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I was 11 when my dad took me on my first tiger cruise. He was a cook on the

Arleigh Burke.

Oh, man, I remember I spent the entire cruise in sickbay puking my guts out.

Bad cooking?

No, sir.

Just rough teeth.

Iceberg off the port bow!

In the Gulf of Mexico?

Annie and I took Josh to see the Titanic last night before we sailed.

What makes you think it's an iceberg, Mr. Pendry?

Well, I guess it could be, uh...

We don't get to the Navy, Mr. Pendry, if you don't know what you've sighted.

It's an unidentified ship, aircraft, or object.

Understood, sir.

Sounds like a sailor already.

It's in his blood, bud.

This old man was a hell of a naval aviator.

You know, it's really a shame Annie won't let Josh have anything to do with

Navy.

I was amazed you got her permission to let him go on this tiger cruise.

Well...

I didn't exactly.

I told Annie we were going sailing for the weekend.

Lifeboat off the port bow!

What makes you think it's a lifeboat, Mr. Pendry?

It's flashing SOS, sir.

Josh, Tiger Cruise is not the place to play games.

False alarms are not funny. I'm not playing games, Harm.

Look.

There is a lifeboat.

Going under.

Following in his father's footsteps as a naval aviator, Lieutenant Commander

Harmon Rabb, Jr. suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm -tossed

carrier at sea.

Diagnosed with night blindness, Harm transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate

General Corps, which investigates, defends, and prosecutes the law of the

There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah McKenzie, he now fights in and out

the courtroom with the same daring and tenacity that made him a top gun in the

air.

Those refugees owe you their lives, Mr. Pendry.

Well, I didn't do anything to them.

Well, you were alert and you reported in a timely fashion.

You can be proud of Josh, Commander.

I am, Skipper.

But you can't wait to tell your mom, eh, Josh?

The refugees are quarantined in Hangar 1, sir. They appear to be in good shape

with one exception, a potential addition to our Tigers.

Don't tell me that pregnant woman is about to deliver.

She's in labor, Skipper.

Wow. Can we heal her to get more?

Having delivered myself, sir, I wouldn't want to have a baby and heal her.

Permission to move her to sickbay?

Granted. Thank you, sir.

Commander Rapp, if that baby is born on an American warship, what does that do

to our policy of returning all refugees to Cuba?

Well, sir, offhand, I'd say complicated.

The baby would be an American citizen, so we would have to provide temporary

refuge to the mother until State can make a decision.

And I thought this would be an uneventful weekend cruise.

Sir, with your permission, I'd like to inform JAG of the situation.

Maybe they can get the ball rolling at State.

Permission granted.

Tell Engineering to stand by to answer all bells.

Keep your eye on him, okay? He's a bad habit of slipping away.

Aye, aye, sir.

A lot of course for Gitmo, Mr. Williams.

Aye, sir.

Do you understand Spanish, ma 'am? Yes, I think that she's asking for her

husband.

We better get him. She's so agitated, it could complicate the delivery.

Okay, I'll be right back.

Is Rosa Victor all right? Are you her husband?

I'm her brother. She has no husband. She was raped by Castro soldiers in prison.

Come with me. You too, Corporal. Amen.

All Tigers, report to the boardroom for escort to the lightboat drill.

All Tigers... Okay, Josh, let's go.

I'm learning a lot more up here, Mr. Robert.

And I, uh...

I know how to get into a lifeboat.

Oh, yeah? Hmm. Well, orders are orders, Mr. Pendry.

Aye, sir.

Gracias. Thank you.

Don't let him leave unescorted.

Aye, aye, ma 'am.

Watch yourself on the ladder well, Tigers.

Aye, aye, sir.

Gotcha.

Isn't this cool?

Flying an F -14 is cool.

You flying an F -14?

Yeah, on the ground.

Is he your father?

Him? No way. My dad was a Navy aviator. My mom's the executive officer of this

doctor. You look just like her.

Thank you, sir.

Is he your babysitter?

No. No, see, I don't even know him. Do I, Lieutenant?

That's right. I'm just heading off to communications.

I have to examine her.

Sir,

I have to examine her. Sir, I need to try to calm her. She was raped by

soldiers, and she's afraid of anyone with a uniform on. Please, sir.

Look, I'm going to go check on your friends, okay? I'll be back in five

Thank you, doctor.

I'm a corpsman, not a doctor.

Pregnant women. They're worse than Marines.

Easy, doc. I'm armed.

Cryptid, send this ASAP.

Yes, sir.

Bud?

What are you doing here?

