Writer:	Donald P. Bellisario
Director:	Dennis Smith
Star:	Michael Weatherly (Special Agent Tony DiNozzo),  David McCallum (Dr. Ducky Mallard),  Mark Harmon (Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs),  Pauley Perrette (Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto),  Sean Murray (Special Agent Tim McGee)
Recurring Role:	Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard),  Alan Dale (NCIS Director Tom Morrow),  Pancho Demmings (Gerald Jackson)
Guest Star:	Cote de Pablo (Mossad Agent Ziva David),  AJ Tannen (Mossad Agent),  Sasha Maxime (Virginia State Police Officer)

Original International Airdates:
Australia: February 08, 2006 on Channel 10
Croatia: September 18, 2006 on NOVA TV
Finland: September 29, 2007 on Nelonen
France: September 01, 2006 on M6
Germany: March 16, 2006 on SAT.1
Italy: October 29, 2006 on RAI 2
Sweden: December 18, 2005 on TV3
Denmark: October 4, 2005 on TV3 (edit) This episode features the first appereance of Cote de Pablo as a new character Officer Ziva David. She will be signed as a guest star in this two-part episode, only to become a regular in episode 3x04 "Silver War". (edit) This episode also features the first appereance of Lauren Holly as the new NCIS director Jenny Shepard. She will be signed as a guest star in a few episodes, only to become a regular in episode 3x09 "Frame-Up". (edit) This episode features the final appearence of Alan Dale as the NCIS director Tom Morrow on the show. (edit) CBS repeated this episode on December 20, 2005 & August 25, 2006. (edit)

Gibbs: Sniping Abby means he's after my people, women first! (edit) Jen: Jethro... I know it has been a difficult day for both of us...
Gibbs: That's what my DI used to say. Never believed him. (edit) Tony: I don't want you to get pissed...
Gibbs: I thought you wanted me pissed.
Tony: I did...It was kind of weird when you were being nice, not that you're not nice... I mean, ah...
(edit) (Gibbs and Tony are in the elevator. Gibbs wants Tony to follow Ziva)
Gibbs: I want you on Ziva's ass.
Tony: She's not really my type, boss.
(Gibbs slaps Tony upside the head)
Gibbs: To tail her!
Tony: I knew that... (edit) (McGee was just having the vision of Kate in the revealing cop outfit)
McGee: Oh wow!
(Abby walks in)
Abby: 'Wow' what, McGee?
McGee: Ah… I… um… I… I… I…
Abby: Stop 'ah, um-ing' McGee. Spit it out! (edit)

GOOF: Abby tells DiNozzo she will determine, among other things, the percentage of nickel and copper in the brass of Ari's cartridges. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, not nickel. What's more, virtually all brass cartridges are a standard 30% zinc brass alloy. (edit) GOOF: The subtitles read "acquiring target" but the actual words (in Hebrew) are "authorization for action." Also, subtitles read "confirming target hit." The actual Hebrew words spoken are "Full hit of target. Thank you very much." (edit) GOOF: Toward the end of the episode, Ducky is leaving to go meet Ari. Director Shepard, leaving from the squad room, opens the elevator to find Ducky. The autopsy room is in the basement. How did Director Shepard come across Ducky in an elevator going to the first floor from the squad room, which is higher up? (edit) TRIVIA: Director Morrow leaves NCIS to join Homeland Security and a new director, Jenny Shepard, takes his position. (edit) TRIVIA: This episode features the first appereance of Pancho Demings as Gerald Jackson since season 1 episode "Bête Noire." (edit)

Episode Title: "Kill Ari"
The episode title appears to be a reference to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies. The fact that this is a two-part episode (as is the Kill Bill saga), along with the episode's revenge theme, further supports this. (edit) When the various team members are picturing the Kate's "ghost", McGee pictures Kate in an outfit like out of the Matrix movies, but then changes it to a more comic book dominatrix. (edit)