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.