Torres breaks protocol when he identifies a suspect that is wanted by ICE; Abby, McGee, and Bishop try to woo Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. Into subletting his son's apartment.Torres breaks protocol when he identifies a suspect that is wanted by ICE; Abby, McGee, and Bishop try to woo Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. Into subletting his son's apartment.Torres breaks protocol when he identifies a suspect that is wanted by ICE; Abby, McGee, and Bishop try to woo Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. Into subletting his son's apartment.
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- TriviaOriginally scheduled to air November 1, 2016, was preempted by a rerun of Scope (2016). This was an effort to avoid the almost certain ratings loss that would have occurred due to the time slot conflict with Game 6 of the 2016 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs.
- GoofsGibbs and Quinn go to the suspect's home and Quinn decides to leave to join McGee. Since they came in the same vehicle, Gibbs was then stranded at the suspect's home.
- Quotes
Alex Quinn: I had a dream about Gibbs.
Ellie Bishop: Uh, I totally get it. Was it the one where he tells you to grab your gear and then your gear is gone?
Alex Quinn: No.
Timothy McGee: Wait, is it the one where he cooks you a steak, but it's raw inside, but you eat it anyway because he's staring at you.
Alex Quinn: No, not that kind of dream.
- ConnectionsReferences The Graduate (1967)
- SoundtracksNCIS Theme
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EDIT: I originally scored this a 9, because I thought it a very good episode which makes a significant point regarding the deportation of people who have served in the US armed forces, defending the country even though it may not be the land of their birth. On watching it again, I upgrade it to 10: I'm not sure that I have given a 10 anywhere before. I realised that is as close to perfect as an episode of NCIS could get. It combines investigative NCIS storylines with pathos and humour. Particularly there, it shows more of the dramatic range of Jennifer Esposito, allowing her to make us (well, me at least) laugh out loud. I agree with reviewers who feel that the producers should have retained her and extended the Quinn character, although I'm not sure that losing the Torres character was the only alternative option. Even in this episode he was shown to be a complex and interesting character. And there is no need (other than budgetary) to remove any character. The creators have ploughed up such a fertile field that interesting dramatic characters and stories just leap out of the soil. But I'm moving from my point: I believe that this episode showed, more than any other I can remember, the importance of family, and collecting aspects of "family" together. The show has always had strong indications of the importance of family. It has always reflected the USA as a welcoming family, supporting Emma Lazarus' lines on the Statue of Liberty- "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...". And yet these words are not just a welcome: they *implore* the tired, poor and repressed to come to this new land of freedom and opportunity. And there I am getting sidetracked once more. This show, spin-offs and related ones like JAG have pointed up the importance in the show of family. (That's probably the case in any successful television show - CSI, SVU, the DC Universe shows, Dr Who, even Dixon of Dock Green (Sorry, most American readers!)) So the solidity of a family within the show contributes hugely to its longevity. The departure of major cast members has caused problems, but the producers are certainly trying to control these. This show has pulled focus on to the brotherhood of the US Marine Corps, and the day-to-day interaction of the main cast has demonstrated how much of a unitary family they are. For me, though, in this episode the pinnacle is the family meal with Victor's mother, Victor, Ellie and the previously rule-bound Torres. Somehow at that point the Universe turned a corner.