The first thing Tony understood were the words Ducky had said. "Jethro, we have trouble." Tony immediately started to panic. Trouble was one thing he couldn't afford at the moment. Trouble was bad for Jasmine.
"What kind of trouble?" Gibbs asked.
"His lungs don't sound good. It sounds as if he is coming down with a cold or something. Tony barely takes care of himself when he is well." Duck answered leaving the rest unsaid but well understood.
Tony didn't even notice they were talking about him. He was too busy caught up in his own head. He saw that Jasmine had fallen asleep, she had her right arm wrapped around Princess Jasmine and Ariel was lying on her chest. The IV attached to her arm was also wrapped around the doll. Tony had seen Palmer give Jasmine eye drops for her red eyes and wondered if that is what made her fall asleep.
"What was in those drops?" Tony asked pulling away from Ducky.
"Anthony, calm down. Jasmine is going to be okay. She is just exhausted from the dehydration and the hysterical tears."
"When will she be up? We need to get back." Tony asked.
Gibbs and Duck looked at each other. His every thought and concern was for Jasmine and none for himself. If he doesn't stop to take care of himself as well as his sister, something as small as the common cold could turn into something much worse and kill him. Especially with the state his lungs are in.
"You two are not going anywhere. Ducky still has to treat your injuries." Gibbs spelled it out for him.
"I don't have time for this. We need to get home." Tony argued as he started into a coughing fit.
Ducky and Gibbs decided to ignore Tony's arguments for the time being. Eventually Tony fell asleep. He can't remember the last time he really slept.
"I'll call Brad and then I will start my examination of him." Ducky told Gibbs.
Vance and Jackie came down to autopsy to check on them.
"So have you gotten anything from him on what happened?" Vance asked.
"No, not yet." Gibbs started but as he watched Tony, he had an idea of what was at the center of all the trouble. Well maybe not a what, but a who. It should have been obvious from the moment he found out that Tony had a sister. But at the time, no one knew where Tony was.
"Jethro, I just talked to Brad. He should be here in 45 minutes. He had to finish a few things at Bethesda before coming." Ducky said coming up to the conversation. Although it didn't look like Jethro was paying any attention.
"Duck, you have examined him on many occasions since he started working here 8 years ago."
"Too many to count, that boy is notorious for getting hurt. Takes too many chances, he uses his life as a means to an end." Ducky answered shaking his head.
"I think I know who is responsible, but I would like to hear it from Tony first." Gibbs spoke up.
"Who?" Jackie asked.
"Have you met anyone of Jasmine's family besides Tony?" Gibbs asked.
"No, it was only Tony. Always Tony."
"Did you really think that Tony had custody of his seven-year-old sister?" Gibbs probed further.
"Never really consider it. So if Tony doesn't have custody, then who does?" Jackie asked.
Gibbs didn't answer, but that was an interesting question. It goes a long way in proving his theory.
"Gibbs?" Jackie asked.
"Jasmine will be fine. I will see to it. Why don't you go home and be with your children, you too Leon. I can handle things; mostly we are just dealing with the situation with DiNozzo." Gibbs told the Vances.
"Fine, but call later with an update." Vance ordered.
Gibbs watched them walk out of autopsy. Tony needs time to heal and it won't happen if he has to worry about Jasmine. He took out his phone.
"Tobias, I need a favor."
"What makes me think that I don't really want to know?"
"I need you to find a reason to arrest DiNozzo Senior."
"I'm afraid that just isn't possible. I have been trying for years to find a reason to arrest him. He is very good at what he does and manages to skate by every time."
"Don't tell me that. You need to try harder. My agent will never get a moments rest while he remains free."
"Jethro-"
"You need a reason. Come over to the Navy yard and down to autopsy, you will see your reason." Gibbs finished hanging up on the FBI agent before he could protest.
The autopsy door opened and Dr. Brad Pitt came to check on his patient. He made his way over to Tony who seemed to still be asleep. He would have been shocked by his patients' appearance, but Ducky had warned him. Brad was just about to start his examination of Tony's lungs when Jasmine woke up suddenly.
"Hey, who are you? Stop That! Tony, wake up Tony!" She shrieked.
Hearing his sister shrieking woke Tony up immediately. "Jasmine, what is wrong? What happened?"
He saw that she was pointing an accusing finger at the doctor who backed away from Tony.
"Jasmine it is okay. This is Dr. Brad Pitt and he is a specialist that I have been seeing." Tony tried to explain getting up and joining her on her examination table.
"I don't get it. You said we can't trust anyone and yet that seems to be all your doing." Jasmine accused.
"I know what I said; and believe me it still stands. Brad, Ducky and Gibbs don't change that. Our secret still holds. I will figure out something, but until I do; what I said before still holds true. We can't trust anybody, no one can help us." Tony soothed his sister.
Tony finally submitted to Brad examination.
"Tony your lungs aren't doing well. You need to be in the hospital."
"No Hospitals. I will take whatever antibiotic you want me to, but I will NOT go to the hospital." Tony argued.
"Tony, I can tell you have at least 1 broken rib. If that broken rib punctures either one of your lungs, it will not heal and it will leave you unable to breathe permanently."
