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Sep 22, 2009 · Identity: Directed by James Whitmore Jr.. With Chris O'Donnell, Peter Cambor, Daniela Ruah, Adam Jamal Craig. Callan returns to duty after his shooting. A kidnapped Commander in Naval Intelligence dies during a shootout between his captors and the LAPD.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- James Whitmore Jr.
- 2009-09-22
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Identity is the season premiere episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1 and also the 1st episode of the entire NCIS: Los Angeles series.
It also marks the debut appearance of both NCIS Probationary Agent Dominic Vail and NCIS Office of Special Projects Operations Manager, Henrietta Lange.
Having successfully recovered from the near-fatal shooting that took place in the last few seconds of Legend (Part 2) (episode), NCIS Special Agent G. Callen returns to his team whose headquarters have since moved to a new building on the outskirts of Los Angeles. As that happens, the OSP team investigative the murder of a Naval Commander who was k...
As Los Angeles wakes to another day of sunshine, a CBS news chopper reports the latest traffic on the various motorways around the city but things change when the LAPD- Los Angeles Police Department find themselves in a state of alert as some of their patrol officers go after a blue Tahoe which sped off from a traffic spot, eventually stopping on a stretch of road, resulting in a stand-off and as both the driver and passenger emerge, they begin firing at the responding LAPD officers who shoot the two men dead. When the gunfight has ended, one LAPD officer cautiously approaches the Tahoe and discover the body of another man in the back seat, the man in question a Commander in the United States Navy.
A while later, NCIS Special Agent G. Callen awakens in his room at an unnamed motel and upon getting his belongings, meet his colleague, fellow NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna at a coffee stand before the two head off to where their unit, the NCIS Office of Special Projects operates with Callen learning that the building they're now was formerly an old water planet administration building, condemned after the Northbridge earthquake which occurred in 1994. As Callen is examining the place which is a hive of activity which numerous NCIS personnel going back and forth, Sam heads off to meet with Operations Manager Henrietta Lange who after Sam has paid to presumably cover the fact that he returned from an undercover assignment with expenses unaccounted for, something that would have ended up leaving Hetty either out of a job or pocket, Hetty informing she doesn't intend to be either, talks to Callen, informing him they need to update his biometrics, new photos for driver's licences, passports, general backstopping, not to speak of documents, credit cards, so forth and wardrobe.
Once they've finished talking to Hetty, Sam and Callen head to the Bullpen where they briefly talk before a whistle courtesy of NCIS Tech Operator Eric Beale interrupts things, Eric informing them that NCIS Director Leon Vance is coming online with Eric even taking a moment to acknowledge the fact Callen's returned while NCIS Junior Agent Kensi Blye who's finished a phone call with someone in Portuguese arrives and greets Callen. As the two share a hug, Kensi remarks she thought Callen had callously abandoned them to join the FBI, something Callen admits once was enough with Callen revealing that Kensi is a Marine brat who regularly spends her weekends driving up to Camp Pendleton with Kensi agreeing, calling it her home away from home.
As the group head upstairs to the Ops Centre, Callen reunites with OSP Psychologist Nate Getz who wonders about Callen's state with Callen revealing he suffered from aches, pains and insomnia even before he got shot. Continuing upstairs, Callen then meets the newest member of their team: NCIS Probationary Agent Dominic Vail. Inside the Ops Centre, a place Callen is stunned at seeing for the first time given the amount of technology on display, the group meet Vance who's conference-calling them all the way from his office at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. After expressing surprise at Callen's return and vowing they will get the people responsible for nearly killing him, something Callen agrees with, Vance informs the group that the Commander who was found dead at the beginning of the episode or rather was Commander Frank McGuire who worked at the Office at Naval Intelligence with his murder presumably occurred two hours prior. He was kidnapped and murdered during a gunfight with LAPD officers that happened as a result of his kidnappers fleeing a routine traffic stop, prompting LAPD to give chase with Vance even believing McGuire got caught in the crossfire but what has Vance and the higher-ups concerned is the fact that not only were his kidnappers Mexican nationals but that McGuire had knowledge of a coordinated military operation designated "Operation Dakota" which is a plan to strike out against the drug cartels operating on both sides of the Mexican border with Vance giving Callen and the OSP team the task of finding if the operation was compromised.
As soon as Vance has signed off, having sent Eric the file, the group witness the footage for themselves, presumably the same footage that LAPD managed to obtain from the CBS news chopper that filmed the entire incident with Ops's monitors displaying the shootout from different points of view. Eventually, the team learn that the driver died first and that the passenger used his weapon to fire into the car, killing or rather executing Commander McGuire presumably in cold blood.
Callen and Sam then head to where Commander McGuire lived but the two decide to go undercover, knowing that none of the locals are willing to talk to cops or even federal agents. After suggesting they go undercover as city inspectors, something Callen rejects as he believes no-one talks to city inspectors, he decides to pose as a client looking for a new apartment who Sam the realtor is showing around, Callen having already rejected the scenario where he would have played the realtor and Sam the client as Callen wonders if he would live in this place like this and even voicing his belief he can't even afford a place like this. Getting into his role, Callen wonders if there's a Jacuzzi with Sam threatening to drown Callen in it. Once they've reached McGuire's apartment, they burst inside, only to discover too late that someone has gained access to McGuire's answering machine and has succeeded in deleting his messages, reducing the message bank to 0. Sam believes it looks like someone didn't want them to hear McGuire's messages but not to be put off, Callen calls Eric and tells the Operator he needs him to check.
•Callen returns to work a month early and it's revealed that he has scars on his back, presumably the bullet wounds from his near-fatal shooting.
•It's show that the Office of Special Projects has moved to a new location, possibly due to security concerns over Callen's shooting and that they've been there for three months.
•NCIS OSP Operations Manager Henrietta Lange and NCIS Probationary Agent Dominic Vail are both introduced for the first time with Callen and Dom meeting each other for the first time.
•It's revealed that Kensi is fluent in Portuguese, Callen is fluent in Spanish and that both Dom and Hetty know Latin.
•It's revealed that prior to joining NCIS, Callen previously worked for the FBI as a Special Agent while Sam was a SEAL in the United States Navy.
•It's revealed that Callen and Hetty have known each other for three years.
Series RegularsRecurring CastOther CastThe plot follows the NCIS Office of Special Projects (OSP) as they race to solve a kidnapping case. The episode also marks the debut appearance of Agent Dominic Vail and Operations Manager, Henrietta Lange, and all of the characters.
Sep 22, 2009 · Identity is the first episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as a stand-alone series, though the first appearance of the characters occurred in the twenty-second and twenty-third episodes of the sixth season of NCIS with the episodes being titled Legend (Part 1) and Legend (Part 2).
Sep 22, 2009 · Identity is the first episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as a stand-alone series, though the first appearance of the characters occurred in the twenty-second and twenty-third episodes of the sixth season of NCIS with the episodes being titled Legend (Part 1) and Legend (Part 2).
Identity. A commander in Naval intelligence dies during a shootout involving others with the LAPD; Callen returns to duty. The gang find the pieces and put them together; Callen pitches a deal, and he and Sam find and return a missing girl. Season 9. USANetwork.com.
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Identity. NCIS: Los Angeles. Summaries. Callan returns to duty after his shooting. A kidnapped Commander in Naval Intelligence dies during a shootout between his captors and the LAPD.
