CHAPTER 6
"What do you have?" Gibbs asks as he strides into the lab. He sees Sean typing away at the computer, not a furiously as Abby does, but still much quicker than he does.
"Well, so far I have found the murder weapon," Sean holds up a length of rope in a plastic bag,"but there were no epithelials on the rope, so your killer probably wore gloves. All the blood samples from the scene are the victims. Also, the strands of hair that were found still had skin tags attached, so the victim most likely fought back. Ready for the good stuff?"
"Have you been talking to Abby?"
"Um, yeah. How did you know that?" Sean asks.
Gibbs looks at him pointedly.
"Right. Well, the DNA from the hair is female and I'm running it through AFIS right now."
"That's good work. Keep me posted." Gibbs turns and walks out of the lab while Sean smiles brightly.
Gibbs walks off of the elevator into the bullpen and is surprised by silence. Kate, Tony, and McGee are all working away at their desks. Kate is the first to notice Gibbs. She stands up. "The possible suspect is Adam Young, 35. Was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Enlisted into the Canadian Navy at 18. He was honorably discharged 9 years later. 5 years ago he moved to Virginia Beach and has been working as a fishing instructor. Met Petty Officer Lynch at the marina 3 years ago and they have been taking off-shore fishing trips together on his boat during the Petty Officer's shore leaves."
"He didn't kill the Petty Officer."
"Well, no. He has been in Nova Scotia visiting family for 2 weeks, arrived in Virginia this morning. He said that he and Petty Officer Lynch had scheduled a fishing trip for tomorrow. Alibi checked out. How did you know that?"
"Because, we aren't looking for a man." Gibbs replies.
"A woman did this boss?" Tony asks.
"No Tony, a horse did." Gibbs says sarcastically. "We're looking for a woman who had reason to kill Petty Officer Lynch."
McGee hangs up his phone. "Boss, I don't have a name yet on the last person to call the Petty Officer." Gibbs walks towards McGee while glaring at him.
"Um, but I do have the address that the number originated from."
"Well, why didn't you say so McGee? Get Sean to keep working on getting a name and head out." Everyone starts putting down papers and picking up their backpacks.
"A woman?" Abby asks incredulously. "Women don't usually strangle. Well unless they really hate you, but then they find other methods to kill you. Strangling takes a lot of strength so they usually don't do it. Something is hinky about this. Run the DNA through CODIS just in case. I know there are only a few women in there, but you never know." Abby says in one breath.
"How long can you go without breathing and how fast does your mind work?" Sean asks in awe.
"Well, McGee says it works like a pachinko machine."
"A what-inko machine?"
"It's a Japanese gambling machine, but it's not cause gambling is illegal and….well it's a long story, I'll tell it to you later when you don't have DNA to run."
"I'll call you if anything comes up." Sean says.
"Later!"
Abby hangs up the phone and starts waddling towards the kitchen. She changes direction and walks to the stairs, then back to the living room. She keeps mumbling to herself about how hinky this whole thing sounds. "I need my lab." She picks up the phone again and calls a cab, and then she waddles towards the stairs. "I wish you'd get here soon. Mommy is having trouble doing everything." Abby says aloud as she struggles up the stairs to get ready to go to NCIS.