Chapter 38 - Defusing the Bomb

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We pull up to the crime scene to see Ducky and Palmer had already arrived. They smile as I step out of the car. "Ashton! It is most wonderful to see you again, dear!" Ducky says, as he hugs me.

"It's wonderful to see you as well, Ducky!" I smile, I see out of the corner of my eye, Jimmy fiddling with some things in the back of the van, "Need some help there Jimmy?"

"What...? Uhh... No I'm fine..." he says as he looks up at me with a flustered look.

"Mr. Palmer? Are you sure?" Ducky asks as he approaches him. I see Jimmy lean in towards Ducky and whisper something. I can't quite make it out.

"Ashton!" I hear Gibbs calling. I start over to the door where Gibbs stands, waiting for my assistance. "I need you to start searching for evidence." He pats me on the shoulder and walks over to the car to make a phone call.

I walk into the living room and see blood stains EVERYWHERE. It's almost overwhelming! I start to look for fingerprints, when I'm joined by McGee. "Hey." He squats down next to me.

"Hey. What's up?" I ask.

"Well... I overheard Ducky and Palmer, and well... It's sounds like he lost his wedding ring..."

"He did what?" Confusion covers my face and it's obvious because of McGee's response.

"I can't be sure... But that's what it sounded like..." He looks nervous as if he were defusing a bomb. My mind races. 'How? How did he lose his ring?'

"Thank you for telling me." I say, continuing to search for evidence. I glance down by the coffee table and see a shard of glass coated with blood. I pick it up, put it in a bag, and stand up.

"Sorry."

"It's alright." I sigh.

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