Chapter 1

A middle-aged man in a military uniform knocked on the door of a pricy house. A young, blonde woman answered the door with a smile "Benvenuto Giovanni." (Welcome John).

The man nodded as he said "Ciao! Carlos e` qui?" (Hello! Is Carlos here?).

" Si mi segua." (Yes, follow me.) The young woman knocked on the door to the study.

"Entrare!" (Enter!) A voice shouted from the other side of the door.

The young woman opens the door as she said "Carlos, Giovanni Lewis e` qui per federal." (Carlos, John Lewis is here to see you.)

"Grazie Celia." Carlos replied as the woman showed John into the room. John nodded as he watched the woman close the door. Carlos and another young woman were standing by a map of Washington DC. Carlos turned toward John and said "Avere un seggio." (Have a seat.)

"Voglio stand." ( I will stand.) John said as he looked up nervously.

Carlos turned to the young woman with a nod.

"Ora Giovanni, non essere scortese." (Now John, do not be rude.) The woman said as she walked toward John. John noticed the woman holding a gun.

""Okay. Si prega di mettere giù l'arma." (Okay, please put down the gun.

The woman smiled as she stood beside John.

"Allora, cosa vi porta a casa mia?" (What brings you to my house?) Carlos asked as he glared at John.

John swallowed quickly "Voglio fuori." (I want out.)

"Perche?" (Why?) Carlos demanded as he stood up to walk around the desk.

John watched as Carlos switched positions with the young woman.

"Voglio solo fuori. E`s bagliato di me per fare questo." (I just want out. It is killing me to do this.)

Carlos sighed as he looked at the young woman "Carmela, Sam trovare e James. Dite loro ho bisogno di un po 'di smaltire l'immondizia." (Carmela, find Sam and James. Tell them I have some garbage to dispose of.)

Carmela nodded as she left the room. John watched anxiously as she left and turned to Carlos.

"Si prega di Carlos." (Please Carlos.)

Carlos smirked as he pointed a gun to John's head "Questo è l'unico modo per uscire Giovanni." (This is the only way out John.)

John's eyes widened as Carlos pulled the trigger "Arrivederci Giovanni."

Carmela opened the door with two burley looking men walking behind her. Carlos looked at the men as he spat "Sbarazzarsi di questa immondizia! (Get rid of this garbage!)

"Si, signore." (Yes sir.) the men said as they grabbed the body and walked out of the room.

Carlos turned to Carmela and stated "Trovami un altro militare preferibilmente uno che non torna fuori." ( Find me another military preferably one that will not back off.)

"Si Signore." Carmela said as she began to dial a number but stopped as Carlos turned back to her. He grabbed her quickly and kissed her hard. When he released her from his grip, he said "Cosa farei senza di voi il mio amore?"(What would I do without you my love?"

Carmela smiled quickly as she watched Carlos walk out of the room.

When he closed the door, Carmela frowned as she quickly put her phone away "Ho bisogno di trovare un nuovo posto di lavoro." (I need to find a new job.)

Tony walked into the squad room whistling and smiled at McGee as he walked to his desk. "Good morning Probie."

"Why are you in such a good mood Tony?" Tim questioned as he looked up from his computer.

Tony laid his gear down and walked toward Tim's desk "Well McNosy, this weekend the Carmax Theater had a Cary Grant marathon. I went and met a beautiful woman. We have a date tonight."

"Oh!" Tim replied as he began typing on his computer.

Tony sat on Tim's desk and baited "Are we jealous?"

"Jealous?" Tim began "No, not jealous."

"Not jealous of what McGee?" Ziva questioned as she walked into the bullpen.

Tim looked at Tony then Ziva "Tony has a date tonight."

"Why wouldn't McGee be jealous of you Tony?" Ziva asked as she laid her gear down "I know for a fact that Tim has a date with two beautiful women tonight."

Tim winced and then glared at Ziva as Tony said "R---eeee-ally Probie?"

"He and Abby are helping me paint the rest of my living room." Ziva explained as he looked at Tim but was interrupted by a head slap by Gibbs.

"Gear up! A dead marine was found at Rock Creek Park."

The three agents gathered their gear quickly and followed their boss.

Gibbs and his team arrived at the crime scene and noticed the police officers waiting for them. Gibbs walked over to the men and pulled out his badge. "Gibbs, NCIS."

"Detective Reyes. We got the call around 8am. When I saw the uniform, I knew to call NCIS.," the detective explained as he shook Gibbs hand.

Gibbs nodded as he watched his team walked down to the crime scene.

"Thank you Detective."

The detective nodded as he walked back to the car.

"DiNozzo…sketch, Ziva…bag and tag, McGee….photos." Gibbs ordered as he walked over to Ducky. "What do we have Duck?"

Ducky pulled the liver probe out as he said, "TOD is roughly twelve hours ago."

"So roughly 2000. Cause of death?" Gibbs asked as he looked at the body.

Ducky sighed as he looked over the body "Well obvious signs point to the gunshot wound to the head but I won't know anything else until I got the body back to autopsy."

When the team arrived at headquarters, Gibbs handed out orders "McGee…. Take the evidence down to Abby and help her. Ziva… find the phone call the Metro police received about the body. DiNozzo, go to Corporal Lewis' home."

"On it boss." DiNozzo said as the team began to work.

An hour later, Ziva walked down to Abby's lab as she saw McGee and Abby working on the computer.

"McGee, I found the number that called Metro but I can't get the information that I need to find the identity of the caller."

"What's the number?" McGee asked as he turned around.

Ziva handed the number to McGee as Gibbs walked into the lab. "Have anything Abby?"

"Well the bullet recovered was from a 9 millimeter. I found a couple of prints and found a match. It belongs to a Samuel Jordan. He is wanted for two other murders in the New York area."

Gibbs was about to speak when McGee hollered, "No, come on! No, don't!"

Gibbs glared at McGee as he asked "Problems McGee?"

"Uh, yes boss. I was helping Ziva find the ID of the caller who called Metro. The number led me to the FBI database. I found the ID but when I went to access the information the FBI deleted the file." McGee rambled as he continued to look for the information.

Gibbs sighed harshly as he began to dial a familiar number.