THE NCIS TEAM REELS IN THE AFTERMATH OF KATE'S MURDER AS GIBBS VOWS TO AVENGE HER DEATH AND FINALLY GET ARI, ON A REBROADCAST OF THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, DEC. 20

"Kill Ari (Part 1)" -- While the NCIS team deals with Kate's death, Gibbs' determination to finally put an end to Ari's (guest star Rudolf Martin) reign of terror mounts, on a rebroadcast of the third season premiere of NCIS, Tuesday, Dec. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Dennis Smith directed the episode from a script by the series' executive producer Donald P. Bellisario. (Originally broadcast 9/20/05)

Though he has no concrete evidence that the sniper was Ari, Gibbs is haunted by the thought that the bullet that killed Kate was meant for him. As the team works to collect all the evidence they can in an effort to stop Ari, each of them is forced to confront their emotions about Kate's violent death. Meanwhile, the director of NCIS informs Gibbs he will be leaving to take on a new position and introduces him to his new boss, Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly), a woman with whom Gibbs has a sordid past.

NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Michael Weatherly
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum
Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette
NCIS Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray
Ziva David: Cote de Pablo
NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd: Sasha Alexander
NCIS Director Jenny Shepard: Lauren Holly
Ari Haswari: Rudolf Martin
NCIS Director Tom Morrow: Alan Dale
Gerald Jackson: Pancho Demmings
Virginia State Police Officer: Sasha Maxime
Mossad Agent: A. J. Tannen

RATING: TV14-LSV