A tall and muscular man lurks behind the shadows of a line of trees just in front of a house on the Naval Station Norfolk base in Norfolk, Virginia. He has been waiting for hours just anticipating the right moment to strike. Around zero-one that night lends him the chance. The ambiance could not be any better for this man. Crunchy leaves rustle in the distance, the moon casts long shadows and the mild wind sings a soft tune. He grips his shoulder in agony as he waits. Inside the house is an unsuspecting teenage girl. She has been ever so quietly getting herself ready to go meet her boyfriend. The two lovebirds are sneaking out to go see a late night horror movie showing. Her caramel blonde hair is back in a ponytail as she applies cover girl to her face. She checks herself out in the mirror once she is done. The girl creeps through her dark home and verifies her mother is asleep. The creaky front door gives her concern, but she is successful in getting out. A pile of leaves crunch from just behind the front bushes. The girl whips her head back as her heart skips a beat. No one is there. Her lungs contract as she exhales a huge sigh of relief. Getting caught is the last thing she wants to happen, or so she thought. Her boyfriend is just a few streets away waiting for her in his father's expensive car. The mysterious man emerges from the bushes and begins to follow the innocent girl, watching out for any stray leaves. The girl avoids all street lights and ducts behind a shady corner; giving the perfect opportunity for the man to strike. She keeps her steps and breathing quiet as she continues scanning the area for anyone who might see her. The girl is too preoccupied with completing the journey to her boyfriend's house, she does not know the impending danger she is about to be in with this evil man. His gaze is fixated on the teenage girl just like a lion after prey on the Serengeti. He strikes. The man lunges and grabs her by the arms from behind.

The girl thought it might be her boyfriend messing with her, but a large, brawny hand covers her mouth. Her screams are muffled as she realizes that a stranger, a grown man, over six feet tall and massively heavy is attacking her. She freaks out and panic sets in as her eyes widen with fear. Even though her small stature does not give her an advantage, she goes into defensive mode. Her blonde hair whips back against the man's face as her legs frantically hit with her free arm. Adrenaline pumps through her body as she tries to rip herself away and off the man twice her size. The man struggles with his wounded shoulder as he wraps his arm around her neck as her fear-filled eyes scan for anyone nearby. She is scared to death this man is going to kill her right then and there. The man's icy palms press against the girl's neck. Pressure is building in the girl's head and within seconds her eyes roll to the back of her head and she passes out. The large man drops her on his feet and an unnerving smile grows on his face. He looks around to make sure no one else is there and flings the girl over his shoulder. As he takes her to the car parked on the side of the road, the cell phone that the girl dropped by a tree lights up. It viciously vibrates against a tree as her boyfriend tries to get a hold of her.

Hours later, Abby arrives with Gibbs at NCIS. She isolates herself to her desk as soon as she gets in the building. The fear masquerades in her head as she continues to replay the events of last night over and over. She did not get a wink of sleep last night. All Abby did was sit in the corner shadows of Gibbs' basement. Abby starts tapping her knuckles together again as she replays the events again.

The hairs on the back of her neck stand on end as she walks into her apartment. The unsettling feeling of hearing unexpected company along with the tall and well-built man triggers her response to flee. She knows he is just feet away. Her adrenaline gives her the speed of a cheetah and she is able to bolt out into the open. However, Hawthorne has agility and tackles her to the cold, wet grass. Absolutely terrified, Abby desperately yells out for help, not knowing Tony is still there. His icy hands grab her by the shoulder. Hawthorne whispers, "You can't hide. I'll find you." His eerie voice lingers around her mind. Tony shows up seconds later and fires.

The memory of the first gunshot snaps Abby out of her trance. She catches a glimpse of Ziva and McGee in her office. She looks at them, slightly embarrassed.

"How are you holding up?" McGee asks. Abby tries to switch off her anxiety and appear normal.

"Fine. What do you got for me?" She perks up.

"Evidence from last night."

Ziva looks into Abby's eyes and can see past the surface. Abby is not okay. She begins processing the evidence when she notices something on one of the bullets. The casing is stained in red which can only mean one thing; blood. McGee is excited about this and confused because there was no blood in the area he searched with Tony last night. Abby enthusiastically collects a sample to run through NCIC. With luck she will able to connect her attack to Anthony Hawthorne and they will have an iron clad case against him. While Abby runs the DNA, McGee goes back upstairs and informs Gibbs and Tony of the break. They look into any reports of gunshot wounds in the local emergency rooms, private practices, small clinics and even veterinarian offices. Ziva stays downstairs with Abby. Gibbs does not want Abby alone at all today, so he has arranged different times for everyone to stay with her. Ziva is the first for the day.

