(NOTE TO EDITORS: The following episode of NCIS has been substituted for the one previously scheduled for March 6) --

WHEN A FELLOW AGENT IS GUNNED DOWN, THE TEAM FINDS THE ANSWER TO HIS MURDER MAY LAY IN THE DESERT, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT, SATURDAY, MARCH 6

Lance Henriksen ("Millennium") Guest Stars as Sheriff Clay Boyd

Mira Furlan ("Lost," "Babylon 5") Guest Stars as Dina Risi

"South By Southwest" - The death of a NCIS agent leads Gibbs and Tony into the desert to locate a woman who holds the answer to the mystery, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, on a special night, Saturday, March 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 2/24/09)

SERIES REGULARS:

NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.................. Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo............. Michael Weatherly
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard................................ David McCallum
Abby Sciuto............................. Pauley Perrette
NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee......................... Sean Murray
Ziva David, Mossad Liaison ............................ Cote de Pablo
NCIS Director Leon Vance....... Rocky Carroll

GUEST CAST:

Sheriff Clay Boyd................... Lance Henriksen
Bart Lemming................................. Tim Guinee
Dina Risi........................................ Mira Furlan
Navy Commander Weidman............................. Patrick St. Esprit
Navy Seaman Richard Zell...... Robert Ri'Chard
NCIS Agent Jack Patterson............ Matt Miller
NCIS Mailroom Clerk Roy............ Zach Lewis
Meek Looking Man................ Barry Livingston
Uniformed Cop #1..................... Aaron Norvell
Uniformed Cop #2..... John Roderick Davidson

DIRECTED BY: Tom Wright

WRITTEN BY: George Schenck & Frank Cardea

RATING: TV14-V