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Ch. 3
Ziva was been sitting at her desk running searches on a ship that had randomly appeared in the Navy yard that morning. Finally, the computer dinged and she stared long and hard at what lay on the screen in front of her.
Tony jumped up from his desk and scurried over to try to get a peek at what Ziva had found. "So Probie, what did ya find?"
"None of your wasp wax. This is my find and a good one too."
"It's bees wax and we're a team, so share."
Gibbs silently walked around the corner of the cubicle next door and smacked Tony on the back of the head before taking a sip of his coffee. "What did you find?" he asked without even glancing at the two of them.
"Hamas."
"Hamas? Well what are they doing here?"
"That's what I am trying to find out. They have no reason to be here unless it is some sort of plot or terrorist attack. But even then leaving a ship in the Navy yard like that seems too obvious a move for them"
"Well stop wasting time and get to work," said Gibbs impatiently before grabbing a notebook off his desk. "I'm going down to see what Abby and McGee have found and I expect more when I get back."
At that, Gibbs walked out of the room at a brisk pace, leaving Ziva and Tony to their own devices.
After realizing who Tali actually was, Vance got her a visitor's badge and escorted her to the elevator. The ride in the coldly metallic elevator was slightly awkward and silent. Tali noticed that Vance had obviously known who she and her father are but couldn't bring herself to ask him how he knew her family. It did strike a spark of hope in her that maybe she would be able to get home without too much hassle.
The elevator doors slid open and the two of them stepped out into a room full of cubicles with a staircase leading to a level overlooking the main floor. There were more offices above and a sign on the wall read MTAC.
Vance led her toward a grouping of cubicles, which were stuck together in a way that all four of them were open to each other to create a team-like work environment. There was a handsome man with dirty blonde hair sitting at a desk facing towards them, his eyes glued to his computer screen as he bounced a rubber ball next to the keyboard.
A woman sat with her back to them. Her wavy dark brown hair was draped over her shoulders as she stared intensely at the computer in front of her and scribbled on a pad of paper without moving her eyes away from the screen. Something struck Tali as familiar about this woman but she brushed it off as déjà vu and nothing more than a hopeful wish.
As Vance and Tali approached the desks of Tony and Ziva, Tony looked up from his computer and set the ball down on his desk. A questioning look crossed his face at the sight of the strange girl but before he could utter a word Vance spoke. "Ziva, do you know this girl?"
Ziva looked up from her work and turned to look at Vance but before she could answer she met the eyes of her little sister. A look of disbelief and confusion crossed Ziva's face as she stared in silence for a few moments before being able to speak. A tear slid slowly down her face. "Tali?"
