Mac had just recessed the court martial until the members had reached a
verdict. On the way back to her office she paused.
"Jen, it's time. Go and see find Faith and tell her I'd like to see her."
"Yes ma'am." Jen replied and went off to find her.
#
Jen knocked on Faith's closed office door.
"Enter." She called.
"Ma'am." Jen said as she entered.
"Petty Officer Coates what can I do for you?" Faith asked.
"Major, Colonel Mackenzie would like to see you. There is something she wishes to discuss with you."
"I don't have any cases schedule before her." Faith said.
"Yes ma'am. But the Colonel may have a case for you."
"The judge has a case for me?" Faith questioned.
"Yes ma'am. Is now convenient for you?" Jen asked.
"I'm intrigued so yes now is convenient." Faith followed Jen back to Mac's office.
"Ma'am, Major Williams." Jen announced as she walked through the open door.
"Thank you Jen. Take a seat Major, Jen can you get...."
"Yes ma'am." Jen said she walked out of the room and unlocked the filing cabinet and pulled out a number of sealed envelopes before returning and depositing them on the desk.
"Close the door and take a seat Jen." Mac instructed.
"What is all this about Colonel?" Faith asked.
"I have a case for you."
"What kind of a case?" Faith asked.
"I'm going to give all the evidence we have and let you make that determination for yourself." Mac replied. "I'm not going to influence you. Jen..."
"Major, these envelopes contain all the information that Lieutenant Sims and I have gathered. Colonel Mackenzie hasn't seen or touched any of it. Each envelope was sealed on the day the information was then a stamp was placed over the seal and the date and a signature was added so as to be proof that they weren't tampered with." Jen picked up the file she had also brought in. "Here are signed affidavits from both Lieutenant Sims and myself to that effect. This envelope was sent to us by one of the people mentioned in the envelopes, she also signed and dated the envelope seal and stuck a label over it as proof that it hadn't been opened. Once arrived it was looked in the filing cabinet with the other envelope to only which I have the key."
"The Lieutenant, Petty Officer and I are the only ones who know what is going on and that this information has been gathered. Commander Rabb, Lieutenant Roberts and Petty Officer Tiner have raised suspicions but no information has been revealed to them. This is the only information I had access to." Mac pulled a file out of her desk drawer and handed it to Faith.
"You all are very efficient." Faith commented. "And from the looks of things through."
"We got a woman who was wrong jailed for murder out last year after Jen noticed some discrepancies between the information given at the court martial and the evidence. We're good at rallying round when needs be." Mac said. "All the information is there."
"Does the Admiral know about this ma'am?" Faith asked.
"Not yet. I won't order you not to discuss it with him or anyone else but I'd rather you didn't until you make a decision based on all the information available to you."
"Yes ma'am. Would you like me to get back to you when I have reached a decision?"
"If you would I would appreciate it." Mac replied.
"One other question ma'am? Why give this to me?"
"One you're relatively new to this office and two you're female, there is less chance of any influence being held over you. Once you've read the information you'll probably understand why."
"Yes ma'am." The phone rang out on Jen's desk.
"I should get that. Excuse me ma'ams." Jen left Mac's office.
"Ma'am is it okay if work on this at home?" Faith asked.
"Of course, but I'd rather it was completed in the next few days, so that the Admiral can remain the convening authority."
"Yes ma'am." Faith stacked up the envelopes and the files including the affidavits. "With your permission ma'am..."
"Go ahead. If you have any questions about the information I'm sure Jen and Harriet will be more than happy to answer them."
"Thank you ma'am."
TBC
"Jen, it's time. Go and see find Faith and tell her I'd like to see her."
"Yes ma'am." Jen replied and went off to find her.
#
Jen knocked on Faith's closed office door.
"Enter." She called.
"Ma'am." Jen said as she entered.
"Petty Officer Coates what can I do for you?" Faith asked.
"Major, Colonel Mackenzie would like to see you. There is something she wishes to discuss with you."
"I don't have any cases schedule before her." Faith said.
"Yes ma'am. But the Colonel may have a case for you."
"The judge has a case for me?" Faith questioned.
"Yes ma'am. Is now convenient for you?" Jen asked.
"I'm intrigued so yes now is convenient." Faith followed Jen back to Mac's office.
"Ma'am, Major Williams." Jen announced as she walked through the open door.
"Thank you Jen. Take a seat Major, Jen can you get...."
"Yes ma'am." Jen said she walked out of the room and unlocked the filing cabinet and pulled out a number of sealed envelopes before returning and depositing them on the desk.
"Close the door and take a seat Jen." Mac instructed.
"What is all this about Colonel?" Faith asked.
"I have a case for you."
"What kind of a case?" Faith asked.
"I'm going to give all the evidence we have and let you make that determination for yourself." Mac replied. "I'm not going to influence you. Jen..."
"Major, these envelopes contain all the information that Lieutenant Sims and I have gathered. Colonel Mackenzie hasn't seen or touched any of it. Each envelope was sealed on the day the information was then a stamp was placed over the seal and the date and a signature was added so as to be proof that they weren't tampered with." Jen picked up the file she had also brought in. "Here are signed affidavits from both Lieutenant Sims and myself to that effect. This envelope was sent to us by one of the people mentioned in the envelopes, she also signed and dated the envelope seal and stuck a label over it as proof that it hadn't been opened. Once arrived it was looked in the filing cabinet with the other envelope to only which I have the key."
"The Lieutenant, Petty Officer and I are the only ones who know what is going on and that this information has been gathered. Commander Rabb, Lieutenant Roberts and Petty Officer Tiner have raised suspicions but no information has been revealed to them. This is the only information I had access to." Mac pulled a file out of her desk drawer and handed it to Faith.
"You all are very efficient." Faith commented. "And from the looks of things through."
"We got a woman who was wrong jailed for murder out last year after Jen noticed some discrepancies between the information given at the court martial and the evidence. We're good at rallying round when needs be." Mac said. "All the information is there."
"Does the Admiral know about this ma'am?" Faith asked.
"Not yet. I won't order you not to discuss it with him or anyone else but I'd rather you didn't until you make a decision based on all the information available to you."
"Yes ma'am. Would you like me to get back to you when I have reached a decision?"
"If you would I would appreciate it." Mac replied.
"One other question ma'am? Why give this to me?"
"One you're relatively new to this office and two you're female, there is less chance of any influence being held over you. Once you've read the information you'll probably understand why."
"Yes ma'am." The phone rang out on Jen's desk.
"I should get that. Excuse me ma'ams." Jen left Mac's office.
"Ma'am is it okay if work on this at home?" Faith asked.
"Of course, but I'd rather it was completed in the next few days, so that the Admiral can remain the convening authority."
"Yes ma'am." Faith stacked up the envelopes and the files including the affidavits. "With your permission ma'am..."
"Go ahead. If you have any questions about the information I'm sure Jen and Harriet will be more than happy to answer them."
"Thank you ma'am."
TBC
