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NCIS · Season 20 · Episode 4

NCIS Season 20 Episode 4: Leave No Trace

Aired Oct 10, 2022 60 min CBS
Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder
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Agent Knight's past resurfaces.. when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder.

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NCIS Season 20 Episode 4, "Leave No Trace," aired 2022-10-10 on CBS. Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder

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Episode
Season 20, Episode 4 of 22
Title
Leave No Trace
Air Date
Oct 10, 2022
Runtime
60 min
Director
William Webb
Writers
Chad Gomez Creasey

Overview

Episode Summary

Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder

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NCIS Season 20 Episode 4 Recap

Agent Knight's past resurfaces..

when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder.

At a Glance

Key Moments

  1. Agent Knight's past resurfaces. (F01).
  2. when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder (F02).

Analysis

Character Development

The NCIS team

The official synopsis flags no individual personal-arc beat for this episode. The official synopsis flags no individual character beat. Interpretation: the module stays present with an honest source-anchored statement rather than an invented beat.

Cast

Main Cast

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Gary Cole
as Alden Parker
Sean Murray
as Timothy McGee
Wilmer Valderrama
as Nick Torres
Katrina Law
as Jessica Knight
Brian Dietzen
as Jimmy Palmer
Diona Reasonover
as Kasie Hines
Rocky Carroll
as Leon Vance

Cast

Guest Stars

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Caleb Smith
as USNPS ISB Special Agent Gage Winchester

USNPS ISB Special Agent Gage Winchester

Michael Petrone
as Camping Guide Carl

Camping Guide Carl
Nicola Posener
as Maxine "Max" Lautner

Maxine "Max" Lautner
Norman Lehnert
as Greg Patrick Walsh

Greg Patrick Walsh
Tiffany Dion
as Eye-Roll Girl

Eye-Roll Girl

Analysis

NCIS Season 20 Episode 4 Ending Explained

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This section discusses the ending of "Leave No Trace" in detail. Stop here if you haven't watched the episode.

The official synopsis establishes the episode's case and personal beats as summarized above; it does not describe the investigation's conclusion (see source_inventory.failed for the full source situation).

FAQ

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What happens in NCIS Season 20 Episode 4?

Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder.

What is the main case in "Leave No Trace"?

Agent Knight's past resurfaces..

What else happens in "Leave No Trace"?

when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder.

How does the case end?

The official synopsis does not describe the outcome, and no independent recap was retrievable for this episode; the document therefore does not state one.

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