All language subtitles for JAG S05E20 Drop Zone

Door 4, DZ Romeo 3, I have winds at 9
knots, 35 degrees.

Roger that, DZ Romeo 3. Approaching
initial point.

Outboard, personnel, stand up!

Hook up!

One hook! Two hook!

Three hook! Four hook!

Five hook! Check static line!

Check equipment!

Stand in the door.

Wind's holding at nine knots.

Drop zone is up.

You're clear for the drop.

Negative, DT Romeo 3. We are short.

Sort for DZ Romeo 3.

I have two in the water. Repeat.

Two in the water.

You go to your corners.

You go to your corner, hormone.

Come on, Mike.

Where are you going?

A conference room. I'm meeting with the
defendant on the parachute mishap case.

Plea bargain?

Depends on his attorney.

Oh, that's right. You haven't squared
off against young Lieutenant Roberts

have you? No.

You want some advice?

Sure. Watch out for his off shots. I've
got a lot to learn routine.

You ought to know.

What?

Have you been in a fight?

A fight?

No, why?

Looks like you got a bruise under your
left eye.

Newsprint.

May I?

Sure. Sorry.

Morning,

Commander. Good morning, sir. Morning.
Hey, bud, how's the job doing?

Oh, great.

Got the wires off last week. Had
Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes last

Harriet's eating for two.

He's eating for four.

I think it's nerves.

It's the first time Colonel McKenzie and
I are opposing each other.

I don't think she's that tough to beat.

Do you, Commander?

That kind of thinking can lose you
cases, Lieutenant.

The Colonel took a long time drafting
the charges.

I'm just glad to get started.

Now, why would she delay drafting the
charges?

Psych us, probably.

Commander.

Good morning, sir.

Good.

Commander, it is beautiful.

You know, that could be part of your
problem, Rav. You don't take time to

appreciate what life has to offer.

Diner. Sir. If a Dr. Walden calls, put
her through immediately.

Aye, sir.

New haircut?

Yes, sir.

Two weeks ago.

Aye.

Is he being jolly? Seems so, sir.

I did everything by the book, Colonel.

Same as my previous 107 jumps.

If the fact remains, Senior Chief, you
were the jump master.

And you sent five brand new jumpers out
the door of that aircraft, 800 meters

short of the drop zone. You're lucky
only two went in a lake.

They were both picked up by a fishing
boat. One of them's in the hospital on a

respirator. They weren't supposed to
land in water.

Jump light was green, ma 'am.

So you say.

With all due respect, Colonel, I think
this dereliction of duty charge is about

finding a scapegoat. That's a pretty
cynical position, Lieutenant.

I'm surprised to hear it coming from
you.

I don't mean to be cynical, ma 'am, but
if there's fault for this mishap, it

should be shared with the air crew, the
drop zone ground team, the parachute

safety officer. The Jagman investigation
looked there, Lieutenant.

They concluded the fault lies with
Senior Chief Petty Officer Bracken, your

client. They concluded wrong, ma 'am.

I take it you're not interested in
negotiating at this time?

No, ma 'am.

Very well, Lieutenant.

See you in court.

See?

There are a couple of kickboxers here
for you, sir.

Shall I bring them in?

What did you say?

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

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

Oh, take them to the library, Connor.

Thanks. Yes, sir.

Are you okay, Commander?

I'm fine, thanks.

Close the door on your way out, all
right?

Aye, sir.

Hey, it's Harm. Remember me?

Listen, the weather has been really
beautiful lately, and I was thinking

taking a walk around Madison Manor Park
tomorrow about noon.

If you're not doing anything.

All right.

Bye.

Brag when we jump, Master.

He's responsible for his men's safety.
My job as pilot was to deliver the

parachutists. Who gives the
authorization to jump?

My navigator.

She coordinates with the drop zone team
on the ground. When we're at the release

point, she switches the ready light from
red to green.

Did your navigator hit the switch?

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

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

mind. We agreed beforehand to let the
ground team make a call for training

purposes. But when they radioed the go
-ahead, you ignored them. Is that

It happens.

We felt it was too early and we did not
switch the ready light to green.

Senior Chief Bracken says you did. Well,
he's mistaken, ma 'am.

Are you saying that Bracken, an
experienced jumpmaster, sent five rookie

out on a whim? I don't know what he was
thinking, ma 'am.

