The Best Episodes Written By Shane Brennan

Callen races against a ruthless adversary to locate a woman who knows the whereabouts of a forgotten fortune earmarked to fund a new war in the Middle East - and also holds the tantalizing key to his unknown past.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

Suspicious of an undercover venture involving a deal between corrupt cops and military personnel, Callen and Sam try to expose the illegal operation by posing as California highway patrol officers.

Director: James Whitmore Jr.

Writer: Shane Brennan

The Special Projects team travels to Romania to search for Hetty, while delving into the history of the Comescu crime family, and their connection to Callen.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

Following Callen’s public shooting of the Chameleon, all is not well with the NCIS: LA team, as Callen is placed on suspension and Hetty adjusts to retired life.

Director: N/A

Writer: Shane Brennan

After an NSA analyst is found eaten by a shark, the team's investigation leads them to a cartel's money-laundering scheme and sends Callen into a mental asylum to find a key witness; Kensi struggles with her therapy.

Director: Diana Valentine

Writer: Shane Brennan

The death of a Petty Officer leads the NCIS team to a teenager in Sam's life. Meanwhile, Hetty is concerned about the effect that the workload is having on the team.

Director: Perry Lang

Writer: Shane Brennan

Hetty's sudden resignation prompts Callen and the NCIS team to investigate the reason why she would disappear in the hopes of tracking her down.

Director: N/A

Writer: Shane Brennan

Gibbs finds himself emotionally challenged when he agrees to investigate a crime connected to a friend of his daughter, who passed away years ago, and the investigation leads to a shocking conclusion.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

Hetty and the NCIS team continue to search for an elusive book that has the attention of several foreign security agencies.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

The NCIS team uncovers an experimental Navy tracking system when a body containing a top-secret residue is stolen from an autopsy room. Meanwhile, Callen challenges Hetty on the rock wall.

Director: Karen Gaviola

Writer: Shane Brennan

Sam goes undercover as a prisoner to track down a terrorist group responsible for several bombings around the world.

Director: Jan Eliasberg

Writer: Shane Brennan

Sam resumes a former alias and boards a one-way flight to Yemen in hopes of tracking down a terrorist group's leader and rescuing the hostage son of a Saudi Prince.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

The NCIS team uncovers a huge secret, as their mission to capture La Grenouille comes to an explosive and deadly conclusion.

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Writer: Shane Brennan

Deeks' morning routine is disrupted when he is shot during a convenience store robbery, leaving the NCIS team to investigate whether he was the assailants' intended target.

Director: Kate Woods

Writer: Shane Brennan

The LAPD calls upon the NCIS team when a raid links a Mexican drug cartel to a wanted terrorist. Meanwhile, Sam’s most prized possession is stolen.

Director: N/A

Writer: Shane Brennan

When one of their own disappears while undercover, the team must work alongside LAPD on a case involving human-trafficking, money laundering and drugs.

Director: James Whitmore Jr.

Writer: Shane Brennan

The team looks for the person responsible when classified pentagon documents are uploaded to a blog site.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

Callen returns back to the NCIS Office of Special Projects to solve a kidnapping case.

Director: James Whitmore Jr.

Writer: Shane Brennan

Following the murder of a Russian woman, the NCIS team uncovers evidence that answers who and why Callen was shot six months ago.

Director: Paris Barclay

Writer: Shane Brennan

Kensi connects personally with a discharged Navy Intelligence officer suffering from post traumatic stress disorder who is the sole survivor of a deadly dispute being investigated by the NCIS team.

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Writer: Shane Brennan

When a high-level Marine intelligence officer is found murdered in a small motel room, the NCIS team must find the person who murdered him. After discovering that the person was dead for already three days, and that the town authorities already "investigated" the crime, Gibbs is determined to solve the case, which could be related to a terrorist cell, and not let the town authorities get in his way.

Director: Colin Bucksey

Writer: Shane Brennan

When a petty officer is found murdered, Gibbs learns about the mysterious connection between the disbanding of his team and the case.

Director: Tony Wharmby

Writer: Shane Brennan

When an honored Marine veteran is found dead in a hotel, the NCIS team must find out what happened to him. Soon they realize that the Marine didn't commit suicide and that he was a homeless man. After going through his stuff, they find compromising evidence against him, and Gibbs is determined to prove the man's innocence.

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Writer: Shane Brennan

When a supposedly frozen to death Marine turns out alive on Ducky's autopsy table, the NCIS team has to find out about the victim's movements last few days to uncover what happened to him and who left him for dead. As the investigation progresses, the team learns about the victim's trip to Baghdad via a private cargo plane and discovers a link to Gibbs' past.

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Writer: Shane Brennan

When Jenny has to attend an overseas conference, Gibbs is made acting director, but he prefers to ignore his duties and lead the investigation of the murder of a man, who was found dead in a taxi headed to the NCIS headquarters.

Director: Terrence O'Hara

Writer: Shane Brennan