Beastmaster is the 22nd episode of NCIS Season 14 and the 328th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
When a Marine Sergeant is found murdered in a National Park, the NCIS team partner with a Mounted Police Sergeant to solve a string of related crimes that have occurred there.
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Mounted Police Park Sergeant May Dawson and Gibbs upon finding bushmeat in a shed.
Act Four
Act Five
Trivia
- The techniques used to train mounted police horses is shown accurately in the episode.
- Horses in mounted police work are treated as real officers and have their own rank.
- Bush meat has been said to carry other deadly diseases besides Ebola, such as rabies and syphilis.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Chief Forensic Specialist for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Nicholas Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Alexandra Quinn | Jennifer Esposito | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Eleanor Bishop | Emily Wickersham | Probationary Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Assistant Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Despite being credited, Dietzen does not appear in this episode. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | Director of NCIS. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Clayton Reeves | Duane Henry | Officer with MI6. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| May Dawson | Elisabeth Röhm | Mounted Park Police Sergeant. |
| Gabriel Moore | Jimmy Akingbola | Liberian Ambassador. |
| Phoebe Spitz | Kym Jackson | |
| Nelson Ast | Izzy Diaz | Bushmeat smuggler. |
| Smuggler | Kareem Grimes | Ast's accomplice and Cole's killer. |
| Teta Gayflor | Lorey Hayes | |
| Brad Cole | Jason Rodriguez | Mounted Park Police, second victim. |
| Poacher | Tai White |