The Artful Dodger (episode)

The Artful Dodger is the seventeenth episode of NCIS Season 12 and also the 275th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
The NCIS team investigate the murder of a Navy Lieutenant while also attempting to discover the truth behind the theft of a painting which is later revealed to be a fake while DiNozzo Senior returns, ultimately assisting the team with the case.
==Prologue==
In an officer, a janitor tells his son to pay attention.
The janitor's son tells his father that he's watching.
As it pans to the center, revealing two African-American men, one young, one middle-aged, and both of whom are standing in a hallway, the janitor tells his son that it's elbows and mop close to his body.
He asks his son if he's seeing it with the son stating that he is seeing it and that it's pretty impressive guns for an old guy.
The janitor chuckles, stating yes they are and that effort comes from the arms or otherwise, ten floors later, the back is aching like there's no tomorrow.
The janitor then turns his son that it's his turn.
"Dad, I'm only doing this till I get through school", the son replies.
The janitor says that people call this blue-collar and that he doesn't care what color his son's shirt is: he brings pride to the job, people notice and even if they don't, you notice.
"Yes, sir", the son states, taking the mop.
As he begins mopping the floor, the janitor goes on about the elbows with the son remarking that he sees where the guns come from.
Suddenly, both men stop upon hearing the sound of glass grunting and an unknown man grunting.
Turning to his son, the janitor tells him to go to the back office, lock the door and call security.
The son hesitates with the janitor snapping at his son to do it.
Dropping the mop, the son runs off.
The janitor then heads into the office.
As soon as he reaches the office, he calls out for Lieutenant Pine, the janitor wondering if Pine's okay.
But there's no reply from Pine whatsoever.
The janitor heads inside and goes "Oh my God".
On the floor, Pine lies there, blood visible from his head wound with shattered glass spread all around him.
"Lieutenant Pine?", the janitor says.
It then cuts to Pine who lies there, dead, his eyes open yet staring at nothing.
==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. Despite being credited, Carroll does not appear in this episode.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Anthony DiNozzo Senior	Robert Wagner	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo's father.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Gloria Hernandez 	Patricia de Leon (actress)	Lt. Dominic Pine's girlfriend and also an art forger who is responsible for killing him.
Dale Harris 	Christopher B. Duncan 	CIA Officer Brian Khosa's supervisor.
Janet Kleibor 	Beverly Leech 	An Admiral in the United States Navy.
Perry Swan 	John Kassir 	Art forger.
Amir Aziz 	Sunkrish Bala 	Member of Al Zalim.
Janitor (The Artful Dodger) 	Ben Cain 	A man who appears in the episode.
Janitor's Son 	BJ Mitchell 	A man who appears in the episode.
Man In Blue Suit 	Erik Audé 	A man who appears in the episode.
Server 	Lee Anne Ford 	A woman who appears in the episode. Uncredited role.
Park Goer (The Artful Dodger)	Bob Brauer 	Uncredited role.
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♦ 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 Gina Lucita Monreal
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Terrence O'Hara
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Anthony DiNozzo Senior