2x03 Vanished - NCIS Episode Guide

NCIS

- Episode 02x03

Episode: 02x03
Title: Vanished
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 203
First Aired: Oct. 12, 2004

Season 2 » Episode #03 - Vanished

Summary: The NCIS team is called in to investigate when a perfectly functioning Marine helicopter is found in the middle of a crop circle.The first job for Gibbs and the team is to find the two pilots missing from the Marine Cobra helicopter. After locating the co-pilot, who thought their scheduled training flight had been canceled, the team continues its search for the pilot amid reports from nearby town people who say they saw strange lights the night the chopper landed. While many, including Abby, are convinced the area has been visited by aliens, Gibbs discovers the truth lies in the town's secret history.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Special Agent Jethro Gibbs	played by Mark Harmon
Agent Caitlin 'Kate' Todd	played by Sasha Alexander (II)
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo	played by Michael Weatherly
Special Agent Timothy McGee	played by Sean Murray
Ritt Everett	played by Timothy Bottoms
Sheriff Miller Thompson	played by Tom Bower
Lt. Col. Curtis Teague	played by Robert Rusler
Captain Patrick Barnett	played by Jeremy Garrett
Daphne Everett	played by Jennifer Hall

Season 2 / Episode 3: - Vanished

Agent Caitlin Todd: [Tony is clipping his finger-nails at his desk when Kate walks in] Most people tend to their personal hygiene at home.
Agent Anthony 'Tony' DiNozzo: This bothers you?
Agent Caitlin Todd: No, what bothers me is that it doesn't bother me anymore.
Agent Anthony 'Tony' DiNozzo: I'm an acquired taste.
Agent Timothy McGee: Actually, it's more like the Stockholm Syndrome. The emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress and a need to cooperate for survival.

Season 2 / Episode 3: - Vanished

Agent Timothy McGee: [offended at a trick DiNozzo has pulled on him] How long am I going to be the butt of your practical jokes, snide innuendos, and juvenile putdowns?
Agent Anthony 'Tony' DiNozzo: I will always outrank you, Probie.

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TRIVIA

The commander of the Marine unit identifies it as HMLA-167 which is a real unit stationed at Air Station New River, North Carolina and they fly the AH-1W SuperCobra and UH-1N Huey.