Chapter 27
" What do you mean Mr Palmer? Who is she? "
Palmer didn't answer, only looked down.
" Palmer. " Gibbs said, trying to keep the young man from wandering in his mind.
Ducky looked at his assistant, then at the agents in the room.
" Perhaps Jethro I should take a look at his injuries first. And he answers our questions later. "
Gibbs looked unsure for a moment, but nodded his agreement anyway.
" Come Mr Palmer, sit on the examination table. " Ducky held his assistant by the shoulders and guided him to the table.
" Dr. Mallard, that's not necessary, I'm fine, really. "
" Well then you should have no trouble going through a quick examination. "
Palmer sat at the table and removed his coat.
" Now remove your shirt please. "
Palmer opened the first button of his shirt and folded his sleeve up, showing the bruise and the cut.
Ducky looked at the cut.
" Mr. Palmer, this cut was made by a blade! What happened to you tonight? Roll up your pants so that I can take a look. "
Palmer rolled up his left leg of his pants, showing another cut a few forming bruises.
" These were made by a blade aswell! Please remove your shirt and pants Mr Palmer, so that I can take a look at the your other injuries. "
Palmer looked at the others in the room and back at Ducky.
" I'm alright Dr, really there is no need for all this. "
" Mr Palmer there is no reason for embarrassment. "
He looked from Ducky to the others. ' if they see my injuries, it will buy me their sympathy. But they'll see my scars aswell, especially the symbol. I'll have to think of something to explain it, and fast. '
He made up his mind, standing up from the table and removing his shirt, shoes and his pants, keeping only his underwear on. He then sat on the table again, keeping his gaze n the floor.
The people in the room were surprised, to say the least.
Palmer's body was covered with bruises, he had several small cuts that they hadn't noticed before, along with the three the have seen earlier.
But what surprised them were the scars. His torso was covered with them, burns, one that looked like a gun shot, several that looked made by cuts. It was too many to count. His legs had some too, no as many, but a lot for someone normal. The scars went to the middle of his upper arms, all over his torso all the way to his feet.
The second thing they noticed, was his body type. They always saw him as a sweet and soft guy. The man in front of them was pure muscle, lean but strong. You did not get to have muscles like that naturally, it had to come with some physical training.
' Wow, Autopsy Gremlin is ripped! ' Was the first thing Tony thought.
Gibbs' gut was screaming, there was a lot that they didn't know about Palmer, that amount of scars did not come without some kind of abuse, a hard life. Those scars were not made at once, they had years of difference between them. The happy carefree man that they believed he was couldn't have those scars. And now a crazy woman was after him, and killing innocent people just to get his attention.
Who was James 'Jimmy' Palmer?