Leroy Jethro Gibbs/Gibbs's Rules

*Rule #1: Never let suspects sit together.
**Rule #1: Never screw over your partner.
*Rule #2: Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
*Rule #3: Never believe what you are told. Double-check.
**Other Rule #3: Never be unreachable.
*Rule #4: The best way to keep a secret is to keep it to yourself. The second best is to tell one other person — if you must. There is no third best.
*Rule #5: You don’t waste good.
*Rule #6: Never say you’re sorry.
*Rule #7: Always be specific when you lie.
*Rule #8: Never take anything for granted.
*Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife.
*Rule #10: Never get involved personally on a case.
*Rule #11: When the job is done, walk away.
*Rule #12: Never date a coworker.
*Rule #13: Never involve lawyers.
*Rule #14: Bend the line, don’t break it.
*Rule #15: Always work as a team.
*Rule #16: If someone thinks he has the upper hand, break it.
*Rule #18: It’s better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
*Rule #20: Always look under.
*Rule #21: No man is ever above or below the law.
*Rule #22: Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
*Rule #23: Never mess with a Marine’s coffee if you want to live.
*Rule #27: Two ways to follow someone. The first way, they never notice you. The second way, is they only notice you.
*Rule #28: When you need help, ask.
*Rule #29: Learn to obey before you command.
*Rule #35: Always watch the watchers.
*Rule #36: If it feels like you’re being played, you probably are.
*Rule #38: Your case, you’re lead.
*Rule #39: There is no such thing as a coincidence.
*Rule #40: If it seems like someone’s out to get you, they are.
*Rule #42: Never accept an apology from somebody who just sucker-punched you.
*Rule #44: First things first, hide the women and children.
*Rule #45: Left a mess I gotta clean up.
*Rule #51: Sometimes you’re wrong.
*Rule #62: Always give people space when they get off an elevator.
*Rule #69: Never trust a woman who doesn’t trust her man.
*Rule #91: When you decide to walk away, never look back.
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