Lonely Hearts (episode)

Lonely Hearts is the 15th episode of NCIS Season 17 and the 393rd episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
The lead suspect in an NCIS murder investigation is a woman Gibbs's friend Phillip Brooks met on a dating site while Sloane has a secret admirer on Valentine's Day.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*Bishop discovers that Director Vance is on a dating app.
*Gibbs' friend Phil is discovered to be dating.
*Torres is still recovering from his hit-and-run from the previous episode, and is hesitant to remove himself from active duty to recover.
==Trivia==
*Gibbs and Phil both reference the events of Fallout (episode) and Third Wheel (episode).
==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. Despite being credited, Carroll doesn't appear in this episode.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by	Role
Phillip Brooks	Don Lake 	Navy Captain.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Stacy Gordon 	Daphne Zuniga 	Navy commander.
Tom Logan 	Andy Comeau 	Detective with the Metro Police Department and a serial killer.
Mary Talbot 	Brynn Thayer 	Sheriff.
Matthew Duques 	Brian Ames 	
Sloane Jackston	Desi Dennis-Dylan 	
Molly 	Caroline Whitney Smith	
Chet 	Bryce McBratnie 	
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♦ Out of the Darkness (episode) ♦ Into the Light (episode) ♦ Going Mobile (episode) ♦ Someone Else's Shoes (episode) ♦ Wide Awake (episode) ♦ Institutionalized (episode) ♦ No Vacancy (episode) ♦ Musical Chairs (episode) ♦ IRL (episode) ♦ The North Pole (episode) ♦ In The Wind (episode) ♦ Flight Plan (episode) ♦ Sound Off (episode) ♦ On Fire (episode) ♦ Lonely Hearts (episode) ♦ Ephemera (episode) ♦ In a Nutshell (episode) ♦ Schooled (episode) ♦ Blarney (episode) ♦ The Arizona (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 17 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Marco Schnabel
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Michael Zinberg