NCIS star Sean Murray admits he truly believes Mark Harmon's Leroy Jethro Gibbs could return in a future episode.

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And yet, even as NCIS season 19 explores the new team dynamics and offers up plenty of twisty mysteries involving the US Navy

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there is still one major character looming over the series. Harmon, who led NCIS as stoic Agent Gibbs from its very first episode in 2003

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Murray, who plays probie-turned-seasoned agent Timothy McGee, thinks as much too. In a recent conversation with Parade

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It remains to be seen if the upcoming NCIS season 19 finale will feature a Gibbs cameo. With the main plot revolving around his replacement, Parker, it might be better to have Gibbs sit this one out

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