Chapter 7 – Revelation

Tony p.o.v
When Ziva finished her sentence she was out of breath even though she had not moved it was like a huge weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. She said nothing but just looked into my eyes pure vulnerability pouring out of them; this was the first time in five years that I had seen the real Zi without any walls protecting her. I have no idea what to say, I never knew what happened in that basement on that rainy night and now I do I wish I had never pushed her to tell me even though I know it was the best thing for her, too get it off her chest and finally tell someone. The longer it stays silent the more uncomfortable Ziva gets, stood there without any protection, but looking into her eyes I know we have reached a mutual understanding not to speak of this again, and we don't need to because I fully understand why she did it.

I decide to break the silence "I think we are done here, Gibbs will be calling if we don't get back soon" she briefly closes her eyes and when they reopen, I can see the walls that have been built and just like that she is back to the Ziva I have known for five years "Yes I have bagged and tagged all the evidence, we best get it too Abs, so she can verify the pictures and hopefully where and exactly when they were taken."

The drive back once again is quite but again not awkward, Zi just stares out of the window, with a worried expression on her face, I want Kate to be alive more than anything, I was beginning to think I had got over her death, but here, now I realise it was all just a façade I had In place to protect myself, just like Ziva has her walls. I cannot even to begin to understand how she must be feeling right now knowing that she might have killed her brother in cold blood, not that he was without his sins and probably deserved it, but after all he was her family and I know what family means to her.

Before I know it we are back at the navy site and I had barley pulled up, when Zi shoots up out of the car, I let her go knowing what she is going through, must be horrible and Ziva being Ziva does not want to show her vulnerability.

When we reach the squad room, Gibbs and Jenny are both huddled around McGee's computer. "Ziva is taking the evidence own to Abs, what do we have here" Gibbs is angry and hurting and I still don't think he has quite got over what I said back at the crime scene "Nice of you to join us DiNozzo" Jenny gives him the stare I have only ever seen the Gibbs family do, I suppose she has had lots of practice over the years, his face softens somewhat and he take calmer tone "Abby checked the photo I took from the crime scene its real alright and there is a small chance that she might be alive, right now the dead admiral can wait our one and only priority is finding Agent Todd" he is shouting up now so that all of the other agent in the squad room can hear him " I want everybody working this every possible angle".

His voice is lower now and Ziva has re-joined us from the lab "Ziva, I want you and Tony to dig up everything you can on this Navy admiral we found this morning he had them pictures there for a reason either he has her or he knew who does he is our best shot at finding her, McGee I want you to look into Kates life anything that is out of place in the days leading up to here deat...dissape...abductio... just do it okay!, I'm going to get coffee."

And just like that Gibbs is gone, it feels like time has stopped, nobody moves and I am not really sure why maybe we are all waiting to see if this is a dream and hoping to wake up any second, but as soon as it came the moment is gone and the whole room erupts into a frenzy, of Agents all rushing to do as Gibbs asked. Even though many people did not even know Kate, it is like they are all as personally invested in this case as we are, because here when one of our own is in danger these orange walls turn into the fiery pits of hell that would move heaven and high waters to get the answers we all desperately need.

Gibbs p.o.v
I need to get out of the squad room this case Is driving me crazy, but I know I need to stay strong for the others, I know they look up to me and I need to set a good example, but this is just too much, I gave Ziver the order to shoot her brother that night, thinking it was the only way to get redemption for Kate and for Ziver to show me she was nothing like that son of a bitch.

I walk up to my usual coffee stall, the barista sees me coming and has my usual order in my hard without any words being exchanged I pay her and I am just walking back up to the building when I my phone rings, I don't even say anything before the voice on the other end of the like tarts to speak. "I see you found the present I left you this morning agent Gibbs". I have no clue who this is, the sound on the other end is not a normal voice but sounds like a robot, and I automatically get the feeling in my gut that something is wrong.

I start to sprint back to the squad room to see if they can trace my call while still trying to keep this s.o.b on the line "Which one, the dead Admiral or the photos of my team" I jump out of the elevator and point to McGee to trace my call, he looks at me confused but does not ask any questions before starting it anyway the voice on the other end replies "Well I had to get you to the house somehow and how better than what you like best a murder".

I haven't got time for this I need to know where she is "Where is Kate, do you have here, is she still alive" I know I shouldn't rise to it but I just need to know "oh Agent Gibbs so many questions, and you haven't even realised the date" the date? What date is it today? And that is when I realise how could I not, I feel terrible I forgot the death of my daughter, yes not my biological daughter but my daughter "Its five years today" he seems surprised "that's right Agent Gibbs five years and all this time she has been waiting for you to rescue her from me, I think she has nearly lost all hope that you will ever come".

I know he is winding me up but it's just too much "I don't care who you are, or what I have done to you, just tell me what you want", there silence for a minute I think he is gone but I can hear him berthing "I want you" then the line goes dead...