Ep 11. Willoughby

Forty-two minutes in length, NCIS season 14 episode 11 "Willoughby" aired on December 13th, 2016, and premiered on CBS. The episode centers around the team's efforts to track down a soldier who has been declared dead but is still alive, along with his family.

Acting on a tip from a Marine with a terminal illness, the team takes on the case of finding Private First Class Christopher "Kit" Oliver, a soldier who was reported killed in action four years prior but may still be alive. As the team investigates, they find that Oliver may have been the victim of a group that was extracting valuable information from solders before they were killed in action. The team discovers that Oliver has been living in a remote cabin in the woods, and that his family is under the protection of the shady organization that extracted information from him.

As the team works to solve the case, many of them are affected by the toll that war takes on its soldiers and their families. Agent Gibbs grapples with guilt over the decisions that he's made in the past and how they've affected Kit Oliver's life. Meanwhile, Bishop and Torres work to keep Kit's mother and sister safe while they try to bring him back to the United States without alerting the people who are watching over Oliver's family.

The episode takes its name from the imaginary town "Willoughby," which is referenced throughout the episode as a place where one can escape from the pressures of life. Agent Gibbs retreats to Willoughby to reflect on the case and his own experiences with war.

"Willoughby" is a poignant episode that touches on the sacrifices that soldiers make in service to their country, along with the toll that war takes on soldiers and their families. The episode also explores themes of redemption and the importance of family, and features strong performances from the cast. Fans of the show will appreciate the well-crafted mystery and the character development that drives the story forward.