“Whatever she has done has been obviously in secret,” de Pablo tells EW.

“She’s been working in undercover operations, which has led her to run for years.

), and the early days of the courtship of Jack and Rebecca.

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“Wouldn’t you expect Jack to win anyone over?

“Mandy Moore(Rebecca) rhetorically asks EW.

But her parents can be a bit…tricky.

NCIS “Out of Darkness” Mark Harmon and Cote de Pablo

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They’re a little protective.”

Let the surprises (and tears) flow.

“They’re fish out of water,” says showrunner Karin Gist.