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Mom?

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Mom?

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Mom?

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[echoing]:
Mom, wake up.

Oh, God.

[opening theme music playing]

Harm?

Hey.

What brings you to town?

I'd guess reserve duty

but you're in civilian attire.

Personal business.

You want
to talk about it over lunch?

I have time.

I'll make a call...

Is there a problem?

You know my father
murdered my mother?

Yeah, he's doing
a life sentence.

In Leavenworth.

Leavenworth?

He was a Navy captain.

I just found out
a certain JAG attorney

convinced an appellant court
to grant him a new trial.

Teresa, I didn't know

that Captain Chaddock
was your father.

I found my mother's body.

I'm all over the transcripts.

But you're listed
as "daughter of the victim."

You don't even have
the same last name
as your father.

That was ten years ago.

Why are you doing this?

Your father's defense attorney
was 26 years old.

It was his first murder trial.

H-he conducted
ineffective cross-examination.

He failed to interview
key witnesses.

It doesn't matter, Harm.

He was guilty then,
and he's guilty now.

You weren't there, Teresa.

Well, neither were you.

MAN:
I have written her
so many times

in the past ten years,
I've... lost count.

She never wrote back.

She never called.

I'm dead to her.

Not anymore, Captain.

Uh, Teresa is aware
of the retrial, sir,

and she's asked me
to drop the case.

She thinks I'm guilty.

Has she convinced you?

Sir, I'm convinced that you
didn't get a fair trial

the first time.

Well, I can't blame her.

Letting the stress
of my command eat me alive,

trading my family
for a bottle.

And my two
biggest regrets--

abusing my wife
and forcing Teresa to hate me.

Captain, your daughter's
a forensic pathologist.

Uh, she's worked
on a couple cases with me.

Uh, we have become
quite close, sir.

What are you trying
to say to me?

That you two are...?

Captain, we're just friends.

But...

Oh, worried about
a conflict of interests.

Well, aren't you, sir?

No.

You're a principled man.

If anything,
you'd overcompensate.

You've given me
hope, Commander.

Don't jump ship on me now.

TERESA:
He's playing you.

I've known this man
for 33 years.

Well, you've known him
for
23
years, actually.

You haven't seen him
in the past ten.

Have you, uh, considered
paying him a visit?

No.

Why not?

Look, there was a time
that I loved my father.

I won't let him
trade on that.

I understand how you feel.

And do you understand
how
he
feels?

He needs my support.

I'm the prosecution's
chief witness.

I'm going to defend him, Teresa.

What?

I can't just walk away.

I brought him this far.

What about me?

I've been there for you.

I'm sorry.

Irene!

Come in. What
a pleasant surprise.

Nice to see you.

Please, have a seat.

You look great.

Oh, thank you,
Admiral.

[sighing]

Are you all right?

Oh, God, this isn't
easy for me, um...

But at my father's
funeral, you did say

that if I ever
needed any help

I shouldn't
hesitate to ask.

And I meant it.

Your father said
the same thing to me

when I transferred
into the JAG corps.

And did you ever take
him up on it, sir?

More times
than I care to count.

What can I do for you?

There's an empty plot
next to my mom and dad

in Arlington, and I'd like
to reserve it for myself.

Okay.

Um... have you, um,
talked to anyone

in the Arlington administration?

Oh, yes, sir.

They told me that

uh, sites can't be reserved.

And since my family
plot is already filled,

my only options are

an assigned site
or cremation.

And you thought
I could talk to someone?

Oh, this is presumptuous
of me, sir. I'm sorry.

No, no. Let me...

let me think.
Let me think.

Um, I hope

this doesn't sound
insincere on my part,

but, Irene, you
are still a young woman.

Why deal with this now?

Why not concentrate
on the life ahead of you?

That would be
three months, sir.

I've been diagnosed
with, uh, pancreatic cancer.

Mac, haven't seen
you all morning.

Reading.

I, uh... I heard
your retrial involves

Commander Coulter's father.

Yeah. One of those moments
where two lives intersect

and there's not
a traffic light in sight.

How's she taking it?

Well, about as you'd expect.

Bud's been assigned
second chair.

Good. I can use the help.

Do you really think you
can turn this one around?

Yeah, it's
all circumstantial, Mac.

