Alexa Hamilton

A month after director Vance's disappearance, Gibbs is made acting director of NCIS while the team continue the worldwide search for Vance.

Sloane maintains that the man who held her captive in Afghanistan is still alive. Vance and Gibbs are afraid that Sloane would do anything to destroy this man.

Bill, in trouble with the FBI, asks Ralph to help him look good by finding an Italian heiress pursued by Soviet spies.

Michael decides to help a toy maker and gets targeted for death by his old adversary Cameron Zachery.

With the championship game approaching, distractions continue to plague the Bulls; Zagreb believes that he's jinxed away his ability to kick, so T.D. steps in to help.

Diane, now wise to Teddy's deceptive and manipulative ways, threatens to reveal evidence of his insider trading to the public.