Empty Nest (episode)

Empty Nest is the first episode of NCIS Season 22 and also the 468th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
NCIS searches for a missing undercover agent in the midst of an active hostage situation.
==Trivia==
*Sean Murray (Timothy McGee) reads the "Previously on NCIS" line.
* The second shot of the episode, where they flash "six months later" on the screen is an aerial shot of the Navy's Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) "Swift Intruders" area on Camp Pendleton. This is one of the Navy units that utilizes hovercraft (termed Landing Craft, air cushioned (LCAC) in the Navy). These craft carry large payloads, including personnel, equipment, armaments and cargo from amphibious ships to shore and across beaches for tha Navy and Marine Corps. They can carry up to 75 tons and have transported vehicles as large as an M-1 tank. The crew of each craft is entirely enlisted personnel. This unit has also assisted several times in transporting emergency vehicles from the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. to Catalina Island, off the coast of California, to aid in fighting brush fires as recently as 2007.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
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.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	NCIS Director.
Alden Parker 	Gary Cole 	Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Gabriel LaRoche 	Seamus Dever 	Inspector General, later Deputy Director of NCIS.
Edward Pike 	Gabriel Burrafato 	
Celia Ross 	Jackie Tohn 	
Jodie Moreno 	Elizabeth Frances 	Special Agent.
Elmo Miller 	Sam Duffy 	
Male REACT Agent	Gilbert Chayrez-Chavarria	
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 22 Episodes
Category:NCIS Season Premiere Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Christopher J. Waild
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Diana C. Valentine