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“Your Honor, this woman is armed, unhinged, and in direct violation of an active restraining order,” Bradley said, aiming a shaky finger at my vest.

“Sit down, Mr.

Collins, before I have the officers put you in a holding cell for contempt,” Judge Reynolds said.

She turned her eyes down on me, sharp and measuring behind her thin wire-framed lenses.

“You’ve got thirty seconds to tell me why an armed officer in desert camouflage just burst into my court session,” she said.

I reached into the front zipper pouch of my Kevlar vest and drew out the sealed blue waterproof dossier.

“I’m Lieutenant Commander Madison Carter, appearing under active military status and an emergency leave clearance signed by Captain Samuel Holt,” I said.