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Sir, just got another report. The enemy
hit the Haverton. There was an explosion

at.

She's on fire. Admiral, a P -3 just
spotted four bogeys incoming.

They're flying low, below radar, sir.
The Lewiston's sinking, Admiral. She's

abandoning ship. The Haverton's taken
two missiles amidst ship, sir. How many

that now, Red?

We've lost an Aegis cruiser, three
destroyers, four if the Haverton goes

Any word from General West?

No, and there's no sign the enemy is
turning back.

Son of a bitch.

I suggest you get on the horn to Admiral
Barr. Tell him to counter. Admiral, the

carrier's been attacked.

The bogeys were small aircraft loaded
with explosives.

They just flew right into the ship, sir.

How many got through?

All of them, sir. The Patrick Harry's on
fire. They don't know if they can save

her. What about Admiral Barr?

One of the planes hit the bridge.

He's dead, General. Sir, the
Bellingham's reporting more incoming

The Hamilton's going down, Admiral. This
isn't supposed to be happening.

I don't understand how they got in
there, sir. With no Navy or Air Force,

took on the carrier battle group?

Enemy launched small Zodiac boats.

The crews had shoulder -fired missiles,
small corporate jets loaded with fuel

and TNT made runs straight at the
carrier.

What was the final tally, sir?

Cruiser and four destroyers sunk.
Patrick Henry was hit and had to

battle. Damn.

Good thing it was just a war game.

It may have been a simulated exercise,
sir, but someone's still going to have

pay for it. Someone is. Have a seat.

Operation Stalin's Spear was a joint
services op.

Army General Anthony Manzarek ran the
show.

Blue Team U .S. forces were led by
Admiral Tucci.

Who commanded the Red Team, sir?

Marine Major General Lucas West.

The general's a legend, sir. Led the
most decorated battalion in the Gulf

He does have a reputation for being a
cowboy.

Sounds like the type of officer you'd
want on your side in wartime.

Apparently not in war games.

Army General Mansurek stated they were
stripped off rules governing the

exercise.

General West disobeyed most of them.
He's facing a court -martial.

A two -star general for infractions in a
war game?

Multiple acts of disobedience, and
there's a charge of reckless

That sounds extreme, sir, taking it all
the way to court -martial. General

Mansurek doesn't have a choice.

He suggested a punitive letter of
reprimand.

General West refused.

He went to day in court.

Commander Turner, you'll prosecute.
Commander Ramb, you'll defend.

You're leaving the colonel out of a
marine matter, sir?

No, Colonel, you'll be presiding on the
bench.

I'm judging the case, sir.

As I mentioned to Commander Ramb, given
deployment, there's a shortage of

experienced personnel.

For this case, consider yourself T .A
.D. to the judiciary.

Yes, sir.

That'll be all.

All right, sir.

Question, Commander?

Yes, sir. I was wondering if I chose the
Colonel over you because you've seen

her? By barely two months, Admiral.

Well, then you already had nothing to do
with it. Commander, I question your

objectivity in your defense of a certain
plane captain and his court -martial. I

solved that case, Admiral, and I think
I've come a long way to distinguish

myself since then, sir. Commander, this
is not a debate.

You'll get your shot.

Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

Careful, sweetie.

I know.

Why don't you go on? I'll catch up.

I'm not exactly in a hurry, bud.

Harriet, you'll be walking into this
house every day of my life. Some days

won't be here.

I know, but the prosthesis is new. I
just want you to... Sweet.

Harriet, I couldn't have done this
without you.

But I need for you to let me handle this
by myself.

Okay?

a cockpit for a law.

Don't you miss combat, Commander?

Every day, sir.

Looks like a smooth operation.

It's always smooth when there are no
bullets flying.

But they'll be ready.

Politicians can get off their asses.

That's not a view -wide broadcast, sir.

Too late, Commander.

My big mouth built me a solid ceiling at
two stars.

