Judgment Day: Part 1 (20 May 2008)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Judgment Day: Part 1 (original title)

Director Shepherd attends a funeral of a retired NCIS Agent, and notices someone suspicious. She gives Tony and Ziva time off and calls in Mike Franks for help. She knows someone is coming after her, and knows Gibbs will be next.

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Writers:

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

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer
Betsy Rue	...	Sasha Gordon
Oleg Taktarov	...	Viggo Drantyev
Jeff Witzke	...	Attendant
Terrence Hardy Jr.	...	George (as Terrence Hardy)
Wyatt Smith	...	Frankie
Reginald James	...	LAPD Det. Monroe

Storyline

[PART 1 of 2] Rascals shooting floating devices in pools accidentally find the body of special agent William Decker, a former field colleague of Gibbs and his ex, the present NCIS director. She tries to handle it separate from the agency, helped only by retired NIS Agent Mike Franks, when she hears a code name only known to the trio at Decker's funeral. Fancy forensics show Probie and Abby -behind Gibbs' back- the warning's deliverer: Viggo Drantyev, a fancy fake identity. It came from Decker's young heiress Sasha Gordon, as he instructed without further details; she's found dead shortly after. Jenny is secretly tailed by Tony and Zhiva, her semi-official bodyguards, who pretended to enjoy a day off when dismissed after the funeral, even retraced after she formally tells them off which Tony wanted to accept, but find desert racks hard to follow. Meanwhile Gibbs keeps investigating the laGrenouille case.

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Plot Keywords:

pool | ford mustang | swimming pool | ritual | camera focus on female butt

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Gibbs places the evidence FBI envelope on the desk, the Bag Number is 8675309, as in Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny". The envelope contains information on a case involving the director of NCIS, Jenny Shepard.

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Goofs

The handgun Jenny re-assembles in the diner is not a real Sig P228. None of the movements she makes, has anything to do with the assembly of the real weapon.

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Quotes

Mike Franks: [after entering Decker's home] Gibbs teach you that?
NCIS Director Jenny Shepard: Gibbs doesn't teach. You watch and learn
Mike Franks: You learned, I taught.

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Connections

References Against All Odds (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Merciless Deluge"
(uncredited)
Written by Dominic Kelly
Performed by Dominic Kelly
Courtesy of Screw the Pooch ASCAP

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