Chapter 29
At the NCIS building...
Gibbs, Kate, Tony and McGee arrived at the bullpen at the same time.
„Boss, I think we got him!" McGee yelled.
„Yeah, checked the Navy; nothing. He was an idol there" Gibbs responded.
„And his wife claims the same thing. She says he had no enemies, he was a perfect husband" Kate added.
„Yeah, boss, and I don't think she's a liar. She was sobbing all the time. And when she opened the door, her face looked like she was crying for three days" Tony said.
„Probably was, Tony" Gibbs said grumpily. They noticed McGee nervously walking around them.
„Spit it out, Probie" Tony said forcefully.
„Well, the witness says the terrorist had a beard. Also noted he looked like he's from Pakistan or something" McGee said. Gibbs lifted his head and stood up.
„Because he is! He's Amad Bin Atwan!" Gibbs concluded and ran off to the NCIS's Most Wanted Wall. He pointed with his finger on the picture.
„That's him. Yeah, he's really big in the terrorist's chain" Tony said.
„I'll try to track him down, but I'll need Abby's help" McGee said as he entered the elevator.
„He has a terrorist group that's protecting him!" Gibbs shouted to McGee. The elevator closed.
„This is big" Tony added.
„Yeah" Gibbs sighed.
„Hey, I need to go to Ducky's to check if he died of explosion" Kate said. Gibbs nodded. She rushed to the elevator.
At the Autopsy...
Ducky and his new assistant, James Palmer were doing an autopsy on Clark's body. Kate showed up.
„Oh, Caitlin, my dear! What brings you here?" Ducky asked.
"I need to check if he died from the explosion" She replied.
"Sure thing. Come here, take a look by yourself" He said.
"Hi" James waved to Kate.
"Hey. Ducky, will you introduce us?" Kate inquired to Ducky, slightly nudging him in the arm.
"Uh, sure. Caitlin, this is James Palmer, my assistant. James, Special Agent Todd" Ducky introduced Kate to James.
"A.K.A. Kate" She added with a smile.
"Nice to meet you" He offered a handshake.
"Take a look at this, sweetie" Ducky pointed to X-Ray. Kate stood by him.
"He has a skull fracture, from the fall. I assume you noticed the horrible hemorrhage on his brain" Ducky explained. Kate nodded.
"Go on" She replied.
"He broke several bones in the lower part of the body. And off course, lots of bruises and cuts" Ducky finished.
"So, easy death" Kate said.
"He lost lots of blood, my dear. He died within seconds, to be precise" Ducky said with a pinch of guiltiness in his voice.
"Oh, so, explosion definitely" Kate decided.
"Most likely" Ducky agreed.
"Thank you" Kate said. She stepped back into the elevator.
At the lab…
Abby and McGee were trying to track down the terrorist. Suddenly, computer started showing tons of programs and virtual windows.
"What's going on?" McGee asked panicky.
"We're getting hacked!" Abby yelled in frustration.
Gibbs walked in.
"Got anything?" He asked casually as he put his coffee cup on the table.
"Gibbs, I'm getting hacked, I can't stop this guy!" Abby cried as her fingers flew over the keyboard.
"Wait, did he already break down NCIS' firewall?"McGee questioned hopefully.
"Yeah, he's taking all the files!" Abby said.
The screen went black.
"You did it!" McGee said.
"I didn't! I thought you did!" Abby said confusedly. Gibbs's head showed up behind her desk.
"Gibbs?" Abby asked.
"Just reboot it. Worked for me" He showed his phone as he held up the computer cable in his other hand. Gibbs dropped the cable and walked out.
"Try again" McGee turned to Abby.
"Okay. Breaths, Abby!" Abby took deep breaths and started the computer again. The hacker didn't stop.
"All right, let's find out where you come from" Abby hit a button and entered something. A result jumped out.
"Oh, My!" Abby whispered.
"Ooh" McGee said.
"Gibbs will kill you!" Abby hissed.
"Why me?" McGee asked.
"Because, I'm not the one who's going to tell him!" Abby said. McGee rolled his eyes.
"I'll call him…" McGee said grumpily.
At the NCIS bullpen…
"Boss! We got the hacker!" McGee shouted from the elevator.
"Who was it?" Gibbs asked.
"Well, you see…" He started, but was interrupted by FBI's arrival.
"We hacked it" said Tobias Fornell, the FBI's director.
"Why?" McGee inquired.
"Because, we're not going to let you track down that terrorist. One of the members of his gang is in FBI, and you're risking lives of many agents" Fornell said threateningly.
"Let me do my work, and I'll let you do yours" Gibbs answered harshly.
"No. Let us take the thing" Fornell fought back.
"Last time you said that, you failed, and then asked for our help, so we helped you, and you took all the credits" Tony smirked.
"He's a very important part of the operation" Fornell said, ignoring Tony's statement.
"Don't care" Gibbs said carelessly. He really could push the buttons. Fornell seemed to be fuming.
"Got it! He's in Chicago!" Abby suddenly came in."In a luxurious hotel. Nice choice..."
Fornell rolled his eyes.
"Thanks, Abs" Gibbs said satisfyingly.
"Glad to help" Abby said quietly as she sat down next to Kate.
"We'll be seeing you very soon" Fornell hissed and walked out, along with the two of his agents.
"Guess someone's going to Chicago" Gibbs muttered looking at Tony and Kate.
