Destiny's Child is the 1st episode of NCIS Season 16 and the 355th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
With one month having passed since Vance was kidnapped, the NCIS team continues their worldwide search for their missing Director.
Prologue
Act One
Gibbs, Bishop and Torres watching footage of Vance.
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Major Events
- It's revealed that a month has passed since Vance was kidnapped.
- With Vance missing, Gibbs has become acting Director of NCIS.
- Due to the threats concerning Vance's abduction, his daughter, Kayla is placed under protective custody.
Trivia
- The events of this episode are alluded to in the NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 premiere episode See You Soon (episode), where Gibbs informs LaSalle when asked about Director Vance that the latter's "holding up."
- The footage of the strip mall explosion results were reused from the footage of the airport bombing from the NCIS Season 12 episode Patience (episode).
- This is the fifth NCIS episode and first NCIS Season premiere episode to have the credits appear in the second act.
- This is also the first episode to have Diona Reasonover (Kasie Hines) credited as a series regular.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent in charge of 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. |
| Jacqueline Sloane | Maria Bello | NCIS Forensic Psychologist. |
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team. |
| Kasie Hines | Diona Reasonover | NCIS Forensic Specialist; Abby's replacement. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | Director of NCIS. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Hakim | Pej Vahdat | Diplomat who is secretly a terrorist known as "The Monster." |
| Kayla Vance | Naomi Grace | NCIS Director Leon Vance's daughter. |
| Joey Peanuts | Chad Lindberg | |
| Sybil Rigg | Alexa Hamilton | British Deputy Ambassador. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Zaiyema | Robin Karfo | Nigel Hakim's mother. |
| Nazy Rickman | Keon Alexander | Nigel Hakim's thug, posing as CIA Special Agent he killed. |
| Richard Hasley | James A. Watson, Jr. | Navy Vice Admiral. |
| Farrel Emerson | Jim Meskimen | Doctor. |
| Myron Holt | Rob Mainord | Bank manager. |
| Emma Thatcher | Lauran September | |
| Rod Beecham | Cory Jacob | NCIS Special Agent. |
| Olivia Kahn | Jessica Gardner | |
| Leah Siffler | Danielle Rayne | Marine Colonel. |