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[ indistinct chatter]

[ dance music playing]

MAN:
Yo!

[ screaming with joy]

Again?
Bull's-eye!

Remind me what
we're playing for again.

Oh, I'll remind you.

[ moans, giggles]

Mmm...
Careful, buddy...

or she'll nail
your hide to the wall.

[ sighs]:
Russ?

Beat it, buddy.

What's the matter, rich guy?
Can't handle the competition?

Oh, come on!
Just leave it alone.

You worried about the
fraternization rule, Lieutenant?

Me and her have
frater-nated plenty,

haven't we, sweetheart?

That's it. You're out of here.

EVE:
Oh my God, oh, my God!

Ben? Hey!

MAN:
Break it up,
break it up!

[ grunts]
Gonna burn your ass, Hewitt!

Let go of me!
MAN: Out! Out!

Look, I'm really
sorry about that.

No, it's not your fault.

You're irresistible.

[ both giggling]

[ thunder crashes]

[ screaming and murmuring]

BEN:
Oh, come on, let's go, hey!

EVE:
Get me in the car!
Get me in the car!

Over here. Hurry.
Get in the car.

[ screams]
[ car beeps]

All right, hurry up. Get in.
Get in, get in! You're dry!

[ chuckles]

[ gunshot]
[ yelps]

[ gasps]

Ben!

[ theme music playing]

RABB:
You wanted to see us, sir?

GORDON:
Have a seat.

Ever been to Key West?

Uh, sailboats
on the gulf.

Sunsets
from the dock.

Margaritaville.

I was thinking Naval
Air Station, not spring break.

Yeah, of course,
General.

We'll hold
the salt, sir.

We have
a murder case.

A civilian shot
outside a bar.

The accused is an enlisted man,

Petty Officer Second Class
Russ Foyle.

The local authorities asked
the Navy to handle it,

but it's a small base

and no JAG officer
in the A.O.R.

has ever
tried a homicide.

Colonel,
you'll prosecute.

Commander Rabb,
you'll defend.

MACKENZIE:
Aye, sir.

Looks like we're
gonna get a chance

to shake those
winter blues.

GORDON:
I want you working on
the case, Commander,

not your tan.

I expect you to return
with the same pasty complexion

and grim determination we all
exhibit this time of year.

Yes, sir.

That'll be all.

I presume you'll be
needing some assistance

while you're down there.

I suggest you take
Petty Officer Coates.

I don't need
any help, sir.

She gave up her leave

to help me
on a special project.

She'd make somebody
an outstanding assistant.

I could use
some help, General.

Excellent.

WOMAN:
The Keys are the Keys.

First line of defense.

Used to be the Russians in Cuba.

Then the boat people.

You know our biggest threat now?

Spring break?

LAURIE:
Close, Commander.

Hormones.

Specifically those of young men
and women

cooped up for a year

on a base the size
of a postage stamp.

You're referring to Petty
Officer Foyle, ma'am?

And Lieutenant Eve Sorrens.

And she's the epicenter
of this love triangle

that got a man killed.

Allegedly, ma'am.

What can you tell us
about Petty Officer Foyle?

LAURIE:
He's a radio tech.

Hard working. Maybe a little
on the naive side.

And Lieutenant Sorrens?

[ sighing]

The Lieutenant has the potential
to be a fine officer,

but she's immature.

Needs attention.

But not the kind
she's been seeking.

What exactly is the nature
of the relationship

between Lieutenant Sorrens
and Petty Officer
Foyle, ma'am?

They had a liaison
some months ago.

Against fraternization rules.

I'd counseled her personally.

Even sent her a non-punitive
letter of caution.

She stopped seeing
the Petty Officer,

but, apparently, Foyle
didn't get the message.

Lieutenant Sorrens
was with the victim

in a bar on the
night of the murder?

Yes. Ben Hewitt.

What do you
know about him?

LAURIE: [ chuckles]
Flashy.
A lot of money.

His father owns a, uh,
large car dealership.

According to the police,

Petty Officer Foyle ran into
them at the Screaming Parrot.

He harassed them,
got kicked out,

but not before
threatening Hewitt.

Half an hour later, Hewitt
was gunned down in an alley.

The police apprehended Foyle.

But no positive I.D.,
was made, correct?

Lieutenant
Sorrens said

she never saw the shooter,

and the police found Petty
Officer Foyle passed out,

dead drunk, couple
hundred yards away.

Murder weapon?
A nine-millimeter
Beretta,

discarded in the bushes nearby.

Sounds like a purely
circumstantial case.

For a jury to decide.

EVE:
This is all my fault.

Captain Layton warned me.

She told me a pretty girl could
get into trouble down here.

But, honestly, ma'am,
I wasn't trying

to make Petty Officer
Foyle jealous.

Petty Officer Foyle
is a nice guy.

I know he's enlisted,
but we're the same age.

Still, I admit...

[ sighing]

he has a short fuse,
especially when he drinks.

