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Family Secret
Synopsis:
When an ambulance explodes while carrying the remains of a Marine who 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.

New Character Development / Insights:
  • Gibbs plies the director with her favorite meal, steak au poivre.
  • Palmer is pushed that much closer to a vegetarian lifestyle.
  • Palmer is giving more details and isn't quite as afraid to talk around Gibbs.
  • When he messes up Gibbs treats him the way he treats his crew.
Funny Moments:
  • Ziva throwing something at Tony, then making a face and a strange noise.
  • Ziva warning Tony in the squad room.
  • Gibbs sits behind Director Shepard's desk to make a point.
  • Per the conversation she had with Gibbs in the elevator, Director Shepard claims she "isn't really here" in Abby's lab.
  • The 3 agents working and updating Gibbs in the squad room... "... but we're not going to give up ..."
Trivia:
  • Guest star Troian Avery Bellisario is the daughter of NCIS Series creator, Donald P. Bellisario. When she was much younger, she was also in "Quantum Leap," another one of Donald Bellisario's TV shows.
  • The song playing during the game of basketball that Tony was playing is "Name of the Game" by Crystal Method.
  • The song Tony is singing as he comes in is the one Gene Kelly, Donald O'Conner & Debbie Reynolds sang in the movie "Singing In The Rain."
Recurring Cast:
    Guest Starring:
        • Michael Holden (Dr. Wayne Dobson)
        • Even Helmuth (EMT Jeff Beilsman)
        • John L. Adams (EMT Seth Patterson)
        • Ellen Hollman (NCIS Special Agent Tina Larsen)
        • Jeremy Brandt (Corpsman)
        • Brandon Largent (Corporal Kenneth Merrill)
        • Connor O'Farrell (William Danforth)
        Written By: Directed By:
        • James Whitmore, Jr.


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        NCISSS reply to thread: Sarah McGee 0 Aug 14 2009, 3:14 PM EDT by NCISSS
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        Because Sarah wasn't a character in this episode. In this show, Tony takes McGee's ipod and looks at his pictures in which he sees numerous ones of a girl, which they believe to be McGee's girlfriend-- these are pictures of Sarah McGee, McGee's younger sister.
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        AussieAddict Sarah McGee 2 Dec 20 2008, 2:58 AM EST by MargyW
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        I have not seen this episode, i have only read what has been written on this page. In the recap it doesn't mention anything about McGee's sister Sarah, but she is listed in the recurring cast. Was she actually in the episode or is this an error?
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