THE NCIS TEAM INVESTIGATES WHEN THE BODY OF A MISSING LANCE CORPORAL IS FOUND IN A VACANT HOUSE, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, JAN. 1

"Dead and Unburied" - The NCIS team is called to investigate when a real estate agent finds the body of a missing Lance Corporal is found in a vacant house, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, Jan. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Colin Bucksey directed the episode from a script by Nell Scovell. (Originally broadcast 10/17/06)

At the scene of the crime, Gibbs and the team discover that the Lance Corporal was buried in the backyard and then exhumed. After determining his identity, they learn the Marine, who was deployed to Iraq but never showed up for duty, had two fianc�es. Abby uses her technical knowledge to run DNA samples from the two women and soil from the grave while Ducky uses his newly obtained Masters in forensic psychology to help NCIS implicate the killer.

SERIES REGULARS:

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 Special Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray
Ziva David, Mossad Liaison: Cote de Pablo
NCIS Director Jenny Shepard: Lauren Holly

RECURRING:

Jimmy Palmer: Brian Dietzen
Cynthia Sumner: Stephanie Mello

GUEST STARS:

NCIS Special Agent Michelle Lee: Liza Lapira
Jody Carvell: Rebecca Wisocky
Rick Carvell: Matt Winston
Siri Albert: Rachel Boston
Rebecca Kemp: Elisa Donovan
Marine Capt. Stengel: Derek Webster
Bob Whitehead: Tom Kiesche
Cynthia Sumner: Stephanie Mello

RATING: TV-PG-DL