I guess I really know how
to pick 'em, huh, ma'am?

Don't we all?

RUSS:
Something about Eve--

Lieutenant Sorrens--
made me crazy, sir,

but I swear I didn't
shoot Ben Hewitt.

Why would you get involved with
an officer in the first place?

I didn't see her
as an officer, sir.

I saw her as a woman.

But if you cared
at all about her.

I know, sir.

Us going out would
get her in trouble.

That's why we tried
to keep it quiet.

But this base is so small.

Everybody knows everything.

When Captain Layton
found out about us,

she read Lieutenant Sorrens
the riot act.

EVE:
Yes, ma'am, Captain Layton
laid into me.

She told me I'd screw up
my whole career.

Sounds like she's got
your back, Lieutenant.

You should be grateful.

I am, ma'am.

There aren't many
women on base,

so I guess I'm kind
of a special project
for the Captain.

Anyway, she's the one
who told me to dump
Petty Officer Foyle.

How did the Petty Officer react
when you broke up with him?

I couldn't sleep...
couldn't work.

I wanted the Lieutenant so much,
it was driving me insane, sir.

Insanity's a legal term,
Petty Officer.

Are you saying you didn't
know right from wrong?

No, sir.

And I don't need
to plead insanity

because I didn't
shoot Ben Hewitt, sir.

MACKENZIE:
Ben Hewitt have any enemies
that you know of, Lieutenant?

Only General Grant, ma'am.

Ben's a Civil War buff.

He's part of a group
that stages Civil War battles.

You said Petty Officer Foyle
had a short fuse.

Are we talking words here
or did he ever get physical?

[ sighs]
When I broke up with him,
he grabbed me.

You know, he left some bruises.

[ sighing]

But you know how guys are.

I mean, they don't know
their own strength.

That's just excusing
abuse, Lieutenant.

Is there something
you want to talk
about, Petty Officer?

No, ma'am. It's just
people should be
held accountable.

In truth, ma'am, I liked him.

Ben was a real gentleman.

I don't know what
she saw in him, sir.

Ben Hewitt was a...
was a rich boy

who sold cars for his daddy.

A real jerk.

Never did an honest day's
work in his life.

Sounds like
you know him real well.

RUSS:
Not really, sir.

I met him a couple times
looking for a used pickup.

He was always flashing
his bankroll and his Rolex.

Eve was just another
notch on his belt.

Is that why you threatened
him that night?

It was just words, Commander.

Lieutenant Sorrens was
the one I was angry at.

She...

You know, maybe
that's our defense, sir.

If I was gonna shoot anybody,
it would've been her.

What would the prosecution
say to that, Commander?

They'd say you were
a lousy shot.

ANNOUNCER [ over radio]:
...weather picture,

cold and snowy
as far as we can see...

...20 inches we've received
over the last couple of days.

GORDON:
I know, it's enough
to make you wish

you'd been sent to Florida
with the Colonel and Commander.

Well, I realize that
we all couldn't go, sir.

Still, my sending Coates,
a petty officer,

when you've served
as second chair

to the Colonel in
several murder trials.

Well, I would never
question your personnel
decisions, General.

Even though I did
read in the newspaper

it's 82 degrees
in Key West today.

Well, I'm glad you feel
that way, Commander,

'cause I've saved you for
a very important task.

These cases are up
for appeal review.

Enjoy.

[ sighing]

Oh, man.

JENNIFER:
Do you think it's true what
Lieutenant Sorrens said, ma'am,

that this was her fault?

She can't help it
if Petty Officer Foyle

didn't know when
to call it quits.

But she admits to knowing
he could get violent,

and her being out with
Hewitt that night was like

putting a loaded gun into
Petty Officer Foyle's hand.

That's a little harsh, Jen.

I mean, you've
had relationships.

How would you feel if a guy
became so obsessed with you

that he killed someone?
I don't know.

If it was a duel,

I... I would
feel pretty bad, ma'am.

Even if the Lieutenant
went out that night

with the express purpose

of making Petty Officer
Foyle jealous,

it still doesn't make her
guilty for what happened.

Before we begin
with voir dire,

I should disclose that I was
acquainted with the deceased.

RABB:
How well
did you know him?

Not well.

I road-tripped to one of his
Civil War battle reenactments

in Virginia.

Second Bull Run.

He played Jeb Stuart.
I was General Pope.

He won, then?

So either of you
have any trouble

with me sitting the case?

RABB: No.
MACKENZIE:
No, Your Honor.

Good. Let's seat a panel.

Petty Officer Foyle and I

were on the same softball team,
Your Honor.

Are the two of you
close friends?

Foyle's a heck
of a hitter, sir.

Is that a "yes,"
Lieutenant?

No, sir, but I just can't see

Petty Officer Foyle
killing anyone, sir.

Challenge for cause,
Your Honor.

Granted.

You're excused from service
on the Panel, Lieutenant.

Yes, sir.

Ensign Chan,
do you know the accused?

