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-Hurry up! -Right behind you, Stu.

This is Stuart Dunston,

reporting from Camp Stronghold Freedom,

in Karshi Khanabad, Uzbekistan,

where a contingent of Navy Seabees is hard at work

on an essential but little-seen part of the war effort,

creating a path for the American ground forces--

-[explosion] -[soldier] Incoming!

Hit the deck!

Get down!

[Dunston] Keep rolling!

[machine gun fire]

[bullets ricocheting]

-I hope you got that. -Oh, yeah!

[whooping]

Way to go!

Yeah!

[roars]

Man, look at this! Look at this!

Out of the way, out of the way.

Come around! Come around!

You saved my life, Petty Officer!

I mean, you saved all of our lives.

You're a hero! What's your name? Where you from?

[panting] Get away from me.

We're from ZNN! I mean...

Don't worry about it.

[opening theme music playing]

[SECNAV] I've come to a difficult decision.

I've decided to act on Commander Lindsey's recommendations

concerning your office and its operations.

I'm sorry to hear that, sir.

I don't like it, A.J., but...

when you see it here, in black and white,

it's, well, it's just indefensible.

You can't blame the messenger, A.J.

-No, sir. -There's nepotism in the office,

conflicts of interest, budget overruns.

Then there's the bad press, the unpopular verdicts in court,

not to mention lawyers flying jets.

Chief of Information wants to detail

a new Public Affairs Officer just to look into the fallout

from JAG Corps.

Obviously, Mr. Secretary, you've, uh,

lost confidence in my ability to command.

I haven't finalized my decision yet.

I want you to take this and review it.

Rebut it, if you can, then come back to me

with something that'll get CHINFO back in the box,

and maybe I'll reconsider.

Yes, sir.

And don't take too long, A.J.

Appropriations hearings start next week.

I won't be able to get the budget we need

with this hanging over my head.

Understood.

That'll be all.

Commander, I may need to meet with you

in regards to this matter.

I'll be at your service, sir.

I'm sure you will.

[Dunston] As our brave men and women

carry out their mission to liberate the people of Iraq,

there are heroes behind the scenes, as well.

What we're about to show you is actual raw footage

taken two days ago in Central Asia.

Get down!

[machine gun fire]

[automatic gunfire]

[Dunston] Shocking as this footage is,

e wouldn't be here to show it

if it wasn't for the courage and bravery

of one of those fighting Seabees,

Petty Officer Third Class Steven Wilson,

who single-handedly saved the lives of dozens of men,

including my own.

Petty Officer Wilson declined to speak with us at the time,

but in just a few hours, his unit will be landing here

at the Norfolk Naval Air Station,

home from deployment in the Middle East.

That's why I'm here: to greet a hero.

And you can see it live on ZNN.

Stay with us. This is Stuart Dunston.

How'd your meeting go, sir?

Well, Commander Lindsey has dredged up

every irrelevant smear he could put his hands on.

[ chuckles]

Never mind that Navy JAG Corps handles more cases

with less personnel than the Army or the Air Force.

We get too much bad press.

We're, uh... we're a problem

for the Chief of Information.

Hell, read the damn thing yourself.

-[knocking on door] -Excuse me, sir, could this have anything to do

with the decision in the friendly fire case?

Obviously, SECNAV wanted a conviction and didn't get one.

Oh, Lieutenant, this is about everything!

Unpopular verdicts, for God's sake!

Never mind justice was served!

What's the SECNAV going to do, sir?

Well, he's thinking about firing me.

Well, I mean, it's, uh... happened on my watch.

I got to take responsibility for it, so...

best course of action is for me to retire.

-You can't be serious, sir. -Why not?

Well, Admiral...

What?

It appears to me, sir,

you're making a decision in the heat of the moment.

No, not at all-- I've been thinking about it for weeks.

I haven't seen my daughter in Italy for I don't know how long,

and, uh, Meredith and I are...

well, we're planning to get married.

Oh, that's great, sir!

I mean, congratulations! That's great.

