"Tiner is the Admiral free?" Mac asked. "I need to talk to him, it's important."

"I'll let him know you're here ma'am." Tiner hit the intercom.

"What Tiner?" The Admiral barked.

"Sir, Colonel Mackenzie is here to see you she says it's important."

"Send her in." The Admiral instructed.

"Yes sir." Tiner disconnected the intercom. "You can go in ma'am."

"Jason, if Jen sends over a NCIS Agent by the name of Gibbs, can you show him in straight away?"

"Yes ma'am."

Mac turned around and walked into the Admiral's office and stood to attention in front of his desk until he acknowledged her.

"Colonel, to what do I owe the pleasure?" He then looked at her. "Is everything okay Mac?"

"Not really sir, may I sit down?"

"Of course. What's wrong?"

"Sir, I received this in the mail a short while ago." Mac handed him the note. "I have NCIS on there way over to collect, I told Tiner to show them in if they get here before we're done."

"This is a death threat."

"Yes sir." Mac replied.

"Admiral..."

"I already showed this to Admiral Morris, Major Williams, Commander Turner and Lieutenant Commander McPhalin. Admiral Morris is going to have security increased around my office and court room."

"What about Abi?"

"I called her day-care, either Harm or I have to pick her up. But the building is secure and security is tight, it takes a lot to talk your way in there." Mac replied.

"How are you doing?" The Admiral asked.

"I'm trying to stay calm; sending my blood pressure through the roof is not good for me or the twins."

"How's that working out?" AJ asked.

"Not very well sir. I may have snapped at Brett when he asked whether we were taking this seriously."

"That's understandable. Have you told Harm yet? I would have expected to be here."

"Sturgis said you sent him out to Norfolk on an investigation for the day."

"I forgot about that. We'll call him now; do you know his cell phone number off hand?"

"Yes sir, may I?" She asked, AJ nodded and passed the phone over to her. Mac put it on speaker phone and dialled Harm's cell phone.

"Rabb." He answered.

"Captain, it's Admiral Chegwidden."

"Admiral." Harm said.

"Captain, find somewhere to sit down."

"Admiral, is something wrong with Mac or Abi?" Harm asked the concern apparent in his tone.

"We're all fine, Harm." Mac replied after AJ nodded to her.

"What's going on Mac?" Harm asked.

"Umm.... Give me a second." Mac took a deep breath.

"Tiner!" AJ yelled, his yeoman quickly came through the door. "Get the Colonel some water, or apple juice."

"Yes sir." Tiner closed the door and went to do as he was asked.

"Sir, what's going on?" Harm demanded.

"Slow deep breaths Mac." AJ instructed. "Harm, Mac got a death threat against her and Abi in the mail."

"SHE WHAT?!!" Harm exclaimed.

"I think you need to take a deep breath too Captain." AJ suggested. "NCIS are on their way to collect the note, security is being upped around Mac and Abi is secured at day-care until you can get back here to pick her up."

"Admiral, that will take a couple of hours, permission to..."

"Find the first transport headed in this direction and get on it, if someone gives you a problem have them call me. If there isn't one you have my permission to confiscate a helo and pilot."

"Yes sir. Admiral, is Mac okay?" Harm asked.

"Don't worry about Mac; we'll keep an eye on her, just concentrate on getting back here."

"Yes sir. I've got to go sir."

"Very well Captain. We'll see you soon." AJ hung up. "Mac." AJ went and crouched down next to Mac. There was a knock on the door. "Enter."

"The water sir, and Petty Officer Coates is here with Special Agent Gibbs of NCIS."

"Coates get in here." AJ called.

"Sir?" Jen said.

"Can you..." He nodded towards Mac.

"Colonel, breathe slowly remember, focus." Jen crouched down beside her. "Slow even breaths." Gibbs was stood in the open doorway.

"Gibbs." AJ said. "I believe you want this." He held out the evidence bag to him, Gibbs walked in and took it.

"Someone obviously doesn't want Krennick court martialled." Gibbs commented.

"She's only have an Article 32 hearing right now." Jen responded. "Not that she isn't guilty as hell." Jen realised what said. "Sorry Admiral, the Colonel prefers it when I'm honest."

"In this case we'll ignore it."

"Thank you sir. By the way does anyone have a paper bag?" Jen asked.

"Here you go Jen." Jason grabbed a paper bag from his desk and brought it and handed it to her. Jen opened it and handed it to Mac.

"Slowly ma'am." Jen said. "Slow even breaths. Admiral, when she's calmer, I'm going to take her back to her office to lie down."

"I'll need to talk to her and I thought Rabb would be here." Gibbs said.

"Rabb is finding the quickest way back from Norfolk. Mac and the twins come first for now. Abi is secure at the moment as far as we can tell."

"I'll have DiNozzio take this back to the lab, I'll wait until she is ready to talk."

"Very well." AJ replied.

TBC