Following orders, sir. You wanted me to keep an eye on Josh, and I was doing

that until he met this little girl.

He's always a woman, huh?

See, I was like the only parent in the group, and I felt I was embarrassing

Josh, so I ducked out.

Well, as long as he's with the Tigers, I'm sure he's fine.

Well, that's just it, sir. I think that he went port when they all went

starboard.

That kid could have looted a Marine recon team.

Help!

Please help her!

Please!

You see him?

No.

But there's the little girl he was with.

Hi. Hi, Lieutenant.

He's flying.

Josh?

Cute name.

That's who you're looking for, isn't it?

It is.

I told him there was a Seahawk in the other hangar, and he went UA.

Grounded, mister.

How did you know where I was?

Good officer knows the deployment of his men at all times, especially those

likely to disobey orders.

Stay where you are until I get there.

Roger Wilco.

Roger Wilco?

This isn't funny, bud.

Wait here in case he

decides to eject.

Aye, sir.

Is that his dad?

Jossie's dad died in a plane crash.

Commander's a friend of his mother.

But he's not a friend of my mother.

You can die, or you can try and save that Marine's life.

Everyone

inside.

Captain's orders.

Okay, let's go.

We're going to store our vests inside, and then we'll move upstairs.

He's out of uniform.

Who? The corporal.

He's not wearing his cover and he's underarm.

You're right.

I see the look in your eyes of a rabbit about to run.

I'm no rabbit.

Good.

Because I wouldn't want to have to kill a rabbit in front of all these children.

Inside.

Come on, let's go.

I'm sorry, sir.

Sorry doesn't cut it, Josh.

You're a loose cannon.

Loose cannons have no place in the Navy.

Yes, sir.

It would be tough enough explaining to your mother that our weekend sale was on

a frigate. Imagine how difficult it would be if something happened to you.

Yes, sir. No excuse, sir.

You're on report, mister.

Aye, sir.

The Marine over there is going to die unless we get him to Thig Bay.

Aaron Terry.

Did you hear me? I said the Marine is going to die. He heard what you said.

Which one of you is Aaron?

Step forward, Aaron.

Your mother's the executive officer, isn't she?

Does she love you very much?

Show him.

You know what this is?

Semtex. Enough to blow up this hangar and everyone in it.

Including you.

Of course.

You will accompany Aaron and I to the bridge, Lieutenant.

Mr.

Roberts,

this bridge is off limits to refugees. Sir, he's not a refugee. He's a

terrorist.

Huh? Easy, buddy.

That was your small arms lock, Captain.

And that was your comm center.

Whatever it is, Captain, I'll pass the word.

There were 206 crewmen aboard this ship. Not one of which is armed.

And you should try to physically overwhelm us with sheer man or woman

The lieutenant will explain why that wouldn't be wise.

Lieutenant, that refugee wasn't pregnant. She had a fake belly full of

She's down on the helo deck with all the children.

No, you wouldn't dare.

I was afraid that would be her attitude.

So? To demonstrate my resolve.

No.

Captain?

This is the captain speaking.

The refugees we rescued have destroyed our comm center and small arms locker.

They've taken our children hostage and are threatening to kill them if we offer

any resistance.

Therefore, I hereby order you not to actively resist until we can resolve the

situation.

God bless.

That is all. Not quite.

What's going on? Are you okay? You're going to be fine. I'm fine.

This is Miguel Cortez speaking.

For the next few hours, I will be in command of the structure.

My first order is to set conditions for all crew members. Not on watch. Report

to the aft mast deck.

That is all.

My chair, Captain.

Which way should we go?

Should we go that way or this way?

I think we should go this way.

Steer 090.

Turning 090.

Aye.

They posted a guard in the passageway.

We can't go out the hatch.

Well, we can fly out.

You can fly a helicopter, can't you, hon? Well, in a pinch.

We'd have to open the hangar door, tow this out, unfold the rotor, and start

engines. Think we could do all that without them knowing?

No. Besides, we can't leave your fellow tigers behind, can we, buddy?

No, sir.

So what are we going to do, hon?

Well, the first thing we have to do is notify someone outside this ship what's

going on.

What if they've blown up the comm center? We can't do that.

Under siege.

What? Steven Seagal in under siege.

He got the Pentagon on a satellite radio from a lifeboat.

Unfortunately, this isn't a movie, Josh.

These lifeboats have satellite radios with an emergency beacon and a short

-range voice transmitter.

We could activate one.

Coast Guard would come, but before we could inform them of our situation, who

knows what these terrorists are likely to do.

