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The Machine dispenses the social security number of Vanessa Watkins - a prosecuting attorney who has just reported that her husband has gone missing from their yacht. The detective in charge of the investigation has a grudge against the lawyer and arrests her on suspicion of murder, but in a series of daring and enterprising escapes she evades police custody and becomes the focus of a city-wide manhunt. Meanwhile, Carter remains unaware her new partner Laskey is an HR spy and is reporting back to Terney. Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson star

Gibbs and the team investigate when naval cryptanalyst Andrew Wells is shot dead in a park outside Baltimore. At the scene, Tony spots a man who was one of his informants from 15 years earlier when he was a police officer, but who went into hiding after a bid to bring down the Russian mobsters he worked for went wrong. Drama, starring Mark Harmon

The team works with Abigail Borin of the Coast Guard Investigative Service after a highly suspicious explosion and fire on board an oil rig kills a US marine corps reservist. Abby detects malware in the platform's computer systems, while Ducky finds traces on the victim's body that lead to a lawyer who works for the oil company. Back in the office, a prankster is bringing some light relief and although the likeliest suspect is Tony, he denies any involvement. Crime drama, guest starring Diane Neal

Gibbs is forced to take a step back from work when his increasingly frail father Jackson begs him to help track down an old friend from the Second World War who does not have long left to live. Meanwhile, the rest of the team investigate the death of a marine sergeant who appears to have been caught in the crossfire during a bungled robbery, but Tony and Tim find evidence the victim may have been targeted. Crime drama, guest starring Ralph Waite (The Waltons), with Mark Harmon

Lupo and Bernard investigate the death of an environmental scientist who was poisoned at a global-warming convention. The case bringing up a number of suspects, including professional rivals and his wife's former husband, and for Cutter it stirs up unpleasant memories from his own past

Lupo and Bernard investigate the death of an heiress from an apparent drug overdose. However, the duo soon realise there is more to the case than meets the eye, as they uncover a conspiracy to kill off wealthy cancer patients so inheritors do not have to pay an estate tax

A fatal stabbing incident leads Lupo and Bernard to the discovery that a bio-research firm has spent the past 50 years exploiting the cells of an African-American man for medical research, but has never compensated his impoverished descendants

A 32-year-old white man shoots seven Asian-Americans in the NYC subway. Nolan Price normally opposes the death penalty, but the circumstances of the case are such that he is willing to advocate for capital punishment

The squad members are hampered by their own blind spots and a community that is losing trust in the police when they try to solve an assault in Central Park. Action drama, starring Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish and Ice-T

Rollins and Tamin respond to a dangerous domestic violence call, while Fin gives his deposition in the lawsuit against him. Starring Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T and Jamie Gray Hyder

Reese and Finch assign Shaw to protect a 10-year-old girl who has been secretly recording anyone in her apartment block who looks suspicious, as among the budding spy's tapes is a conversation detailing HR's plans to use the Russian mafia's distribution network to traffic a new drug. Meanwhile, Carter continues her mission to destroy HR, leading her and Reese to realise they are both looking for the same man -a corrupt cop with ties to the Russians. Crime drama, starring Jim Caviezel and Sarah Shahi