CHAPTER 4: DOWN TO BUSINESS
The Team had finally got some sleep after working on the case for 3 days running, Gibbs getting the least as usual, had spent most of his time staring at the picture of the dead
Commander whilst drinking coffee and it made him angry that he was not able to provide answers to alot of the family's questions. Emma got the most, pregnancy was tough
on her and she slept at all times of the day in any situation. She would be in the lab chatting away to Abby while they process some evidence and the next minute Abby would
turn around and there she would be, sitting in the chair, head bent into her chest fast asleep. Abby found it amusing, she would wait for Emma to fall asleep and then eat her
food, usually sweets chocolate and Emma's favourite, marshmellows.
"Jethro, you still awake?" Veron asked snapping Gibbs out of his thoughts
"Yeah, i can't sleep when i don't have answers" Gibbs says gravelly
"I am the same, i have been going through the suspect files and i think we need to interview the wife again" Veron said
"why?" Gibbs asks
"I know that she was not with her husband the night he died as he was seen out with friends shortly before his death" Veron said putting up the wife's picture on the plasma
"How do you know that?" Gibbs asked confused
"Because Vicky's brother was one of them!" Veron said looking at Vicky
"Why didn't i know this before?" Gibbs asked
"Because even i didn't know until Emma and Abby went through the surveillance" Veron said
"We need to get him in here, now!" Gibbs says shouting and walking towards the elevator
Lee Smith entered NCIS and was walked the dredded path to the interrogation room, Gibbs awaited him and this was the most difficult thing for Vicky to face, her brother was
a suspect in a murder investigation, she thought she would never hear herself saying that but it was true and there was nothing she could do. She washed fer face with cold water
and had been in the bathroom for over 10 minutes when Emma walked into the bathroom.
"Hey Vicky, are you ok?" Emma asked
"Not really my brother is in interrogation right now being attacked by a feirce rotweiller named Gibbs" Vicky said tears in her eyes and turning to look at herself in the mirror
"It will be ok, he didn't do anything wrong, it will all blow over" Emma said giving her a hug
"You don't know that! his only allibi was the guy laying on a cold slab in the morgue" Vicky said running into one of the stalls
"Yes i do, i know he didn't do it" Emma said looking down at the floor as the stall door opened and a shocked Vicky looked at her
"How do you know?" Vicky asked confused
"Because i was with him all night" Emma said
"How you were with us at the office party" Vicky said looking even more confused
"We were video conferencing from where he was staying" Emma said knowing what would happen next
"You and my brother?" Vicky said getting angry
"Yes, its been about 4 months" Emma said looking up all teary eyed
"Where were you mr Smith?" Gibbs barked
"I was in my hotel room with someone" Lee said trying not to show how afraid he was
"Why don't i believe you?" Gibbs asked
"Because i was not technically with someone, were were video conferencing" Lee said looking Gibbs in the eye
"I have heard some bull in my time!" Gibbs said but got interrupted
"Agent Gibbs may i please speak to you?" Vicky asked
"Not now i am busy" Gibbs barked
"This won't take a minute, its important" Vicky said
"I will be back" Gibbs says picking up his coffee cup on the way out
He walks out of the room and faces Vicky, he is not impressed he looks like he could kill someone and that it may be Vicky
"NEVER, interupt me during an interrogation, you understand me?" Gibbs said with anger in his voice
"I understand that but i have some important news" Vicky said
"Make it quick!" Gibbs says getting more annoyed
"Lee was with Emma!" Vicky said and the confused look on Gibbs' face said it all.
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