Seven days after the birth of Tony and Ziva's twins...
Tony lies back sleeping in his recliner, both babies on his chest, all three sleeping like babies.
Ziva wakes to find Tony missing, she goes to the babies room and sees Tony and watches them from the doorway
Ziva's mother walks past "Ziva, what are you doing up?
"I was looking for Tony."
"Watch him, Ziva...he's good looking, I don't trust him, look what he did to you."
"MOTHER!"
LJ wakes up
"Oh no..." Ziva rushes in and picks him up, rocking him back and forth
Ziva takes LJ and leaves the room
"For a, what is it called, a man-whore, he makes nice babies."
Ziva sighs...
"I can't believe you gonna marry him, I had one of him before your father, sure, he's better than your father, but not reliable."
"Kalba!"
"How dare you talk to me like that, Ziva!"
"Then quit acting like one." ..as Ziva heads off to her room with LJ in hand
The next day
Gibbs answers his phone, it's from Tony
"Hey, Boss, is there any way possible I can come back early?"
"Why would you want to, DiNozzo?"
"Ziva's mother is driving me freakin' insane."
"It can't be that bad, Tony."
"You wanna bet? This morning, I was taking a shower and I turned around and she was staring at me, then she got in...and let me tell you Boss, I dunno what's worse, the sight of a 60-ish yr. old Israeli woman or the fact Ziva will look like that in 35 years or the fact that she said Ziva wasn't lying about the size of my manhood. Please, Boss, I'd rather be shot at than spend another minute with this crazy woman."
"You still have two weeks left on your paternity leave, DiNozzo."
"Can't I wave it or something, Gibbs?"
"Come on in, DiNozzo, we'll do something."
"Thanks, Boss."
Tony is about to hang up..."Oh wait, Gibbs, I'm sending you some pics over the phone of the boys."
click
"McGee!"
"Yeah, Boss?"
"Show me how to get pics on this damn thing."
Meanwhile at Tony's
After sending the pics, Tony walks out of the nursery and into the kitchen
"Ziva..."...Tony wraps his arms around her waist..."Oh, god...I forgot, are you ok!?"
"I'm fine, I'm no longer in pain." She kisses him..."You're going back to work early aren't you?"
"H-How did you know?"
"I'm amazed you lasted this long...my mother has been awful to you." She puts her head on his chest..."Only five more weeks, Tony."
"Five more weeks?"
"Yes, that's how long the doctor told us to wait."
"Wait for what? Oh, OH! I get it now." Tony laughs..."Baby, don't worry about it, just make sure you're ready."
Tony thinks for a moment..."Hey, I got a great idea, how about we mark that occasion on our honeymoon?"
"You want to get married in 5 weeks?"
"Sure, can you get it ready in that amount of time?"
"Yes, of course." She smiles..."Now go to get ready for work."...smacking him on the butt
Tony walks towards his bedroom...
Ziva walks into the bedroom, as Tony is about to tie his tie.
"No, wear the black one, it goes better with that suit. Wait, I'll get it."
She goes to the closet and picks it out, then walks back and places it around Tony's neck, pulling him down and kissing him
"Are you sure you're gonna be ok alone with your mom?"
"Absolutely"..."she finishes tying his tie..."she loves the kids, just hates you."
"At least there is some good in here."
"True, but don't worry, she'll be out of our hair soon enough."
"I guess you're right."
Ziva brushes off his suit..."Do you have everything?"
"Gun? Check. Knife? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Kiss?" Ziva kisses him.
"Check."
Tony grabs his leather jacket and heads towards the nursery...he picks each of them up, kissing them on forehead, "See ya later, boys!"
Tony walks out and into Sienna's room. "You ok, Sienna?" ..as Tony puts on his jacket
"Yeah." Tony sits next to her on the bed
"I'm sorry if we haven't been paying as much attention to you lately because of the boys and all, but I'll make it up to you. How about you and me go out for ice cream when I get home from work?"
"Really?"
"I promise."
She hugs Tony. Tony leaves for work, only stopping to pet Flotz and kiss Ziva at the door going out to the garage.
Tony arrives at work
"Here you go, Boss." ...handing Gibbs a cup of coffee…"McGee, heads up!" ...tossing him a snickers.
"Right in time, DiNozzo."
"What's up, Boss?"
"Have you read about this serial killer, dubbed the "The Sander?"
"Yeah, I read about him in the paper, isn't there like five victims?"
"It's actually eleven, Tony...and the eleven has just been identified as a retired naval officer."
"Name?"
"Don't know yet, we were just about to go to Abby to find out."
In Abby's Lab
Gibbs and Tony walk in
"What you got, Abby?"
"It took me awhile, Gibbs, but after getting authorization from Director Shepard to search the Naval health record, we came up with a match, she was a retired Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts."
"That name sounds familiar, Boss."
"Was she married, Abby?"
"Yes, to a...whoa, Commander Bud Roberts, he's a JAG."
"I knew it, Boss...what was her name...ummm, Lieutenant Singer?"
"Yeah, she was a pregnant JAG officer who was murdered, I believe our main suspect was a Commander Rabb, Gibbs."
"Should we pick up Commander Roberts, Boss?"
"Lets see what Ducky has to say first."
Now in the morgue/autopsy
Gibbs and Tony step inside...
"What we got, Ducky?"
"Just awful, Jethro...this woman was sandblasted while alive, the inside of her lungs are literally sanded down to nothing...absolutely horrendous."
Tony examines the head, "what happened to her face, it's half gone."
"The sandblaster was so powerful, it blew away the bones and teeth. The only reason we were able to identify her is because she was in the military. I've read the other autopsy files on his other victims and they were all prostitutes, most likely."
"So, he screwed up?"
"It's possible, this is the first victim who can be positively identified, because of DNA."
"Tony, take McGee and question Commander Roberts."
"On it, Boss."
Still in the morgue
Gibbs looks through the pictures Tony sent him, as Ducky looks over his shoulder.
"Quite handsome, Jethro. Do you know which is which?
"LJ is the better looking one, of course."...Gibbs chuckles..."I honestly have no idea."
"Nor, do I."
"All this talk about sanding has gotten me thinking about teaching them how to build a boat."
"You'll have time for that for years, Jethro."
Ducky thinks to himself..."Sand? Yes, that could be it."
"What are you talking about?"
"I was look at some of the other photos from other crime scene and this sand seems a different consistency and color."
"Well, send a sample up to Abby and send for a sample of their sand."
"Yes and I think I want to see one of the bodies."
"Keep me informed, Ducky." ...as he closes his phone.
Tony and McGee arrive at Commander Robert's house
Tony knocks on the door and a woman answers, she looks to be a maid or nanny
"Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo, NCIS" Shows her his badge..."...and this is Special Agent Timothy McGee. We'd like to talk to Commander Bud Roberts."
"Yes, please come in...one second, I'll get him."
Commander Roberts walks in, "May I help you?"
"Special Agent DiNozzo, Tim McGee, NCIS." shows him their badges...
"Hey, I remember you from way back, how can I help you?"
"We have some bad news, you may wants to sit down."
Commander Roberts sits down..."I'm sorry to tell you this, but your wife is dead, she was found two days ago and was positively identified today."
"It...it can't be, she's in London visiting friends."
"When did she leave, Commander?"
"Four days ago...and what of my children?"
"Your children?"
"Yes, all four of my children were with her...she just had a baby 5 weeks ago."
"We knew nothing of the children, Commander...my prayers go out to you, though...I just had twins myself."
Tony drops his pen and notices Commander Roberts shoes, with look to have sand on them.
"Commander Roberts, take off your shoes."...Tony motions to McGee... "Probie."
"On it, Tony."
"What? I'm building a sand box for my children."
"When they're not here?"
"It's suppose to be a surprise."
"When were they suppose to come back?"
"Two weeks...look, I have nothing to hide."
"Then take off your shoes."
"Fine." Commander Roberts takes off his shoes and places them in the bag McGee is holding.
"Excuse me for a second."
Tony walks by the front door and calls Gibbs
A couple minutes later...Tony walks back in
"Commander Roberts, you're under arrest for the murder of Harriet Sims-Roberts."
Back at NCIS, the squad room
"He's ready, Boss, he's in interrogation #1...McGee took the sand down to Abby to be analyzed."
"Tony, check his story about the children and when Ducky gets back, get down there and see if he has any new info..."
"...and see if he had any motive to kill his wife, on it, Boss."
Interrogation room #1 - 15 minutes later
A silent Commander Roberts sits, as Gibbs watches him though the 2-way mirror.
Gibbs answers his cell..
