Oil Rig Opinion Essay

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On Tuesday night fans of “NCIS: New Orleans” got to see Special Agent Dwayne Pride show off another talent. The leader of the New Orleans field office revealed another talent as he once worked on an oil rig as a summer job years ago. That job is why he has when he accepted the task of heading out to an oil rig 200 miles off the shores in the Gulf of Mexico to try and solve a murder. Being on a deep sea oil rig definitely has disadvantages, including not being able to phone home (or the office). For Agent Pride, he arrived on the rig to ask questions and ended up being hunted by not one, but three killers on board. The intense cat and mouse game had fans on the edge of their seats as they watched the story played out. Trying to figure out …show more content…

He wasn’t smart enough to lead a crime of this magnitude. With a quick temper and wanting to make some extra cash, it was determined he had partners. As his accomplices came to his defense on the oil rig, there was another problem brewing off site. One more person was involved and he had intentions of blowing up the rig to small pieces. While Agent Pride was dealing with the oil rig situation, his team was on the case in New Orleans looking to find out who was putting the oil rig in danger by messing with the pressures at the job site. Turning the company upside down, it was quickly figured out that the son of the owner was looking to cash in by suggesting there was an accident. Putting lives at risk and the last step before blowing up the oil rig, it was stop just in time. A more personal story during the episode involved Forensic Scientist Sebastian Lund. Looking to make his move from scientist to NCIS field agent, the once feeble man was in the middle of training when his team needed him the most. Needing to make a choice on when to help his team, the scientist appears to have found his way in boot camp and might be able to finish it without too much

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