GIBBS DIGS INTO VANCE'S PAST AFTER THE DIRECTOR BORROWS HIS TEAM FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO A FRIEND'S MURDER, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, JULY 28

Paula Newsome ("Women's Murder Club") Guest Stars as Jackie Vance

Obba Babatund� ("Miss Evers Boys," "Dawson's Creek") Guest Stars as Vance's Old Rival Joe Banks

Features "Nasty Little Perv" by Perry Farrell from the NCIS Soundtrack

"Knockout" - A boxer's death leads Vance to start up his own investigation, causing a sparring match with Gibbs, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, July 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 3/17/09)

SERIES REGULARS:

NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Michael Weatherly
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum
Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette
NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray
Ziva David, Mossad Liaison: Cote de Pablo
NCIS Director Leon Vance: Rocky Carroll

RECURRING CAST:

Jimmy Palmer: Brian Dietzen

GUEST CAST:

Jackie Vance: Paula Newsome
Joe Banks: Obba Babatund�
Tara Kole: Rochelle Aytes
Issac Curtis: Lou Beatty Jr.
Tatum Dell: Ray Campbell
Xavier Rios: Oscar Torre
Jared Vance: Khamani Griffin
Delilah "Lily" Vance: China Anne McClain
Spit: Deprece Reddick
Campbell: Amin Joseph

DIRECTED BY: Tony Wharmby

WRITTEN BY: Jesse Stern

RATING: TVPG-V