Thank you. What the hell are you all doing in my office? Dismissed!

-Aye, sir. -Aye, sir.

[whirring]

Got any plans for liberty, Wilson?

No.

No family around here?

No family. Period.

Just me.

[applause and cheering]

[chanting] U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

[whooping and cheering]

[boy] Yeah!

All right!

Petty Officer Wilson! Stuart Dunston, ZNN news.

-Come on, get me out of here. -Hey, hey, hey...

-How does it feel to be America's latest hero? -Don't jostle the man!

He's a finely tuned fighting machine.

Well, one thing you can say about Commander Lindsey: he's thorough.

Obsessive-compulsive's more like it. You're a "security risk."

-Hey, you're a "loose cannon." -Yeah, don't I know it.

I show "consistent and reckless disregard for responsibility."

And I love this one: "Unsupervised T.A.D. with members of the opposite sex."

You and me.

[sighs]

This is all ridiculous.

I can't believe the admiral would just roll over.

There's got to be a reason for it.

He wants to get married.

No, that's not the reason. There's something else.

Well, I don't know, Mac.

Whatever it is...

Lindsey's upset because he believes

the admiral scuttled his career, so he's out for revenge,

but he's acted too hastily this time.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Somehow, I don't feel better.

[petty officer] Hey, Wilson!

-Yo! -Front and center.

What's the deal?

You got a visitor.

Says her name is Jennifer Bruder.

You're going to need that charm, hero.

[chuckling quietly]

Hello, Jenny.

[voice quivering] I saw you on television.

I figured.

Look, what's going on?

I thought you were dead!

I thought you died in the Tower with Tom!

-I'm sorry. -You're sorry?

Okay, so, if you're alive,

does that mean that Tom is?

He didn't make it, Jenny.

So he didn't make it, but you did?

I told you I was sorry.

What are you sorry for?

For what? For surviving?

For not calling me and telling me you were alive?

-For not telling me my husband was dead? -For all of that!

I put your name on the list of the people that died in 9/11.

Were you even in the World Trade Center?

Yes!

[sobbing]

I was there.

Then you know for sure that he's dead.

Why are you pretending to be someone you're not?

I don't-- I don't get it.

And what happened to the money?

-Money's gone, Jenny. -Millions of dollars are just-just gone?

-I don't believe you. -It's true.

Look...

I don't know how I got out of that building alive.

I don't remember most of it.

I-- I had what they call survivor's guilt,

I-- I think. Tommy was my best friend,

and why he had to die, and not me--

there's no answer for that question, Jenny.

-But there just isn't. -No. I want to know what happened!

I can't tell you. I don't remember!

[door slams]

I don't care what you call yourself now!

You were the last person to see my husband alive,

and I want to know everything!

I want to know what his last words were.

I want to know how he died.

Look, all I can tell you is the man that I used to be

died in the World Trade Center along with your husband.

I've started a new life.

That's all there is to it.

Well, that's not good enough.

That's all I can give you.

Then I'll find out for myself.

[door slams]

[sighs heavily]

[Chegwidden] Petty Officer Third Class Steven Wilson.

You may have seen him on television.

He single-handedly stopped

a suicide attack on a Marine Camp

Stronghold Freedom in Uzbekistan.

Incidentally, he saved the life of ZNN reporter Stuart Dunston

who has kept Petty Officer Wilson in the news ever since.

And as a result of that,

a woman by the name of Jennifer Bruder

has come forward to inform the command at Norfolk

that the Navy's newest hero is, in fact, not Petty Officer Wilson,

but a man by the name of Matthew Divine

who is supposed to have been killed

in the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11.

A case of fraudulent enlistment, sir?

Evidently. The Navy's Chief of Civil Engineers

likes his heroes controversy-free,

so he's asked for a discreet JAGMAN investigation.

Understood, sir.

Commander Turner,

you'll proceed to Norfolk and interview

Petty Officer Wilson or Divine or whatever the hell his name is.

