Chapter 2: Lt. Col. Crane

Two blue sedans pulled up into the pentagon parking lot, a lot faster than normal. Two people got out of each. One was Ziva, and McGee, the other Gibbs and Tony. Gibbs could see right where the incident happened. Damn. It was in plain view. He moved quickly, showing his badge. He could see two people kneeling next to the Air Force Second Lieutenant, or at least that's what he figured the dead man laying on the ground was. The stripe on the dress uniform showed it. The two people were kneeling next to the body, their camo standing out around the Dress Uniforms around them. One of the two was a woman, approximately five foot eight, dark brown hair, glasses, dark brown eyes. She was well shaped. Though something about her was disarming, even as she was talking quickly to the man beside her. He was dark haired, with blue eyes, a round, boy like face, and was about six foot four.

Lying not two feet away was the Senior Chief Petty Officer. She was a young woman, blond, beautiful, and dead. He took another look at the air force lieutenant. He was a red head, tall, hansom even, and also dead. Looked like gunshot wound, but that wasn't his job. He looked at the Petty officer. She was shot, and her neck cut, possibly raped, but he couldn't tell. There was no evidence of a gun or a knife. So he wasn't sure. "DiNozzo Evidence, Ziva Body, McGee, Scower, call Ducky." He ordered with quick short words. The group was already moving as he pulled on his rubber gloves.

"What about you boss?" Came Tony's quick reply. He gave the taller man a rather angry glare, and the younger man shut up. Tony went to work, looking around, and searching. Of course it was Gibbs' job to deal with the two air force officers. As soon as they'd heard his voice both had snapped to a standing position. SIO officers. He knew that what ever had happened was very important. He looked the woman over, her ranking putting her as the commanding officer of the two of them. The way the man was on her left proved it. Possition of honor. She was a pretty woman, even behind the glasses. She was a spook. She gave the feeling of someone who watched, and learned. "Captain, Lieutenant Colonel. What do you have?" He asked as he continued to look her over. He ignored the warm feeling in the pit of his stomach.

The woman looked at him through plastic rims. She was giving him the once over as well. "You must be Agent Gibbs. I'm Lieutant Colonel Crane, this is Captain Smith. We don't have much. As far as I can tell, someone shot him, and then rapped and killed her. Not sure why yet. We were waiting for our ME to arrive and take the body, and for NCIS to arrive." Came her quick voice, even her voice sounded disarming. She like what she saw, but her dark eyes were guarded. She wasn't able to read him well, but she knew enough about him to give him respect. It was Smith who spoke next.

"Ah. One moment Ma'am." He said as his phone rang. He moved off, the man's attention taken by the phone. The woman looked at Gibbs again, then behind him. "It's fine Smith" She nodded.

"Good. Our ME's on the way, May we take a look at your crime seane?" he asked calmly, deciding that it was a good idea to be polite. She had badges and such that showed that she was an SI Officer, She'd been in Iraq, Afganistan, and China. Interesting. She wasn't someone you messed with. She reatched up behind her neck and touched her bun, under her hat. Then she nodded.

"Go right ahead. We'll take his body thought." She said simply, nodding to the air force man. She turned then heading for a bag that was just inside the yellow tape. She snatched a camera out of it, and started to click pictures. Smith came up.

"Sorry 'bout that Crane. But I have to go. She's gone into labor." The brunet smiled, and Gibbs found himself watching to be the object of that smile. He approximated her to be in her early to mid thirtys. Her neutral face was light up as she spoke with Smith.

"Go Jay! Tell Abura I said hi. Congrats. Now go. Before you get to ansy. Call Hellyn. Tell her I need her." She said patting his shoulder.

"But Tori. What about the fact that she's navy?" He asked softly. He was already stepping back though. His child was being born, how could he stay?

"I trust her. We went to college together. Plus she's attached to us. Go Jay. It'll work." She said softly. It was an odd moment to see a bit of joy at a place of death. Gibbs saw in a second that she had a passion to live. To survive. To see the light in the dark. That was interesting. She was back to work as the tall man walked off. He didn't notice the team behind him as he watched her.

"Hey McGee. Isn't she hot? I do so love a woman in uniform." Tony said as he continued to take pictures. McGee rolled his eyes.

"We know Tony. Believe me we know." McGee shot back as he looked over the area, his green eyes searching for something. He moved carefully, watching the ground.

"Tony, leave her be. She's an Air Force Officer." Ziva's tone was annoyed. She looked the body over, just as Ducky got there. She stood up. "Ducky!" She called as he got out of the large truck, Palmer behind him.

