After Gibbs makes his calls Tony shows him the letter and tells him about the one McGee received. "It was gloating not threatening which is why we dismissed it..." Tony trails off as he realises Gibbs is staring at him. Gibbs tells him about the letter Ziva got and the photos that were sent to Jenny.
"It looks like someone hurt Abby to get back at you Boss".
"You think DiNozzo!" Gibbs says sounding more like himself than he has done for the previous half hour. "God Tony if we lose Abby because of something I've done..."
"We won't. Our goth goddess is tough. She's a fighter. She'll be" Gibbs phone rings.
"Gibbs". "Yes Ducky." He listens. "Got it. When will" He listens. "Is the guard detail I ordered there?" He listens. "Stay with her. Thanks Duck."
As Gibbs hangs up the phone Ziva and McGee enter the squad room. "Boss?" "Ducky says she is going to be fine. Apparently she somehow inhaled a nearly fatal combination of some industrial grade cleaning solutions."
"I think I know how Boss. The bio hazard team found a vase of roses on her desk that have been sprinkled with some type of black powder. A container of the substance was hidden a the centre of the bunch too. The odour of the roses would've helped mask the smell."
"Boss you know it's Abby's birthday. She must have thought they came from one of us and"
"McGee!" "Yes, Boss." "The surveillance footage?" "Oh right Boss. Ziva told me about the flowers so I quickly scanned the footage and was able to locate the delivery man dropping them at the main gate. He was wearing the uniform of Annette's Flowers."
"Anyone can fake a uniform Probie."
"He talks to the marine on the gate for a couple of minutes before he leaves." "Show me the footage." McGee brings it up on the plasma.
"Hey, I think I recognize him." "From where DiNozzo?" "I don't know Boss. I know so many people it could be" Gibbs headslaps him. "Thinking where Boss."
McGee runs the clip again. "That conversation was closer to ten minutes than two McGee."
"I wonder why" muses Gibbs. "DiNozzo" "See if I can speak to whoever had the duty last night. On it Boss." The team wait impatiently while he makes his calls."Thought I knew him Boss. His name his Craig Thomas. He and the marine knew each other from when Thomas worked security here."
"Until I got him fired for sleeping instead of monitoring the cameras on the night shift! McGee get " "A current address. Right Boss" he turns to his computer.
"Get this. The marine also said Thomas is working part time at a mental health clinic. Guess they are not to particular who guards the fruitcakes." "Got an address Boss." 'Bring him in."