An early Saturday morning saw Deeks slouch into work, his eyes still half shut.
"God, someone tell me that this is an announcement that we're getting an all-expenses paid trip to Bora Bora, because who calls people into work at…" he checked his watch, "…at 0600. I mean really?"
He blearily opened his eyes, expecting to see the rest of the team and was surprised to be met with an empty office.
"Up here Mr Deeks"
He glanced over his shoulder and saw Hetty standing at the top of the stairs. "The rest of the team is already in OPS"
Knowing he was already going to be given a hard time for being late anyway, Deeks trudged up the stairs and into the tech centre.
"And here he is, world champion for the longest time spent sleeping. I give you Mr Martin Deeks"
Callen and Kensi Nell and Eric all stood applauding as they gathered around the centre screen of OPS while Sam raised Deeks fist like a heavyweight champion.
"It's literally been like four hours since we were last here. I might as well get a trailer and live outside" Deeks told the grinning team.
"If you would proceed please Mr Beale" Hetty motioned to the big screen.
"Right, yes" Eric started tapping on his tablet as photos leapt onto the screen. "This is Lieutenant David Moore, a navy scientist based here in Los Angeles. We have been called in because yesterday he didn't turn up to work"
"Why does that warrant us being called in on a Saturday morning" moaned Deeks.
"Because he was the lead scientist working on a newly discovered strain of Anthrax. If exposed it could infect the whole city in a matter of days. There's no cure as of yet. We believe that he has not intentionally disappeared, but has been taken" Eric finished with a flourish.
"At the same time as he took leave, his daughter Beatrice Moore disappeared. There's been no paper trail. No contact was made from either of them. LAPD just picked up her up for breaking and entering moments before Eric called you in" Nell informed the team. "She's our only lead".
"Why have they waited so long to get us involved" Callen stood with his arms folded, staring up at the photos of the lieutenant and his daughter.
"Lieutenant Moore had taken a week off. Only yesterday did they realise that he was missing Mr Callen" Hetty stood in the doorway of OPS.
"I want you and Mr Hanna to visit his workplace. The address is on your phones. Mr Deeks and Miss Blye will talk to Miss Moore. She's on route to the boatshed as we speak…" she paused and waited until Sam and Callen had left the room.
"Mr Deeks, Miss Blye. I hear Beatrice Moore gave the officers this morning quite the run for their money. Keep your wits about you".