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Previously on The Code...

It looks like she may
be getting an update

- on the status of her son.
- Adam and three other Marines

might have been forced at gunpoint

to get into the back of a truck.

My lawyer's going to ask you to testify.

He thinks I can win
a wrongful death suit.

This guy wants to sue the Corps?

I put Noah Hewitt away.

Why can't Swillce just use that?

My C.O. says it could end my career.

Do you swear to tell the truth,

the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,

- so help you God?
- I do.

Are you all right?

My name's Amanda.

I'm gonna stay with you.

Am I dying?

That's a Bronze Star.

You were in combat.

I need to tell you something.

I should have stopped it.

I should have done something.

Stopped what?

We shot him.

He shot him.

We watched.

I saw a murder.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have often been called the
Lumber King of Winston-Salem,

and while I appreciate the
compliment, I reject the title.

This is America.

We had a king, it didn't take.

I don't need a fancy title.
I just need your vote,

so I can return

to the State Senate as a paragon
of the traditional values

my opponent Matthew Dobbins
sees fit to reject.

"Paragon"?

- What? Is that an SAT word?
- Yes.

Your brother asked you to help
him with debate prep, right?

Let's assume he wants you to portray

his opponent convincingly.

I think I know how to gauge an audience.

I represented Spring Hill High
at Nationals.

Did you do it while trying to embody

a 60-year-old millionaire named Bryson?

Did you just get an e-mail from
the colonel's adjutant?

Mm-hmm. "Urgent.
Watch attached video ASAP."

We were on patrol.

An-Najaf.

Right before things got hairy in-country.

Our corpsman, Pierce,

he stopped to help this Iraqi kid.

Pierce got shot.

Right in the neck. DOA.

We rousted the building
where the shot came from.

Pulled somebody who could have
been the shooter,

then argued about what to do with him.

The lieutenant, Jones,

he walked up to the local we rousted.

Jones shot him in the head.

Christopher Cavello was
honorably discharged

in 2008.

He made that confession to a volunteer

a few hours ago.

Lance Corporal Cavello died

90 minutes after making that video.

If what he says is true, legally
speaking, it's admissible

as a deathbed confession.

When did Cavello serve in Najaf?

'04. He was in the fight
against the Mahdi Army.

And he served under a lieutenant
named Robert Jones.

These are the Marines that were on patrol

with Lance Corporal Cavello that day.

I want to get ahead of this. Find them,

see if anybody corroborates the story.

You're here because I told

Senior Defense Counsel

to assign an attorney
to Cavello's estate.

His next of kin needs

to be apprised of what to expect.

And this lieutenant? Robert Jones?

We should hear what he has to say.

I say Major Ferry and I run down
these enlisted guys.

Lieutenant Li, you can head up
the search for Jones.

You two hunt down
Lance Corporal Gustavo Antico,

Staff Sergeant Blaise Morales,
and I look for "Robert Jones"?

That's right.

How many men named Robert Jones
were in the Marine Corps

in 2004, you think?

More than a handful
but less than a quorum?

Captain Dobbins. The Senior
Defense Counsel needs you.

Apparently, there's a champagne
toast in the offing.

It's not even 1000.

Lieutenant Colonel Talley?

Looks like I missed the festivities.

One of the butterbars got it for me.

We kind of had to pop it.

Got it because...?

Right. Come on in.

You can move those.

So, yeah.

I'm not gonna be
Senior Defense Counsel anymore.

The Judicial Screening Board tapped me.

I'm gonna go be a judge for a while.

Congratulations, sir.

I've got cases to pass off.

I know you're already busy, but, uh...

You're giving me your entire caseload?

How are the next few days?

I'm going to North Carolina.

My brother?

Debate prep?
I-I reminded you two days ago.

Huh.

This is tricky.

Uh, maybe I can work something out.

That'd be great. I appreciate it.

Oh, Captain.

I'm recommending you
for Senior Defense Counsel.

What?

It'll be Colonel Turnbull's decision,

ultimately, but, uh,

someone has to replace me,
and you're the most qualified.

You should look happier.
You're ambitious.

I am happy,

I'm just... surprised.

