'NCIS' season 13 spoilers news: 299th episode, solving a case after work hours

"NCIS" season 13 returns this Tuesday with its 17th episode. Titled "After Hours," this will mark the show's 299th episode on air. 

While the team is investigating a case that seems easy to close, they will get into a twisted turn once they figure out that something is wrong. The team's brilliance when it comes to complex cases will be tested in this episode.

On Entertainment Weekly's spoiler room, they revealed some details on what to expect in the upcoming episode. As the team experiences another likely easy case, they later on find out some anomalies with what they initially think is a solved case. Fans will see the team after working hours, hence the title.

The synopsis, as reported by Carter Matt, says, "The NCIS agents' personal plans are interrupted when each of them catches errors in a seemingly cut-and-dried closed case. Also, McGee and Delilah (Margo Harshman) argue over the importance of not discussing work during dinner, while DiNozzo bores his date with shop talk."

What they don't know is the case is about to get twisted as they try to unravel it. They find out that their witnesses didn't really gave them valid information. And while Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) is trying to bore his date, he begins to talk about the case instead. And Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrete) gathers evidence wearing her PJs. On the other hand, Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) and the return of Delilah Fielding (Margo Harshman) solve the case as they revisit the crime scene while eating dinner.

The 17th episode of "NCIS" season 13 is directed by Terrence O'Hara and written by Cindi Hemingway. It is set to be shown on March 1 at 7 p.m. central on CBS. Meanwhile, the show's 300th episode titled "Scope" will be aired on March 15.