8.30PM TUESDAY / JUNE 17

While raiding a house in search of a missing Marine MP, McGee is forced to shoot a guard dog which attacks him. In the house they find the body of the missing MP who appears to have been killed by the dog. The dog is transferred back to the lab for Abby to check for evidence and she immediately bonds with it, renaming him 'Jethro'.

When Ducky’s autopsy confirms the Marine was mauled to death, Abby sets out to prove Jethro wasn’t the cause. When MP's arrive to put the dog down, Abby locks herself in her lab with the dog - refusing to hand him over to be put down. During the standoff, Jethro becomes seriously ill, leading Abby to make an astonishing discovery.

QUOTE:
Tony Di Nozzo: Dog handling... must be a pretty "rough" job. I don't want to "dog" you with a lot more questions, but if I need to sniff around some more, is there a number that I can call?