"I think I found some motive, Boss. Harriet Sims-Roberts parents died in a car accident 6 months ago...She inherited their entire fortune, 21.3 million dollars, plus 2 houses and numerous other luxuries. She was the only child, Gibbs...still haven't gotten through to London, I'll keep trying."
click
Gibbs walks into the interrogation room and sits across from Commander Roberts, Gibbs just stares at him
Minutes pass by before Commander Roberts says in frustration, "Are you just going to stare at me?"
Gibbs does nothing, just continues to drink his coffee.
Tony arrives in the morgue
"Hey, Ducky, what did you figure out?"
"Whoever killed Harriet Sims-Roberts was a copycat."
Ducky points to the grooves in the body... "See how the widths are different? It's determined by the width of the nozzle on a sandblaster. The first 10 are all the same width, while the last is at least half the width of the others. There's no doubt about it, Harriet Sims-Roberts was not killed by the same machine...they were also much sloppier, look at the straight lines compared to the shaky lines on the last one."
"I dunno if I should be happy or sad, Ducky. Happy in that we might have Harriet Sims-Roberts killer, but sad in that, there's a psycho bastard killing people with a sandblaster still running around out there."
"Aren't you glad you came back to work early?"
"Oh god, absolutely!"
"I heard about Ziva's mother."
"I don't want to talk about it...anyway, how about the sand samples?"
"I brought Abby a sample, I had Mr. Palmer deliver it moments ago."
"Thanks, Ducky."
Tony leaves...
NCIS squad room
Tony's working at his desk, still trying to contact London.
Tony's cell rings..
"Oh, hey Ziva...what's up?
"You're father is here."
"My father is what?"
"You father is here and he wants to see the boys."
Tony is in deep thought...
"Tony!?"
Tony snaps out of it, "Umm...do what you think is best?" Tony answers like he's asking a question
"Tony, I'm more worried about you than anything."
"My father always thought I was a useless bastard...and I suppose he was right some of the time. I could never do anything to make him proud of me."
"Tony..."
Tony interrupts her..."I gotta go, Ziva."
McGee arrives in the squad room...
"Tony, good news.."
Tony stares into space
"Tony?...are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"You sure."
"Yeah, what you got?"
"Abby matched the sand from Commander Roberts shoes to the sand found on and in Harriet Sims-Roberts body. We got him, Tony."
"Go tell, Gibbs."
"I thought you would've wanted, too."
"No, go ahead." ..as he picks up the phone and dials out
McGee leaves to go tell Gibbs
Tony waits as the phone continues to ring..."Come on."
The elevator opens and an Admiral in the United States Navy walks out.
"I'm Rear Admiral Harmon Rabb, Jr. and I'm here for Commander Bud Roberts."
"Let me guess, just in from London? That was pretty quick."
"Well, you know there are advantages to being a former Navy fighter pilot."
"I wouldn't know."
Tony puts down the phone..."So, how can I help you, Rear Admiral?"
"I want to talk to your boss."
"He's busy...you can talk to me or you can wait...and Gibbs just got a new cup of coffee."
"Where exactly is Gibbs, Special Agent.." He looks around his desk..."...so, you're DiNozzo. I've read a lot about you, seems like you've killed a lot of people lately. Did you learn that from Gibbs?"
"Nope."
"NCIS must need agents badly to let you keep your job."
"Harmon.."
"That's Rear Admiral Rabb."
"Well, Harmy...if you're trying to upset me, stop while you're behind, my soon to be mother-in-law is living with us and she scares me a million times worse than you'll ever."
"Ziva David, am I right?"
"What of her?"
"How does it feel to be the less of the two agents in the family?"
"I could say the same about you, Harmy. Oh, what's her name, Sarah MacKenzie? Hey, I dated a Sarah MacKenzie a few years back. I wonder if that could've been her? Marine, right?"...Tony closes his eyes and remembers..."She was nice. Really nice."
"I don't like your attitude."
"Thanks."
Outside interrogation room #1
McGee knocks then opens the door..."Boss, can I have a word with you?"
Gibbs gets up and exits
"What's up, McGee?"
"Abby got the results, the sand collected from Harriet Sims-Roberts and from the Commander's shoes matched."
Gibbs goes back into the room as McGee goes and watches through the 2-way mirror.
Gibbs sits back down, "Commander Roberts, why did you kill her?"
"I didn't kill her."
"The evidence is pretty damning...sand taken from her body and your shoe matched. Can you explain that?"
"I...I must've been set up."
"They all say that."
"Why would I kill my wife?"
"I can think of over 20 million reasons."
