Jethro was about to question her when his cell phone rang. "Yeah Gibbs," Jethro walked to a private area of the house and looked at Naomi. "That works." He disconnected the call and sat back down. "The Director would like to conduct the interview and wants it tomorrow morning."
"Not you?" Naomi looked at him her eyes wide.
"I will be there," Jethro spoke softly, "We need to make sure that nothing goes wrong with this case."
Naomi understood just in case there was ever a question about her relationship with Jethro. It all needed to be professional. "Okay."
The next morning Naomi was escorted to Jen's office where Jethro and Jen waited. She took a seat across from Jen. "Miss," Jen politely smiled, "Naomi. We appreciate your coming here."
"I don't mean to be rude," Naomi looked at them, "Can we just get this over with."
"Sure," Jen stated. "Please tell us about that night."
Naomi told of what happened to her and she did her best to keep her emotions in check, "There you have it."
"I applaud your bravery," Jen noted, "Please accept my apologies for not giving Jethro your message." Jen and Jethro exchanged glances, "I need to know if you remember anything else from that night."
"Like what?" Naomi questioned.
"A smell, a sound, anything that might help us catch this bastard," Jen replied.
Naomi closed her eyes and tried to remember, "The knife was huge. It was very unique and had an emblem on the handle but I can't remember what it was specifically." She looked at Jethro, "He smelled like the sea."
"The sea," Jethro looked at her, "Sailor" he muttered, "Anything else?"
"Tattoo," Naomi looked up like she had forgotten about it, "It looked like a dolphin or a shark. All I could see was the end of it. His shirt covered the rest of it."
"I will have Abby pull up a couple of databases and see if we can find the knife and the tattoo," Jethro stated as he headed for the door. "I will have one of my agents escort you."
"I will bring her," Jen noted seeing the expression in Naomi's eyes. She watched as Jethro left. "You needed something?"
Naomi looked at Jen, "Jethro trusts you so," she played with the strap on her handbag, "He, the man that, he had a piercing."
"Where?" Jen sat next to Naomi.
"On his," Naomi could feel her face turn red.
"Oh," Jen let a small grin slide across her face. "That must've hurt," she stated.
Naomi turned her body towards Jen, "It did but it also," Naomi removed a paper from her bag. "I read that an orgasm was normal." She handed the paper to Jen. "I am feeling all of these things and felt those things," Naomi noted pointing to the paper. "I didn't know what to say or how to say it to him."
Jen politely squeezed Naomi's hand especially when she saw the shame and embarrassment in her expression, "Don't worry I won't tell Jethro."
"Thanks," Naomi sighed. "I want to get this over with." Jen walked Naomi to Abby's lab and bid her farewells while Abby walked Naomi to her desk. "We'll start with the knife," Abby noted. "Can you tell me how long, what color," her hands moved as she spoke.
"Big," Naomi looked up at Abby. "It was at least," Naomi measured with her hands, "Eight inches. The handle was white or ivory and the metal logo or insignia a pewter color."
Abby typed in the parameters and they watched as an array of knives flashed across the screen, "You just click here to move forward," Abby used the mouse cursor to point, "Then click this to enlarge it."
"I think I can handle that," Naomi noted.
"I will leave you to it," Abby noted.
Naomi looked at the various knives and felt a bit overwhelmed. She moved forward not seeing the particular knife. She was about to click again when she looked at it. Naomi enlarged the handle of the knife where the insignia was. She closed her eyes struggling to remember what the insignia looked like then remembered. Before she opened her eyes she drew the insignia on her hand then looked at the picture on the screen. "Abby!"
"What?" Abby questioned entering the room, "Did you find it?"
"I think so," Naomi looked at the insignia that was drawn on her hand. She removed a small piece of paper from her purse and looked at it next to the knife.
"They're identical," Abby replied, "We got a match."
"Great," Jethro stated as he approached them.
"Gibbs," Abby smiled, "You always seem to know when I have something."
"Whatcha got Abs?" Jethro grinned.
"The knife," Abby replied. "Naomi drew it out and it matches this."
