Chapter 9

Never before had Mossad seen such a thing, in years to come people would talk about this day, the day that the dreaded Director of Mossad met her most feared foe.

Was it Hamas?

Was it the PLO?

Was it Al Qaeda?

No…It was Anthony Dmitri DiNozzo, Junior. Accompanied by a small woman from the United States; whom people in power feared and Ali-Ben Harib; the Israeli defense minister. The latter two followed in the wake of the tall Italian American who walked past the waiting guards, knocking one to the ground on his quest to meet with Director Eshel.


Ziva was on the phone when he stormed in, knocking one of the doors of its hinges in his anger.

Ziva replaced the receiver and raised an eyebrow at him, "You will have to pay to replace that Tony." She snapped.

"Be glad it's the door and not your neck." Tony growled.

"Did you bring it back?" Ziva asked her voice not betraying the knot in her gut.

"If by it, you mean our son, NO! You will NEVER get near him again," Tony spat.

"So why are you here…" She asked bored.

"I'm here for Amelia." Tony said flatly.

"You saw the certificates, Amelia is dead." Ziva looked genuinely upset.

"Oh my God! You are so cold, you fake a death certificate and expect me to believe that while you keep her locked up in that….that….whore house, you allow her to stay there even knowing what they will do to your child!" Tony was astounded as was the defense secretary and Hetty standing behind him.

Ziva stood and for the first time looked Tony in the eye.

"I'm cold?" She snapped. "I make arrangements for you to come here and rescue Trai…."

"His name is Adam." Tony snapped.

"Adam, so that he would not be sent to…to Haven and you come back trying to convince me that our dead daughter is there? What kind of sick game are you playing?" She sat tiredly in the chair.

"I am not playing, Adam knows Amelia is alive and that she is called Puttana and she is in Haven, Haven is run by Mossad and you know that she is there…if anyone has touched her I swear to God Ziva….."Tony left the threat hanging in the air.

"She's dead! I saw her corpse, you are a lying, evil man Tony DiNozzo and I wish I had never met you!" Ziva snapped.

Tony pulled a picture out of his pocket and placed it on the table along with a piece of paper in Hebrew.

"This is a court order, granting us access to Haven and the immediate custody of Amelia Danielle DiNozzo. You will take us there now and you will let me have my daughter."

Ziva huffed, "You are wasting your time Tony, and I buried her, this is obviously a faked picture. But I will go along with you on your little foal's errand."

Tony didn't rise to the bait he just turned on his heels and walked out to the car, the guard from earlier jumping out of the way. Ziva, Hetty and Ali Harib followed them and all climbed into the car for the forty minute drive to Haven.


The trail was dusty and Hetty managed to keep composed, while Ziva smirked at Tony coughing in the dust, even though she knew it irritated his damaged lungs.

He sipped a bottle of water and tried to take easier breaths.

"Are you alright Agent DiNozzo?" Ali asked concerned.

"I am fine thank you Mr. Secretary, I had an illness a while back and the dust irritates my lungs."

"Ah yes, I read in a medical journal about a man in America, he had the plague, at least you did not have that no?" he laughed.

Tony straight faced looked at him, "Actually, I did."

"No!" Ali was shocked, "And yet to come to this dusty climate?"

"For my child…How could I not." Tony replied.


The convoy of two dark SUV's pulled up outside the dry mud-caked building.

Tony got out and knocked on the door.

A young woman scantily dressed answered.

"You have an appointment sir?" she asked.

"I have a court order." Tony snapped.

The girl moved back and stopped as she saw Ziva, "Director Eshel, Ma'am, would you like me to let your husband know you are here?" she asked.

Ziva looked shocked, "Adam is here?"

"Of course, it is training day for his girl?" The young woman, Serafina told her.

"I am here to see Puttana." Ziva ordered.

"Yes mistress, but I just said she is being trained."

"What room?" Tony asked.

"Down the hall the last one, But Mr. Eshel gives orders, no matter what we hear we are not to enter when he is in with her."

Tony went quickly followed by the others down the hall.

Halfway down he could hear screaming and he broke into a run.

Kicking the door down he pulled a gun from the small of his back and aimed it at Adam who was whipping the girl as she stood naked crying.

"Don't move or I will shoot you."

Adam grinned "You have no authority here American; this piece of filth is mine to do as I wish with her."

"I do!" Both Ziva and Ali said at the same time.

Amelia grabbed what was left of her dress and covered herself as she turned and looked into two familiar faces.

"Abba? Ima?" she whispered and then flinched as Adam snarled at her.


Ziva's eye went wide and she felt the tears welling up in her, "Amelia? You are alive…no, this is a trick, Adam you wouldn't do this to me?" she was shocked to the core.

Amelia backed away she had never had so many people in her master's room before and she felt afraid.

Tony crouched down seeing the fear in her eyes, "Amelia, do you want to find Tore? He is missing you and he really is your brother." He told her.

