"DiNozzo! Stop that!" Tony groaned and looked to his boss. Behind him was a young brunette with gleaming grey-blue eyes in a blue skirt and tank top. She wore a black leather tool belt equipped with a gun and various other officer necessities. Staring at her, he noticed how incredibly beautiful she was. Her long brown hair hung past her shoulders in defined ringlets. Around her neck she wore a pendant with a Japanese symbol on it. Freckles dotted her perfectly tanned complexion. She wore a half-hearted on her face and rolled her eyes. Tony glanced to his other co-workers. Behind him, McGee was staring at her as if she'd dropped from heaven. Across from him, Kate was indifferent. There were new people passing through these doors everyday.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet the new addition to our team. My daughter," he looked to her with a proud smile and stepped aside. "She's fresh out of the Marines and is going to be working with us. Does anyone have a problem with this?" He glanced around quickly. Tony was holding his tongue. He was going to say something, but now his job would be at stake if he did.
"Wait," Kate looked over to the duo and rose to her feet. "Since when do you have a daughter?" she asked. Gibbs laughed.
"You don't ask, I don't tell." He placed a hand on his daughter's shoulder. She folded her arms and sighed. He continued to speak. "This is Candice, she'll be working with us. She was top of her class and I expect you to treat her like any other agent around here." Tony smirked, but sank into his chair when Gibbs glared at him. "Don't even think about it DiNozzo." Gibbs shifted his eyes around the room and landed on McGee. "You can lift that jaw now McGee," he stated bluntly. Tony swung around and laughed at the shy agents expression. His jaw had hit the floor and he was still staring at the young new agent.
"At least I'm not the only one who thinks so," he snickered. Kate rolled her eyes.
"Men, you're all the same," she muttered before looking back to Candice. The new agent seated at her father's desk staring at the ceiling. She too was beginning to throw pencils into it. Kate groaned and sank back into her chair.
"So," Gibbs started, "Are we all ready to go? We have a crime scene waiting for us." Candice slowly got out of her seat and followed the boss into the elevator. Tony's jaw hit the floor.
"I don't believe this. I get in trouble for it, and she gets away with it!" Kate smirked. Tony sneered. "You're loving this already, aren't you?" She laughed and nodded.
"Boss's daughter," she said as she entered the elevator. Tony groaned and looked to McGee. He was still silent as ever. "You're quiet," he whispered. McGee didn't respond. The elevator ride to the lobby was silent and weird. Once downstairs, Tony raced for the car. Candice beat him to it.
"Shot gun," she declared. He sneered.
"Not fair."
"DiNozzo, in the back. That's where dogs belong," Gibbs said sharply as he climbed into the driver's seat..
"That wasn't very nice," Tony muttered as he crawled in the back seat. Kate and McGee climbed in on either side of him. "Now this isn't fair. I have to sit in the middle?"
"Don't complain," Gibbs said as he lifted his coffee to his lips. Tony wrinkled his nose and sank further into the seat. He remained silent the rest of the trip to the crime scene.
The investigators met Ducky, the medical examiner, at the scene. There was a young woman, about thirty, naked in a dumpster behind a local club. She had bruises on her arms, legs and face. Her ankles and wrists were slit and there were strap markings on her throat and knees. Burn marks covered her chest and stomach.
"This looks like torture," Candice said as she pulled on pair of gloves. "Dad, hoist me up," she asked as she grabbed onto the edge of the dumpster.
"You're going in there?" Tony asked. She stared him. "Well, someone has to collect evidence. It sure doesn't look like you're ready to." She said as she sneered at his unwrinkled suit. Everyone chuckled and his jaw dropped.
"You're in a skirt!" he retaliated. She shrugged as Gibbs hoisted her into the dumpster. Tony stood on his tip toes to see if she was OK. She'd landed on her knees.
"You see," she said as she peeked over the edge in front of him. Brushing an old piece of meat from her side, she grinned. "I'm not afraid to do a little dirty work."
"Be careful in there," Gibbs instructed. "There could be needles." She nodded and gave him the thumbs-up.
"Don't worry daddy, I've done this before." She crawled over to the body and began searching for any forms of ID. Ducky was in there with her.
"Have a time of death?" she asked. He nodded.
"Approximately ten to twelve hours ago," he looked the body over again. "Is it alright if I take it back to the morgue and perform the autopsy?" he asked. She smiled.
"Of course. I'll help you lift the body onto the trolley." With little effort, the duo lifted the body over the edge of the dumpster onto a waiting stretcher.
"I'll see you back at the lab Ducky," Gibbs said as he waved bye to his friend. Candice continued her search for evidence. "Need any help?" Gibbs asked as he took a drink of his coffee. She shook her head.
"Not really," she replied. "I can do this myself." Gibbs shook his head.
"DiNozzo, get in there," he ordered. Tony's eyes widened.
"Forget it! This is a two hundred dollar suit!" he shouted. Gibbs glared at him.
"Get in there. Kate, help him in." He scoffed at his female co-worker as she burst out laughing.
"My pleasure, boss," she said as she held her hands out to hoist him in.
"I told you I don't need any help, dad," Candice sneered. Gibbs smirked as Tony struggled to climb in the dumpster.
"You need someone to catch all those needles for you, honey," he laughed. Tony groaned.
