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Tony entered the jail cell and easily spotted Michael Harker sitting
desolately on the small, sparse bed. The middle aged man looked up at
the agent.
"You're transport's here," Tony told the criminal coldly. Tony
reached round to the back of his trousers and pulled out the handcuffs
that sat at his belt. "Hands out," he ordered, and waited patiently
for the man to lift his arms out. The handcuff clicked purposefully on
the man's wrists.
"Stand up," Tony spoke with a harshness he saved for the scum he
arrested. He roughly helped Harker to his feet and pushed him out of
the cell. He then marched the prisoner to the elevator and pressed the
button.
"Don't think about trying anything Harker," he told the man, pushing
him into the wall as they waited for the elevator to return to their
floor. A second later, Tony heard the familiar beep and then the doors
slid open. Tony grabbed Harker's bicep tightly and pulled him into the
small square space. The doors slid shut behind them and Tony pressed
the button for the garage. The lift jolted to life, whizzing slowly
upwards. Suddenly, the lift lurched to a halt, nearly tipping Tony and
the prisoner over. The small lift was plunged into darkness, leaving a
blind Agent scrambling to control the blind, panicked prisoner.
McGee arrived at thebottom of the stairs barely out of breath and opened
the fire door that led to the large garage used mainly by Abby, the
lab tech and forensic genius, to examine cars from crime scenes. It
was also used by the Leavenworth prison vans to give them easy access
to the prisoners. The van was already waiting just outside the open
metal double doors. One guard was still sitting in the driver's seat,
while the other was armed and ready at the rear of the vehicle. McGee
waved to them as he approached.
"Special Agent DiNozzo's on his way up with Harker," he told the armed
guard, who nodded sharply. The pair waited at the double doors for any
sign of Tony.
"Any minute now," McGee added. Suddenly, the large room was thrust
into darkness as the few lights that illuminated the garage failed.
The double doors slowly creaked shut, the strength of the doors making
it impossible to stop them from closing completely leaving one guard
and the van on the outside, and McGee and the other heavily-armed
guard stuck in the dark.
Ziva watched the interaction between her two co-workers at the
elevator, amused at their behaviour. She shook her head and turned
back to her computer work. She heard the elevator doors shut and the
stairwell door screech open and slam shut again. She watched Gibbs
ascend the staircase and walk the few steps needed to reach the door
to the Multiple Threat Assessment Centre, let the machine scan his eye
and walk through the thick door, through the corner of her eye.
Knowing it would be a while before her team-mates returned, she
enjoyed the peace and quiet, typing her report at a leisurely pace.
Suddenly her computer screen turned black, followed by the squad room.
With it being late evening, there was barely any light coming in from outside. Ziva could barely see her hands in front of her face.
Gibbs ascended the stairs without making a sound; he sipped his strong
black coffee and turned towards the MTAC door. He put his right eye in
front of the scanner and waited only a few seconds for the computer to
recognise him and open the door. The room was lit like a cinema.
Lights in the walkway led the way towards the centre of the room where
the computer station sat unmanned. To his right sat Director Jenny
Shepard, sitting in the cinema style chairs watching the newest
operation unfold on one of the large screens on the opposite wall. He
smiled at her concentration, knowing that look once was directed at
him. He took the few steps needed to reach her and sat down in the
adjacent chair.
"Evening, Jethro," Jenny spoke without taking her eyes off the screens.
"Jenn," he replied.
"Harker gone yet?"
"Tony and McGee are escorting him out of here as we speak."
"Good work today," Director Shepard praised her former lover.
"I know," Gibbs answered almost arrogantly. Jenn opened her mouth to
retort, but was interrupted when the screens went blank and the dim
lights turned off completely as if the film was about to start.