering with evidence.
DEEKS: The judge know? Public defender?
Everyone was in on it. Everyone.
KENSI: Why? I wish I could tell you.
We were told to find a reason to put Ricardo Pena behind bars.
And to make it look real.
Wow.
DEEKS: I don't know
if we took the red pill or the blue pill,
but we're definitely going down the rabbit hole
on this case. Hey.
It doesn't make sense.
Why would the person who wanted Pena
put away three years ago be the same person
that helped bust him out this morning?
Unless the goal was to keep Pena
on American soil but in a cage.
Well, that would explain why they didn't kill him in prison.
Person pulling the strings here obviously had access to him.
DEEKS: Yeah, but they didn't touch him in Lompoc. I mean...
maybe they busted him out just to see where he went,
which would explain why Pena went along with the plan.
And why this is all happening right before Pena
was supposed to be sent home.
Thanks, guys.
Hmm.
So where does Anna fit into all of this?
And who put her up to it?
Callen, I've been tracking Arkady like you asked.
He just drove to a mini mall in Sherman Oaks
and gave the keys to Anna.
(scoffs) One day, I'm gonna kill him.
One of these days, I may help you.
(engine revving)
Okay, guys, turn at the next intersection.
The Mercedes should be about 100 yards ahead of you.
(tires screech)
(engine revving)
SAM: There it is.
Black Mercedes.
Eric, we got eyes on Pena and Anna.
Great. They seem to be keeping pace with the traffic.
ERIC: Uh, Kensi, you are half a mile out
and closing in on the Mercedes.
(tires screech)
KENSI: Just got here. DEEKS: Barely.
We just barely got here.
ERIC: Callen, Sam, the Mercedes seems to be taking
a right at the next light-- stay with it.
SAM: You sure you know what you're doing, Eric?
(scoffing laugh): Sam, I've done this 1,000 times.
PlayStation doesn't count, Eric. ERIC: Yeah, but...
No. It doesn't count.
(engine revs, tires screech)
Guys, we've been made.
(engine revving)
(tires screeching)
Kensi, take your next right.
You can cut the Mercedes off at the intersection.
(tires screech)
(engine revving)
(tires screech)
(tires screeching)
Agent Callen.
Did you miss me?
So... you interrogate Arkady out there
with the kayaks and the canoes,
but you stick me in this closet?
Is that who you're working for, your father?
Can I please get some coffee first?
You wouldn't believe the day I had.
SAM: G...
I owe you 20 bucks.
She's a bigger pain in the ass than her dad.
Mm-hmm.
(scoffs)
Pena do that?
It's just a little scratch.
Well, required 13 stitches.
I'll be fine.
Where is he now?
Well, Pena didn't leave me a detailed itinerary.
Last time I saw him was when I dropped him off
at the corner of Coldwater and Ventura.
When a man pointing a gun to your head
tells you to pull over, you pull over.
The man that you helped
break out of the safe house this morning...
turned on you?
Raised by wolves, that one.
He was less grateful than I thought he'd be.
Then why did you help him escape in the first place?
Better question is...
where will he be today at 4:00?
I'm supposed to meet him at a bar.
And it won't look good if I don't show up.
What's this meeting about?
I've convinced Pena I'm a Russian attaché.
Why?
Someone paid me a lot of money to do it.
Pena needs new I.D. papers.
I'm supposed to bring my boss,
who has the connections to make the arrangements.
New I.D. papers?
So Pena doesn't want to go back to Cuba?
I have no idea.
He's not much for conversation.
Who dragged you into this? Arkady?
(chuckles)
No. No one drags me anywhere.
Someone offered me a paying gig, and I accepted.
Arkady has nothing to do with this.
Uh-huh. So, that wasn't his car we found you in?
He didn't even know I was in Los Angeles
until you two spooked him this morning.
When he called, it was good timing.
I... happened to need a new set of wheels.
Let's get back to the meeting you set up.
If it's not Arkady, who's supposed to be your boss?
Well...
I don't mean to be so forward, Callen,
especially after I didn't return your call,
but... I thought you might come with me.
How do I know it's not a setup?
Are we back to the trust thing?
(scoffs)
Seriously? Well, to be fair,
you did help a convicted felon escape
a marshal's custody, so, yeah,
seriously.
Again, you're concentrating on the wrong thing.
We both know I'm your best shot at getting to Pena.
