Michelle Lee
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| Michelle Lee | |
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| Rank: |
NCIS Lawyer/Special Agent |
| Gender: |
Female |
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| Actor: |
Liza Lapira |
| First appearance: |
Shalom |
| Last appearance: |
Dagger |
Special Agent Michelle Lee was temporarily the "probie" of the NCIS team when Agent Gibbs left the team for a short period of time. When Gibbs returned, Lee ceased to be on the NCIS team, though she did still continue to work for NCIS.
[edit] History
Special Agent Michelle Lee was the newest addition to the NCIS Team based out of Washington Naval Yard. She was brought in between season three and four to bring the team back up to full strength following Supervisor Special Agent Gibbs' leaving. As she was the newest member of the team she was considered the probie since McGee had moved up in position. Following Gibbs' return early on in the season she was transferred to the legal department and is frequently seen delivering warrants to the team. She is also a Harvard Law School graduate. Recent episodes have also revealed her to be involved in a secret relationship with Medical Assistant Jimmy Palmer. When series creator Donald Belisario was asked by Australian magazine TV Week where their relationship was going, he said it wasn't a relationship, just sex.
In the season 6 premiere episode, "Last Man Standing" it is revealed that Lee is a mole in NCIS, killing Agent Langer. Gibbs began to suspect that Agent Lee was in fact the mole in the sixth season episode, "Collateral Damage." With the approval of Director Leon Vance, Gibbs developed a plan to expose and trap Agent Lee. The plan implemented in the sixth season episode "Cloak" was successful and Agent Lee was captured in the act of espionage. Under questioning by Gibbs, Lee revealed that her daughter was being held hostage, and used as leverage for information.
Agent Lee's capture and confession were suppressed, in order to conduct an investigation to determine the veracity of her statements. Agent Lee's adopted sister whom she raised like a daughter was rescued by Tony and Ziva. Meanwhile, Gibbs and Agent Lee exposed the terrorist attempting to acquire the information contained in Domino. When Agent Lee learned that her adopted sister Amanda was safe, realizing that her mission had been accomplished Agent Lee allowed herself to be sacrificed in order to neutralize the terrorist, by permitting Agent Gibbs to fire upon the terrorist even though he was utilizing Agent Lee as a human shield. At the conclusion of the episode Gibbs gave Agent Lee's badge to Amanda.
