Robin quickly saw that she caught Joe off guard by telling him that Gabriel Lopez had not drowned to death. His partner seemed to have expected that answer, though. Robin always tried to be the point, there wasn't need to ramble on and on. Especially not if someone could possibly be murdered. She couldn't say for sure, but she wouldn't rule it out either. It could have been an accidental overdose but someone did try to dispose of the body.<br/><br/>"You're welcome. As soon I hear back from the lab, I'll call you."<br/><br/>Robin promised Joe and Sam. After getting Doug off his ass once again to help her place Mister Lopez in the freezer until he was claimed by his next of kin, she headed into Nolan's office. She knocked one time before opening the door.<br/><br/>"It's-Hey, Robin."<br/><br/>Nolan replied seeing it was her. His desk was covered with files and he looked like he was going to have to call it a night soon from all the paperwork.<br/><br/>"What can-"<br/><br/>"You need to fire that dumb-ass."<br/><br/>Robin said, cutting Nolan off. He sighed as he leaned back into his chair and pulled off his reading glasses.<br/><br/>"Referring to Doug as a 'dumb-ass' isn't very professional, you know."<br/><br/>"I could call him a lot worse, drop a few f-bombs if you prefer."<br/><br/>Robin replied and Nolan shook his head.<br/><br/>"I'm sure you can and Clara has done that before."<br/><br/>Clara hated Doug as much as Robin clearly did. Nolan didn't personally like him either but the idiot showed up to work, granted he didn't do much, but still that was better then having no one.<br/><br/>"Well, I knew I liked her. So, fire him."<br/><br/>"I would but-"<br/><br/>"But what?"<br/><br/>"We need him."<br/><br/>Robin scoffed at him.<br/><br/>"We need him like a dog needs fleas."<br/><br/>Nolan snickered a little but stood firm in his stance.<br/><br/>"That might be true, however, I'm already down two medical examiners. Soon to be three once Clara's baby comes into the world. Plus, I got all this shit..."<br/><br/>He waved his hand at the paperwork piled on his desk.<br/><br/>"Once things get settled down, I can look into hiring a better assistant."<br/><br/>Nolan's reply didn't please Robin. If she was the boss, that little asshole would have already had his pink slip. But she wasn't and had to accept that Doug would be keeping his job, for a little while longer.<br/><br/>"Just try to be nice."<br/><br/>Nolan said and Robin rolled her eyes at him.<br/><br/>"Yes, Nolan. I'll try not to stab him with a scalpel."<br/><br/>"That's all I ask."<br/><br/>Nolan replied and had a feeling it would take a lot for Robin to not stab Doug. He wasn't well liked, he had been a hire under the old regime. Which had a left Nolan a cluster fuck mess all around. He rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers and said.<br/><br/>"I had enough of trying to understand why Doctor Kelly would order full tox screens for obvious accidents for one night. Want to grab a beer?"<br/><br/>Doctor Kelly, the former medical examiner, apparently thought that full tox screens all around was the way to go. Even if a pedestrian was hit by a car. When Nolan made the beer comment, he instantly felt awful when he saw Robin's reaction. Her face looked like a mixture of fear and anger.<br/><br/>"Sorry, I meant a Pepsi and some food."<br/><br/>He replied, he knew she was a recovering alcoholic. He understood why too. She lost her husband and unborn child, it was her way of coping. Nolan had no idea how he'd react if he'd went through what she had. His stomach growled at the idea of food, he didn't remember the last time he had ate. Robin relaxed and smiled.<br/><br/>"Yeah, that'd be nice. I missed dinner anyway. Although you're buying for making me work with him."<br/><br/>"Yes, Ma'am."<br/><br/>Nolan replied with a smile, happy that Robin had quickly forgiven him for his slip up.<br/><br/>-----------------------------<br/><br/>Robin was helping Nolan sort through some of the old case files the next day when she got the call that another dead body had washed up. She had planned to make it an early day and make it up to her mother for missing dinner with her. This time the body was found at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. She told Doug to have the autopsy room ready when she got back and thought to herself that she was going to have to break his damn phone. The man spent more time texting then doing his job.<br/><br/>Robin arrived not too long after Sam and Joe did to the scene. She flashed her identification and told the Inspectors.<br/><br/>"What are the odds?"<br/><br/>It was far too much of a coincidence that two bodies washed up from the Bay. Although the victims were of different ages and genders. Her primarily exam confirmed what Inspector Wells had said.<br/><br/>"Miss Doe appears to have been asphyxiated. Although the bruises aren't like fingers...Maybe someone strangled her with a scarf?"<br/><br/>It was just an educated guess. A scarf could have went with the young woman's outfit. She had no name for the newest victim and would have to refer to her as Jane Doe until Joe and Sam could hopefully find out her identity. Robin frowned as she looked at the woman's nose.<br/><br/>"Miss Doe also seems to have had a drug problem. It looks like she preferred to snort her drug of choice."<br/><br/>She said, pointing out the damage that extensive snorting could do to one's nasal cavity.