Callen was lying on the couch downstairs in the Bull Pen after a restless night. Eric and Nell had arrived early to try and track her down but even Callen knew it would be impossible. Eric raced down the steps towards Callen. At this point he got up from the couch.
"Eric, please tell me that you come with good news," he said and Eric shrugged.
"Depends how you look at it. The others are on their way in now," Callen nodded.
"Just show me," he said.
"If you want me to," he said at which point Nell came down the stairs. He pulled up a video.
"This was sent to NCIS about two minutes ago," said Nell. Callen walked up to the screen. It showed a small room with a single bed, desk and couch with a bathroom to the side. In the middle of the room was a single chair and chained to it was Alena. A man was standing behind her but not facing the camera. "We have been watching and he is purposely staying away from the camera," she pulled up the video from Alena's button.
"This may give us a clear image once he gets close enough," said Eric.
"Why would they send this to us?" said Callen.
"The video also came with a message, directed to you," he pulled the message up on the screen.
A present for you Mr. Callen. Thank you for making it easy for her to agree to come with us.
Callen clenched his hands in fists. "He knows doesn't he?" Nell and Eric looked at each other. "He knows about her and I and our um, relationship doesn't he?" he said.
"We think so," said Nell in a very quiet voice. Callen looked back at the video.
"Can you bring up audio Eric?" said Callen.
"I've been trying but it seems to take a while to start," Callen looked at him.
"Get it up," he said as the man walked around. He came into view on the other camera. Eric froze the screen.
"Running his face through facial recognition now," Nell ran back upstairs with Eric following just behind. Callen looked between the two cameras and the message. He watched the camera which showed her the most as the man moved closer to her. His fists became tighter as he got closer, their faces only a few inches apart. He could see her trying to pull away but clearly she was still drugged and she wasn't moving her legs at all. When he kissed her he almost punched the screen. Seeing her trying to escape but him just holding her there infuriated him. He paced around the room before punching the couch. He pulled out his phone.
"Eric?" he rang Eric who picked up straight away. "Send the live video through to my phone so I can see it wherever I am," he hung up his phone and moments later the video appeared. He held it tight in his hand as he walked into the empty exercise room. As he waited for the others to arrive he threw punch after punch at the bag not stopping until Sam came to get him.