Till Death Do Us Part 

Gibbs and the gang continue to pursue Dearing, the explosions, and the disappearance of the director; Dearing continues to mess with Gibbs and Ryan. After another explosion and another death, disaster strikes at the Navy Yard. [Continued.]

Director:

Tony Wharmby

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
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Dr. Samantha Ryan
Scott Wolf	...	Jonathan Cole
Sheila Kelley	...	Victoria Dearing
Michelle Pierce	...	Breena Slater
Cassius M. Willis	...	NCIS Special Agent Russell Wallace (as Cassius Willis)
Daniel Polo	...	Parker Ryan
Richard Schiff	...	Harper Dearing

Storyline

Gibbs and the gang continue to investigate Dearing, the thermite explosions, and the disappearance of the director; Vance regains consciousness inside a sarcophagus inside a family mausoleum with a message and beside the decomposing body of a Navy lieutenant; he calls Gibbs, who meets him. Ducky finds an object message, which Dr. Ryan interprets for the group; Gibbs meets Parker; Gibbs asks Samantha for more information, so that he can return a favor. Gibbs, Tony, and Ziva visit the home of a retired NCIS agent in time to see fireworks; Dearing seeks to instruct Gibbs, and he messes with Ryan, who produces a name, Cole, who's both a federal prisoner and a member of the Phantom Eight; Gibbs and Ryan spring the con and try to turn him. Cole goes to see Dearing, but the latter turns the meet his way; Gibbs realizes what's about to happen; Cole helps, but disaster strikes. Ducky receives a phone call, hears bad news, and encounters trouble. [To be continued next season.]

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Plot Keywords:

explosion | party | ritual | father son relationship | father figure | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 2012 (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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Schiff and Sheila Kelley playing Harper Dearing and his ex-wife, respectively, are married in real life.

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Quotes

Leon Vance: I got a thousand agents worldwide willing to take a bullet for me.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Yeah, and?
Leon Vance: And I can't protect them from one lone deranged father.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Hey Leon, if it makes you feel any better, I wouldn't take a bullet for you.

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Connections

References Peanuts Motion Comics (2008)

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Soundtracks

NCIS Theme
Performed by Numeriklab

User Reviews

Not really a review.....

....but a strong agreement with mihaicosmin's review than just clicking on the 'yes' button. And to just add that there was way too much emphasis on Jimmy's wedding. It's supposed to be a crime drama, not a soap opera.