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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 15 Episode 24 - Date with Destiny
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Date with Destiny

    S15:E24

    Sloane is adamant that a man who held her hostage and tortured her years ago in Afghanistan, and was believed to have been killed following her rescue, is alive and in D.C.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 17 - South by Southwest
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #2 - South by Southwest

    S6:E17

    When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  3. undefined Season 16 Episode 23 - Lost Time
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Lost Time

    S16:E23

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Marine Sergeant in the States who was hailed as a war hero for his efforts overseas.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  4. undefined Season 15 Episode 12 - Dark Secrets
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Dark Secrets

    S15:E12

    After a seemingly happy and successful Navy Lieutenant appears to have taken her own life, Gibbs and the team conduct a thorough investigation, interviewing family and friends from her past and present.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Silent Night
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Silent Night

    S6:E11

    During the week of Christmas, the NCIS team is forced to work overtime when they discover their prime suspect had been dead for 17 years.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  6. undefined Season 14 Episode 24 - Rendezvous
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Rendezvous

    S14:E24

    When a Navy SEAL vanishes during an unsanctioned trip, Gibbs, McGee, and Torres travel to an unpopulated area in Paraguay that's teeming with violent rebels.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  7. undefined Season 11 Episode 8 - Alibi
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Alibi

    S11:E8

    The team is forced to take another look at a hit-and-run murder case.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - Defiance
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Defiance

    S8:E15

    A botched assassination attempt in Belgravia forces NCIS to protect the Defense Minister's daughter, who is studying in the U.S. and smitten with McGee.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Mind Games
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Mind Games

    S3:E3

    Gibbs is ordered to talk to a convict that is about to be executed, in order to discover information about the place where he hid his victims, but when the plan doesn't work, the team must solve the case in their own way.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Probie
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Probie

    S3:E10

    While on duty, McGee kills a man who is later discovered to be an undercover police officer. When Jen decides to approve the investigation on McGee, the NCIS team are forced to prove that McGee is not guilty, pushing Gibbs' relationship with Jen to the limit.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  11. undefined Season 12 Episode 12 - The Enemy Within
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #11 - The Enemy Within

    S12:E12

    The NCIS team searches for a home-grown terrorist after a rescue mission in Syria reveals an American was involved in the capture of a social worker.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Sub Rosa
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Sub Rosa

    S1:E7

    A decomposed body is discovered in a tub of acid at a Naval base and Ducky and Abby learn that the victim was a submariner. However, there have been no reports of a sub crewmember missing.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Leap of Faith
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Leap of Faith

    S5:E5

    The NCIS team are called in to stop a Naval officer from committing suicide by jumping off a rooftop, but when the suicide attempt turns into a murder, the NCIS team will have to find out who did it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  14. undefined Season 9 Episode 17 - Need to Know
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Need to Know

    S9:E17

    Top-secret clearance from a Naval research laboratory is jeopardized when the murder of a Chief Petty Officer is connected to an international arms dealer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  15. undefined Season 11 Episode 3 - Under the Radar
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Under the Radar

    S11:E3

    The NCIS team must rely on Twitter for a case involving a missing Navy Lieutenant.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Head Case
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Head Case

    S3:E15

    While discovering an illegal automotive chop shop, the NCIS team stumble upon a severed head of a Marine, hidden in one of the cars from the shop. When they find possible suspects, the team will have to find the rest of the body and find the murderer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  17. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - Enemy on the Hill
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Enemy on the Hill

    S9:E4

    The NCIS team searches for the person and motive behind a contract killer targeting a Navy Lieutenant Commander.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  18. undefined Season 11 Episode 22 - Shooter
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Shooter

    S11:E22

    When a Marine photographer disappears prior to providing his testimony in an Army court-martial hearing, the NCIS team investigates both the murder he witnessed, as well as his current piece on military veterans who are homeless in the D.C. area.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Inside Man
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #19 - The Inside Man

    S7:E3

    The team must take a second look into the death of a Lieutenant after the blogger who accused them of a cover-up ends up dead.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Flesh and Blood
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Flesh and Blood

    S7:E12

    Gibbs is worried about Tony's ability to handle his job when Tony's father turns out to be linked to their newest investigation, an assassination attempt on a foreign prince.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 7 - Broken Arrow
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Broken Arrow

    S8:E7

    The team is surprised when Gibbs asks Tony's father to join them in a murder investigation.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Recoil
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Recoil

    S5:E16

    While on an undercover mission, Ziva's life is put in grave danger when the serial killer she's been tracking becomes suspicious of her.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Vanished
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Vanished

    S2:E3

    The NCIS team are called in to investigate when a perfectly functioning Marine helicopter is found in the middle of a crop circle.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Untouchable
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Untouchable

    S3:E20

    When a Pentagon cryptographer is found dead, the NCIS team have to discover whether she was or wasn't a Pentagon mole, and if she committed suicide. As the investigation continues, the team discover that the cryptographer wasn't alone when she died.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  25. undefined Season 9 Episode 10 - Sins of the Father
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Sins of the Father

    S9:E10

    After Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. is found in a car with a dead body in the trunk and no memory of the previous night, the NCIS team must figure out if he is capable of murder.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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Frank Cardea Ratings Summary

"Date with Destiny" is the best rated episode written by Frank Cardea. It scored 8.25/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/22/2018 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "South by Southwest".