Title : Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Author : Jaggie 107
Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. Update on 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' – the program is aired on PAX TV – and I still hope all parties will allow me to have 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
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Thanks go to Ninjaturtle, Starryeyes10, Another Tracy, Jtbwriter, Alicia5, CapriceAnn and Melissa for their reviews so far. I hope you'll all stay with me for the rest of the story. For reviewers I miss out between postings, my apologies, and I'll be sure to add you to my 'thanks' list for the next chapters!
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Bethesda – Maryland – Saturday, 1830 hours local
Jack opened the door juggling two pizza boxes and a six-pack of sodas. Inside Sue sat in the bed, with Mac cross-legged on the end of the bed, and Harm draped across the only decent chair that would take his long frame. Levi lay on the floor at the head of the bed.
"Hey, sorry I'm late. Lucy's on her way up. Hi, guys!" Jack walked in and placed the boxes and the soda pack on the side table, and then went to greet Mac and Harm. Moving to the head of the bed, he then made the sign for a kiss, out of Mac's line of vision and spoke to Sue. "How are you?"
Sue nodded, grinned and made the sign for 'bored', and then the additional sign for 'out of my mind', as she also spoke the words.
Jack laughed, turning to include Mac and Harm. "I was in hospital a while back, and Sue asked me how I was doing. I knew the sign for 'bored', but I asked her what the sign was for 'out of my mind'. She said it meant I was getting better."
"Well, it means I'm getting better, too," Sue added. Jack turned to face her again.
"I guess it's a good thing, then, that Doctor Morgan is releasing you after tomorrow. He's worried that news of these pizza parties could be bad for the hospital cafeteria."
"That's great news, Sue!" Mac leaned forward and squeezed Sue's hand in delight. Harm grinned too, and nodded at Jack.
"You're going to be busy, Jack. If there's one thing worse than a partner recovering in hospital, it's a partner recovering at home!"
The four of them laughed at that, and Levi joined in with a bark. At that moment Lucy Dotson entered the room, carrying a helium balloon and a basket of fruit.
"I hope you haven't started that pizza without me. Bobby's running a little late, but he'll be here as soon as… oh, hello!" Lucy turned from pushing the door open with her elbow and realised there were two extra bodies in the room that she had not been expecting. Jack moved forward to relieve Lucy of the fruit basket, and Harm got to his feet to shake hands with yet another of Jack and Sue's colleagues. Mac remained on the bed as Sue spoke up.
"Lucy, meet Harmon Rabb, and Sarah Mackenzie. Harm, Sarah, this is my friend and room-mate, Lucy Dotson. Lucy is the lady who keeps our team in order at work."
"At least I try to," Lucy added, laughing, and shaking hands with both Harm and Mac. Harm indicated the seat he had vacated, and Lucy sank gratefully into it as he perched on the edge of the bed next to Mac.
"I guess we should order another pizza," Jack spoke, and was just about to reach for the telephone when Harm – with a sidelong glance at Mac – put up his hand.
"It's okay, Jack. We have to be making a move soon anyway; there's still the paperwork to be done before we leave for Leavenworth on Monday. We'll meet with Davison and hear what he has to say. We've got Graves lined up for an interview too, in light of the information you gave us on the car."
"And I'll keep checking on the photofits. I don't recognise either of the faces. I don't know how they could connect Sue to me," Mac looked at Sue as she spoke, aware of the danger her friend was now in because of her. Sue leaned forward and took Mac's hand.
"I'll be fine, Sarah. Jack, Bobby and Lucy are going to be with me for most of the evening, and there's a guard on the door until I'm discharged." Sue didn't add that Jack would be staying after Bobby and Lucy left for the night.
"Okay, then we'll get off now. Jack, say 'hi' to Bobby for us, and 'thanks' for the emails. Sorry we're not going to see him before we leave." Harm helped Mac down from the bed and then both gave Sue a hug and kiss before turning to shake hands with Lucy. "Nice to meet you, Lucy. See you again soon." A pat on the head for Levi wasn't forgotten either.
