Chapter 2
Gibbs, Ziva and McGee got to the meeting place in just over five minutes and had a Ziva and McGee secured in a good lookout in another two. Gibbs went across the street and into a small store around the corner. He could just see the meeting place from the corner of the store and was just in hearing range. Right on cue a car pulled up and about one minute later Tony pulled up in his car. They both got out and walked towards each other.
"Where are they?" came Tony's voice, low and dangerous.
"In the car." was the flippant response.
"Why?"
"Because you ruined my life on this day 4 years ago."
"Chuck? Chuck Randall?" Tony exclaimed. "You deserved to go away! You killed 11 children all of them under 10, put another one in hospital and shot me. You got a life sentence, how did you get out of jail?"
"Now that would be telling, wouldn't it?" He replied with a smirk. "So this is what is going to happen. Jessica and Lorraine are going to get out of the car and they are going to start walking down the street and into that shop just around the corner. You are going to get in the car and shut the door. Jessica and Lorraine already know what to do and the consequences for not doing so, however you don't so I will tell you. If you do not do just that I will shoot them dead before you or your backup that is undoubtedly very near by, can shoot me. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Tony replied his voice low.
"Good then." Chuck walked over to the car and opened the door. Lorraine got out first followed by Jessica. As Jessica got out though he picked her and lifted her above his head so they couldn't kill him. Tony then walked over and got in the car. Chuck kicked the door shut, and then walked over to the driver's door, opened it and got in. He turned the car on and put Jessica down on the pavement. flooring it as he did so, the door slamming shut as he went off down the street. Gibbs reached the corner just as Ziva and McGee were getting to Lorri and Jessica.
"You all right?" he asked the girls.
"Yes came the shaken reply.
"Good, we are going to need you to come back to headquarters with us."
As soon as the elevator doors opened Gibbs was barking out orders that were promptly being finished by his team.
"McGee,"
"Tracking Tony's phone, on it boss."
"Ziva,"
"Bolo out on the car got it Gibbs."
"You two," Gibbs said gesturing to the girls with his finger, "with me."
"Can I get you anything?" Gibbs asked as he led them into the conference room.
"No thank-you." Lorri replied.
"Right. Now then Lorri was it?"
"Yes."
"Okay then Lorri, I need to know everything that he said to you and everything he, and you, did."
"Right, well I was taking Jessica down to the park when someone, I am assuming it was him, grabbed me from behind and held a rag to my face. I saw Jessica getting the same treatment just before the lights went out but someone was still holding me up so there must have been two people. The next thing I remember is waking up in a well lit room, tastefully decorated, but with no windows. About five or ten minutes later he came in and I asked him what his name was and why us, why he was doing this. You know the corny lines you are sure you would never say until it happens. He hustled us out to a car, a four door, dark blue, 2007 Ford Focus." She noticed Gibb's quizzical look and grinned. "Spend much time with Tony and you get to know cars, Agent Gibbs. Anyway, he told us to get in the car and put our seat belts on. Once we were all in the car he told us that when he opened our door we had to get out and walk down the street without looking back or he would shoot us. When he stopped the car he left his door open so we could hear him. Tony asked him where we were and he said in the car. Then Tony asked him why and he said that Tony ruined his life this day 4 years ago. That seemed to ring a bell because Tony then called him Chuck Randall and said that he killed 11 kids put one in hospital, shot Tony and he was supposed to be in prison for life. The rest you know." She sat back and waited for Gibbs to process the information. She could almost see the wheels turning and guess what he was going to say next, sure enough it came.
"You don't seem very upset about all of this, Lorri." Thank-fully she had seen it coming so she didn't blow up in the guys face; still she took a minute to get her emotions under control before replying and schooled her face like Tony had taught her.
"Agent Gibbs, right now I don't think I have ever been this upset and stressed in my life but that would not help Jessica, Tony or you. Tony always said there was a time and place for every emotion and that if anything ever happened that the most important thing was to breathe and not let my emotions get in the way of helping. In a few hours I will probably break down completely but for now," her voice broke, "that would not help anyone." Gibbs just shook his head, trust DiNozzo to teach his girlfriend how to keep a clear head, but then she was more than that, she was the mother of his child and that was what made the difference.
"Alright then, I believe you. We need you to stay in the building though. If you need anything you remember where to find us, if you don't everyone else does." With that he got up and left.
As the car pulled to a stop outside a house in the middle of the suburbs a man came out the door and yanked open his car door.
"Hey, nice Hulk impression but I would suggest laying off it before you break the door, that would cost a lot to fix." He couldn't help it; it was in his nature to annoy, so he half expected the rough manner of the Hulk yanking him out of the car and slamming him up against it. He could hear Chuck telling the guy to calm down. The guy let him up off the car and Tony brushed off his suit.
"Careful, this Armani that you were crushing you know." The guys face flushed and before he knew it he had socked him in the jaw, hoisted him up on his shoulder and dumped him in a spare room. Within five minutes he was up against the bed posts and on the floor with a cloth being pushed over his face. Seconds later the lights went out and Tony saw nothing more.
