The ride home wasn't any better for Kate, who threw up twice. Luckily, she seemed in better spirits. She certainly had regained her energy by the time we got back to NCIS.
"Kate! Dinozzo!" barks Gibbs "Take all the evidence down to Abby. McGee! You better have something of worth or I'll think you spent the entire time down in Abby's Lab!"
Kate and I scurry towards the elevator, arms laden with evidence.
I flip the emergency stop on the elevator not long after the doors shut.
"Kate. Are you sure you're okay? You've been so tired lately and now you're getting sick at every turn…are you sure you're not deathly ill or have the flu or something?"
"It's just motion sickness Tony. I told you I don't like helicopters." She mutters, not looking me in the eye
"You promise you're not sick?" I ask, pressing for answers.
She lifts her head up and looks me in the eye "Tony, I promise I am not sick." I stare her for a moment, as our eyes are locked. There's a fraction of laughter in her eyes, some unknown joke being concealed. I know should ignore it for now.
"Thanks Kate." I whisper, and I flick the elevator switch back on.
We march into Abby's lab.
"Abby!" I call "Abs!" over the loud heavy metal music
"I'm right here Tony!" she giggles, marching over "What have you brought me?"
I set my bin down, take Kate's from her arms and place it beside mine, where I start passing Abby stuff.
"Blood, Fingerprints, here are the photos, the Petty Officer's clothes, his accessories, some animal droppings, tire marks, and two or three bags of Kate's vomit, which landed on the forest floor near the body." I reel off
"Wow, sorry Kate. Motion sickness?" sympathizes Abby
"Yeah, I hate helicopters." Kate sighs.
My phone rings
"Yeah, boss?" I say into the receiver
"Dinozzo! You and Kate get upstairs now. We're going to his home address."
"Be up in two boss." I say, shutting the phone. "Boss needs us to check the home address." I explain to Kate, and we both turn and head to the elevator.
"Thanks for the evidence guys!" crows Abby as we leave
"You're welcome!" we chorus back.
"Gibbs! It looks like the Petty Officer just came into some big money. Old relative died. His wife said they were having problems. In a divorce, she would only get half of that while if he dies, she gets all of it." Says Kate, looking up from her computer
"Told you. When money's involved it's always the spouse." I smirk, and she rolls her eyes.
"Good job Kate. We've got motive. How about opportunity, Dinozzo?"
"Well, she claimed to have been at a yoga class in Ardsley but I checked all of them and none of them have ever seen her."
"Means?" demands Gibbs
"The Petty Officer's blood alcohol level was high. If he was drunk, she could've easily just hit him over the head and driven him out to the middle of no where." Kate explains
"Done. Dinozzo, McGee, bring in the wife. Well done Kate." Gibbs orders
I frown as Kate smirks at me.
Part of me is annoyed, and part of me is glad that whatever made her sick this morning has left and she's back to our normal Kate again.
