The mystery surrounding the circumstances the death of Alden Parker’s mother has been lingering on NCIS since last season, although it arguably really began when the little girl known as Lily was brought into the picture in the Season 21 finale. Either way, earlier this month, we finally got a big break with this arc when Brian Dietzen’s Jimmy Palmer revealed to Gary Cole’s Parker his suspicion that his mother didn’t die in a car accident, but was murdered. I’m so invested in learning what really happened to her, and Dietzen opened up to me about why his character “won’t let go” when it comes to this particular case.
After discussing the events of “Stolen Memories,” the latest NCIS episode to air on the 2025 TV schedule (including his take on if Nick Torres and Jessica Knight are actually getting together), I asked Brian Dietzen about if Jimmy Palmer feels a sense of personal responsibility to uncover the truth regarding Parkers mother given that he’s the one who found the discrepancy in her death certificate. The actor confirmed as much, saying:
