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Ellie Bishop (Emily Wickersham) made an unexpected exit during the NCIS Season 18 finale. If Bishops exit has you puzzled, well explain what happened. Heres the real reason Bishop left the NCIS team.

Bishop was accused of leaking classified NSA documents about a secret operation where Syrian refugees were used as bait to lure an Al-Qaeda leader out of hiding. The information leak, which occurred 10 years ago while she was still working with the NSA, appeared to get into the hands of arms dealers.

Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) tried to defend Bishop. He told her to go home until things settled down. However, she came back to the office and said she was responsible for the information leak. Bishop then quit and left the building. McGee goes after her to ask her what happened.

At first, Bishop says she doesnt want to talk about what happened with the NSA leak, but McGee (Sean Murray) refuses to back down. You and I have been through too much together for you to box me out like this, says McGee. Bishop decides to talk, telling McGee she wasnt in agreement with the NSAs treatment of Syrian refugees. However, McGee doesnt understand how capturing Al Qaeda leaders could be wrong.

Bishop explains capturing the leaders wasnt what was wrong. She didnt agree with the methods used for making the captures. Using innocent people as pawnsthats wrong, says Bishop. However, McGee says he dug deeper into the NSA intel and found that some of the refugees were foreign fighters using civilians as a cover. Bishop says the information is just from one source and it was unreliable.

McGee asks Bishop if she has regrets about the leaked documents. She says her only regret is not releasing the documents sooner. However, McGee says she should have thought about filing a whistleblower report. McGee goes to Gibbs house to talk about Bishop. Hes upset because Bishop could face up to 20 years in prison for what she did. He asks Gibbs how he can help her, but he says theres really nothing he can do.

Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) has a difficult time with the investigation into Bishop. He was in denial, not wanting to believe the accusations. Torres insists shes being framed.

When Torres tracks Bishop down, he learns the truth. Odette planted the leaked documents in the arms dealers bag. Now, Bishop is on her way to continue training with her. The information leak was all part of an operation led by Odette. Bishop needed to be a disgraced NCIS agent to move on to wherever shes going next. Torres assumes her next step is probably CIA or Homeland Security.

When Torres asks Bishop why she pushed him away, Bishop explains it was all about doing what was best for her. She was given an opportunity to join Odette and work with her, so she took it. If we worked regular 9-5 jobs, things could be different, she tells Torres. I didnt mean for us to happen. With that, Bishop kisses Torres and walks away.

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