10.0/102 votes#1 - Mother
Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2019
Akhos Laos , a former black ops agent originally recruited and trained by Hetty Lange, returns to seek revenge on Hetty for the life she introduced him to, on the 250th episode
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Eric Christian Olsen
9.5/102 votes#2 - Smokescreen (1)
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2019
The NCIS team partners with the FBI to locate a terrorist cell in Los Angeles believed to be preparing for an imminent attack.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Andrew Bartels
9.3/103 votes#3 - Standoff
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2010
Callen's ex-partner (Marisol Nichols) takes a Navy recruitment center hostage.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: N/A
9.3/103 votes#4 - False Flag
Season 10 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2019
Callen and Sam work with Navy Captain Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott) to locate a group of ISIS sympathizers aboard the USS Allegiance. Also, Hetty enlists her friend, Lieutenant Colonel Sarah "Mac". Mackenzie (Catherine Bell), to help obtain information from a Russian diplomat.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Frank Military
9.0/102 votes#5 - One of Us
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2018
The NCIS team partners with the State Department after the murder of an arms dealer is connected to a series of crimes seemingly executed by someone with elite special forces training. Also, Callen visits ATF Agent Anna Kolcheck in prison as she awaits her sentencing.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Kyle Harimoto
9.0/102 votes#6 - Subject 17
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2021
While Callen suspects Hetty of keeping secrets about his past and Joelle surfaces in her quest to capture Katya, NCIS must track down an informant whose life is in danger. Also, Kensi and Deeks work to expand their family.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
9.0/101 votes#7 - A Long Time Coming (III)
Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2023
While Agent Rountree and Fatima are searching for Kilbride, who has been MIA, they are ambushed and learn that every member of the team has a $200,000 bounty on their head via the dark web. The NCIS team must save Agent Rountree and find Kilbride while every cartel, hit man, gang and psychopath hunts them down. The crossover starts on NCIS S20E10 Too Many Cooks (I) and NCIS: Hawai'i S02E10 Deep Fake (II).
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
9.0/101 votes#8 - Survival Instincts
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2018
Bull represents Jemma Whitbeck, a teenager arrested for robbing a jewelry store with an older man she disappeared with 18 months ago. To persuade the jury she is not guilty, Bull argues that Jemma was actually a victim of his abuse and manipulation and not his willing accomplice.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Pamela J. Wechsler
9.0/101 votes#9 - The Good One
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2019
Bull fears that his client’s family ties will negatively impact the jury when TAC represents the seemingly innocent young heir, Connor McCandless, of an infamous crime family on trial for murder with his brother. As the trial begins, Bull aims to convince his client to sever his trial from his brother’s, which would pit the siblings against each other in court.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Travis Donnelly
9.0/101 votes#10 - Into the Mystic
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2019
Bull and the TAC team question whether they have a solid defense when they represent wealth manager Rachel Elliot who’s on trial for her husband’s murder, which she claims to have no memory of due to an alcohol-induced blackout. When Rachel’s reputation for aggressive behavior threatens to hurt them in court, Bull avoids jurors with “rage bias,” an inherent dislike of people who can’t control their emotions.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Marissa Matteo
9.0/102 votes#11 - The Boy Who Cried Murder
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2021
Izzy asks Bull to petition the court to have her best friend’s body exhumed when the woman’s son alleges she was murdered, despite her death already ruled accidental.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Zyanya Salazar
9.0/101 votes#12 - Better Angels
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2021
Bull and the TAC team are under pressure when they have just two days to prepare a defense for a midwife accused of practicing without a license. With time running out, the team tries to convince the private religious community of women their client helps to serve as character witnesses.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Gia Gordon
9.0/101 votes#13 - Snowed In
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2021
Bull needs a Christmas miracle when he takes on a sports agency’s young assistant charged with providing a star client lethal drugs.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Zyanya Salazar
8.7/103 votes#14 - Between the Lines
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2014
When a gang identifies and executes an undercover agent, the team must locate a mole before other agents are put in danger.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson
8.7/103 votes#15 - Ultimatum
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2009
While tracking down a felon running a heroin ring inside a prison, Agent Ian Edgerton becomes a murder suspect when the informant he meets with ends up dead, sending a desperate Edgerton over the edge when he takes a member of Don's team hostage.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Robert Port
8.5/102 votes#16 - The Monster
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/1/2018
While investigating a missing person’s case, the team uncovers a killer who puts on shows for high-paying voyeurs. Also, Mosley assigns Callen as her partner on a joint ATF mission to apprehend someone from her past.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Frank Military
8.3/103 votes#17 - Blowback
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2008
When eight people, including two police officers, are gunned down in a coffee shop, Don and his team uncover a trail of blackmail, corruption and romance; McGowan expands his investigation of Charlie and Don.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Robert Port
8.3/106 votes#18 - Truth or Consequences
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2009
As the hunt for Ziva's replacement begins, Gibbs and his remaining team members must head back to work with the past still weighing heavily on their minds.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
8.2/1023 votes#19 - August
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2009
The Observer chooses to do something other than observe, abducting a college student. However, when the Fringe team investigates, they discover that there is more than one Observer.. in both time and space.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
8.1/107 votes#20 - SWAK
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2005
When Tony opens a mysterious letter thinking it's for him, a small puff of white powder comes out and it releases a possible deadly virus. Kate calls for help and soon she and Tony are isolated in a bio-hazard isolation room for precausion. McGee and Gibbs work to discover who sent the envelope and how to cure their friends before its too late for them. Meanwhile, Tony's health gets worse...
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
8.0/104 votes#21 - End Game
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2008
Don and his team hunt for an ex-Marine wanted for murder. Things become confusing, however, when the Marine's family is kidnapped. Is there more to this case than meets the eye?
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Don McGill
8.0/103 votes#22 - Disturbed
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2009
Feeling guilty over the stabbing, Charlie puts his attention on finding a serial killer using math theories to help the team solve the case before another life is taken.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Nicolas Falacci
8.0/103 votes#23 - Where Credit's Due
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2009
As Larry prepares to embark on his adventure, the team must investigate a string of murders. The case takes an interesting turn when it is discovered that the murders mimic scenes from a movie that hasn't even been released yet.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Andrew Dettmann
8.0/108 votes#24 - High Seas
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2003
An NCIS agent who used to work under Gibbs asks for the team's help investigating a case where sailors on an aircraft carrier are dying of a drug overdose, but have no history of any kind of drug abuse.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
8.0/104 votes#25 - Shabbat Shalom
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2013
While the NCIS team investigates the link to a dead journalist and a Navy petty officer, Ziva is taken aback by the sudden emotional visit by her father, who she hasn't seen in more than two years. While Ziva questions the purpose of her father's visit as the Director of Mossad, her father insists he is in the U.S. strictly to see his daughter for Shabbat dinner.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
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"Mother" is the best rated episode directed by Dennis Smith. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Eric Christian Olsen. It aired on 12/1/2019 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Smokescreen (1)".