Back in the squad room
Tony hangs up the phone, Abby has given him the information about the sands matching
"It doesn't look good for Commander Roberts. The sand from her body matched the sand from shoes we took off him. I just hope he didn't hurt his children, as well."
"How could he? They're in England with my wife and our child."
"Oh really? What's your address?" ...tosses him a piece of paper and pen..."Why did Harriet Sims-Roberts leave them with you?"
"She told me she was looking for a place to live in England." ...as he writes his address down
"How long did she say she'd be gone?"
"Just the day."
"She was leaving the Commander?"
"Not that I'm aware of." ...he hands Tony the address.
"Did you wonder at all why she would be looking for a place to live then?"
"I never really thought of it, to be honest with you."
"Hmmm..." Tony picks up the phone and calls the London NCIS...
"Ok, we should here back from them within the hour."
"Was she cheating on him?"
"God no, they were an amazing couple."
"When exactly did she leave her children with you?"
"Two days ago, in the morning, 0600 hours."
"Hmmm, don't you think it's quite odd that on the same day she was found dead in Washington, D.C., at let me..."...Tony looks through the file..."at 5:17 p.m.?"
Rabb says nothing.
"So, lets recap, she tells you she's gonna be looking for houses to live in England, but she'd be back that day...she leaves her children with you, a 5 week old one, at that...and then ends up in Washington, D.C. with absolute no answer on how she got back into the country, no travel plans, ticket reservation, nothing...then she's found, her face is sanded off completely and that exact sand just happens to match the sand that was on the Commander's shoes? He doesn't need a lawyer, he needs a priest."
"He had to be set up."
"That's what they all say."
Tony's phone rings, it's from the London NCIS
Tony takes a walk to somewhere more private
"Wow, that was fast."
"Special Agent DiNozzo, one of our teams was in the immediate area when you called, they investigated and they have confirmed that Harriet Sims-Roberts children were there."
"They were unharmed?"
"That is correct."
"Why was there a team near their residence?"
"I'm not sure, Sir."
"Ok, hold for a moment."
Tony walks over to Rabb..."I need Commander Roberts children back in America, can your wife escort them?"
"Yeah, sure, but I'd like to have custody of them until Commander Roberts is cleared..."
"...and if he's convicted of murder?"
"He's not guilty."
"That wasn't the question."
"We'll come to that bridge when we cross it then."
"Agreed."
Rabb leaves to make the arrangements.
Interrogation room #1
Tony now standing behind the 2-way mirror with McGee
"Where are my children?"
"You tell me, Commander Roberts."
"They were with my wife."
"When's the last time you spoke with her?"
"Three days ago...look, I didn't kill her...please tell me where my children are!?"
Gibbs drinks his coffee
"How can you just sit there and drink coffee while my kids are missing?"
"Who said they were missing?"
Tony exits and goes next door, he knocks and opens the door
"Gibbs.."
Gibbs gets up and exits once again
"Anything new, DiNozzo?"
"Yeah..." Gibbs stops him...
"Take over for me."
"Boss?"
"Do it."
Tony walks in with Commander Roberts and sits down
"Commander Roberts, you look guilty...all the evidence is against you, your wife's actions before her death are unexplainable. Two days ago, your wife was in England, 15 hours later, she was found dead in Washington D.C. and evidence says you were there and you can't explain it? You were set up?"
Roberts drops his head...
"...and yet, I think you're innocent, Commander Roberts."
"Look, Commander, I need you to be completely and utterly honest with me about everything and I mean everything and if I find out you've lied to me, even in the tiniest of detail, I'll do my damnedest to make sure you get the needle...do you get me?"
"Yes."
"Ok, let me first say, we have found your children, they are fine, they are in England, but they are coming back to Washington. Admiral Rabb is making the travel arrangements."
"Oh, thank god...I'll answer anything."
"Why was your wife and children in England?"
"We had it planned, we were suppose to visit the Admiral Rabb and his family, but I got stuck on a case and they went on without me."
"What case?"
"The marine was killed in a live fire training exercise on Parris Island and the Drill Instructor was brought up on charges of endangering his men. It was a clean and shut case, it's just that it happened exactly when we were suppose to go on vacation."
"Is this case still active?"
"No, it ended yesterday, he took a plea of 2 years at Leavenworth."
"Were you going to join your family in England?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I'm not exactly proud of it, but I was happy to be home alone, no kids screaming or crying."
"Any person who has kids can understand that."
Tony looks over his notes..
"You said you were building a sandbox...is that true?"