No, sir, but I know
Lieutenant Sorrens.

I asked her out once.

Challenge for cause.

Not even gonna wait to hear
if she said yes, Commander?

No.

Challenge granted.

You're excused from
the Panel, Ensign.

WOMAN:
I don't know any of
the participants, sir.

I haven't been stationed
here that long.
JUDGE: Excellent.

But I've heard a bit of
gossip about the case, sir.

It's not a problem, Commander,

as long as you haven't
formed a fixed opinion

about the guilt or innocence
of Petty Officer Foyle.

No real opinion, sir,

except that I believe
he's an obsessing freak.

Challenge for cause,
Your Honor.

[ sighing]:
Granted.

You're excused, Commander.

Yes, sir.

JUDGE:
We'll recess until more
prospective members arrive.

Time to reload.

[ gavel bangs]

Lieutenant Smathers, do you
know any of the participants

in this court-martial?

I've seen the accused
on the base,

but I can't say I know him, sir.

And the deceased,
Ben Hewitt?

Never met him, sir.

Lieutenant Eve Sorrens,
a prosecution witness?

Again, I've seen her around,
but that's about it, sir.

Trial Counsel, any questions?

Lieutenant, do you believe
you can render a fair
and impartial verdict,

based solely on the evidence?

Yes, ma'am, I do.

No challenge, Your Honor.

Accepted, Your Honor.

Good. Keep your seat,
Lieutenant.

Yes, sir.

Well, that's one.

Let's hope we get on a roll.

[ mellow music playing]

JUDGE:
Counselors, we've managed
to empanel five members,

but we're still one
enlisted member short.

Any suggestions?

Your Honor,
the convening authority

is running out of
available members.

Maybe Captain Layton
can find somebody T.A.D.

That would delay the trial.

If the accused has no objection

and the convening
authority agrees,

we may have the answer
right in the courtroom.

What's your name, Petty Officer?

Me, sir?

MACKENZIE:
Petty Officer Coates, do you
swear that you will truthfully

answer the questions concerning
whether you should serve

as a member
of this court-martial?

Yes, ma'am.
MACKENZIE:
And if chosen,

that you will faithfully
and impartially try this case,

according to the evidence,
your conscience,

and the law, so help you God?

Yes, ma'am.

Trial Counsel, you may inquire.

MACKENZIE:
Petty Officer Coates,

in your brief time here,

have you had any opportunity

to form an opinion
about the accused?

Yes, ma'am.

"Yes," you have
formed an opinion?

"Yes," I've had
an opportunity.

But no, ma'am, I have not
formed an opinion.

What about other
participants in
this case?

You were in the interview room
when I talked to

one of the witnesses, Lieutenant
Sorrens, were you not?

Yes, ma'am.

And did you form
an opinion about her?
No, ma'am.

Not one that would prejudice me
in any way.

If I formed any opinion,

it's that I have
a lot more to learn
about myself, ma'am.

Petty Officer,
you've had your run-ins
with the law.

When I was younger, sir.

Do you feel that this,
uh, criminal history--

no matter how petty
or long ago--

prejudiced you against
the legal system?

Sir, I think my past makes me
want to hear the full story

before making up
my mind.

JUDGE:
These criminal acts,

they are in the past,
to be certain?

Absolutely, Your Honor.

Accept.

Accept.

Good. Looks like
we finally have a panel.

Let's commence proceedings.

Officer Alcala, you were
the first to arrive

at the crime scene,
were you not?

Yes, Colonel.
MACKENZIE: Would you please tell
us what you found.

The deceased,
Benjamin Hewitt,
was lying face down

with a single gunshot wound
to the back.

His companion,
Lieutenant Eve Sorrens,

was there on the scene,

understandably shaken.

Did Lieutenant Sorrens
say anything?

Hearsay.
MACKENZIE:
You Honor, I believe

the statement is acceptable

under the "excited utterance"
exception.

Officer, what was
Lieutenant Sorrens'
condition

when she spoke to you?

She was highly agitated;
close to hysterical.

Objection overruled.

The witness
will answer the question.

The Lieutenant told me
that a sailor--

a Petty Officer Russ Foyle--

had threatened Mr. Hewitt
earlier that night.

She believed
he was responsible.

You searched the victim,

what effects did
you find on him?

A large quantity of cash
and a Rolex watch.

In his car, we found
a small notebook...

a salesman's ledger
from the car dealership

where the deceased worked.

How much cash
did you find on him?

$7,450.

Wad like that
would be hard to miss.

And yet it was still
on the victim

when the police arrived.

Now, what does that
tell you, Officer?

Objection.
Calls for a conclusion.

Overruled. The witness
will answer the question.

Along with the fact

that Lieutenant Sorrens
wasn't targeted herself,

it would indicate that robbery
wasn't the motive.

Whoever shot Hewitt

left the money
and Rolex behind.

To me, that means
it was personal.

Thank you, Officer Alcala.

JUDGE:
Commander Rabb, any questions
for this witness?

