The disclaimer is back in the last chapter.

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Arden Ridge Apartments was a nice little complex. It housed a woman known to her neighbors as Kristen Roberts, but to herself as Caitlin Todd.

Unfortunately, known to the man across the hall, her name wasn't Kristen. He was one of Ari's accomplices and notified him as soon as he found her. Ari ordered him to move into the closest apartment to her. Unluckily for Kate, one was open right across the hall.

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"DiNozzo! Contact all of the condo developments in the area. I'll talk to all of the apartment complexes. Start in alphabetical order. We might get lucky. And DiNozzo..."

"Yeah, Boss?"

"We'll get her back."

"I know. Why are you telling me?"

Gibbs sighed. "I could see how much you missed her when we thought she was dead. And I can see how much you love her. Just wanted you to know. And contrary to popular belief, I have a nice side to me too."

Tony stared at him. Did Gibbs really just say that?

"DiNozzo! Let's go!"

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"OK, now what we'll do is wait for Caitlin to come out. I will walk out and force her back into the apartment. What I do from there is none of your business. You just use the radio and tell me if some one like Gibbs is coming. Got it?"

Ari's accomplices nodded.

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"Thanks," Gibbs said into the phone, "DiNozzo, Arden Ridge Apartments has a tenant named Kristen Roberts who moved in two days ago. It could be her. Let's roll."

Gibbs drove way over the speed limit on the highways, dodging cars left and right. They made it to the complex and ran into the main office.

"Where is Kristen Roberts' apartment? Now! Hurry!" Gibbs yelled at the lady behind the counter.

She typed as fast as she could on her computer.

"Building C. Number 7 on the second floor."

Without a word of thanks, they ran to Kate's building and ran up the stairs, guns at the ready.

They pounded on her door, heard scuffling and then silence.

"KATE!" Tony yelled. "Come answer the door! It's Gibbs and Tony! Let us in!"

"Oh she's in there with some man. And her name's Kristen, not Kate"

They turned around to see some one across the hall.

"I'm Regina. I live in 9C. He just rushed them back in as soon as she was trying to leave. Looked like they were about to go at it too. I could hear the locks clicking. Is Kristen in some kind of trouble? "

They turned back around quickly. Gibbs kicked down the door and Tony ran in first. Gibbs came in too, followed by Regina, who didn't know any better. A shot would have rang out if there was no silencer, and narrowly missed Tony. Gibbs and Tony turned to aim at the shooter.

"Hello, Agent Gibbs," Ari said coldly.

"Where's Kate?"

"Her name's not Kate, it's Kristen!"

Another shot was silenced and Regina dropped to the floor with a thud. Blood was pouring out of the fatal shot.

"She just would have gotten in the way later."

Gibbs and Tony looked at him in disbelief.

"Where's Kate?"

Ari gave a menacing smile.

"Oh, Caitlin! Caitlin!" he called in a sing-song voice, "Oh, that's right...She's sleeping."

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Well there's that chapter. I've started writing the next one and I'll try to post it before I go out of town for a week. Tell me what you think or what I should do next. I'm always accepting ideas! ;o)