Iced is the nineteenth episode in NCIS Season 3 and the sixty-fifth episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
While playing on a frozen pond, two brothers discover a dead Marine underneath the ice, prompting the main NCIS team to be called in to investigate. While processing the scene, the team also discover the bodies of three dead gang members who are later identified as being part of a dangerous street gang, La Vida Mala or LVM for short. The team soon discover that it could be connected to the fact that the gang accidentally killed another Marine a year previously while they attempt to find out who was responsible for the Marine and the gang-bangers' deaths.
Prologue
Jeremy Hodges and Sean Hodges, two brothers, are busy exploring an icy pond while discussing their mother's new boyfriend.
After a series of taunts from Sean, one of which has him calling Jeremy a chicken, Jeremy beats his brother by racing across the frozen lake.
Jeremy attempts to do it but soon finds himself distracted by something.
Sean keeps calling Jeremy, stating that if Jeremy doesn't hurry up, then he's going to tell their mother.
Ignoring his younger brother, Jeremy then manages to wipe away some of the ice with his glove and gets a huge shock when he sees a dead body lying underneath the ice which causes him to stagger back and fall to the ground.
It then cuts to Sean who looks startled and horrified at the discovery.
Act One
Gibbs, Ziva and Abby in the Ballistics Lab, having discovered evidence suggesting there are two weapons unaccounted for in regards to the murders of Marine First Sergeant Ryan Downing and three gangbangers.
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Trivia
- La Vida Mala, the gang in this episode, would reappear once again twelve years later in the NCIS Season 15 episode The Numerical Limit (episode).
Errors
- During the scene of Tony playing Tetris on his phone, one angle shows his phone is off.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | NCIS Special Agent in charge of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Anthony DiNozzo Junior | Michael Weatherly | The Senior Agent of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team and also the second-in-command. |
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | The Mossad Liaison Officer to NCIS. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | NCIS's Chief Forensic Scientist. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray (actor) | Junior Agent of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Jennifer Shepard | Lauren Holly | NCIS Director. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | NCIS's Chief Medical Examiner. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Ducky's assistant. |
Guest Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cesar Bernal | Douglas Spain | A member of La Vida Mala. |
| Arvidas | Benjamin Brown | Captain in the United States Marine Corps. |
| Tomas Zepeda | Aris Alvarado | A member of La Vida Mala. |
| Sean Hodges | Seth Adkins | Jeremy Hodges's older brother who discovers the bodies of the dead gangbangers and Marine in a frozen pond. |
| Jeremy Hodges | Austin Majors | Sean Hodges's younger brother. |
| Reporter (Iced) | Suzanne Rico | A reporter. |
| Talbot | Matt Iseman | An officer with Metro D.C. |
| Jose Silva | Michael Esparza | Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. |
| Alejandro Marquez | Aldo Gonzalez | Uncredited role. |
| Mafia Girlfriend | Jessica Velle | Uncredited role. |