Scope (episode)

Scope is the 18th episode of NCIS Season 13 and the 300th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
When an American couple are shot dead while exploring an area in Iraq, the NCIS team re-examine an ambush on a group of Special Ops that occurred in the same area six months prior to the attack. During the main investigation, Gibbs discovers that he needs the account of the solo survivor of the attack who is being treated for PTSD at the Walter Reed Memorial Centre. Gibbs attempts to connect with the Marine, with the team soon discovering a potential suspect responsible for the killings, forcing Gibbs to go back to his roots as a sniper when new evidence suggests that the killer is about to strike again.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*Gibbs later manages to sleep in the room he once shared with his murdered first wife, Shannon, for the first time in nearly twenty years due to Gibbs having avoided the room as it had been "their" room.
==Trivia==
*This episode features an appearance from the MusiCorps Wounded Warrior Band which is a real-life music rehabilitation program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre that helps severely wounded service members learn or relearn to play music with various wounded Marines having gone on to become musicians in their own rights.
*Arthur Bloom who has a cameo in this episode is the founder of the MusiCorps.
*Taye Diggs is credited as a Special Guest Star.
*The song Diggs sings and that the MusiCorps Wounded Warrior Band play is a cover version of "Hallelujah", a song originally performed by Canadian musician Leonard Cohen. American musician Jeff Buckley later performed his own version of the song and it later became a success. Buckley drowned on May 29, 1997 at the age of 30 while swimming in Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi. Since then, Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" which was released posthumously, has gained huge recognition and popularity.
*There were flashback clips from Truth or Consequences (episode) and Past, Present, and Future (episode).
*A rerun of this episode aired on November 1, 2016 in place of the planned episode Home of the Brave (episode) due to the presidential elections.
==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 Junior	Michael Weatherly	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Chief Forensic Specialist for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	Probationary Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Grace Confalone	Laura San Giacomo	A Doctor.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Matthew Cross 	Paul Anthony Scott 	AKA "Robert Quinn". Uncredited role.
Aaron Davis 	Taye Diggs 	A Marine Gunnery Sergeant who is Riley Davis's father.
Riley Davis 	Samantha Logan 	Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis's daughter.
Elaine Dodd 	Maureen Sebastian 	Navy Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy and the second main murder victim.
Spencer Dodd 	Paul Bartholomew 	Elaine Dobb's husband and the first murder victim.
Michael West 	Christopher Goodman	An NCIS Special Agent.
NCIS Agent (Scope)	Sandra Bailey 	Uncredited role.
Arthur Bloom 	Himself 	Uncredited role.
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♦ Stop the Bleeding (episode) ♦ Personal Day (episode) ♦ Incognito (episode) ♦ Double Trouble (episode) ♦ Lockdown (episode) ♦ Viral (episode) ♦ 16 Years (episode) ♦ Saviors (episode) ♦ Day in Court (episode) ♦ Blood Brothers (episode) ♦ Spinning Wheel (episode) ♦ Sister City (Part 1) (episode) ♦ Déjà Vu (episode) ♦ Decompressed (episode) ♦ React (episode) ♦ Loose Cannons (episode) ♦ After Hours (episode) ♦ Scope (episode) ♦ Reasonable Doubts (episode) ♦ Charade (episode) ♦ Return to Sender (episode) ♦ Homefront (episode) ♦ Dead Letter (episode) ♦ Family First (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 13 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Gary Glasberg
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Gina Lucita Monreal
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Tony Wharmby
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Grace Confalone