Chapter 8

NCIS

The three agents follow the director into her office and remain silent. She slams her door and storms over to her side of the desk.

"You three have a lot of explaining to do! The heads of the FBI, CIA, the Navy, the Marines, the SEC NAV and the SEC GEN has contacted me. They all want to know why this case is being pursued."

"It's personal, Jen." Gibbs responds.

"Personal? Jethro, it was personal when Ari was alive and after you. He's dead."

"There has to be a connection with him and this case we're working on."

"I haven't found anything in the reports that would-"

"We haven't given them all to you yet."

Fornell breaks in, "Who do you believe is coming after you agent Gibbs?"

""I don't know, Agent Fornell. They seem to have some sort of agenda, especially toward me."

"We that young agent that was under my command wants to know why he may never see again. He was an innocent bystander in all of this…"

"Of what, Tobias? As much as you have done you led them to me."

Ziva interrupts, "McGee was an innocent bystander as well, Gibbs."

The director confides, "She's right, Jethro. Why do you have such a vendetta to find out…?"

"You know, Jen." He replies.

"There are some things I'd like to know. Such as, who killed Ari Haswari?"

Gibbs looks at Ziva and then gives the go ahead for her to explain.

"It was I, Director, who prevented…Officer Haswari from…murdering Agent Gibbs." She says as a single tear rolls down her cheek.

The director is shocked. She knows the relationship between Ari and Ziva.

"You killed your own…brother?"

Fornell then intervenes, "Brother? You mean that we have been searching for a mole for months and she could have been here all along?"

The director takes control again and orders, "Ziva, you're dismissed."

Gibbs pats her on the back as she leaves.

"When were you going to share this information, Jethro?" Fornell asks.

"You never asked, Tobias. Besides, if it got out it would mean then end of both of our careers."

The director then looks at Gibbs and replies, "I don't think so, Jethro. It means a hell of a lot more now that two agent have been injured and one was nearly killed."

Fornell paces around the office for a minute. Then he responds, "Watch you back Agent Gibbs. You may in more danger than you think."

Fornell then exits the office and leaves Gibbs alone with the director's wrath.

"Why is this so personal, Jethro?"

"I have my reasons, Jen."

Gibbs recalls the sniper shot by Ari that killed Caitlin Todd.

"You can't bring Agent Todd back. And, you didn't get her killed."

"The hell I didn't!" Gibbs responds.

"Ari was after someone and it appears that it is much more larger than just you."

Gibbs goes to leave when the director stops him, "Look after you're team, Gibbs. I know you care more for them than you let on. By the way, Scuito has some information for you."

"You know me better than they do. I'll send DiNozzo out if we have anything."

"Thank you, Agent Gibbs."

Ziva is making her way back to the squad area when she sees Ducky leaned up against the wall. She rushes over to see what the problem is.

"Ducky? Are you alright?"

"Oh…yes, my dear. I must have had some awful dinner. Just some indigestion, nothing to worry about." Ducky replies.

"Okay." She responds as she heads down.

Ducky heads down stairs as he rubs his temples trying to make the pain go away.