10.0/101 votes#1 - Skin and Bone
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/2005
When a mass grave for the mob is found, the killer assaults Bug. Not long after the discovery Woody’s brother shows up sparking some suspicion. Lily and Nigel stay at Bug’s side waiting for him to wake up.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Scott Williams
10.0/101 votes#2 - The Trouble with Hal
Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2024
NCIS is called in to investigate when a lieutenant returns home on the eve of Halloween to find a surprise party being thrown for someone else at his place.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Scott Williams
9.2/105 votes#3 - Keep Going
Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2017
During an NCIS hit-and-run investigation, Palmer joins a stranger on the outside ledge of a building in an attempt to save his life.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Scott Williams
9.0/101 votes#4 - The Relay
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2001
After a despondent woman steps off an eight-story apartment building, the squad finds themselves in a race to transport both the woman's heart and a dying girl to a local hospital in time to save the youngster's life. The suicide hits home for Faith as she comes to grips with her own ongoing medical problems, while Doc expresses concern over the emotional effects this case will have on Kim, despite her constant reassurance that her accident was not an attempt to kill herself.
Director: John Wells
Writer: Scott Williams
9.0/101 votes#5 - After Dark
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2004
A mysterious blackout blankets Boston, and leaves Jordan and Bug trapped in a tunnel. Meanwhile Woody is late for a very important date…or is he?
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Scott Williams
9.0/101 votes#6 - Fire in the Sky
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2004
Jordan receives a late night call from Devan asking her to cover the shift. A plane crash has occurred and the staff soon learns one of their own was on that flight.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Scott Williams
9.0/101 votes#7 - Forget Me Not
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2005
Nigel is spending the evening with his new soul mate when her daughter ends up kidnapped. Nigel is left with questions that science cannot answer. A man thought to be dead awakens on the autopsy table…scaring Lily.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Scott Williams
8.8/108 votes#8 - Twofer
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2017
NCIS investigates when the body of a murdered Navy lieutenant, who disappeared over a year ago, is found by a cemetery grounds crew while relocating caskets on the property. Meanwhile, Gibbs and McGee must pass a psych evaluation before they can officially resume working.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Scott Williams
8.6/105 votes#9 - Something Blue
Season 14 Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/2017
The team suspects foul play when a healthy, young petty officer mysteriously dies in his sleep aboard a Navy destroyer. Wedding stress reaches its peak for McGee and his fiancée.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Scott Williams
8.5/1010 votes#10 - The Santa in the Slush
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007
Booth and Brennan investigate a mall Santa named Kris Kringle who was found dead by two elves. A series of clues makes the murdered mall Santa seem like he's the real deal.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Scott Williams
- 8.5/102 votes
#11 - Viuda Negra
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2005
After James Costa is kidnapped after enjoying a night out with his wife in Mexico, Danny and Jack go in at the request of James' mother-in-law, but find that between the Mexican authorities and the grieving wife, no one is too willing to help them. While Vivian, Sam, Martin and Elena work the case back in New York, Jack encounters resistance from the locals, and it is only with Danny's help speaking Spanish that they are able to get much of the information they need. The team soon becomes suspicious of Lucy Costa, convinced she knows more about her husband's disappearance than she is saying.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Scott Williams
8.5/102 votes#12 - The Helpers
Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2022
While investigating the death of an intruder at Quantico, Jimmy and Kasie are exposed to a deadly biotoxin; the NCIS team calls on Dr. Carol Wilson for help as they race to find the antidote; Torres tries to distract Jimmy's daughter.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Scott Williams
8.4/1010 votes#13 - Mummy in the Maze
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2007
On Halloween, two mummified bodies are discovered and found to be people reported missing the past two Halloweens. When Booth and Bones learn about a missing girl, linked to the suspect of the previous murders, the race is on to save her life.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Scott Williams
8.4/105 votes#14 - One Man's Trash
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2018
Gibbs and Ducky are watching TV when they see the host handling a 200-year-old war stick that could be a match from a decade-old cold case.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/101 votes#15 - Childhood Memories
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2001
Bosco runs from the present and his past when he is wrongly suspected of murdering a sexual assault suspect. As Faith tries to gather evidence to clear him, Bosco turns to his dysfunctional family, including his alcoholic mother, drug-addicted brother and estranged, abusive father. An emotionally rattled Kim virtually kidnaps Joey from Jimmy while Carlos actively solicits Ty to be his new roommate.
Director: Brooke Kennedy
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/101 votes#16 - Falling
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2002
Bosco starts having panic attacks and goes to see a therapist, but it doesn’t work and later he turns to the only person who’ll listen. Carlos is discovering the trials of single parenthood and starts thinking about adoption. Faith is studying for the Sergeant's exam. However, her concerns about Bosco’s mental and emotional health cause her to fail, and this angers Fred, and he storms out of the house. But later, he sees Faith comforting a sobbing and weeping Bosco after Bosco admits that he couldn’t go back to the World Trade Center towers after they fell down.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/104 votes#17 - Date with Destiny
Season 15 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2018
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. Also, Vance and Gibbs fear Sloane is willing to risk everything to destroy this man.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/105 votes#18 - Love Thy Neighbor
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018
After a Navy lieutenant is found murdered in his hot tub, the team interviews several families in the victim’s peculiar neighborhood. Also, Torres must face the consequences after a volatile night out with Palmer.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/103 votes#19 - What Child is This?
Season 16 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2018
The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a Navy veteran includes the discovery of a newborn baby who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/103 votes#20 - Lost Time
Season 16 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2019
The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Marine Sergeant in the States who was hailed as a war hero for his efforts overseas. Also, Gibbs turns to Doctor Grace Confalone for advice after he uncharacteristically unravels and abandons his team at a crime scene investigation.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/104 votes#21 - Blarney
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2020
When Kasie and Jimmy are held hostage in a diner after a jewelry store robbery goes awry, they attempt to keep the other customers safe from the thieves.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/104 votes#22 - Winter Chill
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2021
NCIS dives into the competitive world of food trucks after finding a man frozen to death in the back of one.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/103 votes#23 - Unseen Improvements
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 5/11/2021
NCIS tracks a stolen laptop to the uncle of a young boy, Phineas, Gibbs’ former neighbor.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/104 votes#24 - Nearly Departed
Season 19 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2021
While trying to find the serial killer Gibbs was after, the NCIS team discovers another person has been tracking the case as well.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/102 votes#25 - Peacekeeper
Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2021
NCIS investigates the case of a Navy reservist whose body is found in a beat-up car at the end of a gun range. Kasie weighs the pros and cons of buying a gun.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott Williams
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"Skin and Bone" is the best rated episode written by Scott Williams. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Stephen Williams. It aired on 3/27/2005 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Trouble with Hal".