S6·E17 South by Southwest
- Episode
- Season 6, Episode 17
- Air Date
- February 24, 2009
- Runtime
- 44 minutes
- Director
- Thomas J. Wright
- Writers
- Frank Cardea, George Schenck
- Score
- 8.2/10 (10 TMDB votes)
- Story Type
- Main Arc (Crucial)
Narrative Classification: Contains pivotal narrative twists, canonical lore revelations, or major character shifts.
Synopsis
When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder.
Episode recap
Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for NCIS S6E17 (South by Southwest).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
Constraint 3: If a detail is not in the material, omit it.
Constraint 4: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Length must be 280-380 words.
SYNOPSIS: "When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder."
SOURCE [1]: NCIS (2003) is a TV-14 Crime, Drama, and Action & Adventure series.
SOURCE [2]: Created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill. Stars Sean Murray, David McCallum, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen. The team is the Major Case Response Team of the NCIS investigating criminal cases connected to the US Navy and Marines Corps personnel and their families.
SOURCE [3]: NCIS cast and crew info.
SOURCE [4]: Mentions Pauley Perrette played Abby.
SOURCE [5]: Mentions Sean Murray and Brian Dietzen were recurring in season 1 before becoming regulars. Rocky Carroll joined in Season 5.
Episode Title: South by Southwest (from prompt).
Season/Episode: S6E17 (from prompt).
Plot: A fellow agent is murdered. The NCIS team goes into the desert to find a woman who might have answers to the murder.
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 US Navy and Marines Corps personnel and their families.
The synopsis is extremely brief: "When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder."
The prompt asks for a 280-380 word recap.
Problem: There is almost no information in the provided text to reach 280 words without violating the "never invent or guess" rule.
If I write only what is in the synopsis, it will be about 30 words.
If I expand with series context, I can add more, but I cannot invent plot details for this specific episode.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When did Season 6 Episode 17 of NCIS air?
Season 6, Episode 17 ('South by Southwest') originally aired on February 24, 2009.
How long is Season 6 Episode 17 ('South by Southwest')?
The runtime for this episode is approximately 44 minutes.
What happens in NCIS Season 6 Episode 17?
When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder....
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