Title: "GRIZZLY----------CONSEQUENCES" F.F. Author: John Ball. E-mail address: Rating: PG Classification: JAG story that ‘stands alone’, but first of a ‘Trilogy’. (1/3). Synopsis: —Life-changing decisions affect the lives of Harm & Mac, as well as those of their friends! Spoilers: "We the People", "Full Engagement", "Death Watch", "Yeah Baby", & slight ref.,’ to "Trinity", "The Game of Go" and "Code Blue".---(Mac’s Uncle Matt—Colonel O’Hara, is now out of Leavenworth having been pardoned by the State Governor). Acknowledgment: To "Sarah" Kerrington for her ‘NEAT’ "Thanksgiving" story—borrowed one or two ideas --- hope it’s O.K.? (Appreciate your thoughts on my story!). Disclaimers: JAG and its characters are the property of Bellisarius Productions and Paramount. This is a recreational endeavour. --- Neither is profit being made, nor copyright infringement intended—please believe! (I hope that you Harm/Mac Fans can not only smile,--- a little,--- to hopefully enjoy, but that the story, will,---being hopefully original,---provoke thought enough to help others ‘buck’ the commonly accepted Stereotypes). ****************************************** (To tell any story,-- without the sometimes-‘less than perfect’ record of human limitations,--bodily functions,--strengths & weaknesses;----the expressions of ; courage & fears,--religious beliefs or non-beliefs,---- is not only to diminish ‘light and shade’, but to destroy the very ‘Matrix’ of "Reality"! ---Anon---). "G R I Z Z L Y -------- C O N S E Q U E N C E S" ( 2 Part Episode )----------- STORY ONE. ---From another Dimension, something like an ‘Observation Window’ is opened! Faster than Light the ‘zoom lense’ as it were of the ‘Observer’ brings up this ‘Beautiful Jewel’ that hangs in the ‘Black Velvet’ of Space!--Planet Earth! ---Focus is fine tuned to a particular part of the continent of North America. ---Farmland—green fields,--roadways leading in to the villages,-- small towns,-- and then cities with their suburbs sprawling outwards! --The Invisible connection is made!----"There!---See them?"—A voice questions. This certain home and family in a nice suburb of Winchester in the State of Virginia. 1705 hrs (Eastern) Year 2006. Captain ‘Harm’ Harmon Rabb Jr., pulls the SUV carefully into the drive of his nice home. ---A young lad is playing on the lawn with a model aeroplane.—His infant sister has been whooping with excitement, as she has been toddling back and forwards trying to get Harmon John’s plane! ---An attractive brunette, sitting on the front steps, has been watching her children’s play with a delighted grin.---She has just said, MAC: "Be careful of Shirley-Sarah son,--she’s only little you know, and you’re her big Protector!" With Daddy’s arrival, the family have stopped what they were doing, and have all moved across the lawn to stand at the side picket fence.—Daddy speaks, HARM: "Hi everyone!--Son, open the side gate for the Captain!"—Harmon John comes to attention and shouts, H.J.: ---"Yas Suh!"---and promptly ‘dives’ to the gate as Harm, complete with brief case and a paper bag with ‘Belteway’ printed on it, comes up to it. HARM: "Thanks son!"—giving him the bag, and stooping down, gives him a hug and kisses the top of his dark head.--- ---A little girl is crying, SHIRLEY: "Daddy, --Daddy!"---Harm scoops her up one handed and hugs and kisses her dark curly top. MAC: --"So you actually made it on time Sailor""—she ‘jazzes’ him, and hugs him kissing him on the lips.---"Not that you deserve it of course!" she says and continues,--"The usual in the ‘bag’?" HARM: Harm replies with a straight face, --"Yeah!--‘Meatless Loaf’—naturally!" MAC: --"Uugh!--It’d better not be or………….!" HARM: "No worries Marine, --it’s B/B’s unfortunately!" ----The family moves inside the home with a lot of laughter! --After the evening meal,--(which had the ‘Belteway Burghers’ as a ‘treat-supplement’ only), when the baby had been put to bed, and Harmon John had eventually dragged himself off to bed (unwillingly), Harm and Mac sat down together on the couch. MAC: "You know Harm, I’ve just got the strangest feeling this evening!" HARM: "What do you mean Sweetheart?"---Harm looked at his Sarah with a bemused _expression on his face. MAC: "Oh it’s nothing much really.—Just that I feel that we’re being observed or something!---It’s benign,--not horrible!" she said quietly. HARM: "Yeah?---‘More things in Heaven and on Earth’ thing?" MAC: --"Yes, something like that!---Like we’re being ‘evaluated’----I don’t know!---What is Life really about Harm?" HARM: "Good Question!---This I know my sweet Sarah,--I’ve never been happier the last six years.--You gorgeous wonderful woman!" MAC: "Seriously Harm,--I love you with my whole heart, and I feel something like—I’ve got to remind you of that ‘Commission’—remember?" HARM: ---Harm kissed Sarah sweetly and thoughtfully saying,--"I’m grateful everyday Sarah, for your love and your wisdom!--Remember back in year 2000 when everyone had been scared to death about---if the Computers Nationwide all shut down and so on?" MAC: "Yeah!--It all started with the Admiral calling us into his office about that "ISSI" thing wasn’t it?" ------------------------(BACK IN TIME) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1645 (Eastern),--Year 2000, JAG HEADQUARTERS, FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. ---Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr, and Colonel Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie standing at attention before their C.O. Admiral A.J.Chegwidden.--- ADMIRAL: "At ease Commander, Colonel!—The State Secretary has approached the Navy over a politically sensitive issue and would like us to check on a Facility which is jointly owned and operated by the Canadian-American governments.---This Facility is technically known as an "ISSI" HARM: "Sir?"--- ADMIRAL: " ----- that’s-- "Information Surveillance Satellite Installation".--- What we specifically want you both to do is to ‘check it out’ incognito.---We have heard that there’s a ‘Demonstration’ planned by the ‘locals’ in a few days time, and we want you both there as ‘observers’. MAC: "How’s that sir?" ADMIRAL: "Through the ‘Grapevine’ we’ve heard that something sinister is about to happen!---The "Green Party", there in Canada is ‘stirring’ up things!—"Greenies"have been stirring up Anti-American demonstrations internationally, even as far off as Australia and New Zealand ! ----Now Commander, Colonel, you both could do with a little ‘official’ R & R couldn’t you?" ---going on before either speaks--- ADMIRAL: "------" the Plan is that you Commander, may ‘hire’ to the Navy your Vintage Navy aircraft with you as pilot of course----mechanically it’s O.K.?" HARM: "Yes Admiral b but…?" ---- Admiral interrupts----- ADMIRAL: "First hear me out O.K.?" HARM: "Yes sir!" ADMIRAL: "I said at ease, Commander!---I remember the ‘Joy-ride’ you and the Colonel took a while back---trouble with Poachers--- both pretty lucky I think!---Now you are to fly to about 40 miles over the Canadian Border, to Northbridge, with a refueling stop at Great Falls in Montana. HARM: "Sir that’s quite a trip! ADMIRAL: "Yes Commander I’m aware of that!----I’ll explain as we go on.---So it’s best as you go incognito that you adopt the names of ---say---"Dave and Tess Dooley"---You’ll both need suitable ‘Greenie/Hippie’ gear---Colonel a long haired wig, and you Commander a false beard.----All ‘Greenies’ sport beards you know!" (Twinkle in the Admiral’s eye). -----Harm & Mac look at each other.----- ADMIRAL: -------"The ‘Special Services’ Department is working on those details even as we speak.---Like the hire of a Harley Davidson when you land in Northbridge!" ---- ---Harm and Mac look rather wide-eyed----, and Harm interrupts--- HARM: "But what about the Flight Plan sir?" ADMIRAL: "We’ve posted one tentatively Commander, and the weather report is fair flying for the next week or so!" HARM: "So assuming we go incognito and arrive at Northbridge----been there….." …….Admiral interrupts---- ADMIRAL: "Yeah we know –it’s in your dossier!" ------Harm rolls his eyes----- HARM: "Sir, ----so-- we look over this Facility----inspect the perimeter fence and generally make out we’re Dave and Tess Dooley acting the part of---lovers?" ADMIRAL: "Yes Commander you’ve ‘got it’!----What about you Colonel?" MAC: "Well it’s a bit sudden sir!" ADMIRAL: "Most emergencies seem to happen that way Colonel---but do you have any objection to accompanying the Commander ?" MAC: "Well no sir, but I’d like to know that if we strike trouble—for instance the Facility might well be broken into---what is our position as —‘Greenies’?" ADMIRAL: "It is just that Colonel---In the ‘classic’ term "the Navy will disavow any involve- ment!"---But your visit to this Facility is one of observation only!--Don’t tangle with intruders! Take your weapons with you, which you are entitled to use in self-defense. —Here is the phone number Commander"---- -------handing a slip of paper to Harm,------- " of the Mountie—Senior Sergeant MacDonald in Northbridge," HARM: ----"Thanks sir,---I see there’s some more info.’ there too!" ADMIRAL: ----"We go way back!----so contact him if there is any evidence of a ‘break in’ or whatever! ---I will contact him there once you both leave here. HARM: "When do we leave sir?--- ADMIRAL: "Tomorrow is the plan Commander, Colonel.— Take a Domestic Airline flight from Washington there to Minneapolis—then transfer to a smaller plane to fly on to Bismark, where your Vintage biplane has had an overhaul I believe?--- -----Harm looks impressed----- ---The Navy have already booked both the flights from Washington and Minneapolis, so just turn up in ‘civvies’ at the Airport here by 0900hrs tomorrow,--O.K.?" HARM & MAC: -------"But sir what about the workload"-----Mac trails off, Harm continues----- "that’s on at the moment sir?" ADMIRAL: "It’s about time that the Lieutenants stood on their own feet for a few days Commander, Colonel!----This is an ‘official’ weeks holiday----you’ve both been on traumatic case loads recently O.K.?---Any questions?------" ------pause---- "No more questions?"----(before they each have another chance),---- "good!"----- ADMIRAL: "Dismissed!-------Mr and Mrs Dooley!" -----(crooked grin). HARM & MAC: ----- Both together---glances expressive----- "Aye Aye Sir!" (Salute) ----Harm and Mac talking together as they leave walking across the grounds at HQ)---- HARM: "Wow!---Paid pleasure!---I can’t believe it!" MAC: "It gets better!---I don’t know about that twinkle in A.J.’s eye! HARM: "Well Mac we’d better get organized for tomorrow.