Gibbs set his gun on the TV stand. The very same TV stand that Senior had just bashed his skull in, on He really was dead too, blood was not pouring from his head anymore and he had not moved since making contact with the ground. Gibbs thought about doing CPR but it would be a futile exercise. Gibbs had killed a man. He had killed people on the job before. Lot's of times but this was different. This was not in self defense or an order from the Director, SecNav, or President, to bring him in dead. He had killed Senior our of pure rage. Granted he reeked of alcohol and had resisted arrest but this was not good. What he had done could not be undone and it could be the end of his career. Even worse it could land him in prison. Gibbs was so swept up in the shock of the event. That he did not notice that Senior's cigar had fallen onto the carpet and an orange ember was burning a hole in the soft, white wool. Until Carter finally shouted "FIRE!". By then the fire was spreading to the bed. Gibbs grabbed his gun, the pictures, and note and ran. Carter to go the fire extinguisher before he did and they ran into the bedroom and tried to put out the fire but it was too late. Gibbs held onto the papers and his gun and ran with Carter following close behind. Carter called in the fire to the ranger station, because Gibbs was still in shock. Gibbs wanted nothing more than to leave this place and try his best to forget that this ordeal had ever happened but he could not do that. He had to stay and give his statement to the rangers and firefighters and then later to Vance, IA, and probably the FBI.

"OK, I think we got lucky. We just say that he tripped coming out of the bathroom and hit his head. He dropped the cigar and started the fire." Carter suggested.

"That would be a lie." Gibbs replied.

"But you could lose your job, you could go to prison. You could lose everything." Carter reminded.

"I know that but I have a plan." Gibbs assured.

Leon Vance was a man who was not exactly fond of surprises. Never had been, not even when he was a little kid but after being a parent and then a single parent on top of being the director of a federal agency. He had thought that he was done with surprises. That anything that could shock him, had already happened and thus couldn't surprise him anymore. Then he got the call from a local LEO that Leroy Jethro Gibbs, one of his best agents. Who had gone along with Agent Carter to arrest Anthony DiNozzo Senior. Had in a fit of rage, shoved the Senior DiNozzo down. Senior was now dead, the cabin he was renting had burned when Senior dropped his cigar, and Gibbs was in police custody. He called to his assistant that he was going out and sped to the police station to get this dealt with. The case would have to be handed over to the FBI and if anybody from NCIS dealt with Gibbs. It would be Internal Affairs but he knew that he wanted to get the answers from the man himself. Not read it in a report handed to him after the investigation had wrapped. He arrived to the station, flashed his badge, and explained why he was there. He was lead back to dank holding cell in the back of the station. Gibbs was sitting on a hard wooden bench, fiddling with his fingers and looking extremely uncomfortable.

"You mind telling me what the hell you were thinking?!" Vance demanded.

"Long story short, it brought back these bad memories of losing Kelly and I just reacted." Gibbs explained.

"I knew I should have never let you handle this case. I should never let you near a case involving children." Vance sighed.

"It's not just because the case involves kids Leon." Gibbs replied.

"You said that it was because of memories of Kelly!" Vance snapped.

"Yeah this case was bad enough but I could control myself. Then I found these in Senior's room and that's when I snapped." Gibbs explained, handing Vance the pictures and note.

Leon studied the photographs and note for a long time. The photograph of Jethro and Kelly and the one of Tony and Lily. It was almost uncanny. The girls were even right around the same age. Jethro in his Marine uniform probably just home from a deployment and Tony in his NCIS uniform. Kelly in a white t-shirt that read "Daddy's Girl" in pink letters and Lily a shirt that read #DaddysGirl in similar lettering. Both fathers eyes twinkling with love and pride. Both girls grinning widely into the camera. It should have been a connection of love between a father and son in a real life modern family but then he started to read the note. As his eyes fell on the last period, he crumpled the paper and wished that Senior was still alive. So he could shoot and kill him, himself. What kind of monster would murder a child, just because his son had rejected him? It's not like Tony had wanted to give up on his father but now that their were children involved. He had to cut out the cancers on his life and Senior was probably the biggest one. Senior was a grade A bastard but that wouldn't get Gibbs off, Scott free. He may get away with temporary insanity and PTSD but that could still cost him his job and would land him in counseling and maybe even time in a mental hospital. NCIS needed Jethro and so did Tony and the kids. Leon had to think and he had to do it fast.

"What do we do, now?" Gibbs asked.

"I don't know, I am going to have to think and talk it out with Fornell but just know that there probably will be some consequences for you but I think I can get you off of the murder charges." Vance explained.

"Thanks Leon" Gibbs replied.

"Just keep your emotions in check next time. I can only bail you out so many times." Vance ordered.

"Yes sir" Gibbs replied.

A/N: Will Vance be able to help Gibbs? Tony, Ziva and the kids will be back soon but I needed to dedicate at least one chapter to Gibbs. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.