People vs. Harriet
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: If I owned them my ex not paying child support wouldn't annoy me as much as it does! Not to mention the show would look different.
Author's note: This was prompted by TC's comment on the shipper list that Harriet and Cresswell are the only two characters that haven't been arrested and tried for something. It's not meant to be serious. Comments are welcome.
JAG Headquarters
12/15/2004
1127 Hours
Commander Harmon Rabb and Lt. Colonel Sarah Mackenzie stepped off the elevator into JAG Ops and just missed a collision with Lt. Commander Roberts who was rushing into the elevator.
"Sorry Commander, Colonel."
"That's okay, Bud, but where's the fire?" Harm asked for both of them.
"MacLean. I've got to go bail Harriet out of jail." Bud told them just before the elevator doors slid shut.
Harm and Mac looked at each other shocked.
"Did he just say he had to go bail Harriet out of jail?" They asked each other at the same time.
"Yes, he did. Want me to tell you what I know?" Jen Coates asked from behind them.
Flashback to 5 minutes earlier.
Ring Ring
"JAG Headquarters, Petty Officer Coates speaking."
"May I speak to Lieutenant Commander Roberts?"
"One moment please." Jen handed the phone to the Commander who was just coming out of General Cresswell's office.
"This is Lieutenant Commander Roberts."
"Yes, my name is Officer Martin with the McLean Police Department. Could you come down here we have your wife, Harriet Roberts in custody?"
"In custody? What happened?"
"Well apparently sir, she was out Christmas shopping and she and another mother got into a fight over the last Baby Tad doll. Anyway, in the struggle over the toy they knocked over two displays, so the manager called us. Both women are being charged with disorderly conduct and your wife with simple assault. Her bail has been set at $300."
"Why the assault charge?"
"Apparently your wife hit the other woman with the box the doll came in and gave her a black eye."
"I'll be there as soon as I can."
Back to present time.
Harm and Mac were both chuckling by the time Jen finished the story.
"I don't believe Harriet got arrested." Mac said.
"I don't know can't you just see her getting into over a present for one of the kids?" Harm responded.
"Yeah, I guess I can. I have one question though, what the heck is a Baby Tad?"
"It's a doll that looks like a frog." Jen volunteered. "I saw it in the Target ads last week." She explained sheepishly.
That just made Harm start laughing harder.
The End