a/n: thanx beta jenny! You've helped so much!….. this is a short update… just to get off the cliff edge! Lol :P… but I promise for a longer chapter next week! Thanx for all the reviews! gushesI was sohappy/excited when my email kept popping up with"review alert":POOOoooOOO! One more thing…. WHAT IS THAT BLONDE THING DOING WITH GIBBS AND HIS BOAT! face reddening… thanx to pat (jagclips) and the "whatta man" vid (Im totally praising right now!)…..i've seen parts of….THAT… and Tony sprucing up Kate in the bullpen? WHAT IS GOING ON? And why haven't I heard someone rant about this before? Must have been after "chained"… 'cos there was nothing like that before ep 10! Should I been as concerned and fret as I do:P Com'on Kibbs… what's happening:P …………………………………………………………..xoxo luv claire
Previously on NCIS…

"What else have you found?" Asked Gibbs as he followed her over.

However she didn't reply very quickly… only a stunned-like-gasp hung from her dropped jaw.

"Well!" Gibbs whined impatiently.

Abby slowly tuned to him and in an emotionless dead stare said, "You'd better call Director Morrow…"

Flashing on the screen was a red and yellow 'danger alert' warning.

With no hesitation Gibbs snatched up the receiver from the nearby phone and dialed Morrows connection.

Slowly and calmly he spoke into the connection, "This is Gibbs…we've got a possible…" he paused and turned away from Abby as he whispered the code word, "…Orange Alert."

Abby knew that it was something serious and was annoyed when her hearing range was suddenly cut off by Gibbs' back. She moved to face Gibbs again as he let down the phone back into its cradle. With her eyes widened, a slight grin and arms folded across her chest she eagerly waited some kind of response or clue as to what this was possibly linked to.

But with the look on his face, Abby simply printed a copy and handed to Gibbs as he left her lab.

"Well…whatever it is, it's uniquely lethal…" sighed Abby and looked once more up at the screen.

AUTOPSY BAY: AKA Ducky's Lab 1633

Ducky spotted Gibbs as he exited the lift. Kate was also there getting briefed on the results of the autopsy that he had just completed and now had something important to divulge as well. However as Gibbs hastily proceeded directly to the tray where they were discussing the file, Ducky could easily see that Gibbs had something urgent also.

As Gibbs met them at the table, he caught the tail end of their conversation, "…there's been no movement yet…he's been to the shops…and bar. But no suspicious activity as yet to the docks." Kate said. Almost in sync Ducky and Kate turned their attention to Gibbs.

With his palms leaning on the autopsy table he looked and Ducky and said, "You've come up with some unusual results?"

"Quite right, Jethro" Chimed Ducky and lead him over to the X-ray board with half a dozen scans pinned up with Kate following behind.

Pointing to one in particular Ducky explained, "In this girl's stomach, you see these small round objects…they are uncut diamonds and one other thing that I will have to get Abby to test before I am certain…"

However Gibbs already knew, it was the same element that Abby had discovered in her tests.

"…It's refined explosive powder specifically used for trade and in elite organizations…" said Gibbs.

Kate looked from Ducky and Gibbs trying to determine what kind of importance this meant for the case.

"What sort of organizations? One of ours?" Questioned Kate.

"No…...Alqueda terrorist operations …" He said simply. "Kate, call the surveillance team and tell them to pick up Lt. Matt Robertson. I'll do the interview, you get Tony and go and search their house for any evidence linking them to terrorism."

Kate nodded and went to gather her notes back on the autopsy table as Gibbs headed for the lift.

a/n: I will update as soon asi can! i've just moved from adelaide to melbourne for uni... so for all aussie readers u know it's an entire state! so hopefully by next week.. we'll be getting to our climax:P..also.. review, review, review!