Not at this time, Your Honor.

However, I reserve the right

to recall this witness
at a later date.

Very well.
The witness may step down.

Court will recess for lunch
and resume at 1400.
[ gavel bangs]

JOHN:
Excuse me, Commander.

They told me
I could find you here.

You wanted to take a look
at the ledger

we found in the deceased's car?

Thank you, Officer.
Have a seat.

JOHN:
Thanks.

So what do you expect
to find in there?

I'm not sure.

So these are car
inventory codes, huh?

With dates
and dollar values.

Well, at least that's what
the detective
at my precinct said.

He ruled it out as evidentiary.

Did he match them
up with cars

at the Hewitt
family dealership?

You know, Commander,

that was my first
question to him.

He told me that Hewitt's old man
took a look at the ledger

and verified for him

that the codes and the figures
were for his cars.

He took his word for it?

Well, the Hewitt family's
respected around here,
Commander.

Key West is a small town.

And they would
hate to admit

that one of their favorite sons
might have been up to no good.

Petty Officer Furia,
you discovered the accused on

the night of
the shooting,
isn't that right?

Yes, ma'am.

The accused was asleep
in a park near the bar.

MACKENZIE:
What was his
condition?

JACK:
He was passed out,

drunk, and wet.

It had been raining,
ma'am.

MACKENZIE:
How drunk was he?

JACK:
Plenty. His blood-alcohol
content registered .19.

Now, how much time had
elapsed from the shooting

until you found
Petty Officer Foyle?

About 20 minutes.

And how far was he
from the crime scene?

Less than 200 yards.

Thank you. Your witness.

Petty Officer, did
you find a weapon
on the accused?

Not on his person, sir.

We later found what proved
to be the murder weapon

in the bushes nearby.

An unregistered 9mm
Beretta handgun.

Did you find
his fingerprints
on the weapon?

No, Commander.
The grip was wiped clean.

Did you find gunpowder residue
on his hands?

No, sir.
So you found

no physical evidence linking
the accused to the killing?

Not on his person, sir.

Other than his proximity
to the scene of the crime

and-and to
the murder weapon.

Thank you,
Petty Officer. [ sighs]

RABB:
Oh, it's about 80,
slight breeze off the ocean.

Fluffy white clouds,
azure blue sky.

ROBERTS:
Pretty much the same here, sir.

Except for the breeze,
temperature, clouds,

and the sky.

Is the General
keeping you busy, Bud?

Just case reviews, sir.
Nothing too strenuous.

You have time to do me a favor?

Of course, sir.

Do you still fool around
with that cryptography software?

Hey, if you need some code
breaking done, I'm your man.

RABB:
Dynamite.

Look, Bud,
you'll be receiving a fax

any minute--
an alphabetic code.

Police believe it's a car
inventory list,

I'm not so sure.

Breaking it should be cake
for you.

I'm on it, sir.

How's the trial going?

Well, that will depend
on my next witness.

I had told Petty Officer Foyle
it was over,

but he wouldn't
leave me alone.

He stalked you?

Well, he wasn't hiding
in the bushes

or anything, but yeah,
he kept showing up unexpectedly.

MACKENZIE:
On the night
of the shooting,

what happened
in the bar?

[ sighs] Well, I was with Ben,

and then Petty Officer Foyle
came over,

and he was hammered,
and he tried to pick a fight.

Now,
is that when Petty Officer Foyle

tried to strike Mr. Hewitt
with a beer bottle?

EVE:
Yes, that's correct.

But the bouncer intervened
and threw him out of the bar.

But not before
making a threat.

That's correct, ma'am.

Petty Officer Foyle said to Ben

that he was going to
"burn his ass."

Did Mr. Hewitt have words

with anyone else that night,
Lieutenant?

EVE:
No, ma'am.

His only words
were with me.

What happened after
the accused left the bar?

[ Eve chuckling]

It's a banana.
[ chuckling]

BEN:
I'm going to have
another drink.

Want another drink?

Oh, let's just go.

After a drink.
Please...?

Come on, one more.

Okay. I gotta
go freshen up.

All right.

Uh, it was about a half
an hour later,

and we left
through the back door,

and it started raining.

So we were running
toward the car,

and Ben opened my door
for me,

and then he went around
to his side of the car

and I heard a gunshot.

And he collapsed against
the side of the car.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Your witness.

Lieutenant, did you see
Petty Officer Foyle

outside in the parking lot?

It was dark, it was raining.

I didn't see anyone.

And you said that Mr.
Hewitt didn't have words

with anyone else in
the bar that night,

but the bar was crowded.

So, how can you be sure?

Well, Commander, I didn't
notice anyone specifically.

But, certainly not anyone else
who threatened Ben...

besides Petty Officer Foyle.

Have you dated
other men

here in Key West,
Lieutenant?

Objection. Irrelevant.
Certainly not
to the men

she may have
dated, Your Honor.

Objection. Improper comment

in front of
the members.