To be honest, sir, I thought

you considered us all interchangeable.

You're measurably less
interchangeable than the rest.

Good morning, Dobbins campaign.

Good morning. I was hoping
to speak to the candidate.

Do you think such a thing is possible?

What, you just call up and ask
to talk to the guy in charge?

My mama taught me it never hurts to ask.

Did your mom also teach you how
to cope with disappointment?

She always said to just go ahead and win,

and then you can help
the other fella cope.

Hmm. Smart lady.

I can't come, Matty.

What?

It's a long story. My boss dumped

a bunch of stuff in my lap.

I have exactly two things
going for me with voters.

I got recruited to play point guard

at half the schools in the ACC,

and my little sister is the
beautiful blue-eyed assassin

of the United States Marine Corps.

- There's nothing I can do.
- Tell you what...

I'll come see you.

Well, my new place
doesn't have a guest bedroom,

so you and Neil have
to sleep on the pullout.

Neil's gonna sit this one out.

You mind floating me a ticket?
Turns out, underdog work

- doesn't pay all that well.
- I'll show you my pay stub

when you get here.

You sure you don't remember anything?

That's... well, due respect,
that's a big blank spot.

Okay, thanks. We'll be in touch
if we need anything else.

Corporal Isham Kingman works
I.T. for a company

in Des Moines.
He remembers exactly nothing

about September 3, 2004.

Whole day's just blank, huh?

Convenient.

You can get rid of Bardon. He hit an IED

on his fifth deployment.

Semper Fi, PFC Bardon.

Can we get rid of this thing?
I feel like the eyes follow me.

I've got a free life hack for you.

It turns out, if you're a former
Marine Corps lieutenant

named Robert Jones,

one way to hide in plain
sight is to use the name

"Bobby."

Cavello's former C.O.
goes by "Bobby Jones" now?

Bobby Jones.

A name Indiana knows.

A name Indiana trusts.

That's the Bobby Jones we're looking for?

He served in Iraq from '03 to '05.

It was a huge part of his first campaign.

Well, Christopher Cavello just
accused the sitting congressman

from Indiana's third district of murder.

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www.addic7ed.com

Bobby Jones.

A name Indiana knows.
A name Indiana trusts.

This is the Robert Jones
we're looking for?

We triple-checked.

Jones was the lieutenant in command

of Christopher Cavello's platoon.

He resigned his commission

as a captain 12 years ago.

Obviously, we retain
jurisdiction over anything

that happened while Jones was serving.

I am not going to refer charges

based on Cavello's deathbed confession.

He was delirious, and I'm sure

morphine was somewhere in the equation.

You need to get the other Marines
in his unit to corroborate.

We could take a statement from
Jones. If it doesn't square with

the other accounts of the day,
we could make hay with that.

- Are you registered to vote?
- Excuse me, ma'am?

Is your address a matter
of public record?

Have you contributed to
any political causes recently?

Yes, to all of the above.

The moment Congressman Jones
becomes aware

that we are investigating his potential

in a possible homicide,

that we're invoking our jurisdiction over

a Marine captain who has been
back on the block

for over a decade,
a machine will kick into gear

that is designed to protect that man,

and the first thing it's going to do

is take a nice long look at you.

What if I'm registered
to the same party Jones is?

- Are you?
- You are?

I don't want to know that.

And even if you are, that
is not going to save you.

Are you a shining example
of your party's values?

The platonic ideal of all
they hope for in a voter?

I mean, I've been told I have good hair.

Wherever you fall short...
and you will...

they will find it,

and they will build a narrative
of bias around it.

Sound fun?

Maybe interview the platoon guys for now?

The former
staff sergeant's local. Morales.

- We can start there.
- Should I work the phones?

Actually, Lieutenant Li,
you're not on this.

- Ma'am?
- You're from San Francisco.

That is practically a
political stance of its own.

I'm sorry, Harper.
If this becomes a thing,

you're a liability.

Yes, ma'am. Uh, my wife and I

have discussed it quite a bit.

We've been trying
for almost two years now.

We're ready.

Right... uh, we're insured
through the Marine Corps.

W-We understand that the
treatments are out of pocket,

but the brochure says
there's a military discount.

