Points of View
Stuart748
Summary: Harm & Mac get sent to investigate a murder, confessions are made and the there is an accident, H/M. Please R&R.
Standard disclaimer, I don't own anything wish I did.
Chapter Three - A talk and a call
Wednesday 6th August 2003 USS Seahawk Persian Gulf
After the Quals Harm goes to Mac's quarters to talk with her about how the case was going. On entering she can tell that he passed because he is bouncing about a foot off the floor with each step.
"So you passed then Flyboy?" she ass with a smile
"Of course was there ever any doubt about it?"
"Well flying a desk at JAG HQ does not do that much to prepare you for catapult shots and arrester wire landings does it?"
"No, but once an aviator, always an aviator" he replies with a self satisfied grin
"Oh well would the lawyer in you like to help with this case or is the flyboy side locked in at the controls now?"
"Hey I came here to help but if you don't want it I can leave" he says turning to go
"No Harm wait please, you know I didn't mean it and I could really use the help going over these statements" along with this she gives him her puppy dog eyes which she knows that he cannot resist
"Oh Ok I'll be nice and help" and I get to spend some time with her which is always a good thing he thinks finding a seat on her bunk near the desk.
"Right well I went through all of the statements with Lt. Shaw and most of them seemed alright but a couple of them did seem a little strange so I kept them and brought them with me to look over again. The two that are really bothering me are the ones from the CPO and the wing maintenance officer, I don't know what it is about them but they still don't seem right"
"Ok hand them over and I'll tae a look for you"
Mac hands him the two folders in question and sits back to let him read. A couple of minutes later Harm looks up and asks "You got any coffee?"
"Yeah but it's a little weak"
"I'll try some anyway" replies Harm knowing if she thinks its weak it will probably be perfect for him
"Ok I see what you mean, firstly why did the chief have her working alone in such poor conditions, and where did the commander go between the time he was on deck and the time the Chief walks into his office, because his steward didn't see him in the office until about 10 minutes before the Chief came to tell him what had happened."
"Yeah I think I'll speak to them both some more tomorrow"
"Good idea but do we know who the father of the baby was?"
"No, we know that she knew she was ill because the infirmary took blood for testing to see if she was pregnant and got the results back just as the body was being wheeled in"
"Damn, so she probably didn't know then"
"No that such a shame that she never even knew"
After another hour or so Mac starts to yawn and after fighting down his own Harm regretfully gets up to leave.
"Ok Marine I can tell that you're tired and I have a long day tomorrow so I will leave and let you get some sleep, but I will meet you for breakfast"
"Great Flyboy I'll see you in a few hours in the mess"
"'Night, Ninja Girl" says Harm as he passes out of the door
Thursday 7th August 2003 USS Seahawk Persian Gulf
The next morning the pair were having a jovial breakfast while discussing event at JAG HQ and the relationship that seemed to be developing between PO Tiner and PO Coates, both of whom seemed to like the other but were too scared of the Admirals reaction to ask the other out. The discussion was progressing to other couples at JAG such as the Admiral and Meredith and Sturgis and Bobbi, but by unspoken consent avoiding themselves. Then they started to talk about the case and who they wanted to speak to again, they got into an argument about who should talk to them, Mac wanted to talk to them all herself but Harm wanted to do something towards the case between flying, as it was getting more heated they were joined by the other two officer they were working with, at this point Harm saw his opportunity to end the argument and be helping with the case and said.
"Mac why don't I speak to Cmdr. Laurence then you can go over all the other statements again"
Not seeing anyway to avoid losing face with the junior officer Mac reluctantly replied
"Ok thanks Squid, you being here may not be a total bad thing yet" just to keep him in his place
"Fine I'll do it when we land, I need to talk with him anyway the controls on my tomcat are a little tight for my liking" he said as he got up to leave
"Have a nice day Mac, Lieutenant. Come on Skates we got to get to the briefing"
"See you Harm"
2 hours later Somewhere over Iraq
"So Harm what's going on between you and Mac?" asks Skates over the intercom
"Nothing, why do you ask"
"Well she did cancel her wedding when we went down in the Atlantic a couple of years back, then you went down to get her in Paraguay and then this morning when you mentioned flying she went from looking at you dreamily to worried faster than we shot off the boat, if there isn't something going on there then why the long face this morning?"