So cool in the movie.

I'm sure it was.

There are radios in this helo.

I don't think their signal would penetrate these steel bulkheads.

What is it?

It's a high -frequency antenna.

An HF radio is the only one on this helo capable of transmitting over the

horizon from sea level. They trail this behind them in the air.

It should be long enough to reach through the overhead outside.

Fortunately, there's nothing up there big enough for me to crawl through.

Bet I could climb through one of those air vents.

I bet you won't get a chance to try.

We'll see. I could climb up that pipe and then monkey swing across to the bed.

Yeah, and you could fall 30 feet and ruin your day.

Well, it's not going to happen.

My cell phone.

It would work out here?

Yeah, there are drone platforms all over the Gulf. They all have cell phone

repeaters. If we're close enough to one, I can make a call. It's a long shot,

but it's all we have.

What are you waiting for, Harm? Make the call.

Cell phone's in my stateroom.

There isn't one.

It's the dockside loading hatch.

At the rim, if I hugged a ball can, I could make it.

You wait here.

That's an order.

It's not good for you.

Your daughter is concerned for my health.

What do you say to that, Lieutenant Commander Terry?

Inhale.

Miguel, it's Juan.

Go. I've got the missile code book.

I'll need the missile launch key.

It will be delivered shortly.

You're not going to fire a missile from my ship. This is no longer your ship,

Captain. Let's see, I believe the XO carries a launch key at all times.

I won't let you do this.

I will shoot. I can't.

He's dead.

The key.

That is why women do not belong on combat ships.

They are too sensible.

Come, my dear.

We have a key to the liver.

Maintain your current course and heading.

I will check when I return.

Stop it down, Josh.

Stop it down.

Who

are

you going to pull up?

Fidel Castro.

You have a problem with that little girl?

But you're Cuban.

Not just Cuban.

Cuban liberation.

Let me set the coordinates.

Just about to do that.

How accurate is the harpoon?

Do you want to hit Fidel's nose or his feet?

Both.

Fire two missiles.

Why not?

Ideal is scheduled to arrive at the National Stadium in 90 minutes.

As soon as I hear him speaking, I'll give you the signal to launch.

15 minutes later, está libre nuestra Cuba.

Así mismo.

Joshua.

Joshua.

Hang on, Josh.

Hang on.

Don't look down.

I won't.

Okay.

I'm around. Come on.

Okay.

Are you mad at me?

No. Only if you keep joking me.

Sorry. Okay?

Now hang on because I'm going to swing back.

Wait, the vent's right above us. I can do it.

All right, go.

Go.

Get up there.

Secure the antenna and come right back down.

All right.

Be careful.

I got here as quickly as I could, Admiral.

11 minutes for a woman in a shower. Must be some sort of record.

Not for a Marine, sir.

25 minutes ago, Patrol Wing 5 picked up an HF signal from Commander Rabb.

Well, he's on a tiger cruise with Josh Pendry. The USS Stockdale has been

by terrorists. Rabb thinks they're Cuban, but he's not certain.

Castro captured a frigate? I doubt if they're Castro's boys. They're probably

Cubans out of Miami who want to get rid of him.

She carries four harpoon missiles.

The captain would never let them be fired. He'd die first. They are holding

Tigers hostage and are threatening to kill them.

Josh.

What about Josh?

Mrs. Pendry, please, please come in and respond to a call almost as fast as a

Marine. What about Josh, Admiral?

May I be direct?

This is what we know. The USS Stockdale has been taken over by terrorists.

I'm sorry, what? As of 25 minutes ago, Josh and Harm had not been captured.

What would terrorists want with a sailboat?

Annie, the USS Stockdale is a guided missile frigate.

I don't understand. Did they get picked up?

They were aboard.

Harm took Josh on a sailing weekend in Biscayne Bay.

At least that's what he told me.

Roger. Mr. Pendry will monitor the radio. Rab out.

Josh, I have to get more information.

You think you can handle this?

Yes, sir.

Don't talk to them unless they call you.

Don't talk to them unless they call you.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Good man.

You have nothing to fear, Nino.

If I flip this switch, all you will see is a bright light.

No pain.

Just a bright light.

And then, you'll sleep.

Who are you?

I'm an engineering officer. I was going out to check on the turbines. One of

them's running hot.

First of all, Commander, the turbines are three decks down and that way.

And second, you're a naval aviator.

According to his caller, Insignia is now serving as a JAG lawyer.

You know the Navy.

We all do.

Intimately.

From missile control to cockpit.

So that's how you're planning to escape.

