(Ziva looking down and Gibbs coming from behind gun in hand.)
Gibbs walked quickly past the receptionist, and into the office of base security. "What idiot allowed the admiral's body to be cremated before I got here" demanded Gibbs.
"I'm sorry sir he never stopped to check in with me shall I get an officer to escort him out?" A meek ensign inquired.
The middle aged MP officer smiled and with a wave told her it was ok. "You must be Agent Gibbs. I was told to expect you." The officer said motioning Gibbs to sit.
"You haven't answered my question." Gibbs stated back. "Well, our local NCIS on the island said there wasn't much else he could glean from the body itself and released it to the family" said the officer.
Gibbs looked the MP officer up and down trying to gauge if this person was that much of a moron. She had her hair in a tight bun on the top of her head. Age lines next to hers eyes as if the sun had stolen years away from her. Her uniform was starched straight and not one pip was out of line. "Maybe he couldn't get any more information from it, but my team could. You have just made it more difficult for us to solve this thing. What's the agent's name that released the body?" Gibbs asked.
Opening a file cabinet and searching through what seemed like an endless sea of manila folder she pulled one of them and set before Gibbs. "Agent Higgins, was the agent that processed the scene and allowed the body released" She said.
"I'll need to find where he is at this moment" Gibbs said. As he stood to leave.
"Agent Gibbs, I don't understand why NCIS had to send your team out here we have a handle on this case and I am working closely with agent Higgins to find what happen" replied the Officer.
"Well now you get to work closely with me. I'll be back." Gibbs said as he walked away.
"Come on! These girls are gorgeous Probie. Take a look over there, you can't tell me that's not a wonderful sight to behold" Tony said.
McGee barely looked up from combing the beach sand with the metal detector he was using. "Tony, would you mind getting you head out of your butt and help us with the scene." Ziva said.
Tony look down at where Ziva was on her hands and knees sweeping the sand in broad strokes with her hand. "Well, if you must know Ziva. surfers are very territorial about their waves I think I'll ask around and see if anybody remembers the good Admiral" said Tony.
Ziva watched Tony walk over to a group of sun bathing girls. He smiled his infamous smile and sat down next to them and started chatting away. Ziva rolled her eyes "McGee why is Tony such a donkey's butt some times?" Ziva asked. McGee looked up from his display and looked at Tony and then back at Ziva. "He likes to think he's a people person. I go with science and what I know. Where Tony goes more so with how he understands a person. So some times I let his comments slide just because I know deep down he's doing what he does best." answered McGee.
"And what is that? Flirt?" Ziva replied. McGee smiled "He knows he has charm and he uses it to his advantage" McGee said. "Sort of like Gibbs and his gut." Ziva mumbled under her breath.
Gibbs walked down on the beach the grit of the sand seeping in his shoes. He continued till he saw DiNozzo flirting with some girls on the beach. "Having fun Agent DiNiozzo?" Gibbs said quietly.
"Hey, boss I was just getting some background on this stretch of beach here. Cindy here has been very helpful." DiNozzo said. He smiled sweetly and returned with Gibbs to the crime scene a few meters back.
"Have you found anything new, that the crime scene techs missed the first time McGee?" Gibbs asked as he walked up to the scene.
"Sorry boss I haven't found much of anything. The tide must have washed away the remaining evidence" McGee answered.
"It's like trying to locate a pin in a wheat stack" Ziva added. Tony corrected her as he walked up. "That's a needle in a haystack. Ziva" Tony replied.
"Tony I hope you have more than just snappy come backs from your time spent with Candy over there" Gibbs said. "Yes, I found out that our Admiral ran this strech of beach everyday as part of his workout. He'd start from the base grounds and end about a mile away at a local watering hole. And uh boss, her name is Cindy" Tony answered.
"I don't care what her name is Tony I need you and McGee to check out the club. Ziva your with me we're going to have a little visit an Agent Higgins in regards to his utter lack of procedure" said Gibbs.
Pulling up to the club Tony began to laugh. McGee looked at him as if he had grown another head. "What are you laughing about Tony?" McGee asked.
"Look at this place! Probie it's the King Kamehamha club!" Tony said excited. McGee looked back at his notes and stated "Ah, Tony it says here that the Admiral was apart of the Cliff face club. And that's what the signed said."
"No, Probie I mean this must be the club they used when they shot the tv show Magnum P.I. Oh man this is a dream come true! Wait a second… Who were Gibbs and Ziva going to talk to again?" said Tony.
McGee punched a few button on his blackberry "An Agent Higgins. Why?" he replied.
Tony shut his door and almost leapt into the club. "Don't you see McGee? Higgins was Mag PI's foil on the show. This is just too cool, I'm going to have to see if I can find the Robin Master's estate while I'm here." he explained to his co-worker as he opened the door.
"Why are we checking out agent Higgins home? Shouldn't we be looking at his office? I mean today is a work day right?" inquired agent David.
Gibbs paused his stride up to the weather worn house. "Because Agent David, the MP officer I spoke with said that agent Higgins wasn't feeling well and told me to try his home now come on."
Ziva slapped her hands down at her side. Agent Gibbs seemed to be the only person she met that treated like a child some times. They both knocked on the door and waited. Being impatient Ziva looked in the window trying to see if somebody was in deed home. She cold tell that a single man lived here alone. The newspapers stacked high next to the lean back chair and a half empty glass of water sitting on top. She peered in closer and saw a shadow moving in the back part of the house.
"Gibbs I think I see movement. I'm going around back" Ziva said.
Gibbs drew his gun and pounded harder on the screen door making it shake like a small child before getting punish. "NCIS!" Gibbs announced loudly as he kick the door in a moment later entering the house gun at the ready.
"Gibbs! I think I found Agent Higgins." He heard agent David call from the back. Slowly he made his way towards the back of the house. He stepped softly trying not to make a noise. He saw Agent David standing over a man's body laid out on the floor.
(Ziva looking down and Gibbs coming from behind gun in hand.)