Extreme Prejudice (NCIS)
| "Extreme Prejudice" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Tony Wharmby |
| Written by | Gary Glasberg |
| Original air date | September 25, 2012 |
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"Extreme Prejudice" is the first episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 211th episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on September 25, 2012. The episode is written by Gary Glasberg and directed by Tony Wharmby, and was seen by 20.48 million viewers.
In this episode, NCIS and the FBI hunt down Harper Dearing after being ordered by the President to "terminate him with extreme prejudice" for the NCIS bombing.
The NCIS team regroup in the aftermath of the Navy Yard bombing. Gibbs, Abby, Palmer, and Vance escape the explosion unscathed, while Ducky and McGee are hospitalized. Ziva and Tony remain unaccounted for, trapped in an elevator, though they are able to escape. The FBI is called in to aid in the hunt for Harper Dearing, only for Dearing to set a trap that kills four agents. The President authorises the use of "extreme prejudice" to bring Dearing to justice, but the trail runs cold when Dearing seemingly kills himself to avoid capture. Gibbs is unconvinced, and puts pressure on Dearing's sister-in-law to reveal his location. NCIS raid Dearing's home, only to find that he has once again eluded them. Gibbs convinces Vance that the only way to approach Dearing is to approach him alone; Vance agrees and Gibbs is finally able to confront Dearing, who compares himself with Gibbs and the pain of unjustly losing a child. Gibbs stabs and kills Dearing in self-defense before Dearing can shoot him, as the latter man planned to do, and the episode ends two months later with Gibbs passing by a memorial to the victims of the bombing.
"Extreme Prejudice" is written by Gary Glasberg and directed by Tony Wharmby. This is the first episode to feature Brian Dietzen as a series regular on the show. Previously Dietzen had a recurring role on NCIS, starting in late season 1. "After eight years of being with the show, I got a contract with CBS, and I couldn’t be happier about it," Dietzen said to Entertainment Weekly.
Executive producer Gary Glasberg wanted to have a different ending of the episode. Instead of using a gun, Gibbs brings a knife. "For the actual take-down scene at the end, I wanted to do something different", he said. Glasberg also reveals that some of the "moments" from the episode will be continued later in the season. "Like every season opener, this episode had to wrap up one story and launch several others. Ziva's father, Eli, called to check on her. McGee talked about his dad, the Admiral. And don't forget Gibbs measuring his basement as he prepared to begin building something new. Each is a thread you'll see again as the coming season progresses."
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