[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS: Origins Season 2 Episode 7 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”]
The Tuesday, December 2, episode of NCIS: Origins is a heartbreaking one for Cliff Wheeler (Patrick Fischler) — but it’s Mark Harmon‘s voiceover as the older Gibbs in Alaska that ultimately catches our attention.
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