Taja V. Simpson

Meredith struggles to balance her roles as a surgeon and a mother when she returns to work; Stephanie tries to impress Jackson's mother; Jo becomes overly involved with a patient.

The NCIS team, alongside the FBI and MI6, continue an international manhunt for an escaped British spy who has left one colleague fighting for their life in ICU.

Forensic scientist Abby Sciuto joins the team when a murder parallels the pattern of a serial killer she's been tracking.

The city's gun buy-back program is robbed, and the team goes on the hunt to find those responsible. Meanwhile, Murtaugh walks on thin ice with Trish and Riggs finds an unlikely friend in Ruthie. Captain Avery is reunited with a college frenemy.

Nina discovers that Trent and the district attorney's office are involved in a plot to arrest the city's homeless.

Ashleigh runs into a familiar face while delivering invites to ZBZ's Crush Party, while Rusty reconsiders his major.