‘NCIS’: Brian Dietzen and Katrina Law Reveal What’s Next After Palmer and Knight’s Decision

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS Season 22 Episode 4, “Sticks & Stones.”]

If only … That’s pretty much where NCIS leaves Palmer (Brian Dietzen) and Knight’s (Katrina Law) relationship in the latest episode.

Following their breakup, the two haven’t talked since she returned to D.C. at the beginning of the season—until they’re stuck in a camper together, making their way back to headquarters only to be told they couldn’t get in due to conflict with the FBI. (Long story short: The team stopped a potential WWIII by refusing to follow orders.) It’s here we learn he’s on a dating app. While they still love each other—and both say those words—it’s not enough. He says she deserves someone who will chase down future job opportunities around the world with her and leave at a moment’s notice, and that’s not him, at least not now. She says he deserves that stability he so badly needs, that she wants him to have, and she wishes she could give that to him.