Callen and Sam walked into Ops for as much detail as they could get on Gordon John Brandel,
"Gordon John Brandel, he is was jailed in 1990 for spousal abuse and child abuse, he served six months of a two year sentence, he's been linked as an arms dealer with the Reseda Red Gang although he hasn't been seen since 1994 when records say he died in a car crash, there were conflicting reports that he survived and works supplying the international drugs trade with weapons since 1994." Nell told them.
"What about his wife and child." Sam asked.
"Those records have been redacted, but from what I can see, the wife died in a drive by shooting whilst Brandel was in prison and the child was put into the witness protection program. Brandel vowed to track the child down and kill him."
"So the kid is a boy?" Callen asked.
"Erm yeah, but he could be anywhere." Nell replied.
Hetty walked into the room.
"Ms. Blye has picked up Miss Brandel and she has been taken home, I have some information on Brandel's whereabouts since 1994, I can tell you that in 1994 he had a relationship with a woman in the Reseda Red gang and that woman was the mother of Jennifer Brandel, she came to light recently as LAPD sent in an undercover team to infiltrate the gang, the undercover officer was injured rescuing Miss Brandel from the gang."
"Who was the officer?" Sam asked.
"Mr. Deeks, which is why he has been off work for a month." Hetty told them.
"Why weren't we told?" Callen asked
"Mr. Deeks requested that this wasn't put on his record he used his vacation days to recover, he insisted." She added.
"Is this why Deeks went crazy at the idea of Brandel being alive?" Callen asked.
"I cannot tell you that, however if you find Mr. Deeks you will probably find Brandel. If you get there in time…, Stop him, Brandel has information we need, do not let Mr. Deeks kill Brandel." Hetty ordered.
"Eric, do you have Deeks' GPS co-ordinates."
"I can do better than that," Eric tapped on the keyboard and Deeks came up on camera.
"Isn't that Eddie the forger?" Sam said looking at a criminal they had seen in the past.
They watched as Deeks handed the man an envelope and took a packet from the shady criminal.
"He's less than a mile away." Eric said.
"Bring Mr. Deeks to the boatshed." Hetty ordered, "By any means necessary."
The two agents went off and within five minutes they had caught up to the missing agent.
"Deeks?" Callen called.
Deeks turned dropping the package; "Shit!" he said and picked up the contents.
"Go away," Deeks said to them.
"Hetty wants to see you," Sam said trying to help Deeks pick the package up.
"Leave it alone, it's not yours….I will see Hetty, Sam, but I have to go somewhere."
"She's worried that you're going to kill this Brandel guy." Callen said.
Deeks laughed derisively, "Yeah…coz I'd get that lucky!"
"Deeks, man, just come to the boatshed and talk to Hetty." Callen said.
"Fine, I'll take my car and meet you there." Deeks said.