Okay, great. Uh, there's
no actual price point

in your literature.

That's with the discount?

Okay. Thank you very much.

Bye-bye now.

What did Morales say?

Well, he can tell you plenty
about September 2, 2004.

He's positively expansive
on the subject of September 4th.

- And the 3rd?
- Total blank spot.

Fog of war.

These guys are hiding something.

If Gustavo Antico busts out,
we can discuss next steps.

You're going with the fancy place.

Is the number about what you expected?

You can't go through the Corps?

I am not taking Nona
to a student hospital

for fertility treatments.

Gustavo Antico?

It's just "Tico."

We're here to talk about
Christopher Cavello,

Lieutenant Robert Jones,
and what happened

September 3, 2004.

Cavello got sick a couple years ago,

but then I kind of
stopped hearing from him.

He was living on the street.

Homeless?

I wish he would have reached out.

You guys were friends?

Chris saved my life.

He saved most of our lives.

We didn't exactly have
the best leadership.

He was a good Marine.

I don't care what happened after.

You say you didn't
have the best leadership. So?

September 3, 2004?
Is Chris telling the truth?

Did your lieutenant shoot
an Iraqi local that day?

Man, that was a long time ago.

This was the last thing
Christopher Cavello talked about.

You're really gonna let his dying words

just disappear into the wind?

If Isiah Crowley doesn't
give us anything,

that's the whole platoon.

Not the whole platoon.

The colonel said not to
talk to Congressman Jones.

Due respect to Colonel Turnbull,
but there have been changes

to the informational landscape
since she made that suggestion.

There's no new information.

We had nothing except
Cavello's confession then,

we got nothing but
Cavello's confession now.

I'm not talking about new information.

I'm talking about changes
to the informational landscape.

Trey, these guys are hiding something.

I know we can't
prove it yet, but come on.

What changes with a visit to Jones?

It's like Turnbull said, there's
a playbook for this stuff.

If we go to Jones and tell him
that we're looking at him

for a shooting based on the
testimony of Christopher Cavello,

what's the first thing Jones
and his advisors are gonna do?

Smear Cavello, make sure
the confession doesn't stick.

And how do you think that's
gonna sit with Tico?

You want to provoke
an attack against Cavello

to get Tico to tell the truth?

It works or it doesn't.
What do we got to lose?

Were you in that meeting
with the colonel?

Trey, if Bobby Jones wasn't in Congress,

if he was just some guy

who maybe committed cold-blooded murder,

what would we do then?

My opponent has me clean
licked when it comes to

social media and web pages and the like.

He understands these things
better than I do.

What he doesn't understand is

what makes North Carolina operate.

He doesn't know Carteret County.

He doesn't know Hoke County.

If it happens outside of Raleigh-Durham,

Matthew Dobbins doesn't want
to know about it.

Wow, you're more articulate

than Bryson Culler on his best day,

and you need to grow out your jowls

if you really want
to capture his likeness,

- but the message, dead-on.
- Thanks.

I grew up in Mount Airy, North Carolina,

practicing my jump shot

at the park down by the granite quarry.

When Andy Griffith needed a place

to set his television show,

he based it on my hometown.

So, I have to ask:

if I'm such a cosmopolitan,

how is it that
I'm literally from Mayberry?

My opponent

has spent more time in Raleigh

in the last year alone than...

Sorry, your phone.

I got it. It's fine. Keep going.

Right.

My opponent has spent more time in...

- Sorry, just, uh...
- Matt, come on.

- Just give me a sec.
- That was on point.

Do you mind putting your phone in here?

Just so no one can listen in.

You brought a Faraday bag
to my apartment?

Look who got a badge in electromagnetics.

My people say we can't be too careful.

- Your "people"?
- Yeah.

Your campaign is Addison from law school

- and ten volunteers.
- You're doing it.

- Doing what?
- You're making a thing out of it.

I'll be right back.

Does he really need that?

No one's spying on us.

What can I do for you gentlemen?

A Marine who served under your command

passed away yesterday.

Christopher Cavello?

I heard Cavello was sick,

but no one could find him.

