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THE NCIS TEAM WORKS TO CLEAR THE NAME OF A DECORATED MARINE VETERAN WHOSE DEATH IS SURROUNDED BY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, APRIL 17

            "Once A Hero" --  When suspicious activity surrounds the death of a decorated Marine veteran, the NCIS team works to clear his name, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, April 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Tom Wright directed the episode from a script by Shane Brennan.  (Originally broadcast 11/14/06)

            The NCIS team investigates when an honored Marine veteran falls to his death at a hotel.  After quickly determining his death was not a suicide, the NCIS team discovers that the Marine was homeless but living at the hotel with the help of a maintenance man who was a fellow vet.  But when compromising evidence is found in the Marine's room, Gibbs becomes determined to clear his name and prove his innocence.

SERIES REGULARS:

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 Special Agent

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

Ziva David,

  Mossad Liaison....................... Cote de Pablo

NCIS Director Jenny

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


RECURRING CAST:

Jimmy Palmer.............................. Brian Dietzen

NCIS Special Agent

  Michelle Lee................................. Liza Lapira

Jeanne Benoit....................... Scottie Thompson


GUEST CAST:

Marty Pearson.......................... Michael Gilden

Davey Chen....................................... Ming Lo

Andy Nelson................... Jonathan Woodward

Luis Romero.......................... Francesco Quinn

Congressman Frank Getz......... Ned Schmidtke

Maria........................................ Laura P. Vega


GENRE:  DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY, MILITARY

RATING:  TV-PG-DL

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

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