Agent DiNozzo will be fine, especially with Agents Bishop, Dorneget and McGee to keep him company." "Come on!.Abby's lab."īefore Tony could move, Gibbs stopped in his tracks he looked up and saw Vance, at the top of the stairs, looking on. So Gibbs lightly slapped him in the back of his head, and Tony snapped out of his 'doldrums'. Tony still hadn't moved, he was watching the CBS affiliate's weatherman explain El Nino. Gibbs saw his other two agents, both bewildered and put back, and barked orders: "McGee! Shut that footage down! Bishop! Find out why that truck stop gave their security footage without checking with us! DiNozzo! You're with me!" "I saw it too, Jethro," Ducky said as Bishop regained her balance and McGee groaned at spilled coffee. Gibbs stepped in her face and nodded towards the other side of the floor she fumed some more, told Gibbs he could have it his way, and turned heel and strode to the back, nearly knocking down the newly-arriving Bishop and knocking McGee's coffee cup out of his hand. "Why aren't you booking your flight to Europe? And if you're looking to give to charity, you can start by giving to my church's-" She fumed some more, then turned to Tony. "Your team's always been the Director's favorite, Jethro-" "This is not the time for Agent Jones to express his enthusiasm-" "Claire, I believe you would be wise to heed Jethro's request," he said. "Have your probie shut up."ĭucky stepped in. "Agent Washburn," Gibbs said sternly to her. A few of them in turn started toward Tony's desk, only to be scared off by Gibbs' glare.Ĭlaire hadn't moved, though she looked across the room in frustration as her probie ran his mouth, with zero concept of having shredded Tony's personal boundaries in the process. "AGENT TONY WON THE LOTTERY!" he screamed, running around the floor like a loon, and gathering some of the newly arrived agents to shout his good news. "-again, this is footage from the truck stop's security camera, provided to us by the general manager, of the man believed to have purchased the winning ticket. Gibbs ripped the remote from Perry's hand, and turned up the volume. "Agent DiNozzo, is that you buying that lottery ticket?" Perry said, loudly, looking on DiNozzo in wonder. Instead of being timid like McGee was, Perry was, to be blunt, goofy Tony once heard Gibbs mutter under his breath that the kid acted like a complete idiot. "Agent DiNozzo! You're on TV!" shouted Perry, a 26-year-old probationary agent who like McGee had the potential to be a great NCIS agent. "Jethro, I'm sorry," Agent Claire said apologetically. Gibbs couldn't finish before Probie grabbed the remote out of Tony's hand, and turned the TV back to the CBS station. Then, he saw Agent Claire Washburn, and her idiot Probie, walking a few steps behind Ducky, quickly surpassing him. "That makes sense," said Gibbs, who saw Ducky coming off the rear elevator towards the bullpen. "I.feel.like I have the means to do anything I ever wanted and I've just lost everything I really wanted," he said. He felt in control, and felt like he was losing control. "Tony," Gibbs said, squaring himself with his agent. In the corner of his eye, Gibbs saw someone watching a TV screen very intently. Tony looked at his boss, friend and mentor.ĭiNozzo looked around, to make sure no one else was there a few other people had begun to wander in to begin their Thursday. He began aimlessly flipping through the channels: morning shows, shopping channels, infomercials, cartoons, sports, movies, teleevangelists. "Some fat guy's arguing interest rates and the President's health care initiative," Tony muttered. Tony didn't react to Gibbs' abrupt appearance. "You could channel surf at home, DiNozzo." Tony took the remote and tuned the TV set behind his desk from the local CBS affiliate to ZNN. " Lottery officials have confirmed the winning ticket was sold late Tuesday night at a Slickee America truck stop off Interstate 95 in Columbia, Maryland-" To do the latter, Tony decided to not be himself.Īt a quarter after six, Tony kept looking around the third floor, saw only a janitor and a couple of CyberCrimes agents passing through, and he wondered which of them would be the first to beg him for a handout. There were so many variables in play in an event like this, and it would be difficult for anyone to keep track of them all.īut if nothing else, Tony would stay in control, keep his cards close to the vest, his friends and bosses in the loop and everyone else off guard. Tony thought a talk with Gibbs and McGee would clear his head and help him sort through his feelings, and get on top of things.
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