AN-Short chapter, I know, but read and review, the mom issue is coming up next!

Chapter Sixteen

0900 EST

JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, VA

Mac was beginning to feel claustrophobic with everyone coming up to her and asking her about the experience. Harm, true to his form, had asked everyone in a very polite way to give her some space and had returned to his office when he heard his phone ringing. The weekend had gone great, they were able to pick out the nursery furniture and Mac and his mother had decided that they were going to do the wall decorations that would go with what Harm had picked out for the nursery.

The phone call was the daycare confirming that Mackenzie was enrolled. He had forgotten that since his parents were in town that they were going to take care of the girls until they went back to California, but informed the daycare that Mackenzie would be starting next week instead of this week. He then looked down at the file on his desk, the case Admiral Jonas wanted him and Mac to work on. He opened up the file folder and realized that this was going to be a rough case for Mac. He looked down at his watch and realized that he was going to be late for the staff meeting.

He went to the conference room and took his seat next to Mac. She gave him a smile. Mac handed out the newest cases and the admiral adjourned the meeting.

"Colonel Mackenzie and Commanders Rabb and Turner, I would like to see you three in my office now."

They stood at attention in the admiral's office. "At ease. Colonel, it is nice to see that you are almost back to 100%."

"Thank you sir. I am glad to be back."

"A case has been brought to my attention that is going to strike at the heart of this office. The terrorist uprising a week ago was helped by an American naval officer, a Lieutenant Ali Aslambad. He was a Muslim chaplain, and he was caught by a CIA agent last Thursday of giving information to the prisoners about the layout of the camp, and telling them our positions. He was not the only one involved, there were several more prisoners that we had detained that were UA military service members Corporal Regins, Corporal Jenkins, and Corporal. Mineras they will all be tried together. There are a total of four that will be prosecuted. Regins, Jenkins, and Mineras all attended the services of Aslambad. It is believed that after services, they cooked up plans to sell our troops positions to the enemy. I want Commander Rabb, you sit first chair, Commander Turner sit second for the prosecution," the admiral started.

"Sir, I..." Colonel Mackenzie started off saying.

"Colonel, hear me out. You will be called as a witness considering you were at the camp. I understand you were suspicious of activities concerning the Lieutenant. You are a witness to the uprising. Do you remember the faces of the men who attacked you?"

"Yes sir."

The admiral pulled out the pictures of the other men involved. Mac gasped when she saw the third picture, and felt the bile begin to arise in her throat. The truth would come out eventually. The man that attacked her and beat her was an American. "Permission to be dismissed."

"Permission granted Colonel." Mac saluted and left the room to collect her thoughts. Harm paled and clenched his fists.

"Commander Rabb, if you feel that you cannot keep your personal feelings out of this case, than I will reassign you."

"Who is defending?"

"The SecNav has assigned two people from the Pacific office, a Captain Allison Krennick and her partner Commander Don Johnson. He wanted to assign different people to prosecute outside this office, however I drew the line at that. I have the best team of people here."

"Thank you for the vote of confidence Admiral." Commander Turner said, "Commander Rabb and I will bring down these traitors."

The two commanders stood at attention and saluted when they heard the admiral say dismissed.

"Harm, you sit first chair on this one, but if there is any reason why," Turner started on his friend.

"Sturgis, I think I can deal with this. I can especially handle Captain Krennick. I am going to bring those bastards down."

"I am going to start with the legwork. Find some men who will testify to the identities of these men and what they were like, then I have court. I think you need to go talk to her." Sturgis left Harm standing in the middle of the bullpen. Harm started to walk to Mac's office. It was around lunchtime. It was time for her to eat.

Harm heard the unmistakable sound of her getting sick in her office. He waited a couple more minutes for her to get settled. He knocked on her door and waited.

"Enter."

"Mac," He walked through the door, he saw her slam a piece of paper down on the desk.