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Stork Four, D.Z. Romeo Three.

I have winds at

nine knots, 35 degrees.

Roger that, D.Z. Romeo Three.

Approaching initial point.

Outboard personnel...
stand up!

Hook up.

-MARINE 1: One hook!
-MARINE 2:Two hook!

-MARINE 3: Three hook!
-MARINE 4: Four hook!

-MARINE 5:Five hook!
-Check static lines.

Check equipment.

Stand in the door.

D.Z. ROMEO THREE:
Winds holding at nine knots.

Drop zone is up.

You're clear for the drop.

STORK FOUR:
Uh, negative, D.Z. Romeo Three.

We are short.

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Stork Four, D.Z. Romeo Three.

I have two in the water.
Repeat, two in the water.

[ opening theme music playing]

[ crowd cheering]

[ bell rings]

ROBERTS:
Come on, Sarah!

Come on, kick her butt!

[ cheering]

Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Wait!

To your corners.

You go to yourcorner,
hormone.

[ crowd jeering]

Come on, mate.

CROWD [ chanting]:
Mic! Mic! Mic! Mic! Mic! Mic!

Mic! Mic! Mic! Mic! Mic! Mic!

[ gasps]

[ takes deep breath]

[ sighs]

[ chuckles]

[ elevator bell dings]

Hey, thanks.

Morning.
Where are you going?

Uh, conference room.
I'm meeting with the defendant

on the parachute mishap case.

Plea bargain?

Depends
on his attorney.

Oh, that's right.
You haven't squared off

against young
Lieutenant Roberts yet,

have you?

No.

You want some advice?

Sure.

Watch out for
his "aw, shucks,

I've got a lot
to learn" routine.

You ought to know.

[ chuckles]

What?

Have you been in a fight?

A fight?

No. Why?

Looks like you got a bruise
under your left eye.

Newsprint.

May I?

Sure. Sorry.

-Mm-hmm.
-[ elevator bell dings]

Morning, Commander.

Good morning, sir.

Morning... hey, Bud,
how's the jaw doing?

Oh, great.

Got the wires off
last week.

Had Salisbury steak
and mashed potatoes last night.

SINGER:
Harriet's eating for two.

He's eating for four.

I think it's nerves.

ROBERTS: It's the first
time Colonel

MacKenzie and I are opposing
each other.

SINGER:
I don't think

she's that tough to beat.

Do you, Commander?

That kind of thinking
can lose you cases,

-Lieutenant.
-The colonel took a long

time drafting the charges.

I'm just glad to get started.

Now, why would she delay
drafting the charges?

Psyche us, probably.

Commander.

Good morning, sir.

Good?

Commander,
it is beautiful.

You know,
th-that could be

part of your
problem, Rabb.

You don't take time
to appreciate

what life has to offer.

Tiner.

Sir?

If a Dr. Walden calls,

put her through
immediately.

Aye, aye, sir.

New haircut?

Yes, sir.
Uh, two weeks ago.

Nice.

Is he being jolly?

It would seem so, sir.

[ wry chuckle]

I did everything by the book,
Colonel.

Same as my previous 107 jumps.

MacKENZIE:
Yet the fact remains,
Senior Chief,

you were the jump master

and you sent five
brand-new jumpers

out the door
of that aircraft

800 meters short
of the drop zone.

You're lucky only two
went in the lake.

They were both picked up
by a fishing boat.

One of them
is in the hospital
on a respirator.

They weren't supposed

to land in water.

Jump light was green, ma'am.

So you say.

ROBERTS:
With all due respect,

Colonel, I think this
"dereliction of duty" charge

is about finding a scapegoat.

That's a pretty cynical
position, Lieutenant.

I'm surprised to hear it
coming from you.

I don't mean to be cynical,
ma'am,

but if there's fault
for this mishap

it should be shared
with the air crew,

the drop zone
ground team,

the parachute
safety officer...

The JAGman investigation
looked there, Lieutenant.

They concluded the fault lies

with Senior Chief Petty Officer
Bracken, your client.

They concluded wrong, ma'am.

I take it
you're not interested

in negotiating
at this time.

