'NCIS' recap: Torres works through his feelings with his fists
: By the end of the episode, a confrontation with McGee forces Torres to admit his feelings of loneliness. This moment serves as a turning point, suggesting he may finally be ready to accept his new teammates as a surrogate family. Themes and Production
The episode begins with the discovery of Lieutenant Junior Grade Kane Lantz’s body. Lantz, an intelligence officer responsible for patching system vulnerabilities, is found beaten and missing an eyeball—a gruesome method used by his killers to bypass biometric security on a classified laptop.