CHAPTER 20
Predictably it was McGee who found the hidden camera, without moving it he began to set up his laptop to trace its signal but as soon as he did, it switched off.
"I knew it was too easy" Gibbs yelled as he left the apartment.
The others followed him, all hope they had of ending this today rapidly turning to despair.
Back at the Navy Yard Gibbs put McGee back to work researching Bridges while he went up to see the director.
Coming back down, McGee looked at him uncomfortably "Boss, Bridges died 2 years ago"
"Should have waited, it was too damn easy" Gibbs anger was palpable. He stalked off in the direction of interrogation, his team hurrying behind him.
He forcibly calmed himself before going into the room with Brooks, sitting down he said conversationally "Bridges is dead"
"Is he now? And did you find this out before or after you stormed that empty apartment?"
Brooks was too calm, too knowing and it suddenly something clicked in Gibbs mind, by going into that apartment they had alerted the killer that they had at least one of his accomplices in custody. Mentally head slapping himself for under estimating his opponents.
Brooks was watching him closely but Gibbs being Gibbs he didn't show anything of his inner turmoil.
Standing up with a smile Brooks said "Are you planning on charging me with anything Agent Gibbs or will I just be on my way?"
"How did you get that cut on your arm?" Gibbs asked in a deceptively soft voice.
Brooks froze, she was wearing long sleeves, how could he possibly know about the cut. Unconsciously her hand grazed the cut in question and she sat down again, slowly, her mind racing.
Gibbs took hold of her hand and roughly pushed up her sleeve.
"That cut was made by a piece of bathroom cabinet glass, which was found, with your blood on it, at the crime scene. So yes, Ms Brooks, I will be charging you, with murder. You might want to think about that for a while"
Gibbs stood and left the room, going directly to observation.
He watched her for a few minutes as she tried to process this information through a veil of rising panic. The Gibbs went to visit Gow.
Gow took one look at Gibbs "You don't look like my lawyer"
"He's on his way"
"I'm not answering any questions until he gets here"
"Oh I'm not here to ask you anything, I just stopped by to tell you that Anne Brooks has been charged with the murder of Lieutenant Terrance Williams, criminal damage and intimidation of a government employee"
The smirk Gow had been wearing most of the day slipped. Gibbs responded with a smirk of his own and left the room.