High-Value Target (episode)

High-Value Target is the season premiere episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 and also the 169th episode of the entire NCIS: Los Angeles series.
==Synopsis==
As they investigate the theft of caesium from numerous hospitals, the OSP team are left reeling by the arrival of the Undersecretary who's planning on completely reorganizing the OSP unit in the aftermath of the team failing to uncover the identity of the second mole.
==Plot==
==Major Events==
*Deeks plans to propose to Kensi and buys an engagement ring.
==Trivia==
*Daniela Ruah (Kensi Blye) was pregnant with her second child during the filming of this episode. As such, to conceal her pregnancy, she wore many layers of clothing in the scenes she appeared in. 
*On the Region 2 DVD, High-Value Target and Belly of the Beast are edited into a single episode with an airtime of 1 hour, 21 minutes and 2 seconds.
==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.
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.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Corbin Duggan 	Jackson Hurst 	Under Secretary of Defense.
Ahmed Han Asakeem 	Sammy Sheik 	A terrorist.
Shu Chen 	Jin Maley- (credited as Lisa Maley)	
Bassel Rizvi 	Alexander Wraith 	
Hope 	Cherami Leigh 	
Moshe 	Harry Katzman 	
Intern (High-Value Target) 	Bryce McBratnie 	
Heather Wilson 	Gretchen Palmer 	
Smith (High-Value Target) 	Grinnell Morris 	Navy Doctor.
Kane 	Benjamin J. Cain Jr. 	Homeland Security Captain.
Elias Keating 	AJ Meijer 	
Pool Honey 	Nadia Sloane 	
Masked Gunman 	Stephen Hailo 	
Insurgent (High-Value Target)	Monib Abhat 	
ISIS Fighter 	Kevin Alain 	Uncredited role.
Syrian Man 	Ibraham Alzubaidy 	Uncredited role.
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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 Season Premiere Episodes
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes written by R. Scott Gemmill
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes directed by Tawnia McKiernan
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Corbin Duggan
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Ahmed Han Asakeem
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Shu Chen
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Heather
Category:NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes featuring Insurgent