The Empty glass of truth.

chapter 3

Deeks stood behind the table in OPS as Callen waited for Eric and the team to arrive. Hetty walked back in, with Sam and Kensi behind her.

"I take it you are both ready to go with the CIA Agents." Hetty said looking at Callen and Deeks.

"No." Both of them said as one.

Hetty smiled, "I thought not."

"Where's Eric?" Callen asked.

"Here…I'm here!" Eric called as he ran up the last few steps and into OPS.

"So what do you have?" Deeks asked; if his big brother could be professional about it, he could too. Any falling apart he needed to do, and yeah he needed to do some would and could be handled later when their mother was safe.

Eric brought up the footage again.

"She's pretty," Kensi said to herself.

Callen and Deeks both smiled at her.

"So the van was outside for half an hour, three men entered two left…" Eric said, Deeks nodded knowing Clara had dispatched one in the kitchen.

"I have been checking the traffic cameras in the area, we have a sighting on the van at 06.21 it headed towards the PCH and we lost it near San Diego,"

"Well find it!" Callen snapped.

Kensi and Sam gave him a look; but wisely said nothing.

"Do you have anything on the people who took the van?" Kensi asked.

"Nothing, the van was reported stolen from two blocks away from Deeks' mothers house."

"We know who took the van and we know why…" Callen snapped. "What we need to know is where she is?"

"Mr. Callen a word." Hetty said and led him from the room by his arm.

She led him to the hallway, "Mr. Callen if you can't keep your head I will insist both you and Mr. Deeks go into protective custody."

Callen felt guilty, he knew his urgency in finding their mother was causing him to snap more than normal. "I can do this Hetty, I can't let Deeks down…please, I need to stay on this."

"Very well, Mr. Callen; However I will be keeping an eye on you." She informed him.

Callen walked back into OPS and immediately apologized to Eric, "I'm sorry Eric, you're doing a good job; do you have anything else for us?"

As he asked Eric's computer beeped.

"We got a hit, it was on the old PCH the 101, he's parked up at a shack near the beach," Eric said sending the GPS co-ordinates to their phones.

At that both Deeks and Callen moved and ran for the door.

"Mr. Callen….Mr. Deeks!" Hetty called.

The two CIA agents stepped out from by the bottom of the stairs.

"Agent Callen, Detective Deeks, we have been ordered to take you both into custody."

Callen shot Deeks a look and he nodded, as one, as if they had been doing it for years they both punched one agent each and carried on towards the car.

Sam stopped and looked at Kensi, "What is wrong with those two? And when did we switch partners?"

"I fear Mr. Hanna in this they are unstoppable, you and Ms Blye should follow them, they will need your help." She stopped as she heard a car start, "And I suggest you take Ms Blye's car Mr. Hanna, it looks like Mr. Callen has stolen your car again!" She gave him a small smile as he felt in his pocket for his missing keys.