NCIS

chapter 16

Teaser-Ziva on the phone looking shocked

Tony awakens in a dark room with only one light. He is tied to a chair with his arms behind his back. He looks around and sees a table with all of his personal possessions on it.

Two masked guards come in along with a more slender person also wearing a mask.

"You're awake. That's good."

"Yeah how is that good?" Tony asks.

"Now we can start the interrogation." The women says.

"Yeah...I figured that would be next. What do you want?"

"Patience, Agent DiNozzo. We have all the time in the world. First we need to be properly introduced. My name is Marashi Berquri. I am what you would call a 'terrorist"."

"Good. I thought you were taking me to a costume ball." Tony replies. One of the guards then goes over and hits him.

"Show respect to our leader!" he yells.

Tony shakes off the blow that has opened up his lip, "I take it you don't have a sense of humor."

"We have differing opinions on what is funny. Let me get to the point. We have a mission to complete. A mission that someone you know prevented from being completed. We were able to infiltrate your little group by way of the Defense against the War. We have them to thank you for gaining access to NCIS."

"Really. Well I'll have to thank them when I take you in."

The woman laughs, "Well, maybe you do understand out ways then don't you."

"So what's this mission you have to complete?" Tony asks.

"Very well. We have to stop a former agent of your agency."

"Who?"

"This man." as she shows him a picture of Gibbs. "We have to kill him for the mission to be complete."

"Let me guess. This person, who failed. His name is Ari Haswari isn't it?"

"Yes. And you are going to help us find Gibbs so we can complete our mission."

One of the guards come over and injects DiNozzo with truth serum.

"You'll cooperate with us, or we will take measures encourage you to."

McGee and Abby are working in the lab when she asks, "Why don't we do what we did last night?"

"Uh...what was that." McGee asks shyly.

"You know..."

"Oh...you mean..."

"Come on you can says it."

"I don't know."

"Come on, Timmy. Be a little adventurous."

"Okay. Would you like to...uh...play...a little grab-ass?"

"Play grab-ass on your own time McGee." Gibbs says as he walks in.

"What do you got Abs?"

She goes over to her computer and puts a DNA display on the plasma screen.

"We were able to get a DNA sample for Lorraine Watts. Apparently she donated blood a week before she disappeared. I was just about to run it." She starts the scan as Gibbs looks mad.

"How long?"

"Well it could be anywhere from 8 to 12 hours." She finishes as the machine comes up with a match.

"Whoa. That was quick."

"How can that be? Wouldn't the only way be if we already had her DNA in the database.?" McGee asks.

"Yes." Abby responds. "It matches the finger that you received a month ago."

"Inform McCormick. Have him and Morgan search her house again."

"You got it, boss." McGee says as he leaves.

"Is there anything else?" Abby asks.

"McGee?" Gibbs asks, realizing they seem to be an item. Abby just smiles at him at the comment.

Ziva is working on the case when McGee orders McCormick and Morgan to search the house.

She gets a phone call on her phone. It is her fathers secretary.

"Ziva. He's left. He just went in the middle of the night." she says in Arabic.

"Do you know where?" Ziva responds.

"He didn't leave any information. I searched the files you wanted me to look for. You were right. Wait someone is coming. You have to-" the line goes dead.

Ziva is shocked by the knowledge that her father may not be who she thinks he is.