NCIS: McGee Told He Is Being Groomed for Secretary of the Navy
In the final moment of NCIS season 24, episode 2, Tony DiNozzo tells Timothy McGee he is being set up to become Secretary of the Navy, which would force him to leave the agency.
In the final moment of NCIS season 24, episode 2, titled 'Clean Slate,' Tony DiNozzo tells Timothy McGee that he is being set up to become the eventual Secretary of the Navy, according to Screen Rant. The news reaches McGee for the first time when DiNozzo delivers it, since the moment comes at the very end of the episode.
Per DiNozzo, Secretary of the Navy Helen Marsh has been quietly preparing McGee for the promotion. The position would require McGee to leave NCIS and relocate to the Pentagon.
The scene follows DiNozzo's appointment as the new NCIS director, a major theme of 'Clean Slate.' In October 2025, the season 24 premiere, 'Wayward Son,' was intended to set up a new future for the series, and McGee passed on the chance to head MCRT after Leroy Jethro Gibbs' retirement.
Before that, McGee was passed up for the assistant director job and then for the NCIS director job. Director Leon Vance was killed, creating the opening that DiNozzo ultimately filled.
Quick answers
What happens to McGee at the end of NCIS season 24, episode 2?
Tony DiNozzo tells him in the episode's final moment that he is being set up to become the eventual Secretary of the Navy.
Who is preparing McGee for the Secretary of the Navy role?
According to DiNozzo, Secretary of the Navy Helen Marsh has been quietly preparing him for the promotion.
Who is the new NCIS director?
Tony DiNozzo has been appointed the new NCIS director, a major theme in 'Clean Slate.'