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It was three days later, 7:45 pm. A lot had happened in those days.

In that time, McGee had dug deeper into the account thing. He said that there were no signs of nonlegal actions. So or Rose had done a good job or it really wasn't legal. As he worked he found out, that it indeed was legal. He had found that the current accountant working for Senior wasn't the accountant in 1979. Wasn't surprising. Mr. Herald Green, had retired in 1997. He had talked to Mr. Green.

The man had told him that he indeed had an appointment about that deposit. He had gotten a appointment with Miss. Mitchel. Rose's mother maiden name. He told That Miss. Mitchel, had told him that she was a creditor. He thought that She knew Mr. DiNozzo very well and he saw no harm in her. When she told him he still owed her money, making an excuse, about him giving her money when she was trouble, the man didn't think about digging into her life. He was played, by the sincerity in her voice and her charms. But it wasn't all his fault. DiNozzo had gotten the papers about the deposit and signed it. Whether he had read it or not, they didn't know. Tony had already said that Senior wasn't as neat at paper work as they were at NCIS.

But another fault was made when Mr. Green retired and handed his work to the new accountant. Their hand-over was sloppily done. The new accounted had never asked neither Mr. Green nor DiNozzo about any of the income or expenses. Because the income was bigger than the expenses.

All in all, Rose had done a good job at fooling she was someone else, and McGee told Tony, that Senior couldn't hold someone liable for it, since Rose was dead and he and his employees had all made big mistakes. Tony was somewhat relieved to hear that.

Next to that. Olivia had made statements about witnessing things she had in the past and what she knew about Senior and Tony and had written everything up on what Senior had done in the past and in the present. Tony had to officially filed charges against him and Olivia had to talk to someone about her statements and sign them. So they would have to go to NCIS tomorrow morning.

Tony wasn't happy that he had to talk to Jenny about it. That was a big part why he never did something against Senior. Everyone he had currently around would know about his past, would know he had worn a mask over the years. He was exposing his real self to the world and he didn't think he was ready for that.

Lastly, Gibbs had to look at the video's and he found himself staring at the paused screen of Tony's laptop. They had discovered that the video's were too old, even for Gibbs's video Recorder. After McGee succeeded in the getting the footage onto a DVD and clearing some of the footage, he had given the DVD's to Gibbs.

Gibbs had sat there half an hour now. Olivia and Tony were both asleep and he thought Mason was too. He kept looking at the black and white screen that was paused at the first second. On the screen was the living room. A typical, luxurious (for that time) sofa set with oak coffee table and hideous carpet beneath it, were on it.

He took a deep breath as his finger hovered above the play button. Then eventually he did hit play.

For the first few minutes only a made, a cook and butler, Gibbs guessed, seemed to come into the poor footage and there was no audio. But eventually...

A young boy came running into the living room and plopped almost face first onto the sofa. Gibbs could see right away that it was Tony as he remembered the picture Tony had showed him a few days ago.

Tony still had his school uniform on and his backpack on his shoulders. A moment later later Rose, who Gibbs also recognized came walked into the living room. She said something and Tony looked up. Rose pointed a finger at him and Tony looked down guiltily and then up to his mother again as he nodded.

''I wasn't supposed to ran and crash onto the sofa'' Tony's voice came from behind him. Gibbs literally jumped out of his seat.

Gibbs paused the footage and turned to glare at Tony. ''What are you doing here?''

''Couldn't sleep'' Tony excused, holding his gaze at the screen. He saw Gibbs looking at him skeptically. He sighed ''Okay, I knew you had gotten the footage today... I just...''

''You think it's a good idea?'' Gibbs asked him.

''Don't want my laptop broken, because of you seeing a kid beaten up'' Tony tried to half joke.

''Tony'' Gibbs warned. This wasn't the time. It was too serious to try to tune it down. Tony's eyes pleaded and Gibbs sighed. ''Okay, grab a chair''

Tony nodded and pulled a chair to Gibbs' side and sat down next to the older man. Gibbs still didn't look convinced, but Tony just pushed the play button. Gibbs eyes went back at the screen.

The lecture ended and Rose shook her head, rolled her eyes amused and opened her arms. Young Tony's grin was lightening the room as he jumped of the sofa walking into his mom's arms. Gibbs heard Tony let out air through his nose and knew the man next to him was smiling at the scene.

A butler came into the living room and greeted them. Both young Tony and Rose greeted back. The butler said something and Tony nodded and stripped of his jacket giving it to him. Rose did the same and the butler dismissed himself with a a little bow, before disappearing from the living room again.

It was completely silent in the kitchen as both Tony and Gibbs watched the footage.

Young Tony and Rose both went to sit on the sofa and a couple of minutes later the butler came back with drinks. Tony and Rose just talked, lightly. Tony seemed happy as he was dangling his legs back and forth happily and using his hands and arms to tell his story. His mom smiled affectionately.

Gibbs guessed it was something about school, but he couldn't be sure. With Tony you never knew where he got his stories.

