Cracked I.C.E.

He had been sitting watching ZNN, well someone had to mind the phones, Gibbs was in a meeting with the director, Tim was in MTAC…..Ziva had nipped down to Abby's lab, with something. He watched the congestion; the traffic queued up, to pass through Immigration and Customs. It looked like her, same height, build…..hair was different. It was Paula.

-oOo-

"I saw her, I did honest" Tony shouted, at the team.

"She's dead Tony; we know she is, we saw the explosion." Tim replied.

"I knew the way out, as she did, but it was her." Tony cried.

"Ducky did the autopsy he said the teeth matched." Ziva added.

"Ziva, if someone wanted to disappear, how do you do it? Eh, answer me that." Tony now asked.

"Play dead DiNozzo, always works for me." Ziva said as she continued with the crossword.

-oOo-

Flashback

"I'm asking you Dr Mallard to keep the findings between ourselves." The Director said looking at the Doctor.

"Is there a reason Director?" Ducky replied questioningly.

"I am the Director, and you, Dr Mallard, are a man of discretion, and I always believed that a Doctor's notes were between the patient and their doctor."

"I take it Director Shepard, I may find something you would rather the rest of Gibbs team don't?" Ducky continued.

"I think I have said enough." Jenny replied raising her eyebrows slightly.

"Yes Director, I quite understand." Dr Mallard finished saying.

Ncis

"Director, I have tried to do the autopsy, and as you asked that no samples be sent to Ms Scuito, the only parts that I could formally identify were some teeth fragments…these were not very conclusive, but if I could have been given more time and more forensic assistance I could give you a better report." Ducky reported to the Director.

"Your findings, Doctor?" Jenny asked.

"The teeth, and the fragment of femur, the height would correspond, and some DNA that was on the walls….Paula Cassidy."

"Thank you Doctor." As Jen signed off the report and put in her drawer.

Present

"Boss I saw her." Tony pleaded.

"So, what you want me to do?" Gibbs replied.

"Boss…."

"DiNozzo?" Gibbs added looking at Tony.

"They say we all have a twin somewhere, I have been told I look like Salma Hayek, but then again….you Tony could look like a younger Robert Wagner." Ziva offered.

"While Ducky looked like Illya Kuryakin in his youth….." Gibbs added, "But Tony what do you want me to do about it?"

"But Boss it was….I'm sure it was…wasn't it." Tony screamed.

"Ok DiNozzo let's start at the start, what department?" Gibbs asked.

"ICE," Tony replied calming down.

"Where?" Gibbs again questioned wishing Tony would just say.

"ICE…put it in your cell," Tim suggested.

"What you put ice in your cell?" Ziva retorted.

"No, ICE, as in case of emergency, if you have an accident they look for ICE and then they have a contact number." Tim replied, "Or you could put ICE2…..ice-age." looking at Tony and smiling.

"But guys, hey Paula's ICE." Tony whispered.

"You know this DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked shaking his head.

"She was on ice before her funeral, when she was in autopsy," Tim laughed, before turning serious seeing Gibbs stare, "Who did the autopsy?"

"Ducky," Gibbs replied.

"Dukman wouldn't lie…..would he?" Tony now questioned standing and walking over to Gibbs.

"No, I would say Dr Mallard is incapable of lying," Ziva now added.

"What if…?"

"What if, DiNozzo?"

"Boss, what if Paula is still alive? I mean she was wearing a uniform….."

"And tell me again where you thought this woman, who so looks like a dead NCIS agent. was based?" Gibbs now asked looking Tony in the eye.

"San Ysidro… and then I thought I saw her again in Otay Mesa." Tony replied.

Gibbs eye twitched, both near San Diego, he wondered, "More detail DiNozzo….."

"She was brunette, does that help Boss?" as he watched Gibbs stand, "What if Jenny…sorry Director Shepard…."

"What DiNozzo?" Gibbs shouted.

"Nothing Boss…conspiracy…..but then her file would hold everything…" as he watched Gibbs walk away,

"Where you going?" Tony asked.

"Autopsy."