Season 3 Epsiode guide


Episode summaries are from tv.com, the transcripts are from hynoweb. These are not original scripts but transcripts recorded by dedicated fans. Use them as a fact resource, don't remake the epsiodes.

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Casting Breakdowns:
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1. Kill Ari (1) transcript
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First aired: 9/20/2005 Production Code: 048
After the terrorist's attack, the NCIS team is shocked and is trying to cope with Kate's sudden death, each in their own way. Now, their mission is to collect all the possible info on Ari and find a way to stop him before he does any more damage. Meanwhile, while feeling guilty over Kate's death, Gibbs is informed that the NCIS director is leaving, and the replacement is Jenny Shepard, a woman Gibbs worked with in the past and had a romantic history with.

Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Pancho Demmings (Gerald Jackson), Alan Dale (NCIS Director Tom Morrow), Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard) , Sasha Maxime (Virginia State Police Officer), AJ Tannen (Mossad Agent), Cote de Pablo (Mossad Agent Ziva David)

2. Kill Ari (2) transcript
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First aired: 9/27/2005 Production Code: 050
Still stressed over Kate's death, Gibbs is even more hurt when Ari kidnaps Ducky and decides to play with his mind. Gibbs sends Tony to follow Ziva, and after Jenny and Gibbs are almost shot to death, he is even more determined to finish once and for all with Ari, and Ziva's strange connection to Ari will be just the help that he needs.

Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard), Pancho Demmings (Gerald Jackson), Rudolf Martin (Ari Haswari), Alan Dale (NCIS Director Tom Morrow) , Gloria Votsis (Dana), Cote de Pablo (Mossad Agent Ziva David), Sasha Alexander (Deceased Kate Todd)


3. Mind Games transcript
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First aired: 10/4/2005 Production Code: 047
Gibbs is ordered to talk to a convict that is about to be executed, in order to discover information about the place where he hid his victims, but when the plan doesn't work, the team must solve the case in their own way.

Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: William Webb
Guest star: Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner), Jessica Steen (Special Agent Paula Cassidy) , Chad E. Donella (John Briggs), Tom Wright (Warden Sam Kelleher), Scott Williamson (Virginia Governor Charles Norin), Christopher Shyer (Kyle Boone), Lawrence Monoson (Adam O\'Neill)

4. Silver War transcript
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First aired: 10/11/2005 Production Code: 051
When a corpse of a man is found inside a tomb that comes from the Civil War, the team discovers that the victim, a Sergeant, was buried alive. During the investigation, Abby tracks down the last phone call of the victim. Meanwhile, Gibbs is informed by his new boss Jenny Sheppard that agent Ziva is now a full-time NCIS agent.

Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Jason Grutter (Camera Man), Byrne Offutt (Judd Kearns), Burnadean Jones (Sally Smith), John Berg (General Grant), Larry Clarke (Director), Robert Blanche (Brett Willis), Barbara Niven (Dr. Elaine Burns)

5. Switch transcript
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First aired: 10/18/2005 Production Code: 049
When a non-commissioned officer is shot to death on the freeway, the NCIS team takes upon the investigation. The first lead, a fact that the victim was leading a double life, takes them to a possible solution of the crime, but the tables are turned when the victim's dying message is discovered and it leads them to a totally different clue.

Writer: Gil Grant
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer, Asst. M.E.) , Andrew Caple-Shaw (P.O. Jerry Smith), Wil Bethel (P.O. John Kirby), Merritt Wever (Wendy Smith), Vern Urich (Nervous Man), Maria Bertrand (Young Woman), Richard F. Whiten (Police Lt. Jody Hampton), Geoffrey Lower (Navy Cmdr. Robert Morris)

6. The Voyeur's Web transcript
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First aired: 10/25/2005 Production Code: 052
The NCIS team takes upon a strange case - a Marine's wife was murdered live on the Internet. The investigation reveals that two housewives were running a live Internet sex site and now they are both missing. While looking for them, the team will try to track down the webmaster and solve the alleged murder case.

Writer: David North
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard), Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Colby Paul (Skateboard Kid #1), Malik Kirkwood (Skateboard Kid #2), Mikki Padilla (Leanne Roberts), Marty Papazian (Sgt. Jake Roberts), John Bentley (Capt. Arthur Caldwell), Bradley White (Bart Powell), Nat Faxon (Carter Finch), Brittney Powell (Jamie Carr), Michael Bellisario (Charles Sterling)

7. Honor Code transcript
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First aired: 11/1/2005 Production Code: 053
When a 6-year-old boy informs the NCIS team that his father was kidnapped, the team discovers that the missing father is actually a Lt. Commander working on a secret project named Honor, and that he is the only one who has the code that can open the project. While Gibbs gets closer with the boy, the rest of the team discovers that the project has been hacked in and the information inside has been deleted. Is the missing man innocent or is he actually the guilty one?

