Chapter 4: Matt's Temporary Assignment
Abby took Matt down to her lab, she turned the music down. "What is that?"
"One of my favorite groups, Android Lust!" Matt looked mystified. "It's a genre of music called heavy metal," Abby wrapped her arms round Matt, he was like Gibbs a solid presence, a man you could rely on no matter happened, but right now he was the one who needed help. "What are you going to do for the next six months?" Abby asked.
"Gibbs has offered me a bed, but I don't know what I can do in the meantime."
"Has Gibbs shown you his basement yet?" Matt shook his head. "He will, he spends most of his spare time down there," Gibbs had come down to the lab he stood watching as Abby hugged Matt, with Tony and McGee he sometimes found himself with feelings of jealousy, he didn't know if Abby knew just how much he loved her. With Matt it wasn't like that he recognized that Matt needed Abby's warmth, he realized that Matt loved Miss Kitty like he loved Abby.
A month after he arrived Matt, had had the stitches removed and his arm was out of the sling. Fully fit again, he felt bored just lounging around. "Matt," he looked round at Gibbs, "dinner," Gibbs placed the cartons of Mexican food on the low table.
"That's going to hit the spot," Gibbs grinned, they ate and had coffee, sitting back, his cell rang, he answered it.
"What have you got, Tony?"
"Navy Lieutenant, found dead on board the USN Seahawk."
"Get the team together."
"On it, Boss," Gibbs rested his head on the back of the sofa.
"Seems there's always something happening last thing at night," Gibbs said.
"Happens in my time too," Gibbs rose opening his gun box and fastening his SIG to his belt.
"What did Doctor Pitt say about your arm?"
"He said I can start using it again, why?"
"Leon said he saw you this morning, said you looked bored."
"I have a got a bit of cabin fever I suppose."
"Leon, said you need action. He's issued you with temporary ID, you can work for us for the next four months. Want to come with?" Matt didn't have to be asked twice, he rose and followed Gibbs, they drove to Norfolk Naval Base, Gibbs parked by the NCIS vehicles. Gibbs and Matt got out, Gibbs spotted Commander Veitch, they shook hands. "Commander Veitch, this is Matt Dillon," Veitch noted the Marshal's badge. "Matt's on temporary assignment with us," Matt smiled.
"Your people are on board already, I'd appreciate it if you cleared this up ASAP Seahawks due out on manoeuvres in a few days."
"Commander the investigation is barely begun and it will take as long as it takes presuming you want the right man in jail," Gibbs said, Matt followed him down the gangplank ducking as he went through the doorway.
"Commander Veitch puts me in mind of a rattler ready to strike." Gibbs smiled, the sailors laughed, the COB led them to where Ducky was examining the body.
"Hello, Matt, how's your shoulder?"
"Fine, Ducky, just fine."
"Gibbs, I don't think she was killed here? Too little blood for those wounds."
"COB, start a search, but you tell them not to touch anything when they find where the lieutenant was killed," Matt went with COB to help in the search.
"You been with NCIS long?" COB asked.
"Nope, it's a temporary assignment. I'll be with them about four months. Name's Matt Dillon."
"We'll head aft," Matt and COB moved aft scanning each compartment. "This is the last compartment, the aft torpedo room," they entered stacks of torpedos waiting use. Matt heard the whimpering first, he moved round the stack and found the girl, her uniform torn apart, blood everywhere, she too had been stabbed but she was alive.
"COB, have you got a doctor on board?"
"Aye, I'll go get him," COB left, he brought the Doctor and the NCIS team, Matt rose.
"Has she said anything, Matt?" Gibbs said.
"The lieutenant disturbed the man while he was attacking her."
"COB, better get Commander Veitch down here, he isn't going to like this," Gibbs said, Commander Veitch arrived in the torpedo room shortly.
"Damn, this is going to reflect badly on the Submarine Service, but more than that I don't like seeing women getting hurt," Matt scanned the floor noting tne footprints, he followed each set, one appeared to be going towards the rear, he followed them COB followed and opened the hatch to tube four.
"Out!" The ordinary seaman crawled out. "I'd dearly love to kill you now, but I value my career too much," Gibbs handcuffed him.
"Why?" Commander Veitch asked. "You could have had a fine career in the service? Get him out of my sight!" Gibbs handed the seaman to Tony while orderlies lifted the girl onto a gurney, wrapped in blankets.
"Petty Officer Sarah Walsh, she's a fine sailor," Captain Stevens said. "I just hope she wants to stay in the navy after this."
"Mr Dillon, thank you for your help," Commander Veitch said. "Agent Gibbs said this is your first case for NCIS?" Matt nodded, he left with Gibbs and the team, they returned to NCIS building in the Washington Navy Yard.
"Well that was one of the quickest cases I've ever known," McGee said.
"He probably didn't have time to do much else," Matt said, as they walked into the office.