It had been four months since Sunny's arrest, and nobody was any closer to proving her innocence. She had gotten a seven year sentence thanks to Hetty, who pulled some strings and collected a few favors eventually managing to reduce her sentence by a few years. Callie had stopped asking questions as to whether her mother was coming home soon. And Deeks had completely lost himself in everything. After Sunny was arrested, he was obviously who now had legal responsibility over Callie, but he still had to go through a few court hearings and evaluations to make sure he was ready to take proper care of her. He even had to meet with CPS a few times.

All Deeks' teammates had noticed the change in his behavior since the moment he walked out of the interrogation room. He rarely smiled anymore, laughed, or even made a comment that was remotely funny. The happy, goofy, lighthearted Deeks they knew, had left with Sunny, and they didn't know if they'd ever see him again.

Everyone had made it very clear that they were available for any help he may need, and not to hesitate in contacting them. Nell had especially been very helpful to Deeks. She would unexpectedly show up at his apartment without being asked whenever Deeks needed a break, taking Callie for walks, to the beach, or even just watching a movie with the four year old while an exhausted Deeks slept.

Nell and Callie had soon become good friends, Callie realizing that Nell was fun and kind. Nell realizing that Callie was much more mature than a normal four year old and a lot like she herself was when she were young. The two shared stories and secrets, they even went to lunch together sometimes.

Occasionally Nell would drag Eric along with her to spend time with Callie. Deeks had noticed that a few weeks after Eric began to come by, an X-Box had mysteriously appeared hooked up to his TV set. Once, Deeks woke to the sound of gunshots ringing through his apartment. He ran into his living room to find a very concentrated Eric teaching Callie how to play Call of Duty and Halo on the X-Box. Although he was pretty sure those games were a little too violent for Callie, they seemed to be having fun, so he went back to bed.

Sam and Michelle had also been a tremendous amount of help with Callie. Since she usually got out of school before Deeks got out of work, Sam had offered to have Michelle babysit her at home until Deeks was able to pick her up. Before long, Callie had two new friends, Sam's daughters, who were unsurprisingly just as energetic as she was.

Even Callen had helped out a little. Deeks had a feeling Callie had grown on him a lot. About a month after the case, Deeks hadn't gone surfing in awhile. Nell and Eric were busy, and Deeks didn't want to bother Sam and Michelle again, they were already doing a lot for him. Callen had offered to take Callie on a "field trip" for the day while Deeks spent time at the beach and with some friends he had not been able to hang out with recently.

When the two got back, Deeks asked them what they had done. Callie perked up and launched into a detailed description of how Callen had let her help him pick out furniture for his house. Deeks was very happy that he had friends that would buy furniture just so his niece could enjoy herself for a day and he could have some time alone.

Kensi was also a great deal of help. Every Saturday night she would stop by with pizza so they could watch Titanic for the 1000th time and just enjoy each other's company. She would be there for him whenever he needed to talk, and Deeks was more than thankful just for that simple gesture. Although he was slightly annoyed at her constant worrying over him, he never showed it. He was happy that there was someone who cared enough to worry, even when he was perfectly fine.

Hetty though, was the most help of all. The tiny woman would always guide him in the correct direction whenever he didn't know what to do. He was often dumbfounded with Callie, and Hetty would advise him on how to take care of it. The two had formed a special bond over the course of the few months Sunny had been gone.

There was also the unspoken agreement between everyone of the team that they had to keep digging into Sunny's case and find whoever was the real murderer. Several times they had found what they thought could've cracked the case wide open, only to be disappointed when it lead to a dead end. But this time, Eric was certain he found something.

Rushing down the stairs as quickly as he could, Eric called out to everyone to pay attention to what he had to say. Nell was right on his heels wondering what could have him so excited.

"What is it, Eric?" Kensi asked curiously.

"Security cam footage that proves Sunny didn't do it." Instantly the team was on their feet, running up the stairs as fast as Eric had run down. When they got there, no one was too surprised to see that Hetty made it up first. As soon as everyone was in their respective places, Eric began the footage.

It showed a man sitting at a table in an outdoor restaurant. The man was wearing a black baseball cap that shielded his eyes, but left the rest of his fave viewable by the security cam. He was holding an envelope placed in front of him and was clearly waiting for someone. The timestamp in the corner of the screen showed the exact date and time Rouling had been murdered. Just then, a woman with with sun kissed blonde hair sat across from him at the table. She was also wearing sunglasses, that she took off when the man slid the yellow envelope over to her.

Underneath the sunglasses was a very worried and scared looking Sunny. She took the envelope and put it into her jacket pocket, before giving the man the finger and walking off. The man also left after putting a few dollars on the table.

"What was that?" Deeks asked voicing everyone's thoughts.

"I'm not too sure what was inside the envelope. But I do know who that guy is." Eric responded. "Who is he?" Sam asked concerned. "Well, his t-shirt is what caught my eye. Last year, I went to this Metallica concert, they gave out two t-shirts to two different fans in the crowd. I wanted one of course, but I wasn't chosen. That was one of the t-shirts that was given out. The other person who got the shirt was a female, so it has to be him." Eric said, proud of his work.

"Who is he?" Callen asked again.

"Well, I compared his facial structure to the guy who got the shirt, and they're the same person." Eric responded. "Jacob Weilly turns out to be a Metallica fan, and I'd bet he's Doug Rouling's killer."