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NCIS Season 1 Episode 10

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AIRED: 1/6/04

After being buried alive, a woman comes out of the grave with amnesia and the only thing she remembers is that there is a bomb aboard a Navy ship. While trying to help Jane Doe recover her identity, the team finds out that not everything is what it seemed at first.moreless

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Good unusual episode. "No one dumps me, Stephen."

8.5

By chipee, Jul 29, 2011

Good unusual episode. "No one dumps me, Stephen."

This was like many other NCIS episodes in that what looks to be a major foreign intrigue or secrets-selling case turns out to be a mere personal domestic issue. The episode is unusual in that there was nothing NCIS could have done that would have changed the outcome of the case. Still it was fun to see the imaginative mystery unfold. Lots of viewers criticize Kate for being taken in by the "amnesiac," but how could Kate know she was crazy?

For those who missed some details (**spoilers**): an employee (Fenn) has an affair with her married boss. Fenn insists on the boss divorcing his wife and marrying her. But he has his subordinate fire Fenn and give her 6 months severance pay. Crazy Fenn kills the subordinate, and then attacks the boss, who fends her off, accidentally knocking her unconscious. Thinking her dead, he quickly buries her. Later she comes to, with amnesia. Kate looks after/befriends Fenn, who slowly regains her memory, and then kills the boss!

One good part was Tony waking Gibbs with the news that began the case and then pestering his teammates to allow him to stay at their place for a month while his apartment could be repaired.moreless
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A woman climbs out of shallow grave with no memories of who she is or why she got there. Bit of a strange episode all round.

8.5

By qstevie, Mar 30, 2011

I don't hate this episode, but it's not amongst my all time favourites. There are going to be some SPOILERS in here by the way.

Sherilyn Fenn does quite a good job as the amnesiac and Sasha Alexander as always does a great job as the team member who befriends her, only to be ultimately betrayed.

My problem is really with the story, because you follow it along, but it's not quite clear to what extent the amnesia is real and not. She keeps having flashbacks to events that fill in what appear to be blanks, but then at the end, she seems to know exactly what she's doing. If she were really an amnesiac then even filling in the blanks would hardly lead to the terrible act at the end, especially as it revolved only around a love triangle. Plus she has the bomb in her hand seemingly before she gets the full flashbacks about her lover's refusal to leave his wife.

It's an interesting episode and it's good to see Kate going through a range of emotions as she befriends Jane Doe then suddenly realises towards the end, she's not the innocent she thought she was.

Just somehow unsatisfying despite everything.moreless
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terrible episode...

5.5

By Fwirrel, Mar 30, 2011

Wow, where to start. I hated this episode. A lady is buried alive and eventually gets out but has amnesia. Kate grows attached to her and tries to help her. In the end, the girl blows herself up. It was so pointless. Granted, it had a little bit of character development with Kate, but other than that, it was so boreing. Overall, I think it was pointless. The episode was predictable and had a lot of talking and more talking...and it was just boreing. Honestly, I will never watch it again and I am ashamed to classify this as an NCIS episode.moreless
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Waking up in a shallow grave – who wouldn't get amnesia?!

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By whiteraven2005, Jan 20, 2010

Now this is a horror story – waking up with amnesia in a shallow grave in the middle of the woods. That alone would be enough to give anyone amnesia.

Kate's fatal flaw of jumping to a conclusion and sticking to it no matter what proves catastrophic here. She assumes Jane Doe is innocent, despite all the indications to the contrary and a man got killed because of it. It's absolutely her worst personality trait. Gibbs keeps trying to break her of it but she's too entrenched in her ways and refuses to change, despite how it damages her abilities as an investigator. Times like this, I wonder if Gibbs regrets recruiting Kate.

Nice to see Derek de Lint, always loved him since Poltergeist: The Legacy.

Very interesting episode.moreless
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A very well written and well constructed episode.

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By amazing_race, Dec 21, 2009

This episode of NCIS is not an all-time favorite, however, it was certainly impeccable, in my opinion.

