Just a little update. I make no money on this at all. I promise to put them back none the worse for wear.

"Morgan go talk to the M.E. take DiNozzo with you." Hotch orders.

Morgan nods his head and leaves with DiNozzo covering his six. Half an hour later Derek is talking to the Medical Examiner. DiNozzo stayed quiet listening to what was being said.

Only when the M.E. was finished did he say anything. "Excuse me Dr. Richards, would you mind if we had someone else look through your findings."

Dr Richards scowled at Tony. "Who?" He asks curtly.

"Dr. Donald Mallard, he works for NCIS."

"Ducky!?" Dr. Richards asks then smiles. "Of course I would never say no to Ducky, to have him look at my findings would be an honor."

Tony can only smile at hearing this every one loved Ducky, the man just had a way with him.

"Tell me what is it you suspect? Did I miss something?"

Tony and Derek exchange a glance. "We suspect that the women were abused at some time, Doctor." Derek answers.

"I see. Well I can get the medical records from their primary physicians, that should be easy enough. Tell you what you boys come back here in two hours I should have everything rounded up by then. And bring ice tea, now git I have work to do."

True to his work the M.E. had gathered all of the information for them. Along with his own findings he had the personal medical record as well. That in itself was a gold mine as all emergency and hospital visits were included in their medical history. Hard files as well as one memory stick

"I would like to meet Dr. Mallard one day, he is well know to most of us in the field.?"

Tony looks at his watch the points to the desk phone. "May I use that?"

"Yes of course."

Derek raises one eyebrow and watches as Tony uses the desk phone. "Ducky?"

"Ah Anthony, how may I help you?"

"How did you know, I wasn't sick?"

"If you were ill Agent Hotchner would have called me. Now what can I do for you?"

"Two things you will be getting a file by email, we need second eyes on this Ducky."

"What's the second thing?"

"Could you talk to the M.E. who did the autopsy so you can get a feel for the case."

"Not a problem Anthony it would be my pleasure to help you and the FBI."

"Won't Gibbs give you a hard time?"

"You seem to forget Anthony I do not answers solely to Jethro, I have consulted for the FBI before, ask your Agent Rossi."

"I will Ducky and thank you. Here is Dr. Richards and you'll be getting the files soon."

Tony hands the phone to the doctor covering the mouthpiece with his hand. "I should warn you. Dr. Mallard can be a bit verbose at times."

"Not a problem, I tend to be the same way myself."

Entering the office that they had set up for their work Derek handed the files to Reid.

"Here this should keep up occupied for three minutes."

"Dr. Richards came through for us hard files and a memory stick." Tony says holding the stick out to Hotch.

"Is Doctor Mallard expecting the files?"

"Yes he is."

Tony used one of the laptops and sent the files to Ducky. After he finished he looked up and noticed Rossi was looking at him.

"Agent Rossi, Sir."

"No Sir, Tony. Derek really is second in command. I just act like it because I'm old, and I get away with it because I helped start the BAU. I'm going to the first crime scene come with me I want to see a few things for myself."

Not needing a backpack Tony makes sure he has his cell is charged as he follows Rossi .

"Derek told me that you had a look on your face when you finished talking to Ducky?"

"I just don't want him to get in trouble. I like him, even if does worry too much about my health."

"He won't get into any trouble he has done work for us before. Dr. Mallard is one of the best M.E.'s around."

"He did mention you by name." Tony tells Rossi.

"Did he also mention that I sent him a bottle of Scotch as a thank you?"

"No, I think I'll just send him some tea leaves. He only take a wee dram once in a while. But he drinks tea everyday."

Dave stops the SUV and gets out looking around the crime scene for the fist time. The team thinks that this might just be a dump site and not the actual murder site.

"Have our Kitten help you, she can set you up with the good stuff, she drinks tea herself."

"She really doesn't mind you calling her Kitten?"

"No, if she minded I wouldn't do it. She means a great deal to me as she does to the rest of the team."

"I won't hurt her Dave. I know how to respect and treat women even if my father never taught me."

"I know I read your file too, not just the NCIS one but ours. So did your buddy get back to you yet?"

"I'm sorry?" Tony asks looking confused.

"Detective Esposito, you did ask him to get you any and all information about our Kitten didn't you?"

"I took a chance that your Italian might be a little rusty."

"Ah my fine young friend I was speaking Italian before you born."

"No not yet, and you should know I read up an all of you as well. I don't like going into situations unprepared. I have my own sources in the FBI too."

"But Penelope?"

"I knew you used a tech I thought that they would rotate out because of the high volume and the crimes that you deal with and the degree of violence and all. I didn't think the BAU had their very own tech."

"Yes we have one. Penelope Garcia a spine of steel most of the time, all soft and fluffy on the outside, but if one of us gets hurt she becomes as fierce as a mother lioness looking after her cubs. She also can't look at bloody crime scenes without getting sick to her stomach. She does have one major fault she feels to much and when she reaches her limit she cries because she can't understand why people can be so cruel to one another."

"Why does she stay?"

" Firstly, she is very good at what she does, so good in fact that she is on a list of very dangerous computer savvy people only a handful of people are on the list."

"And Secondly?" Tony prompts as he kneels down next to a tree and moves some dry leaves away with a small stick he is holding.

When Rossi sees him take out his cell and start to take pictures he comes closer

'What did you find?"

"Morphine ampoules." Tony answers then takes a small evidence bag out of his pocket and puts the glass ampoules in it.

"The first victim didn't have morphine in her system." Rossi says.

"No she had Oxy, but the third woman did." Tony reminds him.

"He is revisiting I wonder why?"

"Or she."

Rossi nods his head. "Or she."

"You guys are the mind readers I'm just the cop."

"What made you look there?"

Tony stand points. "Not the same leaves, look."

"Impressive."

"Not really criminals are dumb, killers are just a bit smarter. It's always the little things that they screw up. With luck maybe there will be prints."