The Third Man (episode)

The Third Man is the 23rd episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 and also the 46th episode of the entire NCIS: New Orleans series.
==Synopsis==
As they investigate the death of a Navy master diver, the team join forces with Homeland Security after they learn of a potential terrorist attack on New Orleans.
==Plot==
==Major Events==
*John Russo arrives in New Orleans with the team meeting him for the first time.
*It is revealed that the National Security Agency is setting up a building in the New Orleans area.
*It's soon revealed that Russo is in fact a mole and also the man responsible for hiring Arthur and Judy Brown, bringing the two into New Orleans as well as the individual who leaked news concerning the case about Army General Owen Matthews in Collateral Damage (NCIS: New Orleans episode) and the resulting leaks and murders that occurred in that episode as well as the ones in Help Wanted (episode).
==Trivia==
*Behind the scenes footage for the filming process of this episode was later shown in the second half of the second episode of 48 Hours: NCIS, "To Catch a Killer", showing Scott Bakula, the actor who played Dwayne Pride, talking with his character's inspiration, former NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Swear, about the latter's former case that acted as the focus for the second half.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Dwayne Cassius Pride	Scott Bakula 	NCIS Special Agent and the leader of the NCIS: New Orleans team.
Christopher LaSalle 	Lucas Black 	NCIS Special Agent.
Meredith Brody 	Zoe McLellan 	NCIS Special Agent.
Sebastian Lund 	Rob Kerkovich 	Scientist at the Jefferson Parish Morgue and the assistant to Loretta Wade.
Patton Plame 	Daryl "Chill" Mitchell	NCIS Computer Specialist.
Sonja Percy 	Shalita Grant 	NCIS Special Agent.
Loretta Wade 	C.C.H. Pounder 	Jefferson Parish Coroner.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
John Russo 	Ivan Sergei 	Agent with Homeland Security.
NOPD Officer (Musician Heal Thyself)	Charles Barber	Uncredited role.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Michael Buckley 	Jared Day 	
Judy Brown 	Kaitlyn Black 	Arthur Brown's wife.
Arthur Brown 	Matt Biedel 	Judy Brown's husband.
Camille 	Kiley Casciano 	
St. Ann Patient 	Brandon Scot Adams	Uncredited role.
Coroner (The Third Man)	Ricky Autiello 	Uncredited role.
Roy (The Third Man) 	Steven Waldren 	Security guard/Officer assigned to the NCIS: New Orleans building. Uncredited role.
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♦ Sic Semper Tyrannis (episode) ♦ Shadow Unit (episode) ♦ Touched by the Sun (episode) ♦ I Do (episode) ♦ Foreign Affairs (episode) ♦ Insane in the Membrane (episode) ♦ Broken Hearted (episode) ♦ Confluence (episode) ♦ Darkest Hour (episode) ♦ Billy and the Kid (episode) ♦ Blue Christmas (episode) ♦ Sister City (Part 2) (episode) ♦ Undocumented (episode) ♦ Father's Day (NCIS: New Orleans episode) ♦ No Man's Land (episode) ♦ Second Chances (episode) ♦ Radio Silence (episode) ♦ If It Bleeds, It Leads (episode) ♦ Means to an End (episode) ♦ Second Line (episode) ♦ Collateral Damage (NCIS: New Orleans episode) ♦ Help Wanted (episode) ♦ The Third Man (episode) ♦ Sleeping with the Enemy (episode)
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Episodes
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episodes
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Episodes written by David Appelbaum
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Episodes written by Zach Strauss
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Episodes directed by Bethany Rooney
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Episodes featuring John Russo
Category:NCIS: New Orleans Episodes featuring Michael Buckley