Rena Sofer ("24") Reprises Her Role as Attorney Margaret Allison Hart

Marco Sanchez Reprises His Role as Alejandro Rivera,

A Mexican Justice Department Official

Richard Burgi ("Harper's Island") Guest Stars as Randall Hammond,

A Suspect's Father

Dylan Bruno ("Numb3rs") Guest Stars as Jason Paul Dean,

A Disgraced Ex-Army Ranger

"Patriot Down" - When a colleague's murder sends shockwaves through the team, Gibbs uncovers a surprising link to the crime, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, Dec. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Rena Sofer ("24") reprises her role as attorney Margaret Allison Hart.  Marco Sanchez reprises his role as Alejandro Rivera, a Mexican justice department official.  Richard Burgi ("Harper's Island") guest stars as Randall Hammond, a suspect's father.  Dylan Bruno ("Numb3rs") guest stars as Jason Paul Dean, a disgraced ex-Army Ranger.  (Originally broadcast 5/18/10)

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

Probationary Special

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

NCIS Director

  Leon Vance............................. Rocky Carroll

GUEST CAST

Margaret Allison Hart..................... Rena Sofer

Alejandro Rivera...................... Marco Sanchez

Randall Hammond...................... Richard Burgi

Jason Paul Dean........................... Dylan Bruno

Navy Petty

  Officer 2nd Class

  Kaylen Burrows...................... Courtney Ford

Camila Charo........................... Susan Santiago

NCIS Special Agent

  Emil Mineoux....................... Sterling Sulieman

Marshall Tomko.................... Jeffrey Doornbos

Navy Seaman

  George Capetanos............. Joseph Williamson

Navy Ensign

  Philip Bosch....................... Christopher Foley

Navy Seaman

    Karl Wachter.................... Ryan Caltagirone

Tyler Hammond............................. Nick Niven

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DIRECTED BY:  Dennis Smith

WRITTEN BY:  Gary Glasberg

GENRE:  DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY

RATING:  TV14-DLV

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

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

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