The Shocking Discovery Chapter 11
38 year old Carl Baker, a rising congressional star, is found floating face down in his swimming pool, wearing only his boxer shorts.
Gibbs goes down to Abby's lab to tell her that they caught a case.
"I knew that guy!" Said Abby, as soon as Gibbs tells her "We were both attending Louisiana State University at the same time."
"Well then, gear up Abbs, you're coming with us." Said Gibbs
"You mean, I get to go to my first ever crime scene? Wow, after all these years I am finally losing my crime scene virginity." Gasps Abby
"Wow, I don't think that's ever been said before." Said Tony
At the crime scene…
When the NCIS team arrived on the scene, there was yellow caution tape surrounding the perimeter of the pool.
"DiNozzo, photos and help Ducky get the body out of the water. McGee, check the perimeter for any evidence. Ziva, go take a statement from the person who found him." Said Gibbs, as he started barking out orders
So, DiNozzo goes and puts on a NCIS jumpsuit then he walks over to the ladder and climbs in. McGee searches the outside and inside the house. Ziva goes and talks to the guy who found Carl then she takes a statement.
After they get Carl's body out of the water, DiNozzo takes some photos and then Ducky puts the liver temperature tool into his stomach.
"Time of Death, Duck?" Asked Gibbs, as he got his notepad out
"22 hours ago. I'll know more once we get him to autopsy."
Abby stayed by Gibbs' side the whole time, she did confirm that it was indeed Carl Baker. When they were both attending Louisiana State University at the same time, they would occasionally talk to one another whenever they seen each other.
At NCIS HQ…
The team has only been there for an hour when Gibbs gets a call from a Norfolk PD Sergeant.
"Yeah, Gibbs"
"I thought you'd like to know that we just picked up a trespasser on Baker's property. It is Vern Peters, Carl's old political rival."
Gibbs hangs up and then gets another call from Ducky.
"I'll be right down."
With that, they both hung up and Gibbs made his way down to autopsy.
In Autopsy…
Ducky was carrying a clipboard with the tox results when Gibbs walks in.
"Whattada got, Duck?"
"Baker died of an overdose of Heroin. It appears that our friend had some very high skeletons in his closet, Jethro."
While at the crime scene, McGee had found burned clothes, a medal, security cameras, and a recorder.
An hour later of Abby testing the contains…
"The tape's blank, but I did find a fingerprint match—for Carl's wife, Felicity."
McGee goes up to the bullpen and tells Gibbs what they had discovered and Gibbs tells Tony and Ziva to go pick her up.
When they got to where Felicity was staying; the door was wide open, obviously someone had kicked it open. Walking inside the house; they could see shattered glass everywhere and some furniture knocked over.
Looks like there's another crime scene on their hands.
Tony took his cell phone from his pocket and called Gibbs while looking at Ziva.
"Yeah, Gibbs."
Tony explains the situation to him and then before he could finish explaining the situation; Gibbs just hung up on him.
An hour and a half later they found out that the crime scene was fake so they needed to find someone who was good at making crime scenes look real. It took another hour to find out who made the fake crime scene and when Gibbs found out, it wasn't pretty.
Tony and Ziva went to go pick up Mikel at where he works so he can tell them where Carl's wife is.
Once Carl's wife found out how much money she would get if Carl died first she was going to take the money and run instead of paying for his funeral.
Tony put out a Bolo on her and within an hour someone called and reported that she was at the DC airport. So, an security guard who worked at the airport brought her in and Tony took her to the interrigation room.
Within 30 minutes of Gibbs interrigating her; she confesed of killing her husband to get the money to run away. After she confesed, Tony hand cuffed her and took her out of the room then him and McGee esorted her out to the company car and took her to the county jail house.
After Gibbs got done interrigating her, he went to go get his favorite lab rat a Caf Pow! Walking into the lab, Abby was swaying back and forth to the music she was listening to but he wouldn't call it music; it was just noise to him.
Remembering their conversation in the evidence garage 6 years ago, using his sniper skills he slowly and quietly walks across the room. Then he uses his other hand thats not carrying the Caf Pow to lightly slap her on the rear.
"Gibbs! What are you trying to do? Give me a heart attack. The older you get the sneakier you are."
"I know. I also know that the older I get, I'll still have my silver hair."
"You better or you'll be in big trouble Mister President."
Gibbs leans into her personal space
"Really?"
Abby just gets cold shivers down her spine.
"Yes, really."