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Don't Say A Word

Chapter Three: Another Puzzle Piece

Somewhere Underground

Meredith looked up when the door to her cell opened and one of her captors came in. "Get up and sit in that chair." They snapped. "Why?" Merry snapped back. "Because we said so!" He snarled grabbing her arm and pushing her into the chair. "It seems your father needs some more incentive. So you're about to become a movie star." Merry snarled. "Hell will freeze over before I do anything you want!"

Her captor snarled and punched her in the face. "You'll do as we say. And we may let you live." Merry spat blood onto the floor. "What's the point? I already know you're going to kill me. You have no intention of letting me go." Her captor smiled, "Okay, so do as we say and you might live another hour." With that he stuffed a newspaper into her hand, along with a script. At that moment two others came into the room with a video recorder and a tripod.

"No way." Merry said trying to stand up. Her captor had anticipated her reaction though and caught her in a breath stealing hold forcing her back into the chair while one of the others forced her wrists down to the arms of the chair and cuffed her there.

Merry struggled but was over powered and received another slap across the face. She responded by spitting in one of her captors faces. She screamed as a knife was slashed along her arm again.

"Now read."

Merry was about to make a smart comment when she realised there was a gun pointed at her face. She realised she had just used up the last of the defiance they would allow. She looked into the camera afraid but defiant and stated to speak.

"Daddy,

I have been ordered to read this message…"


Jonathon Blake had never done well sat doing nothing. He had always been a doer and had never had to sit on the sidelines waiting for something to happen so this was torture on so many levels it wasn't funny. All he could do was try and stall and have the money ready in case it all went wrong.

General Blake was a formidable figure in the Navy known for his ability to be Fearless and his ability to do the things others wouldn't it was a quality both he and Gibbs shared but now, now he was having to trust someone else with the most important thing in his life.

Merry was all he had left of his first wife, and was getting more like Karen everyday. She his one weakness he hated that some nameless bastard was holding her God-Knew where and he couldn't go running to her because they would kill her.

Of course Gibbs was the only other one he would trust with this, he was her God-Father and he knew that Gibbs thought of Merry as his other daughter. So the thought that she was in danger would infuriate Gibbs and a Gibbs full of rage was never a good thing. In this instance though Jon thought that it would probably get Merry found faster and that could never be a bad thing. At that moment there was a knock on the door. His assistant Heather came in and said, "Urgent notes sir." She said placing them on his desk. "Thanks Heather." He said reaching for them. He put the DVD in his computer mechanically.

His face paled as his daughter's face appeared on the screen. "Merry." He whispered. "Daddy, I've been ordered to read this message…" Her voice sounded small and pain filled and her face was swollen and bruised and he could see blood everywhere. He slammed the stop button breathing hard.

Now all the bets where off. They'd hurt her. He'd find a way to kill them even if it took him the rest of his life. Merry was his life and that meant theirs were now on his hit list.

At that moment his phone rang and he picked it up and snarled into the phone, "Blake."

"Now, Now General that sort of attitude could put Meredith in more danger than she's already in." "When I find you bastards… I swear there will be nothing left for anyone else to find." "And how exactly are you going to do that General we know you dare not leave your office we are watching you." Jon swore and said, "You let me speak to my daughter or there is no deal."

Then he slammed the phone down and prayed the gamble had paid off. He needed to get the disk to Gibbs. It was risky he knew that, and it was his daughter he was risking, But he needed to risk it.

Gibbs needed to see this and if Gibbs' agent had done his job right and Jon suspected he had then he had a slight advantage because there were no other cameras in the office. Of course he couldn't be sure it was yet another gamble he was going to have to take.

His concentration was broken when the phone ran again. he schooled his features and forced himself to be calm. "Blake." He said into the phone. No emotion at all, that's a good start Jon. He thought to himself.

"Well, well gambling your daughter's life wasn't clever was it?" The voice asked. Jon remained silent and waited praying that Merry would forgive him if this went completely wrong.

"But it was a brave endeavour so this once I'm going to indulge you. Perhaps your daughter can tell you to re-double your efforts." There was a smirk in that voice that Jon vowed he would personally remove.

"Daddy." A voice said quietly.

