Chapter 2

Hello everyone. I've changed the story. If you have read the authors note then you would have come back and re read this. The changes start after what was the part where sam yelled at deeks but has been changed.

"Well it looks like he was planning on going somewhere Sam. His suitcase is packed and on the coffee table I've got two plane tickets to Russia."

"Who's the name on the other plane ticket?"

"It says it's Rebecca Lane and the plane time is in four hours but without her ticket she can't go anywhere so she might come here to pick it up or Moore was going to pick her up"

Sam walked through to the bedroom while callen called Eric to get him to run Rebecca through the system. The bedroom was a complete opposite to the rest of the apartment. All the other rooms were clean and tidy but the bedroom was messy. There was also a large amount of blood on the floor and drag marks that lead out the front door and down to the street. This was defiantly the place where Moore was first attacked but there was not enough blood for him to have died here.

The forensic team was dusting the place for prints and so at the moment there was nothing that they could do.

"Hey sam, Eric got a match on Rebecca. She is a retired army doctor who is now a vet." Callen picked up a picture and looked at Officer Moore with a girl that was obviously Rebecca. "And by the looks of it they were dating"

"Let's go talk to her, maybe she knows of anyone who would be angry with Moore or if he had any enemies."

As they left the apartment and headed to Sam's challenger, callen called kensi to see what they had got from the crime scene. After learning that Kensi and Deeks were closer to where Rebecca worked, Callen asked the two of them to go and talk to her and then meet them back at Osp.

As the two of them are leaving they are unaware that they are being watched. As the man watches them get into the car and drive away, he gets out his phone and makes a call. "Yeah boss, they're leaving…..going back to their office I think…no they don't know I'm here…got it I'll be there in 20. He hangs up gets into a car across the road and drives away.

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After dropping off the bullet casing, so it could be dusted for prints and analysed, Kensi and deeks headed towards the veterinary college where Rebecca taught.

Kensi glanced over at deeks who had been quiet the whole ride over here and she was beginning to get worried.

"Deeks what's wrong? You've hardly said one word to me since we left the crime scene."

Deeks looked at her, his forehead was creased in thought and his eyes looked far away.

"It's nothing; I just can't shake this feeling I've had since we left the crime scene"

"What the feeling that someone has been watching us? I don't know deeks, I do trust your instincts but there was no one around that looks suspicious"

Kensi looked over at Deeks and saw that he was knew chewing his lip and his expression was very thoughtful. Maybe I should just leave him to think whatever it is through so his head will be clear when talking to Rebecca Lane.

Why can't I shake this feeling? I know that there was no one at the crime scene and kensi doesn't feel worried so why should I? Ok this I getting ridiculous you need to focus on this case so that we can solve the murder and you can go surfing and clear your head. There was nothing like the feeling of being one with a wave as you felt the power of the ocean beneath you. Then stopping when the sun went down, that sunset was great to watch after a hard case or day. That's what I need; I just need space to clear my head. I haven't had a day off in ages because if I'm not working with NCIS then LAPD have got me on some stupid undercover work when the informant's information hasn't paid off and I'm left sitting in a bar for hours waiting. Ok deeks focus now, it's time to go and interview the girlfriend.

Deeks brought his thoughts back to the present situation when he realised that kensi had stopped the car and they were there.

After getting directions to the classroom where Rebecca was teaching they walked there quickly and soon deeks was supporting a crying woman as they told her that her fiancé was not coming home.

"I don't understand" she sobbed "why would someone want to hurt Richard?"

"We don't know yet but we will find out what happened. Now if you're feeling up to it would you be able to answer some questions for us?" deeks asked gently because he did not want to overwhelm her.

"If it will help find the bastard that did this, I will tell you anything that you need to know" The spark that obviously came from working in the army showed up. Kensi was used to it, when army people were told that someone they loved was not coming home they would do anything to help find out why. They were a close group of people just like a team of agents were. You work with people every day for a long time and you'll do anything you can to find out who hurt them.

"Ok, can you tell us why you were planning on going to Russia?" deeks started.

"We were just going there for a break and to celebrate the engagement and before you ask I can only think of one person that didn't like Richard. Jake Bick had borrowed money of him and never paid it back, when Richard went to confront him about it they got into a fight and Jake was given a suspension but I don't think that he would want to kill him over it. I mean he got to keep his job"

"Ok thank you for your help, if you can think of anything else give us a call and once again we're very sorry for your lose"

"Thank you detective Deeks and can you call me if you find the person that did this."

"Of course, goodbye now."

As the two of them left, they considered the different options about why he could have been killed and by whom. As they reached the car deeks got the feeling of being watched again but it was too crowded to see any looking at him because of all the people changing lessons and walking around.

Shaking off the feeling, he sighed and got in the car, putting the feeling down to paranoia.

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Back in the control room, Eric had just finished telling callen and sam the results of the tests done on the bullet casing found at the scene and the fingerprint they had got as well, when Kensi and Deeks came in he told them the same thing.

