THE NCIS TEAM MUST DETERMINE IF WASHINGTON'S LATEST MURDER WAS CONNECTED TO A MUGGING OR TO A PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, SEPT. 30

Tony Gonzalez, Former NFL Player and Studio Analyst for "The NFL Today" on the Network and Contributor for "Thursday Night Football," Guest Stars

"Kill the Messenger" - When a Navy Lieutenant is killed on his way to a private meeting with the President, the NCIS team must determine if the murder was part of a recent stream of muggings in the area or a targeted hit to keep intel secret, on NCIS, Tuesday, Sept. 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Tony Gonzalez, former NFL player and studio analyst for THE NFL TODAY on the Network and contributor for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, guest stars as NCIS Special Agent Tony Francis.

REGULAR CAST:

Mark Harmon (NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs)
Michael Weatherly (NCIS Special Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo)
David McCallum (Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard)
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto)
Sean Murray (NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)
Rocky Carroll (NCIS Director Leon Vance)
Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer)
Emily Wickersham (Probationary NCIS Agent Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop)

GUEST CAST:

Johann Urb (U.S. Park Police Sergeant Burt Moore)
Kim Shaw (Former Navy Lieutenant Courtney Reed)
Linara Washington (Lara Morgan)
David Gautreaux (Richard Colford)
Carole Weyers (Trish Wallace)
Rob Gleeson (Nicholas Raymond Dunne)
Brian Ibsen (Bryce Tolson)
Cory Blevins (Father)
Stacie Greenwall (Hartford County Sheriff Marge Fields)
Tony Gonzalez (NCIS Special Agent Tony Francis)
Kiara Muhammad (Kayla Vance)
Jessica Brown (Jen)
Sanjay Chandani (Surgeon)

WRITTEN BY: George Schenck and Frank Cardea

DIRECTED BY: Dennis Smith