Meanwhile Jordan and Gibbs stepped in to the elevator. As the doors slid close, Jordan watched Gibbs. Apparently she'd ticked him off bad this time for he didn't say a word. Gibbs waited till they were between floors before he hit the emergency switch. He then turned to Jordan.

"What did I do this time?" Jordan spoke up. Gibbs didn't answer. "Jethro, to have a conference, it means that two people speak." Jordan pointed out. Gibbs watched Jordan, but kept silence. "Ok, I know this is because I asked Mac I could come." Jordan considered. Gibbs waited for Jordan to go on. "And you don't want me to come along because of?" She smirked at Gibbs causing him to smile a little. "Oh… I get it. The twins." Jordan finally came to the conclusion.

"And my gut." Gibbs added. Jordan got a worried expression. "Angel…" Gibbs began. "Call it a Marine thing, but something tells me today something is about to happen."

"Like what, Jethro?" Jordan enquired.

"Dunno. But it doesn't feel good and I don't want you in danger." He said while his phone rang. "Hang on, babe." He gave her a quick kiss and hit the emergency switch again. The elevator started moving again. "Yeah Gibbs." He spoke in to the phone.

"Better trust your daddy's gut then." Jordan murmured softly as she rubbed her belly. Gibbs' smirked at Jordan's comment.

"Be right there." Gibbs ended the call. "Gotta meet Mac at Diamonds & Dials. Can I have the keys to your SUV?" Gibbs asked Jordan.

"Sure." Jordan reached for her car keys. "Address is in the GPS." Jordan added. Gibbs quickly kissed Jordan and as the elevator doors opened he quickly got out. At that moment it hit her. "Diamonds and Dials." She beamed.

"Been shopping?" A voice brought her back to reality.

"Oh, Flack. Hi Tony." Jordan greeted as they stepped in the elevator."

"Who me?" Jordan asked. Flack pointed at her necklace. "Oh this. No, it's antique. Jordan touched her necklace.

"That's an iddy biddy antique." Tony popped in and took a closer look. "Now Gibbs, now he's real antique." He joked and earned him a head slap from and angry Jordan.

"What's up with you today, D'Angelo?" Flack held Jordan back and wondered where that came from.

Jordan turned a bit. "I'm sorry, I'm just not in the mood for Tony's jokes." She thought back of Gibbs' gut feeling and got out of the elevator when she was at her floor.

"Pregnant women and hormones." Tony whined when they stepped out after her.

"Women? Did you knock up anyone too, Tony?" Flack laughed dryly.

"Me? Heck no." Tony yelped. "But Gibbs and Stella, now there's a story."

Flack remembered a pissy Mac from last night and his request for interview rooms. He now was certain that Jordan probably knew more. He excused himself and followed Jordan.

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Mac was waiting at Diamonds & Dials when he saw Jordan's SUV arrive. He waved and waited till Gibbs stopped. He got in the passenger's side and closed the door. Gibbs typed the address they were going to in to the GPS and they took off.

"Making an honest woman out of Stella?" Gibbs smiled when he saw the little black box in Mac's left hand.

Mac smirked, he didn't have to answer. He stashed the box away in to his pocket. "So, is your gut saying the same as mine?"

"Yup… Thorn's leg shows up in a trash big. Sister claims she hasn't seen him in years, yet the sycamore found on Thorn's sock indicates that he's been there." Gibbs brainstormed.

"Sister had the body cremated, due to a lack of money to ship him home. Ashes scattered." Mac added.

'Dispatch for detective Taylor.' They were interrupted. Mac took the mic. "Taylor here." He answered.

"Mac?" Stella's voice came true.

"What's up, Stell?" He answered.

"Jordan and I have been going through Thorn's file again and we came up with something." Stella reported.

"Go on!" Mac replied.

"Apparently Thorn served time in prison with a certain David Bankers." Stella informed him. "Ring a bell?"

"Well, I locked him up few years back." Mac remembered.

"And I looked him up." Jordan's voice came up. "Bankers had and affair with Thorn's sister after he was released."

"Bankers was arrested for defrauding an insurance company." Mac recalled the case.

"And since you and Jethro don't want us in the field, we dug a little deeper." Stella said. "Thorn's sister is his half-sister." She debriefed Mac and Gibbs.

"And here it comes, her mother's name is Vickers." Jordan cut in.

"Vickers, isn't that the name of that doctor?" Gibbs enquired.

"Exactly, Gibbs. Thorne's sister is leaving with the next flight to L.A." Jordan confirmed.

Mac set on the sirens and Gibbs stepped on the gas. Stella and Jordan heard the tires skid, which caused Jordan to jump. This was New York and not Washington DC.

"Flack, get two units to the airport, you're closer. Put out a BOLO on Ruth Vickers and Karin Thorn." Mac ordered.

"On our way, Mac!" Don confirmed.

Suddenly both women heard a crash, followed by cars hooting around. Then there was nothing…

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