Thirty years commanding troops.

It's the first time I've ever been
relieved.

It doesn't have to stay that way, sir.
We can still keep this out of the

courtroom. Coward's way, Commander.

They did their best to shut me down on
the battlefield.

I won't go quietly now.

I think you should know.

Red Team wasn't supposed to win.

Are you saying the game was rigged, sir?

More like scripted to ensure a
predetermined outcome.

This case is simple.

I fought the exercise as I thought it
should be fought.

According to the inquiry, sir, when the
battle carrier group was assaulted by

Red Team, you ignored a direct ceasefire
order.

I couldn't reach my men.

Blue Team was jamming our frequencies.

I know my accusers say I was trying to
make a point.

And I was.

But I followed my orders as I understood
them.

Well, that's our argument, then, sir.

I've led men into battle, seen some
wounded, watched some die, but never

of poor training or lack of
preparedness.

That's what this is about.

Hey, Tyner's brew has reached yet
another octane level. Want some?

I'm going to go with the tea.

I guess congratulations are in order,
Your Judgeship.

Thanks, I think.

You sure you're okay with this?

Of course I'm okay. Why wouldn't I be?

We probably shouldn't be talking about
this, legally speaking.

Why? We're friends, Max. Friends talk,
and that's what we're doing.

Talking.

Don't forget, we're also adversaries.

Certainly not in a coffee room. In a
courtroom, occasionally. That's exactly

point. This time, you won't be facing me
across the aisle, but I'll be on the

bench.

You're not the least bit concerned?

No.

What?

It's just we've battled each other so
many times that I know your playbook

pretty well.

Hmm. Well, I think I may have a couple
passes in my playbook you haven't seen

yet. Won't stop me from throwing a flag
if I think you're playing the members.

Well, I'm sure you'll be fair.

As the organizer of the exercise, I have
an interest in seeing to it that

everyone gets their facts right,
Commander.

But I think it's all pretty clear.
General West was given off orders for

exercise, and one by one, he chose to
ignore them.

So the General claims he was merely
playing the game, and he was

the orders.

Yes, I've heard General West's
explanation.

But I was also here, in the Blue Team
Command Center.

when he ignored my directive to stand
down. He can explain that, too, sir.

Commander, every exercise has its
parameters.

It's free play, but within limits.

You're saying the Red Team could have
won, Jim?

I selected General West to lead the
opposition because he's an expert in Red

Team play.

Do you really think that I would have
chosen him if I wanted to rig the

exercise?

The man you should talk to is Colonel
Haller.

General West's chief of staff on this
exercise.

He's a good officer.

Served on my staff as a lieutenant.

He can clarify the general's factual
interpretations.

Enter.

Excuse me, Admiral. Your car needs to go
in for service tomorrow, sir. What time

would you like to leave here?

Well, actually, I've asked Meredith to
give me a lift. We're going to have

lunch.

You sure you want to do that, sir?

You want to drive me to the dealership
that bad, Tyner? No, sir. It's just

that... Well, Admiral, from what you've
mentioned about Miss Cavanaugh, sir, I

just thought getting into a car with
her... Sorry, sir. I was

out of line.

No, no, Tyner. It's all right.

I've been trying to work up the nerve to
confront her about her penchant for

danger for about a week.

Doesn't sound easy, sir.

Shouldn't be that hard, either.

Thanks for meeting with me, Colonel.

I understand you were General West's
gatekeeper on this exercise.

I handled all communication going
through his headquarters.

Generally, we avoided radio traffic. We
used motorcycle messengers and field

phones to avoid electronic
eavesdropping.

Sounds more like World War I.

It worked.

We had them off balance from day one.

How did you communicate with the boats
launching the assault on the battle

carrier group?

Sent the attack order over civilian
radio.

who's buried as a coded phrase in a
broadcast prayer by a local Muslim

Brilliant. Sounds like General West had
all the bases covered.

