Legend Part 1 is the twenty-second episode in NCIS Season 6 and also the 135th episode in the entire NCIS series.
Like the "JAG" Season 8 episodes, Ice Queen (episode) and Meltdown (episode) which introduced the original NCIS team, this episode and "Legend Part 2" both served as the first part of the two part back door pilot for a proposed spin-off series and also introduced the cast who with the exception of Lara Macy (Louise Lombard) would later go on to appear as main characters in the first ever NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles.
Synopsis
When a Marine is found dead at a building site in downtown Washington D.C., the NCIS team investigate and discover it's connected to a case their counterparts at the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles are working on. As Gibbs and McGee travel to LA to meet with the OSP team, they soon learn that the murder is far bigger than previously thought and that it might also involve members of an inactive terrorist cell located somewhere in downtown Los Angeles.
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Tony handcuffing Benji Kass.
Act Five
Major Events
- Gibbs and McGee travel to Los Angeles where they meet their West Coast counterparts in the OSP (Office of Special Projects), which specializes in undercover work.
- NCIS Special Agents Lara Macy, G. Callen, Sam Hanna, Kensi Blye and Mike Renko along with Tech Operator Eric Beale and Operational Psychologist Nate Getz who are all members of the Office of the Special Projects are all introduced for the first time.
Trivia
- While Callen, Gibbs and Macy are waiting in the garage for Liam, Macy tells them that Liam is getting desperate and that losing Chandler screwed up his timetable. If you listen carefully, you can hear her say the word timetable in an English accent. This is because Louise Lombard who plays Macy is originally from the United Kingdom.
- In the lab, as Abby's talking to Lara Macy, you can see that the victim's name in the email was "Ray Thomas Chandler" although Ziva reveals that the victim's name is really Nick Francis Chandler.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | NCIS Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Anthony DiNozzo | Michael Weatherly | Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | Mossad/NCIS Liaison Officer and a member of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray (actor) | Junior Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response team. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Forensic Specialist associated with the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | Director of NCIS. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner associated with the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Eli David | Michael Nouri | Director of Mossad and Ziva's father. Archive footage. Uncredited role. |
| Michael Rivkin | Merik Tadros | Mossad officer. Appears in the last few seconds of this episode, using the alias, "Nick Quaderi". |
Guest Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| G. Callen | Chris O'Donnell | NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. Is the partner of fellow NCIS agent Sam Hanna. |
| Lara Macy | Louise Lombard | NCIS Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. |
| Nate Getz | Peter Cambor | Psychologist assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. |
| Kensi Blye | Daniela Ruah | NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. |
| Mike Renko | Brian Avers | NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. |
| Eric Beale | Barrett Foa | NCIS Tech Operator assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. |
| Sam Hanna | LL Cool J | NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles and who is also G. Callen's partner. |
| Young Russian Woman | Liisa Evastina | A young Russian woman who is actually G. Callen's former foster sister. |
| Max Talia | Michael Peter Bolus | Contact between the terrorist cell and Liam Coyle. |
| Benji Kass | Brian Burnett | Friend of Liam Coyle and Stephano Kass's brother. |
| Stephano Kass | Jhon Doria | Benji Kass's brother. |
| Liam Patrick Coyle | Bryan Friday | Arms dealer. Uncredited role. |
| Nick Chandler | Christopher Bradley | Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps and an NCIS informant whose murder started the case. Uncredited role. |
| Tourist | Michael A. Templeton | Uncredited role. |
| Navy Lieutenant (Legend Part 1) | Joel Raffee | Uncredited role. |
| Porter (Legend Part 1) | Cory Hardrict | Officer. Uncredited role. |