Recovery: The Silent Enemy
Chapter 20th
AUTOPSY BAY NCIS
Doctor Jimmy Palmer had received the body of Rivera from Mexico. His assistant Avery had prepped the body to begin the autopsy with everyone needing answers. Even though all knew Rivera was killed by Special Agent Gibbs with a shot to his head and chest in rapid concession.
Palmer turned to face the table to begin placing his gloves on to be ready. It was at this particular moment with Agent Gibbs walking in without realizing that Palmer and his assistant was beginning on the body.
"Palmer can you wait a moment? I would like to look at the bastard one last time before I head back home." Gibbs sounding like he was begging.
"Off course Agent Gibbs, we will give you a moment. I know this is not easy for you overall." Jimmy says with moving back with his associate to wait.
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was very quiet while standing over his body on the slab table ready to be opened up with the autopsy. He was angry in some ways after finishing up the interrogations upstairs. He had all this pent up anger in spite the fact he had shot Rivera in Mexico. But yet there were still a contract out to kill him by Rivera and the Cartel.
He continued to stare at the body until he heard Doctor Palmer's voice calling him. "I am sorry Doctor Palmer, I will leave you to your work. while Gibbs moved back out of the autopsy bay.
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Director Leon Vance had called the F.B.I. and the Witness Protection Program for Rafael. Since he was able to talk with giving Intel that was really important for where the Cartel members was located along with millions of dollars worth of weapons and drugs in the entire east coast.
Special Agent Tobias Fornell would be arriving to speak with Vance in his office along with the two agents to take Rafael to the Arizona safe house. The safest safe house in the states and overseas. Though their has been a number of security enhancements made the past few months.
There was a knock on his door after his secretary had announced that the F.B.I. had arrived. Special Agent Tobias Fornell walked in with Director Vance telling him to sit down. "Director Vance I have the direct orders for the two agents to be arriving within the hour to drive Rafael to Dulles International Airport for where they will escort him onto a flight for American Airlines first class. " Fornell says with the information.
"I appreciate this Fornell greatly to have all of the plans made quickly. Of the three suspects only Rafael was the one asking for protection with the Witness Protection Program. And the same ones arrested for watching Gibbs house."
"Son of a bitches! I am sorry Director Vance, Jethro and his wife already has been through a great deal and especially for my friend having known him a long time like yourself." Fornell says.
"How well do I know it Fornell! I just hope to god soon Gibbs will be able to have peace of mind?" Vance would say with pouring himself a glass of water asking the F.B.I. on whether he wanted water or something stronger.
Fornell went for a cup of coffee instead of the hard stuff since he has stopped drinking a while ago with Gibbs help at the cabin.
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Some time later at his house
Loreile was waiting for her husband to arrive home to take her out for something to eat. He had called earlier from NCIS that he was on the way home. She was happy in a big way to get out for a few hours at his favorite diner.
He had parked the truck out front since he was going to change into fresh clothes before heading out. He walked inside to see his wife sitting cross legged like Elle Bishop does with her computer. "Find anything of interested with the laptop today?" Gibbs asked with a slight smirk building on his face.
"Just the usual world news, entertainment and having finished working on my fan fiction chapter. I am starved Jethro." She made the statement with him running up the stairs to change his clothes. She talks to herself once again with watching his back disappear. She decided to shut down the laptop after checking her e-mail messages from her sister Elizabeth and a e-mail from her boss at the Evergreen safe house.
She didn't have to wait all that long with Gibbs changing into his blue jeans and pleaded shirt to go with the jeans and his sneakers. He checked his wallet for his credit cards and money to pay for the meal at the diner. He always hated to go out without any cash or his cards in case something always comes up.
"Are you ready Loreile?" He says with a crooked smile on his face.
"Sure." She said with following him behind to head for the grey truck in the drive way. As he looked across the street to see on whether Phineas was out on the front porch. He wasn't for the most part.
The both of them get into the truck not realizing they would be followed by a black SUV. Even though the both of them wouldn't noticed it until a few miles from the diner.
Loreile didn't know what to think for the moment with her husband extremely quiet all of a sudden.
However that wasn't going to last long when the grey truck was hit with a spray of bullets hitting the front tires and brake line to have Gibbs and Loreile trying to stay calm as he needed to try to control the steering wheel.
"It seems we are under attack by someone Loreile. I suggest you hang on tight since I am unable to control with us heading for another car that is parked."
All he could feel was the burning pain of his stomach being hit by chard of glass from the front window. Loreile had passed out from the impact not causing any real damage to her body and the unborn baby. Gibbs passed out as well with the bleeding of his stomach.
Witnesses in the area had seen the accident along with a black SUV firing at the truck and tires. 911, police and the fire department along with two ambulances will be on it's way, as NCIS will be advised after finding out who were inside the truck.