Note to the guest with the litany of errors according-couple of em I give ya even if it doesn't affect the story. Several others are just picky-i.e. she could have been calling while driving or people at OPS could be calling-it's Deeks so perspective and clarity of thought is lost sometimes with these 2
THE NEXT DAY IN OPS
The results of DNA, blood tests and fingerprinting of Deeks hospital room were due in this morning. The agents could do little until then. They were reviewing the results of interviews of people near the room last night and waiting word to talk to the cop who was in surgery the previous evening. At that point Nell walked in and said, "Eric worked thru the night. I'll take the day shift that way one of us is always digging. When we get some leads we'll go back to normal but right now we gotta have dig up information. Let's go. Eric said he has some stuff for us."
As the entered the OPS room, Nell woke Eric up and said "brief us then go get some sleep, I'll take the next shift." They were also joined by Hetty and Granger.
After a minute during which Eric put his glasses back on, stretched and drank some coffee, he put some pics on the screen plus a 'classified' logo over a file. "We have ID's blood from 2 LAPD cops, one of which was one of the two on the door. We also found out they were put on the door to 'guard the prisoner' as the word of dropping the IA investigation hadn't gotten out yet. The one left outside the door shot the one who turned traitor so to speak. The wounded one is out of surgery and ready to be questioned. Bates has agreed to let us run with it from here. By the way he is not a nice guy at 3 am. The second cop in the room must have been stabbed by Deeks. The blade stuck in his leg had Deeks prints. Rivera was shot with a 9 mil that we have no record of. The final set of DNA, guessing from a bloody nose courtesy of Deeks also, is the one that is marked classified."
"Who is the classifying authority Eric?" This from G.
"Us-NCIS specifically Hetty" responded Eric. All of them turned and looked at her.
"Henrietta, is that who I think it is" growled Granger in his normal voice.
"Eric, pull up a file labeled 3rd heart. Code is Zebra 094873 Alpha Foxtrot" and there appeared a picture of none other than Paul Angelo. "I have no idea what he's up to but he obviously has an axe to grind with NCIS and especially me."
Eric then went on saying "One nice thing about the night shift-some surveillance cameras are easier to hack with sleepy eyes watching the controls. I found this about 4:30 this morning. The time stamp shows it to be about 7:30. Hospital records show that Deeks signed out at 7:15 pm then he probably returned to his room to pack his stuff when they attacked." The agents watched and shortly a shot of Deeks, hands zip tied behind his back, being walked out by an LAPD uniformed officer and another man that despite not getting a good shot of, had to be Angelo. Deeks was still struggling as 2 hospital security officers stepped up to them. Deeks was screaming something (no sound on the video) when Angelo pulled a badge and said something that caused them to back off. Paul then stepped up and whispered something to Deeks who went ridged and then his shoulders sagged and he quit struggling.
Sam growled and said "they had to threaten Kensi. That's the only thing that would cause that reaction in Deeks." Getting nods from everyone and a sheepish grin from Kensi they went on. "Did we get anything on the vehicle they left in Eric?"
"Yea, we did." After tapping some keys a new screen came up. "We see them getting in this SUV-no plates, heavy window tint. There was a driver already in it. That mean's minimum of 3 plus Deeks. We follow them via Kaleidoscope, to this warehouse. They pull inside and (he fast forwards) 15 minutes later 4 identical SUV's pull out. No way to know which one he is in. We are tracking them best we can. We just got infrared in and it appears each SUV has a driver, passenger and 1 in the back. He knows our playbook and is making sure we can't track him."
The 3 agents looked at each other. The concern level had ratcheted up at least 4 notches. You could cut the tension with a dull knife at this point. Knowing Angelo he had an axe to grind and this was all his doing to begin with. He had the knowledge and contacts to make it work. "What do we do now" Kensi said in a voice on the verge of tears. "Angelo knows ways to make people suffer. Deeks doesn't deserve this again" and she hung her head wondering if she would see him again and in what condition. Unsaid was how he reacted to the torture at the hands of Siderov.
Hetty then announced "when you catch him, Angelo is mine. He was told what would happen to him. I spared his life once but not again. Now go interview the wounded officers. See if they can tell us anything. Bates has agreed. They will be waiting for you. He is letting us take the lead. Ms. Blye a word before you go please" and the miniature ninja left for her desk.
"Tea my dear? It is good for the nerves" asked Hetty as the arrived at the desk. Seeing Kensi's head move up and down briefly she went on "I just wanted you to know how sorry I am. This whole thing got off the rails when Jack showed up. I should have listened to you." Kensi's eyebrows arched at that one. Hetty admitting a wrong. "We will get him back and you 2 can have your life back."
"Does that mean" and Kensi was cut off.
"My dear, I expected the two of you. Part of the reason I chose Det. Deeks was I knew he was a perfect match for you. He gives you balance in so many things. His baggage is so much more severe than yours but you have a basic understanding of much of it and can help him live with his insecurities. Surely you've noticed how much more focused he is on the job since the 2 of you finally declared your 'all in' at the ice rink. There is perhaps one more hurdle you need to face in his past. It is nothing to be afraid of but it is significant to him and something that weighs on his mind at times. But it is his story. Now go find him and make him safe-shoo."
Where do they go from here