TEXT: INT. ANTHROPOLOGY LAB - DAY BURNS: (ON CAMERA) Welcome to the Smithsonian Anthropology Lab. I'm Doctor Elaine Burns and you're watching the Recovery Channel. (V.O.) Tonight we'll be opening a time capsule from the Civil War. Lights, please. This iron casket represents one of America's first uses of rubber in an industrial process, sealing in the dead from the ravages of weather and time. Now what makes this one particularly special is that all of its seals were found to be fully intact. Gentlemen, what we're hoping to find inside are some of the best preserved remains from the Civil War era. This is unbelievable. This type of preservation is unheard of in a hundred and forty year old body. (SFX: CASKET OPENS) CAMERAMAN: Joe. We have a problem. DIRECTOR: (V.O.) Doctor Burns? BURNS: Yes? DIRECTOR: I don't think they carried those in the Civil War. (FADE OUT) (THEME MUSIC UP OVER OPENING TITLE/SCENES / CREDITS AND OUT) MUSIC IN: INT. SQUAD ROOM - DAY (SFX: ELECTRIC RAZOR B.G.) TONY: I friggin' hate Mondays. Friggin' Fat Al's All-you-can-eat Burrito Shack. More like Fat Al's bacteria shack. Come on. I shouldn't have come into work today. Gibbs sees me like this... ZIVA: He'll probably be as horrified as I am, Agent DiNozzo. You working undercover as a hobo? TONY: You mind telling me what you're doing here... again? ZIVA: Um... waiting. TONY: For what? ZIVA: To start work. Does everyone always come in this late? TONY: It's zero seven hundred. ZIVA: At Mossad we start at zero five hundred. TONY: Okay, let me rephrase the original question. What the hell are
SUMMARY:
A deceased Marine is found encased in a Civil-War era tomb at the Smithsonian museum and evidence later comes to light suggesting that he was probably buried alive. In the meantime, Ziva David returns to NCIS, having been assigned to Gibbs' team as a liaison officer for Mossad by the new director of NCIS, Jenny Shepard. Gibbs is angry she did so without consulting him, but Jenny insists that the team needs Ziva. She is forced to prove her worth to the team as they track down the people responsible for the Staff Sergeant's death, which is linked to a Civil War treasure and a lone rogue group who are working behind the scenes. When Ducky and Ziva are placed in a difficult position, Ziva shows her value by saving both their lives and as such, is finally accepted into the team, officially replacing Kate Todd.