"Jane Doe", suffers from amnesia, but Gibbs and the team will soon discover that not everything is as it seems, and that "Jane Doe" may remember more than she is letting on.

As I mentioned, I really like this episode. I felt that it is one of the best to this point in the series, and it was plotted out remarkably well.

The story had captured my attention and was very interesting, and I didn't foresee the ending to this one.

Really, a great episode! One that I look forward to watching again! Awesome!moreless
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Mark Harmon	Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Sasha Alexander	Special Agent Kate Todd
Michael Weatherly	Special Agent Tony DiNozzo
Pauley Perrette	Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto
David McCallum	Chief M.E. Ducky Mallard

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Asante Jones	Detective Andy Kochifis	Guest Star
Derek de Lint	Dr. Stephen Brauer	Guest Star
Phil Abrams	Hotel Manager	Guest Star
Pancho Demmings	Asst. M.E. Gerald Jackson	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (5)
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- GOOF: When discussing what type of naval vessel the bomb was planted on, Ms. McNeil rules out carriers and subs, so Kate says it must be a cruiser or destroyer. But there is another class of ship in the navy called a frigate which should be considered. As a smaller vessel it might not be as juicy a target as a cruiser, but cannot be ruled out as a potential objective for a terrorist attack.
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- GOOF: The key that Gibbs found, contains the words 'The Apartment'. Why didn't Abby notice that when she was researching the key earlier? If Tony can see it, she certainly should have seen it with her equipment.
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- TRIVIA: Although the character of 'Dr. Stephen Bauer' is supposed to be German the actor who portrays him speaks German with a strong Dutch accent.
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- TRIVIA: The German translation of explosive maker Suzzanna McNeil uses makes no sense: In "explosiver Hersteller" explosiver translates to the adjective explosive. The correct translation would be "Sprengstoff Hersteller".
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- TRIVIA: When Tony recites the contents of the liquor cabinet at The Jackson Hotel, he imitates Sean Connery for the first time when saying Bombay Sapphire.
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- Tony: You remember when I stayed with you that time, when it didn't really go so well?
  Gibbs: Yeah. I remember, DiNozzo.
  Tony: Well, listen. I was younger then. Immature, a little unfocused...
  Gibbs: It was six months ago, Tony.
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- Tony: Did you get contact lenses?
  Gibbs: Nope. (on the phone) Can I talk to your manager please?
  Tony: Laser surgery?
  Gibbs: No, DiNozzo, put a sock in it!
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- Tony: We gotta do something boss.
  Gibbs: You ever been wrong Tony?
  Tony: According to you or me?
  Gibbs: You.
  Tony: Yeah.
  Gibbs: Did anyone make you feel better?
  Tony: No.
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- Tony: Kate willing to give her spare bedroom to Jane Doe but not me.
  Abby: Shocking.
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- Abby: The numbers are invisible to the naked eye.
  Tony: (looking smug) Not mine.
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- Ducky: I don't have a body.
  Gibbs: Well go find one Ducky.
  Ducky: Here?
  Gibbs: Sure. How many times have we had multiple victims?
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- Abby: Like when photocopiers first came out people were copying everything from C-notes to their butts.
  Tony: You sat your naked butt on a photocopier didn't you Abby?
  Abby: Yep.
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- Tony: She woke up taking a dirt nap in Rock Creek Park and did a Dracula.
  Detective: Oh. That's a new one.
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- Detective: What. I did it once, I'm a whore?
  Gibbs: A courtesan, maybe. (they both laugh)
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- Tony: What is it with Germans and the alphabet thing? BMW, BMG, BASF, and they're all B's.
  Gibbs: I'm resisting the urge to say cut the B.S.
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- Tony: Give me a few minutes with this girl. (Gibbs hits him over the head.)
