………….At the so called network's "headquarters"…………………

"You're loyal now. You did a good job. It isn't so easy the first time a cop has to do a crime." A man told Tony when he had sat down at the round table. Tony acted cool and didn't say a thing. It had been hard enough to enter the car without knowing if he would live another second. When he learned they wouldn't kill him he felt better but that was just for a few seconds because then he was told what he was going to do next. To prove his loyalty he had to something he had never done before. Something a cop considers the worst thing to do. He thought his betrayal had already proven he was loyal but to them it wasn't enough. He knew that if he came out of this alive he would be in jail for a long time. Tony knew he needed to tell his family, Kate and the team to let go of him. Just calling them when he was alone seemed impossible now. They knew so much and maybe they even were able to see who he was calling and he didn't want to risk somebody else's life. Would he ever be able to find a phone booth when he was alone? He didn't even know where he was going to stay or what he would do next.

……………At Gibbs's house……………

"Ok. Tell me now. I can't wait anymore. How did you find out?" Kate asked Gibbs. He hadn't wanted to tell her on their ride home. Gibbs said he would explain after she had unpacked and got something to eat. Seeing his nice side was something she wasn't used to.

"He called me on Friday. Just when I was yelling at you and Abby. He told me everything." Gibbs answered. He was standing in the kitchen while Kate was sitting down at the table.

"Why didn't you stop me from going?" Kate asked. If something dangerous was going on then why let her go.

"He didn't want me to stop you. Tony loves you and wanted you to have the best weekend he could give you. I sense it was his way to say goodbye. I know you had a great time so he accomplished what he set out for." Gibbs explained to her.

"It isn't fair…It can't be over…There must be a way to get out of this…I don't understand why Tony got dragged into this." Kate said still shocked. The news would take a while to sink in. It was like a movie. She couldn't believe it.

"FBI told me Tony heard something he wasn't supposed to hear when he was kidnapped. Tony has no clue what that could be. The two kidnappers talked a lot but Tony couldn't hear everything since they had music on and he was later moved to the trunk. They thought it was better to use him for now then just kill him straight away so that's why the network threatened him and FBI wanted him. It is all so complicated and I still don't have all the facts. The rest of the team knows too and we'll start work on it tomorrow." Gibbs told her.

"Why aren't we working on it now?" Kate asked surprised. Gibbs always wanted to work on important cases 24/7.

"FBI doesn't want us to and until I know more I don't want to do something which endangers Tony's life. I've been promised a lot more information tomorrow and then I can compare them to the information we have on our case. I think it is frustrating too but I've done as much as possible these last three days. It's late and we should get some sleep. We will find him." Gibbs said before leaving the room. There wasn't anything else he could say to make her feel better so he thought it was for the best to leave her alone.

Kate sat there staring at the calendar. It was Sunday. It was the 1st of December. It was the day a guy proposed to her. The same day he left her alone at the airport with her unknown future.

"Tony, as soon as I see you again…My answer is yes and I think you already know that." Kate then said out loud.

………………

Tony wondered what got him to say that about marriage. He knew marriage was an important thing to Kate but how could he use that in trying to get her to board the plane without him. Wasn't the shock value big enough already when he said someone would kill her? He couldn't understand why he said that. To still have her hoping? To make sure she'll still be there even if he ends up dead or in jail? Tony felt so bad for using the word marry the same time he forced her on the plane. It wasn't right and Kate didn't deserve it. He wondered if Kate thought he proposed to her. He had never imagined he would do it in that way. Still the thought of being engaged made him happy. The proposal wasn't romantic or special. It was a sad moment. It must have made Kate really unhappy. Tony felt he was torturing Kate right now. He felt so bad.

…………….Monday 2nd of December…………..

"I think we're going to New York. We'll get a lot more done there since we have a case to work on here. I don't know who wants to come but a field trip to the FBI will learn us more. Abby can talk to her counterpart there and so can we. It shouldn't be so suspicious and everyone will learn something new. Any objections?" Gibbs asked.

………..At the airport in New York the same day……………

"It's snowing." Abby said when she walked out from the airport.

"It's beautiful." Kate then said. There was no snow when she was there with Tony. Now there was a lot of snow.

………..Outside the hotel…….

"Are you ok with living in the same hotel as you and Tony stayed at?" Abby asked her. They had just arrived at the hotel and they were now standing outside of it.

"The others were full. We have to take what we get." Kate answered trying to act like she didn't care but she did. She cared a lot.

"Can't believe FBI is willing to pay for all of this!" McGee said.

"It's their mess and they have to pay." Gibbs told them. He had a long talk with Fornell about this and some other things.

…….

Tony stood on the other side of the street and watched them. He was so close but still so far away. He couldn't contact them. Tony wished Kate would turn around so he could see her face. Suddenly his wish was granted. She looked so beautiful and he took a mental picture of her. Then he saw her looking at him. Right now he wished Blunt hadn't told him about them coming to New York.

"It's him. He's standing there. On the other side of the street." Kate then yelled to the others. Everyone turned around. They saw him and Tony saw them. He freaked. Tony didn't want this to happen. He had to leave before someone got hurt. His cell phone rang and he saw it was McGee. He didn't answer it.

"I have to talk to him." Kate said while taking a few steps. Gibbs then took her arm and stopped her.

"It's too dangerous." Gibbs told her. Then Tony quickly disappeared in the crowd and no one could see him.

"No…" Kate said. She wanted to scream but she couldn't.

…………Later that night at FBI…………

"We're not responsible for his actions. He makes the decisions. Agent Dinozzo killed someone. He showed his loyalty to them but he'll probably get a long sentence." Agent Malone told him.

"Tony would never kill someone." Kate told them.

"It was filmed. You can watch it if you want." Agent Malone told them.

"You can do a lot to a film." Abby told him. Altering a film was now quite easy.

"Not with these ones. They are from three different surveillance cameras. In the first one we see him put the guy in the car. In the second one we see him dump the car and in the third one we see him dump the gun. He is alone in all three of the films. The gun has his prints and we matched it to the bullets in the victim's body. The network knew this when they told Tony to do this." Agent Malone further explained.

"But there is no actual footage from him killing him?" Gibbs asked.

"No but it doesn't look good and we know they challenge a new member to see if he is loyal. This time the challenge was difficult but they now trust him. They would never just let him dump the body if he hadn't killed that person. One person should do everything so if somebody gets caught only that person gets caught. We know how they do things." Agent Malone further explained.

"I don't believe you." Kate then said. Agent Malone pressed play on the video player and then everyone saw what happened last night. Two guys went in a warehouse and one of them was Tony. A few minutes later Tony was dragging out a body and he put it in the car. They saw the whole film and even if it didn't show him killing him FBI had enough evidence against him.