"Need to Know" is the 17th episode of the ninth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 203rd episode overall. Schenck and Cardea was given the task revisiting NCIS agent Ned Dorneget (Matt L. Jones), as the new "probie", by showrunner Gary Glasberg. S9 E17 41min TV-PG Top-secret clearance from a Naval research laboratory is jeopardized when the murder of a Chief Petty Officer is connected to an international arms dealer. Bayar, who was aware of the plan, acted as the middleman while the SVR agent was the courier. Jones also appeared as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget in the CBS show NCIS, between … Privacy Policy | Check out our photo gallery for NCIS Season 12 Episodes 21 to 24. "[The finale] continues down the road, building the relationship between Gibbs and this young man Luke (Daniel Zolghadri), and then carries us all the way through to a very shocking and disturbing season-ending moment," Glasberg says. Ned Dorneget. Meanwhile, Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget tries to butter up Gibbs in hopes of joining the team. Dorneget saved as many lives as he could, but he had to give his own to do so. Mouse over thumbnail for slideshow Terms of Use | Position: NCIS Special Agent who helped the Major Case Response Team. 4.5 / 5.0 1 2 | EU Privacy Preferences, Gary Glasberg tells THR that this season's last episode will find Gibbs and Tony in "some very dangerous territory. Ned Dorneget's time with the NCIS team didn't last long, but he was an integral part of the crew. As he and his team investigate, they discover that Wiley sold top secret information about America's stealth communication network to Bayar. ", TV Shows That Failed to Survive the 2014-15 Season, 'NCIS' Star on Gibbs' "Huge" Secret, Season's "Scary" New Threat. “The Lost Boys” – The NCIS cyber case turns into a united global effort after evidence confirms “The Calling,” an international terrorist group that recruits children through the internet, has been purchasing S-bombs off the black market, on NCIS, on the CBS Television Network. Ned Dorneget's (Matt Jones) death isn't the last of the scary moments for the team this season on NCIS.. [2][3], The Arms Dealer in the episode, Agah Bayar (Tamer Hassan), has appeared in the episodes "Broken Arrow" and "Kill Screen", both from Season 8, and now returning to "[make] a great foil for Gibbs and the team".[2]. Ned Dorneget “The Lost Boys” (Season 12, Episode 23) Dorneget (Matt Jones) worked with the team to track down terrorists recruiting children, and he … Gibbs decides to send him and Special agent Timothy McGee to pick up the mistress, but it is revealed that she is an SVR agent, and quickly escapes custody. NCIS (series) NCIS Season 9- Sins of the Father (episode)- (first appearance), Secrets (episode)- (mentioned), Need to Know (episode), Up in Smoke (episode). Melinda McGraw as Diane Fornell, Gibbs' and Fornell's ex-wife (episodes 11 & 15) Robert Wagner as Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., DiNozzo's father (episodes 17 & 20) Matt L. Jones as Ned Dorneget, NCIS Special Agent, Cyber Division (episodes 22, 23 & 24) Mimi Rogers as Joanna Teague, CIA Officer and Ned Dorneget's mother (episodes 23 & 24) Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo : Well, then I guess I'd have to tell him about your little antics at the Halloween party last month, with Susan Grady from Polygraph down in the copy room. AdChoices Meanwhile, the young and bumbling Probationary agent Ned Dorneget tries to butter up Gibbs in hopes of joining the team. Special Agent Ned Dorneget from NCIS cyber operations assists the team when a Navy ensign who worked in the Office of Naval Intelligence is murdered. Ned Dorneget's (Matt Jones) death isn't the last of the scary moments for the team this season on NCIS. Usually known as "Dorney" to the rest of the team, he is often assigned to the evidence locker against his wishes and desires to become a full field agent. 