"There is nothing going on, and what business of your would it be if there were?" asks an exasperated Harm
"Oh come on Harm, I'm the only person in the Navy crazy enough to fly with you, would it hurt to open up a little to me, we're in the air where no-one can hear us, so what you got to lose?"
"My career" he mutters under his breath them replies "Ok I'll tell you this but it can't go any further, I love Mac and I think she loves me but it's complicated"
"What with you involved isn't"
"Alright Skates I'll tell you every time we get close, something happens, one of us gets sent somewhere, I put my foot in my mouth, stuff like that and really don't want to screw up this time, after all or friendship is only just getting back to where we were before I came back to flying the first time, and I think another one of our fights just maybe the end of all that"
"Fine well tell her how you feel and then you can see where the relationship can go"
"But what about the regs?"
"Harm from what I've seen of you two you are meant to be together, so the people you have worked with for years must be able to see it, so if you told Chegwidden that something was happening he wouldn't be that surprised he may already be waiting for it and have it sorted out.
"Ok I can see you're right I think I'll take her out to dinner when we get back to DC and we can talk it all through"
"Good plan now come around to course heading 270 so we can get some gas to home yes"
"Yes Ma'am course 270 it is"
30 minutes later USS Seahawk Persian Gulf
After trapping successfully on the deck of the carrier Harm and Skates went down to the maintenance office to see Lt.Cmd Laurence about their plan and little flaws in the set up they had both found on today's mission. After they had completed this task Harm asked Skates to wait for him outside
"Now Commander there was another reason I came to see you today, as you may know I am also a JAG officer and here to investigate the murder of PO Townsend, now in your statement you say that you came off desk after speaking with CPO White and came straight here, now you steward outside says that you didn't show up here until 10 minutes before the Chief got here, can I ask where you were in that time"
"Yes sir, I forgot to mention it in the statement it seemed to silly to mention really, I went to change, there was a storm that night and so when I came off deck I was soaked to the bone, I went to my quarters to dry off and change because I had a meeting with the CAG later about the maintenance schedule for the wing and didn't want to show up wet."
"Thank you now can you tell if anyone else saw you in this time and which route you took"
"Yes sir, I took the fastest route to my quarters which is down on level from the flight deck and straight forward, but to the best of my knowledge nobody saw me, they were all to busy getting the ship ready for when the storm hit us"
"Ok thanks for clearing up those little thing for us. When will my plane be ready?"
"Just give us till tomorrow sir; we'll have it in peak condition by then for you"
"Thanks Commander and thank the troops for me as well" says Harm as he leaves
"Well Harm how did it go did pass?"
"Let's go see Mac first but the night it happened could you walk from the island to officer country with out being seen you think"
"I don't know Harm but I doubt it, yes everyone was busy battening down that night but it is a really busy corridor down that way, even on that night I'd have to say someone would see you"
"Thanks that's exactly what I thought"
By this time they were half way to the JAG compartment and decided to change onto the subject of their plane as Harm knew Mac wouldn't like him talking about that instead of the case. As soon as they get there Harm opens the door and goes in, Mac jumps in shock and then scowls at Harm
"Don't you ever knock?"
"Why break the habit of a life time anyway I bring news" he says giving her his best flyboy grin
"Really what kind" says a now curious Mac forgetting the frustration at her partner of a moment before
"Oh Commander Laurence lied to you about where he was"
"Really did you think to ask where he was?"
"Actually yes he went to get changed but nobody saw him either going or coming back until he stepped through the maintenance office door"
"And the likelihood of that is?"
"In mine and Skates' opinion slim to none"
"How about the Chief did you get your answers out of him?"