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- Gibbs: No you will not put her picture on TV.
  Kate: (on phone, we can't see her) I really think...
  Gibbs: (interrupts) I want whoever did this to think she's still dead.
  Kate: You didn't see her eyes.
  Gibbs: No Kate, no.
  Kate: But listen.
  Gibbs: Our priority is finding the bomb.
  Kate: Right but... (Gibbs hangs up)
  Gibbs: She's bonded.
  Tony: Kate and Jane Doe?
  Gibbs: Oh yeah. She hasn't even questioned her yet. (imitates Kate) 'Her eyes they just pleaded her help.'
  Tony: Love that look in a woman.
  Ducky: (coming up to them) I couldn't find a body.
  Tony: Sorry.
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- Gibbs: I've got a couple of ideas.
  Kate: Well, wanna share? (Gibbs hangs up the phone) I guess not.
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- Tony: And kinda sexy too.
  Mr Brauer: I think you find all women that way Agent DiNozzo.
  Tony: Oh come on you gotta admit she's pretty sexy.
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- Kate: That would shake me up.
  Doctor: It's one of our oldest fears, next to being eaten by a wild animal.
  Kate: Hadn't considered that one.
  Doctor: Well perhaps not consciously. (starts rambling about primedial fears)
  Kate: (interrupts) Are you by any chance related to a Doctor Mallard?
  Doctor: Mallard. No, I don't think so.
  Kate: Just wondering.
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- Abby: So I suppose you want me to find out what chastity belt this opens.
  Gibbs: Do I look like DiNozzo?
  Tony: Not funny, boss. Besides, I could open a chastity belt.
  Abby: Have you ever seen one? Mine's awesome. It's 18th century French.
  Tony: You have a chastity belt? (Abby smiles at Tony)
  Gibbs: So much more information than I need to know about, Abby.
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- Gibbs: Whatdya got DiNozzo?
  Tony: Motorists picked up a Jane Doe in Rock Creek Park. Claimed she dug herself out of a grave. No I.D. and guess what?
  Gibbs: She can't remember her name.
  Tony: Yeah, how'd you know that?
  Gibbs: Well, uh, she's alive and you're calling her Jane Doe. What was my first clue?
  Tony: Oh yeah, you're right.
  Gibbs: Well it's also obvious seeing that she has no I.D. so she was probably wearing her uniform.
  Tony: Ahaha! She wasn't. So why did the cops call NCIS? Tell me that. (Gibbs stays silent) She told 'em there was a bomb on the Navy ship.
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- Ducky: Do you know why graves are six feet deep Gibbs?
  Gibbs: I do.
  Ducky: Six feet is the minimum depth... (starts rambling.)
  Gibbs: Duck, I said I do.
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- Tony: So Jane Doe uses low carb sweetener, wears polyester, puts her own anti-freeze in her car, and has a heart condition.
  Abby: Or she's mixing up a brew to go boom big time. All these chemicals are used in high grade explosives.
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- Tony: How'd she know where her office was?
  Kate: It's called directory, Tony.
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NOTES (3)
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- TRIVIA: The ship on display in Stephen Brauer's office is the USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) a Burke class destroyer.
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- Original International Airdates:
  Croatia: August 12, 2005 on NOVA TV
  Finland: November 4, 2006 on Nelonen
  France: June 06, 2004 on M6
  Germany: May 26, 2005 on SAT.1
  Hungary: December 19, 2005 on TV 2
  Sweden: August 22, 2004 on TV3
  Denmark: January 13, 2004 on TV3
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- Featured Music:
  "Rivet Head" performed by TL5.
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ALLUSIONS (2)
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- Gibbs: You ever see that Jack Lemmon movie The Apartment?
  
  Gibbs and the victim have obviously both seen this movie, since the plot here echoes that of the old film.
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- Tony: 20/10, same as Ted Williams. He could see the seams on a fastball coming at him.
  
  Ted Williams was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. His accomplishments include a .406 season in 1941, two Triple Crowns, two MVPs, six American League batting championships, 521 home runs, a lifetime average of .344, 17 All-Star Game selections, and universal reverence.
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