Episode Title: "The Meat Puzzle"
Original Air Date: 02/08/2005
Ducky makes a shocking discovery when he finally identifies three bodies found mutilated in barrels months ago.
Writer: Frank Military
Director: Terrance O'Hara
Air Date: 02/08/05Synopsis: When a string of murders point at one of their own as the next victim, the NCIS team pulls out everything they have to protect the medical examiner.
When bodies found stuffed in a barrel are identified as a prosecutor and a sheriff who worked on a rape and murder case with Ducky 10 years ago, Gibbs believes Ducky may be the next target.
Cast: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Nina Foch, Morgan Weisser, Pat Healy, Holmes Osborne, Lee Garlington, Dave Shalansky, Jesse D. Goins.
Director(s): Frank Wright.
Producer(s): Donald P. Bellisario.
Writer(s): Frank Military.
Air Date: 2/8/05 (TUESDAY)
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "The Meat Puzzle"DUCKY MAKES A SHOCKING DISCOVERY WHEN HE FINALLY IDENTIFIES THREE BODIES FOUND MUTILATED IN BARRELS MONTHS AGO, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, FEB. 8
"The Meat Puzzle" -- As he reassembles the pieces of three bodies found stuffed in barrels months ago, Ducky is shocked when he discovers their identities, on NCIS, Tuesday, Feb. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Frank Wright directed the episode from a script by Frank Military.
Gibbs and the team step into high gear when Ducky realizes the bodies are those of a prosecutor and sheriff who worked on a rape and murder case with Ducky 10 years before. Ever suspicious, Gibbs feels that Ducky could be the next target of the mysterious killer because of his part in the original case, so he assigns the team the task of guarding Ducky and his senile mother. But when Ducky is kidnapped during the team's watch, Gibbs races against time to save Ducky and capture the demented killer.
NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd: Sasha Alexander NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Michael Weatherly Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette NCIS Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray Jimmy Palmer: Brian Dietzen Mrs. Vanessa Mallard: Nina Foch Vincent Hanlan: Morgan Weisser Jonathan Hanlan: Pat Healy Fred Hanlan: Holmes Osborne Mary Hanlan: Lee Garlington Delivery Man: Dave Shalansky Jeffrey Wilson: Jeese D. Goins
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N C I S
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Mark Harmon [Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs]
Sasha Alexander [Special Agent Caitlin Todd]
Michael Weatherly [Special Agent Tony DiNozzo]
Pauley Perrette [Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto]
Sean Murray [Agent Tim McGee]
And
David McCallum [Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard]
Co-Executive Producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson
Created By
Donald P. Bellisario
&
Don McGill
"The Meat Puzzle"
Guest Starring
Pat Healy [Jonathan Hanlan]
Lee Garlington [Mary Hanlan]
Holmes Osborne [Fred Hanlan]
Brian Dietzen [Jimmy Palmer, Asst. M.E.]
Morgan Weisser [Vincent Hanlan]
Jesse D. Goins [Jeffrey Wilson]
And
Nina Foch [Mrs. Vanessa Mallard]
Score by Joseph Conlan
Edited by Heather MacDougall, A.C.E.
Production Designer Robert J. Bacon
Director of Photography William Webb
Producer Avery C. Drewe
Producer David Bellisario
Producer Frank Military
Producer John C. Kelley
Producer Mark R. Schilz
Consulting Producer Roger Director
Consulting Producers Frank Cardea
& George Schenck
Coordinating Producer Julie B. Watson
Co-Executive Producer Mark Horowitz
Co-Executive Producer Gil Grant
Written by Frank Military
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producer Joshua Rexon
Co-Starring
Dave Shalansky Delivery Man
Casting by Susan Bluestein, C.S.A.
and Camille St. Cyr
Unit Production Manager Mark R. Schilz
First Assistant Director George Fortmuller
Second Assistant Director Robert Roda
Art Director Linda A. King
Set Decorator Lynn Wolverton-Parker
Property Master George Tuers
Production Sound Mixer Steve Bowerman
Hair Stylist Carla Dean
Make-up Artist Joe Hailey
Production Coordinator Sara Chaiken
Pre-Production Supervisor Susan Hollander
Stunt Coordinator Diamond Farnsworth
Special Effects Coordinator Larry Fuentes
Costume Supervisors Paul Dafelmair
Bruce Gareth Chen
Construction Coordinator Thom Schaefer
Transportation Coordinator Greg Nutt
Location Manager Jim McClafferty
Script Supervisor Suzanne McRobert
Technical Advisors Leon Carroll, Jr.
Craig Harvey
Post Production Supervisor Richie Owens
Assistant Editor Christine Kim
Post Production Coordinator John Klump
Casting Associate Erin Toner
Producer's Assistant Stephen M. Peters
Theme by Maurice Jackson
Matt Hawkins
Neil Martin
Music Editor Brian Kirk
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Executive Producers Patty Sachs
Debra Mayfield
Leslie Elias
Joyce Jicka
Production Supervisor David Schiller
Production Accountant Denise Benz
Main Title Design Thomas Cobb Group
Casting Executive Sheila Guthrie, C.S.A.
Sound Supervisor Greg Schorer
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