Driven

Episode Number: 81 Season: 4 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 12/12/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Teleplay By: Richard C. Arthur and Nell Scovell and John C. Kelley
Story by: Richard C. Arthur
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: A highly classified robotic device is sabotaged and kills a Navy lieutenant who was working on an important project for the Department of Defense.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Scottie Thompson

DiNozzo smacks McGee on the back of the head, McGee smacks DiNozzo back on the leg. DiNozzo smacks McGee on the head again. Palmer comes out of an elevator with a smile and lipstick on his cheek. DiNozzo visits Jeanne Benoit at the hospital. DiNozzo and Shepard continue their operation against La Grenouille.

Smoked

Episode Number: 80 Season: 4 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 11/28/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: John C. Kelley and Robert Palm
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: Working in tandem with the FBI, the NCIS team makes a shocking discovery when they identify the remains of a serial killer.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Scottie Thompson
Liza Lapira
Joe Spano

The show opens with DiNozzo and David reading McGee's book. We see Shepard and DiNozzo in an operation to plant bugs on associates of Le Grenouille. DiNozzo meets Kort for the first time. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head. Palmer and Lee get it on in an ambulance. DiNozzo goes over to Jean Benoit's apartment. Lots of subplots and plot threads in this episode.

Twisted Sister

Episode Number: 79 Season: 4 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 11/21/06
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Written By: Steven Binder
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: McGee takes matters into his own hands after his teenage sister appears at his door bloodied and confused.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Scottie Thompson

We meet McGee's sister for the first time.We find out about McGee's books for the first time. Gibbs smacks McGee on the head.

Once A Hero

Episode Number: 78 Season: 4 (Disc 2)
Original Air Date: 11/14/06
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Written By: Shane Brennan
Edited By: Roy C. Poole

Blurb: A former decorated Marine falls to his death at a hotel in Washington D.C. The NCIS team works to clear the veteran's name after they discover suspicious activity surrounding his death.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Liza Lapira
Brian Dietzen
Scottie Thompson

We see DiNozzo on a date with Jeanne Benoit. Lee and Palmer continue their physical relationship. (Ducky is getting suspicious) Abby flirts with a fellow geek who is a "little person". Lee plays a major role in solving the crime.

Sandblast

Episode Number: 77 Season: 4 (Disc 2)
Original Air Date: 11/07/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: Robert Palm
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: An explosion on a military golf course kills a Marine colonel and the NCIS team must work with the Army Criminal Investigative Unit to find the killer. Romance is in the air for both Gibbs and Tony.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Susanna Thompson
Scottie Thompson

We see DiNozzo out on a date with his girlfriend, Jeanne Benoit who will have an extended run as part of the La Grenouille story arc. We are also introduced to Lt. Colonel Hollis Mann who has a reoccuring role as Gibbs' romantic interest.

Witch Hunt

Episode Number: 76 Season: 4 (Disc 2)
Original Air Date: 10/31/06
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Written By: Steven Kriozere
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: On Halloween night a Marine is attacked in his home and his daughter is kidnapped. meanwhile McGee and tony are rendered speechless by Abby's halloween costume.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly

DiNozzo is starting to notice McGee spending money.DiNozzo smacks McGee on the head. This is one of those 'oh its so obvious" episodes when you are watching it the second time around. Abby is dressed as Marilyn Monroe for Halloween. I think it would have been funnier if they had dressed her as Marilyn Manson. Gibbs smacked DiNozzo and McGee on the head simultaneously when they got distracted by Abby dressed as Marilyn. In this episode McGee and Gibbs stood and watched while one woman kicked the crap out of another woman, until Gibbs finally stopped her. They played Halloween music during the end titles this episode.

Dead and Unburied

Episode Number: 75 Season: 4 (Disc 2)
Original Air Date: 10/17/06
Director: Colin Bucksey
Written By: Neil Scovell
Edited By: Roy C. Poole

Blurb: A missing Marine's body is found in a vacant home after he was deployed to Iraq but never showed up for duty.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Liza Lapira

Gibbs' mustache is finally gone......his hair is still long though. Two female suspects had a "chick fight" (DiNozzo even used the term) and while McGee and DiNozzo watched and took video, Gibbs and David broke it up. Gibbs is still calling Ducky "Doctor" and Ducky is still mad at Gibbs. La Grenouille is mentioned while Gibbs and Shepard are talking in MTAC. We see ducky interrogating a suspect for the first time.It happened again! Gibbs stole evidence and gave it to the victims of the murdered conman.

