I think they should make NCIS in the public domain. But that might not be good for the show's integrity. And I am not even entirely sure who "they" are. Anyway, I don't own it.

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Back in the office, the team was formulating theories. Tony, going first, jumped to his usual conclusion.

"Okay, so Ari and Ziva are married, and they have this kid, and Ziva's father just found out, doesn't approve, and decides to get rid of Ari, and Kate got in the way?"

Jenny added her input. "And Ari doesn't want to kill his father-in-law?"

Gibbs broke in.

"Ari's so deep undercover, any relationships are probably unofficial, so I doubt they're married. And I still think there's something we're missing."

"So they're not married; they just should be?"

"Well, Tony; I've never heard it put quite like that before."

"I still don't get something," McGee put in. Everyone turned to look at him. "Eli has this whole elaborate plan, and then he gets caught by security cameras? Unless they weren't supposed to work…"

"Any signs of sabotage on the camera system?"

"None whatsoever."

"Maybe someone was supposed to, but didn't…?"

Gibbs shrugged. "Tony! Put out a BOLO on all three of them. McGee, keep going over those tapes."

"Where are you going?"

"To get some Caf-Pow!."

Tony and McGee stared at him, confused. Gibbs smacked them both.

"For Abby."

"Ah."

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"This is hinky, Gibbs!" Abby grabbed the Caf-Pow! and slurped it.

"What's 'hinky'?"

"I ran Mati's DNA against a sample of what I know to be Ziva's- here, have a look." She showed Gibbs the screen.

"It looks like a match. Are you surprised? It seemed most likely that she was his mother."

"That's what you might think, but she's not. The match isn't right."

"So they're related, but he's not her kid?"

"So it would seem. I'm still trying to figure out what this could mean."

Gibbs walked toward the door. "Good work, Abs. But I'm kind of wondering how you got Ziva's DNA…"

"I'm not allowed to."

He stopped, turning around and smiling at her. "I know."

Abby smiled back. "Continue wondering."

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Author's note: That's it. The end. I have to move on with my life, and as such will just abandon this story, the characters that I have gotten into an incredible mess, and my wonderful reviewers.

Okay, just kidding. I wouldn't do that to you guys. You guys are great. And it would be really mean to not get Ari and Ziva out of their current predicament. Or, at least, let you guys know what happens to them. I will be updating soon, don't worry.