NCIS

Chapter fifteen

Teaser-Gibbs, Jen, and McGee are in MTAC...

Morgan gets up from his attack and realizes he is still alive. He contacts his superior, McCormick and informs him what has happened.

Ziva and McCormick arrive at the scene quickly. Ziva and a shaken McCormick get out of the sedan and go to Morgan, who is waiting near the other NCIS car.

"What happened?" Ziva asks

"Uh...we were being tailed and the a van cut us off and ...then..." he stutters trying to remember.

"Okay. Seal off the area we need to get a team here to process the scene." McCormick orders.

"Uh, wait a minute. I'm the one in charge here." Ziva angerliy informs.

"Uh, no. I am the senior field agent."

"No, I am the senior agent on scene, so I am in charge."

McCormick is about to have a comeback when Gibbs and Jen walks up.

"I'm in charge." he growls out.

"Gibbs! You're back. I didn't know you.."

"What do we have Ziva?" he asks.

She looks around and hypothesizes, "It looks like Tony was set up. The whole call was just a way to get him out so the could kid nab him."

"The term is kidnap Ziva." Jen corrects.

Gibbs walks over and sees the probie Morgan. "He was with him?"

She nods, "Yes. Apparently the tried to incompasitate him so they could get Tony."

Gibbs goes over and asks, "Did you sees anything?"

"Uh...The van was a dark color and the license was out of Virginia. I couldn't make out the plate. Wait aren't you Agent Gibbs?"

"Yeah. What you want an autograph, get back to work on finding your boss!"

Morgan gets up and calls in for help.

"Tell me you have more experience than him?" Gibbs says addressing the dark skinned man.

"Hanley McCormick. I am a 17 year veteran of NCIS. You might remember me, sir?"

Gibbs thinks back to an interview session he had with McCormick. "Yeah, I turned you down for being assigned to my team."

"Twice, sir."

"As I recall you are too cocky to be a lead agent."

"So say that sir."

"Well, what are you waiting for. Go help what-his-name find DiNozzo."

"Yes, sir."

Ziva and Jen exchanges pleasantry and Gibbs comes up, "When did you get back in country, Ziva?"

"Yesterday. My business in Tel Aviv is complete."

"So you don't know the news."

"News?"

"There's a new director in town?"

"Who?"

"You're looking at him. You in charge until you find out where DiNozzo is."

"Yes, director."

"Don't..call me that."

"Well, Jethro you are..."

"I'll never get used to it."

Abby Scuito walks into her lab and hasn't changed a bit since her leave two weeks ago. The only change is the red-haired women running analysis on some DNA samples.

"Hey."

"Oh, hey Abby. I was just finishing up on another case. How have you been?"

"Good. How about you?" she says as she points to her not remembering her name.

Kellie smiles and asks, "You forgot my name haven't you?"

"Yes. It's just I've been so worried about Timmy..uh, Agent McGee that I haven't-"

"It's Kellie."

"Kellie that's it."

Kellie looks around and says, "Well your lab is the same as it was when you left. I guess I'll be heading back to the field office."

"uh...not so fast. I'd really like it if you would stay on. You know as an assistant."

"An assistant. But I'm fully qualified..."

"I know. What about a co-lab tech. We could fight crime together. The sisters of swabs. The mistresses of mass-spec. The-"

"The damsels of DNA!" Kellie chime in.

Abby laughs, "I think your going to like it here, Kellie."

Back at the war room Ziva and the others have returned. Gibbs and Jen head downstairs from MTAC.

"What do ya have, Ziva?"

"Well, we found a van matching Agent Morgan's description abandoned about a mile away from the scene. It is registered to a Navy Petty officer Ronald Watts. He is currently deployed in Afghanistan. So who ever used it-"

"Uh, excuse me ma'am " Morgan asks.

"Ma'am. It's Officer David or Ziva. Got IT!"

"Yes, M...Officer David. The van in question was reported stolen two months ago."

"By who?"

"Uh...the Petty officer's wife. She reported it to NCIS. The reporting agent was McGee?"

"Pull the file. Get McGee in here."

