NCIS
As they approached the building, Xavier became more subtly anxious; Ziva was the only one to take notice. Gibbs parked out front and the four got out and entered the building. Jethro was on his phone immediately and was connected to Director Vance's office. "What do you have, Jethro?"
"A suspect, you don't have to pull strings today, Leon."
"Wow… and it only took you… four hours. Good job, Jethro," the director said and Gibbs merely smirked as he entered the next elevator. Hanging up the phone, he called down to Abby's lab and got an immediate answer.
"Yeah, Gibbs?" the bubbly voice asked.
"Is McGee there with you?" he asked and looked at what floor the elevator was on.
"Yeah… hold on for a second. Tim, Gibbs wants to talk to you," Abby said in the background and the phone transferred hands.
"Yeah, boss?" McGee asked.
"Found anything else yet?"
"We did get a boot print off the door and the bullet we got from Ducky is lined up for a test with a gun. Do you have a suspect?"
"Yeah, he's with Tony and Ziva in the interrogation room. Get back to Chief Petty Officer Xavier Crowley's house and search for evidence we can hold against him," Gibbs ordered and the elevator doors opened on he right floor.
"On it, boss." McGee hung up the phone first and Gibbs headed towards the questioning room.
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McGee hung up the phone quickly and left Abby's lab just as quick. "Gotta go," he said simply and entered the elevator. Getting off at the right floor, he grabbed his pack and saw Tony waiting on him at the elevator.
"I see we get to hang out, again, McGeek," Tony said and Tim merely glowered at him for the nickname.
"At least I'm not involved with the witness this time."
"Ah, so you admit it! You actually like Agent Stoller!" Tony jumped as the elevator doors closed, giving them some privacy to their argument.
"She's a friend, Tony, nothing more. She hangs out with Gibbs more than she does me," Tim said and DiNozzo gave a sour look of disgust. McGee sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger.
"They have coffee together every now and again. We're so busy with cases that really only Gibbs has enough time to visit with her," Tim explained and Tony's expression faded into interest again.
"You're jealous, aren't you, McGeek? Wow, that's a new one on me… jealous of Agent Gibbs." Tim almost growled at Tony for that remark.
"Drop it, Tony. We have got work to do," McGee said as they exited into the garage and got into an SUV.
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The interrogation room was quiet until Gibbs entered the room with a stack of files. "Why am I here again?" Xavier asked and Jethro merely sat down across from Crowley.
"You're here because you want to be. Those groceries can wait, right?" Gibbs asked and Xavier winced at the obvious truth. Jethro opened the files and slid some pictures towards Xavier, making him cringe as he saw the photos.
"Is that the last you saw of Officer Ashby?"
"No, she was alive when I saw her last! I swear; we had just gone to a bar."
"What bar, Officer Crowley?"
"Just some random bar that's on base; we both had some off time and she wanted to go out because she was bummed about her mom!" Xavier protested and Gibbs just looked at him calmly.
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Tony lifted the pillow off the bed and saw a nine millimeter service pistol. "Looks like we hit the jackpot," he said and sealed the gun in an evidence bag. Tim prodded around in the closet when he felt the floor give under the light pressure. Raising an eyebrow, Tim pried gently and found a secret compartment underneath the closet floor. Opening the lid gently, Tim made sure there were no wires or alarms and finally pulled the lid off.
"No, Tony, I think I found the jackpot," McGee said and Tony walked quickly over to his partner.
"Whoa… McGeek, you really did get the jackpot," DiNozzo said and took multiple pictures of the heroine that lined the small space. "There has to be two pounds of heroine in there." Packaging the drugs into a sealed bag, the two were soon looking for bloodied clothes and dumped the hamper onto the bed. Sorting through them quickly, they found a pair of jeans that had blood splatter on the cuff.
"Well, we found the gun, the drugs, and the clothes, let's get them back to Abby," McGee said and the two left the house with evidence in hand. Rushing to their vehicle, Tim called Ziva as they drove back to the lab.
"Agent David," Ziva answered and Tim began talking as fast as he could.
"Ziva, we found almost two pounds of heroine hidden in Xavier's house. We also found a service weapon and bloodied clothes. Keep him there as long as possible until we can get Abby to run tests on everything," Tim said and heard the interrogation in the background.
"I will, McGee," Ziva promised and hung up the phone.