"Merry, how are you holding up baby?" "They've kept me alive so I suppose I can't complain to much." Merry said matter of fact. Jon could hear the tears in her voice. "Have they dressed your arm?" He asked. "Yeah. It'll be fine. I love you."

"Daddy," She said in Spanish. Jon sat up straighter, "There's something I need to tell you. Get them to let me slip into Spanish." "Use Spainish baby I'll convince them. I'll find you." He whispered in Spanish…. "No Daddy. It's a trap don't find me…" Then the phone was gone and the kidnapper snarled into the phone.

"That was a stupid mistake…" he said threateningly. Jon worked fast, her needed to make sure that Merry could slip into Spanish/ It maybe the only link that could find her.

"You stupid bastards I'll kill you!" He roared now not caring who was listening and finally able to find a reason to let the rage out. The voice on the other end of phone seemed stunned at the anger in Jon's voice. He let rage he had wanted to show through.

"You'll get your deadline but you won't live to enjoy it." Jon said savagely. "General I don't think you're being rational…" "Damned straight I'm not rational and you better pray you don't ever meet me." He snarled. The voice seemed to not to know how Jon was so angry and Jon enjoyed the turn in power play.

"Nice work Jon." Gibbs voice flooded the headpiece. Keep him on the phone for two more minutes." Gibbs said quickly. Jon decided that this would be a good time to let Gibbs know about the DVD.

"She used Spanish you bastard. That means she's hurt and that means you no longer live. She used Spanish on the DVD and on the phone just now. I couldn't understand a word. She was so tearful and panicked. You die."

"Next time general." The voice said shakily. The line then went dead and Jon slammed it down trying to control his temper. "A fix?"

Jon said shortly in Russian as though he was cursing. "No." Gibbs said shortly. "I'll come and get that disc." The anger in Gibbs' voice was evident. "Anita is here Jon she's safe. I know you were worried. She's pissed and worried but otherwise fine."

Jon breathed a sigh of relief. He'd tried to get hold of his adoptive daughter earlier in the day to check she was ok and her phone had gone to straight to voice mail. Jon had sent an email to Gibbs to get him to check on his other daughter he had hoped she had gone to see Gibbs when she realised Merry was missing. Now all he needed was for Gibbs to keep Anita there and then he'd find Merry.

"I'll keep her here with me she might be able to help me anyway." Jon stretched to show he had understood and then Gibbs went and he turned back to the computer. He wasn't sure how he was going to do it but he needed that money. There was no way he was giving it over but he needed them to think he was. But he hadn't been lying when he told them he'd kill them it was only a matter of time.


Gibbs walked down to security and met up with Aidan who was looking torn between being amused and mortified as three people bore down on him. "What do you mean I have to leave it here?" Gibbs shook his head as he heard the mortified voice of his god-daughter's adoptive sister.

"Anita! Stop terrorising the security!" Anita Kensington-Blake spun round and looked at Gibbs. "About time you got here Gibbs this guy here says I've got to leave my gun at the door!"

If the reason she had been here hadn't been so serious Gibbs would have laughed Anita looked down right pissed at the prospect of leaving her gun. Anita was 5"7 with short straight blonde hair with red tints and light blue eyes. She was also insanely protective of her sister.

"No you don't." Gibbs waved her through. "You're fine." She smiled and nodded to security. "Thank-you." Aidan just smiled and let them through. "So where's my sister?" Anita said when she caught up with Gibbs.

"Haven't you heard from her?" Gibbs said neutrally. "You damn well know I haven't. It's been nearly twenty-four hours. She hasn't been home. I was out I came home this morning and realised. I know something happened Gibbs. I fucking know it. She always checks in."

Gibbs looked at the boys that had accompanied Anita. "Dean, Wyatt." He said softly. They nodded. "Gibbs." Wyatt Mitchell was older than Dean and his girls by three or four years had longer blonde shaggy hair and sandy coloured eyes. Dean Cortez was Hispanic and a knock-out to look at it. He had golden eyes to go with his golden coloured eyes and dark hair. And though Gibbs had never acknowledged it he knew the boys were in a relationship. Though they were cautious around him it was obvious if they were in the same room they just migrated towards each other.

