When a dead body of a sailor is found in an abandoned part of the town, all the evidence seem to point that the person died from unintentional drug overdose, but when the team uncovers more evidence, it turns out to be a murder. Meanwhile, Tony bonds with a local detective while working on the case.

When a Navy Lieutenant becomes the victim of radiation poisoning, the NCIS team must find the person who’s behind the crime. The Lieutenant, who is working for the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), claims that only his two colleagues knew about his assignment, and whoever it was, the person tried to stop the Lieutenant’s next investigation.

When an explosion at a military cemetery mausoleum reveals a crypt full of a mixture of body parts, the NCIS team must inform the families of the victims, hoping to find a connection between the dismembered victims, and narrow down the suspects to find out who is behind the hideous crime. Meanwhile, Abby is dealing with a personal problem, and the only person she can talk to about it is Gibbs.

When a supposedly frozen to death Marine turns out alive on Ducky’s autopsy table, the NCIS team has to find out about the victim’s movements last few days to uncover what happened to him and who left him for dead. As the investigation progresses, the team learns about the victim’s trip to Baghdad via a private cargo plane and discovers a link to Gibbs’ past.