Charity stepped off the elevator at NCIS the next day. She had a cup of decaf coffee in her hand as she walked to her desk. "Well, look whose back with that post honeymoon glow." Burley teased.
Charity glared at him. "Watch yourself Burley." She told him.
Ziva sat at her desk, trying to figure out why Burley would joke with Charity in such a way. She sometimes thought that he must enjoy the head slaps she gave him. Just then the phone at Charity's desk rang.
After a few moments, she hung up the phone. "Grab your gear. We have a dead Marine found in a dumpster behind a Stop 'n' Go." Charity announced.
The team grabbed their gear and headed for two different cars. "McGee you're with me." Charity told him. "Burley, you and Ziva take the other car and after your comment this morning Burley, Ziva you're driving." She then tossed Ziva a set of keys.
Ziva looked at Burley and grinned. Then she hopped in the driver's seat and started the car. Charity hopped in the driver's side of her car while McHee climbed in the passenger's side.
After a fifteen minute drive the team arrived at the scene. As soon as Ziva stopped the car, before she even put it in park, Burley was climbing out. Charity smirked as she pulled up next to Ziva and parked the car. Charity, Ziva, and McGee got out of the cars. Charity looked over at Ziva. "Good work David." She told her.
"Any time." Ziva replied with her own smirk.
The team walked over to the crime scene tape and stepped through. The responding officer walked over to Charity carrying his notebook. "Good to see you again Agent Gibbs... well I hear it's Agent DiNozzo now." He said. "Congratualtions."
"Thank you." Charity replied. "So, what do you have for me Jake?"
Jake nodded. "Some kids spray painting graffiti on the back of the building and dumpster. They found the body. We checked his ID and it was a military ID. Lt. James Reese."
"Anything else?" Charity asked.
"As far as we know, no one heard anything. Looks like just a body dump." Jake answered.
"Thanks Jake." Charity replied. "We'll take it from here."
Jake nodded and then left. Ducky soon arrived, Jimmy with him. They all walked over to the dumpster. "The disregard some people have for human life sickens me." Ducky said. "This is a terrible place to make someone's final resting place."
"I agree, Duck." Charity replied. "So, what does it look like?" She asked.
Ducky looked over the body. "Looks like a gun shot wound to the head." He answered. "There's an entrance wound in the side of his head here, but I see no exit wound."
"Probably shot with a twenty-two, then." Charity said.
"Most likely." Ducky agreed. "Alright, Mister Palmer let's get him out of here."
"Don't strain yourself Duck." Charity said. Then she turned and called over her shoulder to Stan. "Burley! Get your ass over here and help Jimmy get the Lieutenant out of the dumpster." She ordered.
Ducky looked at Charity. "Did he make some wisecrack this morning?" He asked.
Charity nodded. "So, he's being punished."
Ducky chuckled. "Just don't be too hard on him, Charity."
Tony...
Tony arrived to work and walked over to his desk. He sat down and Dan looked up at him with a grin. "There's the happy newly wed. The honeymoon over?" He greeted Tony.
"Only out here in the real world." Tony answered, then he pointed to his head. "But not up here."
Dan chuckled. He had decided that he wouldn't tell Tony about Wendy's visit the other day. Not unless he had to. He really didn't want to ruin Tony's good mood. "So, how was the hotel?" He asked. "I told you that they have an awesome pool, didn't I?"
"I wouldn't know." Tony replied. "Room service was great, though."
"Sounds like all went well, then." Dan said.
"Very well." Tony answered. "Then when we got home yesterday her grandmother and my father showed up and wanted us to go to lunch with them."
"Did you?" Dan asked.
"No. Charity wasn't ready for the hineymoon to be over." Tony answered. "She got rid of them, but I still have no idea how."
"Nice." Dan replied.
Just then Tony's phone rang. He picked it up and answered it. After a few minutes he hung up. "Alright, Dan we've got a dead John Doe in a parking lot." Tony announced when he hung up.
"Alright. Let's get the show on the road." Dan replied.
The partners headed out and to the crime scene. Dan started to look around the crime scene while Tony walked over to speak with the ME. "So, what does it look like?" Tony asked.
"Looks like a gun shot to the head." He answered. "The entry wound is on the side of the head, but there's no exit wound."
"So, probably a twenty-two." Tony said.
"I'll know for sure when I get him back and open him up."
Tony nodded. Then he walked over to see what Dan had found. "You find anything?" He asked.
Dan photographed a second blood stain. "Looks like we may have a second victim here."
"Probably taken somewhere else and dumped." Tony replied. "When we get back, we can see if anyone's found a body dump."
"Sounds like a plan. Let's see what else we can find." Dan agreed.
Then they began to check the crime scene for evidence.