Doppelgänger (18 Jan. 2005)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Doppelgänger (original title)

NCIS works with civilian police - who bear an uncanny resemblance to the NCIS team.

Director:

Terrence O'Hara

Writers:

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

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Sasha Alexander	...	Agent Caitlin Todd
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
John Doman	...	Lt. Cheney
Chad Willett	...	Detective Primo Monteleone
Rebecca McFarland	...	Detective Rachel Rapp
Kimberly Oja	...	Karen Wilkerson (as Kim Oja)
Rob Benedict	...	Aaron Alan Wright (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Will Burke	...	Detective Todd Miller
Willie C. Carpenter	...	Arthur Gruden
Grant Garrison	...	P.O. Niles Wilson
Jeremy Guskin	...	Roland Kesta

Storyline

Telemarketer Roland Kesta accidentally hears a struggle in the home of petty officer Dion Lambert, which is trashed and has traces of his blood, but no corpse. Tony discovers the lease was shared with George Mansur, a free lance computer geek who earns six figures. Various evidence shows Lambert's apparent murder was carefully staged. McGee and Abby discover Lambert doctored the Navy medical computer system to steal prescription drugs. The local police tips off Dion's buyer, dealer Aaron Alan Wright, who talks after Lambert's corps is found in a ravine, shot...

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Plot Keywords:

washington d.c.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sign on the wall in the Bethesda computer lab recites an old mathematics joke: "There are 10 types of people in the world; those that understand BINARY and those that do not". "10" is the binary representation for the number "2".

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Goofs

At the end of this story Gibbs speaks of a case involving the FBI in Sicily and mentioned that this was the first case to convict using DNA evidence. The first case to convict (and actually also find someone innocent) was actually in Narborough, England. Gibbs was maybe talking about the first US case, rather than the first worldwide case. (Read "The Blooding" by Joseph Wambaugh for the facts.)

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Quotes

Special Agent Timothy McGee: Where are we going, boss?
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: To talk to Petty Officer Lambert's shipmates.
Special Agent Timothy McGee: But he's not on a ship, boss.
[staring look from Gibbs]
Special Agent Timothy McGee: Oh. Sir, you... you were using a military euphemism.
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Ya think?
Special Agent Timothy McGee: So, uh, you mean Bethesda Hospital Computer Center.
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: You speak their language.
Special Agent Timothy McGee: You mean I'm going to interview them?
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: I interview, you translate. Come on.

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