So after one hell of a sabbatical I've decided to write this idea I've had this playing in my head since the finale, yes I know it's about Abby but you'll see why it's in the Los Angeles section. Please R & R.

Abby was having a lousy day. She looked at the results in front of her contemplating re running the test for the fourth time, she knew it was pointless. Only twice before had she hated the forensics she loved so much, the first time DiNozzo had been innocent although her own work had shown his guilt. The second proved the most important person in her life, Gibbs had committed murder, although she could understand why. This third time however….

She looked at the phone, she could do this by phone, but really it should be in person. How could DNA work against her again! It was a simple task, check the Chameleons DNA for any type of match no matter how tenuous. Nothing was known about him, Granger was hoping his own DNA would give them something. She'd searched every available database, and now was wishing she hadn't been so efficient. She sighed as she picked up the phone, yes this should be done in person, but she had no chance of getting close to the person she needed to talk to.

That left only 5 others. Vance, yes she should tell him first given he was the Director but that just wasn't right. Granger, he should also be one of the first to know but again that wasn't right. Hetty would be a good choice, but she wasn't accepting any calls right now. Gibbs would know what to do but he was here in DC, dealing with the aftermath of the bombing, she couldn't add this to his burden as well. That left the team, or to be more accurate, Sam Hanna. She knew she had to tell Sam, he was the only person who could keep this to himself until the right time (well he'd tell Kensi IF she needed to know, and Abby was OK with that).

Yeah, some days she hated forensics. She picked up the phone, now she'd made a decision it was a case of how to tell Sam what she'd found. Just how do you tell him Callen had shot his own father…..