The fight pitted Ziva's partner, NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo against Ziva's fellow Mossad officer and boyfriend, Michael Rivkin as DiNozzo sought to arrest Rivkin for the deaths of ICE agent Thomas Sherman and terrorist cell leader, Abin Tabal with the battle between the two men eventually resulting in DiNozzo being left injured, suffering a broken left arm while Rivkin was left unconscious and bleeding internally after DiNozzo shot him three or four times in the chest in self-defense due to Rivkin attempting to stab DiNozzo with a piece of glass.