Emily pulled Tony close to her as he sobbed. As horrible as all this was for her. It must be unimaginable for him. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to watch Carly or Dylan get kidnapped from her jail cell. Tony hadn't been there when Ed handed Jack off to Adam but he was there when Adam ran off with baby Jack and Tony was there to be tormented. Ed pulled his keys from his belt and unlocked the cell. For a brief moment Emily was hopeful that they would be released. Instead Ed came inside and grabbed Tony by the collar of his shirt. He slammed the younger man hard against the wall and started kicking and punching Tony.

"Stop! Your hurting him!" Emily cried.

"Shut-up bitch! This doesn't involve you!" Ed shouted shoving her to the ground.

"Oh real mature push a woman." Tony replied.

"Listen punk I am sick of your crap!" Ed shouted grabbing Tony by the neck and squeezing before throwing him to the ground and running out of the building.


Gibbs lunged forward and grabbed baby Jack into his arms. Just as Adam crumbled to the ground. He noticed the gunshot wound to the back of Adam's head. The next thing he saw was his dad approaching him holding his rifle in his hands. Jack carefully set his gun on the ground and pulled his son into a tight hug.

"Are you OK Leroy?" Jack asked.

"I've been held at gun-point before just never with the gunman holding my grandson but I will be OK. Thanks to you." Gibbs explained.

"It's no problem now come on you should sit down." Jack replied.

"No I need to go get my boy out of jail." Gibbs replied.

"I will stay here and deal with Ed. He's tied up in the store and the state troopers are on the way. I don't know what he did to your boy Tony and his girlfriend Emily but his hands were bruised and scuffed up but other than that he was fine" Jack explained.

"Alright dad. I just hope Ed didn't do too much damage to Tony and Emily." Gibbs replied.

"Where do you think you get it from? Now go and save you boy. I will let the kids out once Ed is gone and Adam's body is out of here." Jack replied.

"On it!" Gibbs cried.


Emily looked with concern he hadn't moved since Ed dropped him to the ground. He had a couple of hours left before he would need his anti-rejection pills and he could probably go a couple of hours past that but something was definitely wrong with him. Probably a result of Ed's attack. She reached over and pressed her fingers to his neck. His pulse seemed weak and his skin was cold and clammy. She heard the front door open and somebody entered. She was instantly filled with dread. Thinking that it was Ed coming back to do more harm. Much to her relief this time if really was help in the form of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. She could tell by the look of rage on his face that he had dealt with Ed and or Adam as well. He grabbed the key and unlocked the cell door.

"Oh Gibbs! Thank God!" Emily cried.

"Are you OK Emily?" Gibbs asked.

"I am but he isn't." Emily replied pointing to Tony.

"Shit" Gibbs whispered.


Gibbs ran over to where his son lay. He felt sick seeing when he saw what had been done to his boy. Tony's face was bruised and bloodied and there were hand prints on his neck. He placed his hand on Tony's neck. His son's pulse was weak and his lips and fingernails were blue/

"Is he OK?" Emily asked.

"No I don't know what's wrong with him but he isn't getting enough oxygen." Gibbs replied.

"What can I do?" Emily asked.

"First call an ambulance then run and get the town doctor. I am staying here with my boy." Gibbs replied.

"Of course. Please take good care of him." Emily replied.

"I always do." Gibbs assured.


Jackson glared angrily at Ed. He had never really trusted Sheriff Gentry. Not after the way he saw him treat Leroy when they were kids. Ed's parents had been loyal customers and pretty good friends of his from the time he opened the store up until their deaths and Mrs. Gentry had confided in Jack that Ed had always had anger issues. Leroy had his problems too but Ed was better at hiding his.

"What you looking at?" Ed demanded.

"What do you have against my son?" Jack demanded.

"He was a juvenile delinquent and because his dad ran the general store and his mommy died he got away with it. That's why I became sheriff." Ed explained.

"Maybe I did let Leroy get away with too much but I didn't have any idea what I was doing. I lost the love of my life to cancer and had this kid with a million problems to raise but Leroy has turned himself around and he regrets all that behavior." Jack explained.

"If he's turned around so much how come every time he comes to town there he causes so much trouble?" Ed demanded.

"Because people are always out to get him!" Jack yelled.

"Well I am sick of having to pick up the pieces from his trouble! You should have let Adam shoot him so that this town could finally have peace but no! You kill Adam and let your son destroy Stillwater yet again!" Ed shouted.

"You would prefer I watch my only son and the last living member of my family die so that Stillwater can be safe?!" Jack demanded.

"Maybe you should just get out-of-town!" Ed spat.

"If you weren't going to jail soon maybe I would! If you get out some how I certainly will!" Jack yelled.


It took forty-five minutes for the ambulance to arrive. Tony had improved slightly in that time he was getting better oxygen but his pulse was still weak and his skin was still clammy. Emily had arrived with Dr. Griffin and him and Gibbs were tending to Tony. While Emily watched from the other side of the cell bars. The paramedics ran in the cell and fell to their knees beside Tony.

"His finger nails are blue but not as bad as you described." One of the medics commented.

"He has started breathing easier but his pulse is still weak." Gibbs replied.

"He just had a lung transplant. Please tell me he isn't having a reaction." Emily pleaded.

"This isn't an organ rejection. I believe this man has been poisoned." The medic replied.

"Earl! We're losing him!" The other medic yelled.

"Get him into the ambulance!" Earl yelled.

"Do either of you want to ride with him?" The other medic asked,

"Emily?'" Gibbs asked.

"You ride with him Gibbs! He needs his dad!" Emily called.


A/N: Will Tony survive his latest attack? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.