She’s back, she’s smiling, and we’ve got QUESTIONS!

Heck of a finale, friends.

Let’s get into it.

NCIS

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(Sorry, but if you cast a “hey, it’s that guy!”

Archivist salary earned for the week.

Emily’s okay and headed home!

Fornell arrives at the scene in time to ask, “My daughter has adealer?”

Emily shouts that she has it under control and storms off.

Dr. Grace would have a field day!

Anyway, the roommate eventually admits that Ralphie got his supply from a pill-happy podiatrist Emily introduced him to.

But Fornell’s incensed that he prescribed opioids to Emily for a minor procedure and possibly started her addiction.

He listens and cries and apologizes for not being able to protect Diane.

Then he and Gibbs agree never to discuss this pseudo-Ghostmoment again.

Gee, what did I say about theeconomy of charactersearlier?

It works, and she moves into his embrace, whimpering that she needs help.

(I have questions about that last bit!)

Ghost Diane’s not done, though, and pays Gibbs one more visit in his basement.

But now that those walls are crumbling, and it’s scary and dangerous for him.

Ghost Diane has just left up the stairs when he’s interrupted by another face from his past.

But this one’s alive and there to warn him that he’s in danger.

He’s too boggled by her sudden appearance to do more than whisper her name: “Ziva?”