Rose and Young Tony both jumped and both their heads snapped into the same direction, towards the hall. Young Tony looked around his mother to see better, but Rose turned to him and quickly talked to him. The peace was gone from both their faces. Again they jumped and then Senior appeared into view.

Tony knew what was going to happen. This was a returning thing for him at that age, back then. But he didn't see himself. His clenched his fists underneath the table.

Senior walked over to the sofa, stumbling slightly. Rose stood up and greeted her husband, with a big smile. Too big. It was fake. She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. Then grimaced and lifted her nose in disgusted as she smelled the alcohol on him.

Senior pushed her away and glared at her. He said something, using his hands and arms dramatically and intimitately, instead of Young Tony's enthusiasm.

Gibbs could see Senior was talking with a raised voice. What had caused Senior to be so mad and drunken he didn't know, he just didn't like what was coming.

Rose raised her voice too as she yelled back something back. Young Tony flinched as Senior pointed a finger at him, and Rose took a step to the side to close the field of view between Young Tony and Senior. She said something at Senior and Senior got even madder. He grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him.

Gibbs felt and heard Tony jump as they both saw Senior slap her in her face. He glanced at the younger man and saw a combination of anger and fear covering his expression. The clenched jaw resembled the same feeling they wanted to punch Senior all over again.

As Senior slapped Rose in her face, her head snapped to the right. Young Tony jumped at it and yelped for his mother. Again Senior pointed at him and Young Tony crawled back away until the arm rest hit in his back.

Senior went to walk to him as Rose recovered from the slap in the face and again stood in his way. He growled angrily and grabbed both of her arms. He yelled at her and let go of one of her wrists to backhand her, now her other cheek. He pushed her to the side and she tripped over the coffee table, falling down and staying down.

Gibbs was so angry and he wanted Senior in the interrogation room right now. Without the Mic and without any people in the observation room. He wanted five minutes with this man. Just five minutes. That would be enough to do what he wanted with Senior.

Senior turned his attention to his son again. Yelling at him as Young Tony shook his head fearfully at what Senior was saying. Senior reached for him and Young Tony tried with what ever he could to just disappear into the arm rest, so hard he was trying to back away to it. But it didn't help. Using the front of Young Tony's uniform shirt, Senior lifted him up. Yelling at him. Young Tony squeezed his eyes shot, crying silently. He gained just like his mother a slap in the face.

Senior let Tony fall to the ground, but grabbed on to his blond hair and dragged him toward one of the doors. His study. Rose crawled up and stumbled after them, but the door of the study was slammed in her face. She desperately banged on the door, trying to get to her son.

Suddenly the screen went into snow and another footage begun, but Gibbs had seen enough. He knew there were going to see more of this this. Less or worse, he didn't know, but it would all resemble the same thing. There were two more scene's on this tape from the living room and the other one, McGee had told him were from the study.

''You really don't want to know what happened in there'' Tony was the first to talk.

''I have to see it Tony'' Gibbs reasoned.

''No'' Tony shook his head. ''Please, no. I know that my mom, video taped this as evidence. But this is enough. And I know you and a father can't deal with this. Please. Study session's were the worst. Don't do this to yourself, Gibbs. Please''

''Study sessions were the worst?'' Gibbs asked.

Tony grimaced at his own words. But it was true, It didn't matter he didn't like it. ''Let's just say that my mom had a very good reason to act that way'' He gestured to the the laptop. ''There were belts and sticks. And I uhm...'' He pause as he didn't know it was a good idea to say it.

''What?'' Gibbs pressed.

''I didn't come out of there conscious much, okay?'' Tony blurted out.

Gibbs stared at him. God, that was just like getting a punch in the stomach all over again. But he also went into investigator mode. ''You went to the hospital or did you have an personal physician?''

Tony slumped back into his seat, before all but whispering, ''Depended on how bad it was''

Gibbs sighed, not liking any of the answers he got in the progress of this case. ''Do you know the name of the personal physician?'' He asked.

Tony narrowed his eyes as he thought back. Then his face showed a smile. ''Dr. Carmen Baily'' He answered. ''She was really nice...'' He remembered.

Gibbs raised his eyebrows. ''I'm sure she was''

Tony mocked hurt. ''Come on boss, I aren't that bad. Even I had my 'Ew-I-Hate-Girls phase' ''

''Somehow I doubt that'' Gibbs deadpanned, with a amused glare. Then turned serious again. ''Do you think she's will talk to us?''

''I don't know...'' Tony said. ''She didn't like my father, I knew that, and I don't know if she still works for him''

''You mind if I call her tomorrow?''

It took a moment, but Tony nodded his approval. ''Just do what you have to do for the case''

''Alright'' Gibbs said. ''Now go back to bed'' He ordered. Tony stood up and went towards the stairs when he turned back rapidly again.

''You are not going to click the play button again, right Gibbs?'' Tony looked at him suspiciously. Gibbs just stared at him. ''Promise me, you won't watch it. Please''

Damn. How much can a man say please with the same look on his face as the little boy just head in the footage. But then again. Tony was reliving his childhood all over again with this and Tony was the same little boy and GOD he hated that fact even more.

