A/N: Please keep your reviews coming, I'll take all comments, it'll help my writing improve. Ed- Revised edition, enjoy
McGee walked into the Forensics Lab carrying a crate of evidence. He looked like the living dead. He had dark rings under his eyes and was almost white from lack of sleep. He dumped the crate on the bench and looked at Abby. She hadn't turned from her Computer yet.
"That's all the evidence from the site, except for..." McGee paused concern on his face, as he looked at Abby. "Abs, you Ok?"
She turned around to face him. Her eyeliner was streaked down her cheeks and her eyes were red rimmed she tried to evade the question by slightly brightening, "You look like crap, Timmy!"
He nodded. "Yeah well, I was the only one the DC Police Department could contact." McGee paused to rub his eyes. "Then I collected all the evidence and was constantly yelled at." He put his head on the bench, and let out a long sigh. "So… I'm pretty damn tired."
She turned back to the computer, and began typing again focusing on work again. "Well, while you were collecting evidence. I did some background checking on our security system to see if there was any thing suspicious!"
"And." McGee said a hint of impatience in his voice.
"Gibbs is really rubbing off on you." Abby commented brightly.
"Thanks Abs." McGee said sarcastically
"Anyway going back to what I found on the camera." She said before put the image on the plasma screen. The image was of the squad room. Tony and Ziva were still at their desks. Both of them were last to go home the previous night. The image showed McGee and Gibbs leaving Abby sped up the image. For a while the image didn't change much it showed them typing and talking. Suddenly Ziva said something and Tony was out of his seat in her face. Both were highly animated as Tony and Ziva both shouted at one another. McGee stared as if he was watching someone else, Abby smiled pausing the image.
"Maybe they hid they're feelings for each other." she suggested as she saw McGee expression.
"They couldn't be." He looked intently at the paused screen.
Abby turned serious again, "That's not real evidence!"
The plasma screen changed and the security image of the staff car park appeared. McGee concentrated hard on the image of the almost unlit car park he was looking at.
"Abs, ah what am I looking at?" He asked questioningly
"This Timmy." Abby said as she walked round the desk to where he stood looking at the plasma, she pointed at a ghostly figure.
McGee squinted at what she was pointing at and finally realised. A figure moved quickly through the parking lot. He was dressed in black camouflage gear, boots and ski mask, and was carrying a backpack. He moved through the vehicles and then knelt down out the view of the camera's that was filming his every move.
"He placed the bomb, as close to the fuel tank as he could!" McGee exclaimed.
Abby nodded and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Yep, that still doesn't tell us much though!"
McGee looked at the image, then moving quickly to the computer.
Abby turned and looked at him. "What are you up to Timmy?"
"I'm going to try to resize the image to get a closer image of his face." He said as he typed watching the image of the suspect get larger, and more pixelated. McGee tapped at the keyboard and the face became clearer and sharper. "Can you try and get his height and weight, after I finish?"
"He's a blue eyed boy!" Abby exclaimed, she got back on track as McGee looked seriously at her. "Sure it'll probably take a while though."
"How did you know he's blue eyed?" McGee asked.
"When this camera was in the testing phase, they tried to match eye shade to ID people." Abby explained.
McGee nodded. "Ok." He moved away from the computer to allow Abby full use. He walked back over to the bench where the evidence was still sitting. "Do you know I had to collect all the evidence? Gibbs had me take photos and bag and tag. All the he had to do was interview the eyewitness who found Tony." he sagged onto a chair.
Abby asked turning around to look at him. "Where was Ziva?"
He shrugged and held up his hands. "No idea, that's partly why Gibbs was yelling."
"Why was he yelling?" Abby tilted her head.
"I think that was his coping mechanism." McGee gave his customary nod whenever he needed to explain. "You know when Kate was killed by Ari!"
"Yeah." Abby nodded and shrugged, that was opening up an old wound. "Go on!"
"He was really nice to Tony and I." McGee explained. "This time he is just balling, like a drill sergeant!"
"You still haven't answered my question, Timmy." Abby crossed her arms. "Where is Ziva?"
McGee rolled his eye. "I don't know!" He was starting to lose his temper. "I called her four times, then under Gibbs glare I called her three more times, I don't know!" He let his breath out slowly. "Sorry Abs!" Abby had started crying again. Tears streaking her face, McGee pulled her to him giving her a soft hug.
"When your quite finished McGee!" Gibbs strode into the room, Caf-Pow in hand.
McGee and Abby broke apart. McGee stood over the evidence and Abby stood by her computer. Gibbs stood impatiently. "I'm waiting!"
Abby tapped the keyboard the plasma screen flashed up with lighter photo of the culprit. "This Gibbs is our…"
"Dirt bag!" Gibbs finished unimpressed. "Got anything more than Spec ops dark camouflage, a ski mask and back pack?"
"He has blue eyes, Gibbs." Abby chirped she glanced at Gibbs who still held her Caf-Pow.
He gave a slight smile and handed over the Caf-Pow. "Nice work Abs, see if you can find out his height and weight." Gibbs said walking towards the door. "See what you can find out from the evidence and the burnt out Mustang in the garage."
"Sure thing." Abby gave him a forced smile.
"Boss you need me at all?" McGee asked.
Gibbs turned his back and headed for the elevator. "No, you stay here with Abby, if you get anything call me."
"Where are you going Boss?" McGee asked following him.
"Hospital, to talk with the Director, she's there keeping vigil until Tony comes out of surgery." Gibbs said then added. "She might know where Ziva is, if not I'm going to be heading for Ziva's apartment." Gibbs finished as the elevator doors closed.
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