"McGee call Ducky NOW!" Gibbs ordered running over to Tony's still form.

"On it Boss!" McGee replied.

Gibbs knelt beside Tony he was relieved to find that he had a pulse and was breathing. Everything was a little weak for Gibbs's liking but they were consistent.

"What seems to be the problem Jethro?" Ducky asked.

"He collapsed Duck. He's breathing and has a pulse but they're weak." Gibbs replied.

"The paramedics are already on their way." Ducky replied.

"Good morning Breena." Jimmy mumbled flickering his eyes open

At first he was confused by the strange décor. Then everything hit him like a ton of bricks. Breena was dead the love of his life was gone. He started to feel dizzy and struggled to breathe. He was sweating profusely. He stumbled out of the room but found himself on the floor of the hallway.

"Hey are you OK?" Kayla asked sleepily.

"Huuuh" Jimmy wheezed.

"DAD!" Kayla called.

"What is it sweetie?" Vance asked walking out of his room adjusting his tie.

"I think something's wrong with him." Kayla replied pointing to Jimmy.

"I think he's just having a freak-out. I am going to stay home with him today though." Vance replied after checking Jimmy up and leading him back to the guest room.

"Have you heard anything Duck?" Gibbs asked.

"No Jethro but you were only gone five minutes." Ducky replied.

"I know I'm just worried." Gibbs replied.

"I know you are Jethro but it hasn't been that long and Anthony's condition is not that critical. They may be attending to patients in more dire need of care." Ducky replied.

"How's Palmer by the way?" Gibbs asked.

"I spoke with Leon before coming in this morning and he said he had a difficult time last night." Ducky replied.

"I am going to talk to him once we solve the case." Gibbs replied.

"He would appreciate that Jethro." Ducky replied.

"I hope I can reach him Duck." Gibbs replied.

"Me too I think it would be wise if the whole team spoke with him. We are his only family." Ducky replied.

"What about his mom?" Gibbs asked.

"She passed not long after mother I'm afraid. She had Alzheimer's as well except she chose to end things on her own terms." Ducky explained.

"I wish I had known I lost my mother the same way." Gibbs replied.

"I know Jethro." Ducky replied.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Gibbs asked.

"Well how much do you really know about the young man Jethro?" Ducky asked.

"I guess very little. I should have known when you, Abby, McGee, and DiNozzo all took off that day." Gibbs replied.

"Well Mr. Palmer is a fairly private person but I strongly recommend you get to know you're supporting players a little better." Ducky replied.

"You forgot she was gone didn't you?" Vance asked Jimmy.

"I did. I told her good morning and then it just hit me." Jimmy replied.

"There are still mornings I wake up and expect to see Jackie. One morning I actually asked the kids if they had seen their mom. The look on their face still haunts me." Vance replied.

"Family of Agent DiNozzo?" A doctor asked.

"Over here." Gibbs replied.

"How is he?" Ducky asked.

"Well first off he is severely dehydrated and slightly malnourished. When was the last time he ate or drank?" The doctor asked.

Gibbs thought back to the day before. Tony had one those squeeze Kool-Aide things and he had taken it away saying to get a men's drink. It had been a joke for a slow day. Tony had also mentioned oversleeping and having to skip breakfast. Nobody had had time to eat lunch before the case popped up.

"Night before last but we caught a case." Gibbs replied.

"So you declined you're agent nourishment because of a case?" The doctor asked.

"It hit close to home and Tony just threw himself into it. I didn't realize how long he had gone." Gibbs replied.

"Well from now on be more attentive." The doctor replied.

"What about his head?" Gibbs asked.

"Thankfully only a minor concussion but because of the number Agent DiNozzo has suffered we would like to keep him overnight." The doctor replied.

"So he's going to be Ok?" Gibbs asked.

"Yes he is receiving intravenous nourishment and rehydration right now and his lungs are clear." The doctor replied.

"Thank you so much." Gibbs replied.

"What did the doctor say DiNozzo?" Officer Charles asked.

"Nothing serious I just aggravated my old football injury." Tony replied.

"Well you are on desk work until I get a note from him saying it is all cleared up." Officer Charles replied.

"It's not that ba…OW!" Tony replied.

"Sorry DiNozzo you are too good to risk a career ending injury so young you are only twenty eight years old." Officer Charles replied.

"Will this impact my promotion?" Tony asked.

"No but destroying your knee will." Officer Charles replied.

"Alright what can I do?" Tony asked.

"Review cold case files." Officer Charles replied.

Tony sighed and rubbed his head. He was on his second week of desk duty and it was killing him. He had been to the doctors that morning and he had said it would be at least another week. Sighing again he took the file from the top of the pile. He had looked at probably hundreds of cold case files and had gotten nothing except a serious headache. They were all just so boring. This one however caught his eye. It was a particularly horrifying case. A young mother and her seven year old daughter were murdered. In a particularly horrifying way they were chased and run down by a drunk driver. Right in their own backyard the driver had fled the scene. The most tragic part was that the three year old daughter and sister had been involved too but was shielded by her mother's body. Tony looked down at the file.

"Rose Margret Slater age 34 b. Mar. 19 1955 d. Aug. 23 1989"

"Juliet Alexis Slater age 7 b. July 2 1982 d. Aug 24 1989.

Tony jolted himself awake. He may have just solved the case. Slowly he began to remove his IV and the bed alarm they had attached to him.

"What are you doing?!" A nurse demanded.

"I have to get back to work." Tony replied.

"No you are not you passed out from dehydration and hunger. Not to mention you're concussion." The nurse replied.

"Please I think I may have solved the case." Tony replied.

"Well then you may call Gibbs and tell him what you figured out but you are not leaving." The nurse replied.

Gibbs rubbed his temples and took a sip of coffee. This case was driving him and the whole team to madness all they wanted to do was find Breena's killer and give Jimmy answers. Too bad it had been twenty six hours and gotten nowhere. Suddenly his phone rang.

"Gibbs"

"Boss it's me DiNozzo."

"You holding up OK DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.

"I'm fine. Breena's maiden name was Slater right?" Tony asked.

"Yes are you sure you're OK Tony?" Gibbs asked.

"I'm fine it's just right before I got promoted to homicide in Baltimore. I had a pretty nasty fall on the job and messed up my knee and was put on desk duty." Tony explained.

"You're point DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.

"I was looking at old cold case files and found one. It was a mother and daughter who were killed in a hit in run. Rose and Juliet Slater. I solved the case and yesterday is the anniversary of the day the killer was put away. Breena made a gut wrenching testimony that really swayed the jury." Tony explained.

"What was the killer's name?" Gibbs demanded.

"Michael Wilkeson." Tony replied.

"McGee! Get me everything you can on Michael Wilkeson!" Gibbs ordered.

A/N: So we have a break in the case but is Wilkeson really responsible? Please review and thanks for reading.