"I'll be around. At least now I can put faces to names," Lucy acknowledged, smiling.
Jack walked the pair to the door, hugged and kissed Mac and clapped his hand on Harm's shoulder before wishing them a safe trip, and waving them off down the corridor before turning back inside the room.
For some unknown reason Mac shivered as she walked along with Harm.
"You cold?" he asked, dropping his arm across her shoulder. It was a simple gesture of affection, nothing to be misconstrued should they be recognised but as they were in civilian clothes, that possibility was almost remote.
"Not really, just felt strange for a minute. Must be hospitals – I hate them!" Mac laughed off her reaction, but the sensation of being watched stayed with her until they entered the elevator together.
Harm's apartment – North of Union Station
Harm was pouring the coffee as Mac settled down on the sofa, picking up the two photofit sheets that had been printed off from Bobby's email earlier in the day. Looking hard at the pictures, the two faces were different, but there was something that just didn't seem right…
"Hey, whatever it is that we're missing on this, it'll come," Harm murmured gently as he set down the two coffee mugs on the table beside her and leaned in to drop a kiss on her forehead.
"Mmmn, I know. It's just so frustrating. I don't recognise either man, and I have absolutely no idea why it should involve Sue. We've only just become friends, so why should she be targeted to pass a message to me?"
"Ah, Mac, we've ticked off a number of people over the years…"
"Clark Palmer for one?" Mac had to laugh; the thought itself was preposterous. Even so, she looked to Harm for reassurance, and it came straight away in the steady sea-colored gaze and his hand coming to rest on her cheek.
"I checked already. Palmer has had no contact at any time with either Davison or Graves, and it's not his style. He would use you to get to me, but he has no reason to involve Sue."
"I guess not. So, what are you going to do, to keep my mind off this matter for the time being?"
"Well, I could make mad, passionate love to you…"
"That would work!" Mac laughed, and leaned into the kiss Harm offered, and then he drew back, leaving her bemused.
"Or, we could talk about what's going on between Jack and Sue."
"Ah, you noticed that too, huh?"
"They seem to be at the point where they know they want to be together,"
"…but not sure how long to keep it from their friends?"
"Given the smile on Lucy's face, I'd say she already knows." Harm looked down at Mac and smiled also. Mac raised her hand and brushed his lips with her fingers.
"When did you get so insightful, Harm?"
"When I told you I loved you. Somehow, they remind me of us, and I'm more than willing to give them time together, away from work and colleagues. Apart from the Admiral having invited them along on the trip to Leavenworth, it was a suggestion I was going to make myself."
"You old matchmaker, you!" Mac sat up in pleased surprise. Looking closely at Harm, she grinned. "You really do like them, don't you?"
"Yeah. Like I said, they remind me of us. They have the basis of friendship that we have…"
"That is the one thing that we have always had. It's been battered along the way, but it's what our relationship always comes back to." Mac acknowledged softly, and then kissed Harm, sealing their unspoken promises once again.
"Okay, enough matchmaking. Where were we before I interrupted myself?" Harm pretended to ponder the thought, until Mac hit him with a sofa pillow. "Ah, yes… the mad, passionate love part!"
Mac's mind was on nothing more than Harm for the remainder of the night.
Leavenworth Prison – Kansas – Monday afternoon
Davison paced up and down the interview room as Mac and Harm waited, with his lawyer, at the small conference table. Suddenly the pacing stopped, and Davison leaned towards Mac, causing her to pull back slightly. Harm made a move to restrain Davison, but she shook her head, getting to her feet and facing off the man in front of her.
"What is it, Davison?"
"You said that the woman who was injured was the one who had seen Graves and me talking together. I've been in solitary since you came here last week. There's no way I could have passed any information to him."
"That wasn't why you offered us a deal. You didn't know anything about this then. So what was your deal based on?"
Davison turned to his lawyer first, before returning his gaze to Mac, and then to Harm, who sat silent while Mac lead the interview.
"If I give you Sadiq, what are my chances at getting out of here?"
"I'd say they've just increased."