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She told him she was tired of her heroes dying, listing former colleagues Caitlin Todd, Jenny Shepard, Ned Dorneget, Ziva David and Reeves, while villains survived. Twitter: @_RyanGajewski. Matt Jones was born on November 1, 1981 in Sacramento, California, USA as Matthew Lee Jones. More about that in a minute, but the death scene itself was perfect. Besides Luke's story, we also have another dark storyline in this episode: the death of Ned Dorneget. The characters on the CBS drama suffered a tough loss when the special agent was killed in an explosion at a Cairo hotel during last week's episode, leading to the arrival of his mother, Joanna (Mimi Rogers). All rights reserved. This is the first episode directed by MacLaren on NCIS, who has previously worked on shows like "Breaking Bad", together with Jones, "The X-Files" and "The Walking Dead". Ryan Gajewski. by Jones appeared in four episodes of The Office ("Junior Salesman [1][4] A rating point represents one percent of the total number of television sets in American households, and a share means the percentage of television sets in use tuned to the program. | California Privacy Rights Ned Dorneget (or "Dorney" to his colleagues) was an NCIS Special Agent assigned to the Navy Yard in Washington D.C and a member of the NCIS Cyber Operations division.. The plan began to go awry when Wiley was busted for drug possession and tried to talk to Gibbs forcing the Russians to kill him to save their operation. "Need to Know" was seen by 18.20 million live viewers following its broadcast on February 28, 2012, with an 11.3/17 share among all households, and 3.5/9 share among adults aged 18 to 49. Matt Jones returns as NCIS Special Agent Ned Dorneget. Christopher Pacci. Check out our photo gallery for NCIS Season 12 Episodes 21 to 24. [1][5] The spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles drew third and was seen by 15.85 million viewers. After a short one-week hiatus, "NCIS" will return with its season 12 episode 22 entry, "Troll." A successful "JAG" spin-off about criminal cases involving US Navy and Marine personnel, handled by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Also, the team discovers that Jake and Gibbs have become good friends. Cause … Episode Summary EDIT The team's search for a terrorist targeting the Navy takes a bizarre turn when a high-tech bug is found in Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget's tooth. NCIS Special Agent Ned Dorneget CBS. The loss of Ned Dorneget probably came as a kind of sad relief to many. ... Abby ended the episode … ", Glasberg reveals that the finale picks up with Ned's mom, a CIA officer who "proves to be an important figure politically and with our group," and then it sees Gibbs and Tony (Michael Weatherly) finding themselves in "some very dangerous territory.". The word "troll" instantly brings to mind angry comments flooding the Internet but the official synopsis of the episode indicates otherwise. Kate Todd (S2 E23) When watching police procedurals, most fans know that their favorite stars will … "Need to Know" is written by George Schenck & Frank Cardea and directed by Michelle MacLaren. "Throughout the next episode and then the season opener as well, [the agents will] all be very focused on catching not only Dorneget's killer but getting to the bottom of this terrorist organization and trying to put a stop to whatever they have planned. A disgruntled McGee accuses Dorneget of getting seduced by her, but Dorneget counters by admitting that he is gay. He is an actor and director, known for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), Brightburn (2019) and Home (2015). Sitemap | [1] Compared to last week's episode "Psych Out", "Need to Know" was down a bit in both viewers and adults 18-49. In early 2012, Jones was cast in Steven Levitan's new pilot Rebounding for FOX, but the show was not picked up. [2] Dorneget was introduced in the episode "Sins of the Father", which aired in November 2011. Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget : I'd have to tell him. The official synopsis for the episode, as per this article at The Futon Critic, is as follows:. Check out our photo gallery for NCIS Season 12 Episodes 21 to 24. Matt L. Jones.Matt L. Jones (born November 1, 1981) is an American actor who appeared in a recurring role in NCIS, playing Probationary-later-fully fledged NCIS Special Agent Ned Dorneget.He also appeared in the NCIS: Los Angeles Season 2 episode, "Deliverance" and also appeared in the fellow CBS crime drama series, "Hawaii Five-0". "Gibbs (Mark Harmon) always takes a loss to his team very, very seriously," Glasberg says. 7:00am PT Steve Marsi from TV Fanatic gave the episode 4.5 (out of 5) and stated that "last night was terrific [...]