This Fic is to help me blow off steam from yet another failure of the "justice system" to protect my nephew and neice from their abusive mother. Anyone wants to protect their kids...DO NOT move to Las Vegas, NV...all the so called "justice system" is geared to is the Casino's that is all the "Law" here protects. They do NOTHING to help the children of abuse. Any and all dates are fictional, all actions of abuse will be real. I have changed the kids' names to protect them, and no the military are not in anyway involved in the real life drama..just putting the Dad into the Army so I can get Gibbs to come play! All the usual disclaimers go here..I only own the characters that arent in the show.
July 1998
He hasn't stopped crying since he was taken away from daycare the day before by CPS. His cheeks showed the red stains of tears, along with the very distinctive hand print just below his right eye. Its the first time she has ever hit him..well a hit that left a visible mark anyway. He and his sister sit in the cribs CPS has set aside for very young children, they are scared and confused..where is Mom and Dad?
Less than 2 days later he was allowed to see the people he loved. His Mom, Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncle...and wonder why they wont take him home with them. A few days later he gets his wish, his Dad has temporary custody he will be going home finally. He will be a good boy, Mommy wont want to hurt a good boy.
July 2000
She has done it again, this time no marks on his face though..she learned her lesson the first time. The bruising can easily be explained, a young boy plays rough doesn't they? The red welts across his back are the only sign that something is wrong. CPS is again called in but the children remain in the now shared custody of the mother and father. The case is closed with no evidence to substantiate the claims of abuse. He just has to keep being a good boy, Mommy wont hurt a good boy.
August 2005
He has finally come forward to tell of the abuse his mothers new boyfriend is inflicting upon him. Being lifted off the ground by his arm, hung over a neighbors fence so the neighbors dogs can nip at him. The kicking, pinching, slapping are so routine that he doesn't mention them much anymore. He has to be strong for his sister, so far she has been spared most of the abuse.
October 2009
She has started punching him now..never hard enough to leave a mark. The police have been called over 15 times in his short life. When his Dad had tried to protect him from one of her rages he was arrested for domestic assault, the charge was dropped a few days later, but the damage was done. No one can help him, she just seems to be able to lie her way out of everything. She broke his gameboy last week, screaming at the top of her lungs just because he took too long to come out to supper. His sister is no longer safe, she is silently enduring the hair pulling, the hits to her back, the screaming in her face. If Michael can handle it so can she.
Present day
Gibbs strolls through the bullpen coffee in hand. The driving rain outside making the office seem darker somehow. Reaching his desk he hears his name being called from above. Director Vance needs to see him in his office at once.
"We have a situation in Las Vegas" Vance tells him. "a woman was reported missing yesterday by her ex-husband, a Lt. Mark Wallace. Seems the woman has failed to return from a trip to Disneyland along with their 2 children. Michael age 14, and Joanne age 12. An amber alert was triggered nationwide this morning, but she has at least a 48hr head start. You were personally requested by a local LEO named …...Sgt. Jack Trip...do you know him?"
"No, not off hand" Gibbs replied "I'm sure the FBI is already involved, why are we being sent out?"
"Lt Wallace is somehow related to someone high up in the Senate. SecNav called me this morning asking for our help. There is something you need to know about this before you read the file" Vance continued. "There has been claims that the children have suffered some abuse at the hand of the their mother. CPS, local law enforcement, and MP's haven't been able to make anything stick yet. So its unclear if the children are in imminent danger or not. If the father is to be believed the local PD has been involved over 20 times, with only 3 reports being officially filed."
Gibbs got up from his chair as Vance continued "The airline tickets are in that folder your team flies out at 2200 tonight."
He walked out without even acknowledging the Director's final remark.
A/N I was advised to not even publish this, but heck I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. As stated earlier the abuses are real, the names, dates, and kidnapping are not. I have only touched the surface of the abuse, (I know the abuses here aren't a lot but I don't plan to air all her dirty laundry) but I wont put anymore in unless its used as a flashback for one of the characters. I plan to whomp on the mother so if you don't like don't read any further.
