S7·E3 The Inside Man

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for NCIS S7E3 (The Inside Man).
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: "The team must take a second look into the death of a Lieutenant after the blogger who accused them of a cover-up ends up dead."
SOURCE [1]: NCIS (2003), TV-14, Crime, Drama, and Action & Adventure.
SOURCE [2]: IMDb link (no specific content provided in text).
SOURCE [3]: Mentions origin as JAG back-door pilot, Pauley Perrette as Abby.
SOURCE [4]: Mentions Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll.
SOURCE [5]: NCIS is a team investigating crimes linked to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
The synopsis is extremely sparse: "The team must take a second look into the death of a Lieutenant after the blogger who accused them of a cover-up ends up dead."
The sources provide context about the show (investigating crimes linked to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, genre, etc.) but no additional plot details for this specific episode.
The user wants a 280-380 word recap.
The provided synopsis is only 28 words.
The instructions say: "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing."
The instructions also say: "Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap."
Conflict Check: If I follow "stay concise rather than guessing" and "never invent or guess... plot points," I cannot reach 280 words without violating the "never invent" rule.
Strategy: I must provide as much context as possible from the sources to build the text, but I cannot invent plot details. I will describe the show's premise and the specific situation described in the synopsis. However, if I strictly follow "never invent or guess... plot points," and the synopsis is the only source for the plot, I cannot reach 280 words without repeating myself or adding fluff, which violates "neutral, encyclopedic prose."

Wait, let me re-read the prompt carefully. "Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap... If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing." This is a direct contradiction. If I stay concise, I won't hit the word