Light Sleeper is the fourteenth episode in NCIS Season 3 and the sixtieth episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
The NCIS team investigate when the bodies of two Marine wives are discovered in a house on a Navy Base with evidence revealing that both women have been shot dead. As they search for the killer, the team discover that the two victims along with the woman who discovers them and a fourth person are part of a sleeper cell that is linked to North Korea but not everything is what it appears to be.
Prologue
In a quiet little neighborhood, with the sun shining, Yoon Dawson arrives back from shopping just as her neighbor, Gina Goodwin, passes by while power-walking.
After exchanging greetings, with Gina going misty-eyed over Yoon's baby daughter, the two then head inside, with Gina carrying the bag of groceries while Yoon carries the baby.
They try the front door but there's no answer.
Gina soon suggests the back door which gives the two women access at last.
As Gina puts the groceries down and then switches off the kettle, remarking that the kettle was how her aunt burned down her house, Yoon heads into the living room and manages to turn the music down.
Upon turning around, she and Gina get the shock of their lives when they see Yoon's friends Sun Porter and Ming Crane sitting on the couch, both women dead after being shot at close-range.
It then cuts to one of the dead women, Sun, her features full of disbelief.
Act One
Act Two
Ziva, Tony and Gibbs after discovering that Yoon Dawson, the wife of Marine Staff Sergeant James Dawson has fled her home.
Act Three
Act Four
Trivia
- In the scene where Abby is seen explaining the gun and bullets that were found in Sergeant Porter's car, if you look closely, you can see that she's wearing gloves in one scene yet in the next, they're gone.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | NCIS Special Agent in charge of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Anthony DiNozzo Junior | Michael Weatherly | The Senior Agent of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team and also the second-in-command. |
| Abigail Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | NCIS's Chief Forensic Scientist. |
| Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | The Mossad Liaison Officer to NCIS. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray (actor) | Junior Agent of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Jennifer Shepard | Lauren Holly | NCIS Director. Despite being credited, Holly does not appear in this episode. |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | NCIS's Chief Medical Examiner. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Ducky's assistant. |
Guest Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sung | Keone Young | A North Korean spy and sleeper agent. |
| Yoon Dawson | Esther K. Chae | A sleeper agent for the North Koreans. |
| James Dawson | Karl Makinen | Yoon's husband. |
| Malcolm Porter | Tim Griffin | Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. |
| Gina Goodwin | Ruth Rudnick | The Dawsons and Crane's neighbor. |
| FBI Stakeout Agent 1 | Mark Newsom | Uncredited role. |