The Best Episodes Written By Reed Steiner

With General Grant's deadline only two days away, a gang of riders attacks Cheyenne while Cullen and Elam pay Durant a visit.

Director: Billy Gierhart

Writer: Reed Steiner

When Lanie's report on the Barn is leaked to the press early, everyone fears the prospect of losing their jobs, including Aceveda, who's mentioned as the reason for most of the precinct's problems. Meanwhile, Gilroy skips bail and winds up on Vic's doorstep looking for help, forcing Vic and Shane to deal with him while Lem shows Strike Team newcomer Tavon the ropes; and Claudette faces some of her own demons as she and Dutch try to uncover the culprit behind a possible robbery/homicide, while Danny comes to a startling realization.

Director: Davis Guggenheim

Writer: Reed Steiner

Now that Vic is back to work, he and Shane go undercover as dirty cops to find the man behind a robbery and murder. Dutch and Claudette track down an old rival of Claudette's after a turned-in gun is found connected to an unsolved case, while Aceveda assigns Julien and Danny to watch over a Korean parish in an attempt to secure the Asian vote in the election.

Director: Peter Horton

Writer: Reed Steiner

Dead Marine's day job at a government think tank leads Gibbs and the team into the life of a 12-year-old prodigy who may be the killer's next target.

Director: William Webb

Writer: Reed Steiner

Cullen and Elam search for their stolen food on the prairie; a stranger's arrival threatens Elam's family.

Director: Dennie Gordon

Writer: Reed Steiner

To Gibbs' displeasure, Special Agent E.J. Barrett returns to lead the investigation of a seaman's death that may be connected to a series of port-related murders. Meanwhile, Ziva finally introduces her boyfriend, Ray, to the team.

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Writer: Reed Steiner

The team hopes to avoid an international incident when an American officer is killed on a British ship.

Director: Arvin Brown

Writer: Reed Steiner

After a warehouse fire reveals missing Navy documents, posing a potential threat to national security, the NCIS team joins the Baltimore P.D. investigation, reuniting Tony with a boy from his past.

Director: Mark Horowitz

Writer: Reed Steiner

Gibbs and the NCIS team partner with a Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Agent to solve the murder of a Marine gunned down on a dinner boat.

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Writer: Reed Steiner

Gibbs questions Vance's motives when he is asked to interrogate a teenage boy accused of killing his retired Marine father.

Director: Terrence O'Hara

Writer: Reed Steiner

After a visit to Mariel, Russel finds that Tom has taken the children on a vacation without asking permission. Someone is hiding outside of Mariel's house and is discovered by Russel. Larkin is suspicious of Russell's intentions towards Mariel.

Director: Lawrence Trilling

Writer: Reed Steiner

Palmer is put in grave danger when he becomes the target of an anonymous murderer, whom only he can recognize.

Director: Dennis Smith

Writer: Reed Steiner

After a young Muslim Marine is murdered near his Mosque, Ducky refuses to perform autopsy due to his religious beliefs, so the NCIS team tries to talk to the father of the deceased, and they send McGee to plant a bug in the Mosque, only to discover that the FBI already planted their bug.

Director: Colin Bucksey

Writer: Reed Steiner

A murder investigation of a Navy Admiral takes a shocking turn when a woman, a political refugee, returns home to search for her husband.

Director: Colin Bucksey

Writer: Reed Steiner

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: Reed Steiner

Demons of the past come back to haunt Gibbs when he finds a cryptic message waiting for him at a crime scene.

Director: Dennis Smith

Writer: Reed Steiner