Of course it was a cue for Gibbs to get moving. He turned to Ducky and nodded, getting his attention off the camo clad woman, who was currently greeting a tall blond woman who was in Navy Dress Uniform. They both were working quickly over the body as a military ME came up. "what do we have duck?" he asked calmly.

Ducky told him what Crane had. So no new information. Then the Military ME and Crane got the man's body wrapped up and in an ambulance. The woman was still being looked over. Hellyn was obviously working quickly as she looked under the body. "Found a bullet Crane. Casing. Not sure what kind. Yet." Said the blond as she moved. Gibbs head slapped tony as he stared at the pretty blond.

"DiNozzo!" Gibbs snapped as he moved towards to look. He frowned at it. "We could get it to Abby." He said just as the smaller woman came up and looked at it.

"Military. It's ours. If we find anything you'll get it Gibbs. Thanks." Crane said as she grabbed the bullet with plastic gloved hands, and put it in a plastic bag. She wrote in quick writing, which was almost legable, almost. She handed it to Hellyn who rolled her eyes and wrote below it was it was.

"Gee thanks Tori." She muttered as she put it in the correct words. She glanced at where the body was and crouched, thankful for the pants. She could have decided to wear a skirt today. She looked at her friend, and commanding officer. Tori was covertly watching Agent Gibbs. Her dark eyes locked on what she was doing, but she was using her peripherals. Hellyn smiled a little, but kept working. She caught sight of Agent DiNozzo ogling her, and she grinned a little more.

"Hey, McCullen! What's so funny?" snapped the brunet as she finished taking pictures. Their body was gone, but she'd wanted to get pictures of NCIS's things. Not that Agent Gibbs had stopped her. She'd moved quickly, taking the pictures quickly and with a bit of finnes. She was showing off. What? Two hansom guys? Well three. The geeky one was cute to. But then it was time to go. "Well, Agent Gibbs. It's all yours. We've got a lot of the evidence, once we've got what we need we'll send everything over to you. I expect you to help us Agent Gibbs. I don't have time to dance around. I know your reputation, and I will take you to task for it. We'll contact you when we've got our information done. Come on Hellyn." She said before heading back inside the pentagon. Where she worked.

Gibbs watched her leave. He wasn't sure what to say, not that he needed to. She was… brilliant. She moved with a perpous, she was in a hurry. He wondered why. "Jethro?" Gibbs turned to see Ducky kneeling beside the dead woman. Back to work Probie. He heard Franks, and it brought a small smirk to his face. But it was gone quickly. "The woman was raped before she was killed. There is tissue under her skin that shows a fight, as well as else where. I believe that there was a fight."

Gibbs nodded. "Alright. Let's get her home." He snapped as he glanced around him. "DiNozzo! McGee! Ziver!" he called, and each of them responded.

"I've got a knife here boss. Looks like the weapon." Tony's voice came as he showed the bag. It was a big knife. That was a problem. Gibbs nodded.

"I've got nothing Gibbs. Ducky said everything I found." Ziva stood up with a straight back. She gave him a long look. Probably the only person alive who could get away with that look. He gave her his own stare and she backed down.

McGee held up a couple other things. "I'm not sure what I've got boss. I think I'm gonna have to get it to Abby." Tim said quickly as he moved to the car. Well the crime scene was done. Gibbs nodded, heading for the car as well.

"Alright then, let's get back. We've got work to do!" called the silver haired man as he slipped into the car. He was having a hard time thinking at the moment. The thought of what the brunnet's hair would look like not in a bun was very distracting. She wasn't the first brunet, but she was the first to grab his attention like that.

Tony was watching Hellyn. "Ain't she pretty? I like her. And the brunet. She's gorgeous. Beautiful. Firey, even I can see that." He was waving his hands about, and gibbs was glaring through the car.

"Ah, but haunted Anthony. Those eyes have seen more than a woman her age should see. Now, Palmer, get that inside the van. We have to get back." Ducky said standing next to Anthony, watching the brunet. When her camo clad body went inside, her eyes on the bags in her hands, tony turned around smiling at Hellyn. She ignored him following her CO inside.

Anthony watched her rear with a great deal of interest, before something hit him in the chest. His eyes snapped down to find a bag, and Ziva, glaring at him. "Woh! Thanks. Alright I get to ride with Gibbs!" He swung around as if he hadn't been watching Hellyn, and went to the car. "Hey boss, did you see… Shutting up now." He said as gibbs gave him a long glare. "So. What are we doing with about a quarter of the evidence?"

"Waiting." Came the quiet reply as he started the blue car and driving.