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It's in the safest places, our neighborhoods and backyards, that we think nothing bad will happen.

But that's an assumption, one that can blind us, because bad things do happen.

Something just blew up!

Run! No!

Horrible things.

The devices were at or near ground level.

Crimes waiting in the mailbox, sitting at our doorsteps, or waiting for us at the mall.

In today's episode, we're entering the dark arena of bombings,

taking a close look at how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigates these crimes.

And why these destructive acts always leave authorities with more questions than answers about bomb makers.

I'm immediately cold as I step into the lobby of a generic looking office building in Northwest Miami.

The structure hovers high above me, and it's tucked between several ones just like it in a commercial business park off of Interstate 75.

Rain was just starting to fall outside when I walked in, so the sprinkles of water on my skin only amplify my chill as I stand in the lobby.

My shoes squeak on the sleek tile floor that a decal was pressed on telling me to stand six feet apart from others,

but there aren't any others, it's just me.

I send off a text to the ATF agent who's supposed to be meeting me here, then I wait.

She quickly replies, saying, I'll be down in ten.

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