NCIS shocked fans by killing off Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) in the 500th episode. In the rest of Season 23, an interim director filled that open position at the agency and was never seen. But, as the finale revealed, LaRoche (Seamus Dever), the former deputy director and now U.S. associate attorney general, seems to have his eye on the seat with a very pointed look in its direction in a conversation in the office with Parker (Gary Cole). So, does that mean that he could be the next director, at least temporarily?
Well, for now, it doesn’t sound like there are any plans to fill that spot permanently, based on what executive producer Steven D. Binder told TV Insider after the Season 23 finale. The reason that Vance lasted as long as he did, 18 seasons, is “a testament to Rocky Carroll,” he said.
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