This episode and its follow up, Legend (Part II) (2009) serve as a two part pilot for the spin-off series NCIS: Los Angeles (2009). Just as the two-part Jag episode sequence Ice Queen (2003) and Meltdown (2003) were the pilot for NCIS (2003).
At 33:16- Hollywood cliche #130: whenever a clue is found it's discovery must be announced out loud, allowing the bad guy the chance to run.