Chapter 3
Camp Lejeune, NC Earlier that same day.
"Harm, something doesn't add up here." Mac frowned with realization. "These are corruption charges, right?" She waited for Harm to nod before she continued. "Well, Zimmer's Marines were all well in order, there's no previous spots on his records- minus the incident being investigated." she paused again. "Why would they want us down here so urgently? What else is wrong that they aren't telling us about?"
"I may be able to fill in those blanks." Harm was bending over a stack of files. Each file was a basic career summary of each of the marines under Zimmer's command. Harm sighed. "In three of these files, it looks as if these marines had some problems. In each case, someone reported them having some type of drugs or drug paraphernalia.When the MPs conducted a search for the items, nothing could be found. The only thing is that all three reports were made at different times of the year, and by different people."
"Connect the dots, please, Mr. Conspiracy." Mac sighed.
"Mac, how could three people under the same command nearly be charged with something like that, and not get in some sort of trouble about it? The Company Commander is required to do something about it.and nothing was done."
"What are you saying? That Zimmer has something to do with the drug reports filed about his marines?" Mac frowned.
"I think that's exactly what I'm saying, Mac. That's the only reason I could think of that would even half way justify what seems to be going on here. I think we should have a talk with one of these accused men." He decided.
"And you are?" Harm asked.
"LCpl Matt Garret." He said as he saluted.
"Matt.can I call you Matt?" Mac began, and he nodded. "Your file shows that someone reported that you were in possession of drugs."
"I remember that incident, ma'am." He nodded.
"Well, let me put it this way, Matt. We know you had those drugs.even if the MPs didn't find them." She smirked.
"Ma'am." he stammered.
"Look, your Gunny is already in some serious trouble." she hissed in a low voice. "We know he has something to do with it, or you wouldn't be here, would you?"
The man gulped.
"We'll cut you a deal," Harm smiled. "You tell us where you, Jefferies, and Minnow got the drugs, and we make sure you keep your career in the Corps."
".." The man was silent a long time. "I'll have to testify?" he asked.
"Yes, you'll have to testify." Mac nodded.
"Okay. The reason we didn't get in trouble about the investigations was because the Gunny was the one who supplied us with the juice. That's why the MPs didn't find it, either. Gunny knew they were coming, and he took care of it." He confessed.
"That's all we needed," Mac smiled. "You can get back to work now."
The Rabb House Washington, DC 1300 ZULU
Lauren burst through the living room door, and screamed. Sergei was lying in the hallway. He had been beaten, and the twins were nowhere in sight. She kneeled down next to him, and took his hand.
"Sergei." she whispered. "You're going to be okay.." As she looked at him, she became angry. Why hadn't the ambulance and the police made it to the house before she had?
She jumped. Sergei had moved slightly. He was looking up at her now. ".Call Harm." He groaned. "They need to know."
"I am. Right now." She promised, taking out her cell phone.
The ambulance and three police cars rolled up as she dialed Harm's cell number. She followed Sergei into the ambulance. The phone rang several times.
CID Building (A/N: despite living there, don't know if Lejeune has one!) Camp Lejeune, NC 1302 ZULU
Harm's phone had rung several times. Finally, he answered it. He didn't even have time to give his usual introduction. He only sat and listened to what the person on the other end was saying to him.
Mac glanced at him, and took a seat. She studied his face. He was nodding, not saying anything to his caller, and he seemed to grow paler and paler with each passing second. Finally, he hung up the phone, falling into a seat next to Mac with his head in his hands.
"What was it, Harm? What's wrong?" Mac asked.
He took a deep breath, and turned to her. "Mac," his voice had already started to break, "Sarah, someone took the twins...and whoever it was beat the hell out of Sergei on their way out. He's in the ICU. That was Lauren calling from the hospital."
Mac sat, stunned for a moment. "Someone.kidnapped my babies.." She sobbed in realization.
One of the CID workers came up to them. "Sir, ma'am.may I ask what happened?"
Mac gave the man a hateful look, and returned to her sobbing. Harm held her as she cried. It was several minutes before the two of them could collect themselves enough to form complete sentences.
Mac stood, pulled her cell phone from her pocket, and dialed the operator. In seconds, she was on the phone with the general. "Sir, the Commander and I are returning home. There is a family crisis that I am not at liberty to discuss, and if you have a problem with that, you can take it up with my CO." she said quickly and hung up. She was half way through dialing the airport when the ringing of her phone interrupted it.
She answered. "This is Colonel Rabb. What do you want?" she demanded.
"Terrible isn't it, when something like this happens?" smirked the voice on the other end. "You follow through with this case, and things will get a lot worse." The person hung up.
".Harm, I know who did it!" Mac realized. She redialed the general. "Sir, I will be in your office in three minutes. I need you to call Gunny Zimmer and all of the men under his command, and get them in your office as quickly as possible. I'll explain when I get there, sir." She said and hung up.
A/N: Hey, r&r. You like it so far?
