Tribes (15 Jan. 2008)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Tribes (original title)

Sunni Muslim Marine Lance Corporal Abdul Mohammed Bakr, on leave from Iraq with a few fights with Islam-bashing bigots on his record, is found shot dead in an alley, two blocks from the ... See full summary »

Director:

Colin Bucksey

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
Shaun Toub	...	Khalid Mohammed Bakr
Jonathan LaPaglia	...	FBI Special Agent Brent Langer
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer
James Parks	...	Ryan Sikes
David Haydn-Jones	...	Marine Capt. Jim Mills
Jennifer Hetrick	...	Dr. Donna Dunlap
Fred Toma	...	Sunni Man
Walid Amini	...	Marine Lance Corp. Abdul Bakr

Storyline

Sunni Muslim Marine Lance Corporal Abdul Mohammed Bakr, on leave from Iraq with a few fights with Islam-bashing bigots on his record, is found shot dead in an alley, two blocks from the mosque where his father Khalid Mohammed Bakr is the well-integrated imam. Ducky chooses to honor the imam's religious plea by refusing to perform an autopsy but is ordered by the director, despite horrible Bosnian mass grave memories, then thinks up an unorthodox alternative method, which reveals Abdul was hit by a needle poisoned with rare octopus venom... Abby finds traces of explosives on Abdul and of contact with Al Qaeda centers on Abdul's computer, including its mysterious German recruiter Hans Staiger. An attempt to bug the mosque reveals it's already bugged by the FBI, but Special Agent Brent Langer refuses to give any details. Gibbs sees a link between all three recently deceased Muslim Marines, only...

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Langer asks about Gibbs' boat, Gibbs says it is the third, but in numerous other episodes it has been stated that this is the fourth boat (or that the previous boat was the third).

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Quotes

Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: I'm sorry, the correct answer is "Full Metal Jacket."
Officer Ziva David: That was not the best Marine movie. "A Few Good Men" was.
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Based on the fact that I'm right, I'm overruling you.

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Connections

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Phantom Rebirth"
(uncredited)
Written by Dominic Kelly
Performed by Dominic Kelly
Courtesy of Screw the Pooch ASCAP

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