Faking It (10 Oct. 2006)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Faking It (original title)

The NCIS team is investigating a Russian arms dealer who shot an officer and Gibbs' mentor Mike Franks comes to help.

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Writers:

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

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee
Lauren Holly	...	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Muse Watson	...	Mike Franks
Geoff Pierson	...	Roy Carver
Ravil Isyanov	...	Nikolai Puchenko / John T. Stevens
Albie Selznick	...	Marty Allen
Nolan North	...	Officer Lou Giotti
V.J. Foster	...	Arkady Kobach (as VJ Foster)
Armando Molina	...	Miguel Fernandez

Storyline

Chief petty officer Jack Vale hits a police car and while dying writes NCIS in his blood. The cops accidentally arrested a man with ID as John T. Stevens, who is identified by fingerprints as ex-Spetnaz Russian terrorist Nikolai Puchenko. Vale's last call was to report Puchenko? Ducky finds the bullet missing, but no exit hole. Vale has a CIA undercover past to chase arms dealers. Gibbs gets NCIS Agent Mike Franks, who investigated that case. Home Security agent Roy Carver demands Puchenko as his undercover operative. Accomplice Arkady Kobach is feared.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | false identity | duel | fingerprints | 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:

10 October 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

We are shown the back patio area of Gibbs's house - a very rare glimpse of any part of his home other than the basement.

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Goofs

When Abby speak with Gibbs about pennies thrown out or in a jar she said 3.5 billions equals to 35 millions. That is incorrect: using the long scale it is equal 3.5 millions of millions, using the short scale it is equal 3500 millions.

User Reviews

Great addition to the show

The addition of Mike Franks, a seasoned professional from the "old school" was truly refreshing. His interaction and interpretation of current NCIS procedures gave a breath-of-life to the segment. Have seen him before in similar roles and he seems to invariably bring a sense of "an honorable,get things done, dark character" who people like to identify with. Sort of an everyman's hero. Would like to see more of him. Of course, I realize that at 60 years of age, I may not be the focus group you are seeking to address, but his presence does give credence to the fact that younger is not better and there is more than one way to skin a cat!