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 (24)
1. Nature of the Beast
8.0Aired 20 September 2011 • 44 min
Gibbs and the NCIS team have to find answers regarding Tony's months-long assignment when an NCIS agent is found dead.
2. Restless
7.0Aired 27 September 2011 • 44 min
The NCIS team uncovers a startling surprise after a young Marine shows up to his homecoming party with a fatal stab wound.
3. The Penelope Papers
7.8Aired 4 October 2011 • 43 min
The line between McGee's personal and professional life is blurred when NCIS uncovers a connection between his grandmother and the murder of a Navy Lieutenant.
4. Enemy on the Hill
7.6Aired 11 October 2011 • 43 min
The NCIS team searches for the person and motive behind a contract killer targeting a Navy Lieutenant Commander.
5. Safe Harbor
7.6Aired 18 October 2011 • 43 min
When a coast guard officer is gunned down on a cargo vessel, the NCIS team searches for the killer, but finds a Lebanese family seeking refuge on American soil.
6. Thirst
7.2Aired 25 October 2011 • 42 min
An NCIS case changes from accidental death to murder when evidence reveals that a Navy Lieutenant died of forced over-hydration.
7. Devil's Triangle
8.0Aired 1 November 2011 • 42 min
The NCIS team searches for answers when the current husband of both Gibbs' and Fornell's ex-wife is suspiciously kidnapped.
8. Engaged (1)
7.8Aired 8 November 2011 • 43 min
The NCIS team uncovers a discrepancy with DNA remains when investigating the crash of a military plane that had been transporting caskets.
9. Engaged (2)
8.1Aired 15 November 2011 • 44 min
As the NCIS team continues its search for a missing Marine, Gibbs and Ziva travel to her last known whereabouts in Afghanistan.
10. Sins of the Father
7.2Aired 22 November 2011 • 43 min
After Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. is found in a car with a dead body in the trunk and no memory of the previous night, the NCIS team must figure out if he is capable of murder.
11. Newborn King
6.5Aired 13 December 2011 • 43 min
When a Navy Captain is killed in a hotel room, NCIS must track down and protect his very pregnant companion from unknown assailants.
12. Housekeeping
7.9Aired 3 January 2012 • 43 min
An investigation into the murder of a Navy Commander leads the NCIS team to E.J. Barrett’s whereabouts.
13. A Desperate Man
7.9Aired 10 January 2012 • 43 min
When a Navy Lieutenant Commander is found dead in a building under construction, NCIS must search for a killer while dealing with interruptions from her distraught detective husband.
14. Life Before His Eyes
7.4Aired 7 February 2012 • 44 min
During a routine stop for his morning coffee, Gibbs finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun, forcing him to question choices he has made in the past and present.
15. Secrets
7.8Aired 14 February 2012 • 41 min
When a Navy Captain is found dead with an unusual costume hidden under his uniform, NCIS uncovers a secret society of real-life super heroes and must track down the villain.
16. Psych Out
7.9Aired 21 February 2012 • 43 min
Gibbs clashes with Dr. Samantha Ryan over the truth behind a Navy reservist's possible suicide.
17. Need to Know
7.7Aired 28 February 2012 • 41 min
Top-secret clearance from a Naval research laboratory is jeopardized when the murder of a Chief Petty Officer is connected to an international arms dealer.
18. The Tell
7.2Aired 20 March 2012 • 44 min
The Secretary of the Navy partners Gibbs with Dr. Samantha Ryan after top secret information is leaked by someone on the inside.
19. The Good Son
7.5Aired 27 March 2012 • 43 min
A case hits close to home when the lead suspect in the murder of a Petty Officer is Director Vance's brother-in-law.
20. The Missionary Position
7.5Aired 10 April 2012 • 43 min
Following the murder of a Marine, Tony and Ziva join Ziva’s longtime friend and mentor in Columbia in a search for a missing Marine Lieutenant and Navy Chaplain.
21. Rekindled
7.4Aired 17 April 2012 • 43 min
After a warehouse fire reveals missing Navy documents, posing a potential threat to national security, the NCIS team joins the Baltimore P.D. investigation, reuniting Tony with a boy from his past.
22. Playing with Fire
7.9Aired 1 May 2012 • 41 min
The NCIS investigation of a fire on a Navy vessel reveals evidence that elevates security at all U.S. Navy facilities worldwide.
23. Up in Smoke
8.0Aired 8 May 2012 • 41 min
The NCIS team analyzes what secrets could be in the hands of a terrorist targeting the Navy when a high-tech bug is found inside a probationary agent’s tooth.
24. Till Death Do Us Part
8.1Aired 15 May 2012 • 44 min
Terrorism shakes the foundations of the Navy and NCIS to such an extent that Gibbs and the team face surprises that will devastate them.