Best tactician I've seen. When I've
served under quite a few, General

included. These joint ops must be
difficult, huh? Divided loyalty?

When I was assigned to General West's
team, I'd heard the stories about how

a little crazy.

I learned going into battle, you want
that kind of crazy leading you.

That kind of crazy can get you into
trouble, too, Colonel.

General West told me about the
difficulties communicating the ceasefire

for the troops assaulting the battle
carrier group.

Radio jamming. That's right, Commander.

There were no other options?

General, you had a way to communicate
with your man.

Dedicated emergency frequency.

That frequency was for mayday calls
only. Real world emergencies.

It's a tough sell in the courtroom, sir.

Yes. are a few choice words you use to
describe General Manzarek.

In the heat of battle, Commander, you
say things you regret.

Take it you don't much like the General,
sir.

We've locked horns over the years.

I sense your confidence in our case is
dissipating, Commander.

I'm going to be honest with you,
General. At this point, sir, it doesn't

good.

What's your advice?

We could go for a deal.

You agree to immediate retirement, no
disciplinary action will be taken. You

retain your pension and benefits.

Otherwise, I go to court martial and I
stand to lose it all.

I've never stood down from a fight.

And I'm not starting now.

Excuse me, ma 'am? Yes.

You coming on Saturday?

The housewarming, ma 'am.

Harriet, I'm so sorry. I forgot to RSVP.

That's okay, ma 'am. Is there anything I
can do to help you? No, I'm fine. I'm

running late.

It's not like they're going to start
without you.

Sorry. You must be excited.

Actually, I'm terrified.

That's understandable.

It's a high -profile case.

All eyes are on you watching every move.

I haven't seen that much military brass.
I get the idea, Harriet.

You will do fine, ma 'am.

I have to do better than that. You make
a mistake as a lawyer, you recover, you

knock one into the woods as a judge,
it's on your scorecard forever.

That's what the Court of Appeals is for,
ma 'am, to fix judges' screw -ups.

Good luck, ma 'am.

General Manzarek.

When you drew up this exercise, you
designed it as a free play scenario,

correct? There are always some
constraints.

Why is that, General? We're testing
tactics, technology. We have to set some

limits to prevent people from doing
things that would negate the value of

test. And do you believe that General
West exceeded those limits, sir?

Yes. He also recklessly endangered
personnel when he overflew the carrier

against orders.

Do you have any idea... what motivated
his actions, sir.

Objection calls for an opinion.

On the contrary, it calls for an
assessment of a subordinate's behavior

commanding officer.

It has probative value, Your Honor. Nice
try, Counselor. I agree with the

government. Objection overruled. You've
got to be kidding.

Your Honor.

You may answer the question, General.

General West assumes that he has a
monopoly on the truth when it comes to

prepare for a war.

I believe that he's less motivated by
preparedness and more by ego.

Thank you, General.

You're a witness.

No cross at this time, Your Honor, but I
reserve the right to recall this

witness at a later date.

Your choice, Commander.

Thanks for driving.

Are you kidding?

I love the open road.

And you didn't know I went to rally
school, did you?

There's a lot I don't know.

Oh. Do you want me to give you a ride
later to pick up your car? No.

I'll get Piner to give me a lift.

A .J.

A .J., is something wrong?

Well, Meredith, you know, at some point
we need to... make

plans for dinner tomorrow night.

Yeah, great.

I have this incredible inspiration.

You know those Korean steakhouses where
you get to grill your own food? This

doesn't involve juggling knives and
pepper shakers, does it?

I'm sensing a little reluctance.

Let's play it by ear, huh?

I'll call you.

Ciao.

Afternoon, sir.

Was that Miss Cavanaugh, Admiral?

Yeah.

Quite a woman, sir.

Yeah.

Sir, do you believe that General West
exceeded the op orders for this

sir? In my judgment, yes.

How, Admiral?

