S16·E8 Friendly Fire

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for NCIS S16E8 (Friendly Fire).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
No guessing or inventing plot points.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Word count target: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: "McGee and Bishop travel to Afghanistan after a murder case in the States is linked to a string of soldiers killed by friendly fire overseas."
Source [1]: NCIS (2003), TV-14, Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure.
Source [2]: Cast and crew credits.
Source [3]: Created by Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill. Cast includes Sean Murray, David McCallum, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen.
Source [4]: Mentions origin as back-door pilots of JAG in April 2003. Mentions Pauley Perrette (Abby).
Source [5]: Mentions Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Rocky Carroll.
Episode: NCIS Season 16, Episode 8, titled Friendly Fire.
Plot: McGee and Bishop travel to Afghanistan. This travel occurs after a murder case in the United States is linked to a series of soldiers killed by friendly fire overseas.
The synopsis is extremely brief: "McGee and Bishop travel to Afghanistan after a murder case in the States is linked to a string of soldiers killed by friendly fire overseas."
The word count requirement is 280-380 words.
Problem: I cannot invent details. If I only use the synopsis, I will only have about 30 words.
Constraint Check: "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing."
Conflict: The user asks for 280-380 words, but the instructions say "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing" and "You write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES."
If I write 30 words, I fail the word count. If I write 300 words, I must invent facts, which violates the core instruction "You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
The instruction "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing" is the priority for an archivist.
However, the prompt specifically asks for a "280-380 word episode recap".
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