Guardian (episode)

Guardian is the fifth episode of NCIS Season 20 and the 440th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
When Vance is attacked during a home invasion, Parker steps in to defend his boss from any further attacks, with the two learning it's connected to an operation that Vance participated in six years ago while the team detects progress in Jessica and Jimmy's blossoming romance.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*With Vance and Parker out of the country, McGee becomes temporary acting Director for NCIS.
==Cast==
===Series Regular===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Senior Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Nicholas Torres	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Jessica Knight 	Katrina Law 	NCIS Special Agent.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum does not appear in this episode.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	NCIS Director.
Alden Parker 	Gary Cole 	NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Olivia Kahn	Jessica Gardner	Vance's secretary.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Lena Paulsen 	Marem Hassler 	BND Deputy.
Frauke Biedermann 	Elyse Levesque 	BND Agent and a mole for Sergei Umarov.
Larry Sykes 	Dustin Seavey 	
Phil Newcastle 	Oscar Best 	Retired NCIS Special Agent.
Heidi Umarov Paulsen	Charley Rowan McCain	Sergei Umarov's niece and Lena Paulsen's foster daughter as well as the daughter of Goren Umarov.
Elisabeth Wenders 	Marika Engelhardt 	Lena Paulsen's sister.
Sergei Umarov 	Ian Fisher 	Criminal who is also the uncle of Heidi Umarov Paulsen and the brother of Goren Umarov.
Masked Man 1 	Mickey Cassidy 	
Masked Man 2 	Anthony Molinari 	
  v—[ e]—dNCIS Season 20
♦ A Family Matter (episode) ♦ Daddy Issues (episode) ♦ Unearth (episode) ♦ Leave No Trace (episode) ♦ Guardian (episode) ♦ The Good Fighter (episode) ♦ Love Lost (episode) ♦ Turkey Trot (episode) ♦ Higher Education (episode) ♦ Too Many Cooks (episode) ♦ Bridges (episode) ♦ Big Rig (episode) ♦ Evil Eye (episode) ♦ Old Wounds (episode) ♦ Unusual Suspects (episode) ♦ Butterfly Effect (episode) ♦ Stranger in a Strange Land (episode) ♦ Head Games (episode) ♦ In the Spotlight (episode) ♦ Second Opinion (episode) ♦ Kompromat (episode) ♦ Black Sky (episode)
Category:NCIS Season 20 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Marco Schnabel
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by James Whitmore, Jr.