Ziva sat at her desk starring at Tony's with sad eyes. This wasn't the longest time he's been away from work, but she was just scared that she didn't know who he was anymore. McGee was at his desk looking through Eyes Only documents. Gibbs was down in Abby's lab.
"Did you know the large tax raise of 1997 was to gain money for the Manticore project?" McGee asked out loud.
Ziva groaned not knowing what he said.
"Ziva, did you even hear me?"
"What?" Ziva looked up at him.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"Yeah," Ziva half smiled.
McGee stood up from his desk and walked across to Ziva's desk and leaned his hip on the side of the desk.
"I know that smile." McGee said looking down at her. She gave him an odd look. "It's the smile you put on to disguise yourself," he said softly.
Ziva looked down at her twittling thumbs and back up to McGee. "Tim," she said hesitantly, "how are you so calm about this situation?"
McGee took a deep breath in and answered; "I'm not calm. Neither is Abby, but we have to help 'Tony' any way possible. Otherwise we might be out of his life forever."
Ziva stood from her desk and walked over to Tony's desk "I just don't get it," she said moving her hands as she talked. "I don't get why didn't he tell us!"
"You don't?" McGee went to stand infront of her.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Oh c'mon, Ziva David, the same Mossad officer who didn't tell us about half her life till a near death experience?" Ziva starred into McGee's eyes.
"It's too depressing…" She said.
"And who ever said the life of Logan Cale wasn't?"
Abby's Lab:
"Abb's, what's new?" Gibbs asked while walking to Abby's side.
"Gibbs" she whined, "when do you ever come down to socialize?" She smiled.
"You're right, I don't. I'm actually here to ask about Tony." Abby stiffened and turned back to her computer. "Abby, what do you know?" Gibbs raised his eyebrows.
"Well…-" But before Abby could finish Jon the security guard came running in. Abby and Gibbs both stared at him as he caught his breath.
"Sire!" Jon said, but Gibbs only gave him the death glare, "Sorry, Gibbs." He corrected himself. "Special Agent DiNozzo broke in last night with some other guy I didn't recognize. I don't know why, but-"
"What?" Gibbs said as he walked quickly by Jon and out of the Lab. He stormed into the squad room moments later.
"McGee, security tapes from last night, now!" He ordered.
McGee ran from Ziva to his computer. "What am I looking for boss?"
"DiNozzo" Gibbs said simply, staring at the screen.
McGee has a confused and astonished look upon his face, but thought it better not to ask. "Where am I looking?" McGee asked.
"Try the beck entrance to the Morgue."
McGee put the camera on the big screen and then rewinded it till they saw Tony arrive in an expensive Audi. They watched as Alec took out Jon and Tony race inside as Alec got Max out the car.
"License plate." Gibbs pointed.
"You don't really think they would keep the car, do you?" Ziva asked with her arms across her chest as she watched the screen. Ziva knew that people like Max and Alec would be smart enough to never drive that car again, even if they were sure no one was watching.
"No. But it's worth a try." Gibbs said.
"Wait, why are we trying to look for him now?" McGee asked.
"Because, he's going to try run. He knows we probably saw this." Gibbs answered.
"Do you think he would leave without saying goodbye?" Gibbs, Ziva and McGee looked over their shoulder to see Abby standing there with a tear running down her cheek.
"Abby," Gibbs said, "he did that to Max, it wouldn't surprise me." But it actually would. Gibbs was just trying to convince himself that Logan Cale was no part of his life and that he had to act like a federal agent and get Logan before he ran.
"But that was Logan! This is Tony! Our Tony, he wouldn't, he couldn't, he can't!" Abby yelled, letting another tear roll down her soft pale skin. Abby got emotion easily, that's why she always wears water-proof makeup. Today was a good day to wear it.
"Abbs, he broke into a naval base." Gibbs said.
"But for a good reason right? I mean obviously he went to see Ducky for help." Abby pointed to the screen where Alec was now carrying Max back to the car banged up but with bandages.
They all wheeled around facing the screen, trying to make out the small figures of people on the screen. "Well now we know why he was here." McGee said.
"I knew I saw that door close!" Gibbs said referring to when we went down to talk to Ducky and saw the back entrance door close at the last second. He grabbed his cup of coffe and headed down to Autopsy.
The rest of the team's eyes followed him as he entered the elevator.
"Ziva, where are you going?" McGee called while Ziva was stealthly followed after Gibbs but went down the stairs so he wouldn't know she was there.
Autopsy:
"Duck!" Gibbs yelled as he entered through the sliding doors.
Ducky jumped and turned around with scalpel in hand, "Ah, Jethro. Don't do that, you gave me a scare." Palmer stood there staring at Gibbs's stone face.
"Palmer, out." Gibbs said not taking his eyes off of Ducky. Palmer quickly walked toward the doors almost slipping in his booty's while he took off his tight rubber gloves and face-mask. He threw his gloves in the trash near the door and out of Autopsy.
Once he was gone Gibbs and Ducky continued their conversation. "Jethro, what's wrong?" Ducky asked taking off his own equipment.
"Why didn't you tell me Tony was here last night?"
Ducky took in a deep breath, "I promised him I wouldn't."
Gibbs had cold eyes that felt like there were piercing straight through Ducky like a spear. "Ducky, you can't keep things from me."
Ducky thought about bring up how he didn't know Gibbs had a daughter till everyone else knew, but thought better of it. "Jethro…" But Gibbs was heading out the Autopsy doors. "Where are you going?" Ducky yelled after him as Gibbs went into the elevator.
"I'm going to go find him."
