A few minutes later Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks were gathered around watching Eric pull up traffic camera footage trying to find any signs of the red headed intelligence analyst. They all felt very strange, they all knew very little about Nell outside of work. She wasn't considered a high risk target but her disappearance was still strange.

"Who was the last one to see her?" asked Callen.

"She and I packed up here and left about seven thirty last night, walked her to her car." said Eric still working.

"Kensi, you and Deeks try her apartment, Sam and I will see what Eric turns up here."

Kensi nodded and headed to the door, Deeks was only a few steps behind her.

"Found it." said Eric

"What?" asked Sam.

"Nell's car, it went in to a Venice parking garage at 8:36 last night. and hasn't left."

"It's a place to start." said Sam heading out.

"Eric we will find her." said Callen.

He could clearly see the deep concern on Eric's face. In so many ways Nell was Eric's partner. They worked closely with each other, and depended on each other to help them through the daily challenges of working at NCIS.

Kensi parked in front of Nell's apartment block; it was a nicely maintained high rise in a decent part of town. Nell had taste in apartments as well as fashion.

"How do you want to play this?" asked Deeks.

"Come on." said Kensi getting out of the car.

Deeks followed, as they made their way to the entrance Kensi removed a set of keys from her pocket. Deeks just kept up with her as they made it past the front door without any trouble.

"Hetty?" asked Deeks when the doors of the elevator slid shut.

Kensi only smiled, and that was all the answer he needed. Deeks stayed two steps behind her as they approached; Kensi knocked firmly waiting for a response. When there was none Kensi quietly slid the key into the lock, on hand on her gun. Deeks was already poised to enter; he prayed that this wouldn't be embarrassing. Kensi turned the knob and pushed the door open; they quickly and quietly entered the tiny apartment. It took a whole ten seconds for them clear the place; it appeared to have been a lovely place that had been violently turned over.

"They were looking for something." said Kensi from the kitchen. "But what?"

"I've got blood." called Deeks from the bedroom.

Kensi quickly joined Deeks to find blood spattering and some small pooling on the carpet. Kensi could quickly see that Nell had not gone willingly.

"There was a struggle, they found her here," pointing to the bed. "She put up a fight, doesn't appear to be anything lethal."

Kensi allowed her eyes to sweep the room.

"She was carried from the room because the blood spattering stops here."

"She didn't even have time to get her gun, the safety is still on." said Kensi checking the nightstand drawer.

"I've got money they drugged her." said Deeks holding up a syringe in a between to gloved fingers.

"Damn" said Kensi reaching for her phone.

Deeks carefully continued around the apartment while Kensi called in.

Sam and Callen found Nell's car on the fourth level of the parking structure. To the passer by it appeared as if nothing was out of place but to the trained eye of Sam and Callen there was something wrong. The car was at an angle, odd because Nell always parked the small Japanese compact in the dead middle of here spot at the Mission.

"She must have been in a hurry." said Sam.

"Or she wasn't the only driving," said Callen as he approached the driver's door.

Sam followed.

"Wouldn't you say that the seat is a bit out of place for Nell?"

Sam could easily see what Callen was talking about; the seat was all the way back on its tracks and the back was leaning back like someone tall had been driving. Callen pulled is phone from his pocket and dialed.

"Eric, I need to you to check any footage you have from the garage and we are going to need a tow truck to take the car back to impound."

Callen could hear Eric tapping away at his terminal.

"Working on it." replied Eric.

"Nell wasn't alone." added Callen.

"Kensi and Deeks found her apartment turned over, it appears she was kidnapped."

Eric had difficulty saying it because he wasn't ready to believe it.