Rule Fifty-One

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Rule Fifty-One, is the twenty-fourth and final episode in Season Seven of NCIS, and the 162^nd of the series as a whole. This episode also marks the final appearance of Margaret Allison Hart.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Prologue 3 Act One 4 Act Two 5 Act Three 6 Act Four 7 Act Five 8 Cast 8.1 Series Regulars 8.2 Recurring Cast 8.3 Other Cast 9 Major Events

SynopsisEdit

After being captured by the head of the Reynosa Cartel while attempting to save Michael Franks, Gibbs realizes that his past has come back to haunt him while Ziva, having passed her citizenship tests finally becomes an official U.S. citizen.

PrologueEdit

Act OneEdit

Act TwoEdit

Act ThreeEdit

Act FourEdit

Act FiveEdit

CastEdit

Series RegularsEdit

Name	Portrayed by	Role
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	Former Mossad Liaison Officer to NCIS MCRT. Now Probationary Special Agent on the MCRT.
Timothy McGee	Sean Murray	Special Agent, MCRT, NCIS.
Abigail Sciuto	Pauley Perrette	Chief Forensic Specialist, NCIS.
Donald Mallard	David McCallum	Chief Medical Examiner, NCIS.
Leon Vance	Rocky Carroll	Director of NCIS.

Recurring CastEdit

Name	Portrayed by	Role
James Palmer	Brian Dietzen	Assistant Medical Examiner.
Margaret Allison Hart	Rena Sofer	Attorney.
Alejandro Rivera	Marco Sanchez	Mexican Justice Department official and Paloma Reynosa's younger brother.
Jason Paul Dean	Dylan Bruno	Ex Army Ranger now working as a mercenary for Paloma Reynosa.
Paloma Reynosa	Jacqueline Obradors	Head of the Reynosa cartel and Alejandro Rivera's sister.
Michael Franks	Muse Watson	Former NIS Agent who is also Gibbs's mentor.
Jackson Gibbs	Ralph Waite	Gibbs's father.
Shannon Gibbs	Darby Stanchfield	Gibbs's deceased first wife.

Other CastEdit

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Federale 1	Ariel Llinas	A Mexican Police Officer who appears in the episode.

Major EventsEdit

• Gibbs's captor, Jason Paul Dean is revealed to have been working for Paloma Reynosa, head of the Reynosa Cartel.
• It's shown that Alejandro Rivera is Paloma's younger brother and both are children of the drug dealer, Pedro Hernandez whom Gibbs murdered in revenge for Hernandez killing Gibbs's first wife, Shannon and their daughter, Kelly nearly twenty years ago.
• Jason Paul Dean returns to the U.S but is soon killed in a gunfight between his men and DiNozzo, McGee and Ziva who are attempting to arrest him although McGee suffers some injury to his forehead and face caused by flying glass.
• Ziva passes her citizenship test and is sworn in as an official American citizen.
• Paloma orders that Gibbs begin working for her or risk having everyone he cares about die on her orders.
• Tony heads to Mexico, tasked with keeping an eye on Alejandro Rivera.
• It's later revealed that Mike Franks survived the gunfight mentioned in Patriot Down (episode) but at the cost of his right index finger.
• It's also revealed that Franks has become intent on killing Alejandro Rivera.
• Gibbs creates one more rule: Rule 51: "Sometimes, you're wrong".

v - e - d NCIS Season Seven
Truth or Consequences ♦ Reunion ♦ The Inside Man ♦ Good Cop, Bad Cop ♦ Code of Conduct ♦ Killshot (NCIS:LA) ♦ Outlaws and In-Laws ♦ Endgame ♦ Power Down ♦ Child's Play ♦ Faith ♦ Ignition ♦ Flesh and Blood ♦ Jet Lag ♦ Masquerade ♦ Jack Knife ♦ Mother's Day ♦ Double Identity ♦ Jurisdiction ♦ Guilty Pleasure ♦ Moonlighting ♦ Obsession ♦ Borderland ♦ Patriot Down ♦ Rule Fifty-One