May 12, 2005

THE DUEL CONTINUES BETWEEN GIBBS AND HIS NEMESIS, WITH FATAL RESULTS FOR ONE NCIS TEAM MEMBER, ON THE SECOND SEASON FINALE OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, MAY 24

Rudolf Martin ("24") Reprises His Role As Ari

"Twilight" -- NCIS will pay the ultimate price when a hunt for a terrorist assassination team turns deadly for one NCIS team member, on the second season finale of NCIS, Tuesday, May 24 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tom Wright directed the episode from a script by John C. Kelley.

Rudolf Martin ("24") reprises his role as Ari, the terrorist that got away from Gibbs.

Gibbs' worst fears are confirmed when he learns that his nemesis, Arab/Israeli double agent Ari (Martin), is back in Washington D.C. on assignment to kill him. Ultimately, the NCIS team discovers that Ari has a bigger plot... and they end up paying the ultimate price trying to thwart it -- the death of a team member.

NCIS Special
Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs Mark Harmon NCIS Special Agent Caitlin
Todd Sasha Alexander
NCIS Special Agent
Anthony DiNozzo Michael Weatherly Dr. Donald "Ducky"

  Mallard       David McCallum
Abby Sciuto     Pauley Perrette

NCIS Agent Timothy
McGee Sean Murray
Jimmy Palmer Brian Dietzen
Senior FBI Agent
T.C. Fornell Joe Spano

NCIS Director Tom Morrow        Alan Dale
Ari     Rudolf Martin
Navy Lt. Dean   Westfall  Shane Conrad
Navy Lt. Curtis Janssen         Ryan Culver
Virginia State Police Officer   Sasha Mazime
Rex Eberlee     Ben Parrillo
NSA Officer     Frank Cranston

RATING: To Be Announced
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