"Gibbs, good to see you're back. I was starting to believe what Agent Lucks said about you being away at another crime scene but then I remembered how important I am to you."
"I just came in here to tell you not to get too comfortable. You're going back to prison today." Gibbs states before walking out.
"What did you find?" Boone calls out after him.
The rest of the team arrives at the area Abby and McGee located and begin the short hike through the woods to the landmarks. They begin to look around the area and see the tree and rock from the pictures in Boone's scrapbook.
Something in the ground catches the sun's light and McGee's attention. He walks over to a flat area and brushes away some leaves.
"Guys, I think we found where Boone buries his victims." McGee calls to get their attention.
They all head over and see McGee holding a skull. "Okay, lets spread out." Tony orders.
They search for a few minutes before they hear Kate call out, "Tony!"
Once they all reach her, she speaks again. "Sorry, I was just startled."
"By?" Lucks asks.
"Her." Kate responds while pointing to a young woman hanging a few feet away.
McGee approaches the body and begins to examine it. "She's only been dead a few days." he tells them after a minute.
Kate walks closer to the body and spots something on her back. "You guys aren't going to believe this."
There's a heart carved into her back.
"Lucks, head back up to the truck and try to get ahold of Gibbs, he'll want to know about this before Boone gets transferred back to prison. The rest of us will process the scene the best we can."
"Okay, I'll be back in fifteen." She replies before heading back up through the woods.
Gibbs is watching Boone in interrogation when his phone rings. "Gibbs." he answers.
"It's Lucks, we found Boone's dumping ground."
"Good job, I was-"
"We also found another body, unidentified female dead less than a week. I think we're dealing with a copycat, someone close to Boone cause the details are too precise." When he doesn't respond, she checks the signal. "Gibbs? Did you hear me?"
"Yeah I heard you. Seal off the area, I'm on my way."
Back in the forest McGee is photographing the newest body when he notices something. "Tony, something isn't right."
"Well yeah McGee we're standing in the middle of a serial killers dumping ground."
"That's not it. I know her, and so do you, she's one of the Jane Does from the scrapbook."
"Boone's been on Death Row for ten years, this victims been dead less than a week. It's not possible." Tony states mostly to himself.
Back at NCIS Gibbs enter the interrogation room.
"Something I can help you with Agent Gibbs."
"Congratulations, you got me to play your game."
"I see you've found the bodies. That means you know there's someone new, someone like me. He's out there right now and I know who he is, I can help you."
"I'm not going to get a stay on your execution, if that's what you're proposing." Gibbs replies. "You'll be in the electric chair on Saturday."
"You're bluffing, it's you duty to catch this killer and I'm the only one who can help you." Boone yells almost desperately.
"You're dead in thirty six hours." Gibbs replies before walking out.
Lucks is on her way back into the forest after getting some equipment from the truck, when she hears footsteps behind her. Just as she turns around something hits her hard in the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground and loose consciousness.
Back at the scene, Kate, Tony, and McGee are finishing up and head back to the truck. "It's been longer than fifteen minutes, do you think she got lost?" McGee asks.
"Probably." Tony agrees.
"She's a Marine Tony, I doubt she got lost on a five minute walk." Kate worries as they reach the van.
"She isn't lost." McGee states from the front of the truck.
"What do you mean she isn't-" Kate begins to ask but stops when she see's the polaroid in McGee's hand.
"What's going on?" Tony asks before McGee hands him the photo of an unconscious Lucks with just enough blood on her forehead to cause concern.
"She was taken." Kate states the obvious as Tony pulls out to inform Gibbs and the get ready to head back to NCIS.
"I want a list of everyone who visited Boone in prison, McGee try tracing her cell, and Kate work on a psych profile." Gibbs orders before they're even at they're desks before heading down to Abby's lab.
"I should have never let her go alone." Tony whispers.
"You couldn't have known Tony." Kate tries to assure him.
"I know but I sent her to the truck because I wanted it to just be the three of us. I just wanted things to go back, I mean we don't need a new teammate." Tony tries to explain.
"Gibbs obviously trusts her, otherwise he would have put up more of a fight. Right now we just need to focus on finding her." Kate tells him before heading back to her own desk.
When Gibbs enters Abby's lab she doesn't even give him a chance to speak. "The polaroid was clean, no prints or DNA. I'm sorry Gibbs I should have realized there was more than one killer, I only ran the Jane Doe's through the database up until Boone was arrested. I should have extended the time period once some of them came back with out any hits. Four women have gone missing in the past five years"
"None of us saw it Abs, it's not your fault."
"Yeah but now the new girl is out there somewhere and-"
"Abs, it wasn't your fault. We'll get her back." Gibbs then heads back up to the bullpen to see if the team has found anything.