"Yeah said that a deck hand had gone off watch ill and the replacement hadn't arrived yet so she offered to tie down the bird solo. Then when I asked why no-one else was around to see what happened he told me that flight operations had been suspended due to the storm and so every one else who had been up there was sent below, which only left the tie down crews on deck"
"Well it seems that you have your main suspect in the form of Lt.Commander Laurence, but why did he do it?"
"I don't know Harm maybe I should talk to him next time see I can get some answers out of him"
"Fine but don't do it alone Sarah, take someone with you, I don't want you risking your neck being alone with a suspected killer, when he isn't in cuffs alright"
"Yes DAD, god Harm your starting to sound like the Admiral, and you just let me see your protective streak" she said playfully
"Heaven forbid I sound like the Admiral but you know that I care so don't take any chances, at least take along Lt. Shaw it'll be good experience for her"
"Ok fine but I'm only doing this for the lieutenants sake"
"Good, have you spoken to the Admiral?" he says looking slightly relieved
"Yes I have and I have a surprise for you" she says with a grin of her own now thinking about how much he must really care for her to show so much concern
"Come on then what is it don't keep me in suspense"
"Alright calm down, Gunny's coming back to work at JAG, he requested it after he got through with Paraguay and it only just came across Chegwidden's desk"
"Damn it's been 2 months how long can one transfer request take"
"I know but still he's back with us now, he starts back Monday so hopefully we'll be there and then we wont miss the party on Monday night"
"I'm glad I'm not there now, Harriet will be running round like a headless chicken trying to organise everyone and everything" Harm states with a chuckle and a smile "But it does seem tat the JAG family is finally getting back to way it should be doesn't it?"
"Even Coates is part of the family now, and we have you and Bud back it's going to be just like old times" agrees Mac with a smile now firmly on her face as well
"Yeah but better, we don't have Singer to worry about any more do we" Harm says with a twinkle in his eye, even though it still hurt both of them to think about Harm sitting in jail for three weeks
"Look Mac I got to go shower and would like to get in a couple of laps round the hanger deck before dinner"
"Alright Harm but do you mind if I join you on the run I still feel a little stiff from all sitting around we did yesterday"
"Of course not, lets go" he replies pulling her up and out of the door towards her cabin
"Harm I'll meet you on the hanger deck in 30 minutes"
"See you later marine" shouts a retreating Harm
After their run they eat dinner together in the clean mess and discuss how good having the whole of the JAG clan back together will mean. After dinner is over Harm makes a decision to call home and get his mom to do him favour so he joins the line to use the phone. An hour later he finally gets to front and dials the California number off the top of his head. After the third ring his step-father picks up
"Hey Frank is mom there"
"Of course Harm give me one minute to get her"
"Thanks Frank"
A minute later Harms' mom comes on the line
"Harm, where are you, I tried phoning you yesterday and couldn't get an answer"
"I know mom I'm in the Persian Gulf on an investigation so that's why you couldn't get me"
"Ok son, wait are you flying?"
"Yes mom, but I'm perfectly safe nobody from the wing has been shot at"
"Oh Harm, you don't need people shooting at you to crash, you of all people should know that"
"I know and I'm being extra careful, 'cause if I wasn't Mac would kick my six for you"
"How would she do that?"
"Easy she's here too"
"Well you be careful and call me when you get back to the US"
"Fine I will, but this is not the reason I called"
"Why did you call darling?"
"To ask you to send me that package you have been holding for me"
"I will do no such thing, I'll bring up personally, when do you get back?"
"Well hopefully by Monday at the latest so you could fly in on Monday or Tuesday it's up to you if you insist on coming up"
"I'll fly in with Frank on Monday morning we'll catch the redeye if necessary"
"Ok looks like I'll see you Monday if I'm back if not I'll get Sturgis to pick you up"
"That's great Harm I'll go tell Frank to book the tickets now, see you Monday"
"Bye Mom" says Harm just before the dial tone starts and his mother calling for Frank
Stuart748
Summary: Harm & Mac get sent to investigate a murder, confessions are made and the there is an accident, H/M. Please R&R.
