Gibbs and Ziva immediately get Balboa medical attention before calling DiNozzo and McGee back to base. Ziva runs to her phone and dials Tony.

Tony's cell phone starts loudly ringing and vibrating against the dark hardwood floor next to McGee. Hawthorne took Tony with him and left McGee unconscious on the floor. Hawthorne also brought Joe Dawson to the same room as McGee who is also unconscious. Ring ring ring McGee starts to gain awareness. His vision becomes sharper as he rubs his eyes. McGee looks around confused. All that is around is his cell phone and Tony's phone. A teenage boy is also tied up on the bed. McGee remembers now; he and Tony came here to talk to their victim's boyfriend. McGee grips his pounding headache as he stumbles to get to the ringing phone.

"He… hello?"

"McGee? What are you doing with Tony's phone?" Ziva asks surprised.

"Uh… Zi… Zi… Ziva…" McGee stumbles over words. Ziva can sense that something is very wrong. McGee does not sound like himself.

"Are you all right McGee?"

This catches Gibbs attention.

"Ziva… Tony is… gone!"

"What do you mean Tony is gone?"

Gibbs is now very distraught as his mind is going into overdrive. Two of his people are missing under his watch. Gibbs cannot imagine what he would do without Abby or Tony. He snatches the phone from Ziva and tells McGee they will be there right away.

Tony starts to slowly come around. His head bops back against a cold, hard wall. An excruciating headache is the first thing to grip his attention. It feels as if Ringo himself is playing a drum solo in his skull. His head throbs as he blinks hard trying to adjust his eyes to his surroundings. Tony's vision is blurry, but he can tell he is not anywhere he wants to be right now. Tony is extremely confused and a little frightened. He tries standing up when he realizes his hands are restrained behind his back with duct tape. He scans the room with no one in sight. The box shaped windowless room is pitch black. The unknown of the situation continues to send terror down Tony's spine. Tony's eyes adjust and sharpen to see the outline of a door. Once he is able to stand, he staggers over to the door and fiddles with the knob. He spins around at the sound of heavy footsteps getting closer. He watches the door when a towering and heavily built man slams the door open. The thick metal door echoes in the small room as it crashes against the wall. Tony knows who this evil man is even without the horror mask. He has nothing but pure hatred for former Navy Lieutenant Anthony Hawthorne. He has gone after his friends (practically his family), has killed innocent women, and has seriously pissed off Gibbs. Hawthorne's expression is that of a psychopath. His gaze looks straight forward as his marble brown eyes fixate on DiNozzo. Tony breaks the tension.

"You set us up. Where's Lizzie Harper?"

The large baseball bat from before emerges from behind Hawthorne's back. He violently thrusts it at Tony striking him in the chest. Tony yells out in great agony as he falls onto his back on the solid, icy concrete and lands on his restrained hands.

"I'm in charge. Special Agent DiNozzo." Hawthorne's voice is nothing short of menacingly terrifying.

"Ah! Oh…" Tony yells out in pain desperately gasping for air.

"Scream like a little bitch all you want. No one can hear you."

He slams the door leaving Tony alone in distress. Tony's face scrunches up as he tightly squeezes his eyes together. He winces at the excruciating throbbing pain in his chest. Hawthorne walks to the other side of what appears to be an abandoned warehouse. He enters the room where he is keeping Lizzie Harper and Abby. Lizzie is on one side of the room not moving and bleeding. Abby has been duct taped to a chair and is knocked out cold. Hawthorne slaps Abby hard and she begins to gain awareness. Abby panics when she realizes she is with their murder suspect alone and tied to a chair. She is very worried that he took off his mask. Is he planning on killing? Her green eyes fill with fear as her heart rate starts spiking. She tries to get up, but to no avail. Abby is strapped to a chair incapable of moving and unable to speak.

"Abby." Hawthorne says seductively as he caresses her cheek. Abby is getting increasingly anxious. She realizes her legs are not restrained to the chair so she gets the strength and kicks him right in his special place. He grunts in pain and drops to the floor with his hands between his legs. He looks to her in anger and anguish. Hawthorne says in the most bone chilling voice that she just made a big mistake.

The usual four-hour drive to Norfolk again is shortened by Gibbs' unusually aggressive driving style. The neighborhood Joe Dawson's mother's house is swarmed with police as a search for Tony is underway. Gibbs screeches up the driveway. He and Ziva rush into the house where McGee and Joe Dawson are being taken care of by the paramedics.

"McGee, what happened?" Gibbs demands.

"I guess there was someone in the house."

