Chapter 14 - Major Hale Tries To Cover Up His Arrogant Mistake
Across the base in the holding cells of the military police precinct, Major Hale sat under harsh fluorescent lights.
His dress uniform was rumpled, his ribbons crooked, and his arrogance entirely replaced by cold sweat.
He dialed his civilian defense attorney on a secure console, his voice shaking with desperate panic.
“Listen to me, you need to file an emergency injunction against General Vance’s command!” Hale hissed into the handset.
“Calm down, Preston. What did you do this time? Assault an admiral?” the lawyer asked lazily on the other end.
“I yelled at a two-star general in the officers' club because I thought she was a civilian server!” Hale confessed.
A long, stunned silence echoed across the phone line before the lawyer let out a harsh, dry laugh.
“You yelled at a two-star general? Are you out of your absolute mind? You’re finished, man.”
“Find a loophole! Sue her for defamation! Do whatever it takes!” Hale screamed, slamming the receiver down.
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He buried his face in his hands, finally understanding that his career was dead in the water.
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