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To be continued
Author : Jaggie 107
Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. Update on 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' – the program is aired on PAX TV – and I still hope all parties will allow me to have 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
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Thanks go to Ninjaturtle, Starryeyes10, Another Tracy, Jtbwriter, Alicia5, CapriceAnn and Melissa for their reviews so far. I hope you'll all stay with me for the rest of the story. For reviewers I miss out between postings, my apologies, and I'll be sure to add you to my 'thanks' list for the next chapters!
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Bethesda – Maryland – Saturday, 1830 hours local
Jack opened the door juggling two pizza boxes and a six-pack of sodas. Inside Sue sat in the bed, with Mac cross-legged on the end of the bed, and Harm draped across the only decent chair that would take his long frame. Levi lay on the floor at the head of the bed.
"Hey, sorry I'm late. Lucy's on her way up. Hi, guys!" Jack walked in and placed the boxes and the soda pack on the side table, and then went to greet Mac and Harm. Moving to the head of the bed, he then made the sign for a kiss, out of Mac's line of vision and spoke to Sue. "How are you?"
Sue nodded, grinned and made the sign for 'bored', and then the additional sign for 'out of my mind', as she also spoke the words.
Jack laughed, turning to include Mac and Harm. "I was in hospital a while back, and Sue asked me how I was doing. I knew the sign for 'bored', but I asked her what the sign was for 'out of my mind'. She said it meant I was getting better."
"Well, it means I'm getting better, too," Sue added. Jack turned to face her again.
"I guess it's a good thing, then, that Doctor Morgan is releasing you after tomorrow. He's worried that news of these pizza parties could be bad for the hospital cafeteria."
"That's great news, Sue!" Mac leaned forward and squeezed Sue's hand in delight. Harm grinned too, and nodded at Jack.
"You're going to be busy, Jack. If there's one thing worse than a partner recovering in hospital, it's a partner recovering at home!"
The four of them laughed at that, and Levi joined in with a bark. At that moment Lucy Dotson entered the room, carrying a helium balloon and a basket of fruit.
"I hope you haven't started that pizza without me. Bobby's running a little late, but he'll be here as soon as… oh, hello!" Lucy turned from pushing the door open with her elbow and realised there were two extra bodies in the room that she had not been expecting. Jack moved forward to relieve Lucy of the fruit basket, and Harm got to his feet to shake hands with yet another of Jack and Sue's colleagues. Mac remained on the bed as Sue spoke up.
"Lucy, meet Harmon Rabb, and Sarah Mackenzie. Harm, Sarah, this is my friend and room-mate, Lucy Dotson. Lucy is the lady who keeps our team in order at work."
"At least I try to," Lucy added, laughing, and shaking hands with both Harm and Mac. Harm indicated the seat he had vacated, and Lucy sank gratefully into it as he perched on the edge of the bed next to Mac.
"I guess we should order another pizza," Jack spoke, and was just about to reach for the telephone when Harm – with a sidelong glance at Mac – put up his hand.
"It's okay, Jack. We have to be making a move soon anyway; there's still the paperwork to be done before we leave for Leavenworth on Monday. We'll meet with Davison and hear what he has to say. We've got Graves lined up for an interview too, in light of the information you gave us on the car."
"And I'll keep checking on the photofits. I don't recognise either of the faces. I don't know how they could connect Sue to me," Mac looked at Sue as she spoke, aware of the danger her friend was now in because of her. Sue leaned forward and took Mac's hand.
"I'll be fine, Sarah. Jack, Bobby and Lucy are going to be with me for most of the evening, and there's a guard on the door until I'm discharged." Sue didn't add that Jack would be staying after Bobby and Lucy left for the night.
"Okay, then we'll get off now. Jack, say 'hi' to Bobby for us, and 'thanks' for the emails. Sorry we're not going to see him before we leave." Harm helped Mac down from the bed and then both gave Sue a hug and kiss before turning to shake hands with Lucy. "Nice to meet you, Lucy. See you again soon." A pat on the head for Levi wasn't forgotten either.