No, ma'am.

Very well, Lieutenant.

See you in court.

See?

Not so tough.

TINER [ distorted]: There are
a couple of kickboxers

here for you, sir.

Shall I bring them in?

Whatdid you say?

I said there are a couple
of big boxes here, sir.

It looks like a new set
of the U.S. Code.

Oh, uh... take them
to the library, Tiner. Thanks.

Yes, sir.

Are you okay, Commander?

I'm fine. Thanks.

Uh, close the door
on your way out, all right?

Aye, sir.

[ door closes]

[ phone line ringing]

[ recording]:
It's Renee.

I can't or won't come
to the phone, so, talk.

[ machine beeps]

Hey, it's Harm. Remember me?

Listen, the, uh, weather has
been really beautiful lately,

and, uh... I was thinking
about taking a walk

around Madison Manor Park
tomorrow about noon.

If you're not doing anything...

All right.

Bye.

CAPTAIN COLLARD:
Bracken was jump master.

He's responsible for

his men's safety.

My job as pilot was to deliver
the parachutists.

-Who gives the
authorization to jump?
-The navigator.

She coordinates with the drop
zone team on the ground.

When we're
at the release point

she switches the ready light
from red to green.

Did your navigator
hit the switch?

Ma'am, I went over all of this
with the JAG investigator

and the mishap
investigation team.

Go over it with me
one more time, Captain,
if you don't mind.

We agreed beforehand

to let the ground team
make the call--

for training purposes.

But when they radioed
the go-ahead,

you ignored them.
Is that common?

It happens.
We felt it was too early.

And we did notswitch
the ready light to green.

Senior Chief Bracken
says you did.

Well, he's mistaken, ma'am.

Are you saying that Bracken,

an experienced jump master,

sent five rookie jumpers
out on a whim?

I don't know
what he was thinking, ma'am.

Could there have been
a malfunction

in the ready light
circuitry?

Anything's possible.

All I know is, no one on my crew

gave the authorization
to jump.

That's your position?

Look, Colonel...

I'm an Air Force pilot
assigned to a Navy squadron.

If I mess up,
it looks bad for the Air Force.

I did not send
those jumpers out.

Captain Collard,

I think you'll make
an excellent witness.

I'll be in touch.

[ door closing]

Commander, you're, um...

Well, you seem to have
a fairly active social life.

Well, I would hardly

call it active, sir.

Well, there's Ms. Petersen

and before that,
there was, uh...

Lieutenant Parker

and before that was--
I forget her name--

the high-strung one
with the kid.

Annie. Uh...

where is this leading, sir?

Um...

where do you take a, um...
female companion

for a romantic weekend
these days?

A weekend, sir?

Yes.

Well, uh...

sailing in the Virgin Islands
can be nice, sir.

Uh, the beaches of Antigua
are quite stunning.

It would really depend
on what you're looking for.

Hmm.

Been a while, has it, sir?

Yeah.

Hmm.

Thank you, Commander.

That'll be all.

Yes, sir.

[ door opens and closes]

[ phone line ringing]

RECEPTIONIST:
Good morning. Doctor's office.

Dr. Walden, please.

She's in with a patient
right now.

Um, yes. Would you tell her
that...

Uh, never mind. I'll...

I'll call back.

-PETTY OFFICER:
The jump light was green.
-You saw it?

-The light was green, ma'am.
-Did it flash green briefly
or stay on steadily?

I couldn't say.
The Senior Chief

gave me the tap.
I was out the door.

Okay. What happened
during your descent?

Well, I was
bicycling my legs

to get the twist out
of my chute lines

when me and
Seaman Comstock
nearly collided.

That's when I saw the
water coming up fast.

Did you know it was
gonna be a water jump?

No, ma'am-- not with
75 pounds of gear

and 65 pounds
of parachute.

What did you do?

Well, once I knew
I was getting wet

I jettisoned the gear,
then I went in.

Next thing I know,
they were

pulling me
onto a boat.

And Comstock?

When they fished him out

his gear was still
strapped to him.

He was all blue.

Before Senior Chief
Bracken sent you out

did he act in any way
out of the ordinary?

