Burnout

by LovingGinger30

Serious AU: When McGee collapses and gets injured while chasing a suspect, the team will discover that McGee has an important family matter that he has been handling alone. McGee will receive support, and all the while a dark under belly of Team Gibbs will be exposed that someone has abusing Tim for her own gain for years.

6. Chapter 6

Burnout

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NCIS, PERIOD.

Chapter 6: The Middle of the IA

Samantha Roberts is in her office as she got a call from Director Sheppard from the hospital. "My god, I never thought the letter is about Agent McGee and his sister has stage 4 cancer of all things. I just approved the complaint that Mr. Smitty filled out against Scutio. My eyes tell me that Scutio is the other person in the letter". Samantha said to Director Sheppard.

Director Sheppard nods to Samantha. "Look in Scutio's phone records and bank records". Director Sheppard said to Samantha. Samantha starts the process. "How far do want me to go back"? Samantha asks Director Sheppard. "Years", Director Sheppard said to Samantha. "Right", Samantha said to Director Sheppard as the phone call ends.

Samantha starts pulling up various records on Abigail Scutio. She first look into bank records. 'Lets see here, food, rent, concert, a cash withdrawal, gothic clothing, wait a minute a cash withdrawal', Samantha thought to herself as she looks at the date of the withdrawal. 'Thats odd, it was in the middle of an investigation that Agent McGee was leading'. Samantha thought to herself as she decides to look into the building security footage from back then.

About a hour later, Samantha is in the observation room watching footage. Nothing catches her eyes until the investigation was over. 'Hello what's this'? Samantha asks herself as she sees an agruement between Agent McGee and Ms. Scutio.

Security footage

Tim is working on a sympathy card for Erin Kendall's parents. A furious Abby comes up to Tim. "What do you think you are doing, Timmy"? Abby asks Tim.

Tim looks at Abby. "It's a sympathy card, Abby. I am sending them a sympathy card". Tim states to Abby. Abby frowns as she is mad. "You don't have the right to send them the card. After all, you failed to save her. Plus you got smitten with her. They probably hate you right now". Abby said to Tim.

Tim sighs as he looks at Abby. "Abby please, I want to do the right thing, and besides the guy that committed murder for her death is in jail right now". Tim said to Abby. Abby grabs the card from Tim's desk. "She died, boo hoo, and you belong to me remember". Abby said as she rips the sympathy card right in front of Tim. Abby and Tim left into two different directions. Just seconds later, Kate emerges as she heard the entire arguement. She rescues the ripped card and went on her way.

End footage

Samantha frowns as she looks over the case file of that case. 'I wonder if Agent Gibbs or Agent DiNozzo knew about the ripped card incident. More importantly where did that 1000 cash withdrawal went towards? Samantha thought to herself.

Samantha looks into phone records as she sees numerous amount of calls to Tim over the years working at NCIS. She discovered that more than half of them were made to him in the middle of the night and multiple times. 'My god, she is working you like a doormat slave'. Samantha thought to herself as she realizes that Scutio is very controlling. Samantha does digging and make some phone calls to three people.

As she makes each call, Samantha got more information they told her about Ms. Scutio's actions and character. One caller told her that they would have accepted Agent McGee's sympathetic gesture from his card, and they were deeply disappointed that a coworker ripped his card up. They were surprised to receive a card from another coworker that rescued his sympathy card. It stated that I thought I could her my friend, but I was wrong as I saw ripping Tim's card right in front of him. Another caller said that her sister did receive the card from them but it came after she died. She remembers her sister telling her what happened.

Samantha wrote in what they said in her case notes as she realized that she has grounds for dispensary actions against Scutio. Samantha realizes that she needs to look into McGee's case reports as one back page of the report holds the golden smoking gun that can unleash more than suspension of an employee. Little did Team Gibbs know that Abby is a criminal in a gothic princess's clothes.

End Chapter.