Disclaimer in chapter 1
AN: as always thanks for all the reviews. I am so sorry for not updating sooner I was working on the chapter last week when my computer deleted it, (how I don't know I'm computer illiterate). Then it was a week of exams (and its not even midterms yet just evil professors), followed by the flu to now where I am finally able to update! To Deb thanks for the review, I always appreciate them, but I need to argue your point Pearl Harbor is on the same island as Honolulu, its on the island of Oahu. Its not the big island but they're both on the same island, not far apart I've been there, its absolutely beautiful. I hope you will review again soon though. To everyone else here is the next and overdue chapter!
Chapter 5
Gone like Yesterday
Mac leaned onto the table rubbing the temple of her forehead, she had been fishing through case files that dated back to the 90s looking for any suspect, anybody who had a grudge that perhaps had been released recently.
"How about Reid?" Mac suggested, raising her eyes to look at Harm, who looked just as bad as she did. Corporal Reid was accused of beating his former girlfriend, and kidnapping her daughter and attempting to take her across the Mexican border. This was back when the Rabb's lived in San Diego, Harm prosecuted, and the jury found Corporal Reid guilty, Reid swore he'd get vengeance on Harm like they do in a cheesy low budget film. Harm dismissed the threat, a few months later, Mattie took the twins to the park, and Corporal Reid attempted to kidnap the twins, fortunately Mattie and off duty police officer intervened. Corporal Reid was the only one who ever came close to kidnapping the twins, or tried, with the exclusion of Brumby who made the threat. Harm sighed as he typed something into his computer.
"No it couldn't be him, Reid was released two years ago, and then was dishonorably discharged from the marines, only to move back to Maine and be re-arrested for several DUIs." Harm read. Mac sighed this was getting them nowhere, other then a trip down memory lane. Mac's head snapped up.
"What about Jenkins or Singer?" Harm's head snapped up and started right at Mac.
"I haven't thought of them." Harm admitted. He typed more into his computer; he shook his head 'no'. It was horrible but he had been hoping it would have been there, its odd, buts it's different when the threat has a face. "Both are still serving time back on the mainland." Mac sighed out of frustration, she too had been hoping it was them.
"It's an endless list of dead ends." Mac grumbled.
"I know, I know." Harm agreed. Just then P.O. Burns entered the room.
"Sir, ma'am there is a lieutenant Gonzalez from the lab on line two for you." Mac informed.
"Thank you petty officer." Harm thanked as he answered the phone.
"This is Captain Rabb."
Junior High
Later that day
"Dang it." Lucy cursed throwing her purse into her swimming locker.
"What's the matter?" Natalie asked in concern.
"My cell phone, its not in my purse, it must of fallen out in the car again, Mom told me I should zip up my purse." Natalie reached into her locker and dug through her purse, she triumphantly pulled out her cell phone.
"Here use mine." She offered tossing Lucy her cell phone, the girls phone were identical with the exception of covers. Lucy's was bright pink; Natalie's was orange.
"Thanks." Lucy accepted she flipped open the phone, she sighed. "Your battery is dead sis." She tossed Natalie her phone back, Natalie sighed.
" I forgot to charge it again last night." She slipped it back into her purse. "Oh well you will just have to call Zack later." Natalie teased, Lucy turned with this innocent yet surprised look on her face.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Lucy played innocent.
"Oh yes you do, Zack Taylor, everybody in school knows you two have been crushing on each other forever now." Natalie provoked.
"Oh yeah well what about you and Austin Holmes." Lucy teased back, Natalie instantly grew quiet.
"You're not going to tell dad are you?"
"Not as long as you don't."
"DEAL!" The girls giggled, there were some things they just never told there dad, he was so protective of them, in a good way, but in the same way he refused to let the girls date till they were in college!
"Natalie, Lucy Coach Allen is calling for you two." Ashley informed, Ashley was a close friend and teammate of the twins. The twins looked up at the clock; they still had five minutes before practice started. They walked out of the locker room and up to Coach Allen he turned back towards the girls.
"No practice for you two today, I just got off the phone with your dad, he said he is on his way to pick you up, he said he'd explain in the car. Go change out of your suits and back into your dry clothes." Coach Allen instructed. The twins were confused; they worried if it had to do with what they were talking about last night. The twins raced back to the locker room, and changed they were scared, they had no clue what was going on.
"I wondered why he called Coach." Lucy wondered.
"Probably because he tried to call your cell, found it in the backseat and then tried mine…"
"And your phone is dead." Lucy finished. "That explains it." Five minutes later the girls were dressed and outside in the parking lot. They saw their dad sitting in his car in his usual spot; he was still in uniform wearing his aviator sunglasses that he loved.
"Lucy, Natalie come on hurry!" He called to the girls. The girls ran to the car throwing their bags in the trunk like they always did and crawled into the back seat. They barely had enough time to buckle up, before the car took off out of the parking lot.
JAG Island Circuit Office
Same Time
"Natalie's phone is off." Mac grumbled in frustration. "And I found Lucy's cell phone in the back seat." Harm pulled up his phone book on his computer.
"The girls should be in swim practice now we should call Coach Allen's office." Harm suggested.
"I have his number in my cell." Harm looked up at Mac, she smiled.
"A good mother and a good marine is always prepared." The phone rang three times before Coach Allen picked up; Mac could hear the sound of swimming in the background.
"This is Coach Allen." He answered.
"Coach Allen this is Colonel Rabb, can I speak to one of my daughters please." Mac requested. There was a pause on the other line.
"I'm sorry Colonel Rabb you can't right now."
"I know they're in the middle of practice, but it's an emergency." Mac requested nibbling on the end of her ballpoint pen.
"I'm sorry Colonel, I meant the girls were gone. Captain Rabb called over an hour ago and came and picked them up." Harm watched as Mac's olive complexion went pale, and her pen fell to the ground.
"That's impossible… Coach can I call you back later." Mac hung up before getting a response.
"Mac?" Harm asked not hiding the concern in his voice.
"According to Coach Allen you picked up the twins an hour ago." Harm's face grew equally pale.
"PALMER!" They said in unison.
That's it for now, I promise to update this week if I get more reviews!!