After Sam and Christin arrived at the boatshed, he guided her through the small rooms and brought her stuff in a little room upstairs.
„That's your room, here you can sleep and you are absolutley safe here." Sam explained to her and had to look down to look in Christin's eyes.
„Safe? Why I need to be safe upstairs? Am I in danger? And what kind of a house is this? You are not really working here, aren't you?" Christin asked and looked at Sam, she hoped to get some answers soon.
Sam needed to think about what exactly he can tell Christin, without risking her trust into G. „Christin, we are working on some important things for the state department, but not everybody likes what we are doing. Let me tell you this, we don't always make friends with our work."
„Yes, but it's not dangerous for you, right?" Christin asked Sam scared.
„Sometimes it can be dangerous, we are doing some researches about other peoples and they don't always like what we find out, so they start to blackmail us and threaten our families or friends." Sam waited patiently for her reaction.
„Is that the reason why G. always observe everything and everybody when we are staying outside? Sam, am I right?"
„I guess it's one of the reason, yes. But he always hope to find something familiar in his environment, something what reminds him on his teenager time, something that can help him to find out more about his past." Sam explained to her.
Christin looked around thoughtful. Callen doesn't tell her too much about his work and about his past there wasn't much to speak about it. She knew it, but there were still too much secrets in his life and in their relationship, she was scared that she'll never get involved into them. She loved him too much to be angry with him. At least he should get the chance to explain everything to her. „Sam, I would like to rest a bit."
Sam was pleased to hear that, he would finally be able to searching G. „Of course, just do it. I will call you if something important happen."
While Christin was going upstairs, Sam sat down on the big table in the boatshed and opened G's little wooden box. Normally it was placed on the mantelpiece in his house. On top there was the picture from his mother, Hetty gave it to Callen when she told him that she knew his mother. First G. was hurted because Hetty is one of only a few people he's able to trust completley. That exactly one of these person hide something so important to him, disappointed him. Every little thing can be the last piece to finally get the answers he needs so much. Hetty tried to explain her reasons why she acted like this, but for G. it doesn't matter why. He told her that he deserved the truth about his past and if he would be in danger because of all this, he was able to defend himself. It took some time until their relationship turned normal again. Sam understood G's anger and disappointment but he could understand Hetty's points as well.
Sam took the next piece out of the box. It was a part of a newspaper article and it included a picture from Schreiber and his family. Sam had a flashback to this time. G. was going rogue, he tried to find his father who was kidnapped by the Comescus. He almost died. Hetty sent him to Pendelton before, she tried to protected him and won't have him involved in this case. But G. got her trick fast and followed Granger and Sam.
After they finished the case it was clear that Schreiber wasn't his father, but he always watched over him and G. had the feeling they were connected to each other in a special way. After the Comescus killed him, Callen was really sad. In Schreiber's heir, G. found many pictures from him and a short movie. In this film he saw his sister and his dad for the first time.
Sam took the film reel out as well.
He already thought he was wrong and G. didn't left a hint in the box for the team. But then he found a picture with Arcady and Schreiber on it. Why did Callen left this photo there? He and Arkady already know each other for a long time, but he wasn't related to his family. Should it be the long searched clue or did he just put it in with the other pictures from Schreiber? He moved his hand over his chin and was lost in all his thoughts.
Right in this moment Deeks and Kensi entered the boatshed. „Where is Christin?" Deeks asked Sam.
„She is upstairs and wanted to lay down for a while."
Kensi looked at the wooden box and all the photos on the table. „Do you think, Callen left a hint for us?"
„I am not sure." Sam admitted and looked again on the picture with Schreiber and Arkady, he still held it in his hands.
„Why do you think, Callen put this photo in the box?" he asked and showed it Kensi and Deeks.
Kensi took it and started to think about it. „Schreiber is on the picture, Callen thought for a while he was his father. Maybe that's the reason."
„It doesn't make sense, Kens." Deeks answered, he was standing close to Kensi and take a view of the photo too. „Callen only had pictures there, which are related directly to his family. You can count Schreiber to it too, at least in one way. He took secretly care of Callen because he promised it to his father. But Arkady isn't related to his family."
„I was concerned about the same." Sam told them and took back the picture. „I don't like Arkady but I know, he is G.'s only connection to his father. He's still hoping Arkady knows more about him, than he told him so far. But the photo definitely doesn't count to Callen's childhood memories."
„Okay let's check it out. Even if this clue doesn't guide us on the right track, then at least we can be sure that we tried everything." Deeks told and looked at Sam and Kensi.
„Yes, that's a good idea, we should ask Nell and Eric to find Arkady. Meanwhile they should have arrived at the secret command center." Sam said and pushed the button of the hand-free speaking system from their phone.
Eric took up the phone quickly. „Hi Sam, all systems are online and we are ready. Team Neric only wait to set the keyboards on fire."
Sam rolled his eyes and connected the phone and the camera with the big screen.
„Can you try to be serious Beale? If not your ears will glow soon. I am not in the mood for jokes right now."
Eric glanced at Nell and felt guilty. „I am sorry Sam, when I am worried I try to handle it with doing jokes. Do you have work for us?"
Sam showed the picture from Schreiber and Arkady to these two and explained to them: „I found it in G.'s secret box. It can mean something important in this case or it can be totally useless. We are not sure about it, but we think it should be worth some researches."
„Copy that." answered Nell and Eric at the same time. „We try to find Arkady as soon as possible." Eric said and disconnected the line to the boatshed.
„What are we going to do now?" Deeks asked Sam impatiently. Sam looked at the photos in front of him, lost in his own deep thoughts and answered: „Waiting!"