Jurisdiction (16 Mar. 2010)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Jurisdiction (original title)

The team discovers striking similarities between themselves and their CGIS (Coast Guard Investigative Services) counterparts when a Navy diver seeking sunken treasure is found dead.

Director:

Terrence O'Hara

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
Rocky Carroll	...	Leon Vance
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer
Diane Neal	...	Special Agent Abigail Borin
Gabrielle Miller	...	Andrea Mavery
Shanna Moakler	...	Missy Dawkins
Eddie Shin	...	Special Agent Kyle Omagi
Larry Brandenburg	...	Hubble
Aaron Lustig	...	Doctor Victor Kalsa
Richard Tillman	...	Marine Sergeant Davis Carter

Storyline

The team discovers striking similarities between themselves and their CGIS (Coast Guard Investigative Services) counterparts when a Navy diver seeking sunken treasure is found dead.

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Plot Keywords:

locker room | false identity | infidelity | beach

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fremont Mansion - 56 Fremont Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The theme of this episode, a team that resembles the members of the NCIS team, was also done in the episode NCIS: Doppelgänger.

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Quotes

Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: We have sattelite photos of the other ships in the area?
CGIS Special Agent Abagail Borin: Yeah. My people are already working on it.
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: What about *my* people?
[Gibbs's team scrambles to their desks]

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Connections

Features The Black Pirate (1926)

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Soundtracks

"Cold Day In Hell"
(uncredited)
Dominic Kelly

User Reviews

Mirror Mirror

While nothing special, this is a solid episode. The show-runners have now established that Gibbs did indeed start a relationship with Rena Sofer's lawyer woman (I am *really* bad with names), but there is still plenty of teasing left regarding the undisclosed status of Ziva and Tony's relationship. Their private scene together is just so full of dialog fueling the speculation, it might make the weaker fans climbing the walls in desperation because of the lack of definite answers. One just hopes the show-runners don't intend to keep this up well into the next season. A reveal in the season ender would be just right, a "Thank You" for the audience.

With all the seriousness of recent episodes, the NCIS - CGIS mirroring that is played for amusement is a welcome incident. The CGIS "counterparts" of Gibbs, Tony, McGee, Abby and Ziva are a lot of fun, even if only the boss woman is given proper screen time. The looks on the faces of Tony, McGee and Ziva when they realize there is a female version of Gibbs is priceless. Another great scene is Abby's meltdown with the laptop. It's been too long since Abby had a comedy standout scene. The "Abby²" scene and the Cof-Pow conspiracy are pretty funny too. And the Ducky - Gibbs straight-faced relationship discussion is absolutely hilarious.

Again, the character moments overshadow the plot, leaving us with another 7/10 overall, but who's complaining when the character moments are so good? After all, didn't someone say all the stories in the world have already been told and we are only left with variations of them?