"The bullet casing linked back to a gun used in a bank robbery four months ago in Washington. The fingerprint linked back to a Jake Bick and he has a licence for a gun which is a 9mm and that would, match the size of the bullet casing found at the scene. That wasn't the only fingerprint that was found the scene though. The other print matched back to James Paterson. Bick and Paterson are cousins."

Eric let that bit of information sink in, while Sam paced around the room and Callen just stood and stared are the monitor. Kensi's face showed disbelief and Deeks just looked confused at why the others were reacting like this. Hetty tuned to deeks and decided to fill him in on this.

"Mr Deeks, I'm sure you are wondering who this man is and the answer is that he was kensi's partner when this team was first put together. After an operation following a Russian mob that always seemed to get away we managed to catch them, we discovered that Mr Paterson was their inside man. He was always supplying them with the information that they needed to evade our capture. He was sent to prison but he said that he was never done with the team and that "if he couldn't be kensi's partner then no one could"

Flashback

"Kensi are you ready"

"I'm good Sam. Are you and Callen in position?"

"Yep we're good kensi but Eric still hasn't been able to reach James, we're going to have to do this without him"

"Understood, ready to breach in 3...2…1 go"

They all headed into the warehouse where the Russians were. They had been over thermal imaging that showed that the right amount of people were defiantly in there. Finally after 2 months of tracking they were going to be able to bring them in. Rounding the corner kensi saw something that she was not expecting. James stood next to a Russian and he was giving them a little memory stick but kensi didn't doubt that it could hold all sorts of national secrets.

"step away from the briefcase and put your hands on your head" Kensi never looked at Paterson but it was the sound of gunshots coming from the other side of the warehouse that seemed to make Paterson jump into action. He jumped at kensi and knocked her behind several containers just as bullets pieced the ground right where she had just been standing. With one swift movement he had grabbed a set of handcuffs and handcuffed her to the handle of a container.

"Please kensi stay here" he turned to run away but kensi lifted her gun and aimed at him.

"I can't let you go, now put your hands on your head and turn around." Ignoring her he turned and knocked the gun from her hand and picked it up. The gunfire from around the warehouse had stopped and Paterson swore before turning and running towards the door.

"Sam, Callen, a suspect is leaving the warehouse on the south side out the west door. He's heading towards the car park. It's Paterson he's armed and working with the Russians" kensi spoke quickly into her comms unit while also trying to get the keys to her handcuffs.

Sam and callen were checking the bodies from the front of the warehouse when they heard kensi.

They started running before she had finished the message but they both faltered when they heard it was Paterson. It only lasted a second before they were both running at full speed towards the car park. When they got there, they saw Paterson getting into a car. Swiftly callen and sam fired at the car's tires before it could get far away. When they reached the car Paterson got out but when sam tried to grab him he swung a punch at sam and pistol whipped him round the head, making him fall to the ground limp. Callen didn't hesitate, he fired at Paterson but making sure to hit him so it would be non fatal. After making sure that Paterson could not get away or harm them, callen moved to check on sam who was coming round. Standing up they both walked back over to where Paterson was.

"How much was it worth? How much was it worth to sell out your country? How much was it worth to almost see your team, your friends, die?"Callen practically spat at him.

"It was worth more than you will ever see in your lifetime. I never wanted you lot to get hurt though. That's why I pushed kensi out of the way back there. That's what partners do they look after each other, right kensi"

Neither sam nor callen had noticed kensi silently come up behind them.

"You're not my partner anymore."

"If I can't be your partner then no one can. Any other partners you get. I will get rid of." He yelled this last bit at them as he was taken away.

Back to present time.

Hetty watched Mr Deeks' face as he took all of the information in. The rest of her team seemed to have gotten over the shock and were already questioning Eric.

"Eric find out when and how he got out of prison"

"Find a list of all known aliases and properties that they own"

"Eric find out what he connection to Officer Moore."

Eric looked overwhelmed and Hetty chose that time to step in and get her team to give Mr. Beale some space to work.

"Mr Beale if you would be so kind to find out all you can on our James Paterson"

"Sure Hetty" After a minute or so of Eric quietly working he came up with some information.

"Ok according to this he got out of prison 5 months ago. He was given parole but broke it and went on the run. Authorities found him again during a drugs bust in Mexico. He managed to get away and he hasn't been seen since." Eric paused letting them take that in before continuing "at the house where the drugs bust took place the Mexican police found, and this is quoting the report we found many pictures of a man both on his own and with friends. We also found a memory stick with lots of files on this man and what looked like the team of people he works with. We will try to find out who he is and his connection I managed to get hold of the memory stick and it's just uploading now."

As if to prove what Eric said his tablet beeped letting him know that it was done loading. Bringing the file up on the big screen and clicked on to it. None of the team were prepared for what they saw. It was photo after photo of Dom. Some of the pictures had them in it and some were just him. A few of them were obviously taken after he was kidnapped because of the way he looked.