Two hours before he died,

he recorded a statement
claiming he witnessed a murder

in An-Najaf.

What kind of murder?

Cavello said his platoon commander

shot an Iraqi in the head

on September 3, 2004.

That's you, Congressman Jones.

Yeah, I'm aware of that, Major.

I mean, he's wrong, of course.

The only Iraqis I killed were the enemy.

And you're confident the other
members of your platoon

would say the same thing?

You're taking this seriously?

Cavello's statement
was a deathbed confession.

This is due diligence.

Of course, they'll say the same thing.

Cavello was... struggling, right?

He was living on the street
before he died, yes.

Alcohol? Drugs?

We don't know.

I don't know if Cavello was manipulated

by someone with an agenda, or if he had

a mental health thing going on.

I'll pray for him tonight either way.

But, guys... there's nothing to see here.

Sorry to bother you again, ma'am.

It's the ACMC's adjutant.
Apparently, they want an upda...

He will get a report in due course.

Glen, no calls means no calls.

I told you, do not talk to Jones.

Strictly speaking, ma'am,
you advised us that

it wouldn't be in our
best interest to go see him.

And why did you ignore my advice?

We didn't. We only went
to see Congressman Jones

after there were certain changes
in the informational landscape.

Did you just say
"informational landscape"?

He sure did.

Glen, I said no calls.

Actually, it came in
through Major Ferry's office.

Someone named Gustavo Antico?

He says it has to do with the shooting.

- We'll take it.
- Put him through.

Tico.

- Hey, are you there?
- I'm here.

They're saying Chris was crazy.

That's wrong. He was my friend.

Who's saying that?

Jones, and one of the other guys
from my platoon.

They're gonna smear Cavello's name

so this dies straight away.

I'm not gonna let 'em.

Is there something you want
to tell us, Tico?

Lieutenant Jones, Congressman Jones...

Jones killed that man.

Shot him right in the head.

Okay, thank you, Tico.

Apprehend Congressman Jones.

And be ready for what comes next.

Good afternoon, Captain Abraham.

Major Ferry asked me to tell you that

he's already started witness
prep with Gustavo Antico.

Thank you, Rami.

You may want to, uh, brace
yourself before you join him.

Brace myself for what,
the prospect of walking

into my workplace?

Who's the sparring partner?

That's Colonel Wesley Riggle.

He's the current commander
of Congressman Jones's

former battalion.

Which, of course, makes him
the convening authority

in any potential court-martial.

And Colonel Riggle is less
than enthusiastic about

referring charges against
a sitting congressman

for something that happened 15 years ago?

I can't hear what they're saying,

but at no point in the last 20 minutes

has the colonel appeared
to be anything but truculent.

I'd have gone with "bellicose" myself.

I considered bellicose, sir.

In my opinion, there are
subtle differences.

We got two witnesses. There's no way

the convening authority invokes his right

to kill the court-martial.

I agree that it would be an unusual step,

but Colonel Riggle seems
unusually truculent.

When I said brace yourself, sir,

I meant to prepare for the possibility
that there's no case at all.

You are going to court-martial.

I'm impressed.

That didn't look like two people
coming to an agreement.

Colonel Riggle was very
curious about my voting record.

Why does that keep coming up?

Congressman Jones

either murdered this guy or he didn't.

Hmm. Welcome to 2019, Captain Abraham.

We'll leave the light on for you
in case you decide to stay.

I pushed it through
by reminding the colonel

that as convening authority,
he gets to appoint

both the judge and
the members of the panel.

He has considerable influence
over potential proceedings.

So you reminded him that he
could put his thumb on the scale

and make our jobs as hard as he wants to.

Be glad you got that much.

He came here to kill the whole thing.

How's your case?

The victim, Kadir Fa'iz,
his death is officially listed

as accidental, but there are
no details other than that.

That's fishy, so Trey and I
can make some hay there.

Cavello's confession
hits hard, you've seen it.

Once the fireworks show starts,
it'll be him and Gustavo Antico

versus the other members of the platoon.

And how does Lance Corporal Antico

stack up as a witness?

Well, he has trouble staying on script.

I had to keep reminding him
to call the victim by name,

and he gets defensive any time
I try to give him guidance.