Day one. He launched a simulated missile
attack.

Several plane sensors recorded hits.
They were downed along with the C -17,

which was our experimental aerial
communication headquarters.

How is this outside the rules, sir?
General West was supposed to have

his air defense systems.

Did the general employ any other tactics
that were outside the bounds, sir? He

launched a simulated chemical weapons
attack contrary to the rules of

engagement. And he attacked our ships
using small boats and private planes

civilian assets were prohibited.

In your judgment, sir, did the general's
tactics jeopardize...

The training goals of this exercise.

We were testing battlefield
communications.

Communications is exactly what General
West targeted.

Thank you, Admiral.

You're a witness.

Admiral, would you agree that rules are
open to interpretation, sir? Yes,

Commander, within reason.

Now, you testified, sir, that General
West shot down several of your planes,

including your aerial nerve center,
correct?

Affirmative, Commander.

And weren't you on that plane, sir?
Weren't you, in fact, killed, Admiral,

simulation? In simulation.

Yet you continued to command troops,
sir.

The legitimacy of the kill was a matter
of debate.

So I was reconstituted, Commander.

Like soup, Admiral?

Objection, Your Honor. Counsel is
editorializing. More like playing to the

sustained. Careful, Commander.

Sorry, Your Honor. I didn't realize it
was such a tough room.

Admiral, was your timely return from the
grave within the rules, sir? Not

strictly. But it was necessary to keep
the exercise going. Well, it sounds to

like the rules kept changing it. We did
what we did because General West kept

disobeying orders.

According to your interpretation, sir.

Objection, Your Honor. Commander seems
to have forgotten who's being tried.

I know.

Sustained.

No more questions.

Please tell me I'm not the last one
here. No, just getting started, Colonel.

I take your jacket and your purse?

Thanks. You look great, bud. I'm feeling
great. And I hear you're going to be

the next Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Right.

Come on in.

There he is. Wow, quite a spread.

Welcome, Colonel. Thanks.

Arm.

Mac.

You should really try the crab cakes.
Oh, they look dangerous.

Oh, is that a ruling or an opinion?

Come on, Art, can we just bury the
hatchet for one day?

Well, I'd love to, but I'd have to pull
it out of my client's head where you

left it.

Uh, sure, Paul, sure.

We're not having this discussion.

Well, at least we agree on one thing,
huh?

Excuse me.

Hi, Matt.

Hi.

Great party.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

You must be Colonel McKenzie.

Colonel McKenzie, Corporal Sean Stiles.
I've heard a lot about you.

All bad, I hope.

What's going on with the music,
Lieutenant?

What's wrong with my music?

It's just a little giraffe.

All right, Corporal, let's go digging,
shall we, Colonel?

Ma 'am?

You're doing really well, Arian.

Good day.

We're not out of the woods yet, though.

Hey, Lieutenant.

Sign here. Sir, I still owe you that
house tour.

Lead on.

I, uh, wanted a chance to talk to you,
sir.

About what's next?

Yes, sir.

I have been dying to get back to work.

I'm waiting on a call from your team of
physicians.

Your return to limited duty is based on
their recommendation.

And yours, sir. Well, you know where I
stand.

So it's up to the doctor, sir.

Yeah. He's got to wait it out.

So let's do this now.

Yes, sir.

You received the ceasefire order from
General Manzarek.

How did General West respond?

He said we couldn't do anything.

Our radio frequencies were jammed so we
couldn't contact our men.

Was there no way to reach them?

We had an emergency frequency, but...
Why didn't you use that?

General West said it wasn't an option.

What else did General West say?

General West said he was only interested
in sending one message to General

Manzarek. Thank you, Colonel.

Your witness?

Colonel, you said the general wanted to
send a message.

Was his intent merely to push his own
agenda?

Objection calls for an opinion.

On the contrary.

It's an assessment of a superior's
performance by a subordinate, and I

Commander Turner used the term probative
value.

