Outlaws and In-Laws (episode)

Outlaws and In-Laws is the sixth episode in NCIS Season 7 and also the 144th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
The bodies of two dead men on board a boat Gibbs made shows up in San Diego Harbor, prompting Gibbs and Vance to head to Mexico to investigate while Gibbs soon discovers that his mentor and his mentor's family may be in great danger.
==Prologue==
On board a ship which has alarms blaring, NCIS Special Agent Isabella Cortez asks Commander Casey Kilmartin if there's always this much excitement before they've left port.
Kilmartin remarks, "What can I say? We like to keep on our toes".
They then head out to the outside area of the ship where a man over a P.A. states that this is their final warning and that they should identify themselves immediately.
They reach the end of the ship, stopping at some railing.
Via a walkie-talkie, Kilmartin tells someone to put a light on them.
As this happens, a boat, presumably that of the Coast Guard then casts a huge light onto a boat.
Cortez states that it's just a small sailboat and that it must have slipped around the curtain while Kilmartin looks through some binoculars.
Kilmartin tells her that it looks like a hand-built Amigo Kit but that they don't have to worry about it being an attack.
He then lowers the binoculars, remarking, "Unless they suicided a little early".
Kilmartin then hands the binoculars to Cortez who looks through them.
Through the binoculars, it's shown that the boat has two bodies on it, causing Cortez to grimly state that it's a bloodbath.
Via a walkie-talkie, Kilmartin tells someone to get divers in the water and to wrangle that craft before stating that it's a crime scene.
He then states that it looks like it's got Cortez's name on it.
Cortez who's been standing there, holding the binoculars remarks that it's not her name but it is labelled.
It then cuts to the end of the boat, revealing that the name on it is "Kelly".
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
In the bullpen, at Gibbs's desk, Mike is finishing his statement when Gibbs pulls it away, causing Mike to warn Gibbs to be careful because Mike has been writing on this thing all day before Mike states that he was just about to sign it.
==Major Events==
*Col. Merton Bell, the President and CEO of First Defense Incorporated is introduced for the first time.
*Ziva reveals that she has begun studying for her citizenship exam as she wishes to become an American citizen so she can stay as an NCIS Agent.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Anthony DiNozzo 	Michael Weatherly 	Senior Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Ziva David 	Cote de Pablo 	NCIS Probationary Agent and also a member of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray (actor)	Junior Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Chief Forensic Specialist of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by	Role
Michael Franks	Muse Watson 	Former Supervisory Agent, NIS, NCIS
Damon Werth 	Paul Telfer 	Former NCO United States Marine Corps, first appeared in the Season 5 episode, Corporal Punishment (episode). He was dishonorably discharged and was employed by First Defense Inc. Played a key role in protecting Leyla from being kidnapped.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Merton Bell 	Robert Patrick 	Chief Operating Officer, First Defense Incorporated, the largest private military contract firm and a Colonel.
Shada Shakarji 	Diane Venora 	Iraqi Political Activist and Leyla Shakarji's estranged mother.
Leyla Shakarji 	Tehmina Sunny 	Daughter in-law of Mike Franks, widow of Liam O'Neill and Shada Shakarji's estranged daughter.
Isabella Cortez 	Lela Loren 	Special Agent with NCIS and the first NCIS agent present at the crime scene.
Casey Kilmartin 	Donald Sage Mackay	Commander in the United States Navy.
PMC Number Two 	Marlon John 	A man who appears in the episode.
Calvin Blanchard 	Ezra Masters 	One of the victims whose body is found on the "Kelly".
Airport Traveler (Outlaws and In-Laws)	Bonita Dorssom 	Uncredited role.
Navy Patrol Boat Captain 	Troy Waters 	Uncredited role.
  v—[ e]—dNCIS Season 7
♦ Truth or Consequences (episode) ♦ Reunion (episode) ♦ The Inside Man (episode) ♦ Good Cop, Bad Cop (episode) ♦ Code of Conduct (episode) ♦ Outlaws and In-Laws (episode) ♦ Endgame (episode) ♦ Power Down (episode) ♦ Child's Play (episode) ♦ Faith (episode) ♦ Ignition (episode) ♦ Flesh and Blood (episode) ♦ Jet Lag (episode) ♦ Masquerade (episode) ♦ Jack-Knife (episode) ♦ Mother's Day (episode) ♦ Double Identity (episode) ♦ Jurisdiction (episode) ♦ Guilty Pleasure (episode) ♦ Moonlighting (episode) ♦ Obsession (episode) ♦ Borderland (episode) ♦ Patriot Down (episode) ♦ Rule Fifty-One (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 7 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Jesse Stern
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Tony Wharmby
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Michael Franks
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Damon Werth