Stepping over the blood drops as he stepped into Tony's hospital room, with Kate close behind, Gibbs silently looked around. His chest tightened when he saw the empty bed, the blood stained sheet and the bullet torn pillow, all which told him more than words ever could.

"Boss."

He turned to look at McGee who was sitting on the chair next to the door, his bullet proof vest lying on the ground beside the chair and his shirt unbuttoned to the waist as a doctor carefully examined the rapidly darkening bruise in the middle of the young agent's chest. "What happened, McGee?"

"I blew it, Boss," Tim began, wincing as the doctor pressed on one of his very tender ribs, "the gunman shot me before I could even go for my gun…"

"And DiNozzo?"

"Tony managed to dive out of the way when the gunman fired at him, the bullet creased his arm." Tim answered, glancing at Kate as she silently began to process the scene before he looked back at Gibbs and continued, "But he fell out of bed while trying to get out of the way. The doctors are worried that he might have injured himself more when he landed on the floor so they have sent him down to x-ray. I sent a metro officer down to x-ray with him."

"And you should get an x-rayed as well," the doctor interrupted as he straightened up, "just to make sure that you haven't broken any ribs."

Tim nodded as he began to slowly button up his shirt.

Glancing at the lead NCIS agent before looking back at Tim, the doctor told him, "I'll just go out and arrange your x-ray."

"Thanks." Tim smiled weakly as the doctor hurried out of the room.

Silently waiting until the doctor left the room, Gibbs turned back to Tim and asked, "What about the gunman, McGee?"

"Sorry Boss, he got away." Tim sighed, looking back up at Gibbs before nodding towards the blood drops on the floor, "But I managed to hit him before he got out the door but I'm not sure how badly he is wounded. I've placed a BOLO out on him."

Gibbs nodded as he glanced at the blood trail leading out of the room.

"Do you think this is related to the Jameson case, Boss?" Tim asked as he unsteadily rose to his feet.

"No I don't," Gibbs frowned as he helped Tim to his feet. "I think this has more to do with DiNozzo's father and the reason why he is in town."

"You know about Tony's father being in town?" Tim asked, surprised.

"Yes I know, McGee," Gibbs answered, eyeing the younger man closely, "but I want to know how long and precisely what you know about Senior's sudden visit."

"Umm…Tony told me about his father's visit just before the gun man entered the room, Boss." Tim started, trying not to squirm under Gibbs's penetrating stare. "He…he told me his father had gotten himself in trouble with the mob."

"Go on." Gibbs commanded.

Tim swallowed hard, "Tony told me his father had been doing some business with the Casini family. His father told him that the business was totally legit, he was setting up some sort of tax haven for them in the Cayman Islands. He told Tony that Casini had given him one million dollars to deposit into the account when he reached the Cayman Islands but the money was stolen from his hotel room before he even left the country. "

"By a woman he met in a bar and had taken back to his room." Gibbs finished for him.

Tim nodded, surprised that Gibbs knew about Senior's claims about the money being stolen before he added hesitantly, "But… "

"But?" Gibbs demanded.

"Tony found the money that his father claimed was stolen in his father's suitcases that his father had hidden under Tony's bed. I told him that he should tell you, Boss, but he doesn't want to get you or anyone else involved, not until he knows what his father has managed to get himself into and why he is attempting to steal one million dollars from the mob." Tim hesitated, glancing at Kate for moral support.

"Spit it out, McGee!" Gibbs snapped impatiently.

"Tony's planning to try and return the money to Casini himself, I think he's hoping he can smooth things over with the mob." McGee answered quietly. "His father has really got him upset, Boss, I don't think he is thinking straight. Even with a concussion and a broken leg, Ducky and I had to stop him from leaving the hospital. Ducky even threatened to have him tied to the bed if he tried to leave again."

'You don't think Tony would do anything that stupid, do you Gibbs?" Kate asked, her crime scene sketch momentarily forgotten in her hand as she looked at Gibbs.

"We are talking about DiNozzo wanting to protect his father, what do you think Kate?" Gibbs growled before ordering, "McGee, go get your ribs x-rayed. When you've been given the all clear, I want you to go through the hospital surveillance videos. The hit man had to have been caught on camera as he entered and left the hospital, I want this hit man IDed."

"On it, Boss." Tim answered as he headed towards the door before he paused and looked back at Gibbs. "What about Tony?"

"Kate will take over the guard detail." Gibbs answered, turning back to Kate as Tim hurried out of the room. Reaching into his pocket, he withdrew his house key and handed it her as he ordered. "When the doc has finished x-raying DiNozzo, I want you to take him back to my place. I don't want you to open the door to anyone, except me and Ducky."

Kate frowned, "Do you think taking Tony to your place is a good idea, Gibbs, I mean the doctors want to keep him here under observation for twenty-four…"

"So far there has been two attempts on DiNozzo's life so far, and one of those hits happened while he was a patient in this hospital." Gibbs growled as he turned and stared at the blood stained sheet before he turned and headed towards the door. "And I'm not about to give that hit man the opportunity to make a third attempt on DiNozzo's life."

"Where are you going?" Kate asked as Gibbs reached the door.

"To get the truth about what is going on from DiNozzo's father and this time the whole truth and not just the parts he wants to share."