Chapter 4

Callen and Sam took the next ten minutes to talk with Hetty about how they might see Deeks reacting to the news of Kensi's rape. They both knew it would be difficult and painful for Deeks. Both men watched him in that basement and saw anger and anguish on his part, but neither man could agree about the best way to deal with his pain. Together they wished to help him through this. Callen knew he'd be looking for vengeance.

Hetty wanted to watch over her liaison but foresaw that he wouldn't care for her interference. He'd shown that on the roof. She needed to make the best of this horrible incident. Both of her agents expressed the need to find him and be there for him so she pushed them out of the waiting room to find him. She was still waiting for Kensi's mom to arrive. Julia needed to find someone waiting for her in the drab waiting room to update her.

The two agents strode down the long hospital corridor. Neither man said a word but both were resolute in their desire to help the young man in the chapel. Sam went to open the chapel door but caught a glimpse of Dr. Anderson and Deeks in a heated discussion. Sam motioned Callen to the door. The doctor tried valiantly to explain herself but from what the two men witnessed Deeks wasn't buying it. He stood over her and they watched his temper flare. His tension flowed as he looked down on her and shouted his fury directly into her face. They saw when his anger came to the boiling point and before he did more he turned and walked away from her, closer to the altar in the front of the chapel. Callen realized that what he'd just seen was Max, not Deeks, and that is why he walked away. Callen gave him credit for pushing Max out of the way.

Dr. Anderson watched him move away from her. His fury didn't exactly surprise her and she looked after him in sadness. Sam and G felt her anxiousness and sympathy for the detective through the door. Renata moved to the door before turning once again to check on the detective. As she approached the door she noticed the two agents waiting.

Sam chose to stay with Renata and Callen went to Deeks. He walked quietly down the center aisle of the chapel careful not to startle his friend. When he neared the detective he spoke his name quietly and then touched his shoulder.

Deeks looked up with a tear falling down his cheek. "It's all my fault. I didn't have her back. I should've… He put his face in his hands and his entire body shook with his sobs.

Callen knew what Deeks was feeling. The one time someone held a gun to Jo's head his heart nearly stopped, but in order to turn Deeks around G needed to be a bit of a bastard. He had to be his boss. His tone of voice was cold and he felt like a heel being this heartless except for the fact that this is exactly what the man before him needed. "Deeks, she had backup. Talia was with her. Whoever did this took them both and we'll probably never know why they kept Kensi. You were where you needed to be, with Marco, Talia's partner, at the Staples Center. I didn't have my partner's back either. I was working with the FBI and Sam was with ATF.

Deeks shot Callen an angry glance. He looked around the chapel as if it was just coming into focus. Callen knew that when he gets angry or confused he bites the inside of his bottom lip. This time it was the inside of his cheek so G knew what was coming next. "You think that equates with Kensi and I? Really? She's my fiancé as well as my partner. His tone was furious.

This is what Callen had depended on. "Did I make you angry?" He watched Deek's face for the next sign. When the look of surprise came it made Callen happy but wouldn't show it yet. Deeks had heard him. "Good! I need you to get it together and be a part of this team. This is the team that is going to get this bastard and when we do you can have the honors. Is that okay with you?"

Deeks looked up from his hands. He was okay with that he just needed to be there for Kensi. "I appreciate that but I need to be here for her." His mind switched gears and the look on his face became feral almost wild." Do we know who did this yet?"

Callen hated to burst his bubble when he had just perked up but it was necessary. "Not yet. The forensic material was sent to NCIS before the FBI collected the originals. Dr. Anderson was instrumental in that."

Deeks face turned red with fury. "I don't trust her, but she did alright there. Wait, why is the FBI taking the forensic material? It's our case because it is our agent." He used his sleeve to wipe the tears from his face.

Callen shook his head negatively. "Sorry Deeks, but when a federal agent is harmed the FBI takes the case. We will be working this case around them. We will solve this case. We'll be the ones to get him." His phone rang and G motioned for Deeks to remain where he was and then went to the door of the chapel. Sam had just come in and G motioned for him to go to Deeks. "What ya got Eric?"

Eric Beale had information but he didn't quite know what it meant. "I've got a name just no reference to us. I don't know why he came after us."

Callen's face turned quizzical. He headed back to Hetty. Deeks didn't need to hear this yet. As he walked he spoke with Eric. "Who? Who would do this?"

Eric looked at his computer screen for any information that he might have missed. "His name is Jamal Mohammed Haswari. He is Palestinian and he is a member of Hamas. As far as I can see we've never had any interaction with him. You had face to face with Hamas in Europe but that was long before NCIS. Why would he come after you now and why chose Kensi to torture?"

Callen arrived in the waiting area where Hetty waited with Julia Goldman. He motioned to her to join him in the hall. "I have no idea; I'm getting Hetty."

Hetty excused herself from Julia and walked out to her agent. "What's happening Mr. Callen?"

Callen had Hetty follow him to a more private place before pressing the button for speaker phone. "Eric, repeat what you just told me. I have Hetty here. Maybe she can make some sense of it."

He told Hetty and her eyebrows rose. Callen knew she had a connection. " Thanks Eric, we'll get back to you." He pressed the disconnect button before turning to his boss. "Okay, what made your eyebrows jump?"

Hetty still surprised by the name turned and walked away from Callen as he watched her go. He trotted after her trying to keep up with the little lady. "Hetty… What's going on?"

Hetty pivoted and the look on her face was surprising. "This goes back further than us. The name Haswari has special meaning to NCIS. I need to talk to Agent Gibbs and then we will have a discussion about our Haswari and how we will deal with him."

Callen stood glued to his spot as she walked away. This case had just got a whole lot more convoluted.