Chapter 13

About one hour later a NCIS team arrived at the scene. Agent Arnold Wagner's team.

" Palmer! " Agent Wagner was on his mid 40's, average height, bald and a happy expression always on his face. " How are you? "

" I'm fine Agent Wagner, I wasn't here when it happened. "

" Good thing then, the place is a mess. Just a question, were you planning on going away on a trip? "

" Yeah, I was planning on going to a hotel, I wasn't happy with the size of the apartment and was planning on finding another. "

" You were moving out before you could find a new place? "

" It was getting to noisy. "

" If you say so. Agent Ingram is going to collect your statement, then you can get your things and he'll drive you to a hotel. "

" That's not necessary. I have a car. Just a question, my knife and gun collection, can I have them? They were my dad's and are really important to me. "

Agent Wagner looked unsure for a moment.

" Well, after we finish processing the scene you can have it. I don't think we need it, they were not used and you're one of us. "

Agent Ingram took his statement, he repeated the story he told the detective earlier, with a few details changing.

It was almost 7 am when Jimmy managed to get booked in a hotel. He took a shower, left one of his bags there and left. On his way to work he dropped the garbage bags ( with the objects he had cleared from his place earlier ) on the steps of a charity. He arrived late, wishing that the news from his apartment had not made their way to Gibbs team and Dr. Mallard. He had no such luck.

" Mr. Palmer! I heard about what happened. Are you alright lad? "

" I'm fine Dr. Fortunately I was not home when it happened. "

" Nevertheless, you did not need to came in today, that's a very traumatic experience you went through. "

" If you don't mind Dr, I prefer to continue working. "

" If you're say so. "

In the morning, Abby arrived Caff-pow at hand. She removed her coat and proceeded to wake up her 'troops'. Then, she noticed something out-of-place. The mouse! She didn't leave it like that when she left. ' That's weird! ' She checked the rest of the lab, but she couldn't find anything else out-of-place. She had a lot to do, so she got to work, but kept thinking about the mouse.