Yeah,
but the circumstances lay out.

How would you know?

Just finished scanning
the trial summary.

Why?

I've been assigned prosecution.

RECORDED MESSAGE:
Welcome to Arlington
National Cemetery.

We're open 365 days
of the year.

A menu of options follows.

Press one to schedule
and interment or inurnment.

Press two
for grave site locations.

Press three...

Press one to schedule
an inurnment.

Press two to schedule
a ground burial.

Interment processing.

Please provide
the following information.

Speak slowly and clearly.

What are the last four digits
of your social security number?

Nine, eight, five, two.

What is your height?

Six foot, three inches.

How deep would you like
your plot?

What?

When will you be expecting
to need it?

Good God.

That's it there. 42.

Captain French,
in the transcripts
to the first trial,

you testified that you
heard an argument

coming from the Chaddock
quarters the day that
Ellen Chaddock died?

Yes, we were billeted
across the way.

Now, I realize it was
ten years ago, sir,

but can you recall anything
other than the argument?

Anything that might
have suggested a struggle?

Um, a week earlier,
but not on that day.

Captain, was
this typical behavior

for the Chaddocks?

Actually, Captain Chaddock
did most of the shouting.

In fact, that
was the only time

I ever heard Ellen
raise her voice

except when she yelled
at her son-in-law.

Something happens
with the son-in-law, sir?

Yes. I saw them screaming
at each other

right in front
of her door there.

RABB:
Do you remember
when that was, Captain?

FRENCH:
That was the day before.

The murder?

Yes.

I wasn't the only one
who witnessed it either.

A repairman from public works
was in their house at the time.

Captain, why didn't you
reveal this before, sir?

I did.

I informed
the Naval Investigative Service

when they first interviewed me.

They didn't seem interested.

Why do want to talk
to my ex-husband?

Did he call you?

For the first time
in nine years.

He was seen arguing
with your mother

the day before
she was murdered.

You're not going to try
to pin this on Rory?

Look, Commander, I'm
just digging a little deeper.

It's something
your father's first attorney
didn't do.

No. You're
not digging.
You're building.

You're really going to try
to make something
out of this?

The NIS sat on it
the first time around, ma'am.

We assume it was because
they figured
they had their suspect

-and didn't want
to clutter the field.
-Look, it was nothing.

I told my mother
that I might be moving--

Rory might be taking
a job out of town.

She was upset. She thought
she'd never see me again.

He came over to
borrow the lawnmower
and she just laid into him.

-Commander...
-Do you know
why he left me?

My grief was
too much for him.

This is why your
theory doesn't work.

He could never
have done it.

He was weak.

Rory doesn't
confront his problems.

He runs from them.

Word of warning, Commander.

I would not divulge

unsolicited information
to the defense.

Oh, that's very clever.

Refer to yourselves
in the third person

so you don't have
to make it personal.

This isn't personal.

It's professional.

The two
are not mutually exclusive.

Well, in this case,
they have to be.

Harm, if you value
our friendship,

you'll drop Rory as a suspect.

Get his address, Bud.

COULTER:
Her mother was upset

because of this job
I wanted to take.

What was it?

The assistant head
of security

for a computer company
in California.

A big step up for me.

And what did
she say to you?

That there was no way
she was going to let me

take her daughter that far away.

Well, how did she plan
to stop you, Mr. Coulter?

She said
she had ways.

Did you
believe her?

Not really.

Then why didn't
you take the job?

They changed their mind,
offered it to someone else.

You have a criminal record?

I stole a car when I was 18.

Did you put that
on the application?

What is this?

I just think it would be
of interest to somebody

in the position
of hiring a member
of a security team, that's all.

I made up for my mistakes
by working hard.

I had three letters
of recommendation.

Did Mrs. Chaddock
know about the record?

I guess.

RABB:
Maybe that's
what she meant

by she had ways to stop you.

She was threatening to call
the company and tell them.

She did call
the company and tell them,

didn't she, Mr. Coulter?

That's why they withdrew
the job offer.

I don't know what happened.

Mr. Coulter, where were you
on the day that your
mother-in-law was murdered?

Am I a suspect here?

Just answer the question,
Mr. Coulter.

I think I need a lawyer.

This stinks.

Well, that shook him up, huh?

