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.