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"NCIS producer Gary Glasberg has confirmed that an upcoming storyline will explore the past of Abby (Pauley Perrette). The forensic specialist will be the focus of one of the ninth season&amp;#039;s early episodes, according to TV Guide. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re going to actually get into a storyline that&amp;#039;s going to reveal something about Abby&amp;#039;s past and her family that people aren&amp;#039;t going to see coming,&amp;quot; hinted Glasberg. He added that that the secrets revealed about Abby will &amp;quot;tee up to a mini [story] arc&amp;quot; featuring the character. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a revelation that she makes on her part,&amp;quot; he said. NCIS agent Ziva (Cot\u00E9 de Pablo) will also encounter figures from her past in the new season, while Damages actress Lily Tomlin will appear as the grandmother of McGee (Sean Murray). NCIS returns to CBS on Tuesday, September 20 at 8/7c. &amp;gt; V star Scott Wolf lands NCIS role Watch a trailer for the NCIS eighth season finale below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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