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, Melissa, DD2, Cbw and Lisa Brown 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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JAG Headquarters – Falls Church – Virginia – 0900 Hours local, Wednesday
Following their return to JAG the previous afternoon, Mac and Harm had briefed their commanding officer on their initial suspicions, and the confirmation of those suspicions beyond doubt, and now they waited in the conference room, with Admiral Chegwidden, Sue and Jack, for the arrival of Gibbs and DiNozzo. When the two men arrived they all took seats around the table and began the discussion on how to proceed with the information they had in their possession.
"So you're saying that Davison should be the one to contact Sadiq and set up a meeting? How do we know he can be trusted?" Admiral Chegwidden looked round the table. Mac spoke up.
"I don't think he can be, sir. I know I was the one who first interviewed him, and he offered to sell out Sadiq when we returned to Leavenworth, but I don't believe that he's the bait we should use."
"So who is?" asked Gibbs, looking at Harm even as he directed his question at Mac, expecting the officer to jump in and offer himself as a target.
"That would be me," said Mac, quietly. All eyes focussed on her, and she went on to explain herself. "Sadiq has gone off at a tangent. Even the recent intel shows his contacts having no faith in his actions any longer. He's got his own agenda now, and I believe we can get him alone."
"By using you?" Sue asked in disbelief.
"Colonel…" Admiral Chegwidden began, about to deny permission, and Mac opened her mouth to protest. However, support for her came from an unexpected source at the table.
"I have to agree with Mac, sir." Harm spoke up, caught Mac's eye, smiled and nodded. "Obviously I don't want to endanger her life, but this could be the only real chance we have to catch Sadiq out. Right now he's obsessed with getting even, and we can use that against him."
"What about the bigger picture? The next arms purchase?" Gibbs entered the conversation, suddenly aware that both the JAG officers and the FBI agents were onto a viable solution for eliminating one terrorist, but not convinced that Sadiq would then give them the cell he worked with.
Jack glanced at the Admiral and then at Gibbs. "We already have enough intel on that operation to take it on and break up the purchase, and there was never any guarantee that we would apprehend Sadiq at the same time. This way we could take Sadiq out of the picture for a very long time, and put a stop to at least one terrorist connection." Jack paused and turned to look at Mac. "I guess I'm with Harm on this, too. I don't like you being a target any more than he does, but it could be our best chance."
"It's going to be our only chance. Either way, Sadiq is after me, and by what he did to Sue, he's not worrying about who he takes out with me." Mac looked at all the faces around her, and then returned to settle for a moment longer on Harm.
"All right. What do we have to do to draw the man out after Mac?" Admiral Chegwidden asked. "And what protection do you offer, Mr Hudson?"
FBI Headquarters – J Edgar Hoover Building – Same Time
Bobby walked across the office to stand in front of Lucy's desk. Leaning down, he grinned and spoke quietly. "I have something for you."
"You do? About what?" Lucy looked up, and then at the wink Bobby gave her she clapped her hands. "Great! Spill!"
"Ah, ah! Not so fast. It'll cost you."
"How much?" Lucy was prepared to sell her soul for this project.
"Oh, I'll settle for the next cream doughnut that sits on your desk."
"Done! Tell all!" Lucy moved over as Bobby pulled Sue's vacant chair from under her desk and sat down.
"When we were at the NCIS place yesterday, Jack was following Sue back to the car, and he had the biggest…"
"Manning, Leland. My office, now!" Garrett, the team supervisor, called out from the corridor outside the office in a tone that brooked no delay.
Lucy's mouth formed into an 'o' of protest as Bobby shrugged and got to his feet.
"Gotta go, Luce. Later!"
Outside JAG Headquarters – Falls Church – Virginia – 1030 Hours, Same Day
Mac, Harm, Sue and Jack sat at a table on the terrace outside the main office building. Sue was still a little apprehensive at the thought of Mac being used as the bait to draw out the murderous terrorist, and it showed on her face. Jack put his hand over hers and smiled.
"It's going to be okay, Sue. Mac is trained for these situations, it's not like putting a civilian on site."
