A Desperate Man
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Episode 13
| "A Desperate Man" | |
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| NCIS episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Leslie Libman |
| Written by | Nicole Mirante-Matthews |
| Original air date | January 10, 2012 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"A Desperate Man" is the 13th episode of the ninth season of the American crime drama television series NCIS, and the 199th episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on January 10, 2012. The episode is written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews and directed by Leslie Libman, and was seen by 21.03 million viewers.[1]
NCIS investigates the death of Navy lieutenant Maya Burris, whose body was found at a studio apartment. However their investigation is hindered by her husband Detective Nick Burris, who tries to take over the case then breaks into the crime scene to solve it himself. After Ray stands her up at dinner the previous night, Ziva begins to think about her future with him, and has a life-changing decision to make when Ray apologises by asking her to marry him.
The case takes a complex turn when they learn that Maya Burris worked in Pakistan and had recently confronted Barry Norton, a recently fired co-worker (revealed to have leaked classified intel to terrorists) for using her I.D. to access files. However, when Norton turns up dead in an orchestrated car crash in D.C. the following night, they begin to question if the lieutenant was just collateral damage.
After finding Ray's phone number in the victims phone logs, Ziva confronts him when she realises he stood her up to kill Norton. Ray reveals that he was supposed to assassinate Norton in Pakistan but he botched the op and Norton escaped, and rather than let him escape Ray tracked him to D.C. and made 2 attempts to kill him: the first attempt he accidentally killed Lieutenant Burris, the second when he tampered with the car. Ziva realizes she no longer feels she can trust him, and dumps him. Gibbs informs her that the C.I.A. confirmed that by killing Norton on American soil, Ray violated orders and will be fired and imprisoned.
