Before Tony's mood got worse, the three agents arrived at the Edenvale Sheriff's Office. The first man they saw was Deputy Tyler Barrett, the Sheriff's brother. Tony and McGee hated him with a passion. Tony's mood hit a new low.

"Hello, Deputy," McGee said.

"What the hell are you guys doing here?" Deputy Barrett snapped.

"Well, it has to do with three dead Navy officers, a dead Marine, and the smoldering wreckage of a Navy Prototype Fighter Jet, the McDonnell Douglas F-15N-PHX 'Sea Eagle' capable of carrying the Phoenix Air-to-air Missile," Tony replied.

Deputy Barrett noticed Ziva wasn't with them. He took a cheap shot at her, since she couldn't kill him this time. "Well, where's that little Arab girl of yours? You finally lock her up in Gitmo?"

"Deputy," Tony said, removing his sunglasses and approaching Deputy Barrett, "if you value being able to talk, I suggest you shut up before I rip out your vocal cords with a credit card and a pair of rusty pliers."

"Who pissed in your Cornflakes?" The Deputy snapped back.

"Well, you insulted the woman that I married and is carrying my child. Not to mention the fact that I could be a father at any moment. I guess you did. McGee, Cooper, inside." Tony, Cooper & McGee moved to go in the station, but Deputy Barrett stopped them.

"Whoa. You guys ain't going inside without my say-so."

"You should yank out your Boondock PD Manual and re-check the pecking order around here," Tony snarled. "Cooper! What happened here?"

"Navy plane crashes, four people that work for the Department of the Navy die. Hmm, it seems like NCIS has jurisdiction," Cooper replied.

"Thank you Cooper," Tony said. "So, Deputy, we can arrest you for interfering with a federal investigation, or you can get out of our way."

Not wanting to be arrested, Deputy Barrett stepped aside, and the Three Stooges entered the police station.

"Can I help you, gentlemen?" A deputy at the front desk asked them.

"NCIS Agents DiNozzo, McGee and Cooper here to see the Sheriff."

"I never thought I'd see NCIS in this town again," a voice said from behind the Three Stooges.

Tony wheeled around. "Sheriff Barrett. I noticed you got the welcome wagon out front for us. Your brother is still a jackass."

"Agent DiNozzo and Agent McGee, it's good to see you. Who's the new guy?"

"Agent Cooper, Sheriff Tom Barrett. That jack-hole out front is his brother."

"Good to meet you, Cooper. I expected to see Gibbs here. Did he retire?"

"No. He's Director of NCIS, and he wants to be kept in the loop, so expect frequent calls from him."

"Okay. And what about Officer David? Is she still with you?"

"AGENT David and I got married last June, and I'm going to be a father any day now, so you'll excuse me if I want to wrap this up quick and get home."

"Oh, no problem."

"Where'd the plane crash?"

"The plane crashed at the motel. You know the one."

"Yeah. And the bodies?"

"Three of them, the Marine and two of the Navy guys, were in the motel. The other guy was flying the plane."

"Where are they?"

"Waiting for your guys in the morgue. Nobody touched 'em."

"Evidence?"

"The electronics are too advanced for our computers. It burned out the power to the police station twice." The lights went out again. "Three times."

"Sheriff, perhaps you could tell your Forensics team to STOP trying to crack the pilot's log and any other electronic data."

"Why?"

"It's all classified. As in Top Secret. As in, if they see it, we have to kill them."

"I thought that was a joke."

"Top Gun, 1986. Of course it's a joke. Tom Cruise said the same thing to Kelly McGillis. Now, Crime scene. McGee, Cooper, go. McGee, you drive."

"What are you doing, Tony?" McGee asked. Head-slap.

"I'm gonna make sure the Forensics lab doesn't try to crack that code again. And I need to brief Gibbs and SECNAV. Sheriff, when our Medical Examiner arrives, point him to the morgue."

"Okay, Agent DiNozzo."

"You got an office around here? I don't want to be overheard. National security reasons."

"The conference room down the hall there. That should give you a good measure of privacy."

"Thank you."