-Yes, sir. -And Commander Rabb, you'll interview Mrs. Bruder

-at her home in New Jersey. -Yes, sir.

I need both of you to report back to me ASAP. That'll be all.

[both] Aye, aye, sir.

Tiner, are you sure Commander Lindsey

didn't have access to our personnel files?

Yes, ma'am. They're under lock and key.

What about after hours?

Never happened, Colonel. I checked.

He had to clear security and sign the log book

every time he went in or out.

I just don't see how he could have found out

all this nasty personal stuff about everybody.

All in a single week.

Yeah, well, he's probably been keeping a list for years

and this was his big chance to get even with us

and show off his lawyering skills.

The sick thing is is this is what we do every day as lawyers.

He's turning our technique's against us.

Which means he's a clever lawyer, but a lousy human being.

[Sheila] Teddy, honey?

There you are.

I was calling for you.

I'm sorry, sweetheart. I didn't hear you.

-Aren't you going into the office at all today? -Uh, no, no.

I'm just going to, you know, work from home.

Is everything okay, honey?

I mean, you seem kind of, I don't know, distracted lately.

No, sweetheart.

Everything's fine. Couldn't be better.

Okay, I'll see you. Love you.

Love you, too.

[Jennifer] The kids and I

almost lost the house after Tom died.

If he hadn't been one of the victims,

[sighs] the bank probably would have foreclosed.

I'm very sorry for your loss, Mrs. Bruder.

Thank you.

We're all right right now, financially.

The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund has been

a godsend.

[sighs]

Matt Divine, the man that's calling himself Steven Wilson,

he was my husband's business partner.

What business were they in?

Investment banking.

They're venture capitalists.

They ran what was known as an angel fund.

They got new ventures off the ground

with high-risk early investment.

Their office was in the World Trade Center.

Were they both in the building when the planes hit?

Yeah, they were always there early.

They worked late.

For Matt it was no problem

'cause he was single, no family.

He was a workaholic.

But for Tom...

it was different...

cause he missed us...

and we missed him.

[Turner] Petty Officer Steven Wilson?

Sir!

I'm Commander Turner from the JAG Corps.

Good to meet you, sir.

Is Steven Wilson your real name, Petty Officer?

-No, sir. -Is Matthew Divine your real name?

Yes, sir.

That presents us with a problem, doesn't it?

How am I to address you? Petty Officer Wilson doesn't work anymore,

and Matthew Divine is listed as dead

in the World Trade Center on 9/11.

With the Commander's permission, sir,

I'd like to be referred to as Petty Officer Matthew Divine.

For that to happen,

you have a lot of explaining to do, sailor.

RABB: Did Matthew Divine tell you

why he decided to adopt the new identity?

He really didn't tell me anything.

You put his name on the 9/11 victims list.

Can I get in trouble for that?

No, no. You did what you thought was right.

I have to pick up my kids in a few minutes.

Well, we'll wrap it up then.

Thank you for your time, Mrs. Bruder.

Commander, I don't know if this is going to make any sense to you.

Matt Divine, he was the last person

that saw my husband alive,

and I just... I have so many unanswered questions.

I mean, supposedly, they had a successful business,

but there was no money at all in our bank account after Tom died.

And it's not that we need the money,

I just-- I want to know why.

I understand.

Really, do you?

Am I just being morbid?

When my dad was shot down over Vietnam, I felt the same way.

And I'm going to do everything I can to help you.

-Thank you. -Okay.

[Divine] My dad was a Seabee, too.

Vietnam. I guess I always wanted to join the Navy.

Why not join up as Matthew Divine?

'Cause Matthew Divine had a story going

and after September 11th, I didn't like that story anymore.

-What story was that? -Make money.

Get other people's money, use it to make more money,

lose money, use other people's money to cover the losses.

That's all there was.

You ever read any F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Some.

He wrote "There are no second acts in American lives."

Now, after September 11th,

I realized that I had a chance at a second act.

I could remake myself into a better person.

All I had to do was go on the street

and buy myself a new identity and start over.

You had to go and be a hero, huh?

