As NCIS prepares to air its milestone 500th episode, executive producer Steven D. Binder has pointed fans toward an unexpected throwback: Season 1, Episode 2, “Hung Out to Dry.”
That early episode followed the investigation into the death of Marine Sergeant Larry Fuentes, whose fatal parachute accident turned out to be sabotage. During the case, Gibbs comforted Fuentes’ young son Billy and later helped finish the treehouse his father never completed — a quiet but powerful moment that defined Gibbs’ character.
Now, Episode 500’s description teases that “the son of a Marine that Gibbs once helped” comes to NCIS for help, raising speculation that Billy Fuentes could return.
With NCIS itself shutting down in the storyline, the past may hold the key to the team’s reunion.