Follow the Money is the tenth episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 and also the 57th episode of the entire NCIS: New Orleans series.
Synopsis
Pride and his team investigate a family friend's missing fiancée who also happens to be the leader of a major drug smuggling cartel with a conflict of interest arising when it's revealed that Gregorio and her FBI colleagues are also investigating the cartel.
Plot

Pride and Isler in the conference room.
Major Events
- With the case against Javier Garcia having collapsed due to his fiancée's murder, Gregorio is fired from the FBI.
Cast
Series Regular
Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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Dwayne Cassius Pride | Scott Bakula | NCIS Special Agent and the leader of the NCIS: New Orleans team. |
Christopher LaSalle | Lucas Black | NCIS Special Agent. |
Tammy Gregorio | Vanessa Ferlito | FBI Special Agent. |
Sebastian Lund | Rob Kerkovich | Scientist at the Jefferson Parish Morgue and the assistant to Loretta Wade. |
Patton Plame | Daryl "Chill" Mitchell | NCIS Computer Specialist. |
Sonja Percy | Shalita Grant | NCIS Special Agent. Despite being credited, Grant does not appear in this episode. |
Loretta Wade | C. C. H. Pounder | Jefferson Parish Coroner. |
Recurring Cast
Name | Portrayed by | Role |
---|---|---|
Javier Garcia | Julian Acosta | |
Raymond Isler | Derek Webster | Agent with the FBI. |
Joan Swanson | Toni Trucks | Agent with the CGIS- Coast Guard Investigative Service. |
FBI Agent (Follow the Money) | Aaron Mitchell | Uncredited role. |
FBI Agent 2 (Aftershocks) | Tia Nicholson | Uncredited role. |
NOPD Officer (Musician Heal Thyself) | Charles Barber | Uncredited role. |
Guest Cast
Name | Portrayed by | Role |
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Eliza West | Amanda Clayton | Javier Garcia's fiancée. |
Yacht Captain | Alfonso DiLuca | |
Ernesto Blanco | Abel Becerra | |
Emilio Rojas | Joshua Lamboy | |
FBI Agent 1 (Follow the Money) | Chris Angerdina | Uncredited role. |
Escort (Follow the Money) | Hannah Jacole Powell-Yost | Uncredited role. |