(At Raphael's Mansion)
(Emily's P.O.V.)
Raphael just stared at me in silence.
I had just told him what had happened once I arrived at the hotel he sent me to.
"And you escaped?" Raphael asked, clearly surprised by this.
"Yes." I said.
"Hm." Raphael said, clearly thinking now.
I suddenly had a feeling that I wasn't suppose to come back here with Jerry after all.
That the people at the hotel, whoever they were, were suppose to take me.
"Find them." Raphael said, a hint of anger in his voice. "Take Raul, Markus, and Adrian with you. And don't come back empty handed. Otherwise," Raphael then looked me over. "Something awful will happen to you…Despite how pretty you are…..Understand?"
"Don't worry." I said. "I won't come back empty handed."
Then, I turned around, and walked away from him. Motioning for Raul, Markus, and Adrian to follow me, as I wondered:
How am I going to not come back empty handed, and meet Hetty for my progress report, with Raul, Markus, and Adrian around?
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(At NCIS: OSP Headquarters)
(Callen's P.O.V.)
"Find anything, Eric?" I asked, as Sam, Kensi, and I entered OPS.
"Yes." Eric began. "In fact, we found-"
Then Eric looked at me, and stopped talking. His mouth opened in little in shock.
I looked at Eric and waited.
"I-uh….um…..We…..Um….." Eric stuttered out.
I looked at Nell.
"What Eric is trying to say, is that we found the nine one one audio call." Nell said.
"Let's hear it." I said.
Nell brought up the audio, and played it.
"Nine one one, what's your emergency?" We heard the operator say.
"There has been a murder at the hotel exactly a block from here." We heard a man say.
Then, we heard the man hang up.
"That's it?" Kensi asked.
Nell nodded.
"That man definitely wanted to keep it short and sweet." Sam said.
"What about the woman?" I asked.
"Still waiting for her to be identified." Nell said.
"Alright." Sam said. "Keep us posted."
Nell nodded.
Sam, Kensi, and I began to walk out of the room, when I heard Eric ask:
"Callen, what happened to your nose?"
"The girl hit him." I heard Sam say.
I stopped walking and looked at him to see a big smile on his face.
"Hey, I was about to arrest her." I said defensively.
"Your bruised nose says otherwise." Sam said, as we began to walk again.
"It was a hard hit!" I said.
Sam just shook his head. His smile getting bigger by the minute.
"Was it a hard enough hit that it distracted you enough to have her steal your gun?" Sam asked, as we walked down the stairs.
"I still don't know how she pulled that off without me knowing it." I said, as I once again went over it in my mind.
It was rare that anyone got the best of me.
So to have that girl not only hit me in the nose, but pickpocket my gun off me, was a surprise that I still haven't gotten over.
"Mr. Callen." I heard a voice say, once Sam and I stepped on the main floor.
I looked toward the voice and saw Hetty looking at me.
"Good luck, G." I heard Sam say, with a pat on my shoulder, before he walked away.
I walked over to Hetty.
"Yes, Hetty?" I asked.
"How is your nose feeling?" Hetty asked.
"Fine." I said. "Not broken. Just bruised."
"That is good to hear, Mr. Callen." Hetty said. "Now, about what happened to your gun…..You do realize you are responsible for them?"
"Yes, Hetty, I know." I said, knowing this was coming. "How much do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything, Mr. Callen." Hetty said.
I looked at her skeptically.
"You can find your new gun on your desk." Hetty said.
She then turned around, and began to walk away.
Huh, I thought.
"Oh, and Mr. Callen," Hetty began, as she turned around to face me.
I looked at her, and waited for her to continue.
"Lose this gun, and you will be put on desk duty permanently." Hetty said.
I smiled a little, knowing she was joking.
But as she continued to look at me seriously, my smile faded as I realized she truly meant it.
"Yes, Hetty." I said.
Hetty then turned back around and headed to her office.