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[ unintelligible radio transmission]

Doesn't look like our driver drank enough

to be running into the woods for a nature call.

I'm getting that feelin', Ray.

DISPATCHER: Unit 3-1-7, I ran that license.

Information's on your screen. Over.

Roger that.

I got a service ID.

Navy Commander Adam Kohler, Maryland address.

Ed, hold it.

Dispatch computer says the guy works

at the Navy Medical Research Center in Silver Spring.

Doing what?

He's the Chief Science Officer

of their Bio-Weapons Defense Lab.

Biological weapons?

You mean like anthrax and stuff?

[ opening theme music playing ]

RABB: I knew the moment I heard FBI was involved

we'd see some unhealthy overkill.

MACKENZIE: If the Hazmat guys

can keep us from walking out of here

covered in anthrax spores, I'm all for it.

Hazmat just gave us the all-clear.

You must be Rabb and MacKenzie.

In the flesh.

Barring any flesh-eating bacteria, that is.

Special Agent Rod Benton.

You with FBI Missing Persons?

No, I work for the Bureau's Anti- Terrorism Task Force.

Ah, you must have called

the boys in the beekeeping suits in, huh?

Yeah, I thought that would be prudent.

Why, you got a problem with that, Commander?

No, I'm just not used to this kind of excitement at 0500.

Is this the Commander's car?

Yeah.

When our missing person happens to be

the Navy's number one guy in bio-weapons research,

people tend to get excited for good reason.

Commander Adam Kohler possesses, shall we say,

expertise that could make him

a very valuable target for our enemies.

You suspecting foul play?

Murder, kidnapping. Both are possible.

Or it could be our guy

just crossed over to the dark side

with a suitcase full of cash.

Well, since we're leaping, has anyone considered the possibility

that our guy jumped with a suitcase full of troubles?

We're considering everything, Commander.

And since bio-terrorism

may be involved, we've gotten NCIS

to back off and let us handle this our way.

You understand the FBI has lead here, right?

Just so long as you understand

the danger of creating a turf war by not cooperating.

[ cell phone ringing] Ah, love is in the air.

MAN: Sir.

I'll call you back.

BENTON: So you two were first on site?

Yes, sir-- a trucker delivering

to a local supermarket saw the car

on the bridge around 2:00 AM.

On his return trip, it was

still there so he called it in.

What time was that?

0320, sir.

Any idea where he was coming from?

This was under the seat.

It's a program for a science conference

at the Westmont Hotel

in Washington last night.

He was one of the speakers.

Any idea where he was headed?

No, but he wasn't headed home.

Address is the opposite direction.

The wallet rules out robbery.

Excuse me, sir.

The shoes, hat, everything laid out real methodical,

we've seen it before.

It's always a jumper.

We get four or five a year here.

MACKENZIE: You find a suicide note?

They tend to leave those at home, ma'am.

Well, it's not uncommon to take your cover off in the car.

There's hardly a mark on those shoes.

How do you know he didn't just swap them for another,

more comfortable pair to drive in?

Your people check this out?

Looks like maybe another vehicle was involved.

Yeah, my people are checking

to see if anyone filed a police report

or called in some kind of insurance claim.

Well, if there was another vehicle,

he left the scene.

Maybe he got hit.

Stopped the car,

Kohler gets out to check the damage.

There's traffic...

Maybe a big rig goes by.

[ horn blowing]

MACKENZIE: Low guard-rail, slick pavement,

in the darkness...

It's easy to see how he could go over the side.

Excuse me, officer, can I borrow your light?

Thank you.

Agent Benton,

can one of your men retrieve this for us?

No problem.

Look, you tell a good story, Commander,

but that flashlight could've been here for weeks.

Running with your theory,

it's just as likely someone forced him off the road.

Which takes us back to your theory--

it wasn't accidental, it was foul play.

If you guys really want to file this away

as some kind of accidental death

so you can get back to busting drunk sailors,

you go right ahead.

Look, Commander, I don't buy accidents.

Especially when there's a chance

of a bio-terrorist threat happening somewhere out there.

And time is not a luxury we have.

MACKENZIE: The commander's been missing nine hours, sir.

There are no reported sightings. Divers downstream

haven't turned up a body as of yet, sir.

The FBI's agreed to share phone logs, credit cards, everything.

I know the Feds are thinking terrorist plot,

what do you two think?

Well, we're still hoping for the best, General.

