Chapter Title: Preliminary Turmoil

Author: Cailyn

Pairing: Gibbs/Kate friendship, but I assure you the Mac/Gibbs is coming. In the words of Tony, "Baby steps, baby steps…:

Summary: Gibbs reveals a piece of Tony's history to Kate, as history begins to repeat itself.

Disclaimer: The characters of JAG And NCIS are not mine, and I do not profit from them in any way shape or form.

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Anthony Dinozzo's Apartment

Silver Spring, Maryland

The apartment was trashed. Actually, trashed was quite the understatment. A table was flipped. Food and garbage were everywhere.

"Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!" Gibbs screamed at the top of his lungs. He cleared all of the rooms, with Kate never anymore then a few feet from his side. After he called and spoke with the director, he locked Tony's apartment and he and Kate walked silently back to his car. There was nothing more he could do until he had a kit so he could process for prints. He knew however these attempts would be futile. He knew who had taken Tony.

As the car turned back onto the main road, Gibbs finally spoke. "Hey, do me a favor, reach underneath your seat."

"Alright." Kate said, and she obediently reached beneath her seat. She pulled out half a pack of Marlboro Red 100's and couldn't help but grin to herself. One look at Gibbs, however, abruptly straightened out her face. She punched the lighter in without be asked and knocked two cigarettes out of the pack. She first lit her own and then used hers to light the one she handed to Gibbs. "You smoke?" She inquired, taking a long drag off her own.

"So do you." He responded tersely.

"Law School," was the only explanation she offered.

"The Marines." Gibbs responded. That ended their conversation for a while as they each smoked their cigarettes taking long, hungry drags of the nicotine into their lungs. When Kate looked up, she realized they were not headed back to headquarters. In fact, she had no clue where they were other then somewhere in Maryland, outside of D.C.

"So," Kate finally asked after a while. "Do you want to tell me where we are going, and what the hell happened to Tony?"

"First, I don't know where were going. But I'll tell you about Tony when we get there."

"If you don't know where we're going then how are you going to know when we get there."

"I just will."

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JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, Virginia

"Admiral, It's probable that Special Agent Dinozzo was disclosed information when he was being held captive by Felton. But, because he's still with NCIS, I doubt we're going to be able to contact him without his further revealing information to his co-workers and eventually to their director." Mac reasoned with Admiral Chegwidden.

"Colonel, we've suspected from the beginning that Felton had contacts at NCIS. If anyone at there hears about it, it could get out to Felton that were on to him and he's just going to take off." The Admiral replied.

"Other then Agent Dinozzo, and Agent Gibbs, name someone at NCIS who has been there for more then two years. If Felton did have a contact at NCIS, and that is a big IF, what is the likelihood that they are still there?"

"Colonel, you need to understand that you are treading on extremely thin ice here. You and Harm even begin to break through, and back you your asses off, and quickly." Chegwidden said. With that he handed Mac a manila folder. "This is the personnel file on Agent Dinozzo. In it is his current address. If you're going to visit him I suggest you try his house. Keep out of NCIS headquarters unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Aye Sir." Mac saluted, pivoted on her heels and exited the Admirals office.

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Somewhere in Maryland

Gibbs and Kate pulled into the nature preserve in silence. They got out of the car and began to walk. After about a quarter of a mile, Gibbs spoke. "It was a little less then two years ago. Tony was a new agent, unskilled. He offended a petty officer during questioning. I should have been there. He wasn't ready to be questioning by himself. But it was just some minor drug charges and I thought he could handle it. I was wrong.

"After the petty officer, James Felton was released from custody he went after Tony. And abducted him a week and a half later. Another week or so after that Tony was found in the guys apartment with a gun shot wound to the chest. He was bleeding, bad. But after 4 hours in the emergency room, 6 hours in the operating room, and two and a half weeks in ICU, he was fine. Physically anyway."

"Wasn't Felton sentence?" Kate asked.

"15 years in Leavenworth, and that's what I don't fucking understand. He's the only guy that would want Tony, that's why I'm going to need to get a hold of JAG. But I need to clear my head. I think I used to come here when I was married." Gibbs and Kate, rounded a bend in the trail and they came to a river. Gibbs climbed out on a bunch of rocks and sat there, lighting another cigarette and watching the golden sun as it began to sink low. Kate observed from dry land. Wanting to say something but not knowing what. Looking back over at Gibbs she saw a single tear slide down his cheek.