Chapter 2
Gibbs threw the director's door open and glared at Vance, "What the hell so you think your doing getting rid of my SFA without informing me first. You have no right to screw with my team. I warned you last time when you tore it apart not to mess with it again. yet you go and make my SFA resign. What The Hell Leon. I want an explanation. NOW."
"It's out of my hands Gibbs. SecNav wanted DiNozzo for an OP and wouldn't take no for an answer. Which is why we gave him the option between doing the OP or to go afloat again. I didn't expect him to resign. I never thought he would rather leave then do the OP." Vance sighed "I'm sorry Gibbs when DiNozzo said no to SecNav he gave his resignation and left. SecNav is furious and won't let me bring DiNozzo back unless he does the OP."
"What did SecNav want DiNozzo to do and don't give me that need to know bull. I need to know why my best agent chose to leave."
Vance took a deep breath and opened a file on his desk. "SecNav wanted DiNozzo to go undercover in a similar way former director Sheppard, except he wanted DiNozzo to get close to the daughter of a drug cartel leader who has ties to a terrorist group. He wanted him to try and join the cartel while getting close to the daughter and her father so he could get information on the terrorist group. I knew DiNozzo wouldn't want to do it but SecNav wouldn't take no for an answer." Vance closed the file, "I know your angry Gibbs but there's nothing that can be done not with the way SecNav is acting."
"Could this be like what Jen did with the frog wanting revenge for something we might not know about." Gibbs asked understanding where Vance was coming from; but still not happy to be losing his best agent.
Vance shook his head, "I thought of that when it was first brought to me. There is no connection between the cartel and SecNav that I could find."
Gibbs nodded, "So there's nothing I can do."
"you can help DiNozzo deal with this and let him move on to another job, or you could convince him to do the OP which I know you won't do. Not after what happened with Benoit… he doesn't deserve this and I'm sorry he's leaving."
"your right I won't make him do the OP but I don't want him to leave my team either." Gibbs walked towards the door, "Thanks for trying Leon." And left.
