Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family:
Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
~Jane Howard
Sorry its taken awhile to post here. I've been busy with going between ideas for this story and Other Side Up. Check that one out. It's totally different! Now here is the next chapter!
Are you really that stupid?
Tony, Don and Gibbs sat around Mac's office, as McGee was back in the lab with Abby trying to get a fix on the location of the missing agents. Tony sat there nursing his wounds as Gibbs sat quietly while Don paced fitfully.
"Is there anything we can do?" Don asked, impatiently as Gibbs gave him his favorite stare. "Hey according to you I am not allowed out of your sight. You have Lindsay heading over to the hospital right?"
"Yes he does, when I left CSI Monroe was already there." Tony replied, as Mac entered his office with the rest of his and Gibbs team. Tony noticed a very jumpy McGee and an excited caffeinated Abby.
"What you got Abs?" Gibbs asked, almost immediately.
"What no checking up on me when you think I have something?" Abby asked, jumping up and down.
"Abs, we're not at your lab. You have others around you. I figured best not to scare them. Now tell what you have!"Gibbs replied, sternly.
"Boss, we think we have a location on Agents Lee and Keating." McGee said, causing Gibbs to give McGee his usual glare.
"You think, McGee?"
"Ok, boss. We have a location on the agents. We ran a Trojan horse on the signal Keating left when he traced our cell phone and hacked into his computer. Once the wireless signal stopped bouncing all over the city, I managed, I mean we managed to fixate on the signal."
"Get on it McGee, where are they?"
"Right next to the next Hilton resort going up on 57th. An apartment right next to it actually." McGee replied as the crew started getting their gear ready. "Guys shouldn't we call Ziva and Melanie. Let them know what's going on?"
"Go ahead, McGee be quick. We don't need those two to injure themselves anymore for going after these two." Gibbs said, as the computer genius dialed Ziva's number on Mac's phone. As he explained what going on and then Tony grabbed the phone asking Melanie if she wanted come, Don, Stella and Gibbs shouted "She is not coming!" at him. After he hung up and explained that Mel requested to stay behind but let her interrogate the agents, everyone relaxed.
Don spoke up first. "Are we going at this alone?" he asked. Gibbs and Mac looked at each other and nodded.
"What will happen is that we will not let anyone but this room know about where we think these two agents are. Beware we will not have any NYPD back up or SWAT team. We will be the team going in, capturing and arresting whoever is there." Mac said, as everyone nodded. "Of course, Ducky and Abby will remain here working on the case. Everyone else except for Lindsay will go. Understood?"
Again everyone nodded, while Ducky and Abby exited the room. Gibbs then looked everyone in the room square in the eye. "First things first, we all will get out of this alive. We have to get back and protect Melanie at any cost. When we catch these two idiots, we will let them in a surprise that is a very angry Melanie interrogating them. Secondly, we will take risks but as long as this terrorist is not with them, we probably will not have a fight. Agent Lee is deathly afraid of guns and Keating is not a good shot. We have the advantage."
Mac set down the folder of both agents. "All of you NCIS have a correct description of Agent Michelle Lee, and Agents Gibbs and McGee know exactly what Keating looks like. My team, including Detective Flack will follow Gibbs team in. We all know what to do."
Everyone in the room nodded, as they filed out of the room. Flack was the first to the elevator. His headache was gone and his adrenaline started rushing, making him feel much stronger than he should. Tony wasn't in the best shape either, but Don knew that he was up to the challenge that endangered his former partner. The two friends stood at the back of the elevator with Danny, who was trying to break the ice.
"It's too bad Red isn't here. It would have been an interesting takedown with her there." Danny whispered, calling Mel by his favorite nickname. "But then if Lindsay was pregnant and going into a firefight, I would keep her handcuffed to something and make sure she stayed there. Don't know how you keep the fireball under wraps."
