"Mac, can I talk to you?" Stella Bonasera asked as she entered her bosses office.
"Yea, sure." He smiled as his best friend nervously sat down on the other side of his desk.
"On my vacation to Florida, I took a trip to Sea World and… I had a great time with the whales, and you know how much I love whales." Mac nodded and smiled at that. For her birthday he got her a small, beautiful, expensive whale statue. It sat on her desk in her office ever since.
"Well… They showed me a video that really broke my heart. Whales were being killed for food but the Japanese claim its for research. They would harpoon them and make them suffer, before getting shot in the head. They kill thousands every year." Mac waited patiently as she talked.
"And there's this campaign called Sea Shepard. They go to Antarctica to stop whaling." She took a deep breath. She didn't know how Mac was going to take thins- probably not good.
"I… I want to join them in Australia." Mac's eyebrows shot up in surprise. He was not expecting that. He sat there silent for a few moments, in shock, staring at his best friend. She suddenly stood up and came around his desk. Going on the computer, she went onto some website with a video and stood back.
"You'll see why I'm doing this when you watch this." She pointed to the screen/ Mac started the 5 minute video.
A rather large man with white hair, Paul Watson, told the viewers that this whaling is illegal and has to stop. "People on board are willing to risk their lives for the whales." He explained. A few clips play, showing some crew members in small boats along side a Japanese ship. They threw bottles of powder on board, 2 men climbed on board, beaten and almost thrown into the icy waters. The video ended with a violent kill to a beautiful whale. Stella was almost in tear at that clip.
Mac took a moment to gather his thoughts. "Stella… I cant believe you going across the world to get yourself killed!" He said, his voice getting louder and more stern.
Danny, Lindsey, Flack and Sheldon stop in their tracks when they heard Mac yell. They look at their supervisors and couldn't believe what they saw. Tears running down Stella's cheeks as Mac yelled at her. They couldn't make out what the words but could tell Mac was very mad. Suddenly, Stella took off her badge and gun and slammed it onto his desk. Every ones eyes went wide except Mac's. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves, and took the items, placing them in his desk draw.
Stella marched to the door and violently opened it. Looking back, she saw his eyes start to tear up. "I'm sorry Mac, I love you but, I have to do this. I hope you understand." She turned around and walked away- to her office to pack her things.