
Agent Dwayne "King" Pride has a team out of New Orleans' NCIS field office that is investigating crimes that affect military personnel. He's a local guy with a drive to do the right thing and leads agents Christopher LaSalle -- who plays almost as hard as he works -- and former ATF agent Sonja Percy -- who finds being a part of a team an adjustment after years of working undercover assignments on her own. Eccentric coroner Dr. Loretta Wade supports them on cases. Together, they delve into the dark side of the colorful city that's a magnet for servicemen on leave.

The NCIS team tries to narrow down the motive when a Navy recruiter is murdered in a hit-and-run; LaSalle worries about his brother.

Pride believes Baitfish has returned and has the NCIS team chase down leads in an attempt to locate him.

When a sailor is killed in a strip club, the murder weapon turns out to be linked to other unsolved cases; Brody receives a visit from her ex-fiance.

During the autopsy of a petty officer who seems to have died of natural causes, an armed man holds Wade, Sebastian and Danny hostage in the morgue.