"Come with me Anita, boys." He led them into the relatives room. "I don't like the look of this." Anita said uneasily and Gibbs nodded. Anita was far from stupid, she was a CSI with the Las Vegas police department and knew the ropes.

"At the moment it's not good Anita." Gibbs said bluntly. "What the hell is going on Jethro?" Anita asked. "I'm not sure Anita." Gibbs said. "But I promise you that I will find out."

"We don't want to know what you don't know," Wyatt said respectively but firmly, "We want to know what you do know Agent Gibbs. All of us in this room care for Merry."

Gibbs nodded and said, "At this moment NCIS knows nothing. Anita your father was contacted about four hours ago by an unknown source and told that Merry had been taken and to cough up three million US dollars or Merry would die. He was told to contact no one otherwise she would die but he managed to get word to me. And I promise you, I will do everything in my power to make sure she's safe."

Anita and the boys sat very still for what seemed like the longest time. "When I find who took my sister there won't be anything left." She snarled. "We have a time sensitive case here Anita. You of all people know what this means, we're also playing an advantage because we know they don't know Jon contacted us."

"How long left until the deadline?" Dean asked. "Gibbs looked at his watch. "Nineteen and a half hours. We will find her." "We can raise the money Gibbs. You know three million is nothing to us. Dad shouldn't have a problem with it."

"If it was that simple. But they want half of that sum from the US treasury, you know your father has the capabilities to get that kind of cash. "Bastards." Wyatt snarled.

At that moment Gibbs' phone rang. "This had better be good!" He snarled. "They're making contact again." Kate said Gibbs snapped the phone closed. "The kidnappers are making contact again. I have to go. No, you can't come. I need to check in with your dad. This isn't your case Anita but I'm keeping you here for your safety. You may be able to help. If there is anyone that knows my god-daughter it is the three of you."

Anita obviously wasn't happy but nodded. "When I get back we'll go to the Bull Pen." Anita nodded. "We'll be waiting." Gibbs pretended not to see the tears shining in Anita's eyes. There were few that Anita cried in front of and he wasn't really one of them. He watched as the boys pulled her into a hug. "We'll find her Anita." Wyatt whispered.

Dean looked at Gibbs. "Let us at least look at what you have. We know Merry, we've known her ten years. We can help." Gibbs nodded. "I'll come back for you." Then he was gone.

And only then did Anita, Dean and Wyatt begin to give into the pain of knowing their sister and friend was misisng.


Kate Todd watched in amazement as Abby and McGee worked on the camera feed. She always enjoyed working in the lab with Abby and McGee being there only made it more fun. It was amusing to watch them both work speaking in what Tony accurately called Geek-Speak, though she would never tell him that.

She heard Abby curse and she went to investigate and found that Tony had been right when he said he had clogged it with water, not that that would stop Abby or McGee. It just made it more of a challenge and as Ducky pointed out at least they were in no danger of the kidnappers knowing what they were doing. This was important particularly since the General had been ordered not to contact anyone if he wanted to see his daughter alive again.

But he needed to risk it. Gibbs needed to see this and if Gibbs' agent had done his job right and Jon suspected he had then he had a

"Did DiNozzo completely obliterate the camera?" Kate smirked. "No." Abby said looking up. "He made sure it didn't work anymore but what was on it before should work perfectly when I get the pictures up. Hopefully the kidnappers have been sloppy and we can get a clear view of them.

McGee nodded. "Well if we…" And with that they were off again pulling the camera apart and finishing each other's sentences. Kate shook her head knowing that she could do no more than them to help with the camera so she turned her attention to other things.

It was then she remembered the message she had pulled and photocopied from the hospital she got out the paper copy and copied the photos onto the computer scanning them in so she could look at them in detail on the plasma screen.

Kate looked at the Captain's handwriting closely. It was neat and clearly legible but there seemed to be nothing out of place with her report. It had the time and the date and then a very detailed morning report concerning the welfare of one of her patients. She was just wondering what it could mean when a phone call rang through the friendly chatter in the lab.

"Shit they're ringing the general again." Abby said. "Kate ring Gibbs he'll want to be here." Kate had already hit five on her speed dial before Abby had finished the sentence.

