Recoil (episode)
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First aired
6 May 2008
Written by
(teleplay) George Schenck and Frank Cardea; (story) Dan E. Fesman
Directed by
James Whitmore Jr.
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Recoil is 110th episode of NCIS and the sixteenth episode in Season Five.
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Synopsis
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Ziva's undercover assignment trailing a serial killer suspected of having killed five women while cutting off their fingers and preserving them as trophies goes horribly wrong when the man she's tracking becomes suspicious of her, forcing Ziva into a life or death situation...
Prologue
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Act One
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Act Two
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Added by SocialOutsiderAct 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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- Season Five Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent in charge of the Major Case Response Team, NCIS. |
| Anthony DiNozzo | Michael Weatherly | Senior Special Agent, MCRT, NCIS. |
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | Mossad Liaison to the NCIS. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Chief Forensic Specialist, NCIS. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Junior Special Agent, MCRT, NCIS. |
| Jennifer Shepard | Lauren Holly | Director of NCIS. Is credited but doesn't appear. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner, NCIS. |
Recurring Cast
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| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Assistant Medical Examiner, NCIS. |
Other Cast
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| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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| Michael Locke | Steve Kazee | Suspected to be a copycat killer or partner of Andy Hoffman but is later found completely innocent. |
| Detective Steve Rosetti, MPD | Nick Chinlund | Metro Police Detective who works with NCIS on the case. |
| Petty Officer Kevin Massey, USN | Scott Holroyd | A naval officer, Massey is also a copycat killer. |
| Andy Hoffman | Michael Hagerty | A serial killer whose MO involved drugging and killing women before cutting off their right index fingers. |
| Heidi | Ella Thomas | A woman who appears in the episode. |
| Newscaster (Recoil) | Mia Lee | A woman who appears in the episode. |
| Devon Katz | Austin Graves | Uncredited role |
| Julie Smight | Kristin Johnson | Uncredited role. |
Major Events
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- Abby begins using rollarblades to help her get around NCIS much faster but presumably stops using them for good after accidentally bumping into Gibbs in the lab.
Trivia
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- When DiNozzo quotes Al Pacino's appearance in Sea of Love he incorrectly states that the character portrayed by Ellen Barkin named Helen Cruger is the serial killer in the movie. It's actually Helen's ex-husband Terry played by Michael Rooker.
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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 |
