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NCIS · Season 4

NCIS season 4 episode 8: Once a Hero

Aired 14 November 200644 minRated TV-14

7.4TMDB · 11 votesMark watched

Where to watch NCIS Season 4 in Australia

NCIS season 4 is streaming in Australia on Foxtel Now (subscription), Binge (subscription), Paramount Plus (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show), and free on 7plus. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Once a Hero”

When an honored Marine veteran is found dead in a hotel, the NCIS team must find out what happened to him. Soon they realize that the Marine didn't commit suicide and that he was a homeless man.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 8 of 24 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 7 first.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Thomas J. Wright, written by Shane Brennan.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.4 out of 10 (11 votes).

Cast and crew of this episode

Writer
Shane Brennan
Guest stars
Brian Dietzen as Jimmy PalmerJonathan M. Woodward as Andy NelsonScottie Thompson as Jeanne BenoitLiza Lapira as Michelle LeeMichael Gilden as Marty PearsonMing Lo as Davey ChenNed Schmidtke as Frank GetzFrancesco Quinn as Luis Romero

Credits: TMDB.

More from NCIS Season 4

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22
  23. E23
  24. E24

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.