Viral (episode)

Viral is the 6th episode of NCIS Season 13 and the 288th episode of the entire NCIS series.
This episode is also the second episode of the NCIS series to be directed by series regular Rocky Carroll, who plays Leon Vance on the show, Carroll having made his directorial debut with the NCIS Season 12 episode We Build, We Fight (episode).
==Synopsis==
The NCIS team investigate when the murder of a Navy Petty officer is revealed to match the M.O. that a local serial killer called the Tri-State Sniper is using and it falls to the team to discover if this is the serial killer's latest victim or if it's a copycat killing. McGee and Delilah must learn to compromise before moving in together and potential tragedy lies in store for Bishop.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Trivia==
*The serial killer in the episode appears heavily based on the D.C. Sniper, a serial and spree killer responsible for shooting random pedestrians with sniper shots and even leaving calling cards behind, such as a tarot card of Death with a message written on it.
==Errors==
*When McGee stops Bishop from entering the poison oak bushes, Bishop's hands repeatedly appear and disappear between angle changes.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs 	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Anthony DiNozzo Junior	Michael Weatherly	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Chief Forensic Specialist for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Despite being credited, Dietzen does not appear in this episode.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	Probationary Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Maureen Cabot 	Kelli Williams	NCIS Special Agent.
Delilah Fielding	Margo Harshman	McGee's girlfriend.
Jake Malloy 	Jamie Bamber 	Bishop's husband.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Roland Ebbakey 	Gregory Harrison 	Captain in the United States Navy.
Nick Rossmore 	Brad Benedict 	Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Kara Gifford 	Kelly Frye 	Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Peter Woodruff 	Ryan Kennedy 	Former Petty Officer First Class in the United States Navy.
Dan Campbell 	Andrew Hawkes 	Detective with the Metro Police Department.
Adam Meyers 	Dante Swain 	Petty Officer Second Class in the United States Navy and the main murder victim as well as Farrah Meyers's brother.
Farrah Meyers 	Alisha Boe 	Navy Petty Officer Second Class Adam Meyers's sister.
Jackson Edward 	Makabe Ganey 	A boy who appears in the episode.
Mother (Viral) 	Melissa Greenspan	A woman who appears in the episode.
Coffee Shop Patron (Viral)	Phillip E. Walker	Uncredited role.
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♦ Stop the Bleeding (episode) ♦ Personal Day (episode) ♦ Incognito (episode) ♦ Double Trouble (episode) ♦ Lockdown (episode) ♦ Viral (episode) ♦ 16 Years (episode) ♦ Saviors (episode) ♦ Day in Court (episode) ♦ Blood Brothers (episode) ♦ Spinning Wheel (episode) ♦ Sister City (Part 1) (episode) ♦ Déjà Vu (episode) ♦ Decompressed (episode) ♦ React (episode) ♦ Loose Cannons (episode) ♦ After Hours (episode) ♦ Scope (episode) ♦ Reasonable Doubts (episode) ♦ Charade (episode) ♦ Return to Sender (episode) ♦ Homefront (episode) ♦ Dead Letter (episode) ♦ Family First (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 13 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Jennifer Corbett
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Rocky Carroll
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Maureen Cabot
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Delilah Fielding
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Jake Malloy