Handle With Care (episode)

Handle With Care is the 16th episode of NCIS Season 15 and the 346th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of retired Marine Sergeant John Ross when cyanide is found in one of the hundreds of care packages he sends to active-duty Marines.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Trivia==
*Clips from this episode were later shown in the 48 Hours: NCIS Season 3 episode Heartless, which dealt with a similar murder.
*Drew Carey (John Ross) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Chief Forensic Specialist for 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.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Jacqueline Sloane 	Maria Bello 	NCIS Special Agent.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Clayton Reeves 	Duane Henry 	Interagency Liaison between MI6 and NCIS.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
John Ross 	Drew Carey 	Retired Marine Sergeant.
Whit Dexter 	Jake Busey 	Shock jock.
Emma Sweeney 	Arienne Mandi	
Bob Sweeney 	Kirk Baltz 	
James Sweeney	Jake Allyn 	Navy Petty Officer Second Class and murder victim.
Clyde Sweeney	Mike Maolucci	
Tom Moore 	Jaymes Butler	
Molly Guinn 	Joanna Leeds 	
Albert Dale 	Shaun Clay 	Navy Petty Officer Third Class.
Gordon Cooper	Tyler Parks 	Navy Petty Officer Third Class.
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♦ House Divided (episode) ♦ Twofer (episode) ♦ Exit Strategy (NCIS episode) ♦ Skeleton Crew (NCIS episode) ♦ Fake It 'Til You Make It (episode) ♦ Trapped (episode) ♦ Burden of Proof (episode) ♦ Voices (episode) ♦ Ready or Not (NCIS episode) ♦ Double Down (episode) ♦ High Tide (episode) ♦ Dark Secrets (episode) ♦ Family Ties (episode) ♦ Keep Your Friends Close (episode) ♦ Keep Your Enemies Closer (episode) ♦ Handle With Care (episode) ♦ One Man's Trash (episode) ♦ Death From Above (episode) ♦ The Numerical Limit (episode) ♦ Sight Unseen (episode) ♦ One Step Forward (episode) ♦ Two Steps Back (episode) ♦ Fallout (NCIS episode) ♦ Date With Destiny (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 15 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Scott J. Jarrett
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Matthew R. Jarrett
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Alrick Riley