NCIS star Mark Harmon's real-life Pam Dawber is set to make her long-awaited debut on the long-running CBS procedural on Tuesday night.

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Pam will play seasoned investigative journalist Marcie Warren who reaches out to Gibbs after learning about the events that led to his suspension in the show's last instalment. According to the episode's synopsis, she will "use her savvy wit and down-to-earth people skills to aid in her tireless pursuit of truth."