Chapter 4: LAST MAN STANDING
Meanwhile Abby is in her lab music blairing as she searches through databases and files as well as analysing
the bullets and gun. she picks up the phone and dials Gibbs' cell number.
"Gibbs" says the slight angry tones man on the other end.
"Gibbs i've got something!" Abby says with excitement.
"On my way Abs" Gibbs says hurring out the door of MTAC on the way to her lab.
The other agents are all huddled around Tony's desk again as hearing the door open makes them all scatter
like bugs after having the light turned on wherever they were hiding.
"Abby's found something!" Gibbs says as the tone in his voice gives them an invitation to join him.
"On your six boss!" Tony says.
On entering the lab Gibbs turns Abby's music down so that he can hear himself think.
"Ahh Gibbs, I have some good news and some bad news!" Abbys says
Gibbs just gives that icy cold stare he gives everyone when he is waiting for them to speak.
"Ok right, well the bad news is that the bullets from our vic are giving me nothing I can't find
any visible marks, fingerprints, residue, nothing!" says Abby
"And the Good news?" Says Tony
"I was just getting to that!" says abby
"Well get to it faster!" Gibbs snapps.
"Ok, The gun is a 84 cheetah, 380 auto caliber pistol manufactured in Garndone Italy by Beretta U.S.A."
"And whats so special about it?" Tony asks getting impatient.
"smack" Gibbs' hand hits the back of his head and a small 'ow' sound escapes Tony's mouth
"Shutting up boss!" he says
"Thank you Gibbs!" Says Abby giving Tony an evil stare, "Even though these are a commonly used weapon,
this one is military issue and heavily used by someone who was dumb enough not to clean it ever but also
clever enough to leave no evidence of fingerprints or epithelials on the grip or the barrel they also wiped
out the serial number so it was most likely either sold through the black market."
"Or someones using it as a cover up!" Gibbs says finishing her sentence for her "Good work Abby" he says
planting a kiss on her left cheek and then leaves the lab heading for the elevator.
Back in the bullpen Gibbs sets his team off to do their usual information finding jobs.
"Dinozzo, Kate i want everything i need to know about this petty officer Aariano Greco!","McGee, David i
need information on a navy engineer Andrew Segal pull everything you can address, phone number, the ship
he is currently assigned to, asap."
"On it boss" the four reply.
"Agent Gibbs" says Veron, "That won't be necessary, we already have him in interrogation room one, I have
Agent Smith in there now getting all the information we need"
"What do you mean WE?" Gibbs says inquisitively
"Well while you were having your rave in that room you call a lab I had my people look up the exact same
information yours are doing right now!"
"And how did you know about our test findings?"
"I didn't bring a forensic specialist with me for nothing Agent Gibbs!" Veron says slightly cocky.
Gibbs slams his hands down on his keyboard which makes the computer bleep several dozen times to signify the
key has been pressed which drives him even more mad.
"You do know that it is a sign of weakness to show anger" Veron says matter of factly.
"Agent Veron, elevator, now!" Gibbs barks his orders.
"That would be your conference room, right?" veron signifies 'conference room' with his fingers.
Gibbs is slightly confused as to how agent Veron could have known that and it adds to his anger.
"Yes, NOW!"
They both step into the elevator as the doors close Gibbs presses the button for ground floor level after a
few seconds his switces the lift of as the emergency power light comes on and there is an eerie silence between
the two for what seems like an eternity. Finally Gibbs begins to talk in a low controlled tone of voice.
"I'm not happy with this situation Agent Veron!"
Agent veron is about to open his mouth when Gibbs raises his hand to signal for him to be silent.
"Now either we do this investigation separately like we are now and all hell breaks loose, or we can find a way
to work together to get this case solved and then you can be on your way and out of my face!"
Gibbs is starting to get a little angry now at what he is saying there is a change in his voice it sounds uneasy
and strained because he knows that it sounds like he is giving in and everyone knows thats not the way he does
things but it just seems like at this moment in time Special Agent Veron doesn't seem to be going anywhere and
the quicker Gibbs can get rid of them the better. He will never live this one down the whole team will be asking
questions and will lose a little bit of respect for him that he has built up the few years (in Ziva's case months)
it will be destroyed and he will have to start over again but for now he is just going to have to live with it.
"Fine, but we need to be clear on this I don't want any behind the back investigation work!" Agent Veron forces
After what seems like a year Gibbs takes a deep breath.
"Fine, but i will have to see all of your materials in this case before we go any firther!" Gibbs says forcefully
"Deal!", "Its great doing business with you Agent Gibbs!" Veron says
A smile across his lips begins to appear, as he knows that he has won this round. Agent Veron 1, Gibbs 0.
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