Killshot (20 Oct. 2009)

A man who worked on a classified project is murdered. He developed the technology for a different country before defecting to the US. The suspect is well known to the Director of NCIS.

Director:

David Barrett

Writers:

Shane Brennan (creator), Shane Brennan

Stars:

Chris O'Donnell, Peter Cambor, Daniela Ruah

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Chris O'Donnell	...	G. Callen
Peter Cambor	...	Nate Getz
Daniela Ruah	...	Kensi Blye
Adam Jamal Craig	...	Dominic Vail
Linda Hunt	...	Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange
LL Cool J	...	Sam Hanna
Rocky Carroll	...	Leon Vance
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
Barrett Foa	...	Eric Beale
Kelly Hu	...	Lee Wuan Kai
Kelvin Yu	...	Jimmy Su
Kathleen Munroe	...	Aimee Su
Michael Marisi Ornstein	...	Frank Davis (as Michael Ornstein)

Storyline

While water-skiing in the LA marina with brother Jimmy, entrepreneur Daniel Su, a North Korean engineer who defected 5 years earlier, is shot fatally in the chest, probably from an inconspicuous sail yacht. Daniel's firm Susal Technologies has a DARPA (defence research) communications system contract. Business partner and financier Sally Morris is found, head smashed with lamp, in his home office. Marina security cameras recorded exiled North Korean extreme nationalist Lee Wuan Kai, who has a personal feud with NCIS director Vance. Callen's team must try to save her next probable targets, notably Jimmy and his wife Aimee. DARPA analyst Frank Davis claims the secret technology died with Daniel, but those two phoned each-other suspiciously often. Kai strikes again. Abby's forensics lead to a surprising second suspect and motive.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother relationship | in laws

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shane Brennan Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the second episode of the series to be filmed and was planned to air as such until early buzz about the appearance of Pauley Perrette and rumors of a story arc involving suspicious dealing about Leon Vance prompted postponement while more viewers caught onto the show.

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Quotes

NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna: Know when it's going to be ready?
Operational Psychologist Nate Getz: I don't know.
NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna: Who knows?
Operational Psychologist Nate Getz: Hetty.
NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna: You want to ask her?
Operational Psychologist Nate Getz: You're armed. You ask her.
NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna: You're the psychologist.
Operational Psychologist Nate Getz: Look, I've been trained to profile suspect, and brief you operationally. And with 3 years of college, 2 more to get my Masters and my Doctorate and when it comes to Hetty... clueless.

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Connections

Referenced in NCIS: Endgame (2009)

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