S17·E15 Lonely Hearts

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for NCIS S17E15 (Lonely Hearts).
Constraints: Use only verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No inventing, no guessing, no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points. Neutral, encyclopedic prose. Plain text only.
Target Length: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: "The lead suspect in an NCIS murder investigation is a woman Phillip Brooks, a friend of Gibbs, met on a dating site."
Source [1]: General info about NCIS (Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure).
Source [2]: Created by Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill. Cast includes Sean Murray, David McCallum, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen. Follows the Major Case Response Team investigating crimes connected to US Navy and Marines Corps personnel and families.
Source [3]: Cast/Crew info.
Source [4]: History (originated as JAG back-door pilots, April 2003). Mention of Pauley Perrette/Abby.
Source [5]: Cast info (Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll).
Episode Title: Lonely Hearts (S17E15).
Plot: An NCIS murder investigation is underway. The lead suspect is a woman. This woman was met on a dating site by Phillip Brooks, who is a friend of Gibbs.
Series Context: NCIS is a crime, drama, and action and adventure series created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill. The show follows the Major Case Response Team of the NCIS as they investigate criminal cases connected to the US Navy and Marines Corps personnel and their families.
The synopsis is extremely sparse: "The lead suspect in an NCIS murder investigation is a woman Phillip Brooks, a friend of Gibbs, met on a dating site."
The word count requirement is 280-380 words.
Problem: I cannot invent details. If I only use the provided facts, I cannot reach 280 words without being extremely repetitive or including a lot of series-level background information.
Strategy: I will provide the episode-specific information first, then expand with the verifiable series-level information provided in the sources to meet the length requirement without violating the "no inventing" rule.
Drafting Content:
The episode titled Lonely Hearts is the fifteenth episode of the seventeenth season of the television series NCIS. In this episode, an NCIS murder investigation is conducted. The lead suspect in this investigation is a woman. This woman was met on a dating site by Phillip Brooks, who is identified as a friend of Gibbs.

NCIS is a crime, drama, and action and adventure series. The series was created by Donald P. Bell