Missing (26 Jan. 2010)

The team rushes to a crime scene after receiving an "agent needs assistance" page and learns that one of their own is in peril.

Director:

David Barrett

Writers:

Shane Brennan (creator), Gil Grant,

Stars:

Chris O'Donnell, Peter Cambor, Daniela Ruah

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Chris O'Donnell	...	G. Callen
Peter Cambor	...	Nate Getz
Daniela Ruah	...	Kensi Blye
Barrett Foa	...	Eric Beale
Linda Hunt	...	Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange
LL Cool J	...	Sam Hanna
Onahoua Rodriguez	...	Claudia Taro
Maurice Compte	...	Rafael Taro
Parry Shen	...	Ty
Gonzalo Menendez	...	Jose Taro
Matthew Grant Godbey	...	LAPD Plainsclothes Detective
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leon 'Lee' Fuller	...	Dad / Suspect

Storyline

Junior team member Dominic Vail is missing. He only sent messages to each colleague, then switched to voice-mail. His car GPS leads to it, abandoned, covered in blood. Video cameras in his home building prove the key, or rather an additional one, which was carefully installed by an inconspicuous man. For lack of a motive, the team guesses NCIS itself may be the target. And finds a link trough a hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

syringe | injection

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

22037 Sagebrook Rd, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, 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

Adam Jamal Craig is not credited at all in this episode. Barrett Foa is now credited as a regular instead of a guest star.

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Quotes

Nate Getz: We never really got to know him.
Special Agent Kensi Blye: Nate. Don't go there.
Nate Getz: Sorry. I - I didn't mean it like that.

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Connections

References Speed Racer (1967)

User Reviews

Forces Realign

While I agree with some points in the pre-existing review, I must disagree with some others. Until now this show has been a huge disappointment when compared to its parent show, the ever-reliable "just" NCIS.

Against NCIS L.A.: the pimped-up look which is unintentionally hilarious, lazy plots, average scripts for actors not exactly known for character acting, action scenes that mistake themselves more for being cooler than they actually are. I could nitpick it for longer, but the failings are pretty much obvious to pretty much everyone.

Then comes along a pleasant surprise like this. Ironically, "Missing" has what the other episodes have been missing: *heart*. Action and character moments both succeed. It's like watching an entirely different show. Then again, this episode *is* a Format Breaker, so from the moment the writers pitched the idea, this had better chances of standing out from the crowd than the rest. And the ending succeeds like the endings of no previous episodes: it makes you *want* to keep watching the series. Now, let's hope this just doesn't turn out to be the only lucky episode that managed to achieve 8/10 greatness (though not a classic by any standards).