NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 was titled “God Only Knows” and aired on CBS on December 2. The episode started with Jimmy finally sharing the results of his investigation into Parker's mother's death with him. Jimmy revealed how he believes that Lily did not die in a car accident but was murdered and asked Parker's permission to exhume her remains from the grave. Parker naturally did not take the news positively and lashed out at Jimmy for reopening his mother's case behind his back.The case in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 saw a teen (Jake) getting kidnapped in his car during his driving lesson. Jake's father revealed how a Navy SEAL man dropped from the sky on his parachute and took his son and car at gunpoint.Here is what went down in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7.NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 recap: Is Lieutenant Max Winger a killer? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe A-team got leads about Jake's kidnapping in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 when he returned unharmed after some time in his car. He revealed the details about his abduction and the man who did it, Lieutenant Max Winger. The NCIS team learned that Winger was captured by the Taliban during the American withdrawal for two years and he only returned to his family last December and was having trouble re-adjusting to his home life. There were also problems in his marriage and the couple were taking therapy sessions. However, things took a drastic turn when the team discovered Captain David Cruz's body in Winger's master bedroom. Cruz was one of Winger's partners, along with Liam O’Brien, who served at a top-secret airbase in Afghanistan.Parker believed that Winger got a whiff of his wife's affair with Cruz and he thus killed him. However, the wife denied having any relationship with Cruz; she did not even know him. The case in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 took a different direction when the A-team found a koran and a prayer mat hidden at Winger's home. But his wife maintained that Winger was a deeply religious man who regularly attended Church and made confessions.NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 recap: Parker struggles with Jimmy's news View this post on Instagram Instagram PostParker felt that Winger might have reached out to God in his time of need in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7. The team rushed to the Church at base and realized that Winger had just left after making a confession with the Chaplain. While Parker forced the Chaplain to let out Winger's confession, he stood by his Catholic oath and refused the agent's orders. This resurfaced Parker's aggression about Jimmy's earlier news and he takes it out on the Chaplain. It was evident that Parker was struggling to come to terms with his mother's death and he only calmed down when Director Vance intervened.While the Chaplain was tight-lipped, his assistant, Morris, came forward in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7. He overheard Winger's confession about a high body count on the OK Corral base and he couldn't keep this information to himself. The team learned that OK Corral was the secret base that captured high-level Taliban officials and Liam O'Brien took his own life in captivity. The A-team suspected that Winger had embraced Islam and was likely helping the Taliban. However, Kasie pulled out an AI-generated message at the last minute that proved Winger's innocence. Turns out, he was falsely informed that his wife and kid were taken hostage by the Taliban and he kidnapped Jake to get a ride home.NCIS Season 23 Episode 7 recap: The team learns the truth about Winger's pastNow that Winger's innocence was proved in NCIS Season 23 Episode 7, Agent Parker arranged to meet with the man and got the whole picture. Winger revealed that he had collected a sample of the soil at OK Corral, which was contaminated and was a huge health hazard to everyone living there. While Cruz was unaware of this, Liam discovered this secret and took his own life rather than dying slowly.Elsewhere, the team discovers that the chaplain's assistant, Morris, secretly records people's confessions. He learned that Cruz was sleeping with a subordinate and was blackmailing him. When he stopped the payments, he was killed and Winger was framed. After Morris was arrested, Winger was free to go but he had little time to live as his health was compromised by the contaminated soil and the Pentagon promised to get everyone tested.In the final moments of NCIS Season 23 Episode 7, the Chaplain gave some advice to Parker and he finally gave his permission to Jimmy to exhume his mother's remains.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.