Monday morning Kate came in and looked in the back to see the desk empty, she stared at it as McGee came in.

"Where's Ari?"

McGee looked at her, "Mossad took him back friday afternoon after you left, he acted strange."

"How strange?" She looked at McGee, he stared at her. "How strange McGee?"

"He begged Gibbs to protect you and said to tell you one word."

She shook her head and grabbed her phone, dialing a number. She listened and just a dial tone came. "What what the word?"

"Marta."


Kate stared at McGee, "oh God...oh God." She turned around and ran her hands through her hair, she sat down and put her hand over her mouth. "He knew, he knew what they'd do...he tried and still he knew." She dialed the number again and it was just a dial tone, she threw the phone. "Dammit, I shouldn't have left."

"What hell is going on with you?" Tony came in and she grabbed her bags, leaving, nearly knocking over Gibbs. "Kate?"

"Kate...what's going on with her?" Gibbs looked at McGee, "she was crying, what did you say?"

"She asked where Ari was and I told her, she just started going crazy. Saying he knew, he knew and still he tried. Berating herself for leaving, for letting Mossad take him."

"What? You're not making sense McGee."


He went to his computer and pulled up security on the plasma, "here, watch."

They watched as Kate stared at the back desk then ask McGee where Ari was. She tried to dial her phone then when crazy before leaving.

"There, see...it was strange for her."

Her phone laid on the ground and Gibbs picked it up, he looked at the number. "It's an overseas number, search it McGee."

McGee did and seconds later looked at them, "it was registered to Ari not long after the day he kidnapped Kate, it's a personal phone unused till today. There's an act of severance as of yesterday."

"She said something to me that I found strange. She said Ari meant to save her life, only hers and that he'd turn a blind eye to anyone else. Anything else on that number McGee?"

"Yes, that's strange..." he began typing and looked at Gibbs, "I found it was also attached to an email account. I'll open it," he opened it. "One email to Kate's email box."

Gibbs nodded and looked at him, "open it."

"But it's Kate's email."

"Open McGee."


He opened the email and read it aloud.

"My Dearest Caitlin,

I'm sorry that I send this to you on my way to death. I tried my angel, I had it in my grasp, the redemption we spoke about. When I saw you at the opposite end of the scope, I could not allow your death. You are the only one who trusts me...who sees me.

Stay strong Caitlin, remember my words...you took my life, your eyes will be my memory as I am given death. My beautiful Caitlin, I'm sorry I failed you...your prayers and hope for my safety and redemption are lost.

Till the end, I will remember your laugh on the farm when the horse tried to chew on your hair, after I revealed to you the truth. Keep safe, for I can't be who you call anymore.

My angel in disguise, thank you. I do have redemption in your eyes, even if I am damned.

Goodbye my love.

Ari Haswari."


Gibbs and everyone looked at each other, Fornell came in. "Touching, where's Agent Todd?"

"Why?"

"We trace the email too, conspiring with the enemy...it's treason Jethro."

Tony looked at Gibbs, "Kate knew, she's going to try to save him."

"Kate wouldn't do that, how do we know Ari didn't leave this to her?"

McGee looked at him, "her behavior...it's protective, almost dangerous. Kate could actually love him...it's possible."

"Find her now, go to her apartment."


They raced to Kate's apartment and Gibbs went in to find Kate gone, a note on the kitchen table to Gibbs.

Gibbs,

For a man who saved my life at the cost of his own, I owe him the same. Ari maybe a bastard but he deserves a chance to change. We gave him asylum and he was forced to return on my death. Marta was the Swedish Hamas agent who threatened my life, of which Ari shot her. You can fire me when I get back...if I do.

Caitlin 'Kate' Todd

"She's going to Israel...she's going to face Mossad."

Tony looked at Gibbs, "what do we do?"

"We wait, Kate made this choice...we give her time to fight before going in."