Re: Ncis La Fish Out Of Water
Avery Blaschko
In "Brothers in Arms," a group of swimmers spotted a shark and then a human arm floating in the water. This particular forearm and hand was dressed like a US Navy SEAL, complete with a dive computer watch. The NCIS and AFP teams had a new crime to investigate.
Mackey (Olivia Swann) headed to the scene with Dempsey (Todd Lasance), Jackson (Sean Sagar), Cooper (Tuuli Narkler) and Dr. Penrose (William McInnes). With no recent shark attack reports, Mackey directed the team to treat the case like the Navy SEAL was still alive.
At the naval facility, Mackey and Dempsey got confirmation there hadn't been any accidents among Navy SEALs in the area. Back at the NCIS/AFP headquarters, Cooper received the results of the shark's X-ray, which was conducted to see if the SEAL was the victim of a shark attack, but it came back negative.
Meanwhile, Gleeson (Mavournee Hazel) worked on the SEAL's watch, a make and model preferred by the US Navy. It had the user's vitals but the name wasn't included and the watch's GPS had been disabled.
Dr. Penrose got a positive ID though: Petty Officer First Class Phillip "Filthy" Coleman, a retired US Navy SEAL. No one had reported him missing. Mackey and Dempsey headed to Take a Dive Shop in Neutral Bay to inform his coworkers. They hadn't seen Coleman in a few days, but figured he was on a bender. They confirmed he didn't have any family besides them.
Although the GPS on Coleman's watch had been tampered with, it showed when his heart stopped. Gleeson cross-referenced that with the shark's tracking device and found he was attacked off the coast of Maroubra Beach. Digging further, Gleeson got overhead images from a shark-tracking app, and found an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the vicinity the morning of the attack, suggesting that's what Coleman was diving for. The UUV could be the Navy's or from a range of organizations. The problem was that the UUV was no longer there, so they couldn't look into it further.
Looking up Coleman's coworkers, the team found Hamish "Hammer" Moore (Christopher Kirby) and Charlie "Nails" Naylor (Jake Ryan) were former SEALs, while Simon "Oyster" Kilpatrick was a wannabe Aussie Navy diver who got rejected three times on medical grounds. But just then, Dr. Penrose informed them a body had washed up on the shore missing an arm.
Mackey, Dempsey and Dr. Penrose headed to the beach, confirming it was Coleman's. As Mackey looked at the nearby spectators, a nervous man in the crowd caught her eye. When confronted, he ran, hopping in a car to get away.
Jackson and Cooper went to Take a Dive pretending to be an engaged couple. Moore and Naylor gave Jackson a tour of the boat while Cooper faked a bathroom trip to talk with Kilpatrick. She spotted a peculiar-looking fish in the fish tank, an axolotl, which can regrow its arm if it loses it. When Cooper took a step towards the tank, Kilpatrick stepped into her path in a protective manner.
Moore noticed the gun on Jackson's hip, grabbed it and pointed it at Jackson. "We told your boss the deal was off," Moore said. Jackson was obviously confused. At the same time, Cooper poked around the facility and diving tanks but was caught by Kilpatrick. But Cooper was able to get the upper hand and help out Jackson as well. Free to look around, Cooper discovered some of the air tanks were filled with drugs.
Dempsey questioned Moore, Naylor and Kilpatrick separately. They said the drugs were dropped at sea and they were paid to retrieve them. They claimed they didn't know who dropped them, but said Coleman set it up. The foursome were recovering the drugs when a rush of water swept Coleman away. Dempsey didn't believe them though. He had said the drugs were cocaine, knowing they weren't, but none of the men corrected him. Mackey concluded they were less afraid of prison than whatever their alternative fate would be.
Examining Coleman's body, Dr. Penrose found an injury to the head came from a spiked instrument under his wetsuit. The working theory was Moore, Naylor and Kilpatrick clocked him with a sharp object, pulled his hood up and threw him to the sharks.
Cooper found out that Lieutenant Ben Scala, a US Navy SEAL, was Kilpatrick's father, though Kilpatrick goes by his mother's surname. That made them believe Scala was a fallen soldier, and Moore, Naylor and Coleman decided to take his son under their wing.
