Disturbing Behavior

Disclaimer: Yadda yadda, I own nothing dealing with NCIS, CBS and Bellisario own all that goodness, I merely like to dabble!

Chapter 1: Situation

By: Raven612

Summary: Abby and Ducky are held hostage in her lab by a fellow NCIS agent, can Gibbs and his team figure out what has the agent acting so rashly and can they do it in time to save Abby, Ducky, and the agent. Gabby!! Some possible Tiva.

A/N: I got the idea for the story after watching the movie Disturbing Behavior, I was going to use the idea behind that movie for this story, but then decided I had dealt with enough crazy mind control in Midnight Sacrifice. So this story is kind of like the NCIS episode (Bait) where the kid is holding students in his school hostage and is being controlled by an outside source. There will be references to that episode in this story. Also I will be using the name of a well known Columbian drug lord, who was captured back in April, in this fic, just because I know nothing about Columbian drug lords and the article I found about him gives a lot of good information I can incorporate into this story. I find it funny that when they captured him he was cowering under a palm tree 'like a dog,' nice!

Notes: Because there is kind of a lot going on in this story, I'm going to separate some things by changing some fonts, so here is what all the italicized things will mean.

'Words that are italicized and in '' will be when Daniel is talking to Clay and only Clay can hear it'

Words just in italics alone will signify thoughts or ASL between Abby and Gibbs.

I hope that that's not too terribly confusing…. :/

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Abby was in her lab visiting with Ducky. They were going over recent autopsy reports and she was running a toxicology on one of their latest victims, who Ducky suspects wasn't actually murdered, but overdosed on drugs. The lab doors slid open and she spun on her heel expecting to see Gibbs with her Caf-Pow, but it was Clay Feller, an agent from a different team. She had been dealing closely with his team for the past two weeks as they worked to bring in an overseas Marine suspected of drug trafficking and possible terrorist ties. He had managed to escape Feller's team for a while, but they finally caught him in DC when he made a visit to his wife.

"Morning agent Feller, and what can I do for you today?" she asked him with a smile.

"Morning Abby, just coming by to congratulate you for making the break in the case, without you figuring out he would be coming to DC to see his wife, I'm not sure we would've ever caught him." Clay said happily, Abby beamed and smothered him in a hug. For being in the congratulatory mood, he was pretty tense.

"That's our Abigail; she's always a step ahead of everyone else."

"Aw Ducky, thanks, but so are you, well you could possibly be three steps ahead of everyone with your autopsy findings." She felt she had to share the limelight with the ME, he was the one who found condoms full of cocaine in each of the dead sailors, who had been working closely with the Marine, Jason Greene.

Ducky smiled and patted her on the back.

"Need anything else agent Feller?" she asked noticing that he was looking around her lab, almost like he was studying it.

He turned to her with a forced smile, "Nope, but if we need anything processed I'll be sure to bring it right to you." He smiled and nodded his head to both Abby and Ducky before going back to his desk.

As soon as he was gone Abby turned to Ducky, her rubber boots squeaking as she did so, "Did he seem a little hinky to you?" she questioned.

Ducky was still looking the way the man had gone, "He was a little tense, but I suppose that it's because they just solved one of their toughest cases to date. A Marine like Jason Greene doesn't go down easy. I'm expecting something to happen as an after affect, I just pray that Clay's team realizes that their actions, however noble they were, won't be taken lightly. Jason may have been a trafficker, but he was working for someone, and that someone would not take kindly to his biggest seller and best means of drug trafficking being cut off so suddenly, he will retaliate."

Abby shivered, "Poor Clay, as if the case wasn't hard enough."

Ducky nodded then turned back to Abby, "I'm going to make sure Jimmy hasn't made a mess with my morgue, I'll be back when you've got the results from the toxicology."

Abby smiled at the ME and hugged him tightly, "Call ya first thing Duck."

He smiled and nodded as he left her lab for his morgue.

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Clay Feller had been with NCIS for ten years and would never betray them, but the photo he received earlier that morning showing his wife bound and gagged in their kitchen chair, along with his twin daughters, Sarah and Jessie, only eight years old, and a separate picture of his three month old son still asleep in his crib, he knew he'd do anything to save them. That's why he, after receiving the e-mail giving him detailed instructions on what to do with the items sent in a separate package, placed a small camera in Abby's lab and the earpiece in his own ear and was now dealing with Daniel Rendón Herrera, aka Don Mario. Columbia's most wanted drug lord. Clay was to get all evidence from the Greene case, destroy it and free Jason, he had 48 hours, or the men in Clay's house would kill his children and wife.