"Now that's not funny boss," he said as he threw his arms inside the dumpster and struggled to push himself in. Kate laughed too and pushed him in. He landed on his face in a pile of rotten meat. Candice burst into a fit of laughter and continued to shuffle through old receipts.
"At least I won't be the only stinky one," she smiled. He wrinkled his nose and followed her lead.
"OK, you two, we're gonna go back to the office, call us if you find anything," Gibbs ordered.
"OK daddy," Candice called as the other trio walked away. Tony grunted.
"A daddy's girl, are we?" he asked sarcastically. She frowned and shrugged but paused as she lifted a wallet from underneath a pile of plastic.
"Hey, I got something," she said as she turned to Tony. "A wallet," she opened it. Inside was a New York State driver's licence. "It was issued to a Thomas Morrissey," she told him. She checked to see if there was any cash. "No cash, no credit cards. It could be a robbery from another case, but I'll bag it as evidence anyway." Tony turned away from her and looked in his own section.
"Don't they have people to do this? Dumpster diving?" he asked as he dug through a pile of indistinguishable items. Candice chuckled.
"Yah, but it's more accurate if we do it. Besides, I'm trained in this area. I just chose the agent route because it was less messy. But hell, what's some dirt under the finger nails?" she snickered. Tony shook his head.
"You are unlike any female agent I ever met," he pointed out. She poked her head around his shoulder and dropped a gun in his hands.
"I'm Jethro Gibbs's' daughter," she stated plainly. Tony sighed and examined the gun.
"There was no bullet wounds in our vic," he told her. She shrugged.
"It could be linked to our case, or another one entirely and totally irrelevant to ours. But it's worth bagging, right?" she asked. He nodded.
"Sure. Now, when can we get out of here?" She looked at him and smirked.
"Tell me how we're getting back. Daddy took the car," she laughed. Tony groaned and pulled out his cell phone. He quickly dialled Gibbs' number.
"Gibbs," his boss answered.
"It's Tony, we need a ride back to the office," he said quickly. Gibbs laughed.
"Fine, I'll send McGee to get you." With that, he hung up. Tony slid his phone into his pocket.
"McGee is on his way," he told her. She groaned. With a quick glance over his shoulder, he noticed an odd solemn expression on her face. "Let's get out of this dumpster," he suggested. As he reached for her hand to help her up, she ripped it away and jumped over the edge of the dumpster.
"You OK?" he asked. She grunted and brushed off her clothes.
"I'm fine," she muttered as she slid on her sunglasses.
"Well, McGee will be a few minutes. He's not that great a driver," he laughed. Again, he noticed her face twist in disgust.
"Maybe I'll walk," she muttered as she headed out of the alley. He raced to her side and grabbed her wrist.
"You do know that Gibbs would kill me if anything happened to you?" he swallowed at the thought. She tore her hand from his grip.
"I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself. Besides, I have a gun, who's gonna mug me?" Tony sighed. When he looked up, he saw the black Intrepid pull into the alley.
"Look, there he is now," he pointed out. Reluctantly, she dragged herself into the car. She stole the front seat and looked to McGee. She remained silent but cold. Once back at the office, she raced upstairs to her father.
"We found some things that you might want Abbey to look at." She spoke so casually, as if she had known them her whole life. Tony glanced over to McGee, who still stared at Candice with awe
"OK man, we get it, she's beautiful." McGee groaned and shook his head. He headed over to Gibbs and retrieved the wallet.
"I'll work on finding this man's family and see if its any connection to our case," he told him. Gibbs nodded and headed to the lab with the gun.
"I'll take this to Abbey. Kate, DiNozzo, occupy yourselves." Tony wrinkled his nose and collapsed in his chair.
"Man, you wreak!" Kate shouted. "I think you should go take a shower!" she laughed as she swung around in her chair. He sneered and turned away from her. His gaze landed on Candice, who was seated in her father's chair tossing a red ball repeatedly in the air.
"You should tell her the same thing," he muttered as he stood up.
"Tell me what, DiNozzo?" she asked as she caught the ball and leaned forward in her chair. His eyes widened.
"Man, she is Gibbs' daughter!" he exclaimed. Candice laughed and jumped to her feet.
"Well I'm gonna take Kate's advice," she paused as she dropped the ball on her father's desk. "A shower sounds pretty nice," she said as she passed Tony. Those grey-blue eyes landed on him and he swallowed. She leaned in close with a sly smile and ran her long, sleek fingers over his tie. "Wanna join?" He stared at her. Over her shoulder, he saw Kate's jaw hit the floor. It wasn't long before Candice burst out laughing.
"Yah right!" she exclaimed. "You thought I was serious?" she howled. "You pig." She shoved him down in his chair. With more laughter, she disappeared from the room. Tony felt his face turn red. Kate was beginning to smile too.
"Looks like Tony's met his match," she said as she glanced quickly to McGee. He had a stern expression on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked. "You've been acting weird all day." He opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. Tony cut him off.
"He's got the hots for her," he smirked, the blush fading from his face. McGee snarled and went back to his search. Gibbs returned shortly. He looked to Tony and wrinkled his nose.
"I think you need a shower before you go anywhere else," he chuckled. Tony sneered and left his co-workers to go find the locker room.