A/N I am sorry in the delay in getting this up, I am in the process of having my house remodeled as such my power keeps going so i am posting this while i can.

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This is a bit of a filler chapter, but as always is needed.

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Chapter 9

Tony smiled as two CIA Agents picked up Rene.

"We'll take him from here Sir," They said.

"Can't wait to see you in court, dad." Tony sneered.

The two CIA Agents looked quizzically at Tony, "Father in law." Tony explained and then walked out.

Gibbs was waiting in the bullpen for Tony to return. "Hand over go ok?" He asked.

Tony sat at his desk and looked at his boss with a great deal of satisfaction. "Yep, CIA has him and the next time I see him will hopefully be as they lead him from court in chains for the rest of his miserable little life."

"You can head back home Tony." Gibbs said.

"Soon, I want to get this paperwork done first." Tony said. He sat at his desk and worked his way through his report of his kidnapping and his rescue of his son. He knew once he got it done he could spend the next few days with his son without worrying that he would make a mistake in the paperwork and give Rene a way to escape prison.

Tim and Ziva finished off their paperwork and left for the evening. Although both said goodbye to Tony, they knew he still had not totally forgiven them for their behavior while Gibbs had been away but they hoped now his son was back that things would improve between them.


Gibbs looked up as two men in suits approached his desk.

"Agent Gibbs?" The taller of the two men asked.

"Yes?" Gibbs replied and Tony looked up interested.

"Agents Jackson and Sterling CIA, we're here to escort Rene Benoit into custody," The man said.

Gibbs looked at Tony who walked over to them.

"You already took him?" Gibbs said but as he looked over to his SFA Tony was already on the phone.

"Kort, Rene's escaped. Bring Ducky and Luca back here now." Tony put the phone down on Kort's swearing.

The two CIA agents looked at each other upon hearing Kort's name, but quickly turned their attention back to the matter at hand.

"What do you mean he's not here, we have orders to take him, and no one else from our office has been here?" Sterling said.

Gibbs picked up his phone and called Abby up to the bullpen.


While they waited, the two CIA agents called, their offices to make sure no one else had been sent and Tony paced the room like a tiger.

The elevator dinged and Kort came in carrying a still asleep Luca with Ducky close behind.

On seeing his son safe Tony visibly relaxed "Thanks," He said quietly to Kort as Ducky took the child from his arms, "I will take him down to sleep on the sofa in my office, I will put autopsy on lockdown it's the safest place in the building."

Tony gently brushed a stray hair from his sons' face. "Thanks Ducky, Call me when he wakes up."

He watched as Ducky and Luca left and turned to the agents

"Anything?" He asked.

"We are still awaiting confirmation." Agent Jackson replied. "Did you not check their paperwork?"

Both Gibbs and Tony glared at the man and he visibly took a step back. "I….I'm just saying, its protocol and no one should be able to take a suspect out of the building without paperwork." Jackson stammered.


"Hey, whaddya need Gibbs?" Abby asked bouncing into the room.

"Can you access the internal camera's we need pictures of the two men who took Benoit earlier." Gibbs said to her.

"OK? " Abby said confused, "How come they sent some more guys?"

"They didn't the first guys were fake Abs," Tony said

"I should have bloody took him in myself." Kort snapped. Tony nodded agreeing with him and then stopped as the two CIA Agents snorted.

"Yeah right." Sterling said.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Tony snapped.

"We all know Kort's reputation." Jackson said derisively.

"It's a cover you twit!" Tony snapped, "He's a better agent than the pair of you put together and I trust him with finding Rene a hell of a lot more than I do you."

Kort walked up to Tony and grabbed a candy bar out of his pocket, "Sit, Eat. You are no good to anyone if your head is not totally in the game and you are getting snappy. I'll get you a soda." He said and walked off.


Ten minutes later Tony looked up and realized Kort had not come back. He and Gibbs had spent that time hunting down leads and checking out the footage Abby had managed to get of the two people that had collected Rene.

Tony's gut started to churn, as he noticed the time.

He picked up the phone, "Ducky is Trent with you?" He asked.

"No, I haven't seen him Anthony," Ducky answered. "Luca is still starting to wake up though." He told the SFA, "You might want to head down here."

"On my way Ducky." Tony said.

"Luca's waking up." Tony told Gibbs. "I'm going down to autopsy."

"I thought we were trying to fine Benoit?" Jackson snarked.

Tony turned on him, "My five year old son thinks I am dead thanks to Rene, I fully intend to show him I'm not and that he's safe."

"Shoulda kept it in ya pants and then we wouldn't be having this problem." Jackson said under his breath.

Tony whirled and smacked Jackson in the mouth, "You disrespect my family again and it'll be the last thing you ever do. Now I'm going to see my son and you can sit here!" He snapped pushing Jackson into his chair, "And find my sodding father in law." He turned and let out a small smile at the grin Gibbs quickly shot him and he went downstairs.

Standing in the elevator, he pulled his phone out of his pocket; this was starting to drive him crazy. He dialed a number and waited as it picked up.

"Trent where the hell are you….." He said into the phone.

"Getting you a soda, why?" Trent said to him.

"You left us with dumb and dumber upstairs, Luca is waking up and I need you here." Tony said getting crankier by the moment. "And how come it takes you ten minutes to get a soda?"

"OK, I have a contact who doesn't know I'm CIA yet so I called him to find out which safe house Rene would run to, I think I have a lead. I'll call as soon as I get something concrete,"

"Fine, Stay on it and stay safe ok?" Tony sighed.

"Will do, hug Luca for me." Kort said and hung up.


Tony walked into autopsy "Hey Ducky, How his he?" Tony asked.

"Daddy!" Came a voice from the back office.

Tony walked straight into Ducky's office and gathered his son into his arms.

Luca hugged his dad; tears rolling down is face. "I'm sorry daddy, for being bad at the play park, can you stay with me or do you have to go back to mummy now." He sobbed.

"Luca, Daddy didn't die, I'm not going to heaven, and I'm staying here with you." Tony said.

"But Grandpere said that you had gone to heaven with momma?"

"Grandpere made a mistake, he is a confused man and Daddy is going to find him and sort him out." Tony checked his son over quickly, "I need you to stay here with Ducky for a while, and you must promise me you won't go off with anyone else."

"I promise daddy." Luca said, "I love you daddy, you come back soon," Luca smiled and sat up as Ducky came in with a juice box for him.

Tony kissed the top of Luca's head and got up, "Don't let anyone else take him, I'll be back soon" He said and left.

He headed up to the bullpen to fill Gibbs in.


"I talked to Kort on my way down to autopsy; he's chasing down a lead and will call soon."

"Good" Gibbs said, "How's Luca?" He asked concerned

"He's ok, a bit confused. I don't know how to tell him his grandfather is a lying manipulative bastard." Tony sighed leaning on the edge of Gibbs' desk looking at the pictures of the two fake agents who had taken Benoit earlier.

"Any hits on facial recognition." He asked.

"Not yet!" Abby said popping her head up from behind McGee's computer. Her face a study of concentration "Gibbs have you called Tim yet?" She asked, "I could really use his help on this."

"Already done Abs, He and Ziva are on their way back in." Gibbs told them.