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NCIS · Season 3

NCIS season 3 episode 16: Family Secret

Aired 28 February 200644 minRated TV-14

7.8TMDB · 12 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Family Secret”

When an ambulance explodes while carrying the remains of a Marine's body that was killed in a car crash, the NCIS team are called in to investigate what actually happened. The investigation leads them to some sudden discoveries - the DNA of the victim found in the ambulance doesn't match the Marine's DNA, the ambulance was set up to explode, and the family of the dead Marine is hiding a very important secret.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 16 of 24 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 15 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by James Whitmore Jr., written by Steven D. Binder.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.8 out of 10 (12 votes).

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
James Whitmore Jr.
Writer
Steven D. Binder
Guest stars
Brian Dietzen as Jimmy PalmerLauren Holly as Jenny ShepardEvan Helmuth as Jeff BeilsmanEllen Hollman as Tina LarsenJohn L. Adams as Seth PattersonConor O'Farrell as William DanforthTroian Bellisario as Sarah McGeeStephanie Mello as Cynthia Sumner

Credits: TMDB.

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