First Steps is the fourteenth episode of NCIS Season 19 as well as the 428th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
As NCIS investigates the cause of death of a reservist Navy SEAL surgeon, they're forced to bring Vance's daughter, Kayla who recently trained with NCIS, to help with a highly dangerous mission but the case turns personal for Vance when Kayla is abducted, sending the team into a desperate race against time to find her before it's too late.
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Parker in Autopsy.
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Major Events
- Kayla, Vance's daughter returns and it's revealed that she's become an official NCIS agent, having also graduated from FLETC.
Trivia
- Despite being credited, neither Mark Harmon or David McCallum appear in this episode.
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. Second in-charge. |
| 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. |
| Alden Parker | Gary Cole | Former FBI Special Agent who is the new NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the Major Case Response Team. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Kayla Vance | Naomi Grace | NCIS Director Leon Vance's daughter who is now an official NCIS probationary agent. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Pedro Rodriguez | Antonio Jaramillo | |
| Isaac (First Steps) | Ronald Auguste | |
| Tom Masuda | Noshir Dalal | Doctor. |
| Angela Novak | Nita Mistry | Doctor. |
| Gordon Roth (First Steps) | Jason Kravits | Doctor. |
| Sierra Krueger | Galadriel Stineman | Resident. |
| Smitty Hastings | Jamie Harris | |
| Henchman 1 (First Steps) | Joe Corozo | Henchman. |
| Jose Ortiz | Frank Baroq | AKA "el Santo". Uncredited role. |