With this, Dempsey took another crack at the trio. He said they found Coleman's body and proposed his own theory: that they thought they were picking up cargo, but instead found a surveillance camera and whatever they saw scared them so much that they hid the UUV to buy themselves some time; Kilpatrick and Coleman stayed on the surface while the other two did it.
Cooper returned to Take a Dive and headed straight to the fish tank with the axolotl, following a hunch. Reaching her hand in, she found the missing footage. That's why Kilpatrick got antsy when Cooper got too close to it earlier. The footage revealed classified Australian intel. Now the last piece of the puzzle was finding out who the former SEALs were so afraid of.
Mackey arrived on the scene and told them to put their hands in the air, but they ignored her. Moore and Naylor beat the man and dipped his head into the water. The rest of the NCIS/AFP crew appeared, demanding they let the man go. Instead, Naylor turned the gun toward them. "Don't make us shoot. This wasn't our deal," Mackey said, indicating this was a setup so the team could get to the person behind the footage. Moore and Naylor let the man go so he can be interrogated.
That's when Colonel Richard Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) showed. Apparently, the US Department of Defense (DOD) had noticed intel leaking for months and tracked it to the man, who's part of the DOD. Rankin explained they were hoping he would lead them to his buyer, but now that obviously wouldn't happen. Rankin took custody of the man and NCIS/AFP were off the case.
Gleeson looked into the drugs found in the air tanks: it was ecstasy from the US. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized it in a bust six months ago, but it wasn't destroyed like its paperwork indicated. Mackey's latest theory was the man planted the drugs as leverage to deliver the data. However, whoever had the power to get ahold of the drugs wanted to spy on Australian intel.
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I have been a card maker and scrapbooker for quite a few years, and my favorite is being able to take time to create cards to give to others on their special days of celebration. My other hobby is fishing. My best fishing partner is my husband; we live just seven minutes from the boat dock and love being able to grab our gear and hit the water to fish. We fish for salmon, walleye, bass and, once in a while, steelhead. There is nothing like being on the Columbia River with the sun rising over the water, with hills and mountains on both sides of you.
I have a deep passion to help our businesses to be successful, which helps create a healthy and vibrant community. My daily challenge is to make sure my team and I are doing all we can to help our businesses not only survive but thrive.
My work ambition is to continue to find ways, tools or methods that will help our businesses and in turn enrich our local community and economy. My personal ambitions are to make sure I am the best wife, mama, and friend possible, but my very personal goal is to continue to work on my health journey so that I can be the best version of me for me.
Paul is one of the rare natives of Colorado; in fact, he is a 3rd generation born in this great state. He spent 25 years on the Colorado Springs Fire Department before retiring to become a fly fishing guide. Paul has been fly fishing in one form or another for around 35 years, cutting his fly fishing teeth on the rivers that Angler's Covey guides on. He is a consummate teacher on the water who loves the challenge of taking total novices and getting them into their first trout on a fly rod.
Have a favorite fishing story?
There are so many stories after 30 years of fly fishing. I would have to say my favorite is getting a first time fly fisher into their first trout on a fly. The student/client makes the right cast, the drift is perfect, they see the eat, and the hook set is timed just right. The look of joy and excitement on their faces can not be beat.
What's your earliest fishing memory?
My first fishing memory is fishing with my dad on Lake Irwin just outside of Crested Butte, Colorado. I was 4 years old according to the photos of that day.
Favorite fishing buddy?
As a kid it was my father, but his health declined to a point he could no longer fish. Now it is the two of the three Amigos, Neil Luehring, and Mark Mahler. Plus a very good friend from the CSFD, Butch Stevens.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I do have many faults, but those faults have partially made me what I am today. I am happy with myself as I am, so I guess I would not make a change. Ok one thing: not such a quick temper.
Name your best and worst vacation moments and why.
Best vacation moment has to be seeing for the first time a big male Cheetah in an Acacia tree in Africa. Worst vacation moment was being stuck on a plane on La Guardia Airpot tarmac for over 4 hours!
What is your most memorable vacation and why?
There are two. My first Safari in Africa, wow the animals are mind blowing. Second, a vacation that Mari and I took my family on to Mexico. It was the first time many had been out of the USA and it was my dad's first week-long vacation. Ok, there was a third: New Zealand - beautiful country, beautiful people, and great fly fishing.