Spider and the Fly (episode)

Spider and the Fly is the premiere episode in NCIS Season 8 and the 163rd episode of the entire NCIS series.
This episode also marks the final appearance of both Paloma Reynosa and Alejandro Rivera although Alejandro would later return five years later in the NCIS Season 11 finale episode, Honor Thy Father (episode).
==Synopsis==
The NCIS team investigate when the bodies of two men, both of whom were criminals are discovered in a field in West Virginia and during the investigation, Gibbs suspects that the infamous drug lord and the head of the Reynosa Cartel, Paloma Reynosa is responsible for the two killings. As a result, Gibbs and the team are lead into one final battle against Paloma and her brother, Mexican Department official Alejandro Rivera as the two siblings are hellbent on getting revenge against Gibbs who killed their father nearly twenty years ago. With Paloma still on the loose, leaving nothing but a trail of bodies in her wake, Gibbs must do whatever is necessary to protect the ones he loves with Mike Franks assisting him as the entire NCIS team rally together to stop the Reynosa Cartel once and for all.
==Prologue==
The episode opens with a recap of what happened in the previous season of NCIS and ends with Paloma Reynosa telling Leroy Jethro Gibbs that she promises to personally visit Stillwater and kill Jackson Gibbs, Gibbs's father.
In his shop, Jackson Gibbs is busy putting some toffees into a jar when the door opens.
Jackson looks up to see that his visitor is none other than Paloma Reynosa herself who quickly and confidently closes the door.
Not stopping his task, Jackson wonders if he can help Paloma.
Flipping the sign around so that it gives that the shop is "closed", Paloma tells Jackson or Mr. Gibbs that he can.
Jackson stops what he's doing and looks at Paloma, his features displaying some horror or unease. He then tells Paloma or ma'am that she needs to go.
Paloma casually approaches him, remarking that they have so much to talk about.
"From what I hear, you didn't come to talk", Jackson remarks.
The smile fades from Paloma's face.
Seconds later, Jackson draws his shotgun, cocking it for good measure.
Paloma puts her hands on her hips while it's shown that there is a gun resting in the back pocket of her jeans. She remarks that Jackson is just like his son.
Jackson disagrees, stating that Gibbs is just like him.
Paloma attempts to draw her gun but Jackson is faster, firing off a single shot that shatters the window of the door.
Despite the screaming in the background, Paloma, undeterred still draws her gun and with the two now locked in a stand-off, she wonders how confident Jackson is.
His gaze locked firmly on Paloma and the shotgun still in his grasp, Jackson remarks that he was raised on the farm. He also used to play chicken in his daddy's truck every Saturday night before remarking that this ain't much different.
Paloma then uses her left hand to wave, implying that she might be surrendering although her right hand still holds the gun. She then takes a few steps backwards.
Meanwhile, Jackson, his face still full of determination has the shotgun locked on Paloma.
As Paloma leaves the shop, her gun still raised, a woman can be heard in the background, shouting "Walk on. Move it".
Despite Paloma being gone, Jackson still has the shotgun raised.
Outside, Paloma approaches her two companions; the gunman and Estaban Lopez. She then talks them to Spanish and as she steps back, the two men prepare their weapons.
Seconds later, the two then fire their guns into the shop, demolishing and destroying everything inside.
Paloma just stands there, watching the scene unfold.
Once it's finished, the three enter the damaged shop, covering it from separate angles, only to find it completely empty with no sign of Jackson.
"Find him", Paloma orders.
The three then continue searching while in the background, police sirens are heard wailing, presumably the local police having been contacted by people who heard the gunfire.
"Senora, la policia", Estaban remarks.
It then cuts to Paloma who mutters "He's gone", obviously furious that Jackson has managed to escape.
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five== 
==Major Events==
*Tony is also shown to be in contact with his father through Instant Messaging.
*It's revealed that a year has passed since the events in Endgame (episode).
*Abby is seen wearing earrings for the first time.
==Trivia==
*The song playing in the last few minutes of the episode is Greg Laswell— Off I Go.
==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
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner.
Michael Franks 	Muse Watson 	Former NIS Agent and Gibbs's mentor.
Jackson Gibbs 	Ralph Waite 	Gibbs's father.
Alejandro Rivera	Marco Sanchez 	Mexican Justice Department official and Paloma Reynosa's younger brother.
Paloma Reynosa 	Jacqueline Obradors	Head of the Reynosa cartel and Alejandro Rivera's sister.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Paul Westgard	Andrew Thacher 	Sergeant with the West Virginia State Trooper.
Estaban Lopez	Burton Perez 	A man who appears in the episode.
Gunman 	Eddie J. Fernandez	A man who appears in the episode.
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♦ Spider and the Fly (episode) ♦ Worst Nightmare (episode) ♦ Short Fuse (episode) ♦ Royals and Loyals (episode) ♦ Dead Air (episode) ♦ Cracked (episode) ♦ Broken Arrow (episode) ♦ Enemies Foreign (episode) ♦ Enemies Domestic (episode) ♦ False Witness (episode) ♦ Ships in the Night (episode) ♦ Recruited (episode) ♦ Freedom (episode) ♦ A Man Walks into a Bar (episode) ♦ Defiance (episode) ♦ Kill Screen (episode) ♦ One Last Score (episode) ♦ Out of the Frying Pan (episode) ♦ Tell-All (episode) ♦ Two-Faced (episode) ♦ Dead Reflection (episode) ♦ Baltimore (episode) ♦ Swan Song (episode) ♦ Pyramid (episode)
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Category:NCIS Episodes written by Gary Glasberg
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Dennis Smith
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