Chapter 24

Miranda was happy to see AJ that morning, and glad that he felt comfortable just dropping by to see her. They talked for a bit, both having plenty of work that would keep them from visiting too long, and just as he was leaving he mentioned, "I was told by the guard in the bullpen that you stopped by to see me last night, but that I had already left?"

"Yes, I was going to thank you for the flowers then, but our call last night was just as nice. I hope you didn't mind?"

"Not at all, but we have been having some problems, that is why there is a guard there, so it might be best to stop by earlier or just give me a call from now on," he advised her.

"I'll remember that," she said with a relieved smile, that he didn't suspect anything more than what she had said.

"I saw Clayton Webb leaving as I came up to see you, what did he want?"

"Oh I've known Clay for years," and she wasn't lying there. She had worked for the Company for over three years before getting burned out on it. "He just stopped by to say hello."

"Ah, well I should get back to my office now and make sure they are all still working. I'll see you tomorrow evening if not before," he said as he walked to the door.

"I'm looking forward to it AJ," she said and gave a sigh of relief when he was gone. Randi knew that she was going to have to find just the right way to tell him about her ability; otherwise he was going to freak out!

After much thought of how to get an email to Colonel Mackenzie now that the bullpen was guarded at night, Miranda decided to go to the local library. Getting that over with, she stopped for some take out pizza before going home to watch some rented movies.

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

0730 EST

JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, Virginia

That morning AJ was surprised when he entered the bullpen and found Colonel Mackenzie already there waiting to see him. He usually beat her there by at least a half an hour. She handed him a mug of coffee and asked to see him in his office. Once there he asked, "Alright Mac, what is it that's brought you in this early? Is something wrong?"

Mac handed him the print out of the email she had received when checking her messages from home. "I got this last night," she admitted.

"In your personal email?" he asked, surprised. All the other emails had come to their work mailboxes.

"No Sir, I was going over some of my notes at home and just accessed my mail to see if there was anything new, that's when I found this."

The email advised that the young Ensign that Mac was trying for the rape of a classmate at the Academy had three prior offences. "I know we aren't to use the emails for help, Sir, but I have to tell you that I had already checked Ensign Navakolf's police record and there is nothing there as an adult. But since he is only twenty, and if this email is right like all the others have been it could have been in a sealed juvenile record."

"Because I know your attention to detail in your cases, I believe that you had already checked his record Mac. If there was nothing there then there is nothing you can do about a sealed record."

"But Sir, if he did have these priors it would show a pattern of behavior! Cadet Johansson is still in a coma from the beating he gave her and she can't testify. Without her identification, all we have is circumstantial evidence against his buddies saying he was with them."

"Alleged beating Mac and if the record is sealed it's sealed. You'll just have to find another way to convict him. Have you talked to any of his former girlfriends? Maybe he has been rough with them as well."

"I have Sir and either he hasn't or they're not talking," she gave a frustrated sigh.

"Keep at it Mac. If there's something there you'll find it."

"Yes, Sir. Thank you."

"Meanwhile as soon as Bud gets in have him start trying to locate where this email was sent from."

"Yes Sir," she replied once again and headed to her office to go over every aspect of her case again in the hopes that she had missed something.

To Be Continued….