Breaking rule 12
Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) didn't have many rules, only sixty nine or so. It was a spoken rule that they were never to be written down, thought that rule didn't get a number and some numbers are given to two rules. With me so far? Good because I'm about explain one of the most important rules and all the players.
Of course I have mentioned Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, what is notable about this man, aside from his ruggedly handsome good looks, is that he's an ex- Marine Sniper. It would be difficult in any walk of life to meet a man so honourable and with such high standers not just in the people he surrounds himself with but also with in himself. It is this honour, ability and standers that lead him to create his rules but sometimes even he would break the rules in fact there's a rule for that it's Rule 51.
Perhaps I should start at the start, after all no one set out to break the rules especially not Gibbs.
"Morning Tony." Welcomed Probationary Special Agent Ziva David, as she tied up her long dark hair.
"Hum ?! oh yeah sure Morning." Senior Field Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo said distractedly as he sat down in his chair.
Tony looked dishevelled which was not his usual look. Usually Tony looked like a dark haired James bond pre explosion.
"Are you ok Tony?" Special Agent Timothy McGee asked looking up from his computer screen.
Agent McGee is the team's computer geniuses but if you think that he looked like a stereotype of a grown high school nerd you would wide of the mark. McGee had his own allure after all brainy is the new sexy.
"Sure I am." Tony answered laughing nervously.
"Why don't I look ok?" Tony asked nervously trying to look at his reflection in the monitor of his computer.
"McGee is right you don't look … like you." Ziva agrees.
"It's this chick I'm seeing." Tony started to explain as he pated his hair down. "I've tried braking up with her three times."
"Does she know that?" McGee asked giving Tony his undivided attention.
"Well sure and then there's the breakup." Tony smiles. "You know how the ladies like one last.. good bye." Tony's smile became a knowing one.
Ziva rolled her eyes.
"But then I leave and somehow we haven't gotten around to the breaking up part." Tony's face became a picture of confusion.
McGee smirks.
"Gear up dead Marine." Gibbs ordered coming around the corner of his desk.
"What's wrong with you DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked looking at the particularly untied Tony.
"Nothing boss, grabbing gear boss." DiNozzo said grabbing his gun and bag then standing in front of Gibbs with the back of his hair on end.
Gibbs licked his hand and smoothed down Tony's hair.
"Thanks boss." Tony said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Come on." Gibbs called to the team as he reached the door way.
"Where we going boss?" Tony called as he jogged after him.
"Rock Creek Park." Gibbs answered.
"The one a few yards away?" Ziva asked.
"That's the one." Gibbs called.
The team arrived at the scene first beating Ducky and Palmer, that's Dr Donald Mallard to you, Medical Examiner and his Assistant James "Jimmy" Palmer.
"Wow it's January and this guy goes out like that?" Toney shivers and wraps his arms around himself while looking at the dead Marine who had decided to go out in a tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt.
"Aren't theses guy though survival technique's? I mean-"
Gibbs gave Tony a meaning full look.
"Shutting up boss." Tony said knowing not to finish his rant.
"Ziva have a look round find out if there were any witnesses, Tony walk the grid." Gibbs ordered as he started taking notes.
"What about me boss?" Mc Gee asked.
"See if the dead talk." Gibbs said tossing Mc Gee a camera.
"Yes boss."
"I think you'll find that's my job Jethro." Ducky said waddling up the uneven ground the body lay on.
"Hey Ducky what took you so long?" Gibbs asked standing back to let Ducky get to the body.
"Mister Palmer set the Sat Nav to Rock Creek Park Trail. We spent almost an hour going around in circles." Ducky explained in an annoyed tone
"It was an ease mistake to make." Palmer said standing behind Ducky.
The whole team looked at him.
"Or not." Palmer added shrugging.
"Mr Palmer when you're done." Ducky said gesturing for Palmer to help him turn the body over.
"Sure." Palmer said putting down his Feld kit.
As Ducky and Palmer tuned the body Gibbs saw something. Gibbs pointed it out to McGee who snapped it.
Gibbs bent down and picked up the piece of paper.
"What is it boss?" McGee asked.
"I think that's for Abby to figure out." Gibbs said putting it into an evidence bag.
"Ok so no one saw it happen. The old man was out walking his dog which he does every day at this time." Ziva told Gibbs in a flat tone.
"What no one heard the gun shot?" McGee said to the group.
"Nope, they had a silencer on." Gibbs said standing away from the body.
"Well observed Jethro. Yes the marks on the back of the head indicate that he was shot at point blank rang after someone had attached a silencer. Of course we'll have to wait for Abby to verify it but I'm sure she will agree."
Turning the body over reviled the USMC logo on the front of the t-shirt. Rage ran through Gibbs just like it did any time he saw a dead marine, somehow Gibbs never let it show well unless the interrogation room counts.
"What's the time of death Ducky?" Jethro asked.
"Sometime around eleven pm. Almost twelve hours ago, poor chap." Ducky looked down at the liver probe he had taken out of the body which now lay face up.