Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 09/20/05
Synopsis: While the NCIS team deals with Kate's death, Gibbs' determination to finally put an end to Ari's (Rudolf Martin) reign of terror mounts.
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Air Date: 09/27/05
Synopsis: When Ari kidnaps a member of the team, Gibbs goes on a frantic search for his colleague and friend.
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: William Webb
Air Date: 10/04/05
Synopsis: Gibbs is ordered to meet with a convicted serial killer three days away from his execution in order to find out crucial information before he dies.
Writer: Terrence O'Hara
Director: John C. Kelley
Air Date: 10/11/05
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team are called in when a recently deceased man is found encased in a Civil War-era tomb.
Writer: Gil Grant
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Air Date: 10/18/05
Synopsis: The NCIS team is called in when a Petty Officer is brutally gunned down on the freeway.
Writer: David North
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 10/25/05
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team investigate the murder of a Marine's wife that appears to have been broadcast over the Internet.
Writer: Christopher Sibler
Director: Colin Bucksey
Air Date: 11/01/05
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team investigate when a 6-year-old boy informs NCIS his father has been kidnapped.
Writer: Lee David Zlotoff
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Air Date: 11/08/05
Synopsis: When the bodies of two assassins are delivered to NCIS from overseas, Tony and Ziva go undercover in order to find their targets.
Writer: Laurence Walsh
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Air Date: 11/22/05
Synopsis: The NCIS team rallies to clear his name when Tony is accused of murder
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Air Date: 11/29/05
Synopsis: When McGee kills a man while on assignment, the NCIS team steps in to back him when they discover the man was an undercover police officer
Writer: David North
Director: Stephen Cragg
Air Date: 12/13/05
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team investigate the murder of a supermodel filming a reality TV show on a Marine base, uncovering a twisted love triangle.
Writer: Dana Coen
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 1/10/06
Synopsis: While searching a Senegalese ship that they believe is being used to smuggle small arms, Tony and Ziva are captured and locked in a container while the team tries to discover their whereabouts.
Writer: Jack Bernstein
Director: Leslie Libman
Air Date: 1.17/06
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team are called in on a weekend when a Navy Lt. Commander in charge of a shipment of nuclear weapons is apparently abducted
Writer: Christopher Sibler
Director: Colin Bucksey
Air Date: 1/24/06
Synopsis: When the wives of two Marines are murdered, the team fears the murders are racially motivated and works together to find the killer
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 2/07/06
Synopsis: Gibbs and the NCIS team make a disturbing discovery when they bust an illegal automotive chop shop run by Marines.
Writer: Steven D. Binder
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Air Date: 2/28/06
Synopsis: The team investigates the mysterious explosion of an ambulance that is supposedly carrying the remains of a Marine killed in a car crash,
Writer: Richard C. Arthur
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Air Date: 3/07/06
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team are called to investigate when a group of teens on a nature hikers discover Marine dog tags in a national forest.
Writer: Laurence Walsh
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Air Date: 3/14/06
Synopsis: The NCIS team must stop a teenage student from detonating a bomb attached to his body, while he's taking the other students hostage at a Quantico base high school.
Writer: Dana Coen
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 4/04/06
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team are called in when a couple of kids stumble upon the body of a missing Marine in a frozen lake
Writer: George Schenck, Frank Cardea
Director: Leslie Libman
Air Date: 4/18/06
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team are called in when a Pentagon cryptographer suspected of spying apparently commits suicide.
Writer: Steven D. Binder
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 4/25/06
Synopsis: Gibbs and the team go into protective overdrive when Abby becomes the prey of a stalker.
Writer: David North
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Air Date: 5/02/06
Synopsis: Ziva finds herself under investigation when a suspect in her custody dies.
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 5/09/06
Synopsis: Gibbs Is Injured In a Terrorist Explosion.Tony steps into the role of senior agent, causing a bit of resentment from other team members. Meanwhile, while recovering, Gibbs is flooded with memories of his past that he had long struggled to suppress. IN PART ONE OF A TWO PART THIRD SEASON FINALE
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Dennis Smith
Air Date: 5/16/06
Synopsis: While Gibbs recovers from an injury caused by a bomb explosion, he experiences temporary memory loss, while his team tries to stop a terrorist group from carrying out a devastating attack on the Navy. IN THE SECOND HOUR OF THE THIRD SEASON FINALE
