Season 8 of the hit drama NCIS starts off with “Spider and the Fly,” the compelling conclusion to last season's finale that has Gibbs and his team attempting to apprehend a Mexican drug dealer threatening Gibbs' father. Future episodes feature a kidnapping at a school ("Worst Nightmare"), a Marine involved in the shooting of an intruder during a home invasion ("Short Fuse"), a drowned petty officer ("Royals and Loyals"), a triple murder at a radio station that leaves a Navy commander dead ("Dead Air"), and the return of Tony's father ("Broken Arrow").