Seven months after Eli made his threat, he stepped down as Director of Mossad. The official release said "health problems," but he was moving to Washington to kill Tony.

One day, Tony was run off the road heading home from work. He was knocked out and dragged to an old warehouse, where Eli had set up a rather primitive way to torture and kill Tony.

When Tony finally came to, he was standing under a pipe that was running water on him. He saw Eli, who was standing to his left, hooking up jumper cables to a 220-watt current.

"You know, Eli, if you're gonna use old torture techniques, don't use one that was used in 'Lethal Weapon.' You know, the Mel Gibson movie from 1987. Gary Busey had someone do the same thing to Mel, and Gary and his partner died."

"Shut up. I am going to allow you to call one person before I kill you."

"I wanna talk to Zee-vah. And I want her to hear me kill you."

"You may call Ziva. But she will hear me kill you."

Tony called his home number. When Ziva answered, her voice was shaking.

"Hi Tony."

"Hey. You ok?"

"I am in labor. GET HERE NOW!"

"Funny story. Your father has me tied up, like in 'Lethal Weapon.' Call Gibbs and Ducky. And-" (He dropped his voice to a whisper) "-tell McGee to track my phone. I'll need his help to get out of this."

Eli pulled Tony's phone away from his ear. "DiNozzo, it is time for you to answer some questions."

"Ask away."

"Are you going to leave my daughter and allow her to return to Israel?"

"Screw you, Eli. I'm not leaving Ziva. Not for you or anyone else."

"Wrong answer." Eli shocked Tony, but instead of screaming in terror, he was laughing.

"What's so funny?" Eli snapped.

"When I was held captive in Somalia, trying to rescue Ziva, something else you didn't give a damn about doing, they used 330-watt shockers. Yours only goes to 220. You lose, Eli. Just like the guy that tried to blow NCIS to hell, I am going to drag you with me. VENDETTA!"

"DiNozzo, You don't know what I am capable of. I know Ziva better than anyone, including you."

"Eli, after all the Hell Ziva and I have gone through together, I know that it's safe for me to say this. You don't know her like I do. You'll never understand. You don't know what we've been through. That girl's my best friend. There's no way you're gonna help me, she's the only one who can. No, you don't know how much I've got to lose. You don't know her like I do."

"No, DiNozzo. I win."

"No, you don't. You see, Gibbs has this rule about never going anywhere without a knife. Your ropes suck, by the way."

"What?"

Tony cut himself down (His knife was in his sleeve - it was a switchblade) and attacked Eli. The two of them fought for about five minutes, until Tony grabbed his SIG and put two in Eli's brain. He picked his phone up and heard Ziva crying.

"Hey!" He yelled, and Ziva seemed to calm down.

"Tony. Are you ok?"

"I'm fine. But I'm afraid Eli's not gonna be joining us for awhile."

"He stopped being my father the moment he called me a whore. I hope you killed him."

"You're in luck. I did. Had no choice, really. Are Gibbs and Ducky there yet?" Tony heard the door open on the other side of the line.

"They just got here."

"I'll be home as soon as I can Ziva. I love you."

"DiNozzo, meet us at Monroe University Hospital. NOW!" Gibbs ordered.

"On my way, boss!"

"TONY!" A voice yelled from down the hallway. McGee.

"Gotta go boss." Tony hung up, yelling, "Down here McGee! Follow my voice!"

McGee got to Tony, asking him where Ziva was going to be.

"Monroe University Hospital."