JUDGE:
Overruled
as to the question.

Sustained as to
counsel's comment.

Commander, save the stand-up
routine for Happy Hour.

Lieutenant, answer the question.

How many men have you been
involved with

here at Boca Chica?

I don't know...

six or seven.

I-I haven't really been
keeping score.

RABB:
You know, Lieutenant,
if you're

going to run up
numbers like that

in a small town like Key West,

it might be a good idea...

MACKENZIE:
Objection,
Your Honor!

Sustained.
Move on,
Commander.

Were any of the other men
you dated and dumped

upset, or was it only
Petty Officer Foyle?

EVE:
Guys get upset,
Commander.

But Petty Officer Foyle
is the only one
who got mad enough

to kill somebody.

RABB:
[ scoffs ]Thank you.

Oh... one further question.

When Petty Officer Foyle

said he was going
to "burn his ass,"

what did he mean?

I don't know, sir.

He simply said,
"gonna burn your ass."

So, then, he may not have meant
it as a threat,

he may have meant it
as a warning.

That youwere
the one who was

going to burn his ass
when you dumped him

like you've dumped
all the other men

you've dated here
in Key West.
Your Honor!

Withdrawn.

Lieutenant Sorrens
has had better luck

than I've ever
had around here.

How so?

Not one guy has
ever asked me out here.

And she's had half
a football team.

Excuse me, but we're not
supposed to discuss the case.

Smathers,
all I said was that...

Yeah, I heard
what you said.

Just cut the woman
some slack, all right?

[ indistinct voices]

[ Latin jazz music playing]

WOMAN:
Sir, here you go.

Oh, thanks a lot.

WOMAN:
Let me get
your change.

No problem.
Keep the change, all right?

WOMAN:Thanks!

[ whimsical music playing]

[ indistinct speech
and laughter]

[ Cody clears throat]

CODY:
Okay, latte double
shot, as ordered.

This should keep
you buzzing.

EVE:
Thanks, Cody.

Cheers.

[ knocking at door]

JUDGE:Come in.Sir?

JUDGE:
Member number six?

Yes, sir. Petty
Officer Coates, sir.

At ease, Petty Officer.

Did you, uh, get lost
on the way to the members room?

No, sir.
It's about another member, sir.

I think he may have lied
in the voir dire,

and now I...
Hold on.

Have a seat, Petty Officer.

[ clears throat ]

Are you alleging
member misconduct?

Yes, sir. Last night
I followed him.

You what?

I wasn't stalking him
or anything, sir.

It wasn't like that.
What wasit like?

I saw him buying a cup
of coffee-- two cups--

from a vendor, and
I got suspicious,

so I followed him
to his car.

This sounds an awful lot
like stalking, Petty Officer.

Are you trying to be removed
from the panel?

No, sir. I'm... I'm trying
to do the right thing.

This alleged misconduct,
what form did it take?

No names.

I saw the member
delivering coffee to
the witness in the car.

They started talking, sir.

About the case?

I'm not sure, sir.
I was too far away
to hear anything.

Did you see any money
change hands, a bribe

of any sort?
No, sir.

Any sign of fraternization?

No, sir, but
the conversation
looked friendly.

Unlike this one.

For all you know,
the member may have
been giving the witness

a ride home, which is not
a hanging offense in this town.

Yes, sir.

Petty Officer, we are
three days into this trial,

and it took us almost
as long to complete
the voir dire process.

I will not risk a mistrial

over something you did
or did not perceive

to be worthy of misconduct,
is that clear?

Yes, sir.

So far, the only evidence
of wrongdoing I see

is you spying on another member
of this panel.

We've got
a murder case to try.

I suggest we do just that.

Dismissed,
Petty Officer.
Aye, aye, sir.

RABB:
Well, lest you get
Fahrenheit envy, Bud,

it's a little humid today
and a tad too warm.

Well, here, too, sir.

[ chuckles]:
I'm... I'm sweating up a storm.

[ sniffles]

Ahh... ahh...

[ sneezes]

[ groans]
RABB: Bless you.

Ah, thank you, sir.

You have any luck
with that code yet?

See, that's the thing, sir.

It looks like a classic cipher,

you know,
rearranging letters and numbers.

Well, it should be easy,
then, right?

ROBERTS:
Yeah, it shouldbe.

I just can't get a fix
on the pattern,

and then once I have that,
I still need the master key.

What about that
computer program?

Well, nothing's
matching up, sir,

but I'll keep at it.

Anything I can do to help?

Well, can you tell me anything

about the guy who wrote it?

Ah, well, uh, let's see,
our murder victim liked

to party, uh,
he was a car dealer...

Civil War buff.

Civil War?

Yeah, he took part
in the battle re-creations.

Played Jeb Stuart usually.

Confederate.

[ gasps]

I'm gonna get back to you, sir.

Okay. Bye.

Sir.

Master keys, ciphers?

It... all sounds
very exciting, Commander.

As you were.

