Now let's see how our boy is and maybe get a few answers
"Detective Deeks will be fine. The admin desk will have all the evidence signed, sealed and in bags for you when you leave except for the bullet which I was told to have delivered to an Eric Beale. Did Nurse Lakins give it to you? Excellent, now any questions?" At that point Hetty nodded to Eric who confirmed he would pick up the new evidence. Going on the doctor said "the bullet nicked a lung and busted up a couple ribs on the way in and out. We found it in his shirt when we removed it. The vest actually pinned it in. It is in excellent condition. Shock and blood loss are the primary problems for right now. He is being given antibiotics for possible infection. He is also being fed intravenously as standard tests showed some anemia due, I assume, to lack of food or at least an improper diet. If the next 24 hours go well he'll be released tomorrow late. He will need someone to at least stay in touch with him for a few days as he will need the dressings changed every 8 hours and a salve applied to the wounds. He will also be given pain pills and an antibiotic to take home. Pain pills as needed but no more than 1 and only as needed, a minimum of 8 hours apart.. The antibiotics twice a day, 1 in the morning and again in the evening. Before leaving let me know who will be responsible and a nurse will walk you thru the process for changing the dressings and also bathing the detective and his wounds after 48 hours."
"I'm handling all that" said Kensi quickly. "No need to discuss who it will be. I will also be staying in his room until he wakes up. I have been staying at his place and will be there with him when he gets out." She looked at the group and finally at Hetty who nodded.
"Uh Kens- -"started G.
"Not gonna stay at my place after what happened G" Kensi answered in a monotone that communicated "don't say a damn thing."
As the doctor stood to walk away Hetty confirmed that "yes she will." The rest of you be back in the OPS center in 2 hours. We will debrief at that time. Then we will provide any added data from the latest evidence from Mr. Deeks clothes and the scene of the bust. By the way, the bust went well. The Ortega's are already talking as is Nicole. Mr. Simon is not able to provide any detail at the moment as he has not regained consciousness yet. It would seem he resisted arrest quite vigorously. Is there anything I should know about that anyone?" She was met by total silence as all the agents looked away. That's what I thought, well we'll see what the tapes show us."
"Uh-er Hetty, we had no cameras inside the Clandestina. All their security cameras were on the exterior. They were worried about who was coming not who was inside" Eric stuttered and stammered to get this information out. Sam looked at G and winked and received a nod in return. "And the 3 men we had inside with button cams seem to have lost them in the melee. All we have are tape of the ceiling and a wall plus a few shadows and a couple of bodies flashing thru." Sam and G and to turn their heads to keep from smiling in front of Hetty. No one would ever know that they had told the undercovers to drop the cameras as soon as they went in the Clandinesta to begin with. Kensi excused herself. She couldn't wait any more. She had to see Deeks to know he was ok but at that moment Julia, Kensi's mom walked up.
"Kensi, where is that boy" Julia said in a clipped voice. "Hetty called me. Why did this happen? Who was backing him up? Is he gonna be ok?"
"Wow mom, 1 thing at a time. Marty is fine, he was shot but past the worry about infection, he is and will be fine but he won't be awake for a while" Kensi said with a chuckle. "Go on in and keep him company. I will be back before he wakes up but we have a few things to attend to back at the office."
Sam laughed out loud and said "looks like Deeks has charmed all the Blye women G." That caused everyone to laugh and the Blye women to both turn beet red.
When Julia entered the room and saw Deeks in bed it caused her to stop and gasp. Broken nose, black eye, bruised knuckles, his entire torso bandaged and IV lines everywhere. She sat down, grabbed his hand and began talking to him. "You have to get better Martin Deeks. Kensi needs you. She has opened up. I have watched her become the young woman I always thought she would be growing up. Then her dad and Jack both left her and she became closed off. The time on the street aided in making her hard and cold. You changed that. I need you to be better so she can be better. Besides I would miss you!" Then she gave a big grin as she brushed his hair out of his eyes and sat there holding his hand.
The nurse arrived to go thru changing the dressing with Kensi and insure she understood the instructions for changing plus his meds. When they finished Hetty told them all to go back to OSP. They would go over the operation very briefly and then go home early to rest. "Except for Agent Blye who, I suspect, will come back here." Kensi smiled and nodded in response.
After getting back to OSP Hetty was holding court with her agents and the wonder twins. "This is the short version. If you haven't guessed, it was all a ruse except for Jack and later Nicole. The issue is that LAPD started an IA investigation into Mr. Deeks. We discovered that it was trumped up. First they implied that he had killed his father as an adult since no one has heard of him since the late 90's. Second, they tried to infer that he had some connections to get people –mostly drug pushers-off illegally. Finally they inferred he did something wrong in Afghanistan. I met with Lt. Bates and we showed them the information that Gordon John Brandel had indeed died in a car wreck, that the people he got off were due to prosecutor errors he took advantage of and we opened up the complete, classified 'official' report of the Afghanistan mission. Bates and I both feel this is an extension of the earlier witch hunt for me after Afghanistan. We did not show them Mr. Deeks hand written addendum regarding his actions. That is filed under the 'greater good' clause in my office and will never see the light of day past those standing here and Owen. That got LAPD to back off and cancel the investigation. Now, Jack was a favor to me that Ms. Blye most certainly didn't agree with. Unfortunately she was right. I managed to get him into FLETC so he could become a CIA operative. But somewhere along the line something inside him snapped. It was all a ruse on his part to buy time to set up his drugs for guns trade to aid the Taliban. Anyway, it was discovered that agent Blye and Det. Deeks have been followed recently as a prelude to the IA investigation of Marty. This was a ploy to separate them and find out who was the subject of surveillance, in case they wanted to try and use Kensi as leverage. As we got into the case we assumed it was Jack but basis the shooting, it wasn't. Now we have to start at square 1. Everyone except Kensi go home. We will review the evidence tomorrow and figure this all out. Kensi I want you at the office at 10 to participate in this. It will take at most an hour. Possibly your mom could spend a little time with him. I have a feeling they are rather close." Kensi nodded and headed to Marty's room. Meanwhile the other agents, Nell and Eric started playing 20 questions with Hetty.
And that solves that-maybe-our kids haven't spoken yet so let's hope they are ok face to face. Julia make spank em both if they don't make up. Now let me hear from ya.