NCIS: Origins Reveals Lala Dominguez Died in a Plane Crash
Season 3, episode 3 of the CBS drama has Mark Harmon's Gibbs tell Ellie Bishop that Lala Dominguez was killed in a plane crash, not in action.
NCIS: Origins has confirmed the fate of Lala Dominguez. In season 3, episode 3, titled "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," Mark Harmon's present-day Leroy Jethro Gibbs tells Ellie Bishop that Lala Dominguez is dead, according to screenrant.com.
Gibbs says Lala died a long time ago and that she was killed in a plane crash, rather than killed in action. The reveal places the character's death in the show's present-day timeline.
Emily Wickersham returns as Ellie Bishop in the episode, appearing opposite Harmon's Gibbs for the scene. Mariel Molino plays Lala Dominguez, while Austin Stowell plays the younger Gibbs.
NCIS: Origins premiered on CBS on October 14, 2024. Harmon returned full-time to the series for season 3, which opened with a story arc in which Gibbs was attacked in his home in Alaska.
Showrunner David J. North had previously said he had decided what Lala's future would be. The episode now makes that future explicit.
Quick answers
How did Lala Dominguez die in NCIS: Origins?
In season 3, episode 3, present-day Gibbs tells Ellie Bishop that Lala was killed in a plane crash, not in action.
Who plays Lala Dominguez in NCIS: Origins?
Mariel Molino plays Lala Dominguez. Mark Harmon plays the present-day Gibbs and Austin Stowell plays the younger Gibbs.
When did NCIS: Origins premiere?
NCIS: Origins premiered on CBS on October 14, 2024.