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'NCIS: Origins' Just Revealed Lala's Present-Day Status — Or Did It?

Mark Harmon's Gibbs told an old friend a little bit about Lala — and then a huge bit more.

Mark Harmon and (inset) Mariel Molino on 'NCIS: Origins' (Courtesy of CBS)

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The following contains spoilers from the October 27 episode of CBS' NCIS: Origins.

For a little over three years, fans of the larger NCIS-verse have puzzled over this burning question: Where is NCIS: Origins' Lala now, in the present day?

Welp. This week's episode of the prequel series sneaked up on us with the heartbreaking answer.

Or, at least it seemed to.

Director Tawnia Mckiernan helped honor the hero created by her father, the late Stephen J. Cannell.

A 'Night Agent' fact-check and "bumps" for a 'Rookie' duo are a part of the latest Inside Line.

A trip to Oz and grandma's annual run-in with a reindeer also are on the netlet's slate.

Will the lifeguard drama sink or swim, going up against two veteran procedurals?

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