Commander Kohler may have simply walked away.

Maybe he turned up at a police station...

After nine hours?

Well, it's a slim hope.

Slim hope on a crash diet, Commander.

Family been notified?

Parents are deceased, General.

They've contacted a sister.

She was out of town, returning today, sir.

Commander Kohler was last seen representing the Navy

at a science conference,

a couple hours before he disappeared, sir.

The police have a program. It lists all the attendees.

It gives us plenty of witnesses.

And plenty of suspects.

The key-note speaker was a Dr. Morris Sperling,

the commander's boss

at the Navy Medical Research Center.

He's coming in.

Good. Keep me apprised.

Aye, sir. Yes, sir.

Just the man I wanted to see.

Where do you stand on female personnel

fighting, Commander?

Oh, well, as you know, sir,

the Navy and Marine Corps

have divergent views on women in combat, sir.

I'm not talking about combat,

I'm talking about fighting, boxing.

Oh, uh, well, that's different, sir.

I think. Um...

Oh. Thank you, sir.

The red button.

Um, I'm not sure what I think, sir.

Good, you're a blank. Excellent.

I want you to review this.

Marine Sergeant Maria Hoyos is petitioning the Commandant

under Naval Regulations, Article 11-50.

She wants Marine Corps authorization to compete

for the Inter-Service Boxing Championship.

She wants to fight with the men.

You're kidding, sir.

I'll get right on that, General.

Good. Oh, uh, Commander,

just so you know, I have very definite feelings

about whether women should box with men.

Yes, sir.

MACKENZIE: Commander Kohler worked

under you at NMRC, is that right, Dr. Sperling?

Yes, on the Superbug Project.

He was been studying viruses-- Ebola, influenza, small pox.

He was testing ways to combat biological attacks.

We understand from the FBI

that Commander Kohler was a valuable asset.

That's an understatement.

He was the best.

He comes by it honestly.

His father was a Kingshaw Research Prize winner,

and Adam was awarded the very same honor last month.

Sounds like the Commander would be

a prize himself, for terrorists.

Well, if bio-terrorists abducted Adam,

I think they'd be disappointed.

He worked only in defensive research.

Couldn't knowing how to defend

against bio-terrorism help the enemy build a better bug?

Possibly.

But from what you've told me,

I don't think it was our enemies who took Adam.

What do you mean, Doctor?

Well, ever since I've known him,

Adam has shown a troubled side.

Troubled--

that's a polite word for depressed.

Was commander Kohler depressed?

Well, last night, at the reception after the conference,

Adam joined my wife and me for drinks.

He was behaving oddly.

Great speech tonight, son.

Everything okay, Adam?

I'm fine.

Better than fine.

SPERLING: You sure you're okay?

I'm just a bit amped, Doctor.

You ever get that feeling

you're chasing ghosts of the past?

MACKENZIE: What do you think he meant?

I'm not sure.

Adam's never been the easiest young man to talk to.

Was he capable of committing suicide?

I think we all are, given the right circumstance.

Is there anyone close to the Commander

who might have known what was going on?

He has a sister, but they're not terribly close.

There is one person, a Leena Kang.

She and Adam dated briefly,

until some months ago-- they broke up.

She's since married another man.

Do you know where we can find her?

Yes, she works at the lab,

one cubicle over from Adam.

WOMAN: Commander Kohler and I

only dated for about seven months.

We weren't exactly compatible.

We understand he suffered bouts of depression.

When we were dating, Adam,

the commander, definitely had moods.

How 'bout recently?

Don't know. We don't talk much.

We had a pretty bad break-up.

How did the commander feel about you

turning around and marrying another guy?

You mean did he and my husband ever get into anything?

That not Adam's style.

Or my husband's.

No, the last time Adam and I

had any real communication was an e-mail he sent

notifying me of his mom's death.

When did his mother die?

About five months ago. She'd been ill.

Look, Adam was a nice guy,

but I never really got to know him.

He was too distant.

You say "was."

Is there something you know that we don't?

I know about Adam's father.

He was a scientist, too.

He worked in the same field at Fort Detrick

in the early 70's.

Adam was obsessed with him.

He wanted to be like him, but he was also afraid.

Of what?

Adam's father committed suicide

at about the same age as Adam is now.

Rumor was he suffered depression, like Adam.

How did his father commit suicide?

He jumped.

From the 20th floor of a New York hotel.

Right after attending a science conference.

Freaky, huh?

