Monday\u2019s (19th February) NCIS<\/a> episode paid a final tribute to long-standing cast member David McCallum<\/a>, who died at the age of 90 last September.<\/p>\n McCallum was the only remaining original cast<\/a> member on the series, which has spanned four spin-offs since first premiering on CBS in 2003.<\/p>\n The Glasgow native played the role of medical examiner turned historian Donald \u2018Ducky\u2019 Mallard for two decades before his passing.<\/p>\n Monday\u2019s episode, titled The Stories We Leave Behind, kicked things off with Brian Dietzen\u2019s Dr Jimmy Palmer discovering his mentor\u2019s body in bed, having died peacefully in his sleep, while Ducky\u2019s loyal corgi looked on.<\/p>\n Not the worst way to go, as Sean Murray\u2019s Timothy McGee puts it back at NCIS headquarters.<\/p>\n But, of course, it wouldn\u2019t be an NCIS episode without a case to crack. So the team get to work on solving Ducky\u2019s last case in between receiving a mountain of thistles from Scotland, and flashing back to some of McCallum\u2019s best scenes from previous seasons.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n These included heartfelt moments with NCIS favourites Leroy Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly). Though Gibbs didn\u2019t make a comeback, Weatherly did reprise the role of DiNozzo for the first time since exiting the show in 2016.<\/p> The team works to exonerate a dead soldier who had been framed by a corrupt councilman, and whom Ducky believed was innocent all along, before moving on to Ducky\u2019s memorial \u2013 and DiNozzo\u2019s surprise appearance.<\/p>\n The latter had been kept under wraps on the run-up to the episode, which ended with the following dedication to McCallum: \u201cIn memory of our dear friend and colleague David McCallum. We will miss you.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1238833677-d4ae1da.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"NCIS\\"\/")
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