"How long have you known Captain Krennick?" Brett asked.
"About two weeks." Mac replied. "She appeared in front of me for an Article 32 hearing which turned into a court martial which finished the day Captain Krennick was informed of these charges."
"But you've known of her for longer?"
"Yes. She worked with my husband before we met."
"And you had her issued with a restraining warrant last week." Brett said.
"No." Mac replied.
"No ma'am? I've seen the restraining order."
"I didn't have her issued with it. I spoke with a friend who is a civilian judge she asked what kind of cases I was dealing with at the moment and I mention Captain Krennick to her. She had sent a server over with it by the time I had gotten out of court that. He asked me to help him find Captain Krennick who was talking to my husband at the time. So he served her with the restraining order."
"I'll need her name."
"It's on the restraining order." Mac said.
"So you only met the Captain a few weeks ago?" Mac nodded. "What's your opinion of her?"
"She's a good lawyer." Mac replied.
"And your opinion of her personally?"
"That is not within the scope of this discussion."
"Okay ma'am, if you won't answer that question. Did you have any previous knowledge of Captain Krennick before you met her?"
"Yes, she worked here about nine years ago and was reassigned before I started work here."
"But I take it you knew more about her than she just worked here ma'am." Brett said.
"Yes. Harm was looking into some new evidence on the case of a friend of his that was murdered. A case that he worked with Captain Krennick who was a Commander then and the then Lieutenant (j.g) Austin."
"Do you know if Lieutenant Austin is still with the Navy?"
"It's Lieutenant Commander now and Meg's still with the Navy." Mac replied.
"You know Lieutenant Commander Austin?" Brett questioned.
"She came and stayed with us for a few weeks when the guy from the first case she and Harm worked together was released from jail and started stalking her. She's a nice woman."
"It sounds like you've met a lot of the Captain's former partners."
"Yes. I met Meg and Kate Pike. He went to the academy with Sturgis and Keeter. I know most of his friends from the Patrick Henry due to cases we've worked out there. Admiral Boone was a friend of Harm's father. And I know most of his other friends because I've met them on various occasions over the time that we've know each other. Captain Krennick was the only one I hadn't met up to that point."
"And you'd discussed his relationship with the Captain?"
"They were co-workers." Mac replied. "But yes I discussed who how they worked together and how she interacted with him and Lieutenant Roberts and Meg."
"Would you care to tell me about those conversations?" Brett asked.
"No." Mac replied. "They were private discussions. Honestly I personally have nothing against Captain Krennick but her conduct has been inappropriate, therefore it is only appropriate that she be charged."
"From what I can tell you instigated the investigation."
"No, I had a check done on her background but I do that randomly with lawyers I don't know who appear in front of me in court. The list of complaints that were filed struck me as odd as there were so many. I asked Jen have a look at the list and see if she and Lieutenant Sims could talk to a few of them to find out why. But I asked not to see that information anything they found out was sealed in envelopes which were signed and stamped so it could be seen if they were tampered with. When Jen told me that she thought had enough evidence I asked Faith here and we handed the information over to her with affidavits about what contact I had with the information. We left the decision on whether to file charges with her. It was her decision I had no influence over that decision."
"I see ma'am. But can I ask why you had a Petty Officer and a Lieutenant interviewed people."
"Jen was involved in getting a Staff Sgt freed from being falsely jailed for murder last year. She can investigate a case and Harriet talks to witness and has aided on investigations in the past. Besides these were preliminary interviews. I'm presuming Faith has talk to these women and anyone else involved personally clarifying what they told Jen and Harriet."
There was a knock on the door.
"Enter." Mac called.
"Your crackers ma'am." Jen handed them to her. "And Agent Gibbs is on the phone."
"Let me guess he wants me to sign another search warrant."
"Yes ma'am. What would you like me to tell him?" Jen asked.
"If he needs it before 1700 he'll have to find someone else, I need to be back in court. Otherwise have him send someone over before 1800 and we'll discuss it. Oh and ask him not to make is Agent DiNozzio I don't have the energy for him today."
"Yes ma'am. Was there anything else?"
"No. But interrupt us again fifteen minutes so we're back in time for the end of the recess."
"Yes ma'am." Jen left and closed the door.