Could there have been a malfunction in
the ready light circuitry? Anything's

possible. All I know is no one on my
crew gave the authorization to jump.

That's your position.

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

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

I do not have those jumpers out.

Captain Collard, I think you'll make an
excellent witness.

I'll be in touch.

Commander,

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

Well, I would hardly call it active,
sir.

Well, there's Miss Peterson and...

Before that, there was Lieutenant
Parker. Before that was, I forget her

the high -strung one, the kid.

Annie.

Where's this leading, sir?

Where do you take a female companion for
a romantic

weekend these days?

A weekend, sir? Yes.

Well, sailing in the Virgin Islands can
be nice, sir.

Beaches of Antigua are quite stunning.

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

Hmm.

Been a while, has it, sir?

Hmm.

Thank you, Commander. That'll be all.

Yes, sir.

Dr. Walden, please.

She's in with the patient right now? Um,
yes. Would you tell her that... Uh,

never mind. I'll call back.

The jump light was green.

You saw it?

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

couldn't say.

The senior chief gave me the tap. I was
out the door.

Okay. What happened during your descent?

I was bicycling my legs to get the twist
out of my shoot lines when me and

Steven Comstock nearly collided.

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

Did you know it was going to be a water
jump? No, ma 'am.

And I was 75 pounds of gear and 65
pounds of parachute.

What did you do?

Well, once I knew I was getting wet, I
jettisoned the gear.

And then I went in.

Next thing I know, they were pulling me
onto a boat.

And Comstock?

When they fished him out, his gear was
still strapped to him.

He was all blue.

Before Senior Chief Bracken sent you
out, did he act in any way out of the

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

He seemed okay to me.

But this being my first jump, I wasn't
paying too much attention to the Senior

Chief's move.

Will there be anything else, man?

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

All right, good afternoon.

Good luck.

Thank you, Colonel.

Colonel, message for you, ma 'am.

Has anyone else seen this, Gunny? No, ma
'am.

Colonel? Seaman Comstock developed acute
lung inflammation.

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

I'll be recommending to Admiral Defar
that an additional charge be brought

against your client.

Involuntary manslaughter.

Morning, sir.

Morning.

Steven Comstock died.

I heard.

That's why Colonel McKenzie delayed
filing the charges.

Once evidence is introduced to the
court, Marshal, the government can't

the charges. Double jeopardy rule.
That's the standard prosecution tactic,

Delaying when the victim's recovery is
in doubt.

It's not something we'd like to use,
obviously.

Prosecutors can stall until the statute
of limitations runs out. Bear in mind,

bud, if the members are sitting on the
fence, it can backfire on you.

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

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

Are you listening, Senior Chief?

Much worse, yes, sir.

So what am I looking at?

Dishonorable discharge, loss of pay and
allowances, ten years' confinement.

That's worst case. The government still
has to prove culpable negligence.

He was just a kid.

He trusted me.

Why didn't he cut loose his gear?

It was an accident, Senior Chief. It
wasn't your fault.

Yeah, maybe it was, maybe it wasn't.
What are you talking about?

The night before, I was out drinking
until pretty late.

Before a scheduled jump?

I wasn't originally on the schedule.

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

The lieutenant called me as a last
-minute replacement.

Did you tell the lieutenant you'd been
drinking the night before?

No. He called. I went up.

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

Did you have a hangover?

Slight.

Slight?

Did anybody see you drinking?

I was at a bar, sir.

I didn't see anyone I knew.

So nobody knows about this but us.

Right.

And Captain Miller.

Who's Captain Miller?

Flight surgeon on the MISAB
investigation team.

Look, he told me anything I said was
confidential couldn't be used against

What, was he lying?

No, he wasn't lying, Senior Chief.
Information gathered during a safety

investigation cannot be used in court.

Did you tell Captain Miller anything
else?

No, ma 'am. Good.

Don't.

We can't advise him not to speak to the
mishap board. I mean, legally we could,

but morally we just... We can advise him
to shave his head and pluck like a

chicken if it means avoiding ten years
in Leavenworth.

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

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

And I didn't become a lawyer to lose
cases.

There's a greater good to be considered
here, like preventing future mishaps.

You consider the greater good. I'll
consider the good of our client.

And it's always good to have a...

Healthy exchange of opinions.