Writer: Christopher Silber
Director: Colin Bucksey
Guest star: Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard) , Susse Budde (Laura Osgood), Joseph Castanon (Zach Tanner), Michael Reilly Burke (Frank Connell), Michael Bellisario (Charles Sterling), Dominic Pace (Vincent Pazzo), Jack Stehlin (Navy Cmdr. Harry Wilder), Brian Fitzpatrick (Willis Hirst), Paul Webster (Lt. Alex Tanner)

8. Under Covers transcript
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First aired: 11/8/2005 Production Code: 054
When bodies of two hired assassins are delivered to the NCIS team, Ziva & Tony go undercover assuming the victim's identities in order to find the person who hired the assassins for their mission. While working on the case, Ziva & Tony spend some quality time in a luxury hotel and the attraction between them arises. Gibbs discovers that his team is not the only one working on the case.

Writer: Lee David Zlotoff
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Guest star: Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard), Joe Spano (FBI Agent T.C. Fornell), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Sonny Surowiec (C.K. Cord), Matthew Kaminsky (Henry Spivey), Michelle Krusiec (Maya), Phillip Rhys (Yussif), Eric Steinberg (Marcos Siazon), Michael Bellisario (Charles Sterling)

9. Frame-Up transcript
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First aired: 11/22/2005 Production Code: 055
Tony is accused of murdering a woman whose body was found at Quantico, and the team must prove his innocence. All the possible evidence proves that Tony is guilty, and the team will give their best to set their agent and a friend free.

Writer: Laurence Walsh
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Stephanie Mello (Cynthia Sumner), Joe Spano (FBI Agent T.C. Fornell), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Casey Weiant (Mina Campbell), Jarrod Crawford (Marine M.P. Sgt. Brooks), Randy Wayne (Grant Bridges), Elizabeth Bennett (Carla Johnson), Matt Malloy (George Pardo), Don Franklin (FBI Agent Ron Sacks), Michael Bellisario (Charles Sterling), David Brant (NCIS Special Agent David Brant)

10. Probie transcript
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First aired: 11/29/2005 Production Code: 056
While on duty, McGee kills a man who is later discovered to be an undercover police officer. When Jenny decides to approve the investigation on McGee, the NCIS team is forced to prove that McGee is not guilty, pushing Gibbs' relationship with Jen to the limit. Meanwhile, Tony is troubled by his past.

Writer: Frank Cardea, George Schenck
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer), Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner) , Gary Sommers (John Benedict), Christopher Allport (Metro Police Cpt. Dan Karzin), William Gregory Lee (Metro Police Sgt. Keith Archer), Gary Sommers (Assistant)

11. Model Behavior transcript Subtitles
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First aired: 12/13/2005 Production Code: 057
While filming a reality show on a Marine base, a supermodel dies and the NCIS team must discover who is the model's murderer. They discover a love triangle between the model and three other men, all suspects. Meanwhile, Jenny is disturbed by Gibbs when he doesn't want to attend an award ceremony in his honor.

Writer: David North
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Judi Shekoni (Natalie Vance), John Pleshette (Tom Crawley), Mini Andén (Hannah Bressling), Kent Shocknek (Guy Ross), Eliska Amor (Keenya Desoto), Jeffrey Pierce (Marine Sgt. Michael McMannis), Wendy Braun (Cindy Sanchez), Gomez Warren (AV Tech)

Note: the first time McGee is called 'elf lord'

12. Boxed In transcript
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First aired: 1/10/2006 Production Code: 059
While on investigation at a shipyard, looking for smuggled weapons, Tony and Ziva dissapear and it's up to NCIS to find them. Abby tries to track them down by tracking down their GPS chips, but they seem to be out of reach. Meanwhile, Tony and Ziva, hiding in a container, find evidence which could help them solve the case.

Writer: Dana Coen
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Daniel Roebuck (Port Security Chief Matthew Lake), James Martin Kelly (Mookie Perkins), Morocco Omari (NCIS Special Agent Thomas Survoy), Tony Armatrading (William N'Diaye)

13. Deception transcript
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First aired: 1/17/2006 Production Code: 058
When a Commander in charge of a shipment of fuel rods for nuclear power stations disappears, the NCIS team is called in. The team must solve the case in time, before the person who kidnapped the Commander finds out the secret location of the fuel rods or harms the Lt. Commander.

