A Man Walks Into a Bar... 

Someone shoots and kills the executive officer (XO) of a Naval vessel, a commander, in his own stateroom; Gibbs and company investigate. However, a shrink (a persistent and presumptuous one... See full summary »

Director:

James Whitmore Jr.

Writers:

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

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	...	Donald Mallard
Wendy Makkena	...	Dr. Rachel Cranston
Scott Lawrence	...	Captain Thomas Lind
Kim Johnston Ulrich	...	Nancy Hargrove
Matthew Yang King	...	Min Ho Kwon (as Matt Yang King)
Robert Newman	...	Navy Admiral Wayne Hargrove
Alexandra Barreto	...	Navy Petty Officer Rena Oliver
Brian Skala	...	Navy Ensign David Howard
Dustin Seavey	...	Navy Seaman Marcus Leonard

Storyline

Someone shoots and kills the executive officer (XO) of a Naval vessel, a commander, in his own stateroom; Gibbs and company investigate. However, a shrink (a persistent and presumptuous one) arrives to conduct mandatory psychologic evaluations for all members of the gang, and she accompanies them aboard the ship. Ziva recognizes the spent brass as Russian. Word of the murder spreads fast, for seven international journalists are aboard as guests; one reporter makes a confession and reveals a potential powder keg. The team continue, and they eventually find the solution. Meanwhile, the shrink also continues, eliciting a number of flashbacks, mostly related to Kate Todd, a former member and special agent. Eventually Tony and Gibbs realize who the shrink is, then she submits her report to the director.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to a clown | reference to john wayne gacy | virginia | reference to tt pistol | reference to hiccup | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode was inspired by the M*A*S*H (1972) episode M*A*S*H: Dear Sigmund (1976), This is the first episode of NCIS (2003) to be inspired by M*A*S*H, of which show runner Gary Glasberg is a fan.

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Goofs

A boom microphone is briefly visible at the top of frame when Gibbs and DiNozzo are speaking to the two crew in the galley about the commander's suicide.

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Quotes

Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: [with Dr. Cranston in his basement] Stand right here. Right there. Look down. You feel that? Right there?
Dr. Rachel Cranston: What?
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: This is where the guy who murdered Kate died. This is where Ziva shot her own brother. That, doc, is closure.
[flashback of Ziva killing Ari]
Special Agent Jethro Gibbs: Now the rest is just memories. Nothing wrong with memories.

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Soundtracks

NCIS Theme
Performed by Numeriklab

User Reviews

Bullets

Great episode. I don't remember watching it but I definitely did

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD