NCIS Season Finale (May 2013) - WTF????

[Chicago Jake]

I know we have some NCIS fans here. We just watched the season finale, and we were both confused beyond words. Anyone have any theories of what the fuck is going on? What we saw was:

a) Gibbs is arrested for irregular practices. That I buy. But.....

b) Gibbs and Vance agree to do... something. Then they are both seen destroying evidence of the old Mexico killing from several seasons ago.

c) The entire "team" tender their resignation to Vance... which apparently he did NOT see coming and which wasn't part of his pact with Gibbs.

d) Vance and others show up in the DODIG asshole's office telling him he is SOL.

e) Four month's later... we see Gibbs sighting through a sniper's rifle at Fornell....

Okay, after all that, I'm officially and totally confused. Any theories??

[New Mama]

I’m with you. We are confused too.

My guess is that that blackmailing SOB gets pulled from the investigation and Vance sends Gibbs deep undercover to infiltrate the bad guys after suspecting that Fornell is working with the other side and was behind the targeting of Gibbs. OTOH, it is possible that Fornell was behind the murder of Vance’s wife and Zeva’s father.

The team resigning is just a cliff hanger and all will be back on the job within minutes of the new season since Gibbs is no longer a target.

[Chicago Jake]

I read on another site the theory that Fornell is just doing his job of protecting someone in CIA custody, and that someone is the real target. Could be.....