airdate: March 20, 2012
written by: Gina Lucita Monreal
directed by: Tom Wright

• Ziva thinking that Gibbs and DiNozzo were on a "man date".
  
  
• The team watching Gibbs walk, trying to decide if there's a "bounce" in his step.
  
  
• Dr. Ryan imitating Ducky by talking to the corpse.
  
  
• Ducky's comment to Dr. Ryan after Gibbs stopped their conversation when Dr. Ryan and Gibbs had gone down to Autopsy to be clued in on how Lawrence Ridgeway had died. "Ever vigilant on the war against small talk."
  
  
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• Definite sparks between Ryan and Gibbs, but Ryan still puts her son, Parker, first. Gibbs invites her to return when she's ready. "I'm here for you, Doc."
  
  
• Parker wants to take his mother away on a sailboat, and Gibbs smiles thoughtfully at a sketch of the boat that Ryan left behind.
  
  
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• Actor Sean Astin starred in the trilogy "Lord of the Rings" as Sam, one of the hobbits, "The Goonies" as Mikey Walsh, and "Special Agent Oso" as the titular character.
  
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• Chat about episode 9.18 The Tell
  

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• 9.19 The Good Son Director Vance’s brother-in-law is the lead suspect when Gibbs and the NCIS team investigate the murder of a petty officer.

• Sean Astin (Tyler Elliott)
• William Russ (Philip Wickes)
• John Prosky (Carl Dalton)
• Lauren Hodges (Amanda Baylor)
• Joel Polis (Ronald Ostrowski)
• Tom Virtue (Frank Satner)
• J. Claude Deering (Curtis Hubley)

• Jamie Lee Curtis (Dr. Samantha Ryan)
• Matt Craven (Secretary of the Navy Clayton Jarvis)

• Abby's Speed Merchant t-shirt available for purchase from The Speed Merchant
  
  
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• Fatal Attraction
  
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