Tony snatched the paper out of Abby's hand and his face quickly turned white. "I was too damn busy looking for him I forgot to check the bodies…" He crumbled up the piece of paper and tossed it down to the ground. "The boss wouldn't have missed this…"

"Yeah, well he isn't here Tony, so there's no use in getting all worked up. We know now, so find the guy."

Tony sighed. "That's if he hasn't already found the boss." His head then shot forward as he received a familiar reprimand.

"I don't want to hear another negative word out of that pretty mouth until we find him. Got it?"

The stare he was receiving only allowed for him to nod his head; he then quickly left the room. There was a new lead, and a new lead meant…there was work to do.

Gibbs turned his eyes forward fast enough to see the embankment for only a moment, before slamming directly into it. He remembers hearing a familiar voice and feeling a tremendous amount of pain before it all went black.

"Agent DiNozzo, that truck you put the BOLO out on, we just got a hit. It crashed into an embankment, bout 200 miles from here…"

Tony reached for his jacket. "Any survivors?" He swallowed hard and reached for his side arm.

"Unknown at this time sir, lines have been shaky cuz of the storm rolling in…I'm trying to get them back now."

"You got the location?"

The officer nodded and handed him a slip of paper. "Have them warm up the chopper."

"Sorry sir, all air travel has been grounded because of the warning out."

Tony rubbed his temples. "You're kidding…"

"No sir…"

"Okay first of all, quit calling me sir, gosh…why does everyone insist on calling me that? And second of all, get those lines back up…I'm taking Jay and we're heading out there."

"Got a hit on the BOLO…Jay, you're with me. Grab your gear."

Abby turned her head around. "Where?"

"Bout 200 miles south…I'll call when I got something."

She reached out and grabbed a hold his arm. "What aren't you telling me?"

Tony shook his head. "Nothing…look we gotta beat this storm Abs; I promise I'll call as soon as I get there…" He loosened her grip and headed out the door with Jay following close behind.

She watched him leave and reached for her phone. It took at least four attempts before she finally got through. "Hey Ziva, it's me Abby, listen…"

"This is a real nice car…whole lot nicer than the rigs they have us drive on patrol."

Tony shrugged. "Yeah, I remember driving the reject cars as a rookie on traffic duty. But it just helped me appreciate what I have now, all the more."

"Funny how not having something, makes you realize how much you take things for granted…"

"Right you are probie, right you are." He reached to turn the wipers on full speed. The wind was picking up, and the visibility was getting worse.

"Maybe we should pull off? It's starting to get pretty bad." Jay offered as he squinted towards the front windshield.

"Not a chance."

Jay shrugged and only had to look into his eyes for a few seconds to agree. "Alright."

Tony nodded. "You're getting good at that…"

"What?"

"The not questioning and blindly following…it's just the kind of blind loyalty you'll need."

Jay looked over at him a little confused. "In police work?"

Tony only smiled. "Yeah, kid, in police work."

The rest of the ride was relatively silent, besides the occasional sigh that emanated from Tony. He hated long car rides, and hoped that whatever they found would be worth it. Tony motioned for Jay to follow close behind as they fought through the wind and rain to reach the pick up truck. Local Leo's had cornered off the area with cones, and kept their flashers on to make their presence known. Tony stopped for a moment to assess the damage the pick up had taken, and couldn't help but quiver slightly as he opened the driver side door.

"Where the hell are the bodies?" He hollered towards the officer behind them.

"Were no bodies there sir…just the truck…"

Tony shook his head as he peered back into the car. "Get blood samples."

Jay looked at him confused. "Do what?"

Tony sighed. "Give me the gear…let me show you…"

It was almost two hours before the two were done processing the scene and bagging all the evidence they could find. Jay could sense Tony's frustration and gave him a reassuring nod. "Something here will give us a new lead…don't worry."

"Does this look like a worried face Probie?"

Just then a familiar voice came up behind him. "No, that's definitely not your worried face…"

Gibbs came to, but almost wish he hadn't as the pain ripped through this body. "Ah."

"Welcome back Agent Gibbs…I have to admit, your little disappearing act back there was pretty impressive, too bad you didn't put a couple extra rounds in me."

Gibbs opened his eyes fully. "You're damn right I should have…just one thing…"

Steeples peered down at him. "What's that?"

"Who the hell are you?"