Admiral?

But ultimately, the final decision rests
with the officer in charge.

Anybody disagree with that?

No, sir.

As you were.

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

Your first chair.

It's all right.

Let's just forget about it.

But I was serious.

I want to win.

I want us to win.

So do I.

I have a patient consult to attend,
Colonel.

It won't take long, Captain.

I read the mishap investigation report.

Part A only, sir. Non -privileged
factual data.

I have a few questions.

Such as?

Well, the C -130 is a pretty rocky ride,
yet your report makes no mention of air

sickness. It's because there was none.

Can I assume that there were no other
psychological or physical problems with

the participants?

You can assume what you like, Colonel.

So there were problems?

Nothing that I can share.

Sir, my job is to ensure that wrongdoers
don't endanger anyone else in the

future. And my job is to determine
causes of mishaps so they can be

the future.

If I share information with Jag, no one
will talk to safety inspectors again,

will they?

Probably not, sir.

Concerning Senior Chief Bracken, I
suggest that you do what you normally do

you prosecute.

I didn't think you'd come.

I don't talk to strangers.

Well, let me introduce myself, then. I'm
Commander Harmon Rabb.

I knew a Harmon Rabb once.

But you're not him.

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

It was a cross -examination. You were a
prosecution witness. I was defending my

client, Renee.

At the expense of our friendship?

You would do it again if the situation
came up, wouldn't you?

I don't know.

Probably.

You're a real piece of work, Rab.

What?

When you were grilling me on the stand,
I kept picturing you naked.

Oh, yeah?

You want to have dinner tonight?

I can't.

But how about tomorrow night?

Tomorrow night's good.

You just have to promise me that you're
going to cross -examine me afterwards.

I ran Senior Chief Bracken through the
computer, ma 'am.

A DUI in 1988.

Yeah, most likely it doesn't mean
anything, but if he still drinks... You

any bars in Norfolk?

A few, ma 'am.

Let's find out if Bracken knows any.

Aye, ma 'am.

Excuse me, Admiral. Dr. Walden returned
your call, sir. Is she on the line? No,

sir. She said she's between patients and
she'd call you back later.

Tyner, next time, keep her on the line.
Yes, sir.

Lieutenant Wyatt, you examined the C
-130 aircraft subsequent to the

correct? Yes, ma 'am. As aircraft
maintenance officer, that's my job.

Please tell the Corps what you found
with regard to jump ready lights.

I found the ready lights fully
operational.

So... No frayed installation, open
wires, stuck relays, intermittent

connections? No, ma 'am.

Fully operational.

Well, the pilot and the flight crew
testified that they did not switch the

from red to green, so how could the
green light have been on?

It couldn't.

Assuming they're telling the truth.

We have to strike the last part of that
response, Your Honor.

Members will disregard the witness's
comment on the truthfulness of the

crew.

Don't editorialize, Lieutenant.

Sorry, sir.

No further questions.

Lieutenant, can you say with absolute
certainty that the lights were working

properly at the time of the mishap?

No, not with absolute certainty.

I wasn't there.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Lieutenant, you may step down.

Your Honor, the government called
Captain Eric Miller to the stand.

Objection.

Your Honor, sidebar.

Approach.

Your Honor, Captain Miller is a member
of the aircraft mishap board that

investigated this incident. He cannot
testify.

Sir, he can't divulge privileged
information or express opinions, but I

to restrict my questioning to factual
matters only.

Such as?

Height and weight, clothing, type of
equipment, working environment. Your

no.

No? I mean, if it please the court. The
privileged status of information

acquired by the aircraft mishap board is
one of its most important tools in

getting... I know the purpose of safety
investigations, Lieutenant.

Colonel, I'm going to allow you to call
Captain Miller with the proviso that you

restrict your questions to part A of the
report.

Non -privileged information only.

Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

Please state your name, rank, and duty
station for the record, sir. Eric

Captain, United States Navy, assigned to
the Naval Safety Center.

Before I allow Colonel McKenzie to begin
her questioning, much of the

information that Captain Miller derived
from the mishap investigation is

privileged. The members will draw no
inference.

should he refuse to answer certain
questions.

Proceed, Colonel.

Thank you, sir.

Captain Miller, can you describe the
state of mind of parachutists before

first jump?

There's fear, of course, and an
eagerness to do well, and an intense

mind and energy.

