Tim watched as Miss Bauer ushered his youngest into the classroom and with great enthusiasm took Sam on a tour of the different shelves throughout the room. Tim smiled, hoping deeply that Sam would have a great experience today so that tomorrow's drop off would go easier. Tim knew that if things went south today, tomorrow would be next to impossible to get Sam willingly into the school.

Turning away he looked over his shoulder one last time as Sam took a book from the shelf and sat in the reading corner eyeing the rest of the class' inhabitants wearily.

Tim drove to work and headed immediately to Abby's lab. He had promised her an update and needed to hear the reassurance that everything would be work out alright from his loving wife. Abby chuckled when Tim explained the scene he'd left. Confused he asked "what's so funny?"

Tapping him gently on the cheek she replied "I'm laughing because you think that there is hope that things will go smoothly! Have you met our son? The youngest one that is… Sam… he's 5 … he doesn't like new things, he doesn't like not being at home, he doesn't like groups of people, he doesn't normally get along well with children his own age." She smiled as Tim's grimace turned to a look of terror. "Oh Timmy, it will be ok….I'm sure they won't call us on the very first day of school!"

His wife's nonchalance at his worry hurt his feelings, as well as saddened him that she had so little positive thoughts about the outcome of today. Abby caught Tim's change in demeanor and kissed him quickly on the cheek. "It's going to be ok. It really is, he's in the best place we could find for him, and it will just take a bit of time for Sam to get to know everyone and for Miss Bauer to understand him." She then hugged her slightly less downcast partner. Turning him towards the door with a gentle push Abby called out "I have work to do, you have work to do, Sam will survive until 3:30 when I go to get him."

Deciding that throwing himself into the most recent case of embezzlement and murder would be the best way to keep him from worrying about his little boy, Tim got to work right away.