Leap of Faith (episode)
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First aired
23 October 2007
Written by
George Schenck and Frank Cardea
Directed by
Dennis Smith
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Leap of Faith is the ninety-ninth episode of NCIS and the fifth in Season Five.
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Synopsis
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A Navy Lieutenant who worked at the Pentagon as an intelligence officer tries to kill himself by threatening to jump off a high building. Gibbs tries to intervene but the case is upgraded to murder when someone shoots the Lieutenant, sending the man falling to his death. Now, the team must capture his killer who may be responsible for jeopardizing many counter-intel operations. In the meantime, DiNozzo believes that Abby might be leaving NCIS, having considered a job in the private sector..
Prologue
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Act One
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Added by SocialOutsiderAct Two
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Act Three
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Act Four
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Act Five
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Cast
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Series Regulars
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| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent In Charge, NCIS Major Crimes Response Team ("MCRT"). |
| Anthony DiNozzo | Michael Weatherly | Senior Special Agent, NCIS MCRT. |
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | Mossad Liaison Officer, NCIS. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Forensic Specialist, NCIS. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Junior Special Agent, NCIS. |
| Jennifer Shepard | Lauren Holly | Director, NCIS. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner, NCIS. |
Recurring Cast
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| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Ducky's assistant. |
| Nikki Jardine | Susan Kelechi Watson | An Intel Analyst for NCIS. |
Other Cast
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| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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| Roger Walsh | Titus Welliver | Michael Arnett's C.O. |
| Neil Fleming | Robin Thomas | Michael Arnett's psychiatrist. |
| Dana Arnett | Alaina Huffman | The victim's wife and murderer who is also a spy for the Syrians. |
| Michael Arnett | Adam Huss | The victim. |
| Hugh Benson | John Vickery | An Inspector for Interpol. |
| Jake (Leap of Faith) | Mark Matkevich | A man who appears in the episode. |
| Ashley (Leap of Faith) | Deanna Russo | A woman who appears in the episode. |
| Frank Thompson | Edward Conna | A Sergeant with Metro Police. |
| Roberta Wells | Kimberly Atkinson | An NCIS Special Agent. |
Major Events
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- NCIS Intel Analyst Nikki Jardine is introduced for the first time and it's shown that she suffers from OCD- (Obsessive Complusive Disorder).
- McGee is revealed to be afraid of heights.
- McGee reveals that he went to a psychiatrist once when he was younger.
- Gibbs's Rule 15 is: Always work as a team.
- Abby reveals that she gets three or four job offers a year but has never considered any of them.
Trivia
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- When Arnett fell from the roof, Gibbs grabbed at his hand, and moments later the scene ended with an image of Gibbs's face. His shirt is clean, but when he is back on the ground, some of Arnett's blood is on the collar of his white t-shirt.
- The number for Gibbs' cellphone is listed as +1-202-345-6905.
- When McGee is investigating the doctor who wrote the prescription for Phenelzine, the name on the pill bottle reads "FLEMING, NEIL M.D.", but when McGee types the name into the computer, it says "Dr. Neil Flemming" (with two M's).
- When McGee is checking on Dr Flemming, the computer screen says, "AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL USE ONLY. VIOLATERS WILL BE PROSECUTED". The word "violators" is misspelled.
- When Abby reads the fortune cookie, she says: "Welcome an invitation to change your financial future." What is actually printed on it is this: "Welcome an invitation that will change your financial future."
- Starting from this episode, the 3 second teaser being shown at the beginning is NOT for the end scene before the intro (like in past episodes) but it's actually for the scene after the intro leading into the first commercial break.
- Jardine not shaking hands and eventually bumping fists with Tony is an allusion to comedian Howie Mandel who has OCD and doesn't shake hands but bumps fists.

Added by SocialOutsider- McGee's sports-styled watch makes another appearance.
| v - e - dNCIS Season Five |
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| Bury Your Dead ♦ Family ♦ Ex-File ♦ Identity Crisis ♦ Leap of Faith ♦ Chimera ♦ Requiem ♦ Designated Target ♦ Lost and Found ♦ Corporal Punishment ♦ Tribes ♦ Stakeout ♦ Dog Tags ♦ Internal Affairs ♦ In the Zone ♦ Recoil ♦ About Face ♦ Judgment Day Part 1 ♦ Judgment Day Part 2 |
