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CHAPTER 14
"So, how long do you think this will take?" Sienna asked as her car pulled up to a red light.
Tony looked down at his watch, then out the front window. He'd forgotten that it was close to noon. The streets were packed, bumper to bumper, with lunch hour traffic.
"I haven't been down in this part of town for so long, I forgot how it gets during lunch hours." Tony said as he glanced over to her. "But....the longest we're looking at here is maybe....five to ten minutes."
Sienna gave Tony a small smile as she shook her head. "No...I meant...the case. You guys are doing a great job and I don't mean to pressure but....it's just..."
"Hey....it's okay." Tony interrupted her. "I understand. You miss your daughter."
Sienna sighed softly and ran a hand through her hair. "I just want this whole thing to be over. I want to go home and be with my family and...."
As Sienna's words trailed off, Tony gave her a look of understanding.
"We'll get him, Mrs. Cena." He said, giving her hand a gentle squeeze. "And we'll do it fast....I promise."
Sienna slowly lifted her eyes to Tony's. "I'm gonna hold you to that promise, Agent DiNozzo."
Tony gave her a small smile. "I fig..."
Tony's words ended abruptly as a commotion out of the corner of his eyes caught his attention. Turning his head, he gave a frustrated sigh as he looked at the road ahead. Sienna watched Tony's face turn and followed his gaze out the front window. Her eyes widened as she took in the paparazzi and television crews swarming out in front of her hotel. Muttering a curse under his breath, Tony got out of the car, taking up along side Sienna.
"Keep your head down." Tony said, giving her a look. "Don't stop, don't talk and when we get to your room....I go in first. Got it?"
Sienna nodded. "Okay."
Tony gave her another look, making sure she understood, and then motioned to the rookie. The two men took up positions on either side of Sienna, protecting her from both sides. As the media saw Sienna, the three were immediately bombarded by flying questions and persistent reporters. Tony, Sienna and the rookie pushed their way through the crowd, ignoring the questions that were yelled out. When they got to the front door, the rookie held open the door while Tony and Sienna filed inside.
Tony glanced over the lobby with a quick eye. Not seeing any reporters, Tony led the group over to the elevators. The two agents stayed glued to Sienna's side until they were nearing Sienna's room. Seeing Sienna's door slightly ajar, Tony motioned her to stay back and drew his gun. With a silent count to three, Tony quietly pushed the door open. Seeing a figure in black climbing out the window, Tony yelled for him to stop.
"NCIS! Stop right there!"
Tony ran forward, climbing out the window and taking off down the fire escape after the perp. The rookie instructed Sienna to stay out in the hallway as he entered the room and looked out the window. Seeing the perp's feet hit the pavement and take off running, the rookie turned and ran out of the room.
Outside, Tony's feet touched concrete and he looked around. Seeing the guy's jacket flying around the corner, he ran after him. Rounding the corner, Tony ran right into the flock of reporters stationed at the back door. Recognizing him from his entrance with Sienna, they immediately ventured towards him.
Tony pushed through the sea of cameras and looked for the guy he'd been chasing. Catching site of him in the distance, he once again took off running, yelling at the guy to stop. Tony picked up some speed as he saw the perp disappear around another corner. The perp rounded the corner and saw the Rookie Agent running towards him. Turning right back around, the perp ran in the opposite direction.
Tony saw the perp run back towards the side street and took his chance. Just as the perp cleared the building, Tony launched himself into the air, knocking the perp down onto the ground. Tony barely had time to roll to his feet before a punch was thrown his way. Tony stumbled back a step from the blow to his mouth, and then slammed his own fist forward, catching the guy in the jaw.
Tony advanced as the perp staggered sideways. When the perp turned back around, his arm swinging, Tony ducked then sent another fist his way. The perp fell to the ground from the blow and immediately Tony was on him. Pressing a knee into the perp's back, he grabbed the perp's arms. Handcuffs were placed on the perp's wrist and Tony hauled him up to his feet, his phone already open to dial Gibbs.
Back at NCIS..................
"Cade Ackart..." McGee said, bringing up the man's picture. "Graduated high school two years ago, worked as a bouncer for a night club in his home town up until last year when he was hired by John Cena. One month later, Cena tells his wife that Ackart didn't like being on the road and so went home."
