Battle Scars (episode)

Battle Scars is the twenty-first episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 and also the 189th episode of the entire NCIS: Los Angeles series.
==Synopsis==
When a veteran abducts a corrupt VA administrator, the OSP team investigate and soon find themselves working albeit reluctantly alongside old friends of Hetty's.
==Plot==
==Major Events==
*Charles Langston and Sterling Bridges are both introduced for the first time.
*Hetty has not heard from Granger since he left the hospital in Old Tricks (episode).
*Kensi reveals she was going to ask Granger to walk her down the aisle at her and Deeks's wedding.
==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
A.J. Chegwidden	John M. Jackson	Retired Rear Admiral; former Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy and old friend of Hetty Lange
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Sterling Bridges 	James Remar 	
Charles Langston 	Carl Lumbly 	
Yaniv 	Guri Weinberg 	
Robert Bryant 	Adam J. Harrington 	Corrupt VA Administer.
Zoe Morris 	Erin Way 	FBI Special Agent.
Harry Zinetti 	William O'Leary 	
VA Administrator 	Ali Hillis 	Uncredited Role.
Barbara (Battle Scars) 	Jeryl Prescott 	
Bearded Man (Battle Scars)	Richard-John Seikaly	
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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 Jordana Lewis Jaffe
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes written by Andrew Bartels
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes directed by James Whitmore, Jr.
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring A.J. Chegwidden
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Sterling Bridges
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Charles Langston
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Yaniv
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Zoe Morris