Thanks to that email it was another sleepless night for Tony and he was still viably shaken the next morning. Even though he was exhausted and drained. He still went into work, because he knew if he missed anymore work over this ordeal. He would be entering world of psych evaluations, therapy sessions, meetings with the director, and God only knows how much time he would be on leave. That was the absolute last thing he wanted. He hated the idea of being probed and evaluated that much. Being on psychiatric leave from NCIS was the mental health equivalent of a colonoscopy. Which with his luck Gibbs would make him get over his leave. Enough about his hatred of probing both physical and mental. He needed to go to work. Because he needed to show the email to Gibbs. Knowing that Gibbs was completely inept when it came to technology. He printed out the email and shoved it into his pack. Along with his other things and made his way out the door. Thanks to his stressful night and morning. He was over an hour late to work. On top of that Gibbs was not present. Only McGee and Bishop were sitting at there desks.

"Well, well look who finally showed up." Bishop mocked under her breath.

"Morning Probies, sorry I am late. I had a rough night." Tony explained, ignoring Bishop's remarked.

"Out drinking I bet." Bishop scoffed.

"Gibbs will be here soon. He took Ducky to the eye doctor." McGee explained.

"Is Jimmy here?" Tony asked.

"He should be." McGee replied.

"Show up late and then going down to goof off with his friend. The mark of a real professional. He really shouldn't be the SFA." Bishop remarked.

"Shut up! You are the one who is unprofessional! You are attacking your co-worker for no reason! Why the hell do you refuse to believe that what he is feeling is real!" McGee snapped.

"Because he is clearly lying!" Bishop shot back.

"I'm going to talk to Jimmy, make sure Gibbs sees this." Tony murmured tossing the paper on Gibbs's desk and storming out of the room.

Gibbs arrived to work and instantly knew that something was very wrong. He walked over to his desk and found the email that Tony had received the night before. He had to pop a couple of Tums, just to get through reading it. The words were purely horrifying and they only go worse. That bitch thought that it was funny that she had murdered Mollie. In a fit of rage he punched the top of his desk and caused the entire thing to shake. Still fuming he looked up and saw that Tony was not at his desk.

"Where's DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.

"He's with Jimmy. He seemed upset about..." McGee started.

"He went into whiny baby mode and stormed off to autopsy." Bishop interrupted.

"Bishop we do not interrupt! McGee elevator!" Gibbs barked.

McGee rose from his desk and followed Gibbs to the elevator. He could not believe that Bishop was still acting so cruelly. If she was doing it in front of Gibbs, that meant that she really felt that way. The two men stepped into the elevator and Gibbs pulled the emergency lever down.

"What the hell was that about?!" Gibbs demanded.

"Tony showed up late to work. He was extremely upset and then Bishop started attacking him. He left that note on your desk and stormed off to autopsy." McGee explained.

"Shit!" Gibbs bellowed, kicking the elevator wall.

"I know how can she treat Tony that way?" McGee asked.

"I don't know but we have some big problems now and we do not need any petty behavior." Gibbs explained.

"What's going on?" McGee asked.

"That thing that Tony left on my desk. It was an email. His ex is out of prison. She murdered Tony's daughter, Mollie and that kid Elijah. Now she is going to start murdering the baby's of Marines. All to hurt Tony." Gibbs explained.

"Shit" McGee gasped, sliding down to the floor.

Gibbs turned off the emergency lever and the elevator doors slid open. The first sound he heard was his desk phone ringing. He rushed over to his desk and picked up the phone. The words he heard caused his heart to leap and his stomach to drop. Tessie had already struck. He hung up, and had to take several breaths before he could compose himself.

"Grab your gear!" Gibbs called shakily.

"What is it?" McGee asked.

"It was a baby found in a dumpster with his father's Marine's ID around his neck. Similar condition to Elijah and... and Mollie." Gibbs explained.

"Elijah anyway." Bishop muttered.

"Bishop gas up the truck! McGee get Ducky and Jimmy!" Gibbs ordered.

"Should I go get Tony too?" McGee asked.

"No he is far too close to this case." Gibbs replied.

"Whatever, I still say that he is just being lazy." Bishop scoffed.

"One more remark and you are off the team!" Gibbs warned.

"Because that's fair" Bishop murmured under her breath.

Tony woke up on the couch in Jimmy and Ducky's office and, found that he was alone. Figuring that Jimmy had just gone to lunch or something. He put his shoes back on and made his way back upstairs. He arrived to the bullpen and found that it was empty. Confused his got back into the elevator and made his way up to Vance's office.

"You are looking better than when I last saw you." Vance commented.

"I am feeling better." Tony lied.

"That's good to hear. Now what can I do for you, Agent DiNozzo?" Vance asked.

"Where's the rest of my team?" Tony asked.

"At a crime scene." Vance replied.

"Why didn't they wake me?" Tony asked.

"You are too close to the case. The suspect that it was Tessie." Vance explained.

"Great an innocent baby is already dead. Why couldn't she have just killed me. I don't want to live anymore, anyway." Tony sobbed.

"Hey, don't talk like that." Vance replied, standing, walking around his desk and embracing a now sobbing Tony.

A/N: How many lives will be lost before Tessie is caught? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.