Kill Ari

"Kill Ari (Part I)" and "Kill Ari (Part II)" are the first two episodes of the third season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 47th and 48th episodes overall. They originally aired on CBS in the United States on September 20 and 27, 2005. Both episodes are written by Donald Bellisario, the show's creator and executive producer at the time. Part I, directed by Dennis Smith, was seen live by 15.48 million viewers, while Part II, directed by James Whitmore, Jr., was seen live by 15.09 million viewers.

"Kill Ari"
NCIS episodes
Tony and Ziva's first meeting, set shortly after she arrives at NCIS headquarters
Episode nos.Season 3
Episodes 1 and 2
Directed byDennis Smith (Part I)
James Whitmore, Jr. (Part II)
Written byDonald P. Bellisario
Original air datesSeptember 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) (Part I)
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) (Part II)
Guest appearances
  • Sasha Alexander as Special Agent Kate Todd
  • Lauren Holly as NCIS Director Jenny Shepard
  • Cote de Pablo as Mossad Agent Ziva David
  • Pancho Demmings as Gerald Jackson
  • Rudolf Martin as Ari Haswari
  • Alan Dale as NCIS Director Tom Morrow (Part I only)
  • Sasha Maxime as Virginia State Police Officer (Part I only)
  • AJ Tannen as Mossad Agent (Part I only)
  • Joe Spano as Senior FBI Agent Tobias C. Fornell (Part II only)
  • Gloria Votsis as Dana (Part II only)

The "Kill Ari" story arc centers on Gibbs' hunt for Ari Haswari, who shot and killed Special Agent Kate Todd in the second-season finale of NCIS. It also introduces two new main characters to the show—Mossad Officer Ziva David and NCIS Director Jenny Shepard. Due to these changes in the cast, Bellisario labeled the third season as "the season of change".

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