- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: [Reynolds is in labor] Don't leave me, Gibbs. I need someone to tell me how I'm doing.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: You're doing fine.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Not so sure.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Are you asking for special treatment, Marine?
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Sir, yes sir - just this once.
- Jimmy Palmer: [to the team] You guys, he actually thinks I'm stuck in some government job which pays too little and requires too many hours.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [Gibbs enters] You are. Get off my desk. Grab your gear.
- Jimmy Palmer: Ah yes. Duty call. I better call Ed and cancel.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Hold on. You're not going anywhere. Family first.
- [as DiNozzo and McGee are leaving]
- Jimmy Palmer: Good luck.
- Ed Slater: [sardonically] Yeah, good luck.
- Jimmy Palmer: Why in the world would you say it like that?
- Ed Slater: Why? The weather. The road closures. Because they're not gonna make it.
- Jimmy Palmer: [angry] How the hell would you know? They're trained agents!
- Ed Slater: Well...
- Jimmy Palmer: You may not respect me or what it is we do, but you have to respect the fact that these people, *my* people, are risking their lives.
- Ed Slater: [embarrassed] Well, when you put it like that...
- Jimmy Palmer: There's no other way to put it. Until you learn that, we're not going anywhere! Sit down and shut up!
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [Displaying his badge] NCIS.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Yeah. I've seen fake credentials before. Hand over your weapons.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: There's only one way to get a Marine's weapon.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: What do you know about it? You a leatherneck?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Where do you think I got the haircut?
- Ziva David: You did not tell us that Wendy sent you a Christmas card.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Wendy who?
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: Your Wendy. Baltimore Wendy.
- Ziva David: Your former fiancee.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Oh yeah, that. What are you doing reading my Christmas cards?
- Ziva David: It was pinned on the wall behind your desk.
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: People usually do that so that others can enjoy them.
- Jimmy Palmer: The last time that Ed and I talked was when I asked for his permission to marry Breena. He laughed and then he cried... from laughing so hard. Then he got really quiet.
- [Tony enters with a cup]
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: You out getting coffee, DiNozzo?
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: No, no, no. This is hot chocolate for the pregnant little Lieutenant.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Listen everyone, I don't want any special treatment. I'm a Marine first and pregnant second.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Oo-rah.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Oo-right!
- Ziva David: [as Tony starts to sip the chocolate] Well, I will gladly take the special treatment. I like mine with extra marshmallows, the little tiny ones, please.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Who do you think I am, your elf?
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Actually, I'll take one with marshmallows, too.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: I thought you said you didn't want any special...
- [Gibbs just looks at him]
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Extra marshmallows, coming up.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: I saw a garage out back. I'll help push.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [Gibbs and Ziva exchange glances] Don't push.
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: You know you never mentioned why you broke off the engagement with Wendy.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Who said that I broke it off?
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: What? She left you at the altar?
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Didn't say that either.
- Abby Sciuto: Hey, did he try to pick a fight with you in the Squad room?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: No, he was just being...
- Abby Sciuto: Unseasonably and unreasonably rude!
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: No. He's being a father-in-law-to-be.
- Abby Sciuto: Well, if he knows what's good for him, he won't come within 20 feet of my leaves of green.
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: I understand that sir, but you're not answering my question. Is Lt. Reynolds on your radar?
- DoD Liaison Klein: Agent McGee, the only thing on my radar right now is Santa Claus.
- Special Agent Timothy McGee: I understand sir, but you will let us know if you find anything on Lt. Reynolds?
- DoD Liaison Klein: Even if I did, I couldn't tell you without authorization. Feliz Navidad.
- Jimmy Palmer: Well, if you hadn't made that comment about her tattoos, we wouldn't be in time out. Six minutes left.
- Ed Slater: You do know that there are jobs in the private sector that pay twice as much money, and still be home by 6, right?
- Jimmy Palmer: Hadn't really thought about it.
- Ed Slater: Well, maybe you start... and all I said was that girls with tattoos are easy. Everyone knows that.
- Dr. Donald Mallard: Is that what you want?
- Jimmy Palmer: Me? No. No. I love NCIS. But I want to make Breena happy. Doctor... what if this is the only way?
- Dr. Donald Mallard: Breena would be happy if you are happy. Tell that to Mr. Ed.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: That's what I like about being a Marine: procedures, a code. I like having a measure set of expectations. I could always tell how good I was doing. But with this - how do I know?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: You don't. But you'll be able to tell.
- Ed Slater: If that's what you want, and Breena's still okay with marrying you despite...
- Breena Slater: Dad.
- Ed Slater: Yeah?
- Breena Slater: Stop.
- Ed Slater: Never. Just don't spend too many nights here, son. I want you two to have one of those someday. Merry Christmas you two.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Well, when I joined NCIS. I knew what was expected of me - everything. Doesn't exactly leave a lot of time for the Wendy's of the world.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Did you come here to blame me, DiNozzo?
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: No, boss.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Good.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Family and job - two different cups.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: That's right.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: And if I couldn't fill both, that was my problem.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Mm hmmm.
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: What if I can now?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Then get out my basement! Man up, and move on!
- Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Huh? Like you have?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Don't be like me. Learn from it!
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: This is not exactly the Christmas Eve that I planned on, Agent Gibbs. Actually, I hadn't planned on any of this. Amir, a baby, people trying to steal him...
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: "Him"? I thought you said you didn't know.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: I don't, but I can tell. And judging by the way he's punching and kicking me right now, I think he's gonna be a Marine too.
- [while Ziva engages the gunmen outside, Gibbs delivers Reynolds's baby]
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: Is he okay?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: ...She's beautiful.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: It's a girl?
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: She's got her mommy's eyes.
- [puts her into Reynolds's arms]
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Well done, Marine.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: I was stationed outside Kabul. Our unit was training local Afghan soldiers. One of them spoke English. His name was Amir.
- Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [indicates her stomach] Things got romantic.
- Marine Lieutenant Emma Reynolds: At least what passes for romantic in that hellhole. Sand can get in some pretty inconvenient places.
- [as armed men surround the service station, Reynolds pleads with Gibbs to stay with her and help deliver her baby]
- Ziva David: Hey, Gibbs?
- [she tosses him the first aid kit, then checks her weapons]
- Ziva David: It's okay. Got this covered.