All signs were pointing to David Palmer. The only problem... he was not in the states at the time of the fire. Who was in the states at the time of the fire? Who had been at the Palmer's house just hours before the fire? Darcy Long, David Daniel Palmer's mistress. She had been having a years long affair with David or as she knew him Dan. By all accounts David should have been thrilled by the divorce. By the idea of being free to date Darcy. He was not. He was a sick man and wanted to keep Liza in his clutches. When she chose to leave on her own accord. He decided to end her life. They were sure it was him but they had no real evidence that it was Darcy who started the fire.

Jimmy was put immediately on psychiatric leave. He had an evaluation in a couple days but until then he was to stay home and recuperate. He was using that time to get to know his siblings and Rose's boyfriend. James and Rose were staying at Joe's house while they searched for a new home. On the cool afternoon Jimmy sat with Rose and Joe on the "patio" outside the unit. While James ran around the backyard.

"I cannot wait until we get our new place." Rose commented.

"You find something already?" Jimmy asked.

"We have a few leads. I have actually been looking for a few weeks. Rose and I were wanting to move in together for a while." Joe explained.

"Will any of the leads work for James?" Jimmy asked.

"We had agreed to look for James. It's just hard to find a four bedroom house in our price range." Rose explained patting her belly.

"You're pregnant?" Jimmy asked.

"Ten weeks" Rose replied.

"Congratulations" Jimmy replied.

Back at NCIS the Major Case Response Team was going crazy. Desperately searching for evidence that Darcy had started the fire, and Darcy herself. Tony and McGee had gone to her home for further questioning. When she did not answer they approached her neighbors. The woman next door informed them that she was going to visit her boyfriend overseas. That was it. Both Darcy and David/Dan's social media accounts were gone. Both had their phones disconnected.

"I just spoke with Darcy's boss." McGee announced.

"Any news?" Tony asked.

"She handed in her resignation last night. He said she was going to care for her boyfriend in Italy. More than we had but still not enough." McGee explained.

"She's not in Italy. She's in New York detained by the NYPD. A woman fitting her description requested a last minute ticket to Naples. She was flagged and taken into custody. They are arranging to have her transported straight to NCIS HQ." Gibbs explained.

"How can she be detained? We just released her description." McGee commented.

"She is on probation for felony assault. She wasn't supposed to leave the state." Gibbs explained.

Ziva David slept peacefully, assuming her daughter was still under her arm. Tali had climbed off the bed and headed off to play with her toys. She was pulled from her sleep by the sound of the front door slamming shut. She jolted up when she saw that Tali was not by her side. She raced towards the front door but was stopped by a large, masked man. She fought back but the man overpowered her. Grabbing her by the neck and squeezing until she stopped fighting and passed out.

It was nice getting to know Rose but Jimmy was feeling guilty. He wished that he could be at NCIS helping with the case. At this point he would not be much help but he still wanted to be there. He wanted to catch that bastard before anybody else got hurt. He did not want anyone else to go through what James and him have. What Rose was now going through for a second time, but he could not be. He had to take time to focus on himself. To focus on his mental health and recovery.

"What's on your mind?" Joe asked, taking a seat beside Jimmy.

"I want to be at NCIS. I want to be helping them." Jimmy explained.

"My grandfather was a cop. He always said it's best to stay away if you cannot be in it one hundred percent." Joe explained.

"I'm just an autopsy assistant." Jimmy admitted.

"Even more so then." Joe replied.

"I know but I just want him off the streets." Jimmy sighed.

"And he will be." Joe assured.

Things were finally looking up. Darcy had been caught and Gibbs had found a lead on David's whereabouts. Team Gibbs could finally breathe easy or so they thought.

Bishop was perched on the couch in Vance's office. Her lunch was a reward for helping Jared with a Geography project. She felt a little guilty for enjoying herself. McGee was tracking Gibbs' lead on David, and Tony and Gibbs were waiting for Darcy to arrive at HQ. She had just reached for another piece of sub. When the door swung open and McGee burst in.

"I need you to call Gibbs immediately!" McGee cried.

"Gibbs is just downstairs with Tony." Vance reminded.

"I know just call him up here and just him." McGee insisted.

Gibbs was annoyed to say the least. He could not imagine what would be important enough to call him away. Darcy was due to arrive any minute now and per protocol two agents were supposed to escort her up. Now he was called up to the director's office and Agent Brown was heading down to take his place. He rode the elevator up to Vance's office, tapping his foot out of annoyance the entire time. He opened the door and his heart dropped. The room was somber and even the director had tears in his eyes.

"What is going on?" Gibbs demanded.

"Gibbs, Ziva is dead." McGee announced, voice cracking on every word.


A/N: How will Tony take the news? New chapter will be up soon. Thanks for reading and please review.