Commander Kohler left the hotel garage at midnight.

Car wasn't seen again until 0200.

That a two-hour window.

According to the FBI, no one filed

an accident report or called their insurance company.

Well, if he was in a fender-bender,

the other driver left the scene.

Maybe with Kohler on board.

You buying into Agent Benton's theory

of kidnapping now, Mac?

No, not necessarily.

Suicide still tops the list.

Can't find the trigger.

Family history of depression and suicide...

Kohler showed the signs, Harm:

isolation, inability to sustain relationships...

That could be either one of us.

Even suicidal people reach out...

make one final plea for help.

It's... about a 40-minute drive from the hotel to the bridge.

[ sighs] Maybe he took a detour.

We know he stopped for coffee.

RABB: What about his sister?

Sperling said they weren't close.

Well, she's still family. He may have reached out to her.

Here it is. Sarah McBride.

Divorced, two kids,

lives in Inwood.

Inwood?

That's along the same route as the road

from the hotel to the bridge.

Sarah, it's Adam.

I'm sorry about the bad connection.

I-I need to talk. I'm ten minutes away.

If you're there, pick up, sis.

Sis, this can't wait. Call me.

[ machine beeps]

You have any idea what your brother was calling about?

No.

I mean, not exactly.

The last time Adam and I really talked

was five months ago at our mom's funeral.

He wasn't quite himself.

In what way?

He was agitated... asking questions

about our-our dad's breakdown,

his symptoms, the depression.

I was older, so he thought I'd remember.

Had he ever asked about this before?

Not with the same urgency.

I know this stuff runs in families,

so I was worried that Adam was starting to head

down the same path.

Do you believe your brother was capable

of committing suicide?

Signs say yes...

but my heart says no.

Maybe I just don't want to believe

that all of this could be happening again.

MAN: All right, stick and move, come on!

Come on, let's see some movement.

Let's go, pick it up, that's it.

There you go, there you go.

Good, good!

Stay with it.

Come on, let's see some movement.

That's it, that's it.

Stick and move.

Pick up the pace, come on.

Excuse me, Master Sergeant.

Yes, sir.

I'm looking for Sergeant Hoyos?

Whoa!

[ chuckling]

I think you just met her, Commander. Break!

Sergeant Hoyos.

It's not complicated, sir.

I want a shot at the Inter-Service Championship,

but the rules say I can't.

The only competition I can find

are female pros like Tiffany.

You're a JAG, sir. Is that fair?

Well, fair and the fairer sex often don't mix, Sergeant.

What I'm saying is that given the traditional concerns

about men and women competing in sport,

it's going to be an uphill battle.

Men and women compete in lots of sports, sir:

archery, skeet- shooting, equestrian.

I even read a story about a female matador.

Those are all skill sports.

Boxing is a skill sport.

Okay, I will ensure that your petition

gets to the commandant.

We'll see if he makes an exception.

Respectfully, sir,

I don't want to be an exception.

There are lots of women in the Armed Forces who can box.

I want this petition to mean

all of us have a chance, Commander,

just like the men.

Kohler might've been depressed,

but I just don't think he killed himself.

Now, we found an e-mail over at his condo.

He booked a spring holiday to Italy a few days ago.

Doesn't sound like a man giving up on life.

So, if you thought someone was after him, you must have a suspect.

Well, this witness at the conference reported

seeing Kohler arguing with a-a colleague,

some Navy Lieutenant, Commander Paul O'Brien.

He wasn't on the attendee list.

No. He came as a guest.

Now, O'Brien is some kind of molecular biologist.

He works over at the Bio-Defense Lab with Kohler.

Did your witness hear what they were arguing about?

Said something about O'Brien being angry

about Kohler hogging up all the research credit.

Angry enough to kill someone?

Well, maybe yes, maybe no.

Now, we checked Kohler's lab computer.

Our techs found evidence that someone broke

into his hard drive, erased all his files.

Now, that-that looks like sabotage.

MACKENZIE: You think O'Brien did it?

Well, he and Kohler shared a project password.

That gives him access, right?

None of this is adding up to murder.

Oh, I'm getting there, Commander.

I think you're going to like this part.

Turns out your hunch

about that flashlight panned out.

We found traces of blood matching Kohler's DNA.

Could be the murder weapon.

Still doesn't tie Lieutenant Commander O'Brien to a crime.

Yeah, well, this might.

It's a partial we got off the flashlight handle.

