Harm was reading a file as he walked into JAG that afternoon he'd spent the
morning talking with the client, Harm had agreed to represent him if he
couldn't talk the Admiral out of filing charges against him.
"Commander Rabb." Harriet's voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Yes Harriet." He said looked up at her.
"Sir, requesting permission to hug the Commander." Harm looked at her.
"Permission granted." He gave her a quick hug.
"Congratulations sir."
"Mac told you then." He said with a smile.
"Yes sir."
"It's about time." Sturgis said joining them. "Congratulations Harm."
"Thanks." Harm said. There were a few more congratulations as Bud, Gunny and Tiner joined the group. "Tiner, is the Admiral free I need to talk to him about Sgt Tyler's case."
"Colonel Mackenzie is in with him at the moment sir and has been for fifteen minutes. Their meeting shouldn't last much longer. I'll the Admiral know you'd like to see him as soon as he's free." Tiner replied.
"Thank you. Now if you'll all excuse me I'd like to go and do some work for my pay check." They were a set of beaming smiles as he walked back to his office.
~
A tap on his office door interrupted Harm's reading.
"Yes." He said in a slightly snappish tone without looking up.
"It's nice to see you too. Having a bad day dear?" Mac asked from the doorway.
"Sorry Mac. People keep hovering in the doorway."
"Don't worry I've had it happening since Harriet found out this morning. The Admiral can see you now, I told Tiner I'd come and tell you."
"Thanks. Do you want to get dinner tonight?" He asked as he collected the information he needed.
"Why don't you just come over I'll order take out?" She suggested.
"That would be great. I'd better go I don't want to keep the Admiral waiting." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and headed for the Admiral's office. Mac frowned and headed for her own.
~
"Come in and close the hatch." The Admiral said as Tiner announced him. "Take a seat. Tiner said you wanted to discuss Sgt Tyler."
"Yes sir. I just spent most of the morning talking with him about his absence over the weekend."
"Do you think it warrants an Article 32 hearing or can we just leave it to the Hudson's Captain to deal with the issue?"
"Sir, I think we should just forget the whole matter." Harm replied.
"You want to forget that he went UA for two days?" AJ asked leaning back in his chair.
"Yes sir."
"Would you care to explain why?"
"Admiral, when the Hudson docked on Thursday Sgt Tyler was one of those assigned to stay with the ship until the new crew came to take over on Monday of next week. His leave was supposed to start then for a week before he was reassigned."
"That doesn't tell me why we should drop the matter." AJ stated.
"Yes sir. Friday evening when Sgt Tyler came off duty he telephoned his ex- wife, who is an aide at the White House; about her bring their three year old daughter to visit him while he was off duty and to make arrange to see her over his leave. He was informed that his daughter was seriously ill in hospital with pneumonia. He tried to contact Captain Garza and the XO Commander Thomas or any of the other senior staff of the Hudson but found they had all left for the night. He tried to talk to his section head about arranging emergency leave but was unable to locate him either. Given the nature of the emergency he wrote a note and left it for the Captain and went directly to Bethesda where he's been with his daughter until he was arrested last night."
"And you can substantiate all of this?" AJ asked.
"I've talked to several people about the chain-of-command on the ship and have confirmed there really wasn't any on Friday evening. The note was located and it does say what has happened. I've talked to the staff at Bethesda; he hadn't left his daughter's side, until he was arrested."
"How is his daughter now?"
"She's still in intensive care; she has asthma which is why the pneumonia is so serious. Sir I recommend that we arrange for emergency leave for him while get the charges drop and investigate the chain-of-command for the USS Hudson." AJ thought for a second before hitting the intercom.
"Tiner, I need to see Gunny now."
"Yes sir." Tiner replied. A minute later Gunny was in the office.
"You wanted to see me sir." Gunny said as he stood to attention.
"Yes, Gunny I want you to go with Commander Rabb and have a Sgt Tyler released into your custody from the Brig, then I want you escort him to Bethesda and stay with him until I send someone to relieve you."
"Admiral, you want to release someone into my custody?" Gunny questioned.
"Sgt Tyler's daughter is in the intensive care unit and he's only been arrested for going UA to visit her. I really don't think he's liable to run and I need someone to stay with him until we can sort out what's happening with the charges against him and while Commander Rabb investigates the break down in the chain-of-command."
"Yes sir."
"Thank you sir." Harm replied.
"Get Bud to hand over his cases to Lieutenant Harrison and he can help you investigate."
