NCIS: Origins tackled the character Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ (Austin Stowell) act of revenge on the cartel leader who murdered his wife and child. In the show’s ninth episode, named Vivo o Muerto, Leroy’s haunting heartache was exposed as he’s been dealing with the pain of his family’s murder from the beginning of the series.

In the December 9 episode titled “Vivo o Muerto,” a case of a missing woman ends up answering some burning questions about Leroy Gibbs' past.

Origins of 2024. It’s time for Gibbs to face his first Christmas alone. Well, technically, he’s not alone. There are people around him if he would let them in. Mike Franks would likely give him a place to mark this first Christmas,