Summary: Takes place a day or two after the end of "Inlaws and Outlaws". Ziva's morning run is interrupted by someone she didn't expect to see, and she discovers that it's not as lonely on the outside as she previously thought.

Spoilers: Inlaws and Outlaws, Corporal Punishment

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Partners and Paperwork
Takes place right after "Dead Reckoning".  That's about all I can think to say about it.

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One-Two Punch
I really liked the implied Tiva throughout this episode, and had hoped that it meant that TPTB were going to give us something soon, but alas, that hasn't materialized.  But this story did, within an hour of that episode being over.

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Deliver From Pain
Did anyone else notice that Tony was acting a little off throughout this episode? This is just my take (and wishful thinking, let's be honest) on that...

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Like a Dagger to the Heart
I'm really hoping that someday, they explain in canon what the deal is with Ziva crying at the end of the episode at some point. Until they do that, I have to reach my own conclusions.

Note: my personal theories on how Ari fit into the David family dynamic were completely thrown out the window with the shot of the ( Read more... )

Conversations Uncloaked

Follows the episode "Cloak".  Tony and Ziva separately replay their conversation in the elevator.

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Back to Work
Takes place several months of "Nine Lives" and written shortly after that episode aired.  My optimistic explanation of why Ziva went back to Israel.  Tiva(ish).

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