"Boss, I think our best bet is Briggs, Boone's autobiographer. He visited Boone 96 times and talked to him on the phone 229 times in the past three years."
"He's writing Boone's autobiography." Gibbs states.
"He's living it." Tony replies.
"Briggs was dishonorably discharged form the Army in 1991 and arrested in 2000 for domestic disturbance. He beat his girlfriend."
"I want him found now." Gibbs orders.
"Okay, I can turn on his GPS remotely through the carrier if the cell has been reported stolen."
"Good job McGee." Tony comments.
"Tony get Kate and meet me at the car. Call me when you have a location."
They get the call from McGee about two minutes into the car ride. "He's headed out of the city on the 190 west."
McGee continues to give them instructions until Gibbs spots Briggs car and blocks it with his own.
"Where is she?" Gibbs demands once he's pulled Briggs out of the car.
"I-I heard you found more bodies. I just want to see them." Briggs explains.
"Open the trunk." Tony almost yells, while still pointing his gun at him.
They all look in to see an empty trunk.
"Where the hell is she?" Kate asks.
Meanwhile Lucks is being pulled out of the trunk of the car and see's Adam O'Neill staring back at her. "I want the one who questioned me. She needs to be put in her place." That's what Boone had told him.
He practically drags Lucks into the barn. "What did you hit me with?" Lucks asks.
"A shovel."
"You killed that girl. The one we found still hung up, you didn't even bury her."
"How many?"
"You'll make five." He replies while taking another polaroid.
"How'd you become Boone's replacement?" Lucks asks trying to get her bearings and strength back.
"I'm not his lawyer by accident, I wanted to learn from him. You're my graduation present." He answers before kicking her in the stomach and ripping her shirt open and taking another photo.
"We're going to go nice and slow." he says before cutting her collarbone open and taking another picture.
Lucks gets to her feet. "Why don't you try again with that knife, this time it's a little more fair."
"A fighter, I've never had one of those before." O'Neill smiles before charging at Lucks.
She uses his weight to throw him off balance but it doesn't last long. Her head wound starts to make her dizzy and when O'Neill recovers he swings the knife, slashing Lucks' arm.
"Where is she?" Gibbs demands as he slams the scrapbook down on the interrogation room table. When he doesn't get an answer, he takes out his lighter with the intention of setting the book on fire.
"Wait stop. You can't do this. I have no idea where your agent is, how could I?"
"There we go." Gibbs states once he gets the lighter working. "Last chance."
Boone begins fake sobbing.
"Where is she?" Gibbs demands, holding the lighter closer.
Boone now starts laughing. "You can't destroy evidence. Besides I don't need those photos, it's all up here." he states while pointing to his head.
"It's all your fault too. You stopped me and forced me into creating a new monster. You're never getting your agent back alive. I wonder how loud she screamed." Boone eggs him on.
Gibbs breaks and slams Boone up against the wall while pointing his gun at Boone's temple.
"I bet he's cutting her tongue out right now. Even if you kill me, bodies will keep piling up." Boone continues.
Gibbs continues to stare at him before pulling the gun away from Boone.
"You're supposed to shoot me, you idiot!"
"That's the plan you spent ten years working on? Get me to kill you and ruin my own life?" Gibbs chuckles. "Wow."
"He's probably carving your name onto her back right now." Boone yells in one last desperate attempt.
"Game over. Back to Death Row."
"Has the governor called yet, you'll need me to ID the killer. I wonder if Agent Lucks screamed when he cut her tongue out?"
"I don't know? Why don't you ask her yourself?" Gibbs suggests as the rest of the team exits the observation room, including Lucks.
"You're lawyer won't be at your execution tomorrow." Lucks states.
"He's dead." Tony says while smiling.
"Enjoy Hell." Gibbs tells Boone as he's taken away.
Once Boone is gone, the team heads back to the bullpen where Abby is waiting for them.
"I'm so happy you're okay." Abby greets Lucks as she runs forward to hug her.
"Thanks Abby." Lucks replies somewhat strained.
"Abs, I think you're hurting her." Tony warns.
"Oh right, your shoulder." Abby remembers immediately backing away.
"You sure you don't need to go to the hospital? The paramedic said you might have a concussion." McGee asks.
"I assure you I've had worse." Lucks comments before heading to her desk.
"Do you have someone to make sure you don't slip into a coma and die?" Tony asks.
"She's staying with me." Gibbs says before heading towards the elevator.
"Wha-? Gibbs I'm capable of taking care of myself." Lucks yells after him.
"Well I guess you're officially on the team." Tony comments.
"What?" Lucks asks confused.
"Gibbs invited you over to his house." Kate explains as though it's the most obvious thing in the world.
Won't be home tonight. Leftover's in the fridge, text me when you get home. Lucks texts before packing up her things to get ready to leave.
