Tony knew he was in trouble. To say he was surprised to see La Grenouille sitting in the limousine would be an understatement, but he kept his composure and greeted the father of his girlfriend politely and respectfully, as any well-bred suitor would. The conversation was light and pleasant, unlike the painfully awkward dinner he had with Jeanne's mother. It seemed that Monsieur Benoit adored his youngest child and if he had any doubts about the young man she was seeing, he hid them well.
The ride was longer than expected, and Tony's spidey senses started tingling. Warning bells began ringing loudly inside his head as the limo pulled through two very large gates and drove up a long driveway toward an imposing mansion. Through the rear window, he could see two armed guards close and lock the gates behind him.
"I hope you don't mind, Professor," Benoit said smoothly, "I've taken the liberty of bringing the two of you to my temporary residence. We can get to know each other, without any interruptions."
"Papa," Jeanne said sweetly, "there's no need for pretense now." She turned to Tony, "We have a lot to discuss, Agent DiNozzo," she said, her cold eyes reflecting the anger that boiled inside her.
This definitely was not good.
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"Cynthia said you wanted to see me right away," Gibbs said, as he entered the Director's office without knocking.
"We have a problem," Jenny replied grimly. She pulled up the photo on the plasma screen.
"When was this taken?" Gibbs asked.
"I assume sometime this weekend." Jen walked to the cabinet and poured herself a glass of bourbon, arching an eyebrow in surprise when Gibbs refused her offer to pour him one.
"This explains why DiNozzo isn't in today," Gibbs said, staring intently at the screen. "The undercover op is still ongoing. His 'girlfriend' is part of it, isn't she?"
"What kind of backup does he have?" Gibbs continued without waiting for an answer.
"None," Jen replied shortly.
Gibbs' eyebrows shot up, "None?" he asked incredulously. "You sent him out there alone, with no backup? What's his girlfriend got to do with The Frog?"
"She's his daughter," Jen replied, taking a gulp of the bourbon. "Tony was supposed to get close to her and get a line on her father. He didn't say anything about meeting him, or I would have had someone backing him up."
"Maybe he didn't know he was going to meet her father," Gibbs retorted angrily. "If they sent you this picture, they must know who he really is."
Jenny nodded, "La Grenouille is going to contact me to discuss the situation."
"Has he made threats about Tony?"
"Not exactly," Jen said, not looking Gibbs in the eye. "But I wouldn't put it past him."
"Do you have any idea where they could be?" Gibbs asked, swearing when the Director shook her head. He stormed out of her office, leaving her to stare at the photo and sip her drink
