"This is so cool." Abby said looking at the crime scene photos. "I can't believe I'm working on a case that involves vampires." Tony shuddered and turned away from the photos.

"But Abs, we're not talking about real vampires are we?"

"Of course we are Tony."

"We are?"

"Yes vampires do exist but they are not the immortal undead kind like you see in the movies."

"Oh." Tony said still looking confused.

"Vampires are everyday people just like you and me…"

"But they like to drink blood."

"Well some, there are also psychic vampires that absorb your energy rather than drink blood."

"But look at her eyes Abs, that's freak'n weird." Tony said pointing at the screen.

"I'd bet ya 10 bucks they are contacts."

"They make contacts like that?"

"Sure, I mean how do you think they make peoples eyes all funky in the movies?" Abby asked. Tony shrugged. "Exactly." Abby nodded all knowingly.

"But what about the bite marks?" Tony shuddered. "She's got bite marks in her neck; you're telling me everyday normal people go around biting people's necks?"

"Oh like you've never nibbled on a girl's neck before Tony." Abby laughed.

"That is so different." Tony declared. "I've never left marks like that." He pointed up to the screen. I'll be having nightmares for months." Tony mumbled.

"You're not going to have to worry about sleep unless you start giving me some leads on this case." Gibbs said gruffly as he walked into the lab.

"Hey Gibbs!" Abby said in her usual hyper tone.

"Abs what do you have for me?"

"Ducky was right it was strychnine." Abby said bouncing over to her computer to bring the lab results up on the big screen. "Did you know that small doses of strychnine were once used in medicine? They would use it as a laxative or for a stimulant but they stopped because of…"

"The horrible side effect of death?" Tony said sarcastically.

"Sort of…I mean it all depends on the dosage." Abby said. "There are all sorts of foods that naturally contain chemicals traditionally thought of as poisons." Abby took a sip of her Caf-Pow. "Take potatoes for instance, they have solanine, arsenic and chalonine."

"Get out." Tony replied.

"Don't even get me started on carrots; they contain caratatoxin which is a nerve poison and hallucinogenic compound called myristicin."

"Well there's a reason not to eat your veggies." Tony laughed.

"You're missing the point." Abby sighed.

"I'm missing the point Abs." Gibbs replied. "Is this going some where?"

"Yes, it's all about the dosage, all chemicals, whether natural or synthetic, are potential toxins at high doses but perfectly safe when consumed in low doses. Even your personal favorite Gibbs," Abby said turning to him. "Caffeine is also a toxin if you take in a high enough dose oh let's say, 50 to 100 cups of coffee. When it comes to toxins in the diet…natural or synthetic…it's the dose makes the poison."

"Better cut back on that coffee boss." Tony said Gibbs shot him a look. "Not that I think you drink a lot of coffee." He said quickly.

"So what are you saying Abs?"

"They consumed a lethal amount of strychnine." Abby said triumphantly. Gibbs turned and glared at Abby. "What?" She asked. "They did."

"You've been spending too much time with Ducky." Gibbs said and walked out of the room. "

"I found it to be very informative." Tony said quickly under his breath.

"Thank you." Abby beamed with delight.

"DiNozzo are you coming?"

"Yeah boss." Tony yelled, throwing a wink at Abby he turned and ran after Gibbs.

"So Abby says that these vampires are not like the undead we see in the movies boss." Tony said as he stepped into the elevator with Gibbs.

"Kind of figured that one DiNozzo."

"How so boss?"

"You have to stab the ones in the movies with a wooden stake through the heart." Gibbs smiled and pushed the down button on the elevator.

"Right." Tony said nodding. "In any case I'm going to go back upstairs and try to find out who killed our blood sucking petty officer." Tony said as the elevator doors opened to autopsy.

"McGee and Ziva are working on that, why don't you come with me to see what Ducky has to say." Gibbs was enjoying watching Tony squirm.

"Uh well I think McGee said something about helping Abby in the lab so I'd better go up there and…"

"I want to know why our petty officer was poisoned and I want to know by the time I get back up there." Gibbs said stepping off the elevator.

"Hope Ducky has a story for you." Tony said under his breath.

"What DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked turning around. Tony waved at him as the doors closed. Gibbs smiled and headed into autopsy. "What do you have for me Duck."

"Ah yes Jethro I was just about to call you." Ducky said turning to Gibbs. "It seems our petty officer is not the sanguivore of this young lady."

"Sangu…what?"

"Our petty officer did not bite this young woman Jethro." Ducky turned back to the bodies. "I've sent the evidence up to Abby for further analysis but I have come to the conclusion that she was bitten by someone else. You see Jethro the space between the petty officer's incisors and the marks on her neck are different lengths. His bite would have left bigger marks than these. I also believe that the marks were made late last night or early this morning. "

"What else can you tell me?"

"Not much I'm afraid both were in excellent condition, there seems to be quite the age difference between the two of them." Ducky sighed looking at the young girl on the autopsy table, he held up an evidence jar. "The reason her eyes were completely blacked out, contact lenses." Gibbs nodded, leaning over to look at the young girls eyes. "I don't know why she'd want to blackout the color of her eyes, they were quite beautiful." Ducky added softly.

"Anything else?

"I am having Abby run a few more tests for me other than that no." Gibbs nodded and left autopsy."