"Let me guess....he lied." Gibbs said, glancing over to the agent.
McGee looked over at Gibbs. "He did. Ackart didn't mind being on the road, he loved it. He also loved the lifestyle and that's where the problems began."
McGee paused and brought up another man beside Ackart's photo on the plasma.
"Ackart started working out with a fellow by the name of Daniel Deshundai, a man who was later fired from the company for failing a drug test and refusing treatment." he said. "When Ackart began to show the first signs of withdrawal, he went to Cena for help."
McGee glanced over at the plasma, then back at Gibbs.
"Cena contacted Vince McMahon and the two arranged for Ackart to have three months of treatment, at a rehabilitation facility in Arizona." Tim said. "Cena and Ackart exchanged emails often and spoke on the phone once a week until Ackart's release seven months ago."
"So he could be the guy, then?" Gibbs said.
"Actually, no...Boss." McGee said. "Ackart relapsed and went back into treatment for another three months. When he was released for the second time, he enlisted in the Marines. Cena was scheduled to attend his graduation next month."
"Okay, what about the ex-friend and the ex-fiance?" Gibbs asked.
McGee pointed the small remote towards the plasma, pressing a button. As Ackart's picture disappeared, Lita's picture appeared.
"Ziva couldn't reach anyone on the phone, so she went down to Quantico to see if anyone from the WWE was there. She called with an update a little while ago." he said. "The story with the ex-friend is pretty much what you'd expect to see during an episode of As the World Turns."
McGee paused as glanced at his boss. "It's a daytime television show on one of the major networ..."
"I've had three wives, McGee." Gibbs interrupted. "I know what a damn soap opera is. What I don't know is why the two ladies stopped talking."
"Right, Boss." McGee said, blushing slightly before turning back to the plasma. "Apparently, Lita was dating a fellow wrestler, Matt Hardy. Matt's brother, Jeff, became and is currently Sienna's best friend. The four remained extremely close until the day of Matt and Lita's wedding."
"Sienna object to the wedding?" Gibbs asked.
McGee shook his head. "No, the bride and groom did. A few weeks before the wedding, Sienna found out that both Lita and Matt were cheating on each other. Lita ended up turning to Matt's brother, Jeff, while Matt turned to fellow wrestler, Mickie James. When the wedding was objected, both affairs were drawn out into the open, as well as the fact that Sienna knew about it and didn't say anything."
McGee looked at Gibbs and nodded. "After a few weeks of fighting, Matt and Mickie make up with Sienna. The following week, Jeff does the same thing. Lita is the only one that Sienna never spoke to ever again."
"I know that part, McGee." Gibbs said, raising a brow at the agent. "I want to know why."
"She did it again." a voice behind him said.
Gibbs and McGee turned towards Ziva as she entered the bull pen and walked over to them.
"Lita broke off her engagement with Matt to be with his brother, Jeff." Ziva explained. "Then, a couple weeks later, she does the same thing to Jeff. Lita left Jeff for another wrestler and Sienna wasn't exactly happy about it."
"Hurting one brother was bad. Hurting both brothers was unforgivable." McGee interjected.
"Right." Ziva nodded. "None of the wrestlers were around, but I did speak to some of the backstage crew and talent managers. They all said that if Sienna had not been pregnant, she would have gone to the post office with her."
"To the post office?" A look of confusion crossed McGee's face. "You mean, postal?"
"That is what I said, McGee." Ziva said with a frown. "Although...it didn't make sense to me. Why would having a baby stop her from mailing a letter?"
"Because she wouldn't be mailing a letter, Ziva." Gibbs said as his phone rang. He answered it. "Gibbs. "
While Gibbs dealt with the phone call, Ziva turned to McGee for clarification on the whole post office thing.
"Going postal...." McGee said as he tried to think of a way to explain it to her. "It means Sienna would have wanted to fight."
"Oh." Ziva said as everything became clearer to her. "Well, yes then I understand why a baby would make that difficult."
Gibbs closed his phone and started to grab his gear.
"McGee, gas the truck and meet us out front." He said, tossing the keys to the younger man. "There's a body."
"Should I call Ducky, then?" Ziva asked, her hand going to her phone.
"No." Gibbs replied. "Seems DiNozzo caught himself a live one."