"I'll be around. At least now I can put faces to names," Lucy acknowledged, smiling.
Jack walked the pair to the door, hugged and kissed Mac and clapped his hand on Harm's shoulder before wishing them a safe trip, and waving them off down the corridor before turning back inside the room.
For some unknown reason Mac shivered as she walked along with Harm.
"You cold?" he asked, dropping his arm across her shoulder. It was a simple gesture of affection, nothing to be misconstrued should they be recognised but as they were in civilian clothes, that possibility was almost remote.
"Not really, just felt strange for a minute. Must be hospitals – I hate them!" Mac laughed off her reaction, but the sensation of being watched stayed with her until they entered the elevator together.
Harm's apartment – North of Union Station
Harm was pouring the coffee as Mac settled down on the sofa, picking up the two photofit sheets that had been printed off from Bobby's email earlier in the day. Looking hard at the pictures, the two faces were different, but there was something that just didn't seem right…
"Hey, whatever it is that we're missing on this, it'll come," Harm murmured gently as he set down the two coffee mugs on the table beside her and leaned in to drop a kiss on her forehead.
"Mmmn, I know. It's just so frustrating. I don't recognise either man, and I have absolutely no idea why it should involve Sue. We've only just become friends, so why should she be targeted to pass a message to me?"
"Ah, Mac, we've ticked off a number of people over the years…"
"Clark Palmer for one?" Mac had to laugh; the thought itself was preposterous. Even so, she looked to Harm for reassurance, and it came straight away in the steady sea-colored gaze and his hand coming to rest on her cheek.
"I checked already. Palmer has had no contact at any time with either Davison or Graves, and it's not his style. He would use you to get to me, but he has no reason to involve Sue."
"I guess not. So, what are you going to do, to keep my mind off this matter for the time being?"
"Well, I could make mad, passionate love to you…"
"That would work!" Mac laughed, and leaned into the kiss Harm offered, and then he drew back, leaving her bemused.
"Or, we could talk about what's going on between Jack and Sue."
"Ah, you noticed that too, huh?"
"They seem to be at the point where they know they want to be together,"
"…but not sure how long to keep it from their friends?"
"Given the smile on Lucy's face, I'd say she already knows." Harm looked down at Mac and smiled also. Mac raised her hand and brushed his lips with her fingers.
"When did you get so insightful, Harm?"
"When I told you I loved you. Somehow, they remind me of us, and I'm more than willing to give them time together, away from work and colleagues. Apart from the Admiral having invited them along on the trip to Leavenworth, it was a suggestion I was going to make myself."
"You old matchmaker, you!" Mac sat up in pleased surprise. Looking closely at Harm, she grinned. "You really do like them, don't you?"
"Yeah. Like I said, they remind me of us. They have the basis of friendship that we have…"
"That is the one thing that we have always had. It's been battered along the way, but it's what our relationship always comes back to." Mac acknowledged softly, and then kissed Harm, sealing their unspoken promises once again.
"Okay, enough matchmaking. Where were we before I interrupted myself?" Harm pretended to ponder the thought, until Mac hit him with a sofa pillow. "Ah, yes… the mad, passionate love part!"
Mac's mind was on nothing more than Harm for the remainder of the night.
Leavenworth Prison – Kansas – Monday afternoon
Davison paced up and down the interview room as Mac and Harm waited, with his lawyer, at the small conference table. Suddenly the pacing stopped, and Davison leaned towards Mac, causing her to pull back slightly. Harm made a move to restrain Davison, but she shook her head, getting to her feet and facing off the man in front of her.
"What is it, Davison?"
"You said that the woman who was injured was the one who had seen Graves and me talking together. I've been in solitary since you came here last week. There's no way I could have passed any information to him."
"That wasn't why you offered us a deal. You didn't know anything about this then. So what was your deal based on?"
Davison turned to his lawyer first, before returning his gaze to Mac, and then to Harm, who sat silent while Mac lead the interview.
"If I give you Sadiq, what are my chances at getting out of here?"
"I'd say they've just increased."
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To be continued
