Season 2 Episode Guide
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1. See No Evil transcriptCommunity Score9.1
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First aired: 9/28/2004 Production Code: 026
A wife and an 8-year-old blind daughter of a Navy Captain are kidnapped and the Captain is a hostage in his own office, communicating with kidnappers, who watch his every step via computer camera. NCIS team investigates the scheme where a large amount of money is involved.
Writer: Christopher Crowe
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Abigail Breslin (Sandy Watson), Ely Pouget (Julie Watson), William Mapother (Hooded Man/Kyle Grayson), David Keith (Navy Capt. Mike Watson), Audrey Wasilewski (Shirley Wilkes), Nick Warnock (Marine Staff Sgt.)
Note: McGee comes to stay
2. The Good Wives Club transcriptCommunity Score8.8
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First aired: 10/5/2004 Production Code: 025
The mummified remains of a woman are found in the abandoned compound. The team discovers that the woman was missing for several months, was wearing a wedding dress when she died, and might have been a victim of a serial killer. The search for the murderer leads them to Florida, where they start looking for another woman who mysteriously disappeared after going to work. One of the clues they have is the old manual for good wifes.
Writer: Gil Grant
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Kendall Clement (Foreman), Betsy Brandt (P.O. Barbara Swain), Matthew Carmody (Lt. J.G. Chaplain Brian Evans), Tara Buck (P.O. Tara Marshall), Kate Hodge (Jane Melankovic), Gerard O'Donnell (Navy Lt. Cmdr. Scott Williams), Michael Canaan (MP), Spenser Garrett (Commander Spenser), Blayne Weaver (P.O. Darell Baum)
3. Vanished transcriptCommunity Score8.4
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First aired: 10/12/2004 Production Code: 027
A marine helicopter is discovered in the middle of a crop circle in a rural area and the pilots are missing. Soon, NCIS discovers that only one of the pilots was on the flight, that there is a decade long feud going on in town, and that the missing pilot is out for revenge.
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Don Swayze (Logan Clay), Robert Rusler (Marine Lt. Colonel Curtis Teague), Tom Bower (Sheriff Miller Thompson), Jeremy Garrett (Marine Capt. Patrick Barnett), Timothy Bottoms (Ritt Everett), Jennifer Hall (Daphne Everett), Rob Boltin (Marine Capt. Rod Newell), Todd Kimsey (Police Capt. Grant)
4. Lt. Jane Doe transcriptCommunity Score8.7
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First aired: 10/19/2004 Production Code: 028
A body of a woman in a Navy uniform is found by two sailors. Ducky links the murder to an unsolved case 10 years ago, and starts behaving strangely. A serial murderer leaves a note on the body, promising to return.
Director: Dan Lerner
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Chris Heuisler (Navy Seaman Joe Wilkins), Don Jeffcoat (Navy Seaman Tom Jennings), Kent Faulcon (Cmdr. Reynolds), Amy Sloan (P.O. Cynthia Cluxton), David Marciano (Bartender), Ben Reed (Chief P.O. Ian Goetz), Jack Kehler (Middle-Aged Man), Julia Rose (Female Bartender), Mariela Santos (Jane Doe)
5. The Bone Yard transcriptCommunity Score8.9
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First aired: 10/26/2004 Production Code: 029
The NCIS team finds a place where the mob has been dumping bodies for a long time, and one of the victims is an undercover FBI agent. The FBI suspect a mole and arrest Fornell. Gibbs sets out to find the real mole and clear Fornell.
Writer: John C. Kelley
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Joe Spano (FBI Agent T.C. Fornell), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , John Rosenfeld (FBI Agent Charles), Michael Guarnera (Vic Gera), Laird MacIntosh (Corporal Stinson), Matthew Atherton (Captain Starling), Chris Ellis (Gunnery Sgt. John Deluca), Joe Tabbanella (Rickey Napalitano), Oleg Zatsepin (Sal Balducci), Chas. Floyd Johnson (AFIP Medical Examiner), Blue Deckert (Federal Marshal), Mary Pat Gleason (Nurse Wells), Curt Doussett (Policeman Randall), Robert Costanzo (Jimmy Napalitano)
Note: starts with the scene in the gym - Gibbs and Tony boxing, Kate and McGee grappling.
6. Terminal Leave transcriptCommunity Score8.8
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First aired: 11/16/2004 Production Code: 030
When an Iraq veteran is threatened by a group of terrorists, the NCIS team steps in to protect him. While trying to convince an FBI Agent to help them, the team is convinced that they've discovered the bomber. However, things might not be what they seem.