"This had better be good." Gibbs answered the phone. "The kidnappers have made contact again." Kate said. She heard the dial tone and snapped her phone shut about a minute later Gibbs, Tony and Ducky collided into the lab.

Gibbs watched between the screen and McGee as he tried to triangulate the position of the phone the kidnappers were using. "I need more time." McGee hissed as he typed into the keyboard. "They're clever the signal is being bounced off about three satellites. I don't think I'll get it down exact but I can close the area so we have a better idea but I need more time."

Calmly Gibbs asked for more time. Instead Jon slammed the phone down, McGee looked devastated but Gibbs realised what he was doing and applauded his courage. They would find Merry and when they did those that did this would pay. When the kidnappers rang back it was Merry on the end of the line.

Jon seemed relieved as hell to hear his daughter's voice until she slipped into Spanish and then he seemed to loose it. Gibbs understood. Meredith like her father was multi-lingual but her mother had been half Spanish so Spanish was spoken regularly. When Merry was stressed she tended to fall into either French or Spanish. Jon lost it then and Gibbs let him fume it seemed to terrify the kidnappers and all the time McGee was getting the time he needed to get a position.

Gibbs said nothing until he heard mention of a disc. They'd sent something else? Gibbs needed that evidence. From how pale and angry he was he could tell it wouldn't be nice viewing but he needed every clue if he was going to find Meredith and Jon obviously knew that.

"Nice work Jon." He said "Keep them talking for two more minutes." But the phone connection was lost. "Fix?" Jon snarled in Russian. "No." Gibbs said. "I'm coming for that disc." Then he paused. "Anita is here Jon. I'll keep her safe. I'll keep her face and I'll find Merry." Jon nodded and turned back to the computer and Gibbs knew he needed that disc and set about going to his friend's office to find it.

Kate watched as Gibbs stalked out she turned to look at Tony, "I thought you were getting those files you've been really quiet." "There was nothing in them." Tony said almost in a daze. "I went through them again upstairs. Nothing to tie Merry to her father, the only link was Gibbs so it's a dead end." "We still need those files Tony!" Kate said.

"Tim freeze!" Tony said suddenly. McGee turned to stare at Tony. "There's someone on the camera." Tony said by way of explanation. "Tony we haven't cleaned up yet!" Abby said staring at her friend.

"I'm telling you there's someone other than the general on that camera. Clean up the first frame on the plasma forget the rest." Abby stared at Tony. The commanding tone was so unlike him. Usually Tony suggested things, but the look on his face stopped Abby from commenting.

Her and McGee simply shifted their focus and gradually the residue came away and there was a face on the screen. "God we're good." Abby said grinning at McGee.

"We need to ID her." Kate said staring at the screen. The screen showed a red-head with dark eyes and pale skin. She had obviously tried to avoid the camera but the angle had caught her at the last moment before she turned away.

"Nice work Tony. We didn't catch that. Your eye sight astounds me at times." Tony didn't say anything right away. "Thanks Abby." He said at last he looked slightly pale and then grinned. "Can I get a copy of that picture? I'll begin searching through the files again, at least this time I know what I'm looking for?"

Abby smiled and printed a picture. "Kate are you coming or staying?" Tony asked almost as an after thought. "No I'll stay I'll help McGee and Abby and I've got the Captain's last entry into her nursing notes. There might be something there."

Tony spun round for a moment and looked torn before he nodded. "Good plan Kate. I'll be back down soon. I don't want Gibbs on my back for no results then he left the lab.


Dean stood up half an hour after Gibbs had left and said, "Come on. We're going to the Bull Pen." Wyatt and Anita nodded. "Gibbs won't mind as long as we're out the way." Dean led the way having seen it as they were led to the relatives room.

All three stopped dead. "You!" Anita hissed as they reached Tony's desk. Tony looked up and his eyes went wide. "I wondered how long it would be before you came here."

Dean looked at Tony and said, "Who are you?" "Furgueo." Tony said calmly. "And Heilo?" Wyatt asked. "He's here somewhere." Tony said. "We couldn't tell you."

"He couldn't even tell Merry?" Anita snarled. "It damn near killed her! She never believed us! You could have found a way, there was nothing you couldn't do. You could have found a way." Tony's eyes were tracking down the corridor. "Anita I know you hate me, but Gibbs can't know. Not yet. You have to keep this to yourself."