I mean, did he seem
nervous, upset, unfocused?

He seemed okay to me,
but this being my first jump

I wasn't paying
too much attention

to the Senior Chief's mood.

Will there be
anything else, ma'am?

'Cause I have my next
jump in about two hours.
I'd like to prepare.

All right, Petty Officer
Scaline. Good luck.

Thank you, Colonel.

GALINDEZ:
Colonel.

Message for you,
ma'am.

Thanks.

Has anyone else seen this,
Gunny?

No, ma'am.

Colonel.

Seaman Comstock
developed

acute lung inflammation.

He basically suffocated to death
at 14:05 this afternoon.

I'll be recommending
to Admiral Defarre

that an additional
charge be brought
against your client:

involuntary manslaughter.

ROBERTS:
Morning, sir.

Morning.

Seaman
Comstock died.

I heard.

That's why
Colonel MacKenzie

delayed filing
the charges.

Once evidence is
introduced into
the court-martial

the government
can't expand
the charges.

Double
jeopardy rule.

It's a standard
prosecution tactic, Bud:

Delaying when the victim's
recovery is in doubt.

It's not something

we like to use,
obviously.

Prosecutors can stall

until the statute
of limitations runs out.

Bear in mind, Bud,
if the members are sitting

on the fence it can
backfire on you.

They're less likely to convict
on a more serious charge.

ROBERTS:
But if the members do convict,
the penalty is much worse.

Are you listening,
Senior Chief?

"Much worse." Yes, sir.

So, what am I looking at?

Dishonorable
discharge,

loss of pay
and allowances,

ten years
confinement.

That's worst case.

The government still has
to prove culpable negligence.

He was just a kid.

He trusted me.

Damn it.

Why didn't he cut loose
his gear?

It was an accident,
Senior Chief.

It wasn't
your fault.

Yeah, maybe it was,
maybe it wasn't.

What are you talking about?

The night before...

I was out drinking
till pretty late.

Before a scheduled jump?

I wasn't originally
on the schedule.

The guy who was supposed to go
up had an eye infection.

Lieutenant called me as a
last-minute replacement.

Did you tell the lieutenant

you'd been drinking
the night before?

No. He called, I went up.

If I was drunk,
I wouldn't have gone.

Did you have a hangover?

Slight.

ROBERTS:
"Slight"?!

Did anybody see you drinking?

I was at a bar, sir.

I didn't see
anyone I knew.

So, nobody knows about this
but us?

Right.

And Captain Miller.

Who's Captain Miller?

Flight surgeon on the mishap
investigation team.

Look, he told me
anything I said
was confidential.

Couldn't be used
against me.

What? Was he lying?

No, he wasn't lying,
Senior Chief.

Information gathered
during a safety investigation

cannot be used in court.

Did you tell Captain Miller
anything else?

No, ma'am.

Good. Don't.

ROBERTS:
We can't advise him

not to speak
to the Mishap Board.

Legally, we could,
but morally...

We can advise him
to shave his head

and cluck like
a chicken

if it means
avoiding ten years
in Leavenworth.

Do I have to remind
you who's running this
defense, Lieutenant?

No, but I am not just your
briefcase carrier, Lieutenant.

And I didn't
become a lawyer

to lose cases.

There's a greater good
to be considered here,

like preventing future mishaps.

Youconsider
the greater good.

I'll consider the good
of our client.

CHEGWIDDEN:
And it's always good

to have a healthy exchange
of opinions.

-Admiral.
-Sir.

But, uh, ultimately

the final decision rests
with the officer in charge.

Anybody disagree
with that?

-No, sir.
-No, sir.

As you were.

I'm sorry if I was
out of line, Bud.

You're first chair.

It's all right.

Let's just forget about it.

But I wasserious.

I want to win.

I want usto win.

So do I.

MILLER:
I have a patient consult
to attend, Colonel.

This won't
take long, Captain.

I read the mishap
investigation report.

Part "A" only, sir--
non-privileged,
factual data.

I have a few questions.

Such as?

Well, C-130s
are a pretty rocky ride

but your report
makes no mention
of air sickness.

