The Best Episodes Written By Katherine Beattie

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Homeward Bound

   S7:E102/28/2021

   When a Petty Officer is shot down by a sniper, Pride and NCIS hunt down the killer, only to find that he may not be acting alone. Rita tells Pride that she has been offered a compelling job... in Kansas City.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #2 - In Plain Sight

   S5:E184/2/2019

   The NCIS team investigates the murder of Patton's friend, a former Navy Seal gunned down in a drive-by shooting while Patton helplessly watched.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Operation Drano (2)

   S7:E61/10/2021

   When a torpedo hits a fishing trawler at sea, the entire Gulf Coast is in jeopardy as Pride and NCIS race to find the submarine before it can strike again.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Close to Home

   S5:E811/20/2018

   The team places Mateo Diaz, a high school gang member turned informant, in protective custody while they investigate the murder of his junior reserve officers' training corps instructor. Pride needs his brother's help to gain Mateo's trust.

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   8.2/10(8 votes)

   #5 - False Start

   S19:E611/1/2021

   NCIS investigates the death of a beloved Navy commander who trained some of the top athletes in the country.

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   8.1/10(8 votes)

   #6 - Higher Education

   S20:E912/5/2022

   NCIS investigates the death of a college student who was killed while running across the street and had connections to McGee’s wife, Delilah.

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Unusual Suspects

   S20:E152/27/2023

   NCIS investigates the death of a ride-share driver who was found after a car accident.

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   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Fight or Flight

   S19:E121/24/2022

   When the body of a Navy Lieutenant is discovered missing an eye, the NCIS investigation leads to the world of cage fighting.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #9 - Ties That Bind

   S4:E131/23/2018

   A Petty Officer’s murder leads the team to a family-owned night club where Pride’s mother used to perform weekly. Lasalle must urgently return home to Alabama after receiving an unexpected call from his family.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Order of the Mongoose

    S6:E811/19/2019

    Sebastian calls the NCIS team to assist with a possible kidnapping case when a dignitary's son he was assigned to protect disappears from a local concert venue.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - A Changed Woman

    S6:E183/29/2020

    When a Navy sailor is found dead, the team tracks the suspicious movements of people in his life prior to his death. Hannah comes to terms with her daughter's relationship with her ex's new girlfriend, Veronica.

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    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Brat Pack

    S19:E195/2/2022

    NCIS investigates a ring of clever teenage partygoers when a string of break-ins takes place at Marine Base Quantico.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Assassination of Dwayne Pride

    S4:E225/8/2018

    When journalist Oliver Crane posts a scathing article documenting Pride’s “reckless use of justice,” the team is concerned about the fallout from the piece and the confidential information included in the story.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Plan

    S21:E53/25/2024

    With the help of Knight's dad, NCIS works to unravel the mystery of a recently used service weapon belonging to a missing agent.

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    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Poetic Justice

    S3:E245/16/2017

    Unable to trust anyone in New Orleans, the NCIS team calls in FBI Assistant Director Isler to help expose and stop the sinister scheme Mayor Hamilton has planned for the residents of Clearwater.

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