Chapter 10

After a while of not being able to move much, McGee slowly crawled to the entrance of the cave. Because of the overwhelming stench, he felt like vomiting but he knew he had to get help.

"Gibbs!" McGee yells down into the cave.

The sound echoes in the cave and Gibbs hears it immediately.

"McGee's in trouble." Gibbs stated as he begins running back to the entrance.

"How can you tell?!" Ziva exclaimed as she's following Gibbs.

"McGee never calls me Gibbs… He always calls me Boss… So I know he's in trouble." Gibbs said.

Gibbs and Ziva finally reach the cave entrance. Gibbs grabs hold of the rope and begins to climb up in order to get out of the cave. Ziva does the same. Gibbs runs to McGee who rolled off to the side a bit after seeing him at the bottom of the cave.

"Where's Tony?!" Gibbs exclaimed.

"Larry took him… I'm sorry Boss." McGee said.

"Where did he go?"

"He shot me with a tazer, so I couldn't follow." McGee stated. "He walked in that direction, probably to his own car." He points in the direction.

Gibbs helps McGee to stand. He then helps him to the car and puts him in the back seat. Ziva gets in the front seat as Gibbs gets in the driver's seat. Gibbs starts the car and presses on the gas pedal. The car speeds down the dirt road in order to get to the main road. Gibbs looks left and then right as he can't decide which direction Larry might have went in.

"McGee… Do you have any idea which way he might have gone?" Gibbs asked.

"I have no idea." McGee answered.

Gibbs immediately pulls out his cell-phone in order to call Abby to see if any evidence can point them in the right direction. Gibbs hits the, number one which has always been set for Abby with speed-dial. He presses send, but the call doesn't go through because there's no clear signal to get cell-phone reception.

"Fuck!" Gibbs throws the cell-phone down.

"Which way are we gonna go?" Ziva asked.

"What's the closest place to get to a phone?!" Gibbs exclaimed.

"There was a house a couple miles down the road in that direction." McGee stated as he points in the direction to the left.

Gibbs immediately presses on the gas pedal and speeds down the road toward the house McGee mentioned. Upon reaching the house, Gibbs gets out of the car and runs to the front door of the house. He rings the doorbell and begins knocking on the door. After realizing no one is home, he uses his elbow to break the glass of the front door. He reaches inside and unlocks the door. Gibbs opens the door and walks in. McGee and Ziva look at each other.

"I would normally say breaking and entering is illegal… But I've been on this team long enough to realize no one seems to care." McGee stated.

Ziva shrugs her shoulders and walks in and McGee follows. Gibbs is at the home-phone dialing Abby's number. Abby is at the Forensics Lab with Jamie, so she answers by putting him on speaker-phone, but not exactly knowing who is calling.

"You've reached Abby's house of nymphomaniacs, where your fetish is our hinky pleasure. How may we assist you?" Abby stated.

"Is that how you answer the phone?!" Gibbs exclaimed.

"Oh… Hey Gibbs." Abby greeted him.

"Hey Dad." Jamie greets her father.

"I need to know if any evidence gives you any indication where Larry brings the victims in order to take their eyes out… And I need to know now!" Gibbs said quickly.

"There's nothing in the evidence that indicates a location." Abby said. "Why do you ask?"

"Cuz Larry has Tony!" Gibbs exclaimed.

"Daddy!" Jamie tries to get his attention.

"Yes?" Gibbs asked.

"The GPS locators you have me wear, I stashed one of them in Tony's jacket cuz I was afraid he might try going off by himself to go kill Larry." Jamie stated quickly.

Gibbs looks to Ziva and McGee.

"Tony has a GPS locator on him… Get on the computer in the car and find his location." Gibbs stated.

"On it Boss." McGee said.

Ziva and McGee run out of the house in order to go to the car. Gibbs goes back to the phone.

"Dad?" Jamie tries getting his attention.

"Yes?" Gibbs asked.

"Bring my Tony back unharmed."

"I will."

"I love you Dad."

"I love you too."

"Where's my love?!" Abby exclaimed. "I exist you know."

"Love you too Abs." Gibbs stated.

"Love ya Gibby-Bear."

Gibbs puts the phone down and runs out the door. In the Forensic Lab, Jamie looks at Abby.

"Gibby-Bear?!?!" Jamie asked with a confused look upon her face.

"Oh… I said that out loud?" Abby asked.

"Yeah…" Jamie responded. "You care to explain?"

Abby grabs the remote control for the stereo. She presses the on button, hits play and turns up the volume.

"What did you say?!" Abby exclaimed.

"Eventually you're gonna have to tell me what's going on between you and my Dad. You can't avoid it forever." Jamie stated.

"I can't hear you!"

Jamie shakes her head and turns in the other direction. She takes a deep breathe and begins to worry about Tony.