A Family Matter (episode)

A Family Matter is the first episode of NCIS Season 20 and the 436th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
With Parker and his ex-wife Vivian still on the run, the NCIS team investigate who from his past may have a personal vendetta in the hope of clearing Parker's name, enlisting the help of Jane Tennant, the Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS: Hawaii team, and her colleague Ernie Malik, NCIS Hawaii's computer specialist, both of whom are in town meeting with Vance during preparations for a global military exercise. 
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*McGee meets NCIS Hawaii agent Jane Tennant and NCIS Hawaii Cyber Specialist Ernie Malik for the first time while Jimmy and Kasie meet Ernie in person for the first time.
*It's revealed that Ernie once worked for the NSA.
*Upon being exposed as "The Raven", Herman Maxwell flees to Hawaii, with Torres and Knight also being sent to Hawaii to assist Jane Tennant and her team in finding and stopping Maxwell. Parker remains in D.C. to stay by Vivian's bedside, Vivian having been shot during the gunfight between the NCIS team and Maxwell's followers, the Unkindness, that saw Maxwell escaping.
==Trivia==
*Mark Harmon is removed from the opening credits and is no longer a series regular although he is still credited as an Executive Producer.
*With Harmon's departure, David McCallum (Donald Mallard) is the only cast member left from the original cast that appeared in the JAG Season 8 backdoor pilot episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown".
*The opening credits are changed once more and now consist of Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, David McCallum, Rocky Carroll and Gary Cole, with McCallum and Carroll sharing the "With" credit while Cole receives the "And" credit.
*Sean Murray (Timothy McGee) now reads the "Previously on NCIS" line.
*Vanessa Lachey (Jane Tennant) and Jason Antoon (Ernie Malik) are credited as Special Guest Stars.
*This episode begins a storyline that concludes on the NCIS: Hawaii Season 2 premiere episode, Prisoners' Dilemma (episode).
==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 	NCIS's Chief Medical Examiner.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Scientist.
Jessica Knight 	Katrina Law 	NCIS Special Agent.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	NCIS Director.
Alden Parker 	Gary Cole 	NCIS Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Vivian Kolchak 	Teri Polo 	NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker's ex-wife.
Jane Tennant 	Vanessa Lachey 	Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Pearl Harbor Team.
Ernie Malik 	Jason Antoon 	Computer specialist for the NCIS Pearl Team.
Wayne Sweeney 	Erik Passoja 	FBI Deputy Director.
Tobias Fornell 	Joe Spano 	Former FBI Special Agent.
Ramirez (Road to Nowhere)	Karina Noelle Castillo	FBI agent.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Samantha Delfino	Susan Ruttan 	AKA "Sammy".
Gary Shay 	Eric C. Lynch 	Lieutenant.
Jason Hearns 	Michael Weston	AKA "Herman Maxwell", he is later revealed to be "The Raven", a terrorist.
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♦ 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 Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 20 Episodes
Category:NCIS Season Premiere Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Scott Williams
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Tawnia McKiernan
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Tobias Fornell
Category:Crossover Episodes