"Dr Pitt," said Fields as he stood up. "Is it possible that this fracture could have been a result of Agent DiNozzo's unfortunate tumble out of the luggage compartment of a plane?"

"No. The fracture was already there when Tony rolled out. The injuries from that were merely bruises since he was lucky enough to have landed on luggage and not the hard ground."

"Is it possible that he could have already had these fractures before he was kidnapped?"

"Again, no. I have been Tony's doctor for the last ten or so years. He had no fractures or injuries to his head or brain that same morning when I examined him before allowing him to resume his normal duties at work."

"Could they have been there, and just not have been visible?"

"No."

"Your honour, is the defence going to keep going in circles?" asked Bud.

"Mr Fields, move on," said the judge, who was getting just as annoyed as Bud.

"One last question. You said you've been Agent DiNozzo's doctor for ten years. Is your judgement clouded by your friendship?"

"Definitely not. Whether or not I have a friendship with someone that happens to be a patient of mine does not stop me from doing my job. If anything, it makes me work harder to ensure that I haven't missed anything."

"How did it go this morning?" Emma asked Tony as they drove to a take out shop they both loved.

"Brad was great. He really screwed up the defence," laughed Tony. "It's a shame you missed it."

"Well, you'll just have to tell me all about it tonight." Emma grinned. "And it better paint a picture."

"How was your morning then?"

"Boring. I'm up in the ICU again today, and there are no patients awake. Mary doesn't start until one, so I've been stuck with a nurse I don't know all morning. She's boring. All she does is play some game on her phone."

"Can't you say something?"

"She's my superior for this morning. Who would believe me?"

"I believe you. I can put in a complaint and pretend that she ignored me when I was looking for my doctor."

"You would do that, wouldn't you?"

"Yes."

Emma shook her head. "Thank you, but I'll be fine. She's not there this afternoon."

With lunch done, Tony followed Emma into the ICU. They were greeted by Mary, who took Tony's hand and led him to the seat she just vacated.

"How are you Tony?" Mary asked.

"I'm good. Emma is a great nurse," said Tony with a grin.

"She sure is. I heard you've been doing really well with your therapy. I overheard Brad talking with your therapist, and I think you might be lucky enough to get out of any more sessions."

"Really?" Tony's eyes lit up.

"Maybe. I didn't hear the whole conversation. You should ask this afternoon."

"I will."

"How was court this morning?"

"Brad was amazing! He really got the defence lawyer to screw up. It was kind of funny, actually."

Mary looked at Emma, who was grinning. "What's the story?"

"No story, at least not yet. Brad will be here in half an hour, we can ask him," said Emma. "Babe, why don't you head to the gym and talk with Adam before you start your session?"

"Yeah, I will. Are you still coming this afternoon?"

"Of course. I'll be there by the time you finish." Emma kissed Tony, then he left.

"I hope I heard right," said Mary. "He's been through enough. He doesn't need to go through anything else."

"He'll be alright. He's gotten some strength from Zoe going to prison, and having Brad screw up the defence this morning has helped too."

Tony finally made it to the gym. He had been stopped multiple times by nurses and a couple of patients that he had met during his last hospital stay, and every one of them had been happy to see him up and about with almost a normal pace. He was grateful to them.

"Tony, you're early," said Adam as he came out of his office. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah. I wanted to ask you something before we start, if it's okay?"

"Of course it is. What's up?"

"One of the nurses up in the ICU overheard you and Brad talking about my sessions. She thinks that you were saying you had thought about stopping the sessions."

"I did tell that to Brad. He agreed but sent me to your neurologist. I spoke to Dennis about cancelling the sessions, and he said he would review your test and exam results as well as my notes and the test results I've given to you. He'll let me know hopefully today, otherwise tomorrow."

"Thank you."

"No problem. Now, how about we get started? It's early still, but it'll give us a chance to take things a little slower."

"Sure. Oh, Abby is coming at three, if that's still okay?"

"Of course. I can't wait to meet her. Is Emma coming down today?"

"Yes, at around three thirty, maybe four."

"Perfect. Maybe we can show her what you've managed to achieve in only a month."

Tony smiled, and his eyes smiled as well. "Let's start."