---I’ll be along to pick you up at 0730 hrs.---it’s about a 45min. drive or so to the Airport O.K.?---See ya!" ========================= 1350 Sierra—(Central), HARM, MAC SEATED IN A SMALL TWIN ENGINED COMMERCIAL AIRLINES PLANE FLYING TOWARDS THE TOWN OF BISMARK NORTH DAKOTA. HARM: "It must be pretty important to the Secretary of State to push the Navy into pushing 2 JAG officers into making this trip incognito Mac.-----Even to the extent of hiring "Sarah".---Hope she performs O.K.!----Hope the fairly comprehensive refit on her means some years trouble free flying.-------So----! The Admiral knew all about that!-----probably friend Webb kept him informed!" MAC: "Webb has saved our ‘skins’ a few times Harm!" HARM: "O.K.—O.K.---- One good thing---we might be able to bring her all the way back to Pennsylvania after our trip north----what do you think Mac?" MAC: "Yeah I agree!--- Now what’s the flying time to Northbridge, apart from the refuelling stop?" HARM: ----(Looking intently at Mac)---"You’re looking a bit peaked!----a bit pale!----You sure . you’re O.K. Mac?-------Are you sure you can continue this mission O.K.?" MAC: "No worry----- I’m O.K., a bit off colour,-----but really O.K.!---anyway I asked you a question!" HARM: "Well, from Bismark it’s approx. 600 miles- cruising at 120mph--- that’s about 5hrs!--- We refuel at Great Falls, Montana, which is 450 miles from Bismark that’s four hours the 1st ‘leg’.---I could chase her along, but I’d like to take this opportunity to run ‘her’ in easy---It’s fine and clear, so the trips gonna be a real ‘doozy’!". MAC: "What happens at Bismark tonight?---Obviously we’ll have to leave for Northbridge tomorrow?" HARM: " We pick up our ‘civvies’, wigs & ‘fuzz’ this afternoon from the Navy office there, and we get to a hotel and ‘mock up’!--- ------Laugh laugh !----maybe we can ‘hit the town’ as Dave and Tess Dooley and even take in a movie?" MAC: "With wig, false beard an’ all!-- "old Uncle Tom Cobley an’ all"……!" HARM: ------- "Yep--- why not?" MAC: "They won’t know you at the Airfield when we come to pick up "Sarah" HARM: "No worries!----I’ll tell them we’re in fancy dress !" MAC: "O.K.---You’re the Boss-----today!" ================================ 1430 Tango---(Mountain), HARM AND MAC SOMEWHERE IN NORTH MONTANA, FLYING "SARAH"---EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, NOT FAR FROM THE TOWN OF SHELBY. HARM: "Last leg’s refuel didn’t take long!----Like a bird!---Isn’t it great?---Isn’t it something else Mac?----Would you like to take ‘her’ for a while?"-----Harm shouts.-- MAC: "You bet!---I could really get more than a little serious with you over this ‘baby’ Harm!"-------Mac’s voice just carries back to Harm above the roar of the engine and the rushing wind.-------- HARM: "What’s that about a ‘baby’ Mac?"----Harm shouts. MAC: "She’s a beuddy!-----this ‘baby’!" ----Mac shouts. ----Mac starts swooping the plane up and down in a series of half loops etc.------some more limited aerobatics, bringing a twinkle to Harm’s eyes,----then---- HARM: "Hey Mac, this’ll get some colour back into your cheeks eh what?"---he yells. MAC: "Yep! ---big boy----it’ll do all o’ that!---But you take over now!"---She shouts. -----Harm takes over the controls--- (Camera zooms in showing gauges etc.)---- ----------------------------- CABIN SCENE. A Grizzly is ‘shuffling’ around the window and door, trying to get inside the cabin.----It’s weight bursts the door open finally, and the bear goes in.---It climbs on to a bed to get at some tinned and packaged food on the open shelves above.---It’s goal is a plastic jar of honey, but the bed disintegrates beneath the bear, and the shelves with contents come down crashing to the floor.----The Grizzly paws at the honey jar getting it opened, and greedily starts ‘slurpping’ up the contents------------ ---------------------------- ----------Meanwhile we join Harm & Mac flying "Sarah"-------- HARM: "We’ve been flying now for over half an hour since the refuel." Harm shouts. ----Harm switches over the manual petrol switch from the other wing tank to the main line …….he continues….. "There’s about 10 minutes left in the other tank---just like to keep it that way just in case!"----- ----The plane flies smoothly along then…….. SPLUTTER……….SPLUTTER the engine coughs and just about dies when Harm quickly---(CAMERA ZOOMS)--- switches back to the former wing tank, with the engine starting to resume revs again makes a slow controlled sweep of the country below----- HARM: "Not again! ---Fuel trouble again!"----he yells with frustration!--- (CAMERAS ZOOM on to a suitably sized clearing below showing a small cabin set back half a mile on a slight hill) HARM: "We’re in luck ! ----he shouts jubilantly,---- winging down towards this clearing with the motor doing an occasional splutter. ---(Close up of Mac’s and Harm’s faces). -----They land and bumpily roll to a stop.----Harm helps Mac out of the Biplane, and, relieved, holds her,--- embracing her lightly, just a little longer than he would normally.---Mac is aware of a little weakness in her legs as she feels the strength of Harm’s embrace!--- ----Harm feels her body up close to his, clinging just that little bit extra,---stirring him,--- but dismissing it,--- he goes to the front of "Sarah"---. -----Harm undoes the engine cowling, and looks hard at something muttering--- HARM: ----"Just as I thought!----Let’s go try and find additional empty containers in the cabin over there.---Better take our packs in case in case there’s nothing there, and we’re forced to ‘camp’ too. MAC: " What do you mean?" HARM: "I mean Mac, that if it’s what I think it is, we’ve been given a tank of dirty fuel in the left wing tank and we’ll have to find some way of draining the fuel out of ‘her’, and separating the water, ----and placing it back.-----All is not lost Mac,--- trust me and don’t look so scared!---So—let’s go!" -----Smiling broadly, he leads the way ahead of Mac.--- ----They make their way cautiously to the log cabin.---It seems to be unoccupied—the door is ajar, and so they climb the wooden steps to the verandah, as Harm yells, "Anyone there?" (Camera’s ‘eye’ in place of the GRIZZLY moves towards Harm on attack!) ----They swing down their packs on to the verandah and, -------SUDDENLY without any warning a GRIZZLY BEAR charges at Harm, who just manages to ‘snap off a shot’ at it before it powerfully sweeps Harm off the verandah to the rocky path eight feet below!------------------------ -------- Mac is hiding behind a large wooden barrel on the verandah and is ‘freaking out’ as the bear charges off, spooked by the gun-shot, up the hill behind the cabin!------ --------Mac rushes down to where Harm is lying, and quickly examines him, taking a look into his eyes etc., she says,--- MAC: "Well big boy, it looks sadly like you’ve got concussion!"---- Harm is semi-conscious, and Mac pulls and heaves him upright, and partially drags/supports Harm up the steps and into the cabin.! -------Inside it’s a shambles---upended tins—honey-jar,--- sugar amongst cornflower etc. ---the bear was really having a "ball"!---She places Harm on a bed---the other bed is smashed,---- and continues her examination.--- She removes his false beard etc. and finds that he’s only got a few superficial grazes. MAC: ---"He’ll live thank God!" ----She says,--- and almost jumps as she remembers to lock the only door in the cabin by placing the cross-bar across the brackets.---She flips open the cell-phone, and? ----nothing!-----no reception here for sure!---- She murmurs to herself--- -----"If Harm is too serious, I’ll try and get back to the plane and use the radio— still about an hour away from —Northbridge,--- just short of Shelby??--- Harm was saying!" After sponging Harm’s forehead with water from the Thermos, and talking to him a little desperately, Harm comes around, and recognition lights his eyes.—He groans------ HARM: "My head!" ------Mac comforts him, cradling his head in her arms. He murmurs something and gently pulls Mac’s head down to him giving her a tender kiss. --- HARM: "I sure have missed you,--- glad we’re here together!"---- Harm’s kiss,--- unexpected,--- takes Mac off her guard!----She realizes that she has feelings, ---deep feelings for Harm. —She lets it ride, though,—(her face betrays her).---Harm lapses into unconsciousness and Mac disengages herself.---- ---Looking around the ‘shambles’ she collects useful chips and firewood to place in the open fireplace.--- the other bed is useless --- firewood anyway! ----Other than a blanket and sleeping bag each in their ‘packs’, and survival rations, not much to live on and ward off the cold.---It must be freezing here at night—she thinks.---Water!----need water!!----- She cautiously ventures outside, her ‘38’ at the ready, and she sees a small stream about 25 yards away! MAC: "Whew!" she says with relief.--- She scoops up a ‘billyful’, and gets back to the cabin as fast as possible!---She gets a fire going somehow, mixing some soup concentrate in a small saucepan and waits for it to heat.---"What a situation!" she says.---Harm hearing her murmurs,---- HARM: "…. really …. good in that dress sweethea………" -------rambling off incoherently. --- Mac applies a cold compress on his forehead, and as he regains consciousness gives him a few spoons of soup as he,--defensively, but feebly attempts to stop her.----- "I can feed myself ya know darling!" ---She humours him by giving him a ‘peck’ on his forehead. MAC: "I know dear, but you’ve had a nasty crack on the head,---just be still!" Harm keeps slipping in and out of consciousness, and Mac makes up the bed best she can using the two blankets. -----She supports him as she assists him to the crude bathroom/’longdrop’, and calls to him, checking, while he relieves himself.--- "Are you O.K. honey?"---- -----He struggles back with help and says ,---- HARM: "Diane--- sweetheart, this is no way to enjoy our holiday!" ------Mac puts her hand to her mouth!---thinks---- he’s mistaken her for his ‘lookalike’ former lover Diane, ---- murdered three years ago!---What now!!!-----I’d better just go along with this until he gets well—maybe tomorrow??? ---Harm struggles into his sleeping bag.---- HARM: "Just cuddle me!"---he breathes.--- ------Under her breath Mac says,----- MAC: "O.K. Harm----no ‘harm’ in that!" ----Mac settles him down, giving him a peck on the side of his face----- ------Harm, reaching up says,------ HARM: "Got to have another kiss darling!" ----Kissing her full on the lips gently----(His kiss shakes her once again!) "I love you sweetheart", -----he says sleepily.---Mac’s face is a ‘picture!’