Quick summary from Resolution.
On the day of the day of JAG fund raiser Mac gets sent to retrieve a file from a Commander Powell for Webb. After which he sets a fire at JAG, which cause Mac to go into hiding for a few weeks where she finds out she's pregnant. When she comes back she becomes a judge she and Harm get married in the White House Rose Garden. Jennifer Coates, Mac's clerk gets together with Tiner. Brumby gets found incompetent. Mac has a little girl Abi.
On with the story –
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god?" The prosecutor swore Mac in over the video link.
"I do." Mac said.
"Be seated Colonel." Mac sat down.
"Could you please state your name, rank and current duty station for the record?" He asked.
"Colonel Sarah Mackenzie-Rabb. I'm a judge with the JAG corps based at JAG Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia." Mac replied.
"Just as point of clarification could explain why you are giving your testimony by video link?" He asked.
"My daughter was due to be born in two days time. My doctor had forbidden me from travelling that late in pregnancy."
"Was?" He questioned.
"She was born ten days ago."
"And they reason you still couldn't be here today?"
"I'm breast-feeding and travelling with a baby at best of times is like a military manoeuvre. Her paediatrician also doesn't want her going on journeys in the car longer than necessary because she was premature and she can't fly because she's too young."
"Thank you. Now can you tell us how you came to meet Commander Powell?" He asked.
"I was given an order by Admiral Chegwidden to go out to Norfolk Naval Shipyard to meet the USS Freedom when it docked. I was ordered to go to the ships JAG office and check out the work the ships on board JAG was working out while I waited for Commander Powell to come and find me."
"What happened when Commander Powell came to the Freedom's JAG office?" He asked.
"He gave me the file I was sent to collect and gave me a message to pass on to Agent Webb."
"Could you tell us what that message was?"
"The Ladybird is losing her spots."
"Did you understand what the message meant?" He asked.
"No. Not until it was explained to me after the incident at JAG headquarters."
"So you handed over the file and relayed the message to Agent Webb and thought nothing more of it?" He asked.
"Yes. Until a fire was lit in a wastepaper bin at JAG headquarters."
"Can you tell us about that incident?"
"We were just concluding the presentation ceremony from our fund raising day when the fire alarm went off. At first we were believed that it was just someone getting the day wrong for the arranged fire drill, but we evacuated the building and ran through the role call. Admiral Chegwidden was then informed by Sgt Gladstein that there was a fire and that it had been put out and that the fire department were on route to clear the building."
"Did the fire cause much damage?"
"No, the main problems were from the smoke. The fire was put out before it had chance to take hold."
"What happened next?"
"Gunnery Sgt Galindez and I were assigned by the Admiral to investigate what had caused the fire and to determine culpability if necessary." She replied.
"Had you ever investigate an arson before?"
"Objection." The defence council said. "It was never proved that it was arson."
"Your honour arson is defined as setting fire to a building with malicious intent."
"I'll allow the question. Colonel?"
"Yes, with the help of the fire marshals I've investigated several arson cases in the course of Jagman investigations."
"During the course of your investigation what did you discover?"
"We were looking at the security tapes for the area of the incident when we noticed a shadow on the window of the door to the room where the fire broke out. We couldn't enhance the tape at JAG offices so after making several copies of the tape because I had a gut instinct that something wasn't right we took the original tape the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, who were able to enhance the reflection, which I recognised as Commander Powell."
"How were so certain it was Commander Powell?" He asked.
"I have a good memory for faces and I'd only met him a few hours prior to that time."
"What did you do then?"
"I contacted Director Kershaw and asked for him to contact Agent Webb. They along with Admiral Chegwidden, Commander Rabb and Sgt Gladstein met with Gunnery Sgt Galindez at the NCIS office. Agent Webb them informed all of us apart from Sgt Gladstein about the Russian Sub designated Ladybird and Commander Powell's involvement."
"What did Director Kershaw and Agent suggest you do about this?"
"They felt there was threat to me, so they suggested that they put me into protective custody."
"And did they?"
"No. They wanted to keep the incident classified so it was arranged for the Gunny and I to be given fake identities and we went into hiding on our own recognisance until Commander Powell was found."
"While you were hiding you found out you were pregnant didn't you?"
"Yes." She replied.
"Why did you take the Gunnery Sgt with you?"
"I felt that if we were both out of the office suddenly it would be more plausible, and provided an excuse that the Marine Corps needed us for a mission. I also trusted the Gunny with my life and knew that he could watch my back and protect me if someone found out where we were."
