What are Gibbs’ rules by the number?*
(The missing numbers have yet to be revealed)
Rule 1: Never let suspects sit together.
Alternate Rule 1: Never screw over your partner. (Gibbs has two No. 1 rules.)
Rule 2: Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
Rule 3: Never believe what you are told. Double-check.
Alternate Rule 3: Never be unreachable.
Rule 4: Best way to keep a secret: Keep it to yourself. Second-best, tell one other person—if you must. There is no third best.
Rule 5: You don’t waste good.
Rule 6: Never say you’re sorry.
Rule 7: Always be specific when you lie.
Rule 8: Never take anything for granted.
Rule 9: Never go anywhere without a knife.
Rule 10: Never get involved personally in a case. [This rule has been retired.]
Rule 11: When the job is done, walk away.
Rule 12: Never date a coworker.
Rule 13: Never involve lawyers.
Rule 14: Bend the line, don’t break it.
Rule 15: Always work as a team.
Rule 16: If someone thinks he has the upper hand, break it.
Rule 18: It’s better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
Rule 20: Always look under.
Rule 22: Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
Rule 23: Never mess with a Marine’s coffee if you want to live.
Rule 27: Two ways to follow someone: First way, they never notice you. Second way, they only notice you.
Rule 28: When you need help, ask.
Rule 35: Always watch the watchers.
Rule 36: If it feels like you’re being played, you probably are.
Rule 38: Your case, you’re lead.
Rule 39: There is no such thing as a coincidence.
Rule 40: If it seems like someone’s out to get you, they are.
Rule 42: Never accept an apology from somebody who just sucker-punched you.
Rule 44: First things first, hide the women and children.
Rule 45: Left a mess. I gotta clean up.
Rule 51: Sometimes you’re wrong.
Rule 62: Always give people space when they get off an elevator.
Rule 69: Never trust a woman who doesn’t trust her man.
Rule 91: When you walk away, don’t look back.
*These rules are according to CBS.