So you agree to come with me...
and I'll tell you where he will be today at 4:00.
ARKADY: It is free country.
Hey. Look who I found outside.
I missed my friends.
You missed being the center of attention.
Sam, make sure Arkady stays here
and Anna stays in that room.
Where you going?
For a walk. With you.
You're leaving me with the two of them?
I'm standing right here.
Yeah. That's the problem.
Sit down.
You know, Anna has got a point.
She may be our best shot at getting to Pena.
Except we've all heard Anna's speech before.
And Russia was the exception, but Anna works alone.
She doesn't want a partner, she doesn't trust a team,
she doesn't need anyone's help.
Sounds like you got that line memorized.
What are you trying to say, Granger?
I'm not trying to say anything.
You're not trying to draw some sort of a comparison
between Anna and... And who?
Okay.
Look, it's time to put personal agendas aside, Agent Callen.
That won't be a problem.
(wry laugh)
What could go wrong?
Lots.
Bucket loads.
But don't let it.
(indistinct conversations)
(imitates robot voice): Shall we play a game?
Yeah, see? That's the one.
That's the robot I wanted last night.
I thought that you liked Rosie from The Jetsons.
No, no, the one you just did, that's it--
that's the jam right there.
SAM: Tell me I'm not listening to you two
talking about role playing.
With a robot.
Actually, Sam, I need you to be supportive to us, because
we just got a major breakthrough
in the bedroom.
KENSI: And I'm gonna need you
to forgive us, because you
shouldn't be listening to this.
Sorry about that.
SAM: Don't be sorry, be discreet.
Okay.
So this is what it's always like--
to work with a team? With this one.
CALLEN (over comm): We are...
highly specialized.
I see.
(coughs)
Are we good?
We'll see.
Pena just walked in the front entrance.
Oksana.
Ricardo.
How's that arm?
Something to remember you by.
This is Yevgeny.
Does he speak English?
(Russian accent): Don't insult someone
right before you ask for his help.
Told you he was raised by wolves.
I'm sorry.
No harm intended.
Oksana tells me you need new papers.
She was supposed to have them
ready for me this morning.
Technical difficulties.
You really don't want
to go back to Cuba, do you?
Can you blame me?
I don't know.
You spent three years in American prison.
I thought you might have more tocka for your homeland.
(chuckles)
Trust me.
I've done enough aching for Cuba
for one lifetime.
So can you help me or not?
(grunts) Whoa!
KENSI: Down. Get down, everybody down.
Ricardo, stop.
Get down, get down.
Get down.
Don't you dare move.
You don't want to do this, Pena.
(people shrieking, shouting)
Out of the way!
What the hell just happened?
One minute you're talking, the next thing Pena freaks out.
He slipped up.
How did he slip up? We were
listening to the entire conversation.
Tocka. It's a Russian word
that has no English or Spanish translation.
I'm pretty sure that Pena didn't pick it up from his cellmates
at Lompoc when they were discussing Nabokov.
Unbelievable.
Pena didn't want to go back to Cuba
because he isn't Cuban.
He's Russian. Problem is,
no one's gonna believe us.
HETTY: Except me, Mr. Callen.
I've long believed that Ricardo Pena
is not the man he claims to be.
And I wasn't about to let him get on a plane to Cuba.
Anna was working for you.
Uh, sheds, uh, new light on the term “microeconomy.”
You read the DOJ's file on Pena,
and you knew the case was weak.
He's a Russian spy, not a Cuban spy.
No one would believe me.
The United States and Russia
were courting each other at the time,
and it wasn't considered romantic
to make waves.
Aha. And the more noise you made,
the faster they wanted to put the case to bed.
Putting Mr. Pena in prison was like putting a Band-Aid on a...
on an open chest wound.
Now, look, we know that Pena wanted new papers
so that he could get out of the country.
We still don't know his endgame.
Or what he was doing here in the first place.
(sighs)
What?
(footsteps approaching)
Callen, thank God.
Hetty lefted me here tied up like dog.
Oh, drama queen.
Please.
I need water.
I am parched.
Mm-hmm. You want water?
Talk.
ARKADY: Is that the son of a bitch that hurt Anna?
Who is he?
A bad seed. Always has been.
You two were KGB together?
His name is Roman Nulishkin.
I heard rumors that he was in the States,
but never believed them.
