Why would Navy Lieutenant Junior Lauren Ross happily say hello to Navy Petty Officer Eric Donner - the whole encounter was caught on security camera - only to be killed by him a few seconds later? Answer: Donner is not really Donner, but Navy Commander Nelson Tunney, who, it turns out, was wearing a lifelike Donner mask, and has a motive for the murder. Far from being the easiest case Gibbs ever had, because it was all on camera, this one turns out to be a complex whodunit, with great lip-reading by Abby - of the security tape - to put the team on the track of realizing Donner was not Donner.
Masks ... DiNozzo gives a nice homage to the master of suspense, when he sees a mask of Alfred Hitchcock. DiNozzo also needs to have a frank conversation with Gibbs, no masks, about Gibbs not being happy about DiNozzo in bed with E. J. As I mentioned last week, there's no way that DiNozzo would let Gibbs run his personal life, much as DiNozzo is devoted to Gibbs professionally. If E. J. and DiNozzo are to split, it will not be because of Gibbs - even though Gibbs may think he has that kind of control. Which is to say, much as I admire Gibbs, I'm with DiNozzo on this.
The purveyor of the eye also sought to award it to DiNozzo last week. Lots of speculation on the web about whose eye that is, fueled, in part, by Pauley Perrette's revelation on Twitter last week that the eye came from someone we know.
Tonight we learn, from what Ducky tells E. J., that the eye came from a male in his 30s, who had lasik surgery. Let's assume this is true - that Ducky's not lying to E. J. We also know the eye is blue. And at the end of tonight's episode, we learn than that the eye opens up the door to the MTAC room, which confirms what Perrette said on Twitter.
So where does that leave us? CIRay would be a possibility - we haven't seen him this week - except he has dark eyes (and, come to think of it, I don't know if CIA agents have clearance to MTAC). I was thinking maybe Jenny - if someone took and preserved her eye a few years ago - but she obviously was not male I think Mike has blue eyes, but he's way older than 30.
Ok - I'm stumped. Which is good, that's just what I most enjoy in a mystery.
See also NCIS Back in Season 8 Action ... NCIS 8.2: Interns! ... NCIS 8.3: Tiff! ... NCIS 8.4: Gary Cooper not John Wayne ... NCIS 8.5: Dead DJ, DiNozzo Hoarse, and Baseball ... NCIS 8.6: The Written Woman ... NCIS 8.7: "James Bond Movie Directed by Fellini" ... NCIS 8.8: Ziva's Father
... NCIS 8.9: Leon's Story ... NCIS 8.10: DiNozzo In and Out ... NCIS 8.11: "The Sister Went Viral" ... Bob Newhart on NCIS 8.12 ... NCIS 8.13: The Wife or the Girlfriend ... NCIS 8.14: Kate ... NCIS 8.15: McGee and DiNozzo's Badges ... NCIS 8.16: Computer Games ... NCIS 8.17: Budget Cuts ... NCIS 8.18: Gibbs vs. the Kid ... NCIS 8.19: The Deadly Book ... NCIS 8.21: CIRay
And see also NCIS ... NCIS 7.16: Gibbs' Mother-in-Law Dilemma ... NCIS 7.17: Ducky's Ties ... NCIS 7.18: Bogus Treasure and Real Locker ... NCIS 7.21: NCIS Meets Laura ... NCIS Season 7 Finale: Retribution
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4 comments:
I am stumped as well! I had originally thought Mike until Ducky's reveal that it was a male in his 30's. I've been wracking my brain thinking of any recurring characters that could be potentials but nope...
One thing I didn't like in tonight's episode is that although Ziva and Tony hadn't really spoken of it before, tonight, they spoke somewhat frankly about Tony and E.J's relationship. I'm not sure where they're headed with that aspect but I don't like it so far. I did enjoy Tony beginning his talk with Gibbs by saying that he was disappointed he didn't get a headslap!
Mostly agreed - though I thought Ziva did say something to DiNozzo about E.J. last week?
I thought it was Leon's eye - note he was absent in this episode - but then read a comment attributed to SJ Morris about 'deep fans' recognizing him.
I know Leon has/had brown eyes, but Ducky would know that eyes can 'change colour' after death. Leon's obviously in his 40's, but Ducky's estimation could be off a few years. And they kinda made Vance a jerk again recently... so fans won't complain so much if he's killed off? Anyhow, it wouldn't take a 'deep fan' to recognize him.
So, what other male would be the right age and be authorized to access MTAC? I, too, am stumped. Which is definitely a good thing, as tv is usually far too predictable.
I go back and forth in suspecting CIRay as the P2P killer. I originally kinda hoped it was E.J., coz I just don't like her much. 8-}
I considered Jenny's eye as well. Mike Franks not sure if he has access. But he's not 30s.
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