"It's no good Abi, your Daddy's just going to have to fit it when he gets home." Mac sighed.

"Fix what?" Harm asked from behind her.

"My heart if you make me jump like that again."

"But other than that?" Harm questioned.

"The playpen, I broke it and I don't have the energy to fix it. Oh no you don't little Miss Rabb." She moved Abi back until she was closer she had been trying to crawl away backwards. ]

"Other than breaking the playpen how has your day been?" Harm asked.

"Still waiting for verdict, so mainly paperwork, I didn't want start anything if I had to go back into court. What about you?"

"Oh I had the embarrassing task of being interrogated by Faith as to whether I felt that Krennick sexually harassed me eight years ago and if so why didn't I report it. She also questioned me as to instances which Meg raised in her statement as to Krennick's behaviour."

"Ah." Mac said picking Abi up for a barrier between them.

"Why didn't you tell me you were having Krennick investigated for sexual harassment?" Harm asked.

"One I never made any mention of sexual harassment other than in conversations you know about. Two, I wasn't having her investigated technically. I gave Jen and Harriet half the list of women I had in that file you knew about each and asked them to make a few phone calls. Any information they found out I wasn't privy too. It was all placed in sealed envelopes in a filing cabinet that I didn't have access to. Once Jen told me she felt she had enough information that it warranted an official investigation, I asked Faith to come to my office and Jen handed her the information both she and Harriet had collected. I asked her to look over the information and come to her own conclusions and if there were charges warranted to bring them up with the Admiral."

"You still should have warned me she would be interviewing me." Harm stated.

"Harm, I didn't mention your name to her. I had no idea she planned to talk to you."

"But you let Jen speak to Meg." Harm pointed.

"She said she thought that Meg could be of help and she couldn't get put through to her. So she asked me to call her. I chatted to her for a few minutes before handing Jen the phone and leaving the room. I have no way of knowing what they discussed."

"Oh I do, I saw it in black and white then got asked all about it."

"That's nothing to do with me. Besides Krennick wasn't harassing you because she wanted to sleep with you, it was about the power remember."

"Mac...."

"No. I can't fight with you about this Harm, I don't have the energy, take Abi. I'm going to go and get some air." Mac handed Abi over to him.

"Sarah..."

"Harm... no." She got up grabbed the keys from where she had left them when she came in and headed out the front door.

#

Mac ended up driving back to JAG HQ just on the off chance that the Admiral would still be there. Although he had sent Tiner home he was still in his office. Mac tapped on the door causing him to look up.

"Come in Mac and take a seat."

"Thank you sir. I'm sorry about the lack of uniform but I was at home and..."

"It's alright Colonel, I'd already presumed you'd gone home. What's bothering you Mac?"

"Did Major Williams come and talk to you today Admiral?"

"About launching an investigation into Allison Krennick's conduct yes. She has some pretty conclusive evidence for conduct unbecoming. But she didn't really explain why she had it or why she was doing a preliminary investigation without my knowledge."

"That is down to me sir. Last week when Captain Krennick was issued with the restraining order, I had a file of women who had filed complains about her conduct towards their husbands. I split the list down the middle and gave one half to Jen and the other to Harriet. I asked them if they had time to see what they could find out. I had them put any information they found out in sealed envelopes and I didn't see any of it. Once they had enough, Jen informed me and I asked Faith to my office, where Jen gave what she had. I didn't give Faith any ideas as to what the information was and asked her to form her own opinions."

"I see. Is something else bothering you? I doubt this confession was your sole purpose for being here." AJ leant back in his chair.

"Faith questioned Harm about Krennick's conduct when she was here eight years ago. Harm was mad that I didn't tell him that I had Jen and Harriet looking into Krennick's background. Not that they told anyone anyway not even Bud or Tiner. I didn't want to fight so I left and came here and I'm babbling."

"Babble away." AJ said. "If it makes you feel better."

"I'm sorry Admiral; I don't even know why I ended up here." Mac apologised.

"You felt it would ease your conscience if you told me what happened, why Williams was investigating Krennick." AJ suggested.

"Probably sir." Mac admitted. "I should let you get back to work. Harm's probably worried. Sorry for taking up your time."

"You were a welcome distraction from these very interesting memos from the SecNav." There was a definite sarcastic tone in his voice.

"How is the SecNav I haven't seen him for a while?"

"If there isn't something to grip about why have the SecNav's position at all." AJ joked.

"Yes sir. Well goodnight."

"Goodnight Mac."

TBC