On? The door, the outside.

It's a pretty intense experience.

Oh, yes.

Blood tests performed after a jump
indicate high levels of adrenaline.

Did you perform blood tests on the
mishap participants?

Yes. And urinalysis? test?

Yes.

Would those tests expose, say, drug or
alcohol use on the part of the

Objection.

Begging the court's pardon, the defense
withdraws its objection?

Withdrawn.

Proceed.

Yes. The test I performed would reveal
substance abuse.

Thank you.

No further questions.

No questions, Your Honor.

You humiliated me in there.

Colonel McKenzie couldn't go anywhere
with that substance abuse questioning,

she knew it. By objecting, you made it
look like we were trying to hide

something, and now the members are
suspicious, which is exactly what she

I underestimated her.

Or overestimated yourself.

Either way, it won't happen again.

Did you read it?

I glanced at it.

It was open to the page.

Unauthorized disclosure of a mishap
investigation report is a criminal

Mac. I don't intend to disclose
anything.

You can't use the information it
contains or evidence derived from that

information.

Fruit of the poisonous tree, I know.

No, it's good.

Without him?

Yeah, vegetarian.

When he strikes me as more of a meat
-eater.

Look, what if Bracken is acquitted and
another jumper dies because of him?

What do you want me to say? That makes
it okay to break the rule?

Any idea who might have put it in your
car?

Nothing I can substantiate.

Hey.

Oh, am I interrupting something work
-related?

No.

Just wrap that up.

Something smells good.

Are you leaving already? Yeah, court
tomorrow.

Thanks for the input.

For what it was worth.

Good night.

Night.

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

What makes you say that?

Well, for one thing, because you don't
deny it.

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

Well, it certainly is.

I mean, that is, if we're going to have
any kind of future together.

Are we going to have a future together?

I don't know yet.

But why don't you go put on something
more comfortable, and we can discuss it.

Okay.

Went to half the bars in Norfolk looking
for someone who might have seen Bracken

drinking. And?

No joy, ma 'am.

Colonel, what would you like me to do
now? Carry out your original order,

Meaning check the rest of the bars?

If that was your original order.

Yes, ma 'am.

Did you see the light go green?

I did not, no, ma 'am.

Then why did you jump?

I got the tap, so I went.

You're a witness.

Was this your first jump, Petty Officer
Pascom? Yes, sir.

Pretty exciting.

Yes, sir. Definitely, sir.

Heart racing, adrenaline pumping.

Absolutely, sir.

What were you thinking right before you
went?

I was thinking, God, let me get through
this without messing my pants, sir.

Were you looking at the ready lights?

Well, I glanced at them.

But mostly I was looking outside at
where I had to go. And at the jump

of course.

Senior Chief Bracken. Yes, sir.

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

looking. I guess that's true, yes, sir.

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

Definitely. Anywhere he leads, I would
gladly follow, sir.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Chet wouldn't. We may contact him last.

I wouldn't have had to quit.

Me neither.

I wanted to thank you for the other
night.

I had a wonderful time.

So did I.

And it's I who should be thanking you.

Listen, I was thinking, if you're
interested, maybe you'd like to go

for a weekend.

Antigua, maybe.

I don't know, AJ.

You know what? You're right.

I totally understand.

It's way too soon.

Antigua's nice, but a bit too empty.

How about the Virgin Islands?

St. John?

St. John is good.

Excuse me, ma 'am. May I find what
you're looking for?

Lieutenant Colonel McKenzie, this is
Krista Barron.

She was with Senior Chief Brack in the
night before the mishap. Really?

Oh, well, I wasn't with him. I mean, we
had a few drinks, that's all.

She identified him from the photo I
passed around, ma 'am.

When you're done, I'd be happy to drive
Miss Barron home.

Thank you, Vic.

I'll be outside, ma 'am.

Please, have a seat, Miss Barron.

Did the guy do something wrong? Because
I don't want to get anybody in trouble,

okay? Right.

Did you know Walter Bracken before that
night?

No. I mean, I'd seen him come into the
bar before, but we never spoke or

anything.

Some guys, it takes a little while to
get up the courage, you know.

But he had the courage that night.

Well, he'd been drinking.

Objection. Move to strike.

On what grounds?

The government elicited testimony from
this witness unlawfully. What?

