AN: Sorry for not posting sooner. i just received this chapter from my beta reader. she been busy in the past few months and is trying to have time to go over each chapter. i hope you will under stand. Here the next chapter you all been waiting for.

CH 98

"Come here," he got down on his knees.

"Thank you for saving my life. But why didn't you tell me that you're MacGyver? You lied to me."

MacGyver took his hand. "No, I didn't lie to you; what I said is true… all of it. And I'm going to keep my word as a Navy Sailor that I will find a match to that bullet so Michri can get justice on the real killer. Tell Commander Flynn and Dutchy everything you told me. I trust them with my life" He nodded as she closed her eyes.

Standing, he looked at Mike. "I'll tell you everything I know. She saved my life; it's the least I can do for her."

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"Come with me, sir" As they left the room, Swain and Bird ran in and took care of MacGyver.

When Hammersley docked, an ambulance was waiting for them on the wharf. As MacGyver was carried off the ship and to the ambulance, Swain saw Jim hurrying toward them.

"Wait up!" and he called out to him. "Jim!" he waved his arm to get Jim to hurry. Jim ran, wondering if it was June who was on the gurney.

"Oh June, what happened?" She opened her eyes to see who was next to her.

"Jim…"

"I'm here. What happened?"

"Cruise shot me. I was unarmed."

"What?" turning to Swain.

"it's true. She got between the guy that we had in austere and Ms. Cruise. She took the shot and shot MacGyver."

Jim was stunned, and then he saw a body bag being carried off the ship.

"Jim, that's Agent Smith. He was murdered."

"Why? By whom?"

"MacGyver thinks it was Ms. Cruise. Talk to the CO."

"Later, I'm going with my wife."

"Alright, mate." Jim climbed into the ambulance, the doors closed, and the ambulance drove away.

Two ASCO agents showed up and took MS Cruise and the man away. Swain told Mike that Jim had gone with MacGyver.

MacGyver was wheeled into the hospital with Jim by her side. She was settled into a room, and the paramedics left. Jim sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her.

"What happened?" he asked.

"I'll tell you everything. Ms. Cruise has a lot to answer for… for what was done to Agent Smith and me."

Taking a deep breath, MacGyver told Jim everything that had happened from the time they picked up Agent Smith. She told him what Smith had said about the ambush, the two pen drives, and everything up until she was shot. Jim was stunned.

"She will lose her job and be charged with murder and attempted murder."

"I agree, but we don't know what the four cases are."

"That is true." Then the doctor walked in and spoke to June. She went to have an x-ray done and then to surgery.

Hours later, Jim sat beside her bed while she slept, her arm in a sling.

When she woke up, she smiled. "Hey…."

Jim looked up from his phone and smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"Groggy, but I'll live."

"Yes, you will, and you'll have another scar."

"That too."

"I just received a phone call; I'm needed at NAVCOM."

"Go, I understand."

"Do you need anything?"

"Yes, two things."

"Two things?"

"Yes, one is a kiss…." Jim smiled as he got up, sat on the edge of the bed, and leaned over and kissed her.

"What's the second?"

"My seabag. I'm sure the crew will let you on board."

"I'm sure they will. I'll be back soon as I can."

"Ok, love you."

"Love you too. Oh, here's the bullet you asked for." He gives her a kiss and the bullet before leaving.

When the door opened, MacGyver was looking at the bullet, and a man walked in.

"June Roth?"

"Yes?" MacGyver was on alert.

The man stepped forward and passed her an envelope. "From Michi," he said.

She took it, thanking him. "How can I contact you or him?"

"We will contact you."

"Before you go, I want to check something. I think I know who the killer is," as she managed to get the bullet out of the envelope with one hand. She looked it over, closely comparing it with the other bullet, then looked at the man.

"I want to show you something." Leaning forward, she manages to put both bullets in one hand.

"See the scratch markings?" she said, pointing to the two bullets.

"Yes."

Then she turns them around to the butt end. " See the markings here?"

"Yes, they are identical."

MacGyver then passes one of the bullets to him.

"That bullet came from Mishri's son." Then she raised the one in her hand.

"This one just came out of my shoulder."

"If you know the shooter, you know MacGyver."

"I am MacGyver."

"What?" he said, shocked.

"Ms. Cruise knew who I am all along. She was playing, toying with Mashri, saying that I killed his son. It wasn't me, and I've got over fifty sailors and officers along with the feds who can vouch that I was not in Afghanistan in two thousand and seven. In fact, the crew of Hammersley and I were busy stopping a man from selling toxic water to terrorists for millions of dollars that year. The guy Rick Gallager was selling it on the black market."

"Are you telling me the truth?"

"I'm sure you've got people you know who can check out my story. As for the one who killed Michri's son…. that is the same person who shot me… Madeline Cruise."

"What? Are you sure?"

"Yes. She used her own personal gun. I did some digging of my own. Ms. Cruise was over in Afghanistan at the time of the murder. She was there tracking down a guy, someone that Mashri's son knew his whereabouts, but he was already dead.

You tell your boss what I just told you, and he can check it out himself. All I want in return is what's in the four cases that Ms. Cruise asked for. It's on its way here."

He took his phone out as MacGyver lay back against the pillows. He made a phone call.

"Michi is going to check out what you said. If you are right, we'll let you know."

"If you can't contact me, contact Captain Thomas from Fleet Command, tell him what's in the four cases, and mention my name."

"I will." Then he walked to the door, stopped, and turned to her. "I hope you feel better soon."

"Thank you."

Later that afternoon, Mike, Kate, and Jim walk into her room. Jim's carrying her laptop and sea bag. "Is everything ok?" She asks when she notices the look on their faces.