Now, there's not enough to run an AFIS search on it,

but if we have a suspect to compare it to,

who knows?

Just have to rattle the right cage.

We want to be in on this interview.

Yeah, I thought you might,

so I had 'em put two extra chairs in the room.

Of course I know that Kohler's missing.

It's not exactly a state secret.

We have a eyewitness who saw you

and Kohler arguing the night he went UA.

What was the little disagreement about?

That's no secret, either.

Everybody knows about the beef between us.

We don't.

It's about the Kingshaw Prize.

Kohler knows I deserved a share of it.

I wanted him to admit it.

It was my research.

Our research.

You assisted. You compiled data.

Bull! You robbed me, Kohler.

Look, I'm in no mood

to quibble with you over prizes, Paul.

I-I got other matters on my mind.

"Other matters"? Like what?

I'm working on something...

an outside project.

Look, I-I don't have... time for you now, Paul.

MACKENZIE: He pissed you off, didn't he?

You bet, Colonel,

but I have nothing to do with him going UA.

Just like you have nothing to do

with his hard drive going UA, either?

O'BRIEN: That's right.

Geek law of the jungle: "Delete unto others."

I never mess with a man's data.

Has your car been in an accident recently?

No.

Great. You mind if we take a look?

I have nothing to hide.

Oh, well, that's-that's fantastic.

Since you're being so cooperative here,

you mind if we compare

the prints in your service record

with a print we found at the crime scene?

Should I have a lawyer?

I, uh, met with the sergeant, sir.

I forwarded her petition to the commandant, and...

he rejected it, sir.

Not surprising.

No, sir.

So, that's the end of it.

Yes, sir.

No, I mean, no, sir, uh, it's not.

I'd think the commandant would be the final word, Commander.

Well, he is, General, except that I know

you have a professional relationship with him

from your time at the Pentagon.

Now, I don't know how you feel

about women in the ring, sir,

but I know your opinion about equality.

I heard you speak at the Senate Hearing Room,

defending the Constitution.

As it applied to the Armed Forces.

Military men and women, General.

It applies in this case,

but Commandant won't listen to me.

You're asking me to use my influence?

Well, I know that you wanted

an unbiased advocate, sir.

I assumed that you wanted me to fight

with both hands untied.

I want to meet this sergeant, test her mettle.

She and I are going to have to have a little give and take first.

Yes, sir.

[ laughs]

A bellhop saw somebody arguing with Kohler

outside the hotel around midnight.

Unfortunately, he was too far away to get a good look.

You think it was Lieutenant Commander O'Brien?

Or somebody.

Who might've followed him that night, stalked him.

Well, there's certainly enough security cameras in the area.

Two hotels and a bank on the corner.

Maybe one of them saw something.

Kohler's credit card statement.

He visited New York a month ago.

Now, he doesn't seem like the type for a weekend getaway.

Maybe he went to meet someone.

Where are you going with this?

Kohler's comment that he was working on an outside project.

Maybe there's more to that.

If O'Brien was telling the truth

and he didn't wipe Kohler's hard drive,

there's only one other possibility.

Kohler did it.

Yeah, but why?

He was covering up something.

Maybe Benton was right.

He sold out to our enemies, and he staged a suicide

to cover his getaway.

It's nice to know you're willing

to give me some credit, Commander.

Our tech guys have been rebuilding Kohler's hard drive.

We've found reams of bio-weapons data.

It is his area of expertise.

Not this stuff. Uh-uh.

Commander Kohler was tasked with doing research

on bio-weapons defense.

This all relates to weapons development.

Offensive technology.

You sure this just isn't part of his research?

Dead sure, yeah.

All Cold War programs relating to offensive technology

were banned in '72 by Nixon.

So why did Kohler have that data on his hard drive?

I don't know...

but if he was working on bio-technology

for offensive weapons,

he sure as hell wasn't doing it for the Navy.

RABB: Were you aware

that Kohler was working on offensive weapons, Doctor?

No. All my people at the Bio-Weapons Defense Lab

are tasked with doing just that--

defense research only.

You say all of this came from Adam's computer?

Rebuilding his hard drive, yeah.

Yes, well... Adam's no spy.

Nor traitor.

How can you be so sure?

Because I know him,

and if he went missing off of that bridge,

it's because violence came to him

by someone's hand, or by his own.

Well, this stuff just didn't land on his computer.

How could it get there, Doctor?

This is odd.

