Musical Chairs (episode)

Musical Chairs is the 8th episode of NCIS Season 17 and the 386th episode of the entire NCIS series.
==Synopsis==
The team investigates the murder of a musician in the Navy's most elite band that performs at diplomatic events around the world.
==Prologue==
==Act One==
==Act Two==
==Act Three==
==Act Four==
==Act Five==
==Major Events==
*Gibbs has to take an abrupt leave of absence due to Fornell's daughter Emily going through rehab again (while using "Sturgeon Fishing" as his official excuse), even leaving behind both his phone and his badge and gun as well as leaving McGee in charge for the duration of the investigation. This would later be elaborated in Sturgeon Season (episode).
*Jacqueline Sloane's daughter Faith delivers some medical paperwork for her to fill in, acting as the first time the two have had any significant speech to each other since their first meeting after her birth.
==Trivia==
* The song played at the beginning & end of this episode is Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) composed by Louis Prima.
==Cast==
===Series Regulars===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Later leaves the team midway through the investigation to go assist Tobias Fornell on an unknown event.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team. Following Gibbs's temporary departure from the team, McGee becomes the temporary Special Agent in Charge and the acting leader of the 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.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian.
===Recurring Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Faith Tolliver	Kate Hamilton 	NCIS Forensic Psychologist Jacqueline Sloane's daughter.
Concert Fan 	Miles Quincy Martin	Uncredited role.
===Guest Cast===
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Neil Farzad 	Eyas Younis 	Navy Senior Chief Musician.
Hannah McClain	Emma Bell 	Navy Musician First Class.
Luke Undervoy 	Owen Saxon 	Navy Musician First Class.
John Warren 	Richie Rosales 	Navy Musician First Class and murder victim.
Hugo Grava 	Link Ruiz 	Music equipment manager and rhodium smuggler.
Andrew Hopper 	Eric Winzenried	
Mature Woman 	Peg Shirley 	
  v - [ e] - dNCIS Season 17
♦ 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 Kate Torgovnick May
Category:NCIS Episodes directed by Michael Zinberg
Category:NCIS Episodes featuring Faith Tolliver