Daniel Rendón Herrera, instructed Clay to take any actions necessary to quickly accomplish his task, and if it meant holding anyone hostage, so be it. Daniel also advised Clay to share as little information as possible about his situation with any other NCIS agent. Clay already knew he'd have to deal with Abby as she knew all the particulars about the case and he had to use her to get the evidence. He hated the thought of using her as bait, but he couldn't let his family be murdered. He sat in his desk listening to Daniel.

'I see we will have to have a hostage situation, that little lab rat will be perfect. You should see about getting her transferred to Columbia, she'd be a tasty treat.' Daniel laughed rudely at his own comment.

Clay didn't want to draw attention to himself, or his situation so he whispered back with his head ducked down near his desk, "I will not hurt Abby; she is an amazing forensic scientist and has nothing to do with you."

'Oh, but Clay, she does. She's the one who found out Jason would be coming to DC, she's the one who analyzed all the evidence, the one who figured out who killed the sailors, the one who successfully matched Jason's fingerprint to the ones found on the bodies and the murder weapon. Now, I will say, Jason was very sloppy, and if he would've taken the time to clean up after his messes, he wouldn't have been put away so quickly. It is because of her that we are in this situation, Feller, now do you want Helen here to pay for your sins, or will you do as I say?' Daniel smiled after his speech and Clay could almost see the smug look on his face.

"Don't you touch Helen, she's innocent, please don't hurt my family, I'll do whatever you ask, just leave them out of this."

'Good choice Clay, now first things first, open your top, right drawer.'

Clay did so and found a Colt Delta Elite 10mm Automatic hand gun. He looked around his desk; his team members were busy with paperwork and hadn't noticed how pale his face had become.

'Put that into the waistband of your pants, they will take you a bit more seriously with that gun rather than your SIG. Keep both guns on you and the knife, you'll find that in your second drawer. I want NCIS to take you seriously and I want this all done as quick as possible. Now I have done research on the other teams around NCIS so that I am familiar with them. I have found that there is a team who is under the leadership of a Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs; I have found that that team is a favorite of Abigail Scuito. She also seems to be the apple of this Jethro fellow's eye. Do what you must in order for them to cooperate with you. My team will take care of anything else. You focus on your task and I will focus on mine, you have 48 hours, when that time is up and you have failed me, your entire family will die. I will keep in contact with you when I see fit, otherwise handle it in your own way. Don't upset me, Clay, I might take it out on one, or possibly both of your little girls.'

Clay clenched his teeth and restrained from slamming his fist on his desk, Daniel was good, too good. Clay doubted they could get out of this situation without following the drug lord's orders. He knew that Daniel has command over hundreds of armed men in a private militia and directed a criminal organization that sent hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States. Clay was like putty in Daniel's hands, he knew his best bet would be to jump in head first and get everything over as quickly as possible.

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Gibbs and his team were finishing paperwork on a pretty routine case. He had a break between papers and decided to visit his favorite little lab rat, and bring her a Caf-Pow. He was greeted by blaring music; he covered his ear with his free hand as he yelled out to her gently swaying form.

"Abby!" he screamed, she turned to him and smiled widely, she clicked her mouse a few times and the noise disappeared.

"Gibbs, how nice of you to bring my Caf-Pow this morning, I almost thought I'd have to get it myself." She took her drink and began to sip immediately.

He just smiled and made his way to her computer to see what she was working on, "Whatchya got going on this morning?" he asked watching all kinds of data running across a computer screen.

"Just running some toxicology tests for Ducky and his latest addition," She reported as she pushed herself from one computer to the next.

Gibbs nodded, he knew he should head back up to the bullpen, but he always loved being around Abby. He'd been in love with her for the better part of nine years now, and still couldn't find the words to tell her, he wasn't even sure he wanted to tell her, not until he knew her feelings. He wouldn't dare jeopardize the relationship they shared now. He knew she liked older men, but he'd figured she'd never see him as much more than her boss and best friend.

"Anything I can do for you Gibbs?" she asked noticing him linger.

"Not yet, just delivering your Caf-Pow," he turned and left. He really couldn't believe he had just used that lame excuse. He shook his head as he rode he elevator to the squad room.

