Cutting off the head of the snake

Chapter 36th

Walking into the busy casino. Gibbs broke away from Loriele to head inside to search for a blackjack table to play, While Loreile continued to walk around until she found the perfect machine in a corner with only two others playing the three-cent machines.

Pulling out $20.00 from her wallet with placing it within the slot. She waited until the machine verified the amount that was in the machine. She started to play $3.00 at a clip with the first five times with nothing to show for it. She was going to move to another machine playing $5.00. When all of a sudden the bells had gone off as she saw that the blazing seven's were across the board times 15 to be a big hit.

Her heart was racing when she had pulled out the card to let her know just how much she had won. All of a sudden those around were clapping with Loreile winning. While two older burly security officers turning the machine off to verify.

"Man we need to bring you to the redemption office to verify your I.D., SOCIAL SECURITY, and other essentials in order to pay you," he said with Loreile to follow them. She was wondering whether her husband was having the same luck?"

"I have everything sir in order to be paid. I came here to play while I am here on two weeks vacation," she states with a smile with opening her purse to pull out the I.D., SOCIAL SECURITY, and other items that were needed.

Meanwhile, Leroy Jethro Gibbs and one other player were winning big at the table while another frustrated player a male in his thirties had lost his shirt close to $20,000 on cards alone. Since in a moment, his frustration was going to be taking it out on the dealer and Gibbs just having to get caught in the middle with his revolver getting hit into the chest.

"Sir you need to step away from the table. I am sorry that you have lost all that money on the blackjack table?" he said with waving over security officers indicating to have the patron removed.

Seeing this happening patron Donald Belisa age 35 an ex-convict pulled out his revolver began firing his weapon with the card dealer dropping to the floor having been hit into the head while Gibbs trying to pull his own weapon from his coat jacket screaming out that's he's, NCIS. He's hit into his chest with the bullet as he felt as his entire life was beginning to end...

WHITE TUNNEL...

"Hello! Is anyone around?" Gibbs needed to say with finding himself the famous white tunnel once more.

"I am here Probie." Mike Franks needed to say.

"Does this mean that this time I am dead Mike?" he was serious with his response to the question.

"Not yet probie but close enough. Hopefully, the medical technicians will be able to save you while getting you to the hospital and surgery," he commented.

"I just can't believe this is happening again? All I wanted was to get away for a couple of weeks and this happens?" Gibbs said with feeling a pull of an electrical stimulation bringing him back to reality.

"He's back!" the medical technician had to say while at the scene of the casino. "We need to get him to the hospital quick."

"I am coming." Loreile had to say while watching his body being placed onto the stretcher. She followed behind with seeing the looks on everyone's faces inside the casino.

Reaching the main entrance. She was able to see the ambulance waiting for them. The driver had opened up the back door with the technician telling him they need to reach the hospital quickly.

Moving his body and the stretcher inside with Loreile. She was frantic with her nerves worried that this time just might be his time. He's taken too many chances over the years. However this time Leroy Jethro Gibbs was at the wrong time at the wrong place.