Best thing I ever did in my life.

Look what I get.

Tough assignment, being a hero.

Commander, any chance I can stay in the Navy?

Might be. Might be, Petty Officer.

You're just going to have to answer to the charges

and face an administrative discharge board.

You up for that?

Yes, sir.

Hi. Is the admiral in his office?

He is. Oh, and by the way,

congratulations!

Thank you.

We are just thrilled for the both of you.

Oh, well, as far as I know,

I think I'm the only one getting this award.

Oh, I didn't know anything about an award.

I was talking about your engagement.

I mean, that's great.

It's good news all the way around.

Huh.

[knocking]

Enter!

Hi!

Hey!

So is this Schuyler University's Professor of The Year

-I'm looking at? -[chuckles]

-I'm confused. -About what?

Did you propose to me when I wasn't present?

I'm sorry. I said that for the benefit of the staff.

I was trying to come up with a reason for my retirement.

You're retiring?

Well, I was going to talk about all of this over dinner.

Slip it in between courses?

I have all these ideas in my head.

I'm trying to sort them out.

Pressures at work, visiting Francesca, marriage

things like that, so...

Who's Francesca?

My daughter in Italy.

Oh.

You know, you never told me her name?

Well, now I have. I know I've mentioned my retirement.

I believe you said,

"One of these days I'm going to retire."

Well, seems one of these days is imminent.

Not to mention all those wedding arrangements.

Sweetheart, I know that we danced around the subject.

Well, maybe it's time we stopped dancing and started talking.

You're right.

Is there something you want to say to me?

Interested?

[laughs]

Not under these circumstances.

Where are you going?

Why don't we get back to this

when you're more prepared

and I know more about what's going on?

What about dinner?

Enjoy it.

[sighs]

Excuse me, Admiral.

Can we talk for a minute?

Why not? Come on in.

I've made up dossiers

rebutting the allegations of Commander Lindsey's

extremely biased report, sir.

Nice work, Colonel.

I'll pass them along to the SECNAV.

-You still thinking about resigning, sir? -Yes.

Those dossiers make it abundantly clear why you shouldn't resign,

and why the SECNAV shouldn't fire you.

Well, I appreciate that.

Excuse me, sir,

but I believe you should listen to what I have to say.

Have a seat.

You told the office this morning

that you were retiring

because you and Meredith were getting married.

I saw Meredith on her way out a few minutes ago

and she told me that you made that story up on the spot.

Guilty as charged.

You don't want to retire, sir.

And the only reason you're even considering it

is to protect us, myself, Commander Rabb,

Lieutenant Roberts, Lieutenant Sims...

because we're the ones intentionally smeared by Commander Lindsey.

You think Commander Lindsey is out to get you personally.

That he's just dragging us through the mud to do it.

Yes.

Well, it's his motive I'm questioning, sir.

He told Commander Rabb that he wanted this office broken apart

and us scattered to the four winds.

Well, if that's the case, then your resignation

is of no benefit to us or the Navy.

Or to me?

It's absolutely not in your character to cave in.

And I refuse to accept that from you for any reason.

[clears throat] Are you done?

No, sir.

You are offering to sacrifice your career

and, with all due respect, sir, that offer is not accepted.

I hope that'll be all.

Yes, sir.

Mac?

Thanks.

Didn't I say he was handsome?

It's in both of your blood. It's obvious.

Brother.

Good to see you.

And here she is, my fiancee.

Galina...

Let me introduce my younger brother.

It's nice to meet you.

Harm, this is Galina Boricova.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Thank you.

Come. Sit, sit.

-Isn't she beautiful? -Yes.

On the Aeroflot flight all the businessmen are flirting with her.

She's by far the prettiest of the flight attendants.

Oh, I can see that.

So, Harm, you are going to be my best man.

[chuckles slightly]

Are you sure about this?

I mean, we didn't exactly part in the best of ways.

I told you I would get over it.

Then I was lonely.

Now, I'm not.

So, will you come to Russia

and stand beside me?

