"Gibbs we need to talk." Director Vance announced as he walked through the NCIS office. Gibbs looked up from his desk and nodded, following the Director up the stairs into his office.
"I need you to see this." Vance handed a file over to Gibbs, Gibbs took the file and read the report that was in it.
"This sounds like the mission that Hannah's husband was on."
"That's because it was the mission that Sergeant Douglas was on. Apparently there was some major screw ups that caused the leak of valuable intel." Vance told Gibbs.
"What does this have to do with NCIS?" Gibbs asked as he looked through the report more closely.
"Apparently Sergeant Douglas was working under a special ops for an international NCIS team in Sierra Leone" Vance shared.
"So it might be some type of mess created by a NCIS team that could have killed a team of Marines?" Gibbs asked in surprise, although he hadn't met Hannah's husband yet, he could feel the natural protector mode starting to gear up.
"I'm sure there is more to the story than we know." Vance admitted.
"You better believe that there is more of this story than you've been told, and you damn well should find out ASAP." Gibbs returned angrily.
"Agent Gibbs, I will not have you speaking like that to me. You wouldn't be responding like this had you not known Hannah." Vance shot back with the same intensity. "Mistakes happen, it's the risks that we take in this job."
"That's right Director, I wouldn't be responding this way if I didn't know Hannah, the crazy thing is that do know Hannah now and I plan on her sticking around." Gibbs answered. "I don't need it on my conscious that an agency created to help those in the Naval service is also the ones putting them at risk unbeknownst to them." He took that time to turn to leave. "You need to find out the entire story Director, we owe it to that team of Marines that nearly lost their lives, as well as to the families that love them." Gibbs finished before leaving the office.
"I'm going for a coffee." Gibbs announced to his team as he grabbed his coat. "I might be awhile."
"Yes boss." Tim and Tony responded in unison as they watched their team lead leave the office.
"What do you think happened up there?" Tim asked out loud.
"I don't know, but whatever it was it wasn't good." Ziva returned as she looked up the stairs to see the Director watching as Gibbs left the office.