Hopefully it's jitters.

If he's nervous here,

it's gonna be worse on the stand.

And Congressman Jones
has hired private counsel.

You'll be going up against Martin DeWitt.

Yes, it's nice to have
friends with money.

You're here late.

You took over Colonel Talley's
caseload, right?

Can we talk about the charges against

Lieutenant Thomas Sinclair?

Dereliction of duty,
failure to obey an order,

insubordination, and a
later charge of adultery.

Ten percenter?

That's what I thought at first,

but everyone says he's outstanding.

So I dug some more.

Turns out he was having an affair,

with the wife of his captain,
who's his direct report.

I confirmed it.

So you're saying all these
other charges are a vendetta?

Do you need to get that?

No idea who it is.

How did you ask a captain,

without being insubordinate,

if his wife was sleeping around?

I did something harder.
I went to the wife.

I think we can find a way
to handle this with NJP.

Thank you, ma'am.

Lieutenant Li.

Would you say they appreciate
your talents upstairs?

You don't have to answer, but I
do want you to think about it.

Talley is recommending me to take over

as Senior Defense Counsel.

You're good, Harper.

I want to put you to work
on the defense side.

Wow.

Like I said, think about it. We'll talk.

Hello?

Are we doing this?

Matty?

Addison ran out to get food,

but I start fading
about an hour after dinner.

I told you I had to work late.
What's with the local number?

I, uh, lost track of my cell.

Really? Because you didn't have
it the other day when I called

your office either.

- Did you get rid of your phone?
- No.

Remind me what meds you're taking now.

- Maya, come on.
- Come on, yourself, Matty.

The Faraday bag, the burner phones.

You're acting like the bad old days.

You're right. I've been tense.

I fell back on some of my old
stuff, but I know there's no one

- watching me.
- What's your medication?

Risperidone. Vortioxetine.

- And are you taking it?
- Yes, I'm taking it.

- Are you coming or what?
- Don't worry.

We'll get your full session of prep.

Welcome to Quantico, Mr. DeWitt.

Thank you, Your Honor.

It's a privilege to have an attorney

of your stature with us.

Now let's discuss this brief.

The official font of this
courtroom is Helvetica 12,

not Times New Roman, and not,

as you seem to believe, Courier.

Why Courier?

The convening authority

stacked the deck against us
by picking Pace?

- Yeah, why?
- Nothing, it's just...

not so long ago, we weren't
supposed to ask or tell

on the subject of Major Pace.

Log Cabin. Pace is married

to a baritone, but his politics
are as old-school as it gets.

Comment, Captain Abraham?

Just remarking how much I appreciate

the clean lines of Helvetica, Your Honor.

To the members of the panel,

you are to consider all the evidence,

which doesn't mean you must necessarily

believe all the evidence.

You need not, for example, consider

a deathbed recording more credible

than testimony that
unfolds here before you.

Why not just call Cavello a liar?

We dragged Fa'iz

out of the building.

Everybody was mad about
the corpsman that got shot,

but Cavello was shouting at us
not to kill Fa'iz.

Lieutenant Jones ordered us
back to the Humvee,

but some of the guys didn't
move. When I turned to go,

I heard a shot, I turned back.

Lieutenant Jones still
had his weapon drawn.

Fa'iz was dead.

Is there any doubt in your mind

that Captain Jones shot Kadir Fa'iz?

No, sir. Absolutely none.

Tico did good. Let's hope he
sticks to the script on cross.

It's only the ball game.

Mr. Antico, I want you
to be clear and precise,

so there's no confusion for the court.

Did you see Captain Jones
shoot the enemy combatant?

Objection. The victim was a human being

named Kadir Fa'iz.
It was never established

that he was an enemy combatant.

I'll rephrase, Your Honor.

Did you see Captain Jones

shoot the Iraqi national?

No, sir.

I see.

And at any point during
your service or after,

did you hear Lance Corporal Cavello

complain about his commanding officer?

- Of course.
- So that's a yes.

And is it

fair to say that Lance Corporal Cavello

had a grudge against Captain Jones?

Mr. Antico?

I guess.

