Title : Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Author : Jaggie 107
Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. I have no idea who the characters of 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' belong to, but I hope all parties will allow me to have a little fun for a little while, and replace them all when I'm done. Thank you.
Rating : G to PG-13
Author's Notes 1 & 2 : See Default Chapter - also, all times mentioned are local.
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JAG Headquarters - Falls Church - Monday Morning 0800 Hours
"Coates, call in Rabb, Mackenzie and Turner!" Admiral Chegwidden spoke through his open door to his yeoman, without raising his head from the papers on his desk. Petty Officer Jennifer Coates acknowledged his 'demand' (she was still ticked off at her commanding officer for his rudeness over Meredith's phone calls) and left her desk in search of the three officers.
The three in question were, conveniently, in the break room getting their morning refreshments. Sludge (coffee) for Mac, tea for Harm and fruit juice for Sturgis.
"Ma'am, sirs, the Admiral would like to see you in his office. His voice said it was urgent." Coates requested of the three of them, and they all acknowledged as one and followed Coates out of the small room.
"Sir, you asked to see us?" Harm spoke up as he closed the door behind Mac and Sturgis and took a stand between the two of them, facing the Admiral.
"At ease. Have a seat, people. We have had some new evidence presented in an old case. Someone, a civilian, was filming a family reunion at Norfolk on the return of the Patrick Henry and happened to catch two sailors talking on deck. It's only a brief few seconds, but the two concerned were eventually court-martialled in the death of a third man, an officer. The civilian had been going through old home movies to transfer to modern media, and came across the tape. It's only because of his knowledge of the court case that he realised the tape could be significant and brought it straight to JAG. We need to check this out as best we can, and if it is conclusive enough to re-open the case, we will. Otherwise, it will be returned to the family, with thanks, and that will be an end to the matter." The Admiral had finished his comments on the case at hand, and looked up from his file to view the three officers seated in front of him. Of the three, Mac looked the most distracted.
"Problem, Colonel?"
"No, sir. I was just wondering, what is the JAG policy on working with the FBI?"
Chegwidden pondered the question briefly. "About the same as working with the CIA, I guess. Need to know basis, and probably a hell of a lot less dangerous!"
All four officers grinned at that, and then Chegwidden looked at Mac again, his eyebrow cocked in question. "Why the question, Colonel?"
"I may know someone who can help us with this tape, sir. If I may be excused, I'd like to make a phone call.
"By all means, Colonel. Let me know what's going on as and when."
"Yes, sir." Mac got to her feet, and both Harm and Sturgis stood with her. At the Admiral's nod, and 'dismissed' they all turned to their left and filed out of the room. Harm followed Mac across the bull-pen and into her office and she turned to look at him, even as she picked up the handset on her telephone.
"What's going on, Mac?"
"With what?" Mac queried, knowing full well she was winding her partner up, again, and so she smiled to ease the tension. "Take a seat, Harm, I'll just make this call and then explain everything."
FBI Offices - J Edgar Hoover Building - Washington DC - 0846 Hours
"FBI, Field Division."
"Hello. My name is Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie, calling from JAG. May I speak to Miss Thomas, please?"
"One moment, please." There was a pause, and then a man's voice came on the line.
"This is Special Agent Jack Hudson. Miss Thomas is my partner, but she's out of the building at present. May I help you?"
"Hello, Mr Hudson. My name is Sarah Mackenzie. I met Sue Thomas yesterday, in Georgetown. Actually, in a park, walking our dogs. I was hoping to talk to her about help on a case of mine."
"You met Sue walking Rusty?" Jack asked, politely.
"Actually, she was walking Levi, and I think that was a trick question, Mr Hudson."
"Ah, you caught me. Sue really isn't here right now, but if you want to leave a number, I'll ask her to call back."
"I need an answer as soon as possible. If it makes it easier for you to trust me, you can call JAG HQ yourself and check me out, Jack. Sue gave me your name."
