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Fornell sighed after the meeting ended and made his way back to his office closing the door behind him. He tried to wrap his head around everything he had just found out. To say that he was disgusted and a little shocked was an understatement.

Now all he had to do was figure out how to tell Tony what had happened without the man tearing out of there to most certainly find Ziva and take care of Tim. There was no doubt in his mind that Tony would want in on this, but the fact was he was needed at this end to coordinate the facts he had found and continue to do what he had been doing. In this instance, he was too close to the source to be involved in Berlin.

Dear God this was a clusterfuck. Of all the possible scenarios, he never thought it would end with Tim left lying in a pool of blood and Ziva running away with no regard for him at all. Realistically he shouldn't have been surprised by that. She hadn't shown she knew the full measure of a team and partnership in the years that he had known her. She may have appeared so on the surface, but if he looked back on her actions there were far too many times she clearly showed her true colors.

But none of this was going to help his task at hand…telling Tony. Picking up his phone he dialed, there was no time to waste, he needed wheels in the air in two hours, and he needed Tony to begin digging into what he had uncovered so far. He was thankful that he wouldn't be alone while he was gone; Balboa, Cassie, Borin, Dornegat and Jardine were now FBI agents and part of Tony's team. He was sure as hell going to need them and their help.

There was a great deal at stake here and his gut was telling him Tony was right and that they were going to find the last pieces of that puzzle soon. After that, all hell was going to break loose and the ramifications were going to be far reaching.

"Tony, can you come to my office please."

"Thanks."

Fornell took a deep breath and counted to ten as Tony walked in the door. Taking one look at Fornell's face his stomach plummeted dreading what was going to come out of the older man's mouth.

"She did it, didn't she?"

Fornell nodded. "Yes…but there is more." Gesturing for Tony to sit down before he continued, "Tim was shot accidentally by Bodnar's bodyguard when he tried to stop him from shooting Ziva. He is in surgery right now and apparently the body guard, Achael, is watching over him."

Tony looked at Fornell incredulously. His mouth dropped and eyebrows rose as he managed to form a question. "So the man who shot Tim is watching over him? What the fuck Tobias? What the hell happened?"

"Best I can tell you is what the German authorities told us when they asked for our help; Achael heard Tim trying to reason with her before they showed themselves. Bodnar tried to reason with her and she pulled her knife; Achael tried to shoot her and Tim stopped him taking two bullets in the struggle. He believes that one bullet did hit Ziva due to the blood drops that lead away from the scene when Ziva left Tim."

Tony's body radiated with anger as he listened. His fists were clenched at his sides and his breaths ragged as he worked to speak. "When do we leave?"

Knowing that was coming Tobias braced himself as he answered, "You're not. I need you here-"

Tony stood up ready to do battle and fight his way through all the reasons that they had against him going in order to be a part of this. "Seriously? I NEED to be there. I never wanted Tim hurt and hoped that this would not play out this way. You need me Tobias. I know her."

"Yes I do and I am well aware that you know her, but I need you to continue putting together the evidence that you have been gathering. My team will be heading to Berlin and I will update you on Tim and the hunt. Trust me, I get it; I understand the need you have to bring her in. But you are also too close to this situation." Seeing that he was starting to get through to the man, he continued getting ready to play his hand.

"There is more Tony." Taking a deep breath, he continued. "Vance has been removed from power pending an investigation. Abby, Ducky and Jimmy are going to need to know what is going on. You need to be there for them in case she makes it here before we get to her."

Tony started pacing as the reality of everything that Tobias was saying started to sink in. He knew that the man was right and that he needed to continue to dig and find all the proof that would clear Bodnar and prove that Orli Elbaz orchestrated everything in order for her to rise to power as the new Director of Mossad. A lot depended on his findings and he was not going to fail. Since he had started his digging, he had amassed a great deal of proof and since Nikki had started helping they had found a money trail.

Turning to look at Tobias having calmed down immensely Tony sighed. "You're right; it is just hard to step back. Expecting something to happen and then having it happen is hard to take. I kinda hoped that I was wrong and that she would surprise me." Tony ran his hands through his hair, his eyes saddened by the events. "Tim and I risked our lives in Somalia to bring her home or avenge her death. And she does this?"

Tobias stood walked over to the younger man placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. "You did the right thing and it sure as hell isn't your fault that she can't do the same. You are not responsible to be her moral compass and certainly not responsible for her actions. She will be held accountable and will have to face what she has done, period. You're a good man Tony and stood up for what you believed was right. Never lose that no matter what the cost."

Tony gave the man a small smile. "Going soft on me Tobias?"

"You wish. Don't forget that you will be here to deal with Gibbs as well. This is going to hit him hard. He was already thinking about what you told him and what we know Abby went back to him with after the big campfire. Are you going to be ready for that conversation?"

"As ready as I can be as long as he doesn't blame me for her fuck up, we'll be fine."

Tobias shook his head. "Don't think you have to worry about that. More likely, he'll place a mountain of blame on himself for not seeing it clearly and anticipating her moves. And that doesn't make her actions his fault either. It was her choice all along and the one thing that I am sure of regardless of whether Vance sent her on this fool hardy mission is she would have found a way to do this. She was never going to listen to reason and I would bet money that after the facts are presented to her proving she was wrong she will still choose to ignore the truth."

"But he is damn sure going to be pissed that she left Tim and he is going to want in on the hunt. You need to reason with him."

Tony snorted. "Yep…easy as pie. But even if I have to chain him to a chair I will prevent him from going off halfcocked."

Tobias patted the younger man on his back and chuckled. "Better you than me."

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Gibbs watched from the bullpen as three Agents from the FBI made their way to the director's office trying to figure out what was going on. Turning towards the elevator, it opened to reveal the deputy Director who quickly made his way up the stairs, his face set in a grim line.