So Christopher Cavello,
a man of questionable character,

living on the streets,

lobs an accusation against Bobby Jones,

member of Congress,

a man who's had the success
in life that Cavello never did,

and you backed Cavello's play.

Mm. Why?

Chris Cavello respected
the chain of command.

He respected the Corps.

Stick to the script, Tico.

Cavello got sick,
and he fell through the cracks.

His character wasn't questionable.

Please answer the question, Mr. Antico.

I'm answering your question.

I backed Cavello's play
because he was a good Marine

and a man of God.

If Christopher Cavello
said he saw Robert Jones

shoot Kadir Fa'iz,

that is exactly what happened.

And you dishonor the sacrifices

that Christopher Cavello
made for this country

when you try to drag his name
down into the political mud.

Your client murdered someone.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Did I say, "Stick to the script, Tico"?

Because I meant, "Do whatever
it is you just did."

Government rests, Your Honor.

Mr. DeWitt?

Mr. DeWitt.

Can we trouble you to present a case?

Your Honor, we request a short recess.

My name is Blaise Morales. I am...

I was the staff sergeant

with the congressman's platoon in 2004.

And you were on patrol with him

September 3rd of that year?

I was.

Can you tell me what happened
after your corpsman was shot?

Our rifleman fired an M203 into the house

where the shot came from. We went in,

and a couple of us
carried an Iraqi local out.

I thought this guy
didn't remember anything.

This man has been
identified as Kadir Fa'iz.

Now, why did you carry him?

His right leg was blown off.

He was bleeding real bad.

He begged us, begged for mercy.

That's why the lieutenant did it.

- Objection.
- Did what?

That's why he shot Kadir Fa'iz.

Mr. DeWitt, the documents I saw...

none of which were submitted in
the correct font, by the way...

described witnesses
who couldn't remember anything

about the incident in question.

Yes, Your Honor.

On reflection, some details
became clear to Mr. Morales.

Details that just happen to plant

the concept of a mercy killing
in the panel's mind?

The government's central
witness was obviously

more compelling than Mr. DeWitt
expected him to be,

so now he's trying this bad-faith pivot.

Mr. Morales had a sudden rush of memory.

- It happens.
- Your Honor,

there's no court in the
free world that considers mercy

a defense for murder.

Correct, Captain Abraham, and I plan

to instruct the panel to that effect.

Due respect, Your Honor,

but your instructions may not matter.

The defense clearly anticipated

your reaction, just as they
clearly anticipated

that a panel of Marines
are going to be reluctant

to convict an officer
for a so-called mercy killing

15 years after the fact.

That is textbook panel nullification.

They bring in a verdict of "not guilty"

based on evidence they were
instructed to ignore,

and the defense's pursuit of this

calls for a new slate of members
to hear this proceeding.

- Oh, that's ridiculous.
- Quiet!

All of you.

We're not gathering a new panel.

Would you ask your client if he
will agree to a waiver

to the statute of limitations?

The statute of limitations
on what? Manslaughter?

You're laying the path
for the panel to convict

on a lesser included offense.

If you're concerned
the panel won't convict

Congressman Jones of murder,

why not give them the option
to convict of manslaughter?

Because Bobby Jones murdered someone.

And if you present the panel

with a lesser option at this stage,

that's practically
begging them to take it.

It's either that or you take your chances

with a panel nullification.

Mr. DeWitt?

I feel certain that,
under the circumstances,

my client will grant a waiver.

Matt.

I don't want to get weird,
but I'm starting to get worried.

- You okay? Matt?
- I'm fine, Maya.

Sheesh. Maybe I should get
a hotel room next time.

Of course not, I'm just checking on you.

I'm kidding. I can't afford
a hotel room anyway.

Oh, Addison had to go back
to Winston-Salem.

- She said to say thanks.
- Matt.

Your mouth.

Damn it.

- What did you do?
- Nothing, it's just...

Matt, what were you doing in there?

My filling, it's metal.
It's just, you know, signals.

You pried your filling out?

I couldn't get it loose. I...

I'm sorry.

Oh, my God, Matty.

Here.

She said the tooth's gonna be fine.

I barely got at the filling.

