The elevator chimed, the doors opened, and Kate walked out into the pen. McGee and Gibbs were both at their desks.
"Good morning?" Kate greeted them. McGee looked up and smiled at her. Gibbs looked up at her.
"What are you doing here Kate?" He asked.
"Working?" She questioned.
"No. You're supposed to be home. Don't worry. McGee and I have it covered. You need the rest."
"C'mon Gibbs…"
"Kate, it wasn't a suggestion. McGee and I have it covered. Now, get out of here."
"Okay," Kate replied, confused. She turned on her heel and walked back to the elevator, before heading back to her car and driving home.
Lounging around her apartment, she made herself lunch before grabbing her keys and coat and heading to Tony's.
"Hey Kate. What are you doing here?" Tony greeted her. He was leaning heavily on the door frame.
"Gibbs sent me home. I was bored."
"Good. Movie marathon it is. I have chips, dips, beer and wine if you want it." Tony hobbled towards the kitchen. Kate sighed, giggled and closed the door behind her. Following him into the kitchen, she opened the fridge and pulled two beers from it. She opened them both, and watched Tony hobble into the lounge, a bag of chips in his right hand, a bowl of popcorn in the other.
Tony sat down on the couch, and Kate handed him his beer. He took it with a smile, and Kate grabbed a DVD. Sliding it into the player, and switching on the TV, she sat next to Tony, curling up next to him, the bowl between them, her head unconsciously on his shoulder, his arm around her shoulders.
"what have you got us Abs?" Gibbs asked, as they entered the lab.
"I've found a partial fingerprint on the knife. The DNA is taking a little longer to do, but I'm running it through AFIS."
Gibbs' cell rang. He fished it out of his pocket, and lifted it to his ear.
"Gibbs?" He answered.
"Special Agent Gibbs, I did some digging. I've found a discrepancy in the accounts. There is half a million dollars missing."
"Who is this?"
"Lieutenant Martin, sir."
"Thank you Lieutenant. Don't tell anyone of your suspicions, until we get there."
"Will do, sir."
Gibbs hung up and left the lab. McGee flashed a confused look at Abby before following him.
"Where is Lieutenant Martin?" Gibbs asked Lieutenant Ford.
"I'm not sure. He's probably at his computer. Why?" Ford asked.
"I need to ask him a few questions."
Gibbs and McGee headed over to Martin's desk, searching it, when Martin appeared.
"Can I help you sir?"
"How did you find out that half a million dollars was missing?"
"I double check the figures, sir. I noticed a small discrepancy in the accounts, and investigated further. I noticed that half a million dollars was missing. You asked me to call you if I found anything out of the ordinary."
"Did you tell your CO?"
"No sir."
McGee sat at the desk and started typing away at the keyboard. Gibbs' phone rang again.
"Gibbs," he answered, bluntly.
"Gibbs, I've found a match on the DNA and fingerprint. They belong to the same woman."
"Who?"
"It actually brought up an investigation by local LEOs from a few years back. It was a fraud case. She wasn't convicted, but she was heavily investigated, as a major player."
"Damn it, Abby. Who is it?"
"Lieutenant Nicole Ford."
"Thanks Abs." Gibbs hung up and turned to McGee. "Find out where that money went. I'll be back in a minute."
Gibbs walked off, and slowly made his way to Lieutenant Ford's office. He knocked on the door, before entering.
"Agent Gibbs. How can I help you now?"
"You can start with either telling me who took the money or where it is. You see, I already know you killed him. Your DNA was on Lieutenant Davies and your fingerprints were on the knife."
She looked up at him, defeated.
"So, Lieutenants Ford and Davies conspired to take the half million dollars, and then she killed him for all of it?"
"Pretty much," Gibbs replied, sipping his coffee. McGee leant back in his chair, thinking.
"Boss, why did you send Kate home?"
"Kate wasn't due to come back for another couple of weeks. She didn't need to be here anyway. She would have been better off keeping Tony company." Gibbs replied. He leant back in his chair and sighed. McGee switched off his computer and lamp before grabbing his bag.
"I'll see you tomorrow, boss." McGee bade, as he walked out.
"Good work, McGee!"