A/N: sorry for the long wait, I kinda forgot with the whole Xmas period;).
During lunch, when the three of them had to listen to the nasal sounds of McGee telling one of his stories from his childhood, Kate suddenly felt Tony's legs brushing softly against hers. They exchanged a few looks without Gibbs noticing. Right after lunch, Gibbs' cell phone rang. The only thing he said was: " Thanks."
"Okay, showtime." He added. He took the car keys. McGee was left in the restaurant of the hotel. Gibbs wanted to reach the airport before Mrs. Stevens and her husband did.
Gibbs was driving like a maniac again, leaving Kate and Tony, who both sat at the back, bump into each other.
"Uh, Boss, we just had lunch" Tony remarked.
"Yeah, that's good for your digestion DiNozzo!" he answered with a small smile on his face.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you that it's bad to practise sports after you ate?" Kate snapped back.
"Nope" he answered and he stepped even harder on the gas.
"Well, I think we broke the land speed record," said Kate with an irate look towards Gibbs, while she fixed her hair a bit in place. Gibbs ran to a desk clerk and asked him where they stored the body.
"Uh, the body has already been claimed, a couple was waiting for it the whole morning and they took it to the crematorium I guess."
"I told the manager to store the body till I arrived! Ok, doesn't matter, where's the crematorium?" he hissed.
"You keep following the main road for a few miles and then you should see a sign to follow." He said ashamed.
"Ok, let's go!" he waved and ran back to the exit, Kate and Tony following.
"You're not going to drive faster than you already did, are you Gibbs?" Kate asked with a little voice.
"The hell I will! That little vixen had been waiting all morning for that body to arrive, I promise you guys we will get there in time, they will not get away with this" He answered while he speeded all limits again.
They arrived at the crematorium and Gibbs ran towards the main entrance and told Kate and Tony to go around back. He showed the picture of the dead body to the guy at the desk and the guy nodded.
"Yeah, that's the guy they just brought to the back. If you hurry you can still catch them!"
"Thanks" Gibbs drew his gun and ran to the back of the building.
Kate and Tony meanwhile saw a few people carrying the coffin.
"Freeze" Tony yelled as he drew his gun. The guys put the coffin down on its wheels, and the uneven surface caused the coffin to roll away.
"Damn Tony!" Kate yelled when she started to run down the hill as well, followed by Darlene Stevens, Ian Stevens, Tony and Gibbs coming from around the corner. The coffin smashed against a pair of gas barrels and exploded. They all ducked away from the fire.
Ian Stevens smiled.
"What are you grinning at?" hissed Gibbs, "you are arrested for murder, premeditated murder."
"You have nothing against me," he answered calmly.
"Yes, we do" Kate said, "We had the pictures of the murder scene enlarged. The murderer had a big scar on his left arm, probably from his childhood. And I guess we'll see that you have that one too." She pulled Ian's sleeve up and the scar appeared. She smiled at him. "Guess your days are numbered." She cuffed him, while Gibbs cuffed Darlene Stevens.
"I didn't know that he was going to kill him!" she tried to defend herself, "I don't know anything!"
"Yeah, that's what you all say lady!" Tony added without pity.
Soon a police car arrived and escorted Darlene and Ian away.