Torres in NCIS season 23
Nick Torres' fate after NCIS season 23 is finally revealed. Overall, the 2025-2026 TV cycle was eventful for CBS's longest-running series. Earlier in the year, Vera Strickland and Ellie Bishop returned, for separate reasons.
Subsequently, Timothy McGee had the shock of his life when he found out about his secret son from 2005 immediately followed by the brief shut down of the agency and the death of Director Leon Vance. For its last hour, NCIS season 23 tackled multiple plots that addressed the past and set up the future.
Following a few years of an identity crisis, it's safe to say now that the year is done that NCIS season 23 was a return to form for the premier procedural. Instead of tackling another major storyline in the finale, however,"Sons and Daughters" zeroed in on the return of Kayla Vance to deal with the legacy of his dad, as well as Mateo — McGee's secret son, who was looking into joining the agency as an intern.
In the end, Tim's kid was revealed to be in some kind of shady business, leading Torres to confront him. The NCIS season 23 finale wrapped with one gunshot echoing in Navy Yard, but without any visuals, there were worries about Torres potentially being killed by Mateo.
In a post-mortem interview with TV Insider, showrunner Steven D. Binder effectively confirmed what happened in the alleyway, particularly how Wilmer Valderrama's character is doing after the encounter, by ruling out another major MCRT death. Read his full quote below: Someone was hit. I can confirm that. I sort of had my fill this season, all of us, of killing people.
So I can rule that out. And also, there’s not a lot of fun there. When someone’s dead, they’re dead. It’s much more interesting — I’ll think back to when Gibbs shot McGee.
It’s much more fun when someone’s alive and been shot than when they’re dead. And by fun, I mean, interesting. Just because Torres is coming out alive after the NCIS season 23 finale, doesn't mean that there won't be any ramifications from the encounter. Binder did say that someone had been hit in the fight.
It could still be Torres, but considering his experience handling firearms and being a veteran operative, there's a bigger chance that the clearly nervous Mateo would be the one nursing a gunshot injury. To be clear, going through another big death after losing Vance is the absolute worst thing that could happen to NCIS now, but this conundrum is arguably a close second, since it would create conflict within the team.
McGee has clearly been very eager to be a father to Mateo, which makes sense after missing the first two decades of his life — although it wasn't his fault. Given that motivation, it's not outside the realm of possibility that he takes his son's side over Torres, especially if Mateo insists on his innocence.
While it seems like he isn't inherently bad, the fact that someone is manipulating him creates a whole host of issues for MCRT in NCIS season 24 — and that doesn't even include the problem that Gabriel LaRoche's return poses. Related NCIS's Official Perfect McGee Replacement Sets Up Sean Murray's Hero Exit Ahead of the finale, NCIS officially confirms the perfect replacement for Timothy McGee, clearing the path for the character's MCRT exit.
Posts 29 By Ana Dumaraog It's great that Binder has officially ruled out the possibility of Torres being dead when NCIS season 4 picks up. However, viewers are still looking to wait for an extended period of time, as the series officially enters its summer break. CBS's complete fall 2026 schedule means that new episodes might roll out between September and October, which is still better than having to wait until the midseason.
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