In The Wind (episode)

In The Wind is the 11th episode of NCIS Season 17 and the 389th episode of the entire NCIS series.
This episode marks the final appearance of Cote de Pablo (Ziva David). 
==Synopsis==
When Phineas disappears, Gibbs gets personally involved with the team becoming increasingly concerned for his well-being.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*Gibbs admits to Phineas that his mom had been involved with very bad people when she was killed, with Phineas also running away due largely to Gibbs implying he may end up not taking him in.
*Ziva delays her departure to Paris to help Gibbs find Phineas, partly because she fears Tali will have forgotten about her, but is later reassured when Tony sends a video message of Tali expressing her love.
*Torres was revealed to have previously done a deep-cover assignment against a child-trafficking ring, which had affected him to the extent of becoming unusually more aggressive and determined in cases that deal with child abductions, with the only other person knowing about this being Palmer.
*Ziva finally leaves for Paris to reunite with Tony and Tali and is escorted by Jimmy.
==Trivia==
*Karri Turner, who appears in this episode, previously played Harriet Simms in NCIS's partner series, JAG.
*This is the first episode in the series to have another episode taking place on Christmas.
*This is the final episode to feature Ziva David to date, excluding archive footage in The Stories We Leave Behind and A Thousand Yards in Season 21.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Nicholas Torres 	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Jacqueline Sloane 	Maria Bello 	NCIS Forensic Psychologist.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Chief Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Ziva David 	Cote de Pablo 	Former NCIS Agent.
Mira Sahar Azam 	Louise Barnes 	Gibbs's neighbor, Phineas's mother and a terrorist who used the name, "Sarah".
Phineas 	Jack Fisher 	Gibbs's neighbor.
Victor Mir 	Usman Ally 	Information Broker.
Joe (The North Pole)	Jeremy Batiste	Security Guard.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Jamal Antar 	Alain Ali Washnevsky	Embassy Worker.
Jane (In The Wind) 	Kate Rene Gleason 	
Micki Kaydar 	Karri Turner 	Phineas's aunt and George Kaydar's wife.
George Kaydar 	John Gloria 	Phineas's uncle and Micki Kaydar's husband.
Hurley 	Zakary Risinger 	
Tammy Gantry 	TaiVon McKinney 	TSA Agent.
Lenny 	Hap Lawrence 	TSA Agent.
Ernie 	Hugo Garcia 	
Gloria (In The Wind)	Monica Day 	
Kenny (In The Wind) 	Roland Ruiz 	
Maureen 	Yvette Carson 	
Big Lou 	Phil Idrissi 	
Sandlock 	Paul Riley Fox 	TSA Agent. Uncredited role.
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♦ Out of the Darkness (episode) ♦ Into the Light (episode) ♦ Going Mobile (episode) ♦ Someone Else's Shoes (episode) ♦ Wide Awake (episode) ♦ Institutionalized (episode) ♦ No Vacancy (episode) ♦ Musical Chairs (episode) ♦ IRL (episode) ♦ The North Pole (episode) ♦ In The Wind (episode) ♦ Flight Plan (episode) ♦ Sound Off (episode) ♦ On Fire (episode) ♦ Lonely Hearts (episode) ♦ Ephemera (episode) ♦ In a Nutshell (episode) ♦ Schooled (episode) ♦ Blarney (episode) ♦ The Arizona (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 17 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Scott Williams
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Rocky Carroll
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Ziva David