airdate: February 28, 2012
written by: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
directed by: Michelle MacLaren

• McGee forges Tony's signature perfectly and Tony learns he's been doing it for years.
  
  
• "Buick's out of the garage, Dorneget," Gibbs says (letting Dorneget know his pants zipper is down).
  
  
• The Security Guard at the airport referring to McGee and Dorneget as "you kids". ("NCIS is taking custody (he tells Ava Baransky). One of you kids sign here (he tells McGee and Dorneget').)
  
  
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• McGee is jealous when he finds out Dorneget was at Abby's apartment the night before.
  
  
• Dorneget admits to McGee that he is gay.
  
  
• McGee's Rule #1 "Never lie to Gibbs."
  
  
• Vance has been working too hard and his wife is pressing him for to take a vacation. Gibbs agrees with her.
  
  
• Vance doesn't like everything that comes with his job. "You know, I envy you, Gibbs, you don't have to put up with the politics. When I get the boot, or drop dead in this chair, don't take the job." Gibbs chuckles at the thought. "Hear you, loud and clear."
  

• Breena and Jimmy have a wedding gift registry at Crate and Barrel. Gift cards are welcome!
  
  
• Ducky finds the concept of an online gift registry distasteful. Pressing a few buttons on a keyboard is not an acceptable substitute for a thoughtful gift hand-wrapped and delivered.
  
  
• Abby is a member of Mensa, and attended a retreat in Santa Fe in 2011.
  

• Chat about episode 9.17 Need to Know
  
  
• McGee can forge DiNozzo's signature very well, and has been doing it for years. Can he forge anyone else's signature?
  
  
• Does Ned Dorneget become a recurring character, and possibly the newest Gibblet? Will we see Agah Bayar again -- is he the new Trent Kort?
  

• 9.18 The Tell The Secretary of the Navy partners Gibbs with Dr. Samantha Ryan after top secret information is leaked by someone on the inside.

• Tamer Hassan (Agah Bayar)
  
• Matt Jones (Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget)
  
• Katia Winter (Ava Baransky)
  
• Adam Kulbersh (Alan Katzenbach)
  
• Robin Sachs (MI5 Inspector Andrew Challis)
  
• Michael Edwin (TSA Officer Perkins)
• Erin Beaux (DIA Officer George Roca)
• Ashton Moio (Michael Reardon)
• Travis Joe Dixon (Navy Chief Petty Officer Leland Wiley)

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