Writer: Jack Bernstein
Director: Leslie Libman
Guest star: Jesse Plemons (Jason Geckler), Helen Eigenberg (Lt. Cmdr. Amanda Wilkerson), Austin Stout (Tim), Zac Efron (Danny), P.J. Byrne (Ross Logan), Eric Lange (William Lafferty), Phil Morris (Navy Capt. Paul Martino), Gary Kraus (Security Officer Chuck Parnell)

14. Light Sleeper transcript CastingBreakdown
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First aired: 1/24/2006 Production Code: 060
The NCIS team investigates a murder of two Marine's wives, and must find the murderers before they attack their next target, a another woman.

Writer: Christopher Silber
Director: Colin Bucksey
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Tim Griffin (Marine Sgt. Malcolm Porter), Karl Makinen (Marine Staff Sgt. James Dawson), Keone Young (Yoon Dawson), Esther K. Chae (Yoon Dawson), Ruth Rudnick (Gina Goodwin)

15. Head Case transcript CastingBreakdown
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First aired: 2/7/2006 Production Code: 061
While discovering an illegal automotive chop shop, the NCIS team stumbles upon a severed head of a Marine, hidden in one of the cars from the shop. When they find possible suspects, the team will have to find the rest of the body and find the murderer.

Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Thea Rose (Chrissy Wayne), Greta Sesheta (Receptionist), Jamie Martz (Petty Officer First Class Marc Hobie), Ivar Brogger (Simon Katz), Scott Atkinson (Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Ross), Stephanie Michels (Sean Oliver), Bruce French (Floyd Vernon), Chelsea Field (Jocelyn Wayne), Rick Sparks (Seaman Fred Randall), Caleb Brown (Petty Officer Third Class Michael Jones)

16. Family Secret transcript Subtitles
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First aired: 2/28/2006 Production Code: 062
When an ambulance explodes while carrying the remains of a Marine's body that was killed in a car crash, the NCIS team is called in to investigate what actually happened. The investigation leads them to some sudden discoveries -- the DNA of the victim found in the ambulance doesn't match the Marine's DNA; the ambulance was set up to explode; and the family of the dead Marine is hiding a very important secret.

Writer: Steven D. Binder
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Michael Holden (Dr. Wayne Dobson), Even Helmuth (EMT Jeff Beilsman), John L. Adams (EMT Seth Patterson), Troian Avery Bellisario (Sarah), Ellen Hollman (NCIS Special Agent Tina Larsen), Jeremy Brandt (Corpsman), Brandon Largent (Corporal Kenneth Miller), Conor O'Farrell (William Danforth)

17. Ravenous transcript
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First aired: 3/7/2006 Production Code: 063
When Marine dog tags are found in a national forest by a group of teens, the NCIS team is called in to investigate. While searching for the campsite of the Marine, the team finds out that there was another person, possibly a woman, with him. The investigation takes them to an even more higher discovery -- there could be a serial killer killing women in the national forest.

Writer: Richard C. Arthur
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Todd Allen (Park Ranger James Landis), Michelle Harrison (Park Ranger Bobby Hendricks), Chris Payne Gilbert (Wesley Rowan), Scott Anthony Leet (Jason Edom), Alex Frost (Jerry)

18. Bait transcript CastingBreakdown
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First aired: 3/14/2006 Production Code: 064
The NCIS team must stop a teenage student from detonating a bomb attached to his body, while he's taking the other students hostage at a Quantico base high school. Gibbs tries to stop him when he enters the classroom, only to realize that there may be someone else controlling the teenage student from the outiside. Meanwhile, while Gibbs is in the classroom, Tony is left in charge.

Writer: Laurence Walsh
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner) , Paul Schulze (Marine Major Ken Meyers), Mauricio Mendoza (Rico Caldas), Ruth Zalduondo (Angela Meyers), Charles S. Kim (SRT Sniper), Michael Welch (Kody Meyers), Jade Carter (Marine Capt. Daniel Wise), Linsey Godfrey (Stephanie Phillips), Charles Duckworth (Joe Bennes), Alexandra Krosney (Nadia Harcourt)

19. Iced transcript
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First aired: 4/4/2006 Production Code: 065
Gibbs and the team are called in when a couple of kids stumble upon the body of a missing Marine in a frozen lake. As the NCIS team searches the frozen lake bed for clues, they come across three more bullet-ridden bodies. During the autopsies, Ducky and Gibbs discover that the three additional victims had gang tattoos. With this crucial piece of information, the team works to uncover the Marine's connection with a deadly street gang.

