Exit Strategy is the 3rd episode of NCIS Season 15 and the 333rd episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
While on a stakeout with Metro P.D., Torres's partner mysteriously vanishes and is later found dead, NCIS investigate the death, uncovering evidence from a ten year old murder with the team later racing to save a young boy who's been kidnapped while Ducky's friend, Cadence Darwin presents him with a new opportunity during his guest lecture series.
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Torres upon learning that Michelle Higgins's son, Landon has been kidnapped.
Act Four
Act Five
Major Events
- Continuing with the revelation that he was to act as a guest lecturer at a medical school in the events of Twofer (episode), Ducky is presented with, and ultimately accepts, a proposition to teach for a semester in New York.
- Danny Sportelli returns and it's revealed he is now a Detective Sergeant with the Metro Police Department.
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. Despite being credited, Carroll does not appear in this episode. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Sportelli | Jack Conley | Metro P.D. Detective Sergeant. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Lane | Lauren Stamile | AKA "Jessica Pottorf", she is a former Metro Police Department who is the ex-lover of Benny Sitano and the mother of Landon Pottorf. |
| Landon Pottorf | Alexander Davis | A young boy who is the son of Michelle Lane (AKA "Jessica Pottorf") and Benny Sitano. |
| Benny Sitano | Carter MacIntyre | Michelle Lane/Jessica Pottorf's ex-lover and the father of Landon Pottorf. |
| Cadence Darwin | Susan Blakely | Doctor. |
| Alastair | Adam Faison | |
| Omar Nitro | Mustafa Speaks | |
| Miles Higgins | Travis Wester | Metro Police Department Detective and victim. |
| Fiona | Amy Letcher | |
| Man (Exit Strategy) | Tyler Lueck | |
| Woman | Megan Sheehan |