Writer: Roger Director
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , David Henrie (Willy Shields), Sean O'Bryen (David Shields), Mary Page Keller (Lt. Cmdr. Miki Shields), Elizabeth Peña (FBI Agent Lina Reyes), Bobby Neely (Roland Alan Moore), Tim Ryan (Greg Boyen), Jesse Head (Lyle Chamber), Rebecca Staab (Greta Boyen), Alex S. Alexander (Sara Turcott), Amanda Fuller (Jennifer Shields)
7. Call of Silence transcriptCommunity Score9.2
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First aired: 11/23/2004 Production Code: 024
Ernie Yost, an elderly Marine veteran and Medal of Honor winner, confesses to murdering his best friend almost 60 years ago in a war battle and the NCIS's job is to solve all the secrets and save Ernie from prison.
Writer: Roger Director
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Charles Durning (Ernie Yost), Marc D. Wilson (M.P. Jenkins), Bennet Guillory (Henry), Jason Alan Smith (Cpl. Dale Kean), Marc Senter (Pvt. Stearns), Hugh Holub (Superintendant), Lt. Col. Douglas Griffith (as himself), Garette Henson (Cpl. Ernie Yost), Scott Miles (Pvt. Bellows), Lloyd Kino (Hiroshi Yoshida), Kevin Sizemore (M.P. Mueller), Alicia Coppola (Lt. Cmdr. Faith Coleman)
8. Heart Break transcriptCommunity Score8.7
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First aired: 11/30/2004 Production Code: 031
A Navy Commander dies after a successful surgery. While researching the commander's past, the team finds out that he earned a lot of enemies lately and tracks down a ensign, making him the prime suspect. Soon Abby realizes that they've got the wrong man.
Writer: Frank Cardea, George Schenck
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Jessica Steen (NCIS Special Agent Paula Cassidy) , Nathan Wetherington (Ensign Evan Hayes), Matthew Ness (Spenser), Derrex Brady (Navy Corpsman), Mary Wyckliffe (Nurse Dooley), Michael Dempsey (Coach Morgan), Stacy Edwards (Commander Janice Byers), Billy Brown (Chief P.O. Velat), Vivienne Bellisario (Mysterious Redhead), Tyler Kain (Tiffany), Ben Ziff (Jonathan)
9. Forced Entry transcriptCommunity Score9.0
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First aired: 12/7/2004 Production Code: 033
A Marine's wife, shoots an intruder in self defense when he is about to rape her. The team finds out that the wife was leading a double life, while her husband was serving overseas. Allegedly, she has been chatting with a stranger on the net and had no idea about his true intentions. The team believes that she might have lured him to her home, not knowing that he is a serial rapist.
Writer: Jesse Stern, John C. Kelley
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Megan Ward (Laura Rowens), Neil Hopkins (Jeremy Davison), Sterling Macer Jr. (Marine Sgt. Chris Hegarty), Lindsay Price (Navy Lt. Pam Kim), Missy Yager (Michelle Davison), Josh Daugherty (Devon Kane), Harriet Margulies (Attractive Older Woman)
10. Chained transcriptCommunity Score8.9
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First aired: 12/14/2004 Production Code: 032
While on an undercover operation as an escaped prisoner who is forced to stick to a convict that owns a key to an expensive ancient Iraqi sculpture, Tony mysteriously dissapears. The GPS locator that Abby planted on him doesn't work anymore and the team must find Tony, because his life is in jeopardy.
Writer: Frank Military
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Frank Whaley (Jeffery White), John Thaddeus (Lane Danielson), Annie Corley (Deputy Secretary of State Elliot), Miguel Perez (Federal Marshal Van Driver), Dan Warner (Federal Marshal), Don S. Davis (MTAC Control Officer), Jason Cristopher (Motorcycle Rider), Ken Strunk (Gas Station Owner)
11. Black Water transcriptCommunity Score8.9
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First aired: 1/11/2005 Production Code: 034
A Navy officer's body, which was missing for 2 years, is found in a car pulled from a lake by a private investigator, who now wants to have the reward posted by the family. The dissapereance turns out to be a murder when the team finds a bullet inside the car.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Gina St. John (Cindy Ames), Mike Starr (Monroe Cooper), Mark D. Espinoza (Sheriff Lester), Michael Weaver (Thomas McAllister), Lorna Scott (Sally Parker), Rob Luke (P.A.), Robin Riker (Saleena Lockhart), Jimmy Palumbo (Stage manager)
12. Doppelgänger transcriptCommunity Score9.1
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First aired: 1/18/2005 Production Code: 035
The team takes upon an unusual case when a telemarketer reports a possible murder of a petty officer who appeared to be dying over the phone. With the help of the Virginia officials, the team finds out it was just a practical joke. However, the person is soon found dead.