This, uh, security stamp.

DOD stopped using that years ago.

This is, uh, research from our own archives.

These studies were conducted

over 30-some years ago,

before the ban. At Fort Detrick.

The commander's father worked there around that time, didn't he?

[ sighing] Mmm. About '72.

So, maybe these are his files.

Why would Kohler dig up

his father's bio-weapons research

if it wasn't his area?

Do you have an answer for us, Doctor?

Well, I hope I don't.

I've always wondered how much Adam knew

about what happened to his father.

Robert Kohler was one of the best minds

in the field of bio-weapons research around,

until he became the subject of rumors

that he had passed secrets to the Soviets.

Was there ever any evidence?

Not to my knowledge, no.

But there was an investigation?

Yes, the CIA conducted a secret inquiry.

Hardly a secret, though.

Some say that's what pushed Adam's father over the edge.

Caused him to take his own life.

Not that he had done anything wrong,

but he just couldn't live with the idea

of anyone believing that he had.

If the commander had come to the same conclusion,

that his father had been unfairly persecuted,

would he try to get even?

BENTON: So, what do we think--

Kohler downloaded his pop's old files for kicks,

or he had some kind of a plan?

Feeling your father was wronged by your own government

is a pretty strong motive for revenge.

So, maybe Kohler sold bio-secrets,

but not for money.

Maybe that's what the New York trip was about--

setting up a deal.

Yeah, well, the blood on that flashlight

says whatever deal he made, it didn't go as he planned.

Do we really believe

Kohler's anger over what happened to his father

could make him turn against his country?

I can think of one person that might know.

ROBERTS: General, I'd like you to meet

Sergeant Maria Hoyos.

At ease, Sergeant.

Thank you, sir.

Looks like you have a good reach.

You a southpaw?

Converted, sir. How did you know?

I could tell.

How many fights?

24, General.

23 three-and-one, 20 knockouts.

Why are you here?

Sir?

Commander, I told you

I wanted to test the sergeant's mettle.

This is a law office.

Uh, yes, sir, but I...

When I said I wanted to have a little give-and-take

with Sergeant Hoyos, I meant in the ring.

You mean... you and I, General?

You want to fight with men, might as well start with me.

Be at Smith Gym,

1200.

I'll be the one with the high-and-tight.

Bring your corner man.

SARAH MCBRIDE: No, that's impossible.

My brother would never threaten

the security of this country.

Like our dad, he is a loyal American.

I take it, then, you're aware

of past rumors about your father.

In my family, it was pretty hard not to know, Colonel.

Did you ever discuss it with your brother?

Adam had a hard time accepting our dad's death.

He blamed the government for what happened.

Pushing your father toward suicide?

He was convinced the government played a more active role.

Did you believe that?

I consider it a fairy-tale.

Just like your suggestion

that Adam would sell bio-secrets to terrorists.

I'm afraid the evidence says different--

the files on Adam's computer, indications of a cover-up.

Last month, he made a trip to New York.

We believe he may have met someone.

I'm sure he did.

The Manhattan district attorney.

Adam wanted to have our father's case reopened.

On what grounds?

At our mother's funeral,

Adam asked me to co- sign an order to exhume our dad's body.

With Mom gone, I guess he thought it was okay.

Do you know the results?

He didn't tell me.

And I didn't ask.

You say your brother was convinced

the government was responsible for killing your father.

Did he ever mention anyone specifically?

Just one person.

A CIA officer who investigated the case.

Hank Olin.

HANK OLIN: I remember the Kohler case.

It's been a while,

but espionage investigations are hard to forget.

What can you tell us about it?

Not much beyond what you'd find

in a Freedom of Information Act search.

What's this about?

Robert Kohler's son, Commander Adam Kohler,

was looking into events surrounding his father's death.

MAC: Before going missing

off a Maryland bridge two nights ago.

[ grunting] I'm sorry to hear that.

We wondered if he might have spoken to you

about your investigation into his father.

No. I don't see why he would.

The case was open and shut.

You sound pretty certain,

despite the fact your investigation

never turned up any hard evidence.

What are you trying to say?

We spoke to the CIA.

They said you left the Company

less than five months after the inquiry into Kohler.

MACKENZIE: No offense, but going from

a spook chasing spies to a P.I. chasing cheating housewives

seems like a serious come-down.

You will let me know

when you're actually going to give offense,

won't you, Colonel?