. NCIS' season 12 finale airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. on CBS. Special Agent Ned Dorneget from NCIS cyber operations assists the team when an ensign who worked in the Office of Naval Intelligence is murdered. Schenck and Cardea was given the task revisiting NCIS agent Ned Dorneget (Matt L. Jones), as the new "probie", by showrunner Gary Glasberg.Dorneget was introduced in the episode "Sins of the Father", which aired in November 2011. Matt Jones, Actor: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. However, in season 3 episode "Overdrive", it was revealed that she had a relationship with Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah Lee, making her the first main LGBT character in the franchise (though a recurring gay character, Ned Dorneget, had been previously introduced in the main series). Executive producer Gary Glasberg tells The Hollywood Reporter that this "heart-wrenching" death helps propel a story arc that will continue through Tuesday's season 12 finale and into next season. The crime under investigation was both serious enough to keep you interested and detest the bad guy(s) but not so serious that the team couldn't let loose at times", and "overall, an excellent episode from start to finish, blending just the right portions of all the things we've grown to love about the show. Special Agent Ned Dorneget or Dorney died like a hero on 'NCIS' episode The Lost Boys [s12e23].Name of the song is Friction - Imagine Dragons. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is a registered trademark of The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. In the episode, a Chief Petty Officer is murdered right before Gibbs' eyes when he is about to reveal information connected to an international arms dealer. Shows ... McGee meets with Ned Dorneget. She is the mother of NCIS Special Agent Ned Dorneget (Matt Jones), a computer expert who while trying to track down the leader of the terrorist … © 2021 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Top-secret clearance from a Naval research laboratory is jeopardized when the murder of a Chief Petty Officer is connected to an international arms dealer. When Chief Petty Officer Wiley is murdered before he can divulge information about infamous arms dealer Agah Bayar, Special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is immediately on the case. Special Agent Ned Dorneget (Matt L. Jones) is a probationary agent first introduced in the Season 9 episode "Sins of the Father". The characters on the CBS drama suffered a … | Do Not Sell My Personal Information After Gary Glasberg and Emily Wickersham both hinted at the loss of … Meanwhile, Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget tries to butter up Gibbs in hopes of joining the team. Season 1, Episode 16 Air date: March 2, 2004 IMDb rating: 8.6 “Bête Noire” translates loosely to “pet peeve,” and the use of “noire” (“black” in French) here was fitting because this episode’s most shocking revelation was that terrorist Ari Haswari had sneaked into NCIS disguised as a corpse in a black body bag. The characters on the CBS drama suffered a … However, Gibbs is then approached by the DIA and ordered to halt the investigation. Tragically, Dorneget's life and also his career as an NCIS Special Agent came to an end in May 2015 when he was killed in a hotel blast in Cairo, Egypt with his death greatly devastating the NCIS agency and its members. I hope we get more like it coming down the home stretch of this season". It originally aired on CBS in the United States on February 28, 2012. Gibbs and Director Leon Vance then deduce that the entire case was a DIA plot to leak faulty information to the Russians in order to sabotage their stealth communication research, using Wiley as the patsy. On NCIS Season 12 Episode 22, a murder of an ensign from the Office of Naval Intelligence has Special Agent Ned Dorneget from NCIS cyber operations joining the team. Jones also appeared as Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget in the CBS show NCIS, between 2011 and 2015. Email: Ryan.Gajewski@THR.com In total viewers, "Need to Know" easily won NCIS and CBS the night, beating FOX's American Idol for the first time ever, having 16.11 millions. Gibbs then decides to pursue Bayar's mistress. NCIS Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget / Agent Ned Dorneget (6 episodes, 2011-2015) May 12, 2015 Ned Dorneget's (Matt Jones) death isn't the last of the scary moments for the team this season on NCIS. "Need to Know" is written by George Schenck & Frank Cardea and directed by Michelle MacLaren. 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