While in a forest, a Hunter discovers a cargo pod containing the mummified remains of a Lieutenant. The NCIS team investigate and discover that the Lieutenant's disappearance is apparently connected to a cold case where ten years ago and after vanishing without a trace, the Lieutenant in question was dishonorably discharged from the Navy for allegedly stealing one million dollars from the ship he was serving prior to his death. It now falls to the NCIS team to determine once and for all if the Lieutenant was really guilty or if he was framed by someone else.....