Chapter 1: The First Clue
Time: 1235 Season 1 Finale
Kate's POV.
How could I be so stupid? I not only let myself be caught I simply jumped in the first car I could as soon as I saw Ari. I should have known that he'd be smart enough to find out everything he could about us, including probable reactions. I just hope that Gibbs finds out soon so that he can nail this SOB. I used Gibbs' rule number 7, if you're going to lie do it in detail, when he called; all that got me was a couple of slaps. The first thing I did after Ari had me untied was to punch the guy who had smacked me, probably not the best move but it made me feel much better, not that I'd admit it to anyone. Ari took me into the kitchen and got me some ice because the man had given me a split lip. The odd thing, to me at least, was that there was a young woman in there, late teens to early twenties at the most. She looked like she wanted to be there about as much as me, and as soon as I walked in the guy who had been driving the car came and took her outside, that struck me as odd but I remained quiet and focused on my surroundings, including the people. I knew that I couldn't hesitate with Ari this time if I got the chance, that was my big mistake last time, and I couldn't afford to make it again.
Kelly's POV.
I've been stuck with these men for the last almost 13 years and only recently found out that my daddy's alive and a NCIS Special Agent, who believes I died in that car crash. I recognize the woman from the Intel that they gathered; it's amazing what men don't notice. Special Agent Catlin Todd, transferred to my daddy's team last year sometime from the Secret Service. Maybe I can get her to give my daddy a message for me. Idiot number 2 comes in a now that I have to leave and I hope that Agent Todd stays long enough for me to give her a message. I know it's going to be hard, but maybe when they go ahead with trying to scare the President and there's almost no one here I can somehow get a message to her, but I need to be prepared for that and for if something goes wrong, otherwise Ari will kill me. But then again I've given him more grief than most of the people he's killed so maybe just maybe he won't kill me. He'll still hurt me, that much can be expected, but if my daddy finds out that I'm alive won't it be worth it? Wait, they don't know that I know that my daddy's still alive, they probably think that I still believe that he's dead, so maybe I can wing it. This idiot is taking me outside to where we're going to eat lunch, if Ari and Agent Todd come out and the conversation goes where it needs to I might be able to get this to go my way.