Episode Title: "Hometown Hero"
Original Air Date: 05/03/2005
Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of a Navy medic killed in Iraq, who is the prime suspect in a murder in his hometown.
Writer: George Schenck & Frank Cardea
Director: James Whitmore, Jr
Air Date: 05/03/05Synopsis: When a Navy corpsman is suspected of murder, Gibbs and the NCIS team try to prove that he was wrongfully accused.
When a young woman is found dead in a storage unit, a Navy medic who died saving lives in combat becomes the prime suspect and it is up to Gibbs and the team to clear his name.
Cast: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Alicia Coppola, Ann Judson Yager, Shashawnee Hall, Zack Ward, Vincent Angell, Elizabeth Connors, Paul Rae, Matt Bushell, Jaime Ramos Hosea, Matt Funke , Amanda MacDonald , Tim Barraco.
Director(s): James Whitmore Jr..
Producer(s): Donald P. Bellisario.
Writer(s): George Schneck, Frank Cardea
Air Date: 5/3/05 (TUESDAY)
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Hometown Hero"THE NCIS TEAM ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE NAME OF A HEROIC NAVY MEDIC, WHO IS THE PRIME SUSPECT IN A MURDER, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, MAY 3
"Hometown Hero" -- Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of a Navy medic killed in Iraq, who is the prime suspect in a murder in his hometown, on NCIS, Tuesday, May 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. James Whitmore, Jr. directed the episode from a script by George Schenck and Frank Cardea.
After a corpsman, whose actions in combat saved several lives, is killed in the line of duty, the body of a young woman who disappeared before he enlisted is found dead in a storage locker amid his possessions. Local police are convinced the corpsman is responsible for the woman's murder, but Gibbs thinks otherwise and is determined to clear the young man's name.
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 Faith Coleman: Alicia Coppola Emmy Poole: Ann Judson Yager Police Chief Whalen: Shashawnee Hall Police Officer Billy Krieg: Zack Ward Bruce Webb: Vincent Angell Kathy Webb: Elizabeth Connors Steve Hager: Paul Rae Marine Lt. Rob King: Matt Bushell Marine Lance Cpl.: Jaime Ramos Hosea Seaman Justin Dobbs: Matt Funke Norah Webb: Amanda MacDonald Service Technician: Tim Barraco
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
"Hometown Hero"
Guest Starring
Vincent Angell [Bruce Webb]
Alicia Coppola [Lt. Cmdr. Faith Coleman, JAG]
Brian Dietzen [Jimmy Palmer, Asst. M.E.]
Shashawnee Hall [Police Chief Whalen]
Anne Judson-Yager [Emmy Poole]
Zack Ward [Police Officer Billy Krieg]
Elizabeth Connors [Kathy Webb]
Matt Bushell [Marine Lt. Rob King]
Paul Rae [Steve Hager]
[Amanda MacDonald Norah Webb {uncr}]
Score by Joseph Conlan
Edited by Jon Koslowsky, A.C.E.
Production Designer Robert J. Bacon
Director of Photography William Webb
Producer David Bellisario
Producer Avery C. Drewe
Producer Frank Military
Producer John C. Kelley
Producer Mark R. Schilz
Consulting Producers George Schenck
& Frank Cardea
Coordinating Producer Julie B. Watson
Co-Executive Producer Mark Horowitz
Co-Executive Producer Gil Grant
Written by George Schenck
& Frank Cardea
Directed by James Whitmore, Jr.
Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producer Joshua Rexon
Co-Starring
Hosea Marine Lance Cpl. Jaime Ramos
Tim Barraco Service Technician
Casting by Susan Bluestein, C.S.A.
and Camille St. Cyr
Unit Production Manager Mark R. Schilz
First Assistant Director Paul Snider
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 Peter Robarts
Script Supervisor Suzanne McRobert
Technical Advisors Leon Carroll, Jr.
Craig Harvey
Post Production Supervisor Richie Owens
Assistant Editor Risa Blewitt
Post Production Coordinator John Klump
Casting Associate Erin Toner
Producer's Assistant Gregg Pallini
Theme by Maurice Jackson
Matt Hawkins
Neil Martin
Music Editor Brian Kirk
Assistants to the
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
Video Post Production by Encore Hollywood
Film Lab Ascent Media Lab
Sound Editing by Technicolor Sound Services, Burbank
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