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Our tem investigates the murder of Lieutenant Commander Brad Sayers when his burnt body is found attached to a jet pack in a remote park of the forest. When not working as a test pilot for the military Sayers also moonlighted working for Tillman Air testing out their latest invention. Things get even more complicated when we interview CEO Victor Tillman and we learn that his recent divorce to his CFO wife, Vanessa Tillman, has been a constant battle for pieces of the company. Financial records reveal that Sayers was not only working for Victor but was also being paid by Vanessa to spy on her ex-husband. Ducky discovers that our victim was killed by poisoning before he was harnessed to the jet pack. Someone must have remotely flown him and dumped him in the forest to make it look like an accident. A tough no-nonsense attorney (Rena Sofer) shows up representing Victor Tillman and goes head-to-head with Gibbs. We discover that she has ulterior motives as she represents Colonel Merton Bell (Episode 144).

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A NAVY PILOT'S BIZARRE MURDER FORCES THE TEAM TO CONTEND WITH A HARD-NOSED ATTORNEY WHO HAS A GRUDGE AGAINST GIBBS, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, JAN. 5

Rena Sofer ("24," "General Hospital") Guest Stars As Attorney Margaret Allison Hart

Marcus Giamatti ("Judging Amy") Guest Stars As Aerospace Engineer Victor Tillman

Chris Bruno ("The Dead Zone") Guest Stars As Navy Captain James "Sandman" Powell

"Ignition" -When a Navy pilot is found dead under strange circumstances in a secluded area, the team finds themselves battling a no-nonsense attorney with a hidden agenda, on NCIS, Tuesday, Jan. 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Rena Sofer ("24," "General Hospital") guest stars as attorney Margaret Allison Hart. Marcus Giamatti ("Judging Amy") guest stars as aerospace engineer Victor Tillman. Chris Bruno ("The Dead Zone") guest stars as Navy Captain James "Sandman" Powell.

SERIES REGULARS

NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs ................ Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo ........... Michael Weatherly
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard.................. David McCallum
Abby Sciuto............................. Pauley Perrette
NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee ................................... Sean Murray
Probationary Special Agent Ziva David............................... Cote de Pablo
NCIS Director Leon Vance ..... Rocky Carroll

RECURRING CAST

Jimmy Palmer.............................. Brian Dietzen

GUEST CAST

Margaret Allison Hart................... Rena Sofer
Victor Tillman....................... Marcus Giamatti
Navy Captain James "Sandman" Powell..................... Chris Bruno
Vanessa Tillman......... Melinda Page Hamilton
Navy Commander Peter "Banshee" Sheridan................... Jeff Hephner
Forest Ranger Mina................... Rachel Grate
Forest Ranger Jake.................... Brandon Bell

DIRECTED BY: Dennis Smith

WRITTEN BY: Jesse Stern