"Lieutenant Sims." Harriet answered the phone.

"Harriet, it's Mac."

"Hello ma'am." Harriet said.

"I was wondering if you'd like to come to my office for lunch. I found this place that makes sandwiches with any filling combination you could imagine and they deliver."

"I'd like that ma'am." Harriet smiled.

"So what would you like in your sandwich?" Harriet thought for a moment and told her. "I'll see you when you have time for lunch then." Mac said before she hung up.

#

"Hey sweetie." Bud said as he came over to Harriet. "How are you feeling?"

"Actually I'm feeling okay, a little tired maybe."

"Commander Turner said you had a little dizzy spell this morning."

"I just turned a little too fast Bud, I'm fine now." Harriet replied.

"Have you had lunch yet?" Bud asked.

"Not yet."

"Do you want to go and get something?" He asked.

"Actually Colonel Mackenzie asked me to have lunch with her. I was about to head over to her office. You can walk me over if you like."

"Let me just put these in my office." Bud took his briefcase and cover and put them on his desk before returning to escort Harriet to Mac's office.

"Sir, Ma'am." Jen said as they approached trying to make sure that she had everything she needed.

"Hello Jen. The Colonel invited me to lunch." Harriet informed her.

"Go right in ma'am. Can you tell her I've just left?" Jen asked.

"Going to lunch with Tiner Jen?" Bud asked.

"No sir, I have a few meetings this afternoon." Jen packed a notebook in her bag and pencils in her bag.

"What kind of meeting?" Bud asked.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you sir, but if you'll both excuse me I really do need to leave or I'll be late."

"Go ahead Jen." Harriet said. "I'll see you later Bud." Jen left and Harriet knocked on Mac's door before going in.

"Hi Harriet." Mac said look up from her desk. "Take a seat on the couch; I just need to finish this up."

"Yes ma'am. Jen asked me to tell you that she had left to go to her meetings."

"Good." Mac smiled.

"Is she going anywhere nice?"

"To interview Mrs Pearlman and Mrs Hyatt." Mac replied as she signed the bottom of the report she was reading. "They both made complaints about Captain Krennick's conduct with their husbands and then withdrew them."

"So you're really going after her for sexual harassment?" Harriet asked.

"She doesn't actually do anything that could be technically classed sexual harassment, she's a smart woman. But there is a pattern building so we could have her for conduct unbecoming. Also depending on why the ever growing list of women who withdrew their complaints chose t to do so it possible there could be other charges."

"Don't you think you're a little close for the charges to stick ma'am?" Harriet asked.

"That's why I have Jen conducting the interviews, we're only doing research, it's not official so it can't be deemed an investigation, and once I have enough I'll hand it over to Faith." Mac went and joined Harriet on the couch and handed her her sandwich.

"Why Major Williams?" Harriet questioned.

"Faith isn't male, she won't be intimidated and Krennick can't make passes at her."

"Good point. This is so good." Harriet said taking another bite of her sandwich.

"Aren't they? I heard you had a dizzy spell earlier."

"I turned too quickly." Harriet replied. "Commander Turner was great. He got me a chair and some water and when I was up to it he walked me back to my desk. Although he did ask if I should be doing some special form of breathing, I'm taking it he meant Lamaze."

"He'll learn. He's used to me doing spontaneous things, did I tell you I convinced Harm that we need to buy a minivan?"

"You didn't?" Harriet said in disbelief.

"I did, his only concession was that we wait a few months before we buy it. I can live with that."

"Wow."

"Yeah. There was another reason I asked you here other than having lunch." Mac admitted. "I need a favour."

"What kind of favour ma'am?"

"With Jen out conducting interviews, I was wondering if you'd have time to make a few phone calls for me, try and track a few people down."

"It shouldn't be a problem ma'am. If you give me a list I'll see who I can locate."

"Thanks Harriet."

TBC