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A few chapters earlier…
It was a Monday morning and the weekend was more than relaxing. They didn't have a case, for now, but they will soon and they won't like it at all.
Hetty wanted them to hand her their reports from the last case till lunch. All four were sitting in the bullpen, at their desks working. They were all hoping that Eric won't show up with a case, again.
"I'm done!" Kensi said full of happiness. Deeks stood his head up and looked at her.
"How did you do it so fast?" he asked his partner.
"Fast? I've been doing this for three hours. Plus, I'm not dawdling looking around or getting up every thirty minutes to fill my cup with coffee."
"Kensi is right. Do you have any idea how many times you got up?" Callen said supporting his co-worker. "I'm done too."
No one got a chance to say anything else as they saw Granger coming and going to Hetty's office.
"I thought he was in DC." Kensi said confused.
"That makes two of us. I'll go give my report for printing. Do you want me to take yours too?" Callen continued without being bothered from Granger's presence.
"Yes, thanks." she said and gave him her USB.
"Hold on G. Take mine as well." Callen took the USBs and left.
Granger was approaching Hetty's office when he heard her talking on the phone.
"Call me as soon as you get my message." she said and hung up when she saw his coming her way.
"Who was on the phone?" he asked being curious and sat on a chair across her.
"It was something personal."
Granger was staring at her not believing it. Since when Hetty had something personal.
Back at the bullpen, Callen sat at his desks. That's when Nell came down holding her tablet and without saying a word to the team, she ran to Hetty's office.
"Am I the only one who has a bad feeling at this?" Kensi asked seeing Nell in such a hurry.
She ran to Hetty's office.
"You seen not to believe it Owen."
"I'm sorry for interrupting but we got something important." Nell said entering Hetty's office.
"Alright, call them up and we are coming." Granger said without making eye contact with her.
"I thought I should inform the two of you first before the rest of the team." Granger turned around and looked at Nell.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Um, this morning a man called 911 reporting gunshots from his neighbor's house next door. When the LAPD arrived at the scene, they found the owner unconsciousness on the floor with a gunshot wound in the chest." Nell said putting on the screen crime scene photos the LAPD had sent.
"And where is the important thing on that?" he asked her.
"The man's name is Jason Taylor. His face looked familiar so I run it though recognition and got a hit. That's his real name." Nell continued and put on the screen the driver license of the man.
Both Hetty and Granger knew him. Granger looked at Hetty for a moment, who was still shocked, and then at Nell and he asked her. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I run in five times. It's him."
"What are thinking?" he asked Hetty.
"Call them in Ops but NOT her. Tell her to come here. I have something in mind." she answered.
Granger nodded and left with Nell. She went up in Ops and Granger approached the bullpen.
"Agents Callen and Hanna and Detective Deeks up in Ops." he ordered and then turned to Kensi who looked confused. "Agent Blye in Hetty's office."
The four men went up and Kensi still confused went to Hetty. She approached the office and saw Hetty still sitting holding a case file.
"What's going on? Why haven't I been called in Ops?"
"You are needed elsewhere. You are going on a filled trip in San Diego. There is a man named Peter Parker. He is a former marine and probably in danger. I need you to go, find him and bring him here." Hetty said handing her over the file.
"But Hetty, there is team in San Diego. I mean one of the agents there can do the job."
"Yes, but you are more capable than any other agent in the NCIS."
"Thank you. And what about the case the guys are working on?"
"Nothing that concerns you. Call me as soon as you arrived." Kensi nodded her head and left. "Don't be surprised if he knows you." Hetty added.
She was missing something but the question was what. Hetty, once again, was hiding something.
Back in Ops, they were waiting for Hetty to begin. She entered the center a few minutes later. "Begin Mr. Beale."
"This morning, a 911 call was made from a house in Hollywood reporting gunshots from his neighbor's house next door. The LAPD arrived there within ten minutes. And when they did, they found a man on the floor with a GSW in the chest."
"Is he alive?" Callen asked.
"Yes, he is. However, he is in surgery at Pacific Beach Medical Hospital in critical condition." Nell answered.
"Who is this guy?" Deeks asked.
"You believe he was living under an alias for the past fifteen years, at least, under the name Jason Taylor." Eric continued.
"His face looked familiar to me so I decided to run it though face and recognition and I got a hit." Nell said.
"Let me guess. He is a terrorist." Sam said.
"Quite the opposite. He is a former marine. And that's his real name." Nell said and put on the big screen his driver license.
"Oh my God! Where is she?" Deeks asked Hetty shocked.
"I sent her in San Diego. Until we find out what exactly is going on she doesn't need to know anything. Mr. Callen and Mr. Hanna, I want you at the crime scene to see if you can find something. And you Mr. Deeks with Assistant Director Granger will be at the hospital to make sure that he remains safe."
Granger turned to Deeks who was next to him, smiled and said "I'm driving." and he left.
Deeks looked at the two agents and asked "Is there something I should know?"
"No, nothing. Just don't let him drive your car. He almost destroyed Challenger's brakes last year." Sam told him as he had worked once with Granger in the past.
The three men rolled down the stairs seeing Kensi at her desk packing her bag. She was almost ready. She was curious. Why Hetty wanted her to provide protection to someone she didn't even know? Plus, there is a NCIS team in San Diego. Why sent her? "What are you guys working on?" she asked.
"Nothing that concerns you." Callen answered her "Keep us posted Deeks." and he left with his partner.
That's when Granger walked in the bullpen. "Where are the car keys?" he asked Deeks.
"Um, you know my car is for service and I don't have it right now. I'm guessing we will have to take yours sir." Granger smiled and walked away and Deeks followed. And a few minutes later Kensi left too.
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