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THE NCIS TEAM INVESTIGATES WHEN A BODY IS FOUND IN A CIVIL WAR ERA TOMB, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT, SATURDAY, JAN. 27, 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT

           "Silver War" -- Gibbs and the team are called in when a recently deceased man is found encased in a Civil War-era tomb, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, on a special night,  Saturday, Jan. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Terrence O'Hara directed the episode from a teleplay John C. Kelley and Joshua Lurie and a story by John C. Kelley.  (Originally broadcast 10/11/05)

            Gibbs and the team discover that the corpse inside the cast-iron tomb is that of a missing Staff Sergeant who, according to Ducky, was buried alive.  Using cell phone records from a phone found inside the casket, Abby tracks the victim's final phone calls to a bank and safety deposit box that contains a map the Staff Sergeant died protecting. Meanwhile, Director Shepard informs Gibbs that Agent David will now be a full-time member of his team.         


NCIS Special

  Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs........ Mark Harmon

NCIS Special Agent

  Anthony DiNozzo............. Michael Weatherly

Dr. Donald

  "Ducky" Mallard.................. David McCallum

Abby Sciuto............................. Pauley Perrette

NCIS Agent

  Timothy McGee......................... Sean Murray

Ziva David................................. Cote de Pablo

NCIS Director

  Jenny Shepard........................... Lauren Holly

Jimmy Palmer.......................... Michael Dietzen

Dr. Elaine Burns........................ Barbara Niven

Brett Willis............................... Robert Blanche

Director....................................... Larry Clarke

General Grant................................... John Berg

Sally Smith............................. Burnadean Jones

Judd Kearns................................. Byrne Offutt

Camera Man............................... Jason Grutter

GENRE:  DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY, MILITARY

RATING:  TV-PG-LV

On the web: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/

Photos are available on http://www.cbspressexpress.com/