"Really? Then I'll do as you suggest, and have words with my partner about you too, Sarah."
"I look forward to hearing from you, then."
"Same here." Jack replaced the handset just as Sue walked into the office. Her smile hit him every time, and after a pause to make sure his voice wouldn't fail him, he stood up, put his arm around her shoulder, and hit her with a smile of his own. "Let's take a walk, Sue. There's something you need to tell me."
"There is...?" Sue questioned, looking over her shoulder to the others in the office, who all shrugged in denial and carried on doing their own work.
Mac's Office - JAG Headquarters - Falls Church - 0905 Hours
"So, what's going on?" Harm asked, trying his hardest to keep a lid on his feelings. He shouldn't be jealous, he knew, but he couldn't help it when it came to Mac. They were getting back on some sort of footing with the odd meal here and there, moreso since Mattie and Jen had moved into their own apartment, and there had been no sign of Webb in Mac's life recently, nor any mention of the man from Mac herself. He wasn't sure of the situation there, but the less he saw of Webb with Mac, the better he felt.
"There's nothing 'going on', Harm, I just made a new friend yesterday, and so did Jingo."
"Jingo?" Harm sat up in his chair. "This is about Jingo?"
Mac laughed out loud. "No, silly. I was walking Jingo yesterday, and I met a woman called Sue Thomas, out walking her own dog, Levi. Sue is deaf, Levi is a hearing dog. He helps her live her life in the hearing world. Sue works for the FBI, in the field division, and Jack Hudson is her partner there. I was hoping that Sue could use her lip-reading abilities to watch the tape and tell us what was being said. It isn't an FBI matter, as such, but it doesn't hurt to start up a working relationship with them - you never know how handy it could turn out for us."
"No, I guess not. Let me know what happens, yeah?" Harm murmured, hit Mac with his flyboy grin, and walked out of her office. ['Damn, that smile gets me every time', thought Mac.]
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To be continued
Author : Jaggie 107
Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. I have no idea who the characters of 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' belong to, but I hope all parties will allow me to have a little fun for a little while, and replace them all when I'm done. Thank you.
Rating : G to PG-13
Author's Notes 1 & 2 : See Default Chapter - also, all times mentioned are local.
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JAG Headquarters - Falls Church - Monday Morning 0800 Hours
"Coates, call in Rabb, Mackenzie and Turner!" Admiral Chegwidden spoke through his open door to his yeoman, without raising his head from the papers on his desk. Petty Officer Jennifer Coates acknowledged his 'demand' (she was still ticked off at her commanding officer for his rudeness over Meredith's phone calls) and left her desk in search of the three officers.
The three in question were, conveniently, in the break room getting their morning refreshments. Sludge (coffee) for Mac, tea for Harm and fruit juice for Sturgis.
"Ma'am, sirs, the Admiral would like to see you in his office. His voice said it was urgent." Coates requested of the three of them, and they all acknowledged as one and followed Coates out of the small room.
"Sir, you asked to see us?" Harm spoke up as he closed the door behind Mac and Sturgis and took a stand between the two of them, facing the Admiral.
"At ease. Have a seat, people. We have had some new evidence presented in an old case. Someone, a civilian, was filming a family reunion at Norfolk on the return of the Patrick Henry and happened to catch two sailors talking on deck. It's only a brief few seconds, but the two concerned were eventually court-martialled in the death of a third man, an officer. The civilian had been going through old home movies to transfer to modern media, and came across the tape. It's only because of his knowledge of the court case that he realised the tape could be significant and brought it straight to JAG. We need to check this out as best we can, and if it is conclusive enough to re-open the case, we will. Otherwise, it will be returned to the family, with thanks, and that will be an end to the matter." The Admiral had finished his comments on the case at hand, and looked up from his file to view the three officers seated in front of him. Of the three, Mac looked the most distracted.
"Problem, Colonel?"