Writer: Jack Bernstein
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Ange Billman (Sales Person 2), Michael Archer (Sales Person 1), Kim Oja (Karen Wilkerson), Craig Welzbacher (George Mansur), Willie C. Carpenter (Arthur Gruden), Robert Patrick Benedict (Aaron Alan Wright), Chad Willett (Det. Monteleone), Will Burke (Det. Miller), Grant Garrison (P.O. Wilson), Rebecca McFarland (Det. Rapp), John Doman (Police Lt. Cheney), Jeremy Guskin (Roland Kesta)
Note: The epsiode where the tam finds replicas (Dopplegangers) of themselves.
13. The Meat Puzzle transcriptCommunity Score9.1
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First aired: 2/8/2005 Production Code: 036
A "meat puzzle" stars when Ducky identifies the pieces of three bodies that were stuffed inside a barrel few months ago. They turn out to be bodies of a sheriff and a prosecutor that worked with Ducky on a rape case 10 years ago. Gibbs believes that Ducky might be the next victim, so he orders to keep him and his mother safe. Even so, Ducky gets kidnapped between the investigation and now the team must find him before it's too late.
Writer: Frank Military
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Nina Foch (Mrs. Vanessa Mallard), Morgan Weisser (Vincent Hanlan), Pat Healy (Jonathan Hanlan), Holmes Osborne (Fred Hanlan), Lee Garlington (Mary Hanlan), Dave Shalansky (Delivery Man), Jesse D. Goins (Jeffrey Wilson)
Note: first meet Ducky's mother. Here her name is credited as Vanessa, later in Driven (season 4), it's Victoria.
14. Witness transcriptCommunity Score9.0
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First aired: 2/15/2005 Production Code: 037
A woman claims to have seen a murder of a sailor in an apartment across from hers. Gibbs assigns the case to Tim who believes that he can resolve it himself. However, when the less of physical evidence happens, Tim pursues the team to help him.
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Danica McKellar (Erin Kendall), Conor Dubin (Jeremy Pryor), Jack McGee (Det. Floyd), Christopher Stapleton (Lt. Wade), Alana Stelling (P.O. Walker), Colleen Porch (Jill Meyers), Tina Lifford (Dr. Fox), Dave Price (Meteorologist), Conor Michael Dubin (Jeremy Pryor)
15. Caught on Tape transcriptCommunity Score8.8
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First aired: 2/22/2005 Production Code: 038
A Marine falls off a cliff, and his camera records him fallin. The prime suspects are his wife and his best friend with whom he had a picnic in the camp. Gibbs finds out they had an affair behind a dead man's back and he tries to persuade one another to blame each other. In the meantime, Abby reconstructs the case using her computer skills to handle the Marine's camera.
Writer: Christopher Crowe, John C. Kelley, Gil Grant
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Kevin Sizemore (Marine Sgt. Moore), Marieh Delfino (Judy Moore), David Lipper (Marine Sgt. Caine), John Lacy (Park Ranger Kett), Tim de Zarn (David Runion)
Note: poison ivy epsiode.
16. Pop Life transcriptCommunity Score8.5
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First aired: 3/1/2005 Production Code: 039
NCIS starts the investigation after petty officer Manda King is found dead in the bartender's bed. The suspect is the owner of the competing club where Manda's sister sings.
Writer: Frank Military
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Mya (Jade King), Daya Vaidya (Summer Diamond), Scott Alan Smith (Det. Mauceri), Kiko Ellsworth (Willie Taylor), Conrad Roberts (Benjamin King), Steve Brand (Ian Hitch), Shang Forbes (DJ), Mark Griffin (Blue McGinty)
Note: Kate bakes cookies and Palmer and Abby get superglued together.
17. An Eye for An Eye transcriptCommunity Score8.8
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First aired: 3/22/2005 Production Code: 040
When a Petty Officer working in the Intelligence receives a pair of blue eyeballs in the mail, the NCIS team starts investigating the case. The sailor committs suicide during the investigation, which leads the team to one of his lecturers, who is working for the CIA in Panama.
Writer: Steven Kane
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer, Asst. M.E.) , Carlos Lacamara (Joe Tabaraz), Madison Mason (Marine Lt. Colonel Bushnell), Mark Adair-Rios (Iggy Mejia), Cleo King (Della Robinson), Daniel Jay Shore (P.O. Benny Horlacher), Tania Raymonde (Anna Real), Virginia Reece (Allison Donovan), Kristin Proctor (1st Lt. Susan Ellsworth)
18. Bikini Wax transcriptCommunity Score8.6
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First aired: 3/29/2005 Production Code: 041
A petty officer who had just returned to her job is found dead backstage at a bikini contest. The team suspects that the victim may have had a stalker.
