Post Spoils of War. The team is on their way home when Kensi overhears exactly who saved her, and how.

Kensi is attacked as a dirty cop tries to get Deeks off his tail after an undercover operation. Deeks goes off the grid for revenge. Can the team save Deeks from himself or will they be too late to save him? Will Kensi accept their 'thing? Will Deeks shut down to protect the one woman he cares about?

Choking back the sob, she raked in her partner's tear-streaked cheeks before cataloguing the extent of his injuries in the most painful couple of seconds of her life. She had to get him outta here. Dropping to her knees, she forced herself not to touch him, unable to unglue her eyes from the torture device jammed in his mouth. Post-Descent. WOTD: Compunction