Chief medical examiner Jimmy Palmer s (Brian Dietzen) wife Breena (Michelle Pierce) sadly suffered this fate.
Emily instead had been suffering from drug addiction for quite some time and in the earlier episodes of the series which showed when Gibbs went off the radar, she had a relapse.
Gibbs and Fornell then went after those responsible for giving Emily the drugs which resulted in everyone s favourite veteran agent getting a black eye.
His injury featured in series 17 s episode Musical Chairs but wasn t properly explained until this season.
NCIS: Agent Gibbs acted like a father figure to Emily Fornell. (Image: CBS)