Next week on NCIS, a petty officer's recruitment session at a college fair comes to a fatal end, prompting the team, accompanied by Dr. Mallard's predecessor, to solve his murder.

It's not entirely clear how Dr. Magnus (played by Bob Newhart) comes to assist the agents, but Abby calls him "adorable" and a "walking forensic encyclopedia," so we're sold.

Maybe we'll even get some Ducky back story too, which is guaranteed gold. Check out our NCIS review from last night if you missed it, then watch the promo for "Recruited" ...

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