The Best Episodes of NCIS: Origins Season 1

As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent.

Director: John Terlesky

Writer: David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Brendan Fehily

Gibbs and the gritty ragtag team continue their investigation at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev

Writer: David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal

Still grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, Gibbs helps the team work a case involving a missing girl. The moment that irrevocably changed Gibbs' life is revealed.

Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper

Writer: Michael J. Ballin, Thomas Aguilar

A murder near Camp Pendleton leads Gibbs and the team to a suburban mall in San Diego, where Gibbs takes matters into his own hands. Jackson Gibbs pays Franks an unexpected visit.

Director: John Terlesky

Writer: Jon Worley

The team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander's son, while a pivotal part of Franks' past involving his family is revealed.

Director: Ruben Garcia

Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal, Jennifer Corbett

When the evidence room is broken into and significant cash goes missing, the team looks into a connection to a recent case. Also, Lala opens up to Gibbs, and Kowalski struggles to move forward.

Director: Anya Adams

Writer: David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Brendan Fehily

The team investigates the brutal murder of a veteran who fell on hard times after serving in Vietnam, leading Franks to reflect on his own struggles following the war. Also, Gibbs considers a new path forward.

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With the countdown on to an execution, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate and honor a promise he made to the victim's sister before time runs out.

Director: Lionel Coleman

Writer: Margarita Matthews

Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev

Writer: David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal

Gibbs goes undercover for the first time with Lala as NIS works the case of a dead Navy seaman who may have been sharing top-secret intel that poses a threat to national security. Also, Lala struggles with her place on the team and an unexpected development in her personal life.

Director: Pete Chatmon

Writer: Shalisha Francis

NIS investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe. Also, flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks

Director: Jessica Lowrey

Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal, Margarita Matthews, Rafael Samano

Gibbs and the team investigate the case of a Navy priest who was killed in the confessional booth and may have been targeted by mistake. Meanwhile, Randy shows Gibbs the ropes of working a protective detail while struggling with a personal situation.

Director: Edward Ornelas

Writer: Stephen Day, Daniel J. Egbert

The case of a missing woman who disappeared after a night of clubbing with a Navy seaman takes the team to Mexico, where they learn of a possible connection to Gibbs' past.

Director: Loren Yaconelli

Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal, Michael J. Ballin, Thomas Aguilar, Rafael Samano

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