(A/N: I hope everyone liked my last chap, I wrote it on kind
of a whim, after a few e mails. (You know who you are. =)
Standard disclaimers: I do not own JAG or any of the songs I
might use. Please read and review! Tell me what you think
about the chapter tittles, are they to cheesy? Anyways, on
with the Fic.)
Fade in.
Harm groaned as he got off the elevator at JAG. It had been a long two weeks, but an even longer couple of months. Sturgis had updated him daily, on Mac's case, but so far hadn't come up with any new leads.
"Hey Harm, are we still on for a game of basket ball tonight?"
Harm sighed, "not tonight man. This case I just wrapped up just about put me through the ringer."
"Yeah, I heard that was a tough one."
"Rain check?"
"Sure man. Hey, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"You just look like you haven't been sleeping."
"Sturgis, get off my back, will ya? I'm fine."
Fade out....
Three months have passed now, and Harm had more then ever wanted to find her. He knew something didn't feel right, so he went back to her place to have another look around. The weird thing was that she had paid for six months rent in advance. But if she was going to leave, why keep up the payments? This was only one of many unanswered questions that he had. He knew that the police have already looked through the apartment months before, but he still felt there was something here that was missed. After an hour he was about to give up. Like many nights before, he sat in her kitchen, where a newspaper was spread across the table; he started reading some of the articles, when one caught his eye.
Kansas:
Escaping from Leavenworth in Kansas, Clark Palmer was found missing from his cell later Saturday night. It is unknown how he escaped, but sources believe that he may have had some help. It is still unclear what his motive for escaping is, or what he plans to do.
(Harm read the article twice before believing it. Palmer is out. Now it all made sense. Mac hadn't disappeared, Palmer had taken her. He ripped the article out, and ran to his car. He was going to kill Palmer if he had hurt Mac in any way.)
Fade out....
In the Admiral's office, Sturgis, Harm and the Admiral were waiting impatiently for Webb. The Admiral had been furious, when Harm had given him the article, and hoped this was the reason that Mac had disappeared. When Webb came in, he could feel the tension in the room.
"What's this all about Admiral?"
(The Admiral handed him the paper.) "Why don't you tell us Webb?"
(After he read the paper, he looked shockingly at the Admiral .) " Where did you get this?"
"I found that in Mac's apartment last night," Harm said.
By now the Admiral had lost whatever control he was holding in. "Why in the hell weren't we informed about this!"
(Clay sighed, not answering AJ's question, because he knew the reaction that he would get.)
"A few months ago, Palmer did escape. We have been looking for him ever since, but I didn't think that it had anything to do with Mac's disappearance."
By now the Admiral was yelling. "What in the hell do you mean you didn't think it had anything to do with her! Damn it Webb, he has been after my officers for years, and you didn't think it had anything to with her? Maybe you should give your head a shake Webb!"
Harm sighed and shook his head. "He has been looking for a way to get even with me and you for years, Webb. Taking Mac might have been his way to settle the score."
(Webb stood, there with a confused look on his face, like he was just realizing that this could be a possibility.)
The Admiral threw his hands up. "Damn it Webb, don't you ever think?"
(When Clay didn't answer, Harm spoke up.)
"Do you have any idea where Palmer is, Webb?"
"No. But if came to Washington, to get Mac, you can surly bet he not here now."
"And why not?" the Admiral asked.
"If I was Palmer, and I just abducted a high ranking military officer, I wouldn't want to be where there people close by, to take me down."
(Sturgis looked at the Admiral, but kept his voice low.) "He has a point sir."
"But that doesn't help us find her," he interjected.
"But I do think he'll be calling us soon," Webb said thinking out loud.
"And why is that?" Sturgis asked curiously.
"It's Harm that he wants. And he knows Harm will come after her, even if at the cost of his own life."
(Under his breath Harm agreed.) "Damn straight."
(All three men looked at him. Harm felt embarrassed.)
"I mean Webb is right; I would give my life for the Colonel's."
"Let's not do anything stupid Harm," Sturgis reasoned.
"Well we're not going to let it come to that Commander," The Admiral stated.
"Yes sir."
"But I don't get it. If Palmer took her, and wanted Harm to come after her, then why would he make it look like she left?" Sturgis asked.
(Webb thought a minute.) "Maybe to get the time he needed to get his plan in order."
"Well he got that. Three months," Harm stated with a trace of bitterness in his voice.
(The Admiral sighed.) "So, Mr. Webb, what do we do now?
"Admiral, we don't even know if has her."
"I see no other reason for her disappearing."
"You don't think she just had to leave? Like that note says. This kind of evidence wouldn't stand up in court AJ and you know that."
"But it's all we got. And damned if you think I'm not going to find that son of a bitch. But the only question is how."
"We give him what he wants sir," Harm said.
"And what is that?" The Admiral asked, but somehow he already knew.
"Me, sir."
"Rabb..."
"Sir, if we want to get Mac back, then it's the only way."
"Well first we have to find Palmer first." Webb reasoned.
(AJ went to stand right in front of Webb. He crossed his arms over his chest.)
"Well then I suggest you get started."
