The Best Episodes Written By Don Mcgill
Every TV Episode Written by Don Mcgill Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Don McGill Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Don McGill is "Con Job", rated 8.667/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Ralph Hemecker". "Con Job" aired on 11/20/2009 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "7 Men Out".
8.7/10 3 votes#1 - Con Job
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2009
Charlie and Don reluctantly enlist the help of imprisoned con man John Buckley to help them catch a crook who's using Buckley's M.O. to rob the Diamond Exchange..
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Don McGill
8.5/10 2 votes#2 - 7 Men Out
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2009
Don and his team are called in to investigate who is behind a deadly gambling ring that is running a high-stakes Russian roulette tournament. Also, Don and Charlie become concerned about Alan's financial health.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Don McGill
8.3/10 3 votes#3 - The Fifth Man
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2009
Don's life hangs in the balance after he is injured during a raid while investigating a series of home invasions.
Director: Ken Sanzel
Writer: Don McGill
8.2/10 4 votes#4 - Dark Matter
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2006
Don and his team investigate a school shooting. He learns two students could have a strong motive, so Charlie uses the school's radio frequency identification system to track the shooters' movements through the school's hallways. When Charlie detects an abnormal pattern, the agents take a look at the evidence and discover a third participant no one had suspected earlier.
Director: Peter Ellis
Writer: Don McGill
8.1/10 8 votes#5 - Bump and Grind
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2010
When shredded remains of a man are discovered, evidence leads to multiple possible suspects.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Don McGill
8.1/10 10 votes#6 - The Curse
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2003
A Navy lieutenant who was reported missing nearly ten years ago has been found by a deer hunter. When the NCIS team arrives at the scene to investigate, they see that his remains have been mummified. Now, they have to find out what happened to him and what happened to the one million dollars that he had on his ship.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Don McGill
8.0/10 3 votes#7 - Provenance
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2006
Don and the rest of the team find themselves in the midst of a confusing case. The investigation into a missing painting turns grim as a murder plot surfaces. Add Nazis to the mix, and things take an even more interesting turn!
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Don McGill
8.0/10 3 votes#8 - Killer Chat
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2006
Don and Charlie track a killer who has murdered several sex predators. The predators took advantage of teenage girls they met in chat rooms. Meanwhile, Larry is ready to begin an adventure with NASA.
Director: Chris Hartwill
Writer: Don McGill
8.0/10 4 votes#9 - 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
8.0/10 8 votes#10 - Cello and Goodbye (2)
Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2011
Langston becomes more determined than ever to track down Nate Haskell, the notorious "Dick & Jane" killer, after discovering that he's kidnapped his ex-wife, Gloria.
Director: Alec Smight
Writer: Don McGill
7.8/10 5 votes#11 - Soft Target
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2005
Don and his team are summoned to locate the person who released potentially lethal gas in the city's subway system.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Don McGill
7.8/10 9 votes#12 - The CSI Effect
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2014
Finlay must deal with a bomb planted in her car. Russell gets a call from someone claiming to be the Gig Harbor killer.
Director: Alec Smight
Writer: Don McGill
7.7/10 3 votes#13 - Burn Rate
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/2007
When Don investigates a series of bombings, he calls in Charlie to help pinpoint the bomber. But the two disagree over who the culprit is. Is it a new terrorist, or an old enemy?
Director: Frederick King Keller
Writer: Don McGill
7.7/10 3 votes#14 - Thirteen
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2007
Don, Charlie, and the team attempt to stop a serial killer who is seemingly obsessed with people resembling Biblical figures.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Don McGill
7.3/10 4 votes#15 - Jacked
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2009
Don and his team must race to save the hostages being held on a hijacked bus.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer: Don McGill
7.2/10 9 votes#16 - Left for Dead
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2004
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.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Don McGill
7.1/10 17 votes#17 - Hung Out to Dry
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2003
During a training exercise, a marine's parachute fails to open and he crashes into a parked car where two teenagers were making out. The NCIS team heads to the scene and has to determine if the marine's death was accidental or a murder.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: Don McGill
6.7/10 7 votes#18 - Double Down
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2006
A murder investigation at a Los Angeles card club leads the FBI to a complicated card-counting scheme involving college students.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Don McGill
6.6/10 25 votes#19 - Yankee White
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2003
While on Air Force One, a Navy commanding officer dies. Agents from the Navy NCIS decide to take the investigation into their own hands and also force a Secret Service Agent to help. Now the NCIS team has to figure out if the Navy Officer's death was of natural causes or not.
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Writer: Don McGill
6.5/10 4 votes#20 - Scan Man
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2008
The team investigates a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service; Don questions his faith in the FBI when one of his men is killed on duty.
Director: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Don McGill
6.5/10 2 votes#21 - Ice Queen (1)
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2003
A murdered JAG officer teams up the JAG staff with agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS).
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Writer: Don McGill
6.5/10 2 votes#22 - Meltdown (2)
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2003
NCIS Agent Gibbs continues his investigation on the terrorist, Amad Bin Atwa to avert another attack on a Navy ship. Harm is court-martialed for the murder of Lt. Singer.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Don McGill
6.0/10 1 votes#23 - Ambush
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2001
**November 2, 2001** Harm defends a Marine who says he was obeying verbal orders when his violation of the rules of engagement led six soldiers to their deaths in a ambush.
Director: Bradford May
Writer: Don McGill
6.0/10 1 votes#24 - Capital Crime
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2002
Mac's psychic vision talents come into play when a female Naval officer is found with her throat slashed in a local park. What originally seems like an open and shut case involving a love triangle that led to murder becomes much more when Mac's "visions" show her puzzling images that lead to evidence of an international conspiracy. Together with Sturgis Turner, Mac follows the clues to uncover information that leads them to a possible terrorist plot in Russia to steal nuclear weapons.
Director: Richard Compton
Writer: Don McGill
6.0/10 1 votes#25 - Head to Toe
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2002
Harm and Mac are sent to Saudi Arabia to defend a female U.S. Naval pilot who refuses to follow the local laws and wear traditional Saudi dress and veils. Lt. Joanne Donato's outspoken refusal to be escorted by males in public and to wear proper attire causes a strain on relations between a U.S. base commander and a local Muslim cleric. It also causes Mac to feel that the lieutenant is simply being a bad soldier and disobeying orders - that is until Mac is forced to abide by the policies herself. Meanwhile, Commander Turner and Rep. Bobbi Latham have a rocky first date, making the possibility of a second seem remote until Harriet and Bud come to the rescue.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Don McGill