The episode opened with a headless killing in Los Angeles. One of Agent Hanna’s former seal pals was killed and left for the NCIS office to find. The gruesome killing was a sign of something big going down and it was more than what most expected.
The next shock for the viewers came when Agent Hanna’s wife, Michelle, was kidnapped. Demanding release of Tahir Khaled, a nemesis of Sam, the situation appears to be grave. With the entire office searching for Hanna’s wife, there was …show more content…
Looking for video footage earlier in the day, Special Agent Kensi Blye and LAPD Detective Marty Deeks came across a location that had a camera pointed at the road. Seeing the kidnappers drive by, it was assumed they kept going. In the last fifteen minutes of the show, the two agents realized this probably was the location where MIchelle was being held. Making a tough decision to go in without backup, once they hit their door and bullets start flying, the agents know they need to move to save MIchelle.
As fans watched in shock, it was too late for Michelle Hanna. Her sealed container ran out of time and she suffocated from the lack of oxygen. It was an emotional ending to a beloved character that few viewers even imagined would be gone forever. The last few moments of the show offered a touching look at Sam holding his wife’s lifeless body as he wept.
The sadness and grief of losing his wife had fans of NCIS: Los Angeles and fans of San Hanna weeping too. The final scene of the show was emotional and reminded everyone how precious life is. As the character of Agent Sam Hanna is tough, this ending was difficult to watch. Behind every good man is a good woman and the grief Hanna is starting to face is just the beginning of this story. Next week the previews show Sam starting to unwind as he looks for his wife’s killer. Episode grade