"Kate!" Tony yells as he see's her jump in front of Gibbs before falling to the ground. They rush to her laying form and breath a sigh of relief when they see the bullet hit her in the chest.

"Are you okay?" Tony asks.

"I just got shot at point blank range. What do you think?" She replies sarcastically.

"That you won't be going to Pilates tomorrow." He jokes while helping her up.

"Protection details over." Gibbs pronounces thinking the case is over.

"You did good." Tony comments.

"For once, DiNozzo's right." Gibbs jokes.

"Wow, I thought I'd die before-" She's cut off by a gun shot and before she knows it she's pinned underneath Tony, who had pulled her down as soon as the shot went off.

"What was that?" "Is everyone okay?" Kate and Gibbs ask simultaneously.

"Is everyone okay up there? Hello!" They hear McGee through their earpieces.

"We're all good Probie."

"McGee call for backup. We need to process the scene." Gibbs says before getting up.

"Uh, boss. Where are you going?" Tony questions.

"Shot came from a building a few blocks north. I'm going to go check it out."

"Alone?"

"You sure that's a good idea?"

"If they were aiming at us, they'd still be shooting. Call me when backup arrives." He states before walking away.

Gibbs doesn't find what he's expecting when he shows up at the building a few blocks away. Police cars have surrounded the building and newly appointed Director Shepard steps out of one of the unmarks. She approaches a woman and they exchange a few words before they both get into the car, and drive away.

He heads back to the scene confused but mostly angry. He's met with more cars and agents surrounding the warehouse. He see's Kate fighting the paramedic, stating she's fine. McGee is taking photos of the first level and when he reaches the roof he see's DiNozzo doing the same.

"Find anything boss?"

"Just more questions. The other agents can finish this up, we're heading back to the Navy Yard." Gibbs states before walking away to get Kate and McGee.

When they get back to the Navy Yard, Gibbs immediately heads to the Directors office leaving behind his confused team.

"So Morrow is actually leaving?" Tony comments.

"It seems so." Kate says dryly before setting down her bag.

"I wonder who'll replace him." McGee wonders.

"I think Gibbs may already know." Kate states before sitting down and wincing as she does.

"You sure you don't need to go to the hospital." Tony worries.

"I'm fine." She says before turning to focus on her work, ending the conversation.

When Gibbs gets to the Directors office he barges in with out knocking. He see's the new Director and another woman, who had been talking, turn their heads to him. Director Shepard looks mildly shocked while the other just waits for him to speak.

"Care to explain Jen?" Gibbs asks.

"It's Director, and no I don't. I don't really have the time, the FBI should-" She's cut off when her new office door flies open again.

"Director the FBI would like to know what the HELL you were thinking." Agent Fornell asks with as much angry as Gibbs has.

"Agent Fornell, you're earlier than expected." Shepard states, not letting the men's anger get to her.

"You just ruined countless hours of undercover work." Fornell exclaims.

"If I can interrupt." the unknown woman interrupts Fornell's rant. "Your so called undercover operative had already shot at one agent while I arrived on the scene and he was about to kill Special Agent Todd." She explained.

"Who are you?" Fornell asks.

"Marine Corps Captain Johanna Lucks. Director Morrow and Now Director Shepard asked me to locate Ari Haswari and follow him. I found him a few days ago and followed him to the roof top of a building located a few blocks from where Agent Gibbs's team was conducting their raid of a warehouse."

"So you shot him?" Fornell asks still shocked at the Directors orders.

"As I stated, he had shot at one agent and was planning to shoot Agent Todd."

"And how do you know that?" Gibbs asks, finally speaking up.

"At first I didn't, he had his rifle pointed rooftop. He could have shot any three of you but as he put his finger on the trigger he said, and I quote, "Sorry Caitlin"."

"And then you shot him?" Gibbs asks.

"That is correct." She responds.

"Good." Is all he says.

"Good? Gibbs do you have any idea what she's done?" Fornell exclaims.

"Not my problem. My boss signed off on it, it's your problem now Tobias." Gibbs says before heading back to the bullpen.

ONE MONTH LATER:

The elevator doors open to reveal a buzzing bullpen. Tony, Kate, and McGee are all staring at one of the plasma's which holds the face of Kyle Boone.

"I was in college when Boone was killing, I was terrified of going out at night. I had no idea Gibbs was the one who caught him." Kate comments, having no idea there was a woman approaching their bullpen.

"Even after he was caught, my dad wouldn't let me go to George Washington." The woman states causing the trio to jump before turning around.

"Who are you?" Tony asks.

"I'm looking for Agent Gibbs." She says ignoring his question.

"He's with the Director, maybe we could help you?" Kate suggests.

"I don't need any help, I just need to speak with him." The woman answers.

"Why the hell is that face on the plasma?" Gibbs booms. They don't get a chance to answer before he asks. "What are you doing here?"

"She's your new team member." Director Shepard states from the stairwell.

"We don't need a new team member." Gibbs argues.

"It's not up for discussion."

"Lucks, follow me now." Gibbs says before walking towards the elevator. She nods to the Director before following Gibbs.

Once the elevator is empty, Gibbs hit the emergency stop before turning to question her.

"What are you doing here?" He begins.

"Director Shepard offered me a position." She says as though it's obvious.

"What about the Marines?"

"I was discharged about two weeks ago, this seemed like a good next step."

"Well find someplace else to take your next step, I don't want you on my team." Gibbs says before releasing the brake only to have her reach around him and put it back on again.

"You didn't tell them." She states.

"They know Ari's dead, the rest of it doesn't matter."

"You don't think Agent McGee deserves to know. What about Agent Todd, don't you think she deserves to know how close to dying she was."

"No, I don't. Now I appreciate what you did but we don't need another team member."

"For what the Director told me, you don't really have a choice." She says while releasing the brake. "So you're just going have to deal with me, Gunny."

Gibbs follows her off the elevator still fuming to see his confused team. He points to a desk behind McGee's and tells her to take it before introducing her to the team.

"This is our new team member Agent Johanna Lucks." And then he leaves, heading up to MTAC.