Honor Code

I like how the ncis team investigate the kidnapping and solve the crime

Really close to a 9/10. Great story, and absolutely AMAZING work from the young actor Joseph Castanon as the little boy. Very nice early character development of the Ziva character in her first season with the team. Suspense, intrigue, and a little action. Add this to your list of NCIS shows to watch.

Just saw this episode again (perhaps the third time) and I love it! The acting in this episode is spot on, and that includes the very young actor who plays Zack Tanner. This is everything I want in television entertainment: a little intellectual challenge in following the plot, a little personal interest (this one, with the young child of the missing person), and time to experience the primary NCIS characters doing their thing. Perhaps a little light on Abby and Ducky. But since you can't feature all of the characters in each episode, this episode does a great job of demonstrating nuances of Gibbs, Ziva, McGee and DiNozzo. The story line works, from the opening scene with Zack headed toward the carousel to the final revelations about the bad guy(s).