JAG HQ
Tuesday 1130
It had been raining heavily since four am; Mac stood staring out the window for a few minutes before picking the files she needed for her meeting. Mac strode out into the bullpen and past Harriet who quickly jumped to her feet.
"Ma'am." At the speed Mac was going she didn't notice the puddle of water. "Colonel." Harriet yelled as Mac slipped on the floor and landing on her back her papers flying up into the air and slowly fluttered to the floor. Harriet was by her side in an instant. "Colonel." Harriet repeated, but Mac was out cold. Tiner and Gunny were by her side quickly.
"Ma'am, the Colonel?" Gunny asked. Harriet felt for a pulse.
"She's knocked self out. Tiner, call 911 and get the Admiral. Gunny, pick all these papers up and call and cancel the Colonel's meeting. Everyone else back to work." She said taking charge of the situation, and clearing the crowd that was growing. "Ma'am?" Harriet said trying to wake her up. "Eye's need to be reactive right Gunny?" Harriet asked, knowing Gunny had battlefield training."
"Yes ma'am." Harriet lifted Mac's eyelids and made sure her were reacting.
"Gunny, grab me two towels and a reel of masking tape." Harriet instructed.
"Yes ma'am."
"What's going on?" AJ asked as he walked over to them.
"Sir, the Colonel slipped on a puddle of water and has knocked herself out." Harriet said holding Mac's head straight just in case had done some damage to her.
"Here you go ma'am." Gunny said coming back with what Harriet had requested. "Admiral."
"Sir?" Harriet said requesting permission to continue. AJ nodded. "Roll up the towels and place them either side of the Colonel's head. We'll tape her head to the floor. "
"Yes ma'am." Gunny quickly did as he was told. Mac was still out cold.
"Gunny, remember to call whoever the Colonel was going to meet. Tiner?" She asked as he came back.
"Ma'am, the ambulance with here in five minutes, they had one nearby. They said to keep her still but keep trying to rouse her."
"Thank you. Colonel?" She said gently patting her cheeks but Mac was still out of it. AJ stood back watching as Tiner finished picking up the papers.
Five minutes later the ambulance crew was there.
"Someone to tell me what happened?" One of the EMT's asked.
"Harriet." AJ prompted.
"Yes sir. Lt Colonel Sarah Mackenzie. Approximately ten minutes ago she slipped on a puddle of water, she's been out cold since. She still breathing normally and her pulse is steady. We've tried to rouse her but it hasn't worked, I had her head taped down in case she had done some damage."
"You did well Lt." He said looking at her stripes. He flashed a light to checks Mac's pupils. "Get the stretcher." He instructed the other EMT, he nodded and went to collect it. He undid her jacket and undid the top few buttons of her blouse in order to listen to her heart with a stethoscope. He noticed the ring on her dog tags. "Nice rock, is there a fiancé we need to call?" He asked Harriet. AJ looked at her.
"It's not the ring Cmdr Brumby gave her and she hasn't mentioned she was seeing anyone. Sir?" Harriet looked at AJ.
"We'll take her to Bethesda for you. Do you want to send anyone along Admiral?"
"Harriet go with her." AJ instructed.
"Sir, wouldn't Commander Rabb..?" Harriet started.
"The Commander is in court, with Cmdr Turner and Lt Roberts. I'll inform him when they get out. Keep me informed." The second EMT returned, they gently rolled her onto a backboard and placed her onto the stretcher.
"Yes sir." Harriet said grabbing her cover and jacket.
~
"Cmdr the Admiral needs to see you immediately." Tiner said as Harm entered the bullpen.
"Okay, ask Colonel Mackenzie if she has time to meet me for lunch."
"Sir, the Colonel is what the Admiral wants to talk to you about." Tiner said.
"Tiner what's going on?" Harm asked.
"Sir, please talk to the Admiral. You can go straight in."
"Cmdr Rabb reporting as order." Harm came to attention before the Admiral's desk.
"Take a seat. Harm is there something you and Mac having been telling me?" He asked.
"Sir?" Harm questioned.
"A certain diamond ring she's wearing on her dog tags."
"Sir, it was my grandmother's and my mother's, Mac is looking after it for me."
"So no need for congratulations then?" AJ asked.
"Not yet, neither of us is ready for that step. Sir, is something wrong with Mac."
"At about 1130 Mac slipped on a puddle left by someone's umbrella and knocked herself out on the floor. Harriet took charge and order Tiner to call an ambulance. It arrived ten minutes later but Mac still hadn't woken up. They took to Bethesda, Harriet's with her. She woke up after about forty minutes, she has a severe concussion they're going to keep her in the hospital for a few days."
"Admiral permission to." Harm started.
"Permission granted. Let Lt Roberts take over the case. Give him your notes before you go."
"Yes sir."
"I'll be down to see her this evening, tell to get well soon from me."
"Yes sir, I have to go."
"Of course. Get Gunny to drive you I don't want you in an accident."
