NCIS: Los Angeles will put Hetty's life on the line, but Callen and Co. won't stand idly by while their leader's in danger.

Hetty 'Targeted' On 'NCIS: LA', Nell Hurt In The Crossfire?

Hetty's (Linda Hunt) powerful enemies are finally coming for her - targeting both her career and her life - and one of those baddies may cause the Operation Manager's upcoming fainting spell (see video below).

"The story takes Hetty to Washington, where she faces some very hostile questioning from a Senate committee trying to get to the truth of what happened in Afghanistan and whether Hetty was acting outside her job description, so to speak," explained series creator Shane Brennan, according to TV Line. "And then we discover there's more to this, that in fact Hetty is being targeted by someone. And that actually puts her life in danger."

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Luckily for Hetty, her devoted agents have a history of risking life and limb to protect her, and this time will be no different. The team will have a big task ahead of them, however, as there is a new leak in their operations. Perhapse it has to do with a compromised agent that is set for an episode 2 reveal?

Who has it out for Hetty, and who is the latest mole? Find out more when NCIS: LA returns to CBS on Sept. 29 at 10 p.m. ET.