"You guess?" Gibbs' impatience is showing through his anger. McGee's anxiety grows stronger. He has been dreading talking to Gibbs about what happened.

"Tony scoped upstairs while I checked down here." He takes a deep breath. "I heard a noise… checked it out and saw Tony unconscious. When I checked to see if he was okay, I got knocked out. When I came to, Tony was gone and Joe was out cold on the bed."

Gibbs sighs in frustration. He looks up at his other agent.

"Are you okay McGee?"

"I'm fine boss."

Gibbs rushes upstairs while Ziva stays with McGee.

"Ziva, I screwed up."

Ziva looks down hesitant to tell him about Abby. McGee can see that something else has happened.

"Something else is going on."

"McGee… Abby has been taken too."

"What?!" The ice pack on McGee's head falls off as he stands up in a panic. He starts pacing. "This is all Hawthorne isn't it?"

"What makes you say that?"

"Just a feeling."

Gibbs has the same feeling as he looks around upstairs. He would never admit this, but the thought of Hawthorne holding Tony and Abby captive terrifies him. He has good reason to worry.

Back at the warehouse, Hawthorne has finally recovered from the kick between his legs. He taunts Abby while Tony lies on the freezing cold cement floor in misery. He is certainly trying to get up, but all Tony is able to do is lay on the rough ground as he shudders in pain. All he feels is stabbing pain radiating throughout his chest. His lungs are starting to burn like fire. It is taking a tremendous amount of work just to breath. Tony has been through this before. That blow from Hawthorne's bat probably gave him a cracked rib. Footsteps resonate as they get closer to Tony.

"You still breathing?" Hawthorne asks. "Nah… a broken rib is hell."

"You're going to hell." Tony manages to speak through his gasps.

"I already have a reservation." Hawthorne says sarcastically.

"Get me off the ground!" Tony demands in a weak voice.

"You are so needy." Hawthorne grabs Tony by the shirt and drags him back against the wall. Tony tries to take a deep breath, but is met with intense pain.

"You put a bullet in me. We'll discuss that later. Right now you're probably wondering where your friend Abby is right about now aren't you?"

Tony's eyes dart up to the wicked man. Tony believes he is bluffing. He insists she is at NCIS and that Gibbs would never let anything happen to her with him around. Hawthorne asserts she is not as safe as he thinks. Trying to read this guy is like trying to read Gibbs on a bad day. Tony grimaces in misery as Hawthorne forces him up triggering the searing pain in his chest. He brings Tony to the room he has Abby … and someone else. The only person visible is a teenage girl face down on the ground with blood pooling out of her shoulder. Tony knows right away she is their missing girl. He is scared to ask, but does it anyway.

"Is she still alive?"

"Not for long. I'm not a fan of loose ends."

Hawthorne shoves Tony to his knees while he goes to drag Abby out in the open. Tony is not a fan of the mind games Hawthorne is playing. His face scrunches up as he cringes to the sound of metal scraping across concrete. Abby meets his distressed eyes. Tony is astonished Hawthorne was able to get Abby. He cannot just think about himself now, he has to save Abby. She is practically Tony's little sister. Adrenaline gives Tony the strength to get off his knees and rush to Abby. Hawthorne stomps up and shoves him to the ground causing even more suffering.

"Tony!" Abby is almost in tears when she sees how badly Tony is hurt.

Back at NCIS, McGee is ignoring his aching head and working overtime on the computer searching for any possible leads. He has found a few things that might get them closer to their missing teammates. Ziva gets off the phone and observes McGee. She knows he feels responsible for Tony and is going out of his mind worrying about Abby.

"McGee, he set you up. There was nothing you could have done."

McGee glances over at her and focuses back on the computer.

"We have to find them Ziva."

"We will."

Gibbs hurriedly walks in the squad room.

"I want answers now!"

"Joe Dawson said that a man broke into his home and forced him to call Tony. Whoever did this set Tony up."

"Lieutenant Hawthorne did this!"

"Gibbs, there is no supporting evidence." Ziva contradicts. Gibbs gives her the stare. He knows in his gut that bastard is guilty as hell.

"I'm tracking cell phone activity." McGee chimes in. "Tony's was left at Dawson's house, but I am looking into Abby's and anything under Hawthorne's name. Everyone's phone is either dead or the battery was removed."

Gibbs glares over at McGee for more answers.

"I've also checked to see if Hawthorne has any other property. He has a foreclosed store in Virginia Beach."

McGee hands Gibbs the address and the three of them race off to look for their missing family. Hawthorne has more in store for them.