Together

What the hell???

Washington DC
Hideaway of Kent
5:59 pm

Daniel and Julia have just put the breads in the oven and are now cleaning up the kitchen. Then they make themselves something to drink and wait. "Julia, in how many months do we want to get out and go to Mexico?", Daniel asks. "I have no idea. In a year", Julia suggests. "Sounds good. Something different: Do you want to have children later?", Daniel asks. "I know that sounds really weird with what we do, but yes. Yes, I really want to have kids later. And now it's my turn: What about you? Do you want to have kids later too?", replies Julia. "Yes. Me too. And it's really kind of funny with what we're doing", Daniel Julia agrees. They kiss. One of Kent's trusted men comes into the kitchen. They don't notice. "Nicholas, Eleanor, come on! Kent wants to talk to you!", he says. Julia and Daniel ignore him and keep kissing. "Torres, Bishop! Kent wants to talk to you!", he tries again. Daniel and Julia ignore him again this time and continue kissing. "Daniel, Julia! Kent wants to talk to you!", he tries one last time, almost shouting now. Daniel and Julia look at him. "What is it?", Daniel asks in surprise. "Kent wants to talk to you! Please follow me", says Kent's confidant annoyed. Julia and Daniel get up and follow him. They go into the other building and there into Kent's office on the first floor. "Ah, Nicholas, Eleanor. Nice of you to come. Please, sit down", Kent says with a weird smile and points to two chairs. Daniel and Julia look at each other, then they sit down. "Let's start with a few simple questions. You are Nicholas and Eleanor?", asks Kent. Daniel and Julia look at each other and remain silent. Kent walks up to Julia and slaps her face. Daniel tries to jump up, but Kent's men hold him in the chair. "Answer me!", commands Kent. Daniel and Julia glare at him angrily and remain silent. Kent gets angry and strikes Julia again. Daniel is fed up. "No! We are not! I don't know where you got your information, but it's wrong!", he replies angrily. Kent hits Julia again, then turns to Daniel and hits him as well. "Eleanor, what's your opinion?", Kent asks. Julia ignores him. "You're supposed to answer when I ask you something!", Kent yells at Julia and hits her again. Julia spits blood on the floor and answers: "Hands off! You know who we are! What is this shit here?" "So you both deny your real identities," Kent reiterates. "I don't know what you mean. Or who Nicholas and Eleanor are. But we are Daniel Hall and Julia Knife. You know that!", says Daniel. "Next question: You met at work, right?", Kent continues. "No. On the streets of Kenton!", Daniel replies. Julia adds: "And that was shortly after our parents died. We supported each other and that worked out pretty well." Daniel continues: "Whatever it is you're here to accuse us of, we most certainly did not do it!" "Don't lie to me!", Kent yells and hits Daniel once and Julia twice in the face. "So you deny everything we know about you? Even though my source is very trustworthy? We know everything about you and you are lying to us!", he says afterwards. "Dude, I have no idea what's going on. Who is this Eleanor? Is she hotter than Julia?", Daniel replies. Kent ignores Daniel and orders his men to frisk them. Then they leave the office with their weapons and cell phones and lock up.

Washington DC
Kent's office
6:39 pm


"Ellie, are you okay?", Nick asks worried. "Yeah. You?", Ellie asks back. "So are I am." "What just happened here?", Ellie asks and spits blood on the floor. "We're kind of blown. Are you sure you're all right?", says Nick and looks really worried. "I'm really fine. We've got to get out of here somehow!", says Ellie. "We should also call Gibbs", suggests Nick. "How? Kent took our cell phones and I don't see a phone here! So how are you going to call Gibbs?", replies Ellie. "You're right. I wasn't thinking. How the hell did we get exposed like this? They even know our names! How did they do that?", asks Nick. "I don't know. These identities were supposed to be temporarily deleted from all databases", replies Ellie. Nick wants to add something, but Ellie interrupts him: "Shhhhhht! They are coming." Ellie gets up and kisses Nick. Kent and his men come back with ropes and tape. "Eleanor! Take your seat!", Kent yells at Ellie. Ellie ignores him. Kent gives his men a signal and two of them walk towards Ellie and Nick. They grab Ellie's shoulders and arms and pull her away from Nick and onto her chair. At the same time, two other men hold Nick down in his chair. Kent takes a rope and ties Ellie to the chair. His men place their arms on the backs of the chair and Kent tapes them. Ellie defends herself with all her strength the whole time, but she has no chance against 3 men tying her up. Kent kneels down to tie up Ellie's legs. Ellie kicks him in the face with all her might. He falls backwards. Then he stands up and kicks her in both shins. Ellie moans and Kent ties her legs to the chair with a rope. Then he tapes her legs together with tape. He gets up and punches her in the face. Then he turns to Nick. "I wouldn't fight if I were you. Otherwise, you'll both get it", Kent warns Nick. Nick stares at him angrily, but doesn't fight back while he is tied up. Kent is standing in front of Ellie and Nick. "I'll start again: are you Nicholas and Eleanor?", asks Kent. "Go to hell!", says Nick while Ellie spits blood on the floor right in front of Kent. "You asked for it", says Kent and walks towards Ellie. He takes her left middle finger in his hand and breaks it off. Ellie screams, unnoticed by Kent. Now Kent goes to Nick, takes his right middle finger in his hand and breaks it. Nick also cries out. "Are you going to answer?", Kent asks. Ellie and Nick glare at him angrily and remain silent. Kent grins viciously. "Okay. You asked for it", he says and breaks both of them a finger again; the left ring finger for Ellie and the right index finger for Nick. Both suppress a cry of pain. Ellie and Nick look at each other and agree with this look that they will continue to be silent. Kent notices this look and interprets it for himself. He goes to Ellie again and this time breaks her left little finger and then goes to Nick again to break his right thumb. Ellie and Nick moan in pain. "I will break every single finger to make you talk", Kent promises. "Kent, that's not going to help. They think they're very strong", says one of his men. "That's right, you're right", Kent replies and takes out a baseball bat from behind his desk. He walks up to Nick and hits him over the head with the baseball bat. Nick passes out. Kent throws the bat into a corner and now pulls out his gun.  He goes to Ellie and hits her over the head with the barrel of his gun. She passes out, too.