Patriot Acts (episode)

Season:	NCIS: Los Angeles Season 3
Episode:	20
First aired:	April 10, 2012.
Written by:	Jordana Lewis Jaffe.
Directed by:	Dennis Smith.
Previous episode:	Vengeance (episode).
Next episode:	Pa Make Loa (episode)- (crossover with Hawaii Five-0 Season 2).

Patriot Acts is the twentieth episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 3 as well as the 68th episode of the entire NCIS: Los Angeles series.

Synopsis

When a car explodes in downtown Los Angeles, OSP are tasked with investigating with the investigation growing intense when Nate Getz returns and reveals that all is not what it seems despite the FBI insisting that they've managed to stop a homegrown terrorist.

Major Events

• FBI Special Agent Jonas Ambrose is introduced for the first time.

Plot

Callen after realizing that the bombings aren't related to terrorism, they're being used as an act of revenge.

Cast

Series Regulars

Name	Portrayed by	Role
G. Callen	Chris O'Donnell	NCIS Special Agent and the leader of the Office of Special Projects field team.
Kensi Blye	Daniela Ruah	NCIS Special Agent with the Office of Special Projects.
Marty Deeks	Eric Christian Olsen	A Detective with the Los Angeles Police Department and also the LAPD/NCIS liaison.
Eric Beale	Barrett Foa	Tech Operator with the Office of Special Projects.
Nell Jones	Renée Felice Smith	Tech Analyst for the Office of Special Projects.
Henrietta Lange	Linda Hunt	Operations Manager with the Office of Special Projects.
Sam Hanna	LL Cool J	A former Navy SEAL-turned-NCIS Special Agent with the Office of Special Projects.

Recurring Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Nate Getz	Peter Cambor	Office of Special Projects Operational Psychologist and member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Guest Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Jonas Ambrose	David Furr	Special Agent with the FBI.
Marcus Hinty	Zach Lewis	Special Agent with the FBI.
Gavin Knowles	Richard Blake	2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Mia Jameson	Brea Grant
Adam Malnick	Eric Jungmann
Harold	Craig Gellis
FBI Assistant Director	Michael Hyatt
Shop Owner	Pierrino Mascarino
Young Woman (Patriot Acts)	Christel Khalil
House Sitter	Anna Wood (actress)
ZNN Reporter (Patriot Acts)	Sharon Tay
Stoner with Cooler	Eric Shackelford	Uncredited role.