The Meaning of the Necklace

     Last night we said goodbye to Ziva David. We said goodbye to the agent we all loved so much--the agent (and actress, Cote de Pablo) that gave us eight wonderful years. In the episode "Past, Present, and Future" and the ending of "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot" Ziva's necklace played quite a big part. In previous seasons it has been hinted and theorized that Tony gave Ziva her second Star of David necklace after her first was taken from her when she was captured in Somalia. With that being said, I'm going to write the rest of this blog based on that assumption.
     At the end of "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot" it was found that Ziva left her necklace at her father's old safe house, indicating that it was her that killed the men lying in the middle of the floor. As Tony sees her necklace sitting on the frame that holds a picture of her as a child, his face is washed with an expression of pain, worry, and confusion. That expression leads me to believe he was not only extremely worried for her in that moment because she has said before, "I'd rather die than to take this necklace off," as well as if he did give it to her it would have a huge meaning to them both. Now, flashing forward to last night's episode, "Past, Present, and Future," Tony asks the new director of Mossad, Orli, if he can have the necklace back. I'm not sure if he wanted the necklace just for the intention of giving it back or because there was that special connection to it.
     After spending months searching for his beloved partner, Tony returns the necklace which brings the response, "an old friend," and a faint smile from Ziva. I took from that line that as she had lost her heart while her and Tony were separated but now that Tony was back in her life, the friend has come back. After a tearful goodbye and Tony is on the plane back to D.C., Tony began working on his own "I Will" list and as he puts his pen back into his jacket pocket, he discovers the one and only necklace that was just waiting to be found.
     With these collections of scenes, moments, and lines, I can't stop thinking that Ziva is representing her necklace as her heart. Her putting it in his jacket pocket speaks to me like she was saying, "Even though I'm gone, my heart is yours. Keep it safe for me, okay?" Until Ziva comes back, this is the only thing that will keep me hanging on by a thread.