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NCIS S2E13 — The Meat Puzzle
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NCIS•Season 2•Episode 13

The Meat Puzzle

8.2/10 · 1,109 votesFeb 8, 200543 min

Ranked #5 of 23 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

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A "meat puzzle" starts when Ducky identifies the pieces of three bodies that were stuffed inside a barrel a few months ago. They turn out to be bodies of a judge, prosecutor, and jury foreman that worked with Ducky on a rape case ten years

Directed byThomas J. Wright
Written byFrank Military
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Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Sean Murray

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Timothy McGee

Michael Weatherly

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Tony DiNozzo

Sasha Alexander

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Caitlin Todd

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Episode Summary

"The Meat Puzzle" is episode 13 of NCIS season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 1,109 votes, ranking #5 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by Frank Military, it aired on February 8, 2005.

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