Written by Jesse Stern and directed by Michael Weatherly, it originally aired on CBS on March 1, 2011, and was seen by 19.21 million viewers.
The episode marks the directing debut for Michael Weatherly, who also portrays Special agent Anthony DiNozzo on NCIS.
NCIS discovers that one of its former investigative assistants found brutally stabbed to death was selling details for how to rob a warehouse full of valuable possessions.
They discover that the warehouse contains items seized from a former Navy officer (JoBeth Williams) who used a Ponzi scheme to cheat many people out of their money.
In order to find the killer, Gibbs makes a deal with the officer to downgrade her sentence to house arrest in return for divulging his identity.
The officer grabs her notebook containing the accounts where she hid her money and flees, technically breaking her house arrest agreement.
[4] NCIS Special agent Erica Jane "EJ" Barret is introduced in this episode as a new recurring character.