Bears and Cubs (episode)

Bears and Cubs is the 16th episode of NCIS Season 16 and the 370th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
Jimmy finds himself being torn between family loyalty and work after his father-in-law, Ed, asks him to tamper with evidence from NCIS's current murder investigation while Ed's poker buddy, Anthony DiNozzo Senior offers to help with the case.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*Ducky officially retires from his role as Medical Examiner with Palmer succeeding him.
*It's revealed that Palmer had an unhappy childhood as his father was extremely abusive, dying when Palmer was only ten years old.
==Trivia==
*This is the first ever episode of the NCIS series to be directed by Diana C. Valentine, who had been known for directing episodes of the NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles.
==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.
Nicholas Torres 	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Eleanor Bishop 	Emily Wickersham 	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Jacqueline Sloane 	Maria Bello 	NCIS Forensic Psychologist.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist; Abby's replacement.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS. Despite being credited, Carroll doesn't appear in this episode.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Anthony DiNozzo Senior	Robert Wagner 	Former Agent DiNozzo's father.
Ed Slater 	Larry Miller 	Jimmy's father-in-law.
Elaine 	Connie Jackson	Waitress.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Henry Deng 	Francois Chau 	
Peter Liu 	Ping Wu 	
Kevin Braddish 	Stephen Caffrey 	Logan Braddish's father.
Stevie Slater 	Jacob Zachar 	Ed Slater's wayward son.
Kenneth Dent 	E-Kan Soong 	The youngest son of Henry Deng and the one responsible for kidnapping Stevie Slater and murdering Logan Braddish.
Phyllis Wu 	Alexandra Bokyun Chun	
Cosette 	Cecile Cubilo 	
Jen (Bears and Cubs) 	Shea Vaughn-Gabor 	
Joe (Bears and Cubs) 	Jason Marrs 	
Logan Braddish 	Matthew Dunn 	Uncredited role.
Suplisky 	Brandon Irvin 	Special Agent. Uncredited role.
Mysterious Pedestrian 	Dylan Mattina 	Uncredited role.
Dimitri (Bears and Cubs)	Colby Baker 	Uncredited role.
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♦ Destiny's Child (episode) ♦ Love Thy Neighbor (episode) ♦ Boom (episode) ♦ Third Wheel (episode) ♦ Fragments (episode) ♦ Beneath The Surface (episode) ♦ A Thousand Words (episode) ♦ Friendly Fire (NCIS episode) ♦ Tailing Angie (episode) ♦ What Child is This? (episode) ♦ Toil and Trouble (episode) ♦ The Last Link (episode) ♦ She (episode) ♦ Once Upon a Tim (episode) ♦ Crossing The Line (episode) ♦ Bears and Cubs (episode) ♦ Silent Service (NCIS episode) ♦ Mona Lisa (episode) ♦ Perennial (episode) ♦ Hail & Farewell (episode) ♦ Judge, Jury... (episode) ♦ ...and Executioner (episode) ♦ Lost Time (episode) ♦ Daughters (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 16 Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Scott Williams
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Diana C. Valentine
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Anthony DiNozzo Senior