Gibbs finds that a murder victim has been using an old alias from a 20-year-old undercover operation on NCIS. "Blast from the Past" is the 16th episode of the show's 12th season.
McGee: Rule number 70 - keep digging till you hit bottom. Abby: McGee! There is no rule 70. McGee: Well, I-- Abby: You just made up a rule. This McGibbs thing has really gone to your head. I don't even recognize you right now.
McGee: All right. Well you should probably know that Abby and I used to date? Bishop: Ew. Like, each other? McGee: Yeah. Bishop: Wait - isn't that a violation of rule 12, never date a.... McGee: It was a long time ago. After we'd broken up, one night I went to her lab. Found a scribbled piece paper; a list. Potential boyfriends had to fulfill certain conditions by a pre-arranged date or else, goodbye. Bishop: Such as. McGee: Things started off relatively normal: opening the door for her, flowers, putting the seat down. Then around number 8, it gets uh... Bishop: What? McGee: Does she know you have these? Bishop: Does she know you have these? McGee: Yeah she wasn't happy when she found out. Bishop: These are all very specific. McGee: Yeah. Bishop: These ideas apply to you? McGee: No those rules weren't in place when we were together. At least I don't think so. Bishop: What's with the two month cutoff? Abby's sabotaging herself. I've seen stuff like this before. We have to talk to her.
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