 They decided to leave to fate which one of them would retire from the service and had Bud flip a coin.The outcome was never shown, and the career status of either remained unknown until 2019.During the Season 14 premiere episode of "NCIS", Special Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) asks Captain Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) about Harm and Mac, but Bud is interrupted before he can answer the question.