NCIS: Gibbs' Rules

Fellow NCIS Fans: I started jotting down Gibbs' Rules. Then I realized: someone else had undoubtedly already thought of this; and it would be easier to help a group than work alone on a duplicitous effort.

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#	Rule:	Actual Character Quote:	Episode(s):
1	Never let suspects stay together.	Gibbs (to Kate): "Rule number one: Never let suspects stay together."	1.01 Yankee White
1	Never screw (over) your partner.	Gibbs: "Number one supersedes all of the others."	4.14 Blowback
		Jenny: "Never screw your partner?"
		Gibbs: "Never screw OVER your partner."
2	Always wear gloves at a crime scene.	Gibbs (to Kate): "Rule number two: Always wear gloves at a crime scene."	1.01 Yankee White
3	Don't believe what you're told. Double check.	Gibbs: "Rule number three: Don't believe what you're told, double check."	1.01 Yankee White
		Kate: "Should I write these rules in my Palm Pilot or crochet them on pillows?"
3	Never be unreachable.	Ziva (after trying to reach McGee): "Rule number three..."	3.13 Deception
		Tony: "Never be unreachable."
4	If you have a secret, the best thing is to keep it to yourself. The second-best is to tell one other person if you must. There is no third best.	Jenny: "It's your fault you know."	4.14 Blowback
		Gibbs: "For what, leaving or coming back?"
		Jenny: "For teaching me your rules. Best way to keep a secret, keep it to yourself. Second best, tell one other person... if you must. There is no third best. (walking away) That's rule number four isn't it?"
5	You don't waste good.		8.22 Baltimore
6	Never say you're sorry. It's a sign of weakness.	Gibbs (to Kate): "Never say you're sorry. (laughing) You don't have to crochet that one."	1.01 Yankee White
		Tony (to Gibbs): I broke rule #6. Never say you're sorry.	7.12 Flesh & Blood
		Gibbs: It was covered by rule #18.
7	Always be specific when you lie.	Gibbs (to Kate): "Rule number seven: Always be specific when you lie."	1.23 Reveille
8	Never take anything for granted.	Abby (to McGee): "Rule number eight is gonna save you McGee!"	3.10 - Probie
		Tony: "Never date a co-worker? "
		Ziva (to Tony): "Never go anywhere without your knife. "
		Tony (to Ziva): "Thought that was nine."
		Gibbs: "Never take anything for granted."
		Abby (to Gibbs): "Correct El Jefe. But then again you did make up the rules."
		Ziva: "I assume Gibbs would have checked that out last night."	3.17 - Ravenous
		Tony: "Rule number eight: Never assume anything."
		Ziva: "To be precise it's, ah, never take anything for granted."
9	Never go anywhere without a knife.	Gibbs (while handing his knife to Tony): "Rule number nine:"	1.13 - One Shot, One Kill
		Gibbs & Kate (in unison): "Never go anywhere without a knife."
		Tony: "Rule nine."	1.20 - Missing
		Atlas: "What?"
		Tony: "Ya know those rule they teach you guys in the Marine Corps."
		Atlas: "What rules?"
		Tony: "Huh, I always suspected the fact that Gibbs was making that stuff up. Well... rule nine is, ah (undoing his belt), never go anywhere (pulling out his knife) without a knife."
		Abby: Rule #9 'always keep a spare'.	3.22 - Jeopardy
		Tony: I thought Gibbs said nine was 'always carry a knife.'
		Abby: Not Gibbs' rules...mine.
10	Never get personally involved in a case.	Gibbs: You okay?	7.21 Obsession
		Tony: Not really. I broke rule number ten. Again. Never get personally involved in a case.
		Gibbs: Yeah. That's the rule I've always had the most trouble with.
11	When the job is done, walk away.	Gibbs: "Rule number eleven, DiNozzo."	6.24 Semper Fidelis
		Tony: "I would never date a co-worker boss. Trust me. I mean, why would you even—that's twelve. Eleven... when the job is done, you walk away."
12	Never date a coworker.	Kate (to Tony): "Not my style, Tony. I would just shoot you."	1.15 Enigma
		Gibbs (just walking in): "That would be the reason for rule number twelve."
		Kate: "Rule twelve?"
		Gibbs: "Never date a co-worker."
13	Never, ever involve lawyers.	Tony: "Which means you've been here one day and already broken Gibbs' rule number thirteen."	6.07 Collateral Damage
		Dwayne: "Rule number thirteen?"
		Tony: "Yeah, rule number thirteen: Never, ever involve lawyers. Things are bound to turn nasty."
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15	Always work as a team.	Jenny: "I heard your agents are pitted against each other. Wasn't that Gibbs' rule number fifteen? Always work as a team."	5.05 Leap of Faith
		Gibbs: "Not on this one."
16	If someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it.		8.24 Pyramid
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18	It's better to ask forgiveness than ask permission.	Jenny (to Gibbs): "Number eighteen: It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission."	3.04 Silver War
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22	Never, ever interrupt Gibbs in interrogation.	Tony (to Ziva): "Rule number twenty-two: never, EVER bother Gibbs in interrogation."	4.10 Smoked
23	Never mess with a Marine's coffee if you want to live.	Kate (to Tony): "Maybe next time you should remember rule... twenty-three..."	2.09 Forced Entry
		Marine (laughing): "Never mess with a Marine's coffee if you want to live."
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27	There are two ways to follow someone:		7.15 Jack Knife
	--1st way, they never notice you;		7.24 - Rule Fifty-One (on a piece of paper in Jethro's home)
	--2nd way, they only notice you.
35	Always watch the watchers.		8.22 Baltimore
38	Your case, your lead.	Gibbs (to Tony): "Your case, your lead. I think it's a rule."	6.16 Bounce
39	There is no such thing as coincidence.		7.21 Obsession
40	If it seems like someone's out to get you, they are.	Gibbs (to Abby): "Rule forty."	7.22 Borderland
		Abby (to Gibbs): "If you think someone is out to get you, they are."
44	First things first, hide the women and children.	Gibbs (to Camila Charo to tell Mike Franks): "Tell him Rule 44"	7.23 Patriot Down
		Shannon (to Gibbs): "Forty-four. First things first, Hide the women and children. You're actually writing these down?"	7.24 Rule Fifty-One
45	Clean up your messes.	Tony (to Gibbs): "Where are you gonna be?"	7.24 Rule Fifty-One
		Gibbs (to Tony): "At the mess I gotta clean up."
		Tony (whispers to Ziva): "That's 45 ... basically."
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51	Sometimes - you're wrong.	Gibbs (written after reminiscing about his wife and his rules)	7.24 Rule Fifty-One