NCIS: Los Angeles — Season 5
01 Ascension
Sep 24, 201344m★ 8.2
While Sam and Deeks recover from traumatic torture that will have a lasting impact on their personal and professional relationships, lives are still in jeopardy as the NCIS: LA team searches for stolen nuclear weapons.
02 Impact
Oct 1, 201343m★ 7.8
In an effort to help Sam and Deeks return to work, Hetty calls upon Operational Psychologist Nate Getz to help them cope with their traumatic experience. Meanwhile, the rest of the NCIS: LA team investigates the murder of a former Navy Admiral and a controversial journalist aboard a private jet.
03 Omni
Oct 8, 201344m★ 7.7
The NCIS: LA team must find who compromised a classified vaccine project from a bio tech company. Meanwhile, Deeks struggles with his emotions upon returning to the field.
04 Reznikov, N.
Oct 15, 201343m★ 8.4
The NCIS: LA team finds themselves in danger while investigating a kidnapping case of a man claiming to be Callen’s father.
05 Unwritten Rule
Oct 22, 201342m★ 8.2
Analyst Nell Jones joins the NCIS: LA team in the field when a former Navy officer’s girlfriend is kidnapped in exchange for Navy intelligence. Meanwhile, Deeks unknowingly breaks one of Hetty’s rules.
06 Big Brother
Oct 29, 201341m★ 7.5
When a 15-year-old hacker compromises missions, Callen goes under cover at a prestigious high school.
07 The Livelong Day
Nov 5, 201343m★ 7.4
The team must alert Homeland Security when they uncover a threat to a Los Angeles-based train during a murder investigation.
08 Fallout
Nov 12, 201344m★ 7.5
The team must locate and retrieve a stolen antiterrorism device before the city is attacked; Hetty is haunted by her past.
09 Recovery
Nov 19, 201342m★ 8.0
Kensi goes undercover as a nutritionist and Deeks poses as a new patient at a rehab center to investigate the death of a Navy officer.
10 The Frozen Lake
Nov 26, 201344m★ 7.7
Callen and Sam enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier specializing in knife fighting, to retrieve a missing thumb drive. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks struggle to find a balance in their partnership.
11 Iron Curtain Rising
Dec 10, 201344m★ 8.0
When a former Romanian Communist leader and suspected war criminal is discovered to be living in Los Angeles under a false identity, the NCIS: LA team must locate him before he disappears again.
12 Merry Evasion
Dec 17, 201344m★ 8.0
A senator’s daughter is the victim of a home invasion. The team investigate to determine if it was a random crime or a targeted attack due to her father’s crackdown on international cyber warfare. Meanwhile, Kensi’s holiday spirit changes after she receives a surprise Christmas gift.
13 Allegiance
Jan 14, 201443m★ 8.0
While in Afghanistan, Kensi and Granger join the team on a joint case when a federal agent in Los Angeles tied to Hawala, an ancient system of money transfer, is murdered.
14 War Cries
Feb 4, 201444m★ 7.0
The investigation into the murder of two private military contractors ends up putting a member of the team in grave danger; Sam arranges a blind date for Callen.
15 Tuhon
Feb 25, 201444m★ 7.3
Callen and Sam search for a murder suspect -- a retired assassin (Danny Trejo) they encountered on their first case together.
16 Fish Out of Water
Mar 4, 201444m★ 7.2
Following an explosion at a fish market, the NCIS: LA team partners with an undercover DEA agent to determine if the incident is an act of terrorism or a botched drug smuggling deal. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, Granger and Kensi investigate a helicopter crash that could be tied to their ongoing search for the infamous white ghost.
17 Between the Lines
Mar 18, 201443m★ 8.0
When a gang identifies and executes an undercover agent, the team must locate a mole before other agents are put in danger.
18 Zero Days
Mar 25, 201443m★ 7.8
Eric witnesses his friend, a computer systems expert, being attacked by people who want information that could redirect a missile; Kensi runs into a familiar face in Afghanistan.
19 Spoils of War
Apr 1, 201444m★ 8.4
After learning that Special Agent Kensi Blye disappeared and the Taliban may be he holding her captive, Hetty sends the NCIS: LA team to Afghanistan on a rescue mission.
20 Windfall
Apr 8, 201443m★ 7.6
Nell joins Deeks in the field on a case involving a former Marine who is being tracked by al-Qaida after embezzling money from Iraq.
21 Three Hearts
Apr 15, 201444m★ 5.4
The team takes an undercover agent who is suspected of working for the smuggler he is supposed to be investigating into custody; Kensi and Deeks discuss their relationship.
22 One More Chance
Apr 29, 201441m★ 7.2
Sam is convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, a girl Sam once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia.
23 Exposure
May 6, 201442m★ 7.4
When a news reporter announces the group responsible for the deadly explosion at a military-sponsored charity event, the team must investigate her claims and search for the attacker.
24 Deep Trouble (1)
May 13, 201444m★ 8.0
When the NCIS: Los Angeles team and DEA uncover the cartel's plans to slyly transport billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. using a submarine, Callen and Sam must quickly locate the missing vessel. Meanwhile, Hetty is called to Washington in the aftermath of the controversial mission in Afghanistan.