Standard disclaimer, I don't own anything wish I did.
Chapter Three - A talk and a call
Wednesday 6th August 2003 USS Seahawk Persian Gulf
After the Quals Harm goes to Mac's quarters to talk with her about how the case was going. On entering she can tell that he passed because he is bouncing about a foot off the floor with each step.
"So you passed then Flyboy?" she ass with a smile
"Of course was there ever any doubt about it?"
"Well flying a desk at JAG HQ does not do that much to prepare you for catapult shots and arrester wire landings does it?"
"No, but once an aviator, always an aviator" he replies with a self satisfied grin
"Oh well would the lawyer in you like to help with this case or is the flyboy side locked in at the controls now?"
"Hey I came here to help but if you don't want it I can leave" he says turning to go
"No Harm wait please, you know I didn't mean it and I could really use the help going over these statements" along with this she gives him her puppy dog eyes which she knows that he cannot resist
"Oh Ok I'll be nice and help" and I get to spend some time with her which is always a good thing he thinks finding a seat on her bunk near the desk.
"Right well I went through all of the statements with Lt. Shaw and most of them seemed alright but a couple of them did seem a little strange so I kept them and brought them with me to look over again. The two that are really bothering me are the ones from the CPO and the wing maintenance officer, I don't know what it is about them but they still don't seem right"
"Ok hand them over and I'll tae a look for you"
Mac hands him the two folders in question and sits back to let him read. A couple of minutes later Harm looks up and asks "You got any coffee?"
"Yeah but it's a little weak"
"I'll try some anyway" replies Harm knowing if she thinks its weak it will probably be perfect for him
"Ok I see what you mean, firstly why did the chief have her working alone in such poor conditions, and where did the commander go between the time he was on deck and the time the Chief walks into his office, because his steward didn't see him in the office until about 10 minutes before the Chief came to tell him what had happened."
"Yeah I think I'll speak to them both some more tomorrow"
"Good idea but do we know who the father of the baby was?"
"No, we know that she knew she was ill because the infirmary took blood for testing to see if she was pregnant and got the results back just as the body was being wheeled in"
"Damn, so she probably didn't know then"
"No that such a shame that she never even knew"
After another hour or so Mac starts to yawn and after fighting down his own Harm regretfully gets up to leave.
"Ok Marine I can tell that you're tired and I have a long day tomorrow so I will leave and let you get some sleep, but I will meet you for breakfast"
"Great Flyboy I'll see you in a few hours in the mess"
"'Night, Ninja Girl" says Harm as he passes out of the door
Thursday 7th August 2003 USS Seahawk Persian Gulf
The next morning the pair were having a jovial breakfast while discussing event at JAG HQ and the relationship that seemed to be developing between PO Tiner and PO Coates, both of whom seemed to like the other but were too scared of the Admirals reaction to ask the other out. The discussion was progressing to other couples at JAG such as the Admiral and Meredith and Sturgis and Bobbi, but by unspoken consent avoiding themselves. Then they started to talk about the case and who they wanted to speak to again, they got into an argument about who should talk to them, Mac wanted to talk to them all herself but Harm wanted to do something towards the case between flying, as it was getting more heated they were joined by the other two officer they were working with, at this point Harm saw his opportunity to end the argument and be helping with the case and said.
"Mac why don't I speak to Cmdr. Laurence then you can go over all the other statements again"
Not seeing anyway to avoid losing face with the junior officer Mac reluctantly replied
"Ok thanks Squid, you being here may not be a total bad thing yet" just to keep him in his place
"Fine I'll do it when we land, I need to talk with him anyway the controls on my tomcat are a little tight for my liking" he said as he got up to leave
"Have a nice day Mac, Lieutenant. Come on Skates we got to get to the briefing"
"See you Harm"
2 hours later Somewhere over Iraq
"So Harm what's going on between you and Mac?" asks Skates over the intercom
"Nothing, why do you ask"
"Well she did cancel her wedding when we went down in the Atlantic a couple of years back, then you went down to get her in Paraguay and then this morning when you mentioned flying she went from looking at you dreamily to worried faster than we shot off the boat, if there isn't something going on there then why the long face this morning?"
