Episode
NCIS: Origins: No Man Left Behind
Overview
Tensions rise when Franks’ estranged older brother, Mason, blows into town, desperate for help after hitting rock bottom. Also, the team investigates the robbery of a Navy bank while Lala, still struggling after her accident, makes a decision about her future.
Details
- Series
- NCIS: Origins
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2025-11-04
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
No Man Left Behind is Episode 4 in Season 2 of NCIS: Origins. It aired on 2025-11-04. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 3: The Edge
Young Ducky is sent to Camp Pendleton to shadow the team while they work a case and, in the process, he reconnects with Gibbs after the two crossed paths years earlier.
Episode 5: Funny How Time Slips Away (I)
Gibbs and the NIS team investigate the small-town death of a naval officer, but struggle to come up with justice.
The crossover continues on NCIS S23E05 Now and Then (II).
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