Ch. 1
Team Gibbs was chasing the man who had murdered a Petty Officer stationed at Quantico. The killer was on the opposite side of the dock from Gibbs and Ziva and pushed a stack of boxes in front of Tony and McGee. Tony tried to jump over them but, tripped and wound up falling into the river McGee had the perp cornered when he realized Tony was missing he looked down and saw the splash mark.
"Where's DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.
"Boss help Tony fell in the river! I have the perp cornered please HELP!" McGee called.
Gibbs and Ziva raced over to the other side of the dock.
"Ziver help McGee I'm going in after Tony!" Gibbs ordered. Ziva unbuttoned her top button of her shirt somewhat exposing her breasts causing the perp to become distracted which allowed McGee to get behind him and cuff him. He then put him in the back of the charger and locked the door. While Gibbs dove into the river after Tony.
Gibbs emerged several moments later with a thankfully still breathing Tony. Gibbs set Tony on the dock and ordered him to sit still until Ducky arrived to check him out.
"McGee calls Ducky and tell him to get to the docks because Tony fell in!" Gibbs ordered with a slight strain in his voice which McGee chalked up to him being in the water.
McGee did as he was told.
"Ducky you have to get down to the docks Tony fell in!" McGee yelled into the phone.
Ducky gave Tim some instructions to care for Tony until Ducky arrived to check him out. About halfway through the phone conversation Gibbs who was walking to the car to drive the perp back grabbed his chest and fell over.
"OH MY GOD HE COLLAPSED!" McGee yelled.
"Anthony?" Ducky asked concerned.
"No Gibbs! He just grabbed his chest and collapsed! I think he had a heart attack! HELP!" McGee cried.
McGee went over to Gibbs and followed Ducky's instructions he found a faint pulse and wrapped Gibbs in his jacket before calling 911.
"What's going on?" Tony asked approaching McGee an order from the boss had no meaning when the boss was lying on the dock unconscious.
"Gibbs had a heart attack." McGee said.
The ambulance and Ducky both arrived five minutes later. Ducky climbed in the back of the ambulance with Gibbs while Palmer checked out Tony.
"We have to get the perp back to NCIS then we will come to Bethsada." Ziva said.
McGee and Ziva go in to the chargers Ziva drove the perp and McGee drove himself. Palmer drove Tony back in the ME van.
They arrived back at NCIS and were greeted by a frantic Abby.
What's going on you guys? She asked. What's wrong?
"Tony fell in the river." McGee explained.
"OH NO! Are you OK?" She asked.
"I'm fine" Tony replied.
"Where's Gibbs?" She asked.
""He had a heart attack." Ziva said.
"After he dove in to save Tony" McGee added.
They asked Vance to take care of the perp who called another team to interrogate and finish up the arrest. The team, Abby, and Jimmy drove to Bethsada where they were greeted by a distraught Ducky. They looked into his tear filled eyes and knew what happened before he spoke.
"Jethro died in the ambulance." Ducky said sadly.
"THIS IS YOUR ENTIRE FAULT!" Abby cried pointing to Tony.
"Really what were you thinking jumping that box?" McGee asked.
"DiNozzo never thinks!" Ziva yelled.
"You should have been more careful Anthony." Ducky merely said.
Jimmy just stood there silently when Tony looked to him hoping for support. Tony couldn't believe it the man he saw as a father was dead and his family blamed him. He ran out of the hospital to his car and drove in the direction of Stillwater to inform the man Tony assumed would hate him the most and Tony would not fault him for it.