---‘I shouldn’t, but I like it,--- despite myself!---- ------- does he know WHAT HE’S DOING TO ME?!! ---- As darkness falls, she slips in beside Harm and snuggles in to Harm’s back to keep warm.---It’s cold!---------------Sometime during the night, Mac was aware of Harm’s right arm around her,---his hand caressing her breasts gently, and she breathes,---- MAC: " Not now Harm, please".----and gently removes his hand giving it a soft kiss---- ----she zips up her sleeping bag.---- ----- Harm says softly-------- HARM: "I’ve waited for this time to be together,---but I won’t force you my darling!….." ------------------------------------------ In the morning, Mac awakes first and has the fire stoked up, and the saucepan on with noodles and some hi-tech ‘space-food’, when Harm opens one bleary eye, and says, HARM: "……Er…… up Diane?----Where is this place?"----Mac thinks this sounds more hopeful and replies,---- MAC: "Well, Harm don’t you remember?---Do you remember the plane’s fuel-problems? -----------finding this clearing and landing the plane?---Then making it to this cabin and the ‘Grizzly’s’ attack?" --------Harm groans--------- HARM: "Yipes!----my head,------- can hardly stand it!" -----Mac applies a water-soaked cloth to his forehead.------- ------Harm gradually relaxes and drifts into unconsciousness once more.------ (SCENE FADES----------) LATER------------------------ ------Scene outside the cabin sweeping right around the forest to the hills beyond, and finally back and into the cabin when---- Harm grabs hold of Mac and starts raising his voice, and in desperate urgency almost yells----- HARM: "Tell me you’re real!" —(the mental struggle showing on his face)--- "You are real aren’t you Diane?" -----His impassioned plea wrings a compassionate response from Mac as she places both her hands over his, and then moves her right hand to the side of his face stroking it tenderly as she replies, MAC: "Yes, I’m a real person,---let me kiss you Harm!"--- (They kiss).--- "Is that real enough?" ----Mac asks.----(Mac’s face showing her emotion.)---Her legs feel like ‘jelly’, and the cabin seems to suffer an ‘earthquake shock’!. (SPECIAL EFFECTS) ---- I’ll have to really watch this---she thinks----- Harm’s eyes had closed, enjoying the moment, and he softly says, HARM: "I’d love another kiss like that!" For Harm’s sake!---she thinks.---- ----They kiss----- and it becomes more intense. Then----- "Gee!--- my head---blinding flashes!" ---Harm’s head is buried in his hands, he is almost beside himself sobbing---lapsing into unconsciousness-----Mac,---alarmed, shows some panic,----endeavours to console him, kissing him to comfort him as he slips in and out of consciousness.------- MAC: " Oh God please I pray that You’ll show mercy and help Harm---don’t let him die---please---please!"----she cries---falling down on her knees beside Harm in desperation----just sobbing. As Mac’s sobs finally subside, she again remembered the words of Harm’s grandmother.--- SARAH-RABB: ------- "I’m going to tell you the most important thing you’ll ever hear.---God loves you!" ----and Sarah Rabb had told her that Jesus saw her pain, and that He longed to take her in His arms and heal her, and no matter what,----to Him,--- she, Mac, ----Sarah,---- was special! ----"You need to ‘give it all’ to God,---ask Him to help you forgive those who’ve hurt you!" ---One last thing Sarah Rabb had said was,----- "You know God—Jesus, is much more interested in you, than you could ever dream of Sarah,----to Him you’re important!--- ----Mac remembered that she’d prayed and tried to ‘give it all’ to God,--- and that there was something, that had happened!---- as the tears had fallen afterwards. -----She remembered the peace that had come on her,---- and that Harm had really looked hard at her later, with that really special inquiring look that he sometimes flashed at her at times, as he probably guessed she had had some ‘special talk’ with his special grandmother!------ Mac felt a similar kind of that peace she’d known then,---- come into the cabin.----Wow! ----God ---You are real after all!’’ she murmured, and drifts off into an exhausted sleep just where she was kneeling.---- ----Mac stays there for some time, and,--- waking, was aware that Harm’s breathing had become quieter----- more measured----- and now at peace! -------Mac’s face shows the flood of relief that she feels now that the crisis seems to have passed. Harm continues to sleep,--- fitfully,--- occasionally wincing in pain.---Mac realizes that Harm’s left shoulder and upper arm muscles are badly strained.---- Can’t be infection as Harm had no open wounds! ---Mac then undoes his shirt---pulls it to one side, while Harm winces with pain, and finds that his shoulder area is swollen ----badly bruised! ----Making up a ‘compress’, she bathes his shoulder area alternately with hot and then cold water for some time.—Mac then digs around in the First Aid satchel and, having found something applies it, reassuring him that he’ll feel so much better. HARM: "Do this for my head as well!" ----quips Harm— -----Mac visibly brightens with this.--- —"It’s concussion and amnesia eh?"----questions Harm.--- "Big words --- the way my brain feels!"---he jokes lightly. -—Thinks Mac----‘this sounds better’--- "I keep getting flashes of scenes ----Dad was over there when I’ve felt real bad.—He just told me to stick with it son!-------My Dad’s not really been around has he?----I realize that Dad’s been lost after the Vietnam War---I went looking for him in ‘Nam when I was in my ‘teens eh?" ------ Mac’s voice was soft as she replied----- MAC: "Yes Harm that’s true, -- and you’re slightly concussed, -- but the amnesia should be very temporory--I’ve seen it before in ‘action’!" HARM: "What’s the year—date we’re living in----it’s ‘97 isn’t it?"----- Mac hesitated------then she softly replied----- MAC: "I’m sorry Harm, but it’s year 2000!" HARM: "Then you can’t be----Diane!----YIPE!---the head!---It’s a killer!------- that cool flannel please.---Yeoww! ------ merciful sleep!" ----Mac once again cradles Harm’s head on her chest, alternately bathing and kissing his hot forehead, her face showing her pent up emotion!----- -------Mac whispers as she kisses his face----- MAC: "There my love!" ------Mac’s voice speaking softly continues, ----- "I realize that most men, fall in love with their nurse.------I wonder what it’d really be like to be Mrs Harmon Rabb.---Sounds nice.—I wonder why it sounds so nice?---Have I always loved this egotistical guy all along? ----Could he be in love with me?-------- He sure acted ‘funny’ towards Dalton that time--- reckon he was jealous!---Harm also was jealous over Mic ---- had him quite worried! -----He obviously was very much in love with .Diane ---and Bud saying that it was uncanny how much a ‘lookalike’ that I am,---and Harm’s KISS when I saved him from shooting Holbarth at the Norfolk dock, when we ran up to them---- and me having to wear that Ensign uniform of Harriet’s. ----Funny!--- as if we staged it especially.----driving confession out of Holbarth--- thinking I was Diane’s ghost!-- ---------- Careful girl!---you’re getting vulnerable!----I wonder if Harm did have another agenda kissing me?----I wonder if he realized I’d saved his life, career, and did he really know who he was kissing?’ (SCENE FADES) ---Outside shot of the cabin, showing detail of chimney,--(wisp of smoke curling up), the back of the cabin ---the ‘Long-drop’ vent shaft away from the wall,--- the tool-shed attached there. As the Camera ‘moves into’ the cabin a ‘shot’ of Harm, ---then of Harm’s watch, the time being 1500hrs-----. ----- Mac realizes that Harm is resting more easily. Mac still bathes his forehead and temples with the cool stream water.---(Mac’s voice continues softly) MAC:------"That last severe knock in the ‘fall’ in the old carrier badly shook up his ‘grey matter’.---I’ll have to watch him carefully in the future!---She catches her breath!----He’ll have to watch himself---but it does sound nice!---He really is a nice guy—thinking about his caresses last night.----I musn’t!---It’s not in Harm’s agenda!---It’s not possible, and it’s not going to work! ------Thank God Harm’s resting more easily!---Thanks God--Jesus!----- -------------------------------- CANADA.------THE ISSI ‘FACILITY’------NORTHBRIDGE.------ ‘Shot’ of Demonstration in progress--------Banners waving-------Demonstrators have been marching around the whole perimeter fence, stop at the main gates.-----The Leader, a woman, addresses the crowd with a megaphone------. LEADER: "What we’d like to know, is why our hard-earned dollars are taxed to pay for this American/Canadian ‘Spy-Satellite’ set of buildings, which is used to SPY on we tax-payers!!!!" The crowd roars and wave their banners excitedly!------ (CAMERAS FADE-------) ------------------------------- (MEANWHILE BACK IN THE CABIN)----------- MAC: -----"Time for the ‘space-age’ victuals!"---- she murmurs. -----As Mac serves Harm his food, his glance in her direction is puzzled.------- she thinks--- ‘Since we’re not in uniform, Harm doesn’t see me in Mac’s Marine gear—so that’s not helping him to remember----I musn’t press him to remember—it’ll come, for he’s already getting memory flashes------ -----I wonder why I feel a bit reluctant to speed the process---to tell him straight out that I’m Mac and not Diane?---Could it be that I secretly want him to ……..?’-----Mac determines to banish the thought from her. ----The Military’s Reg’s.! ---Yet what about Bud and Harriet—married now! ----No!-----No!’------------------Harm searches her face, but is saying nothing!---Mac says nothing except for, MAC: ---- "I think that you are looking much better—darling!" -----(The ‘darling’, almost as an after-thought.)----- ----"I’ll bring you the dish of cool water so that you can now bathe your head yourself Harm!" HARM: ------"Oh yeah?"----quips Harm,----"I’d rather have my nurse do it for me,-- I like it better!" -----despite herself, Mac feels that her face is starting to ‘colour up’ and so she busies herself with the washing up of the scant few dishes that they have. HARM: "When you’re finished I’ll be waiting!" ---He banters, with a faint twinkle in his eye.--- Mac, of course, stretches it out, even though she secretly wants to do what Harm has asked. MAC: "Harm---you’ve got shaving gear in your pack, haven’t you?" ----she says impersonally. HARM: "Er---Yep!--Never leave home without it!"----He weakly jokes, wishing he felt stronger-----. ---Gulp!---Mac thinks.-----, ‘he’s getting cheekier all the time!---I might have to tell him I’m Mac and not Diane,---but I’ve a sneaking suspicion that he knows!’ MAC: -----"Do you want me to heat a little water, and are you able to shave yourself?" ----she asks----. HARM: "Yep…it’ll be O.K.---got a little mirror as well in my pack!" Mac thinks----‘-this will be a good test to see how steady his nerves are, and his ability to focus his eyes etc.’, and so she settles down to watch this operation………… HARM: ----(He says part way through)----"Hey nurse how am I doing?" -----Mac nods and replies------ MAC: -----"I think you’ve passed, Sailor!"------- HARM: ----------Having shaved, Harm then cheekily says,-- "Hey darling, now that I’ve shaved, don’t I deserve a kiss?-----Perhaps a ‘goodnight’ kiss?" -----‘Noticeably he hasn’t called me Diane!’---Mac thinks.--- MAC: ------ "O.K." (Mac says),----- "just one, ‘cause we musn’t upset the head Harm!"---- (KISS),----------(and he wants a second one---oh boy)!---Mac thinks, liking it,--- her legs have just turned to ‘jelly’----just as well he can’t see my face!--- She then ‘calls the tune’ and disentangles herself, and insists that he zip up his sleeping bag.----- "Now roll over and try to sleep darling!" ---(She snuffs out the candle).---- -------------------------------- (‘SHOT’ OF GRIZZLY MAKING ITS WAY DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS THE CABIN) -------------------------------- HARM: "How can I get to sleep, when you keep calling me darling?" ---Harm murmurs---Mac slides in beside him, and tries to blank out her mind to sleep. (MAC’S VOICE –SUBDUED—DESCRIBES HER THOUGHTS) -------‘Despite myself, I’m thinking of the consequences should Harm and I really get together.----How will it affect our future work relationship etc.?---We’ll probably be separated, and I couldn’t stand that!---I’m getting it bad!----A few kisses have done this!! ----First, ---- Harm thinks that I’m his Diane, and on that basis-it’s no way to start a relationship!---Though he hasn’t called me Diane for a good part of today, I wonder if it’s for real---that he’s realized its me –Mac, and not Diane? ---If that’s the case well------!!----Harm is egotistical and we’ll most likely fight!---Oh man!---I suppose I’m used to occasionally taking orders from him, but if we ‘tie the knot’ that might be difficult, as well as other things!" ------------------------------- (‘SHOT’ OF BEAR GETTING CLOSER TO THE CABIN----PAUSING,---SNIFFING THE AIR,----LISTENING-----.) ------------------------------ Mac continues------ ---"On the other hand Harm has shown that he’ll never tell me or ask me to do something that he’s not prepared to do himself.--- Very often he’s almost sacrificed himself to keep me safe!---When we were out running that time, and he shoved me aside away from that speeding car and got hit instead of me!---Harm enjoyed my reply to his teasing,---"Some are built for speed, others for comfort!"--- Real courage!--even joking while in pain in hospital! ------------------------------ NIGHT SCENE AT THE ISSI FACILITY------------- ‘Shot’ of a ‘Pickup’ pulling in alongside the Perimeter fence a little distance away from the main gates.----The ‘Pickup’ continues slowly along and stops. Two figures get out and after talking together, evidently seem to have made a decision about what they are about, climb back into the vehicle, and drive slowly along to where the trees and bush almost converge at the fence. --------They lift a sack of gear out from under the truck’s tarpaulin and start walking towards the Perimeter fence.----Just at this moment another ‘Pickup’ with police warning lights appears around the bend leading to the "Facility’s gates! -------The two figures immediately quicken their pace, and quickly, but deliberately, duck into the bush cover for a minute and reappear acting like they have been strolling along enjoying the evening.—They casually stop and kiss, and then get into their ‘Pickup’.---- -------The Police vehicle’s spotlight plays over it, the Police see a man and a woman kissing in the cab as it approaches, and,---satisfied,---- use the ‘loud-hailer’ instructing them to ‘move on’! --------The Pickup’s occupants reverse and turn around and drive off soberly, while the Patrol Vehicle’s policemen pause,----- and evidently make a report by radio. ------------------------------- (BACK AT THE CABIN, MAC CONTINUES WITH HER THOUGHTS) ------ ‘When I think about it, his former partner, Meg Austin, ---- he saved her life several times, ---- reckon she had designs on him!-----But Harm was a model senior officer at all times toward her.---- ---Funny how his behaviour lapsed with that precocious Lt. Schiparelli—catching them really smooching!---and all the other girls and Annie,----thought that was pretty serious!---Hmmm.---Suppose I can hardly talk, since I was living with Dalton Loundes!------Ugh!----And then I was involved with Mic Brumby!----How did Harm presume to know about….. that there was no ‘chemistry’!? ----Then there’s the Admiral---granted he’s made a real exception to Harriet and Bud’s marriage, but somehow I don’t think that it’d work with Harm and me.----The Admiral though really likes Harm and I---A wicked twinkle in his eye as he called us Mr and Mrs Dooley!----- I wonder if A.J.’s thrown us together so that we can really sort ourselves out?--- ********************** (JUST THEN ANIMAL NOISES OF GRIZZLY BEAR GRUNTING,---PADDING ACROSS THE VERANDAH AND THUD! THUD!) MAC: -----"Good grief!---It’s trying to come into the cabin!!"-------Mac shrieks,------(overlooking whether or not Harm is well enough to fight it.)---- "Hey Harm!---the bear’s back!---It’s trying to come inside Harm!"----(she yells panicking.) ----The bear’s muzzle squeezes in between the two by four’s nailed across the window!! HARM: -----(-Harm, alert now, gets out of bed cautiously, saying,) "Give me my ’38, and you cover me with yours as well, ‘cos I’m getting a hunk of timber as a weapon too!" ----Moonlight gives some light, as it filters through the timber nailed across the window and Harm gets a piece of splintered bed rail and charges at the bear’s snout muzzling between the timber, and Harm makes his most ‘ferocious growl’--- "ARRRRGGGHH!!", at the same time driving the splintered timber into the tender snout! ----For good measure he fires off two shots close to the bear’s ears.----- ----The bear howls in fright and face stinging with the pain of Harm’s attack lopes away grunting and howling!----- HARM: ----"I think he’s gone, and will most likely stay away until we’ve gone before he comes back again! So we musn’t be frightened.—I wouldn’t let it hurt you darling! I’d kill the thing first!" -------------Harm strokes the side of her face gently.-------"No more ‘night-blindness’ sweetheart!" ---------------Mac realizes that Harm remembered that they have hand guns, and that he hasn’t ‘night-blindness’ anymore!---He has remembered everything!------They both listen intently all the same, and eventually doze off despite their fright. ---------------------------- ------Mac awoke later to find Harm’s arms around her,------ her sleeping bag was partly unzipped.---She instinctively knew that Harm wasn’t going to be deterred by her protests.---His lips found hers, and, fighting at first, she relaxed and responded.---Their kissing became more passionate, and realizing where it was going, Mac found herself saying, MAC: "Stop, Harm !---I’m Mac--- not Diane!" ---------Harm stopped, and, caressing the side of her face once again said, HARM: ----"I know Mac, -- I’ve realized it sometime today, and that’s why I’ve been calling you---- ‘Darling’!" MAC: -----(She said),---- "I noticed that!"----- HARM: "Come on and give me another kiss!" MAC: "We shouldn’t,-----Have you finally let down that barrier between us?----Anyway, what’ll the Boss say?" --------Harm banteringly replies, HARM: ----"Yes, I’ve unzipped my sleeping bag and Mac,--- -----I’m not married to the Boss!"------ MAC: -----(Very quickly)-----, "Oh is this a proposal?" HARM: "No it’s not Mac, but would you like it to be?" --------Her lips meet his lips and they hungrily and passionately kiss.------(the cabin ‘rocks’ with a small earthquake.---SPECIAL EFFECTS). MAC: "This isn’t going to help your head injury Harm!"-----she said breathlessly. ---------Harm holds her away from him as he says fervently------- HARM: "Yeah---I know.—I think I’ve always loved you Mac---Sarah, but I had to keep you at arm’s length!-----I know that I have a lot of ‘hang-ups’---I’ve been totally ‘consumed’ by my MIA father, and blind!" Harm covers her lips with kisses, and continues---- "I have not been there, even as a Partner, when you needed me sometimes, though I didn’t dare to believe that you could care for me!--- Sarah----you’re beautiful—a Princess to me!" -----They kiss with passion, and once again she breaks apart from Harm’s arms as she confesses in an emotionally charged voice----- MAC: ------"I think too, that I’ve always loved you, -----ego and all!---I do care for you and love you Harm and I thank you for sharing that with me! ---Harm, is it just me, that when we were kissing, that there seemed to be an earth tremor?" HARM: "I did notice something Sarah, but the affect you have on me when we kiss has just numbed my senses to everything else!---I could do this for ever Honey! ------ Sarah!"------Harm breathes.------ (Their kisses build with real urgency and finally Mac pushes Harm and her apart as she cries,) MAC: -----"Stop!" -----Harm continues kissing her face, lips, neck and her soft flesh---- -----but Mac gently holds his face in her hands and says, MAC: ----"Flyboy---please stop for it’s not the right moment---time, please Darling!-----You have my heart, you know!---Believe me, I’d like to continue----but!" ------- Harm’s face shows the sign of battle, as he quells the passion and desire that had held him in it’s grip!-----Their heavy breathing subsides and Harm takes Mac’s hands and kisses them saying,----- HARM: ------ "If you tell me to stop Sweetheart, then I’ll stop,----you have your reasons, and I respect them!---- I do love You!"---- They both turn to the wall—Harm away, and Mac tucked in behind him, extending her left arm across him, ---loving him. ---- Harm,----typically,----with a ‘wide-eyed and a slightly wondering look’ on his face, --- enjoys her arm around him, and, eventually, both drift off and sleep soundly… ------------------------------------ In the morning, Harm is up first and, having poked around in the little old shed, at the back of the cabin, startles Mac some by giving a loud ‘whoop’! HARM: ----"See what I’ve found!--- Let’s celebrate!