He is a credible suspect, sir.

Motive, no alibi.

And no jacket.

Mr. Coulter...

Bud, if he wants it,
he'll come back for it.

Commander.

Sir, your seat is here.

You haven't aged a day.

It's your mother's genes.

She always looked younger
than she was.

Sir.

Is this it?

You're never going
to speak to me again?

Say something--

even if it's
to damn me to hell.

One, Captain Chaddock
had a documented history

of drunkenness.

Two, when he was drinking

he threatened his wife
with violence.

Three, Ellen Chaddock
kicked him out of their house

one week prior to her death
for physically assaulting her.

Four, Captain Chaddock returned,
he and Ellen fought

and an eyewitness saw him

leaving his house one hour

before she was found dead
of massive head trauma.

In short,
Captain Thomas Chaddock

was a troubled,
out of control officer

who murdered his wife
in a drunken rage.

The government's case
is based purely

on circumstantial evidence.

There is no proof
that Captain Chaddock

had been drinking on the day
of Ellen Chaddock's murder.

There is no eyewitness
to a murder--

not even to an assault.

It's all inference.

There is
no case.

Captain Chaddock is not
the man responsible

for his wife's murder.

There was a general ruckus.

Him yelling, her yelling back.

I heard nothing
for a minute or two

and then I saw the captain
exit the house.

At approximately
what time, sir?

It was about 1545.

What condition
was he in, Captain?

He was drunk.

Did he say anything
at this point, sir?

Yes. He yelled,
"You happy now?"

and then he got
in his car and drove off.

And what did you assume
he meant by that?

Objection.
Calls for speculation.

Sustained.

I'll rephrase.

Sir, what was the tone
of Captain Chaddock's voice

at the time he yelled
this remark?

Angry, self-satisfied.

Like he'd made
his point, sir?

Yes.

Thank you. Your witness.

Sir, how close were you
to Captain Chaddock

when he left his house?

I was about 50 feet or so.

Could you smell his breath?

-Of course not.
-Then how did you know
he was drunk, Captain?

He usually was.

Move to strike, Your Honor.

The members will ignore

the witness's last comment.

RABB:
Captain, you stated
that Captain Chaddock

seemed angry
and self-satisfied

when he yelled,
"You happy now?"

That's right.

Now, sir, couldn't
he have been indicating

in a petulant way

that in accordance
with his wife's wishes,

he would stop bothering her
and be out of her life?

I don't know.

I suppose.

What did you do after you saw
Captain Chaddock drive off?

Well, I was building
a train set in the den.

I went inside
to work on it.

So you saw
and heard nothing

-from this point on?
-That's correct.

Captain, did you witness
an argument the day before

between Ellen Chaddock
and her son-in-law

Rory Coulter?
Yes.

RABB:
Do you know what
that argument

was about, sir?

I was... pulling up
in my car at the time.

I didn't hear what
was being said.

But they were
upset at each other.

How would you describe
the son-in-law's attitude, sir?

Angry.

Hostile?

Very.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

MAN:
The House and Senate
are deadlocked

over eligibility criteria
at Arlington.

Until they can agree,
everything's up in the air.

And in the meantime?

The person can file
a special written request

after the death of
the person in question.

Well,
the individual in this case
is
the person in question.

Well, the family can do it.

Her family, namely the mother
and father, are both dead.

They are the ones next to whom
she'd like to be buried.

I'm afraid those are the rules.

They don't work.

Apparently not in this case.

Apparently not in any case

where the individual has
to file a request posthumously.

Admiral, I'm failing to see...

Where's the site?

What's the name?

Admiral Leslie Charlton.

Charlton...

Okay.

You want to come with me?

Admiral Charlton
lies there.

Well, it's the one
next to it,

the one in red--
that's the one she wants.

That site's occupied.

No, it's not.

She's been there.
There's no marker.

I can only tell you
what the chart says.

You can tell me the truth

or I'll walk out there
with a spade

and check
it out myself.

It's been reserved.

Isn't there
a no-reservation policy?

Yes, there is.

So, who's the lucky stiff?

Admiral, I'm not in the position
to reveal that.

Exactly what position will
make you change your mind?

Lieutenant Commander Coulter,

are you related to the victim
and the accused?

The victim was my mother.

