"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Bête Noire (2004)

Director:

Peter Ellis

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator) &
Don McGill (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2003)

Original Air Date:

2 March 2004 (Season 1, Episode 16)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A terrorist manages to infiltrate NCIS HQ. He takes Ducky, Gerald and Kate hostage. It's up to the rest of the team to find out what he's after.

Plot Keywords:

Washington D.C. | Special Agent | Navy | Detective | Forensic Evidence

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs
Sasha Alexander	...	Agent Caitlin Todd
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Rudolf Martin	...	Ari Haswari
Jessica Steen	...	NCIS Special Agent Paula Cassidy
Robert Cicchini	...	Special Agent Daniel Snyder
Tim Kelleher	...	N.C.I.S. Agent Chris Pacci
Jennifer Gatti	...	Negotiator Arkin
Pancho Demmings	...	Gerald Jackson
Ali Afshar	...	Qassam (as Alex Dodd)
Matthew Del Negro	...	Balboa
Joe Sabatino	...	H.R.T. Leader Horowitz
Alan Dale	...	Tom Morrow

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating)

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The character who takes Ducky hostage threatens to shoot Ducky's assistant Gerald, making a point of being specific about shooting him in "a ball and socket joint." After shooting him in the shoulder, he threatens to shoot Gerald in the knee next. The knee is not a ball and socket joint.

Quotes:

Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard: [Abby is listening to loud music in the lab] Abby, turn down that babble!

Wow

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

OK, first off, yes, I am writing this review quite a few years after the episode first aired, but when I realised no one else had written one I immediately thought something was wrong with that.

"Bete Noire" features a first for the NCIS team - a terrorist has infiltrated NCIS HQ in Washington via Autopsy. The terrorist (later named as Ari Haswari) has taken Ducky, Gerald and Kate hostage. The terrorist's demands are made and Gibbs, DiNozzo and Abby are left to deal.

This episode was amazing. Action, thrills, humour and a hell of a lot of suspense - the episode had everything. The standout of this episode, without a doubt, was the acting by guest star Rudolf Martin (Haswari). The charming, charismatic terrorist is as deadly as he is alluring. His eyes look kind...moments before he fires his gun. The character is just brilliantly portrayed and well written.

All in all, Bete Noire is without a doubt one of the best, if not THE best episode of NCIS. 10/10