"There is nothing going on, and what business of your would it be if there were?" asks an exasperated Harm
"Oh come on Harm, I'm the only person in the Navy crazy enough to fly with you, would it hurt to open up a little to me, we're in the air where no-one can hear us, so what you got to lose?"
"My career" he mutters under his breath them replies "Ok I'll tell you this but it can't go any further, I love Mac and I think she loves me but it's complicated"
"What with you involved isn't"
"Alright Skates I'll tell you every time we get close, something happens, one of us gets sent somewhere, I put my foot in my mouth, stuff like that and really don't want to screw up this time, after all or friendship is only just getting back to where we were before I came back to flying the first time, and I think another one of our fights just maybe the end of all that"
"Fine well tell her how you feel and then you can see where the relationship can go"
"But what about the regs?"
"Harm from what I've seen of you two you are meant to be together, so the people you have worked with for years must be able to see it, so if you told Chegwidden that something was happening he wouldn't be that surprised he may already be waiting for it and have it sorted out.
"Ok I can see you're right I think I'll take her out to dinner when we get back to DC and we can talk it all through"
"Good plan now come around to course heading 270 so we can get some gas to home yes"
"Yes Ma'am course 270 it is"
30 minutes later USS Seahawk Persian Gulf
After trapping successfully on the deck of the carrier Harm and Skates went down to the maintenance office to see Lt.Cmd Laurence about their plan and little flaws in the set up they had both found on today's mission. After they had completed this task Harm asked Skates to wait for him outside
"Now Commander there was another reason I came to see you today, as you may know I am also a JAG officer and here to investigate the murder of PO Townsend, now in your statement you say that you came off desk after speaking with CPO White and came straight here, now you steward outside says that you didn't show up here until 10 minutes before the Chief got here, can I ask where you were in that time"
"Yes sir, I forgot to mention it in the statement it seemed to silly to mention really, I went to change, there was a storm that night and so when I came off deck I was soaked to the bone, I went to my quarters to dry off and change because I had a meeting with the CAG later about the maintenance schedule for the wing and didn't want to show up wet."
"Thank you now can you tell if anyone else saw you in this time and which route you took"
"Yes sir, I took the fastest route to my quarters which is down on level from the flight deck and straight forward, but to the best of my knowledge nobody saw me, they were all to busy getting the ship ready for when the storm hit us"
"Ok thanks for clearing up those little thing for us. When will my plane be ready?"
"Just give us till tomorrow sir; we'll have it in peak condition by then for you"
"Thanks Commander and thank the troops for me as well" says Harm as he leaves
"Well Harm how did it go did pass?"
"Let's go see Mac first but the night it happened could you walk from the island to officer country with out being seen you think"
"I don't know Harm but I doubt it, yes everyone was busy battening down that night but it is a really busy corridor down that way, even on that night I'd have to say someone would see you"
"Thanks that's exactly what I thought"
By this time they were half way to the JAG compartment and decided to change onto the subject of their plane as Harm knew Mac wouldn't like him talking about that instead of the case. As soon as they get there Harm opens the door and goes in, Mac jumps in shock and then scowls at Harm
"Don't you ever knock?"
"Why break the habit of a life time anyway I bring news" he says giving her his best flyboy grin
"Really what kind" says a now curious Mac forgetting the frustration at her partner of a moment before
"Oh Commander Laurence lied to you about where he was"
"Really did you think to ask where he was?"
"Actually yes he went to get changed but nobody saw him either going or coming back until he stepped through the maintenance office door"
"And the likelihood of that is?"
"In mine and Skates' opinion slim to none"
"How about the Chief did you get your answers out of him?"