Anita went to argue. But Dean stopped her. "Do you think they are behind this?" He asked. Tony shrugged. "I don't know. But until I do I need to keep a low profile I won't put Merry in more danger than she already is if that's the case." Anita nodded. "Fine. But this doesn't mean I like you."

"I'm dreading facing Merry." "Oh we've got nothing on her." Anita said smirking as Gibbs came round the corner. "Tony get everyone in the Bull Pen." He said stalking past. "We've had contact from the kidnappers."

"On it Gibbs." Tony said and left the Bull Pen. Gibbs looked at Anita. "I see you've met Tony DiNozzo, my senior agent." "He's very… Flirty." Anita said smirking. Gibbs shook his head and then sobered, "I don't want you hear for this Anita. I don't know what's on here. I don't think Merry would want you seeing her like this."

"She's my sister Gibbs." Anita said. "And I need to know she's alive. Anything else I'll deal with." Gibbs wanted to argue but Anita crossed her arms. "I'm not moving. She might tell us something I need to be here."

"Boss they're all coming up from the lab." Tony said striding back to the desk and sitting down and continuing to work. Gibbs stared after him. Anita watched Gibbs with interest and then looked at Tony but said nothing.

"Gibbs did Tony tell you?" Abby said excitedly. "We got a face on the camera from the general's room." "Have you found a match yet Tony?" Kate asked. "What?" Tony said, "Oh no." He smirked. "A lot of paper work you understand Kate."

Kate rolled her eyes. But Gibbs narrowed his eyes. "Why didn't you tell me that when I got back?" He demanded. He went to hit Tony round the back of the head and Tony ducked without even thinking about it. He didn't even look up. He looked up and grinned at Gibbs.

"Well you didn't give me chance." Tony said sensibly. Before looking at Kate. "Are you going to put that picture on the plasma or not?"

Gibbs was, however none pulsed. Tony had never done that before. Gibbs made a habit of making sure Tony never knew when the head slaps were coming, so how had he managed it.

"After I've let Gibbs had a look." Kate said showing Gibbs the picture. "She's no one I recognise." He slapped the picture down in front of Tony and Tony looked down and went very pale very quickly. "Tony get something by the time I get back."

"Gibbs perhaps we should have a look." Anita said edging forward. "Afterwards." Gibbs said grabbing her by the arm. "I want to watch that disc, and I'm not going to stop you but I want to know what's on it first okay?" Anita relented seeing the logic.

"Promise you'll come back for me after you've watched it?" "I'll come back for all of you. As much as I hate this I know you'll probably help." Wyatt nodded. "We can wait."

Gibbs nodded and left. In truth he didn't want Anita or the boys in the Bull Pen when this went down. He had known there was something wrong with Tony all day, since this case had come up but now he was getting concerned. There was something off and though he knew they didn't have much time he needed to find out what it was.

Tony was acting too focused. Which in itself wouldn't be so bad contrary to popular belief Tony could be focused his reports though late were often the best of the teams but this was different. He was too focused there had been no movie references something was off.

As he walked into the Bull Pen he saw Kate and McGee and Tony bantering but Tony's eyes never left the computer screen. "Gibbs I got something." Tony called as he came round the corner.

Gibbs had to school his features, he knew Tony was getting better at knowing where he was but that was, well that was… like…

He suddenly went very still and then quickly approached the Bull Pen and walked over to his desk. "I found a gap in Merry's file. I think something happened there."

Gibbs did not miss the slip up, the calling Meredith Merry. Something was very wrong here. And he had a horrible feeling he knew what it was. There was only one way to find out.

He leaned close to Tony and said, "You might want to tell me who you are now. Games up." Tony looked up confused. "Boss did something happen to your head while you were out?"

"I'm giving you one more chance." Gibbs said softly. Kate and McGee looked confused but Kate caught the movement of Gibbs' right hand first.

"Gibbs what are you doing?" Kate yelled mortified.

Gibbs ignored her, his gun still pointed in Tony's face. "I know you're just Dying to tell me who the hell you are!"


Okay Don't kill me. Chapter four is already in progress so until then... Cya next time!