NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5 Episodes

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Season 5 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Ascension

While Sam and Deeks recover from traumatic torture that will have a lasting impact on their personal and professional relationships, lives are still in jeopardy as the NCIS: LA team searches for stolen nuclear weapons.
Episode 2 - Impact

In an effort to help Sam and Deeks return to work, Hetty calls upon Operational Psychologist Nate Getz to help them cope with their traumatic experience. Meanwhile, the rest of NCIS: LA team investigates the murder of a former Navy Admiral and a controversial journalist aboard a private jet. Peter Cambor guest stars as Nate Getz.
Episode 3 - Omni

The NCIS: LA team must find who compromised a classified vaccine project from a bio tech company. Meanwhile, Deeks struggles with his emotions upon returning to the field.
Episode 4 - Reznikov, N.

The NCIS: LA team finds themselves in danger while investigating a kidnapping case of a man claiming to be Callen's father.
Episode 5 - Unwritten Rule

Analyst Nell Jones joins the NCIS: LA team in the field when a former Navy officer's girlfriend is kidnapped in exchange for Navy intelligence. Meanwhile, Deeks unknowingly breaks one of Hetty's rules.
Episode 6 - Big Brother

Callen goes undercover at a prestigious high school after a 15-year-old hacker compromises terrorist missions.
Episode 7 - The Livelong Day

The NCIS: LA team must notify Homeland Security when a murder investigation exposes a larger threat to a Los Angeles-based train.
Episode 8 - Fallout

When an antiterrorism device is stolen, the team must quickly find the suspect and the device before an attack is made against Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Hetty realizes the case is bringing her back to someone from her past.
Episode 9 - Recovery

Kensi goes undercover as a nutritionist and Deeks poses as a new patient at a rehab center to investigate the death of a Navy officer. William Russ guest stars.
Episode 10 - The Frozen Lake

Callen and Sam enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier specializing in knife fighting, to retrieve a missing thumb drive. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks struggle to find a balance in their partnership.
Episode 11 - Iron Curtain Rising

When a former Romanian Communist leader and suspected war criminal is discovered to be living in Los Angeles under a false identity, the NCIS: LA team must locate him before he disappears again.
Episode 12 - Merry Evasion

The NCIS: Los Angeles team searches for a motive when a senator's daughter is attacked. Meanwhile, Deeks and Nell partner up to help Sam and Callen bring the daughter to safety and Kensi receives the perfect holiday gift from one of her co-workers. Michelle Trachtenberg Guest Stars as Lily Lockhart.
Episode 13 - Allegiance

While in Afghanistan, Kensi and Granger join the team on a joint case when a federal agent in Los Angeles tied to Hawala, an ancient system of money transfer, is murdered.
Episode 14 - War Cries

When two private military contractors are murdered, the teams' investigation leads to a suspect who puts one of their own in serious danger. Meanwhile, Sam sets up Callen on a blind date.
Episode 15 - Tuhon

Sam and Callen head to Mexico to search for Tuhon, a retired assassin they encountered on their very first case together, now a suspect in the murder of a diplomat. Meanwhile, Nate and Deeks stay in Los Angeles to assist with the investigation. Peter Cambor and Danny Trejo guest star.
Episode 16 - Fish Out of Water

Following an explosion at a fish market, the NCIS: LA team partners with an undercover DEA agent to determine if the incident is an act of terrorism or a botched drug smuggling deal. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, Granger and Kensi investigate a helicopter crash that could be tied to their ongoing search for the infamous white ghost.
Episode 17 - Between the Lines

When an undercover agent is identified and executed by a local gang, the NCIS: Los Angeles team must locate the mole before other agents' lives are put in danger. Meanwhile, Granger begins to worry when Kensi disappears in Afghanistan.
Episode 18 - Zero Days

The NCIS: LA team is called in to determine if the computer system that controls Russian missiles is at risk after Eric overhears his friend, a computer systems expert, being attacked during online game play. Meanwhile, Kensi is shocked when a familiar face from her past shows up in Afghanistan.
Episode 19 - Spoils of War

After learning that Special Agent Kensi Blye disappeared and the Taliban may be he holding her captive, Hetty sends the NCIS: LA team to Afghanistan on a rescue mission.
Episode 20 - Windfall

When the NCIS: Los Angeles team investigates a case involving a former marine who is being tracked down by members of al Qaeda for embezzling money from Iraq, Hetty assigns Nell to join Deeks in the field. Meanwhile, Eric is given a new partner in Ops.
Episode 21 - Three Hearts

When an undercover NCIS agent is suspected of working for the smuggler he's supposed to be investigating, the team takes him into custody to find his true intentions. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks discuss their personal relationship as Kensi returns to the field. Daniel Henney guest stars.
Episode 22 - One More Chance

Sam is convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10 year old daughter, a girl Sam once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia.
Episode 23 - Exposure

When a news reporter announces the group responsible for the deadly explosion at a military sponsored charity event, the team must investigate her claims and search for the attacker. Tiffany Dupont and Tony Okungbowa guest star.
Episode 24 - Deep Trouble

When the NCIS: LA team and the DEA uncover the cartel's plans to slyly transport billions of dollars' worth of cocaine from Colombia to the United States using a submarine, Callen and Sam must quickly locate the missing vessel. Meanwhile, Hetty is called to Washington in the aftermath of the controversial mission in Afghanistan.


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