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S7·E4 Good Cop, Bad Cop

Episode
Season 7, Episode 4
Air Date
October 13, 2009
Runtime
44 minutes
Director
Leslie Libman
Writer
David J. North
Score
8.1/10 (11 TMDB votes)
Story Type
Core Character Arc
Core Aired October 13, 2009 44 min ★ 8.1/10 · 11 TMDB votes

Narrative Classification: Standard continuity chapter maintaining character development and season progression.

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Synopsis

When a Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world, the investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life.

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Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for NCIS S7E4 (Good Cop, Bad Cop).
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: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Word count must be between 280 and 380 words.
TMDB Episode Synopsis: "When a Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world, the investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life."
Source [1]: NCIS (2003), TV-14, Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure.
Source [2]: Created by Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill. Cast includes Sean Murray, David McCallum, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen. Follows Major Case Response Team investigating cases connected to US Navy and Marines Corps personnel and families.
Source [3]: Season 1 cast info (not relevant to S7E4 content, but identifies Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo).
Source [4]: Background on origin (JAG pilot).
Source [5]: Cast info (Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll).
Episode Title: Good Cop, Bad Cop (S7E4).
Plot: A Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world. This investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life.
Series Context: NCIS follows the Major Case Response Team investigating criminal cases connected to the US Navy and Marines Corps personnel and their families.
The provided synopsis is extremely brief: "When a Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world, the investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life."
The sources provide general series information but almost no specific details about S7E4 other than the synopsis.
Problem: The user wants a 280-380 word recap. The provided text only contains one sentence of plot.
Constraint Check: "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 follow the instructions strictly, I cannot reach 280 words because there are no other facts about this specific episode in the provided text.
If I invent details to reach the word count, I violate

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Frequently Asked Questions

When did Season 7 Episode 4 of NCIS air?

Season 7, Episode 4 ('Good Cop, Bad Cop') originally aired on October 13, 2009.

How long is Season 7 Episode 4 ('Good Cop, Bad Cop')?

The runtime for this episode is approximately 44 minutes.

What happens in NCIS Season 7 Episode 4?

When a Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world, the investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life....

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