Wash hadn't missed the hesitation - but still. "And my wedding ring was on board," he said, twisting it around his finger. "Those were both on Serenity, so the ship must have her here or-"

He cut himself off before he could finish that sentence. Whatever had been in the lockers had been things he usually wore on his person, things he had been wearing on his person when they made the flight to Mr. Universe's planet. The last thing Wash remembered was rumbling through atmosphere, trying to hold the boat steady. What if they had crashed?