Episode Guide
Season 10
Episode Guide
Extreme Prejudice
S10
E1
Sep 26, 2012
Harper Dearing's latest act of terrorism ripped through NCIS headquarters in last season's cliffhanger finale, sparking a cross-agency manhunt for the criminal mastermind. Richard Schiff returns as Harper Dearing.
Recovery
S10
E2
Oct 3, 2012
When the body of a missing NCIS facilities manager is found four months after disappearing on the day of the Navy Yard bombings, the NCIS team is assigned to investigate the strange case for one of their own. Meanwhile, the team is required to complete mandatory psych evaluations with a crisis counselor, and Gibbs is most concerned about Abby's recurring nightmares since the bombing.
Phoenix
S10
E3
Oct 10, 2012
While on medical leave, Ducky orders the exhumation of a Navy commander's body from a case closed 12 years ago. As a result, Gibbs tasks Ducky with a slightly different role on the investigation. Meanwhile, the NCIS team investigates the recent death of a Marine. As both cases unfold, the team begins to question whether the two are somehow connected. Michael Des Barres guest stars.
Lost at Sea
S10
E4
Oct 24, 2012
When a helicopter crew is adrift at sea and later discovered on shore, the NCIS team must determine the cause of the crash and locate the missing pilot. Meanwhile, Tony and McGee channel their inner "Maverick" and "Iceman," a la "Top Gun," and Ziva challenges them to a dare. Diane Neal Reprises her role as CGIS Agent Abigail Borin.
The Namesake
S10
E5
Oct 31, 2012
A petty officer is gunned down in a billionaire's Ferrari and the investigation leads the NCIS team to discover a link to a man Gibbs was named after. Ralph Waite and Billy Dee Williams guest star.
Shell Shock, Pt. 1
S10
E6
Nov 14, 2012
When a Navy Lieutenant who recently returned home from the Middle East is found dead from a brutal attack, the NCIS team questions the victim's friend, Marine Captain Joe Wescott (Brad Beyer). Gibbs realizes the Captain is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but knows his experience overseas may also provide a key link to the crime.
Shell Shock, Pt. 2
S10
E7
Nov 21, 2012
Gibbs continues to work with Captain Wescott (Brad Beyer) while he retraces his steps in order to help the NCIS team track down a terrorist. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Abby's enthusiasm for the NCIS family dinner is building, and Tony's curiosity is peaking when he learns Ziva is making special plans for the opera.
Gone
S10
E8
Nov 28, 2012
As the NCIS team investigates a teenage girl's abduction, Ziva and Abby work closely with her young friend who witnessed the kidnapping. As the investigation unfolds, Gibbs seeks help from a past contact, Miranda Pennebaker (Alex Kingston), a well-connected woman with questionable morals. Meanwhile, Tony gets jealous when he learns Ziva is making plans with a mysterious man.
Devil's Trifecta
S10
E9
Dec 12, 2012
Gibbs teams up with FBI Agent Fornell (Joe Spano) on a joint NCIS/FBI investigation after Fornell becomes the target of a shooting, but they face an unexpected twist in the case when their mutual ex-wife, Diane Sterling (Melinda McGraw), gets involved. Meanwhile, rumors run wild among the group after Diane stays overnight at McGee's.
You Better Watch Out
S10
E10
Dec 19, 2012
It's Christmas time and Tony DiNozzo can't decide if he'll be naughty or nice when his dad, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., comes to town for a visit. Meanwhile, the NCIS team is "following the money" in order to solve a murder investigation, and Abby is bursting with excitement over all the holiday festivities. Robert Wagner guest stars.
Shabbat Shalom
S10
E11
Jan 9, 2013
While the NCIS team investigates the link to a dead journalist and a Navy petty officer, Ziva is taken aback by the sudden emotional visit by her father (Michael Nouri), who she hasn't seen in more than two years. While Ziva questions the purpose of her father's visit as the Director of Mossad, her father insists he is in the U.S. strictly to see his daughter for Shabbat dinner.
Shiva
S10
E12
Jan 16, 2013
In the aftermath of an event that strikes close to home, the NCIS team unites to seek answers and demand justice in order to protect their most vulnerable colleagues. Greg Germann guest stars.
Hit and Run
S10
E13
Jan 30, 2013
The NCIS team investigates a Marine's car accident and ignites some upsetting past memories for Abby as a young girl on the trail of her first "case."
Canary
S10
E14
Feb 6, 2013
The NCIS team takes on a renowned hacker who could hold the key to tracking down the most-wanted cyber-terrorist in the world.
Hereafter
S10
E15
Feb 20, 2013
On leave from NCIS while still grieving the loss of his wife and his kids' mother, Director Vance discovers unexpected personal information that causes him to question everything
Detour
S10
E16
Feb 27, 2013
The NCIS team races to track down Ducky and Jimmy after the two disappear while transporting a body from a crime scene, on NCIS.
Prime Suspect
S10
E17
Mar 6, 2013
A media frenzy surrounding an unidentified criminal prompts Gibbs' barber to question his son's involvement and ask for Gibbs' help in ruling out his son as a prime suspect.
Seek
S10
E18
Mar 20, 2013
The wife of a Marine who specialized in K-9 bomb detection urges the NCIS team to investigate the recent death of her husband in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Director Vance asks for the team's assistance as he interviews nannies.
Squall
S10
E19
Mar 27, 2013
A massive storm brings the NCIS team aboard the USS Borealis, where everyone becomes a suspect once the crime scene proves that Mother Nature wasn't the only culprit. Tension builds when McGee discovers that his estranged father, Navy Admiral John McGee (Jamey Sheridan), was on board during the incident.
Chasing Ghosts
S10
E20
Apr 10, 2013
When a Navy reservist returns home to find her husband missing and her living room covered in blood, she turns to the NCIS team to bring him home. Meanwhile, Tony suspects that Ziva is planning a risky move to avenge her father's death.
Berlin
S10
E21
Apr 24, 2013
While the NCIS team investigates the murder of a Mossad officer in Virginia, Tony and Ziva depart for Berlin as they track her father's killer.
Revenge
S10
E22
May 1, 2013
In retaliation for the murders of Eli David and Jackie Vance, the NCIS team feverishly searches for Bodnar despite orders from Homeland Security to relinquish the case.
Double Blind
S10
E23
May 8, 2013
A Department of Defense investigator (Colin Hanks) scrutinizes the NCIS team's response to the Bodnar case involving the murder of Ziva's father and Vance's wife. Meanwhile, the team examines whether a Petty Officer is suffering from paranoia or if his claims of being followed are tied to a matter of national security.
Damned If You Do
S10
E24
May 15, 2013
The international manhunt for Eli David and Jackie Vance's killer turns into a federal witch hunt against Gibbs and the team, which questions their unconventional methods and threatens their future at the agency. Guest stars include Colin Hanks as Department of Defense IG Investigator Richard Parsons, Muse Watson as Mike Franks, and John M. Jackson as Rear Admiral AJ Chegwidden.