Once the NCIS van came to a stop, the team got out to start the investigation.

"DiNozzo get McGee." Gibbs said to Tony as he walked into the apartment complex.

"You got it." Tony walked around to the back of the van and opened the trunk. He saw McGee still asleep.

"Let's go Probie!" Tony yelled. McGee startled awake and looked around confused.

"Wh … what I miss?"

"We're at the crime scene Probie and Gibbs is waiting." Tony said. McGee grabbed his bag and followed Tony into the complex. Tony and McGee walked up to the first apartment where the rest of the team and the body were. The man appeared to be in his late thirties, had blonde hair, looked physically fit and was covered in blood.

"Have a nice rest McGee?" Ziva asked. McGee looked up at her and said,

"Uh yeah sure." He rubbed his eyes and then caught a glimpse of Gibbs staring at him. He stopped rubbing his eyes and grabbed his sketch pad out of his bag.

"I'm gonna start sketching the scene." He said.

"Where's Ducky?" Gibbs asked. Tony and Ziva looked at him with an 'I don't know' face.

"Right here Jethro." Ducky said as he and Palmer came around the corner. "Who do we have here?"

"According to his ID this is Corporal Bradley Kennard." Tony replied. "He's stationed at Quantico boss."

"Ziva, take the witness's statement." Gibbs said.

"Alright." Ziva said as she walked into the apartment. Gibbs turned to Ducky and asked,

"What do you got Duck?"

"The defensive wounds on the corporal's hand indicate that he was in a fight prior to his demise. Also there are multiple stab wounds on the abdomen and a single stab wound on the back of his neck."

"You got a time of death?"

"I would say around eight hours ago Jethro." Ducky said.

"Alright thank you Mr. Leighton." Ziva said as she came out of the apartment. Mr. Leighton nodded his head and closed the door. "Mark Leighton said he just finished talking to his wife on the phone when Corporal Kennard showed up at his door. He called 911 but by the time the paramedics got here Kennard was already dead."

"Yes he wouldn't have lasted very long based on the depths of these stab wounds to the abdomen." Ducky said as he and Palmer pulled the gurney up. "I'll know more once I get the Corporal to autopsy." The team made their way back to NCIS and started investigating the murder of Corporal Kennard. McGee and Tony were on their computers and Ziva was on the phone.

"Alright thank you very much … only if we have any more questions …why would eggs be in a basket?" Ziva said as she talked to Mark Leighton's wife. Tony looked up at her.

"Hang up before she thinks you're an idiot." He said. Ziva listened to Ms. Leighton talk a few more seconds before she hung up. Gibbs came into the squad room holding a cup of coffee.

"What do we got?" He asked. Tony grabbed the clicker as he got up and walked to the plasma next to Gibbs.

"Corporal Bradley Kennard has been stationed at Quantico for eleven months. He's married but has no kids. Since enlisting he's had three misdemeanor charges. One was in 99' for public intox, second was in 02' for possession of marijuana, and third was last year for another public intox."

"Sounds like he had a problem with drugs and alcohol." Gibbs said.

"Sure did but he never sought help." Tony said. Gibbs looked at McGee and asked,

"What about bank statements?"

"Kennard's accounts show no unusual activity but he has multiple phone calls from one number."

"Who's it registered to?" Gibbs asked. McGee searched the number and got a result in less than five seconds.

"The number is registered to a Michael Thorn."

"McGee, get his address."

"On it."

"Ziva, what do you got?" Gibbs asked.

"I talked to Mark Leighton's wife. She confirmed that she called him right before Kennard showed up."

"Boss, I got an address on Thorn." McGee said. He wrote it down and handed it to Gibbs. Gibbs read the address and said,

"McGee, do a background check on Thorn." Gibbs said.

"You got it." McGee said as he turned to his computer.

"Ziva, call Kennard's wife." Gibbs said as he grabbed his badge and gun. "DiNozzo, you're with me."

"On your six boss." Tony said as he grabbed his stuff. Tony ran to the elevator after Gibbs trying to get in before the doors closed. Ziva watched as Tony slipped through the doors. She turned to look at McGee.

"McGee, why would eggs be in a basket?" She asked still confused at what Mark Leighton's wife said to her. McGee looked up from his computer and gave Ziva a confused look. In the elevator, Gibbs and Tony were waiting for the elevator to reach autopsy.

"You know the saying, put your eggs in one basket." Tony said to Gibbs.

"Mhm." Gibbs said as he took another sip of his coffee.

"Ziva wants to know why eggs would be in a basket." Tony said. Gibbs smirked as the elevator doors opened to autopsy. Ducky looked up from examining the body when he heard the doors swish open.

"Ah Jethro, just in time."

"What am I? Chopped liver?" Tony asked in a joking tone. Ducky chuckled as he said,

"Of course not, Tony. Chopped liver is actually a very popular spread among Jewish people. It is made by sautéing or …"

"Duck." Gibbs interrupted. "The case."

"My apologies. According to his tox screen ,Corporal Kennard's blood alcohol level was 1.2. By the looks of his liver, I can say for certain that he had a drinking problem." Ducky said. Tony looked over at the x-rays and saw the Corporal's knee had a line running across it.

"Hey Ducky, what's this?" Tony asked as he ran his finger along the line. Gibbs and Ducky walked over.

"That Anthony is an old stab wound. Whoever previously stabbed Corporal Kennard in the knee is the person who is responsible for his death."

"How do know for sure?" Tony asked.

"Because it was done with the same blade and same exact cutting pattern."

"Thanks Duck." Gibbs said as he and Tony walked out of autopsy. When they got back in the elevator, Gibbs noticed Tony looked more tired than usual. He didn't give it much concern since they had been working late a lot.

"Where to? Abby's or the sedan?" Tony asked Gibbs. Gibbs pressed a button and said,

"Abby's." Once they reached their floor, Tony and Gibbs walked into the room with music playing. They saw Abby bopping her head to the music when they walked in. Gibbs grabbed the remote to Abby's boom box and turned the music off. Abby turned around to Gibbs and said,

"Gibbs, what did I say about turning my music off?"

"What did you find Ab?" He asked. Abby smiled as she turned back to her computer.

"I found traces of a lot of drugs in the Corporal's blood sample. His medical records said he had stomach ulcers two weeks ago but don't say anything about treatment. If he was force fed or had the drugs injected into him, it would've killed him in five minutes."

"Get Ducky on that." Gibbs said pointing to the camera. Abby pressed the button and within a second, she saw Ducky reading a file at his desk.

"Hi Ducky." Abby said. Ducky looked up and said,

"Abby, what can I do for you?"

"Talk to Gibbs, he has a question for you." Abby said as she slid to the side.

"Did you notice any needle marks on Kennard?" Gibbs asked.

"As a matter of fact I did. There were a few on his abdomen and multiple on his left arm. Whoever delivered them is a pro." Ducky said.

"Thanks Duck. Let's go Tony." Gibbs said as walked out of the room with Tony following him. Abby turned her music back on and breathed a huge sigh of relief.