Last Man Standing (episode)

Last Man Standing is the premiere episode of NCIS Season 6 and the 114th episode of the entire NCIS series.
This episode marks the first appearance of Rocky Carroll (Leon Vance) in the opening credits as a series regular and a member of the main cast, while Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer) is now credited as "Also Starring".
==Synopsis==
Four months after Gibbs's original team was dismantled, Gibbs and his new team find themselves investigating the death of a Petty Officer, Gibbs discovering that the move is connected to Vance's decision to break up his old team. With help from McGee, Gibbs and Vance soon find information and knowledge of a mole operating in the NCIS agency, one who's illegally selling state secrets.
==Prologue==
The episode opens with a recap of what happened in the last few minutes of the Season 5 finale episode Judgment Day Part 2 (episode) and ends with Leroy Jethro Gibbs getting a new team. This came after his original team, composed of Special Agents Anthony DiNozzo Junior and Timothy McGee along with NCIS/Mossad Liaison Officer Ziva David, were reassigned elsewhere by newly appointed NCIS Director Leon Vance. Vance took over the reins of the NCIS agency after his predecessor, Jennifer Shepard, died in the line of the duty in the Season 5 finale episode Judgment Day Part 1 (episode).
In a small bar in Morocco, the first few chords of Tom's Waits "Temptation" are heard playing in the background as the female singer performs a few seductive moves.
She turns her head around and as she starts singing, revealing herself to the audience for the first time, it's shown that the person in question is none other than Ziva.
As she moves across the area, interacting herself with her audience, even with her Mossad partner, Michael Rivkin, she continues singing, the first part in English before she switches to singing the second verse in French.
However as the crowd begin drifting away, it's obvious that something isn't right.
Despite this, Ziva keeps on singing but then notices a single suitcase lying abandoned on the floor which promptly explodes, creating a huge blast, one that sends everyone running while Ziva herself ducks for cover.
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Trivia==
*This is one of the few episodes of the series not to have the "Previously on NCIS" caption on screen. Instead, Mark Harmon (Leroy Jethro Gibbs) is heard saying it in a voiceover at the beginning of the episode.
== Cast ==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs 	Mark Harmon 	NCIS Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Anthony DiNozzo Junior	Michael Weatherly 	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. After being originally transferred to the USS Ronald Regan in the previous episode, DiNozzo is subsequently transferred to the USS Seahawk as the NCIS Agent Afloat for that ship.
Ziva David 	Cote de Pablo 	Mossad/NCIS Liaison Officer and a member of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. She later rejoins the team at Vance's request after helping her Mossad colleagues with an operation in Morcocco.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray (actor)	Junior Special Agent of the NCIS Major Case Response team who was temporarily transferred to the Cyber Crime Unit. Is later transferred back to the main team.
Abigail Sciuto 	Pauley Perrette 	Forensic Specialist associated with the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	Chief Medical Examiner associated with the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
James Palmer	Brian Dietzen 	Assistant Medical Examiner, NCIS.
Brent Langer	Jonathan LaPaglia	Special Agent of NCIS. Joined the agency from the FBI, attached to the NCIS MCRT under Gibbs. Killed by Special Agent Lee.
Michelle Lee	Liza Lapira 	Special Agent of NCIS, worked in the Legal division of NCIS, killed Agent Langer, subsequently transferred back to the Legal Division.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Daniel Keating 	Jonathan Mangum 	Special Agent of NCIS, transferred from Cyber Crime Unit to NCIS MCRT under Gibbs. Transferred back to Cyber Crime Unit.
Michael Rivkin 	Merik Tadros 	Mossad Agent.
Eli David 	Michael Nouri 	Director of Mossad and Ziva's father.
Alice Brodie 	Jenny O'Hara 	A woman who appears in the episode.
Andy Pringle 	Eric Jungmann 	A man who appears in the episode.
Dallas 	Austin Basis 	A man who appears in the episode.
Milaana Shishani 	Natalie Denise Sperl	A woman who appears in the episode.
Brian Duane Roberts	Thomas Owen 	A Naval Officer who dies in an explosion in a bar in Morocco.
Second Geek 	Bradford Anderson 	A man who appears in the episode.
Third Geek 	Jerry Shea 	A man who appears in the episode.
Girl Geek 	Jill Czarnowski 	A woman who appears in the episode.
Chin 	Andrew Hwang 	A man who appears in the episode.
  v—[ e]—dNCIS Season 6
♦ Last Man Standing (episode) ♦ Agent Afloat (episode) ♦ Capitol Offense (episode) ♦ Heartland (episode) ♦ Nine Lives (episode) ♦ Murder 2.0 (episode) ♦ Collateral Damage (episode) ♦ Cloak (episode) ♦ Dagger (episode) ♦ Road Kill (episode) ♦ Silent Night (episode) ♦ Caged (episode) ♦ Broken Bird (episode) ♦ Love and War (episode) ♦ Deliverance (episode) ♦ Bounce (episode) ♦ South by Southwest (episode) ♦ Knockout (episode) ♦ Hide and Seek (episode) ♦ Dead Reckoning (episode) ♦ Toxic (episode) ♦ Legend (Part 1) (episode) ♦ Legend (Part 2) (episode) ♦ Semper Fidelis (episode) ♦ Aliyah (episode)
Category:NCIS Episodes
Category:NCIS Season 6 Episodes
Category:NCIS Season Premiere Episodes
Category:NCIS Episodes written by Shane Brennan
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Tony Wharmby
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring James Palmer
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Michelle Lee
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Brent Langer
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Eli David
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Michael Rivkin