It had happened again, had been sucker punched and this time it was his own fault. In a moment of weakness, he had allowed Ed to handle the funeral. Back at the morgue they had asked which funeral home would be handling the body and the only name he could think of was "Slater's Mortuary". Ed had told him that he would call him to arrange the funeral and stupidly. Jimmy had believed him. The call never came and now he knew why. How could he have been so stupid? Why hadn't he told Gibbs, about Ed? Gibbs would have talked some sense into him and made him send Breena's body to another funeral home. He had gotten out of the chair and was standing in front of Gibbs, shaking and crying.
"Your OK" Gibbs assured, pulling him into a hug.
"Why didn't he tell me?" Jimmy asked.
"He's a bastard but what he did is illegal." Gibbs replied.
"How?" Jimmy asked.
"You are the next of kin. The body was supposed to be released to you." Gibbs explained.
"I sent it to Ed's mortuary. They needed to know where to send the body and that was all I could think of. You weren't around and I couldn't think. Ed said that he would call me to arrange the funeral but he never did." Jimmy explained.
"That is so illegal. Even if Ed was legally in obsession of her body. Burying her without your consent or knowledge is illegal and wrong." Gibbs explained.
"What can I do?" Jimmy asked.
"I am calling the police and they can deal with it. Normally I would help you but half my team is dead to me and my last agent is down the hall fighting for his life." Gibbs explained.
"I don't expect you to help me. I don't expect anybody to care." Jimmy replied.
"The cops have to care. If they don't I will deal with them myself." Gibbs explained.
Fornell cursed under his breath as he waited at the border check point. That son of a bitch DiNozzo Senior had made it down to Mexico. He wasn't sure how it happened. If Senior had jumped the fence, flown into Mexico, or somehow gotten past the guards. None of that mattered now. If Senior had been allowed to cross the border legally, then the guards who let him threw would have to be arrested and tried as accessories. Same for anyone who knowingly let Senior onto a plane, check into a hotel, or even offered him a ride. He pulled up to the check-point and the guard instructed him to put his window down.
"What is your reason for going into Mexico?" The guard asked.
"Tobais Fornell, FBI. Have you seen this man? He is wanted for the attempted murder of a federal agent. Among other things." Fornell asked flashing his badge and then a picture of DiNozzo Senior.
"I have not seen him but I heard on the news that he could be heading this way and I have been on the lookout for him." The guard replied.
"According to a voice-mail he left with a friend of his. He made it down here last night." Fornell explained.
Christina Aldrin looked up from her computer and shifted her eyes towards the empty bullpen to her left. In the absence of Gibbs and his team, her team had been appointed the temporary Major Case Response Team. Vance had offered to let them move to Gibbs's bullpen for the time being but nobody could seem to make the move. Bishop and McGee would never be back, even if they managed to get out of prison. They would never be able to work for a federal agency again and it was unknown what was going to happen with Tony and Gibbs. Tony was barely clinging to life in the hospital and even if he lived. There was a pretty good chance that his lungs would be too scarred for him to return to field work. If Tony was too sick to go back in the field, then Gibbs would retire to care for him and if Tony died. Then Gibbs would be too destroyed to be a field agent. If he lived through the loss that is. She sincerely hoped that Tony would beat the odds and be able to live a semi normal life. She really liked him. He was handsome and funny and a lot smarter than anybody gave him credit for. He was also the nicest guy in the world. He had been hurt too many times and he tended to build walls up around himself but if you got to know him, he was amazing. At least she hoped that was still the case. Now that so many people saw him as a baby killer, unfortunately including himself. He may just be too broken to ever let his guard down again.
"You doin OK, Tina?" Agent Jones asked.
"Just thinking about, Tony." Tina replied.
"Please tell me you aren't still attracted to that baby killer?" Agent Jones asked.
"He isn't a baby killer!" Tina snapped.
"He was driving with Tori, when she died. He was out without Breena's consent. That makes him a baby killer." Agent Jones argued.
"I'm not in the mood for this. I'm taking lunch." Tina replied, standing and leaving the squad-room.
Gibbs hated being away from the hospital, with Tony being in such a poor condition but right now Jimmy needed a little extra care. He was outraged but not surprised by the fact that Ed had buried Breena behind Jimmy's back. He figured he owed it to the kid to drive him to the cemetery. So he could at least see Breena's grave. He parked on the hill and walked with Jimmy to where Breena and Tori were buried. Suddenly Jimmy stopped in his tracks, he fell to the ground on his knees and let out a high pitched cry. Gibbs walked over and put his hand on the younger man's shoulders. Thinking that he had just collapsed with grief over the loss of his family. Then he saw it, Tori's headstone was gone and so was the double headstone that was supposed to be Jimmy and Breena's marker. All that stood there was a ghoulish looking fake headstone, where Jimmy's plot was supposed to be. A plastic bag was taped to the plastic headstone. A piece of notebook paper was sealed within the bag. Gibbs walked over and pulled the bag off the decoration, opened it, and read the letter. He bit his lip and crumpled the paper in an attempt to suppress his burning rage.
"What does it say?" Jimmy asked, wiping away his tears.
"Dear Asshole, I cannot stand the idea of my baby girl's and precious granddaughter's eternal resting places being beside yours. So I had Tori's body exhumed and moved. Breena and her are now laid to rest beside Breena's mother in Florida. Don't bother trying to find, their new plots. I had them wiped from the database and anybody who knows is forbidden from telling you. You should also know that I have begun legal proceedings to have you tried for murdering Breena and your boy Tony charged for kidnapping and murdering sweet Tori. I will see you in court, you worthless scum. Signed Edward Slater." Gibbs read, voice shaking with rage.
A/N: Jimmy really needs to work to get Ed and the rest of Breena's family charged in her death. If not Tony and him could both be in a lot of trouble. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.