True Believer (episode)

True Believer is the 8th episode of NCIS Season 18 and the 406th episode of the entire NCIS series.
This episode also marks the final appearance of Maria Bello (Jack Sloane).
==Synopsis==
When Sloane's name is discovered in Afghanistan at the site of an abandoned bus with a dead driver, Gibbs accompanies her on a trip to find a group of girls who were kidnapped from the bus while McGee, Bishop and Torres track down a hacker who emailed compromising information to the Taliban.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Event==
*Sloane resigns from NCIS and chooses to remain in Afghanistan. 
==Trivia==
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Nicholas Torres 	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Jacqueline Sloane 	Maria Bello 	NCIS Forensic Psychologist.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Chief Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Nabi 	Ismail Bashey 	
Farokh 	Wais Wardak 	
Ben Mitchell 	Michael Goldsmith 	
Eric Freeman 	Javon Johnson 	NCIS Special Agent, Middle East Field Office, Bahrain.
Samantha Watkins 	Sarah G. White 	AKA "Mom".
Tahir 	Nima Jafari 	
Yazmin's Mom 	Hedyeh Falsafi 	
Yazmin 	Ariana Elavia 	
Marine (True Believer)	Manny Cartier 	
Darya 	Sara Emami 	
Abu Muhamad 	Marco Khan 	AKA "Kidnapper". Uncredited role.
Albert Gorsch 	Daniel Lupa-Chazan	
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Category:NCIS Season 18 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Terrence O'Hara
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Jill Weinberger