Burden of Proof (episode)

Season:	NCIS Season 15
Episode:	7
First aired:	November 7, 2017.
Written by:	Gina Lucita Monreal.
Directed by:	Dennis Smith.
Previous episode:	Trapped (episode).
Next episode:	Voices (episode)

Burden of Proof is the 7th episode of NCIS Season 15 and also the 337th episode of the entire NCIS series.

Synopsis

After a convicted felon swears the NCIS agency framed him for murder a decade ago, Gibbs begins his own investigation, starting with a new autopsy by Ducky while Fornell joins the team since he was the lead investigator in the original joint FBI and NCIS case.

Act Five

Gibbs as he and Sloane keep watch on Gabriel Hicks.

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.
Eleanor Bishop	Emily Wickersham	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
James Palmer	Brian Dietzen	Assistant Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance	Rocky Carroll	Director of NCIS.
Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane	Maria Bello	NCIS Special Agent.
Donald Mallard	David McCallum	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Clayton Reeves	Duane Henry	Interagency Liaison between MI6 and NCIS. Despite being credited, Henry does not appear in this episode.

Recurring Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Tobias Fornell	Joe Spano	Senior FBI Agent.
Gabriel Hicks	Graham Hamilton
Jessica Shaeffer	Hilary Ward
Mary Elaine Smith	Fran Bennett
Edward O'Connell	Brian Maierhofer	Navy Lieutenant.

Other Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Raymond Smith	Allen Maldonado	Nephew of "Witness X", Mary Elaine Smith.
Denny Rydell	Beau Billingslea	AKA "Pop".
Thomas Gardiner	Todd Jeffries
Susan Delphy	Penny Peyser	Judge.