Abby smiled when she heard Gibbs' excuse. He sounded awkward and it only reminded her that her boss, and man she loved, was still a human after all. Her smile remained as she turned back to her computer to wait for the results of her toxicology reports.

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Clay was sweating and his hands shook. He walked stiffly to the elevator fully determined to get this whole ordeal over with and have no one be harmed. He felt the Delta Elite 10mm Automatic in his waistband like a storm cloud over his head; he was almost convinced everyone already knew what was going on. He could hear his pulse pounding through his head. As soon as he was in the elevator, it seemed reality was crashing around him. He couldn't believe he was actually going to hold Abby hostage in her own lab. He was trying to figure out how to go about handling everything once he faced her. He breathed in deeply trying to calm his jumpy nerves. The ding signaled that he had reached Abby's floor.

'Go on Clay, you're a trained agent, you can handle this with ease, I have faith in you, as does your family. Don't disappoint us Feller.' Daniel's harsh voice suddenly rasped in his ear and caused him to jump.

Clay cursed under his breath, felt the cool metal of the Delta Elite 10mm Automatic against his skin and stepped into Abby's lab.

Abby looked up when she heard her doors open and close and saw Clay standing, looking a little disoriented. "You okay agent Feller?" she asked with concern, something was hinky.

Before Clay could answer Ducky entered, "Afternoon Clay, nice to see new faces up here."

Clay forced a smile as Ducky passed him, Daniel's voice rang through his head again, 'Looks like this has just turned into a two person hostage situation, no worries, with two lives at risk, Gibbs' team is twice as likely to respond how we want them to.'

"No," he hissed under his breath, he then turned from Ducky and Abby, who were watching him wondering what was going on, "I will not hurt either of them, I don't even want to threaten them. Why bring them into this situation, they don't deserve it, let me handle it on my own."

'You're disappointing me Clay, when you disappoint me, your wife must pay, I think she'll look good with a scar,' Daniel snickered, Clay's phone vibrated in his pocket, he extracted it and flipped it open. He received a new picture message. He opened it and gasped, it was a picture of his wife, eyes wide and tears running down her face, her left cheek was sliced and bleeding profusely.

"Clay, are you alright?" Ducky ventured stepping forward.

"Stay back, Dr. Mallard," he ordered in a shaky voice as he turned to him with the Delta Elite 10mm Automatic drawn and pointed at both Ducky and Abby.

"Clay, what's going on?" Abby asked instinctively taking a step back.

"You two have to believe me, I don't want to do this, but he's making me," Clay tried to plead with them.

"Who, Clay, who is making you do this?" Ducky asked, concern was still evident in his voice.

"Daniel Rendón Herrera, he's holding my family hostage," Clay then threw the two pictures of his family at Ducky and Abby.

Abby bent to retrieve them from the floor, she gasped when she saw them, "What do we need to do Clay?" she asked setting them on her desk.

"Daniel wants you to call Gibbs, put him on speaker phone. He's allowing us to share information with Gibbs' team."

Ducky shook his head, "What has this got to do with us?"

Clay turned to the ME, "You weren't supposed to be a part of it Dr. Mallard; I only have forty eight hours to accomplish all that he wants me to, or else he'll kill my wife and children." The gun he was holding was beginning to shake as his emotions began to play across his face.

"And what does he want you to do?" Abby asked, she was now seated near her computer.

Clay looked to her, "He wants me to get the evidence from the Jason Greene case, destroy it and get Jason released from prison."

Abby and Ducky looked to one another, then Abby looked to Clay, "Even if we could successfully accomplish all of that, there's no way we could do it all in forty eight hours, that's impossible."

"Get Gibbs on the line," Clay snapped, Daniel was getting restless.

Abby nodded and hit the speed dial for her boss.

"Yeah, Abs?" he barked, she had interrupted his paperwork.

"Uhm, Gibbs we have a bit of a problem down here." She wasn't sure how he would read her words.

"What is it Abby?" he asked, a slight hint of irritation present.

"What if I were to tell you it was a hostage situation?" she bit her bottom lip hoping he wouldn't act too rashly.

"What?!" he snapped, he wasn't sure what she meant by that, she sounded calm, a little too calm.

"Ducky and I are being held at gun point, don't panic, it isn't entirely our captors fault."

"What the hell does that mean Abs, I'm coming down."

"Agent Gibbs, you can't do that," Clay said suddenly speaking up.

"Who is that?" he snapped, he already had his sig in his waistband.

