Berlin-The Aftermath Chapter 9

"Boss, the car that hit Ziva & Tony was the same green SUV that was watching us."

That didn't surprise Gibbs.

"The local LEOs confirmed there was no driver of the SUV at the scene. We already knew about the dummy plates but the VIN shows the owner is a Virginia resident that reported it stolen days ago."

That was also not a surprise.

"The LEOs reported that when they arrived, Ziva & Tony were both unconscious. They didn't know they were dealing with Federal Officers until they were both secured in the ambulance. The LEOs did the initial traffic accident report and everything was secured until Balboa's team showed up."

Gibbs reflected on that last statement. He had received the phone call while working in his basement. A local LEO who knew Gibbs from the Corp and knew Gibbs worked for NCIS found his number on Tony's phone. Gibbs had asked the man to secure the crime scene until a NCIS team could get there. He then placed calls to Ducky, McGee and Vance while he hurried on his way to Bethesda.

Gibbs was lucky that he could compartmentalize his fear. Someone had hurt his Agents, His kids, and he had no idea if they were ok.

McGee pointed past Gibbs shoulder and Gibbs turned seeing that Director Vance had arrived. It was time to get Ziva's statement about the mission to Berlin and its aftermath.

As the three men entered Ziva's room Abby moved out of their way. She was just about to start running the facial recognition program to identify the image they had constructed when her laptop indicated battery low. She needed a power source.

Director Vance greeted Ziva with a smile as Gibbs said "Ready Ziver?"

She was ready. She remembered all of it. She told them everything including the story of how her Father had left her Mother for Orli Elbaz. Abby gasped at that revelation but the men remained silent. When Ziva was done she was beyond exhausted. Gibbs told her to sleep but she was already out.

"Let us see the composite Abs" Gibbs asked

"It is still running but here you go" She said as she turned the screen towards them.

Recognition lit up three sets of eyes. "What?" Abby asked seeing their collective response.

It was McGee who spoke first. He identified the man as Tomer Gottlieb. He was supposed to be one of the 5 agents that were reported to have gone rogue working with Ilan Bodnar.

But this Agent was not one of Bodnar's associates.

This man was working for the new Director of Mossad.