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The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a homeless Navy veteran includes the discovery of a newborn baby boy who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family. As Child Services is currently swamped, Gibbs puts Bishop and Torres in charge of the baby. Meanwhile, Kasie finds herself finding a personal connection with the murder victim.
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The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a homeless Navy veteran includes the discovery of a newborn baby boy who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family. As Child Services is currently swamped, Gibbs puts Bishop and Torres in charge decide to take care of the baby.baby until they can find where he belongs. Meanwhile, Kasie finds herself finding a personal connection with the murder victim.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntly tells Tanya that even if she does have the money now, she's still a homeless teenager who's recovering from drug addiction, and trying to be a single mom will only make it harder for her to climb out of that hole.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, at a motel and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntly tells Tanya that even if she does have the money now, she's still a homeless teenager who's recovering from drug addiction, and trying to be a single mom will only make it harder for her to climb out of that hole.hole. This helps convince Tanya to allow him to be adopted.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: If the VictimOfTheWeek didn't witness Tanya selling her baby to Viscious, then Viscious wouldn't have killed him, and then Team Gibbs wouldn't have found the baby.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: If the VictimOfTheWeek didn't witness Tanya selling her baby to Viscious, Vicious, then Viscious Vicious wouldn't have killed him, and then Team Gibbs wouldn't have found the baby.baby and brought him to the couple who wanted to adopt hum legitimately.
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** When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with the fact they found a stolen baby. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his homeless teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
** Getting into a huge fight with your dad, [[PartingWordsRegret and then suddenly he dies before the two of you can reconcile]], something that happened to Kasie around the last Christmas.
** When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with the fact they found a stolen baby. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his homeless teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
** Getting into a huge fight with your dad, [[PartingWordsRegret and then suddenly he dies before the two of you can reconcile]], something that happened to Kasie around the last Christmas.
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Directed by Creator/MichaelZinberg
Written by Creator/ScottWilliams, Creator/ScottJJarrett, & Creator/MatthewRJarrett
Written by Creator/ScottWilliams, Creator/ScottJJarrett, & Creator/MatthewRJarrett
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** Jack convinces Tanya that the best way to get her son the best life he could have is to allow him to be adopted.
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** Jack convinces Tanya that the best way to get her son the best life he could have is to allow him to be adopted.adopted by the couple the adoption agency was originally planning on giving him to.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tanya, the birth mother of the baby, regrets selling her baby to the drug dealer for the black-market adoption, both in the security camera footage of the when the deal went down (especially when the VictimOfTheWeek is seen calling her out on what she did) and when Gibbs and Jack manage to find her. She only went through with it because the adoption agency she was originally intending to give her baby to didn't pay birth mothers for the babies they give up and she desperately needed money. She's relieved when Gibbs and Jack reveal that he's safe in NCIS custody.
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* MeaningfulName: The bad-tempered drug-dealer's nick-name, Viscious, is well-earned.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tanya, the birth mother of the baby, regrets sellingher baby him to the drug dealer for the black-market adoption, both shown in the security camera footage of the when the deal went down (especially when the VictimOfTheWeek is seen calling her out on what she did) and when Gibbs and Jack manage to find her. She only went through with it because the adoption agency she was originally intending to give her baby to didn't pay birth mothers for the babies they give up and she desperately needed money. She's relieved when Gibbs and Jack reveal that he's safe in NCIS custody.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tanya, the birth mother of the baby, regrets selling
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* SequelHook: It's implied that Jack had given birth to a girl that she gave up for adoption.
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* SequelHook: It's implied This episode reveals that Jack had given birth to a girl that she gave up for adoption.adoption for currently unknown reasons, and that she may show up in future episodes.
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* ChristmasMiracle: At the end of the episode, on Christmas Eve, the agents and a representative of the adoption agency Tanya was using give the baby to the couple who was originally supposed to adopt him before Viscious got involved.
---> '''New father:''' This is a miracle, right? It's gotta be a miracle.
---> '''New father:''' This is a miracle, right? It's gotta be a miracle.
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* ThreeMonthOldNewborn: The baby is consistently described as a newborn, but as standard for TV shows, the baby is portayed by an older baby who's already capable of smiling.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with the fact they found a stolen baby. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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* AdultFear: AdultFear:
** When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with the fact they found a stolen baby. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his homeless teenage mom because she desperately needed themoney.money.