I left the CIA because I saw how the wind was blowing,

and it wasn't long before

the Church Commission cut the Company off

at its knees, prevented us from doing what needed to be done.

We were in a cold war.

And some of the casualties were innocent.

Not Robert Kohler.

All I can tell you is this.

Information about U.S. bio-weapons development

made it into the hands of our enemies,

and Kohler was the one who leaked it.

So, you did something about it.

I'm just wondering how far you went.

Not as far as I'd have liked.

Because Kohler cheated me out of the chance.

When he jumped out that hotel window,

my case went right with him.

That's it, that's it.

Man 2: Come on!

Ready to move up in class, Sergeant?

I fought at 165.

I'm ready, sir.

Good. Don't hold back on me because I'm a general.

Or a man.

No, sir, I won't.

Because if you do,

I'm going to order Commander Roberts to bust you

for disrespecting a general officer.

Understood, Commander?

Uh, yes, sir.

You didn't actually think I was going to be throwing leather?

No, sir; not for an instant.

In the ring.

One, two, three. [ grunting]

Jab. [ grunting]

Jab hook. [ grunting]

Slip right hand. [ grunting]

Pretend I'm a Navy man

when you throw that next combination.

One, two, three, four. [ grunting]

[ bell dings]

How do you feel?

Great, General. Outstanding.

You survived round one.

Two to go.

Sir? Let's go.

Jab. Yes, sir.

Double jab. [ grunting]

Jab right hand. [ grunting]

BENTON: We checked out Lieutenant

Commander O'Brien's car.

There's no damage.

He also consented to a fingerprint check.

But it didn't match the partial we had on the flashlight,

so, he's off the hook.

Now, Hank Olin's another matter.

Those are the autopsy findings on Robert Kohler's exhumed body.

Contusion to the head

consistent with blunt force trauma...

not a fall from a 20-story height.

Yeah, police missed that in '72.

Now, what they didn't miss,

was high levels of nembutal in Kohler's blood.

They just assumed at that time that he was self-medicating.

You have a different theory?

The CIA Assassination Manual.

Commander Kohler had this downloaded

from an anarchist's website.

Now, he highlighted

this "how-to" section on assassinations.

Now, this suggests drugging the victim

before delivering a blow to the head,

then tossing the body from a high place--

say, a bridge or a building--

to make it look like suicide.

Now, I talked to some of my sources over at the CIA.

It turns out Olin was a cowboy in the bad old days.

A killer.

So, you think he murdered Robert Kohler 32 years ago?

Well, you said yourself

that he believed Kohler was a traitor, right?

And we all know Olin was a loose cannon.

Now, the question is, is he still?

We may have that answer soon.

Our tech guys found spyware on Commander Kohler's computer.

Someone's been surveilling his hard drive remotely.

If Olin knew the commander was closing in on the truth--

that Olin killed his father--

that would be a strong motive to silence him.

I don't think Commander Kohler was pursuing

a bio-terrorist plot against his country.

I think he was pursuing his father's killer.

Look, Robert Kohler committed suicide 32 years ago.

I had nothing to do with it.

Yeah, you know, right now we're much more interested

in what happened 36 hours ago,

you know, on that Maryland bridge.

I don't know anything about that.

You know about this, though, don't you?

Commander Kohler requested an autopsy on his father's body.

Robert Kohler's death wasn't a suicide; he was murdered.

RABB: A copy of this was found

on Commander Kohler's computer,

along with other evidence.

He was investigating his father's death.

But I'm sure you know all that.

You planted spyware to monitor what he was doing.

Spying on computers is illegal, Agent.

I could lose my license.

You got away with murder 32 years ago, Olin.

You won't this time.

We have the evidence.

MACKENZIE: You ran Commander Kohler off the road.

We found signs of recent damage to your car--

damage that's been repaired.

Two weeks ago, I got into an accident.

Ever drive in this city?

It's nuts.

I took care of it myself.

So what?

RABB: Somebody was seen arguing with Kohler

outside the hotel the night he disappeared.

There are security cameras all over the streets.

We'll find the right one.

I've interrogated enough suspects

to know when the man on that side of the table

has nothing, Commander.

Stop wasting my time.

Traces of Commander Kohler's blood

were found on the murder weapon

along with the killer's fingerprint.

Who's wasting whose time?

Nice try.

If you had anything beyond a fragmentary partial print,

we wouldn't be talking.

