<P> Soon after, Ziva discovers that her father had accidentally killed Wilkes when the latter took pictures of him arriving at the airport . Eli had struggled with the reporter over the camera, causing his enlarged liver to burst . She confronts Eli shortly afterwards, who admits that he had covered Wilkes' death to prevent word from getting out that he was in Washington D.C., which would ruin the peace arrangements . Ziva is nonetheless furious and disheartened by this, but agrees to sit across from her father at the dinner table one last time . </P> <P> Vance's wife Jackie prepares a Shabbat meal, and Eli tries to lighten the tension by saying the blessing and expressing thanks for "life, freedom, and family". However, Ziva is unable to continue and goes outside to call Gibbs . Then, an unknown assailant shoots up Vance's house . Ziva pursues the shooter, wounding him, and is joined by Gibbs, who rushes to the scene after hearing the gunshots . The shooter is cornered but commits suicide before he can talk . </P> <P> Tony and McGee hurry to the site of the shootout and tend to the victims . However, Ziva returns to the house to find that Eli has been killed and breaks down sobbing, cradling his head and praying in Hebrew . Jackie is critically wounded and rushed to the hospital . After several hours in surgery, Vance emerges from the operating room and quietly states that his wife is dead which has Gibbs devastated . </P> <P> "Shabbat Shalom" is written by Christopher J. Waild and directed by Dennis Smith . Executive producer Gary Glasberg began to consider possibly killing off Ziva's father and Vance's wife in the spring of 2012 and discussed the idea with Vance's portrayer, Rocky Carroll . Glasberg and Carroll agreed that the storyline would provide a more in - depth storyline for Vance, whose family life had always been relatively stable . Glasberg also approached Cote de Pablo, who plays Ziva, and discussed Eli's role in the series and how killing Ziva's last remaining family member would affect her character and personality . Both Paula Newsome and Michael Nouri, who portray Jackie Vance and Eli David respectively, were dismayed by the direction that the producers chose to take but decided to go forward with it and "give it everything they could". </P>

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