What Child is This? is the 10th episode of NCIS Season 16 and the 364th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
The team's Christmas holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a Navy veteran includes the discovery of a new-born baby who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family.
Prologue
Act One
Bishop, Torres and Gibbs after discovering a baby inside a room of an apartment belonging to Albert "Vicious" Leary.
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Cast
Series Regulars
| 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 Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Neera Kapoor | Rahnuma Panthaky | |
| Albert Leary | Niko Nicotera | |
| Tanya Jacobs | Sammi Hanratty | AKA "Young Woman". |
| Paul Spencer | Matt Nolan | |
| Lydia Miles | Karole Foreman | |
| Samuel Kemp | John Wesley | Chaplain. |
| Jerome Murray | Michael Turner Tucker | |
| Richard Sims | Kirk Bovill | |
| Judy Shaw | Ele Keats | |
| Pete Shaw | Dan O'Connor | |
| Old Woman | Marsha Kramer | |
| Volunteer (What Child is This?) | Bee-Be Smith | |
| Faith's Mother | Roxann Lovseth |