And if you need my fingerprint records for comparison,

you're going to have to go

to court, Counselor.

You're a JAG.

That is your day job, right?

[ "Away in the Manger" plays on piano]

[ laughter]

WOMAN: Give Daddy his presents.

BOY: This one?

[ laughing]

That's right.

Give it to me, son.

Here, Daddy.

Open it.

WOMAN: Come on, honey, open it.

Merry Christmas.

[ indistinct chatter]

Kohler family memories?

Yeah, the FBI found this tape at Commander Kohler's condo.

Christmas, 1971.

I was about the same age

when my dad went down over Vietnam.

So you know how he feels.

Well, I know how it feels not to know what happened.

To want the answers.

You want to nail Hank Olin.

I want an answer.

We still don't have an ID

on the guy seen arguing with Kohler

outside the hotel that night.

Still searching the security cameras, but nothing so far.

What about the Hotel Saint Cyr?

Well, the cameras were pointed in the wrong direction.

The bank on the corner?

Nothing from the ATMs, and since it was Sunday,

the other cameras don't run.

They're only triggered if there's a robbery.

Or a delivery.

I used to have a friend who worked at a bank.

Armored cars deliver cash Sunday night

for the start of business Monday morning.

And the driveway's right there.

Well, if that's where the money gets delivered,

there would be a camera.

Commander.

Your client's got a decent jab, good left hook.

Yes, sir.

Footwork needs attention.

Let me tell you something-- she's got the goods.

Glad to hear it, General.

I put a call in to the Commandant.

I plan to tell him, if were up to me,

I'd recommend giving the Sergeant a shot

at qualifying for the Inter-Service Championship.

Really, General?

You sound surprised.

I guess I am, sir.

You thought I didn't think

women had a place in the ring with men?

Yes, sir, I did.

Until today, you were right.

At ease, Commander.

AGENT BENTON: Our techs found more research on Kohler's hard drive.

Old East German security files

referencing the bio-weapons leak in '72.

I've got some translators

working on that right now.

What about the bank security cameras?

Oh, you were right, Commander.

An armored truck dropped off cash on Sunday night,

and that triggered off several video cameras,

and that tape ran for about 40 minutes.

What time was this?

11:30 to 12:10.

Well, that covers the argument with our two mystery men.

Did the cameras get a look?

Yeah, a pretty good one.

The photo-geeks are working on a high-rez.

How soon will they have something?

Well, it looks like soup right now.

Your guys get us a face?

Yeah.

The resolution may not be what we hoped for.

What was your argument that night

with Commander Kohler about?

Well, Adam was upset that, uh,

the lab wasn't getting more funding.

He held me responsible.

I mean, this is nothing.

Doesn't look like nothing to me.

BENTON: The Commander told you

the night he disappeared that he was

"chasing ghosts of the past."

I think we have a pretty good idea what he meant.

I'm glad you do.

My husband and I still don't have a clue.

Well, you should.

The ghosts he was chasing were the two of you.

Commander, you're speaking in code.

Well, let me break it for you.

One of the benefits

of the Berlin Wall falling was the disclosure

of the East German security files.

And from these files,

Commander Kohler pieced together

your wife's true identity.

She worked in the West German embassy

in DC in '72.

Actually, she was a KGB Agent who was looking for a scientist

to date.

RABB: Secrets between lovers helps keep the relationship going,

doesn't it?

MARTA: This is preposterous!

Under what rock did you find this nonsense?

Actually, on Commander Kohler's hard drive, ma'am.

That sound familiar, Doc?

'Cause we traced the spyware tap

on his computer back to you.

RABB: Bio-weapons leak to the Soviets in '72

came from you, not Robert Kohler.

He found you out, you set him up,

and you and your wife killed him.

MACKENZIE: Flash forward to two nights ago.

Commander Kohler confronted you for what you did.

You followed him, ran him off the road, murdered him,

and then you staged it to look like a suicide,

just like you did 32 years ago.

BENTON: Commander Kohler left us your play book--

that little CIA assassination Manual,

ironically used by the KGB, as well.

MACKENZIE: We found Nembutal in your desk drawer, Doctor.

The FBI confirmed its presence

in the Commander's to-go cup of coffee.

How could I have drugged his coffee?

RABB: You didn't. You put it in his drink

at the hotel during cocktail hour.

The traces we found in the coffee are proof

it was in his saliva, in his system.

BENTON: See, we found the flashlight

at the crime scene with the Commander's blood

on it, and a partial thumbprint,

matching the one in your security file.

