NCIS:LA - Field of Fire

Fights breaking out in hospital rooms - totally run-of-the-mill for this show.
I always feel bad for the casual innocent naive bystanders who are nice to criminals without knowing who they are. Case in point: that hospital security guard.

Deeks wants to mentor a kid who's like an exact Deeks Mini-me.
And naturally, the escaped guy is insanely dangerous AND a trained killer. Because why not? And if he's having mental issues which lead to him being confused and hostile. LOVELY.

The escaped guys' teenage daughter is a total snotfaced brat and I want to slap her... Although Deeks doing the *hastag* thing made me giggle.

The (nurse? orderly?) guy at the hospital is less-than-helpful, considering they're looking for the dude who attacked him. Callen and Sam also find a bag of suspicious drugs under the bed.

Apparently the missing sniper Connor was also obsessed with Charles Whitman (the University of Texas tower shooter). Greeeeat. I can see where this is gonna end up.

Apparently Kensi is an expert sniper again, something they mention so infrequently I'd nearly forgotten about it. Granger doesn't think Deeks 'cleans up well'. I DISAGREE, GOOD SIR.

Pictured: Granger's words being eaten. 

Kensi does what she does best - lie and gain people's trust to get information - and Deeks does what he does best - antagonize people - while undercover at the VA.

Sam gives a pep talk to that random homeless guy outside the hospital that we saw at the beginning - turns out he is an excellent witness and gives them some good information.

Deeks realizes that the sketchy nurse-man from earlier was totally giving away drugs illegally. Then chases him down the hallway, arrests him in the stairwell. He thinks admitting to it (after he's already caught) should 'count for something'. Not exactly how it works, pal.

A former marine who was a right-wing extremist had been visiting Connor in the hospital, and after his visits Connor began sliding into crazyville. The drugs were also a zombie drug that kind of control people's minds. That dude, Simmons, was picked up by a car service right before the same driver picked up Connor at the VA.

Some nice comic relief for a moment while Kensi and Deeks go to interview that driver, he mistakes Kensi for a stripper and she teaches him a lesson of how to LISTEN.

Deeks tells this dude to take several chill pills, and Kensi thinks it's the funniest thing she's ever heard. 

So Sam and Callen go to visit the right-wing assholes (complete with Confederate flag! The props department is really getting their money's worth out of that thing) and stare down the little weasel working at the counter. Said weasel tells them he doesn't know where their leader is, but Sam spots a conveniently-placed flyer advertising a hate rally at a mosque.

JUST as they get there, with the most convenient timing, one of the guys gets shot. By a sniper! And then in the time it takes Callen and Sam to realize this and cross the street, said sniper managed to grab his gun, go down at 6+ flights of stairs, get into a car, and speed away.

Kensi getting all up the business of disturbing this crime scene, and realizes the shooter is left-handed. Connor isn't. Uh-oh.

The leader of the hate group denies calling the hit on a Muslim, but he hates them regardless. This jerk belongs on FOX News. He says 'there's no such thing as an innocent Muslim'. This episode is setting a record for minor characters I want to slap.

Me, to that guy. 

Deeks is not here to criticize peoples' parenting styles. Callen, however, is here to deliver possibly the sassiest 'mmmmhm' I've ever heard.

Oh, Sassy Callen, I love you so

They find Simmons in and identify themselves just as he has the chance to run away (my dad points out that announcing themselves perhaps when they're closer to him MIGHT be a good idea) Also, considering there were four of them, they could have easily closed him off like they've done many times before. Why all come at him from the same angle?? They trap him in an ally, then he pops out shooting and they hit him easily. Suicide by cop?

They somehow figure out where the next target is - yet another prominent Muslim, he's sniping on the roof and Kensi is counter-sniping him. WHY are Sam and Callen taking the elevator?!! Granger and Sam in her earpieces are like the proverbial devil and angel - Granger telling her to take the shot, Sam telling her to hold on.

Because SOME PEOPLE still have faith in humanity. 

Kensi manages to shoot his gun, and Callen and Sam manage to take him down safely. And the dangerous sniper is returned to the low-security hospital and reunited with his family.

Deeks' new little brother assignment has been changed to a little nerd kid who looks suspiciously like a male version of Hetty - and he's not happy! He knows nothing about German opera! Oh dear! Adventures of Deeks as a babysitter next week, PLEEEASE!! Also Hetty tells Deeks he should get used to handling kids he doesn't have much in common with, because "when he has kids he will never know who he's going to get". FORESHADOWING. SO MUCH FORESHADOWING. Kensi is pregnant and Hetty's the only one who knows.