There are several ways to put NCIS: Los Angeles' Sam Hanna in a bad mood - you could tranq him, abduct him, and lock him up...or you can forget to bring a screwdriver for the final leg of your escape plan.

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"Forest for the Trees" will see Sam facing both situations, the first courtesy of a group of unknown assailants and the latter thanks to Callen (see video below).

The partners will find themselves in dire straits when their search for a missing NSA agent goes awry during the Feb. 9 episode. When the dynamic duo fail to show up for work, the rest of Hetty's (Linda Hunt) team will raise the alarm.

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Penned by Gil Grant ("Windfall," "Recovery") and directed by Diana Valentine ("Three Hearts," "The 3rd Choir"), the fifteenth episode will see the agents traipse through the woods in an effort to track down their missing colleges. Deeks' riverbed takedown of one baddie is just a teaser for the action that's in store for Monday (see photos above).

"It's gonna be an electrically fun episode!!" director Diana Valentine tweeted during filming.

Find out more when NCIS: LA airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

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