Mark Harmon Departs 'NCIS' After 18 Seasons: He's 'Always Going to Be a Part of the Show'
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is giving up his badge. “I’m not going back, Tim,” he told Special Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) while fishing. “I’m not going back home.” Gibbs then tells McGee that he “could not have hoped for anyone better” to work with over the past 18 years before the partners hugged, closing out the scene. Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty “As an executive producer and dear friend, Mark continues to be an integral part of the fabric of the show....