Enter Sandman (episode)

Enter Sandman is the 1st and 2nd episode of NCIS: Origins.
==Synopsis==
Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks. As a Probie, his first case is working with his future mentor on a sniper investigation.
==Major Events==
*Special Agents Lala Dominguez, Bernard Randolf, Granville Dawson, Officer Mary Jo Sullivan, SAC Cliff Wheeler, Dr. Témet Téngalkat, Dr. Lenora Friedman, Dr. Woody Browne, Kowalski, Tishmal 'Tish' Kwa'la are all introduced for first time.
==Trivia==
*This is the first time Mark Harmon appeared as Gibbs since his final episode Great Wide Open in 2021.
*The serial killer, who is believed to be a sniper, earns the moniker "Sandman", by the media, because his latest kills were near the beach. In European folklore, the Sandman is a mythical character, who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. In this case, the "sleep" is of a more permanent basis.
*NIS Camp Pendleton Office, seems to be centered on a Quonset Hut, which is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel with a semi-circular cross-section. These structures tend to be used as barracks, or living quarters for enlisted personnel. The name comes from the site of their first deployment at Quonset Point at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville, Rhode Island. In general, these huts were frequently seen as cold and droughty in winter and were stuffy and humid in summer.
*Young Gibbs is informed by Randy that his computer just arrived, and includes a 12" monitor. Standard monitor size in this era was 14", most computers had this size, only select people got larger monitors, it doesn't make sense that they would seek out an unusual and hard to find screen just to be smaller than average.
*Young Gibbs wears a Casio MRW220HCM-5BV wristwatch, which was released in 2018, 27 years after the series' setting.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Young Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Austin Stowell 	NIS Special Agent.
Young Michael Franks 	Kyle Schmid 	NIS Senior Special Agent.
Cecilia Dominguez 	Mariel Molino 	NIS Special Agent. AKA "Lala".
Young Vera Strickland 	Diany Rodriguez 	NIS Special Agent.
Bernard Randolf 	Caleb Foote 	Special Agent. Aka "Randy".
Mary Jo Sullivan 	Tyla Abercrumbie	Field Operation Support Officer.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs 	Mark Harmon 	Retired NCIS SAC. Narrator.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Cliff Wheeler 	Patrick Fischler 	SAC.
Woodrow Browne 	Bobby Moynihan 	AKA "Woody".
Lenora Friedman 	Lori Petty 	Doctor.
Témet Téngalkat 	Julian Black Antelope	Medical Examiner.
Tonantzin Carmelo	AKA "Tish". 	
Jackson Gibbs 	Robert Taylor 	Leroy's father.
Kowalski 	Michael Harney 	NIS Clerk.
Granville Dawson 	Daniel Bellomy 	Special Agent.
Maria Perez 	Sully Diaz 	Victim’s mother
Jamison Boyd 	Jared Bankens 	AKA "Bugs".
Kelly Gibbs 	Adele Abinante 	Leroy Gibbs’ deceased daughter
Shannon Gibbs 	Dani J. Scott 	Leroy Gibbs’ deceased wife
Angela Tan 	Jeannie Bolet 	
Smitty 	Michael Shepperd 	Bartender
Gail Price 	Marisa Baram 	Secretary
Roger Murphy 	Eric Normington 	Special Agent
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Jessica Maloney	Ashley Dulaney 	
Billy 	Ben Whitehair 	
Artie 	Daniel Roebuck 	
JJ 	Aaron Wilton 	
Carl 	Matthew Henerson 	
Sam 	Dollar Tan 	
MP 1 	Joe Corzo 	
Marine 1 	Micah Linderman 	
Todd 	Eddie Alfano 	Bouncer.
Marine Officer 	Devin Halliwell 	
Marine Officer 	Will Schoeninger 	
Melanie Hewitt 	Betzaida Landín 	
Girlfriend 	Jordyn Rax 	Uncredited role.
Marine 	Evan Shafran 	
Kevin Maloney 	Derek Smith 	Staff Sergeant.
Nadine Taylor 	Raechel Wong 	
Lead FBI Agent 	Ted Jonas 	
NIS Agent 1 	Rueben Grundy 	
Reporter 1 	Rey Goyos 	
Reporter 2 	Cheryl Tsai 	
Reporter 3 	Shireen Crutchfield	
Pete 	Freedom Bridgewater	Sheriff.
Category:NCIS: Origins Episodes
Category:NCIS: Origins Season 1 Episodes
Category:NCIS: Origins Season Premiere Episodes
Category:NCIS: Origins Episodes written by Gina Lucita Monreal
Category:NCIS: Origins Episodes written by David J. North
Category:NCIS: Origins Episodes directed by Niels Arden Oplev