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ZIVA'S APARTMENT
1530 ZULU

McGee, DiNozzo, Abby and Ducky had all arrived at Ziva's house to go over what they had found out during the day. They had placed various photographs up on the wall so that they could each give their reports.

McGee spoke first, "well boss, I contacted Director David via MTAC, he says that unless it is a terrorist related matter he can't interfere. As soon as Rhani Shaphat had been sentenced to Camp 1391, he became the sole responsibility of the Israeli Defence Force Intelligence Corps. He said that if we find any evidence of terrorist activity, only then can he send two Mossad Agents here to assist us, they would arrive within 48 hours from the time of notice. I then contacted the IDFIC. The only information that they could give me, due to their own ongoing investigations, was that he had been ordered to appear in court one week ago. Two people by the names of Ali Yasen and Hymat Abdul had picked him up, they had all the appropriate paper work and their access passes checked out. They collected him but they never arrived for his court appearance, and until now they had had no leads. But yet again we hit another wall as they don't have the authority to extradite him back Israel, as this agency doesn't have any jurisdiction in America. So it's all down to us."

"I contacted all Israeli Airlines both private and commercial and there was nothing under Rhani Shaphat. But we did get a hit on his picture when I emailed it to them though. He had brought a ticket to America, on American Airlines flight Delta Charlie Tango 549, he paid cash and traveled under the name of Azzan Netanya!" Tony stated.

Ziva scoffed, "Yeah that would be right wouldn't it."

"What? You knew that he would use that name?" Gibbs asked.

"No. Azzan means, the strong one or most powerful. Netanya, is a gift of God. He was always," she clicked her fingers looking for the right word, "up him self, yes?"

"What else have you got Tony?" prompted Gibbs.

"Well he arrived four days ago here in Washington at the Dullus Airport at 1736. We tracked down his flight number and we have some video footage of him leaving with two other men of the same nationality. I got McGee to email their pictures to IDFIC and they have confirmed that the duo seen leaving with Rhani, are the same two that got him out of Camp 1391. Ali Yasen and Hymat Abdul. This photo here is of them climbing into a blue 2003 Jaguar X-type, number plate Tango Whisky Alpha 119. We have no ID on the driver as of yet, but we did run the plates and it had been reported as stolen that morning from Silver Spring in Maryland. A BOLO was put on the vehicle this this afternoon but no hits yet," said Tony.

"Abbs, what have you got?" Gibbs questioned.

"For starters the package was found on the foot path by the sniffer dogs and the patrol men that walk the fence of the Navy Yard. The dogs didn't show any reactions that would indicate explosives or drugs, so they handed it in to the mail room for scanning. I went over every inch of the package and disk, nothing showed up on the package but I did get a print on the disk."

"AND?" Gibbs stated impatiently.

"Well I might have a match for your driver Tony. Nothing showed up on AFIS, but I then put it through the international data base and got a match. It belongs to Abdeel Temani."

"Ok, we don't have long now untill its 1600, lets get into possitions," Gibbs ordered.

"I-I just need a minute," Ziva mumbled as she scurried away to her room.

"Ziva," Tony called after her, but Gibbs held up his hand to stop him from following.

"Get into position Tony, I'll check on her," he left just as quick as Ziva did so Tony couldn't protest.

"Ziva?" He called softely as he shut the door to her bedroom behind him.

"In here," she whispered.

He stepped into the bathroom and found her sitting on the floor with her knees drawn to her chest. Sitting beside her quietly, they just sat in companionable silence until she was ready to talk.

"What if something goes wrong? How are we going to do a swap if none of you are allowed to go with me?" She sighed, "this is so much harder when it's your own! I feel like I don't know what I am doing. And once I do the swap, I probably wont ever see my daughter again. Or you."

"You will Ziva. We have a tracker that you are going to be waring. We will be just one step behind you," he assured her as he brushed a stray curl behind her ear.

"This might be my only chance, but I need to tell you," she paused so she could gather her thoughts. "You have done a lot for me over the last four years Gibbs. You even traveled 12 hours to save me when I had been framed for the bombing. I just wanted to say thank you and," she paused. "I love you Jethro. No," she raised her finger to Gibbs' lips to stop him from speaking. "No, I just wanted you to know, you know just in case," keeping her finger on his mouth, she leaned in and kissed him on the corner of his lips. Standing she left him sitting on the floor in shock.

The shrill of the phone snapped him out of his thoughts, and he hurried back into the lounge room just as she picked it up.

"Yes," she answered as soon as she new that the trace was running.

"The swap will take place in the Arundel Mills Shopping center just outside of the movie theatre. We will meet in three and a half hours," Rhani stated.

"That shopping centre will be packed full of people at that time of night!"

"A busy place for the exchange will inhibit your teams actions, yes? And if I see any of them, or if you come armed, something might just go bang."

"Fine, I want to talk to Ahelia," demanded Ziva.

"She is a little indisposed at the moment, sorry," she could tell he was waring a smile.

"What did you do to her?" She growled.

"Not me, You! You taught her how to undo cuffs and get out of her cell. She tried to escape and in the process bit someone, so he dealt out a little discipline," he said smugly.

"I'm going to kill you Rhani...."

"NO! Ziva, I am going to be doing the killing," and with that the phone went dead. The team hadn't been able to listen to what Rhani had be saying during the entire conversation, but they could tell by Ziva's expression that something had happened. Gibbs looked over at McGee, and he shook his head indicating that it wasn't long enough to get a trace.

"Ziva?" Tony stepped closer to her but she raised her hand up to stop him.

"I am going to kill them," she grounded out as she started to pace back and forth. Pulling out her knife that was still tucked in her jacket she started to play with it.

"Ziva, maybe you should put the knife down," suggested Tony, but quickly shut his mouth when she glared at him.

"They hit her," she mumbled as she handled the blade of the knife with her fingers. "I'm going to kill them," spinning in a half circle she flicked her wrist and let the knife twist through the air. Her team stared in shock as the blade pierced Rhani's head on one of the small photo's and embedded itself in the wall. "I'm going to kill them all," she stated again as she stormed out of the room.

Gibbs told the others to go and get prepared for tonight. Locking the front door behind them he headed towards Zivas room.

"Ziva?" he asked as he walked in. It was quite dark in her room as she had pulled the curtains closed. She was laying curled up on her side on the bed clutching a pillow to her chest. "Ziva?" he called again, he knew that she was awake so he sat down beside her. "Talk to me Ziva, don't shut me out."

Rolling onto her back, she sat up and rested against the head board. "I-I am scared," she sighed and turned her head away from him as her eyes filled with tears. "You must think that I am weak."

"Ziva I don't think you are weak, you are only human!" he grasped her chin with his thumb and finger and made her look at him. The pain he saw in her tear filled eyes made him think back to when he found out about Shannon and Kelly and he quickly gathered her into his chest. His hand massaged the hair at the nape of her neck while his other made comforting circular patterns on her back. Pulling back gently he maneuvered the hand that was currently entwined in her soft curls over to caress her cheek. His piercing ice blue eyes kept darting from her dark brown almost black ones, and down to her inviting lips, so ever so slowly he brought them down to meet and they brushed together softly. Running his tongue along her bottom lip she parted them and granted him access. They put all their feelings into that one kiss, promise, love, need and trust. They didn't want it to end as both were afraid that it could be their last.

TBC

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