"Jen, can it wait?" Mac called at the knock the door.
"It's not Jen, it's me." Harm opened the door. "Can I come in for a minute?"
"Sure, but only for a minute I have to get back to the Admiral. We're in the middle of the budget review."
"So what did Webb want?" Harm asked as he closed the door.
"The set a date for Powell's trial. I'm going to be subpoenaed to testify."
"When is it?"
"Two days before the baby's due and it's not in DC or the greater DC area." Mac said.
"Oh. Well you can't go, you're not supposed to travel that late in your pregnancy Dr O'Brien will testify to that."
"I know, but a subpoena is a subpoena. But I sort of blew up at Webb and blamed him for everything and threatened him to try and get him to set it up so I can do it by video link."
"He's Webb I'm sure people blow up at him on a daily basis he's that kind of person." Harm said trying to be reassuring.
"Harm, he's our friend."
"Who has the habit of making us walk into bad situations. Don't worry about it, we'll sort it out. We know people anyway, nice influential people."
"Harm, you know the law as well as I do. I should be able to convince them I can't testify and I'll call Dr O'Brien later about a note. I should get to the Admiral; want to walk me to his office?"
"Sure. Need a hand up?" He offered.
"I'm fine I worked on how to do this." She pushed back the chair so it was a foot from the desk and used her foot to lock the break, placed her hands on the edge of the desk and pulled herself out of the chair.
"Impressive."
"It takes practice." She shrugged, "let's go."
"You know you have paint in your hair."
"And you let me walk out the door like it." She said.
"I know, it's my fault."
~
"By the way Colonel is everything okay?" AJ asked when they'd finished going over the budget. "You've been quiet since you came back from meeting with Webb."
"They've set a date for Commander Powell's trial sir."
"That's a good thing isn't?"
"In the context that justice will be served yes sir."
"In any other context?" AJ prompted.
"They set the date two days before the baby is due and it's not in the local area. I can't travel and I'm likely to be subpoenaed to testify."
"I'm sure if you supply a letter from your doctor they'll allow you to testify over video link."
"I may have yelled at Webb about that fact. Harm's threatening to call everyone we know. It's turning into a whole situation. But Admiral if you'll excuse me I have an appointment in six minutes."
"Go ahead. If Webb can't sort something out let me know and I'll talk to a few people."
"Thank you sir."
~
"Was there anything else on the books for today?" Mac asked.
"No ma'am, except the request forms but I'll put those on the backburner until after the court martial is over."
"Good. I'll just read what we have so far in regards to that and then we can go for the night."
"Yes ma'am. Did you need anything?" Jen asked.
"No. But why don't you come and keep me company. What are we up to this week?"
"Article 134 Indecent Exposure." Jen replied.
"I suppose you had to get to it one day. Some of the excuses people come up with for exposing themselves are quite intriguing."
"Yes ma'am."
TBC
"It's not Jen, it's me." Harm opened the door. "Can I come in for a minute?"
"Sure, but only for a minute I have to get back to the Admiral. We're in the middle of the budget review."
"So what did Webb want?" Harm asked as he closed the door.
"The set a date for Powell's trial. I'm going to be subpoenaed to testify."
"When is it?"
"Two days before the baby's due and it's not in DC or the greater DC area." Mac said.
"Oh. Well you can't go, you're not supposed to travel that late in your pregnancy Dr O'Brien will testify to that."
"I know, but a subpoena is a subpoena. But I sort of blew up at Webb and blamed him for everything and threatened him to try and get him to set it up so I can do it by video link."
"He's Webb I'm sure people blow up at him on a daily basis he's that kind of person." Harm said trying to be reassuring.
"Harm, he's our friend."
"Who has the habit of making us walk into bad situations. Don't worry about it, we'll sort it out. We know people anyway, nice influential people."
"Harm, you know the law as well as I do. I should be able to convince them I can't testify and I'll call Dr O'Brien later about a note. I should get to the Admiral; want to walk me to his office?"
"Sure. Need a hand up?" He offered.
"I'm fine I worked on how to do this." She pushed back the chair so it was a foot from the desk and used her foot to lock the break, placed her hands on the edge of the desk and pulled herself out of the chair.
"Impressive."
"It takes practice." She shrugged, "let's go."
"You know you have paint in your hair."
"And you let me walk out the door like it." She said.
"I know, it's my fault."
~
"By the way Colonel is everything okay?" AJ asked when they'd finished going over the budget. "You've been quiet since you came back from meeting with Webb."
"They've set a date for Commander Powell's trial sir."
"That's a good thing isn't?"
"In the context that justice will be served yes sir."
"In any other context?" AJ prompted.
"They set the date two days before the baby is due and it's not in the local area. I can't travel and I'm likely to be subpoenaed to testify."
"I'm sure if you supply a letter from your doctor they'll allow you to testify over video link."
"I may have yelled at Webb about that fact. Harm's threatening to call everyone we know. It's turning into a whole situation. But Admiral if you'll excuse me I have an appointment in six minutes."
"Go ahead. If Webb can't sort something out let me know and I'll talk to a few people."
"Thank you sir."
~
"Was there anything else on the books for today?" Mac asked.
"No ma'am, except the request forms but I'll put those on the backburner until after the court martial is over."
"Good. I'll just read what we have so far in regards to that and then we can go for the night."
"Yes ma'am. Did you need anything?" Jen asked.
"No. But why don't you come and keep me company. What are we up to this week?"
"Article 134 Indecent Exposure." Jen replied.
"I suppose you had to get to it one day. Some of the excuses people come up with for exposing themselves are quite intriguing."
"Yes ma'am."
TBC