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



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8.2/10   117 votes
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Donald P. Bellisario (creator) &
Don McGill (creator) ...
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Original Air Date:
2 March 2004 (Season 1, Episode 16)
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. full summary | add synopsis
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New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating)

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

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Wow, 30 September 2009
10/10
Author: dagget_says_hi from Australia

*** 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

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