You building some, uh,

new computer game in here?

Oh, uh, no, sir.

I was just trying to assist
Commander Rabb with his case.

Hm. You don't regret
not going to Florida.

No, sir, not at all.

And you enjoy working
on the reviews?

Yes, sir. Very much so, sir.

Outstanding.

RABB:
Professor Richardson,
have you examined

Government exhibit three,
the accused's shirt?

Yes, I have.

RABB:
What are the pink stains
on the shirt, sir?

It's plant residue, Commander.

RABB:
And how did
it get there?

The defendant
was found passed out
under a kapok tree.

Ceiba pentandra,
sometimes called
a silk-cotton tree.

It's quite lovely--
considered sacred

by the indigenous peoples...
RABB: Professor.

The stains on the shirt, sir.

Yes, yes.

They came from kapok blossoms.

The kapok is
a deciduous
flowering tree.

Meaning that
it drops its blossoms.

Yes. Particularly
under certain conditions.

A heavy wind,
a sudden downpour.

Like the night
of the incident?
WALTER: Yes, Commander.

The rain would've
splattered them

all over the ground,
and all over your client.

Hence, the stains
on the shirt.

Did you find
anything unusual

about the pattern of stains
on the shirt, sir?

Only that there were no stains

on the back
of the accused's shirt.

Which would indicate what,
Professor?

A great deal, really.

The defendant
must have passed out

before it started raining,

before the blossoms
started falling.

Thank you, Professor.

Your Honor, weather report
from the night of the murder

states that rain began to fall
in Key West, Florida, at 2305.

The police report
already in evidence, sir,

indicates that Ben Hewitt

was murdered
approximately 15 minutes later

while the accused was already
passed out under the tree.

Alibi by kapok blossom.

That's a new one, Commander.

Very inventive.

Cross-examination, Counselor?

The government
would like to defer

until after lunch recess,
Your Honor.

Very well, then why don't we...

Excuse me, Your Honor,

don't the members
have a right to inquire?

After the lawyers are done.

You in a hurry, Lieutenant?

No, sir. I just thought that...

The defense has no objection

if the members would like
to inquire now, sir.

Colonel?

No objection, Your Honor.

Go ahead, Lieutenant.

Thank you, Your Honor.

[ breathes deeply]

Professor, what if the times
were wrong in those reports?

Obviously,
that would affect my conclusion.

Okay, and what if the times
were correct

but Petty Officer Foyle
just picked up

the dropped blossoms
before lying down?

Or they blew away?

Respectfully, Lieutenant,
from what the police said,

it sounds like
Petty Officer Foyle

was far too drunk to have
that kind of forethought.

And it's unlikely
that the wind

would be so obliging
as to clear a spot

just for the Petty Officer.

Petty Officer Coates,
what are you doing?

Raising an issue
for discussion, sir.

Only mymotives are pure.

What's that supposed to mean?

Sir, the Lieutenant's behavior
has been questionable

since the beginning
of the trial.

Now it seems like
he's trying

to single-handedly
convict the accused.
You're nuts!

That's enough, both of you.

JENNIFER:
I'm sorry, sir,

but he lied about
not knowing Lieutenant Sorrens.

They know each other.

I think they might be
sleeping together.

[ laughs]:
What?!

JUDGE:
Witness may step down.

Counsel, in my office now.

[ gavel bangs]

JENNIFER:
It started the other day,
Your Honor,

when I saw Lieutenant Smathers

making eye contact
with Lieutenant Sorrens.

That is
ridiculous, sir.

I know what I saw,
Lieutenant.

And then I noticed
that he got upset

when another member made
a derogatory comment

about Lieutenant Sorrens.

And last night I
saw them together.

JUDGE:
Lieutenant Smathers,

are you involved
with Lieutenant Sorrens?

Yes, sir.

But I didn't kill anyone, sir--

I was with my buddies
the night Mr. Hewitt was killed.

They'll vouch for me.

Still, you lied in voir dire.

And Petty Officer Coates

acted improperly,
skulking around,

spying on the Lieutenant.

This might be a good
time to move for a
mistrial, Your Honor.

The Government would
have no objections.

Denied.

With the convening
authority's approval,

I'm going to remove these two

and continue the trial
with a substitute.

Perjury charges
will be proffered
against Lieutenant Smathers.

I'll let General Cresswell
deal with Petty Officer Coates.

Which leaves
Lieutenant Sorrens.

I told the truth
on the stand, sir.

You knew Lieutenant
Smathers lied,

yet you did
nothing about it.
You allowed us

to seat a member who
was prejudiced against
the accused, Lieutenant.

EVE:
Lieutenant Smathers

really believes that
Petty Officer Foyle

is the killer...

and at first, so did I.

From the testimony,
it seems pretty clear

that Petty Officer Foyle

wasn't sober enough
to kill Ben that night.

And now what do you think?

I'd really rather
not say, sir.

Oh, come, now, Lieutenant,

you've violated
too many rules to stop now.

