Legend (Part 1) (episode)

Legend Part 1 is the twenty-second episode in NCIS Season 6 and also the 135th episode in the entire NCIS series.
Like the "JAG" Season 8 episodes, Ice Queen (episode) and Meltdown (episode) which introduced the original NCIS team, this episode and "Legend Part 2" both served as the first part of the two part back door pilot for a proposed spin-off series and also introduced the cast who with the exception of Lara Macy (Louise Lombard) would later go on to appear as main characters in the first ever NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles.
==Synopsis==
When a Marine is found dead at a building site in downtown Washington D.C., the NCIS team investigate and discover it's connected to a case their counterparts at the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles are working on. As Gibbs and McGee travel to LA to meet with the OSP team, they soon learn that the murder is far bigger than previously thought and that it might also involve members of an inactive terrorist cell located somewhere in downtown Los Angeles.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*Gibbs and McGee travel to Los Angeles where they meet their West Coast counterparts in the OSP (Office of Special Projects), which specializes in undercover work.
*NCIS Special Agents Lara Macy, G. Callen, Sam Hanna, Kensi Blye and Mike Renko along with Tech Operator Eric Beale and Operational Psychologist Nate Getz who are all members of the Office of the Special Projects are all introduced for the first time.
==Trivia==
*While Callen, Gibbs and Macy are waiting in the garage for Liam, Macy tells them that Liam is getting desperate and that losing Chandler screwed up his timetable. If you listen carefully, you can hear her say the word timetable in an English accent. This is because Louise Lombard who plays Macy is originally from the United Kingdom.
*In the lab, as Abby's talking to Lara Macy, you can see that the victim's name in the email was "Ray Thomas Chandler" although Ziva reveals that the victim's name is really Nick Francis Chandler.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	NCIS Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Anthony DiNozzo 	Michael Weatherly 	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Ziva David 	Cote de Pablo 	Mossad/NCIS Liaison Officer and a member of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray (actor)	Junior Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Forensic Specialist associated with the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner associated with the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Eli David 	Michael Nouri	Director of Mossad and Ziva's father. Archive footage. Uncredited role.
Michael Rivkin	Merik Tadros 	Mossad officer. Appears in the last few seconds of this episode, using the alias, "Nick Quaderi".
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
G. Callen 	Chris O'Donnell 	NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. Is the partner of fellow NCIS agent Sam Hanna.
Lara Macy 	Louise Lombard 	NCIS Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
Nate Getz 	Peter Cambor 	Psychologist assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
Kensi Blye 	Daniela Ruah 	NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
Mike Renko 	Brian Avers 	NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
Eric Beale 	Barrett Foa 	NCIS Tech Operator assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
Sam Hanna 	LL Cool J 	NCIS Special Agent assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles and who is also G. Callen's partner.
Young Russian Woman 	Liisa Evastina 	A young Russian woman who is actually G. Callen's former foster sister.
Max Talia 	Michael Peter Bolus 	Contact between the terrorist cell and Liam Coyle.
Benji Kass 	Brian Burnett 	Friend of Liam Coyle and Stephano Kass's brother.
Stephano Kass 	Jhon Doria 	Benji Kass's brother.
Liam Patrick Coyle 	Bryan Friday 	Arms dealer. Uncredited role.
Nick Chandler 	Christopher Bradley 	Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps and an NCIS informant whose murder started the case. Uncredited role.
Tourist 	Michael A. Templeton	Uncredited role.
Navy Lieutenant (Legend Part 1)	Joel Raffee 	Uncredited role.
Porter (Legend Part 1) 	Cory Hardrict 	Officer. Uncredited role.
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♦ Last Man Standing (episode) ♦ Agent Afloat (episode) ♦ Capitol Offense (episode) ♦ Heartland (episode) ♦ Nine Lives (episode) ♦ Murder 2.0 (episode) ♦ Collateral Damage (episode) ♦ Cloak (episode) ♦ Dagger (episode) ♦ Road Kill (episode) ♦ Silent Night (episode) ♦ Caged (episode) ♦ Broken Bird (episode) ♦ Love and War (episode) ♦ Deliverance (episode) ♦ Bounce (episode) ♦ South by Southwest (episode) ♦ Knockout (episode) ♦ Hide and Seek (episode) ♦ Dead Reckoning (episode) ♦ Toxic (episode) ♦ Legend (Part 1) (episode) ♦ Legend (Part 2) (episode) ♦ Semper Fidelis (episode) ♦ Aliyah (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 6 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Shane Brennan
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Tony Wharmby
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Eli David
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Michael Rivkin