Tony laughed as Don should his head. "Truthfully, I've never been able to keep Red out of trouble. She has a tendency to find it wherever she goes." Don replied, as the team stepped out of the elevator in the parking garage. They all wandered to the SUV's they would be travelling in where Mac and Gibbs opened up the back of them, handing each of them police Kevlar vests. Flack looked inside noticing a couple of shotguns and two sniper rifles.
Flack knew from Tony visiting during his recovery and rehab from the explosion that both of the rifles were called "Kate" and was the kind that killed Caitlin Todd, part of Gibbs team. During that time, he had the help of not only Tony, who spent any weekend he wasn't working with him, but Agent Gibbs too, who over time seemed to take a liking to the native New Yorker. He knew the both Mac and Gibbs used them while they were in the Marines.
"Yo, Mac, where did you score this stuff? Without having Sinclair down your back?" Danny yelled to the vehicle across the way. Gibbs just smiled.
"We have our ways, Detective Messer." The head NCIS agent replied. "Now let's get going!"
The teams piled in the cars, checking their ammo as they got in the car and made sure their badges were visible. Since the two team leaders drove, both vehicles were dead silent. For once, Flack didn't have his own men or the SWAT team behind him, he had his closest friends. What a difference having a pregnant girlfriend loved by all made. Stella was behind him with Hawkes and Danny, and in the other vehicle it was Gibbs, Tony and McGee. To him, it seemed weird to have only one female with them and it being Stella. He knew the Greek kicked some ass and wouldn't take no for an answer.
"We're here." Mac said, putting the vehicle into park. Don shook out of his thoughts and concentrated on the task at hand. "Don, you ok? You sure you're up for this?"
Flack met Mac's eyes. "Yeah Mac, I am. This is not for me, it's for her." Mac nodded in reply, as the team shut their doors. Right next to them was the NCIS team, getting their guns out and clicking the safety off. As they headed toward the elevator, Don and Mac's team did the same. Once they got to the 20th floor, all of team spread out. Tony, Danny, Stella, and Don to the left and Mac, Gibbs, McGee and Hawkes to the right. All of them scanned the hallway looking for possible threats, and cleared it all when they met at the door they wanted.
"Apartment 2015, boss. This is the one where the signal is still coming from." McGee whispered, looking at his iPhone. Gibbs nodded, knocking hardly on the door.
"Agent Lee, this is NCIS. Open up, now." Gibbs basically bellowed, when they heard no answer, he shrugged and nodded to Tony and Don. The two looked at each other, and turned to the door, taking in the adrenaline that came from the possibility of catching at least one of the people who wanted to hurt Melanie. Tony stood back.
"Do it, Flack I still have a sprained ankle." Don sighed, as he kicked open the door. Gibbs and Mac were the first ones in, followed by McGee and Don. Tony stood by the door as Stella and Hawkes went in behind them. Mac and Gibbs cleared the living room, while Don and McGee headed to the bedroom. They stood by the door, as McGee reached for the doorknob. He openly it slowly, as they rushed in, guns raised, only to hear a surprised squeak from the small Asian woman sitting on the bed working on a laptop.
"Hands up, and get off the bed Agent Lee." McGee said, as the petite woman complied, apparently afraid of the two men in front of her. Flack put his gun away, went up to her and patted her down.
"She's clean." He said, looking down at her. "Hands behind your back bitch." Agent Lee complied again as the rest of the team entered the room, guns raised. They lowered their guns as soon as they saw Flack dragging the woman towards the door.
Agent Lee looked at Gibbs, defiantly. "I figured you weren't that stupid." She said, as Flack roughly pushed her. Gibbs motioned him to stop. He did as the older agent took the traitor from him.
"Let me, Don. She's more afraid of me that she is of you." Gibbs said, as Don held his hands up in defense.
"Go right ahead. She'd learn very quickly how mean and menacing I could be." Don said, as Gibbs escorted her out of the apartment. "I'd be afraid, Agent Lee. You've had nothing yet."
"Tony, come with Flack and me. We're heading back to the precinct." Tony nodded, as Gibbs stopped. "Mac you got any evidence in there?"
