False Start is the sixth episode of NCIS Season 19 and the 420th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
NCIS investigates when a beloved Navy Commander who trained some of the top athletes in the country is murdered.
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
McGee and Parker in the warehouse.
Act Four
Act Five
Trivia
- Despite being credited, Mark Harmon, David McCallum and Rocky Carroll do not appear in this episode. This is the first ever episode to not include a single main cast member from Season 1 of NCIS.
- Aside from the title sequence, this is the first episode to not refer to Leroy Jethro Gibbs in any form whatsoever.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Ex Special Agent Assigned to NCIS Major Case Response team. (credit only) |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Nicholas Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Chief Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team. |
| Kasie Hines | Diona Reasonover | NCIS Forensic Specialist. |
| Jessica Knight | Katrina Law | NCIS Special Agent. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | NCIS Director. Despite being credited, Carroll doesn't appear in this episode. |
| Alden Parker | Gary Cole | Former FBI Special Agent who is the new NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the Major Case Response Team. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Felix Cross | Joshua Brockington | Navy Petty Officer Third Class. |
| Clark Anderson | Randy J. Goodwin | Navy Petty Officer First Class Jamie Anderson's father and the husband of Cindy Anderson. |
| Cindy Anderson | Julie Pearl | Clark Anderson's wife and Navy Petty Officer First Class Jamie Anderson's mother. |
| Kyle Seward | Zeus Taylor | Navy Petty Officer Third Class. |
| Astrid Fellowes | Kelly Stables | |
| Groundskeeper | Heather Olt | |
| Field Agent | César Alejandro |