Mentally head slapping himself senseless for having the momentary stupidity to put Tony through having to see what Tim was being subjected to; Gibbs found himself suddenly so out of his depth; he couldn't think straight. Lost in his confused thoughts and almost overwhelming negative emotions as he and Jenny waited in MTAC; unwilling to see or listen to that video again; it got his mind back on what the woman had said.

They'd kissed? She knew about his boat? They'd planned on taking it out? Tim had something to do with them not having any more of a relationship? And it was on a case?

Suddenly, a light came on in Gibbs' brain.

"McGee; this had better be the most important phone call you've ever made."

God, of course! He remembered that now! Flipping his phone open; he hit the speed dial # he needed.

"Abby!"

"Gibbs, I'm almost in!"

Gibbs closed up his phone; took a deep breath; and called Tony

"Boss?" Tony's voice was remarkably calm. Gibbs was proud of his oldest son. The kid had seen a hellofa lot of crap today; and was stepping back up to the plate; like the Senior Field Agent; the big brother; Gibbs knew he was capable of being.

"Tony, you and Ziva meet me in Abby's lab."

"Boss? You guys find something?"

Gibbs silently ended the call without giving Tony an answer. He looked at Jen; "You may want to be there to see this, Director."

"Jethro?"

"I know who took my agent, Jen! I just need Abby to verify it!"

Together; but silently; they made their way to Abby's lab. Ziva and Tony were already present.

"Abby; tell me you have his files open, already!"

"Just about; one more second.. Okay; I'm in! Oh, My God! Gibbs! I know who took Timmy!

As Gibbs kept his eyes on Jenny; Abby opened her mouth to speak; only to be joined in words; by Gibbs.

"KAREN WILKERSON!!!!"

Tony's jaw almost hit the floor.

"Boss?"

"Yeah, Tony; she has him. But she's not the one who took him; at least not by herself. Bring up the case file. Who was the kid we arrested with her? We couldn't prove which one had comitted the murder. If I remember correctly; they both went to prison for the embezzlement of the drugs. oh; and the trafficking, of course.

"Gibbs; according to McGee: Karen Wilkerson was released from prison on good behavior; under the new law that was passed to thin out overcrowded prisons." Ziva exlaimed in anger.

"Damn It! Who was her cellmate?" Gibbs asked. "

"Oh, No! Gibbs!" Abby cried.

"Who was it, Abby?" Gibbs demanded.

"Jamie Carr!"

Now, it was Gibbs' jaw that almost hit the floor.

"Gibbs; Jamie Carr is still in prison."

"Well, yeah; Ziva; the case against her was water-tight. Double murder,"

"Boss; Wilkerson's partner in crime was Niles Wilson; apparently; he got the same walking deal that Wilkerson got." Tony provided. "Boss! We got a problem! Wilson's cell-mate? Rico Caldas!" Tony exclaimed in outrage.

"Damn it!" Gibbs declared. "You mean to tell me we've got three cases wrapped up in this thing? Okay; Ziva; Tony; go over all three case files with a fine tooth comb; include the whereabouts of these bastards from the time they were put away! Abby! get me a printout of McGee's notes on these cases; from that list you just pulled up! I'll be at my desk." Gibbs left; desperately in need of fresh coffee.


When he came back from getting coffee; Gibbs found an envelope on his desk. There was a note attached.

Boss:
Found this in his Desk. - Tony.

When he removed the note from the envelope; he saw his name written there: in Tim's handwriting. Seeing that handwritting twisted Gibbs' heart. Taking a deep breath; he opened the envelope. Inside he found a typed written page; with notes written in under some of the typed entries

Karen Wilkerson
Petty Officer, Niles Wilson

I figured out the sound coming from the recorded crime scene was staged.

I accompanied Gibbs to Wilkerson's office both times he went..

translated computer speak for Gibbs during the personal questioning

Both Gibbs and I explained the code that was found. I showed Wilson where to look for it.

I called Gibbs at a bad moment (had to be; since he told me:

"McGee; this had better be the most important phone call you've ever made"

****************
Jamie Carr

I traced the money. This was explained in detail during the trail. I wa a key witness for several days and my name was mentioned repeatedly because of it.

**This is one of the times I caught hell from Gibbs. I had received the video link in an email from a friend and didn't report it because I thought it was a made up gag.

I hoped and prayed Bossman would NEVER be that angry with me again. It sucked! I was ready to throw in the towel

*****************
Rico Caldas

Abby and I followed the webcams trail and got the location- just outside the base.
I helped looped video feed to fool perps.
I testified in court as to how we did it. They saw me and heard my name.


As Gibbs finished reading the facts Tim had layed out in the paper; his eyes kept straying to the personal notes the young man had hand written in. It hurt to see something from that long ago come back to haunt him now. But, it hurt worse to see how much what he'd said or done back then; had affected his agent.

Drawing in a huge sigh; he blew it out slowly and got up from his desk. He needed to get this info to the team; down in Abby's lab. They pretty much stayed there; waiting for the next email from this bitch and her cronie.

As Gibbs arrived in the lab; the email sound went off and with heavy hearts; the team gathered around Abby's computer.

As the team watched in horror; tears in all of their eyes; Tim was beaten with a pipe; a large pipe; over two inches in diameter; made of steel; repeatedly; and almost everywhere. Niles Wilson; looking younger than his obvious strength allowed; didn't say a word as he delivered the beating. He also; arrogantly; didn't wear anything to disguise who he enough, Tim was not reacting to the beating. Suddenly it dawn on them; he was drugged into a stupor.

Ziva was the first to vocalize the devastatingly painful reality. "This is not about McGee's pain. They don't care if he feels it."

"No;" Gibbs said with pure molten fury in his voice; and the pain of this truth in his eyes. "It's about ours.

"They want us to feel it." Ziva further explained in her own anger.

"It's personal; against one of us? Who?" Abby asked in horror.

"Me!" Gibbs muttered in barely controlled fury and self-hatred for Tim's suffering.

"Tim, too." Tony's quiet anger richocheted off the walls. He hated seeing what this was doing to Gibbs. Given that the girls didn't know; wouldn't be told; about the other half of what Tim was being put through; they couldn't fully understand the depth of bossman's anger and other self-deprecating emotions driving him now.

As he headed out of the lab; with Tony on his heels; Gibbs barked out orders; once again galvanized into action; fueled by his rage; and Tim's suffering; "Abby; Ziva; figure out where that damn video's coming from!!"