Well, the more
I thought about it...

When I first got here,
I was nervous.

I've always gotten along well
with people,

but somehow
trouble seems to
follow me around,

especially with men.

But there's been one
person who's shown me
special attention,

someone who never
took it any further,

but someone who
voiced objections

to my dalliances with men,

someone who...

The only other
person on this base

who's ever acted obsessed
with me was Captain Layton.

The base C.O.?

What are you talking
about, Lieutenant?

I'm talking about the way
she's treated me, sir,

ever since
I've been here.

The way she looks at me.

And how is that?

[ sighs]

The way men sometimes
look at me, ma'am.

Are you saying she's jealous,
Lieutenant?

Jealous enough
to commit murder?

Yes, sir...

that's exactly
what I'm saying.

[ tense music playing]

LAURIE:
Her allegations are absurd.

So Lieutenant Sorrens
misinterpreted

your attention, ma'am?

Are you asking me if I wanted
an intimate relationship

with a woman under my command?

Yes, ma'am.
We are.

[ sighs]

I've been in the, uh, Navy
a long time.

I've seen a lot of lost
young people come through here.

Girls like Eve...

they sign up
just so they can feel like

they're a part of something.

You probably didn't
examine her record.

Father unknown,
mother disinterested.

The only relative I've ever
heard her express any love for

is a younger brother...

in juvvie in Knoxville.

Look, Commander...

Colonel...

I took Lieutenant Sorrens
under my wing

because, to be honest,

I could tell
just by looking at her

that she was going to be,
well, "popular."

And popular is
a problem, Captain?

It is... when
you're a young girl

and you don't know
how to handle it.

The only attention
Eve's ever known

is from men, sexual in nature.

It makes sense
that she would think
that I might have

similar designs on her.

But... I guess

I can't prove that.

What I can prove
is my whereabouts

on the night Ben Hewitt
was murdered.

[ scoffs]

It was my wedding anniversary.

My husband bought me tickets
to the Miami Symphony.

I can produce
ticket stubs for you.

And the, uh, Petty Officer
who sat in the row behind us.

Will that be sufficient?

Yes, ma'am, it would.

Good.

See, my mistake is,

I was going too modern.

Then I remembered you said

that the deceased
was a Civil War buff,

and there it was.

There what was, Bud?

The Confederate Cipher Table.

General Lee used it
in the Civil War.

It's a matrix of
26 letters by 26 letters.

But I didn't have
the master key.

That's what was taking so long.

But I got it:
"Manchester Bluff."

Spare me the history lesson,
Bud, what do you have?

Okay, I'm going
to e-mail it to you.

You should have it in a second.

Now, the first set of numbers
refer to dates.

The next set refer to names.

It's a whole list of them.

And then the numbers
after that are...

Are dollar amounts
assigned to each one.

That's what I think, sir.

Read off some of the names
and amounts, Bud.

Okay, first name is...

S-A-E-A... Gary.

And the last name
deciphers as S-E-V-U-Z,

Geiss, with 11,000 and change.

Go on.

Second one is E-A-Z...

uh, last name P-E-F-C-S-Z-G.

Desalvo, 12,500.

And the third one...

P-O-A... B-U-Y-Q-U-I.

And that is...

You're sure?

Well, yes, sir.
Over 50,000 to that one.

Thanks, Bud.

Uh, Commander...

uh, I have to go.

Bye.

[ chuckles]

[ whimsical music playing]

What is all this,
Commander?

Uh, Commander Rabb, uh...

the murder victim in his
case was carrying a book

that was filled with
coded entries, sir.

And you're the resident
code-breaker, are you?

Well, I'm good
with numbers,

finding repeating patterns,
that sort of thing.

Sort of a savant
then, huh?

Oh, no, I wouldn't
say that, General.

Well, were you able
to tell the Commander

what he needed to know?

Oh, yes, sir. Uh, I...

Just now on the phone,

I was able to break
the code in the book

and give him the names
that he needed.

Hmm.

So now you think maybe
you'll find the time

to give these files
a look-see, Commander?

Uh, those files are done, sir.

All of them?

As requested, sir.

Well, remind me
to give you more to do
around here, Commander.

[ chuckles]

[ doorbell rings]

[ gasps] Mm...

Why, Commander...

out for
a late-night stroll?

Looking for answers,
Lieutenant.

And you think
I have them?

You sure that Ben
didn't plan to meet

anyone else that night
after you left the bar?

Actually, sir, we had plans.

Ben and I. Back here.

And he didn't talk
to anyone else at
the bar that night

other than
Petty Officer Foyle?

Well, after he made that scene
with Petty Officer Foyle,

I just wanted to get
out of there.

But Ben wanted another round.

I was a little buzzed,

so like I said
in the courtroom,

I excused myself to go
to the ladies room.

The last thing I remember

was the bartender
handing Ben our drinks

while Ben was on
his cell phone.

[ dance music playing]

Ben took a phone call?

