to her that she feels she can't give proper focus the job needs. Hetty suggested to Nell she should go on a two week vacation. Hetty also told her if she doesn't call her after that, she will accept her resignation. Nell accepted Hetty's suggestion. She later wanted to talk with Eric about her decision, but somebody called her on her phone so she didn't have a chance to talk to Eric. In the season 12 episode, "The Bear" it's revealed that Nell's mother has passed away after she returned to OPD. Owen Granger Owen Granger (portrayed by Miguel Ferrer) was the assistant director of NCIS, filling the position that was held by Leon Vance before he became the new NCIS Director. Granger first appeared in "The Watchers", in which he questioned Hetty Lange's ability to lead the OSP team. He was a recurring character in seasons three and four and a main character in seasons five through eight. Granger's original motives are unknown though it seemed like he was trying to bring down Lange's team in order to score points in Washington and enhance his own authority over NCIS. He revealed at the end of "Crimeleon" that he had arrived in Los Angeles to catch a killer and glanced at Kensi Blye, suggesting that he might be involved in the investigation of her father's death. It was revealed in the episode "Blye, K., Part 2" that Granger had also belonged to the same sniper unit as Kensi's deceased father Donald Blye, and that he had helped the team track down his killer, Peter Clairmont. Granger shot Clairmont when the other man attempted to kill Blye in revenge for her having beaten him in hand-to-hand combat. As a result, Granger was assigned to stay in Los Angeles on a temporary basis. In the season three finale, he helped the team tackle the case of "The Chameleon", a serial killer responsible for the deaths of Agent Mike Renko and former Operations Manager Lauren Hunter. Granger was heavily involved in the effort to apprehend Isaak Sidorov and the Cold War-era nuclear weapons he stole, proving a strong support to the team when he learns that the only agent to have been able to maintain a deep cover with him was Michelle, Sam Hanna's wife. He was also appointed to head the "White Ghost" operation, during which he became Kensi's handler when she