On NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 Episode 23, Sam’s wife, Michelle is abducted and the kidnappers demand the prison release of Sam’s arch nemesis, Tahir Khaled.

On NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9 Episode 23, Sam is shot during a firefight. On NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9 Episode 24, the team travels to Mexico to rescue Mosley’s son.