Sirens flared. Noises were heard from all over. Smoke smells coming from the house and all Deeks could do was watch. His partner had just broke protocol by going into a different jurisdiction. The CIA was working on a very classified case, that just happened to include her mother's best friend, Linda Macintosh.
Kensi was driving by when she smelled smoke that was coming in through her air vents. She looked around and saw flames coming from Linda's house. Linda was being framed for selling intel to foreign intelligence agencies. Linda had once been in the Navy and was one of Kensi's mentors when she first joined NCIS. A man the CIA had been tracking for months was finally in their radar as they lured him to Linda's house. Using Linda as bait, yet completely surrounding the house ready to take action as soon as the sign was given, Linda would set the house ablaze; threatening the man responsible for the blackmail, and the CIA would rush in taking the man into custody.
Kensi jumped out of her car and ran into the house seeing that Linda's car was indeed in the driveway. The CIA instantly made contact to Hetty letting her know she had an agent out of protocol on site. Kensi made it in the kitchen and saw Linda. As soon as she made eye contact with Linda, Linda looked suddenly frightened to death. Kensi hadn't realized she had just walked into an intense situation. She followed Linda's gaze and it was on a man with a gun. They were about to make a deal and the CIA would bust in and arrest the man for treason, but low and behold there was Kensi. She instantly reached for her gun when the man shot Linda.
As soon as shots were fired the CIA busted in and apprehended the man and Kensi. Kensi had gasped when the man shot Linda, and suddenly realized she had not only seen a murder, a murder of a friend, but that she indeed knew she walked in at the wrong time. Linda's death, she thought could even be her fault.
As Deeks stood outside on place he watched as the investigators brought Kensi out in handcuffs. She was shaking her head and looking down very confused as to what had just happened. She knew she had made a grave mistake. She saw Deeks from afar and he looked at her with the deepest concern. She knew he'd get her out. She was stuck in the police car and driven to the local jail, to be processed.
She sat in the cell for four hours as NCIS and CIA deliberated. Bail was set at $250,000. Kensi sat there on the bench, trying to come up with every possible scenario as to why she was in jail. Suddenly she heard footsteps. She lifted her head and saw Hetty standing at the bars.
"Kensi! Why did you break protocol?" Kensi pushed her hair back behind her ears as she said, "Linda. She was my mom's best friend. I knew her personally. When I saw the smoke I thought for sure she was in trouble…so…so..I went in, not thinking to take off my gun or anything."
"Kensi, you were off the clock." Hetty said crossing her hands in front of her, whispering.
"I know." Kensi said as she held her head in her hands.
"Well Ms. Blye, bail was paid but I am sorry to tell you, you are suspended for a month until the CIA has closed their investigation. Go to headquarters and collect your things. Do not leave the country." Hetty said quietly as she began to walk down the hallway.
"I know the drill…..I know the drill…" she repeated to herself and as the guard let her out she gathered her things and headed back to headquarters.