"Yes, my oldest son has wanted one for the longest time and I actually have the time now, so I decide to make it."
"Where did you get the sand?"
"From a hardware store."
"So, a 50 pounds plus bag?"
"Yes, four of them."
"That must've been hard for you, having only one leg and all."
"It can be difficult, but my brother was there to help."
"Your brother?"
"Yes, Mike...he's in his final year at the Naval Academy."
Tony writes something down in his notes...
"Why would your wife tell Admiral Rabb that she was going to be looking for houses in England?"
"I honestly have no idea."
"Could she have been having an affair?"
"Never."
"You're positive? You're betting your life on it."
"To my knowledge, she was not and the thought of it never even entered my mind."
"How was your marriage, as of late?"
"You just had kids, you know."
"So no sex? Did that make you angry?"
"Angry? No. Less wanted? Absolutely."
"Were you having an affair?"
"God no."
Tony opens up a file
"Have you ever used a sandblaster before?"
"Absolutely not. Look at my hands." he shows his hands, no rough areas at all, no bruises or scrapes, etc. at all. His fingernails are perfectly manicured.
"Did you have any threats or altercations with anyone lately?"
"None."
"How has your wife been since the death of her parents?"
"Not good, she almost lost the baby because of it."
"One last question...who gets custody of the kids if you were to die or go to jail?"
"My brother."
Tony gets up and leaves…
"Nice job, Tony." Gibbs replies as he steps out of the 2-way room meeting Tony in the hall..."Get a search warrant for his brother's place and when you have it, take McGee with you.
"On it, Boss."
Housing near the Naval Academy
Tony and McGee arrive with warrant...Tony knocks on the front door
A man opens the door
"Michael Roberts? NCIS," Shows badge
"No, I'm his roommate, he's out on a date."
"We have a search warrant, please step out for me."
He steps out and McGee starts to look around.
"Do you know where he went?"
"Yeah, it's a little cafe done the street, maybe 2 miles."
"Has he been acting weird lately?"
"Not that I've noticed. He did just break up with his long time girlfriend, though."
"Then who is he out on a date with then?"
"He said with someone he met online."
"Hey Tony, his laptop is here."
"Good, take it...take everything."
Tony starts looking around and sees a picture of Commander Roberts standing next to a naval cadet."
"Hey..." Tony turns to his roommate..."Is this Michael Roberts?"
"Yes."
"Wow, this guy looks like that crazy-ass bastard Chip who framed me for murder...I hate that guy."
"Probie, get everything back to Abby and you and her work on that laptop."...McGee frozen..."NOW!"
"On it, Boss, errr, Tony."
McGee leaves with everything
"A Cafe, huh? What's the name of it?"
"Sunset Safe"
"Ok, here's my card, if you think of anything else." Tony hands his card
Tony outside of the Sunset Cafe
Tony walks in, still holding the picture of Commander Roberts and his brother...walks to the cashier
"Have you seen the man on the left?" Tony holds up the pic
"Yes, he's in all the time...usually every other day, with a new girl."
"Is he here now?"
"Yes, he's back by the bathrooms." She points
Tony nods and puts the picture away...Tony walks over to him
"Michael Roberts?"
"Yes."
"Special Agent DiNozzo. Please come with me."
"What is this about?"
"Your brother...he's been arrested for the murder of his wife."
"Harriet's dead? No. It can't be."
"Does your date need a ride home?"
"What date?"
"Who's plate is that then?"
"It was there, when I sat down."
Tony looks at his plate...half way eaten
"You know what I hate Mr. Roberts?"
"What's that?"
"Liars...and guys that look like Chip, but especially guys who look like Chip that lie."
"What?"
"You're under arrest."
"For what?"
"Pissing me off."
Tony grabs him, pushing him against the wall and handcuffing him.
"This is police brutality"
"No this is what you get for lying to me."
Tony motions to the waitress..."he'll be needing his check."
She brings him his check..."Oh look, two meals. $13.50? Here let me get your wallet out..."
Tony looks at her nametag, reading April..."Well, April it's your lucky day, he only has a 50. Keep the change."
"Hey, you can't do that."
"Do what?"...he motions to April again, "can I get a couple clean bags please."
She comes back with the bags.
"One last favor, if you would." Tony hands her a latex glove..."could you be a dear and place his MISSING date's plate and glass in those bags for me."
She places the plate in one ziplock bag and does the same to the glass and then hands them to Tony
"Thank you, April."
Tony marches Michael Roberts out of the cafe..."This is entrapment."
