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D.c. any time -- >> when you say d.c. you mean the white house? >> right. it's close to that. so they're going to be called in to look at whatever possibilities this may have if any, towards anything federal. the potential for organized crime based on the fact what this guy might have been involved with as far as his company. but really i think the thing is it was apparent they used accelerants to keep the fire going in the house and to have it spread quickly. the atf is really the experts in that field, in accelerants and any type of -- >> burn patterns. what is a burn pattern? >> whether it'...

For days after the fire, investigators combed through the scorched rubble for evidence of how the deadly blaze ignited. >> what the fire investigators saw when they first arrived is fire from the floor to the ceiling, charring on the floor. >> looking for so-called arson indicators, they search for any signs that the fire was intentionally set. soon, they find one. a dark outline that snakes through the length of the house. >> there was what we call a burn pattern in the house. which they did find. it went from the front door all the way to the dining room area, kitchen and into the back bedro...

Wrapped back around it somewhat? >> potentially if it was wrapped around it. >> correct. >> yes. >> as a matter of fact, any configuration that suggest something other than flat would have shown some different burning from the way the flame would have bounced around, correct? >> in terms of farther or way or closer? >> no. if it was in contact pushed in to the extent it folded the fabric around it. that would have shown a different type of burn pattern, correct? >> potentially if the sweatshirt had gone over the top of the ejection port area there would possibly be marks from that but otherwis...

Around it. >> correct. >> yes. >> as a matter of fact, any configuration that suggests something other than than flat, would have shown some different stippling potential or burning from the way flame would have bounced around it, correct? >> in terms of farther away or closer? >> no. if it was in contact. >> okay. >> pushed in, to the extent that it folded the fabric around it, that would have shown a different type of burn pattern, potentially, correct? >> potentially if the sweatshirt had gone over the top of the ejection port area there would possibly be marks from that but otherwise wheth...

Push it into the shirt where the shirt would fold around it, was there? >> no, it was consistent with the muzzle of the firearm touching. >> if it was in contact -- >> okay. >> pushed in to the extent that it folded the fabric around it, that would've shown a different type of burn pattern potentially, correct? >> potentially if the sweatshirt had gone over the top of the ejection port area, there would possibly be marks from that, but otherwise whether it was lightly touching or pressed in, it would be the same type of physical effects i have seen. >> so now by her saying it could have been e...