WHEN A MARINE SACRIFICES HIS LIFE TO SAVE THE BELGRAVIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FROM A SUICIDE BOMBER, MCGEE AND THE NCIS TEAM ARE ASSIGNED TO PROTECT HIS DAUGHTER WHO IS STUDYING IN THE U.S., ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, DEC. 27

"Defiance" - A botched assassination attempt in Belgravia forces NCIS to protect the Defense Minister's daughter, who is studying in the U.S. and smitten with McGee. Meanwhile, Gibbs investigates the death of the U.S. Marine who was killed in the bombing, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, Dec. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 2/15/11.)

SERIES REGULARS:

Mark Harmon (NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs)
Michael Weatherly (NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo)
Cote de Pablo (Probationary Special Agent Ziva David)
David McCallum (Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard)
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto)
Sean Murray (NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)
Rocky Carroll (NCIS Director Leon Vance)

RECURRING CAST:

Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer)

GUEST CAST:

Lorraine Toussaint (Deputy Director Donna Wolfson)
Elena Satine (Adriana Gorgova)
Randy Oslesby (Army Brigadier General Scott Oliver)
Ray Laska (Defense Minister Andor Gorgova)
Christopher Redman (Carl Fleming)
Nick Eversman (Judd Stern)
Kevin Cahoon (Joe Don Wynn)
Dave Monahan (Regional Security Officer Randy Stimson)
Teddy Saunders (Young Man)
Sarah Edwards (Nurse Samantha)

DIRECTED BY: George Schenck and Frank Cardea

WRITTEN BY: Dennis Smith

RATING: To Be Announced