"I still don't have to like it." Sue turned to look at Mac. "I know this isn't very professional of me, Sarah, but you've become a very good friend, and I don't like my friends being in danger at any time, and especially not when it's deliberately staged. Jack will tell you, I've given him enough lectures!"
"She's not kidding. I believe the words were 'having less than charitable thoughts' about me." Jack added, grinning. Harm nodded, and leaned forward at the table.
"I believe Mac's words to me were 'you're not playing Superman again'."
Sue grinned at that, and then laughed. "Sorry, I was just trying to picture where you would find a pair of blue tights long enough to fit you." At her words the others joined in the laughter, and for a moment the thoughts of the assignment to come were forgotten.
Mac's Apartment – Georgetown – Washington DC – Wednesday Evening
Harm stood at Mac's door, on his way out of her apartment, albeit reluctantly. They were holding hands, knowing they had to let go but not willing to.
"You have to go, Harm. Sadiq's not going to do anything with you here."
"I know, but I don't want to."
"I don't want you to, either, but you have…" Mac didn't finish her sentence as her mouth was covered by Harm's in a soft kiss. A kiss that was in danger of escalating. Mac pulled away, resting her forehead on Harm's. "That was not fair, Flyboy. This is hard enough as it is. I'm going to close the door now, and you're going to go downstairs and get in your car, and drive home. Give me a call when you get there, so at least I know you're safe."
"Okay. But if I don't get an answer I'm straight back over here, okay? So if you decide to use the bathroom, take the phone with you."
"To the bathroom? Harm!"
"Humor me."
"Okay. I'll wait by the phone until you call. Now go!" Mac laughed softly as she pushed Harm out of her apartment, and closed the door on him, blowing a kiss as the last inch of him disappeared from view. Chancing a look through the peep-hole she laughed huskily at the view she got – Harm's eye right up against the glass! As he stepped away and blew a kiss of his own she suddenly felt cold, and shook herself to dispel the sensation. As she walked across to the kitchen her doorbell sounded, and she backtracked to the door, calling out in mock-aggravation as she opened it. "Harm, you… oh, Sue!"
"May… may I come… in?" Sue looked pleadingly at Mac, then turned slightly to look over her shoulder. As she did so she was pushed forward, and the momentum took her and Mac through the door and onto the floor. As Mac scrambled to her feet and checked on Sue, she looked up to find Sadiq in her doorway.
"Well, well, Sarah… we meet again. It's been quite a while since Paraguay. How is your husband? Oh, that's right… he wasn't really your husband, was he? You were just his whore for a while."
Mac helped Sue to her feet and found her a chair to sit on, while she knelt beside her and checked her face. One of the grazes had started to bleed slightly, and Sue looked dazed. Without talking, Mac tried to reassure her, and then rose to her feet and walked towards the kitchen.
"Where do you think you are going?" Sadiq spat out, slamming the door behind him, and raising his hand to strike out at her as she passed him.
"Go ahead, Sadiq. Hit me, if that will make you feel a bigger man. My friend is hurt, and I'm going to help her. Considering you're the one that hurt her in the first place, I'd be more than happy to flatten you on her behalf, but I won't give you that pleasure."
Sadiq's voice changed to a softer tone. "Ah, yes, pleasure. Such as you give to your Naval Commander these days? Does your 'husband' know about your infidelity?"
"Like you said, Sadiq, Webb and I weren't married. Who I see is my business. And if I choose Commander Rabb?" It was an answer in the guise of a question.
"He will know pain like nothing before. I will ruin his career; fraternisation is a punishable offence. After that, if he doesn't spend time in Leavenworth, I will proceed to make his life hell. He will already have lost you, as I intend to take you tonight, and then kill you."
Sue sat in silence, reading Sadiq's lips to understand the rantings of the man stood before her and Mac, and when the telephone rang and Sadiq glanced at it, Sue stood up. Mac moved to pick up the receiver but Sadiq brought his hand down on hers in a chopping movement, causing her to pull back in sudden pain.
"Leave it! Let your machine take the message."
"Commander Rabb is expecting my call. If I don't answer, he'll come back here."
