The Wake is the sixteenth episode of NCIS Season 19 and the 430th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
A gruesome mishap at a Navy petty officer's gender-reveal party leads NCIS to the case of a missing teacher that was popularized on a true crime podcast.
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Knight aiming her SIG-Sauer at Sam Radner.
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | Ex Special Agent Assigned to NCIS Major Case Response team. Credit only. |
| Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | Senior Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Second-in-charge. |
| Nicholas Torres | Wilmer Valderrama | Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. |
| James Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Chief Medical Examiner for the 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 doesn't appear in this episode. |
| Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | NCIS Director. |
| Alden Parker | Gary Cole | Former FBI Special Agent who is the new NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the Major Case Response Team. |
Recurring Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Curtis Hubley | J. Claude Deering | NCIS Tech Operator. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
| Sam Radner | Mike Erwin | Insurance salesman and Emma Radner's husband. |
| Molly Stoll | Miki Ishikawa | Emma Radner's sister. |
| Walt Freeman | Randall Batinkoff | Nance Freeman's husband. |
| Nance Freeman | Lauren Bowles | Walt Freeman's wife. |
| Anne Crenshaw | Tarina Pouncy | Captain. |
| Isaac Morales | Carlos Pratts | |
| Sergio Morales | Del Zamora | |
| Lola Morales | Maya Boudreau | |
| Emma Radner | Pamm Riddle | Uncredited role. |