Camp Lejeune, NC Earlier that same day.
"Harm, something doesn't add up here." Mac frowned with realization. "These are corruption charges, right?" She waited for Harm to nod before she continued. "Well, Zimmer's Marines were all well in order, there's no previous spots on his records- minus the incident being investigated." she paused again. "Why would they want us down here so urgently? What else is wrong that they aren't telling us about?"
"I may be able to fill in those blanks." Harm was bending over a stack of files. Each file was a basic career summary of each of the marines under Zimmer's command. Harm sighed. "In three of these files, it looks as if these marines had some problems. In each case, someone reported them having some type of drugs or drug paraphernalia.When the MPs conducted a search for the items, nothing could be found. The only thing is that all three reports were made at different times of the year, and by different people."
"Connect the dots, please, Mr. Conspiracy." Mac sighed.
"Mac, how could three people under the same command nearly be charged with something like that, and not get in some sort of trouble about it? The Company Commander is required to do something about it.and nothing was done."
"What are you saying? That Zimmer has something to do with the drug reports filed about his marines?" Mac frowned.
"I think that's exactly what I'm saying, Mac. That's the only reason I could think of that would even half way justify what seems to be going on here. I think we should have a talk with one of these accused men." He decided.
"And you are?" Harm asked.
"LCpl Matt Garret." He said as he saluted.
"Matt.can I call you Matt?" Mac began, and he nodded. "Your file shows that someone reported that you were in possession of drugs."
"I remember that incident, ma'am." He nodded.
"Well, let me put it this way, Matt. We know you had those drugs.even if the MPs didn't find them." She smirked.
"Ma'am." he stammered.
"Look, your Gunny is already in some serious trouble." she hissed in a low voice. "We know he has something to do with it, or you wouldn't be here, would you?"
The man gulped.
"We'll cut you a deal," Harm smiled. "You tell us where you, Jefferies, and Minnow got the drugs, and we make sure you keep your career in the Corps."
".." The man was silent a long time. "I'll have to testify?" he asked.
"Yes, you'll have to testify." Mac nodded.
"Okay. The reason we didn't get in trouble about the investigations was because the Gunny was the one who supplied us with the juice. That's why the MPs didn't find it, either. Gunny knew they were coming, and he took care of it." He confessed.
"That's all we needed," Mac smiled. "You can get back to work now."
The Rabb House Washington, DC 1300 ZULU
Lauren burst through the living room door, and screamed. Sergei was lying in the hallway. He had been beaten, and the twins were nowhere in sight. She kneeled down next to him, and took his hand.
"Sergei." she whispered. "You're going to be okay.." As she looked at him, she became angry. Why hadn't the ambulance and the police made it to the house before she had?
She jumped. Sergei had moved slightly. He was looking up at her now. ".Call Harm." He groaned. "They need to know."
"I am. Right now." She promised, taking out her cell phone.
The ambulance and three police cars rolled up as she dialed Harm's cell number. She followed Sergei into the ambulance. The phone rang several times.
CID Building (A/N: despite living there, don't know if Lejeune has one!) Camp Lejeune, NC 1302 ZULU
Harm's phone had rung several times. Finally, he answered it. He didn't even have time to give his usual introduction. He only sat and listened to what the person on the other end was saying to him.
Mac glanced at him, and took a seat. She studied his face. He was nodding, not saying anything to his caller, and he seemed to grow paler and paler with each passing second. Finally, he hung up the phone, falling into a seat next to Mac with his head in his hands.
"What was it, Harm? What's wrong?" Mac asked.
He took a deep breath, and turned to her. "Mac," his voice had already started to break, "Sarah, someone took the twins...and whoever it was beat the hell out of Sergei on their way out. He's in the ICU. That was Lauren calling from the hospital."
Mac sat, stunned for a moment. "Someone.kidnapped my babies.." She sobbed in realization.
One of the CID workers came up to them. "Sir, ma'am.may I ask what happened?"
Mac gave the man a hateful look, and returned to her sobbing. Harm held her as she cried. It was several minutes before the two of them could collect themselves enough to form complete sentences.
Mac stood, pulled her cell phone from her pocket, and dialed the operator. In seconds, she was on the phone with the general. "Sir, the Commander and I are returning home. There is a family crisis that I am not at liberty to discuss, and if you have a problem with that, you can take it up with my CO." she said quickly and hung up. She was half way through dialing the airport when the ringing of her phone interrupted it.
She answered. "This is Colonel Rabb. What do you want?" she demanded.
"Terrible isn't it, when something like this happens?" smirked the voice on the other end. "You follow through with this case, and things will get a lot worse." The person hung up.
".Harm, I know who did it!" Mac realized. She redialed the general. "Sir, I will be in your office in three minutes. I need you to call Gunny Zimmer and all of the men under his command, and get them in your office as quickly as possible. I'll explain when I get there, sir." She said and hung up.
A/N: Hey, r&r. You like it so far?