Chapter 2

Chapter 2

After hearing the startling news about DiNozzo's sister, Gibbs walked out of MTAC and back downstairs to his team.

"McGee!" Gibbs barked making everyone jump.

"Yes boss?" McGee asked. Abby got off his lap and he stood up.

"Get on the phone and book 4 tickets to Maryland for us and call a hire-car company and get a sedan. Alright people gear up." Gibbs said.

Tony, Ziva and McGee all followed orders but kept shooting glances at Gibbs.

"Jethro, what's happening?" Ducky asked.

"Just a case. Come on people lets go." Gibbs said before walking to the elevator. McGee kissed Abby quickly and the three ran to the elevator.

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After the plane trip Gibbs and his team got into their hired car and began the drive to the house.

"Uhh boss, I have been meaning to ask but why are we in Baltimore?" Tony asked. Gibbs just brushed off the question by saying "We have to interview some people about a case."

"Well, can't the NCIS agents here in Baltimore do it?" Ziva asked.

"No Ziva, the case was directed to us so we do it." Gibbs said ending the conversation.

The rest of the drive was passed in silence until they pulled up in front of a two storey house.

Something about this house clicked in Tony's mind but he couldn't pin point it.

"Something wrong Tony?" Ziva asked her boyfriend (Yes boyfriend- rule 12 was thrown out the window a few months ago).

"I feel like I have been here before." Tony said.

Gibbs froze a bit but continued walking.

He found the NCIS leader from Baltimore who told him all the details.

"Ok DiNozzo, McGee, sketch and photograph. Look carefully for any evidence and bag and tag. David, come with me." Gibbs said.

"Ok Ziva, I want you to interview the two petty officers who were shot. Take the car and drive to Baltimore General Hospital. I want to know everything." Gibbs said.

"Sure, Uhh Gibbs?" Ziva asked. Gibbs turned to his agent and raised an eyebrow.

"I was wondering why you seem so- what's the word- weird today." Ziva asked carefully.

"How do you figure?" Gibbs asked knowing exactly what Ziva meant. "I mean," Ziva said "When Tony said that he thought he had been here before, you tensed up and when we got the call to come here, you were really stand-offish."

Gibbs sighed and said "Fine I'll tell you but you must let me tell DiNozzo. Ok?" When Ziva nodded Gibbs took a deep breath and said "The woman who is missing is Isabella Emilia DiNozzo, Tony's little sister."

Ziva gasped and said "Oh god." Gibbs nodded and then the two went their separate ways, Gibbs back to the scene and Ziva to the hospital.

Ziva wound down the window and called to Gibbs before driving off "You'd better tell him before he figures it out."

Gibbs nodded and Ziva drove away. Gibbs turned and came face-to-face with Tim and Tony.

"You'd better tell who before they figure out hat boss?" Tony asked.

Gibbs sighed again (he was doing that a lot lately) before saying "I'll tell you when we get back."

The two men nodded before they finished off their work.

With Ziva

Ziva parked in the hospital car park and got out of the car. At the nurses desk she flashed her badge and was directed to the petty officers room.

Ziva knocked on the door and walked in to find two very upset men.

"Hi. Im Special Agent Ziva David, NCIS. You can call me Ziva." Ziva said.

"Hi. I'm Mark and this is Mike." One of the men said then pointed to his friend.

"I am here to take your statements. Could you tell me what happened last night?" Ziva asked as she pulled out a notebook and pen.

"Well, we had just gotten two weeks leave from our unit and we were heading up to Izzy's house like we always do." Mark started.

"When we are not on base, we live with I-I-Izzy. She's my girlfriend. We are a family the three of us. Izzy's mum died a few months ago and her dad isn't around much. He has remarried a few times so she doesn't see him much. She has a brother but she hasn't seen him since she was 12 when he worked as a Baltimore cop. Izzy lived in that house with her mum until she died. Izzy was working towards being a doctor. Oh god. Why would someone do this to her?" Mike said as he broke down.

Ziva walked over to him and patted him on the back gently. Tears sprung into her own eyes as she listened.

"Do you have a recent picture of Izzy so that I can show it around?" Ziva asked.

"Yep, sure." Mike said getting out of the bed. He pulled out a picture from his wallet. It was of Izzy and Mike at the beach. They were both sitting on a beach towel, Izzy in between Mike's legs. Mike had his chin resting on Izzy's shoulder and her hand was in his hair. Ziva smiled at the family resemblance between Izzy and her brother.

"Ok, thanks for that. If you can think of anything else or you just want to talk, here is my card." Ziva said handing both men a card

"Ziva, can you promise us one thing?" Mark asked.

"Sure what is it?" Ziva asked, knowing the answer already.

"Can you find Izzy for us? Please." Mike said.

Ziva nodded and then left the hospital.

As Ziva drove back to the house, she began to cry. She furiously wiped the tears away but they kept on falling. Tony doesn't even know that the missing girl is his sister. He hasn't seen her in 7 years.

Ziva pulled up out the front of the house just in time for the men to walk out. Ziva got out of the car and leant against it. Tony noticed her red eyes and said "Ziva, what happened?"

Ziva shook her head and said "Nothing, Gibbs I got the statements."

Gibbs nodded and the four NCIS agents got into the car and drove back to the airport to get home. Tony wasn't convinced but he let it go. He let his mind wander to where he had seen the house before.

Back in Washington

When they got back to the Navy yard, the team went straight down to Abby's lab.

"Hey Abs. We got a lot for you." Gibbs said after handing Abby a caff-POW.

"Ohhh yay. Is this the reason you went to Maryland?" Abby asked as she signed for the evidence.

Gibbs nodded and said "This is really important. A woman is missing and she needs to be found. This is all the stuff from her house in Baltimore."

Abs nodded before pulling out some of the evidence and examining it. She pulled something out and looked at everyone confused. "What's this?" she asked pulling up a piece of sticky tape with a red blood mark in the middle.

"We think it's a fingerprint." Tony answered. Abby nodded before scanning it into her computer and then hitting search.

"I'll call you if I get anything." Abby said.

The team nodded and walked to the elevator.

Up in the bullpen, the team assembled around the plasma to discuss the case.

Ziva read out the statements and brought up the files on the two petty officers.

"Uhh Ziva, just before you continue, Tony I need to tell you something." Gibbs said. Ziva nodded and stopped talking knowing exactly what Gibbs was going to say.

"Sure boss. What's up?" Tony asked as he sat on the corner of his desk.

Gibbs sighed before nodding to Ziva to pull up the picture of the petty officer and Izzy.

"Does this woman ring any bells to you? Now I want you to really focus on this please." Gibbs said.

Tony walked over to the plasma screen and stared at the girl.

As recognition hit him, his eyes grew wide and whispered one word before his world went black

"Bella."