** Getting into a huge fight with your dad, [[PartingWordsRegret and then suddenly he dies before the two of you can reconcile]], something that happened to Kasie around the last Christmas.
** When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with the fact they found a stolen baby. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his homeless teenage mom because she desperately needed the
** Getting into a huge fight with your dad, [[PartingWordsRegret and then suddenly he dies before the two of you can reconcile]], something that happened to Kasie around the last Christmas.
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* TheDiaperChange: When this inevitably comes, Torres and Bishop tries to get [=McGee=] to do it, but he refuses. Palmer ends up doing it, instead.
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* TheDiaperChange: When this inevitably comes, Torres and Bishop tries to get [=McGee=] to do it, but he refuses. refuses because NCIS watching over the baby was their idea. They end up getting Palmer ends up doing it, instead.to do it.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tanya, the birth mother of the baby, regrets selling her baby to the drug dealer for the black-market adoption, both in the security camera footage of the when the deal went down (especially when the VictimOfTheWeek is seen calling her out on what she did) and when Gibbs and Jack manage to find her. She only went through with it because the adoption agency she was originally intending to give her baby to didn't pay birth mothers for the babies they give up and she desperately needed money. She's relieved when Gibbs and Jack reveal that he's safe in NCIS custody.
* NoNameGiven: The baby boy goes through several names the agents choose for him as they're trying to find any family, but at the end, they decide to allow the couple who's adopting him to name him.
* NoNameGiven: The baby boy goes through several names the agents choose for him as they're trying to find any family, but at the end, they decide to allow the couple who's adopting him to name him.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: If the VictimOfTheWeek didn't witness Tanya selling her baby to Viscious, then Viscious wouldn't have killed him, and then Team Gibbs wouldn't have found the baby.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with a stolen. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntly points out that even if she does have the money now, she's still a homeless teenager who's recovering from drug addiction, and trying to be a single mom will only make it harder to climb out of that hole.
* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntly points out that even if she does have the money now, she's still a homeless teenager who's recovering from drug addiction, and trying to be a single mom will only make it harder to climb out of that hole.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, the team have to deal with the fact they found a stolen.stolen baby. It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntlypoints out tells Tanya that even if she does have the money now, she's still a homeless teenager who's recovering from drug addiction, and trying to be a single mom will only make it harder for her to climb out of that hole.hole.
* CutenessProximity: This is implied to be the main reason why Team Gibbs is willing to put their holiday plans on hold to help out the baby boy.
-->'''Torres:''' So you came all the way back for the case, or the baby?\\
'''Jack:''' Oh, come on. Who doesn't love a baby?
* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntly
* CutenessProximity: This is implied to be the main reason why Team Gibbs is willing to put their holiday plans on hold to help out the baby boy.
-->'''Torres:''' So you came all the way back for the case, or the baby?\\
'''Jack:''' Oh, come on. Who doesn't love a baby?
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** Jack convinces Tanya that the best way to get her son the best life he could have.
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** Jack convinces Tanya that the best way to get her son the best life he could have.have is to allow him to be adopted.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Jack and Gibbs find the birth mother, Tanya, and tell her that the baby's safe in NCIS custody, Tanya thinks it's a sign that she can take care of him after all. Jack bluntly points out that even if she does have the money now, she's still a homeless teenager who's recovering from drug addiction, and trying to be a single mom will only make it harder to climb out of that hole.
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* GiveHimANormalLife:
** Jack convinces Tanya that the best way to get her son the best life he could have.
** It's implied that Jack also gave birth to a baby she gave up for adoption for the same reasons.
** Jack convinces Tanya that the best way to get her son the best life he could have.
** It's implied that Jack also gave birth to a baby she gave up for adoption for the same reasons.
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* PartingWordsRegret: This turns out to be the real reason why Kasie doesn't want to return home for Christmas; during the previous one, she and her dad had a falling out because Kasie was considering dropping out of graduate school. Shortly afterward, he died of a sudden heart attack, so she never got to reconcile with him.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to have been stolen. Then they discover that the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to the team have been to deal with a stolen. Then they discover that It gets worse when Team Gibbs find out the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market adoption by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by the couple who were originally going to adopt him in the first place.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot back.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot back.
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* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by the couple who were was originally going supposed to adopt him in the first place.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leavingthe agents her, Gibbs, and Torres no choice but to shoot back.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving
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The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a homeless Navy veteran includes the discovery of a stolen newborn baby boy who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family. As Child Services is currently swamped, Gibbs puts Bishop and Torres in charge of the baby. Meanwhile, Kasie finds herself finding a personal connection with the murder victim.
