This is not a full review of this episode. It is only a criticism of a terrible piece of Hollywood writing the show contains. At the first of the show, much is made of the fact that the agents, in the process of finding a dead former CIA agent, also find his dog, a large male poodle. During several scenes where the NCIS agents interact with the poodle, talk to it, and even contemplate feeding it, while they have had it in their custody over several hours, not one person suggests that they should give the dog some water.
Do none of the writers, directors, producers, or actors have dogs? The *first* thing you would do when you find a stranded dog would be to give it some water. OK, so we're supposed to just assume that they gave the dog some water. But the story would make more sense, and create less anxiety for viewers, if they would just give the dog some water.