I'll allow it.

Colonel?

In my experience, I don't know a general
who doesn't push his agenda.

That said, I consider General West
sincere in his desire to prepare us for

enemy that won't be following any
script.

Thank you, Colonel.

That'll be all.

This quarter's in recess until 0900
tomorrow.

Admiral.

Afternoon, sir.

Your morale seems better.

Well, I finally deciphered the Colonel,
sir. Thanks for looking up.

Well, you might want to look up at this.

Scripting an exercise is no way to find
out if we're prepared for war.

Look, I've known General Lucas West
since we were young officers in Vietnam.

When I got this email, I hit the roof.

You know, stage a war game, then tie the
enemy team's hands to ensure that the

good guys win.

General West used exactly the tactics
the Iraqis or Al -Qaeda are going to

and he got sacked.

Apparently, the general sent an email
stating his case to a few professional

friends. I just finished moving the
members off of a view of General West as

egomaniac who'll stop at nothing to
prove appointed. Now he pushes the

key. He's got a history of saying what
he thinks a career be damned.

Must feel it's worth it.

Yeah. Maybe it's time for an insanity
plea.

Picked up some newspapers on the way in.

General calls exercise a sham.

Ready or not, general says not.

This is my personal favorite, sir.
General, unscripted war game fix was in.

The truth prevails, commander.

Sir, you're being court -martialed for
exceeding orders in a war game you

conducted as though it were your own
personal training demonstration.

Now you're courting the media.

I have my reasons, commander.

Like sticking it to General Manzarek on
the front page, sir? This is not a

pissing contest between the Army and the
Marine Corps.

My only objective here is to prepare our
troops for war. And I am trying to keep

you in uniform, sir, so you'll be there
to lead them.

So, what's the plan?

We answer the charges, sir.

We put your field commanders on the
stand.

Have them testify to the fact that you
played the game smart, not dirty.

You think that'll work?

Well, if they can't speak eloquently to
your leadership and your character, sir,

we still have one card left to play.

What's that?

We put you on the stand, sir.

According to targeting sensor data, you
recorded 12 blue team aircraft kills.

How? We used passive radar, then
visually acquired the targets and took

down with stinger missiles.

Was this within the rules?

The op order is required that we disable
only the primary radar, not secondary

systems. We just went off the script,
Commander.

I know people say these exercises aren't
about winning and losing, but we're

preparing for war.

If it's not about that, then what is it
about?

Commander Mosley, you were in charge of
General West's naval office.

That's correct.

When you launched the attack on the
carrier group, Commander, did you employ

civilian assets?

We used private boats and planes, but we
applied red team flags and markers.

I believe they made the military assets
in compliance with our borders. Thank

you, Commander. You're a witness.

Commander, the Zodiac boats were
launched from fishing trawlers. Were the

trawlers flying red -tink flags?

No, Commander.

They sound like civilian assets to me.
Weren't you stretching the rules?

I don't know, Commander, but maybe you
should ask the men and women who

the attack on the coal if they were hit
by civilian assets.

Al -Qaeda has their own definition for
rules of engagement.

Colonel Swift, you launched a simulated
chemical weapons attack on Blue Team

forces, correct?

That's correct.

We hit them with tear gas as soon as
they hit the beach.

Simulated chemtipped artillery.

Our board has banned the use of weapons
of mass destruction, Colonel. Weren't

you violating the rules?

Not as I define weapons of mass
destruction.

These weren't scuds dropped on a city.

It was a limited tactical delivery on a
military target.

Thank you, Colonel.

You're a witness.

Now, surely, Colonel, you can see why
the blue team might dispute your

definition of weapons of mass
destruction.

Objection. Argumentative.

Overruled.

Unbelievable.

You may answer the question, Colonel.

In war, disputes are settled on the
battlefield.

The bully makes the rules, right? Now
that's argumentative.

Sustained. The Geneva Convention
prohibits chemical weapons.