In the Seahawk.

What's a lawyer doing on a cruise?

Shark fishing.

Bueno, finally.

Somebody with a sense of humor on this ship. I doubt the officers and crew find

your commandeering this ship very funny. Are you all right, sweetheart?

Fine, sir.

Sort of.

One of my little hostages belongs to you.

I have no children.

Is that true, Aaron?

I hope so.

Why? Because then he won't be afraid of you.

Cute. But not too cute. It's a long swim.

Let's go, Commander.

The P -3 is taking this from 18 miles north of Stockdale.

She's got the bone in her teeth. She must be making 20 knots.

As you can see, her forward missile launcher is in the raised position.

Where is she now?

80 nautical miles off Havana and closing.

Harpoon missiles are almost in range.

We're operating under the assumption that the terrorists are anti -Castro

extremists bent on killing him.

I have to have precise coordinates on his location.

Well, in 50 minutes, Castro will be addressing the National Assembly in the

soccer stadium in Havana.

How much time for a counter, Rob?

A SEAL team.

will execute a halo insertion at 0100 Zulu.

Under a full moon with a frigate at 20 knots? That's a suicide mission, Mr.

Secretary. No less than you've undertaken in the past, A .J.

What else is in the works?

A Tomcat section will be in position shortly to intercept any harpoons fired

Havana. Now, I've been assured that the missiles will be destroyed before they

even reach Cuban territorial waters.

With all due respect, you are signing those children's death warrants.

We don't see it that way.

There's an aircraft bearing 280, range 18 miles.

Angel 20 seems to be flying a holding pack.

Any other suspicious contact?

Just the usual commercial air shipping.

Probably Coast Guard AC -130 looking for drug runners.

Keep your eye on them.

How long before we're within range?

About 12 minutes.

That P -3 from the helo.

From inside the hangar?

Josh ran an HF antenna through Vin the overhead.

It's like 30 feet in the air.

Millenia is about that. She's not going to hear about it unless you tell her.

Nothing even knows about our situation.

The aircraft they're talking about is the P -3. If you waved right now, their

long -range cameras would probably see it.

Would you like something with it? I think we have... Who ever lied to you?

He's misled me.

That's the bad news.

The good news is I can't think of anyone other than Harm that I'd rather have

with Josh at the moment.

Without Harm, Josh wouldn't be where he is at the moment.

I don't know why I did it.

He thinks that Josh's future in the Navy is predetermined.

There's nothing I or anyone else can do about it.

So in his mind, he's helping him to realize his dreams over the unwarranted

fears of his mother.

That makes him the good guy in Josh's eyes.

Annie, the last thing on Harm's mind is to alienate you from your son.

Harm hasn't taken responsibility for what's on his mind.

Because no matter which way you look at it, Josh is with him, not me.

And unless God's smiling on us, it could end that way.

I know because of my past behavior that I'm considered to be somewhat of an

hysteric. That's not true.

Hey, I can see the way you guys look at me.

I'm not very military in my bearing.

I'm someone who needs to be calmed.

Or I might cry and get sloppy.

Annie, isn't that why you brought me the tea?

Probably.

If this were your son, how would you react?

I would hold it in.

But then that's why I'm an alcoholic.

Okay, answer one, okay?

Amanda, where have you been hiding since I seized the ship?

In my quarters.

Don't lie, or you could have dire consequences.

You threaten my daughter again, and I'll rip your heart out. Mommy, don't,

please. I'm in the Hilo Bay, trying to radio for help from the Seahawk.

But the radio doesn't transmit through a steel bulkhead.

Somehow I feel that wouldn't stop a man like you.

Do you have a cell phone?

I tried that.

Unfortunately, cell phones don't work this far out.

Had I known, I'd have called the terrorist hotline.

Terrorists have them.

You're in Key West calling your boyfriend who's fishing.

It's a wrong number.

Tony, you there?

Who is this?

It's Sherry. Put Tony on.

Where are you calling from, Sherry?

Uh, you guys coming in, you're gonna fish all night.

Have the P3 cut the relay now.

You have the wrong number.

Yeah, right. Well, Tony's too drunk to come to the phone, huh? Well, you tell

him. When he docks, I am not... Contact's broken, sir.

Tony and Sherry.

Don't ask, Admiral.

Don't know anyone named Sherry.

It had to be an atmospheric anomaly.

Cell phone.

Their range is only good for 25, 30 miles max.

One.

Can a snow phone work out here?

No, we're too far from shore, Miguel.

What's that plane doing?

Moving north.

