9.0/102 votes#1 - The Path Of Shadows
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2019
Nancy and the Drew Crew discover that the car wreck that left one of their own at death's door was no accident. While simultaneously hoping to solve the crime, the crew investigates the physical evidence of sabotage to the car and take a supernatural detour into the metaphysical world.
Director: Alexis Ostrander
Writer: Jesse Stern
8.7/103 votes#2 - The Curse of the Dark Storm
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2019
When a nor’easter hits Horseshoe Bay, Ace warns everyone that the storm has been known to blow restless spirits ashore. Meanwhile, Nancy confronts Nick about the secrets he’s been keeping.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Jesse Stern
8.6/107 votes#3 - Heartland
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2008
When a murder investigation leads the team to Gibbs' hometown, secrets about his past are revealed.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
8.3/106 votes#4 - Truth or Consequences
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2009
As the hunt for Ziva's replacement begins, Gibbs and his remaining team members must head back to work with the past still weighing heavily on their minds.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
- 8.0/106 votes
#5 - Knockout
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/2009
The death of a boxer leads Vance to borrow the NCIS team and start investigating his death, while Gibbs digs into Vance's past.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.8/106 votes#6 - Jack Knife
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2010
When a Marine is found dead, Gibbs, Fornell and the team hit the open road to bust an illegal trucking operation.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.8/105 votes#7 - Enemies Domestic (2)
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2010
The team scrambles for answers after a shocking ambush reveals a new twist to their current investigation.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.7/106 votes#8 - Identity Crisis
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2007
When Ducky realizes that one of his cadavers used for research is actually a victim of murder, the NCIS team identifies him as a criminal genius who is capable of deleting the past.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.7/107 votes#9 - Corporal Punishment
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2007
While trying to track down a delusional and violent Marine who thinks he's still in Iraq, the NCIS team will learn that the man has been the subject of a secret experiment - and it comes with a high price to pay.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: Jesse Stern
- 7.7/106 votes
#10 - Broken Bird
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2009
Secrets from Ducky's clandestine past come to the forefront after he's attacked at a crime scene. The team uncovers disturbing secrets from the good doctor's past.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Jesse Stern
- 7.7/106 votes
#11 - Semper Fidelis
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/2009
After a security breach at the SecNav's residence leads to the death of an ICE agent, Gibbs and the team are forced to work with ICE and the FBI to find his killer. Meanwhile, Tony finally comes face-to-face with Michael Rivkin.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.7/106 votes#12 - Callisto
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2016
When Bull and Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC) help a young woman fight a drug patent lawsuit, they’re forced to travel to Callisto, the small Texan town where Bull suffered the only trial loss of his career.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.6/105 votes#13 - Enemies Foreign (1)
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2010
The team is assigned to protect Ziva's father, when his attendance at a NCIS conference leads to some unexpected surprises.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.4/107 votes#14 - Cloak
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2008
A strange delivery in a box arrived at the Navy facilities: The delivery driver and a Navy MP officer discover it is a sailor's corpse. A shocking revelation comes to light after the team is forced into playing a dangerous war game.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.3/107 votes#15 - Ignition
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2010
When a Navy pilot is found dead under strange circumstances in a secluded area, the team finds themselves battling a no-nonsense attorney with a hidden agenda.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.3/106 votes#16 - Moonlighting
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2010
When an NCIS polygraph specialist's night job takes a dangerous turn, Gibbs, Fornell and the team have to uncover the truth.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.2/106 votes#17 - Outlaws and In-Laws
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2009
A murder investigation prompts Gibbs and the team to play family counselor to his former mentor, Mike Franks, in the hopes of preventing a bloody international conflict.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.2/106 votes#18 - Rule Fifty-One
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/25/2010
Gibbs heads to Mexico to face his demons and make a startling decision.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.2/105 votes#19 - One Last Score
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2011
NCIS discovers that one of its former investigative assistants found brutally stabbed to death was selling details for how to rob a warehouse full of valuable possessions belonging to a woman convicted of fraud. Meanwhile, a new special agent joins the office.
Director: Michael Weatherly
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.0/106 votes#20 - Internal Affairs
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 4/22/2008
The dead body of La Grenouille finally surfaces and the entire NCIS is put under the investigation by the FBI, with Jenny as the prime suspect for his murder.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.0/105 votes#21 - Swan Song
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2011
After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS teams chase every lead in a race to track him down.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
6.9/1010 votes#22 - Forced Entry
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2004
Laura Rowen (guest star Megan Ward), a Marine's wife, shoots an intruder in self defense when he is about to rape her. The team takes upon the case and finds out that the wife is leading a double life while her husband is serving overseas. Allegedly, she has been chatting with a stranger on the net and had no idea about his true intentions. The team believes that she might have lured him to her home, not knowing that he is a serial rapist...
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
6.6/105 votes#23 - Skeletons
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2007
When an explosion at a military cemetery mausoleum reveals a crypt full of a mixture of body parts, the NCIS team must inform the families of the victims, hoping to find a connection between the dismembered victims, and narrow down the suspects to find out who is behind the hideous crime. Meanwhile, Abby is dealing with a personal problem, and the only person she can talk to about it is Gibbs.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Jesse Stern
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"The Path Of Shadows" is the best rated episode written by Jesse Stern. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Alexis Ostrander. It aired on 12/4/2019 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Curse of the Dark Storm".