The Last Link
First aired
January 15, 2019.
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The Last Link is the 12th episode of NCIS Season 16 and also the 366th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
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An old family friend, Army Corporal John Sydney, beseeches Gibbs to join him on a road trip to search for a missing military I.D. bracelet while the rest of the team investigate when a Navy Lieutenant who was in protective custody is fatally poisoned by an infamous drug dealer.
Major EventsEdit
- Gibbs' namesake, Medal of Honor recipient L.J. Moore, passed away prior to the events chronicled in the episode.
TriviaEdit
- It is revealed that Jackson Gibbs participated in the Invasion of Normandy while serving in the US Army Air Forces.
CastEdit
Series RegularsEdit
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Special Agent and second-in command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Nicholas Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| Eleanor Bishop | Emily Wickersham | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team |
| Jacqueline Sloane | Maria Bello | NCIS Forensic Psychologist |
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team |
| Kasie Hines | Diona Reasonover | NCIS Forensic Specialist; Abby's replacement |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | Director of NCIS |
| Donald Mallard | David McCallum | Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode. |
Other CastEdit
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| John Sydney | Dabney Coleman | Army Corporal, World War II veteran, and longtime friend of the Gibbs family from Stillwater, PA |
| Tommy Mulligan | Luke Edwards | AKA "Peaches". |
| Ross Johnson | Johnny Wactor | Navy Lieutenant |
| Oliver Sherry | Sam Littlefield | |
| Cal Fraser | Daniel E. Smith | Current owner & operator of the Stillwater General Store, given to him by Gibbs after the latter's father's death. |
| Megan Boone | Rochelle Robinson | |
| Michael Deegan | Ian Duncan | Notorious drug dealer and suspect in the Ross Johnson murder. |
| Anna Ventura | Lisa Maley | NCIS Probationary Agent. |
| Burly Bodyguard | Jess Allen | |
| Uniformed Room-Service Guy | Adam Aguirre |
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