"No, sir. I was just wondering, what is the JAG policy on working with the FBI?"
Chegwidden pondered the question briefly. "About the same as working with the CIA, I guess. Need to know basis, and probably a hell of a lot less dangerous!"
All four officers grinned at that, and then Chegwidden looked at Mac again, his eyebrow cocked in question. "Why the question, Colonel?"
"I may know someone who can help us with this tape, sir. If I may be excused, I'd like to make a phone call.
"By all means, Colonel. Let me know what's going on as and when."
"Yes, sir." Mac got to her feet, and both Harm and Sturgis stood with her. At the Admiral's nod, and 'dismissed' they all turned to their left and filed out of the room. Harm followed Mac across the bull-pen and into her office and she turned to look at him, even as she picked up the handset on her telephone.
"What's going on, Mac?"
"With what?" Mac queried, knowing full well she was winding her partner up, again, and so she smiled to ease the tension. "Take a seat, Harm, I'll just make this call and then explain everything."
FBI Offices - J Edgar Hoover Building - Washington DC - 0846 Hours
"FBI, Field Division."
"Hello. My name is Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie, calling from JAG. May I speak to Miss Thomas, please?"
"One moment, please." There was a pause, and then a man's voice came on the line.
"This is Special Agent Jack Hudson. Miss Thomas is my partner, but she's out of the building at present. May I help you?"
"Hello, Mr Hudson. My name is Sarah Mackenzie. I met Sue Thomas yesterday, in Georgetown. Actually, in a park, walking our dogs. I was hoping to talk to her about help on a case of mine."
"You met Sue walking Rusty?" Jack asked, politely.
"Actually, she was walking Levi, and I think that was a trick question, Mr Hudson."
"Ah, you caught me. Sue really isn't here right now, but if you want to leave a number, I'll ask her to call back."
"I need an answer as soon as possible. If it makes it easier for you to trust me, you can call JAG HQ yourself and check me out, Jack. Sue gave me your name."
"Really? Then I'll do as you suggest, and have words with my partner about you too, Sarah."
"I look forward to hearing from you, then."
"Same here." Jack replaced the handset just as Sue walked into the office. Her smile hit him every time, and after a pause to make sure his voice wouldn't fail him, he stood up, put his arm around her shoulder, and hit her with a smile of his own. "Let's take a walk, Sue. There's something you need to tell me."
"There is...?" Sue questioned, looking over her shoulder to the others in the office, who all shrugged in denial and carried on doing their own work.
Mac's Office - JAG Headquarters - Falls Church - 0905 Hours
"So, what's going on?" Harm asked, trying his hardest to keep a lid on his feelings. He shouldn't be jealous, he knew, but he couldn't help it when it came to Mac. They were getting back on some sort of footing with the odd meal here and there, moreso since Mattie and Jen had moved into their own apartment, and there had been no sign of Webb in Mac's life recently, nor any mention of the man from Mac herself. He wasn't sure of the situation there, but the less he saw of Webb with Mac, the better he felt.
"There's nothing 'going on', Harm, I just made a new friend yesterday, and so did Jingo."
"Jingo?" Harm sat up in his chair. "This is about Jingo?"
Mac laughed out loud. "No, silly. I was walking Jingo yesterday, and I met a woman called Sue Thomas, out walking her own dog, Levi. Sue is deaf, Levi is a hearing dog. He helps her live her life in the hearing world. Sue works for the FBI, in the field division, and Jack Hudson is her partner there. I was hoping that Sue could use her lip-reading abilities to watch the tape and tell us what was being said. It isn't an FBI matter, as such, but it doesn't hurt to start up a working relationship with them - you never know how handy it could turn out for us."
"No, I guess not. Let me know what happens, yeah?" Harm murmured, hit Mac with his flyboy grin, and walked out of her office. ['Damn, that smile gets me every time', thought Mac.]
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To be continued
