- Eleanor Bishop: So, the victim's name is Chief Petty Officer Norman Mason, 33, he's a marine reservist, who runs an escape from out of his house
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Escape what?
- Jimmy Palmer: Oh, it's a game. They lock you in a room and you have to solve a mystery before the clock runs out
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs: What do you win when you solve?
- Jimmy Palmer: They let you out of the room
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs: What if you don't solve?
- Jimmy Palmer: They, eh, they... they also let you out of the room
- [Gibbs stares at him]
- Jimmy Palmer: I... I feel I am not explaining this right
- Nick Torres: [Reading one of the many Post-its McGee has left behind] "We're running low on Post-Its, remember to restack"