: In a nod to the original series, Deeks mentions Leroy Jethro Gibbs , noting his legendary status within the agency despite never having met him. 🕵️♂️ Key Characters & Guests Significance in Episode Erik Palladino Vostanik Sabatino Returns to assist the team under the U.S. Marshals. Gerald McRaney Admiral Kilbride
: The team investigates the murder of a woman working in the Navy's missile defense program. They discover a connection to stolen technology, eventually tracing the theft to her commanding officer, Commander Hudson , who was selling the tech to pay off gambling debts. NCIS Los Angeles s13e18
: Guest star Erik Palladino returns as Vostanik Sabatino . Now working with the U.S. Marshals as part of an interagency task force, he helps the team track the stolen tech back to a group of Libyan buyers. : In a nod to the original series,