"Ziva, I really don't think I need a body guard. We are on the Navy Yard after all." Abby says. Abby is trying to not show how scared she is, but she secretly does want someone to stay with her.

"Gibbs' orders, Abby. Besides, it is our job to protect our own."

Abby smiles at her and gives Ziva a hug and starts telling her how scared she really is right now.

"Ziva, I've never… I've never been through something like that. I mean I had no control."

She looks off to the side in shame. Ziva is not known for her skills in compassion, but she still tries to make Abby feel better.

"Do not worry." Ziva says looking for the right words. "No one will get you as long as Gibbs is around."

Badoop Badoop

Ziva and Abby jolt to look at the computer. It has a positive match to none other than former Lieutenant Anthony Hawthorne. Abby and Ziva smile at each other and then Abby gets to some serious work. Upstairs, Tony and McGee have nothing. If Hawthorne did seek medical attention, then he did it under the radar. Gibbs is unsatisfied with Tony and McGee. He makes them dig deeper. Gibbs goes for a walk around the building to blow off steam when his cell phone rings.

"Yeah Gibbs… we'll be right there"

Gibbs slams the phone shut as he spins around and marches back into the squad room. He gathers the team together and they assemble in the sedan. Gibbs makes Agent Balboa sit in with Abby while they tend to a crucial matter. As usual Gibbs takes off at warp speed. He received a call from the Norfolk Naval Base. They told him that a woman is insisting that her daughter was kidnapped, but there is no evidence of the crime and the girl has a history of running away. The woman's persistence prompted the base personnel to call NCIS to look into the matter. The blue NCIS sedan races up to the base house and the agents trail behind Gibbs trying to keep up with him. It is obvious Gibbs' gut is churning. A woman answers the door and lets them inside.

"What makes you think your daughter was kidnapped Mrs. Harper?"

The woman's face has dried tears and she smells of alcohol.

"She always comes home. She wouldn't just disappear." Her speech slurs as she persists.

"Your daughter has a history of running away." Ziva mentions. Mrs. Harper frustrated runs her shaky hands through her frazzled blonde hair.

"That was one time when she was thirteen; we've moved past it!"

She sounds as if she is about to break down crying again.

"What was your daughter doing last night?"

"She… she was meeting with a friend to study. She was supposed to be back around eleven, but I was already asleep. When she wasn't home this morning I just knew something was wrong."

"Does she have any friends on base we can talk to?"

Mrs. Harper directs them to her missing daughter, Lizzie's best friend's house. Gibbs takes Ziva with him to talk to the friend and sends Tony and McGee to look around the area for any signs of a disturbance. Tony and McGee walk around the base looking for any signs of foul play. Tony starts to feel eyes on them. He looks around and sees a teenage boy acting strangely while switching between observing the agents and their potential victim's house. Tony leaves McGee to continue their stroll while he goes and chats with the curious adolescent. The boy is completely oblivious to Tony as he is now focused on the house.

"Friend of the family?" Tony asks making the boy nearly jumps out of his skin as he spins around to Tony.

"Who are you?"

"Me? I'm Special Agent Tony DiNozzo; with NCIS. That stands for…"

"I know what it stands for. Is Lizzie okay?"

This kid now has Tony's full attention.

"Who's asking?"

"I'm Lizzie's friend, Joe. Look, I just want to know if she's okay."

"I don't know Joe, you tell me. Something is telling me that you two are a little more than friends."

Joe's chestnut brown eyes dart back and forth as he contemplates what to say next. He and Lizzie were planning on doing something he knows could get him in trouble.

"How old are you?" Tony is trying to get this Joe kid to tell him what happened last night. Joe uncomfortably scratches his shoulder and tries to get away from Tony. Tony grabs his arm before he has the chance to leave.

"Eighteen?" Tony asks hoping for a response. Joe's cross eyes were fixated on Tony.

"Seventeen?"

Joe's eyes drift to the right and Tony has his answer.

"You're not in trouble. Just tell me what you guys were doing last night." Tony says. He raises his eyebrows as he shifts his head down to the side waiting for answers. Joe takes a breath.

"I actually never saw her last night. We were … gonna sneak out to catch a movie."

"Where?"

"On a rooftop where my buddy lives downtown."

