‘NCIS’ Moves Into COVID Times as McGee Returns to the Field (PHOTOS)

NCIS Season 18 Episode 7 Gibbs Mask Crime Scene
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While getting to March 2020 on NCIS meant revealing just why Gibbs (Mark Harmon) shot McGee (Sean Murray) — to save his life — it also means that the CBS procedural is now moving into COVID times.

And the agents are being safe — wearing masks at crime scenes — as seen in the photos for the February 9 episode, “The First Day.” (They’re not wearing them in the office, however.) They’ll be investigating the murder of a Navy officer killed while driving a recently released inmate home.

Also glimpsed in the images below, McGee is back in the field after helping the team from home in the previous episode while he recovered. Meanwhile, Palmer (Brian Dietzen) looks happy about something, but the logline also warns us that Gibbs helps him “deal with a personal trauma.” Uh-oh?

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NCIS - Season 18 Episode 7 - Emily Wickersham as Ellie Bishop and Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres
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Bishop (Emily Wickersham) and Torres (Wilmer Valderrama)

Brian Dietzen as Brian Dietzen as Medical Examiner Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS - Season 18, Episode 7
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Doesn’t Palmer (Brian Dietzen) look excited about something?

NCIS - Season 18, Episode 7 - Gibbs McGee Office
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Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and McGee (Sean Murray)

NCIS Season 18 Episode 7 Palmer McGee
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What’s in the bag?

NCIS Season 18 Episode 7 McGee Office
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Who’s on the phone?

NCIS - Season 18 Episode 7 - Sean Murray as Timothy McGee at a crime scene
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Back to work!

NCIS - Season 18 Episode 7 - Bishop in mask at crime scene - Emily Wickersham
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Bishop’s staying safe.

NCIS Season 18 Episode 7 Team Crime Scene
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The team at a crime scene — note the masks.