"Don't worry, Jethro. We've got in covered. We'll be there shortly." Mac yelled back as Stella came out of the apartment. She looked at the two men up and down, chuckled, and looked the handcuffed agent in the eyes.
"I feel sorry for you, Agent Lee. You got yourself in such trouble." Stella said, causing the tiny agent to glare at her. "Oh I'm sorry did I offend you? I did? Well you deserved it. Take her away. I'm going to head to Mercy so I can get Mel and Lindsay."
Gibbs shook his head, as Stella walked away. "You, young lady, are in big trouble." He said, as Don, Tony and him walked toward the elevator. "I believe you are going to regret what you have done."
The three of them pushed the agent in the SUV and drove in New York City traffic back to the precinct. Agent Lee struggled against her handcuffs as Gibbs yanked her out the SUV.
"You don't even have a search warrant, and you're treating me roughly. I could say unjust arrest." Agent Lee said, as the three most important men in Mel's life let her up to the free interrogation room.
"I don't care Agent Lee. You not only betrayed me but the country of the United States. In my eyes, that's unforgivable. And Detective Flack here, it's his girlfriend whose life has been threatened because of your betrayal. I wouldn't be so defiant if I were you." Gibbs said, dragging the former agent into the interrogation room. "Sit. We'll be back."
Flack, Tony and Gibbs walked out, shutting the door. They entered the observation room and looked at the Agent Lee through the glass. The men crossed their arms, debating what to do.
"Ya think Stella has gotten to Mel already and escorting her here?" Don asked, staring at the woman who betrayed everyone.
"Probably not. Boss, you want me to call her?" Tony asked, as Gibbs got out his cell phone.
"Nah I will." He said, dialing Ziva's cell phone. It rang a few times when Melanie answered it.
"Yeah, Gibbs."
"Hey we have her. Stella should be there momentarily to escort you back here."
"Wait just her? Keating wasn't there too?" Don could hear the puzzled yet pissed off Mel on the other hand. Gibbs sighed.
"No sign of Keating. Mac's team and McGee are still searching the apartment."
"Ok boss I trust you. Hey, Stella's here. I will be there shortly. Leave the fun part for me, ok?" Don laughed as he heard the last part. Gibbs hung up only to have his phone ring again.
"Go ahead McGee. Tell me what you've got."
"Boss, Keating was here. Detective Taylor and Hawkes are still gathering evidence. But I looked at the laptop on the bed Agent Lee was on and it was definitely the one that they used to track our cell phones. Otherwise no sign of Agent Keating."
"McGee…"
"Boss, we're looking ok. I'll let you know when we have any updates." Gibbs hung up his phone and looked at the other two men.
"So far, no sign of Keating recently. The laptop she was on is the one that was being used to track us. However I think with Keating gone, Agent Lee here has no idea how to use the program. I do think however she knows where to find him." Gibbs said, as Tony and Flack nodded.
"Agent Gibbs, can I at least have the first go at her?" Don asked, getting a smile from Tony.
Gibbs looked Flack straight in the eye. "Only if I can be in there with you."
"You really think I would allow you not to interrogate a former agent of yours? Dinozzo you want a go at her too. I'll let yah." Flack said, as Tony stood there shaking his head. "Have it your way Dinozzo. Stay here and watch the pros."
Don was about to walk out the door when Tony yelled back at him. "Whatever Flack. You know once Mel gets here, that's when it will get interesting."
"Ya know, Dinozzo, I think I have witnessed an angry Melanie Fischer first hand. So no worries, I know." Flack retorted, closing the observation room door. He turned to Gibbs, who just gave him a friendly glare. "You first, Agent Gibbs. She was your agent."
Gibbs shook his head, as he and Flack entered the room that held Agent Lee. Gibbs sat down across from her, as Flack made himself at home on the wall behind her. Gibbs sat there staring intently at the obviously frightened agent.
"Do you think I wouldn't have found out sooner or later Agent Lee?" Gibbs asked, sitting back in the chair.
