Here’s how it works. After faking her death and spending years in hiding, NCIS Season 17 saw Ziva finally becoming a free woman again after the woman who’d been targeting her was killed.

David McCallum played Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard on NCIS for nearly 20 years before he considered leaving the show.

L to R: Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon and Cote de Pablo in a scene from NCIS. De Pablo had a main role from season 3 to 8, before making a return on season 17. The actors acknowledged their ...