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Falls Church Virginia

"Tiner!" The Admiral's voice boomed through the office.
Petty Officer Tiner scrambled into the boss's office with more than his usual case of fluster. "Sir?"
Chigwedden looked up with a scowl, recent events had him more agitated than usual. "Tell Turner, Roberts and Sims that I want them in my office in five, no, make that three minutes. Tiner scurried away wishing he had chosen a safer designator like, perhaps, EOD.

Exactly two and one half minutes later the three officers smartly presented themselves to their commanding officer. "Take a seat," he commanded. "I thought you all would want to be appraised of the situation with the Colonel and Rabb." As soon as Harm had submitted his resignation and request for terminal leave the entire office had become concerned. "There has been some word at last from the field office in Paraguay. Last night Rabb and Gunny Valindez infiltrated Saddiq's compound in an attempt to liberate Webb and Mac. They were successful. Evidently the terrorists causing him serious injury had tortured Webb extensively. They were about to start on Mac when Rabb and Gunny busted in and rescued them."
"Is she all right, sir?" Harriet inquired.
"She was not harmed by the terrorists. However, I understand that Webb's condition is quite serious. Gunny left immediately after the rescue to get Webb to a hospital."
"What about Harm and Mac, sir?" Sturgis asked.
A.J. sighed. "What I am about to tell you is highly sensitive and must not leave this room. Webb had uncovered a plot to smuggle Stinger Missiles out of the country to use against U.S. assets. Harm and Mac took off to locate them. Last anyone heard of them they had 'procured' a farmers biplane to look for them. It was found some miles away in classic Rabb fashion; crashed and burning and there was no sign of survivors. However since Siddiq's men are all over the area we couldn't get anyone in to look around.
"So what now, sir. Are we sending a team in?" Bud Roberts spoke up.
A.J. shook his head slowly. "That's the hard part. The word is that Webb was rogue."
"What does that mean?" Harriet asked.
A.J.'s shoulders slumped. "It means, Harriet, that Webb's mission was not sanctioned by the CIA. In accordance the State Department is taking a Deny Everything posture."
"So they're on their on." Sturgis uttered what they were all thinking.
There was a pregnant silence as they ruminated the situation. A.J. strode to the window and looked out at nothing in particular, Harriet wrung her hands and fought back the tears and Bud looked at his wife with concern. No one said anything until there was a knock on the door. "Enter!" A.J. bellowed.
Tiner entered and stood at attention "Sir, there is a caller and I well.."
A.J. Turned and glared "And you what? Forgot how to take a message?"
"Uh, no, sir. It's the nature of the call, sir. Well, not so much the nature as the caller." Tiner fumbled.
"Speak English, son."
Tiner took a deep breath. "She says she's Commander Rabb's mother-in- law..uh, sir"