I don't think that you need the reminder but here it is anyway:

'Tony' = Ziva's mind
'Ziva' = Tony's mind

The smell of strong Gibbs coffee cut through the tense awkward silence, "Did I miss anything?" Gibbs hid the smile behind the cup of coffee as his team settled back into their seats exchanging confused looks and knowing glares.

15 minutes later

The gravel crunched against the tyres as Gibbs pulled into the large drive decorated with an enormous fountain in the centre holding a questionable fish-lady that was spewing out water.

The team were left gob smacked as they looked up at the huge house surrounded by palm trees and themed oriental ponds. Gibbs led the way to the front door with Abby trailing close behind.

"This truly is amazing," McGee muttered to Tony.

"I think so, also. It is a beautiful house and the gardens are something out of a fairytale," Tony admired, sounding more feminine than would please.

"And the state of the art security system is to die for," McGee continued in his own world, Tony's words lost on him.

A middle-aged man came to the door – clearly not the owner of the house, more of a butler, "Good afternoon, I assume you are the NCIS team wishing to speak with Mrs. Jones."

Gibbs recognised this as the wife of the victim who was now living with her parents in the family's holiday home, "Yes, thank you."

The butler lead the team of 5 through the grand hallways past a number of fine paintings and exquisite sculptures, however their meaning was lost on some.

"Look at that one, it's incredible! You rarely see such paintings in peoples' homes," Tony said, in awe.

"I don't understand it myself," Ziva groaned as she tried to figure out the tangle of people in a nearby sculpture, "Honestly, this looks like the thing in Super 8."

Abby could hear their muttering from the back of the group, "I only hope they can become better actors until we find that machine or Gibbs will soon catch on," she thought, in one way she was anxious for them but on the other hand it would be rather funny if he were to find out…

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