That's 'cause there
was none.

Can I assume that there were
no other psychological

or physical problems
with the participants?

You can assume
what you like, Colonel.

So, there were
problems?

Nothing that
I can share.

Sir, my job
is to ensure
that wrongdoers

don't endanger
anyone else
in the future.

And my job is to determine
causes of mishaps

so they can be prevented
in the future.

If I share information
with JAG

no one will talk
to safety inspectors again,

will they?

Probably not, sir.

Concerning Senior Chief Bracken,
I suggest that you do...

what you normally do
when you prosecute.

[ door closes]

I didn't think you'd come.

I don't talk
to strangers.

Well, let me
introduce myself, then.

I'm Commander Harmon Rabb.

Mmm... I knew a
Harmon Rabb once...

but you're not him.

The man I knew wouldn't
humiliate me in public.

It was
a cross-examination.

You were
a prosecution witness.

I was defending
my client, Renee.

At the expense
of our friendship?

I'm sorry
if I embarrassed you.

You would do it again

if the situation
came up, wouldn't you?

I don't know.

Probably.

Yeah.

You're a real piece
of work, Rabb.

[ chuckling]

What?

Oh...

When you were
grilling me
on the stand

I kept picturing
you naked.

Oh, yeah?

[ chuckling]

You want to have
dinner tonight?

I can't.

But how about
tomorrow night?

Tomorrow night's good.

You just have
to promise me

that you're going
to cross-examine me afterward.

[ both laughing]

[ knock on door]

Enter.

I ran Senior Chief Bracken

through the computer, ma'am.

A D.U.I. in 1988.

Yeah, most likely
it doesn't mean anything,

but if he still drinks...

Do you know any bars in Norfolk?

A few, ma'am.

Let's find out if
Bracken knows any.

Aye, ma'am.

Excuse me, Admiral.

Dr. Walden
returned your call, sir.

Is she on the line?

No, sir. She said
she's between patients

and she'd call
you back later.

Tiner, next time,
keep her on the line.

Yes, sir.

MacKENZIE:
Lieutenant White,

you examined
the C-130 aircraft

subsequent
to the incident, correct?

Yes, ma'am.

As aircraft maintenance officer,
that's my job.

Please tell the court
what you found

with regard
to jump ready lights.

I found the ready lights
fully operational.

So, no frayed
insulation, open wires,

stuck relays,
intermittent connections?

No, ma'am.

Fully operational.

The pilot and the flight crew
testified that they did not

switch the light
from red to green, so how

could the green light
have been on?

It couldn't.

Assuming
they're telling the truth.

Move to strike the last part

of that response,
Your Honor.

The members will disregard
the witness's comment

on the truthfulness
of the flight crew.

Don't editorialize, Lieutenant.

Sorry, sir.

No further questions.

Lieutenant, can you say
with absolute certainty

that the lights
were working properly

at the time of the mishap?

No, not with absolute certainty.

I wasn't there.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Lieutenant, you may step down.

Your Honor, the government
calls Captain Eric Miller

to the stand.

-Objection.
-Objection.

Your Honor, sidebar.

Approach.

Your Honor, Captain Miller's
a member of the Aircraft

Mishap Board that
investigated this incident.

He cannot testify.

Sir, he can't divulge

privileged information
or express opinions,

but I intend to restrict

my questioning
to factual matters only.

Such as?

Height and weight,
clothing, type of equipment,

-working environment.
-Your Honor, no.

No?

I mean, if it
please the court,

the privileged status
of information acquired

by the Aircraft
Mishap Board is

one of its most important
tools in getting...

I know the purpose of safety
investigations, Lieutenant.

Colonel, I'm going
to allow you to call

Captain Miller, with
the proviso that you

restrict your questions
to part "A" of the report--

non-privileged information

-only.
-Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Please state your name, rank

and duty station
for the record, sir.

Eric Miller, Captain,
United States Navy

assigned to the
Naval Safety Center.

Before I allow Colonel MacKenzie

to begin her questioning--
much of the information

that Captain Miller derived
from the mishap investigation

is privileged.

