Season 5

Episode Guide

Bury Your Dead

S5 E1
Sep 25, 2007
The final showdown between the NCIS team and an elusive arms dealer reaches an explosive and deadly conclusion. Secrets from last season are revealed.

Family

S5 E2
Oct 02, 2007
Gibbs and the NCIS team's investigation takes a dramatic turn when the random murder of a Petty Officer turns into a search for a missing infant when Ducky makes a startling discover in autopsy.

Ex-File

S5 E3
Oct 09, 2007
Gibbs and Lt. Mann unite for a joint investigation into the murder of a Marine Captain who had access to highly classified information. Things become complicated for Gibbs when a witness in the case turns out to be his ex-wife.

Identity Crisis

S5 E4
Oct 16, 2007
When Ducky determines that one of his research cadavers was the victim of murder, the NCIS team uncovers a web of criminal intrigue.

Leap Of Faith

S5 E5
Oct 23, 2007
Suicide turns to murder as the NCIS team attempts to talk to a naval officer out of jumping to his death.

Chimera

S5 E6
Oct 30, 2007
Gibbs and the team are called to investigate a mysterious death aboard a top-secret naval research ship in the middle of the ocean, only to discover an abandoned ship and a deadly secret that could cost them their lives.

Requiem

S5 E7
Nov 06, 2007
When Gibbs agrees to help the childhood friend of his daughter, who died 15 years ago, he finds himself at the center of an emotional and soul searching journey into his past, which leads to a shocking and heart-stopping conclusion.

Designated Target

S5 E8
Nov 13, 2007
The NCIS team's investigation into the assassination of a Navy Admiral takes an unexpected and emotional turn when they meet a woman searching for her missing husband, a political refugee from Africa.

Lost & Found

S5 E9
Nov 20, 2007
The NCIS team plays babysitter to a 9-year-old boy whose father is wanted in connection with a cold case murder.

Corporal Punishment

S5 E10
Nov 27, 2007
The NCIS team pays a heavy price when they try to track down a Marine who believes he is still in Iraq. After a violent confrontation, the team realizes the Marine is the subject of a secret experiment.

Tribes

S5 E11
Jan 15, 2008
The NCIS team investigates when a Muslim Marine is found dead near a Mosque that is suspected by the FBI of terrorist recruitment. Their search is delayed when Ducky refuses to autopsy the Marine in deference to his family's religious beliefs.

Stakeout

S5 E12
Apr 08, 2008
When a high-tech naval radar goes missing, the NCIS team stakes out a warehouse to catch a suspected thief - but witnesses a murder instead. Meanwhile, Ducky keeps a secret from the team.

Dog Tags

S5 E13
Apr 15, 2008
When the NCIS team investigates a fatal dog mauling, Abby puts her career on the line to prove the dog's innocence in order to save his life. Meanwhile, Gibbs zeroes in on the secret Jenny is keeping.

Internal Affairs

S5 E14
Apr 22, 2008
When the dead body of arms dealer La Grenouille surfaces, the NCIS team is put under investigation for his murder by the FBI and Jenny Shepard becomes the prime suspect.

In The Zone

S5 E15
Apr 22, 2008
When a mortar attack in Baghdad turns into a murder investigation, two members of the NCIS team are sent to Iraq to solve the case.

Recoil

S5 E16
May 06, 2008
Ziva's undercover assignment takes a shocking and deadly turn when the serial killer she has been tracking becomes suspicious of her.

About Face

S5 E17
May 13, 2008
Jimmy Palmer becomes the target of a mysterious killer who only he can recognize.

Judgment Day, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2

S5 E18
May 20, 2008
The fate of the entire team hangs in the balance as they hunt the killer of one of their own.