Chapter 4

Morning came faster than any of them would like and they started working. They tried finding this cobra guy but so far nothing. Gibbs' phone suddenly rang and when he opened it he saw he had a text message.

'There is an idea. If you find out the place where Keller was taking the drugs, you can send an undercover agent and catch the guy. S.'

'This guy is good.' Gibbs thought.

"Listen up. Find out where Petty officer Keller was taking the drugs from. McGee, you and Vivian go ask Melisa, Ziva call his family, ask where he used to hang out before he joined the Marines. I'm going to see Abby." Gibbs ordered and left the office.

'This guy could work as an investigator. He knows details about the case that we don't even know, he knows everything about the team and things that aren't mentioned in the files, he knows how to be unnoticed, how to hack a computer. If he really hacked NCIS database then this guy was even better that McGee since he didn't set any alarms on.' Gibbs thought on his way to Abby.

First thing he noticed when he walked out of the elevator was the loud music coming from the lab. Gibbs got near and closed the stereo.

"Hey, I was listening to… Gibbs!" Abby said and hugged him tight.

"What do you have Abs?" he asked.

"Well I processed all the evidence that you found in the crime scene Gibbs. I found no fingerprints but Ducky did find something on the body. We talked about it and we are sure that Petty officer Keller had nothing to do with the other victims. The Shadow didn't do it unless of course he changed his MO which is unlikely." Abby started.

"Abbigail is right Jethro." Ducky said through the phone.

"The first five victims died from a single gunshot to the heart from quite a distance. It was an excellent shot Jethro. It went right between the ribs directly to the heart. They were dead in minutes. All of them were found sitting, holding the evidence in their hands. As got our last victim, Petty officer Keller died from a gunshot wound from close distance and he put up a fight first. Also he didn't die where we found him." Ducky explained.

"That doesn't mean the Shadow didn't do it. He could change his MO." Gibbs said.

"Indeed but I don't think so. I studied everything about him Jethro and I have to tell you, he wouldn't change his MO. He doesn't kill for recognition. He thinks that what he does is right. He wants justice. He doesn't trust the police to do it. He's very smart and knows what he's doing. He's not violent. He doesn't want them to suffer he just wants justice. He doesn't go against people that the police can find evidence against them. I believe he might have gone to the police with his evidence and was turned down. This guy could never kill Petty officer Keller." Ducky said with confidence.

"Thanks Duck." Gibbs said and walked away. He was glad that they could prove that the Shadow didn't kill Keller but someone did and they had to find him. Ducky said that the Shadow killed his victims from a distance. If that's true then how come the police didn't found any evidence in the house from where the bullet came from? It didn't just appear into thin air. Gibbs would just have to think about it later. When he entered the office Ziva, McGee and Vivian were gathered around McGee's office.

"What have you got?" he asked.

"Boss, Melisa gave us a couple of names where Petty officer Keller used to hang out. And his family gave Ziva some too. We're trying to connect them." McGee nodded. Half an hour later they had found something. It was a nightclub.

"We could send someone undercover." Vivian suggested.

"Get ready. You're going in." Gibbs told her and went to inform Vance.

Around midnight the team was in a van outside the club looking for anything suspicious and Vivian was inside wearing a camera at her necklace looking for the guy with the tattoo in his hand. For some reason Gibbs had a bad feeling about tonight.

Inside Vivian was looking around trying to find cobra. It wasn't easy to look at their hands though. Especially at a place like this. It was a Goth party and everyone was dressed accordingly. Even her. She knew they should have send Abby. Suddenly something caught her eye. Two guys were arguing in a corner. When she looked closer she saw that one of them had a tattoo of a cobra in his hand.

"Guys I have visual." She said.

Cobra stopped arguing and looked around when he caught her eyes. They stared at each other.

"What are you doing? You'll blow the whole thing up." McGee said through the headset. Then the guy started running.

"Shit." Vivian said and went after him. She ended up in an alley when someone grabbed her from behind and they started fighting. The man was choking her, then she saw someone behind him. At first she thought she imagined it because of the lack of air but she didn't. she saw that man, that shadow grabbing her attacker and knocking him out. Then the guy disappeared and she understood.

"Vivian, are you ok?" McGee asked when the team reached her. She nodded.

"You have signs of strangulation. How did you manage to knock him out?" Ziva asked curious.

"I didn't. The Shadow did." Vivian said and looked at the sky. Gibbs heard her but didn't comment. Vivian was sent to the hospital to make sure she was okay and McGee and Ziva took the suspect to the interrogation room.

Meanwhile Gibbs was alone outside of NCIS looking at the sky. It was two in the morning; of course he'd be alone.

"He's not gonna talk." The Shadow said from behind him. Gibbs smiled.

"He will to me." Gibbs said with confidence.

"I don't know. Something isn't right. It's bigger than murder." The Shadow said. Gibbs noticed that he liked to have the other man around. He was good company. Gibbs also noticed that he wouldn't mind starring at those eyes for the rest of his life.

No. he couldn't think like that. The man was a murderer. They would solve this case and then they wouldn't see each other again. But why didn't he like that thought? It was like he wanted to be with the other man. But that couldn't be true, could it?

The Shadow went to leave but Gibbs stopped him.

"Wait. Tell me your name." Gibbs said.

"What does it matter?" the Shadow asked and looked at him curious.

"It does. I won't tell anyone if that's what you're worried about." Gibbs said serious. The Shadow came closer to him.

"You're a strange man Agent Gibbs, you know that?"

"Jethro. Call me Jethro." Gibbs didn't know why but he wanted to hear the young man say his name. The Shadow thought about it for awhile while looking in Gibbs eyes. He came closer, now inches apart.

"Tony. Call me Tony." The Shadow whispered and Gibbs smiled. They starred at each other some more and then Tony backed off.

"I should go. Goodnight Jethro. And be careful." Tony said and disappeared in the night. Gibbs stayed a little longer and then went inside. He had a suspect to interrogate and an agent to fire.

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