Eric broke the silence "there's more, there's some other files as well." Eric clicked on to the right link and opened up a word document. It had addresses and bank accounts listed along with names. Next to one name there was an arrow going to another link. When Eric clicked on the link, it came up with a file on the man. The team recognised it all at the same time. It was the name of the man that they had found to had been behind Dom's kidnapping.

After they had looked at all of the files, Callen, Sam and Kensi were all quiet. Their faces showed that they were deep in thought but it was deeks that said it out loud.

"Paterson must have been behind Dom's kidnapping. He must have kidnapped Dom and then sold him on to Rickalsvirch*"

"Yes Mr Deeks I agree" Hetty knew that her agents were taking this hard but none of them seemed worried but very angry. I don't think that my agents are in danger but I think I should keep a close eye on Mr Deeks as he is kensi's partner and if Paterson is in town and did kill Officer Moore then they should all be weary.

"Well guys, I think we should get Dom's kidnapping case and murder case back out because it may help us find out why Paterson and his cousin killed Officer Moore. I mean maybe Paterson just got angry at the fact that Moore got his cousin suspended and that made him kill him. If that is the case then it's always good to have a ex-agent in the family as they know how to kill slowly and painfully, that is if every agent is like you guys" Deeks was just trying to lighten the mood but buy the look on Sam's face it hadn't worked.

"Deeks for god's sake will you stop joking for 5 minutes! This is Dom we are talking about and if Paterson had kidnapped him then we need to focus on finding him and making him pay. I know you're not a proper agent but you work with us and that means you should act like an agent too. You need time off, you've been too distracted lately and we all need to focus on this job. Maybe you should just leave and let us handle this one."

Silence followed after Sam had said that. Hetty turned to Deeks knowing that she needed him on board for them to solve this as she needed eyes that were not blinded by their past history with the people on this case but what she saw was Mr deeks' back as he left, calling over his shoulder as he did so.

"Hetty Sam's right, I'm letting some…personal stuff get in the way here. I think it's best if I let you guys handle this case." With that he was gone.

Hetty tuned back to her agents. "I want Ms Blye to go and find Mr Deeks because I have a feeling that something bad will happen and I want you Mr Hanna and Mr Callen to continue working the case"

Kensi nodded and left after her partner.

Looking briefly over what they knew Callen spotted something that should have been obvious to them from the start. "Hetty I think I know where we can find Paterson. If I'm right he would be going after Deeks because he is Kensi's partner." Looking at his partner, Callen saw worry in Sam's eyes but also guilt.

"Go and find him Mr Callen and bring him back here so we can make him safe."

It was the tone of voice that Hetty used that made sam and Callen start moving in to action.

"Eric can you trace Deeks' phone and send the coordinates to my phone"

"On it callen" Nell was the one who answered, while Eric started a kaleidoscope search for Paterson.

Walking down to the car park, they saw Kensi running towards them.

"Deeks took off in his car. He could be going anywhere."

"Ok kensi, you take your car and go to his apartment. Call us when you get there. Sam you go to the beach where Deeks normally goes, I think he said it was the Hermosa Beach again call when you get there."

"Ok Callen but what are going to do"

"I'm going to stay here and keep looking for Paterson. If we're right then Paterson will be following Deeks"

"Okay G, keep us updated"

Both Sam and Kensi got in their cars and drove off as fast as they could in opposite directions. Both were rushing to get to deeks before Paterson did.

Watching them go Callen's face showed nothing, before he turned and run back inside knowing time was of the essence.

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Outside Deeks walked quickly to his car, he knew exactly where he was going. His mind kept replaying what sam had said and it was true. He hadn't been focused enough over the last couple of weeks but he couldn't help it. His attitude to his work had always been professional, but he knew his laid back attitude bothered people sometimes but he had been acting like that for so long he knew that it would be hard to shake. Over the years he had managed to block out the memories of his bad childhood moments, which was most of his childhood. His only good memories were of him and his mum after his dad had gone to prison.

Sitting in his car for a moment longer, Deeks let out a heavy sigh before reversing out of his space and heading for the freeway and then the beach. What he didn't know was the fact that he was being watched again but with his other conflicting emotions he hadn't picked up on the feeling this time.

The man watched deeks head out of the car park. What ever happened in there was very good for his plan and soon it would all be over and he would be another step closer to being Kensi's partner again. He just couldn't believe that they had let her current partner out on his own; they must remember what he told them. Well they would remember soon enough when they found this shaggy haired detective gone.

Well what did you think? * this meant that unfortunately I did not know if they ever named the person that took Dom and I would watch the episodes but my favourite website has cancelled my membership and it will take awhile for that to get sorted out. Sorry to anyone that wanted proper facts but Dom's actual kidnapping will not feature heavily in the story so there should not be to many problems.

Until next time (which won't be long)

Ok just to add, how did you like the changes? I hope they made the story a bit better as the team would realise that deeks was in trouble and done something about it.