I'd be honored.

So, we need drinks for a toast.

I'm buying.

Hang on just a second.

So, uh, have you heard from Lieutenant Singer

since she called you back in January?

No. Why?

Is something bothering you? What is it?

I forced her to make the call.

She made it outside here, in fact, on my cell phone.

Sergei, I don't think she was telling you the truth

about you not being the baby's father.

[chuckles]

Why would she lie?

Well, you just can never tell with Lieutenant Singer.

Oh, it was what you call a one-stop shop.

It's a one-night stand.

Whatever. It wasn't even the whole night.

It was nothing.

It was a way to say goodbye.

I don't know, Sergei. The timing's...

Coincidence.

I mean, trust me, brother,

Lieutenant Singer is a woman who would have no trouble

with more than one man in her life.

All right?

All right.

So, have you heard the scuttlebutt around town?

You're going to retire so I don't have to fire you.

Well, sir, this town is a gossip factory.

Washington runs on gossip.

Mmm. So is it true?

Mr. Secretary, I serve at your pleasure.

Now don't be coy with me, A.J. We've got a problem.

All I want is what's best for the Navy.

And so do I, sir.

And that's why I've come to realize

that my resignation wouldn't solve anything.

I think you'll find that Commander Lindsey's report

is very biased.

Here's the point- by-point rebuttal

of every one of his allegations put together by my staff.

Good.

You and Commander Lindsey go back a long ways, don't you?

We have a history.

I probably picked the wrong person to handle this matter.

I should have realized that Lindsey had an ax to grind.

But now the issue's on the table. I can't just take it off.

Now, this may help, but what's it going to change?

Certainly not the facts.

No, sir, but it may change your opinion of the facts.

A.J., I need more.

Scotch, I mean.

Want a refill?

I'll do the honors this time.

[scoffs]

[Turner] Give me one good reason why Matthew Devine shouldn't stay in the Navy.

Fraudulent enlistment, using fake I.D.

Allowing his name to remain on the 9/11 victim's list.

Did he benefit from it?

Did anyone make a claim against him? No.

Matthew Devine is a hero, Harm. He saved a lot of lives.

His service record is spotless.

It's what he did before he got into the service, Sturgis.

And what was that? Did he commit a crime? Defraud anyone?

Is the law after him?

Not that I found yet.

He failed in his business, Harm. He want's to get on with his life.

Look, so does Mrs. Bruder.

At the very least, he needs to sit down with her,

answer her questions

and tell her what he knows.

We can't force him to do that.

-[sighs] -He's in the Navy.

I mean, can't someone just order him to talk to me?

It doesn't work that way, Mrs. Bruder.

I've asked him again and he's refused.

Now, according to Navy rules,

Petty Officer Devine has a right to privacy.

So that's it, then?

He gets to have a new life and I'm supposed to--

I'm supposed to what?

Spend the rest of mine wondering?

I wish I could just accept the fact that he's gone

and that I'll never know anything more than that.

But I can't.

Not while I know that Matt Devine is alive.

Have you ever considered that...

maybe you're better off not knowing.

You said that you had to find out

what happened to your father.

No, no, just tell me this:

You were able to find out the truth.

Now, are you better off?

Or are you sorry?

I'm not sorry.

I think I have an idea.

[woman: The board will come to order.

In the matter of construction man Matthew Devine,

a.k.a. Petty Officer Third Class Steven Wilson,

the respondent is being processed

for administrative separation by reason

of misconduct due to fraudulent enlistment in the Navy.

Commander Turner, what is the respondent's position on the misconduct?

The respondent is admitting the misconduct

and will present a case for retention, Lieutenant.

Very well.

Commander Rabb, does the government intend

to put on any evidence on the issues of separation and characterization?

We do.

You may call your first witness.

The government calls Jennifer Bruder.

[melancholy music playing]

Commander Turner.

With the Senior Member's permission,

I need a minute to confer with the respondent.

-Very well. -Thank you.

Do I have to be in the room for this?

