There's a bounce in Gibbs' step these days ... but is he a lone wolf at heart?

The team debates this fact in a clip from tonight's episode, in which Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Dr. Samantha Ryan and clearly shakes things up at the office thanks to her obvious chemistry with Gibbs.

Of course, once our fearless leader walks in, it's all business as usual.

Luckily for NCIS, Ryan is firmly on the side of the good guys this time. When McGee encounters some major cyber-roadblocks, it looks like it may be up to the brain gamer to crack this week's complicated case.

Enjoy the minute-and-a-half sneak preview of "The Tell" below:

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