Lost at Sea (NCIS)
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Episode 4
| "Lost at Sea" | |
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| NCIS episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Tony Wharmby |
| Written by | Christopher J. Waild |
| Original air date | October 23, 2012 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Lost at Sea" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 214th episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on October 23, 2012. The episode is written by Christopher J. Waild and directed by Tony Wharmby, and was seen by 17.78 million viewers.[1][2]
NCIS is called in to investigate a helicopter crash when the missing crew washes up on the shore. However, the pilot is still missing. Meanwhile, Ziva is upset that DiNozzo and McGee gloat about meeting a group of girls on a night out and their arranging a next-time. Fed up of their gloating, ZIva dares the two to ask out the first woman they see, which happens to be CGIS agent Borin, who is also investigating the crash. After interviewing the two conscious crew members, the team fails to find any information that can point to the exact location of the crash or the pilot. Ducky also notes that besides severe dehydration and exposure, the crew lacks any of the injuries consistent with a helicopter crash. Soon after, while looking for any helicopter wreckage on the beach, DiNozzo and McGee find the pilot's corpse and discover that he was shot in the head. When confronted with this revelation, the crew claims that the pilot was mentally unstable and tried to commit suicide after finding out his son was terminally ill.
However, Gibbs is skeptical after hearing differing accounts from the pilot's wife and commanding officer. When the fourth crew member regains consciousness, he admits that the pilot didn't try to commit suicide. With this new evidence, the team interrogates the crew again and they finally crack, and admit that they had planned to sell the helicopter. The original plan came from the three crew and their commanding officer, who baulked at the last minute. So the others told the pilot, thinking he'd go along to get money for his son. The pilot initially went along with them, but quickly reveals he intended to catch them all and have them arrested, only to be shot and killed by the buyer. The crewmen were then forced into a life raft and left to drift far from their supposed crash point. With the crew's testimony, the team tracks down and arrests the buyer and recovers the helicopter. Meanwhile, Ziva learns that Dinozzo and McGees 'wild night' was actually an online games marathon with a sorority-sister team. She also reveals that she told Borin about the bet and that it was a ploy to teach them a lesson for not inviting her out to their recreational activities.