Why, is she going to say something to hurt your case?

No, of course not.

It's just that...

why does she have to even be here at all?

The government presents aggravation to support

separating you from the Navy.

We present extenuation

and mitigation to support keeping you in.

Is there something between you two you haven't told me?

No, it's my partner's wife. I don't even know her very well.

I don't care how uncomfortable this makes you feel.

If you want a career in the Navy,

then act like you belong in this service.

We are ready, Lieutenant.

Mrs. Bruder, how long have you known Matthew Devine?

About three years.

Three years before...

-Before 9/11? -Yes.

Which is when you lost your husband in the World Trade Center?

Yes.

Matt was with my husband when he died.

They were best friends and business partners.

So did you spend a lot of time with Matthew Devine then?

No, not really.

He had his life, and we had ours...

Tom had...

He had his family and Petty Officer Devine was single.

Yes, so we didn't socialize that much together.

Can you tell us, Mrs. Bruder,

why your husband is not here today, but Matthew Devine is?

I can't, cause...

cause Matt won't tell me what happened that day.

Do you feel that Matthew Devine

is a person of good character, Mrs. Bruder?

I don't know anymore.

My husband liked him, and I think he trusted him,

but after Tom died, there was--

there was no more money left in our bank accounts.

And I don't know why.

-How did you feel, Mrs. Bruder, when you saw Matthew Devine on television

under the name of Steven Wilson?

I felt like I was dreaming.

I was wondering if Matt was alive, maybe Tom was, too.

I just couldn't understand why he didn't call us

to tell us what happened.

For months after 9/11, I couldn't sleep for more than a few hours

without...

[voice breaking] without waking up.

I kept imagining what it must have been like

to be in that building when those planes hit.

Was he one-- was he one of the ones who jumped?

Did he try to call me on his cell phone...

but he just couldn't get through?

I just couldn't stand not knowing.

My life stopped on 9/11.

I felt like I was sleepwalking.

[sniffs]

And then I'd wake up and a month had gone by, and...

and my son was an inch taller and my daughter lost a tooth,

and I couldn't remember anything in between.

But in time, you got over this, correct?

Until Matt Devine came back from the dead.

And then it started all over again.

And now,

I can't see the future, so I can't move forward,

and I can't have the past, so I can't make peace with it.

Thank you, Mrs. Bruder.

Has this helped at all?

I-- I don't feel like any of this has to do with Matt Devine.

Oh, on the contrary, this has everything to do

with Mathew Devine.

[Manetti] Good morning, everyone.

Good morning, Commander Manetti.

Nice to have you back, ma'am.

Thank you.

Lieutenant.

Commander Manetti.

Is this still my office?

Yes, ma'am. Just keeping it warm for you.

Well, thank you.

-Don't you think this is kind of funny, sir? -Funny?

The Commander's been gone for weeks, and now she comes back?

/Right as this office is about to be broken up?

We've been wondering how Commander Lindsey

found so much dirt on everybody in such a short time.

You think Commander Manetti...?

We've always wondered if she was a SECNAV spy.

-Welcome back, Commander. -Thank you, sir.

It's good to be back.

CINCPACFLEET sent me a P-Four message yesterday

-saying what a fine job you did. -That's good to hear, sir.

I trust that you found your T-A-D at Pearl not too difficult.

It was a pleasant assignment, Admiral.

-Well, nice to have you back. -Thank you, sir.

Don't you three have something to be doing?

[all] Yes, sir.

[Turner] This isn't a trial, so I'm not going to ask you a lot of questions.

Just tell us why you want to stay in the Navy.

To do that, sir, I have to explain

why I joined the Navy in the first place.

Tommy Bruder and I were fraternity brothers in college.

After I went belly-up in the dot-com bust,

he suggested that I go up to New York

and go into business with him.

He was into making money,

and I'd learned a lot during the Internet bubble.

Mostly how gullible people were.

How you could sell ideas and promises,

and then cook the books to make it seem as though

the company was profitable.

I guess you could say that I corrupted him.