"ICSO knows that Madeline murdered Agent Smith. She admitted it after they did some checking and found out about some dirty dealings he'd been up to. She killed him to keep him quiet."

"That son of a bitch, she set him up, and he is not here to defend himself. So… they want us to keep quiet, so they can sweep it under the rug. Like hell they are. She is not going to get away with this, Sir. And the list, what about that?"

"She claims that they are connected to the terrorist cell."

"Where's her proof, aye, where is it? She's using all of us in her game, playing both sides. That bitch's got to be stopped."

"We will stop her," Jim added.

"What did she have to say about shooting an unarmed navy sailor? What's her excuse for that?" MacGyver said angerly.

"She said you hit her."

"Yeah, I did. I did it to distract her cause she was going to shoot the guy. But it still doesn't mean she had to shoot me. When she shot me, I was unarmed and over two meters away from her. I don't care. I want her charged, Sir. If she's not charged, there will be hell to pay."

"Our hands are tied," Mike said.

"Mine are not, and I'm going to have her charged for shooting me."

"MacGyver, the mission is classified."

"Classified! This is bull shit, and I'm sick of it!" Shaking her head, she leaned back against the pillows. "I want this nightmare over and that bitch out of our lives!" Jim sat on the bed, holding on to her hand.

"I know you do, June; I feel the same way." Jim soothed.

"I'm sorry, hun, it's been a hell of a few days."

"Mike and Kate told me."

"There's something I found out you will be interested in."

"What's that?"

"Michi…"

"What? He was here?" Jim was shocked to hear this.

"No, but I think it was his second that came to see me after you left for your meeting. We talked, and I saw the bullet. The bullet came from Madeline Cruise's personal gun."

"How do you know?" Kate asked.

"Jim, top draw" Jim opened it, got the bullet out, and passed it to her.

"See the scratch marks along the bullet?" She pointed them out.

"Yeah."

"And see the mark here?" Showing them the butt end of the bullet.

"Yeah…" Kate said.

"Michi second showed me a bullet that came from Michi's sixteen-year-old son…. A perfect match."

"So… Madeline Cruise killed Mashi's son," Jim said.

"Yes. She wanted information that he didn't have. She didn't believe him, so she shot him and walked away, not knowing that there was a witness who saw the whole thing but couldn't see the person's face. I told Michi second that I'm MacGyver and I wasn't in Afghanistan in two thousand and seven. I told him that he could tell his boss that and that he could check out to see if I was telling the truth. I told him that Ms. Cruise knew for a long time that I was MacGyver. Plus, Ms. Cruise was over in Afganastan around the time of the murder. That pissed him off."

"So what happened?" Mike wondered.

"He made a call, then told me he would contact me in a few days after checking out my story about my whereabouts back then." Just then, the door opened, and three people walked in; one was Ms. Cruise.

"Get that murdering bitch out of here! I don't want to see that bitch! Get her out of here now!" MacGyver yelled.

"Commander Flynn, do you let your crew talk like that?" one of the men asked.

MacGyver pulls back the covers and struggles to get out of bed. When she's out of the bed, she marches to MS Cruise, "Get the fuck out of my sight, you bitch!" Then turned to the two men that were with her.

"And you two can get the fuck out of here with her. You're defending a cold-blooded murderer. You are letting her get away with murder and the attempted murder of a navy sailor. I'll be calling my lawyers about this and have this bitch charged for the attempted murder of an unarmed sailor. I don't give a fuck what you have to say, and fuck your classified bull shit. Since that bombing on Samaru Island, I've spent more time in hospital this year and recovering from other wounds than the whole time I've been in the navy. Now get out!"

The doctor, nurses, and security ran into the room when the shouting was heard.

"What are you doing out of bed? You just had surgery, Mrs. Roth," The doctor led her back to bed. But then stops and turns around.

"Get this murdering bitch and her mates out of here. You're not going to cover up the attempted murder of me, an unarmed sailor, " shocking the doctor, nurses, and security.

"June, get back into bed; I don't like the colour on your face," Jim said, holding out his hand to her. Seeing the worried look on his face, got into bed with Jim's help while security removed the three from the room.

"You had enough excitement for one day, Mrs. Roth; you need your rest. I suggest the rest of you go."

"Sure. You get some rest, and we will let the crew know how you are doing," Mike said.

"Thanks, Sir, X," they walk out of the room, leaving the doctor and two nurses.

"Now relax. I'll give you a sedative so you can get some rest."

"is it alright if I stay?"

"Of course, but make sure she doesn't get upset like that again; the way she was yelling at them, thinking that they were murders or something."

"The bitch Madeline Cruise is," MacGyver said as she relaxed against the pillows.

"It must be the drugs, doctor," the nurse said.

"Nope, do you know who shot me? It was that bitch, I was unarmed, and she shot me when we were returning to home port. I risk my life to save someone else, and she gets away with it."

While MacGyver was ranting, the doctor injected a sedative into her IV. She slowly drifted off to sleep while muttering…"she's a murderer…. got to be stopped before she kills again… can't let it get swept under the rug… again." She falls asleep.

"She will sleep till tomorrow morning?" Jim asks."I'll stay for a while."

"Captain, what she said about that woman…."

"Sorry, classified, I can't tell you."

"She's a scary woman."

"Who, June?"

"No, that woman she was yelling at… a cold hard face, no emotion at all, like she doesn't care," one of the nurses said. The doctor and two nurses walk out of the room, leaving Jim to watch June as she sleeps.

"You are right, June, about her. Shame we can't do anything about it yet. But I know you will do something about it." Jim stayed for a couple of hours before going home, stopping for some take-away on the way. Once at home, he ate his dinner and went to bed. It had been a tiring few days.