Vance's Final Bow: NCIS’s 500th Episode Sends Leon Vance to Heaven
NCIS marks its 500th episode with the death of Director Leon Vance, shot by traitor Dolan Thompson after defusing a bomb; a surreal scene shows a younger Ducky guiding him to heaven, followed by a montage of his NCIS moments as the agency reopens under Parker and McGee. Rocky Carroll says the milestone serves as a farewell to Vance, who will also direct a Season 24 episode.