NCIS

Jeopardy

Season 3, Episode 22, Aired 5/2/06

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The NCIS team must protect Ziva when a suspect dies while being in custody, and her tactic might be the reason why the person died. The things become much more dangerous when the suspect's brother kidnaps Jenny, and demands the release of his brother in exchange for Jenny, but he has no idea that his brother is dead.moreless

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Michael Weatherly

Special Agent Tony DiNozzo
Mark Harmon

Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Lauren Holly

Director Jenny Shepard

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By HarmonIsHot, Dec 16, 2011 Report Abuse

I realize I'm coming in late on this one. I adore Connor Trinneer, and very happy when he was cast for NCIS. Yet I have issues with this episode. I realize that Ziva has self-control issues, but did she really have to punch Brian in the jugular to get him into the elevator? He was cuffed, so all she really needed to do was grab a fistful of his hair and he would have followed her anywhere.
And to to elaborate on my title:
-- James gives Gibbs TWO HOURS?! to release Brian and the drugs? I would have given him 5 minutes right after I spoke to Brian to make sure he wasn't hurt and assure him he had a contingency in place to ensure Brian wouldn't be followed.
-- James tells Gibbs he can send an agent with Brian (very convenient -- since they have to jury-rig a setup to "drive" the car to the hangar with a Dead Brian at the wheel.)
-- When Jenny finally gets a chance to talk to Gibbs, she tells him she's fine and wishes she had her coat. She hasn't once remarked about the hanger the being chilly and yet James -- who is purportedly the brains in this operation -- doesn't pick up on the possibility that she was sending Jethro a message.
-- Ziva's actions are investigated by her friends at NCIS (after all there's no need to involve a disinterested party such as the FBI).
-- And the most appalling contrivance -- Jenny arbitrarily declares that Brian died of natural causes and Ducky jumps right on board.

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Ziva and Jen kick butt!

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By BeautifulDay13, Sep 03, 2010 Report Abuse

Ok, so I never thought I'd say this but Ziva totally rocked!!! She's been annoying me for the past few weeks but she completely made up for it in this episode. This storyline would have only worked for Ziva. You actually believe for a split second that she could have killed him.

Jen was exceptional. She's always great but in 'Jeopardy' she showed exactly why Gibbs still calls her a good agent.

The only reason I didn't give this episode ten out of ten was because there wasn't as much Tony and Abby as I would have liked. However there was quite a bit of McGee. I especially liked the bit where he tried to make Ziva feel better. Brilliant episode!moreless

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By whiteraven2005, Jan 20, 2010 Report Abuse

The so-called South African accent was pretty good except for the constant use of the word 'mate' that is NOT a word used here at all!

For a drug dealer, James is not at all hardcore, he didn't shoot the driver and his only concern is his brother, unwilling even to hurt Jenny. It's almost sad both brothers, obviously close, die on the same day. Maybe a mercy.

Lovely to see Cassie again, I've always liked her and the actress too.

Connor Trinneer and Tim Russ what's with the Star Trek alumni? I do so adore Connor, it's lovely to see him again.

"I'm being treated like a leopard!" I do so love Ziva's mis-use of the English language!moreless

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Great ending, as usual!

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By amazing_race, Jan 15, 2010 Report Abuse

Another fantastic episode of NCIS, this one was centred around a man who died in an elevator with Ziva beside him. Did she kill him?

The episode started off as really interesting, and it was really suspenseful the whole way through. Director Shepard is taken hostage, which made the episode very nerve-wracking.

I really loved the storyline to this one, as it was really well written and the scene with DiNozzo pretending that the dead guy was driving was sensationally hilarious!

There were some funny moments in the episode, and I love how the episode ends on a mystery note, kind of like in "Probie".

Overall, I recommend this one because it was so suspenseful and this was just breathtaking. Superbly done by NCIS!moreless

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Did Ziva really kill a suspect?