The members will draw no
inference

should he refuse
to answer certain questions.

Proceed, Colonel.

Thank you, sir.

Captain Miller, can you describe

the state of mind
of parachutists

before their first jump?

There's fear, of course,

and an eagerness to do well

and an intense focus
of mind and energy.

On?

The door, the outside.

It's a pretty
intense experience?

Oh, yes. Blood tests
performed after a jump

indicate high levels
of adrenaline.

Did you perform blood tests
on the mishap participants?

-Yes.
-And urinalysis tests?

Yes.

Would those tests expose

say, drug or alcohol use
on the part of the defendant?

Objection.

ROBERTS: Begging
the court's pardon,

the defense withdraws
its objection.

JUDGE:
Withdrawn.
Proceed.

Yes. The tests I performed
would reveal substance abuse.

Thank you.
No further questions.

No questions, Your Honor.

You humiliated me in there.

Look, Colonel MacKenzie
couldn't go anywhere

with that substance-abuse
questioning and she knew it.

By objecting,
you made it look

like we were trying
to hide something.

And now the members
are suspicious,

which is exactly
what she wanted.

I underestimated her.

Or overestimated yourself.

Either way,
it won't happen again.

RABB:
Did you read it?

[ soft rock playing]

MacKENZIE:
I glanced at it.

It was open
to the page.

Unauthorized
disclosure

of a mishap
investigation report

is a criminal
offense, Mac.

I don't intend
to disclose anything.

Well, you can't use
the information it contains

or evidence
derived from that information.

Yeah, fruit
of the poisonous tree, I know.

[ timer dings]

[ sighing]:
oh, man.

Smells good.

Lasagna?

Yeah, vegetarian.

Renee strikes me
as more of a meat-eater.

Look, what if Bracken
is acquitted

and another jumper dies
because of him?

Wh-What do you want me to say?

That makes it okay
to break the rules?

Any idea who might have
put it in your car?

[ sighs]

Nothing I can
substantiate.

[ knock on door]

Hi.

Hey.

Ooh, am I interrupting
something work-related?

No.

Just wrapped that up.

Mmm, something
smells good.

Are you leaving
already?

Yeah. Court tomorrow.

Um, thanks for the input.

Well, for what
it was worth.

Good night.

Night.

[ door opens and closes]

Your friends don't
like me much, do they?

What makes you
say that?

Well, for one thing

because you
don't deny it.

Well, because I don't think
it's important.

Well, it certainly is.

I mean, that is...

if, you know,
we're going to have

any kind
of future together.

Are we going to have
a future together?

I don't know yet.

But why don't you go put on
something more comfortable

and we can discuss it.

Okay.

[ soft chuckle]

GALINDEZ: I went to
half the bars in Norfolk

looking for someone
who might have seen
Bracken drinking.

And?

No joy, ma'am.

Colonel, what would
you like me to do now?

Carry out
your original order, Gunny.

Meaning, check the
rest of the bars.

If that was
your original order.

Yes, ma'am.

MacKENZIE: Did you see
the light go green?

I did not.
No, ma'am.

Then why did you jump?

I got the tap,
so I went.

Your witness.

Was this your first jump,
Petty Officer Pascone?

Yes, sir.

Pretty exciting.

Oh, yes, sir.
Definitely, sir.

Yeah-- heart racing,
adrenaline pumping.

Absolutely, sir.

What were you thinking
right before you went?

I was thinking, God,
let me get through this

without messing
my pants, sir.

[ amused chuckling]

Were you looking
at the ready lights?

Well, I glanced at them,

but, mostly,
I was looking outside

at where I had to go

and at the jump master,
of course.

Senior Chief Bracken.

PASCONE:
Yes, sir.

So, it's possible that you
didn't see the green light

because you weren't looking.

I guess that's true.
Yes, sir.

Petty Officer, would you jump
with Senior Chief Bracken again?

Definitely--
anywhere he leads

I would gladly
follow, sir.

ROBERTS:
Thank you.

No further
questions.

Chegwidden.

WALDEN:
We make contact at last.

I wasn't about to quit.

Me, neither.

I wanted to thank you
for the other night.

