Ghost Mike was a spiritual manifestation or rather a ghost image of former NIS/NCIS Special Agent Michael Franks who died after being stabbed by Jonas Cobb, the Port-to-Port Serial Killer during the Season 8 episode, Swan Song (episode).

EJ and her team investigate yet another P2P murder; the victim is an NCIS agent from Norfolk; Gibbs and company pitch in, as does Franks. Kort, a CIA agent, spills in a briefing. EJ and her team investigate yet another P2P murder; the victim is an NCIS agent from Norfolk; Gibbs and company pitch in, as does Franks.

Following the stand-off between Gibbs, Vance and Jonas Cobb that ends with Gibbs and Vance shooting Cobb dead, Phillip Davenport resigns from the position of SECNAV for good.

Special Agents Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) arrive on the scene to find one of Barrett’s team dead and Special Agent Simon Cade (former NFL player Matthew Willig) still alive but in serious condition. Barrett has been taken by Jonas Cobb, the Port-to-Port killer.

The Redditor admitted they were a bit behind with the show, and some commenters were quick to point out that fans have, in fact, received a bit of closure regarding the Tony-Ziva romance (It has ultimately been revealed that Ziva and Tony are happily living together with their daughter in Paris).

Cote revealed in a 2016 interview (you can watch the clip here) that she decided to leave NCIS out of respect for the character she had grown to love. She explained: “Unfortunately because of political things and scripts not being good enough, I chose not to [return to NCIS]. Look, I love this character!

Morris’ character, EJ Barrett, was an NCIS special agent who died in the season nine premiere. However, Barrett’s body disappeared without explanation and in an upcoming episode, she’s back. According to executive producer Gary Glasberg, “Last we saw EJ Barrett, she was gunned down and left for dead.

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The agents found out it was actually Ray who was behind the killing of a Navy lieutenant. He had made several mistakes on his work trip as he missed his target in Pakistan, tracked him back to America and illegally attempted to kill the target on US soil.

When Gibbs stood up and walked towards Ziva, he leans in and whispered something to her ear, it seems like he’s saying, “You’re my, daughter” in reference to Ziva referring to Gibbs as the closest thing to a father that she has.

Tony is lured to a meeting with EJ and her buyer, revealed to be Barrett’s other team member and the target of Tony’s investigation: Special Agent Simon Cade. Although Cade claims that he was framed, all three are shot during the meeting.

“Something Blue”: McGee marries Delilah, and Gibbs gives McGee his watch that his father gave him when he got married.

From the opening scene, you knew this would be not just an unusual episode of NCIS, but a somber, dark and gut-wrenching installment that would leave viewers reeling. The aptly-titled ” Swan Song ” began with Gibbs stoically standing in the rain, helplessly watching a body bag carted off.

S8. E23 This video file cannot be played. (Error Code: 102630) EJ and her team investigate yet another P2P murder; the victim is an NCIS agent from Norfolk; Gibbs and company pitch in, as does Franks. Kort, a CIA agent, spills in a briefing.

Franks’ death became the latest chapter in the hunt for the P2P, who we now know by name (Jonas Cobb) and received a full bio on thanks to a one-eyed Trent Cort. The shady CIA agent’s role filled in a number of blanks. First, it explained the eyeball.

Cobb was conducting “research” on Gibbs, lurking inside NCIS and outside his home. Just as Gibbs and Vance study each other, the killer observes. He learns. He waits. Interestingly, it was when Gibbs confronted Vance about their personal battles that he gained insight into why Cobb came to his house – and where he went next.