"Harm, I need you to drop Abi off tomorrow, I have to go in early." Mac
said as she sat down on the couch the next evening after putting Abi to
bed.
"Okay, shouldn't be a problem." Harm said. "So why do you have to go in early?"
"I'm leading a field trip to Norfolk tomorrow." Mac replied.
"I thought you had a court martial." Harm questioned.
"I do. Major Williams wants to take the members out to see the USS Caron which is at Norfolk. I didn't have any reason to deny her request so we have a bus leaving at 0800 tomorrow morning from JAG."
"Why does she want to go to see a Navy destroyer?"
"That's what I want to know. It'll be nice to get out the court room for the day."
"How many people do you have going?"
"The five members, the defence lawyer, the defendant, a marine guard for him in case he tries to make a run for it, the prosecutor, Jen, the court reporter and me."
"Sounds like fun." Harm said sarcastically.
"Is that why people join the Navy for the big adventure?"
"Don't forget seeing the world."
"Can't forget the world." Mac smiled.
"Hopefully it won't be bad weather and it rocks."
"I haven't got any nausea yet so hopefully I'll be okay. I told the Captain I was pregnant in the interests of disclosure, he's okay with me being there for the day."
"That's good."
"You may have to pick her up depending on what time we get back."
"I have a couple of meetings tomorrow, but it's mainly catching up on a stack of paperwork. Checking deadlines for motions that kind of things so it shouldn't be a problem."
"I'll let you know if I get back in time."
"Okay, dinner should ready soon."
"Good, I'm starving."
"When aren't you?"
"Why you?" Mac hit him with a cushion.
"Good morning sir." Tiner said as he came into Harm's office the next morning.
"Morning." Harm said looking up.
"This came for you." Tiner held out an envelope.
"Thank you, Tiner."
"So sir, do you think they made the COD on time this morning?"
"What COD?" Harm asked.
"The one from Norfolk this morning."
"Are you talking about Mac's court martial trip out to the USS Caron?"
"Yes sir." Tiner said.
"What's a COD got to do with that? It's docked at Norfolk."
"No sir, it's one mile off the coast. It's being reloaded and refuelled at sea, before they go back out in a week."
"And they had to take a COD to get out there?" Harm said.
"Er yes sir. Didn't Colonel Mackenzie tell you sir?" Tiner questioned.
"Tiner, a life lesson, women have a way of telling you something so you know enough details, but not the whole truth."
"Like when they go shopping and tell you how great everything they is and that they needed it but don't actually tell you what it cost sir?" Tiner expanded.
"Exactly. But it's the bigger stuff you have to watch out for."
"Yes sir." Tiner said slightly confused. "Is everything okay sir?"
"My wife is obfuscating the truth from me but never mind. I should get back to this paperwork."
"Yes sir."
"Ma'am there is a note here for you." Jen said as they arrived back at the office.
"Who's it from?" Mac asked as she slid her shoes off and rubbed her feet.
"Commander Rabb."
"What's he say?" Mac asked.
" 'Something you forgot to tell me Mac?' There is a little picture of what I'm presuming is a COD and then it's sign Harm ma'am."
"Who told him?" Mac muttered.
"Who told him what ma'am?"
"That we had to take a COD out to the Caron." She continued to rub her feet.
"Hang on a second ma'am." Jen picked up the phone and dialled. "It's me, did you tell Commander Rabb that we were taking a COD out to the Caron.... Okay I'll see you later." Jen hung up. "That would be Jason ma'am, he thought the Commander knew and asked him if he thought we made it there in time."
"Great." Mac sighed.
"Is something wrong ma'am?"
"I didn't tell him we had to take a COD out there. Just that we were going out to Norfolk to the Caron, he presumed that it was docked."
"Is that a problem?" Jen asked.
"I'll tell you when you get back from your honeymoon." Mac said. "By the way you never did tell me where you're going with your week off."
"I don't know. Jason picked a location and is keeping it secret."
"Can you call Harm and tell him I've gone to pick Abi up then you can go too?"
