

10.0Season 23 • Episode 13
LatestWhen the son of a Marine that Gibbs once helped comes to NCIS in desperation, the fractured team reunites off the books; chasing justice without a badge may cost them more than their careers.
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Acting
Mark Harmon's iconic 400-episode squint.
Writing
Character chemistry that survived two cast overhauls.
Production
The Bellisario-verse military authenticity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
NCIS is secretly the most-watched drama globally, outlasting its parent series JAG by two decades. The Gibbs slaps became a deliberate ritual after Harmon improvised the first one.
Michael Weatherly improvised 'That's what she said' so often that writers built it into Tony's character DNA. The show filmed in Santa Barbara standing in for DC because nobody wanted to move.