Beloved NCIS: Origins character’s fate confirmed after future was left in question

Monday night’s episode concluded with a heartbreaking final shot, which saw Special Agent Lala Dominguez’s (played by Mariel Molino) seemingly lifeless body following a fiery car crash. She had been on her way to tell Leroy Jehtro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) the good news about her conversation with Lara Macy (Claire Berger), who agreed to drop the investigation into Pedro Hernandez’s murder, letting Gibbs off the hook.

And while it certainly left fans believing this was the end of the road for Lala, showrunners David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal maintain the next season will still feature many of fans’ beloved characters.

Speaking with TV Insider about Lala’s storyline, David first said: “Going into this project, Gina and I knew we wanted to take big swings,” adding: “Amy Reisenbach at the network has just been so supportive, everyone at the network and David Stapf at the studio.”

He went on: “Mariel, the whole cast knew what we were doing, that we were going to take big swings and they just show up every day and are willing to do the work at an exceptional level,” however he then teased: “And all that said, tune into Season 2 to see Lala’s fate.”