"Get a grip. Hold yourself together," she mentally berated herself as she and Tony followed Malachi and Leot to the synagogue. Her father had left her to die in the desert at the hands of a terrorist; she couldn't trust him, or Mossad anymore. But as much as she tried to deny it, she cared about her father and she couldn't help but hope for his safety and innocence in this rather unsavory situation. She had to find him, she wouldn't leave him like he left her, she refused to stoop to that level. But something wasn't right; Leot had lied to her about her father's whereabouts, but why? "I guess I'm about to find out what exactly is going on in this game" Ziva decided as they pulled up to the front doors.
"Tony, I need to do this alone" Ziva said quietly.
"Ziva, as much as I don't feel like arguing with your right now, I kind of have too. You have no idea what you are going into, your father could be held hostage in there for all we know. I can't let you go in there by yourself" he replied.
Slightly annoyed Ziva answered, "I won't be alone, Malachi and Leot are already inside. Something is going on and I need to figure it out Tony. I need you to be ready on the outside if something does go wrong."
He knew there was no point in arguing with her, she had that obstinate "I'm not in the mood for this" look on her face.
"Fine" he said as he reluctantly backed down. "But the first sign of trouble, and I'm coming in."
"Fair enough" Ziva said as she exited the car.
Ziva quietly opened the doors and watched as Leot searched the sanctuary. She didn't notice Malachi at first but upon a second survey of the room, she saw him slumped against the back wall with a bullet lodged in his forehead. "What is going on?" Ziva thought to herself. She was shocked and confused when suddenly the pieces all fell together. Leot didn't trust her because she was not really trying to save Eli, she was trying to kill him. She used her status as a Mossad operative to get close enough to Eli to eliminate him. It was because of her that the safe house had been compromised; she had killed Hadar and had attempted to kill Vance and Eli. With this realization firmly grasped, Ziva readied herself for a possibly, well most likely, violent confrontation. She would have one chance to stop Leot before she got to her father.