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Sorry for the length. I just wanted to get something updated before June.

Anyway, this story is probably almost done. I'd say two more chapters at most... maybe. We'll see.

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McGee's phone rang, causing him to jump. He grabbed the cell off his desk, checked the screen, and quickly answered, "Tony, are you okay?"

"Fine, Tim-Tim," his brother replied softly. "I need you to do something for me though."

"What?"

"Look up the names Marty and Adam Cooper, please."

Eyebrows furrowed, Tim did as he was asked. As he typed in the names, he said, "Does this have anything to do with the case?"

"Maybe," Tony replied evasively.

Tim waited for the mainframe to give him something, and when his computer beeped he felt his eyes widen as a wave of memories rushed through his head.

"Oh my God," he muttered meeting the dark eyes of a familiar face. "Tony, I didn't get a hit on Adam, but I know who Marty is."

"Who?"

"Chuck," McGee responded softly, still staring at the picture. "Abby's lab assistant."

"Chip did this?"

"No, according to this Chuck, or Marty, died a week ago, but listen. I remembered something from my time in the hole. I think Adam might be…"

"Marty's brother. Yeah, Tim-Tim, I've put two and two together. Look, can you fill Gibbs and Z in for me."

"What are you going to do?" Tim asked, suddenly worried. He didn't like the underlying tone in his brother's voice, almost as he if were planning to find Adam on his own. That was a spectacularly bad idea, but before Tim could say anything to dissuade him, Tony had already hung up.

The elevator opened, revealing Gibbs and Ziva. They headed towards the bullpen, but Gibbs froze when he spotted the look on McGee's face. Eyes narrowing, he clearly wanted to know what had happened.

Tim quickly recapped his phone call with Tony, filling in his fellow agents on both his and Tony's discovery. When he finished, Gibbs was already heading back towards the elevators, calling over his shoulder, "Find me DiNozzo, McGee. Ziver, you find this Cooper kid."

"Yes boss," the two younger agents replied, and immediately set out to do the tasks assigned to them.

NCIS

Tony had to call in several favors, and now owed several more, but he finally managed to track down Adam Cooper's place. He lived in an off campus apartment, three blocks from his school. DiNozzo doubted the kid was actually home, probably hiding somewhere until this all blew over, but it didn't stop the agent from breaking into the guy's place.

He was breaking several protocols, was running the risk of losing his job, but at that moment he really didn't care. This monster had drugged his brother and threw him in a pit in the ground. He had left McGee there to die without giving it a second thought. Sometimes rules were made to be broken; consequences be damned.

Tony managed to pick the lock after two tries, slowly and carefully opening the door. He did don a pair of black, latex gloves. He may not care about all the consequences, but he still wasn't stupid enough to litter the room with his fingerprints.

He quietly closed the door behind him and immediately took in the area. It was a small, studio apartment. The bed was unmade, there were dirty dishes piling in the sink, and soiled clothes littered the floor. A flat screen sat on a rickety looking entertainment center and a desktop computer sat on a dusty desk. There was also a charger for a laptop, but the laptop was missing. Tony figured Adam had the thing with him.

Slowly, with just the help of a tiny flashlight, DiNozzo scanned the area, trying to find some clue telling him where Adam might be. He thought about turning on his desktop, but figured it probably needed a password and a McGee or Abby to find anything remotely helpful.

He searched the trash in both the bathroom and kitchen, dug through every drawer, and even checked under the mattress and bed, but he couldn't find anything helpful. He very nearly gave up when he spotted the notepad sitting on the counter.

Tony moved towards it, noting that someone had written on it quite recently. He picked up a pencil, quickly shaded over the etching left over from the writing on the previous page, and read the newly revealed travel information. Adam Cooper was leaving town in a little over two hours. DiNozzo still had time to find him.

He removed the page from the notebook, turned his flashlight off, shoved both page and light in his pocket, and turned to leave, only to freeze when he noticed a figure standing in the doorway.