Miguel, I'm ready to launch.

Esencio, compadre.

Patience.

It won't be long.

Rosalida.

Rosalida.

Si. Everything all right?

Si. I'm singing a lullaby to the children.

I hope for the children's sake, Commander, that you're telling the

Hey, if I'd gotten through on my cell phone, someone would be here already to

stop whatever it is you're planning.

I'm going to blow up Castro with a harpoon.

A harpoon's not a very efficient weapon of assassination.

Liberate the campichus.

Oh, so you're a Cuban liberator. No.

I am the Cuban liberator.

The only one willing to go to the edge to free my people from 39 years of

oppression.

You're going to take out the whole stadium.

I'm impressed.

You're going to kill hundreds to take out one man? Anyone in that stadium is a

politician. What makes you so willing to kill indiscriminately?

You couldn't have been more than a baby when Castro took power.

Actually, I was four years old.

My father was Batista's banker.

In prison, Castro's guards questioned him about offshore accounts.

He told them everything he knew.

But that didn't satisfy them.

So for his punishment, they made him choose between his son...

or his hands.

But they didn't count on the hands of his son.

This isn't about liberation.

This is about revenge.

It's about justice.

Sorry, Commander, I can't. Not for Castro.

Not for anyone.

I gave you an old launch key my daughter had as a souvenir.

This one is current.

It better be.

Miguel, what's wrong?

Nothing. Miguel?

Nothing is wrong, Rosalita.

Everything is going according to plan.

Relax.

We'll be leaving soon.

You have no control over her.

And her finger is on the trigger.

Just hope the key works.

Josh, are you there?

Tom, where have you been?

Everybody's been trying to reach you. People are coming, and Tomcats are

to shoot down any missiles they fire. Listen up, Josh.

You have to do what I say, and then you've got to get out of there.

Aye, aye, sir.

Stand there.

Try this one.

Oh,

boy, oh, boy.

Fire two missiles.

Not one.

Kubalipi.

bearing zero one five roger i have radio contact tally -ho i'll take port you

take starboard roger that

Switching their guns.

Romeo, Titan, blast new bogey.

They're gone.

Hey, I don't believe it.

He shot them down.

Love two more.

He'll shoot those down too.

You got to run.

Now I use the radio on the helo. I ran the antenna through the overhead, so you

should cut that before you take off.

Kill it, Miguel.

Now think about that.

They're going to shoot down anything you launch, and a SEAL team will be here

shortly. Yes.

I'm the only chance you have to get out of here alive.

I can't believe your government would let the children die to save Castro. You

hate Castro for what he did to your father, and yet you're doing the same

to the parents on this ship.

Disarm Rosalita and you can go.

She'd never allow it. Tell her Castro's dead.

And we take off and you shoot us down with the SAM. No one will fire on you.

have my word on that.

I don't trust your word anymore than you trust mine.

Somebody has to die.

We got him.

We really got him.

Radio Havana is reporting tremendous explosions in the stadium.

He could not have survived, Rovaleta.

Go,

my friend.

Go with God.

I'll take them with me.

Miguel,

it's no use. I'm not...

It's the only thing you could have done, Commander.

She would have killed them all.

You just went up the radar screen.

Tomcat?

Josh.

I'm telling him to put water in the fuel tank.

Cool. Mr. Williams?

Well, Josh, looks like you got your first bogey. Even if it was technically

of ours.

Let's notify the Coast Guard. We've got some terrorists.

It's fine.

Just like last time.

So do you.

How do you do it?

Court danger and stay healthy.

Why didn't you teach it to Luke?

I'm sorry, Annie.

For Luke?

For deceiving you about the weekend.

Well, I can forgive you for that.

But not for teaching my son to do the same.

You turned him against me. And that is unacceptable.

Annie, we were going to tell you when we got back.

So deception's okay as long as you admit it.

It's not okay.

But at the time, I thought maybe it was kind of like staying out past curfew.

Also, I didn't want Josh to be afraid of life.

Just his mother.

You have a lot of fear, Annie.

And sometimes you transmit it to Josh.

That may be true, but that has nothing to do with you.

That is my problem.

My challenge.

Along with how to deal with never seeing you again.

Goodbye, Arm.

Annie.

Please don't call.

She accepted!

She's in Florida with her parents. I called her, I proposed, and she

Oh, that, hey, congratulations, bud. Thank you, sir.

You know, I guess just being so close to death made me do it.

Sir, will you be my best man?

Well, uh...

I'd be honored, bud. Thank you. Thank you, sir.

I've got to go tell the major.