TBC.
(I hope you liked that. Like I said before, I'm hoping to get the next part posted soon, but with this damn cold, I've just been so out of it lately. Sigh.)
Fade in.
Harm groaned as he got off the elevator at JAG. It had been a long two weeks, but an even longer couple of months. Sturgis had updated him daily, on Mac's case, but so far hadn't come up with any new leads.
"Hey Harm, are we still on for a game of basket ball tonight?"
Harm sighed, "not tonight man. This case I just wrapped up just about put me through the ringer."
"Yeah, I heard that was a tough one."
"Rain check?"
"Sure man. Hey, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"You just look like you haven't been sleeping."
"Sturgis, get off my back, will ya? I'm fine."
Fade out....
Three months have passed now, and Harm had more then ever wanted to find her. He knew something didn't feel right, so he went back to her place to have another look around. The weird thing was that she had paid for six months rent in advance. But if she was going to leave, why keep up the payments? This was only one of many unanswered questions that he had. He knew that the police have already looked through the apartment months before, but he still felt there was something here that was missed. After an hour he was about to give up. Like many nights before, he sat in her kitchen, where a newspaper was spread across the table; he started reading some of the articles, when one caught his eye.
Kansas:
Escaping from Leavenworth in Kansas, Clark Palmer was found missing from his cell later Saturday night. It is unknown how he escaped, but sources believe that he may have had some help. It is still unclear what his motive for escaping is, or what he plans to do.
(Harm read the article twice before believing it. Palmer is out. Now it all made sense. Mac hadn't disappeared, Palmer had taken her. He ripped the article out, and ran to his car. He was going to kill Palmer if he had hurt Mac in any way.)
Fade out....
In the Admiral's office, Sturgis, Harm and the Admiral were waiting impatiently for Webb. The Admiral had been furious, when Harm had given him the article, and hoped this was the reason that Mac had disappeared. When Webb came in, he could feel the tension in the room.
"What's this all about Admiral?"
(The Admiral handed him the paper.) "Why don't you tell us Webb?"
(After he read the paper, he looked shockingly at the Admiral .) " Where did you get this?"
"I found that in Mac's apartment last night," Harm said.
By now the Admiral had lost whatever control he was holding in. "Why in the hell weren't we informed about this!"
(Clay sighed, not answering AJ's question, because he knew the reaction that he would get.)
"A few months ago, Palmer did escape. We have been looking for him ever since, but I didn't think that it had anything to do with Mac's disappearance."
By now the Admiral was yelling. "What in the hell do you mean you didn't think it had anything to do with her! Damn it Webb, he has been after my officers for years, and you didn't think it had anything to with her? Maybe you should give your head a shake Webb!"
Harm sighed and shook his head. "He has been looking for a way to get even with me and you for years, Webb. Taking Mac might have been his way to settle the score."
(Webb stood, there with a confused look on his face, like he was just realizing that this could be a possibility.)
The Admiral threw his hands up. "Damn it Webb, don't you ever think?"
(When Clay didn't answer, Harm spoke up.)
"Do you have any idea where Palmer is, Webb?"
"No. But if came to Washington, to get Mac, you can surly bet he not here now."
"And why not?" the Admiral asked.
"If I was Palmer, and I just abducted a high ranking military officer, I wouldn't want to be where there people close by, to take me down."
(Sturgis looked at the Admiral, but kept his voice low.) "He has a point sir."
"But that doesn't help us find her," he interjected.
"But I do think he'll be calling us soon," Webb said thinking out loud.
"And why is that?" Sturgis asked curiously.
"It's Harm that he wants. And he knows Harm will come after her, even if at the cost of his own life."
(Under his breath Harm agreed.) "Damn straight."
(All three men looked at him. Harm felt embarrassed.)
"I mean Webb is right; I would give my life for the Colonel's."
"Let's not do anything stupid Harm," Sturgis reasoned.
"Well we're not going to let it come to that Commander," The Admiral stated.
"Yes sir."
"But I don't get it. If Palmer took her, and wanted Harm to come after her, then why would he make it look like she left?" Sturgis asked.
(Webb thought a minute.) "Maybe to get the time he needed to get his plan in order."
"Well he got that. Three months," Harm stated with a trace of bitterness in his voice.
(The Admiral sighed.) "So, Mr. Webb, what do we do now?
"Admiral, we don't even know if has her."
"I see no other reason for her disappearing."
"You don't think she just had to leave? Like that note says. This kind of evidence wouldn't stand up in court AJ and you know that."
"But it's all we got. And damned if you think I'm not going to find that son of a bitch. But the only question is how."
"We give him what he wants sir," Harm said.
"And what is that?" The Admiral asked, but somehow he already knew.
"Me, sir."
"Rabb..."
"Sir, if we want to get Mac back, then it's the only way."
"Well first we have to find Palmer first." Webb reasoned.
(AJ went to stand right in front of Webb. He crossed his arms over his chest.)
"Well then I suggest you get started."
TBC.
(I hope you liked that. Like I said before, I'm hoping to get the next part posted soon, but with this damn cold, I've just been so out of it lately. Sigh.)