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The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a homeless Navy veteran includes the discovery of a stolen newborn baby boy who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family. As Child Services is currently swamped, Gibbs puts Bishop and Torres in charge of the baby. Meanwhile, Kasie finds herself finding a personal connection with the murder victim.
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* WhamLine: Kasie and Palmer discover there's more the vet's murder than they thought.
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* WhamLine: When Kasie and Palmer are visiting the veteran's homeless shelter to try to find his Purple Heart, they discover that there's more to the vet's murder than they thought.just a violent stabbing.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to have been stolen. Then they discover that the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market baby by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to have been stolen. Then they discover that the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market baby adoption by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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--> '''V.A. Home resident''' Is it true what I just heard? That Viscious killed Jerome?\\
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--> '''V.A. Home resident''' Is resident:''' Is it true what I just heard? That Viscious killed Jerome?\\
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--> '''V.A. Home resident''' Is it true what I just heard? That Viscious killed Jerome?\\
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--> '''V.A. Home resident''' Is it true what I just heard? That Viscious killed Jerome?\\
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to have been stolen. Then they discover that the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to have been stolen. Then they discover that the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer for a black-market baby by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for a while.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot back.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot back.
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* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving the couple who have been trying were originally going to adopt for a while.
him in the first place.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shootback.back.
* SequelHook: It's implied that Jack had given birth to a girl that she gave up for adoption.
* WhamLine: Kasie and Palmer discover there's more the vet's murder than they thought.
--> '''V.A. Home resident''' Is it true what I just heard? That Viscious killed Jerome?\\
'''Jimmy:''' That appears to be the case, yeah.\\
'''Resident:''' So Jerome did it. He went and ratted Viscious out to the cops.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot
* SequelHook: It's implied that Jack had given birth to a girl that she gave up for adoption.
* WhamLine: Kasie and Palmer discover there's more the vet's murder than they thought.
--> '''V.A. Home resident''' Is it true what I just heard? That Viscious killed Jerome?\\
'''Jimmy:''' That appears to be the case, yeah.\\
'''Resident:''' So Jerome did it. He went and ratted Viscious out to the cops.
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* AdultFear: When they discover that the drug dealer isn't the baby's father, he was initially thought to have been stolen. Then they discover that the baby was actually sold to the drug dealer by his teenage mom because she desperately needed the money.
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The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a homeless Navy veteran includes the discovery of a stolen newborn baby boy who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family. As Child Services is currently swamped, Gibbs puts Bishop and Torres in charge of the baby. Meanwhile, Kasie finds herself finding a personal connection with the murder victim.
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The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a homeless Navy veteran includes the discovery of a newborn baby boy who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family.
family. As Child Services is currently swamped, Gibbs puts Bishop and Torres in charge of the baby. Meanwhile, Kasie finds herself finding a personal connection with the murder victim.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "What Child Is This?" is the title of a popular Chistmas hymn, which is appropriate given this is a ChristmasEpisode. The title also refers to the quest to discover the abandoned baby's origins and any possible family he may have.
* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for a while.
* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for a while.
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* TheDiaperChange: When this inevitably comes, Torres and Bishop tries to get [=McGee=] to do it, but he refuses. Palmer ends up doing it, instead.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "What Child Is This?" is the title of a popular Chistmas hymn, which is appropriate given this is a ChristmasEpisode. The title also refers to the quest to discover theabandoned baby's origins and any possible family he may have.
* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for awhile.while.
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot back.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "What Child Is This?" is the title of a popular Chistmas hymn, which is appropriate given this is a ChristmasEpisode. The title also refers to the quest to discover the
* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for a
* KillingInSelfDefense: The violent drug dealer who murders the vet grabs a gun and shoots at Bishop with it, leaving the agents no choice but to shoot back.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "What Child Is This?" is the title of a popular Chistmas hymn, which is appropriate given this is a ChristmasEpisode. The title also refers to the quest to discover the abandoned baby's origins and any possible family he may have.
* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for a while.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "What Child Is This?" is the title of a popular Chistmas hymn, which is appropriate given this is a ChristmasEpisode. The title also refers to the quest to discover the abandoned baby's origins and any possible family he may have.
* HappilyAdopted: At the end of the episode, the baby is adopted by a loving couple who have been trying to adopt for a while.