TBC
On the day of the day of JAG fund raiser Mac gets sent to retrieve a file from a Commander Powell for Webb. After which he sets a fire at JAG, which cause Mac to go into hiding for a few weeks where she finds out she's pregnant. When she comes back she becomes a judge she and Harm get married in the White House Rose Garden. Jennifer Coates, Mac's clerk gets together with Tiner. Brumby gets found incompetent. Mac has a little girl Abi.
On with the story –
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god?" The prosecutor swore Mac in over the video link.
"I do." Mac said.
"Be seated Colonel." Mac sat down.
"Could you please state your name, rank and current duty station for the record?" He asked.
"Colonel Sarah Mackenzie-Rabb. I'm a judge with the JAG corps based at JAG Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia." Mac replied.
"Just as point of clarification could explain why you are giving your testimony by video link?" He asked.
"My daughter was due to be born in two days time. My doctor had forbidden me from travelling that late in pregnancy."
"Was?" He questioned.
"She was born ten days ago."
"And they reason you still couldn't be here today?"
"I'm breast-feeding and travelling with a baby at best of times is like a military manoeuvre. Her paediatrician also doesn't want her going on journeys in the car longer than necessary because she was premature and she can't fly because she's too young."
"Thank you. Now can you tell us how you came to meet Commander Powell?" He asked.
"I was given an order by Admiral Chegwidden to go out to Norfolk Naval Shipyard to meet the USS Freedom when it docked. I was ordered to go to the ships JAG office and check out the work the ships on board JAG was working out while I waited for Commander Powell to come and find me."
"What happened when Commander Powell came to the Freedom's JAG office?" He asked.
"He gave me the file I was sent to collect and gave me a message to pass on to Agent Webb."
"Could you tell us what that message was?"
"The Ladybird is losing her spots."
"Did you understand what the message meant?" He asked.
"No. Not until it was explained to me after the incident at JAG headquarters."
"So you handed over the file and relayed the message to Agent Webb and thought nothing more of it?" He asked.
"Yes. Until a fire was lit in a wastepaper bin at JAG headquarters."
"Can you tell us about that incident?"
"We were just concluding the presentation ceremony from our fund raising day when the fire alarm went off. At first we were believed that it was just someone getting the day wrong for the arranged fire drill, but we evacuated the building and ran through the role call. Admiral Chegwidden was then informed by Sgt Gladstein that there was a fire and that it had been put out and that the fire department were on route to clear the building."
"Did the fire cause much damage?"
"No, the main problems were from the smoke. The fire was put out before it had chance to take hold."
"What happened next?"
"Gunnery Sgt Galindez and I were assigned by the Admiral to investigate what had caused the fire and to determine culpability if necessary." She replied.
"Had you ever investigate an arson before?"
"Objection." The defence council said. "It was never proved that it was arson."
"Your honour arson is defined as setting fire to a building with malicious intent."
"I'll allow the question. Colonel?"
"Yes, with the help of the fire marshals I've investigated several arson cases in the course of Jagman investigations."
"During the course of your investigation what did you discover?"
"We were looking at the security tapes for the area of the incident when we noticed a shadow on the window of the door to the room where the fire broke out. We couldn't enhance the tape at JAG offices so after making several copies of the tape because I had a gut instinct that something wasn't right we took the original tape the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, who were able to enhance the reflection, which I recognised as Commander Powell."
"How were so certain it was Commander Powell?" He asked.
"I have a good memory for faces and I'd only met him a few hours prior to that time."
"What did you do then?"
"I contacted Director Kershaw and asked for him to contact Agent Webb. They along with Admiral Chegwidden, Commander Rabb and Sgt Gladstein met with Gunnery Sgt Galindez at the NCIS office. Agent Webb them informed all of us apart from Sgt Gladstein about the Russian Sub designated Ladybird and Commander Powell's involvement."
"What did Director Kershaw and Agent suggest you do about this?"
"They felt there was threat to me, so they suggested that they put me into protective custody."
"And did they?"
"No. They wanted to keep the incident classified so it was arranged for the Gunny and I to be given fake identities and we went into hiding on our own recognisance until Commander Powell was found."
"While you were hiding you found out you were pregnant didn't you?"
"Yes." She replied.
"Why did you take the Gunnery Sgt with you?"
"I felt that if we were both out of the office suddenly it would be more plausible, and provided an excuse that the Marine Corps needed us for a mission. I also trusted the Gunny with my life and knew that he could watch my back and protect me if someone found out where we were."
TBC