The mishap report. How else could she
know?

Your Honor, the defense requests an
Article 39A hearing.

Why? To present arguments for
suppressing testimony from this witness.

Approach.

Your Honor, the testimony of this
witness...

Indeed, all evidence relating to the
defendant's drinking the night prior to

mishap is inadmissible. Why?

Because the information may have been
obtained improperly from a privileged

source.

Colonel? The evidence was not obtained
improperly, Your Honor.

The members are excused.

What privileged source, Lieutenant?

Part B of the mishap investigation
report.

Do you have any evidence to support this
allegation?

No, sir.

But I'll gladly accept the word of
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah McKenzie.

Colonel McKenzie?

Did you ever see the contents of Part B
of the mishap investigation report?

Yes, Your Honor, I did.

But I discovered the witness through an
independent inquiry. It was carried out

by Gunnery Sergeant Victor Galindez
under my orders given before I saw the

report. Your Honor, the appearance of
impropriety alone... Thank you,

Lieutenant.

And this independent investigation was
motivated by... A DUI conviction on the

defendant's record from 12 years ago. A
bit of a stretch, sir.

Colonel McKenzie, did you do anything to
spur your investigation on after you

saw the Privilege Report?

After a preliminary search gunner,
Sergeant Galindez, asked me if he should

continue, I told him to carry out my
original order.

Did the defense counsel have anything to
add?

Yes, sir, we'd like to renew our
objection to any mention of the

drinking. The prosecution's case has
clearly been compromised.

Colonel McKenzie, this court can't be
sure.

I don't even believe that you can be
sure that your decision to continue with

your investigation wasn't precipitated
by improper access to privileged

material. The objection is sustained.

All evidence regarding the defendant's
drinking is suppressed.

Staff Sergeant, ask the members to
return, please.

With Bracken's drinking suppressed,
there's nothing between us and the

line. Why do I feel so lousy?

You're a lawyer. Get over it, bud.
Right, Commander?

What happens in the courtroom stays in
the courtroom.

Now, how do you know that Colonel
McKenzie got her information from the

investigation report, anyway?

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

Lauren figured it out before I did.

She did.

There's got to be a way to win cases
without destroying your friends.

Colonel McKenzie is far from destroyed.

Acquiring a confidential document?

Using privileged information to
prosecute a defendant who was told that

information would not be used against
him? What in the hell were you thinking?

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

Then why look at it? To confirm my
suspicion that the defendant was guilty.

the hell difference does that make?
You're a prosecutor, not a juror.

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

When I saw the information regarding his
drinking the night before, I knew I was

right. My prosecution was valid.

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

No, sir.

Absolutely not.

I assure you, Admiral, I was already on
track. Nothing I saw affected my

handling of the case.

Captain Delario doesn't believe you.

He's filed a complaint charging you with
misconduct and breach of ethics.

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

But do you believe me, sir?

Pardon?

I would like to know if the Admiral
believes my contention that I did

improper.

Mac?

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

Sir, maybe I should... Sir, maybe it
would be best if I remove myself from

case. Oh, you already have. In fact, I'm
immediately Commander Rabb's trial

counsel.

Yes, sir.

Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

Like I told the JAG officers and the
safety people, the light was green.

What was your position in the jump line?

Third, sir, behind Cortez and Comstock.

What is your height, Petty Officer
Scaline?

5 '9", sir.

5 '9", and Petty Officer Cortez is 5
'11". Seaman Comstock was 6 '1".

You were wearing parachutes, rucksacks,
and helmets, yet you were still able to

see the green jump light standing behind
two large, heavily outfitted men.

Yes, sir. They didn't obstruct your
view.

Objection. Aston answered.

Sustained.

Move on, Commander.

The plane was flying south.

The sun was shining in through the port
side window.

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

reflection of the sun through green
glass?

Now think carefully, Petty Officer
Scalino.

I think the light was green, sir. You
think or you're sure?

I'm sure.

Would you jump again with Senior Chief
Bracken?

Anytime, sir.

Well, I admire your sense of loyalty,
Petty Officer Scalino, for the

Sir, got a minute?

Sure. What would you say to dereliction
of duty through culpable inefficiency,

three months confinement?

I'd say no.

But I'll run it by Admiral DeForest, the
convening authority. It's his decision

to make.

