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Season 1  "Sub Rosa"  1x7

Aired 20 years ago - Nov 18, 2003

A decomposed body is discovered in a tub of acid at a naval base and Ducky and Abby learn that the victim was a submariner. Gibbs discovers that there have been no reports of a sub crewmember missing, so he deduces that one of the subs has an imposter on board. With this new information, the team must find out which sub the man posing as the victim is in and what intentions he may have towards the sub.

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Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 1
destroying soft tissue and decalcifying bone.
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They're backlogged. I wouldn't count on anything for at least 48 hours.
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Yes, sir. / They've been bugging us for weeks.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 4
I was a lot of fun in college.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 5
Remember that discoloration on the forearm we thought might be a birthmark?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 6
three Los angeles-class attack subs in port at the moment,
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I think there's a very real possibility.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 9
Well, the presence of a woman aboard a submarine is a tremendous inconvenience.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 10
I don't care what she was trained for. She's a woman.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 11
I think I'm more excited to dive on a nuclear sub
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 12
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Why don't we go to the wardroom?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 14
You'll get your interviews, agent Gibbs,
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 15
Chief of the boat.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 16
Tandoori, perhaps.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 17
There's a difference?
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I don't know. Why did seaman Riggs lie about being married?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 20
We're vulnerable to any number of things.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 21
Could our leader's golden gut be wrong this time?
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I don't think so.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 23
What if he's on another boat?
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Let me give this to you straight, skipper.
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Grant you, I was only on the reserve.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 29
Yes. / Fingerprints?
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 30
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Damn NCIS.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 32
You don't have to drown me. You could just ask.
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You trouble me, Thompson.
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they'll come to you through the skipper.
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There's not one personal item here, not even a phone.
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Ohio state, phys-ed.
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we have an incoming emergency action message on the low frequency receiver, sir.
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No, he's not. He's in my cold storage.
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The FBI's checking that, but they think he and Joshua
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I'd leave the air conditioning system off-line as a precaution.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 47
Tony, the canister. It has a bi-metal trigger.
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 48
How can you drink coffee when it's 100 degrees?
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Pumpkin?
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Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 2
They're backlogged. I wouldn't count on anything for at least 48 hours.
#2
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Yes, sir. / They've been bugging us for weeks.
#3
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 4
I was a lot of fun in college.
#4
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 5
Remember that discoloration on the forearm we thought might be a birthmark?
#5
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 6
three Los angeles-class attack subs in port at the moment,
#6
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I think there's a very real possibility.
#8
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 9
Well, the presence of a woman aboard a submarine is a tremendous inconvenience.
#9
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 10
I don't care what she was trained for. She's a woman.
#10
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 11
I think I'm more excited to dive on a nuclear sub
#11
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Why don't we go to the wardroom?
#13
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 14
You'll get your interviews, agent Gibbs,
#14
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 15
Chief of the boat.
#15
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Tandoori, perhaps.
#16
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There's a difference?
#17
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I don't know. Why did seaman Riggs lie about being married?
#19
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We're vulnerable to any number of things.
#20
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Could our leader's golden gut be wrong this time?
#21
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I don't think so.
#22
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What if he's on another boat?
#23
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Let me give this to you straight, skipper.
#25
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Grant you, I was only on the reserve.
#28
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Yes. / Fingerprints?
#29
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Damn NCIS.
#31
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You don't have to drown me. You could just ask.
#32
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You trouble me, Thompson.
#35
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they'll come to you through the skipper.
#37
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There's not one personal item here, not even a phone.
#38
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Ohio state, phys-ed.
#40
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we have an incoming emergency action message on the low frequency receiver, sir.
#41
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No, he's not. He's in my cold storage.
#43
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The FBI's checking that, but they think he and Joshua
#45
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I'd leave the air conditioning system off-line as a precaution.
#46
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 47
Tony, the canister. It has a bi-metal trigger.
#47
Recap of NCIS Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 48
How can you drink coffee when it's 100 degrees?
#48
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Pumpkin?
#49
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