"What's the plan for getting him here?", Kort asked clearly not trusting NCIS when it came to the well-being of his nephew.
"Balboa's team is going to be getting a call out as soon as we are finished here, to the Northern portion of Rock Creek Park."
While he said this Vance pulled up a map of the area on his computer, and highlighted the area he was referring to showing that the area ran parallel to a road right by the hospital that McGee was a patient.
"Once Palmer arrives with the ME van, Balboa's team along with Dr. Mallard will take the body back to the Navy Yard as protocol demands." Vance continued with the operation briefing to the two hot headed agents.
"What if someone notices that one medical examiner arrived but two left?", Kort asked clearly wanting all possibilities covered.
"Dr. Mallard will be dressed as a second victim. Once he is in the van he will be free to care for Agent McGee without anyone being the wiser."
"Why Balboa's team? Why not mine?" Gibbs asked begrudgingly, wanting his team to care for his injured man.
"One: Do you think you could keep DiNozzo under control when he sees that the bodies you are collecting are his best friend and the medical examiner that he sees as a beloved uncle? Two: Your team is under constant surveillance at this time." Vance responded calmly, nodding to Fornell to explain.
"We're what?", Gibbs growled.
"Since you very rudely expelled Agent Mallory from the building earlier your team as been under surveillance, all of your homes are bugged for visual and audio."
"Well that is the best reason I can think of not to tell his team that Tim is alive, one of them is sure to blow his whereabouts by accident. Probably in Gibbs' basement if I know them half as well as I believe. Every Agency in the alphabet soup knows that Gibbs' home is the go to safe house for the MCRT. It makes since that foreign intelligence would eventually figure it out too." Kort said deliberately trying to antagonize the man.
"I take care of my own." Gibbs was just about at the end of his rope with the Brit.
"Sure, that is why Tim is a perfect picture of health right now." Kort said no longer even pretending to play nice anymore.
Fornell and Vance jumped in between the two men just as blows were about to fly.
"Enough!" Vance ordered glaring at both men. "This pissing match ends right now or I will take your team out the loop Gibbs and I'll throw you into a cell in protective custody right now Kort. Either the two of you put aside your differences here and now or I will take over."
Both men seemed ready to argue with the Director, "Do not push me. I'd be well within my rights to remove you both from this case if you can't behave professionally. Now do I need to force you to shake hands and make up like I do with my teenagers or are we going to be adults?"
The staring match between the three men would have been historic and talk about for years if it wasn't done in the privacy of the Director's office, finally Kort gave a slight nod and whispered the word . "Fine."
Gibbs turned his death glare to the Director, "For now." he gritted out between clinched teeth.
The Director maintain his glare at the two men for a few more seconds, before he nodded to the both of them but he didn't say a word.
"Gibbs you need to have a team meeting, I'd recommend Ms Scuito's lab, but be careful. I've had a cleaning crew check out the building and so far we don't have an infestation, but I can't guarantee who long that will remain. We have to solve this before they set their sights on this building."
Gibbs moved to the door to get his team together and Kort followed much to the other two men's surprise.
"What, you don't think I'm going to miss the show?", he said grinning to Vance and Fornell.
The two men hurried to leave the room and not be left behind.
Fornell grumbled on the way on, "Hell, I don't have enough time to pop any popcorn."
At that moment Vance discovered what Gibbs meant when he tried to explain the uncontrollable urge to head slap someone, as his hand raised on it's own volition before he fought to bring it back down to his side.
AN: Fornell doesn't have the time to pop any popcorn but you do, the big reveal will happen next, how do you think Tony's going to handle being lied to any finding out that Kort is Tim's uncle. Hint lots of discussion about Tony's car and his bullying of Tim. Please review with your thoughts and comments. Stray:)