#1
S2E3
The Edge
Young Ducky is sent to Camp Pendleton to shadow the team while they work a case and, in the process, he reconnects with Gibbs after the two crossed paths years earlier.
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#2
S1E10
Blue Bayou
As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent.
#3
S1E18
Cecilia
When the murder of Pedro Hernandez is unearthed, Gibbs faces a reckoning. But when he needs his team most, the loyalty of one is brought into question.
#4
Vivo o Muerto
S1E9
#5
Funny How Time Slips Away
S2E5
#6
Episode #2.10
S2E10
#7
End of the Road
S2E8
#8
All's Not Lost
S1E4
#9
To Have and to Hold
S1E14
#10
From the Ashes
S1E15
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Gibbs goes undercover for the first time with Lala as NIS works the case of a dead Navy seaman who may have been sharing top-secret intel that poses a threat to national security. Also, Lala struggles with her place on the team and an unexpected development in her personal life.
#27
Last Rites
S1E5
#26
Bend, Don't Break
S1E3
#25
Enter Sandman, Part 2
S1E2
#24
Enter Sandman
S1E1
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