The best episode written by Reed Steiner is "Fathers and Sins", rated 8.5/10 from 6 user votes. It was "directed by Billy Gierhart". "Fathers and Sins" aired on 9/28/2013 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Coyotes".
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, everyone suddenly fears for their jobs, including David who's mentioned as the reason for most of the problems. Gilroy skips bail and winds up on Vic's doorstep looking for help, so while Vic and Shane deal with him Lemonhead is forced to show the newest member of the Strike Team the ropes. Meanwhile Claudette faces some of her own demons as she and Dutch try to uncover the culprit behind a possible robbery/homicide and Danny comes to a startling realization.
Director: Davis Guggenheim
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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