"How's it going Bud?"

"Watch out for Colonel Mackenzie, she's on the warpath." Bud muttered continued walking by, then stopped when he realised who had spoken to him. "Sorry sir." He turned back to Harm.

"What's Mac done now?" Harm asked with a bemused smile.

"She's declared a moratorium of stunts and manipulating the members, we're allowed to present the evidence, ask questions but that's it."

"Wow what did you do?" Harm asked.

"Nothing? Travis was presenting his defence; we all know he doesn't have much of a case. I objected, she said she had enough and called a recess and dragged us into her office."

"Maybe she's having a bad day?" Harm offered as by way of an explanation.

"Sir, I think she's serious."

"Well that's going to play havoc with our strategies."

"Yes sir."

"I think I'm going to have to think about this. There has got to be some way to talk her out of it."

"Anything you can do sir. Please."

"She's know sometimes that's the only way we can win a case." Harm muttered as he headed back to his office.

"Everything okay sir?" Harriet asked.

"My wife's gone mad." Harm muttered not really paying attention.

"That's nice sir." Harriet said. Harm stopped and turned to look at her.

"'That's nice sir'?" Harm questioned. "I say I think Mac's gone mad and you say that's nice sir?"

"Yes sir."

"Would you care to explain that Lieutenant?"

"Sir, you really don't think the Colonel has gone mad, but it's sweet that you're worried about it."

"Woman, I'll never understand them." He huffed and continued.

"If you did sir, the world would end." Harriet said walking back to her desk.

~

"Ma'am, can I ask you a question?" Jen stood in Mac's office.

"Sure, go ahead."

"What did you say to Lieutenant Roberts and Lieutenant Travis; they had this look when they came out of your office?"

"I told them I wasn't going to put up with showboating and manipulating the members anymore."

"Ma'am, I know as well as you do that showboating is sometimes the only way to win a case." Jen said.

"I know. I think I just had enough, I'm blaming it on PMS." Mac sighed.

"I have just the thing ma'am." Jen went out of the office and returned with the box of chocolates.

"They're yours." Mac pointed out.

"I think we both need them, ma'am. Help yourself." Mac selected a chocolate and put it in her mouth.

"These are good."

"They really are." Jen said taking a second chocolate.

"So did you talk to Jason about the wedding?" Mac asked.

"Yes ma'am, if Grams is amenable we'd like to have the wedding at the farm."

"Do you want me to call her now?" Mac asked.

"No, just ask her when you talk to her."

"How about we move this to the couch?" Mac suggested.

"Sounds good ma'am."

~

Jen and Mac were sat on the couch chatting and eating the chocolates when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Mac called.

"Me." Harm replied.

"Come in." Jen started to get up. Mac signalled for her to stay where she was. "What can I do for you Commander?"

"Taking a break?"

"Maybe. What did you need Harm?"

"I was talking to Bud and..."

"Let me stop you there, what happens in my court room is not your concern. Jen and I are going to sit here and finish our discussion, then I'm going to pick our daughter up from day care, go home sit and eat as much chocolate ice-cream until you get home, then I'm going to take a very long bubble bath before ordering a very large meat lovers pizza and watching as many chick flicks as possible before going to bed."

"Okay. Sorry to have bothered you." He turned and left.

"I think you just confused the hell out of him ma'am." Jen said.

"You know what; I honestly don't care right now."

TBC