Writer: Dana Coen
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Matthew Iseman (DC Metro Officer Talbot), Suzanne Rico (Reporter), Benjamin Brown (Marine Capt. Arvidas), Austin Majors (Jeremy Hodges), Seth Adkins (Sean Hodges), Aris Alvarado (Tomas Zepeda), Michael Esparza (Marine Lance Corporal Jose Silva), Douglas Spain (Ceasar Bernal)

20. Untouchable transcript
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First aired: 4/18/2006 Production Code: 066
When a Pentagon cryptographer is found dead, the NCIS team has to discover whether the person was or wasn't a Pentagon mole, and if the person committed suicide. As the investigation continues, the team discovers that the person wasn't alone when she died, so someone must have murdered her. So, the team has to find the person, a mole, who murdered the cryptographer.

Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: Leslie Libman
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Adria Dawn (NCIS Tech), Jonathan Fraser (Secret Service Officer Jack Lyon), Mark Harelik (Ron Levinson), Kimberlee Peterson (Navy Lt. Keira Napleton), Scott Paulin (Navy Capt. Kevin Dorn), Nina Foch (Mrs. Victoria Mallard)

21. Bloodbath transcript
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First aired: 4/25/2006 Production Code: 067
While working on just a regular murder case with the rest of the NCIS team, Abby is almost killed by an evidence from the case and soon it becomes clear that the murder was staged, and that someone wants Abby dead. The team discovers some enemies from Abby's past, and they must find out who is the person, before the person kills Abby.

Writer: Steven D. Binder
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Vincent Young (Mikel Mawher), Mimi Kuzyk (Ginger Stevenson), Eddie Jemison (Terry Spooner), Sondra Currie (Lillian Hencheck), Ken Lerner (Albert Hencheck), Richard Keith (Frank Dreyer), Gregory Crane (ERT Member)

22. Jeopardy transcript
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First aired: 5/2/2006 Production Code: 068
The NCIS team must protect Ziva when a suspect dies while being in custody, and her tactic might be the reason why the person died. The things become much more dangerous when the suspect's brother kidnapps Jenny, and demands the release of his brother in exchange for Jenny, but he has no idea that his brother is dead.

Writer: David North
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Connor Trinneer (James Dempsey), Tim Russ (Jerry Kemper), Tamara Taylor (NCIS Special Agent Cassie Yates), Alex Nesic (Alex Rudd), Rodney Scott (Brian Dempsey)

23. Hiatus (1) transcript CastingBreakdown
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First aired: 5/9/2006 Production Code: 069
While working on an assignment, Gibbs is seriously injured in an explosion, and taken to a hospital, where he recalls his painful past, which he has always hidden from others. The rest of the team must proceed with the investigation and put their feelings towards Gibbs's injury aside. Tony is left in charge, which may cause a bit of trouble.

Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer), Muse Watson (NIS Agent Mike Franks) , Mary Matilyn Mouser (Kelly Gibbs), Marcus Reynaga (Paramedic), Ariel Felix (Alon ATU), Randy Flagler (Gibbs' C.O), Adam Lieberman (U.S. Customs Officer Cruz), Aloma Wright (Nurse Ethel Washingtown), Tess Lina (Nurse Maria Baliad), Jarvis George (Navy Lt. Morgan Tolliver), Burt Bulos (Abog Galib), Christopher Maher (Capt. Aris Mahir), Darby Stanchfield (Shannon Gibbs), Cotter Smith (NCIS Special Agent in Charge Sam Stevens), Brett Cullen (Navy Capt. Todd Gelfand)

24. Hiatus (2) transcript
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First aired: 5/16/2006 Production Code: 070
The NCIS team must work on an assignment against a terrorist group without Gibbs, who is still recovering from the explosion. Gibbs has to fight with memory loss, while he's visited by his mentor and his former boss. His help is needed, expecially when the team discovers that Gibbs is the only person who has information about the terrorists' plans, so he needs to retrieve his memory before the terrorists attack.

Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Stephanie Mello (NCIS Tech Cynthia Sumner), Muse Watson (NIS Agent Mike Franks), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) , Pepper Sweeney (TBA), Darby Stanchfield (Shannon Gibbs), Tyrees Allen (NSO Deputy Director Dean Welsh), Tess Lina (Nurse Maria Baliad), Kevin West (Mario), Susan Santiago (Camila Charo), Jarvis George (Navy Lt. Morgan Tolliver), Alan Pietruszewski (Navy Captain Tom Zill), Burt Bulos (Abog Galib), Christopher Maher (Capt. Aris Mahir), Cotter Smith (NCIS Special Agent in Charge Sam Stevens), Brett Cullen (Navy Capt. Todd Gelfand)