Chapter 24
Tony spoke with Agent Wagner, he had an address for a hotel that Palmer said he would stay at. He and Ziva were in the car, Tony driving.
" Tony? "
" Yeah Zi? "
" Did you noticed anything about Palmer before that video? "
" You ask if I saw it coming? No, I didn't. "
" Neither did I. You saw that video he was very disturbed. How could we not notice? "
Tony sighed.
" I don't know. Is not like we notice him very much. We were talking about the fact of how little do we know about him, before this whole case started. "
" This woman is dangerous Tony, and she's after him. His life is in danger, and he didn't say anything. His apartment was shot at, and he still didn't say anything. "
" Exactly, he knew. He knew who it was that butchered that family, and he didn't say anything. Why would he do this? "
" I saw the pictures from his apartment. It looks like he was getting ready to leave. That is the behaviour of a man who has corpses in his on closet. "
" Skeletons. Is skeletons in the closet. "
" Whatever Tony. What I'm saying is, he may be in danger, but he has to have a guilt of his own to not came to us for help. Or even to get that family justice. "
Tony got quiet for a moment, remembering words from the message and the video.
" She called him love, and said she loved him. In the video he did the same thing. Called her love, and said he loved her. "
" You are thinking that he is protecting her? Why would he do that? Is clear that she is dangerous and willing to hurt him too. "
" I don't know Zi. But with what we got so far, is all I can come up with. This whole thing looks like a movie, secrets, bloody messages, mysterious voice mails. "
" Please, do not quote anything now, Tony. "
When they arrived at the hotel, the clerk gave them the room number, telling them that the assistant ME had arrived and not left his room since.
They knocked on the door, that had a 'do not disturb' sign on.
" Palmer, is Tony and Ziva! "
They got no answer, he knocked again.
" Palmer? "
" Palmer? Are you okay in there? " Tony turned to Ziva. " Give him a call. "
Ziva called Ducky to get Palmer's number, then called him. The two agents heard a faint ringtone coming from inside the room, but no answer.
" Palmer! We know you are in there! Just answer the door. "
They still had no answer. They looked at each other and with one nod, Ziva picked the lock and they entered the room.
There was a bag on top of the bed, a cellphone and pair of glasses next to it. They searched the room, there was no one there.
" I thought the clerk said that he didn't leave. " Said Tony, picking the cell from the bed, along with the glasses.
" Maybe he left while the clerk was not looking. "
" I don't have a very good feeling about this. I'll ask Abby to look through the security cameras. " He said while opening the bag and looking through it.
He took a gun from inside it.
" I'm calling Gibbs. " Said Ziva, getting more confused by the minute, how much did she miss about Palmer?