Tony walked around the corner and over heard McGee and Ziva talking. "Maybe an eternity of being undead is too much of a commitment for him." Ziva cracked, McGee chuckled.

"Maybe it's because he wouldn't be able to see his reflection in the mirror." McGee added as the both of them laughed. Tony now understood how Gibbs felt when he heard them goofing off instead of working.

"Maybe he…" Tony cut Ziva off.

"You two finished?" McGee and Ziva both looked at Tony. "Probie…what do you have?"

"Um…Vickie Moore…she's the vampire chick."

"Yeah I got that McFreak."

"Right…um…she goes to the University of Maryland…home for the summer…lives with her grandmother who is out of town visiting relatives for a few weeks…trying to get in contact with her."

"What about you Zeeva?" Tony asked sitting down at his desk.

"Petty officer Chris Anders…has a wife and two kids…a son…18 and a daughter the same age as our vampire. McGee and I were on our way over to talk to the wife."

"Well what are you waiting for?" Tony asked and then watched them grab their gear and leave.

"Man I don't know how Gibbs does it." Tony said with a sigh.

"I don't…without coffee." Gibbs said as he rounded the corner. He held up his empty cup and then dropped it into Tony's garbage can.

"Right boss." Tony said standing up. "Coffee for the boss man." Tony babbled as he headed for the elevator. Gibbs sat down at his desk. At last a moment of peace, he thought.

"Didn't get much from the wife." McGee said sitting down at his desk.

"She totally figged out when we told her about her husband." Ziva stated.

"Wigged out." Tony corrected her.

"What?"

"Not figged out…wigged out."

"That's what I said." Ziva replied.

"No I definitely heard an F sound."

"You're going to hear an F sound DiNozzo…if you don't add something to this case." Gibbs stated while Ziva stuck her tongue out at Tony.

"I've got something to add." Abby said as she sat on the edge of McGee's desk. "Our vampire was with child."

"She was pregnant?" Ziva asked.

"Yep." Abby replied.

"Is our sailor the daddy?" Tony asked.

"I'm running the DNA now."

"How long?" Gibbs asked.

"Gibbs." Abby whined.

"What?"

"It's the same every time." Abby sighed. "How long Abs?" She said in her best Gibbs voice. "16 hours." Abby said answering herself. "Make it 12." She said mocking Gibbs again. McGee chuckled from behind Abby.

"Something funny agent McGee?

"Uh…no sir." McGee said sitting straighter in his chair.

"Good." Gibbs replied.

"Oh boss." Tony said standing up. "I bagged a journal I found in creepy girl's room."

"And?" Gibbs asked.

"And maybe it will give us a clue as to who daddy is before the DNA results get in."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Nothing." Tony said as he started to head for the evidence garage.

"Wait." Abby yelled and everyone looked at her. "Can I read her journal Gibbs?" Gibbs raised an eyebrow. "Please?" Abby asked kneeling in front of his desk. "Please Gibbs please?" He nodded and Abby shot off her knees, running around his desk throwing her arms around his neck. "You rock." She said and then took off to get the journal.

"DiNozzo, you and McGee start…" Gibbs trailed off as he watched Ducky climb the stairs towards director Shepard's office.

"Um boss, you were saying?" McGee stammered.

"Yeah start and I'll be right with you." Gibbs replied not taking his eyes off Ducky. Tony, McGee and Ziva all looked at each other, confusion evident on their faces. "Ducky." Gibbs called out as he caught up to the doctor on the stairs. "Whatchya doing up here in my neck of the woods?"

"Is it that rare of an occasion to find me topside that you trudge all the way up here to ask me why?" Ducky asked as he turned to face Gibbs.

"Yep."

"Maybe the director has some questions about an autopsy I performed." Gibbs raised an eyebrow.

"She couldn't just ask you that over the phone?"

"I honestly have no clue why she asked me to come to her office Jethro."

"She didn't say why?"

"Well if she had told me why would I be standing here having this absurd conversation with you?" Gibbs shrugged.

"Maybe."

"Jethro, did it ever occur to you that people might want the pleasure of my company just to hear one of my exhilarating tales?" Gibbs chuckled and shook his head.

"No Duck, that thought has never crossed my mind." Gibbs replied, Ducky smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Hey whatever it is it must be big. Keep me in the loop Duck."

"Have I ever kept you out before?" Gibbs shook his head and turned to leave. He looked back over his shoulder at the doctor who had already turned back and start to make his way to the director's office. Something just didn't feel right.

"What do you have DiNozzo?" Gibbs said as he walked past Tony's desk.

"Um boss?" Gibbs turned to look at him.

"I told you to start what did you get?"

"Well the thing is that you never really said what we should start so I was checking my messages…"

"McGee…do you have anything?" McGee stood up and walked over to Gibbs.

"Well Sir I started to access the phone records of our vampire, I hoped to come across some names that match up with the initials in her diary but nothing so far."

"Good McGee." Gibbs smiled and turned back to Tony. "You better be on your way to finishing what you were suppose to be starting by the time I get back."

"Where you going boss?"

"To get coffee." Gibbs said and made his way to the elevator. When the doors to the elevator shut Tony let out the breath he was holding.

"Still never said what I was supposed to start."