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Maddie Tyler, a special friend and playmate of Kelly, Gibbs's daughter, asks for help with an unwanted suitor, Rudi, a Marine sergeant, who has begun stalking her. Gibbs gives him the word; soon Maddie calls Gibbs and says that Rudi has returned; someone trashes Maddie's pad and takes her in Rudi's SUV. The gang find the tortured body of Rudi, who had died before the abduction of Maddie. They find a suspect, who calls the Pentagon. Gibbs leaves the office with his piece but not his badge; he's figured it out, so he sets into action; he attends a meeting and picks up Maddie; the two of them escape, but Gibbs makes a miscalculation. Tony, nearby, helps, so everything works out.

One of the most impressive sequences were the scenes taking place at the dock in which Michael Weatherly (DiNozzo) rescues Gibbs and Tyler by diving off the dock, chasing their car to its potentially underwater grave, smashing the windshield, and pulling both to the surface. The scenes were filmed in two separate locations; the dock was filmed on location in San Pedro, the port district of Los Angeles, California, while the underwater scenes were filmed at a tank in the San Fernando Valley. While shooting in San Pedro, Michael Weatherly was allowed to run up to the water, but a stunt man later stood in to perform the dive. The underwater sequences took two days to film. The crew noted that water was one of the most difficult environments to shoot in, as it changed the light focus, and communication proved difficult. Before shooting took place, the cast and crew present followed the storyboards of the sequence. The water was also dyed to look murky. The filming crew also noted that Harmon did not hesitate to perform underwater. Body doubles were on hand, but the producers were so impressed by how Harmon acted in pretending to be trapped in the car by the broken steering wheel, and then played dead, they felt a double was not needed, as they believed no one could create a stronger performance.

The song playing during Gibbs' and Maddie's talk in her apartment is "All I Need" by Mat Kearney from the 2006 album "Nothing Left To Lose."

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    • Author: Rishason
    it doesn't get better than this. Gibbs is contacted by a young woman named Maddie who was a friend of his daughter Kelly when they were little. She is being stalked and has turned to Gibbs for help.

    This is one of the show's best episodes. It opens very dramatically with Tony firing on the run, killing two men and then jumping into the water to rescue Gibbs and Maddie who are trapped underwater in a car. The episode resumes after the credits 24 hrs before and the story unfolds. Maddie has come to Gibbs because she is being stalked by a guy, a Marine, who she dated briefly before he was sent to Irag. Now that he is back, he has been attempting to resume their relationship; or so it seems. There is more to the situation then Gibbs and Maddie realize. Gibbs wants very much to help Maddie so that, in some way, he can makeup for the fact that he was not able to help his wife and daughter. Tony's rescue attempt to save both Maddie and Gibbs is dramatic. The very poignant scene where Gibbs has apparently drowned and sees Shannon and Kelly and Kelly tells him to go back really touched me.

    To reiterate other reviewers: this is why I watch this show.
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    • Author: Hulis
    You can debate through all of the episodes of NCIS as to which episode is better but for me to see a reminder to Gibbs of the past and to what might have been the future was the most poignant episode I've watched. To see the picture Abby took of the two of them and the great lengths he went to rescue her. And to finally fill in some blanks for Ducky and Inspector Shepard. And finally knowing as always throughout it all as always Tony had his Six. The ending would make the most devoted of viewers and casual ones as well cry, and to think there was more to come since this was just season 5. Subsequent story lines and plot twists shows why this show has stayed relevant for all of these years, but for me personally I look forward to any marathon days hoping that I would see this episode. And the funniest thing I take from that story was how Gibbs was candid enough to tell Maddie that Kelly would probably be like her, but yet he could not take her coffee. The only time MySpace seemed relevant.
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    • Author: Altad
    One of the best episodes in the series so far. You get to see another side of Gibbs. The father he could have been if his daughter had lived. The caring part of him that he tries so hard not to show. Usually he is just gruff and standoffish. This time he is filled with compassion. And Tony really comes through when needed. It was good to see him shine. I even liked the director for once. Usually she just gets on my nerves. I was impressed by how each character handled things all the way around.
  • Episode cast overview:
    Mark Harmon Mark Harmon - Leroy Jethro Gibbs
    Michael Weatherly Michael Weatherly - Anthony DiNozzo
    Cote de Pablo Cote de Pablo - Ziva David
    Pauley Perrette Pauley Perrette - Abby Sciuto
    Sean Murray Sean Murray - Timothy McGee
    Lauren Holly Lauren Holly - Jenny Shepard
    David McCallum David McCallum - Donald Mallard
    Anne-Marie Johnson Anne-Marie Johnson - Col. Stacey Radcliffe
    Cameron Goodman Cameron Goodman - Maddie Tyler
    Mark Totty Mark Totty - Max Bourdais
    Stelio Savante Stelio Savante - Danny Coyle
    Nick Spano Nick Spano - Sgt. Rudi Haas
    Darby Stanchfield Darby Stanchfield - Shannon Gibbs
    Brenna Radding Brenna Radding - Kelly Gibbs
    Michael Shepperd Michael Shepperd - Mailman (as Michael A. Shepperd)
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