"Yeah said that a deck hand had gone off watch ill and the replacement hadn't arrived yet so she offered to tie down the bird solo. Then when I asked why no-one else was around to see what happened he told me that flight operations had been suspended due to the storm and so every one else who had been up there was sent below, which only left the tie down crews on deck"
"Well it seems that you have your main suspect in the form of Lt.Commander Laurence, but why did he do it?"
"I don't know Harm maybe I should talk to him next time see I can get some answers out of him"
"Fine but don't do it alone Sarah, take someone with you, I don't want you risking your neck being alone with a suspected killer, when he isn't in cuffs alright"
"Yes DAD, god Harm your starting to sound like the Admiral, and you just let me see your protective streak" she said playfully
"Heaven forbid I sound like the Admiral but you know that I care so don't take any chances, at least take along Lt. Shaw it'll be good experience for her"
"Ok fine but I'm only doing this for the lieutenants sake"
"Good, have you spoken to the Admiral?" he says looking slightly relieved
"Yes I have and I have a surprise for you" she says with a grin of her own now thinking about how much he must really care for her to show so much concern
"Come on then what is it don't keep me in suspense"
"Alright calm down, Gunny's coming back to work at JAG, he requested it after he got through with Paraguay and it only just came across Chegwidden's desk"
"Damn it's been 2 months how long can one transfer request take"
"I know but still he's back with us now, he starts back Monday so hopefully we'll be there and then we wont miss the party on Monday night"
"I'm glad I'm not there now, Harriet will be running round like a headless chicken trying to organise everyone and everything" Harm states with a chuckle and a smile "But it does seem tat the JAG family is finally getting back to way it should be doesn't it?"
"Even Coates is part of the family now, and we have you and Bud back it's going to be just like old times" agrees Mac with a smile now firmly on her face as well
"Yeah but better, we don't have Singer to worry about any more do we" Harm says with a twinkle in his eye, even though it still hurt both of them to think about Harm sitting in jail for three weeks
"Look Mac I got to go shower and would like to get in a couple of laps round the hanger deck before dinner"
"Alright Harm but do you mind if I join you on the run I still feel a little stiff from all sitting around we did yesterday"
"Of course not, lets go" he replies pulling her up and out of the door towards her cabin
"Harm I'll meet you on the hanger deck in 30 minutes"
"See you later marine" shouts a retreating Harm
After their run they eat dinner together in the clean mess and discuss how good having the whole of the JAG clan back together will mean. After dinner is over Harm makes a decision to call home and get his mom to do him favour so he joins the line to use the phone. An hour later he finally gets to front and dials the California number off the top of his head. After the third ring his step-father picks up
"Hey Frank is mom there"
"Of course Harm give me one minute to get her"
"Thanks Frank"
A minute later Harms' mom comes on the line
"Harm, where are you, I tried phoning you yesterday and couldn't get an answer"
"I know mom I'm in the Persian Gulf on an investigation so that's why you couldn't get me"
"Ok son, wait are you flying?"
"Yes mom, but I'm perfectly safe nobody from the wing has been shot at"
"Oh Harm, you don't need people shooting at you to crash, you of all people should know that"
"I know and I'm being extra careful, 'cause if I wasn't Mac would kick my six for you"
"How would she do that?"
"Easy she's here too"
"Well you be careful and call me when you get back to the US"
"Fine I will, but this is not the reason I called"
"Why did you call darling?"
"To ask you to send me that package you have been holding for me"
"I will do no such thing, I'll bring up personally, when do you get back?"
"Well hopefully by Monday at the latest so you could fly in on Monday or Tuesday it's up to you if you insist on coming up"
"I'll fly in with Frank on Monday morning we'll catch the redeye if necessary"
"Ok looks like I'll see you Monday if I'm back if not I'll get Sturgis to pick you up"
"That's great Harm I'll go tell Frank to book the tickets now, see you Monday"
"Bye Mom" says Harm just before the dial tone starts and his mother calling for Frank