Better Angels (NCIS)

[1] The team investigates the death of Marine Sergeant Michael Dawson, who was apparently killed trying to stop a robbery attempt.

As the team tries to track down the robber, Leroy Jethro Gibbs receives a call from the police that his father, Jack, had just had his driver's license revoked and needs to be picked up from the station.

Gibbs picks up Jack, who informs him that they need to go see Walter Beck, an old acquaintance who saved his life during World War II.

However, their search leads to an apparent dead end, with McGee not being able to find any record of a Walter Beck in Jack's squadron.

On the day the episode aired, executive producer Gary Glasberg revealed some insight, and said it was an emotional story "based on some real historical storytelling".