Tell-All

Episode aired Mar 29, 2011
TV-PG
43m

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Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo in NCIS (2003)

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In a national forest near Washington, DC, a young couple find the body of a Navy lieutenant commander in his dress-blue uniform; Gibbs and company investigate; on a rock nearby Tony finds a ... Read allIn a national forest near Washington, DC, a young couple find the body of a Navy lieutenant commander in his dress-blue uniform; Gibbs and company investigate; on a rock nearby Tony finds a single word written in the victim's blood. The Metro PD finds the victim's abandoned car i... Read allIn a national forest near Washington, DC, a young couple find the body of a Navy lieutenant commander in his dress-blue uniform; Gibbs and company investigate; on a rock nearby Tony finds a single word written in the victim's blood. The Metro PD finds the victim's abandoned car in Washington. Ducky finds that the shooter used ammunition of an unusual type, Gibbs and M... Read all

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Google at Your Peril!

This episode begins with Gibbs receiving a mysterious wedding invitation, but he calls the team away to investigate the murder of Naval Lt. Commander Casey, working for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Somehow, arms deals and book publishing - something McGee is familiar with - are involved. The initially anonymous author, former Marine 1st Lieutenant Keeler, submitted a manuscript about "Operation Birdsong" which was confiscated by the DIA as a threat to national security. The Birdsong op involved stolen flint rifles in Cypress which turned up in Afghanistan. A second DIA employee (an FBI agent) turns up dead during NCIS's investigation.

This death brings in Joe Spano as FBI agent Fornell. I'm not a huge fan of his character, but I suppose he performs a necessary function. I gather Spano is Italian since he always emphasizes the correct pronunciation of DiNozzo's name: "Dee NOTE So" (2 Z's in Italian have a "TS" sound). Makes me think that in Fornell's back story when his family first came through Ellis Island, the authorities dropped the final vowel, probably an "i". But I digress, and will again: They clearly show McGee using Google for his search. So either he must like his every search tracked and logged, or Google paid for that product placement. Someone as tech-savy as McGee would never use something like Google, there are much safer search engines. So I hope the producers got a lot of money for that shot.

Trivia
Frangible(expanding) ammunition was banned from use(during warfare) in 1899 by the Hague Declaration. Our military doesn't use them except for "small arms"(lighter, smaller caliber firearms) training. The DOD more than likely wouldn't be interested in another new platform for a training ammunition.

Goofs
While speaking about the type of wounds in the autopsy room, they identify the wounds as being from frangible bullets. They also state they can only be fired from a special weapon specifically made for them. Frangible bullets are made to disintegrate when it strikes a body. This is to keep from over penetration and cause significant tissue damage. However, it does not take a special weapon to use them. They are made in a variety of calibers as well as for both handguns and rifles. They are used in law enforcement and for hunting.