"Yes sir. If you'll excuse me I'd like to get the Sgt back to the hospital as soon as possible."
"Dismissed."
TBC
"Commander Rabb." Harriet's voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Yes Harriet." He said looked up at her.
"Sir, requesting permission to hug the Commander." Harm looked at her.
"Permission granted." He gave her a quick hug.
"Congratulations sir."
"Mac told you then." He said with a smile.
"Yes sir."
"It's about time." Sturgis said joining them. "Congratulations Harm."
"Thanks." Harm said. There were a few more congratulations as Bud, Gunny and Tiner joined the group. "Tiner, is the Admiral free I need to talk to him about Sgt Tyler's case."
"Colonel Mackenzie is in with him at the moment sir and has been for fifteen minutes. Their meeting shouldn't last much longer. I'll the Admiral know you'd like to see him as soon as he's free." Tiner replied.
"Thank you. Now if you'll all excuse me I'd like to go and do some work for my pay check." They were a set of beaming smiles as he walked back to his office.
~
A tap on his office door interrupted Harm's reading.
"Yes." He said in a slightly snappish tone without looking up.
"It's nice to see you too. Having a bad day dear?" Mac asked from the doorway.
"Sorry Mac. People keep hovering in the doorway."
"Don't worry I've had it happening since Harriet found out this morning. The Admiral can see you now, I told Tiner I'd come and tell you."
"Thanks. Do you want to get dinner tonight?" He asked as he collected the information he needed.
"Why don't you just come over I'll order take out?" She suggested.
"That would be great. I'd better go I don't want to keep the Admiral waiting." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and headed for the Admiral's office. Mac frowned and headed for her own.
~
"Come in and close the hatch." The Admiral said as Tiner announced him. "Take a seat. Tiner said you wanted to discuss Sgt Tyler."
"Yes sir. I just spent most of the morning talking with him about his absence over the weekend."
"Do you think it warrants an Article 32 hearing or can we just leave it to the Hudson's Captain to deal with the issue?"
"Sir, I think we should just forget the whole matter." Harm replied.
"You want to forget that he went UA for two days?" AJ asked leaning back in his chair.
"Yes sir."
"Would you care to explain why?"
"Admiral, when the Hudson docked on Thursday Sgt Tyler was one of those assigned to stay with the ship until the new crew came to take over on Monday of next week. His leave was supposed to start then for a week before he was reassigned."
"That doesn't tell me why we should drop the matter." AJ stated.
"Yes sir. Friday evening when Sgt Tyler came off duty he telephoned his ex- wife, who is an aide at the White House; about her bring their three year old daughter to visit him while he was off duty and to make arrange to see her over his leave. He was informed that his daughter was seriously ill in hospital with pneumonia. He tried to contact Captain Garza and the XO Commander Thomas or any of the other senior staff of the Hudson but found they had all left for the night. He tried to talk to his section head about arranging emergency leave but was unable to locate him either. Given the nature of the emergency he wrote a note and left it for the Captain and went directly to Bethesda where he's been with his daughter until he was arrested last night."
"And you can substantiate all of this?" AJ asked.
"I've talked to several people about the chain-of-command on the ship and have confirmed there really wasn't any on Friday evening. The note was located and it does say what has happened. I've talked to the staff at Bethesda; he hadn't left his daughter's side, until he was arrested."
"How is his daughter now?"
"She's still in intensive care; she has asthma which is why the pneumonia is so serious. Sir I recommend that we arrange for emergency leave for him while get the charges drop and investigate the chain-of-command for the USS Hudson." AJ thought for a second before hitting the intercom.
"Tiner, I need to see Gunny now."
"Yes sir." Tiner replied. A minute later Gunny was in the office.
"You wanted to see me sir." Gunny said as he stood to attention.
"Yes, Gunny I want you to go with Commander Rabb and have a Sgt Tyler released into your custody from the Brig, then I want you escort him to Bethesda and stay with him until I send someone to relieve you."
"Admiral, you want to release someone into my custody?" Gunny questioned.
"Sgt Tyler's daughter is in the intensive care unit and he's only been arrested for going UA to visit her. I really don't think he's liable to run and I need someone to stay with him until we can sort out what's happening with the charges against him and while Commander Rabb investigates the break down in the chain-of-command."
"Yes sir."
"Thank you sir." Harm replied.
"Get Bud to hand over his cases to Lieutenant Harrison and he can help you investigate."
"Yes sir. If you'll excuse me I'd like to get the Sgt back to the hospital as soon as possible."
"Dismissed."
TBC