"Shut up, Chip."
"Who the hell is Chip!?"
"Thanks for the tip!"
Back at NCIS
Tony places Michael Roberts in interrogation #2.
"Why is he handcuffed, DiNozzo?"
"He lied to me."
"You can arrest someone for lying to you."
"He also pissed me off."
Gibbs shrugs, "I've done it."
"This guy is a scumbag."
"Hey, he looks like that guy who framed you for murder, Tony."
"Yes, I know Gibbs...God, I hated that guy."
"That was the real reason you arrested him, wasn't it?"
"No, that's the reason he paid 50 bucks for a 15 dollar meal."
"That must've pissed him off."
"Yep, but it made April happy."
"Go down and see if Abby and McGee have found out anything."
"You got it, Boss."
Abby's lab
Tony arrives with caf-pow in hand
"What you got, Abs?"...handing the caf-pow to Abby
"Wow, Tony, you're becoming more and more like Gibbs everyday...if your hair starts turning gray, I may have to start stalking you...again."
"Again, Abby?"
"Yeah, Tim...when I was dating you. "
"Hey! That's not funny!"
"Children!"
"Ooh, you're turning me on, Tony."
"Heh...I do that to the ladies."
Tony smacks McGee in the back of the head
"What was that for?"
"For what you were thinking."
"But I wasn't thinking anything."
"Exactly."
"OOH! OOH! OOH! Can I tell you what I was thinking Tony?"
"Is it PG-13? Tim is sensitive, ya know?"
"Aww, I better not then."
"Just tell me later."
Tim sighs...
Tony rubs McGee's head, "What did you find out about the laptop?"
"He was addicted to porn."
"He's a man, Abby...of course he's addicted to porn. What else?"
"He had 324 people on his buddy list and he talk almost every night with someone different, we have the transcripts, he saved them ALL, there must be a million of them."
"Good luck with that, McGee."
"What about everything else?"
"We found sand on his shoe and it does match the sand taken from his brother's shoe and on the victim"
"That's good, but unfortunately his brother is his alibi for that."
Tony walks to the other side of Abby
"What about the DNA or fingerprints from his date's plate/glass?"
"Not back yet, I'll call you when I know."
"Thanks, Abs."...rubs McGee head once again then starts to walk out..."You too, Timmy!"
The elevator door opens.."Ani ohevet otcha."...click
Tony steps off the elevator and walks towards interrogation
Tony's cell rings
"Tony, we got the DNA results."
Tony hangs up...
the elevator opens and Tony walks out
"What's the word, Abs?"
"I ran the DNA through CODIS and got a hit."
"Well?" Abby pushes a key on her computer
The picture and profile of Sarah MacKenzie pops up.
"No way."
"Yes way, Tony."
"I did date her."
"What?"
"Nevermind...Rabb is getting his ass kicked."
Tony busts through interrogation room #2's door, grabbing Mike Roberts by the throat and pushing him against the wall
"Michael...if you lie to me again, I will send you somewhere so deep, so dark, so dirty...your ass will never see light ever again."
Michael starts to say something, but Tony stops him.
"SHUT THE HELL UP...you talk when I say you can and only then...do you understand? Nod if you understand."
He nods
"Sarah MacKenzie. Speak."
He's silent
Tony squeezes harder
"ok, ok..."
Tony squeezes harder..."Did I give you permission to talk?"
Michael nods to the sides
"Go."
"She...she...called me, she wanted to talk about something."
"What?"
"I don't know."
Tony starts to squeeze harder
Michael chokes
"Want some more? Talk."
Michael struggles..."She was having an affair"
"With who?"
"Harriet." Tony lets go...as Michael starts to cough
"Sit your ass down." ...as Tony leaves
"He's lying, DiNozzo."
"Yeah, I know, Boss...he looked down and to the left when he said it."
"Why'd you stop?"
"I dunno, Gibbs...I want to kill the bastard."
"The Chip thing still bothering you?"
"Yeah, it's freaky. I dunno how you do it, Boss."
"I've been doing it 20 years, DiNozzo...you get used to dirtbags, just kick 'em in the ass, makes ya feel better."
Tony sighs..
"Boss, Rabb is back."
"I got the Roberts', Tony...take Rabb."
"On it, Boss."
"Tony..."
"Yeah, Boss?"
"Calm down..."
Tony walks into the squad room and standing in the middle of the room are Admiral Rabb and Sarah MacKenzie.
