Quotes
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Special Agent Jethro Gibbs : [Speaking of a lawyer] Oh, acts like she hates me, but... she talks like she... likes me.
Dr. Donald Mallard : Ever been married to her?
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs : [Chuckles] Yeah, that would explain it, wouldn't it?
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Dr. Donald Mallard : McGee seems to have an instinct for this one. Perhaps baby bird is ready to leave the nest.
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Jimmy Palmer : If you're sure I'm ready, Doctor.
Dr. Donald Mallard : Mr. Palmer, the time has come for you to fly solo. The body is all yours.
[Jimmy takes a scalpel and bends over the body of a dead squirrel, but hesitates]
Jimmy Palmer : Dr. Mallard, I am suddenly overcome with a desire to share a story of only a peripherally relevant nature.
Dr. Donald Mallard : It's a hazard of the profession, Mr. Palmer.
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Special Agent Jethro Gibbs : What's the point of the squirrel?
Jimmy Palmer : Oh, we believe his cause of death may be related to Sayers's.
Dr. Donald Mallard : In desperate situations, where the food supplies are scarce, squirrels will eat almost anything, including human flesh.
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs : The fire eliminated all the other options.
Jimmy Palmer : Yeah, and we have to inventory Rocket J.'s stomach to confirm its contents, but initial dental impressions suggest that his last meal was Sayers's soft tissues.