[s6e13] Broken Bird Apr 2026

The episode begins with a routine investigation into the murder of , who was stabbed by his ex-fiancée. While processing the scene, Ducky is suddenly attacked by a bystander, an Afghan immigrant named Mosuma Daoub , who stabs him through the hand with the murder weapon while shouting that he killed her brother.

As Ducky recovers in the hospital, he reveals a dark secret from his past: 30 years prior, while serving in the in Afghanistan, he performed a mercy killing on a young Afghan man named Javid—Mosuma's brother. Ducky had believed the young man was beyond saving after being brutally tortured by an interrogator nicknamed "Mr. Pain" . Key Revelations [S6E13] Broken Bird

is the 13th episode of the sixth season of the CBS crime drama NCIS , and the 126th episode of the series overall. Originally airing on January 13, 2009 , it serves as a deeply personal character study for the team's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard . Plot Summary The episode begins with a routine investigation into

: The team identifies "Mr. Pain" as Marcin Jerek , a former CIA interrogator. Ducky had believed the young man was beyond

: During a confrontation at the Afghan Embassy, Jerek reveals he deliberately tortured Javid to "break" Ducky, whose presence as a compassionate doctor was giving the prisoners hope and making them harder to interrogate.