Old Tricks (episode)

Old Tricks is the sixteenth episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 and also the 184th episode of the entire NCIS: Los Angeles series.
==Synopsis==
OSP investigate when a Navy Lieutenant and his grandfather are kidnapped from a retirement home with the search leading them to a con artist couple and the search for a rare coin.
==Plot==
==Major Events==
*Secret Service Agent Nicole Dechamps is introduced for the first time.
*Kensi officially returns to the team after recovering from her injuries.
*Callen and Nikita reveal to Alex the truth about their family.
==Trivia==
*In the last few seconds of the episode, there's a tribute card dedicated to Miguel Ferrer (Owen Granger) who died on January 19, 2017 at the age of 61 from throat cancer. In addition, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", a song originally written by Bob Dylan is heard playing in the background. This is a cover version and is performed by the band, the Jenerators, a blues rock band that Ferrer was also a member of and as well as doing vocals, he also drummed and did the percussion too.
==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.
Owen Granger 	Miguel Ferrer 	NCIS Assistant Director. Credit only.
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 	OSP Operational Psychologist.
Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov	Daniel J. Travanti	NCIS Special Agent G. Callen's father.
Alexandra Reynolds 	India de Beaufort 	NCIS Special Agent G. Callen's half-sister.
Nurse (Payback) 	Anzu Lawson 	
Thompson (Ambush) 	Jeronimo Spinx 	NCIS Special Agent.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Nicole Dechamps 	Marsha Thomason 	Special Agent with the Secret Service.
Pacey Smith 	Mike Erwin 	
Rebecca (Old Tricks) 	Terryn Westbrook	
Ginger 	Debra Jo Rupp 	
Edward O'Boyle 	Martin Mull 	
Louis Miller 	John Colton 	
Warren Miller 	Connor Weil 	Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Jake Reynolds 	Makai Dudeck 	
Crashing Bus Passenger	Alan Burghard 	Uncredited role.
Armed Man 	Paul Riley Fox 	Uncredited role.
Malcolm Ariano 	Jordan Graham 	Uncredited role.
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♦ High-Value Target (episode) ♦ Belly of the Beast (episode) ♦ The Queen's Gambit (episode) ♦ Black Market (episode) ♦ Ghost Gun (episode) ♦ Home Is Where the Heart Is (episode) ♦ Crazy Train (episode) ♦ Parallel Resistors (episode) ♦ Glasnost (episode) ♦ Sirens (episode) ♦ Tidings We Bring (episode) ♦ Kulinda (episode) ♦ Hot Water (episode) ♦ Under Siege (episode) ♦ Payback (episode) ♦ Old Tricks (episode) ♦ Queen Pin (episode) ♦ Getaway (episode) ♦ 767 (episode) ♦ From Havana with Love (episode) ♦ Battle Scars (episode) ♦ Golden Days (episode) ♦ Uncaged (episode) ♦ Unleashed (episode)
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 Episodes
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes written by Andrew Bartels
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes directed by Terence Nightingall
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Nate Getz
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Alexandra Reynolds
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Thompson