"Special Agent Clay Feller, Gibbs, I have very precise orders and I can't stray from them." Clay answered.

'Go ahead clay, tell Agent Gibbs the story, and let him know just what's going on here.'

Clay set his jaw angrily, "Here's the story Gibbs. Daniel Rendón Herrera has my family held hostage in my house, my two little girls and baby boy along with my wife. He already hurt my wife. If I don't get all the evidence from the Jason Greene case and destroy it and set Jason Greene free, he will kill them all."

A flashback to the murders of his wife and little girl had Gibbs paling. McGee noticed from across the squad room and tried to hear what was going on. "What do Abby and Ducky have to do with it?" he asked.

"Well Ducky wasn't a part of the original plan, but he was here when I got here so Daniel decided to add him into this game."

"You tell Daniel Rendón Herrera that he will not win, he has no idea who he is dealing with."

Clay winced at the anger evident in Gibbs' voice, "Agent Gibbs, he says that you have no idea who you are dealing with."

Gibbs swore, "Abby, let me talk to you privately."

Abby picked up her phone and took it off speaker, "Gibbs?" she ventured softly.

"Abby, are you okay?" he asked, worry was clearly evident.

"I'm fine, I think as long as we do what he says we should all be fine, Gibbs, they're so little," Abby was referring to Clay's children.

"Don't worry Abs, I said that no one would ever hurt you, and no one ever will, I'll kill Daniel myself, we'll you have you guys out in a few hours."

Abby smiled lightly, she knew he was trying to comfort her, "I know you will Gibbs, I'll hold on until then."

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Gibbs slammed his receiver down in its cradle and rubbed his hands over his face, he then turned to his team who were all looking at him questioningly. "McGee, pull up the security feed to Abby's lab on the plasma, DiNozzo pull up all records for Clay Feller, Ziva pull up records on Daniel Rendón Herrera." He barked his orders and went to stand in front of the plasma along with McGee.

They were greeted with an image of Clay Feller holding a large gun pointed to Abby, Ducky stood off to the side. Abby was working on something on the computer; Clay was pacing behind her with the gun pointed to her. He looked uncomfortable and unsure.

"What's going on boss?" McGee asked looking in horror at the scene before him.

"It's just like that case a while back where the kid came to school with a bomb, he wasn't in control, an outside source was. Daniel Rendón Herrera is holding Agent Feller's family captive and is ordering Feller to do the same with Abby. He's trying to get evidence from the Greene case destroyed in hopes of freeing Greene."

"But, that's basically impossible; we sent that evidence overseas last week to be reviewed by his commanding officer in their office." McGee stated.

"I know McGee, but if Daniel Rendón Herrera finds out, we'll have a few dead bodies to deal with."

"Clay Feller lives on the corner of Caroline Ave. and 10th St." Tony called, he then noticed the scene on the plasma and joined Gibbs and McGee, "What in the hell is going on?" he demanded, anger was present in the agents voice and eyes.

"I've got a lot on Daniel Rendón Herrera; he is Columbia's most wanted drug lord. He is a very powerful man; he allegedly commands hundreds of armed men in a private militia. He is not a force to be reckoned with." Ziva too then noticed the scene on the plasma and joined the agents.

"He's obviously never met Gibbs," Tony commented with a slight chuckle. Gibbs promptly head slapped him.

"I want Ziva and DiNozzo stationed outside Clay's house, assess the situation there, McGee figure out if Herrera is hacking into Abby's computers, check if he's using any type of live video feed, I have a feeling this will be a lot like the school bomb case. I also have a feeling Herrera is nearby, he'd want to witness this."

"On it boss," came the unanimous response from his team.

Ziva grabbed the car keys, but Tony hastily stole them from her grasp, "Not today Ziva, our lives are in too much of a need for you to possibly maim us." Tony sneered as they hurried to the garage.

A beeping on Gibbs' computer signified that he had received a new e-mail, it was from an unknown source, he waved McGee over to try and trace it, and this is what the e-mail said:

Dear Agent Gibbs, take a moment to see what Clay Feller has to lose if he screws this up. If you and your team do not cooperate, then the doctor and the scientist will die. The gun I have given to Feller can cause a lot of damage, shatter bones, and leave holes the size of a grapefruit. Listen to what Clay says, his orders come directly from me, follow the rules and your precious Abigail shall turn out unharmed along with the unfortunate doctor. You can try and trace this e-mail, but it would be of no use. You can try and find me Gibbs, but I promise you, you will not win this one.

