Sam Sarpong

When a Navy commander's body washes up on shore along with the bodies of two drug runners, Gibbs refuses to believe that the sailor who was killed was dirty.

When the body of an ex-con is found in pieces, the Jeffersonian team investigates a local bakery known for employing former felons. But they soon learn that the victim was involved in a robbery gone bad, and start targeting suspects from the ex-con’s past. Meanwhile, “squintern” Arastoo Vazirir, must decide whether to return to Iran to visit his dying brother, which causes friction between him and Cam.

With only 48 hours before the execution of serial killer Alex Rockwell, whom Brennan and Booth helped convict, the Jeffersonian team must race against the clock to confirm Brennan’s new suspicion that Rockwell may not have been responsible for those crimes.

After being hired by hip-hop heavyweight Percy "Bone" Hamilton (ANTHONY ANDERSON - "Kangaroo Jack," "Barbershop") to find his kidnapped daughter, Veronica and Keith look to the music mogul's long list of enemies and family members and the girl's Neptune High social circle for clues to her whereabouts. Meanwhile, following his mother's apparent suicide, Logan cynically endures the effusive displays of grief by his father, Aaron (recurring guest star HARRY HAMLIN), as they prepare for the memorial ceremony.

In the season finale, Good Samaritan Kovac helps a stranded female motorist and her young son who then get struck and gravely injured by a car--forcing the doctor to use all of his skills to keep them alive until specialists can operate on them at the hospital. Abby waits for her medical board results and treats a curmudgeon, Richard Gould (Bill Macy - "Maude"), who feels forgotten by the hundreds of students he taught. Meanwhile, pensive Neela leaves for the University of Michigan to begin her internship; Chen's co-workers worry about her bruised face; Pratt treats a young heart patient, Elgin Gibbs (James Earl), but remains disdainful toward his gang-member patient, Antwan Coles (Sam Sarpong - "Love Don't Cost a Thing"); Weaver hopes to gain custody of her son; and Sam takes action when it appears that Steve (recurring guest star Cole Hauser) isn't leaving, and she worries about his negative influence on their impressionable son.