When a Marine is found dead next week on NCIS, Gibbs, McGee, Tony, Ziva, Ducky and company must hit the open road to break up an illegal trucking operation.

Recent episodes, including this week's "Masquerade," have been terrific. Will this one follow suit? The 20-second promo tells us next to nothing, but here goes ...

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What do you think will transpire in this episode? Do you like the direction of the show lately? Click to enlarge the episode stills below and see what you think ...

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