The investigation begins when the skeletal remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Cryer are found off the coast of Tanzania. This discovery contradicts Ziva’s previous account that the ship she was on, the Damocles , had sunk in a storm.
uses weather patterns and wreckage analysis to prove the ship was never where Ziva claimed.
Director Vance suspends Ziva’s application to become a full-time agent until she comes clean about the mission. This leads to a unique interrogation where Gibbs and Vance play the "good cop, bad cop" roles—with to push Ziva toward the truth.
Malachi Ben-Gidon arrives at NCIS to "rescue" Ziva and claims she was the one who killed Cryer.