"And what time did you two lovebirds plan on getting out?"

"The movie was going to start at one-thirty a.m. and she was supposed to meet me at one. Liz never came. I kept calling, but she never answered. I'm worried."

"Well she's missing. Do you have any idea where she might be?"

Joe's eyes grow wide and his heart starts beating a little faster as he learns the news of his missing girlfriend.

"I really don't know."

"You said you tried to call her?"

"Yeah."

"Her mom never mentioned she has a cell phone."

"I can try her again."

"Do it."

Joe speed dials Lizzie's phone. Just at the end of the street McGee looks from one side to the other. There is no sign of a disturbance. McGee is thinking this probably is not a kidnapping and just an overreacting mother. That is until the ring of a cell phone diverts his attention to a nearby tree. Fallen leaves appear to have been stomped on repeatedly. The ringer cuts off and McGee looks at the cell phone's appearance. It looks like it was dropped onto the tree. The most notable aspect was the strands of blonde hair on the leaves. McGee calls the team over. Maybe something did happen after all. The puzzling part the team ponders is, how did a stranger get onto a secure Navy base? They collect the hair strands and the cell phone and get back to NCIS. If Lizzie Harper was kidnapped, time is of the essence. Agent Balboa remains the guard of the forensics lab while Abby works on the evidence the team brought. Everyone else is upstairs working on finding out everything they can about Lizzie Harper. McGee found some messages on Lizzie's phone from an unknown number. Unfortunately, the number belongs to an untraceable burner cell, so McGee has hit a dead end. Ziva has figured out how they can get in touch with Lizzie's father. Commander Benjamin Harper works at Waverly University for the ROTC program. Tony says he just got off the phone with Joe Dawson, Lizzie's boyfriend. Joe wants to meet with Tony to talk about Lizzie. Gibbs sends McGee with DiNozzo while he takes Ziva to Waverly. McGee is not a fan of this arrangement. They are driving back to Norfolk which is a four-hour drive which means McGee will be stuck with Tony for four hours in a small car. How joyous for McGee! Tony is surprisingly quiet for most of the drive. He makes a few movie reference jokes, but focuses on driving. Tony cannot get Hawthorne out of his head. He would love nothing more than to have another chance to kill the bastard. As the day starts to wear out, the striking rays of the illuminating sun pierce Tony's eyes. The light plays games as it briefly hides behind the trees and then pops out again. The sun is completely gone by the time he has driven to their exit on I-95. A half shaped crescent moon begins to be covered by building thunderheads. It is going to storm later. Humidity builds in the atmosphere making it uncomfortable just for Tony and McGee to walk from the sedan to the driveway. Joe explained to Tony that he also lives in another neighborhood in Norfolk with his mom because his parents are divorced. Tony and McGee draw their guns as soon as they see the front door's lock has been shot off. They quietly make a plan. Tony will scope out the upstairs while McGee checks downstairs. Tony has a bad feeling about this. Tony opens a door which reveals a bedroom. No one there; or so he thought. He yanks the closet open looking for any unwanted guests. Hawthorne emerges from under the bed armed with a large baseball bat. Tony notices an extra shadow on the wall and cringes internally. Before he even has chance to react Hawthorne takes a swing and makes contact with Tony's skull. The ping of the bat against his head echoes. Tony's lights go out before he even hits the hardwood floor. Hawthorne retreats to a closet close to the bedroom when he hears McGee running up. McGee is frantically trying to get Tony up to tell him what happened when Hawthorne Hits McGee over the head as well. McGee gets disoriented and falls to the floor. Hawthorne takes off the Voorhees mask and smiles like a kid who finally got what he wanted.

Meanwhile, Gibbs and Ziva just got back to NCIS from talking to Lizzie Harper's father.

"He was not much help." Ziva comments. Gibbs agrees. "Maybe she did just run away."

"I don't know. Something doesn't feel right."

"Gibbs, there is no evidence to the contraire. There are no obvious signs of abduction."

"Well then let's check on the not-so obvious."

Ziva hurries to follow Gibbs to Abby's lab. Without realizing the door was closed, Gibbs walked right into it. Ziva mentions she finds it strange the door is closed. Abby never closes this door. When it is opened, they are met with a horrifying reality. Balboa is unconscious and bleeding from his head. His gun is gone. Stuff on the desk is knocked over and papers are scattered all over the floor. Abby is nowhere in sight. Gibbs looks at Ziva with vengeance brewing in eyes.

"That bastard. Hawthorne's got her!"