The accused is my father.

Would you tell us

about your mother's relationship
with your father?

My father started drinking
when I was in junior high.

At first, he would
just come home

and crash.

But by the time I turned 18,

he was berating my mother
on a daily basis.

The day that I graduated
from college,

he spent the whole day
insulting her.

And that night, she
told him to shut up.

And he pointed his finger
in her face

and said that if she ever
said that again,

he'd kill her.

What happened

the week before
your mother died?

She called me to tell me

that my father
had assaulted her

and she'd kicked
him out of the house.

Were you afraid for her?

Yes. I went to see her every day
after that to check up.

Is that why you were there
the day you found her body?

Yes.

Thank you.

No more questions.

Lieutenant Commander Coulter,

you were married
to Rory Coulter

at the time
of your mother's death?

Yes.

And prior to that,

did you tell her
that Mr. Coulter

had accepted a job
in California

and that you'd be leaving town?

Commander?

Yes.

How would you

characterize the relationship

between your mother
and your husband at that time?

They didn't get along.

ROBERTS:
Thank you.

RABB:
Mac, we need to talk.

Not about desperate theories.

It's the real thing, ma'am.

It's misdirection, gentlemen.

May I remind you, Colonel,

there was
an unidentified hair

found on Ellen Chaddock's body.

The operative word
being "unidentified."

Bud.

The hair was
a direct DNA match

to a hair that we found

on Rory Coulter's
jacket.

RABB:
Drop the charges, Colonel.
They won't stick.

Rory Coulter's hair
on Ellen Chaddock's
body proves nothing.

If we assume
that Ellen Chaddock
had a shower that morning

it indicates that Coulter
was at the house that day.

Only if he'd never
been there before.

He was their son-in-law.

There was a bathroom
near the bedroom.

I'm sure he used
it more than once.

The hair could've been
there for days, weeks...

on a cushion or a towel.

But, ma'am,
you have to admit

we have as much, if not more,
circumstantial evidence

to support our theory
as you do.

If you're that confident,
prove it in court.

GALINDEZ:
Commander, Lieutenant...

I have that information
you requested on that repairman.

Uh, Petty Officer Ramon
Arguento was assigned

at Chaddock residence
on August 25, 1989.

Problem is he was
discharged in 1994.

I do, however, have
a fax on the work order
from that day.

We need the man,
not the paper, Gunny.

I have three addresses
since then, sir.

Last known-- Fairbanks,
Alaska, 1998,

and the landlord said
he headed north.

Let me see that.

Yes, sir.

Work order to replace
a propane heating unit.

You don't suppose
there's a note in there

-about him witnessing
an argument, do you?
-TINER:
Excuse me, Admiral.

I wasn't able
to get General Piper's
phone number, sir,

but this is his address.

Thank you, Tiner.

[knocking at door]

Civilian on deck.

Hi. Hi.
Come in. Come in.

Doctor Sydney Walden,

this is my yeoman, uh,
Petty Officer Jason Tiner.

We've talked, ma'am.

If there's anything
you want--

coffee, water, soft drinks,
just let me know.

I'm fine for now.

Why don't I get
all three, ma'am,

in case you change
your mind?

Sir.

[chuckling]

You look luminous.

And
you
look vigorous.

[chuckles]

Are you free for lunch?

Bigger question...

Dinner, Saturday night...

new restaurant in,
uh, Fairfax...

Tuscan cuisine.

Now, I know we...

officially...
don't have a date, but...

We do now.

RABB:
Admiral, did we...

Oh, excuse me, sir--
this can wait.

CHEGWIDDEN:
No, no, no.

Uh, dr. Sydney Walden, uh,

this is Commander
Harmon Rabb.

I've heard so much
about you, Commander.

You must be the...

Doctor.

[chuckling]:
Hasn't that been established?

Yeah, I'm sorry, ma'am.

Just a little preoccupied.

It's a pleasure to meet you

and, uh... well, I trust
this won't be the last time.

WALDEN:
Well, let's make sure of that.

I understand
you're seeing someone.

Maybe the four of us
can socialize at some point.

Oh, well,
I'll look forward to that.

Sir.

Uh, ma'am.

[car door opens and closes]

Mr. Coulter...

