Find Him
When Ziva arrived back at NCIS, Jenny was waiting for her.
"Jethro called me," Jenny said. "How are they?"
"I don't know yet," Ziva said, dropping Chloe's diaper bag behind her desk and letting go of Tyler's hand. Jenny knelt down in front of him.
"Hi, my name's Jenny, what's yours?" Jenny said.
"Tyler," Tyler replied shyly.
"Well, Tyler, you look hungry, have you had breakfast yet?" Jenny asked. Tyler shook his head no. "Alright, well, while Ziva takes care of your sister, why don't you and I go get something to eat?" Jenny said, holding out her hand to Tyler. Tyler looked up at Ziva.
"It's okay, go. I'll take care of Chloe," Ziva said, ruffling his hair. Tyler took Jenny's hand and she led him to the cafeteria. Meanwhile, Chloe stayed attached to Ziva, her head on Ziva's shoulder.
"Alright, Chloe, let's go see Abby," Ziva said.
When Ziva stepped off the elevator she found Abby pacing nervously in the lab.
"Oh my God," Abby cried when she saw Ziva step off the elevator.
"Hi, Abby, this is Chloe," Ziva said, walking into the lab. Abby calmed down and then looked at the little girl attached to Ziva's shoulder.
"Hi, Chloe, I'm Abby," Abby said, peering over Ziva's shoulder. Chloe just buried her head into Ziva's shoulder.
"She's shy," Ziva said. "Gibbs wants you to do a rape kit on her."
"Why?" Abby asked.
"Look at her wrists," Ziva said. Abby gently picked up Chloe's wrist and as she did, Ziva felt Chloe wince.
"Wow, those are some nasty bruises," Abby said.
"Yeah, and her brother, Tyler, has a bruise on his face, and a split lip and eyebrow," Ziva said.
"They've definitely gotten knocked around," Abby said.
Gibbs's cell phone rang just as they were finishing up at the crime scene.
"Gibbs," Gibbs said into phone.
"It's Abby," Abby said on the other line.
"What do you got for me Abs?" Gibbs asked.
"You're not going to like this, and when I say not like I mean really," Abby began.
"Abby," Gibbs said, warning in his voice.
"Right, I ran the rape kit on Chloe, it came back positive," Abby said, biting her lip as she did.
"Alright, thanks Abs," Gibbs said and then snapped his phone shut. "McGee!"
"Yeah, Boss?" McGee said poking his head around the corner of the truck.
"When we get back, I want you on this guy's electronic trail. Cell phone, credit card, bank statements, computer, everything," Gibbs barked.
"Okay, Boss," McGee said disappearing back behind the truck again. Tony came up behind Gibbs.
"It came back positive, didn't it?" Tony said. Gibbs turned and looked at Tony. That was all he needed to do and Tony knew. "We're gonna catch this bastard, Boss," Tony said.
Jenny sat across from Tyler, watching him as he ate cereal.
"So, Tyler, tell me about your dad," Jenny said. Tyler swallowed hard and looked up at Jenny.
"What about him?" Tyler asked nervously.
"Tyler, you know you're safe here, right?" Jenny said.
"He and mommy fight a lot," Tyler said.
"Has he ever hurt your mom?" Jenny asked. Tyler's eyes grew wide and he nodded. "How about you? Has he ever hurt you or your sister?"
"He hit me," Tyler said quietly.
"What about your sister?" Jenny asked. Tears formed in Tyler's eyes.
"I would hear her scream at night. I tried to help her once, but he told me he would kill me," Tyler said with tears now running down his face. Jenny stood up and took Tyler into her arms.
"You're okay now, no one is going to hurt you again," Jenny said as she stroked Tyler's hair.
Gibbs walked into the bullpen, coffee in hand, and immediately turned to Tony.
"What do we have?" Gibbs asked as he sat down at his desk.
"Corporal Matt Kierny, deployed to Iraq for two tours, just got back. Neighbors report that Mrs. Kierny didn't socialize much and that Corporal Kierny controlled her every move. The kids weren't even allowed to play with the other base kids," Tony said.
"McGee?" Gibbs said, turning to McGee's desk.
"Matt Kierny has made seven calls in the past hour, four of those were to the home of Sergeant Lance Hollaway," McGee said.
"Well, get him in here," Gibbs said, staring at McGee.
"Can't, Sergeant Lance Hollaway is currently deployed in Iraq on his third tour," Tony said, tossing a file onto his desk.
"So who is Kierny calling?" Gibbs asked, glaring at the two men.
"Sergeant Lance Hollaway's wife," McGee said.
"Alright, get her in here," Gibbs said.
"On it, Boss," Tony said, grabbing his gun and badge.
"Take McGee with you," Gibbs said, standing up and walking towards the back elevator.
"Come on, Probie," Tony said, waiting for McGee to grab his gun and badge.
Tony knocked on the door and peered in through the window next to the door.
"I don't think there is anyone home," Tony said, testing the door handle. It swung open easily and Tony's hand immediately went to his gun, as did McGee's. Tony pushed the door open the rest of the way and slowly stepped inside, pulling the gun out of his holster.
"Clear," McGee said, checking the living room.
'McGee, get in here," Tony said from the kitchen. McGee walked into the kitchen, his gun still at the ready. Lying on the kitchen floor was Sergeant Lance Hollaway's wife. Her face was badly bruised and there was a pool of blood under her face. McGee swallowed hard.
"Is she still alive?" McGee asked. Tony checked for a pulse and was surprised when he found one.
"Yeah, she is, McGee, call 911," Tony said.
Gibbs arrived at the house with the truck as the ambulance pulled away. Tony and McGee were outside taking witness statements from neighbors.
"Ma'am, could you tell me what you heard or saw?" Tony said. The women standing in front of him looked scared and nervous.
"Lisa had just gotten home; we went to the grocery store together. I really didn't hear anything after that. When she puts away groceries she likes to listen to music, really loud music," the woman said. Gibbs walked over.
"Boss, so far, nothing, no one saw or heard this guy," Tony said.
"Alright, get back to headquarters and find something else, take McGee with you," Gibbs said.
"On it, Boss," Tony said and walked away. Gibbs surveyed the neighbors. "Hey, DiNozzo, get back here," Gibbs yelled, sipping his coffee.
"Yeah, Boss," Tony said, jogging back over.
"When you get back, see if he's had contact with any other base wives. If he has," Gibbs said.
"They'll need protection," Tony finished. "Got it, Boss."
A/N: So, what did you think of this chapter, it's getting a lot more exciting, isn't? So, make me happy and tell me what you thought. Also, there MIGHT be a slight delay on the next chapter because I'm going home for spring break in two days. If I don't finish writing the next chapter before it's time to board the plane, then you won't see it until March, but, I probably will get it written, so have no fear my dears!
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