Or made one.

By the time I got back
from the bathroom,

Ben was back up
shooting darts.

JENNIFER:
Am I in big trouble, ma'am?

That's up to
General Cresswell.

What's important is to
learn from your mistakes.

Yes, ma'am.

RABB: Hey.
Harm. Hey, what are
you doing here?

Uh... Coates.

Could you give me
a minute, please?

Sure, sir.

What is it?

Petty Officer Foyle
didn't kill Ben Hewitt.

Yeah, you're his lawyer,
you're supposed to think that.

Mac, I believe I
know who did kill
Hewitt, and why.

[ tense music playing]

Colonel, any idea
what's keeping Commander Rabb?

MACKENZIE:
Uh, no, sir.

He's usually extremely prompt.
Early, even.

Surely, he knows
it's contemptuous to...

[ door opens]

I apologize to the Court,
Your Honor.

I see you're planning on putting
on a show, Counselor.

Of sorts, sir.

JUDGE:
Fine.

I assume then the defense

is prepared to proceed?

Uh, at this point
I would like to request

a brief continuance, Your Honor.

What on earth for?
Commander,

I took the liberty of having
the decedent's notebook,

his car salesman's ledger,
examined.

And what was believed to be
car inventory codes

was in fact
encoded names.

What does all this mean,
Commander?

Commander, I became curious
about the large sum of money

that, uh, was found
on the deceased.

And I discovered that, um,
Ben Hewitt's notebook, uh,

did not track car sales,
as the police surmised.

It was for logging bets.

Oh, he worked at his father's
car dealership.

But his real money
came from bookmaking.

I believe I have

the names of everyone
who owed Ben Hewitt money.

And I need time
to investigate them.

And what is
the relevance

of these alleged bettors then,
Commander?

Well, anyone who owed
Ben Hewitt money

is a possible suspect.

I spoke to some of the patrons
at the Screaming Parrot.

Apparently, uh, Ben Hewitt

had a very efficient
collection team,

adept at using 34-ounce bats.

Along with the money,
fear is a great motivator,

to want to erase
one's debt

by any means
necessary.

That's pretty far afield,
Counselor.

Prosecution
have anything to say?

We have no objection to
a brief continuance, Your Honor.

Really?

Well, I do.

Motion denied.

Call your next witness,
Commander.

The defense calls Commander
Don Pulone to the stand.

You want to call me, Commander?

I'm ethically bound to,
Commander.

How so?

Among the encoded names

was one name
in particular
that stood out.

[ computer beeps]

The code P-O-A-B-U-Y-Q-U-I...

decoded, stands for Don Pulone.

You, Commander.

You had best tread carefully,
Counselor.

You owed Ben Hewitt
$50,000.

You were supposed
to pay him the night
he was killed.

Ben received a call
at the bar.

That call came from your
cell phone, Commander.

DONALD:
This is ridiculous.

I was up-front with both of you

that I was acquainted
with the deceased.

No, you told us that you'd been
in a Civil War re-creation

with Mr. Hewitt.

You failed to mention that you
owed him a large sum of money.

Now, you knew that if
your wagers with a
bookmaker were found out,

your Navy career would be over.

RABB:
You had the motive, means
and opportunity, Commander.

Opportunity?

I was in Marathon, fishing.

50 miles away.

RABB:
When a cell call is made,

the carrier records

the tower
which initialized
the transmission.

If you made a call
from Marathon,

it would've gone
through the tower there.

However, it went through
the tower at Stock Island,

a couple of miles
from the bar

where Ben Hewitt
was killed.

Okay, so I owed him money,

and I called him
on the phone.

That doesn't prove
that I killed him.

Well, that's for a jury
to decide, Commander.

LAURIE:
Commander Pulone,

I advise you of your right
to remain silent.

As the convening authority,

I am dismissing the case
against Petty Officer Foyle.

Furthermore, I intend
to proffer charges against
Commander Pulone,

and will recommend
that we proceed
directly to court-martial.

This court is adjourned.

GORDON:
I thought I'd seen it all.

But a judge trying a case

when he's, in fact,
the guilty party.

Well, he'd had a gambling
problem for years, sir.

Was considered a pillar
of the community.

I guess he wasn't ready
to let that go.

Hm.

Captain Layton reports that you
handled a difficult murder trial

with "creativity
and sensitivity."

What does that mean,
"sensitivity"?

I'm not sure, sir.

Yeah. Me neither, sir.

I also got an earful about you,
Petty Officer.

I can explain that, sir.

I can hardly wait.

The Captain just faxed
this report over.

"Petty Officer Coates
violated

"basic principles
of juror conduct.

"However, I attribute
her actions

"to a desire
to achieve justice

"in a complex and
novel situation.

"Her motives were innocent,

even though her methods
were quite unorthodox."

"Unorthodox" seems to be a word
that crops up a lot around here.

I've heard it
a few times, sir.

I can live with "unorthodox,"
as long as it gets the job done.

This time.

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