NCIS character Nick Torres confronts undercover past

In the latest episode of NCIS, titled ‘Sleeping Dogs’, Special Agent Nick Torres faces consequences from his former life as an undercover operative. The plot reveals that a victim found in a burned car was linked to the alias ‘Dante Navarro’, a hitman persona Torres used during his previous undercover assignments.

Investigations indicate the murder involved a garrote wire, a weapon associated with the Navarro alias. The discovery connects Torres to several unsolved murders from the past two years, forcing him to confront his dark history and the ‘lone wolf’ persona he maintained before joining the NCIS team.

Actor Wilmer Valderrama noted that the character’s history has been previously hinted at through subtle narrative cues, but this season explores the deeper, more secretive existence Torres maintained while working between agencies.