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S8.E6
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  • Episode aired Oct 26, 2010
  • TV-PG
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A Naval Reserve lieutenant, who's a chemical engineer, dies when a city bus accidentally hits her on a street in Washington, DC; Gibbs and company investigate. Abby deciphers mysterious writ... Read allA Naval Reserve lieutenant, who's a chemical engineer, dies when a city bus accidentally hits her on a street in Washington, DC; Gibbs and company investigate. Abby deciphers mysterious writings; the gang figures it out and nab the perp.A Naval Reserve lieutenant, who's a chemical engineer, dies when a city bus accidentally hits her on a street in Washington, DC; Gibbs and company investigate. Abby deciphers mysterious writings; the gang figures it out and nab the perp.

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    • Tony Wharmby
  • Writers
    • Donald P. Bellisario
    • Don McGill
    • Nicole Mirante-Matthews
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    • Mark Harmon
    • Michael Weatherly
    • Cote de Pablo
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    • Director
      • Tony Wharmby
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Don McGill
      • Nicole Mirante-Matthews
    • Stars
      • Mark Harmon
      • Michael Weatherly
      • Cote de Pablo
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    • Anthony DiNozzo
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    • Ziva David
    Pauley Perrette
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    • Abby Sciuto
    Sean Murray
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    • Timothy McGee
    Rocky Carroll
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    • Leon Vance
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    • Donald Mallard
    Brian Dietzen
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    Meredith Monroe
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    Brennan Elliott
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    4CealCraig

    MgGee shoukd know those symbols

    Some symbols at the very beginning were math symbols (e.g. Symbol for integration; partial derivatives; summations) when McGee says something like... "Are those some sort of chemical symbols?" Yes. Some of those are chemical symbols but with his degrees he should absolutely have recognized that many were math symbols. Later when Abby is showing Gibbs close ups they are chemical symbols.

    On positive side, it was nice to see woman engineers. On the negative side, the victim depicted as being not willing to work on teams, difficult to work with. Sort of classic stereotypes for women engineers. (I'm an engineer, who is female, and am not usually seen as like this at all, nor are most women engineers I know). Lots of stereotypes here. Yeah, i agree with another reviewer, Abby is a bit over the top in this one.

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    • Trivia
      Eerie sounding instrument used toward the end, while Abby is in her lab, is likely a musical saw rather than a theremin.
    • Goofs
      The dead woman's mother describes her as a person with a bipolar or similar disorder who found a doctor able to prescribe the right combination of medication to control the girl's symptoms. A person who fits this description would be automatically disqualified from military enlistment.
    • Quotes

      Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Ethel's different. She's special.

      Special Agent Timothy McGee: Special Ethel.

      Ziva David: Good Tony. You're finally dating someone within your age range.

      Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Happens to be a family name. And I happen to like it. It's strong, distinguished. It says...

      Special Agent Timothy McGee: "I've fallen, and I can't get up."

    • Connections
      References Little Orphan Annie (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      NCIS Theme
      Performed by Numeriklab

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Belisarius Productions
      • CBS Television Studios
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      • 1h(60 min)
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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