Ignition (episode)

Ignition is the eleventh episode in NCIS Season 7 and the 149th episode of the entire NCIS series.
== Synopsis ==
While investigating a bizarre murder of a Navy pilot which McGee has the lead on, the NCIS team butts heads with a mysterious attorney who has a grudge against Gibbs.
==Prologue==
Two Park Rangers are staring at a scene before them with Mina remarking, "Wow".
"Really something, isn't it?", her colleague, Jake wonders.
Mina remarks that it's absolutely horrible.
It then shows that the two are staring at a forest that has been completely left burnt beyond recognition, presumably by a fire.
Jake states that it's not, though and that the fire is a miracle.
As he walks down to a lower area, he explains that the fire naturally clears the forest, recycles nutrients into the soil and stimulates new plant growth.
Mina just scoffs, stating that is a load of hippie, tree-hugging nonsense.
Jake laughs, wondering how Mina became a forest ranger if she doesn't even like the outdoors?
"Because I hate the indoors", Mina says.
She then stops Jake and states that she's got nothing against nature but that it can be argued that it was a good thing a meteor hit the Earth and wiped out all the dinosaurs so they weren't there to eat the humans when they came along.
But she thinks that they would agree it'd be a bad thing, however natural, if a meteor were to hit them now.
Jake looks away and then stops upon seeing someone lying on the ground, causing him to go "Huh?" while Mina calls his name but Jake doesn't respond.
"What the Hell?", Jake remarks.
The two then approach the body with Jake going, "Oh my God. He's all burned up".
Mina remarks that the man must have gotten caught up in the blaze.
Jake wonders what the man is doing up here.
"Don't touch him", Mina orders.
Ignoring her, Jake then turns the body and realizes that the man is only burnt on one side before wondering how could that possibly happen.
"Miracle of fire?", Mina says.
It then cuts to an overshot showing both Mina and Jake staring at the body.
==Act One==
==Act Two==
In the bullpen, Tony hits a button and a photo of the victim pops up on the monitor with Tony revealing that the victim is Lieutenant Commander Brad Sayers and that he graduated from the Naval Academy.
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==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 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
James Palmer	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner, NCIS.
Merton Bell 	Robert Patrick	Chief Operating Officer, First Defense Incorporated, the largest private military contract firm.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Margaret Allison Hart	Rena Sofer 	Attorney with ties to Merton Bell, who comes to the aid of Victor Tillman.
Victor Tillman 	Marcus Giamatti 	Co-founder of Tillman Aerospace along with his ex-wife Vanessa Tillman.
Vanessa Tillman 	Melinda Page Hamilton	Co-founder of Tillman Aerospace along with her ex-husband Victor Tillman.
James Powell 	Chris Bruno 	Captain in the United States Navy, a test pilot called Sandman and also the killer.
Peter Sheridan 	Jeff Hephner 	Commander in the United States Navy and a test pilot called Banshee.
Mina Kaufman 	Rachel Grate 	Forest Ranger.
Jake 	Brandon P Bell 	Forest Ranger.
Brad Sayers 	Nicholas Patitucci 	Lieutenant in the United States Navy and the main murder victim. 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 Dennis Smith
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring James Palmer
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Margaret Allison Hart