NCIS: Los Angeles: Random on Purpose

Forensic scientist Abby Sciuto joins the Los Angeles NCIS team when a murder case resembles the pattern for a serial killer she has been tracking.

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x9
Production Number: OSP-109
Airdate: Tuesday November 24th, 2009

Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: Speed Weed

Alternate Airdates:

UK (Sky1)	Nov 25, 2009
NL (Veronica)	May 02, 2010

8.6/10 (26 Votes cast)

Special Guest Stars

Pauley Perrette
As Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto

Recurring

Rocky Carroll
As Director Leon Vance

Recurring

Guest Stars

Barrett Foa As Tech Operator Eric Beal Recurring	Kinga Philipps As Steampunk Barback Recurring
Adrian LaTourelle As Navy Chief Petty Officer Frank McEllon	Dawn Stern As Gretchen Jenkins
Kris Lemche As Tom Smith	Matt Lasky As Steampunk Bartender
Sean Wing As Ted Brock	Taja V. Simpson As Female Receptionist
Tanya Clarke As Magda McEllon

Main Cast

Linda Hunt As Henrietta "Hetty" Lange	LL Cool J As Special Agent Sam Hanna
Chris O'Donnell As Special Agent "G" Callen	Daniela Ruah As Special Agent Kensi Blye
Peter Cambor As Operational Psychologist Nate Getz	Adam Jamal Craig As Special Agent Dominic Vail

Episode Notes

Ratings: 17.2 million

Other Episode Crew

• Creator	Shane Brennan
• Executive Producer	Shane Brennan \| R. Scott Gemmill
• Co-Executive Producer	John Peter Kousakis
• Supervising Producer	Lindsay Sturman
• Producer	David Bellisario
• Co-Producer	Rick Tunell
• Consulting Producer	Matt Pyken \| Gil Grant
• Production Designer	Thomas Fichter
• Editor	Lee Haxall
• Music	James S. Levine
• Director of Photography	Victor Hammer

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