<span style="font-family:Assistant"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6"><span style="font-size: 15px">Once Agent DiNozzo had left, and Dr. Mallard started his exam on Ari's body, Ziva remained silent so the man could work. She put space between herself, Dr. Mallard, and Ari's body and stood with her back against the wall, as she watched the exam. She found herself unable to stop staring, no matter how hard she tried. But finally, some time later, she cleared her throat and forced herself to look down at her phone and text some of her contacts from Israel. Seeing her brother's body there. So still, so.. dead. It reminded her of when she had lost her sister, Tali, too. <br/>
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And with her mother, and Ari's mother dead, her father was all that she would have left. But now, she wouldn't even have that. Without her permission, a lone tear fell down her cheek. She was officially alone now. She reached up and quickly wiped the tear away, and then cleared her throat to speak. The young woman didn't mean to be disrespectful and interrupt, but she needed to know something. </span></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(77, 255, 166)"><span style="font-size: 15px">For her own sanity. "Excuse me, Dr. Mallard? How long will the examination take?" She wasn't trying to rush him.  She </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Assistant"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(77, 255, 166)">wanted and needed him to do his job well.<br/>
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And Ziva could tell from the moment they had met just now, that he was a man who took his job seriously. A thought came to her, that given the hell Ari had caused these people, maybe she should do something to put the medical examiner's mind at ease. "I want to make it clear, that you are not in any danger from me, Dr. Mallard. And to prove it.." She removed her weapon from the holster at her hip, crossed the room to a table at the far corner and placed her gun, several knives, and another gun that she removed from an ankle holster, on the table and then crossed the room once more. </span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:Assistant"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(77, 255, 166)"><span style="font-size: 15px"><br/>
Now that she was effectively weaponless, she could only hope that he'd understand, she truly meant him no harm. Sure, she could still take him down in a physical fight, but it wouldn't come to that, hopefully. She glanced up several minutes later, as the doors to autopsy opened once more and glanced over to see Agent Gibbs walk in, with Agent DiNozzo returning, right behind him. She knew that Agent Gibbs was concerned about Dr. Mallard, so she didn't move from her position against the wall for which she had returned to, after removing all of her weapons. <br/>
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"I understand that you do not trust me, Agent Gibbs. You seem like the sort who has trouble trusting anyone. But you should know that I will not harm anyone in this room. The deed is done. I have no reason to threaten or attack anyone here."</span></span></span>