Missing 

Dom, using his cellphone, broadcasts messages seeking help; they respond; they find Dom's car, unoccupied and bloody, but there's no sign of him. Eric provides leads, which they trace, and they make some progress, but Dom remains missing.

Director:

David Barrett

Writers:

Shane Brennan (created by), 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	...	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	...	Detective Dan Evans
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leon 'Lee' Fuller	...	Dad / Suspect

Storyline

To all team members Dom, using his cellphone, broadcasts messages seeking help; they respond; G, Sam, and Kensi find his car, unoccupied and very bloody; there's no sign of Dom; Hetty tells the team to do whatever may be necessary to find him. At first there's no trace; then Eric catches a lead; G, Sam, and Kensi pursue it to a vacant house; they find a body and other evidence but not Dom; Eric gets another lead; G, Sam, and Kensi trace it to a hospital, and they find a connection. Hetty brings in some high-tech help; G makes a phone call and negotiates a swap, which turns into a gunfight; G makes a second deal, which takes them to an empty van. G learns that the kidnappers did their deed for hire, but the motive for the abduction is still unknown. Dom remains missing; his teammates personally deal with his absence in their respective ways.

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Plot Keywords:

syringe | injection | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

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

Special Agent Kensi Blye: Ty, could you look at this.
[Hands Ty a hard drive]
Ty: Oh, poor little fella. Who'd want to shoot you?
Special Agent Kensi Blye: You talk to your computer parts?
Ty: Do you talk to your plants when you water them?
Special Agent Kensi Blye: Just my orchids, but they can be tricky.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)

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).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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