Haunted

Theory

It was an hour or so later and we were sitting at our desks, I had been to the bathroom and composed myself and was now working my way through the CCTV footage. I scanned the footage through the night until I saw Jimmy fall down the hole which was pretty funny because its pitch black, one minute he is there the next he isn't. Then the tape goes dark for around an hour and then it comes back on. Just as the pastor is walking away from the hole.

"Guy's look at this, I think our man has been under our nose this whole time." I tell them putting the footage up on the big screen.

I show them Jimmy falling, the blankness and then the pastor.

"Why were they still down there if the pastor knew they were there?" Ziva asks.

"Well Jimmy was passed out at the bottom so he wouldn't have known he was there necessarily." Tim reminds her.

"So what if he dumps the body in the grave, It's dark so he can't see to fill it. Figures he will come and do it in the morning. Gets there Jimmy is awake with the dead body so he blames Jimmy." I explain.

We spend the rest of the morning trying to prove our theory and find any connection between the two of them which is proving to be quiet hard. Whatever the connection was it wasn't a good one and they didn't want anyone knowing. It's not until Tim talks to the petty officers sister that we realise Clark was Investigating the pastor.

We end up getting the evidence we need to prosecute the pastor which takes a huge weight of our shoulders as we all wait for news on Jimmy.

"How's Palmer?" McGee asks as ducky comes into the bull en a little while later just as we are all getting ready to leave.

"Collapsed lung caused by blunt force trauma, probably when he fell into the hole." Ducky replies.

"Is he going to be okay?" I ask.

"Perfectly fine, He is going to stay in one night just to make sure there aren't any other injuries but then he should be good to go home." Ducky reassures me.

"Can I go and see him?" I then question.

"I'm sure he would love that." Ducky smiles.

"I will come with you." Tony says grabbing his bag.

We walk over and get into the elevator.

"I know why you are coming with me." I say as the elevator doors close and we start to descend.

"Because I want to see Jimmy." Tony replies.

"Maybe, or maybe you think I might crumble again like earlier." I say trying to gauge his reaction.

"I didn't mean to upset you like that, it was just supposed to be a joke. I should have thought about it first." He apologises.

"Tony it's fine. My Ptsd will get worse from time to time but that doesn't mean you have to change around me. Unless you are being an arse than you can definitely change." I say elbowing him a little to show I was joking.

"We going in your car or mine?" Tony asks as we leave the building and go into the car park.

"I'm not going to crumble Tony, you don't have to come with me." I tell him bluntly.

"Well I would like to, your car or mine?" He questions once again.

We walk over to his car and get in before driving to the hospital to see Jimmy.