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The moribund man gasped, “Richard Buxton.”
The female petty officer grasped his hand hoping to keep him around longer, “Who's that?”
The dead man could speak no more and her question went unanswered. She had no idea who Richard Buxton was nor who the dead man was. Perhaps Richard Buxton was the dead man. She just happened to be in the right place at the right time to hear his last words.
As far as she knew, the man wasn't navy or marine, but she called NCIS anyway feeling like she had to help this man. When it came to investigation, she trusted NCIS over the local police. She just hoped they could help.
Tony blinked at the name on his cell. It was a possible witness from a previous case. He wondered what she wanted.
As they were working cold cases, he couldn't imagine she was calling about any of the current cases. Maybe she wanted to ask him out?
Tony froze when she explained the situation. “We'll be right there.”
“Boss possible murder. Not our normal jurisdiction, but one of the witnesses is a petty officer.” DiNozzo announced.
Gibbs nodded his head towards the elevator. “Get everything ready. I'll clear it with Vance and meet you at the truck.”
Once they arrived, Tony quickly pulled the petty officer away to get her statement. “So who's the dead guy?”
“I don't know. I've literally never seen him before. I was just out for my morning run when I noticed him and stopped. I got to him in time to hear him gasp Richard Buxton, but I don't know if that's his identity or someone else's.”
“Ok. Ok. We'll figure it out. You did the right thing calling us.” Tony murmured before he left to return to Gibbs side. He hoped to prevent Gibbs from pissing off the locals so much that they wouldn't cooperate at all.