Blast from the Past is the sixteenth episode of NCIS Season 12 and also the 274th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
The NCIS team investigate when a covert identity created for one of Gibbs's undercover cases twenty years ago resurfaces after a murder victim is found to be living under the alias with the investigation eventually leading them to a group of Serbians operating illegally in the United States.
Prologue
In a car, a computer states, "Proceed straight on Seventh Street".
In the driver's seat, Leland Spears drives along the street before wondering if they're sure that they gave him the correct address and that all he sees are warehouses.
On the other end of the line, another man says, "That's the right address, trust me. Just keep going. You'll see it".
As the car edges closer, the computer informs Spears that in 200 feet, his destination will be on the left.
Spears remarks that he doesn't get it and that his GPS says he's pulling up right now and that he hasn't seen a house for a few miles, only to stop when two gunshots emerge, both shattering the windscreen of the car.
The car then loses control and crashes into some containers.
It then cuts to Spears who lies there, slumped in the driver's seat as the computer tells him that he has reached his final destination.
Act One
Act Two
Bishop and McGee after narrowly avoiding the explosion at the cabin.
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Anthony DiNozzo | Michael Weatherly | Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray (actor) | Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Chief Forensic Specialist 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. |
| Eleanor Bishop | Emily Wickersham | NCIS Probationary Agent. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | Director of NCIS. Despite being credited, Carroll does not appear in this episode. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Morrow | Alan Dale | Former NCIS Director who is now working for the Department of Homeland Security. |
| Caitlin Todd | Sasha Alexander | An NCIS Special Agent who was murdered by rogue spy, Ari Haswari. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Stark | Linda Gehringer | A woman who appears in the episode. |
| Robbie Santori | Adam Chambers | A man who appears in the episode. |
| Leland Spears | Michael E. Knight | A man who appears in the episode. |
| Cody Oaks | Curt Cornelius | Lieutenant with the Metro Police Department. |
| Edgar Bron | Peter Bonilla | A man who appears in the episode. |
| Security Guard (Blast from the Past) | Boise Holmes | A man who appears in the episode. |
| Nurse (Blast from the Past) | Monica Lawson | A woman who appears in the episode. |
Trivia
- During the undercover mission under the name Spears, Gibbs posed as an I.T. man.
- One command Gibbs knew of is c:\ (a command that erases everything on the C drive, including the operation system and all files that should only be used when all important data is saved and a reinstallation is planned).