I'm Lieutenant Colonel
Sarah MacKenzie.

I'm prosecuting
Captain Chaddock's murder trial.

I can't talk to you.

For just a few minutes.

I have an attorney now.

These are his rules.

It's in
both
our interests.

Your story helps me counter
the defense theory.

You're a prosecutor.

You can file
charges on me.

It's a military trial,
Mr. Coulter.

What's to stop
a civilian trial?

It's in all the papers.

The district attorney's office
would have to get involved.

I haven't heard
a peep from them.

Sorry.

Will you talk
to someone else?

Take as much time
as you need.

Here.

Oh, no,
it's all right.

It's okay.

How are you?

Did you kill my mother?

No, Teresa.

Then, why are you acting
like you did?

I'm just trying
to protect myself.

Things are getting
out of hand.

I remember
that job meant a lot to you.

Enough to kill someone?

I know you didn't
like her, Rory.

Because she didn't like
me.

All I know is, once she
was gone, so were you.

Hey, who's been talking to you?

Your dad killed your mother.

You know it, I know it

and with God's help,

the members
of that jury will know it.

When did you find God?

Right after I found
out I was a suspect.

You look tired.

So do you.

Sounds familiar, huh?

[jazz combo playing]

I didn't know
a party was going on.

Look, please tell the general...

MAN:
Admiral...

Welcome.

What, you didn't bring
the wife?

I'm not married.

Oh, that's right.

You're...

someone I've never met.

Bad timing, General.

Maybe I should contact you...

No, no, no.

Not until you wish me

a happy retirement

and I get you a glass
of 18-year-old scotch.

Two fingers of Lochleary.

Right away, sir.

General...

I turn my back
for one second...

Marjorie... uh...

meet Admiral, uh...

A.J. Chegwidden.

Oh, nice to meet you, Admiral.

The general promised me
a dance

but, apparently, he's forgotten.

I'm just greeting my guests,
Marjorie.

Say, would it be an imposition
if I asked you

to prepare a plate of food
for the admiral?

It'll cost.

I'll be right back.

She's been on the hunt
ever since her husband died.

What can I do
for you, Admiral?

Well, General, this is
incredibly awkward, uh,

but, um, the daughter
of an old friend of mine

has a... terminal illness.

Both he and his wife
are buried at Arlington

and she's requested the
plot next to her parents.

Understandable.

That plot has been
promised to you.

Well, I'm old enough
to predate

the no-reservation policy,
Admiral.

Has a view of the sunset,
you know?

Well, it seemed like a good idea
at the time.

Frankly... I can't think
of anything

less interesting right now
than dying.

Well, General, I
don't want you

to think I'm applying
pressure to you in any way.

Of course, I
do.

I'll relinquish my rights
to the superintendent...

Thank you, sir.

...if you'll do me one favor.

By all means.

["Isn't It Romantic?" playing]

Mac...

If this is
about Commander Coulter...

It's about Rory Coulter.

Well, I don't want
to discuss him.

He's your suspect,
not mine.

He's
everybody's
suspect now, Colonel.

His lawyer just called.

He skipped town.

TERESA:
I know Rory, Colonel.

Running away is
just part of his character.

It's not that he's guilty.

He just doesn't know
how to handle the pressure.

I have to be honest
with you, Commander.

It's not looking good.

Well, then, we just have to find
more evidence against my father.

Could I see the autopsy report?

Maybe I can
find something.

Teresa, what will you do
if he's acquitted?

I can't even think about that.

Think about it,

because if you
can't forgive him,

you will continue to hate him

and that can be
a very painful way to live.

And just what would you know
about that, Colonel?

My father was
an abusive alcoholic.

Well, then, you,
more than anyone

should understand
exactly where I'm coming from.

RABB:
So, what do we have, Bud?

Rory Coulter finds out

the morning after the argument
with his mother-in-law

that the job offer
has been withdrawn.

Suspecting that it's she
that called the company

and told them
about his arrest record,

he decides to confront her.

He goes over there.

He sees the captain's car,
waits for him to leave...

Then, he encounters
an edgy Ellen Chaddock

and they argue.

Let's go inside.

What evidence do we have
in the bedroom?

Ellen Chaddock on the bed...

The record skipping
on the turntable...

door and window closed

and the dead fish
in the tank.