If the markets had turned around,

then we would have been all right, but that didn't happen.

And every day we were sinking deeper and deeper

until finally the morning of 9/11.

I didn't know what we were going to do--

file for bankruptcy, start another scam...

There was just no money left.

We were arguing when the plane hit.

Didn't know what it was at first.

Building just... shook

like a giant earthquake.

So much...

smoke and dust, and...

I saw Tommy.

Part of the floor had collapsed down on top of him,

and he was pinned.

I tried pulling him out, but I couldn't budge him.

He was having trouble breathing,

so I got down on my knees to hear him, and he said...

he said, "Promise me that Jenny never finds out

what we've done."

I made him that promise--

before he died.

I'm going to break it now because I know that he'd never want his wife,

who he loved more than anything,

to suffer because I stayed silent.

I joined the Navy because I didn't want to be Matthew Devine anymore.

Now I know you can't run away from who you are.

The Navy's the best thing that ever happened to me.

I'd like Matthew Devine to have a chance to become the man that Steve Wilson was.

Thank you.

[Turner] Lieutenant, Constructionman Matthew Devine

has previously accepted non-judicial punishment of a reduction in rate,

forfeiture of half a month's pay for two months

and 60 days restriction.

We now offer letters

from Constructionman Devine's OIC

and members of his Seabee unit

attesting to his bravery and courage under fire

at Camp Stronghold Freedom,

which we hope the Board will take

into consideration in making its recommendations.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Seaman Devine, by a vote of three-zero,

this Board finds that there is a basis for separation

as a result of fraudulent enlistment.

However, also by a vote of three to zero,

this Board finds that you should be retained

on active duty in the Navy.

These proceedings are concluded.

Thank you very much.

Congratulations. We did okay.

I'm glad that he got what he wanted.

And I did, too.

Thanks for believing in me.

You took a chance.

Yeah, and I am not sorry.

[sighs]

I'm going to get better now.

Just like you.

It's not that you want to forget-- it's...

you don't want grief to control you.

I don't think it will.

-[elevator dings] -Thank you.

[phone ringing]

Da. Sergei?

No, no, it's Harm.

Is that you, Galina?

Yes, I am Galina.

Is Sergei there?

No.

I am wait for him. Many hours now.

Oh, well, I was hoping to see you both

-before you leave. -Leave?

Leave?

For Russia.

Ah, yes, we go tonight.

All right, tell Sergei that I called.

Ask him to call me back, please.

Yes, you're welcome.

Thanks.

[knocking]

Sir, you wanted to see me?

es, come in.

I've put an end to the inquiry into the discrepancies

at JAG headquarters.

All of which, I now realize

were blown completely out of proportion,

by you, for personal reasons.

-Sir, please let me... -Do me a favor and don't say anything.

Yes, sir.

Admiral Chegwidden, have regained

complete confidence in your command.

A formal letter of apology

to you and your staff is forthcoming.

Commander Lindsey,

I have started another inquiry, into you.

As of this moment, you're relieved of your duties

in this office, and I want you out of the building, ASAP!

Yes, sir.

Dismissed!

Aye, aye, sir.

Goodbye.

Surprised?

Yes, sir.

You want to know what made up my mind for me?

I assumed it was the defense put up

by my staff.

Yes, there's that, but more.

A secret weapon came to your defense.

Lieutenant Commander Tracy Manetti.

And when I first asked you

to bring her on board,

you assumed that what I really wanted was a spy in your midst.

Well, no, sir.

Well, you were right.

She was my eyes and ears in your office.

And therefore she was able

to give me an objective evaluation

of Lindsey's report.

She was scathing.

She called it a "hatchet job."

I hope you're not too disappointed in me.

No, sir.

Um, will Commander Manetti be staying with us at JAG?

For another week or two.

I have another assignment in mind for her shortly.

Well, I'll make sure that I thank her for her work.

Oh, please do. I'd appreciate that.

-Keep up the good work, Admiral. -Aye, aye, sir.

And the next time, drinks are on you.