He shook his head. ''Not going to watch it. Promise''

With Gibbs words Tony was satisfied. He knew that the older man wouldn't break a promise. He kinda felt like he owed something to Gibbs. He took a deep breath. ''Night, dad'' He said and this time he kept his gaze on Gibbs, to see his reaction.

At the soft smile he got in return, let him make a cheeky-ish grin, as if he just had done something he shouldn't have done, but it was too funny... or too right in this situation to let it pass.

''Goodnight, Tony'' Gibbs smiled warmly. Tony turned and slowly and relaxed he walked up the stairs. Gibbs heard the soft click of the door closing and he closed his eyes.

Damn he hated mixed feelings. He hated feeling's, period. And Tony had managed to get his whole world of side down this last two months, with just one fact after the other.

But the even though he had to smile at Tony' last two words, and God had he missed those words. He didn't care they came from a grown man. But that wasn't the over ruling feeling right now. That was the anger and the sadness he felt, about the footage.

Tony was right, he didn't think he could bare seeing something like that and the younger man was right. But he had to see it. At least for three minutes, in order to make it official evidence. He was relieved that Jenny let him watch the footage at home. Giving him the lead was a little more difficult. Because she thought that the FBI was a more suitable agency to handle this sort of case.

But Gibbs wouldn't have any of it. He would more likely turn in his badge than for more people to know about Tony's story. He had to much respect for privacy to do that to the younger man. And after an hour up in Jenny's office... he had gotten her to accept his demands. Abby and Ziva were still kind of out of the loop, but he would have to involve them into it.

But for now, here he sat again. Watching the paused screen. He couldn't wrap his mind around, how a man could do this to his wife and son. It wasn't his first case about child abuse, but it was the first one where they had footage that literally showed what went down. And that had impacted on his more than he thought it would be.

He closed his eyes, at the thought that he would look at Shannon or Kelly that way. It was sad to think that. He couldn't think that.

''Don't do this to yourself, Jethro''

Gibb jumped once again from his seat, as he the familiar voice. He looked towards the stairs to see if Olivia was awake. But no one was there. The footage was making him nuts. Scratch that, the whole few weeks were.

''Jethro. You hear me?'' Her voice was uncertain.

Gibbs felt his heart tighten in his chest as his eyes went wide. No this wasn't right. He was tired and overwhelmed with too much damned feelings.

''Jethro, calm down'' She said.

But it only made Gibbs panic more. Her voice.

''Please''

This couldn't be real. He wasn't hearing her voice. This was an hallucination or something. ''No.. no no'' He whispered. It was torturing.

''Marine! Put yourself together!'' Her voice echoed through the kitchen, ordering. She didn't want him to freak out, but she had to say something right?

''Shannon'' Gibbs breathed. A dream? This had to be a dream. He looked around in the kitchen. But no one there. Why wouldn't he see her in his dreams. He always saw her in his dreams.

''That would be me'' She said pedantic.

Gibbs stood up abruptly and marched to the living room. Rubbing his face while he did so. He noticed his hand was trembling in the progress. ''Pathetic'' He whispered.

''Jethro, take it easy...''

''This is not real'' Gibbs told himself, plopping down on the couch.

''Please. Listen to me'' Her voice started to sound panicked.

Gibbs put his head in his hands. And squeezed his eyes shot. The now familiar cool breeze went over him and stayed at his left side.

Shannon wanted to comfort him. It was weird for Tony, already and she had suspected this kind of reaction of her husband. But she didn't know what to do. She wanted to hug him, sooth him. Cradle his head on her chest and stroke her fingers through his silver hair. She wanted to do so much more to him, but she was never able to do that again and she had accepted that.

''You are not going crazy...'' She said softly as she sat down next to Gibbs and let her head fall on his shoulder. It was a good thing he had decided to wait to let Kelly know, that they could hear them.

''Not happening... not happening...'' Was Gibbs' mantra. He ignored and denied the feeling on his shoulder.

''Sssh Jethro...'' Shannon soothed. ''I'm here. Never left you''

''They are dead. I can't hear them. She's dead'' Gibbs told himself out loud.

''Doesn't mean I'm not here'' Shannon said softly. ''Come on. Open up, Marine. Calm down''

''What is happening?'' Gibbs asked. Slowly his hands left his eyes, but stayed on his lips.

''I'm trying to talk to you'' Shannon said.

''But you're dead'' Gibbs reasoned. Why the hell was he responding? Oh wait he knew that one. Because he heard her voice. He had never been able to ignore her. But then again, this wasn't really happening, right?

''I know that. I've known for a long time'' She replied to that. How was she going to convince this stubborn man.

''Please'' Gibbs didn't know what he was pleading for. But he wanted to be not confused.

''Listen to me, Jethro'' Shannon said sternly. ''Are you listening?''

Without even realizing it, Gibbs nodded.

Shannon took a deep breath. Not that she needed it.. but it was just one of those things you just did. ''Good. Now let me explain...''

So in the next chapter. Shannon/Gibbs. Tony/Gibbs/Team. Gibbs/Senior. and of course Olivia and Mason! :D

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