Writer:	Philip DeGuere, Donald P. Bellisario
Director:	Ian Toynton
Star:	Sasha Alexander (Special Agent Kate Todd),  Mark Harmon (Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs),  David McCallum (Dr. Ducky Mallard),  Michael Weatherly (Special Agent Tony DiNozzo),  Pauley Perrette (Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto)
Recurring Role:	Pancho Demmings (Gerald Jackson),  Jessica Steen (Special Agent Paula Cassidy)
Guest Star:	E. Roger Mitchell (M.P.),  Paul Vinson (Biker),  Casey McCarthy (Biker Chick),  Joseph Bey (Nasser Al Jazair),  Erick Avari (William Gamal),  Kevin McCorkle (Col. Dan McClafferty),  Michael Shamus Wiles (Jimmy the Bartender),  Heath Freeman (Benjamin Frank),  Hrach Titizian (Tariq Abassi)

The song playing in Abby's lab when she's talking to Gibbs about the contents of Sa'id's car is "Follow" by Android Lust. (edit) Original International Airdates:
Croatia: August 10, 2005 on NOVA TV
Finland: October 21, 2006 on Nelonen
France: March 24, 2004 on M6
Germany: May 12, 2005 on SAT.1
Hungary: December 05, 2005 on TV 2
Sweden: August 08, 2004 on TV3
Denmark December 30, 2003 on TV3 (edit) First appearance of recurring character Paula Cassidy, played by Jessica Steen. (edit) CBS repeated this episode on March 30, 2004. (edit)

Gibbs: What the hell are 'Easter Eggs'?
Abby: 'Easter Eggs' are hidden messages within a computer program. If you don't know to look, you don't know they're there.
Gibbs: They were hidden in the porn?
Abby: My cursor has moved across places that would make Tony blush. (edit) Gibbs: (After walking in on Tony naked) I need coffee. (edit) Gibbs: What brain is thinking that, DiNozzo? (edit) Gibbs: How good an actress are you, Agent Cassidy?
Paula: Ask Tony. He bought my act. (edit) Abby: Perfume is the most powerful accessory a woman can wear.
Gibbs: How much did all this power cost us?
Abby: Around 1500.
Gibbs: 1500 dollars??
Abby: Well, not including the tax. I stuck to the thirty most popular scents hoping we’d get lucky.
Gibbs: (chuckling) How fiscally responsible of you, Ab. (edit)

Agent Gibbs scans Agent Paula Cassidy's mail, and the top-most letter of the five envelopes in the pile is addressed to:

Mrs. D.J. Cassidy
2792 Avenida Simi
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Return address on all five envelopes for Agent Cassidy reads:

NCIS Special Agent Paula Cassidy
Naval Base Guantanamo Bay
PSC 1005 Box 25
FPO AE 09593 (edit) GOOF: When Tony goes back to talking to the bartender about movies he mentions, "So Jack Palance shoots Elijah Wood..." According to www.imdb.com, Jack Palance and Elijah Wood have not starred together in anything.

The barkeeper was talking about how Jack Palance shot Elisha Cook, and afterwards Tony mixes up Cook and Wood. This confirms what the bartender said about young people not knowing anything about good,old movies. Thats the reason the bartender rolls his eyes and walks away. (edit) GOOF: In this episode people make several references to the movie The Maltese Falcon around Tony, but he doesn't get them. However, later in the series, Tony is a movie buff with knowledge of all genre of movies. How would he not know The Maltese Falcon in this episode? He also didn't know who Shane or Allen Ladd was when Gibbs told him to drink sarsaparilla at the bar, and if he was such a movie buff, he would've instantly known Shane. (edit) TRIVIA: After Tony wakes up screaming because there was a large lizard on the pillow next to him, Todd, and Gibbs enter the room in their sleeping clothes. Kate's wearing a USC jersey. This is a little joke on Mark Harmon, since he played football for UCLA, crosstown rival. Which explains the little smile she gives to Gibbs when he walks past her. On ET, Sasha admitted she got the jersey as a joke on Mark Harmon. (edit) GOOF: When Abby is sending an e-mail to Gibbs, she types in bds28338@navy.mil.gov, a navy e-mail would be just navy.mil (or something preceding it) but no ending .gov, such as nrl.navy.mil (edit)

When Gibbs states that you should never get involved with a co-worker, Kate asks if he stating that from his own experience. Gibbs becomes quiet and doesn't answer. This could possibly be a quiet reference to his involvement with Jenny Shepherd, his former partner. Their relationship isn't revealed until episode 3.01: "Kill Ari 1" when she comes on as the new director. (edit) When Tony questions Gibbs concerning who drinks sarsaparilla, Gibbs answers, "Shane." This is a reference to the movie Shane, a 1953 classic Western starring Alan Ladd as the title character. (edit)