‘NCIS: Origins’ Writer Breaks Down That Killer Gibbs Reveal in Episode 9

Cocreator David J. North tells TheWrap about crafting the 1990s spinoff series’ game-changing cliffhanger and what’s next

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Austin Stowell in "NCIS: Origins." (Robert Voets/CBS)

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “NCIS: Origins” Episode 9.

“NCIS: Origins” revisited Gibbs’ revenge against the cartel leader who killed his wife and child, which promises to send shockwaves across Mike Franks’ team.

Episode 9, titled “Vivo o Muerto,” revealed that the pain that’s haunted Gibbs (Austin Stowell) since the beginning of the series was not only the death of his family, but the fact that he found the man responsible for the murder and shot him dead shortly before he joined Franks’ (Kyle Schmid) team the NIS. Fans of the flagship “NCIS” will remember that the subject of Gibbs killing Pedro Hernandez was first revealed through flashbacks in Season 3.

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