The Best Episodes Written By Amy Rutberg

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Knight and Day

   S22:E611/25/2024

   Things become tense when Knight is assigned to protect his wife after the home of a high-level defense contractor is attacked.

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   8.1/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Gone Girls

   S23:E411/4/2025

   The team investigates a U.S. marine who is believed to have kidnapped a man's wife.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Nightwatch

   S1:E205/2/2022

   When a navy seaman is involved in a murder, the NCIS team is called to work the case on their day off. Also, Lucy finds out Whistler turned down a promotion in D.C. to stay in Hawai'i.

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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #4 - The Game

   S1:E111/17/2022

   When evidence to put away a drug kingpin is stolen, Lucy goes undercover at an underground poker tournament to find out which high-roller is behind the crime. Also, Lucy’s feelings are in turmoil when Whistler’s ex-girlfriend arrives in town.

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   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #5 - The Tourist

   S1:E611/1/2021

   When Tennant and NCIS are tasked with finding a kidnapped globe-trotting social media star, they find that she is not who her husband, or her followers, think she is. Also, the team is at odds with Whistler, who has an agenda of her own.

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   6.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Shields Up

   S2:E121/23/2023

   When an elite special forces Marine captain is murdered, the NCIS team finds a suspect in a really unusual place.

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   5.7/10(3 votes)

   #7 - License to Thrill

   S3:E32/26/2024

   After a brazen daytime robbery of a Navy Federal Credit Union, the NCIS team tracks down a group of adrenaline-seeking thieves. Meanwhile, Tennant grows suspicious of Sam Hanna's reasons for being in Hawai'i.

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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Operation Red Rabbit

   S3:E64/1/2024

   When the fiancée of a vanished naval officer seeks the help of NCIS, the team reveals his secrets go much deeper than she suspected. Meanwhile, Sam recruits Kai to be his wingman.

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   5.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Stolen Valor

   S2:E310/3/2022

   Tennant and the NCIS team suspect foul play when they investigate a fatal car crash involving a Navy officer who turns out to be an imposter. Also, Whistler finds herself in danger when she goes undercover to learn the truth behind the accident.

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    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Nightwatch Two

    S2:E205/8/2023

    When Lucy receives a strange call on night watch from a man admitting to murder, the NCIS team sets out to find him.

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    Writer:Amy Rutberg

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