Matthew Flynn Bellows

Director Vance gets word from the Pentagon that the submarine that Gibbs and Bishop are aboard to investigate a murder has suddenly gone radio silent.

Reynolds confronts difficult memories from his past, while Max begins chemotherapy as he continues to work. In order to try and distract himself from his treatment, he takes on a frequent-flyer patient.

Max works to find a new normal, three months after the accident and the birth of his daughter; Kapoor grapples with the stigma of aging; Iggy has a successful day that inspires a life-changing idea; Reynolds deals with an unreliable new intern.

Nell sends Sam to meet an informant who plans to blow the whistle on a military secret; Kensi and Deeks debate whether or not to buy their first house.

Max relies on an unlikely source to get the lights back on as the doctors continue to struggle through the storm without power; Reynolds continues his work to save Hugh with very limited resources at his disposal.

When Kapoor introduces a patient to Iggy's PTSD group, a creative treatment plan causes turmoil; Sharpe discovers a long kept secret regarding a patient that leads to trouble for Max and the board.