Abby entered the bullpen and seen Tony's and McGee's faces. "What's wrong?" she asked, but they just continued to stare at each other, eyes seeing further than possible, but not seeing at all.

"Excuse me." Agent LaBasca got up and left.

"Tony? Timmy?" Neither of them made a move, so Abby had to break them. She planted a big kiss on McGee's mouth, which usually distracted him from whatever he was doing, but not this time. So she Gibbs slapped Tony, which also didn't work. That meant she had to go even lower. She stood between them and did a little dance, shaking her booty at each of them, and touching herself.

McGee was the first to snap out of it. "Abs? What are you doing?"

"Thank God. You're finally back. Now what's going on?"

This time it was Tony's turn. "Abby?"

But he was completely ignored by McAbster. "You won't be happy."

"What is it?" the usually happy, but currently sad goth asked.

"It's Ziva."

"Keep going."

"FBI called."

"Dammit Tim tell me!"

"She's-she's-uhm- well, she's dead." The last word was barely a whisper.

Somehow, Abby managed to pick it out. "Omygodomygodomygod," she repeated over and over on her way down to her lab.

Later that day, Gibbs went down to Abby's lab, Caf-pow! in hand. He had no idea what happed, so he was really worried when he heard no music as he was walking in. When he saw her, she was wearing her hair in two little knobs atop her head. She only wore her hair that way on special occasions, like a funeral or a dentist appointment. That just made him more worried.

"What's wrong, Abs?"

"Ziva," came her reply.

"What about Ziva?"

"You don't know?"

"Know what?"

"I thought you knew. You know, being leader of team Gibbs, they should have told you."

"Told me what?"

Abby ignored him. "Or you could have known from that weird psychic ability you have."

"Abby!" Gibbs shouted.

"Ziva's dead, Gibbs."

"Do you remember last time we were told that?"

"Yes, but that was different. We already knew she was missing, and last time it was a boat she was on, not specifically her."

"But that doesn't mean-"

Abby cut him off with, "Don't be in denial. You know she's better off dead than being tortured. She's already been tortured enough."

"You're right. I just wish it was me in her place."

"She'd rather it be her than you or anyone else here."

"I know but0"

"Gibbs! Just accept it and leave it be. There's no way you're going to change it."