Once Upon a Tim is the 14th episode of NCIS Season 16 and the 368th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
While at a crime scene where a Department of Defense contractor has been found murdered, McGee is shocked when the unique password he used for a computer he owned during high school is uncovered. This sends him back to his old school to investigate, with things becoming personal when an intruder breaks into his home to steal the computer in question.
Prologue
Act One
McGee after discovering that the victim had one of his old computer passwords.
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Major Events
- Tim, while angered at his father for burning his tap shoes, crafted a virus to target the Department of Defense. The virus was later copied and tampered by his old flame Chloe to deposit rounding errors in accounting into a holding account.
- Tim's dreams, aside from writing books, had also entailed tap dancing.
- John McGee was revealed to have had desires to be a tap dancer just like his son.
- Tim was forced to admit to Delilah about the events of What Lies Above (episode) thanks largely to Nicholas Torres and James Palmer.
- Ellie makes a reference to the events of She (episode) when she says she is in no mood for secrets after learning Ziva David is still alive and is forced to keep it a secret.
Trivia
- This episode is billed as the 367th episode, airing after the 368th. Despite this, however, the episode references the events of She (episode) despite it technically occurring after this episode.
- The original air date was the 12th of February. However, due to the State of the Union address, the previous episode will air on the 12th, pushing this episode back to the 19th.
- In What Lies Above at the end of the episode McGee hangs up a call with Delilah and mentions that he had told her about the previous shooting and everything that had happened in their apartment. However this episodes seems to contradict this. As it is never mentioned in the episode, there is no way to know if this was an oversight or McGee had lied to the team about telling Delilah.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Nicholas Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Eleanor Bishop | Emily Wickersham | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team |
| Jacqueline Sloane | Maria Bello | NCIS Forensic Psychologist |
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team |
| Kasie Hines | Diona Reasonover | NCIS Forensic Specialist; Abby's replacement |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | Director of NCIS |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Delilah Fielding | Margo Harshman | McGee's wife. |
| John McGee | Matthew Glave | Navy Commander. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mister Lewis | Stephen Full | |
| Chloe Crane | Audrey Moore | |
| Richard Sullivan | John Hartmann | DOD IG Inspector. |
| Braxton Ballard | Nathan Woodworth | Uncredited role. |