"I know you're not stupid Agent Gibbs." Lee replied, as Don tried to restrain himself from strangling the bitch.
"No I'm not Lee. That you have right. Where's Agent Keating?" Gibbs asked, meeting Don's eyes. Don started to walk around the table so he could face Lee. She just sat there quietly as Gibbs and Flack stared her down. "I'll ask one more time, Agent Lee. Where is Agent Keating?"
Lee's brown eyes stared back at Gibbs saying nothing. Flack's headache was coming back and he was getting angry. Gibbs slammed his hands down on the metal table. "I want to know who it is you are working with and why the hell you let slip the locations of a very sensitive intelligence team. If I can't, I'm sure Detective Taylor and his team will be able to tell us why."
Agent Lee looked from Gibbs to Flack. "I know who you are. You're Melanie Fischer's childhood sweetheart. She would give up her life for yours." She said, as Gibbs turned to look at Don, who was fighting back the urge to slam the bitch into a wall.
"And how do you know that bit of information?" Don asked, quietly. He knew in the back of his mind that something was wrong. How did this NCIS agent, who never worked with Melanie in her life know about him? That information was never in her or his personnel files. Even the psycho analysis ones, the files that made sure none of them were crazy.
"A little birdie told me." Agent Lee replied, her eyes brazen. Gibbs stood up to let Don stand directly in front of her. Don put his hands down on the table and leaned in towards Michelle Lee.
"Would that little birdie be the someone you're working for?" Flack asked, causing the other woman to shrug. "That information about Mel and I are kept secret. Nothing in our personnel files say anything about it. So how the hell do you know about me?"
Lee kept silent still, her eye glaring at Don. "Fine we'll try another subject. We know that Agent Keating was working with you. Otherwise you would not do well in knowing where we are. Did you or your so called boss tell him to trace our cell phone? Or did you bug any of ours?"
Suddenly the rogue agent's eyes went from defiant to scared. Don knew he had touched a sensitive subject. "Did Agent Keating not want any agents killed?" She nodded slightly. "He didn't want any deaths on his hands, did he? Which means whoever you are leaking information too will kill you if you don't follow orders?"
Gibbs placed his hand on the table too, leaning in. "Did you kill Melanie Fischer's team?" he asked, as Lee leaned back in fear. "We know you were there. It was your gun used to kill both of them. We matched the bullets to the one that was pulled out of Agent Langer."
She remained quiet. Don suddenly realized that something was wrong. He looked around the interrogation room and then back at Agent Lee. He walked toward the door, motioning Gibbs to follow him. Gibbs sighed, and walked with him. Once they exited, Gibbs turned around agitated. "Did Fischer tell you nothing about interrupting interrogations?"
"She might be wearing an ear wig and a mike. She looked terrified to answer, as if this guy could find her and kill her. Something is definitely up. I patted her down, nothing seemed out of place." Don replied, as he heard footsteps behind him. "Hey Mel, do you have any files on this terrorist you've been chasing?"
"Wow, Flack you're good." Lindsay said, as the two women walked up to Gibbs and Don. He shrugged. He knew the NCIS agent long enough to know her footsteps, or lack thereof. Something else Gibbs taught her and she practiced.
"I do, but I need access to a computer." Melanie replied, looking toward the door. "You got anything out of her yet?"
"No, Flack here thinks the reason why she's not spilling is because she has a wire or something that this guy is listening too." Gibbs replied. Mel's eyes widened as if she just comprehended something.
"He's right Jethro. She is wearing some kind of tracing device." Another voice said behind Don said. He turned around to see Mac standing there grimly. "We found traces of some kind of voice activated explosive in the apartment. It is cued to her voice if she says something. We got what we could and left. Bomb squad is there right now, evacuating the building and seeing if they could disarm it."
Don, Gibbs and Mac looked directly at Melanie, who seemed to be pondering something. "Agent Fischer, what's going on? This seems familiar to you?" She nodded, as she looked at each one of them.
