The next morning down at Abby's Lab, Jack is watching Abby and McGee as they try to find Simon Perry pulling into the parking lot on the video feed from the Columbia Mall. Suddenly at 0900 Hours, Perry's van pulls up into a parking space right in front of Pennies. Perry gets out of the van and slowly walks inside of the mall. "He just shot and killed three police officers and Perry nonchalantly walks inside of the mall." McGee grumbles at Perry's arrogance.
While McGee is focused on the parking lot, Abby puts up the video feed from inside of Pennies. "When's the last time you shopped at Pennies?" Abby curiously asks McGee.
"Been awhile, actually ages, my mom liked to shop there." McGee smoothly answers.
"Ok, looks like Perry is heading for the mall."
Inside the mall, Perry spots a security guard flirting with a mall custodian. "Looks like Perry is eyeing the rent a cop." McGee notes.
"I believe your right Timmy." Abby smiles.
The custodian walks off towards the food court, the security guard walks down a hallway leading towards the mall security office. Perry follows the guard and comes up from behind him without being noticed, planting a gun up against the guard's ribs. "That was too easy." McGee frowns as he watches Perry lead the guard into a mall storage room.
Ten minutes later, Perry emerges wearing the guard's uniform. "Didn't anyone notice the guard missing from his rounds?" McGee sighs from exasperation.
"Apparently not!" Abby answers, knowing full well that Perry more than likely murdered the guard.
"I better call Gibbs." McGee swallows.
Holiday Inn Express
Gibbs and Fornell's Room
Gibbs returns with breakfast for him, Ziva, Fornell, and Butler. "Found a diner that does take-out." Gibbs hollers out and puts the bag of food on top of the table. Gibbs' cellphone begins to ring. "Yeah Gibbs!" He answers.
"Boss, we tracked Perry's movements inside of the mall yesterday morning, he took a guard hostage, and switched places with him, by putting on his uniform." McGee informs him.
Gibbs unpacks the bag and locates his pancakes. "Is the guard with him?"
"No, Perry took him inside of a storage room." "Perry came out the guard did not."
"And where did Perry go afterwards?"
"Abby is tracking his where a bouts as we speak."
"While you're doing that, I'm going to give the Bloomsburg Police to check out that storage room, I need a location on it."
"Near the JC Pennies." McGee answers.
Ten minutes later, Fornell exits the bathroom wearing a white t-shirt and navy blue pants. "Did you get me my Belgium Waffles?" Fornell drools.
"Yeah eat it fast, Abby and McGee just gave me some information on Perry's movements inside of the mall."
Butler walks into the room. "Their decent!" Butler announces.
Ziva follows Butler from behind. "I'm starving!" Ziva groans and rushes over towards the table.
"Make it quick, we just got something on Perry, he kidnapped a mall security guard and took him by gun point into a storage room and exchanged clothes with him." Gibbs answers.
"Is the guard dead?" Butler curiously asks, and finds his container of apple oatmeal on top of the table.
"Don't know, just got a hold of Bloomsburg PD, they'll get back to us?"
Columbia Mall
Inside the storage room where Perry took the security guard hostage, Bloomsburg Police finds Steve Helton bound and gagged and very much alive. "Thank god, he's alive." Officer Furan sighs with relief and begins to remove the gag from Helton's mouth.
Officer Greenlee, Furan's partner hands Helton a bottle of water. "Drink it slow!"
"I thought I would never be found." Helton answers with his voice trembling with emotion.
"You're lucky to be alive, the person that abducted you, has killed six people so far, three were police officers." "Stillwater Sheriff Ed Gantry and two of his Deputies were murdered by him yesterday." Furan informs him.
Helton takes several slow sips from his bottle of water. "He took my uniform, my wallet, and my motorcycle keys."
"Where did you have it parked?" Greenlee curiously asks.
"Next to the food court entrance where I always park it."
"Great, he's had at least a twenty-four hour head start and could be anywhere." Furan sighs in frustration.
Back at Abby's Lab, a half an hour later, McGee notices a motorcycle pulling alongside of Perry's van. "There's Perry!" McGee says.
Abby taking in the motorcycle helmet that Perry is wearing, with the shield pulled back. "With the helmet on covering his face, nobody would have recognized his face." Abby frowns.
"I have a sneaky suspicion that Leroy isn't going to be solving this case anytime soon." Jack sadly answers.
"This is Gibbs your son we're talking about Jack, if anybody can find Perry, its Gibbs." Abby proudly answers.
While Abby and McGee continue to monitor the video footage, Gibbs is at the State Police Barracks in Bloomsburg talking to Jenny on his cellphone in a conference room. "He manages to stay one step ahead of us." Gibbs growls.
Jenny's Office
"And there's going to be one time where he slips up." "That slip up, will lead you to him." Jenny reassures her partner.
"Jen, I never whine about doing my damn job, but I'm exhausted." Gibbs sighs and rubs his temple. "I haven't slept beside you since the beginning of the week." "We haven't made love since Wednesday morning."
"Figures you would have sex on the brain." Jenny laughs. "Tony and McGee are off of desk duty today, do you want me to send them up to Bloomsburg?"
"They'll be joining us on Sunday, dad wants to attend Gantry's funeral on Tuesday." "After the funeral I'll have Ziva fly back down with him."
Cynthia pops her head in the door. "I'll be right there Cynthia." Jenny answers…."Jethro I have an op to oversee in MTAC."
"I'll call if you if anything develops." Gibbs smiles.
"Even if something comes up while I'm in MTAC call me on my cell."
"I will, I love you Jen."
"I love you Jethro." Jenny tenderly answers and hangs up.
Gibbs closes his phone shut. "Hopefully that slip up happens with in the next twenty-four hours."
