Chapter 7 - May Angels Condemn
2200 Zulu
Chegwidden's Office - JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
The day's going so well…so far, Admiral AJ Chedwiggen thought as he returned from talking to Gunny. Chegwidden saw the Post Master talking to Tiner and holding another tape. "You've got to be kidding me!" Chegwidden said annoyed and a little too loud.
"I'm sorry Admiral, this time someone actually delivered it, I tried to stop him, but he ran off."
"What did he look like?"
"Navy personnel don't know what rank. He had a hat on, but he had blonde or light brown hair. That's all I got. He said that this tape was urgent and that it was life or death."
"Tiner! Cal…" the admiral began to order but Tiner was already on his way to find Harm and Sturgis. "Thank you, Post Master." He nodded and then walked off. Chegwidden examined the label 'May Angels Condemn' and walked into his office getting the TV and VCR set up. Mac…why does it have to spell Mac? I swear it only makes all of this harder…why can't they just ransom her? Or let us find her? Or a clue? Or ANYTHING?!
Rabb and Turner ran into his office, literally. "Sir? Another tape?" Harm asked out of breath.
"I'm afraid so, it's apparently urgent and life or death," he explained as he pressed play. "It's titled May Angels Condemn." The admiral took his seat as they all focused intently on the TV.
Another that said Mac…please just let her be okay…let this be about ransom… Harm's stomach was twisted in knots. He had actually slept, but at the moment he felt like he could pass out just from stress alone.
The tape panned and scanned Harm's bedroom in his apartment as it had done before on the two other tapes. Mac was once again lying on the floor. She was stirring a bit. "It's okay, Marine, nothing to be afraid of. I'm going to send you somewhere much better than here," the voice said. It was an imitation of Harm's voice once again, very soothing.
"Harm?" Mac said weakly not opening her eyes, but coming around.
"I'm sorry…I tried to help you…all I wanted to do was help you, but you wouldn't let me," the person behind the camera set the camera down and walked over to Mac. He wasn't in view; he lifted one of Mac's arms and pulled out a scalpel.
Don't hurt her, was on all three men's minds at the moment.
The scalpel moved closer to Mac's bare skin. He rotated her arm so the inside of her arm was at the camera and started an incision right above her wrist vertically bringing it up about three inches. Red blood began to spill out. He did the same to the other.
"Harm!" Mac said this time with more fear in her voice.
She can't move, Harm thought to himself. Those words…they were familiar…the way he talked to her…where have I heard it before?...
The tape had switched off and Sturgis and the admiral had just sat where they were for a few minutes before looking over at Harm and realized that he was thinking about something and was very distressed.
The Watertown… Harm thought. The doctor on the Watertown had purposefully inflicted Harm on the crew and then cured them in order to get recognition and he tried to kill Mac and me…he was saying that he just wanted to help…even though they didn't need his help. "Sir, I think I know who it is…and I would like permission to go to my apartment…maybe he left her there and delivered the tape himself."
"If that's true, Commander she very might as well have already bled to death by now."
"I'll call an ambulance to Harm's apartment," Sturgis said and wandered out to make the phone call.
"Who do you think is behind this Commander?" the admiral asked.
"Remember when Mac and I were…having a difference of opinion and weren't working well together awhile back?"
"You were fighting, but yes."
"The doctor onboard tried to kill both Mac and myself, sir. He said he was only trying to help us even though we were both perfectly fine."
"So, you think this crazed doctor is doing it?"
"It's certainly possible, Sir."
"Do you remember his name?"
"Hodge, Sir."
"Dismissed. Commander, bring Mac back safely."
"Yes, Sir," Harm said running out of the admiral's office.
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2215 Zulu
In Front of JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
Harm had ran out of the admiral's office and straight down the stairs to get to his car out front just to realize he didn't have his key. "Crap!" he cursed and turned around to go back and get it, but Sturgis was there.
"We'll take mine," Sturgis said unlocking his vehicle. Harm nodded and they both got in. "The ambulance is all ready on its way."
Harm didn't say anything.
Sturgis took that as his cue to pull out and head for Harm's apartment.
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Author's Note: Yes, I have been told I'm evil : D .......anyways...I know this chapter isn't long, but we've got DRAMA! HEHEHEHE anyways hopefully I'll get chapter 8 up and it'll be a bit longer...and YES you shall find out what happens to Harm and Mac hehehehe....oh and my WONDERFUL Riley Ri pointed out that I started spelling Chegwidden wrong...AGAIN ::hits head:: if I spell anything wrong I swear...blame it on the tortorous jury duty I had to attend! I wrote like two chapters during it before my laptop's power died...ANYWAYS! Chapter 8 - Fading Fast will hopefully be up soon!