So, Rory could've closed
the window

to muffle the sound
of the assault.

The record
might've been scratched

in the scuffle.

Or it could've been
scratched before.

The dead fish...

I don't know what to do
with that one.

And neither did
the original investigator, sir.

They just wrote
it off as neglect.

What if...

Rory Coulter was so mad
at Ellen Chaddock

that he murdered her

and... killed her
fish out of spite?

Bud.

Did you find something?

This says my mother died
of massive brain trauma

due to a fracture
of the parietal bone

caused by a blunt object.

And...?

Well, those determinations
are out of line.

I mean, the brain swelling
indicated here

couldn't have been sufficient
to cause her death.

We need to order
an exhumation.

I won't allow it.

Teresa, your mother didn't
die of a skull fracture.

Doesn't that make you
at least curious?

You're jumping to conclusions.

All I said was there
was a discrepancy

between the coroner's
findings

and the official
cause of death.

Well, the only way
to investigate it

is to exhume her body.

I'm sorry.

Ma'am, if you won't
let us exhume,

why are you here?

MacKENZIE:
Because she has to be.

The commander can be considered
an expert witness,

which makes her opinion
potentially exculpatory.

Teresa, just think about it
for a while.

You're denying us something

that you,
as a forensic pathologist

have asked people--
what?-- 50, 100 times.

ROBERTS:
All we're looking for

is the truth, ma'am.

TERESA:
Here's the truth, Lieutenant.

My mother lies in peace

something she rarely experienced
in her life.

No one can touch her now.

I intend to keep it that way.

-[knock on door]
-Enter.

Ah, Lieutenant,
please have a seat.

I'm glad you're here.

I was going to call you.

Admiral, I just came
from the doctor's office.

I jumped the gun, sir.

After we talked, I went

I got a second opinion,
and...

my first biopsy was misread.

I don't have a tumor.
I'm not going to die...

I mean, well, just,
not anytime soon, anyway.

I'm so excited,
I can barely breathe.

Well... that's...
uh, wonderful.

Yeah, and I'm sorry
I made you go through
this drama with me, sir.

I know you must have
just twisted yourself
into knots

trying to figure out
how to help me
with my request.

And even if you could have
pulled it off, I mean,

I would have felt
really terrible
holding onto a plot that long.

[sighing]
You were right, Admiral.

It is much better
to concentrate
on where I am now

than where I'm going
to end up.

Well, um...

Irene, you have a good life.

I intend to, sir.

What kind of a drunk
were you, Captain?

An angry one.

Did you ever direct
this anger at your wife, sir?

Quite often.

Why?

Because she wasn't perfect.

That's what I expected
from people.

That's what I
asked of my men.

Do you think
that this was fair, sir?

No. It was twisted.

My wife deserved
better from me.

I was... not up...
to being her husband.

I was weak...
and full of self-loathing.

RABB:
You ever consider
leaving her, sir?

No. Because then I would
have no one to blame
for my unhappiness.

Did your wife ever try
to leave you, Captain?

Ellen would never
go out on her own.

She was too dependent,

though she did throw me
out of the house once.

Tell us about that, sir.

It was the week
before she died.

We were arguing
and I lost control and...
pushed her.

When she fell, she whacked
her head on the bedpost.

I had threatened
her often,

but it was the first time...
I'd... hurt her.

It... It shook me up.

How did you react?

I took a room in a motel.

Did you return
a week later, Captain?

Yes...

And we argued again.

I... threw stuff around,

but she stood fast
and stared me down.

I was furious, but...

I knew it was over.

All I could do was stomp
out of there.

Captain, why did you yell,
"Are you happy now?"

CHADDOCK:
I was trying to make the point

that she was
going to be alone

from now on, and it was going
to be hard for her.

Sir...

she'd just been alone
for a week.

She called me at the motel
every day.

RABB:
Captain, what did you do

when you found out
your wife was dead?

I cried.

Maybe that sounds like
a pathetic plea for sympathy,

but... it's the truth.

Commander...

you can exhume the body.

You believe him?

Let's just take
this one step at a time.

CHEGWIDDEN:
What do you think?

WADEN:
It's... very nice.

It's available.

Is this something
you're going to be needing

in the next 12 hours?

I'm sorry.