McGee began typing away at Gibbs' computer, a few moments later he confirmed what the drug lord had said in his e-mail, "It's untraceable, I can keep running the program and maybe something will turn up," the look from Gibbs made him realize he would be continuing to run the program in hopes that it might lead them somewhere.

"I'm going down to the lab, head to MTAC, see if DiNozzo and Ziva are set up, I'll be up in a few."

McGee nodded, swallowed heavily as he looked to the plasma screen before ascending the stairs to MTAC.

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Gibbs took the stairs; he didn't want to call any unnecessary attention onto himself. As he got to the landing just before Abby's door, he pulled his gun from his waistband and had it held in front of him. He opened her outer door and stepped inside. He could see Ducky lounging against a counter, his arms crossed, and his eyes racing around the room. Gibbs then saw Abby sitting in her computer chair, looking at Feller, trying to talk to him about something, then he watched as Feller slapped her across the face, Ducky was at her side immediately. He stepped up to her doors, they didn't open. He figured they'd have been deactivated, but he had to try. Feller then noticed him standing there. Feller walked up to the doors, pain and confliction was clearly present in his eyes.

"Agent Gibbs, you have to go back to the squad room, Daniel says that if you don't I'm to make you watch as one of the hostages suffers. He said he will communicate with you through e-mail, please Gibbs, go; I don't want to hurt them." Feller was pleading, an agent never pleads, but he had a lot at stake.

Gibbs looked to Abby, Go, Gibbs, don't give Daniel a reason to hurt you too, we can figure this out, I trust you. Don't worry, Ducky's here, I'll be fine, love you. She signed to him quickly.

Gibbs looked to Agent Feller, "You already hurt her, touch her again Feller and I'll have your ass." We'll get you guys out, don't worry Abby; love you too. He signed to her hastily

Clay nodded and stepped away from the doors. Gibbs turned, holstered his gun, and walked back to the squad room and then up the stairs to MTAC.

"Hello boss, we've got Feller's house in our sights, we counted five guys, want us to go in?" Tony asked, Jen stood off to the side observing, McGee had briefly explained their situation, and subsequently she ordered all of NCIS on lockdown.

"Stay where you are DiNozzo, chances are he's got others observing the house as well, McGee is working to trace the e-mail from Herrera to figure out where he is. Nothing is coming up yet, but he believes if he continues to run the program he can find something."

"Gibbs, we can take the five men, I see none surveying the area." Ziva pleaded as she lowered the binoculars. She was amped and wanted to do anything she could to save all the lives at stake.

"Stand down Officer David, we are going to do this right, one wrong move and Herrera will know, wait until I give you another order, NCIS is on lockdown, so you two will have to stay in the field, McGee and I will coordinate here."

Tony nodded stiffly, "She okay boss?"

Gibbs sighed, "For now Tony, for now."

Tony nodded again, "We'll get him boss."

"He'll pay," Ziva added, her eyes remaining glued on the house watching for anything suspicious.

"That he will," Gibbs agreed, he then turned to the Director, "Let us know if anything comes up, McGee and I are going to try and figure out who the mole might be, also I want all the recent mailroom employees rounded up. Herrera had eyes in here somewhere and I want them."

"Jethro, we'll rescue her, I've already got personal sorting out new employees and doing background checks, I'll let you know when that's done." She rested a supportive hand on his shoulder, she tried to smile, but she was just as worried about Abby and Ducky as he was.

"Come on McGee, we have more information to sift through," Gibbs said and McGee was on his heels as they went back to their desks. As soon as McGee sat down he started typing away.

"We'll get you Abs, just hang in there," he whispered quietly as he watched her pace in her lab, he tried to hear what was going on, but the audio was garbled and he couldn't make out anything.

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Ducky had taken occupancy on her stool; he was watching the interaction between Agent Feller and Abby.

"Feller, I don't know how many times I need to explain this to you, the evidence isn't here, we sent it to Jason's commanding officer to analyze, they've got their own forensic scientist and they want to take care of their own."

Feller cursed and slammed his fists against her steel table; "There has to be something we can do," the 10mm gun was back in his waistband. Abby's cheek had bruised and swollen slightly.

"Clay, please calm down, is there any way we can talk to Daniel?" Ducky asked, he was growing rather tired of playing the captive role.

"He can hear you, he's got a camera in here, he can see and hear us, and he's also had the feed to the morgue camera cut so they can't contact you through there, only the phone or computer."