---- (He comes booming into the cabin holding aloft two 12 gallon plastic/nylon containers)--- " We’re gonna be out of here Mac, I told you not to worry!" ------Mac has got breakfast ready, and together, (in between hugs and passionate kisses), finally sit down and eat it.----Harm says,----"Last night you mentioned about a little ‘tremor’ that you felt when we kissed.---Well, I’ve felt something as well, now that I think of it!---Tell you what, we’ll have to take it real easy, if it’s what I believe it is!"---He said solemnly. MAC: "O. K. Flyboy, give me the benefit of your ‘wisdom’ on this matter!"---she challenged sweetly.--- HARM: "It’s what they call ‘POST PLATONIC HALLUCINATORY SYNDROME EFFECT’"! ---Mac swings her empty pack wildly at Harm, who ducks out of this wild woman’s way!--- ---They load their packs, and make their way, pistols at the ready, down to the plane. Harm gets Mac to support a ‘makeshift rig’, that he’s quickly formed out of two saplings---2 uprights and a cross-piece while he lashes the rig to the Biplane’s wings, to hold fuel containers high enough to drain the fuel.------- HARM: "The containers are just fine with the other smaller ones in the plane!--The arm and shoulder’s cramping my style but I can manage."----Harm adds.---He fills the first one, and screws back the drain plug in the plane’s wing tank.—He then inspects the fuel---grunts,---"Water at the bottom!" ( CAMERA ZOOMS IN)-----He carefully pours the fuel into the second container stopping short of the water bubbles, which he tosses out on to the grass. MAC: "What are you doing,--- throwing it away?" she queries, eyes dancing. HARM: Harm replies,—"Come closer and watch this!" MAC: "How close Sailor?"----Mac moves closer, (and watches Harm rather than the fuel container), sweetly inquiring,---"This close?"----with a merry twinkle in her eyes.--- ----(Harm rolls his eyes)---- ----Harm then uses the same container and repeats the operation again and again, so that he fills up the other containers,----- finally finishing with the smallest until he’s emptied the affected wing-tank.-----and then asks Mac---- HARM: "Hand me the small container with the clean juice Mac please!" ----Harm pours a generous amount of fuel back into the wing-tank, and endeavours to rock the planes wing some----releases the drain plug and let’s it pour back into the small container.---(grunt of satisfaction.)---- HARM: "Nothing much there now Mac!---The only thing I need to do now is to drain the two fuel filters in the engine ‘bay’!" MAC: "Are you sure you know what you’re doing?" Mac questions, and then continues, ----"I need a kiss Flyboy!"---puckering up her lips-- -----Harm smiles tolerantly, and merely ‘pecks’ her on her cheek, and continues working on the filters, and flushes the water off.—He quickly assembles everything, refills the wing-tank, and makes the observation,--- HARM: "Don’t think that it was sabotage really,----It was probably the Oil Company’s dirty tanks!---There’s been too much of that lately!------ -----Now Mac, I think the best thing we can do is still to go on to our destination as originally planned." MAC: "What about your head injury?"----Mac ventures----concerned.---- HARM: "Well I’m not planning any acrobatics, but even so we’ve still got to get her up to sufficient altitude in the event of any other possible trouble too!---Don’t forget that my system is pretty used to flying Mac!"-----replies Harm. MAC: ----"I hope that you’re going to be alright Harm!" HARM: "Don’t worry, I feel fine!" (---He goes on)---"We’ll still need to stick with our original plan and land incognito as Tess and Dave Dooley eh Tess?---So you get your long hair back on ,and I’ll stick the beard back on as well before we get her started!" ---(Harm firmly states). -----They place their helmets on and climb aboard.----- MAC: "O.K. Dave, you’re the boss again today!"----replies Mac with a twinkle in her eye, ------"As the married couple eh Dave?" -------"Sarah’s" motor roars to life!----relief registers on their faces.----After warming her up Harm ‘guns’ her, and, taxiing briefly, they effortlessly lift above the tree tops’ the motor performing faultlessly!------ THE END STORY TWO. (Having been sent north by the Navy to Canada as undercover ‘observers’, Harm & Mac, flying Harm’s Biplane, (which had been forced down earlier with fuel problems), are once again airborne en route to Northbridge, Canada.----Earlier Harm had been attacked by a Grizzly, and, with Mac’s nursing, has since recovered.) 1450 Tango, HARM AND MAC IN NORTH MONTANA, VICINITY OF TOWN OF SHELBY,-----3/4 HR ‘FLYING TIME’ SHORT OF NORTHBRIDGE, CANADA. ----Over the noise of the motor, and rushing wind Mac carries on their conversation---- MAC: "Dave----, we’re a day or so late now for the ‘Greenies’ demonstration at the site---so what now?----By the way, how’s your head?" -----she shouts---- HARM: "Not bad thanks----well Tess, as I see it, we get the ‘Harley’, load our packs into the saddle-bags after we arrive, ---You ‘sport’ my guitar bag over your back, and we zoom off first of all to the ‘Facility’……" MAC: "What next?" ----she shouts ---- HARM: "……. do a casual stroll around the perimeter fence, and check that out.---If we see any Protesters then we’ll look the part, we can even quiz them about what has happened at the Demonstration.---O.K.?" MAC: ------"And after that?" ----she shouts---- HARM: "Well, we’ll just have to ‘play it by ear’!" MAC; "Harm, I mean is there some place to stay several nights---‘cause we’re obviously on "hippie-holiday"—(Mac quips).----still shouting---- HARM: "Yes, Tess darling, there is a ‘flophouse’ that I know of where we will be very comfortable---darling!"-----Harm shouts back provocatively--- MAC: -----"Hey Dave, I’m not surprised at all that you’d know about that ‘flop-house’!"---she shouts--- (Harm doesn’t respond, but then wiggles the planes wings alarmingly) MAC: "Steady Dave,---Watch your head Buster!!" ---(shrieks Mac, laughing!). 1520 Tango, LIGHT AIRCRAFT AIRFIELD, NORTHBRIDGE, CANADA. Having landed ----The Biplane taxis up towards a guy standing alongside one of the several hangers there, armed with a brace of wheel chocks---. HARM: ‘The name’s Dooley man!---You got a ‘Harley’ for me here?" GUY: "Yep!---You’re a coupla days late pickin’ her up though!" HARM: "But it’s still there O.K. for us isn’t it?" GUY: "Yep, but it was hired on the basis of day per day as of two days ago, --right?" HARM: "No worry!" —Harm reassures him. ----Mac heads for the bathroom, after which she transfers baggage that they’d unloaded to the ‘Harley’s saddle-bags while Harm does the ‘paper-work’. HARM: ------"By the way", (he says), "any newspapers on sale here?" -----(Harm gets one, and continues),------ "we had fuel problems on the way over here, and we were fortunate to find a landing spot, that we in turn could take off from!"--- (He continues)------, "Could you do a refuel?-----Your fuel is not contaminated I hope?---and generally check out both fuel filters etc. as well please?---Be mighty if you can fit it in!" ----The guy agrees, and Harm and Mac, ---tying up her long flowing dress on each leg, and slinging Harm’s guitar over head and shoulders, grabs Harm around the middle, with----. MAC: "Gotcha!" ---Harm smiles widely and ignoring this, accelerates the Harley off in style! HARM: --------(He shouts back),----- "Nice little town---nice community,----this is the main street coming up,--quite a nice few shops—even got a coupla churches here ---we could get married!" (Mac’s face portraying that her heart ‘leaps’)----- MAC: ------"What, as Dave and Tess Dooley?" ----No reply as they slowly ride down mainstreet---. HARM: ----- "I suppose that there’d be around 10,000 population hereabouts,------but we’ll go on and see this ‘Facility’---I’ve got a good idea where it’ll be!" ----Ten minutes later, they carefully ride up to just beyond the gates.---They then casually dismount and equally casually start walking around the perimeter fence,--- They notice a few broken Demonstration placards lying to one side, but as they continue they don’t see any sign of a breech in the mesh fence. Harm portrays almost disappointment, as he drily observes, HARM: ----"You can’t win ‘em all!" -------------------But then his eyes narrow as he looks at a patch of trees almost extending to the fence. ---"Tess darling give us a kiss!" ----- He says under his breath---- -----"Let’s kiss again, and, if anyone is watching we’ll give them the impression that we’re going to ‘make love’ out of sight in the trees as we waltz in O.K.?" ------So hand in hand Harm and Mac, "as lovers", move in beyond sight into cover.--- HARM: "Mac!" ----(Harm whispers),---- "let’s reconnoitre, and see if we can find any ‘hardware’---anything—who knows?" ------A few moments later, Harm lets out a low growl of triumph as he swoops on a suspicious looking sack that was almost covered with leaves.----It has a small short handled shovel tied to it as well) ----"What have we got here?," ----he murmurs---, -----Mac, moving quickly, excitedly shares in the ‘find’ saying,---- MAC: "I’d say that whoever they are, they plan to do something very soon ---maybe tonight!" ----Harm pauses,----then looking in the direction of the perimeter fence says,---- HARM: "Yep---digging under the fence at that high point closest to the trees!---Right on there Mrs Dooley, and, ---(silently examining the sacks contents carefully, and replacing the sack and contents as it was, ---very carefully---apprehension on his face--- says), HARM: -----"there’s enough explosive here to blow up half the ‘Facility’----Probably aiming at the two Satellite ‘Dishes’!-----No good trying the cell-phone ,it’s battery will be dead---we’ll ring the moment we get to the hotel---in the meantime let’s ‘smooch’ our way out of here Tess Dooley!" ------As they ride back into Town they pass several car-loads of young people and families on their way to the local picnic grounds by the river----- HARM: "Hey why don’t we get some ‘Kentucky-Fry’ Takeout, and join these folk here a bit later after we’ve rung the Mounties’ Sergeant MacDonald about what we’ve found?" MAC: -----"Yes—but I really feel like we should check into the hotel, and grab a shower while you do the phone call and go get the Takeouts, we can then go back to the Park a bit sooner , O.K.?" HARM: "Sure Tess, we’ll do it that way,---I’m sure starving—feel like I haven’t eaten in a month---that ‘hi-tech space-tack’!’ -----Complains Harm. ---They reach the hotel, book in,--- and Harm gets on the phone.-------- HARM: "May I speak to Sergeant MacDonald?"