"I want to see Colonel Mackenzie." Jen looked up to see a Seaman looming over her desk on Thursday. She decided to forgo the reminder about formality.

"Do you have an appointment?" She asked.

"No." He replied gruffly.

"Then I'm afraid the Colonel can't see you today her schedule is packed, if you'd like to make an appointment for tomorrow." Jen offered.

"I want to see her now." He put both hands on the edge of the desk.

"As I said before Seaman her schedule is packed today. But if you have to see her today you could take a seat, it may be a long wait though." Jen said slightly more forcefully.

"I want to see her now." He demanded.

"Your only options are to make an appointment for tomorrow or take a seat." Jen repeat.

"I said, now." He repeated aggressively.

"Take a seat Seaman and that's an order." Jen said in her most authorative tone.

"I want to see her now." His tone was even more aggressive. Jen let out a loud whistle.

"Take a seat now." She repeated the best she could manage.

"I said now."

"Jen is everyth..." Sgt John Bates asked as he entered the room just as the Seaman was lunging towards Jen. "I don't think so." He grabbed the back of his shirt and hauled him backwards so Jen was out of his reach. The Seaman kicked and tried to pull away to go after Jen. Bates pushed him into the wall and grabbed pinned his arms behind his back.

"Damn it." Jen cursed under breath. When she'd pushed her chair back to get out the way she hit the filing cabinet with her cast hand.

"Are you okay Jen?" Bates asked.

"No." She was struggling not curse out loud because of the pain.

"What the hell is going on out here?" Mac said swinging open her office door. She'd spent the last hour trying to mediate between a couple of Marine officers who were in the process of getting divorced, their lawyers hadn't been able to get them to set on anything except the fact that they didn't want to be married to each other anymore.

"He was trying to attack Petty Officer Coates ma'am." Bates informed her.

"Are you okay Jen?" She asked look

"No ma'am. I hit my hand on the filing cabinet." Jen was still struggling not to curse.

"Let go of me." The Seaman struggled.

"I'd be quiet right now and that's an order." Mac said. "What exactly happened Jen?"

"He came in and said he wanted to see you. I asked if he had an appointment, he said no so I told him he could make an appointment for tomorrow or he could sit and wait in case you had finished something up early. He started getting aggressive and stating that he had to see you now. I ordered him to sit down but he demanded to see you again. So I whistled for one of the Sgt's. I ordered him to sit again but he lunged towards me. Sgt Bates came in and stopped him as I pushed the chair back and hit my hand. He then made another move towards so Sgt Bates restrained him up against the wall."

"Right. Sgt throw him in the holding cell. Seaman you are about to be charged with attempted assault, disobeying a direct order and anything else I can think of."

"Yes ma'am." Bates said.

"Oh and find him a lawyer."

"Yes ma'am." Bates hauled him off towards the holding cell.

"Let me see your hand." Mac instructed of Jen. Jen held out her hand, her fingers were swelling. "Ouch." Mac picked up the phone and dialled an internal extension.

"JAG headquarters Petty Officer Tiner speaking." Jason answer.

"Tiner, it's Colonel Mackenzie I need to speak to the Admiral now."

"Right away ma'am." Mac waited a minute while he put her through.

"Colonel, what can I do for?" AJ asked.

"Can you spare someone, preferably Petty Officer Tiner, to take Petty Officer Coates to Bethesda sir?" Mac asked.

"Why? What happened?" AJ said with immediate concern in his voice.

"An angry Seaman came in demanded to see me, Jen told him I was busy and he got angry, luckily she managed to alert Sgt Bates who managed to stop him before he could attack her. While moving out of the way she hit her cast hand on the filing cabinet. Her fingers have swollen up." Mac informed him.

"I take it he was detained?"

"I had Sgt Bates place him in the holding cell. I want him charged with attempted assault disobeying a direct order and some things I haven't had chance to think of yet sir. He's going to need a lawyer."

"I'll send Tiner over straight away."

"Have him bring some ice." Mac suggested.

"Do you need me send Gunny over to help out for the rest of the day?"

"You'll need him to cover for Tiner sir. Perhaps Lieutenant Sims could come over when my appointments are scheduled to make sure everyone is settled while they wait."

"I'll see to it."

"Thank you sir." Mac hung up. "Jason is coming to take you to Bethesda."

"Ma'am, with all due respect, you have a busy day you need me here."

"I think you'll be out more if you wait to have that hand seen to again. I can manage."

"Yes ma'am."

"Let me know when you find out what's going on. I've got to get back."

"Thank you ma'am."

TBC