Callen was leaning against the wall when the emergency doctor came in, alongside two other doctors. "Dr. Mae Vista and Dr. Ben Rollins," the ER doctor said. "They're going to save your girlfriend."

"We just got results in. It's bacterial meningitis," Dr. Vista explained. "Has she had any travel lately?"

Okay, this lie of his, was coming back to bite him in the ass. "Yeah. Russia, London, she was in Canada last month."

Dr. Vista and Dr. Rollins shared a look. "Any travel to Africa?"

Callen thought of the only country that a white, blonde lady may possibly travel to in Africa. "South Africa."

Dr. Rollins nodded. "Okay, that may help with determining the strain of meningitis. We are going to do a spinal tap."

"You're going to need to leave," the ER doctor said. "There is a waiting room, just outside the doors, to the left. After, someone will come get you and she will be admitted."

Callen just nodded and followed the directions. Who was on the other side, surprised him. Hetty, because she knew everything, could be a reasonable guess. CIA Officer Vostanik Sabatino was not one of the guesses he would make. "What is the CIA doing here?" He asked.

"Good to see you too Callen," Sabatino replied, ignoring Callen's non greeting.

Callen scratched his head. "What did I do this time?"

Sabatino shrugged. "Not you."

"You do know Anastasia Kolcheck is an American citizen," Callen raised his eyebrows. The CIA was not permitted to act within the domestic borders of the United States.

Sabatino rolled his eyes and sat down on one of the waiting room chairs, looking around to make sure no one was really paying attention to the two men. "I know what citizenships Anna has. I'm fully aware of that."

"What's the CIA's interest in Anna?"

"We did help you break out her father out of a Russian prison."

"Because we were there to rescue one of yours!"

Sabatino laughed. "You know she's former Chicago PD?"

Callen gave him an odd look. "Yeah, I know. Homicide detective. Why?"

"And you know she used to work for us?"

"Us, as in the CIA?"

Sabatino nodded and Callen looked at him. "You had an ex-KGB officer's daughter on your payroll? More importantly, Arkady Kolcheck's daughter?" Oh boy. This was going to get interesting. Callen would not have thought of Anna working for the CIA, ever.

The CIA officer shrugged. "Think of it, more as an independent contractor. She called me tonight. Told me she was in trouble. Went to the hotel room, she wasn't there so I started looking. Led me here."

"What do you want with Anna? Is she still working for you?"

Sabatino ignored the first question. "She's not working for us right now."

It was Hetty who finally appeared and tried to make some sense of why Sabatino would be in a Los Angeles area hospital, wanting to talk to an American citizen. "Mr. Callen, I do believe I have the answers for why Officer Sabatino may want to talk to Anna."

"Just a professional courtesy, Hetty," Sabatino argued.

Hetty narrowed her eyes. "I'm sure," she said, in a tone of voice that said she wasn't to be argued with. "Anna Kolcheck has been doing some side work for me."

"Sub-Saharan Africa been a place she's been to recently?" Callen asked. He got no response, so he elaborated. "Doctor's asked."

Hetty nodded. "Ah. Yes, she flew out of Johannesburg, about two weeks ago, and went to London, where she met up with Arkady and then back to Los Angeles." Well, at least Callen had guessed South Africa right.

"That doesn't explain why she was doing some saber tooth rattling there," Sabatino said.

"You didn't say where in Africa she was," Callen pointed out.

"I'm aware of that, Mr. Callen. Where is Ms. Kolcheck and how is she doing?"

"Took her back for some tests."

Hetty sighed. "Well, I need to talk to her."

Dr. Vista came up behind the group. "You're going to have to wait on that."

AN: Any ideas on what Anna was up to in South Africa? Any suggestions are welcomed!