I quit my pills to get ready

for the debate. I'm... I don't know,

I'm just sharper when I don't take them.

No, you were doing fine with them.

Look where you are.

I know.

It's just...

It's like looking at the world
through... gauze.

You just want to see things
clearly now and then.

They don't know at the campaign.

You gonna tell Addison?

What's gonna happen to me?

- Nothing from the panel yet?
- Uh, still deliberating.

You know, if they go
into tomorrow morning,

I might need you to cover
for me in court.

Nona and I have a consult
at the Bristow clinic.

The, uh, fertility place?

You're pulling the trigger?

Yeah, we have enough saved up
for one cycle. Barely.

I'm impressed. All my extra cash is,

uh, tied up in retirement stuff.

Yeah, I have a, uh...

I don't know... rainy day fund.

I was planning to request leave.

Request leave? A court rat like you?

I love it here.

I just... finally wanted to
write that biography.

Wow, um... Bass Reeves.

Who is that guy again?

First black U.S. marshal
west of the Mississippi.

- That's right.
- Caught over 3,000 felons.

Some people think he was the
inspiration for the Lone Ranger.

Feels like if I don't
get started on it soon,

it stays a pipe dream forever.

It's a great story. I'd read it.

You okay?

Giving it up?

I want to be a dad.

The panel's got a verdict.

This court finds Congressman
Jones, on the charge of murder,

not guilty.

On the charge of
involuntary manslaughter...

guilty.

We are adjourned until tomorrow.

We should take the win is all I'm saying.

Win. Jones will probably
get a de minimus sentence.

He might not even do any time.

He won't be running for
president any time soon,

and we just convicted
a sitting congressman

using the testimony of a dead man

and a guy who wears a name tag all day.

Take the win.

Then so be it.

We got the best outcome considering

we just took down
a sitting U.S. congress...

That was a courtesy call
from Colonel Riggle.

He is invoking his authority
to set aside the decision.

What? He's overturning the verdict?

Convening authorities don't do that.

They don't. But they can.

I will fight this,

but as of now, Congressman Jones
is walking away a free man.

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I hear you're waiting to see me.

Yes, sir.

Captain John Abraham.

Prosecutor on the Robert Jones case.

What do you want, Captain Abraham?

I, uh, came to offer my services, sir.

Great. Wrangle me up some
cardboard boxes so I can pack.

I'm talking about the court-martial.

I came to see if there's
anything I can clarify for you.

I have my staff judge
advocate to advise me.

The facts are clear.

Anything else?

You do quite a bit of fund-raising

for Congressman Jones's party.

Excuse me?

I'm just trying to understand
what happened.

A convening authority hasn't invoked

the command prerogative in years.

I am perfectly within my rights, Captain.

And you are insubordinate.

I'm referring you for an NJP.

You want brig time, keep talking.

Dismissed.

Actually, Captain, I will
take you up on your offer.

To help. I need, oh, I don't know,

ten cardboard boxes.
Get them for me, ASAP.

I filed the paperwork on Jones.

Thanks.

I'm Oscar Mike. See you tomorrow.

Did you know Colonel Riggle
was in Al Asad in '04?

Same theater as Najaf.

So? Abe, the case is over.

I've got the order of battle
for September 3, 2004.

There were other units
operating in the area.

We had our bite at the apple.

Abe, you can't try Jones
for murder twice.

The Rangers went through.

Another unit from 2/6...

Abe, you're throwing haymakers
after the ref called the fight.

I know that,

but Congressman Jones is lying.

There's got to be something
here that shows that.

Thought you were leaving.

I grew up by Fort Sumter.

I have a weakness for lost causes.

It's gonna be a couple weeks
before your meds kick back in.

Someone should be with you.
You can stay here.

I'm in the middle of a campaign.

I... I can't take time off.

It's gonna be okay, Maya.

I'm gonna stage an epic comeback

and unseat the Lumber King.

You're gonna take over the world.

Starting with the
defense attorney's office

of the Judge Advocate Division.

We're good, kid.

Good morning, Colonel.

Major Ferry and I brought extra boxes.

Just wanted to make sure you had enough.

I'm fine. You can leave them
by the door, I guess.

