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Nine Lives

  • Episode aired Oct 21, 2008
  • TV-14
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
802
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Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette in NCIS (2003)
ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A neighbor finds the body of a tortured Marine; Gibbs and company investigate, and they encounter Fornell, who says that a person of interest is also a key witness in a major murder case. An... Read allA neighbor finds the body of a tortured Marine; Gibbs and company investigate, and they encounter Fornell, who says that a person of interest is also a key witness in a major murder case. Another Marine dies, and the gang connect the dots.A neighbor finds the body of a tortured Marine; Gibbs and company investigate, and they encounter Fornell, who says that a person of interest is also a key witness in a major murder case. Another Marine dies, and the gang connect the dots.

  • Director
    • Dennis Smith
  • Writers
    • Donald P. Bellisario
    • Don McGill
    • Linda Burstyn
  • Stars
    • Mark Harmon
    • Michael Weatherly
    • Cote de Pablo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    802
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dennis Smith
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Linda Burstyn
    • Stars
      • Mark Harmon
      • Michael Weatherly
      • Cote de Pablo
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Leroy Jethro Gibbs
    Michael Weatherly
    Michael Weatherly
    • Anthony DiNozzo
    Cote de Pablo
    Cote de Pablo
    • Ziva David
    Pauley Perrette
    Pauley Perrette
    • Abby Sciuto
    Sean Murray
    Sean Murray
    • Timothy McGee
    Rocky Carroll
    Rocky Carroll
    • Leon Vance
    • (credit only)
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Donald Mallard
    Brian Dietzen
    Brian Dietzen
    • Jimmy Palmer
    Ray Abruzzo
    Ray Abruzzo
    • Rick Azarri
    Jon Huertas
    Jon Huertas
    • Sgt. Jack Kale
    Mercedes López Renard
    Mercedes López Renard
    • Elizabeth Adler
    • (as Mercedes Renard)
    Mark Allan Stewart
    Mark Allan Stewart
    • Stefano Delmar
    Joe Spano
    Joe Spano
    • T.C. Fornell
    Gina St. John
    • ZNN Reporter Cindy Ames
    Matthew Mahaney
    Matthew Mahaney
    • FBI Agent Bruce Rivers
    Lauren Rose Lewis
    • FBI Assistant
    Charlene Geisler
    Charlene Geisler
    • Young Rose
    • (uncredited)
    Merik Tadros
    Merik Tadros
    • Mossad Officer Michael Rivkin
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dennis Smith
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Linda Burstyn
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    10bevo-13678

    Wow

    Great episode. The team from NCIS work together to solve the case
    8lastliberal

    Don't mess with Gibbs

    I cannot understand how anyone can possibly think that they are going to hide anything from Gibbs and his team. McGee has the ability to get into any database and find out what you are hiding, and Abby is just a whiz at the arcane.

    The FBI is holding a witness, but that doesn't stop Gibbs from digging. He manages to find out what the FBI doesn't know, as well as what they do know.

    Abs provides the evidence that the FBI needs, but it is too late as their witness has a short fuse.

    The interaction between Tony and Ziva was really funny and better than I have seen before. I think I will be checking this show out a lot more.

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    Action
    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in The Sopranos (1999)
    Crime
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
    Cho Yeo-jeong in Parasite (2019)
    Thriller

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    • Trivia
      When DiNozzo says "Nesia tova" to Ziva, it means "have a good trip" in Hebrew.
    • Goofs
      During the autopsy Ducky discovers Lance Corporal Brewer's ultimate cause of death was a punctured femoral artery, causing rapid exsanguination. However the crime scene photos showed only droplets of blood and a few small pools on the floor. A punctured femoral artery would cause massive blood loss, the entire floor under his body would be covered by a large pool of blood; additionally there would have been a large amount of blood splatter on the boxes and other objects in front of him, for several seconds after a major artery is punctured blood will shoot out of the hole with each heartbeat.
    • Quotes

      Officer Ziva David: As you know, people go on vacations all the time.

      Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Normal people

      Officer Ziva David: I *am* normal people.

      Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: You're normal people like the people from "Ordinary People" were normal people.

    • Connections
      Referenced in NCIS: Moonlighting (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      NCIS Theme
      Performed by Numeriklab

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Belisarius Productions
      • CBS Paramount Network Television
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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