Writer: David North
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Jon Sklaroff (Jonathan Redding), Tamara Craig Thomas (Lisa Kerr), Lochlyn Munro (Kevin Holt), Larry Cedar (Jason Kaplan), Tasha Dixon (Gina Shepard), Nicole Pano (Yoga Tehnical Advisor), Sarah Prikryl (Tiffany Jordon (uncredited)), Amy Tipton (Liza Taylor)
19. Conspiracy Theory transcriptCommunity Score8.9
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First aired: 4/12/2005 Production Code: 042
The team investigates a suicide case, believing that the main reason of her death is a nervous breakdown, but Ducky believes that she was actually murdered. FBI Special Agent Fornell helps them in the investigation. The traces lead them to revelation that she was involved in a love triangle.
Writer: Frank Military
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Guest star: Joe Spano (FBI Agent T.C. Fornell), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Kevin Quigley (William the Truthteller), Jonathan Redford (Corpsman Timothy Morgan), Robert Ray Manning Jr. (Officer Alex Taylor), Jennifer Dundas (Lynn Simons), Molly Hagan (Audrey Vetter), Dan Ziskie (Captain Vetter), Brigid Brannagh (Catherine Reynolds), Dean McDermott (Lt. Allan Witten), Hilary Salvatore (P.O. Jessica Smith)
20. Red Cell transcriptCommunity Score9.0
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First aired: 4/26/2005 Production Code: 043
A marine is found murdered on the school campus, and the NCIS discovers a suspect immediately. However, they are back at zero point when they find the suspect murdered. Tim & Abby discover a trace in the e-mails, called "Red Cell," which leads them to believe that the marine must have been involved in a serious death game.
Writer: Christopher Silber
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Jesse Heiman (Frederick Pippin), Ryan Jeffrey (Kyle Zolin Chase), Kaj-Erik Eriksen (Frank Smith), Judd Trichter (Hunter Huxley), Jon Wellner (Simon Frankel), Floyd Van Buskirk (Rodney Garrison), Marie Dellegrazie (Ashley Simmons), Amy Tipton (Liza Taylor), Jeffrey Wincott (Marine Gunnery Sgt. Leeka), Sherman Augustus (Marine Cpt. Daniel Lemay), Matt DeCaro (Chief Daryl Bello), Troian Avery Bellisario (Sarah), Billy Aaron Brown (Man in Mask/Donny Potter)
Note: first time we see McGee's apartment and see the manuscript.
21. Hometown Hero transcriptCommunity Score8.8
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First aired: 5/3/2005 Production Code: 044
When a young Marine is murdered in Iraq while saving people's lives, a body of a young woman is found between his belongings in his hometown, and he is considered a murderer. Gibbs believes that he is innocent and decides to prove it.
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Alicia Coppola (Lt. Cmdr. Faith Coleman), Anne Judson Yagher (Emmy Pole), Shashawnee Hall (Police Chief Walen), Zack Ward (Police Officer Billy Krieg), Vincent Angell (Bruce Webb), Elizabeth Connors (Kathy Webb), Paul Rae (Steve Hager), Matt Bushell (Marine Lt. Rob King), Jaime Ramos Hosea (Marine Lance Cpl.), Matt Funke (Seaman Justin Dobbs), Amanda MacDonald (Norah Webb), Tim Barraco (Service Technician)
22. SWAK transcriptCommunity Score9.7
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First aired: 5/10/2005 Production Code: 045
When Tony opens a mysterious letter thinking it's for him, a small puff of white powder comes out, releasing a possible deadly virus. Kate calls for help and as a precaution, she and Tony are isolated in a bio-hazard isolation room. While McGee and Gibbs are determined to discover who sent the envelope and how to cure their friends before its too late for them, Tony's health gets worse.
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Tamara Taylor (NCIS Special Agent Cassie Yates), Steven Eckholdt (Navy Cmdr. Dr. Brad Pitt), Kelsey Oldershaw (Navy Nurse Lt. Emma Ingham), Mariette Hartley (Hanna Lowell), Olivia Burnette (Sarah Lowel), Ty Upshaw (Security Guard), Bibi Amos (Receptionist), Rizwan Manji (Dr. Pandy)
23. Twilight transcriptCommunity Score9.5
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First aired: 5/24/2005 Production Code: 046
A group of serial terrorists seek revenge and send Ari (guest star Rudolf Martin) on an assignment to kill Gibbs. The NCIS team goes on a hunt after him, but when they discover that Ari has a second plan, it is already too late... the NCIS team will have to face the death of one of their team members...
Writer: John C. Kelley
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Rudolf Martin (Ari Haswari), Alan Dale (NCIS Director Tom Morrow), Joe Spano (FBI Agent T.C. Fornell), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Benjamin Parrillo (Rex Eberlee), Sasha Mazime (Virginia State Police Officer), Ryan Culver (Navy Lt. Curtis Janssen), Westfall Shane Conrad (Navy Lt. Dean), Shane Conrad (Navy Lt. Dean Westfall), Frank Cranston (NSA Officer)