61. - INT. GIBBS’ HOUSE EVENING -

 - Int. Gibbs’ house, basement - evening - DR. SAMANTHA RYAN The door was open. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY AGENT GIBBS Come on in. DR. SAMANTHA RYAN Well, I just came by to tell you I thought it was very … effective the way you handled the situation. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY AGENT GIBBS Effective? Thanks. Dr. Samantha Ryan sits down next to him and looks at the picture of Gibbs' wife, Shannon. DR. SAMANTHA RYAN She is pretty. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY AGENT GIBBS Yes, she was. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY AGENT GIBBS Her name was Shannon. DR. SAMANTHA RYAN Were you two happy? SPECIAL AGENT LEROY AGENT GIBBS Yes, we were. DR. SAMANTHA RYAN I thought that we were happy. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY JETHRO GIBBS I made a promise. DR. SAMANTHA RYAN To her? DR. SAMANTHA RYAN When we got married, we made a promise to stay together forever. I guess I did not count on things changing. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY JETHRO GIBBS Are you going to stay, or what? DR. SAMANTHA RYAN It is not that simple. SPECIAL AGENT LEROY JETHRO GIBBS Why not? Come on, you like it here, do you not? SPECIAL AGENT LEROY JETHRO GIBBS Ever since I met Shannon, I have put together and lived by a set of rules. My boss Mike Franks taught me an important one a few years ago. DR. SAMANTHA RYAN Oh, really? Just what one was that? SPECIAL AGENT LEROY JETHRO GIBBS He told me, right where you are sitting now, “You do what you have to do for your family.” FADE TO GRAY. POOF. FADE OUT. Return