"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Call of Silence (2004)

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Writers:

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

TV Series:

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

Original Air Date:

23 November 2004 (Season 2, Episode 7)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

NCIS investigates a murder from WWII as a Medal of Honor recipient turns himself in for the murder of his best friend.

Plot Keywords:

Iwo Jima | WWII | Washington D.C. | Smashed Skull | Nightmare

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs
Sasha Alexander	...	Agent Caitlin Todd
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
Sean Murray	...	Special Agent Timothy McGee
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Charles Durning	...	Ernie Yost
Alicia Coppola	...	Lt. Cmdr. Faith Coleman
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Young Cpl. Ernie Yost (as Garette Henson)
Lloyd Kino	...	Hitoshi Yoshida
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy B. Dardaine	...	Actor
Bennet Guillory	...	Henry (as Ben Guillory)
Hugh B. Holub	...	Superintendent (as Hugh Holub)
Scott Miles	...	Private Ferris Bellows
Marc Senter	...	Private Chip Stearns
Jason Alan Smith	...	Corporal Wade Kean

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

Charles Durning, who plays WWII Vet Ernie Yost, is a WWII Vet in real life.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Lt. Coleman and the MPs arrive to arrest Corporal Yost, DiNozzo pulls back his tie to display the Medal of Honor hanging from his chest. All three stand at attention but only the MPs salute, Coleman does not. By tradition the Medal of Honor is saluted by all personnel unless the military person is without cover (that is bare-headed), as Coleman is.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Henry: Gibbs.
Gibbs: Hey, morning, Henry!
Henry: That sushi place you sent me to...
Gibbs: What, you didn't like it?
Henry: I liked it fine, only you didn't tell me I had to speak Japanese to order.
Gibbs: You don't order; you eat what you're served, with a smile. Just like being married.

Movie Connections:

References To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945)

Soundtrack:

Kyoto Slum

Great Show

This was also my favorite episode of NCIS. Charles Durning does a great job, and there are some great scenes in the show. My favorite is when Tony reveals the Medal of Honor to the two Marines who snap to attention and salute. In my opinion, (and I may be prejudice since I am ex-Navy)NCIS is the best show on TV. For the most part, they get the language right (bulkhead, etc) and the customs (not saluting when your cover is off, etc) Michael Weatherly is a good actor who can go from acting goofy to serious parts (like the time, he had the plague) And of course there is Leroy Jethro Gibbs. It will be real interesting to see how the spin off does.