The Watchers (episode)

Season:	NCIS: Los Angeles Season 3
Episode:	12
First aired:	January 3, 2012.
Written by:	R. Scott Gemmill.
Directed by:	Tony Wharmby.
Previous episode:	Higher Power (episode).
Next episode:	Exit Strategy (episode).

The Watchers is the twelfth episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 3 as well as the 60th episode of the entire NCIS: Los Angeles series.

Synopsis

As OSP investigate the murder of a researcher with the Department of Defense, Hetty finds her ability to lead the team being called into question by the new NCIS Assistant Director.

Plot

Callen after his confrontation with NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger.

Major Events

• NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger is introduced for the first time.

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.

Other Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Owen Granger	Miguel Ferrer	Assistant Director for NCIS.
Vostanik Sabatino	Erik Palladino	Posing under the alias, "Roger McAdams".
Mia Bolton	Katherine Sigismund
JT	Sean McGowan
Joe	Peter Jae
Juan Garcia	E.J. Garcia
Ari Peretz	Yaniv Rokah
Faton Hoxha	Michael St. Clair
Male Model	Matt Lewis