Chapter 9
Gibbs immediately called the company's headquarters in Spain.
"Hello, thank you for calling Cuchillos this is Maria how may I help you?" someone answered.
"I need to speak to Manuel Gonzalez." Gibbs said getting strait to the point.
"I'm sorry sir but you must make an appointment."
"I said, I "need" to talk to him." Gibbs said putting the emphasis on need.
"Sir, you "need" to make an appointment." she said not backing down.
"I work work for N.C.I.S. this involves a ongoing case I have to speak to him now." Gibbs said becoming extremely angry with this woman.
"Well in that case you can call his lawyer Ricardo Smith." she said hanging up. Gibbs stared at the phone incredulously."
"Did she just..."
Back at Abby's Apartment
Tony was sitting on the sofa staring at his phone screen trying to decide if he should call his and Abby's father. After another ten minutes he finally pushed the send button on his phone.
"Hello Jr." hi father answered.
"Hi." Tony said not in the mood for proper conversation.
"Whats wrong Jr.?" He asked.
"Have you ever killed anyone?" Tony asked bluntly, tiered of the innocent act when he was anything but.
"How could you ask me, your on father that?" He asked becoming angry within seconds just like when they were kids. Tony flinched at the memories.
"Did you?" Tony asked again not giving up on his question.
"What if I did Jr.?" He said angrily.
"You didn't, because you're a coward. You hired a hit man to do it for you." Tony said his voice raising a few decibels.
"Don't you talk to me like that!" his father yelled.
"I have to go." Tony said not wanting to hear his voice anymore.
"Anthony," Tony heard his father say his name just as he was about to end the call. He never called him by his name unless he was angry with him, it was always Jr.
"What?" Tony asked.
"If I were you, I'd stop investigating this before something bad happens." he said hanging up the phone.
