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Season 1  "Yankee White"  1x1

Aired 21 years ago - Sep 23, 2003

While on Air Force One, a Navy commanding officer dies. Agents from the Navy NCIS decide to take the investigation into their own hands and also force a Secret Service Agent to help. Now the NCIS team has to figure out if the Navy Officer's death was of natural causes or not.

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Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 1
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A navy commander carrying the football on air force one just carked in the air.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 3
Hey.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 4
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 5
As you pointed out, the president's gone. It's no longer a secret service problem.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 6
I flew in on it.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 7
Looks like an natural death to me, Elmo.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
I did rather.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
Your team?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 10
Your team.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 11
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 12
we won't see an autopsy report until after they leak it to the Washington Post.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 13
Tell me her measurements.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 14
You think?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 15
This is where the terrorists got their weapons in the movie.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 16
I believe I know why there's a discrepancy in the time of death.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 17
Come on, doc, give it a rest. She's got work to do.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 18
place it in the evidence bag, seal it, record all pertinent information.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 19
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 20
Damn it, Bill, they're bush league. We've got assets those cowboys can only salivate over.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 21
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two with president Clinton, three with president Bush.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 24
If you two are through taking pictures of each other, I think we can move that body aft.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 25
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 26
You could stall them until we get it off.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 27
A few ribs and coleslaw on face, what is it hurt?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 28
Special agent Gibbs has been operating under my direct orders.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 29
You find anything, Ducky?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 30
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 31
So what are you going to do while I'm finding poison in a health snack?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 32
Oh, not at all.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 33
throwing yourselvesin front of the president's diet?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 34
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We had a drink when he reported to the white house.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 36
When we work together, my focus, it just wouldn't be a hundred percent.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 37
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 38
nature always proves to be a far more elusive and powerful killer than man.
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There are some minor differences. 29,000 is newer and has some minor updates.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 44
The major must have received a heavier dose than the commander.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 45
Dinozzo, why are you sitting there on your ass? Get a team, and go hit that dry cleaners.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 46
There's a campaign conference going on.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 47
You know what? I'll bet it wasn't far from the bar where you two kissed and say bye-bye.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 48
Tim must have recommended his dry cleaners. He...
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 49
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 50
Uh... 29 has digital ones. This plane has keys.

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Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 2
A navy commander carrying the football on air force one just carked in the air.
#2
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 3
Hey.
#3
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 4 #4 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 5
As you pointed out, the president's gone. It's no longer a secret service problem.
#5
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 6
I flew in on it.
#6
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 7
Looks like an natural death to me, Elmo.
#7
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
I did rather.
#8
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
Your team?
#9
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 10
Your team.
#10
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 11 #11 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 12
we won't see an autopsy report until after they leak it to the Washington Post.
#12
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 13
Tell me her measurements.
#13
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 14
You think?
#14
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 15
This is where the terrorists got their weapons in the movie.
#15
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 16
I believe I know why there's a discrepancy in the time of death.
#16
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 17
Come on, doc, give it a rest. She's got work to do.
#17
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 18
place it in the evidence bag, seal it, record all pertinent information.
#18
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 19 #19 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 20
Damn it, Bill, they're bush league. We've got assets those cowboys can only salivate over.
#20
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two with president Clinton, three with president Bush.
#23
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 24
If you two are through taking pictures of each other, I think we can move that body aft.
#24
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 25 #25 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 26
You could stall them until we get it off.
#26
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 27
A few ribs and coleslaw on face, what is it hurt?
#27
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 28
Special agent Gibbs has been operating under my direct orders.
#28
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 29
You find anything, Ducky?
#29
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 30 #30 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 31
So what are you going to do while I'm finding poison in a health snack?
#31
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 32
Oh, not at all.
#32
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 33
throwing yourselvesin front of the president's diet?
#33
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 34 #34 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 35
We had a drink when he reported to the white house.
#35
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 36
When we work together, my focus, it just wouldn't be a hundred percent.
#36
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 37 #37 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 38
nature always proves to be a far more elusive and powerful killer than man.
#38
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 39 #39 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 40 #40 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 41 #41 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 42 #42 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 43
There are some minor differences. 29,000 is newer and has some minor updates.
#43
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 44
The major must have received a heavier dose than the commander.
#44
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 45
Dinozzo, why are you sitting there on your ass? Get a team, and go hit that dry cleaners.
#45
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 46
There's a campaign conference going on.
#46
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 47
You know what? I'll bet it wasn't far from the bar where you two kissed and say bye-bye.
#47
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 48
Tim must have recommended his dry cleaners. He...
#48
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 49 #49 Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 50
Uh... 29 has digital ones. This plane has keys.
#50