Out of the Darkness (episode)

Out of the Darkness is the 1st episode of NCIS Season 17 and the 379th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
Ziva surprises Gibbs with a cryptic warning, prompting him to question why she remained underground for years while being presumed dead by her family and her former NCIS colleagues.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*It's revealed that Ziva's landlord, Odette, and Adam Eshel were aware of Ziva's survival and have been secretly helping her.
**It is also revealed that, contrary to what they had initially believed, the destruction of the David Farmhouse had been done with the intent of targeting Ziva herself, not just the David files.
*Odette reveals that Ziva was the real target on the attack on the farmhouse, set by Sahar, the woman who has been hunting her and trying to kill her for reasons unknown other than it somehow relating to Ari Haswari.
*McGee, Nick, Jimmy, Leon and Jack find out Ziva is alive and learn about Bishop's knowledge on her survival, including her withholding the information.
*Ziva has developed anxiety issues due to her hunt for Sahar and also from being separated from her daughter and Tony.
==Trivia==
*This is the first episode since the NCIS Season 9 premiere episode Nature of the Beast (episode) not to have been directed by Tony Wharmby.
*This is the first episode since the Season 11 episode "Past, Present, and Future" to feature Ziva in a physical role.
*This is the first season premiere where the whole main cast doesn't appear.
==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.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Nicholas Torres 	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Jacqueline Sloane 	Maria Bello 	NCIS Forensic Psychologist.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Chief Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Ziva David	Cote de Pablo	Former NCIS Agent.
Adam Eshel	Damon Dayoub 	
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Sahar (imposter) 	Mouzam Makkar 	
Cy 	Dale Godboldo 	
Mister Rogers 	Hossein Mardani 	
Willie 	Nolan Freeman 	
Security Guard 1 (Out of the Darkness)	Monib Abhat 	
Beer Thief 	Yonel Cohen 	Uncredited role.
Grizzly Adams 	Tom Proctor 	Uncredited role.
Rogers's Bodyguard 	Laurence Todd Rosenthal	Uncredited role.
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♦ Out of the Darkness (episode) ♦ Into the Light (episode) ♦ Going Mobile (episode) ♦ Someone Else's Shoes (episode) ♦ Wide Awake (episode) ♦ Institutionalized (episode) ♦ No Vacancy (episode) ♦ Musical Chairs (episode) ♦ IRL (episode) ♦ The North Pole (episode) ♦ In The Wind (episode) ♦ Flight Plan (episode) ♦ Sound Off (episode) ♦ On Fire (episode) ♦ Lonely Hearts (episode) ♦ Ephemera (episode) ♦ In a Nutshell (episode) ♦ Schooled (episode) ♦ Blarney (episode) ♦ The Arizona (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 17 Episodes
Category:NCIS Season Premiere Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Gina Lucita Monreal
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Terrence O'Hara
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Ziva David