Lost in Translation (episode)

Lost in Translation is the twenty-first episode of NCIS Season 12 and also the 279th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
Following the murder of a Marine, the NCIS team investigate and soon discover that the killing in question is linked to a terrorist group in Afghanistan who are holding another Marine hostage overseas, prompting Gibbs and Bishop to head to Afghanistan to save the captured Marine before it's too late while Tony is stunned when he learns that McGee is the new face of NCIS's recruitment brochures.
==Prologue==
Marine Joseph Wilkes arrives back home, having been on a jog.
He rings the doorbell, telling the Captain that he's supposed to meet him out front and that he's not the Captain's personal wake-up call.
Wilkes rings the bell again, complaining that he hasn't had his morning coffee yet and that the kid is testing his patience.
Suddenly, thudding is heard coming from inside the house.
Looking in, Wilkes sees David Landis lying on the floor, tied to a chair, blood oozing from a wound coming from Landis's mouth.
"What...?", Wilkes says.
With that, Wilkes then bursts in and rushes over where Landis lies on the floor, unmoving.
"Oh my God", Wilkes mutters.
As this happens, a masked intruder arrives in, hitting Wilkes over the back with a baseball bat.
Not giving up, Wilkes staggers to his feet and slams the intruder against a bookcase, the two spending the next minutes struggling to get an edge on the other.
The intruder draws a knife and quickly stabs Wilkes in the left side, causing Wilkes to cry out in pain.
As Wilkes hits the floor, the intruder uses that moment to flee.
Left injured, Wilkes can only watch as the intruder flees via the back door of the house.
It then cuts to Landis who lies on the floor, blood oozing from wounds on his neck with his eyes open and glazed over, revealing that Landis is dead.
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs 	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Anthony DiNozzo Junior	Michael Weatherly 	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray (actor)	Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Chief Forensic Specialist for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	NCIS Probationary Agent.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by	Role
Sofia Martinez	Alanna Ubach	A Senior Intelligence analyst with the NSA.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Rasheed Naasir 	Gabeen Khan 	A terrorist and Qasim Nassir's brother.
Qasim Naasir 	Rafi Silver 	Rasheed Naasir's brother.
Stephen O'Neill	Dale Pavinski 	Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
Joseph Wilkes 	Michael Marc Friedman	Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
David Landis 	Michael Galante 	Captain in the United States Marine Corps.
Daniel Collins 	Ted King 	Corporal in the United States Marine Corps who is kidnapped by Rasheed Naasir. Is later rescued.
Armed Lookout 	James Sayess 	A man who appears in the episode.
Ken Ashmore 	John D'Aquino 	A suspect.
Fowler 	Unknown actor 	Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.
Yoga Girl 	Alixzandra Dove 	Uncredited role.
  v—[ e]—dNCIS Season 12
♦ Twenty Klicks (episode) ♦ Kill the Messenger (episode) ♦ So It Goes (episode) ♦ Choke Hold (episode) ♦ The San Dominick (episode) ♦ Parental Guidance Suggested (episode) ♦ The Searchers (episode) ♦ Semper Fortis (episode) ♦ Grounded (episode) ♦ House Rules (episode) ♦ Check (episode) ♦ The Enemy Within (episode) ♦ We Build, We Fight (episode) ♦ Cadence (episode) ♦ Cabin Fever (episode) ♦ Blast from the Past (episode) ♦ The Artful Dodger (episode) ♦ Status Update (episode) ♦ Patience (episode) ♦ No Good Deed (episode) ♦ Lost in Translation (episode) ♦ Troll (episode) ♦ The Lost Boys (episode) ♦ Neverland (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 12 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Jennifer Corbett
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Tony Wharmby
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Sofia Martinez