"Where were we?" Mac asked.
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"About two weeks." Mac replied. "She appeared in front of me for an Article 32 hearing which turned into a court martial which finished the day Captain Krennick was informed of these charges."
"But you've known of her for longer?"
"Yes. She worked with my husband before we met."
"And you had her issued with a restraining warrant last week." Brett said.
"No." Mac replied.
"No ma'am? I've seen the restraining order."
"I didn't have her issued with it. I spoke with a friend who is a civilian judge she asked what kind of cases I was dealing with at the moment and I mention Captain Krennick to her. She had sent a server over with it by the time I had gotten out of court that. He asked me to help him find Captain Krennick who was talking to my husband at the time. So he served her with the restraining order."
"I'll need her name."
"It's on the restraining order." Mac said.
"So you only met the Captain a few weeks ago?" Mac nodded. "What's your opinion of her?"
"She's a good lawyer." Mac replied.
"And your opinion of her personally?"
"That is not within the scope of this discussion."
"Okay ma'am, if you won't answer that question. Did you have any previous knowledge of Captain Krennick before you met her?"
"Yes, she worked here about nine years ago and was reassigned before I started work here."
"But I take it you knew more about her than she just worked here ma'am." Brett said.
"Yes. Harm was looking into some new evidence on the case of a friend of his that was murdered. A case that he worked with Captain Krennick who was a Commander then and the then Lieutenant (j.g) Austin."
"Do you know if Lieutenant Austin is still with the Navy?"
"It's Lieutenant Commander now and Meg's still with the Navy." Mac replied.
"You know Lieutenant Commander Austin?" Brett questioned.
"She came and stayed with us for a few weeks when the guy from the first case she and Harm worked together was released from jail and started stalking her. She's a nice woman."
"It sounds like you've met a lot of the Captain's former partners."
"Yes. I met Meg and Kate Pike. He went to the academy with Sturgis and Keeter. I know most of his friends from the Patrick Henry due to cases we've worked out there. Admiral Boone was a friend of Harm's father. And I know most of his other friends because I've met them on various occasions over the time that we've know each other. Captain Krennick was the only one I hadn't met up to that point."
"And you'd discussed his relationship with the Captain?"
"They were co-workers." Mac replied. "But yes I discussed who how they worked together and how she interacted with him and Lieutenant Roberts and Meg."
"Would you care to tell me about those conversations?" Brett asked.
"No." Mac replied. "They were private discussions. Honestly I personally have nothing against Captain Krennick but her conduct has been inappropriate, therefore it is only appropriate that she be charged."
"From what I can tell you instigated the investigation."
"No, I had a check done on her background but I do that randomly with lawyers I don't know who appear in front of me in court. The list of complaints that were filed struck me as odd as there were so many. I asked Jen have a look at the list and see if she and Lieutenant Sims could talk to a few of them to find out why. But I asked not to see that information anything they found out was sealed in envelopes which were signed and stamped so it could be seen if they were tampered with. When Jen told me that she thought had enough evidence I asked Faith here and we handed the information over to her with affidavits about what contact I had with the information. We left the decision on whether to file charges with her. It was her decision I had no influence over that decision."
"I see ma'am. But can I ask why you had a Petty Officer and a Lieutenant interviewed people."
"Jen was involved in getting a Staff Sgt freed from being falsely jailed for murder last year. She can investigate a case and Harriet talks to witness and has aided on investigations in the past. Besides these were preliminary interviews. I'm presuming Faith has talk to these women and anyone else involved personally clarifying what they told Jen and Harriet."
There was a knock on the door.
"Enter." Mac called.
"Your crackers ma'am." Jen handed them to her. "And Agent Gibbs is on the phone."
"Let me guess he wants me to sign another search warrant."
"Yes ma'am. What would you like me to tell him?" Jen asked.
"If he needs it before 1700 he'll have to find someone else, I need to be back in court. Otherwise have him send someone over before 1800 and we'll discuss it. Oh and ask him not to make is Agent DiNozzio I don't have the energy for him today."
"Yes ma'am. Was there anything else?"
"No. But interrupt us again fifteen minutes so we're back in time for the end of the recess."
"Yes ma'am." Jen left and closed the door.
"Where were we?" Mac asked.
TBC
