airdate: April 29, 2008
written by: Linda Burstyn
directed by: Terence O'Hara

• When Tony went to use his keyboard and McGee had programmed his computer to bark every time Tony hit a key. (Or was it maybe Ziva?)
  
  
• When Stenner asked Gibbs if he could go to the bathroom. Gibbs refused the first time and again the second before laughing and letting Stenner go.
  
  
• When Ridgeway was making obnoxious sexual references to Ziva, Gibbs smiled, got up and said he wouldn't mess with her.
  
  
• Tony to Jardine in the tent in Iraq, "wow!, never thought it was possible to hurt yourself with a wet wipe"
  
  
• It sounds like Tony and Jardine are doing something other than...sending and email to Abby! LOL!
  
  
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• Nikki's character has been developed more in this episode. We learn that she has a brother, Eric, who is a marine. Eric was shot in Baghdad and left for dead but an Iraqi man kept him alive until reinforcements showed up. Eric remains in a coma from his wounds. (Wonder if it is possible that the risks related to his coma contributed to her germ phobia?)
  
  
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• When Ziva walks in on Nikki in the ladies room and sees the paper Nikki has. Ziva reads "5 reasons why I should go to Iraq" but the paper says 5 reasons why I want to go to Iraq.
  
  
• When Nikki delivers the laptop to Jameel and his sister, there is no visible power cord, cable, or other accessories.
  
  
• When Ziva volunteers to go to Baghdad, Vance said it was a bad idea.

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• 5.16 Recoil
  

• Josh Stamberg (Marine Major Ike Varnai)
• Rick Hoffman (Kelvin Ridgeway)
• Patrick Fischler (George Stenner)
• Jennifer O'Dell (Dina Rankin)
• Matt McTighe (Allan Hayes)
• Brooklyn McLinn (Marine Sgt. Jim Gilroy)
• Anne Bedian (Hamida)
• Elie Khoury (Jameel)
• Tony Daly (Marine Capt. John Rankin)
• Sammy Sheik (Iraqi Militia Guard at Road Block)
• Wolf Amer (Iraqi Militia Guard at Shed)
• Samantha Klein (Nurse)
• Ektimal Shbib (Iraqi Woman)
• Aleene Khoury (Tabina)

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• Susan Kelechi Watson (NCIS Intel Analyst Nikki Jardin)
• Rocky Carroll (NCIS Asst. Director Leon Vance)

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