Wasn't the Red Team required to follow
the international rules of war? The

Geneva Convention wasn't exactly giving
me my orders, Commander.

No, General West was.

And he ordered you to gas the enemy,
correct?

Objection. Overruled.

Answer the question.

The General gave the order to attack, if
that's what you're asking.

But you ask any squad leader and they'll
tell you that the biggest threat on the

battlefield is chemical weapons. Now, we
need to be ready.

General West understands that.

Thank you, Colonel.

Given the hour, we'll recess and
reconvene tomorrow at 0930.

Go ahead.

How do you like it?

This is truly amazing.

I mean, the whole dinner, the tuna
sashimi, the risotto, the veal.

I can't believe it.

You must have been cooking all
afternoon.

I have a confession to make.

I got home late.

This all came from Le Jardin. I hope
you're not disappointed.

Good dinners are welcome to change.

You know, believe it or not, there was a
time when I couldn't cook at all.

When was that?

High school.

I remember one day in Home Ec, I had an
accident.

I was julienning potatoes, and the knife
slipped.

It took the ER doc 30 stitches.

You seem to have come through it okay.

Oh, no, no, not me.

My cooking partner.

Poor Dennis, he was the only boy in
class.

Well, he learned to play tennis with his
left hand.

But I still feel bad about the
scholarship.

A .J.? What's the matter? I feel as
though you're not telling me

something.

It's about work, isn't it?

The commander and the colonel are going
at it again.

And you feel responsible.

You are not their father, A .J. They're
adults.

And as soon as they realize that all of
this...

is coming from a place that is not work
-related, then, well, then all the storm

and drong will go away.

To be replaced by more of the same. Talk
about two people that are candidates

for couples therapy.

Well, maybe they're not alone.

Roberts. Good afternoon, sir.

Yes, sir.

I will.

Thank you.

Who was it, sweetie?

It was the Admiral.

He wants to see me on Thursday.

How'd he sound?

Same as always.

Gruff. Ill -tempered.

Impatient. Pretty much all that, yeah.

Period. I've been through the worst of
it.

Everything else is just what it is.

General West, as Red Team leader, what
was your mission in this exercise, sir?

To present the U .S. forces with an
aggressive and determined foe. And to

end, sir, you used tactics you deemed
appropriate.

I believe so, Commander.

Within our borders, sir. As I understood
them.

I have a different view of training from
some of my superiors.

I don't believe in scripted games.

I think we should be ready for all
comers.

And with this mindset, sir, you
approached this exercise, correct?

I was in the Gulf War in 91.

I led my battalion into a town where a
sea of villagers had been gassed to

death.

I saw the bodies of men, women, and
children twisted and contorted.

I didn't just see civilians murdered. I
saw my men. I saw what could happen.

I vowed then to make sure we were
prepared for the evil we were facing.

The evil we face now.

Thank you, General.

Your witness.

You refer to your service in the Gulf
War, sir.

Do you remember an incident that
happened on a road ten miles west of

May we approach?

I'm familiar with this incident. It
happened ten years ago and has no

here. I disagree, Your Honor. It goes to
pattern of behavior. The issues are

unrelated, Your Honor.

The defense opened this avenue, Your
Honor, when the general used his war

to justify his actions. I'll allow it
for now.

Do you recall the incident, sir?

Yes, my battalion attacked a column of
Iraqi Republican Guard.

As they were retreating, isn't that
true, sir?

They fired on my men.

This attack happened 12 hours after a
ceasefire had been declared. Isn't that

right, General? Yes, I hadn't received
word.

Your CO said that the order had been
sent. But not received, Commander.

An inquiry, sir, found that you had your
forces 20 miles from where they were

supposed to be. You took out 80 tanks
and armored vehicles and killed over 200

Republican Guard.

A reporter later called it a turkey
shoot. Am I right, sir?

Those were his words.

Let me get this straight, General.