I had a wonderful time.

So did I.

And it's Iwho should be
thanking you.

Listen, um...

I was thinking...

if you're interested

maybe you'd like to go somewhere
for a weekend...

Um... Antigua, maybe?

I don't know, A.J.

Uh, y-y-you know what?

You're right.

Um, I t... I totally understand.

It's way too soon...

Antigua's nice
but a bit touristy.

How about the Virgin Islands?
St. John?

St. John is good.

[ chuckling]

[ footsteps approaching]

[ knock on door]

Enter.

GALINDEZ:
Excuse me, ma'am.

I may have found what
you're looking for.

Lieutenant
Colonel MacKenzie,

this is Krista Berrin.

She was with Senior
Chief Bracken

the night before
the mishap.

-Really?
-BERRIN: Oh!

Well, I wasn't withhim.
I mean, we had a few drinks.

-That's all.
-She identified him

from the photo
I passed around, ma'am.

Uh, when you're done, I'd
be happy to drive Ms. Berrin
home.

Thank you, Vic.

I'll-I'll be
outside, ma'am.

Please have a seat,
Ms. Berrin.

[ heavy sigh]

Did the guy do
something wrong?

'cause I don't want to get
anybody in trouble, okay?

Right, uh... did you
know Walter Bracken
before that night?

No. I mean, I'd seen him
come into the bar before

but we never spoke
or anything.

Some guys, it...

takes a little while to...

get up the courage...

you know?

[ chuckling]

But he had "the courage"
that night?

Well, he'd been drinking.

Objection.

Move to strike.

On what grounds?

The government elicited
testimony from this witness

-unlawfully.
-What?!

[ whispers]:
The mishap report.

How else could she know?

Your Honor,
the defense requests

an Article 39-A hearing.

JUDGE:
Why?

ROBERTS:
To present arguments

for suppressing testimony
from this witness.

Approach.

Your Honor,
the testimony of this witness--

indeed, all evidence relating
to the defendant's drinking

the night prior to the mishap--
is inadmissible.

Why?

Because the information may have
been obtained improperly

from a privileged source.

Colonel?

The evidence was notobtained
improperly, Your Honor.

The members are excused.

What privileged
source, Lieutenant?

Part "B" of the Mishap
Investigation Report.

Do you have any evidence
to support this allegation?

No, sir.

But I will gladly
accept the word

of Lieutenant Colonel
Sarah MacKenzie.

JUDGE:
Colonel MacKenzie...

did you ever see the contents
of Part "B" of the

Mishap Investigation
Report?

Yes, Your Honor, I did.

But I discovered
the witness

through an independent
inquiry.

It was carried out
by Gunnery Sergeant

Victor Galindez,
under my orders

given beforeI saw the report.

Your Honor, the appearance
of impropriety alone...

Thank you, Lieutenant.
And this independent

investigation
was motivated by...?

A D.U.I. conviction
on the defendant's record.

From 12 years ago--

a bit of a stretch.

-Sir.
-JUDGE:
Colonel MacKenzie--

did you do anything
to spur your investigation on

after you saw

-the privileged report?
-After a preliminary search

Gunnery Sergeant Galindez
asked me if he should continue.

I told him to carry out
my original order.

Does defense counsel
have anything to add?

Yes, sir.
We'd like to renew our objection

to any mention
of the defendant's drinking.

The prosecution's case
has clearly been compromised.

JUDGE:
Colonel MacKenzie,

this court can't be sure, uh--

I don't even believe
that you can be sure--

that your decision to continue
with your investigation

wasn't precipitated
by improper access

to privileged
material.

The objection is sustained.

All evidence
regarding

the defendant's
drinking is
suppressed.

Staff Sergeant--

ask the members
to return, please.

SINGER:
With Bracken's
drinking suppressed

there's nothing between us
and the finish line.

Then why do I
feel so lousy?

You're a lawyer--
get over it, Bud.

Right, Commander?

What happens in the courtroom
stays in the courtroom.

Now, how do you know
that Colonel MacKenzie

got her information
from the Mishap

Investigation
Report, anyway?

Well, it's the only place
that she could have, sir.