Yes, sir.

Senior.

Al. Hey, thanks for the help in there. I
really appreciate it. You think it's

going okay?

Yeah, yeah, I think so.

Good, good.

Listen, Senior.

The light was green, right?

What are you talking about?

You saw it yourself. You just said so.

I thought I did.

Maybe it was the sunlight. I don't know.
I was going off of what you were

saying.

Oh.

It was green.

It had to be.

You're not even sure.

Oh, man.

You got a problem, Scalene?

It's just that some of the guys were
saying you were hungover. I didn't want

believe it.

Listen.

The Navy's trying to stick it to me.

That pilot, just covering his ass.

And my life is on the line here.

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

You think I'm happy about Comstock?

I've got to live with that.

Now I do, too.

That's right. Washington to Sydney. When
does that arrive?

Okay, what's the fare?

Yeah, why don't you go ahead and book
it? I can always cancel.

Good. Thank you.

That's all you might like to know.
Closing arguments are tomorrow.

Thanks. I think I'll pass.

Probably wise.

Taking a trip?

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

Brumby know you're coming?

Not yet.

Gonna surprise him.

You would love that, wouldn't you? Me
catching him with some Sheila flagrante

delicto. You said it, not me.

Mick is not like that. He's a good man,
Harm.

You might want to come to terms with
that.

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

But?

Are you going to see Brumby, or are you
just trying to get away from here?

Maybe a little bit of both.

Excuse me, ma 'am.

Sir, Admiral LaFarre on the line for
you.

Thanks, honey.

Duty calls.

I have a counteroffer from Admiral
DeFarge.

Yes, sir.

Negligent homicide, failure to use due
care, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture

of all pay and allowances, three years
confinement.

Sir, sir, that's not good enough.

You're lucky to get that. I tried to
dissuade him from making any kind of an

offer. But it was a training mishap.

An accident, sometimes they just happen.

As you yourself suggested, a reflection
of sunlight. Or one drink too many the

night before.

Sir. The drinking's inadmissible.

I'm not introducing evidence,
Lieutenant.

I'm talking about the truth.

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

One year confinement, sir.

Three. The offer's on the table. You
take it or leave it.

You guys love to play your lawyer games,
don't you?

Easy, Senior Chief.

Someone dies during training, someone
gets court -martialed.

Preferably at the lowest level of the
chain, right, Commander? Isn't that how

works? If you had performed your duty,
Senior Chief, nobody would be being

-martialed and nobody would have died.

I performed my duty, sir.

The jump light was green.

I don't give a damn what color the jump
light was or if it was a malfunction or

if it was a burst of sunlight.

The safety of those jumpers was your
responsibility, Chief.

I did my job, sir. Your job was not to
rely on an 89 -cent light bulb.

You should have stuck your head out the
door.

You should have looked for hazards.

And I suppose you just might have done
that if you hadn't been too sick from a

hangover.

Seaman Comstock was 24 years old, Chief.

He had a lot of life left to live.

It was a senseless, needless death.

And if I had my way, you'd do the ten
years and then some.

I'll tell that to the members, and
they'll agree with me.

See you, Chief.

Commander. I'll do the three, sir.

But you're wrong about me.

I don't think so.

No problem.

Oh, I didn't carry it down for you. Oh,
thank you very much.

Well, we planned to pack light, but I
never seem to manage it. It's those what

ifs. Right. You seem to do well. Oh,
training.

Marine Corps.

The man I'm traveling with is Navy.

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

Oh, that sounds romantic.

One hopes.

Where are you headed?

Australia. To see my...

Friend, he's in the Navy, too.
Australian Navy. What is it about Navy

They're so vigorous.

Oh, speaking of.

Hi. Admiral Vigorous.

From? Check with him, sir.

You

want

to see me, sir?

Come in. Close the door.

Lieutenant, somebody gave Colonel
McKenzie a copy of the mishap

report. I realize that.

Now, I don't know who put that report in
the Colonel's car, and I hope that I

never find out.

Because if I do, I will personally
destroy that individual's career.

Are you accusing me, sir?

No, I'm warning you, Lieutenant.

Don't let your ambitions overtake your
capabilities.

You can go.

May I say something, sir?

Go ahead.

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

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

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

I can't change who I am.

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

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

Which is?

To be the first female judge advocate
general, sir.