You were deep behind enemy lines against
orders.

attacking an enemy that was retreating
under a flag of truce.

I guess that's what happens when you
play fast and loose with the rules, sir.

Objection.

Withdrawn. Thank you, General.

Good

morning,

General.

You know that five separate inquiries
cleared me of all charges.

I know that now.

Did you say we should have gone all the
way to Baghdad, General?

I'm trained to see military solutions,
not political ones.

That's the big difference between
General Manzarek and me.

I did some research, sir.

General Manzarek served in the Gulf War,
too.

He testified against you in the initial
inquiry into the incident in 91.

He was there that day.

Is it true, General?

You mean, did I fire on innocent men
retreating under a white flag?

The Iraqis had fired on my troops,
Commander.

I was going to make damn sure they
didn't do it again.

Can I help you, sir?

Oh, I know the way, Petty Officer.

Thank you.

Oh.

I should have knocked.

You must be Lieutenant Roberts.

Yeah, what's left of him.

Lieutenant Commander Tracy Minetti.

This was your office before it was
Lieutenant Singer's office.

Before it was your office.

And you didn't know?

It's all right, Commander.

It's a heck of a way to find out.

You know, my life has been full of
surprises recently.

Nice to meet you, ma 'am.

Now I see what they mean.

You're kind of a legend around here.

To that I'd add, the very picture of a
northern gentleman.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Sir,

Lieutenant Roberts reporting his orders,
sir.

Sorry, Lieutenant, I forgot to mention
Commander Minetti.

Sure, space is getting quite short
around here, Admiral.

Shall we talk in my office?

You have news, sir.

Putting your life in Tyner's hands, huh?

No, I made this fresh.

You want some?

I promise you won't taste the poison.

I was in court yesterday.

Oh, you noticed.

You know,

I wasn't expecting any favors.

With any other judge, I'd have won this
case days ago.

I'm sorry I'm not complying with your
schedule.

Every time I work an advantage, you slap
me down. Because you ask for it. You're

relentless, you know that?

So I've heard. I'm the hanging judge.

The source of all your problems, right?

That's right.

But, though it pains me to admit it,
you're good.

You don't let me get away with the stuff
I pull out of the judges. You really do

know my playbook.

Most of all, though, Meg.

You know the law.

And I hate you for it.

I'll take that as a compliment. Good.
Just remember this magnanimity when I'm

the bench, okay?

Excuse me, Colonel. Commander, the
Admiral's called a meeting in the

room.

Thanks, Steiner.

As you all know, given the severity of
Lieutenant Roberts' injuries and

resulting complications, there's been a
delay in the disposition of his case.

So I got on a conference call with his
team of physicians at Bethesda this

morning, and they approved his return to
JAG on limited duty.

He'll be rejoining us in two weeks.
That's great news, Admiral.

I second that.

Limited duty is not permanent
reinstatement, sir. No.

If Lieutenant Roberts wants to return to
full duty, he's going to have to get by

the physical evaluation board.

The doctors informed me that 85 % of the
disabled personnel that go before the

board are found unfit.

They're given disability discharges,
sir.

I'm assuming you told the lieutenant all
this, Admiral.

About an hour ago.

How did he take it, sir?

Guardedly optimistic.

As I think we all should be.

But the lawyer.

A missing leg shouldn't slow him down.
Not here, but if he was billeted to a

ship or a war zone.

Full duty is full duty, Stooges.
Commander Rath.

Excuse me, sir. You have a visitor.

Thank you.

Look, Sturgis, we need to talk.

General West?

The deal's not going to be easy now,
huh?

Give me a moment, will you? I'll come
and see you.

Good to see you again, Commander.

Colonel Haller, have a seat.

I heard about what happened with General
West.

Well, it's not the first time past acts
have come back to haunt an officer.

I know.

That's why I'm here.

I have information I think will cast
this whole matter in a different light,

Commander. I delivered that to General
Manzurk myself.