Tony sits at his desk and puts his head down
Sarah sees him and recognizes him immediately
"Mr. DiNozzo?"
"No, Harm, I'd rather talk to another agent."
"Why, Mac?"
Tony raises his head..."Because she's had sex with me before, Harmy."
Harm looks at Mac and she looks away
"Long time no see, Sarah."
"Are you still an immature sex-crazed movie-holic?"
"I'm working on the immaturity, but yeah...but hey, I have 3 kids now."
"Wow, THE TONY DiNOZZO has kids?"
"Believe me, I'm more shocked than you."
"Wow, it's like you're a different person, but you look the same."
"Yeah, well..."...Tony pauses..."Please stay here, I'll be right back."
Tony heads to Abby's lab...
Tony steps out of the elevator...and heads right for Abby
"Abby, I need you do some things for me, but you need to keep them on the down low right now."
"Of course, Tony...what can I do?"
Tony grabs a pen and write on a piece of paper..."I need to your check into these things."
Abby looks at them..."You're kidding right?"
"Dead serious." ...Tony writes something else on the paper..."also see where he is right now."
Abby looks at Tony like he's completely insane
"I'm serious, Abby."
"Ok, Tony...I'll do it for you and I'll let you know when I get the results."
"Thanks, Abs." ...kissing her on the cheek and Tony leaves
"I hope you know what you're doing Tony."
Tony stands in the middle of the elevator, he takes out his cell and calls Ziva
ring...ring...ring...ring...their answering machine at home picks up
"The Big D isn't home right now, he's out gettin' it done. But hey, leave a massage and if you're lucky he'll be out gettin' done with you next time...beep..." Tony hits the emergency button, stopping the elevator
Ziva sits in a chair by the answering machine listening...
"Umm, damn, I guess we need to change that, huh?"...Tony pauses..."It's only been 6 hours, but I miss you so badly."...Tony sighs..."My arms feel so empty without you in them."..."God, I miss your smell, the taste of your lips...your voice, your beautiful voice."...Tony sighs once again..."You were right, I need someone to listen..."...Ziva goes to pick up the phone...
"I love you..." ...and Tony hangs up..
"I feel it in my gut, Boss."
"You sure that's not the 13 pieces of pizza you had for lunch, DiNozzo?"
"I know it."
"All right, run with it Tony."
Tony walks into interrogation room #1
"Commander Roberts...have you recently had any strange things happen to you or around your house?"
"My alarm has gone off more times this week than it's ever gone off before, but it usually turned out to be my kid brother."
"He doesn't have a key? passcode?"
"Yes."
"...and he still sets off the alarm?"
Roberts shrugs, "Yeah, I guess."
"Does your brother have a storage locker or anything like that?"
"Why do you ask?"
"He's lied to us, Commander...he told us Harriet was having an affair with Sarah MacKenzie."
"What?"
"Did he have a storage locker or anything?"
"Not to my knowledge."
Tony thinks for a moment..."Damn it, Tony...why didn't you think of that earlier?"
"What are you talking about?"
Tony exits..
"McGee, I need some help, come with me."
"Boss?"
"Go ahead, Tim."
Tony and McGee leave...
One Hour Later...
Gibbs walks into interrogation room #1
"Commander Roberts, you are free to go...but please come with me, you do not want to miss this."
Gibbs takes Commander Roberts into the 2-way room looking into interrogation room #2
"What is this all about?"
"You'll see."
30 minutes earlier..
"McGee, hand me those bolt cutters."
McGee hands them to Tony and he cuts off the lock to storage #102 and they lift the door
"That's a sandblaster isn't it, Probie?"
"Sure is, but how did you know?"
"I never forget someone who hates me."
10 minutes before that
Tony on his cell...
"I got those results, Tony...you were right about everything and I found that storage you wanted, it's off the Beltway, 3rd street, storage #102."
"I owe you big time, Abby."
click
Present time, back at NCIS
McGee walks into the 2-way mirror room, looking into interrogation #2, leading Rabb, Mac, Ducky and the Director in.
"So, what's this all about, Gibbs?"
"Tony solved it, Jen."
"So, my brother killed my wife?"
"No..."
Tony walks into the 2-way mirror room...
"You guys ready for the show?"
"You don't have your weapons do you, DiNozzo."
"Nope, locked in my desk, Boss."
"Good."
Tony exits...and walks into the interrogation room #2
"Get the hell away from me, man. I want a lawyer."
"You've been declared a terrorist by our government, you no longer have any rights."
