It was almost an hour later when Kort pulled up. They were able to watch when his car pulled up thanks to Abby. She had been curious why there wasn't carmera's set up outisde already. When they said they hadn't had the time and didn't have the equipment just yet, she asked them to follow her to her car. Inside her car was enough equipment to do a decent job of setting up survielance outside almost all of the warehouse. Everyone looked at each other but knew better than to ask why she had them.

Kort walked in and stared at the scene before him. Ziva and Fornell were nose to nose arguing about something. Tim was next to them trying to seperate them and Tony was sitting in a chair nearby looking relaxed watching the whole thing. Kort walked over and sat next to Tony. He watched the arguement for a while before turning to Tony.

"Usually the fireworks don't start til I show up."

"Ziva wants to interrogate the prisoner."

"And Fornell?"

"Doesn't want to transport the man here."

"And you people can't be brought in to interrogate because you can't work this case."

"Yup."

"And he can't bring you guys in to make official statements?"

"Maybe, but it would look a little strange though. Especially since he told Vance we were giving our statements at the scene."

"Hmm."

Kort gave a long, loud whistle. He waited until the others turned and gave him their full attention. When he had their attention he stood and walked over to others.

"I think, I should give my statement tomarrow."

"What?" Fornell stared at Kort incredulously.

"My statement. I think I should have time to give it tomarrow." Turning he chucked the car keys in Tony's direction. "Think you can give me a ride DiNozzo?"

**Tony**

Tony caught the keys with one hand and stared at Kort. He inspected Kort for a sign of what he was up to but didn't immediately coming up with any ideas. The small smirk on Kort's face told him Kort was up to something. Better to play it safe he thought.

"Yeah. Not a problem."

**Kort**

Kort nodded and turned to Fornell.

"That said, I think you should turn the man over to NCIS."

"Why would I turn him over to NCIS?"

"This man did hire the man that killed Gibbs. It's only right that they get to do an interrogation."

"Even if that were the case there's no reason they can't conduct the interview where he's at. Transferring him creates unnecessary risks."

"The bust belongs to them. David is the one that brought him down. She does deserve to do an interrogation and it's not all that possible while he's still in FBI custody. Especially since they're not supposed to be involved in this."

"How do you expect her to be able to interrogate the man if he's at the NCIS building any more than where he's at now?"

"They're pretty resourceful. I think one of them might find away if they had an oppertunity. We should get some sleep, big day tomorrow. Give me a lift DiNozzo?"

Kort was quiet as he watched Tony trying to figure out what was going on. He was relieved when Tony stood and walked to the door without asking anything. Once they could get away from here he could tell DiNozzo the plan.

**The funeral**

The funeral itself went fast. When they got to the part where people had a chance to come forward and speak everyone looked at Ziva, Tim, and Tony. Ziva stalked forward and began to speak. She was actually pretty eloquent. Right up to the point she promised a slow painful death to anyone that was involved in Gibbs' death. Tony almost couldn't keep the smile off his face. He looked to see if Tim wanted to go next but Tim gestured for Tony to go ahead. Sighing he walked up to say a few words. Tim went last and when he was done they all sat quietly waiting.

Director Vance spoke next; it was brief but seemed heartfelt. Fornell speaking wasn't surprising, but some of what he said was. Tony hadn't realized Fornell and Gibbs had been that close. After Fornell quite a few people who turned out to be FBI agents quietly made their way forward one by one. Tony was a bit shocked by the amount of people who's lives Gibbs had touched. Well, in a positive manner anyways.

When it was finally over everyone began to shuffle out, many offering the team condolences. Fornell gave Tony an indecipherable look before leaving. Finally the only person left besides the team was Kort. Kort stayed seated staring at the coffin for a few minutes before getting up and walking over.

"Ready?"

Tony inspected Kort's face but couldn't read anything in it.

"Yea, let's do this. See you guys later." Tony gave the others a half smile before leaving with Kort.

"It's not going to work Kort."

"What's the worst that could happen?"

"We could lose the cooperation of the FBI? The guy could escape? We could lose our jobs? Take your pick."

"He's not going to get a chance to escape, Fornell's gotta cooperate with us if we have his best lead and... Well I can't help about you guys losing your jobs. That might actually happen. Maybe not, though. I'm not sure the FBI's going to be too eager to admit that one of their prisoners was stolen out of their headquarters, right out from under their noses. Besides, if anything goes wrong you can blame it on me." Kort grinned at Tony.

Tony sighed and continued driving. If anything did go wrong they'd be screwed no matter what Kort said. Kort's plan was pretty good, though, especially if it worked. Tony wanted to question the prisoner every bit as much as Ziva had, but he figured he'd have to find a way to go around Fornell. There was no way Fornell was going to give up the man or let any of them into question him.

Of all the things Tony thought could go wrong, the one thing he hadn't figured would go wrong was the suspect being dead. As they entered Tony recognized an NCIS agent that was part of the team investigating Gibbs' case. He was talking to FBI agent further up the hall. Tony made a sharp right around a corner and leaned against the wall trying to look casual. Kort leaned against the same wall close to the corner's edge. He was making casual conversation and keeping an eye on the others down the hall.

An FBI agent curious about their presence walked over and questioned them. Tony gave his name but left Kort to the explanations. When the agent revealed that the suspect was dead Tony didn't pretend not to be pissed. Before he could truly get started his phone rang. Tony hit ignore and continued. A few seconds later his phone rang again. Again, he hit ignore without checking it.

**Kort**

Kort shook his head slowly watching everything unfold. He was pissed the suspect was dead too, but Tony's actions weren't helping. He watched Tony silence his phone for the second time. He was sorting through what they could do next when his own phone rang. Checking the caller ID he frowned. He moved a bit farther away before answering.

"Yes?"

"Is Tony still with you?"

"You could say that."

"Grab him and get back here. Now."

Fornell hung up without another word. Kort stared at his phone for a few seconds before putting it away. Kort brushed off his irritation at Fornell's curt manner and went to retrieve Tony.