Family Ties is the 13th episode of NCIS Season 15 and the 343rd episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
After McGee and Torres visit a high school student who witnessed a hit and run that resulted in the death of a Marine, the investigation hits a snag when the student and her parents flee, leaving the NCIS team struggling to solve the case while Vance's daughter is arrested for shoplifting.
Prologue
Act One
Gibbs after learning from Vance that his daughter, Kayla has been arrested.
Act Two
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. |
| 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 Sloane | Maria Bello | NCIS Special Agent. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Despite being credited, McCallum does not appear in this episode. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kayla Vance | Naomi Grace | Vance's daughter. |
| Karen Stradivarius | Diandra Lyle | Alexandria P.D. Detective. |
Guest Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bell | Jamie Kaler | Husband of Julie and foster father of Genevieve. |
| Julie Bell | Gabrielle Carteris | Wife of Christopher and foster mother of Genevieve. |
| Genevieve Bell | April Brinson | Daughter of Curtis and Brittany Rudd, foster daughter of the Bells. |
| Maya Guzman | Yvette Monreal | |
| Ricardo Guzman | Geoffrey Rivas | |
| Samantha Petrie | Anjali Bhimani | |
| Martin Curtis | Travis Johns | Genevieve Curtis's biological father. |
| Edison Rawls | Timothy Davis-Reed | |
| Mandy | Lizzie Broadway | |
| Phillip | James Austin Kerr | |
| Rachel | Valeria Maldonado | |
| John Kendall | Ken Luckey | |
| Volleyball Player | Samantha Rose Baldwin | Uncredited role. |
| High School Volleyball Player | Megan Harmon | Uncredited role. |