At the time, I thought it was the right
thing to do.

General West was a loose cannon.

Dangerous, they all said.

I believed it.

I don't believe it anymore.

Your timing's a little off, Colonel. I
screwed up, Commander.

It's a hard thing to admit.

And General Manzarek has had a lot to do
with my advancement.

But a good officer, a good man, is being
crucified in that courtroom.

And it's got to stop.

This will put a bullet in your career. I
hope you realize that.

I do.

There's a statue of MacArthur at West
Point.

I walk by every day for four years.

Below there's a quote.

Your mission remains fixed, determined,
inviolable. It is to win our wars.

All other public purposes will find
others for their accomplishment.

Yours is the profession of arms.

The will to win.

The sure knowledge that in war there is
no substitute for victory.

That the very obsession of your public
service must be duty, honor.

Country.

I put on this uniform for a reason,
Commander.

For a while, I forgot.

General West reminded me.

I chose General West despite his
reputation for freelancing because

he's an effective OPFOR commander.

General, you have described his Red Team
tactics in previous war games as

disruptive and corrosive to the
maintenance of good order and

that right, sir?

I may have said that.

Your Honor, this is a copy of a report
outlining in broad strokes the Red Team

battle plan for this exercise. It was
provided to General Mazarek by General

West, Chief of Staff Colonel Hall, five
months before the exercise began.

I'd like it entered into evidence and
marked for identification as Defense

Exhibit E.

Objection, Your Honor. The government
hasn't seen this.

It recently came to light.

Approach, Counselor.

Eleventh Hour Disclosure doesn't sit
well with me. You should know that,

Commander. I had no alternative. I'm
sure if you look, Your Honor, you'll see

the appropriate value far outweighs any
procedural problem.

Colonel, you're not going to allow this.

I'm afraid I am.

You may proceed.

Commander. Thank you, Your Honor.

Colonel Haller has made a statement. He
delivered this report to you personally.

Do you recognize him?

Yes, Commander. I've seen it.

Then, sir, five months prior to these
war games, you had a copy of a report

briefly outlining General West's
proposed tactics. The passive radar, the

chemical weapons, the civilian assets.
Isn't that right, sir?

That's correct, Commander.

In broad strokes, not specifics.

Now, sir, knowing what General West had
planned, if you had a problem with his

tactics, why didn't you do something
about it in the five months prior to the

game?

Because, sir, the game was rigged,
wasn't it?

The plan was to give General West enough
rope to hang himself, to get rid of an

officer you had branded as disruptive
and corrosive. Isn't that right, sir?

Like rules in a war game, I guess
evidence, too, is open to

Commander.

Training, tactics, technology, they all
matter when it comes to preparing us for

war. And those who don't acknowledge it
are as great a threat to us as our

enemies.

Thank you, General. That will be all.

Will the accused and counsel please
rise?

You may publish your findings.

Major General Lucas West, United States
Marine Corps.

On the charge and specification of
reckless endangerment, this court finds

you... Not guilty.

On the charge and the specification of
willful disobedience of a superior

commissioned officer, this court finds
you not guilty.

Court is adjourned.

Thank you, Commander.

I'm really not the one to thanks.

Colonel Hall is a good man.

Service needs more like him.

Congratulations, General.

Once in a while it feels good to see the
other side win.

Let's hope the real victory, Commander,
is reserved for the battlefield.

Yes, sir.

If you two will excuse me, I owe a good
man a drink.

Gentlemen. Sir.

Glad this one's over. Yeah, you and I
both.

An appeal before this judge would be
murder.

You two seem okay with the verdict.

Well, we restrict our differences to the
workplace.

I'll remember that next time I patch one
of you up after a basketball game.

I was going to grab some dinner. You two
care to join me?

Depends who's buying.

I'm feeling rich.

What, you get extra pay for being a
judge?

I should look into this.

Don't.