Alden Parker is getting a visit from a close family member on NCIS… but it might not be a happy reunion.
TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at the Season 23 premiere (airing Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 8/7c on CBS), with Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing) making her debut as Alden’s sister Harriet Parker, a Navy Vice Admiral. In the clip, which you can watch below, Harriet stops by to see Jimmy Palmer and pick up some items left behind by her late father Roman (who Alden found dead in the season finale). She also spots a file labeled “Eleanor Parker,” aka Alden’s late mother, whose death remains a mystery. Hmmm.
Jimmy greets Harriet warmly and hands over some of Roman’s personal effects, but they don’t include the travel mug she was expecting to see. (It wasn’t on Roman’s body at the time, Jimmy explains.) Jimmy says their dad “must have been so proud” that both of his kids are serving their country, but Harriet visibly recoils at that: “My brother couldn’t have worn the uniform, even if he wanted to.” Jimmy laughs at her reference to Alden’s wild past — he spent time in juvie as a kid — but Harriet warns him he hasn’t heard all the stories. She doesn’t think people like Alden change, either: “Some do. Others just stay stuck in the same loop.” (Ouch.)
In NCIS’ two-part premiere, Parker is still “reeling from his father’s murder” and “goes to extreme lengths to hunt down the woman he holds responsible, mob boss Carla Marino, jeopardizing not only his own future but the team’s,” per the official synopsis.
