E. was keeping a closer eye on it than he supposed. The chain ofcustody paperwork that I had signed couldn't be challenged by himbecause I had filled ...ut the proper paperwork and it was indeed part ofan active homicide investigation. When I turned it in to be examinedthere was nothing he could point to that was unusual other than I hadsecured the evidence without notifying him."Darcy nodded. A screwed up chain of custody could torpedo a slam dunkinvestigation and she didn't see a chief M.E.. So, a couple of weeks later, there we were, sitting in a semi-dark cafe, me with a mocha and her sipping an iced tea with an ungodly amount of sugar in it. It’s one of her funny little quirks, she puts so much sugar in things and finds it appalling that I drink anything, coffee especially, with just a sprinkle of sugar in it. That’s what I was sitting there thinking about, all the mundane pieces of trivia you get to know about each other after you’ve been together for so long. I was. ”“Doctor, you are scaring us! Are you sure, or are you just speculating?” Laura Belle said.“Mrs. Snow, Jake told me he was there! He told me he looked death in the eye and walked away with the Grim Reaper screaming for him to come back. His eyes are a pure, crystalline green and his hair is white as driven snow!”“I’m going to him!” Laura Belle screamed. Jumping up she ran into the cabin only to find Jake cowering in the corner of a berth.“Jake?” She spoke softly as she sat on the edge of the. After about 15 minutes of teasing and combing she seemed satisfied that my hair looked nice. Handing me my sandals, she said, "Here honey, put these on and then we'll let you take a look at how pretty you are."After slipping on the dressy sandals I walked over to mirror and stood in silent shock at my reflection. I could not believe the pretty young girl in the mirror was really me. From head to toe I was all girl. All of a sudden the events of the day and the preceding week overcame me and I.