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By vicky24c, Dec 04, 2008 Report Abuse

This episode opens with Tony & Ziva bringing a suspect, who just happens to have $5million in heroin. As they go upstairs in the elevator we see Gibbs walking by MTAC. As the doors of the elevator open, we see Ziva standing over the body over the man and simply says "He's dead". The team investigate the death (apart from Ziva's she is now a suspect). Ziva claims that she is innocent, but the team still have to investigate what caused his death, and if Ziva was involved. When Gibbs goes to se3e the Director, we learn that no one can get hold of her. When Gibbs rings she picks up and we learn that she is being held hostage by James the victim's older brother. The team have 2 hours to give the drugs and brother back to James in return for the Director. If they can't deliver, the Director will be killed. But how can the team carry it out, with the brother being dead?
When Tony tracks down her car, they find her driver, Stan, dead in the boot of their car. When James phones NCIS back, Jenny tells Gibbs that she is cold. He then realises that she is at an airport. Abby manages to work out which airport it is and Gibbs and the team head there. Ziva goes to perform the "switch", and Gibbs shoots James in the head killing him instantly. Ducky discovers that the brother died from a brain haemorrhage.moreless

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- TRIVIA: Tony mentions to Ziva he is afraid she will use the 'Vulcan death grip' on him. In this same episode, Tim Russ has a guest role, he is known for playing the Vulcan officer Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager. Tony calls it wrong though, it is a neck pinch, rendering someone unconscious, not dead. In the Star Trek episode "The Enterprise Incident," Kirk engages in espionage against the Romulans. Spock pretends to be a traitor and when Kirk attacks him Spock uses "a defensive technique that leaves Kirk "dead." The Romulan commander asks what he did and Spock tells her that he instinctively used "the Vulcan Death Grip." Later in the episode we learn that is no such thing.
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- GOOF: Tony calls Ziva "Agent David." However, at this point in the series, Ziva is still a Mossad officer, and not an NCIS agent. Edit
- GOOF: We see James Dempsey cover up his dead partner with a sheet while holding Shepard hostage. Later, in the last scene we see the two dead brothers but no partner in autopsy. Edit
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- Original International Airdates: Denmark: May 9, 2006 on TV3 Sweden: November 12, 2006 on TV3 Germany: December 10, 2006 on SAT 1 Italy: January 7, 2007 on RAI 2 Finland: February 23, 2008 on Nelonen Czech Republic: February 11, 2009 on TV Nova Slovakia: May 21, 2009 on Markiza Edit
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- Ziva: I wanted to shut his pott-hole two hours ago. Edit
- Abby: Oh my God. I've turned into my Uncle Larry. Edit
- Jenny: Gibbs thinks of me as a wife.
  James: See.
  Jenny: He's had three.
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- This episode has a number of connections to popular Star Trek series - two of the guest stars (Connor Trinneer, who played chief engineer Charles "Trip" Tucker III on Star Trek: Enterprise, and Tim Russ, who was Lt. Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, and a remark by Tony to Ziva in which he quips that she might apply the Vulcan death grip to him. Also, the director of this episode (James Whitmore Jr.) directed two Star Trek: Enterprise episodes. There is also a reference to one of Gibbs's Rules. While this is ongoing in the series, it is similar to the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. Also, Ducky had Palmer get him a cup of Earl Grey tea. Earl Grey is Capt. Picard's (Star Trek: The Next Generation) beverage of choice. Another connection is connected to the name of the NCIS Special Agent Cassie Yates: on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine there was a frequently recurring character named Kasidy Yates. Edit
- DiNozzo teases Ziva with the line from Kung Fu, and snatching a pebble away from the hand of the master, which she does. Edit
- When James Dempsey orders Ziva to approach her while holding Director Jenny Shepard hostage, Ziva is shown to have her weapon taped to her back. In the 1988 blockbuster Die Hard, John McClane also has his gun taped to his back as he approaches Hans Gruber who is holding his wife hostage. Edit