Wednesday

Chapter 11

Wednesday afternoon, the NCIS team is at a building where a medical convention is being held. In the lecture hall of the building, a speaker, who is presenting the Ethics Award, is up on stage speaking. The team is all position and awaiting Gibbs' order to make the move in arresting Doctor Robert T. Williams who will be. Gibbs is in the front row in disguise as a doctor. Tony and Ziva are backstage awaiting Gibbs' order to move. A couple other NCIS agents are waiting around on the outside of all exits to the lecture hall. There are two exits near the stage and two exits at the back of the lecture hall. As the speaker sounds like he's about to introduce who will be receiving the Ethics Award this year, Gibbs reaches into his coat in order to grab the hand-held microphone. He conceals it in his hand and brings it up to his mouth and holds it there. The speaker finally announces Doctor Robert T. Williams as the Ethics Award recipient.

"All units stand-by." Gibbs stated softly into the mic.

Doctor Robert T. Williams steps onto the stage and approaches the podium. He shakes the hand of the speaker as he accepts the award. He then positions himself behind the podium in order to give a speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am truly humbled and honored to be chosen to receive this award for excellence in ethical patient care. As young doctors just graduating from medical school, each of us took the Hippocratic Oath to first do no harm…" Doctor Robert T. Williams begins his speech.

"Let them in." Gibbs said softly into the hand-held mic.

The NCIS agents, on the outside of the four exits, finally open the door to let people in. The people they let into the lecture hall are six of the surviving captives. The rest of the surviving captives are in the hospital, but the six at the lecture hall are the only ones who were strong enough to be released. Lieutenant Edward Collins is standing at the exit to the right of the stage. Brian Phillips is standing at the exit to the left of the stage. And four other surviving captives are standing at the back exists; two at each of the back exists of the lecture hall.

"In the fast-paced and competitive field of surgery, it can be easy to focus too much on discovering new breakthroughs, and to forget about the promises we made when we took the Oath…" Doctor Robert T. Williams continues the speech as he looks around the room. "I take great pride in my ability to balance both sides; maintaining the highest moral and ethical standards…" He then notices the captive on the left side of the stage. "…While also…" He starts becoming nervous after looking away just to see the captive on the right side of the stage. He then sees the four captives walking down the aisles to the stage, from the back of the lecture hall. "Excuse me. I'm suddenly not feeling well."

Doctor Robert T. Williams faces the back and walks in order to get to the only means of escape, the exit behind the stage. Gibbs stands up and takes his disguise off and walks to the stage. Tony comes out from behind the stage and points his gun at Doctor Robert T. Williams.

"Where you going doc?" Tony asked. "You got some explaining to do."

The doctor tries going to the other side and Ziva is there pointing her gun at him.

"I guess he forgot to mention we're with NCIS. And you're under arrest." Ziva stated.

The doctor tries going forward, away from the back of the stage, but is stopped by Gibbs who is near the podium. The six captives walk to the stage. Everybody in the lecture hall is confused as to what is going on. Gibbs grabs the microphone off the podium.

"Doctor Robert T. Williams, you're under arrest for the unethical treatment of 27 people you abducted, tortured and performed unwanted surgeries on, and the murders of 14 of those people." Gibbs stated with the microphone in hand for the entire lecture hall to hear. "You just received an Ethics Award for excellence in patient care." He continued. "But I have six of your captives here on stage… And they have reasons why you shouldn't be given this award." Gibbs then hands the microphone to Lieutenant Edward Collins.

Gibbs puts his gun away and takes out handcuffs. He approaches the doctor and places the handcuffs on him. Lieutenant Edward Collins stands behind the podium, puts the microphone back into the holder and begins speaking to the doctors in the lecture hall, about what he was put through. Gibbs sits Doctor Robert T. Williams in a chair on the stage, forcing him to sit in front of his colleagues as the six surviving captives each take a turn in telling their story about what the doctor did to them.