"Is she busy?" Sturgis asked as he stood at Jen's desk. "I have a couple of questions about the Truman."

"Nothing that can't wait sir. I'll let her know you're here."

"Thank you." Jen buzzed the intercom.

"Colonel, Commander Turner is here." Jen informed her.

"Just give me a minute before you send him in."

"Yes ma'am." Jen switched off the intercom and turned over the minute egg timer on her desk. Sturgis looked slightly confused. "Jason gave it to me, it last exactly 58 seconds."

"Fifty-eight seconds. That's precise."

"The Colonel timed it. While you're here sir, the defence team for the Captain and the XO want to depose the Colonel and myself. We've arranged it for a week Friday, they're going take one of us each and conduct the depositions at the same time. Am I going to need a lawyer present?"

"It shouldn't be a problem, but I'd recommend you do, just in case they step over the line. Just so you know it can't be me and I'd recommend against Tiner."

"Commander Rabb's my lawyer sir. I'll go and talk to him while you're in with the Colonel. If he's going to be unavailable then I'll try Lieutenant Roberts."

"Good."

"One other thing sir." Jen grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled down a number and handed it to him. "That's my cell phone number, if you have any problems Saturday night, give me a call."

"Mac drafted you in as backup?" He questioned.

"No sir I offered."

"Thanks." Sturgis folded the paper and tucked it in his pocket.

"You can go in now sir." Jen said as she watched the timer run out.

"Thank you."

~

"Are you busy sir?" Jen asked as she tapped on Harm's open office doorway.

"Nothing that can't wait. Mac hasn't changed her mind about Saturday night has she?"

"Not to my knowledge sir. She's talking to Commander Turner right now."

"Is she grilling him about his babysitting skills?" Harm joked.

"No, I think he wanted to check a few facts about the Truman investigation."

"Okay. So what can I do for you?" Harm leant back in his chair.

"I need a lawyer."

"Close the door and sit down." Jen did as instructed. "So what did you do?" He asked.

"Nothing to the best of my knowledge sir."

"So you need a lawyer to what draw up a will, write a pre-nup?" Harm speculated.

"My will pretty much is okay until after I get married and I really don't think I have anything I need a pre-nup to protect, but then again I kind of have a problem with drawing up a legal document to protect something for when you get divorced. I don't think you should go into marriage thinking that it's going to end, but that's just me."

"Unfortunately statistics show that fifty percent of marriages fail and so do a lot of marriages in the military it's a fact of life. So if it's for none of the previously discussed reasons why do you need a lawyer?"

"The defence want to depose me in regards to the Truman case. I was talking to Commander Turner and he recommended that I have my lawyer present to protect my interests. Seeing as that's you sir... I thought I should come and see if you were available."

"When will this deposition be taking place?"

"A week Friday at 0930. They're coming here and deposing the Colonel at the same time."

"Who are you getting deposed for the case against the Captain or the XO?"

"Both. They felt that the information we provided would be relevant to both cases."

"I see."

"So will you be available sir?" Jen asked.

"I should be, but you know how thing go around here. I'll talk to Bud about standing in as back up that is if his court martial is finished by then."

"The Colonel thinks it should be over by Wednesday. The evidence seems to be pretty clear cut against him. But you never know what tricks Lieutenant Travis has up his sleeves. Hopefully it won't be as bad as last time."

"What happened last time?" Harm asked intrigued.

"Well he didn't go as far firing a gun in the court room sir." Jen replied.

"When will everyone let go about that? It was eight years ago."

"But it's a good story sir." Jen smiled. "The Colonel says every time we mention it we should point out that Marines don't duck."

"They take cover I know."

"I should let you get back to work sir."

"Okay, I'll get you a definite by the middle of next week." Harm said.

"Thank you sir."

TBC