"This guy, he's not what I thought he was. He's trying to show me something, tell me something. He's definitely not an Islamic jihad. They wouldn't go through this much trouble. They would have killed me already, not my team." Melanie crossed her arms, shaking her head. "His MO is just not what I thought it was. I know he bombed those Marine troops in Iraq, but he seemed to only target just Marines. No Army or National Guard, just Marines. I've seen this before, I know I have."
Mac turned around to the interrogation room abruptly. Melanie's head shot up quickly and also turned to it. "Mac, what's going on?" Don asked, knowing that somehow the two of them were on the same page. Tony stepped out of the observation room, as Lindsay and Danny, who just arrived, looked at everyone.
"Has anyone heard is Dean Lessing escaped or got released?" Mac asked quietly. Don stiffened immediately, knowing the name of the guy who almost blew him up. Melanie eyes widened, recognizing the name.
"Tony, have McGee and Abby pull up my case files on this bomber. Bring it here. Also have them check the records to see if Lessing was released within the past year." Tony nodded, walking away to go to the lab where his teammates were. "Look, this guy just came on the radar a little over a year ago. He seemed to have ties to Al Qaeda, but something didn't seem right. Before that, I was investigating drug smuggling in and out of Iraq, to Italy then the US."
"Then why target you? You said you did something that pissed him off." Don asked, as the other listened.
"That night I was investigating this bomber. However we got a call from a source that a drug deal was going down, so we went there instead. I did shoot a woman, in the heart. Truthfully, I thought this entire thing was about revenge. Now I get it, he's fixated on something in my life. Someone and in order for him to get to them, they have to go through me." Melanie said, staring at the agent in custody. "She knows something. Something that will bring everything in perspective. She didn't kill my agents, Lessing might have."
"It doesn't fit Melanie. The reason why he put bombs everywhere is because he wanted to be a Marine, wanted to prove a point we weren't ready for something like that happen in the US. Why all of a sudden change his MO?" Mac asked, as Danny and Lindsay silently slipped into the observation room.
"I know, I know. Something changed in his mind. Instead of researching you, he followed me, researched me. He has extensive knowledge of explosives, bombs, and knows blast pattern analysis. He lost his job with the Homeland Security because he went off his medications, and now is fixated on trying to get back to that. I'm the one he thinks will be able to help him." She said, as Gibbs and Don shook their heads. They heard more footsteps only to have McGee stop abruptly before them.
"Boss, turns out Dean Lessing was released a year and a half ago, after receiving an excellent evaluation by his psychiatrist at the mental institution. The report claims the Lessing on his medication proved no threat to any civilians, that he was a model citizen of the mental ward, and made many friends. When he was released, his doctor claimed he was not a threat to anyone." McGee said, as Don started shaking. Dean Lessing was back and probably off his medications.
"This means, he was only in the mental institution for only a year." Mac said, quietly. Melanie placed a soothing hand on Don's back, and starting rubbing it. Just hearing the name of the man who blew him up made him sick to his stomach.
"God I hate psychos." Melanie said, still rubbing his back. "Ok, listen. This is what I'm going to do, I am going to ask Agent Lee to strip all her clothes off to see where this wire is. Once we get it off, I will get any and all information I can from her. Gibbs, Mac and Don will stay will me. Everyone else needs to be working on the bomb that tried to blow us up and my agents. Also, check out the laptop Agent Lee has and have Abby and you try to crack it."
Danny and Lindsay stuck their head out of the observation room. "You two, work with the bomb. I know you two can do it." They nodded as walked off toward the lab. McGee looked at Gibbs.
"What are you waiting for McGee? Do what she says. As of right now, everything that Agent Fischer says goes." Gibbs said, as McGee nodded and walked off too. "You ok with that, Fischer? Being in charge?"
"You're actually giving us the boss position to me?" Melanie asked, surprised. She looked from Mac to Gibbs, who nodded together. "Fine with me. I'm used to being in charge anyhow. I have been for years."
