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In Season 15, Fornell is no longer with the FBI, but is a private investigator. Two episodes have used Fornell's personal life as the basis of an NCIS episode: one where Fornell's daughter is imperiled and another where Fornell's career is imperiled.
As confirmed by set photos, Fornell is returning in NCIS' 1000th episode to help Special Agent Alden Parker's team. Despite not being a series regular in the police procedural, Spano was one of its regular guest stars, primarily being an FBI liaison who had a close friendship with Gibbs.
Summary. Emily Fornell's storyline in NCIS was marked by resilience and tragedy due to her struggles with addiction and eventual death. Her character's sudden off-screen demise in season 18, episode 9, Winter Chill, left a void in the series and impacted fans deeply.
As a result of Gibbs's testimony at Gabriel Hicks retrial, Fornell is fired from the FBI.
This is the first time since the episode Burden of Proof earlier in the season that we find out what happened to FBI agent Fornell when Gibbs' testimony reveals Fornell illegally suppressed eye-witness evidence in a murder case. Having been fired by the FBI, Fornell is now working as a private investigator.