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3. Breaking Brig

The NCIS team investigates the crash of an armored transport bus carrying Naval brig detainees after four prisoners escape, including a black market broker who is one of the country's biggest national security threats. Meanwhile, Pride turns to Gibbs for assistance when a case file needed for the investigation is full of redactions.

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When a bus crashes into a ditch resulting in three prisoners who were en route to the Naval Brig in Charleston escaping and the deaths of two security guards and a prisoner, the team soon discovers that one of them is a wanted criminal who poses a threat to national security. NCIS Director Leon Vance and Pride's friend, fellow NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs both assist in the search with the investigation.

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