2200 Zulu
Chegwidden's Office - JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
The day's going so well…so far, Admiral AJ Chedwiggen thought as he returned from talking to Gunny. Chegwidden saw the Post Master talking to Tiner and holding another tape. "You've got to be kidding me!" Chegwidden said annoyed and a little too loud.
"I'm sorry Admiral, this time someone actually delivered it, I tried to stop him, but he ran off."
"What did he look like?"
"Navy personnel don't know what rank. He had a hat on, but he had blonde or light brown hair. That's all I got. He said that this tape was urgent and that it was life or death."
"Tiner! Cal…" the admiral began to order but Tiner was already on his way to find Harm and Sturgis. "Thank you, Post Master." He nodded and then walked off. Chegwidden examined the label 'May Angels Condemn' and walked into his office getting the TV and VCR set up. Mac…why does it have to spell Mac? I swear it only makes all of this harder…why can't they just ransom her? Or let us find her? Or a clue? Or ANYTHING?!
Rabb and Turner ran into his office, literally. "Sir? Another tape?" Harm asked out of breath.
"I'm afraid so, it's apparently urgent and life or death," he explained as he pressed play. "It's titled May Angels Condemn." The admiral took his seat as they all focused intently on the TV.
Another that said Mac…please just let her be okay…let this be about ransom… Harm's stomach was twisted in knots. He had actually slept, but at the moment he felt like he could pass out just from stress alone.
The tape panned and scanned Harm's bedroom in his apartment as it had done before on the two other tapes. Mac was once again lying on the floor. She was stirring a bit. "It's okay, Marine, nothing to be afraid of. I'm going to send you somewhere much better than here," the voice said. It was an imitation of Harm's voice once again, very soothing.
"Harm?" Mac said weakly not opening her eyes, but coming around.
"I'm sorry…I tried to help you…all I wanted to do was help you, but you wouldn't let me," the person behind the camera set the camera down and walked over to Mac. He wasn't in view; he lifted one of Mac's arms and pulled out a scalpel.
Don't hurt her, was on all three men's minds at the moment.
The scalpel moved closer to Mac's bare skin. He rotated her arm so the inside of her arm was at the camera and started an incision right above her wrist vertically bringing it up about three inches. Red blood began to spill out. He did the same to the other.
"Harm!" Mac said this time with more fear in her voice.
She can't move, Harm thought to himself. Those words…they were familiar…the way he talked to her…where have I heard it before?...
The tape had switched off and Sturgis and the admiral had just sat where they were for a few minutes before looking over at Harm and realized that he was thinking about something and was very distressed.
The Watertown… Harm thought. The doctor on the Watertown had purposefully inflicted Harm on the crew and then cured them in order to get recognition and he tried to kill Mac and me…he was saying that he just wanted to help…even though they didn't need his help. "Sir, I think I know who it is…and I would like permission to go to my apartment…maybe he left her there and delivered the tape himself."
"If that's true, Commander she very might as well have already bled to death by now."
"I'll call an ambulance to Harm's apartment," Sturgis said and wandered out to make the phone call.
"Who do you think is behind this Commander?" the admiral asked.
"Remember when Mac and I were…having a difference of opinion and weren't working well together awhile back?"
"You were fighting, but yes."
"The doctor onboard tried to kill both Mac and myself, sir. He said he was only trying to help us even though we were both perfectly fine."
"So, you think this crazed doctor is doing it?"
"It's certainly possible, Sir."
"Do you remember his name?"
"Hodge, Sir."
"Dismissed. Commander, bring Mac back safely."
"Yes, Sir," Harm said running out of the admiral's office.
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2215 Zulu
In Front of JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
Harm had ran out of the admiral's office and straight down the stairs to get to his car out front just to realize he didn't have his key. "Crap!" he cursed and turned around to go back and get it, but Sturgis was there.
"We'll take mine," Sturgis said unlocking his vehicle. Harm nodded and they both got in. "The ambulance is all ready on its way."
Harm didn't say anything.
Sturgis took that as his cue to pull out and head for Harm's apartment.
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Author's Note: Yes, I have been told I'm evil : D .......anyways...I know this chapter isn't long, but we've got DRAMA! HEHEHEHE anyways hopefully I'll get chapter 8 up and it'll be a bit longer...and YES you shall find out what happens to Harm and Mac hehehehe....oh and my WONDERFUL Riley Ri pointed out that I started spelling Chegwidden wrong...AGAIN ::hits head:: if I spell anything wrong I swear...blame it on the tortorous jury duty I had to attend! I wrote like two chapters during it before my laptop's power died...ANYWAYS! Chapter 8 - Fading Fast will hopefully be up soon!