"Yes ma'am."
TBC
"Okay, shouldn't be a problem." Harm said. "So why do you have to go in early?"
"I'm leading a field trip to Norfolk tomorrow." Mac replied.
"I thought you had a court martial." Harm questioned.
"I do. Major Williams wants to take the members out to see the USS Caron which is at Norfolk. I didn't have any reason to deny her request so we have a bus leaving at 0800 tomorrow morning from JAG."
"Why does she want to go to see a Navy destroyer?"
"That's what I want to know. It'll be nice to get out the court room for the day."
"How many people do you have going?"
"The five members, the defence lawyer, the defendant, a marine guard for him in case he tries to make a run for it, the prosecutor, Jen, the court reporter and me."
"Sounds like fun." Harm said sarcastically.
"Is that why people join the Navy for the big adventure?"
"Don't forget seeing the world."
"Can't forget the world." Mac smiled.
"Hopefully it won't be bad weather and it rocks."
"I haven't got any nausea yet so hopefully I'll be okay. I told the Captain I was pregnant in the interests of disclosure, he's okay with me being there for the day."
"That's good."
"You may have to pick her up depending on what time we get back."
"I have a couple of meetings tomorrow, but it's mainly catching up on a stack of paperwork. Checking deadlines for motions that kind of things so it shouldn't be a problem."
"I'll let you know if I get back in time."
"Okay, dinner should ready soon."
"Good, I'm starving."
"When aren't you?"
"Why you?" Mac hit him with a cushion.
"Good morning sir." Tiner said as he came into Harm's office the next morning.
"Morning." Harm said looking up.
"This came for you." Tiner held out an envelope.
"Thank you, Tiner."
"So sir, do you think they made the COD on time this morning?"
"What COD?" Harm asked.
"The one from Norfolk this morning."
"Are you talking about Mac's court martial trip out to the USS Caron?"
"Yes sir." Tiner said.
"What's a COD got to do with that? It's docked at Norfolk."
"No sir, it's one mile off the coast. It's being reloaded and refuelled at sea, before they go back out in a week."
"And they had to take a COD to get out there?" Harm said.
"Er yes sir. Didn't Colonel Mackenzie tell you sir?" Tiner questioned.
"Tiner, a life lesson, women have a way of telling you something so you know enough details, but not the whole truth."
"Like when they go shopping and tell you how great everything they is and that they needed it but don't actually tell you what it cost sir?" Tiner expanded.
"Exactly. But it's the bigger stuff you have to watch out for."
"Yes sir." Tiner said slightly confused. "Is everything okay sir?"
"My wife is obfuscating the truth from me but never mind. I should get back to this paperwork."
"Yes sir."
"Ma'am there is a note here for you." Jen said as they arrived back at the office.
"Who's it from?" Mac asked as she slid her shoes off and rubbed her feet.
"Commander Rabb."
"What's he say?" Mac asked.
" 'Something you forgot to tell me Mac?' There is a little picture of what I'm presuming is a COD and then it's sign Harm ma'am."
"Who told him?" Mac muttered.
"Who told him what ma'am?"
"That we had to take a COD out to the Caron." She continued to rub her feet.
"Hang on a second ma'am." Jen picked up the phone and dialled. "It's me, did you tell Commander Rabb that we were taking a COD out to the Caron.... Okay I'll see you later." Jen hung up. "That would be Jason ma'am, he thought the Commander knew and asked him if he thought we made it there in time."
"Great." Mac sighed.
"Is something wrong ma'am?"
"I didn't tell him we had to take a COD out there. Just that we were going out to Norfolk to the Caron, he presumed that it was docked."
"Is that a problem?" Jen asked.
"I'll tell you when you get back from your honeymoon." Mac said. "By the way you never did tell me where you're going with your week off."
"I don't know. Jason picked a location and is keeping it secret."
"Can you call Harm and tell him I've gone to pick Abi up then you can go too?"
"Yes ma'am."
TBC