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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, Melissa, DD2, Cbw and Lisa Brown 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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JAG Headquarters – Falls Church – Virginia – 0900 Hours local, Wednesday
Following their return to JAG the previous afternoon, Mac and Harm had briefed their commanding officer on their initial suspicions, and the confirmation of those suspicions beyond doubt, and now they waited in the conference room, with Admiral Chegwidden, Sue and Jack, for the arrival of Gibbs and DiNozzo. When the two men arrived they all took seats around the table and began the discussion on how to proceed with the information they had in their possession.
"So you're saying that Davison should be the one to contact Sadiq and set up a meeting? How do we know he can be trusted?" Admiral Chegwidden looked round the table. Mac spoke up.
"I don't think he can be, sir. I know I was the one who first interviewed him, and he offered to sell out Sadiq when we returned to Leavenworth, but I don't believe that he's the bait we should use."
"So who is?" asked Gibbs, looking at Harm even as he directed his question at Mac, expecting the officer to jump in and offer himself as a target.
"That would be me," said Mac, quietly. All eyes focussed on her, and she went on to explain herself. "Sadiq has gone off at a tangent. Even the recent intel shows his contacts having no faith in his actions any longer. He's got his own agenda now, and I believe we can get him alone."
"By using you?" Sue asked in disbelief.
"Colonel…" Admiral Chegwidden began, about to deny permission, and Mac opened her mouth to protest. However, support for her came from an unexpected source at the table.
"I have to agree with Mac, sir." Harm spoke up, caught Mac's eye, smiled and nodded. "Obviously I don't want to endanger her life, but this could be the only real chance we have to catch Sadiq out. Right now he's obsessed with getting even, and we can use that against him."
"What about the bigger picture? The next arms purchase?" Gibbs entered the conversation, suddenly aware that both the JAG officers and the FBI agents were onto a viable solution for eliminating one terrorist, but not convinced that Sadiq would then give them the cell he worked with.
Jack glanced at the Admiral and then at Gibbs. "We already have enough intel on that operation to take it on and break up the purchase, and there was never any guarantee that we would apprehend Sadiq at the same time. This way we could take Sadiq out of the picture for a very long time, and put a stop to at least one terrorist connection." Jack paused and turned to look at Mac. "I guess I'm with Harm on this, too. I don't like you being a target any more than he does, but it could be our best chance."
"It's going to be our only chance. Either way, Sadiq is after me, and by what he did to Sue, he's not worrying about who he takes out with me." Mac looked at all the faces around her, and then returned to settle for a moment longer on Harm.
"All right. What do we have to do to draw the man out after Mac?" Admiral Chegwidden asked. "And what protection do you offer, Mr Hudson?"
FBI Headquarters – J Edgar Hoover Building – Same Time
Bobby walked across the office to stand in front of Lucy's desk. Leaning down, he grinned and spoke quietly. "I have something for you."
"You do? About what?" Lucy looked up, and then at the wink Bobby gave her she clapped her hands. "Great! Spill!"
"Ah, ah! Not so fast. It'll cost you."
"How much?" Lucy was prepared to sell her soul for this project.
"Oh, I'll settle for the next cream doughnut that sits on your desk."
"Done! Tell all!" Lucy moved over as Bobby pulled Sue's vacant chair from under her desk and sat down.
"When we were at the NCIS place yesterday, Jack was following Sue back to the car, and he had the biggest…"
"Manning, Leland. My office, now!" Garrett, the team supervisor, called out from the corridor outside the office in a tone that brooked no delay.
Lucy's mouth formed into an 'o' of protest as Bobby shrugged and got to his feet.
"Gotta go, Luce. Later!"
Outside JAG Headquarters – Falls Church – Virginia – 1030 Hours, Same Day
Mac, Harm, Sue and Jack sat at a table on the terrace outside the main office building. Sue was still a little apprehensive at the thought of Mac being used as the bait to draw out the murderous terrorist, and it showed on her face. Jack put his hand over hers and smiled.
"It's going to be okay, Sue. Mac is trained for these situations, it's not like putting a civilian on site."
