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"The DNA that Lanie sent me, isn't a match" Abby told Gibbs on the phone. "George Spencer is not our killer. But, yet I did find something interesting, come down so I tell you." Gibbs hung up and turned to Tony. "Abby's got something."
"What took you guys so long? I was starting to get worried." Abby said when they walked in.
"What do you got for us Abs?" Gibbs asked her.
"Well comparing Spencer's DNA with the killer's led to no match. Then, I compared Spencer's DNA with Reid's DNA and found something interesting." she explained to them.
"Let me guess, they're related somehow." Tony told her.
"Yes", Abby said. "They're brothers!"
"Thank you Abby," Gibbs kissed her and they left. On the way back to the squad room, Tony asked Gibbs about the club's guard. Gibbs answered,"He was his half-brother. Maybe it's time for him to stop by. "
When Reid arrived, they put him in the interrogation room. Gibbs and Tony waited a few hours to see how he handles under pressure. Reid didn't seem nervous, just inconvenienced, as if he had somewhere to be. At last Gibbs walked in, holding a case file. He sat across Reid and placed two photos on the table. They were photos of Samuel Reid and George Spencer.
"Do you recongnize these two men?" Gibbs asked him. He watched as Reid took in a sharp breath as he saw his brother's dead body. "Is that Sammy?" he asked Gibbs. He nodded. Reid looked at the photo of Spencer , his eyes narrowed. "Is this the man that killed my brother?" He asked Gibbs. "Are you sure you don't recognize this man?" Gibbs asked Reid. "Why? Should I?" he replied.
"You should, considering that this is Samuel Reid's brother." Gibbs told him. "Sammy never mentioned him to me."
"You don't seemed surprised." Gibbs told him. "Well, I don't know every detail of my brother's life. We have the same father, I'm not surprised that he had siblings from his mother." "According to the DNA results, they have the same parents" Reid looked at Gibbs. "Sammy never told me about him. What's his name?"
"George Spencer"
"George Spencer? I know that name from somewhere. He is on the list at the club the list of people that are allowed to meet with Alyssa" Reid told Gibbs.
Gibbs looked behind him towards the mirror, hoping Tony would get the message.
"We're going to need a copy of that list Mr. Reid" Gibbs told him
"The problem is, that's confidential. You're going to need a court order for that." Reid explained. And with that Gibbs got up and left the interrogation room.
Tony met him in the hallway. "I just got off the phone with Judge Conway, Boss. He said that he's willing to give the court order for the list." Gibbs threw Tony the keys, "Let's get going then." When they showed up at the club, Gibbs ordered the meek guard to get him a copy of the list. He also asked the guard if Alyssa Monroe was in. The guard told him that she was still in New York. Gibbs figured later on he'll give Kate a call to see if she's made any progress on the case. "DiNozzo" he ordered.
"Yes boss"
"I want you to run these names. Find out what was going on between them and Ahmed." "Right away, boss." When Tony ran the names back at the agency he found an abnormality. "Boss," he said. "All these names check out. Except this one. Arthur Grossman, he doesn't come up in any of the databases." "That's because DiNozzo, Arthur Grossman, was a character on CHiPS." Gibbs said.
"Of course he was, boss. I'll go back to the club to see if any of the employees could give me a description of him." When DiNozzo left Gibbs picked up the phone and called Beckett. "Detective Beckett" she answered.
"Beckett, its Gibbs. I called to see if you've made any progress on the case you're working on." He said to her. He was in no mood to get involved in the drama between them. "Hey, Gibbs. How are you? How's Tony? Actually, McGee and Bishop think that they might have found Ahmed. An eyewitness placed her at a new club that just opened downtown. We think that she was checking out competition. How about you guys? Have you found anything interesting that you might want to share?" she asked him. "The DNA your medical examiner sent over was not a match for the killer's. Instead, we discovered that our victims were brothers." Gibbs told her.
"Brothers? Really? That's something. But that still doesn't explain why Reid left the message on Spencer's phone. It sounded like they didn't know each other." Beckett said. Gibbs thought about it. "I'll call Dean Reid to see if his brother had any money problems that he knew about." "Sounds like a plan, Gibbs. Hey, is everything okay with Tony? Is he feeling all right? " Beckett asked.
Gibbs sighed, "Whatever you guys have going on, it's between you two. Don't drag me into this."
Beckett was expecting an answer like that. She sighed, "Thanks Gibbs." She hung up.
