NCIS: Season 2
Season two of NCIS continues the series’ overarching saga across twenty‑three episodes, maintaining the crime, drama and action‑adventure tone established by the show. The same team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agents returns to investigate a range of high‑stakes cases that include murder, espionage, terrorism and the theft of submarines. Each episode builds on the previous ones as the agents pursu
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- NCIS is a crime, drama and action‑adventure series focusing on a team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agents.
- The team operates under experienced investigators Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Alden, handling naval‑related crimes.
- Created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill, the series follows the agents’ daily investigative work.
- Season one established the investigative framework, setting the stage for continued cases involving murder, espionage, terrorism and stolen submarines in season two.
Season overview
Season two of NCIS continues the series’ overarching saga across twenty‑three episodes, maintaining the crime, drama and action‑adventure tone established by the show. The same team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agents returns to investigate a range of high‑stakes cases that include murder, espionage, terrorism and the theft of submarines. Each episode builds on the previous ones as the agents pursue leads, gather forensic evidence and confront threats to national security, all while operating under the direction of their seasoned investigators. The season reinforces the procedural format of the series, emphasizing the blend of investigative work and military context that defines NCIS. By extending the narrative arc introduced in the first season, the second season deepens the portrayal of the team’s collaboration and the complex challenges they face while protecting the United States Navy and Marine Corps from criminal activity.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
See No Evil
Sep 28, 2004
The wife and nine-year-old blind daughter of a Navy captain are kidnapped and the captain is a hostage in his own office, communicating with the kidnapper, who watches his every st
The Good Wives Club
Oct 5, 2004
A mummified remains of a woman are found in an abandoned compound. The team discover that the woman was missing for several months, was wearing a wedding dress when she died, and m
Vanished
Oct 12, 2004
The NCIS team are called in to investigate when a perfectly functioning Marine helicopter is found in the middle of a crop circle.
Lt. Jane Doe
Oct 19, 2004
A body of a woman in a Navy uniform is found by two sailors. Ducky links the murder to an unsolved case from ten years ago, and the team searches for a serial killer who left a not
The Bone Yard
Oct 26, 2004
NCIS discover that an area in a Marine's bombing range is where mafia has been dumping bodies for a while. One of the victims is an undercover FBI agent. The team set out to find a
Terminal Leave
Nov 16, 2004
The team must protect an Iraq veteran due to the threats made by terrorists. While trying to convince FBI Agent Lina Reyes to help them, the team are convinced that they have disco
Call of Silence
Nov 23, 2004
Ernie Yost, an elder Marine veteran confesses to murdering his best friend almost 60 years ago in a war battle. The NCIS's job is to solve the secrets and save Ernie from prison.
Heart Break
Nov 30, 2004
A strange case for Gibbs and his team opens when a Navy Commander dies after successful surgery. While researching the commander's past, the team find out that he collected a lot o
Forced Entry
Dec 7, 2004
Laura Rowen, a Marine's wife, shoots an intruder in self defense when he is about to rape her. The team take on the case and find out that the wife is leading a double life while h
Chained
Dec 14, 2004
Tony disappears while doing an undercover operation as an escaped prisoner who is forced to stick to a convict that owns a key to an expensive ancient Iraqi sculpture. The GPS loca
Black Water
Jan 11, 2005
A dead body of a two-year-missing Navy officer appears on the bottom of a lake. The team investigate the case with a help of a private detective.
Doppelgänger
Jan 18, 2005
The team take on another strange case when a telemarketer reports a possible murder of a Petty Officer who appeared to be dying over the phone.
The Meat Puzzle
Feb 8, 2005
A "meat puzzle" starts when Ducky identifies the pieces of three bodies that were stuffed inside a barrel a few months ago. They turn out to be bodies of a judge, prosecutor, and j
Witness
Feb 15, 2005
Erin Kendall claims to have seen a murder of a sailor in an apartment across from hers. Gibbs assigns the case to McGee who believes that he can resolve it himself. However, due to
Caught on Tape
Feb 22, 2005
The team take on a case of a dead Marine who recorded his death while falling off a cliff. The prime suspects are his wife and his best friend with whom he had a picnic in the camp
Pop Life
Mar 1, 2005
NCIS start an investigation after Petty Officer Manda King is found dead in a bartender's bed. The suspect is the owner of a competing club where Manda's sister sings.
An Eye for an Eye
Mar 22, 2005
When a sailor officer receives a pair of blue eyeballs, the NCIS team start investigating the case. Gibbs traces an ex-Navy agent that does illegal work.
Bikini Wax
Mar 29, 2005
A Petty Officer that just returned to her job is found dead in the backstage of a bikini contest. The team find out that she possibly had a stalker behind her back.
Conspiracy Theory
Apr 12, 2005
The team investigate a suicide case, believing that the main reason of her death is a nervous breakdown, but Ducky believes that she was actually murdered. FBI Special Agent Fornel
Red Cell
Apr 26, 2005
After a Marine is murdered in a school campus the team discover a possible suspect for his murder, but they soon find the suspect murdered. Tim and Abby discover a trace to a "Red
Hometown Hero
May 3, 2005
A young Marine is killed in Iraq, but he was investigated by police for a murder on a young girl in his hometown. While going through his personal belongings, they find the body of
SWAK
May 10, 2005
When Tony opens a mysterious letter thinking it's for him, a small puff of white powder comes out and releases a possible deadly virus. Soon Kate and Tony are isolated in a bio-haz
Twilight
May 24, 2005
A group of serial terrorists seek revenge and send Ari on an assignment to kill Gibbs. The NCIS team go on a hunt after him, but when they discover that Ari has a bigger plan, it i