As Tony was on his way down to see Ducky, the Medical Examiner was in deep conversation with Jimmy Palmer, the man Tony called "The Autopsy Gremlin."

"Mr. Palmer, do you know the first thing Agent DiNozzo is going to say when he walks in here?"

"That depends, Dr. Mallard," Palmer replied, "if Agent DiNozzo sees me first, he'll call me a gremlin, and if he sees you-"

As the autopsy doors open, Ducky heard Tony ask, "How'd Captain Turner die, Ducky?"

After Tony approached the autopsy table, Ducky proceeded to explain: "The Captain suffered two non-fatal gunshot wounds to the leg and left buttock."

"I don't care that he was shot in the ass. I care about what killed him."

"I have concluded that Captain Turner died from a cyanide capsule that he ingested. As for the gunshot wounds, they were done in an attempt to slow the captain down."

"He was trying to run."

"As his heart shows. He ingested the cyanide after he was shot."

"Suicide."

"Precisely, Anthony. But you didn't just come down here for this."

"Gibbs told me to ask you how he died. That's what I did."

"You are the worst liar on the planet, Anthony. Something is troubling you."

"You got me Ducky. Gremlin, vanish!"

"I knew that was coming!" Palmer called as he walked to the elevator.

"Well, Anthony?" Ducky asked. "What seems to be your problem? Girlfriend? Lack thereof?"

"New girlfriend, Ducky. It' s great, but-"

"You're worried that if you screw it up, you'll destroy a friendship and fracture Jethro's team."

"GAAHH! Who doesn't know?" Tony shouted.

"Ben Bernanke?"

Tony's eyes narrowed. "You and Gibbs have the same joke-writer now?"

"No, Anthony. It's obvious. I've seen the way you look at her and the way she looks at you. Need I elaborate?"

"No, Ducky. It's obvious everybody knows, and it's obvious I'm not changing my mind about it."

"And you shouldn't, Anthony. Just be yourself and stay positive. That's the key to having a long relationship with Agent David."

"Thanks, Duck. I'll take that to heart."

As Tony finished his sentence, his cell phone started to ring. Tony looked down and saw it was Gibbs calling. "Yeah, boss?"

"How'd Turner die, DiNozzo?" Gibbs demanded.

"Suicide. He took a cyanide pill after he got shot. Anything new down there?"

"Security footage confirms he took cyanide. It also confirmed that Turner was running from the Guard."

"Yeah. Ducky pulled those rounds out of him. Leg and left butt cheek, right?"

"Yep. We're on our way back. DiNozzo."

"Yeah?"

"Leave McGee alone. If he sticks his nose in your business again, just smack him."

"Dually noted, boss. Do you want me to take the rounds from Turner's wounds to Abby?"

"Yes."

"On it." After Tony hung up, he turned to Ducky. "I need those rounds, Ducky."

"Mister Palmer was taking them to Abby when you told him to vanish."

"Well, thanks for your advice, Ducky. I'm gonna head back upstairs."