This week’sNCISweaves a variety of story strands together for a satisfying penultimate season 19 episode.
With Knight and Palmer on liver duty, Ducky (David McCallum) steps in.
(That man better be, like, octuple-vaxxed.)
NCIS season 19, episode 20.Robert Voets/CBS
Off they go to interview the Vega Gaming employee.
I LOVE IT WHEN THE A-PLOT AND THE B-PLOT ARE CONNECETED!
With Murphy dead, the only loose end for Vega to tie up is Brooks.
And it’s easier to kill the liver than to kill her.
The liver mission was actually kinda doomed from the start.
(So much for one-on-one Jess time, Jimmy!)
And then Palmer gets relegated to the backseat while Long chats up Knight about her surfing hobby.
(On the one hand, DANG,NCIS.
Palmer grabs the cooler with the liver, and Knight covers them as they run for the woods.
Never mind that deer that’s been freshly killed by a black bear.
He’s such a smitten kitten.
They the belt it and hobble off in search of a cabin to perform impromptu surgery.
“Jess, I really like you,” he grits out.
The goons catch Knight, who’s as fearless as ever in the face of danger.
But she’s dismayed with Palmer shows up with the cooler.
I love that this ordeal called on each of them to use their unique set of skills.
With the case wrapped, Knight stays behind and finds Palmer fussing at Ducky for rearranging his supplies.
But he’s all smiles when he sees Knight in his workspace.
Ducky reads the room and bounces.
Listen, it’s not exactly the “we’re still alive!”
kissing I was hoping for, but I’ll take it.
