DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NCIS OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!
Ch8
Once they were in the rear of the hotel Tony pulled out his cell to phone Gibbs. If Tim's instincts were right they were going to need assistance in checking everything out. And if they were going to be moving in to apprehend the suspect and save Sarah, Tim was only going to be focusing on his sister.
"Don't do anything but watch until we get there," Gibbs ordered already signalling to Ziva and Fornell that they were moving out.
When the other agents arrived Tim and Tony filled them in on everything that had transpired.
"You're assuming all this on a gut feeling?" Sacks looked at Tim in disbelief. "We can't get a warrant on that," he argued with his boss.
Fornell looked at his agent wishing he executed the firm slap to the back of the head that Gibbs liked to use. "Look Ron. We're going with this. We don't have to raid the place. For now we want to see where this guard goes when he leaves. Most likely he'll be heading for wherever McGee's sister is."
"IF he's the guy," Sacks stressed.
"He is," Tim stated not taking his eyes off the hotel.
Sacks shook his head, but went to take his assigned post.
Fornell watched him walk off wondering when he'd grow a gut of his own to follow. He gave McGee a slap on the back, "He won't let you down."
Tim nodded silently.
"Tim," Gibbs spoke loud enough to gain his attention. "You should stay out of this. I can't have you going in unfocused."
"I'm focused. All I can do is focus," Tim argued.
"What exactly are you focusing on?" his leader demanded.
"Following the security guard, seeing where he ends up. Hopefully finding Sarah and stopping him from hurting her," Tim explained in an almost too calm voice.
Gibbs wasn't buying it. "If Sarah is being held captive by him are you going to be able to keep your head on straight? I know you Tim. Your sister means a lot to you and I don't doubt you'd do anything within your power to save her. We can't have you going in ready to take the guard out."
Tim stood silently he knew what Gibbs was saying and knew it would please him to kill the bastard for taking Sarah and doing who knows what to her, not to mention the others before her. Still having dealt with the guilt of possibly killing someone, he wouldn't be too quick to fire a kill shot.
He trusted his team to pull off the rescue, but he also wanted to see first hand that Sarah was okay. There was the risk of jeopardizing the operation if he was involved in any confrontation with the suspect.
"Okay, I'll stay back, but I'm following in behind everyone," Tim conceded.
Figuring it was a big enough consolation from him, Gibbs nodded and grouped them together to map out their possible plan.
They watched a new security guard arrive and within a few minutes their target came out looking around carefully. Obviously he didn't see any sign of their surveillance; at least he didn't appear to be agitated. They saw him enter a door normally for the service personnel from what Tony had ascertained from his inspection of that part of the hotel.
They moved quickly to the door informing Sacks and Fornell of their advance. Before they opened the door Gibbs quickly updated the FBI agents what they were hoping to achieve.
No arguments were brought up and Tim prepared to open the door allowing everyone to enter ahead of him. Once inside they listened and heard a faint echo of footsteps coming from below.
The group descended quietly and tried to determine the location of the echo. A light hung in the back of the dark room. Gibbs sent Tony and Ziva to check it out.
Seeing the passage way, Tony signalled the others to join them. A shadow could be seen at the end of the corridor and they heard a rattling of keys. As the others reached them in the silence they heard the sound of a door opening.
The shadow stepped forward but didn't quite enter whatever lay beyond. Gibbs led the group along the wall adjacent to the door. He could hear the man breathing and almost sighing.
When they heard the suspect whisper, "Sarah, I'm so glad to see you." They moved quickly.
"NCIS get down," Gibbs barked as Tony and Ziva made to block him from escaping into the room.
Before he could respond to the command Tony knocked him to ground forcibly. Sacks assisted in cuffing him and reading him his rights, before they dragged him from the room.
Fornell rushed into the room to find Ziva already calming the distraught young woman. "It's okay Sarah. Tim is here."
Tim was at his sister's side as soon as the suspect was removed from the doorway. He went to hold his sister and told her it was all over.