"Chegwidden." The Admiral answered his home phone.
"Admiral, it's Captain Rabb."
"What did you do this time Rabb?" AJ asked.
"Why do you think I've done something sir?" Harm inquired.
"You're calling me at home on a Sunday afternoon."
"Major Williams just beat Special Agent DiNozzio around the assault course in full load. But that wasn't why I was calling."
"What is it Harm?"
"Abbey Scuito, NCIS's forensic specialist just confirmed that Sgt Walsh wasn't Sgt Walsh. His DNA and fingerprints don't match those on record from when he enlisted."
"Is there a chance they were miss filed?" AJ asked.
"She ran it through the database of all military personnel it doesn't match anyone's. She ran the test twice he was not military."
"How long was he at Twenty-Nine Palms?"
"Four years. The real Walsh has no living family. NCIS have been running a double check on that information and it's true."
"So your main witness who is dead, but he isn't the person everyone thought he was. How does that affect your case?"
"We had an affidavit from who we thought was Walsh before he died which we could have submitted as evidence but with him not being who he said he was would throw that into question. So we're going to have problems getting the charges to stick without his evidence."
"So what do you want to do?" AJ asked.
"We're going to see if we can come up with anything else, but it looks like we're not going to be able to get him and we'll have to leave it up to his commanding officer to issue non-judicial punishment in this case."
"Do NCIS have anything?"
"They are working under the presumption that he could possibly be a sleeper of some kind. Abbey is running the prints and DNA through all the databases available to given that they are a federal agency. But unless she can come up with a name, we may never know who he is."
"And there was nothing in John Doe's personal belonging or his room that would indicate who he was or who if anyone he was working for?"
"No sir. But we're helping them go over it with a fine tooth comb."
"Run a check on every assignment Walsh has had since he joined up; go back to his high school if you have to get NCIS to help you to figure out where and when the switch took place." AJ instructed. "Call me if you need access to anyone you can't get access I'll assert a little authority, being JAG has to be useful sometime. If we've got a dead marine somewhere he has a proper burial."
"Yes sir, and sir I think being a two star Admiral is also a good way of asserting authority."
"You have until the end of the week and then we'll reassess the situation."
"Sir, I really need to be back by Thursday."
"Why is that Captain?"
"It's Abi's first birthday and I promised Mac I would be there. I know I'm in the Navy and should expect that I'm not going to be around for things like this but…"
"I'll make sure you're here. But you should call her and tell her you'll be a few more days."
"Yes sir."
"Call me tomorrow with an update."
"Aye aye sir."
"Goodbye Captain."
"Sir." They hung up.
Dammit walked over and put his paw on AJ's leg.
"Want to go for a walk Dammit?" AJ asked the dog barked in agreement. "Good because I needed some air."
TBC
A/N: I know it's short but I wanted to post something.