"I still don't have to like it." Sue turned to look at Mac. "I know this isn't very professional of me, Sarah, but you've become a very good friend, and I don't like my friends being in danger at any time, and especially not when it's deliberately staged. Jack will tell you, I've given him enough lectures!"
"She's not kidding. I believe the words were 'having less than charitable thoughts' about me." Jack added, grinning. Harm nodded, and leaned forward at the table.
"I believe Mac's words to me were 'you're not playing Superman again'."
Sue grinned at that, and then laughed. "Sorry, I was just trying to picture where you would find a pair of blue tights long enough to fit you." At her words the others joined in the laughter, and for a moment the thoughts of the assignment to come were forgotten.
Mac's Apartment – Georgetown – Washington DC – Wednesday Evening
Harm stood at Mac's door, on his way out of her apartment, albeit reluctantly. They were holding hands, knowing they had to let go but not willing to.
"You have to go, Harm. Sadiq's not going to do anything with you here."
"I know, but I don't want to."
"I don't want you to, either, but you have…" Mac didn't finish her sentence as her mouth was covered by Harm's in a soft kiss. A kiss that was in danger of escalating. Mac pulled away, resting her forehead on Harm's. "That was not fair, Flyboy. This is hard enough as it is. I'm going to close the door now, and you're going to go downstairs and get in your car, and drive home. Give me a call when you get there, so at least I know you're safe."
"Okay. But if I don't get an answer I'm straight back over here, okay? So if you decide to use the bathroom, take the phone with you."
"To the bathroom? Harm!"
"Humor me."
"Okay. I'll wait by the phone until you call. Now go!" Mac laughed softly as she pushed Harm out of her apartment, and closed the door on him, blowing a kiss as the last inch of him disappeared from view. Chancing a look through the peep-hole she laughed huskily at the view she got – Harm's eye right up against the glass! As he stepped away and blew a kiss of his own she suddenly felt cold, and shook herself to dispel the sensation. As she walked across to the kitchen her doorbell sounded, and she backtracked to the door, calling out in mock-aggravation as she opened it. "Harm, you… oh, Sue!"
"May… may I come… in?" Sue looked pleadingly at Mac, then turned slightly to look over her shoulder. As she did so she was pushed forward, and the momentum took her and Mac through the door and onto the floor. As Mac scrambled to her feet and checked on Sue, she looked up to find Sadiq in her doorway.
"Well, well, Sarah… we meet again. It's been quite a while since Paraguay. How is your husband? Oh, that's right… he wasn't really your husband, was he? You were just his whore for a while."
Mac helped Sue to her feet and found her a chair to sit on, while she knelt beside her and checked her face. One of the grazes had started to bleed slightly, and Sue looked dazed. Without talking, Mac tried to reassure her, and then rose to her feet and walked towards the kitchen.
"Where do you think you are going?" Sadiq spat out, slamming the door behind him, and raising his hand to strike out at her as she passed him.
"Go ahead, Sadiq. Hit me, if that will make you feel a bigger man. My friend is hurt, and I'm going to help her. Considering you're the one that hurt her in the first place, I'd be more than happy to flatten you on her behalf, but I won't give you that pleasure."
Sadiq's voice changed to a softer tone. "Ah, yes, pleasure. Such as you give to your Naval Commander these days? Does your 'husband' know about your infidelity?"
"Like you said, Sadiq, Webb and I weren't married. Who I see is my business. And if I choose Commander Rabb?" It was an answer in the guise of a question.
"He will know pain like nothing before. I will ruin his career; fraternisation is a punishable offence. After that, if he doesn't spend time in Leavenworth, I will proceed to make his life hell. He will already have lost you, as I intend to take you tonight, and then kill you."
Sue sat in silence, reading Sadiq's lips to understand the rantings of the man stood before her and Mac, and when the telephone rang and Sadiq glanced at it, Sue stood up. Mac moved to pick up the receiver but Sadiq brought his hand down on hers in a chopping movement, causing her to pull back in sudden pain.
"Leave it! Let your machine take the message."
"Commander Rabb is expecting my call. If I don't answer, he'll come back here."
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To be continued
