Silent Night (16 Dec. 2008)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Silent Night (original title)

Just 2 days before Christmas, a home invasion robbery leaves is linked to an old murder case. The suspect was identified as a petty officer who had died. NCIS tries to sort out what happened in time for the holiday.

Director:

Tony Wharmby

Writers:

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

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee
Rocky Carroll	...	Leon Vance
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Peter Coyote	...	Ned Quinn
Kay Lenz	...	Connie Quinn Wheeler
Ryan Bittle	...	Metro Detective Justin Kemp
Carla Gallo	...	Melissa Wheeler Fox
Eric Stonestreet	...	Harvey Ames
Charles Carroll	...	Dr. Pryor
Wesley Jonathan	...	Greg
Billy Stevenson	...	Hector (as Bill Stevenson)

Storyline

On December 23, Metro detective Justin Kemp, whose wife dated DiNozzo 4 months, asks NCIS's help because a delivery boy saw former pre-med petty officer Ned Quinn, a Vietnam vet, at the site of the murdered old Taylor couple's home invasion. His file states the divorced, addicted PTS sufferer died in a fire and was buried 17 years earlier, death certificate signed Ducky. Quinn's 'widow' Connie wants no contact, unlike daughter Melissa. He's found at the Arlington Memorial Wall, remembering platoon member Grant, killed on a Christmas Eve. Actually Ned tried first aid on Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Avery Taylor was suing Kemp's father-in-law, a rich industrialist.

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Plot Keywords:

party | fire | prison | fingerprint | christmas eve | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

1090 Rubio Street, Altadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Quinn is in Gibbs' car, the sketch he drew is in his left jacket pocket. When he gets out of the car and hands the sketch to Gibbs, Quinn takes it from his right pocket.

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Quotes

NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: [rubbing his feet on the carpet as he walks up to McGee, in a singsong voice] Friction makes a static charge.
[shocks McGee]
NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee: Would you stop that? I'm still humming from the Taser.

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Connections

Features It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

User Reviews

Holiday job

A double murder puts the NCIS crew on the trail of a man (Peter Coyote) long thought dead due to a dissolute life. When that man finally surfaces, the crew has to go and see his former wife to let her know he is very much alive. She wants nothing to do with him, but their daughter certainly does. Meanwhile, Gibbs has his doubts about the guy's guilt. While everyone except Ducky works on Christmas Eve to solve the case and possibly save the life of an innocent man, Abby takes it upon herself to try to bring daughter and father, who is in a holding room, together. Even though pop has made it abundantly clear he doesn't want to see his daughter. Coyote is great as the haunted dad.