Playing with Fire (episode)

Playing with Fire is the twenty-second episode in NCIS Season 9 and the 208th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
Following the attack on the U.S.S. Brewer, NCIS with help from both the United States Navy and also the Marine Corps find themselves in a huge race against time to find and stop the mastermind responsible for causing the blast while battling to stop a global crisis that threatens to compromise the safety and security of many United States Navy ships worldwide. When a similar device is found on the U.S.S. Benjamin Franklin which is docked in Italy, Tony and Ziva head to Italy to investigate and in doing so, are reunited with DiNozzo's predecessor as they conduct a search for the man responsible and stop the Benjamin Franklin from suffering the same fate as the Brewer while back in Washington D.C, Gibbs and McGee tackle other aspects of the case.
==Prologue==
The episode opens with a recap of what happened in the previous episode and ends with NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs suspecting terrorism is involved.
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Trivia==
*Ziva meets Stan Burley in person for the first time.
==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 Special Agent of the NCIS Major Response Team.
Ziva David 	Cote de Pablo 	Junior Special Agent of the NCIS Major Response Team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Chief Forensic Specialist of the NCIS Major Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray (actor)	Special Agent of the NCIS Major Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS. Despite being credited, Carroll does not appear in this episode.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner of the NCIS Major Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by	Role
Stanley Burley	Joel Gretsch	NCIS Special Agent trained by Gibbs.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Theodore Tully 	Nigel Gibbs 	An Admiral in the United States Navy.
Emma Park (Playing with Fire) 	Elizabeth Ho 	Intelligence Analyst attached to NCIS.
Andre Fullerton 	James Harvey Ward	An arsonist responsible for attempting to blow up the U.S.S. Benjamin Franklin.
Vincent Maple 	Rick Peters 	A man who appears in the episode.
Mrs. Johnson 	Karina Logue 	Bruce Johnson's wife.
Mail Carrier 	Dan Martin 	A man who appears in the episode.
Wayne Usher 	Rob Nagle 	A man who appears in the episode.
Security Guard (Playing with Fire) 	Patrick Faucette 	A man who appears in the episode.
Seaman (Playing with Fire) 	Tony Christopher 	A man who appears in the episode.
Tobey Abbott 	Robert C Sloan 	One of the victims of the explosion that occurred on the USS Brewer.
Seaman Apprentice (Playing with Fire) 	Maggie Gwin 	A woman who appears in the episode.
Harper Dearing 	Richard Schiff 	A reclusive billionaire who doesn't actually appear in the episode in person. Appears in a photograph late into the episode.
Ferry Boat Captain (Playing with Fire)	Troy Waters 	
Dobson 	Angelo Romanelli 	Master at Arms.
  v—[ e]—dNCIS Season 9
♦ Nature of the Beast (episode) ♦ Restless (episode) ♦ The Penelope Papers (episode) ♦ Enemy on the Hill (episode) ♦ Safe Harbor (episode) ♦ Thirst (episode) ♦ Devil's Triangle (episode) ♦ Engaged (Part 1) (episode) ♦ Engaged (Part 2) (episode) ♦ Sins of the Father (episode) ♦ Newborn King (episode) ♦ Housekeeping (episode) ♦ A Desperate Man (episode) ♦ Life Before His Eyes (episode) ♦ Secrets (episode) ♦ Psych Out (episode) ♦ Need to Know (episode) ♦ The Tell (episode) ♦ The Good Son (episode) ♦ The Missionary Position (episode) ♦ Rekindled (episode) ♦ Playing with Fire (episode) ♦ Up in Smoke (episode) ♦ Till Death Do Us Part (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 9 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by George Schenck
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Frank Cardea
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Dennis Smith
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Stanley Burley