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Donald Mallard : Tony, it was very clear to me from the very first day I met you that you were a man in pain.
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo : [laughs] I'm sorry, I think you have me confused with someone else.
Donald Mallard : No, your pain was as clear to me as Jethro's. He lost Shannon, the one love of his life, and you lost faith in yourself for so many reasons. Jethro coped with his pain by repeatedly marrying the wrong woman, thus ensuring that ultimately he would be alone, and safe from heartbreak. You repeatedly chased the wrong woman. You're alone because you never did, as you just said, put it all behind you.
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Donald Mallard : [cataloging Wallace's prior injuries] Presumably, he took his role as a vigilante quite seriously.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs : Come on, Duck.
Donald Mallard : [chuckles] I take it you do not approve?
Leroy Jethro Gibbs : Duck, it's not their job. They could get hurt.
Donald Mallard : Jethro, most of them already have been. Aside from their love of comic books, what most of these crime fighters have in common is being victims of violent crime themselves, or abuse, or tragedy. I mean, take a look at Captain Wallace.
[shows Gibbs a file]
Donald Mallard : His wife died in childbirth, and then his daughter died when a balcony collapsed in a shopping mall.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs : McGee said his specialty was building code violations.
Donald Mallard : It's hardly a coincidence. Whereas others might have succumbed to depression, or drug abuse, these men and women have channeled their angst into something positive. Who's to judge?