Don laughed, shaking his head. "Great guys. Way to boost her ego. Not that it isn't big as it is right now." He said, as a smack hit him in his chest. "Ow."
"You deserved that." Melanie replied. "Come on, Detective, it's time for us to play bad cop and worse cop."
Don shrugged at the other two, who just shook their heads. "Just don't do anything too stupid." Mac said, as Melanie looked at him innocently.
"You mean, like hurt her. Me never." Don laughed as Gibbs walked into the observation room as Mac followed. Melanie nodded toward the door, and Don opened it for her. The last time they did this was when she was working at the NYC field office and she worked closely with Mac's team on any Marine or Navy homicides. The two of them actually made a good team.
Agent Lee looked straight at the two as they entered again. Her eyes recognized the pretty red head immediately. Melanie stood right by the door as Don sat in front of her. "We need to strip your clothes. We know you're wearing a wire and we have to get it from you. If you don't want to do, Agent Fischer here will be more than willing to do it for you."
Lee looked from Don to Melanie, who in return just stared her down. The agent reluctantly sighed and took off her shirt first, revealing typical governments tap wire. She took off her pants to reveal absolutely nothing. "Might as well take out the ear wig too." Melanie said, stepping forward to take Agent Lee's clothes. "Now don't mind Detective Flack here. He has eyes for only one woman and that's me."
Don sat back in the chair as Lee peeled the wire off her chest, handing it to Melanie, who took it with a glove that was in her pocket from the hospital. She nodded toward the two way mirror. One minute later, Mac was back with evidence bags to hold Lee's clothes and wire. Mel put the clothes in one, and the wire in the other. She then placed one hand on the suspect, sitting her back down in the chair.
"Sit please." Mel said, as Don leaned forward toward Lee. "Now be nice and answer all of Detective Flack's questions. If you don't, I'll see to it that you'll answer to me."
"Why should I answer any of your questions?" Lee asked, as Mel leaned into her ear.
"Because you do not want to get on my bad side. You're already there and you're making it tough for me not to punch your lights out." Mel whispered, gripping the rogue agents shoulder tightly. "Not only did you threaten me but you threatened my family, my blood. You tell me where the hell Samantha Flack and Jason Caiman are and maybe I'll go easy on you. Mind you I'm pregnant and my hormones are raging, so basically anything I do can be blamed on that. Do you understand me?"
Lee eye's widened at the last comment, signaling to Flack that she did not know the person she was targeting had a innocent life inside of her. Mel stepped back to let Flack start the first question, her point obviously taken. "Now tell me who you are working for?" Flack asked, as the half naked woman shivered. She finally sighed realizing she had not won that specific fight.
"A man approached me a year ago, wanting information about NCIS. I valued my job so I said no, especially after working closely with Gibbs team for quite some time. Then I got a mysterious phone call telling me if I didn't follow his direction he would kill me and my family." Don raised an eyebrow, his arms crossed urging the agent to go on.
Melanie interrupted first. "The name Agent Lee. I want the name of the person who is determined to make my life a miserable hell."
Don laughed inwardly, knowing that his girlfriend was short and sweet, no in-between fluff that didn't matter the case. He looked toward the two way mirror knowing exactly where she got the sentiment from. He'd have to thank Gibbs for yet another wonderful trait that had rubbed off on Mel. He swore that she was the woman replica of him. Agent Lee's next word shocked him to the core even though he had heard it before.
"His name is Dean Lessing. The only reason he knows so much about you is because of the secret files I downloaded." Lee said, clearing avoiding either person's eyes. "Agent Fischer has one of the highest security clearances ever. Keating was the one who got past everything, hacking into your personal network to get me the information I needed."
Melanie finally gave in and stood in front of the table, forcing the other to meet her angry blue eyes. "Are you really that stupid thinking that you betray not only your country but a fellow NCIS agent is trying to rid this world of people like you so that children can live somewhat a peaceful life, to save family? Do you really think I of all people, who have been through hell, will believe a load of bullshit like that?"