Faking It

Episode Number: 74 Season: 4 (Disc 1)
Original Air Date: 10/10/06
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Written By: Shane Brennan
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: A Petty Officer who was working undercover as part of an arms operation is found murdered.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Muse Watson


This is another one of those "Am I the only one noticing this.......?" episodes of NCIS. In the climatic scene, Gibbs watches (some might even say allows) while Franks murders a suspect. Then LETS HIM WALK AWAY! Sometimes it really seems like NCIS breaks more laws than the suspects do....

Singled Out

Episode Number: 73 Season: 4 (Disc 1)
Original Air Date: 10/03/06
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Written By: David J. North
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: A Navy lieutenant's bloody abandoned car brings the NCIS team in to investigate a singles' seminar with the hope that one of the male attendees will lead them to the missing lieutenant.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Liza Lapira

They changed the credits again to get rid of the "retired" Gibbs scences. We first hear about Le Grenouille, the fact that DiNozzo is investigating him and that DiNozzo has a mysterious girlfriend. Ducky, still peeved at Gibbs for quitting, keeps taking potshots at Gibbs.

Escaped

Episode Number: 72 Season: 4 (Disc 1)
Original Air Date: 9/26/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Teleplay By: Stephen D. Binder
Story By: Christopher Silber & Steven D. Binder
Edited By: Roy C. Poole

Blurb: After a friend's life is threatened by an escaped convict, Gibbs comes out of retirement and re-opens the convict's armed robbery case.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Liza Lapira
Joe Spano

We see more references to Shannon and Kelly. The scene between Spano and Harmon in Fornell's daughter's room is a perfect example of everything I love about this series.

Shalom

Episode Number: 71 Season: 4 (Disc 1)
Original Air Date: 9/19/06
Director: William Webb
Teleplay By: John C. Kelley
Story By: Donald P. Bellisario & John C. Kelley
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: Gibbs is retired in Mexico and the NCIS team must somehow learn to live without him when Ziva becomes the FBI's prime suspect in an assassination attempt. Now she turns to the one person she can trust.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Muse Watson
Liza Lapira

New titles. The shots of Gibbs all make reference to him having quit and living in Mexico. First appearance of character Special Agent Michelle Lee. DiNozzo smacks McGee on the head. McGee smacks himself on the head. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the back of the head with a cell phone.

Hiatus (Part 2)

Episode Number: 70 Season: 3 (Disc 6)
Original Air Date: 5/9/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: Donald P. Bellisario
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: Following the bomb explosion, Gibbs struggles to piece together his memories of the past 15 years. Meanwhile, the NCIS team tries to prevent a terrorist group from carrying out another 9-11 - magnitude bombing.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen

We are finally explicitly told about Gibbs's first wife and daughter. We meet Franks for the first time. Franks calls Gibbs Probie and Gibbs calls Franks Boss. We see Franks smack Gibbs on the back of the head in a flashback. David takes Gibbs's hand and smacks herself in the  back of the head with it. Gibbs remembers smacking her in a flashback. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head. Gibbs quits at the end of the episode.

Hiatus (Part 1)

Episode Number: 69 Season: 3 (Disc 6)
Original Air Date: 5/9/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: Donald P. Bellisario
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: Gibbs is seriously injured in an explosion. While in the hospital he recalls his painful past. Tony is left in charge, which causes resentment among the NCIS team.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Muse Watson

Lots of flashbacks to his first wife (Shannon) and his daughter (Kelly) while he is unconcious from a bomb blast. David and Abby get into a slapping match.

Jeopardy

Episode Number: 68 Season: 3 (Disc 6)
Original Air Date: 5/2/06
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Written By: David J. North
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: A suspect dies while in Ziva's custody. The suspect's brother kidnaps Jenny and demands the release of his brother, whom he doesn't know is dead.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen

Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head.

Bloodbath

Episode Number: 67 Season: 3 (Disc 6)
Original Air Date: 4/25/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: Steven D. Binder
Edited By: Jon Koslowsky

Blurb: Abby (Pauley Perrette) is almost killed by key evidence in her lab. Gibbs and the NCIS team quickly find that someone from her past wants her dead.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen

Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head.

