Need to Know (NCIS)

"**Need to Know**"
"Need to Know"
NCIS episode
Episode no.	Season 9; Episode 17
Directed by	Michelle MacLaren
Written by	George Schenck & Frank Cardea
Original air date	February 28, 2012
Guest appearances
	Tamer Hassan as Agah Bayar; Matt Jones as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget; Katia Winter as Ava Baransky; Adam Kulbersh as Alan Katzenbach; Robin Sachs as MI5 Inspector Andrew Challis; Michael Edwin as TSA Officer Perkins; Erin Beaux as DIA Officer George Roca; Ashton Moio as Michael Reardon; Travis Joe Dixon as Navy Chief Petty Officer Leland Wiley;
Episode chronology
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	NCIS season 9
	List of episodes

"Need to Know" is the 17th episode of the ninth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 203rd episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on February 28, 2012. The episode is written by George Schenck & Frank Cardea and directed by Michelle MacLaren, and was seen by 18.20 million viewers.^[1]

In the episode, a Chief Petty Officer is murdered right before Gibbs' eyes when he is about to reveal information connected to an international arms dealer.

^ Gorman, Bill (February 29, 2012). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'NCIS,' 'Last Man Standing,' 'Body Of Proof' & 'Cougar Town' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

[ratings-1] Gorman, Bill (February 29, 2012). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'NCIS,' 'Last Man Standing,' 'Body Of Proof' & 'Cougar Town' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

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