Mind Games 2 : Level Up

02-Aftershock (Pt.2)

|Washington D.C.|

"Okay. We know NSA is working on devices that they already got from Lt. Marlon. Hopefully leading to whoever made it. Doesn't mean they're the same people who killed Lt. Marlon, so Allison is going after whoever planted it, and eventually, probably, the killer. So we must focus on that in order to find her." McGee is digging into Lt. Marlon's last movement from the time after she had a call with Allison to the point where they found her body.

"Cellphone records suggest she was still in her place at approximately 4 a.m. And there's a ping near her workplace an hour later. I accessed the CCTV in that building..."
"Wait, you hack into NSA building?" McGee rolls his eyes and give Tony the look.
"Okay McGoo. Continue."
"Lt. Marlon was indeed enter the building at 5.20 but then...." He pauses the feed and point at a man behind her. "I was able to ID this man. Ex marine. Dishonorable discharge. Selling Navy unfinished technology. You can see he follows her in....and out of the building."
"But only official personnel can enter."
"Unless Lt. Marlon brought him in. Possibly under duress."
"She have family?"
"Husband deceased just this month.....oh god....she had a son, 10 years old."
"He must've using the son. How's he?"
"After we found her body, we went to the FBI. Right now he's under FBI's custody,."
"You're the man. Can you track him?"
"Already have Tony. Guy is dead. Just moments before 11 a.m. Police found traces of gasoline on his bathtub. And Lt. Marlon's prints are all over his place."
"Okay. So he's probably the one who killed Lt. Marlon. But he's definitely not the guy who's looking for Grant at 12.10." Tony fast forward the feed to the time when Allison enter the lobby and then quickly turn over again. "There! That guy. Allison must've seen him and get back to Gerald. After that." After Tony point that out, McGee run his face on database but all he got is an ID that only exist a month ago.
"We got it. But I'm not sure that's his real ID. Guy didn't exist till then."
"Dig deeper McGoogle. If he's the guy who's looking for Grant, he's probably gonna leads us to her." Tony is about to get into the elevator but bumped into Abby instead.

"Tony! I got something." She dragged him back to the bullpen and sit him down. "I tracked Gibbs' cellphone."
"You what??"
"McGee told me to."
"Abby!" McGee raised both his hands, "Why did you tell him? Told you to only tell me."
"I know. But it's Allison. So Tony should know too. Okay...basically, Gibbs was driving around for an hour and stop here, just just outside the Navy yard."
"Allison is here?"
"Probably."

Tony and McGee quickly get up but then Tony stop him. "Stay McGee! Still need you to look into the guy."

*Outside the Navy Yard*

Gibbs carefully watching from inside his car when suddenly someone knocked at his windows. "Gibbs."
"What the hell are you doing here DiNozzo?"
"What the hell are you doing here?" Gibbs looking around, make sure no one is following Tony. "Come in."

Tony get into the car and sit besides him, "So, where's Allison?"
"I don't know. She's not the one who was calling me."
"Then who?"
"Beth."
"Her mother, why?"
"She said she needs protection. Allison got a safe house but Beth feels that someone should accompany her."
"Okay. We should go there then."
"No. I already send someone." Gibbs can't let Tony knows about Kayla, Allison specifically asked him about it.

"So what are you doing here then?"
"Gerald wants to meet. Said he got something from the device."
"Okay... But isn't he supposed to stay indoor? For his safety?"
"He knows that. But he insists. Saying that he's not gonna stand down not knowing what Allison do. He wants a joint investigation."
"Hopefully it will help."

A couple of minutes later, there's a car stop right in front of them and they can see Gerald inside it. As they open the door, Gerald turned off the engine and unbuckle his seatbelt. And that's when his car exploded. Tony quickly cover Gibbs, "You okay boss?"
"Yeah. I'm fine DiNozzo. Can't say the same for Gerald." For a split moment, Gibbs see a piece of sharp glass on Tony's  back. "Tony don't move."
"What?"
"There is a glass on your back."
"Where?" He's trying to take a look but Gibbs stop him, "I said don't move. Blood is running from it."