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.