----(The Operator switches him through)--- SERGEANT: "Yes,---What can I do for you?" HARM : "This is Dave Dooley, my Boss said to call you in the event of a ‘major whatever’---You know what I’m talking about? SERGEANT: "Yes, yes Dave, ---just a moment, I’ll take it in my office"---(pause).---"Carry on!" HARM: "Well Tess and I were having a ‘smooch’---officially, at the north-eastern corner of that ‘Facility’, and we stumbled on a ‘cache’ of explosives—we think, and a small shovel tied to the sack, and we think they plan to dig under the fence, to gain access there…….", SERGEANT: "Are you sure about that?" HARM: "I’m guessing,--- but it’s high ground at this point!---They may use the explosives tonight!-----We’ve just come back not half an hour ago directly from this patch of trees which is the cover they’re using! SERGEANT: ----(Silence for a long moment, then)-------"Well I’m impressed!---Your Boss certainly did the right thing sending you guys along!----Did you both only get in today?" HARM: "Yeah---, we had some fuel problems on the way up—in fact we were lucky to get here at all!" SERGEANT: "Well done and ‘congrat’s’. anyway---we’ll take it from here,--- we’ll be out there in unmarked vehicles later,---- rest assured! ---Now if I can do you’s a favour at all any time then I’ll do my best to help you O.K.?---Keep in touch! -----By the way what hotel are you staying at?---The Central?" ------Harm agrees and says,----- HARM: "Thanks Serg’. --- Glad to help, and who knows what’s ahead?--bye for now!" ------------------------------- PICNIC AREA SCENE--------(having eaten the ‘Kentucky-Fry’ and drunk the Coke, Harm picks up the guitar, strums it ,then starts singing a ‘haunting ‘ lovesong.---Others around stop their activities and listen momentarily.---Harm finishes with a flourish!) HARM: "To my Darlin’ Tess!" MAC: ----(Looking coy and provocative says), ---"I’ll bet you say that to all the girls,---including your recent ‘conquests’!" HARM: ---(Protesting),----"Nope,--- none as beautiful as you—you gorgeous creature—my heart’s really gone this time!" MAC: (Mac queries provocatively), ---"And how far gone Dave Dooley?" HARM: "Give me a kiss and I’ll tell ya!"----Laughs Harm.--- ----The guitar goes one way and Mac gets chased right down to the river’s edge before being captured---- MAC: "Why Dave Dooley you’re puffing!" ---And ‘pecks’ him on the cheek, and then in a swift movement pushes him into the water------ MAC: "That’ll cool ya down!"---she laughs---- -----Harm flounders out of the river and threatens,----- HARM: "Just you wait up Tess Dooley, I’ll get you later!"---(-Harm goes on)— "Hey Mac, I’ve been thinking about something real important!---You remember Bud asking me to be ‘Best Man’and all?----Waaal",---(He drawls),----"I don’t quite know how you’re going to react to this……?" MAC: "Yes I remember---go on!" HARM: "Well the best way to beat this ‘Military thing’ is to ‘head it’ straight on!----So I’m going to ask the Admiral to be my ‘Best Man’!" SILENCE------------------- Mac stays silent for a minute, then,----fixing Harm with a steady but serious look from her brown eyes says----- MAC: -------"Is this a proposal to ‘Tie the Knot’ Harm?--------Marriage?" Harm’s smile slips with uncertainty as he says softly-----, HARM: "Yes Darling, I’m asking you to be Mrs Sarah Rabb, that is if you’ll have me!---You know most about me there is to know anyhow!---(Getting down on one knee),---"I’m on my knees Mrs Dooley and I mean it!" MAC: ------------"Well"------(Mac draws it right out),---"I don’t know.----Can I trust you with all those pretty girls out there, and one particular blonde?---- you only need to flash that ‘Flyboy’ grin of yours, and they’re like ‘putty’ in your hands!"---she banters---- Harm responds to her banter with an earnest look in his eyes----- HARM: "Yep!----I’m not going to look at anyone else again,----it’s going to be hard----of course I’ll have to talk to them, and be civil and all Mrs Dooley!---Seriously Mac, Sarah,----you’re the only one for me from now on!" MAC: "Well Harm, I’ll have to think about it on the way back to the hotel!" --------------------------------------- AT THE HOTEL----HARM’S & MAC’S ROOM-------- ------------Harm somewhat dried out, but needing a shower badly, cocks a quizzical eye at Mac and questions, HARM: "Well Counsellor,--- what’s the verdict?" MAC: "Before I give you the verdict—YOUR HONOUR, I think that if we ‘Tie the Knot’, that it may be wise to keep it from the Admiral---granted your idea to make him "Best Man" is good, but it would, perhaps,--- be better to keep it from the whole JAG team. —Bud and Harriet?—well,---- it will only be a matter of time before they tumble to it I suppose."---- -----Mac continues thoughtfully---- ---"We are fairly high profile JAG Lawyers, and so, we will be saved from possible attacks from enemies, the media, and the possibility that the Admiral may be forced to separate us –you know, ‘chain of command’!" ----(Mac goes on,).---- ----"We face a rather ‘No Win’ situation!-----I don’t know!----Perhaps if we could ‘play it as a game’ to act as though we were still single perhaps?" HARM: "Playing it as a game certainly would be exciting, granted!"---Harm ventures. MAC: ----(going on quickly),---"But the other thing is that Harm----I’m an emotional failure!--- I’m a widow!----- I am an ‘Alcoholic’,----I’ve been involved with several others,--- and,--- with Mic wanting to marry me!-----My past!".---- HARM: ---"But Mac, I have had my share of failed relationships too sweetheart, and no one has ever made me feel so complete, as we kiss and share our love.---I’m in love with you!" MAC: "You’re making it hard for me to continue sweetheart!---Where was I?---yes,--- on a lighter ‘note’-----let me see?-----yes------s!-------- ---- There is that ‘feisty’ clause in the ‘marriage vows’ that has it----"To love ----honour ---- and OBEY!----- That last point ---obey-----Let it be said, that we work together, that neither of us is the ‘boss’, that we become one in purpose, lives, and love?---You agree?" HARM: "Right, and profound, Darling!" ---Harm agrees with Mac, thinking to himself—‘Lovely---Complex creature!’ ------but keeping his mind on what she is saying---- ------She continues----- MAC: "And have you read that book entitled—‘Men are from Mars, and women are from Venus?" HARM: "Nope", says Harm just loving her response, and taking both her hands in his---, ----She continues very intensely---- MAC: "Well it’s an eye-opener!---We women like to talk about our problems you know.---You men hide away in a ‘Cave’ and work out the problem.—You exclude us!" —(and she softly continues),---- "You’ve excluded me many times when I wanted to share with you!----I know that you’ve already said something about that when we were back in that cabin"----she finished sweetly----. HARM: "Well--------------------- Darling will you come and Decorate my ‘Cave’?---and I promise, as much as I am able,--- to always be there for you when needed!" Mac’s eyes search his face, and she smiles and continues banteringly---------- MAC: -------"Wow! -----Harm you really take my breath away sometimes!---That is a good answer!" ---Then drawing it out slowly---- ---------" In the short time that I’ve had at my disposal Your Honour, it’s been really difficult arriving at this Verdict sir! -----I’ve considered the evidence and I have to admit that I have to give in this case the Benefit of the Doubt!---But you are still guilty!---- -----SHE FINISHES WITH A PLAYFUL TOSS OF HER LOVELY HEAD,---HER EYES SHINING WITH EXPECTANCY---- MAC: ----"Let the prisoner be now entrapped in mutual marriage vows!"---- ------Harm draws her close to him, hugging her tightly as he finally says------- HARM: ----"You will Mac,---Sarah?------I love you my Darling!"---- --------They kiss long and tenderly ----EARTHQUAKE----(SPECIAL EFFECTS)----when they break apart he says,---- HARM: "I can hardly believe it Sarah, that you would want to share your life with mine!---I’ve dreamed of this moment for over two years you know, ---it seemed unattainable!" -----then holding her out at arm’s length, Harm says in an emotionally charged voice, ----"Would you consider Eloping with me sweetheart?"----- ---Mac replies in an equally emotionally charged voice------- MAC: "I love you Harm, -----I think I’ve always loved you—and I trust you!" ----After a little pause she questions---- "Do you really mean that about Eloping?----I take it that you then agree with my thinking about the Admiral and the JAG office?" ---As she questions, she caresses the side of his face running her fingers down the side of his chin that was jutted forward. Harm thoughtfully replies------- HARM: "Yep I do Mac----it does mostly make sense.---When you suggested that we could ‘play it as a game’---that really appeals to me,---but I want to ask you Mac,---Sarah, if you are going to wear a wedding ring?" Mac looks pleased as she replies----- MAC: -------"I will wear a wedding ring on my right hand-----like they do in Europe, not on my left hand---but you don’t have to Harm." HARM: He responds quickly-----"As long as it doesn’t remind you of Brumpy’s ring on you right hand that time!"----He continues,---- ----------- "I’ll wear your ring on a chain around my neck Sarah.---Hey that sounds good!------Power! ----anyway for me it has more unique symbolism". MAC; "Jealousy!---Jealousy!---You won’t let me forget that will you Harm?----So you ask me ,will I elope with you?" HARM: "Yeah, I mean it Sarah." MAC: "When---Tomorrow?" HARM: "Yes tomorrow.---We can talk to the Sergeant, because he owes us a favour, and he can vouch for our identities as Rabb and MacKenzie, and even pull strings with the Canadian Authorities to allow two U.S. citizens a special Viza.-----Let’s do it!---- But first, ---I’ve got something for you" ---(Harm ‘digs’ into his pocket and produces a gold locket and chain),---Mac takes it and opens it, and finds that there is an engagement ring inside it. MAC: "When?….how?…oh Harm it’s beautiful!---Did you plan this all along?---How on earth?….." HARM: (Harm smiles mysteriously) -----"Will you marry me tomorrow?" MAC: "Yes Harm. ----I’ll marry you, it’s so beautiful!" taking the engagement ring and placing it on her left hand ring finger, and looking at Harm with shining eyes.--- ----and Mac then hesitates, not knowing quite how to put her words------ MAC: "….but let’s not make it tomorrow, Friday, but Saturday please.----Put it this way---I’ll have "colour back in my cheeks"---and,-----(again hesitating ----- but with eyes dancing),----" Loverboy,---- we’ll be able to ‘consumate’ our marriage,---- O. K.? ---- -----Besides which it’ll give us more time to do everything like the hire of a Wedding dress, Photos etc.!" ( Harm looking a bit sheepish and nonplussed stutters out),------- HARM: "Ah…w..well…y…yes! D…Darling.