The only other person that was let in on Jason Bull's plan was Gibbs. If he was going to pull it off, no one else needed to know. Tonya took the stand knowing full well her dad had already put the plan into action. She just hoped it would work.
"Miss DiNozzo-Bull, will you please tell us what you do for a living." Davenport stated.
"I am a special agent for NCIS." Tonya answered.
"What made you want to become an agent with NCIS?"
"It's the job that my biological parents had and I wanted to follow in their footsteps."
"Your biological parents. Would that have been Tony and Deanna DiNozzo?"
"Yes."
"The same set of DiNozzo's that were killed at the hands of Ziva David or rather should I say she paid someone to kill them."
"That is correct."
"How old were you when you became an orphan?"
"My twin brother and I were a little over 2. We don't really remember anything about our parents."
"Right. So you were left out in the cold, no parents to care for you until you were adopted by Dr. Jason Bull. Is that correct?"
"Yes. Might I say he has been a wonderful father and role model to both me and my brother."
Jason couldn't help but sit back and smile. He had no idea she was going to say that. Marissa had decided to sit in court with them that day and hear Tonya's testimony. She slipped her hand over onto Jason's and he took it and cradled it.
"No further questions your honor."
"Miss DiNozzo-Bull, it says that you had the plague. Who is to say that your half-sister Tali David was actually the one that sent it to you?" Jackson asked.
"There was a letter sent to the NCIS office and when I opened it, it had a strain of the plague in it. Tali David admitted to sending the letter."
"Your father, Tony DiNozzo had done the same thing in his younger years. Who is to say that you weren't trying to make a statement to Agent Gibbs that you are truly Tony DiNozzo's daughter."
"Objection, relevance?" Davenport asked.
"Sustained." The judge answered.
"Ok all I am saying is how can you be sure that my client was truly the one that sent that to you?" Jackson said.
"I almost died. She had an antidote that she hid within the NCIS headquarters and I..I..survived."
Tonya started shaking her head and rubbed her face. Jason looked at his daughter with concern. Marissa leaned over to Jason.
"Is she ok?" Marissa whispered.
"I hope so." Jason answered.
"No further questions your honor." Jackson said.
"Miss DiNozzo-Bull you are dismissed from the stand." The judge said.
As Tonya stepped off the stand she took a few steps and then collapsed. Gasps filled the courtroom as the whole team from TAC stood.
"TONYA!" Marissa yelled.
Gibbs and Jason went running to her and dropped to her side. Jason put his fingers on her neck.
"I can't find a pulse." Jason said frantically. He then leaned down and didn't see her chest rise and fall. "She's not breathing."
Gibbs gave Jason a look. "She's going to be ok Jason, I've got this."
He started doing chest compressions while Jason tried to give rescue breaths. He just wanted to save his daughter and give her some of his life. Marissa was scared to death. It was all Benny could do to hold her back from running over there and crying over her baby girl. She put a hand on TJ's shoulder and noticed he was crying as well.
Jason began to cry. "Come on baby girl, stay with me." He said as Gibbs continued to perform CPR.
Tali sat over at the defense table and smirked. If Tonya died that meant she would finally be the only girl with the DiNozzo blood.
"Marissa come grab my phone and call for help." Jason yelled across the courtroom. She rushed over and grabbed his phone. He had already dialed the number and all she had to do was talking to the dispatcher.
"Jason they want to know if she's breathing." Marissa said.
Jason leaned down "Still not breathing."
"Does she have a pulse?"
He put his fingers against her neck "still no pulse."
"Oh my gosh please hurry there's no pulse and she's not breathing. My husband and her grandfather is performing cpr but please hurry we are losing her." Marissa said. She was hysterical as she watched Jason and Gibbs try to revive their daughter.
Jason leaned back on his legs and rubbed his face before running his long fingers through his hair.
"Tonya, ya got to hang with us girl. Don't you do this to me." Jason said wiping the tears from his face.
Jason took over the compressions just as paramedics arrived and come running over.
"Who do we have here?" the paramedic asked.
"20 year old female, no pulse not breathing. How long have you been doing cpr?" another paramedic asked.
"For about…" Jason looked at his watch "5 minutes."
Benny and McGee looked at each other with despair."
"She's been down too long, hasn't she?" McGee asked Benny.
Benny nodded his head. He was afraid Jason would have another heart attack with how upset he was getting over all this.
The paramedics put leads on Tonya's chest and couldn't get a heart beat.
"Let's get the AED set up." The paramedic said.
As they were attaching everything Jason looked up at Marissa with tears in his eyes. He seen the flat line on the screen. He hadn't been this scared since the plague or maybe when Tonya tried to commit suicide and almost succeeded.
"Clear away from the patient." The paramedic said.
"Clear…shock advised."
Tonya's body jerked off the floor of the courtroom. Marissa buried her head into Jason's chest as he looked back at Benny, McGee and his son. The jury could see the face of a father that was losing his daughter and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Clear" the paramedic yelled.
As Tonya's body jerked again, a paramedic smiled up at Jason.
"We have a pulse!" the paramedic said.
A sigh of relief could be heard across the courtroom, and a clap from the crowd and jury erupted for the paramedics that were able to get her back.
"Let's get her on the stretcher and get her to the hospital." The other paramedic said.
"I am going to ride with Tonya. Ride with Benny and have him follow us to the hospital." Jason told Marissa racing out with the paramedics to the ambulance.
Jason held on to his daughters hand. "Stay with us Tonya your going to be alright." Jason said as he ran along the side of the stretcher.
Marissa and Benny were both wiping tears as they followed the ambulance. They couldn't lose Tonya now. Not in the middle of this trial. She had to stay alive and see that her half-sister be put in prison for what she down to her. As Benny followed the ambulance something seemed off. The hospital was in the other direction and they were heading what seemed to him to be towards NCIS headquarters. When the ambulance parked in front of the navy yard, Marissa and Benny were both very confused. Jason jumped out of the ambulance.
"What the hell Jason? Is she dead and they are bringing her here for an autopsy?" Benny asked clearly upset.
Tonya jumped out of the ambulance like nothing had happened.
Marissa went running over to her.
"Oh baby girl are you alright?" Marissa asked hugging her daughter.
"I'm fine mom." Tonya said hugging her back.
"ok I am confused." McGee said.
"Seriously Agent McGee? You didn't recognize us? Special Agent Jones."
"And I am Special Agent Williams. Thanks for not blowing our cover."
"Your cover?" Benny asked.
"You mean to tell me that this was all a setup?" Marissa asked.
"Sure was." Jones said.
"Then how did you fake flatlining?" McGee asked.
"We placed the leads on her but never plugged it into the machine until we were ready for her to be 'alive'" Williams said.
"Jason did you plan this out?" Marissa said placing her hands on her hips. She was furious with him and so was Benny.
"Well yes, to sway the jury in our favor."
"Jason Michael Bull I can't believe you would do such a thing." Marissa said.
Cable came running outside to see everyone standing around.
"Guys you have to come see this!" Cable squealed.
When they walked in they seen every juror was in the green.
"I can't believe it." Marissa said.
"May be mad at ya Jason for pulling such a dirty trick on us, but it worked." Benny said.
"And you knew about this the whole time?" Marissa asked.
"Every bit of it." Gibbs smiled.
"Hey lets celebrate guys! I'm not dead!" Tonya said.