Back in New York Beckett and her team were in for another all nighter. "Okay, so according to Gibbs our two victims were brothers."
"Brothers? I don't think any of my brothers would threaten to kill me over money" Esposito said.
"Really, Javi? Because I've seen your brothers argue over Christmas dinner." Ryan said with a laugh.
"Hey, watch it." His partner replied.
"What if they didn't know that they were brothers? What if it were all just a coincidence?" Bishop asks the group. "They are no such things as a coincidence" the whole group chimes. "Any leads on Sylvia Ahmed?" Beckett asks McGee and Bishop. "Well we think that she's staying in a hotel in the Upper West Side" Bishop tells her. "What makes you think that?" Beckett asks. "Well, we've scoured traffic cams and atm camera footage. She's beed spotted entering and exiting the same building." McGee jumps in.
"Good work, both of you. Check it out tomorrow." Beckett told them.
"I don't understand where the Mossad fits in with all his." Castle says.
"Maybe it has nothing to with it, we won't know until we speak to her." Beckett tells her.
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"Well boss, I think we figured out who Arthur Grossman is." DiNozzo tells Gibbs. "The descriptions the guards gave me sounded quite familiar. I started showing a photo around for confirmation and it is none other than George Spencer."
"This proves that they were in contact with each other." Gibbs says.
"But how do we know what they were doing with Monroe? The men on the list had different stories to tell" Tony asks.
"Call Beckett, Ahmed has been spotted in New York." Gibbs tells him. Tony gritted his teeth, he'd rather not. Instead, he called McGee and told him to ask Ahmed about her meetings with the men.
The next day, McGee and Bishop went to hotel on the Upper West Side. According to the doorman, Ahmed was in room 125. She was sitting on a chair facing the door, waiting for them. "It's about time" she told them.
"You are quite the club owner, Ms. Monroe, or should I say, Ms. Ahmed." Beckett said as she entered the interrogation room. Sylvia Ahmed didn't even register the fact Beckett called her by her real name. "You're wanted in 11 countries Sylvia." She remained expressionless. Kate sighed and sat across from her. "We know your secret, Sylvia. What I want to know is what you were doing in that club. What were those secret meetings? And why the change of name?" What Kate was wondering was why Ahmed willingly came with McGee and Bishop. A small smile began to from on Sylvia's face. "So tell me Detective, how is my partner, Ziva doing with you? And her daughter, her name was Talia I believe, correct? Named after her poor sister, gone too soon." Beckett froze. Through the mirror, she heard muffled yelling. Then, the door to the interrogation room opened and McGee walked in. When Ahmed saw him, she smiled fully. "I'm assuming you're Anthony DiNozzo? The father of little Tali." She looked at him. "What do you know about Ziva?" he said through his teeth. "Where is she?"
"McGee, I think it's time you leave." Beckett told him.
"Hiding secrets, are you Detective?" Ahmed said before reverting to her previous expressionless face. McGee left the room with the slam of the door. "What do you know, Kate? What aren't you telling me?" McGee asks her.
"Tim, now is not the time or place for any of this." Beckett says. "Tony isn't the only one she's left behind you know." And with that, McGee headed for the door. Beckett sighed and went back into the interrogation room. Ahmed continued looking forward, her expression never wavering. "I can sit here all day if you want me to. You're not going anywhere." She tells Ahmed. Ahmed just smiles. "Beckett," says Ryan who had just come in through the door. "Her lawyer's here. He's demanding her immediate release." Ryan gives her a sympathetic look before leaving.
"Well, Sylvia, it seems that luck is on your side. But I have no doubt I will be seeing you again." Beckett says, rising from her chair. "It was a pleasure, Detective" Ahmed tells her and leaves. Beckett doesn't even realize Castle's next to her until he says, "Her lawyer was Alton Lewis." Beckett groans. Alton Lewis is a fierce lawyer that would do anything to get what he wants. Beckett always dreaded their meetings. "Of course he is. He's the best that money could buy" she tells Castle.
"Hey, Kate, don't worry about McGee. I'll go over and talk to him, explain the whole situation" Castle said, sensing her unease. "C'mon, Castle how you could explain it to McGee when I can't even tell Tony the truth." Kate tells him. "Honey, it's not your place to tell him. It's Ziva's." Kate looked up at him, "You're right. As you are with most things." "It's what I do best" Castle says, smirking. With that said Kate stood on her tip toes and kissed him.
