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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 2

Every episode of NCIS Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 2!

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From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS Season 2 Episode 7 - Call of Silence
    9.1/10(2181 votes)

    S2:E7

    Ernie Yost, an elder Marine veteran confesses to murdering his best friend almost 60 years ago in a war battle. The NCIS's job is to solve the secrets and save Ernie from prison.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Roger Director

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  2. NCIS Season 2 Episode 22 - SWAK
    8.9/10(1597 votes)

    S2:E22

    When Tony opens a mysterious letter thinking it's for him, a small puff of white powder comes out and releases a possible deadly virus. Soon Kate and Tony are isolated in a bio-hazard isolation room for precaution. McGee and Gibbs work to discover who sent the envelope and how to cure their friends before it's too late for them.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  3. NCIS Season 2 Episode 23 - Twilight
    8.9/10(1438 votes)

    S2:E23

    A group of serial terrorists seek revenge and send Ari on an assignment to kill Gibbs. The NCIS team go on a hunt after him, but when they discover that Ari has a bigger plan, it is already too late.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:John C. Kelley

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  4. NCIS Season 2 Episode 1 - See No Evil
    8.4/10(1281 votes)

    S2:E1

    The wife and nine-year-old blind daughter of a Navy captain are kidnapped and the captain is a hostage in his own office, communicating with the kidnapper, who watches his every step via computer camera.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Christopher Crowe

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  5. NCIS Season 2 Episode 13 - The Meat Puzzle
    8.2/10(1109 votes)

    S2:E13

    A "meat puzzle" starts when Ducky identifies the pieces of three bodies that were stuffed inside a barrel a few months ago. They turn out to be bodies of a judge, prosecutor, and jury foreman that worked with Ducky on a rape case ten years ago.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Frank Military

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  6. NCIS Season 2 Episode 10 - Chained
    8.1/10(1067 votes)

    S2:E10

    Tony disappears while doing an undercover operation as an escaped prisoner who is forced to stick to a convict that owns a key to an expensive ancient Iraqi sculpture. The GPS locator that Abby planted on Tony stops working and the team are forced to find Tony before he gets murdered by the thief.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Frank Military

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  7. NCIS Season 2 Episode 5 - The Bone Yard
    8.0/10(1075 votes)

    S2:E5

    NCIS discover that an area in a Marine's bombing range is where mafia has been dumping bodies for a while. One of the victims is an undercover FBI agent. The team set out to find a mole.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:John C. Kelley

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  8. NCIS Season 2 Episode 12 - Doppelgänger
    8.0/10(1073 votes)

    S2:E12

    The team take on another strange case when a telemarketer reports a possible murder of a Petty Officer who appeared to be dying over the phone.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Jack Bernstein, Donald P. Bellisario

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  9. NCIS Season 2 Episode 14 - Witness
    8.0/10(1024 votes)

    S2:E14

    Erin Kendall claims to have seen a murder of a sailor in an apartment across from hers. Gibbs assigns the case to McGee who believes that he can resolve it himself. However, due to the lack of physical evidence, McGee turns to the team to help him.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  10. NCIS Season 2 Episode 4 - Lt. Jane Doe
    7.8/10(1050 votes)

    S2:E4

    A body of a woman in a Navy uniform is found by two sailors. Ducky links the murder to an unsolved case from ten years ago, and the team searches for a serial killer who left a note promising to return.

    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writers:Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle

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  11. NCIS Season 2 Episode 2 - The Good Wives Club
    7.7/10(1082 votes)

    S2:E2

    A mummified remains of a woman are found in an abandoned compound. The team discover that the woman was missing for several months, was wearing a wedding dress when she died, and might have been a victim of a serial killer.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Gil Grant

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  12. NCIS Season 2 Episode 9 - Forced Entry
    7.7/10(1008 votes)

    S2:E9

    Laura Rowen, a Marine's wife, shoots an intruder in self defense when he is about to rape her. The team take on the case and find out that the wife is leading a double life while her husband is serving overseas.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Jesse Stern, John C. Kelley

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  13. NCIS Season 2 Episode 19 - Conspiracy Theory
    7.7/10(951 votes)

    S2:E19

    The team investigate a suicide case, believing that the main reason of her death is a nervous breakdown, but Ducky believes that she was actually murdered. FBI Special Agent Fornell helps them in the investigation. The team discover that the dead woman was involved in a love triangle and that this may have contributed to her death.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Frank Military

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  14. NCIS Season 2 Episode 20 - Red Cell
    7.7/10(948 votes)

    S2:E20

    After a Marine is murdered in a school campus the team discover a possible suspect for his murder, but they soon find the suspect murdered. Tim and Abby discover a trace to a "Red Cell" in the e-mails and the team believe that maybe the Marine was involved in a serious game.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  15. NCIS Season 2 Episode 21 - Hometown Hero
    7.7/10(972 votes)

    S2:E21

    A young Marine is killed in Iraq, but he was investigated by police for a murder on a young girl in his hometown. While going through his personal belongings, they find the body of that girl. The local police believe that the corpsman murdered the girl, but Gibbs believes that he is innocent and he will try to prove it with a help of Faith Coleman.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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  16. NCIS Season 2 Episode 6 - Terminal Leave
    7.6/10(1055 votes)

    S2:E6

    The team must protect an Iraq veteran due to the threats made by terrorists. While trying to convince FBI Agent Lina Reyes to help them, the team are convinced that they have discovered the bomber.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Roger Director

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  17. NCIS Season 2 Episode 11 - Black Water
    7.6/10(1002 votes)

    S2:E11

    A dead body of a two-year-missing Navy officer appears on the bottom of a lake. The team investigate the case with a help of a private detective.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Juan Carlos Coto, John C. Kelley

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  18. NCIS Season 2 Episode 15 - Caught on Tape
    7.5/10(959 votes)

    S2:E15

    The team take on a case of a dead Marine who recorded his death while falling off a cliff. The prime suspects are his wife and his best friend with whom he had a picnic in the camp. Gibbs finds out they had an affair behind the dead man's back.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:Christopher Crowe, John C. Kelley, Gil Grant

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  19. NCIS Season 2 Episode 17 - An Eye for an Eye
    7.5/10(984 votes)

    S2:E17

    When a sailor officer receives a pair of blue eyeballs, the NCIS team start investigating the case. Gibbs traces an ex-Navy agent that does illegal work.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  20. NCIS Season 2 Episode 8 - Heart Break
    7.4/10(995 votes)

    S2:E8

    A strange case for Gibbs and his team opens when a Navy Commander dies after successful surgery. While researching the commander's past, the team find out that he collected a lot of enemies lately.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  21. NCIS Season 2 Episode 16 - Pop Life
    7.4/10(969 votes)

    S2:E16

    NCIS start an investigation after Petty Officer Manda King is found dead in a bartender's bed. The suspect is the owner of a competing club where Manda's sister sings.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Frank Military

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  22. NCIS Season 2 Episode 18 - Bikini Wax
    7.4/10(968 votes)

    S2:E18

    A Petty Officer that just returned to her job is found dead in the backstage of a bikini contest. The team find out that she possibly had a stalker behind her back.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:David J. North

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  23. NCIS Season 2 Episode 3 - Vanished
    7.3/10(1036 votes)

    S2:E3

    The NCIS team are called in to investigate when a perfectly functioning Marine helicopter is found in the middle of a crop circle.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Frank Cardea

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Call of Silence" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 2. It scored 9.1/10 based on 2181 votes. Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by Roger Director, it aired on 11/23/2004. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "SWAK".