Jethro looked at the insignia on the knife and the picture she drew earlier. "You're sure that's it?" He looked at her.
"Yes," Naomi looked at him a bit of anger flashed in her eyes, "I distinctly remember seeing it shoved in my face as he," Naomi looked at him.
"I shouldn't have doubted you," Jethro noted softly, "Anything on the tattoo?"
"One step at a time Gibbs," Abby replied.
"Let me know," Jethro winked at Naomi, "Good job."
"That was for you Abby," Naomi stated, "About the tattoo." She gave the description of what she saw to Abby and watched her enter the information as she did earlier. Naomi smiled, "I will let you know."
Naomi flipped through the various pictures of tattoos. She flipped through the first twenty and was becoming very frustrated not seeing the tattoo. It was about the thirtieth picture when Naomi called for Abby.
"You got it?" Abby asked looking at the picture. "Sweet," Abby smiled. "We are two for two."
Naomi sat still for a moment, "We really are going to get this guy aren't we?"
"Yes," Abby gave her new friend a hug. "Gibbs is the best." Just as Abby released her self from Naomi Jethro walked through the door. "How do you know?" Abby questioned.
"Know what?" Jethro asked sipping his coffee.
"That we have something," Abby shook her head.
"You found the tat," Jethro remarked.
"Yep," Abby replied, "Well Naomi found it."
Abby pulled the picture of the tattoo and the knife onto the plasma screen in the main part of the lab while Naomi remained at her desk.
Naomi was realizing that her nightmare just may be over. She rubbed her face with her hands feeling the day takes its toll on her. "May I leave now?" Naomi asked as she walked into the outer lab.
"Sure," Jethro could see the exhaustion in her eyes. "I will walk you out."
Jethro and Naomi exited the elevator to the entrance of NCIS. He stepped out after Naomi and saw Hollis standing there waiting to board the elevator. "Hollis what are you doing here?" Jethro asked.
"I came to take you to lunch," Hollis looked Naomi over. "That is unless you have other plans."
"No," Naomi replied, "I was on my way back to work." She was about to speak again when Tony approached them.
"Boss we found three," Tony stopped, "Am I interrupting something?"
"No," Jethro noted. "You found what?"
"Well uh," Tony looked at the two women.
Naomi started to walk away when she heard Jethro call her name, "Agent DiNozzo needs to escort you back upstairs."
"Why?" she looked at him.
"We think we have him," Tony noted.
Naomi almost fell against the wall, "He's here now?"
"No," Jethro reached for her, "We are going to get him and bring him here."
"Call me when you do," Naomi stated. "I have a few things I need to take care of and I need a breath of fresh air."
"I will have one of my agents pick you up," Jethro placed a hand on her elbow.
"Fine," she replied as she started to walk away.
"Hollis," Jethro looked at her, "Lunch is going to have to wait."
"I understand," Hollis noted. "Call me later?"
Jethro nodded then he and Tony headed upstairs. Hollis caught up to Naomi.
"What did you want Lieutenant Colonel Mann?" Naomi questioned.
"First," Hollis sighed, "I am sorry about the call. Jethro and I were new in the relationship and,"
"Naomi replied not wanting to hear it. "Look I am exhausted and I just want to get back to work."
"I know that you and Jethro are friends," Hollis stated, "I'm okay with that. I just wanted to apologize. I truly hope that they are able to get this guy."
"Thanks," Naomi stated as she started to walk away. "By the way he and I never slept together I know that is what you are worried about."
Naomi drove to her store preparing herself for the long night ahead. Tim picked up Naomi and drove her to NCIS. She was escorted into the observation room to see if she could pick him out of the line up. Jen stood by her as did the agent except Jethro. He was in the interrogation room with the suspects.
"Just take your time," Jen noted.
Naomi didn't know which one and became frustrated. "I don't know."
"Relax," Jen replied. She pushed a button and had each man say a phrase but Naomi wasn't sure. Jen remembered what Naomi said about the piercing. She whispered in Naomi's ear and Naomi nodded, "Would you please wait outside Agents McGee and DiNozzo? You too Ziva," Jen stated. Before they could protest Jen glared at them. She called Jethro into the room and told him about the piercing.
