NCIS (Season 8)

Spider and the Fly (Episode 1) 7.4

Writer: Gary Glasberg

Air date: 2010-09-21

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Gibbs must take desperate measures to protect his loved ones with Paloma Reynosa still on the loose.

Worst Nightmare (Episode 2) 8.0

Writer: Steven D. Binder

Air date: 2010-09-28

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The NCIS team has to find a young girl that was kidnapped, but their investigation turns into something else when her grandfather gets way too involved.

Short Fuse (Episode 3) 6.7

Writer: Frank Cardea

Air date: 2010-10-05

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The team investigates a bomb tech's guarded personal life after she is attacked.

Royals and Loyals (Episode 4) 8.0

Writer: Reed Steiner

Air date: 2010-10-12

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The team hopes to avoid an international incident when an American officer is killed on a British ship.

Dead Air (Episode 5) 7.9

Writer: Christopher J. Waild

Air date: 2010-10-19

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The team uncovers a sinister plan when a controversial DJ and a Naval officer are shot to death.

Cracked (Episode 6) 7.9

Writer: Nicole Mirante-Matthews

Air date: 2010-10-26

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Abby becomes fixated on solving a murder, while DiNozzo's latest fling leads to an interesting Halloween.

Broken Arrow (Episode 7) 7.4

Writer: Frank Cardea

Air date: 2010-11-09

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The team is surprised when Gibbs asks Tony's father to join them in a murder investigation.

Enemies Foreign (1) (Episode 8) 8.1

Writer: Jesse Stern

Air date: 2010-11-16

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The team is assigned to protect Ziva's father, when his attendance at a NCIS conference leads to some unexpected surprises.

Enemies Domestic (2) (Episode 9) 8.0

Writer: Jesse Stern

Air date: 2010-11-23

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The team scrambles for answers after a shocking ambush reveals a new twist to their current investigation.

False Witness (Episode 10) 7.4

Writer: Steven D. Binder

Air date: 2010-12-14

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The NCIS team investigates the disappearance of a Petty Officer who is the sole witness in an upcoming murder trial.

Ships in the Night (Episode 11) 7.9

Writer: Christopher J. Waild

Air date: 2011-01-11

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Gibbs and the NCIS team partner with a Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Agent to solve the murder of a Marine gunned down on a dinner boat.

Recruited (Episode 12) 6.3

Writer: Gary Glasberg

Air date: 2011-01-18

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: A Petty Officer's recruitment session at a college fair comes to a fatal end, prompting the NCIS team, accompanied by Dr. Mallard's predecessor, to solve his murder.

Freedom (Episode 13) 6.0

Writer: Nicole Mirante-Matthews

Air date: 2011-02-01

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The NCIS team springs into action to find the assailant responsible for beating a Marine to death in his own backyard.

A Man Walks Into a Bar ... (Episode 14) 6.3

Writer: Gary Glasberg

Air date: 2011-02-08

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The NCIS team undergoes mandatory psych evaluations while investigating the death of a Naval Commander.

Defiance (Episode 15) 7.9

Writer: Frank Cardea

Air date: 2011-02-15

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: A botched assassination attempt in Belgravia forces NCIS to protect the Defense Minister's daughter, who is studying in the U.S. and smitten with McGee.

Kill Screen (Episode 16) 7.6

Writer: Steven Kriozere

Air date: 2011-02-22

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The dismembered fingertips and teeth of a murdered Marine are discovered in the stolen purse of a pickpocketer, launching NCIS on a mission to find a cold-blooded killer.

One Last Score (Episode 17) 7.2

Writer: Jesse Stern

Air date: 2011-03-01

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: NCIS discovers that one of its former investigative assistants found brutally stabbed to death was selling details for how to rob a warehouse full of valuable possessions belonging to a woman convicted of fraud.

Out of the Frying Pan... (Episode 18) 7.6

Air date: 2011-03-22

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Gibbs questions Vance's motives when he is asked to interrogate a teenage boy accused of killing his retired Marine father.

Tell-All (Episode 19) 6.1

Writer: Andrew Bartels

Air date: 2011-03-29

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: NCIS connects a message in blood left by a murdered Navy commander to a manuscript that may contain classified military information.

Two-Faced (Episode 20) 7.9

Writer: Reed Steiner

Air date: 2011-04-05

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: To Gibbs' displeasure, Special Agent E.J. Barrett returns to lead the investigation of a seaman's death that may be connected to a series of port-related murders.

Dead Reflection (Episode 21) 6.3

Writer: Frank Cardea

Air date: 2011-04-12

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The NCIS team tracks a Navy Lieutenant's killer after a Pentagon security camera reveals a Petty Officer committing the crime.

Baltimore (Episode 22) 8.3

Writer: Steven D. Binder

Air date: 2011-05-03

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: After Tony's ex-partner, Danny Price, appears to be the Port-to-Port Killer's latest victim, he revisits his days as a detective in Baltimore, including his first encounter with Gibbs.

Swan Song (Episode 23) 7.4

Writer: Jesse Stern

Air date: 2011-05-10

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port Killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS team chases every lead in a race to track him down.

Pyramid (Episode 24) 7.6

Writer: Gary Glasberg

Air date: 2011-05-17

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The lives of NCIS members are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with the infamous Port-to-Port Killer.