Damned If You Do (NCIS)

[1] In the aftermath of Gibbs' arrest[clarification needed], the DoD Office of the Inspector General broadens their investigation into NCIS, placing the future of the entire agency in jeopardy.

There are people who are paying attention and what if someone — an investigator who was out for his own reasons — decided that this was the opportunity and the moment to go after them and basically say, ‘You can’t keep doing this.’ Ziva going after Bodnar was just sort of the straw that broke the camel's back.

[3] On the same date, TV Guide announced Muse Watson's return as Mike Franks, a character who was murdered in the season 8 episode "Swan Song".

[4] Colin Hanks continued his role as Department of Defense investigator Richard Parsons, introduced in the previous episode "Double Blind".

The plot for "Damned If You Do" carried on from last week's tense beginning, with Inspector General investigator Richard Parsons gathering evidence in his efforts to have Gibbs indicted.

[...] By the end of this labyrinth episode, Department of Defense Investigator—and apparently experienced blackmailer—Richard Parsons (Colin Hanks) fails, at least for the moment, in his quest to bury Gibbs under a pile of alleged misdeeds gleaned from reams of government documents.