History Recap / NCISS17E19

* UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays: This is a StPatricksDayEpisode, which means most of the characters are wearing green and the diner is decked out with St. Patrick's decorations.
* AxeCrazy: The lead criminal, Max, is [[JerkAss rude]] and psychotic, and perpetually seems itching to kill someone.

* DayInTheLimelight: For Jimmy and Kasie, especially the former.

* AxeCrazy: The lead criminal, Max, is rude and psychotic, and perpetually seems itching to kill someone.

* UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays: This episode takes place during St. Patrick's Day, which means most of the characters are wearing green and the diner is decked out with St. Patrick's decorations.

* HeroicSacrifice: A non-lethal version. When Max attempts to use the pregnant woman as a HumanShield when he steps outside for negotiations, Kasie quickly volunteers herself as one instead to protect the pregnant woman from further danger, justifying it by saying Gibbs has a more personal connection to Kasie so he'd be more willing to listen to Kasie's negotiations.

When Kasie and Jimmy are held hostage in a diner after a jewelry store robbery across the street goes awry, they attempt to keep the other customers safe from the thieves.

* NeverBeAHero: Zigzagged. Shayne, the cook, tries to kill the robbers with a gun he had hidden on his ankle, seemingly only getting shot in return for his trouble. However, he shoots one of the robbers who quickly dies from blood loss, and the condom filled with diamonds and glass in his body help Jimmy and Kasie trick and distract the other two robbers long enough for Gibbs, Bishop, and Torres to make the save.

* BenevolentBoss: Despite the jewelry store owner suffering a nasty gash on his forehead and being incredibly shaken up over getting tied up in his office during the robbery on his store, the first thing he does after getting freed from his bindings is to ask the armored car security guards who were supposed to move the diamonds that were stolen if they were okay.

* HeroicSacrifice: A non-lethal version. When Max attempts to use the pregnant woman as a HumanShield when he steps outside for negotiations, Kasie quickly volunteers herself as one instead to protect the pregnant woman from further danger, justifying it by saying Gibbs has a more personal connection to Kasie.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The reason the jewelry store robbery went south for the robbers was because the owner of the store hired armed guards to move the diamonds into high-security storage that same day, and they happened to show up during the middle of the robbery. That prompted the thieves to begin a gunfight with them.

* HeroicSacrifice: A non-lethal version. When Max attempts to use the pregnant woman as a HumanShield when he steps outside for negotiations, Kasie quickly volunteers herself as one instead, justifying it by saying Gibbs has a more personal connection to Kasie.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The reason the jewelry store robbery went south for the robbers was because the owner of the store hired armed guards to move the diamonds into high-security storage that same day, and they happened to show up during the middle of the robbery. That prompted the thieves to begin a gunfight.

* AxeCrazy: The lead criminal is rude and psychotic, and perpetually seems itching to kill someone.

* ChekhovsGunman: One of the criminals mentions that he told his girlfriend what they were doing, and gets killed for it. Said girlfriend shows up later to give NCIS crucial information.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The whole episode (save for TheTeaser) takes place over the course of three hours.
* MaternityCrisis: Heavily {{discussed}} as one of the hostages is a pregnant woman. Kasie does everything she can to make sure she doesn't start giving birth at the wrong time.
* NeverBeAHero: Zigzagged. Shayne, the cook, tries to kill the robbers with a gun he had hidden on his ankle, seemingly only getting shot in return for his trouble. However, he shoots one of the robbers who quickly dies from blood loss, and the condom filled with diamonds and glass in his body help Jimmy and Kasie trick and distract the other two robbers long enough for Gibbs and the rest of the team to make the save.
* PregnantHostage: One of the hostages is a woman who’s in her last trimester of her pregnancy. Kasie protects her from any further danger by volunteering to be a HumanShield.

* SequentialSymptomSyndrome: {{Invoked}} by Jimmy and Kasie, who tell the (two) surviving criminals that they're experiencing the symptoms of blood loss from swallowing glass with the diamond-filled condoms, which has damaged their internal organs. This distracts them long enough for Team Gibbs to subdue them.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The whole episode takes place over the course of three hours.

* PregnantHostage: One of the hostages is a woman who’s in her last trimester of her pregnancy.

* ImperiledInPregnancy: One of the hostages is a pregnant woman in her last trimester.

* UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays: This episode takes place during St. Patrick's Day.

* ImperiledInPregnancy: One of the hostages is a pregnant woman.
* NeverBeAHero: Zigzagged. Shayne, the cook, tries to kill the robbers with a gun he had on his person, hitting one and seemingly only getting shot in return for his trouble. However, the one he got dies, and the condom filled with diamonds and glass in his body help Jimmy and Kasie trick and distract the other two robbers long enough for Gibbs and the rest of the team to make the save.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The reason why the jewelry store robbery went awry was that the owner of the store hired armed guards to move the diamonds to a different shop that same day, and they happened to show up during the middle of the robbery.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The reason why the jewelry store robbery went awry was that the owner of the store hired armed guards to move the diamonds to a different shop that same day.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The reason why the jewelry store robbery went awry was that the owner of the store hired armed guards to move the diamonds to a different shop that same day.

* RunningGag: Every time someone learns that the robbers swallowed condoms filled with diamonds during the robbery, they react with astonishment and comment with some version of "That's commitment!"

* AmericanHolidays: This episode takes place during St. Patrick's day.