Major Ferry, did you know
that in the early days

of Operation Iraqi Freedom,

we used Polish special forces guys

pretty much whenever we needed snipers?

I read about that. Different rules
of engagement, right?

Guys, you don't have to
put the boxes together.

Oh, we don't mind.

That's exactly right.

Polish snipers could
shoot at people we couldn't.

We'd use American spotters
to tell them who to shoot,

and then they'd do the actual shooting.

Are you guys listening? You're done here.

According to the order of battle,

there was a Polish sniper
stationed on a rooftop in Najaf

on September 3, 2004.

Right down the street from where
Kadir Fa'iz got shot.

Interesting.

- Must have been quite a view.
- Mm.

Shut the door.

That's Sergeant Wojslaw Nowitski.

He saw everything that
happened through his scope.

He saw Bobby Jones kill Kadir Fa'iz.

You two are in violation of
Article 89 of the UCMJ,

disrespect toward a superior officer.

I'm having you both
apprehended right now.

Fa'iz surrendered to Jones,
put both hands in the air,

but Jones just shot him in the head.

It was murder.

Bobby Jones takes care
of the Marine Corps in Congress.

- Our budget...
- Bobby Jones was a terrible Marine.

Stumbled his way through his commission

while his staff sergeant ran the show.

And now he wants to ruin
the name of a Marine

- who actually did his job?
- This is over.

You can't try Jones for murder again.

If you charge him with anything else,

he'll have the same
convening authority... me.

Polish GROM submitted a report
of what Nowitski saw.

Do you recognize the
signature of the officer

who received this statement?

Wesley Riggle, Major, USMC.

You were the liaison
to multinational forces

at Division in Al Asad.

Why'd you bury that report, sir?

I didn't bury anything.

We were fighting a war.

So it wasn't intentional,

you were just ineffective in command?

Watch your tone, Captain.

I'm not on trial here.

Not yet. Sir.

As for Jones,

he instructed the men he
commanded to lie under oath.

You'll be busy defending
yourself in court.

So we'll be getting a different

convening authority when we
charge him with conspiracy.

A 134... carrying a concealed
weapon; another 134

for impersonating an officer;

one misprision of a serious
offense; two 89s...

And a partridge in a pear tree.

That's the last of Talley's caseload.

Thank you, Captain.

You are an outstanding attorney.

I wanted to tell you that,

despite Lieutenant Colonel Talley's

recommendation,

I'm going in a different direction

for Senior Defense Counsel.

As I said, you are an
asset to your department,

and I fully expect you

to take on a leadership
role at some point.

I would like to see you grow
as a manager before you do.

Is there something that you
would like to say, Captain?

No.

Dismissed.

If I may be candid, ma'am,

I don't think there's a lawyer

in our department who's more qualified.

I am not filling the position
from within your department.

May I ask...?

I will be speaking

to my choice as soon as we're done here.

How old are you?

Thirty-three.

Have you ever had to struggle
for anything?

I am an officer.

I was summa cum laude
at Carolina law school.

I'm not talking about hard work.

I'm talking about struggle.

I don't know, ma'am.

Might be good for you.

It was a dramatic scene today as,

just one day after his acquittal
for murder,

Congressman Bobby Jones was arrested

- on conspiracy charges.
- Lots of reporters.

Almost like somebody tipped them off.

Hmm. News says Jones's party

is already calling on him to resign.

We still got to put him
away for conspiracy.

Uh, two of the guys
in his platoon flipped

the second we waved charges at them.

Game over. You sank his battleship.

We sank his battleship.

Listen, uh, these next few months,

I'm gonna come in early

and handle your paperwork for you.

Early? You?

Why would you do that?

I want you to take two mornings a week

and work on your biography.

I've watched you scrimp for years.

Carpools. Bagged lunches.

Hideous domestic beers.

You sacrificed.

That shouldn't just go poof.

That's incredibly thoughtful of you.

Don't put me up for sainthood
or anything.

I just want to read the story
of Reeves Bass.

Bass Reeves. That's why you
need to write the book.

As you were, Captain Abraham.

Major Ferry.

I'd like to speak to you in my office.