While the team tracks the gold, is attending a therapy session with Dr. Grace Confalone . The session is brutally interrupted when they are both kidnapped and locked in a cage by criminals seeking access to Grace's patient records. The captors believe one of her patients knows the location of the rest of the treasure.
The rest of the NCIS team, led by , uses clues from a recently closed zoo to track down the hideout. They arrive just in time to rescue Torres and Grace. The episode concludes with a rare moment of team bonding: an impromptu surprise party for Ducky , where he manages to turn the tables and surprise the team instead. 'NCIS' recap: Dr. Grace helps bury a curse NCIS Season 20 - Episode 3
: Trapped in the cage, Torres is forced to open up about his fears of abandonment following the departures of Gibbs and Bishop . While the team tracks the gold, is attending
: To force Grace to cooperate, the kidnappers shoot Torres , leaving him wounded as Grace desperately tries to protect her patient, a traumatized soldier named Vega. The captors believe one of her patients knows
In the Season 20 episode titled " Unearth ," the story blends an ancient mystery with a modern-day kidnapping that forces Special Agent Nick Torres to confront his deepest vulnerabilities . The Case: Stones and Stolen Gold
The investigation begins when a body is found at an ancient burial site believed to be cursed. The team discovers that the victim’s body was packed with stones and worth roughly a million dollars—part of a massive Afghan national treasure stolen by former soldiers. Torres and Dr. Grace in Danger
: Torres helps Grace process her own guilt regarding a past patient who disappeared—a tragedy symbolized by a lonely sunflower photo in her office. The Resolution