"Wouldn't you do the same to save your family, Agent Fischer? Would you not try at all costs to save them?" Agent Lee asked, quietly as Mel just stared her down. Don knew that Mel would break laws left and right if it came down to saving him, his family or her teams, but betraying her country and fellow agents, he knew she would never do that no matter what the cost.
"I wouldn't do what you did, killing two people, helping murder two more. You know come to think of it, I would break laws left and right to save who I could. But I would never, NEVER betray my country or my fellow agents." Melanie replied, her fists meeting the table in found of Flack, making the jump quiver beneath the strength of those hands. Lee jumped at the sight, realizing she had said the wrong thing.
"Now what we need to know is where is Dean Lessing at this moment. And if he's going to kill again." Flack asked, as Melanie stood there stoically. He could tell she was close to losing it and if Lee said the wrong thing, everything could take a turn for the worse. It also didn't help the hotheaded woman was pregnant.
Agent Lee looked down at her hands, as if debating whether or not to risk every life there was to tell him and Melanie where exactly this psycho was. "I don't know where he is."
Melanie turned to her abruptly and her blue eyes were on fire. "Bullshit, Michelle. You know where he is. Just tell me. Tell me before more people I care about get hurt, before he kills me." Don knew instantly that deep down inside the love of his life was afraid. The NCIS agent was always the strong one, who had barriers up at every turn but when it came to her family, blood or not, those barriers went down and out came the fear.
"It's too late anyway. Keating betrayed him, he threatened to blow me up if I betrayed him." Lee replied quietly. Melanie leaned down carefully on the table to look her in the eye.
"Tell me where he is. Now." Mel said slowly and through gritted teeth
"I can't or he'll kill all of them. You have to understand I wanted none of this to happen. All I wanted was to save my family and their part of it. He's been holding them for six months now, holding them over my head. I cannot tell you where he is or I compromise everyone's life." Lee replied, her fear obviously getting to her.
"Tell me right now, Agent Lee or I promise that their life won't be the only one in danger!"Melanie snapped, as Mac and Gibbs entered the room grimly. Flack knew they had been watching the interrogation from the room behind the two way mirror, ready to jump in when needed. Lee then looked to Flack for help.
"I told you to answer the questions, Lee. You got yourself into this mess, and trust me she's not going to let it rest until you give her an answer." Flack replied, as Mac and Gibbs stood their quietly just in case anything happened.
"I'm not compromising more lives." Lee replied defiantly. Flack knew that soon Mel would lose her cool and do something not worthy of her badge.
"I advise you answer her Agent Lee. It's not nice to mess with a pregnant Irish hothead and even I have been on that bad side before." Gibbs said, staring down the traitor. Lee remained quiet until either Flack or Melanie broke. It was her agents and her best friend at stake but it was his sister, his blood.
Flack stood up, pushing the table hard almost pushing Lee to floor to protect herself. "That is my sister Lessing has. The man who blew me up has my baby sister, and that man threatened not only the love of my life but my child too. So I don't care that it's your family, we'll find them and save them. Now just tell me where the hell my sister is."
It was the shoving of the metal table that scared Lee into oblivion. Her eyes revealed she finally lost the fight she been trying to win. "They're in an abandoned warehouse near Brooklyn Bridge. Its wired to explode if one of them moves. He threatened to kill your other remaining team member if I didn't tell them your current location. That was the last time I heard from him."
Don looked over at Melanie, who looked like she was going to strangle somebody. Gibbs and Mac nodded to each other, as if knowing what that meant. Then Tony appeared in the doorway, breathless but angry.
"Don't worry about interrogating her. We found Agent Keating and Agent Caiman." Tony said, as Mel's head shot up, her eyes meeting Tony's.
"What do you mean Tony?" she asked, as Don feared the worst. He shot a glare at Lee to remain seated as he slowly wrapped a arm around the flat stomach of his girlfriend, knowing that this news will be a blow to her.
"They were found under the Brooklyn Bridge an hour ago." Tony looked at his boss. "Dead."
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