Once a Hero

"Once a Hero" is the 78 episode of the drama television series NCIS. When suspicious activity surrounds the death of a decorated marine, NCIS tries to clear his name. A decorated marine falls from the 6th floor of a hotel onto a conference held below, narrowly missing Director Shepard. The initial assumption is that of a suicide, especially when a note inscribed with "Help Me" is found on his body and it is revealed that Sergeant Wright was troub... more

"Once a Hero" is the 78 episode of the drama television series NCIS. When suspicious activity surrounds the death of a decorated marine, NCIS tries to clear his name. A decorated marine falls from the 6th floor of a hotel onto a conference held below, narrowly missing Director Shepard. The initial assumption is that of a suicide, especially when a note inscribed with "Help Me" is found on his body and it is revealed that Sergeant Wright was troubled young man and on medical leave. A Congressman's aide (Jonathan M. Woodward) delivering documents to a defence contractor gives evidence that he had been attacked by Wright, shortly before the incident. Wright managed to gain access to the hotel (which was under lock-down) through a former fellow marine, Luis Romero, now a supervisor at the hotel. Romero had allowed Wright to stay in rooms closed for maintenance. While interviewing Romero and searching Wright's room, another body is discovered by maids in the hotel, that belonging to a 14... less