NCIS: Los Angeles

The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9

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Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9!

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
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  1. 8.4/10(330 votes)

    #1 - Goodbye, Vietnam

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    S9:E14

    Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks join Hetty’s team from the Vietnam War, Sterling Bridges, A.J. Chegwidden and Charles Langston, in a dangerous and off-the-books rescue mission to save Hetty from her captors in Vietnam. Also, Mosley calls in Nell’s sister, homeland security specialist Sydney Jones, to assist the team in Los Angeles with processing evidence connected to Hetty’s time in Vietnam.

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  2. 8.2/10(320 votes)

    #2 - Cac Tu Nhan

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    S9:E13

    While Hetty is being tortured by her captors in Vietnam, Eric and Nell find a clue to her whereabouts, prompting the team to organize a rescue mission with very little information.

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  3. 8.0/10(318 votes)

    #3 - The Monster

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    S9:E17

    While investigating a missing person’s case, the team uncovers a killer who puts on shows for high-paying voyeurs. Also, Mosley assigns Callen as her partner on a joint ATF mission to apprehend someone from her past.

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  4. 7.9/10(352 votes)

    #4 - The Silo

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    S9:E7

    Kensi is transported to a missile launch facility to help thwart a takeover of nuclear weapons.

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  5. 7.9/10(291 votes)

    #5 - Liabilities

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    S9:E15

    Callen and Sam pull Granger’s daughter, former spy Jennifer Kim, from witness protection to help the team locate an underground spy who has obtained an arsenal of bomb materials.

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    Director:Lily Mariye
  6. 7.9/10(285 votes)

    #6 - Reentry

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    S9:E20

    Callen, Sam and Nell must find pieces of a failed rocket launch, including a top-secret government device; Hetty tries to help Keane acclimate to life in the states.

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  8. 7.8/10(291 votes)

    #7 - Fool Me Twice

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    S9:E9

    Callen and the team question CIA Agent Joelle Taylor's backstory after she escapes from a kidnapping and turns to Callen for help.

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    Director:Benny Boom
  9. 7.8/10(274 votes)

    #8 - Vendetta

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    S9:E18

    Callen and Sam join forces with Anna Kolcheck and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), when Arkady Kolcheck warns NCIS that a notorious international weapons dealer has returned to the states. Also, the case requires Eric to go undercover as a bank IT technician.

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  10. 7.7/10(295 votes)

    #9 - Plain Sight

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    S9:E4

    After weapons with a $1 million street value are stolen, the team tracks the evidence to a wealthy charity event, prompting Mosley to be added to the guest list with Callen and Sam as her security detail.

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  11. 7.7/10(285 votes)

    #10 - Forasteira

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    S9:E10

    The NCIS team tracks a highly skilled assailant determined to avenge her father's death by killing a Brazilian diplomat.

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  12. 7.7/10(298 votes)

    #11 - Warrior Of Peace

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    S9:E16

    Callen pursues every alternative when the Diplomatic Security Service apprehends his father, Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov, as part of an exchange for two American photographers being held hostage in Iran.

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    Director:N/A
  13. 7.6/10(308 votes)

    #12 - Se Murio El Payaso

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    S9:E2

    When the daughter of a notorious counterfeiter arrives in Los Angeles, Sam is sent undercover as a financier, while Callen partners with Anna to track the family's latest scheme.

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    Director:Rick Tunell
  14. 7.6/10(296 votes)

    #13 - Mountebank

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    S9:E5

    Sam goes undercover as a day trader after a prominent investment banker with ties to a Russian oligarch is murdered. Meanwhile, one of Callen’s aliases is the victim of credit card theft, and Mosley is concerned it signals something bigger.

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  15. 7.6/10(291 votes)

    #14 - Can I Get A Witness?

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    S9:E6

    LAPD Detective Whiting calls in a favor when Deeks' former partner goes rogue.

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    Director:James Hanlon
  16. 7.6/10(297 votes)

    #15 - This Is What We Do

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    S9:E8

    The team must find assailants who illegally crossed the border and attacked California Highway Patrol officers; Homeland Security sends Nell's older and bossy sister to assist with the case.

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  17. 7.6/10(266 votes)

    #16 - Outside the Lines

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    S9:E19

    After a cryptocurrency farm is robbed of over $10 million in Bitcoin codes, Sam and Hidoko go undercover, with Sam resuming a likely compromised former alias.

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  18. 7.5/10(284 votes)

    #17 - All is Bright

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    S9:E11

    The team investigates a ransomware attack that takes out the entire power grid for west L.A. and paralyzes the city. Also, as the first holiday season since the death of Sam’s wife approaches, he struggles to find the best way for his family to celebrate.

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    Director:Ruba Nadda
  19. 7.5/10(265 votes)

    #18 - Venganza

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    S9:E22

    NCIS investigates the murder of a federal prison inmate who was the adopted daughter of a notorious counterfeiter. Also, Callen is summoned by the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Internal Affairs board to discuss Anna Kolcheck’s actions during a joint NCIS and ATF case.

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  20. 7.5/10(407 votes)

    #19 - Ninguna Salida

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    S9:E24

    Despite several team members having grave reservations, NCIS travels to Mexico for a risky mission to locate and rescue Mosley's son.

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    Director:N/A
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  21. 7.4/10(362 votes)

    #20 - Party Crashers

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    S9:E1

    Season 9 begins with Hetty turning in retirement papers and disappearing. A new executive director arrives and immediately makes staffing changes. Meanwhile, Sam, still mourning his wife’s death, insists that Callen find a new partner.

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  22. 7.4/10(311 votes)

    #21 - Assets

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    S9:E3

    During the murder investigation of a Navy Lieutenant on leave in Los Angeles, the NCIS team uncovers classified surveillance briefs she smuggled into the city that may have been sold to a foreign buyer.

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  23. 7.4/10(300 votes)

    #22 - Where Everybody Knows Your Name

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    S9:E21

    NCIS partners with the FBI after a Marine is murdered by a rare nerve gas. Also, Deeks shares his dream to quit law enforcement and open a bar.

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  24. 7.3/10(298 votes)

    #23 - Under Pressure

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    S9:E12

    After napalm is detected at a crime scene, the NCIS team investigates the sole casualty for possible links to terrorism.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs
  25. 7.2/10(386 votes)

    #24 - A Line in the Sand

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    S9:E23

    After Sam is shot during a firefight with the cartel, a suspect is interrogated and reveals new information on the whereabouts of Spencer Williams, the man who kidnapped Mosley's son five years ago.

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Goodbye, Vietnam" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 9. It scored 8.4/10 based on 330 votes. Directed by John Peter Kousakis and written by R. Scott Gemmill, it aired on 3/11/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cac Tu Nhan".