"Just for a stolen van?" Ziva asks.

"That and I want to see how he's doing. Don't you Officer David?"

"Oh, yes. Of course, Gibbs." Ziva says as she almost calls him director.

"I gotta shave."

"You telling me or them." Jen asks.

Abby and Kellie are getting along processing the evidence form Tony's abduction.

"I can't believe this." Kellie states.

"The tire treads are the same that are on my van. They're Good wrench P235-75-16."

"Really. Why do you have a van?"

"Oh, it's for my band. Steel Orgasms."

"Wait...you're that Kellie. The one with the two guys who dress up in different animal suits when you play."

"Yeah! that's us."

Then Abby hears a voice that she hasn't heard in a month, "What do ya got Abs?"

"Gibbs!" She runs over and almost tackles him to hug him. "I didn't think you were coming back?"

"I didn't either."

"What were you saying?"

"Oh...Kellie has this band called Steel-"

"About the case Abs?"

"Oh...yeah. The tire marks found at the scene match the van's profile. We also found three rubber bullet rounds at the scene."

"Rubber bullets?"

"Yeah, unusual I know. Why use rubber bullets when you could just use real ones."

"Why do you thinks they used-"

"Well, rubber bullets are almost impossible to trace. They don't have the stifling and barrel pattern that normal one's do."

"Almost?"

Kellie chimes in, "Well...there are only three place in the tristate are where you can but rubber bullets."

"And you know this how..."

"Oh, my bad uses them for our shows. We shoot them in the air and they rain down on the crowd. Quite a bit of fun, isn't mate."

"I don't think what-his-name thought it was fun when someone shot him at point blank range."

"Oh, sorry mate."

"That's all." Gibbs asks.

"Yes. Until we have more leads and until we get more evidence."

"Run this by the psycho who used to work with you. See if he has anything to do with this?"

"Chip? I think he's still in prison. But, I'll check it out."

Gibbs leaves as Kellie asks, "What psycho?"

"It's along story. But we have time."

Gibbs head back to the wardroom where McGee is waiting.

"Boss, I didn't know you were back?"

"I am. How's the arm Tim?"

"Uh, its slow going but I'm making progress."

"Good. Do you remember a car theft about two months ago?"

"Yeah. Ziva brought up to speed on it. The van was reported stolen by Lorraine Watts. We have tried to contact her but there's no answers from her home phone or cell."

"Ziva...take Morgan, is it. Go find out where sh is."

"On our way Gibbs."

The two leave as McCormick wonders why has been left out of the loop.

"Uh, sir. I should being going along..."

"I need you bring McGee up to speed."

"Uh, Boss. I haven't been cleared by medical to return-"

"Do you wanna help find DiNozzo?"

"Yeah, boss."

"Then you're back on active duty."

"Well, only the director can do that boss."

"Yeah, I know that McGee."

"Oh...you're the -congratulations, boss."

"Get to work."

Gibbs in in MTAC with McGee and Jen. He is speaking with PO Watts.

"Petty officer, we haven't been able to contact your wife. We believe she is missing."

"You'll find her won't you sir. She means the world to me."

"Can you thinks of anyone who would kidnap her and steal your van."

The soldier thinks for a second. Then he replies, "It might be my brother, Fred."

"Why is that?"

"When I shipped out he told me he had joined the Defense against the War campaign. It's some sort of anti-war protest group. We got into an argument which Lorraine broke up. I shipped out the next day."

"Do you think he might have something to do with this?"

"He might. I know she said he had been watching her, and following her. I didn't think nothing of it until a few days ago when I hadn't received a letter from her."

"Do you think this group would abduct a field agent?"

"I don't know. My brother and I haven't spoken since I left."

"Thank you, Petty officer. Well be in touch."

"Uh...boss. I've heard of this group. They were just doing protest rally, but in the last month they have escalated their activity. They might be responsible."

"Escalated how, McGee?"

"Well...there were reports of five base pets being brutally killed out side Quantico. They took responsibility."

"Doy you think they'll-" Jen asks.

"Not if we don't stop them first." Gibbs responds.