Abby nodded, she already knew about the morgue cam, she'd tried to get through to Jimmy, but it was dead. "Well Feller, you're going to have to kill us then, there is no way we can do what Daniel wants in forty eight hours," Abby sighed as she spun to face him.

Clay wiped the sweat from his brow, "Not acceptable, please Abby, don't let my family suffer."

Abby wanted a way to talk to Clay without Herrera listening in, but it was nearly impossible, all she could think to do was stall. She knew Gibbs would rescue them; she just needed to keep Herrera from hurting Clay's family.

"There's one thing I haven't tried yet, it will take several hours, but it might help," Abby lied, she had nothing she could do, but she typed away at her computer and watched as data flashed across her screen. She and McGee, out of sheer boredom one night, created a program to randomly run data across databases, since they weren't trying to find information nothing ever showed up. She figured she could buy some time with making it look as though she was doing something.

Clay nodded and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, "Thanks Abby, I'm so sorry about all of this, I wish it didn't have to be like this," he sighed again, Ducky went over the agent and rested a hand on his shoulder.

"Stay calm Clay, if you start to act irrationally then that gives more motives to Daniel to hurt your family."

Clay nodded, Abby was studying her own lab, she knew she couldn't try to escape, more lives than just hers and Ducky's were on the line. She couldn't let the innocent little kids be hurt because she was selfish and wanted to get away, no, she'd try her damnedest to help them get out of their situation.

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Gibbs was pacing behind his desk; the Director was finishing rounding up the newest employees. McGee was running background checks on all of them. So far nothing out of the ordinary popped up. Gibbs went to the hall where they all stood against the wall. Director Shepard was standing across from them; her eyes were darting from face to face. Two employees stood out to her, their posture suggested guilt and the fact that they were hiding something. Each came from Spanish backgrounds, but nothing showed up on their background checks. As soon as Gibbs joined her, she pointed them out to him. He nodded and ordered them into an interrogation room.

Raphael Ramirez was the first Gibbs questioned, he sat across from the figidity man and waited for him to talk.

"You can beat me till I'm bloody it will not help, as soon as this is over I am dead anyways." Raphael said his eyes darted all around the room, not daring to meet Gibbs'.

"Why?"

"He has no more use for me, he just needed someone on the inside, told me it wouldn't matter if I tell you everything, I'd still die and he'd still win."

"He isn't going to win, not this round, he picked the wrong man to mess with, where is Herrera staying?"

"He's never in one place more than once, he didn't tell me anything, just told me that he needed me in the mail room, to become familiar with Agent Feller's mail, and that I was to be the one to deliver the letter and package today, Joseph will know more, he has been here longer." Raphael was trying to save himself, somehow, but he knew that no matter what, he was a dead man; he had nothing to lose.

Gibbs nodded and let the man out, "Keep an eye on him," he ordered to McGee, he then motioned for Joseph to be brought in.

"I'm sure Raphael has shared out situation with you, I have nothing to add, I'm also a dead man once this is all over."

"Why agree to everything, if it means you'll die anyways?"

"To save my family, he said he would kill them otherwise," Joseph slides a photo across the table; it is a picture of a young, Spanish looking woman and a baby. The woman's face is bruised and bloody, her hands are tied behind her back and a gag is in her mouth. The baby, a little girl, has a black and blue mark on her cheek. Gibbs cringes and shoves the photo back to the man.

"You're all going to be safe, we'll get him, do you know where he lives, places he frequents?"

"No, he never told me much about himself, he only comes to the states when necessary. He never stays in a hotel room; the best I can give you is that he has dealers here that he stays with. I don't know what he drives. His vehicle changes almost every hour, always stolen then returned to the owner. It's a grueling process but it keeps the cops from figuring out his trail." Joseph takes a breath, lifts his head and looks at Gibbs, "He's already killed them, my wife and child, determination makes you think you can find him, I thank you for thinking you can save us, but you can't. He'll win, he always does."

Gibbs cringed on the inside when Joseph admitted the fact that his wife and child were already dead. Herrera was good, Gibbs would give him that, but Gibbs was good too, he'd just have to be better.

A/N: Working on three stories at once is tiring! Well, actually, it'll be two stories soon, this one and the sequel to Midnight Sacrifice. I just had to get this all written out before I forgot it, I'm a very forgetful person! I hope you like it, and I hope I did a good job with it, please review!!! I live for your reviews!!