Lauren figured it out

before I did.

She did?

There's got
to be a way

to win cases
without destroying your friends.

Colonel MacKenzie's
far from destroyed.

CHEGWIDDEN:
Acquiring a confidential
document?

Using privileged information
to prosecute a defendant

who was told that
the information

would notbe
used against him?

What in the hell
were you thinking?!

Sir, I planned my investigation
and my case
before I read the report.

Then why look at it?

To confirm my suspicion
that the defendant was guilty.

What the hell difference
does that make?

Y-You're a prosecutor,
not a juror.

Sir, my instincts told me
that the defendant
was hiding something.

When I saw the information
regarding his drinking
the night before

I knew I was right.

My prosecution
was valid.

So, if, uh, you had been wrong
you would've just quit
the case and gone home?

No, sir.
Absolutely not.

I assure you, Admiral,
I was already on track.

Nothing I saw affected
my handling of the case.

At ease.

Captain Delario
doesn't believe you.

He's filed a complaint

charging you with misconduct
and breach of ethics.

From Captain Delario's
point of view, I understand.

But do you believe me, sir?

Pardon?

I would like to know
if the Admiral believes

my contention that
I did nothing improper.

Mac, I don't know what
I believe at this point.

Sir, maybe I should...
sir, maybe it would be best

if I removed myself
from the case.

Oh, you already have.
Effective immediately

Commander Rabb's
trial counsel.

Yes, sir.

Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

[ door opens and closes]

SCALINE: Like I told
the JAG officers
and the safety people,

the light was green.

What was your position
in the jump lineup?

Third, sir.

Behind Cortez and Comstock.

What is your height,
Petty Officer Scaline?

Five-nine, sir.

Five-nine...

and Petty Officer Cortez
is five-eleven.

Seaman Comstock was six-one.

You were wearing parachutes,
rucksacks and helmets, yet you

were still able to see the green
jump light standing behind

two large, heavily-
outfitted men?

Yes, sir.

They didn't obstruct your view?

Objection.
Asked and answered.

Sustained.

Move on, Commander.

The plane was flying south.

The sun was shining in through
the port side window.

Isn't it possible that what you
thought was the green jump light

was actually the reflection
of the sun through green glass?

Now, think carefully,

Petty Officer Scaline.

I think
the light was green, sir.

You thinkor you're sure?

I'm sure.

Would you jump again
with Senior Chief Bracken?

Anytime, sir.

Well, I admire your sense
of loyalty,

Petty Officer Scaline.
No further questions.

Sir, got a minute?

Sure.

What would you say
to dereliction of duty

through culpable
inefficiency,

three months
confinement?

I'd say no.

But I'll run it by
Admiral Defarre.

As the convening authority,
it's his decision to make.

Yes, sir.

Senior.

Al. Hey, thanks
for the help in there.

I really appreciate it.

You think it's
going okay?

Yeah, yeah, I think so.

Good, good.

Listen, Senior.

The light was
green, right?

What are you
talking about?

You saw it yourself.

You just said so.

Well, I thought
I did. I...

Maybe it was the
sunlight, I don't know.

I was just going off
of what you were saying.

No, it was green.

It had to be.

You're not even sure.

Oh, man.

You got a problem, Scaline?

It's just that some of the guys
were saying you were hung over.

I didn't want to believe it.

Listen, the Navy's trying
to stick it to me.

That pilot?
Just covering his ass.

And my life
is on the line here.

Well, Comstock's life
was also on the line.

You think I'm happy
about Comstock?

I've got to live with that.

Now I do, too.

That's right.
Washington to Sydney.

When does that arrive?

Uh, okay, what's the fare?

Yeah. Wh-Why don't you
go ahead and book it.
I can always cancel.

Good. Thank you.
[ hangs up phone]

Thought you might like to know
closing arguments are tomorrow.

Thanks. I think I'll pass.

Probably wise.

Taking a trip?

Yeah, I'm taking a few days
leave and going to Australia.

Oh, Brumby know you're coming?

Not yet.

Going to surprise him. Hmm...

You would love that,

wouldn't you? Me catching him
with some Sheila.

