Higher Education is the ninth episode of NCIS Season 20 and the 444th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
When a student running across the street dies in a hit-and-run, NCIS investigate, discovering the victim had highly-classified files on his laptop which in the wrong hands could compromise national security and who has connections to McGee's wife, Delilah.
Prologue
Act One
McGee in the bullpen.
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Major Events
- It's revealed that Knight has been a member of the NCIS Major Case Response Team for two years.
Cast
Series Regular
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Agent of 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 NCIS 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 does not appear in this episode. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | NCIS Director. |
| Alden Parker | Gary Cole | NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Case Response Team. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Delilah Fielding | Margo Harshman | NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee's wife. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Christine (Higher Education) | Claire Gillies | |
| Esme | Jaclyn Aimee | |
| William Watson | Jesse Conrad | The main murder victim. |
| Viktoria Valkov | Juliette Goglia | AKA "Evelyn Shaw", she is a Russian spy and Delilah's former TA. |
| Jared Clarkson | Adam Cropper | AKA "Jared Baker", he is later revealed to be an agent with the FBI. |
| Logan Kennedy | Zachary S. Williams | |
| Mike (Higher Education) | Patrick Luwis |