Gibbs told in a friendly manner to Darlene Stevens that the body was on its way, but that they wanted to talk to Melissa again, if that wasn't too much of a problem? She shook her head. Gibbs entered the room of Melissa with the picture of the John Doe, while Kate and Tony had to keep Darlene busy.
"Hey Melissa, I want you to help me again and this will mean a great deal for your dad."
"Ok...I'm sorry about that guy who broke his nose yesterday. It wasn't my fault."
"His nose isn't broken. It will heal, don't worry. I'm going to show you a photo and you have to tell me if you know the guy on it. And you cannot tell your mom just yet, this has to stay a surprise." She nodded and took the photo from him.
"Never seen this guy before...is he the killer?" she asked while she looked up to Gibbs, who immediately saw in her eyes that she spoke the truth.
"Won't be long till the case is solved. In the meantime I have a birthday present for you..." he said while he gave her an NCIS cap.
"Wow...a real one? Wow...thanks!" she laughed.
"You're welcome!" Gibbs answered and left the room.
Kate was asking Darlene about the lovely flowers she saw in the garden, while Tony was silently watching outside the window.
"Thank you for your time, I think we will get the truth of the matter in a real short time Mrs Stevens" Gibbs said while he shook her hand.
"We are, Gibbs?" Kate asked him while they were walking toward the car.
"Yeah" he opened his cell phone and called to the airport that they had to notify him when the body arrived.
"Care to share Boss?"
"Patience Tony" They stepped into the car and Gibbs drove of. In the car he was silent first, but then started to speak.
"We will have another encounter with Mrs Stevens this afternoon, when the body arrives. She will want to cremate the body immediately because she knows that we are unto her. I saw it in her eyes. The daughter knows nothing but I feel sorry for her, she didn't deserve this."
"Who do you think the guy is Gibbs?" Kate asked.
"We have a video meeting with Abby back in the hotel, that will hopefully prove my theory."
The face of Abby appeared on the screen, waving at them.
"Hey you guys. Well, this is the interesting part. I ran the DNA of our John Doe through the military database but he never served so I ran it through AFAS and...he's a working guy." She smirked.
"What?" Gibbs said confused.
"A male prostitute?" Kate said with a slight smile.
"Very good Katie" Abby answered.
"Wow" Tony answered with a big grin.
"So, my theory looks fine so far" Gibbs said, "Ian Stevens picks up his victim and takes him for a supposed romantic trip on a boat. There, he kills the guy and drops him overboard. The wife, who is in on everything, identifies the guy as her husband, while Ian Stevens lays low. They hoped to get the money from the doubled insurance, get this poor guy cremated and most likely disappear into thin air afterwards. Well, that isn't going to happen. Thanks Abbs, all we can do now is wait for the body to arrive."
"Wait Gibbs, don't disconnect her just yet, I need to talk to Abby about something...girl talk," Kate added quickly.
"Uh, ok, you disconnect then when you're ready," he said. Both agents began to turn away as they left Kate alone to talk to Abby but not before Tony gave Kate a little wink.
"Kate, what's up? Something hinky?"
"Uh, do you remember what you said a few months back about sleeping with one of your friends? And feeling normal about that?"
"Yeah"
"Well, I kinda did that yesterday and I'm not sure about the day before"
"Yesterday...you're in Florida...Tony?" Abby's jaw dropped in surprise and her voice was getting louder and louder.
"Shh… yes Tony"
"So?" Abby said with a relaxed tone, "what's the problem?"
"The fact that I'm feeling what I'm not supposed to feel, he's not just a friend Abby, and I don't want to lose my job because of this. Gibbs will fire the both of us."
"Now, now" Abby comforted her, "our silver haired fox isn't that bad. I don't think he would fire you two. You're both very good agents. Does Tony know how you feel about this?"
"No, we haven't talked yet. Everything went very fast and with the case and all. But I can't do this. He'll be tired of me after a while and then having to confront him every day at work and hearing about his latest fling. This would change everything."
"It has already changed Kate. Hmm, the case will be solved by this afternoon I guess, so you'll be back tomorrow, we'll talk then. I need my CafPow!" she waved goodbye.
Kate waved back and shut down with a sigh. Tonight, she had no doubt about it, Tony would come back to her room and they would have a talk.