Too Many Cooks (episode)

Too Many Cooks is the tenth episode of NCIS Season 20 and the 445th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
Members of the NCIS teams in Los Angeles and Hawaii all descend on D.C. to attend the upcoming retirement party of a beloved professor and a former Marine who worked as an instructor at FLETC, only to find themselves working with their D.C. counterparts to investigate the circumstances of his shocking suicide.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Trivia==
*This episode begins the crossover that continues in the NCIS Hawaii Season 2 episode Deep Fake (episode) and concludes in the NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 episode A Long Time Coming (episode).
*Originally, it was to be released on January 2. 
*Chris O'Donnell (G. Callen), LL Cool J (Sam Hanna), Vanessa Lachey (Jane Tennant) and Noah Mills (Jesse Boone) are all credited as Special Guest Stars.
*As of this episode, all the members of the NCIS: Hawaii main cast have appeared in an episode of the main NCIS series, the exceptions being Alex Tarrant (Kai Holman), Tori Anderson (Kate Whistler) and Kian Talan (Alex Tennant).
*During McGee's interrogation, he makes a reference to the NCIS: Los Angeles Season 3 episode Sacrifice (episode) where Sam's Challenger, Charlene, was stolen, and the events of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 where Callen's identity was stolen and used to create various deepfake videos.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Senior Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Nicholas Torres	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Jessica Knight 	Katrina Law 	NCIS Special Agent.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum does not appear in this episode.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	NCIS Director.
Alden Parker 	Gary Cole 	NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Jane Tennant	Vanessa Lachey 	Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS: Hawaii team.
G. Callen 	Chris O'Donnell	NCIS Special Agent and the leader of the Office of Special Projects field team.
Sam Hanna 	LL Cool J 	Former Navy Seal turned NCIS Special Agent with the Office of Special Projects.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Jesse Boone 	Noah Mills 	Senior Agent and the second-in-command of the NCIS: Hawaii Team.
Dale Harding 	Robert Picardo 	Retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
Greta Ford 	Stephanie Hodge	FLETC instructor.
Libby 	Brianna Reed 	
Cambria 	Tim Rock 	FLETC instructor.
Simon Williams	Kevin Changaris	
Kidnapper 	Joe Chambrello 	
  v—[ e]—dNCIS Season 20
♦ A Family Matter (episode) ♦ Daddy Issues (episode) ♦ Unearth (episode) ♦ Leave No Trace (episode) ♦ Guardian (episode) ♦ The Good Fighter (episode) ♦ Love Lost (episode) ♦ Turkey Trot (episode) ♦ Higher Education (episode) ♦ Too Many Cooks (episode) ♦ Bridges (episode) ♦ Big Rig (episode) ♦ Evil Eye (episode) ♦ Old Wounds (episode) ♦ Unusual Suspects (episode) ♦ Butterfly Effect (episode) ♦ Stranger in a Strange Land (episode) ♦ Head Games (episode) ♦ In the Spotlight (episode) ♦ Second Opinion (episode) ♦ Kompromat (episode) ♦ Black Sky (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 20 Episodes
Category:Crossover Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Christopher J. Waild
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Michael Zinberg