Untouchable

Episode Number: 66 Season: 3 (Disc 5)
Original Air Date: 4/18/06
Director: Leslie Libman
Written By:George Schneck & Frank Cardea
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: A Pentagon cryptographer, suspected of spying, apparently commits suicide. gibbs and his team discover the cryptographer wasn't alone when she died.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen

Gibbs makes a reference to having had three wives, even though we have already seen his first wife and daughter in flashbacks. (not that you would know watching the series for the first time) Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the back of the head. We see Ducky's Mother. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head again.

Iced

Episode Number: 65 Season: 3 (Disc 5)
Original Air Date: 4/4/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: Dana Coen
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: The body of a missing Marine is found in a frozen lak. The NCIS team investigates - only to find three more bullet-ridden bodies..

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen

Gibbs pets DiNozzo on the back of the head. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head. There are times, especially on the second time through the series, when I have to shake my head in bemusement. Take this episode, at the end, Gibbs arranges a gang killing of a suspect he cannot arrest and convict. And no one is in the least bit upset or surprised.

Bait

Episode Number: 64 Season: 3 (Disc 5)
Original Air Date: 3/14/06
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Written By: Laurence Walsh
Edited By: Jon Koslowsky

Blurb: A high school student attaches a bomb to his body and holds his fellow students hostage. Gibbs and the NCIS team realizes that someone else may be controlling the student from outside the school.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly

DiNozzo smacks mcGee on the back of the head.

Ravenous

Episode Number: 63 Season: 3 (Disc 5)
Original Air Date: 3/7/06
Director: Thomas J Wright
Written By: Richard C. Arthur
Edited By: Gregory Gontz
Blurb: A serial killer is suspected of murder after a missing Marine's dog tags are discovered in a national forest.


Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Brian Dietzen

Family Secret

Episode Number: 62 Season: 3 (Disc 4)
Original Air Date: 2/28/06
Director:James Whitmore Jr.
Written By: Steven D. Binder
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey
Blurb: An ambulance supposedly carrying the remains of a Marine mysteriously explodes. The NCIS team discovers the ambulance was rigged to blow up, but that the DNA of the victim does not match that of the deceased Marine.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Brian Dietzen

We see pictures from McGee's Ipod of his sister. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head for looking at them., then he does the same thing to David for "alerting DiNozzo". Gibbs smacks himself on the head.

Head Case

Episode Number: 61 Season: 3 (Disc 4)
Original Air Date: 2/7/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: George Schenck & Frank Cardea
Edited By: Jon Koslowsky
Blurb: The NCIS team stumbles upon a grisly discovery in an illegal automotive chop shop run by Marines. Now the crew must look for the full body of evidence.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Brian Dietzen

DiNozzo smacked himself on the back of the head. Faith Coleman is mentioned but not seen. Gibbs smacks McGee and DiNozzo on the head at the same time.

Light Sleeper

Episode Number: 60 Season: 3 (Disc 4)
Original Air Date: 1/24/06
Director: Colin Bucksey
Written By: Christopher Silber
Edited By: Gregory Gontz
Blurb: The wives of two Marines are killed. Fearing that the next victim is a woman and her newborn baby, the NCIS teams spring into action.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Brian Dietzen

Abby bribes Gibbs with a cup of coffee, "for getting me out of sensitivity training".Gibbs smacks McGee on the head. Gibbs talks to Fornell on the phone to ask for help with the case. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head. DiNozzo smacks McGee on the head.

Deception

Episode Number: 59 Season: 3 (Disc 4)
Original Air Date: 1/17/06
Director: Leslie Libman
Written By: Jack Bernstein
Edited By: Jon Koslsowsky
Blurb: A Navy lieutenant commander in charge of a shipment of nuclear weapons disappears and the NCIS team must solve the case before the secret location of the weapons is discovered.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo

Zac Efron guest-starred in this episode. rule #3: "Never be unreachable".(This conflicts with a different rule #3 from Yankee White.) Gibbs smacks David and DiNozzo on the head at the same time.

Boxed In

Episode Number: 58 Season: 3 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 1/10/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: Dana Coen
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey
Blurb: Tony and Ziva disappear while investigating a shipyard for smuggled weapons and its up to NCIS to find them.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo


Gibbs smacks McGee on the head. Abby starts to warm up with Ziva. Holly was credited in the main titles, but did not appear.