"Why didn't you mention this before?" Jethro looked at Jen then at a very embarrassed Naomi.
"She didn't want you to," Jen looked at Jethro who nodded.
Jethro entered the interrogation room and ordered the men to drop their pants. There was only one suspect who had a piercing. After the men dressed Jethro kept the one suspect that was left.
"Tell me why you raped her," Jethro slid Naomi's picture across the table.
"I don't know what you're talking about," the SEAL remarked.
"Really," Jethro questioned, "So this isn't your knife?" Jethro held up the weapon.
"Well yeah but," The SEAL noted.
"This is your tattoo right?" Jethro showed him another picture.
"Yes but," the SEAL stated.
"But what," Jethro leaned in close. "This knife had traces of the victim's blood on it. She recognized your tattoo and remembered your piercing." Jethro looked intently at the man, "Looks like we have enough to convict."
"Yeah well the bitch deserved it," the young man hissed.
"How does any woman deserve to be raped?" Jethro asked doing his best not to kill the man.
"She turned me down for a date," the sailor stated.
"She turned you down so you raped her," Jethro retorted.
"Man she's hot," the sailor smiled, "When she moves." The man made a sexual reference. "She wasn't going to give it voluntarily, so I took it." He leaned in and looked at Jethro. "She liked it too." The man let an evil grin cross his face, "Lets just say multiple." He crossed his arms and stared at Jethro, "You and her have something right?" Jethro showed no emotion. "Your name is Jethro right? She let your name slip as I slipped into her." He laughed. "Do you like what I did to her? I told her that if I couldn't have her no one else could."
"We're done," Jethro stood up, "We got your confession on tape. You will be going away for a long time."
"I'll have my memories of her," the man smiled, "Have you ever seen her nude? Man her perfect breasts and her well sculpted body I tell you I get a hard on just thinking of her."
Jethro opened the door and signaled for another agent, "We're done here."
"Maybe," the man stated, "There might be more."
"Women," Jethro replied, "I don't believe you."
"I can prove it," the man smiled. "But first I want to see her."
"We're done," Jethro noted.
"Then you won't get the names of the other women," he laughed. "Of course they weren't as good as Naomi. Did she tell you that I did things to her that no other man dared to do? Ooh man she was good."
Jethro spoke softly to the other agent as the Navy SEAL rambled on. He watched as the agent escorted him out of the room and down the hall. Jethro rubbed his face with his hands before entering the observation room. "Where's Naomi?" Jethro asked looking at Jen.
"She's upstairs with McGee," Jen noted. "I didn't think it was right to have her hear that."
"She told you about the," Jethro started to speak.
"Yes," Jen replied solemnly, "I promised I wouldn't tell." She opened the door, "She's one brave woman."
"Yes, she is," Jethro noted.
"Naomi will be able to heal now that he's caught," Jen pushed the button on the elevator. "You did well in there."
Jethro didn't want to tell Jen that he wanted to punch something to release his anger; that he wanted to kill him for what he did to Naomi and he didn't say that he wanted to pull Naomi close and hold her. The last admission surprised himself and maybe his feelings for her were changing. He suppressed them for now since he was with Hollis. Jethro entered the conference room. "Well he confessed."
"He did?" Naomi practically jumped out of her seat.
"Yes," Jen stated looking a bit concerned.
"Director" Naomi asked seeing her expression. "What is it?"
"He said there were others," Jen sighed.
"More?" Naomi let the realization hit her as she sat down. She looked up at Jen and then at Jethro, "If there are others." She sat silent for a moment. "Do what you need to," Naomi stated, "If you need to use me as a means for finding other women, other victims then I am okay with it." She stood up and looked directly into Jen's eyes, "As long as we know he will be convicted." There was an edge of fear in her voice. "This is the one that raped me right?"
"He confessed," Jethro stated, "Knew our names." He looked at her and could tell that she remembered that particular moment. "We got him you are safe now."