Dr. Delia Richards (NCIS: Los Angeles)

Dr. Delia Richards (Desiree Hall) is a hidden villainess from "Empty Quiver," episode 2.16 of NCIS: Los Angeles (airdate February 15, 2011). She is a physicist who was shown on video as a kidnap victim, having been abducted by the henchmen of former crooked stockbroker Steve Brenner (aka Justin Marchetti).
In the video, Delia was forced by the kidnappers to give a statement threatening to fire a nuclear warhead into a US city, but as later revealed, the threat was a complete hoax. It was part of Brenner's plan to cause a massive stock market crash, with Delia as a villainous cohort in the scheme. The villainess attempted to bring in corrupt CHP officer Paul Beane in on the scheme, using the California Gold Taxi Service in the plan, while giving him important stock tips. Beane turned down the job after learning what was involved, and that led to him being killed by Brenner's henchmen. The scheme would result in Delia and Brenner collecting a huge profit from the crash.
Jennifer Grear, Beane's partner and illicit lover, informed Hanna and Callen about Delia, and a further investigation revealed Delia's connection to Brenner: via accounts in the Cayman Islands. The episode's climax had NCIS appearing to thwart the plan, with Marty Deeks in the building searching for Delia. It was there that Delia appeared and continued her role as a kidnap victim, only for an armed Brenner to appear and Delia to reveal her true role afterwards. After informing Brenner that the safety was on, Deeks disarmed Brenner and held both conspirators at gunpoint, shortly before the evil Delia ended up cuffed and arrested.
== Trivia ==
*Desiree Hall later returned to the NCIS franchise as the evil Jennifer Morrison in the original series.
*The events of the episode resulted in a face-heel double turn between Dr. Delia Richards and Jennifer Grear. Delia was introduced as an innocent victim of a kidnapping, after Grear's introduction as a villainous corrupt cop. Grear's Freudian Excuse, regret, and willingness to help NCIS cemented her redemption, while Delia was later revealed as a villainess involved in a greed-based conspiracy.
*Desiree Hall's NCIS franchise villainesses have similarities, as both engaged in opportunistic corruptions and participated in conspiracies that involved greed and murder. One small difference was that Jennifer was involved in the political field, Delia wasn't.
Category:2010s
Category:Bondage Used On Villainess
Category:Callous
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Opportunistic Corruption
Category:Redhead
Category:Scientist
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested