About this season
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.
Episodes (25)
1. Last Man Standing
7.4Aired 23 September 2008 • 44 min
When a Petty Officer is found murdered, Gibbs learns about the mysterious connection between the disbanding of his team and the case.
2. Agent Afloat
7.6Aired 30 September 2008 • 43 min
DiNozzo's investigation into a Navy Lieutenant's apparent suicide takes a surprising and deadly turn when it seems that it might have a connection to a larger, deadly scheme.
3. Capitol Offense
6.2Aired 7 October 2008 • 44 min
A distinguished senator asks Gibbs for help in solving the murder of a young female Naval officer.
4. Heartland
8.6Aired 14 October 2008 • 44 min
When a murder investigation leads the team to Gibbs' hometown, secrets about his past are revealed.
5. Nine Lives
6.6Aired 21 October 2008 • 43 min
Gibbs' hunt for the killer of a Marine puts him on a collision course with an old friend.
6. Murder 2.0
7.4Aired 28 October 2008 • 44 min
Gibbs and his team are searching for a cyber serial killer who takes videos of his victims. The team quickly finds out that the videos of the dead victims are false.
7. Collateral Damage
7.1Aired 11 November 2008 • 43 min
A Navy bank has been robbed and NCIS is responsible for the investigation. One of the new recruits assigned to the fraud unit, Special Agent Dwayne Wilson, joins the team to help.
8. Cloak
7.6Aired 18 November 2008 • 44 min
A strange delivery in a box arrives at a Navy facility. The delivery driver and a Navy MP officer discover it is a sailor's corpse.
9. Dagger
8.0Aired 25 November 2008 • 44 min
The team is forced to rely on information from questionable sources while trying to stop a criminal bent on stealing government secrets.
10. Road Kill
5.9Aired 2 December 2008 • 44 min
The team investigates the death of a Petty Officer and discovers he may have been leading a violent secret life.
11. Silent Night
8.1Aired 16 December 2008 • 44 min
During the week of Christmas, the NCIS team is forced to work overtime when they discover their prime suspect had been dead for 17 years.
12. Caged
8.1Aired 6 January 2009 • 44 min
The NCIS team must uncover the truth behind the murder of a jail guard which resulted in a prison riot and McGee being held captive by the inmates.
13. Broken Bird
7.9Aired 13 January 2009 • 44 min
Secrets from Ducky's clandestine past come to the forefront after he's attacked at a crime scene.
14. Love and War
7.5Aired 27 January 2009 • 44 min
The team discovers a link between a sergeant's murder and his possibly treasonous private life.
15. Deliverance
7.1Aired 10 February 2009 • 44 min
Demons of the past come back to haunt Gibbs when he finds a cryptic message waiting for him at a crime scene.
16. Bounce
7.9Aired 17 February 2009 • 44 min
A murder prompts the reopening of one of Tony's old investigations, leading Gibbs and DiNozzo to reverse roles to solve the case.
17. South by Southwest
8.2Aired 24 February 2009 • 44 min
When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder.
18. Knockout
8.0Aired 17 March 2009 • 44 min
The death of a boxer leads Vance to borrow the NCIS team and start investigating his death, while Gibbs digs into Vance's past.
19. Hide and Seek
7.1Aired 24 March 2009 • 44 min
When a young boy finds a murder weapon, the team must trace ownership of the gun to find who used it last and who was murdered.
20. Dead Reckoning
7.5Aired 31 March 2009 • 44 min
Gibbs and the team must work with the shady Trent Kort to put away one of NCIS's most wanted.
21. Toxic
6.9Aired 7 April 2009 • 44 min
When a government scientist goes missing, Abby is recruited to carry on his work, but the team worries that she may meet the same fate as her predecessor.
22. Legend (1)
7.4Aired 28 April 2009 • 43 min
The body of a Marine leads Gibbs and McGee to the NCIS OSP division in Los Angeles, where a murder investigation quickly climbs to a matter of national security.
23. Legend (2)
7.2Aired 5 May 2009 • 44 min
With the appearance of Mossad agent Michael Rivkin, Tony is forced to question Ziva’s loyalty to NCIS.
24. Semper Fidelis
7.6Aired 12 May 2009 • 43 min
After a security breach at the SecNav's residence leads to the death of an ICE agent, Gibbs and the team are forced to work with ICE and the FBI to find his killer.
25. Aliyah
8.0Aired 19 May 2009 • 44 min
Ziva's homecoming to Israel with Gibbs and the team is not a happy reunion with her father, the enigmatic and powerful head of Mossad. As tensions rise, Gibbs is forced to make a decision that sends shock waves through NCIS.