Exclusive: NCIS Gets Real U.S. Secretary of the Navy for a Cameo

TV Guide — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:46:00 -0500

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The United States Secretary of the Navy will make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of NCIS, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

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Secretary Ray Mabus will appear in the Nov. 24 Thanksgiving episode entitled "Child's Play," a rep for the show tells us. Mabus will play an NCIS agent.

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In the episode, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the team have to put their Thanksgiving plans on hold when the investigation of a dead Marine leads them into the life of a 12-year-old prodigy (Madeline Carroll), who may be the killer's next target. Lisa Sheridan (Invasion) and Francis Capra (Veronica Mars) will also guest-star.

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Although Mabus won't be playing himself...

NCIS Preview: Mike Franks Returns — with Gibbs' Boat

TV Guide — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:00 -0500

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NCIS' Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) has always been able to turn to his mentor, Mike Franks (Muse Watson), in times of trouble. When Franks returns in the hit CBS procedural's Tuesday episode, the tables will be turned.

Two mercenaries are found dead on Gibbs' boat, which forces Gibbs to re-evaluate his old friend and talk his way out of some hot water.

"We find out where the boat has ended up and it's something that Franks is involved with," Watson tells TVGuide.com "Franks and Gibbs have been such dear friends, so Gibbs lets Franks have the boat and everything gets confused from there. And of course when Vance finds out that Gibbs' boat is involved, they want answers from him and he doesn't have any."

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Exclusive: NCIS Gets Real U.S. Secretary of the Navy for a Cameo

NCIS Preview: Mike Franks Returns — with Gibbs' Boat