"What?"
Tony places an image in front of Michael
"This is your storage locker, #102."
Tony places another photo
"This is the sandblaster we found inside the locker."
"I've never see that locker or sandblaster before."
Tony backhands him
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"Was that really necessary, Agent Gibbs?"
"Hey, I made sure he didn't have his weapons with him."
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"What did I tell you about lying to me, Michael?"
"That you'd send me to some dark place or something."
"So, you were kinda listening, but unfortunately for you, your boarding pass to there has been downgraded to hell, on the needle express."
Tony places another photo, showing the sandblaster grooves matching to the grooves on Harriet Sims-Roberts body
"Look, more evidence against you."
Tony places a piece of paper..."ok, this is where you were gonna get away with this, Mikey...your fingerprints and DNA don't match."
"Of course, they don't, I didn't do it. I told you that."
Tony backhands him again
"Guess what? I know your secret."
"What secret?"
"Brookville State Hospital"
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
Tony backhands him again
"You know. Six months into your prison sentence, you got a judge to transfer you there, claiming you were insane."
Tony places another piece of paper.
"See?"
"My fingerprints or DNA still don't match, do they?"
"Aww, no...they didn't, but...you're gonna love this."
Tony turns around..."Abby if you would, please come in here."
Abby walks out of the 2-way mirror room and into the interrogation room
"Abby, please tell us the bad news for Mr. Roberts."
"No bad news for Mike Roberts, Tony...only good, but very bad news for Chip."
"How so, Abby?"
"Well, Tony, Chip didn't think we'd keep hard copies of Chip's DNA or fingerprints...Chip wasn't able to change those."
"You're telling me, this isn't Michael Roberts?"
"No, it's Chip."
"Chip?"
"Yes, Chip."
"My name is not Chip, it's Charles."
"But I thought it was Michael, Chip?"
"Damn it, stop calling me, Chip!"
"Chip is a cool name, Chip, it rhymes with dip, Chip."
"Oh lord, the lad has gone a little overboard, I must say."
"Who the hell is Chip?"
"He's a guy who framed Tony for a murder last year, his name is Charles Sterling."
"...and where is my brother?"
"Aww, he's fine Commander, he was at the state hospital, he was being heavily medicated, since everyone thought he was Chip and he kept saying he wasn't. It was actually a brilliant plan."
"Then how did he get caught?"
"His hatred for DiNozzo, it seems. When he flew over to England, he used the alias Anthony DiNozzo and they checked the airport surveillance cameras and got a picture of him."
"Why did he kill my wife, Agent Gibbs?"
"Money. He was going to kill you, as well. If you died, the children would've went to him, therefor, he would've had control over the money. Thankfully for you, he didn't have the right passcode and I guess he thought he couldn't chance it. It's very lucky DiNozzo and McGee showed up when they did."
"Stop calling me, Chip!"
Tony knocks on the door..."someone take this piece of crap out of my sight."
Two NCIS agents come in and take him out the door...
"Burn in hell, Chip." ...as Tony walks out with Abby under his arm in the opposite direction.
"Ugh, I'm finally finished...I hate paperwork, Boss."
Tony looks up and realizes, he's the only one there
Tony looks at his watch...10:06 p.m.
"Damn..."
Tony puts a copy of his report on Gibbs desk and locks one in his desk, then grabs his jacket and bag and leaves..
Tony stops at a convenience store, he runs in and comes out with a bag.
Tony arrives at home and is greeted at the door by Ziva.
"Tough day?"
"It was long...but it was a good day. Yours?"
"Fine. I didn't let your father see the boys. I told him he had to work things out with you first."
"What did he say?"
"He wasn't thrilled, but he said, whatever it takes."
"That doesn't sound like him at all."
"Things change, Tony."
"How about your mom?"
"I'm not Jesus."
"That was wrong on so many levels."
Ziva sticks her tongue out at Tony
"Come to bed, Tony."
"In a minute...a promise is a promise."
Tony goes to the kitchen and grabs 2 spoons and goes into Sienna's room
"Wake up, honey."
She starts to wake up.
"I keep my promises"...handing her a spoon.
Ziva comes to the door…"May I join you?"
Sienna nods her head as she eats her ice cream
Ziva sits next to Tony...Tony feeds her a bite...
"What, no cookies?"
Tony looks at her funny...
"Don't look at me like that, I like cookies."
"Me, too." Sienna whispers.
Tony looks at them both, "Me, three."
