Chapter 5

Hetty entered the waiting room just as Julia Feldman rose to leave. She couldn't just sit and wait. She needed to move and find things to do; she also had to find Marty. She wanted to go to the gift shop and find some little trinket to leave in Kensi's room after surgery. Something that might make her smile. Julia had been told of Kensi's injuries and what had been done to her. She felt violated for her daughter and she wanted the animal who did this found and punished. She was sure Kensi would like to be out of the hospital and do it herself. Julia just wanted it done before her daughter could leave the hospital. She also wanted to protect her future son-in-law. Marty would be in pain as well and needed someone there for him.

Callen came in just as she reached the door. Julia asked about Kensi and Marty and G told her where to find him but he didn't have any information on Kensi yet. Deeks needed her company right now. "When you get to the chapel will you please send Sam back?"

Julia nodded and left.

Hetty sat and pulled out her cell phone to call Gibbs. She knew about Ari Haswari but didn't know how this Haswari was involved with another Haswari and what kind of threat he brought to her people or why. What he'd done was quite enough to get the attention of NCIS. Hetty thought that it was clear that it was aimed at Jethro but in doing so had made it personal here as well. He'd pay for that.

She smiled as the phone was answered so many miles away. "Hello Henrietta. What can I do for you on this beautiful day?"

"Hello Jethro. Did you get that bottle of Pappy Van Winkle that I sent?" She could almost feel the smile as it came through the phone when he responded.

Jethro chuckled. "I did indeed. I'm just waiting for you to come to D.C. to share it with you." The tone of his voice grew less amused and more somber. "Ok, enough of the chit-chat Henrietta, what's the real reason for the phone call? You didn't call to talk about bourbon."

The smile left Hetty's face and the laughter left her voice just as his had. The deep concern for her agent, the team and for all she knew all of NCIS came through instead. "You're right as usual. I'm calling with a name for you… Haswari. What can you tell us?"

Gibbs sat back in his seat. It was like he'd been hit face first with a 2x6. He looked out across the squadroom and remembered all the painful moments that name had caused; Kate's death, Ziva's reaction to killing him, the run-ins with Sergi Mischnev, Diane's death and the pain of his best friend, Fornell. He didn't know if he could go there again but his curiosity won out. "That name is too familiar to me." He hesitated for a moment and then went on. "What do you need?"

Hetty felt a sense of loss when Gibbs answered and knew then that the Haswari name meant pain. "Tell me about Haswari, and why it should be coming back to haunt us now."

Gibbs sat straight up in his seat. All of his team saw and watched his reaction to whoever had called him. This conversation with Henrietta made a difference. He put his phone on speaker so that the team could hear Hetty. "What do you have Henrietta? How does this mesh with Ari Haswari? How can we help you?" His team heard the name Haswari and Gibbs offer of help. Tony and Tim knew it could be bad. Bishop would have to brought up to date.

Hetty knew that Jethro would do everything in his power to help her now. "Agent Blye was captured about four days ago. She was brutally beaten, ribs broken and lung punctured, internal bleeding, nose and fingers broken and she was brutally raped. The perpetrator did it with precision and malice. He meant each of her injuries to be humiliating and a message to us. We know that it was Jamal Mohammed Haswari, a member of Hamas. We have no reason to be targeted by Hamas."

Gibbs looked across the aisle "McGee, find out everything you can on a Jamal Mohammed Haswari. Henrietta, give me fifteen minutes. I'll get back to you with information."

Hetty wanted information now, but gave Gibbs the time. "Talk to you in fifteen." She hung up.

Callen had stood by her side as they spoke and heard the tone in Gibbs voice as he spoke. Whatever this was it had started with him long ago.

Sam came around the corner of the waiting area just as Hetty hung up. "What's going on G?"

Hetty looked up and met her agent's eyes. "We're heading back to the office. We need OPS and as you put it, the Wonder Twins." She turned and walked from the waiting room to her car.

Callen and Sam followed her. Callen took the time to call Deeks and keep him in the loop. "Deeks were heading back to the Mission. Seems we got a couple of leads to check out. I'll call you if we get anything. Call us if you hear anything on Kensi."

Deeks begged to help. It beat sitting and waiting. "What do we have? Can I help at all?" He knew that asking that right now wasn't a good idea and he knew that G probably wouldn't let him anyway, but he had to ask. Kensi could wake and want to see him.

That was the last thing that Callen wanted and he knew that Deeks would bolt if he told him anything so he soft played it for the detective. "It's just a few tidbits that the FBI missed, might be nothing. Just take care of our girl."

Deeks said he would but made Callen promise to call if they needed him. Julia looked to him for information. He shook his head. He needed to be here for her, and for Kensi. He needed Julia as well right now.