Julian Bailey

The NCIS team investigates when a seaman's body is found at the bottom of the sea in his dress whites, with a ceremonial sword. They discover that he was addicted to a Wizards and Warriors style role-playing game.

The NATS attend a class with guest speaker Dr. Susan Langdon, played by Anne Heche. Dr. Langdon is a former agent and profiler who tasks the trainees with looking at serial killer cases to find the one victim that doesn't fit the case, but when Simon becomes too good at finding things that don't belong, it's his life that becomes endangered. In the future, Alex is interrogated by a highly sophisticated FBI team while Ryan's life hangs in the balance.

The terrorists responsible for the bombing of Grand Central Station finally reveal themselves, but instead of answers, more questions remain. While back at Quantico, the recruits receive a well-deserved few days off for the holidays, but not everyone is oh so merry when secrets are revealed and lines and blurred.

Rush and Scotty reopen a 1998 accidental death case. The investigators enter the picture-perfect world of the wealthy Williams clan but soon discover that no family is perfect. Lauren Williams, was stranded at her ex-husband's home. when morning came, she was found face down in the swimming pool, and it was deemed an accidental death at the time.

Harm and Mac are sent to a small naval station in Florida to try an enlisted man accused of murdering a civilian. The men were allegedly involved in a sordid love triangle involving the base's resident Lolita.