I'm being morbid,
and the restaurant was close

and I was curious.

I don't know what the general
was thinking about.

The sun sets
in the other direction.

This tree, now
this tree's a problem.

It's deciduous.

It's going to lose all
its leaves in the fall.

It's going to be a damn mess.

And this grass,
I'm not crazy about
it.

What is it, well,
it's a
fescue.

Let's go eat.

Harm:
The radiologist noted
callous formation

around the area of Ellen
Chaddock's skull fracture.

ROBERTS:
Meaning the fracture had
begun to heal before she died.

And this signifies...

...that she died as a result

of other circumstances.

And those
circumstances are...

...what's hanging us up.

Sir, it's getting late

and we've gone over this
a dozen times.

Seemingly unrelated clues:

closed window, skipping record,
dead fish.

And don't forget
about the repairman.

Yeah, the unfinished repair
in the heating unit.

Where's that work order, Bud?

[sighs]

Is there a blood sample

from Ellen Chaddock's
original autopsy?

Yes, sir.

We need
to order a new test, Bud.

Commander, you testified

that when you entered
your mother's bedroom

the door and the window
were closed

and that it was hot
and stifling.

Is this because
the heat was on?

Yes, I turned off
the thermostat.

Do you know what the temperature
outside at that time was?

No, I don't.

Seventy-eight degrees.

Defense exhibit seven,
Your Honor.

Verification from
the U.S. weather service.

The police report notes

that your mother's fish
were also dead.

Did you take notice of this?

Yes, briefly.

Defense exhibit eight,
Your Honor.

Copy of a work order

to replace a propane
heating unit

at the Chaddock household
Friday, August 25, 1989,

the day before
Ellen Chaddock's death.

Is this an
excursion,
Counselor?

I'm about to make my point, sir.

I'm waiting.

Well, sir, according

to handwritten instructions
on the work order

the repairman,
Petty Officer Ramon Arguento,

states that he's run out
of metal vent pipe.

He then instructs Ellen Chaddock
not to turn the heat on

until he
finishes
the repair

because it would circulate
carbon monoxide

throughout the house.

Commander, how would we know

if an individual had succumbed
to carbon monoxide poisoning?

Other than evidence
at the scene,

the best way
is blood analysis.

And when would one test
for this?

When indicated.

But on this day, Commander

all indications pointed
to a skull fracture

as the cause of death,
didn't they?

Yes.

And the carbon monoxide
in the room would
have dissipated

when you opened the door
and the window.

-Is that correct?
-Yes.

Defense exhibit nine,
Your Honor.

A recent visual spectroscopy

of a blood sample collected

during Ellen Chaddock's
original autopsy

indicating traces
of carbon monoxide

which irreversibly binds
with hemoglobin--

any hemoglobin--

even that of fish.

It's admittedly difficult

assessing what was
on Ellen Chaddock's mind

on the day of her death,

but I ask you
to consider the circumstances.

Her son-in-law was trying
to move out-of-state

with her only daughter,

she'd just suffered
a skull fracture

and she was alone, really alone

for the first time in 25 years.

Are you happy, now?!

[tires squealing]

[music begins]

♪ When you're alone ♪

♪ Who cares
for star-lit skies? ♪

♪ When you're alone ♪

♪ The magic moonlight dies... ♪

SENIOR MEMBER:
Captain Thomas Chaddock

on the charge
and specification of murder,

this court finds you
not guilty.

JUDGE:
This court-martial is adjourned.

Thank you, Commander.

Congratulations.

Thank you, very, very much.

Congratulations,
sir.

[sighs]
The Navy sent me
to medical school.

I thought I was
going to be a doctor,

but I found myself attracted
to crime scenes.

My whole life has been defined
by what happened
to my mother.

Is that how you want it
to remain?

I want to remember her
as a person, not a victim.

You okay?

I'm sorry.

You don't have
to apologize to me.

You knew he was innocent.

That was more
of an instinct, I think.

That's why you
wouldn't give him up.

Come by my office
when you're done here.

I
am
done.

Think about it.

[sighs]

You forgave your father?

Yes.

Was it hard?

It took me a while.

What did you say to him?

Nothing.

He was in a coma
by the time I was ready.

Hi.

Hi.

[closing theme music playing]