‘NCIS’ Wilmer Valderrama Reacts to the Major Changes Coming for Torres in Season 24
In “Sleeping Dogs”, episode three of NCIS season 24, someone uses Nick Torres’s retired undercover identity, Dante Navarro, to commit a series of murders. The case forces Torres to confront the violent persona he developed to survive undercover work, raising questions about how that past fits with the life and trust he has built at NCIS.
Wilmer Valderrama says Torres’s shadowy history was part of the character from the start, and the episode opens with a flashback to a killing during an undercover mission. Although Torres appears interested in returning to the CIA, Valderrama says that interest is not what it seems. He also hints that the coming changes will affect Torres’s relationship with his team.
- A killer is using Torres’s former undercover identity.
- The case makes Torres face his past.
- Valderrama says Torres’s bond with the team will change.
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NCIS is a long-running American crime drama about a federal team that investigates serious crimes involving the US Navy and Marine Corps. Nick Torres, played by Wilmer Valderrama, is one of the team’s agents and has a history of working undercover.
Undercover agents sometimes use assumed identities to gain the trust of people they are investigating. Torres’s former identity, Dante Navarro, is tied to a violent period in his past, while his work at NCIS has brought him into a close-knit team. That history matters because it raises questions about how he sees himself and how much his colleagues can trust him.