----I didn’t quite realize all along--!" -------Mac replies with a hint of a smile upon her face and eyes twinkling---, MAC: ---- "Facts of ‘Life’ my Darling----but I forgive you"---(She smiles sweetly)-----"And your restraint does you credit my love!----How on earth….this ring….? Oh Harm!" (----Mac continues shaking her head, her face now unable to straighten from her beautiful smile of delight! -----Harm’s face reflects the pleasure he feels from her response.----) ------LATER AS THEY’RE RELAXING TOGETHER IN THE HOTEL ROOM.------- ----Harm digs out the newspaper and reads aloud,--- (with headlines visible to the Camera)---- HARM: "Listen to this Mac.----‘Demonstration at I.S.S.I buildings!-----A spokesperson demands to know why the Canadian Tax-payer is funding this Spy-facility……it goes on----‘it’s jointly owned by the American/Canadian governments.------This spokesperson------a housewife and mother of three, wants to know why our hard earned dollars are taxed to pay for our government and the American government to SPY ON the very citizens who pay the taxes!-------Our freedom is threatened, and we all feel like 2nd class citizens!----Our telephones and e-mail communications are ‘tapped into’.-----We need assurances from our Government Leaders………… "Hey Mac, this is powerful stuff!------But then I’d rather look at you this evening". -----picking up the guitar again , he sings the ‘haunting lovesong’ once more--- Mac is resting on the couch, chin cupped in her hands, just gazing at Harm with her brown eyes-------As Harm finishes the song,---while the last few chords are sounding, Mac gets down and gently removes the guitar from Harm’s grasp, and places herself across his lap saying,---- MAC: "I’d like to tell you how I feel Sailor!"---(She continues)---"I love your music, but I’d like to tell you about another ‘music’ that you’ve played into my life!----Remember when I was injured by gunshot wound in the leg, and I developed fever, and had to rest from being chased by those gun-totin Poachers?---- You know, you remember how we had to make an emergency landing with fuel problems?" HARM: "Yeah of course I remember!---You were pretty sick!" MAC: "Well, when you carried me all that way, when I couldn’t walk, and when we rested on that rock, you wiped my face with that cloth, and assured me that somehow we’d get out of that mess, I saw a caring attitude and gentleness that I’d never seen in a man, apart from my uncle who was there for me when I was ‘drying out’! -----I’d like to tell you Harm that I believe that I really started to love you at that very point, apart from the initial attraction that I had for you-----For most of my life Guys have just wanted me for my looks and because I’ve got a few brains,----to just ‘use’ me!---- ----You’re a ‘flirt’ Harm, but deep down I know that you’re a decent guy! HARM: ---"Me, a flirt?"----Harm queries, ---(Mac’s sweet smile forgiving his mild protest, as she goes on),---- MAC: -----This ‘caring, and gentleness’ is the "Music" that you’ve played into my life all the time I’ve known you, and I want to tell you that I love you deeply Harm!----Your kisses just leave my legs weak like ‘jelly’!---Not too good for a Marine I confess1---Ohh Darling…oooh! --------KISS & KISS, --- AGAIN, -------EARTHQUAKE!!---(Special Effects). HARM: "That’s pure poetry Sarah!------You know the first time that I saw you in the Rose-garden, it took my breath away.----Not only did you look like Diane, but you are just as beautiful, and you’re even more special to me than she was, I realize!" MAC: "Thank you Harm". HARM: ----"The Admiral noticed my look and set the ‘limits’, and of course it’s been ‘arm’s length’ ever since. ---- When you needed comfort at times, not knowing how you really felt about me, I couldn’t take you into my arms without it appearing that I was being ‘fresh’!-----I knew that you were attracted to me though"… MAC: ----"You’re conceited Darling!---Mac says sweetly--- HARM: "Remember when we made that sort of a Pact, when Harriet’s baby arrived at HQ, to ‘come together’ to ‘make a baby’---joking with ‘intent’, if we hadn’t got ‘hooked’ romantically with someone else within five years?-----I suppose we thought that by that time, we would have been able to deal with all the hurts and lay to rest all the ‘demons’ and ‘ghosts’ in our lives?"— MAC: "Yeah I remember Harm,--- agreed, a sort of joke but with "deadly intent"—I meant it!"----- HARM: "Well it’s been over one year now and I didn’t know how I was going to last five years!-----You spoke of your ‘biological clock’---Mine’s in ‘high gear’ Honey! ----I’ve seen that we’re ‘comfortable’ together,---we’re real friends.----I was jealous over Loundes I admit,---and Bugme!" MAC: "So---you were jealous!----If I’d only known!---and it’s Mic Brumby, not Bugme, Harm!" HARM: ----"Well it’s worked out that you’ve become much more than a best friend!----You really ‘look out’ for me, more than I deserve.----You and I have hardly fought,---- we work well together and we trust one another!-----I was ‘staggered’ when you managed to acompany me to Russia.---I would have really, been disadvantaged if you hadn’t come." MAC: "Thanks for admitting that Harm!" HARM: -----"You are a clever girl speaking Russian!-----so talented and beautiful!" ----Harm lifts Mac up and places her on the breakfast bar counter.----Mac places her hands around the back of his neck and clasps them as Harm continues------ HARM: ----"That you would care enough for my need to risk your ‘neck’ for me, -------how can I express it?-----it means that I’ve found my-----aah------ SOUL-MATE! MAC: "Soul-mate?---Wonderful words, Harm!"----- HARM: ---------"Now I know that I couldn’t live without you!-------The way you cared for me when the Grizzly ‘wiped’ me off the verandah, --- concussion, amnesia, means a lot to me!-------You’ve been ‘off-colour’, and yet you unselfishly extended yourself for me!----I may not have made it!---- You even prayed for me---you didn’t think that I noticed? MAC: "You Beast!--You were more aware than you ‘let on’?---that’s not fair!" HARM: -----Harm, intense, ---carries on----"after that I was so much better.----I remember those tender moments when you would cuddle and caress me Sarah!-----How could I not love you for yourself?----You have an inner beauty as well!" MAC: "Darling---nobody’s ever said that to me!" HARM: -----"I don’t think there’s many girls in the world like you darling!----I love You! ---Real glad that we are making this committment to each other —though it’s an elopement, we are still ‘splicing the knot’!" ------ Mac’s eyes, searching his, squeezed tears,---her hand brushed them away hurriedly as she replies---------- MAC: -------"What can I say Harm?"-------Mac’s voice trembled------ "That’s almost too much Harm for me to accept, but I ultimately want to give you something precious,---in fact precious to us both as soon as……!(Harm’s eyes search her face as she continues)----- " I mean, I want us to have our son that I sense that in your heart you so desire!----since being married will give our child real security.----This I really believe will help you over the loss of your dear father!" -----Harm pulls Mac down from the counter in a tender embrace---------------. Tender emotion is evident on Harm’s face, as he kisses away tears from Mac’s eyes. HARM: "So--- you’re going to take the risk of having twins?---My brains & your good looks for the boy, and your brains & my good looks for the girl?"---- he said gently and continued,---- "Sarah,----this is the happiest moment of my life!---I believe now what you said not long after I met you that "People don’t choose who they end up with--- it just happens!"-----Mac the Romantic!" -------Mac smiles at the word ‘Romantic’------ -----"I love that Romance in you!" ---(Then a concerned look on his face, Harm goes on)-----" Hey Mac, I’m not going back on what we’ve agreed upon,------ but, ----I’ve been trying to imagine what the Admiral will say, as, and when he finds out, ---he’s not silly!"….. MAC: " ----Um,---what do you think he’ll say?" HARM: "Ah---well----we’ll be ‘on the carpet’ for sure!"---(Harm goes on)--- "We are agreed to marry on the Saturday in this private ceremony,---- what do you think about telling him unofficially, so that we don’t do it behind his back?---He’s a friend to us.-----Anyway I think he’s known long ago that we were really in love." MAC: "Yes Harm, ---go on!" HARM: "Your concern about the Media,----the JAG office,---- our future there and so on, I agree with.----But think,----if we’re married in this private ceremony then no one knows officially then that we are,---- right?" MAC: ------"Correct!"------ HARM: ------"O.K., so if I tell him and perhaps even invite him as I suggested earlier by the river, that he be my ‘Best Man’, I believe that we both honour him and get him on side.------What do you think?-----Now Sarah, don’t misunderstand me please dear!" --------Mac answers fairly quickly------- MAC: "Well Harm I do have to agree with you.---Of course having a private ceremony does alter things for sure.---A.J. has certainly been a real ‘father’ to us both!"---- (slightly pausing--- Mac says),----- "Yes!---Let’s do it!---It’s only a pity that Bud and Harriet couldn’t be involved as well!" -------Harm, relieved, says------, HARM: "Thanks Mac----I really appreciate that!----So why don’t I give him a ring right now?----It’s what?------2100 hrs Eastern there in Virginia, so hopefully he’s at home now, and it’s not too late!" MAC: ----Mac agrees----"Yeah let’s do it!" ---------- ( So Harm rings Admiral A.J. Chegwidden in Virginia )---------- ADMIRAL: ------ "Chegwidden!"----- HARM: "Admiral sir, I wanted to report in and ask………."(Admiral interrupts him)--- ADMIRAL: "Commander!----I thought that you would have reported in before now!--Did you get lost?" HARM: "Sir, we had fuel trouble----again!-- Water contaminated fuel this time,----We came down in a clearing not far from a cabin, about an hour’s flying before Northbridge.----We got to the cabin to try and see if there were any containers to drain the contaminated fuel into,---- and I got ‘wiped off’ the verandah by a marauding Grizzly ending up with temporary amnesia/concussion. ---I was knocked out of action for a couple of days, and Mac nursed me in that time! ----There were Consequences Admiral, and----I must stress Real Consequences sir!