The Truth Is Out There 

The body of a petty officer falls from a ceiling at a nightclub; Gibbs and company investigate; Ducky says that someone dressed the victim after he died. Gibbs finds $40K in cash; he finds the connection between a prank and an inheritance.

Director:

Dennis Smith

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (created by), Don McGill (created by)

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Sasha Alexander	...	Caitlin Todd
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
David McCallum	...	Donald Mallard
Brian Thompson	...	MCPO Vince Nutter
Leonard Roberts	...	Petty Officer Howard Carter
Chris Johnson	...	Petty Officer James Morgan
Ryan Tasz	...	Petty Officer David Bowman
Adam Wylie	...	Darin Spotnitz
James Huang	...	Petty Officer Wong
Jennifer Lyons	...	Zoey
Reginald Ballard	...	Antwane Mann
Harry Hutchinson	...	Alexandria Cop
Alex Weed	...	Johnny

Storyline

The body of a petty officer falls from the ceiling of a men's washroom at a nightclub in the basement of a warehouse in Alexandria, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC; Gibbs and company investigate; Ducky says that someone dressed the victim after he died. The sailor, a storekeeper from NAS Pax River, along with four buddies from the same station, had gone to the nightclub for a wild night. The team puzzle over latex, safety glass, talcum powder, and $40K in cash. Basic footwork and inquisitive thinking eventually produce the connection between a prank and an inheritance. Four musketeers confess, and Kate and Tony seek Chinese food.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Ducky shows Gibbs the x-rays on the light panel, the skull with multiple fractures is the same exact film as the one from episode "Left For Dead," except it's is horizontally reversed.

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Goofs

Dr. "Ducky" Mallard comments on the numerous broken bones of the deceased, and lists "...tibia, fibia, ..." He should have said "fibula", not "fibia". Both the audible dialog and the closed-captioning contain this error.

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Quotes

Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard: I want that terrorist on my table, Jethro.

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Connections

References The X-Files (1993)

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Soundtracks

Possibilities
Written by Barbara L. Jordan Daniel Thompson and William Peterkin
Performed by Pete Peterkin
Courtesy of Heavy Hitters Music

User Reviews

Monster

I like the bit where they ran him over in the car because he looked like an alien

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

16 March 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, Belisarius Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 2.0)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9