Continuity mistake: At the end, the way Ziva points to the photo on The Wall changes from one finger to an open hand between shots. (00:37:15)
Continuity mistake: When Jimmy and Ducky are giving a run-down of the suspect to Gibbs, Jimmy puts a Sharpie in his mouth and lowers his hand. When the shot changes, he's got his hand on the Sharpie again. (00:23:50)
Continuity mistake: When McGee tells Tony to stop with the pen, Tony has his thumb up in the rear shot and down in the front shot. (00:04:20)
Continuity mistake: At the start, the phone screen is lit up, receiving a call. However, for one very quick shot, the phone screen is off and not receiving a call. (00:02:00)
Continuity mistake: At the start, the position of the phone on the floor changes between long and close-up shots. Note the floor markings in relation to the phone. (00:02:00)
Answer: I hadn't seen the backdoor pilots yet but while it wasn't explicitly stated, at least onscreen, I heard somewhere Vivian got either fired from NCIS due to jeopardizing a case, got resigned from the agency, or transferred to the FBI.
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