--- ADMIRAL: "What consequences?" HARM: "…… the –er---romantic type---so that we’ve decided, and, we plan to Elope this Saturday around 1700hrs, but we both felt that we couldn’t do it behind your back as it were sir.----You have done so much for us both!---Even coming over to Russia that time,---saving our lives!"--- ADMIRAL: "Eloping?" ------(Long pause)--------"Marriage?" HARM: ---- "Yes sir, we both agree that a private wedding away from the Media, would, ----hopefully,--- not jeopardize our JAG Lawyer service for the Navy, as well as take the possible ‘heat’ off you sir in that situation!"----Harm’s voice trails off--- ADMIRAL: " I see,---Go on!" HARM: "Well sir, we thought that we, ----hopefully,----- could continue in Service on an apparently ‘single status’, but still secretely married, and I wanted to ask you sir to be my ‘Best Man’."-----(Harm pauses)----"I will pay for your trip up to Northbridge---if you can spare the time sir, ---you might enjoy yourself with your old friend, --- Senior Sergeant MacDonald?" ---------Harm finished lamely…………. ADMIRAL: "Commander, let me get this straight.-----Marriage!----You want me to be ‘Best Man’?" HARM: "Yes Admiral, sir." ADMIRAL: "----(Sighs)---- this is a bit of a shock, but on the other hand, not unexpected! I acknowledge that you’re both human!---Falling in love isn’t a crime, even if the Military ‘frowns on’ two officers getting married in the same ‘Chain Of Command’.------ ‘Cause you’ve both been in love ever since you met in the "Rose Garden!" (Pause)-----Now-----The ‘time-frame’ is tight!----Hmmmmm..I’m grateful for the honour!----What time again on Saturday?" HARM: "As late as we could make it------1700hrs Tango sir!" ADMIRAL: "Hmmmmm----It’s really tight Commander!---- even doing 300 knots in a Learjet-----1700hrs Saturday?-----It’s Thursday night now----Hmmmm -----You haven’t allowed for any ‘hiccups’!"-----(Sighs)-----( Making up his mind)-----"O.K.---I’ll be there!---What dress?" HARM: "A suggestion sir, -----Tuxedos for the men and Wedding dress for Mac.----We’re inviting the MacDonalds to the Wedding ---hopefully--- I think Mrs MacDonald possibly may like to come in an Evening Dress----I don’t know at this point.—There are Suit & Dress hire firms here in Northbridge". ADMIRAL: "Commander, tell Senior Sergeant MacDonald that I’ll be there possibly tomorrow night, or Saturday, late morning.-----Belay that!----You haven’t told them yet have you?---I’ll ring them myself and I’ll ‘ spring the surprise’, since you’ve done it to me! -----You guys sure put pressure on me!----Just as well that I think of you two as more than just my two best JAG Lawyers!--------That’s it Commander!"-------- ================================ 0905 Romeo, JAG HEADQUARTERS, FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. ADMIRAL: " Tiner, get both Lieutenants Roberts in my office please!--- Mrs Roberts is in today?" ----(Tiner nods, and exits to find them)--- BUD & HARRIET: "Sir?" ADMIRAL: "At ease!-----How’s my godson baby A.J.?---He must be eleven months now? Is he settled enough for a plane flight?" HARRIET: "Admiral he’s really a very good traveller as it happens! We have done five or six flights already to see different relatives!" ADMIRAL: "What about a four or five hour flight to Canada in a ‘Lear-jet"?--Do you think he’d cope?" HARRIET: "Sir, I see no problem---eh Bud?" ADMIRAL: "This case that you’re working on at the moment----I’m going to ring the Judge/Admiral---what’s his name….?" BUD: "Admiral Stinton sir". ADMIRAL: "O.K.----and advise him we request a recess on the case until 1030hrs Tuesday next, because you’re coming with me to Northbridge, Canada, to witness Commander Rabb’s and Colonel MacKenzie’s Wedding this Saturday afternoon,--- O.K.?" BUD & HARRIET: "AYE AYE SIR!" (Gleefully) "Wow!" ADMIRAL: "Now---three things! One…… Get hold of Colonel MacKenzie’s old Uncle Matt somehow.-----I believe he’s in Washington on some’conference thing’ Mac said last week.---I don’t know the details,----see if he can come with us and maybe agree to ‘give the Colonel away’----Be a nice surprise!" -- HARRIET: "Yes sir!---I gave the Colonel a message that he was at that hotel near Central Park and come to think of it, the note is still on a ‘spike file’ on her desk sir". ADMIRAL: ------"Excellent Ensign!---I appreciate that!------The other points,---2/, .I believe I saw you Lieutenant Harriet Roberts in a rather delightful Evening Dress at the Nato Ball?---Bring it!----By the way Lieutenant Bud Roberts, the dress is Tuxedos for men not Dress Whites! ---and 3/, It is a Civilian ceremony,-----we travel in "civvies"!-------O.K.?--------Let’s get to it! -----Dismissed!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0915 Tango, OUTSIDE POLICE STATION, MAIN STREET, NORTHBRIDGE, CANADA. Harm and Mac, dressed as Tess and Dave Dooley call into the Mounties Police Station and are ushered into MacDonald’s office where they discuss getting married etc. Harm & Mac at the Jewellers-----Mac looking ‘dreamy-eyed’, giving Harm a kiss. ‘SHOT’ OF THE PARTY IN THE LEAR-JET TAKING OFF FROM WASHINGTON AIRPORT. ----------------------------------- ‘Shot’ of Town Hall clock showing 1349 hrs---- The happy couple at the Suit hire, and, -----(without Harm), Mac and Mrs MacDonald looking at Wedding dresses!----MUCH LATER-----!! Another ‘shot’ of the Town Hall clock showing 1523 hrs---- The slightly weary couple talking with the Minister at the local church------ ------unashamedly, Harm indicates to a chair, and sits down wearily, leaving Mac and the Minister looking quite bemused! -----Harm, realising his action jumps up apologetically offering it to Mac.-----and says,--- "About kissing the bride sir after the vows.---Do you folk have many earthquakes here in Canada?----It always happens with us sir!" ---- ---The Minister looks a little mystified, then smiles as he gets the joke!--- The Town Hall clock showing 1754 hrs----- ------------------------------------ -------------THE LEAR-JET COMES INTO LAND----------------- ------------The Admiral, Mac’s Uncle Matt, Bud & Harriet with baby A.J., disembark, and are whisked by taxi to the same hotel as Harm & Mac’s. ------------‘Shot’ of the Admiral with Senior Sergeant MacDonald, with Mrs MacDonald ‘fussing over’ baby A.J. ------------‘Shot’ of the meeting up with Harm and Mac who show their obvious real pleasure in having their friends and family arrive for the Wedding.----Lots of hugs and kisses all around. -------------------WEDDING DAY------------------- Harm is "shooed off" to the temporary Men’s Hotel Room as Harriet and Mrs MacDonald dress Mac up in her Wedding Dress.------The Photographer arrives, and takes various photographs,------meanwhile Bud and the men look after the baby!------ -----"Four men and a Baby!"----- 1700 Tango, SATURDAY, NORTHBRIDGE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CR., MAIN/BELMONT STREETS, NORTHBRIDGE, CANADA. Harm, the Admiral as ‘Best Man’, Bud as Groomsman, stand while the Organ plays. Frequent looks by Harm over his shoulder.----The music swells------ ----Harm, looking over his shoulder once again, gasps with admiration as Mac,---STUNNING--- in a delicate pale pink lownecked, lace- sleeved Wedding gown, with Tiara------ enhanced by a bocquet of red Roses, accompanied by her Uncle, glides down the aisle, followed by Harriet in her beautiful Evening Dress. HARM: As Mac draws level with Harm, ‘stage-whispers’, ---"AT EASE COLONEL!----BEAUTIFUL! ----You’re a dream!" --------Mac’s eyes dancing, quickly retorts-------- MAC: "Why, you’re shaking!---- Commander!--AT EASE YOURSELF---HANDSOME FLYBOY! ---- Are you sure your nerves are up to this flight Commander?" ---------(Shot of Admiral,---- smirking with the remarks------coughs----coughs----). THE CEREMONY PROCEEDS____________________ MINISTER: "This Canadian ceremony, though an Elopement, is possibly longer than its equivalent in the States, somewhat more traditional I daresay.---In solemnising this ceremony, I must ask the question, ‘Is there any reason why these two should not be lawfully joined together?----If not then let that man forever hold his peace!’ ---- "Who giveth this woman away?" ---- UNCLE MATT: "I DO!" ---(Walks from Mac’s side to the pew).---- VOWS PROCEDE________ MINISTER: "Do you, Harmon Rabb Jr., take this woman, Sarah MacKenzie, to be your lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for better for worse, and wilt thou keep thee only to thyself, from this day forward and until death do you part?" HARM: "I DO!---And I would like to say to you Sarah , that you are the ‘Light’ of my life, the Reason for living, my ‘Soul-mate’, my Joy, and that though I didn’t know it at the time, I believe I loved you from the first moment that I saw you in that Rose Garden!--- I love you!" MINISTER: "Do you, Sarah MacKenzie, take this man, Harmon Rabb Jr., to be your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for better for worse, and wilt thou keep thee only to thyself, from this day forward, and until death do you part?" SARAH: "I DO!"---And I would also like to say to you Harmon, that you are the ‘Strength’ and the ‘Secure Place’, (apart from God), of my life,--- that you have given me indeed the Reason for living, also my ‘Soul-mate’, also my Joy, and that I’ve grown to love you for your deep caring and sense of justice, as well as for the man that you are!---I love you!" MINISTER: "By the power invested in me as an ordained Minister of the Gospel, recognized by the Canadian Government, I now pronounce you man and wife!----What God has joined together let not man cut asunder!---I present you Mr and Mrs Rabb!" " You may now kiss the bride Mr Rabb!"---the Minister says. (Harm and Mac kiss). (They both sway a little------SOUND OF AN EARTHQUAKE---SPECIAL EFFECTS!) HARM: "Mrs Harmon Rabb!" MAC: " Mrs Sarah MacKenzie-Rabb, you mean!" (Signing of Register by Wedding Party to the music of the ‘Haunting’ lovesong that Harm has played/sung to Mac on occaisions) HARRIET: "Oh Bud!---Isn’t it so wonderful and Romantic!----I love you Bud Darling!"—(SIGHS---) Photographs and congratulations all around etc. (Shot of the Wedding Breakfast at the local Restaurant---Toasts all around etc.---Admiral Chegwidden rises to the occaision, and starts speaking,----"I could tell you of some embarrassing moments……."ETC. CREDITS ROLL AS HARM, CARRYING MAC ENTER THE HONEYMOON SUITE—HARM CLOSING THE DOOR WITH HIS KNEE. (Sign on door "Do not disturb!") Newlyweds in ‘civvies’-------- THEN AT THE AIRPORT AS " SARAH " WINGS HER WAY SOUTH! Mrs Sarah MacKenzie-Rabb being welcomed by Harm’s Grandmother Sarah Rabb----. Harm showing his bride off to his Mother ‘Trish, and his step-father Frank----. THE END.