Look, I lost that flashlight weeks ago.

This is absurd!

I... I'm innocent!

MACKENZIE: Your car tells a different story.

We found damage matching the damage

on Commander Kohler's car.

Someone hit me

in the lab parking structure.

And didn't leave a note, right?

Right.

MARTA: This is a complete fabrication.

I know how you people work.

You're no better than the Stasi.

Conviction by false witness.

We're not the Stasi, ma'am.

We don't plant evidence.

Surely you don't think I would have murdered Adam?

Now, please, you have to believe me.

We can't nail him for the father's murder,

but we got him for the son's.

You're not so sure.

I'd like to take a...

another look at Commander Kohler's car.

Okay. It's in the FBI impound.

That's not what I'm talking about.

AGENT BENTON: We ran the last few seconds

of Commander Kohler leaving the hotel garage.

[ beeps]

And my boys were able to enhance that tape,

get you that image that you were looking for.

Car was damaged before Kohler left the hotel.

Sperling was telling the truth?

RABB: About the accident anyway.

We're gonna have to let Sperlings walk.

What are you talking about?

If we want to get to the bottom

of Commander Kohler's disappearance,

it's the only way.

MAN [ on television] Dr. Morris Sperling,

the Navy's Director of Bio-Defense Research,

has been relieved of duty, pending an inquiry into charges

of possible espionage during the Cold War.

Authorities have refused all comment,

and so far, the Doctor has not been accused of any crime...

The FBI's got a tail on them.

They wired his car and home.

Any phone calls, any conversations--

they'll hear every word.

I hope you two know what you're doing.

Now who's the one chasing ghosts?

I can't say it was a pleasant surprise, Adam,

hearing your voice on the phone.

Feeling's mutual, Doctor.

Well, I've always appreciated your attention to detail,

but never so much as I do now.

Well, when the subject's worth it, you go the extra mile.

Leaving a trail of evidence on your computer,

and making it look like I was the one

who erased the past, and even staging that argument

over funding outside of the hotel

so you knew there'd be witnesses that remembered we'd had words.

That's brilliant.

I learned the stagecraft from you, Doctor.

And your lovely wife.

You damaged my car?

Hmm? Set it all up.

And then that night,

after you left the hotel, you came here.

DR. SPERLING: You applied all the right touches.

[ Kohler sighs]

SPERLING: The accident scene.

The Nembutal in the coffee.

Matching the vial you planted in my desk.

I knew my flashlight had gone missing.

I didn't remember how.

You had my prints.

You simply added a sample of your own blood.

And even the staged suicide.

You knew the investigation would continue.

That it would lead back to your father

and to Marta and me.

I applaud the effort.

Except it didn't work.

I was hoping by now

that you'd be cashing in your retirement

to buy a good lawyer.

With experience in death penalty cases.

I think we're in enough trouble.

That would be your opinion.

You and your wife are getting away with murder.

Twice.

I'm not wearing a wire,

if that's what you're worried about.

Well, the thought had occurred to me.

No cassette recorders, either.

It's just us.

On this bridge

alone with the truth.

And what truth is that?

You murdered my father.

For once in your life, admit it.

Admit what you did, Doctor!

I know it's been hard on you, Adam.

It's been hard on me, too.

You've become like a son to me.

Truly.

How dare you play for my sympathy!

I don't expect you to forgive me,

but you must understand this.

Your father was a loyal American.

He had no choice but to expose my treason,

so Marta and I had no choice.

You always have a choice, Doctor.

[ police siren chirps]

[ brake squeaks]

I assume you heard what you needed to hear.

RABB: We were listening in

on the Doctor's phone calls.

Thanks for the invitation.

I'm glad you could make it.

KOHLER: I figured that any man

who could follow the trail back to this bridge

would have the patience to wait till he'd heard a confession.

You didn't need a wire.

You knew they were bugging our conversation.

We planted a device on your car, Doc.

Good for a quarter-mile.

Even better in court.

I'm sorry, Adam.

Glad to have you back with the living, Commander.

Thank you. Over here.

MACKENZIE: I hate to say it,

but you're still UA.

You're gonna have to pay a price for justice.

It's worth it.

Well, if you need a good lawyer, my schedule's free.

Thanks, Commander.

Thirty-two years in search of an answer,

a chance to find some peace.

It feels good.

I know.

[ closing theme music playing]