KEY POINTS

  • "NCIS: LA" Season 12 airs its final episode for the year
  • Episode 6 features the return of Eric to the LAPD
  • Deeks struggles with job loss

"NCIS: Los Angeles" Season 12 Episode 6 is bringing some Christmas cheer to our undercover officers. The next installment will be the last episode airing this year, and fans can watch it online from anywhere across the world.

The sixth episode of "NCIS: LA" Season 12 is titled "If the Fates Allow" and it will see Callen (Chris O’Donnell) take on a special case that will bring him face to face with his former foster brother. As per the spoilers and official synopsis, Callen’s brother and his wife have been set up for smuggling drugs across the border.

As per the details, they have been hiding contraband in her oxygen tanks. Fortunately enough, Hetty has got Callen on the case who must find the truth about his foster brother’s involvement in the drug ring.

In addition, fans will get a sneak peek into Kensi and Deeks’ personal life. The pair is struggling with Deek’s job loss, which comes at the time when they want to move into their new house and start a family. As they stand outside their new place, Kensi and Deeks share a moment of doubt about the place they were totally in love with. Deeks expresses his doubts about taking up a mortgage soon after losing his job at NCIS.

“Before Christmas, Hetty assigns Callen the case of his former foster brother and his wife who, upon reentry into the U.S., are framed for smuggling drugs across the border in her oxygen tanks. Also, Deeks is struggling with losing his job at NCIS,” reads the official synopsis.

Meanwhile, a promo confirms the return of Barrett Foa’s character Eric. The actor will make his comeback, sporting an interesting new look, and make a special entry that leaves Kensi and Nell surprised.

“And then Mr. Eric Beale, last season, he was up in San Francisco developing some technology [and] all of that went bust, but the technology he developed did not. So he's now a multi-million-dollar major tech developer, our little ol' Eric Beale, and shows up with a mustache! We're just like, 'Who is this guy who's been transformed?' He'll be present but working on his own stuff,” Daniela Ruah told TV Insider.

"NCIS: LA" Season 12 Episode 6 airs at 9.30 p.m. ET Sunday on CBS. Fans can also watch it online via live stream on CBS All Access after its television broadcast.

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“NCIS: Los Angeles” will be airing a new Christmas Episode in 2020. Screengrab/CBS