NCIS - Season 5

NCIS - Season 5

Season 5

The fifth season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 25, 2007 and marks the end of Donald P. Bellisario's involvement as show runner. It concludes the La Grenouille storyline which ended with a cliffhanger in season four's finale, "Angel of Death". The fifth season also reveals more background information about Gibbs' past before NCIS. The Writers Guild strike limited episode production and the DVD set had five discs instead of six. The season ended with its 19th episode on May 20, 2008; the strike-caused gap is between episodes 11 and 12. The season ended with a two-part season finale called "Judgment Day". The season featured the departure of recurring characters Colonel Hollis Mann and Jeanne Benoit, as well as the death of Jenny Shepard, one of the main characters. From this season on, the opening sequence was shortened to an even 30 second duration instead of the normal 37–44 second duration in the previous seasons.
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Episodes19
DatesSep 25, 2007 - May 20, 2008
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Episodes

Bury Your Dead
Season 5Episode 160 min

Bury Your Dead

The final showdown between the NCIS team and an elusive arms dealer reaches an explosive and deadly conclusion.

Sep 25, 2007
Family
Season 5Episode 260 min

Family

In autopsy, Ducky makes a startling discovery that leads to the search for a missing child. Meanwhile, Tony struggles to deal with his feelings for Jeanne.

Oct 2, 2007
Ex-File
Season 5Episode 360 min

Ex-File

Gibbs and Lt. Mann unite for a joint investigation into the murder of a Marine Captain who had access to highly classified information. Things become complicated for Gibbs when a witness in the case turns out to be his ex-wife.

Oct 9, 2007
Identity Crisis
Season 5Episode 460 min

Identity Crisis

Gibbs and his team identify a cadaver, mistakenly tagged a "John Doe," as a career felon with ties to a criminal mastermind capable of erasing unsavory pasts.

Oct 16, 2007
Leap of Faith
Season 5Episode 560 min

Leap of Faith

When the NCIS team is called in to talk a distraught naval officer from jumping off a rooftop, what starts out as an attempted suicide turns into a murder investigation for Gibbs and team.

Oct 23, 2007
Chimera
Season 5Episode 660 min

Chimera

Gibbs and the team investigate a mysterious death aboard a top-secret naval research ship in the middle of the ocean, only to discover an abandoned ship and a deadly secret that could cost them their lives.

Oct 30, 2007
Requiem
Season 5Episode 760 min

Requiem

When Gibbs agrees to help the childhood friend of his daughter, who died 15 years ago, he finds himself at the center of an emotional and soul searching journey into his past, which leads to a shocking and heart-stopping conclusion.

Nov 6, 2007
Designated Target
Season 5Episode 860 min

Designated Target

The NCIS team's investigation into the assassination of a Navy Admiral takes an unexpected and emotional turn when they meet a woman searching for her missing husband, a political refugee from Africa.

Nov 13, 2007
Lost and Found
Season 5Episode 960 min

Lost and Found

The NCIS team plays babysitter to a 9-year-old boy whose father is wanted in connection with a cold case murder. Their search for the man, a trained survivalist, leads them into the wilderness where they discover the startling truth about his past.

Nov 20, 2007
Corporal Punishment
Season 5Episode 1060 min

Corporal Punishment

The NCIS team pays a heavy price when they try to track down a Marine who believes he is still in Iraq. After a violent confrontation, the team realizes the Marine is the subject of a secret experiment.

Nov 27, 2007
Tribes
Season 5Episode 1160 min

Tribes

The NCIS team investigates when a Muslim Marine is found dead near a Mosque that is suspected by the FBI of terrorist recruitment. Their search is delayed when Ducky refuses to autopsy the Marine in deference to his family's religious beliefs.

Jan 15, 2008
Stakeout
Season 5Episode 1260 min

Stakeout

When a high-tech naval radar goes missing, the NCIS team stakes out a warehouse to catch a suspected thief - but witnesses a murder instead. Meanwhile, Ducky keeps a secret from the team.

Apr 8, 2008
Dog Tags
Season 5Episode 1360 min

Dog Tags

When the NCIS team investigates a fatal dog mauling, Abby puts her career on the line to prove the dog's innocence in order to save his life. Meanwhile, Gibbs zeroes in on the secret Jenny is keeping.

Apr 15, 2008
Internal Affairs
Season 5Episode 1460 min

Internal Affairs

When the dead body of arms dealer La Grenouille surfaces, the NCIS team is put under investigation for his murder by the FBI and Jenny Shepard becomes the prime suspect.

Apr 22, 2008
In the Zone
Season 5Episode 1560 min

In the Zone

When a mortar attack in Baghdad turns into a murder investigation, two members of the NCIS team are sent to Iraq to solve the case.

Apr 29, 2008
Recoil
Season 5Episode 1660 min

Recoil

Ziva's undercover assignment takes a shocking and deadly turn when the serial killer she has been tracking becomes suspicious of her.

May 6, 2008
About Face
Season 5Episode 1760 min

About Face

Jimmy Palmer becomes the target of a mysterious killer who only he can recognize.

May 13, 2008
Judgment Day Part I
Season 5Episode 1860 min

Judgment Day Part I

When a former NCIS Special Agent is found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Los Angeles, Jenny, Tony and Ziva travel to Los Angeles to attend the dead Agent's funeral. An encounter at the dead former agent's memorial service has Jenny greatly unnerved and soon realizing that the agent's death may not have been natural after all, prompting her to bring in an ally of the NCIS team to help out. As Jenny and Mike dig deeper into the case, they're unaware of the fact that the same group of assassins that killed the NCIS agent are after them while Tony and Ziva attempt to find Jenny who has ditched them while they were in Los Angeles but tragedy lies in wait and it's something that threatens to change the structure of the NCIS agency forever...

May 20, 2008
Judgment Day Part II
Season 5Episode 1960 min

Judgment Day Part II

As NCIS struggles to come to terms with the news that one of their own is dead, Gibbs and the NCIS team attempt to find a motive for the killing while trying to deal with their own emotions over what's happened.

May 20, 2008

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