Flagrante delicto.

Yousaid it, not me.

Mic is not like that.

He's a good man, Harm.

You might want to come
to terms with that.

Well, if he's good for you,
then I'm all for it.

But...?

Are you going to see Brumby,

or you just trying
to get away from here?

Maybe a little bit of both.

[ knock on door]

GALINDEZ:
Excuse me, ma'am?

Uh, sir, Admiral Defarre
on the line for you.

Thanks, Gunny.

Duty calls.

-SINGER: Listen to me.
-ROBERTS: I am listening.

SINGER: We can win!
We don't have to
plead it out!

-I heard every word.
-[ door closes]

I have a counteroffer
from Admiral Defarre.

Yes, sir.

Negligent homicide--
failure to use due care.

Dishonorable discharge,

forfeiture of all pay
and allowances,

three years confinement.

Sir, I'd say
that's not good enough.

You're lucky
to get that.

I tried to dissuade him from
making any kind of an offer.

But it was a training mishap--
an accident.

Sometimes they just happen.

As you yourself suggested,
a reflection of sunlight.

Or one drink too many
the night before.

Sir, the drinking's
inadmissible.

I'm not introducing
evidence, Lieutenant.

I'm talking about the truth.

Your client was in no condition
to be running a jump.

One year confinement, sir.

Three.
The offer's on the table.

Take it or leave it.

You guys
love to play

your lawyer games,
don't you?

Easy, Senior Chief.

Someone dies during training,
someone gets court-martialed.

Preferably at the lowest level
of the chain, right, Commander?

Isn't that how it works?

If you had performed
your duty, Senior Chief,

nobody would be
being court-martialed

and nobody would have died.

I performed my duty, sir.

The jump light was green.

I don't give a damn
what color the jump light was

or if it was a malfunction or if
it was a burst of sunlight.

The safety of those jumpers

was your responsibility,
Chief.

I did my job, sir.

Your job was not to rely
on an 89-cent light bulb.

You should've stuck
your head out the door.

You should've
looked for hazards.

And I suppose you just
might have done that

if you hadn't been

too sick from a hangover.

Seaman Comstock was
24 years old, Chief.

He had a lot of life
left to live.

It was a senseless,
needless death.

And if I had my way

you'd do the ten years
and then some.

I'll tell that to the members

and they'll agree with me.

Senior Chief.

Commander.

I'll do the
three, sir.

But you're wrong about me.

I don't think so.

[ woman speaking indistinctly
over P.A.]

Oh, here.

-Thanks.
-No problem.

-Oh, I can carry it down
for you.
-Oh, thank you very much.

-Sure.
-I always plan to pack light.

I never seem to manage it.

-It's those "what ifs."
-Right.

You seem to do well.

Oh, training.
Marine Corps.

The man I'm traveling
with is Navy.

We're sneaking off
to the islands for the weekend.

Oh, that sounds romantic.

One hopes.
Where are you headed?

Australia,
to see my... friend.

He's-He's in the Navy, too--
Australian Navy.

What is it about Navy men?

They're so... vigorous.

Oh, speaking of.

-Hi.
-Admiral Vigorous.

Colonel?

Chegwidden, sir.

[ nervous laughter]

[ knocking]

You wanted to see me, sir?

Come in. Close the door.

Lieutenant, somebody gave

Colonel MacKenzie

a copy of the Mishap
Investigation Report.

I realize that.

Hmm. Now, I don't know

who put that report
in the Colonel's car

and I hope
that I never find out,

because if I do,
I will personally

destroy that
individual's career.

Are you accusing me, sir?

No, I'm warning you,
Lieutenant.

Don't let your ambitions
overtake your capabilities.

You can go.

May I say something, sir?

Go ahead.

I'm aggressive,
and I'm an overachiever.

I know that about myself,
and I don't pretend otherwise.

I realize I'm the brunt
of snide comments and jokes
among the office staff,

but I can't change who I am.

However,
I'm not a thief nor a liar.

Short of that, I'll use
whatever means necessary
to achieve my goal.

Which is?

To be the first female
Judge Advocate General,

sir.

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