Every season finale is hard when it means you're saying goodbye to your favorite characters — but it's even harder when that favorite character might not be in the next season! That's the plight NCIS fans find themselves in after that devastating NCIS: Origins season 1 finale on May 5,

The leader of the deadly cartel is much closer than they realized, and one of their own pays a steep price because of it.

The NCIS season 22 finale ended in a stunning death that would have a lasting impact for one character in particular. In an episode that saw Parker once again going head to head with his nemesis, Carla Marino,