"Yes sir."
It had been raining heavily since four am; Mac stood staring out the window for a few minutes before picking the files she needed for her meeting. Mac strode out into the bullpen and past Harriet who quickly jumped to her feet.
"Ma'am." At the speed Mac was going she didn't notice the puddle of water. "Colonel." Harriet yelled as Mac slipped on the floor and landing on her back her papers flying up into the air and slowly fluttered to the floor. Harriet was by her side in an instant. "Colonel." Harriet repeated, but Mac was out cold. Tiner and Gunny were by her side quickly.
"Ma'am, the Colonel?" Gunny asked. Harriet felt for a pulse.
"She's knocked self out. Tiner, call 911 and get the Admiral. Gunny, pick all these papers up and call and cancel the Colonel's meeting. Everyone else back to work." She said taking charge of the situation, and clearing the crowd that was growing. "Ma'am?" Harriet said trying to wake her up. "Eye's need to be reactive right Gunny?" Harriet asked, knowing Gunny had battlefield training."
"Yes ma'am." Harriet lifted Mac's eyelids and made sure her were reacting.
"Gunny, grab me two towels and a reel of masking tape." Harriet instructed.
"Yes ma'am."
"What's going on?" AJ asked as he walked over to them.
"Sir, the Colonel slipped on a puddle of water and has knocked herself out." Harriet said holding Mac's head straight just in case had done some damage to her.
"Here you go ma'am." Gunny said coming back with what Harriet had requested. "Admiral."
"Sir?" Harriet said requesting permission to continue. AJ nodded. "Roll up the towels and place them either side of the Colonel's head. We'll tape her head to the floor. "
"Yes ma'am." Gunny quickly did as he was told. Mac was still out cold.
"Gunny, remember to call whoever the Colonel was going to meet. Tiner?" She asked as he came back.
"Ma'am, the ambulance with here in five minutes, they had one nearby. They said to keep her still but keep trying to rouse her."
"Thank you. Colonel?" She said gently patting her cheeks but Mac was still out of it. AJ stood back watching as Tiner finished picking up the papers.
Five minutes later the ambulance crew was there.
"Someone to tell me what happened?" One of the EMT's asked.
"Harriet." AJ prompted.
"Yes sir. Lt Colonel Sarah Mackenzie. Approximately ten minutes ago she slipped on a puddle of water, she's been out cold since. She still breathing normally and her pulse is steady. We've tried to rouse her but it hasn't worked, I had her head taped down in case she had done some damage."
"You did well Lt." He said looking at her stripes. He flashed a light to checks Mac's pupils. "Get the stretcher." He instructed the other EMT, he nodded and went to collect it. He undid her jacket and undid the top few buttons of her blouse in order to listen to her heart with a stethoscope. He noticed the ring on her dog tags. "Nice rock, is there a fiancé we need to call?" He asked Harriet. AJ looked at her.
"It's not the ring Cmdr Brumby gave her and she hasn't mentioned she was seeing anyone. Sir?" Harriet looked at AJ.
"We'll take her to Bethesda for you. Do you want to send anyone along Admiral?"
"Harriet go with her." AJ instructed.
"Sir, wouldn't Commander Rabb..?" Harriet started.
"The Commander is in court, with Cmdr Turner and Lt Roberts. I'll inform him when they get out. Keep me informed." The second EMT returned, they gently rolled her onto a backboard and placed her onto the stretcher.
"Yes sir." Harriet said grabbing her cover and jacket.
~
"Cmdr the Admiral needs to see you immediately." Tiner said as Harm entered the bullpen.
"Okay, ask Colonel Mackenzie if she has time to meet me for lunch."
"Sir, the Colonel is what the Admiral wants to talk to you about." Tiner said.
"Tiner what's going on?" Harm asked.
"Sir, please talk to the Admiral. You can go straight in."
"Cmdr Rabb reporting as order." Harm came to attention before the Admiral's desk.
"Take a seat. Harm is there something you and Mac having been telling me?" He asked.
"Sir?" Harm questioned.
"A certain diamond ring she's wearing on her dog tags."
"Sir, it was my grandmother's and my mother's, Mac is looking after it for me."
"So no need for congratulations then?" AJ asked.
"Not yet, neither of us is ready for that step. Sir, is something wrong with Mac."
"At about 1130 Mac slipped on a puddle left by someone's umbrella and knocked herself out on the floor. Harriet took charge and order Tiner to call an ambulance. It arrived ten minutes later but Mac still hadn't woken up. They took to Bethesda, Harriet's with her. She woke up after about forty minutes, she has a severe concussion they're going to keep her in the hospital for a few days."
"Admiral permission to." Harm started.
"Permission granted. Let Lt Roberts take over the case. Give him your notes before you go."
"Yes sir."
"I'll be down to see her this evening, tell to get well soon from me."
"Yes sir, I have to go."
"Of course. Get Gunny to drive you I don't want you in an accident."
"Yes sir."