"Tore?" Amelia nodded.

"She needs clothes." Tony said to Hetty who went to find something.

Ziva had stood stock still watching Tony with Amelia, suddenly she realized what she had done and what she had lost.

"She's mine, I have her perfect, you can't have her!" Adam snapped.

"She is a child!" Ziva said, "She is my child."

"SHE IS YOUR BETRAYAL AND SHE IS MINE, BY RIGHT, YOU BETRAYED ISRAEL AND ME I WILL HAVE HER!" Adam screamed grabbing towards the girl who on instinct dropped to her knees.

"Master," She breathed dropping her head down and putting her arms behind her back ready for him.

Tony grabbed her up and wrapped her in a blanket, "You will stay away from her." He said turning and carrying her out with a small smile as he heard Ziva and Adam screaming at each other in Hebrew.


Ali winced, "You should be glad you cannot understand all of that, I will have this place closed down and will deal with Adam and Director Eshel."

Tony looked sad for a moment as he placed Amelia in the car, he worried for her children, but he knew Ziva had some good relatives that would take care of them, "Mr Secretary, if her children need anything in the future, or you cannot find kind homes for them please call me." He said shaking the man's hand and thanking him for the help with the courts.

"Why would you help them?" Ali asked curious.

"They are only children, and are the siblings of my children; I will be there if they need me." He said.

Hetty got in the front seat and Tony sat in the back his arm around a stiff Amelia, as they headed to the airport.


In Washington Adam paced around his room looking at the cell phone his father had left him. He had said that he would call as soon as his sister was safe. Hardly daring to sleep; just catnapping for the last few days' Adam hadn't left the room for anything other than the bathroom.

Gibbs brought him some food up and as they had learned to do, he left it on the table and walked out hearing the lock click. Tony had installed it so that Adam would feel safe while he was away.

The phone rang and Adam picked it up. "Ciao? Padre?" he said quickly.

He listened as Tony rapidly told him in Italian that he had found Amelia and they were already on a plane coming home.

"È lei sicuro? hanno fatto a farle del male?" he asked his heart pounding.

He listened to the answer and hung up, he crumpled to the ground with relieved sobs.

"Adam….is everything ok?" Gibbs asked

"Padre trovò Amelia, lei è illesa e stanno venendo a casa." He breathed smiling.

"That's so good, Bueno?" Gibbs asked.

Adam nodded.

In less than a day Adam and Amelia would be reunited.


Tony sat on the plane next to Hetty watching Amelia with her legs up in the seat curled into a ball watching them.

"Thank you, I could not have pulled this off without your help." He admitted.

"It is a pleasure, I hope she will be ok, I know a great Therapist that could help." She handed him, Nate Getz's card.

Tony smiled at the name; he had met the man once or twice and liked him. He moved over to sit next to his daughter.

"I know this must seem strange to you?" Tony started.

Amelia nodded, "My master said he would have me first and then ship me off, did I displease him?" She looked so sad her large green eyes filled with tears.

Tony looked at his daughter; a feeling of dread hit the back of his throat threatening to come up with the next question he knew he had to ask.

"Did he touch you, inappropriately?" He asked.

She looked confused, "I belong to my Master, he may touch me as he wishes." She replied.

Tony looked at Hetty for a way to ask the question without upsetting himself or his daughter, "Just ask, there is no easy way Mr. DiNozzo and you want, no you need, to know." She told him.

Tony gulped and nodded forcing back his own tears.

"Did he….did he…?"

Amelia looked at him confused, "Did he touch you, did he…."

Blankly she looked at him, Then the light dawned, "Oh you are asking if My master took me first….Of course Sir, it is his right after all I am his property," She said this all matter of fact, and Tony got up and walked to the back of the cabin, stifling the urge to scream or cry out.


Amelia looked sad as he got up, "Ma'am Have I displeased my new master?" she asked.

"No, no, no," Hetty shook her head as Tony ran up and held her.

"Amelia, you are not my property, I am your father and you are my child, no one will ever touch you in any way that you don't want again." He promised.

Amelia looked up a small smile graced her face and Tony felt like he had won the state Lotto. "Really?" she asked, "I am not to do for you?"

"No, the only thing I want you to do is sleep now and rest then you can start your real life as the happy child I know you will be." Tony promised.

Hetty phone rang as Tony made a bed for Amelia on the plane and tucked her in.

She closed it as Tony sat down, "She will need a medical as soon as we land and I will have to sort out counseling for her." Hetty nodded agreeing with him.

"You still have some rough roads ahead, I thought you would like to know, that was Ali, Director Eshel has just been arrested for the murder of her husband."

Tony thought back, "Do you think she planned this whole thing, that maybe she didn't know Amelia was alive and that Adam was playing her?"

"Who knows Mr. DiNozzo?" Hetty said looking out of the plane window as they left Israel far behind them.