That's 'cause he's been in prison the last three years.
Good.
Until Anna broke him out this morning.
(laughs)
Girl has got skills.
Takes after her papa.
What was Nulishkin here for?
Guy like that does not come to L.A. for the beach.
Nulishkin studied to be engineer.
He came here for a reason:
your technology.
Where?
Water.
Where?
National Aeronautic Research Lab.
Hey. Callen, don't go.
Hetty, stay here. Come on, you look good in leather.
Stop yelling. You're making things
much more difficult (line ringing) than they need to be.
Get me everything you can
on Roman Nulishkin. Start with police reports.
Yup.
Okay, Roman Nulishkin.
Hmm.
No arrests.
Wait, let me try
a different spelling.
Bingo. Roman Nulishkin.
Arrested in February of 2005 for breaking and entering.
Well, maybe that's why he changed his name to Pena.
Where was he arrested?
Uh... Hancock Park.
In the private home of Mark Webster.
He was and still is the head of
industrial engineering at NARL.
GRANGER: So Webster still knows things Russia would find important?
Nulishkin has already been caught.
He doesn't want to have to also go home empty-handed.
Eric, send us the address of that house.
Yup.
ERIC: Guys, I can't access the home security system,
and I can't get anyone on the phone.
CALLEN: We're going in dark.
You two take the back; we'll go in the front.
(groans softly)
(blow thuds, man yells)
(groaning)
(panting)
(grunting, panting)
(grunts)
(groans)
(gasps)
You're gonna be all right.
No! Hep, hep, hep.
(grunting)
Oh! (whistles)
Ouch. DEEKS: Wow.
(grunting softly)
(groans) DEEKS: Bet Cuba's
looking pretty good right about now, huh?
(groaning)
Okay. Anna.
You okay?
We just keep on bumping into each other today.
HETTY: I have to do something
I don't very often do.
And what's that?
(sighs) Apologize.
This was not a one-person job.
I'm fine, Henrietta, really.
I just got unlucky.
That's not my point.
I have a long leash,
and even I may have gone too far with this one.
This work is not meant to be done alone.
Probably not.
But having a team and a partner-- it's a luxury.
I guess not everyone can be that lucky.
What if I told you your luck, as-as you call it,
could change?
Hey, so, about before...
I didn't mean to cross a line.
I'm sorry.
Yeah. I know your heart was in the right place,
and it was really very-- as you said-- gallant,
but I can assure you, I can handle myself.
Of course.
Was that another talk?
Uh, no.
No, that's what we call a clarification.
Totally different.
Kensi and Deeks already gone?
(sighs) They went to get cleaning supplies.
Oh. (laughs)
Sorry I asked.
Anyway, Ricardo Pena wasn't always
on Cuba's prisoner exchange list.
He was added when Russia forgave
Cuba's $32 billion in debt last August.
So Russia strong-armed Cuba into bringing Pena home.
You mean, bringing Nulishkin home.
Nulishkin was former KGB, just like Arkady said.
They wanted their boy back.
Yeah, and Nulishkin wanted to bring a little
American intellectual property back home with him.
One last hurrah, huh?
Well, see, once everything was on the table,
Cuba was open to changing their prisoner request.
So the exchange for Officer Seymour
is still gonna go down at midnight.
That's great.
Very. Yeah.
Thanks, guys.
Good night, Granger.
Good night, fellas.
SAM: Good night.
What?
I think I finally figured you out.
Well, took you long enough.
You're what's know as a glutton for punishment.
Is this about flying home from Brazil in coach?
I literally cannot fit in those seats, but, no.
This is about finding my father.
It's a heartfelt moment
that you'll cherish for the rest of your life.
Think I'd use that to point out a character flaw?
Character flaw?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I think you do.
I don't.
Anna.
Uh-huh. Oh, Anna.
Here it comes.
(laughs) You called her?
We're not gonna talk about this.
I introduce you to a nice girl from a good family.
Joelle was very sweet.
And who do you go for? Arkady's daughter.
I'm not saying it's ideal.
The heart wants what it wants.
Does the heart know it's gonna need a quadruple bypass
if Arkady becomes your father-in-law?
Can we not make this a thing, please?
No problem, no problem. Thank you.
Sunday barbecues at Arkady's, Christmas at Arkady's...
Sam... Okay, okay, okay.
SAM: Fly fishing with Arkady.
== sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man