All language subtitles for JAG S09E02 Shifting Sands

This man thought your equipment like it
was a drug store.

Dr. Cyclean.

I think I can answer that one.

Petty Officer Allison Laporte, Navy
Corpsman.

MI8 on February 20, 1991.

I never liked that photo.

Lieutenant, how's your memory of the
Gulf War?

Foggy, sir, given all that's happened in
the region since.

Do you recall a missing petty officer by
the name of Allison Laporte?

No, sir. Fell out of a medevac helo over
southern Iraq.

She was 22 at the time. I thought
Alexandria couldn't find her until

when she was caught attempting to steal
antibiotics from a corpsman in the

village of Al -Muntasir.

That's remarkable, sir.

Did she explain how she was able to
survive for 12 years?

There's a better one.

Joined the nomadic tribe and married a
sheik.

Willingly, sir?

Nice for you to find out. I'm
authorizing a Jagman investigation to

in southern Iraq. You're sending me,
sir?

Got a problem with that?

No, sir.

It's just that I'm used to senior staff
writing point on international

investigations, sir.

Have you noticed much senior staff in
your recent travels around the office,

Lieutenant? Commander Turner, sir.

And isn't Colonel McKenzie expected
back?

Turner's plate's full. Mac needs time to
catch up.

What's Commander Rabb's status, sir? Are
you up for this, Lieutenant?

Yes, sir. What the hell's the problem?

No problem, sir. Good.

Because I'm giving you one.

Petty Officer Laporte's father is Rear
Admiral Richard Laporte, Deputy Director

of Naval Intelligence.

Thank you.

Would have been nicer if you'd met us at
the airport, but... Hey, sir, ma 'am.

Welcome back.

What happened down there, sir? The
rumors were intense.

I was classified, Lieutenant, at least
until we saw off the movie rights.

What's the occasion?

It is Tyner's last day.

He's checking out.

Say it isn't so, Tyner. I was accepted
at Officer Candidate School, sir.

Will you be coming back?

Naval Justice School directly after, ma
'am.

We'll miss you, Tyner. Thank you, ma
'am.

Congratulations. Thank you, Commander.

Who's your replacement?

I am, sir. The Admiral's appointed
coach, his new admin assistant, sir.

How long have we been gone, anyway?

Well, you know, the Earth doesn't stop
spinning just because you've left the

room. That's not what he tells me.

Good to see you back.

Likewise, Lieutenant.

Although, now I'm leaving.

You are? The Admiral has assigned me
unassisted on a Jagman investigation in

Iraq. Good for you, bud.

Yeah, way to go, bud.

Good luck, Lieutenant.

So, Commander, what's the deal with your
military status?

Well, that'll be up to the Admiral to
decide.

Jenner!

Mac, you all right? Yes, sir.

Good. Glad to have you back.

Permission to return to my duties?

Granted. May I be granted the same, sir?

Rab, you resigned your commission.

Well, I submitted the paperwork. I shot
it up through the chain of command of

the CMP the next morning.

Been a civilian for the last 72 hours.

What, you thought I was going to sit on
it?

That's what you did when I left, sir.

Admiral. I'm not your admiral. I'm your
former commanding officer.

Sir, he saved my life.

Well, put him on your payroll.

Mac, I am glad to see you, but I am
equally fed up with this man's lack of

dependability.

You know, Rab, you're not a team player.
You never consider the big picture, and

you are completely controlled by your
emotions.

Can't argue with that, sir.

Good.

So you need to go find something that
allows you that independence. Drive a

wrestle alligators, hell, I don't know.

He's been like this for years, Admiral.
Why now?

Because the Admiral has finally accepted
the fact that I'm unchangeable, Mac.

As you have.

I have a few things left to gather, sir.
I'll be out within the hour.

That'll be all, Colonel.

Yes, sir.

Excuse me, I don't... I'm all checked
out, sir, so I was hoping... No, no, no,

Turner. You're not securing early.

Yes, sir.

You're going to have a seat.

Sit.

Yes, sir.

I'm going to talk to you about your
future in the Navy and tell you why

going to make a damn better lawyer than
a yeoman.

Yes, sir.

Hey, Tyner.

Sir.

For when you make commander.

Hope it'll bring you a little better
luck than it brought me, huh?

Drop me.

Settled in, coach?

Just about, sir.

I don't feel you have to stay around for
me. Leave when you want. I should

probably eat something, sir.

By all means.

Although, sir, I haven't been all that
hungry since Commander Rabb announced he

won't be returning to JAG.

The commander's the one most responsible
for turning me around, sir.

Sure, you had good reasons for your
actions, sir, but I'm wondering if it

counterproductive given what he's
contributed to this office.

Unsolicited opinions are not part of the
job description, Petty Officer.

Understood, sir.

I will from this point on phrase my
support for the commander in question

only.

Neither is insubordination.

Yes, sir. I apologize.

Good night, sir.

Night, Tyner.

I'm not Tyner, sir.

No, you're not.

Half the tribe contracted leptospirosis
from drinking contaminated water.

As a former corpsman, I knew how to help
them.

I don't understand. Why didn't you ask
for assistance instead of trying to

the meds?

Distrust.

We reject the modern world. It's never
served us.

Since the Black Days, some Bedouin have
taken to living close to the cities.

They even rent trucks to transport their
animals.

Not our tribe.

Our roots go back too far.

What are the Black Days?

Ten years ago, Saddam began a wave of
oppression against the Bedouins.

First, he banned us from wandering into
Kuwait, which cut us off from my

relatives. Then, he conscripted our
teenage sons into the army.

And those who deserted were caught and
executed.

The worst, though, is when he diverted
the rivers to keep water from resistance

forces in the south.

Water is our source of life.

So how did you come to live with the
tribe?

I had been stuck in a ravine for three
days, watching the rescue helos pass

overhead.

The Al -Hadi tribe found me, pulled me
out, brought me back to their camp.

Now I knew my pelvis was fractured, but
I did not speak Arabic, so I could not

tell them what was wrong.

It took me months to heal.

During that time, the son of the tribe
chief took an interest in me.

I liked his name, Jamal bin Fahad.

We communicated solely by playing shesh
-besh, that gammon, which he had never

done with a woman before.

It's a good way to learn about someone.

By the end of that year, I had fallen in
love with him.

I embraced the Muslim faith, and I took
the name Hiva, which means gift.

We married.

But we're never able to have children.

Probably because of my injury.

Two years ago, my husband's father
passed the leadership of the tribe on to

I am now a sheik's wife.

So, you see yourself as a veteran?

Correct.

Can I assume that's why you're not using
military courtesy in my presence?

Do you feel disrespected, Lieutenant?

Let's move on.

Why did you choose to stay with them?

Because they are good -hearted, non
-judgmental people.

But you didn't try at any point to
contact coalition forces to let them

that you were still alive?

No, the sanctions began soon after. I
never saw another Western faith until

invasion in Iraq.

You didn't wander into any villages or
cities in your travels where you could

have sent a letter explaining to your
family?

My family lives in Iraq.

I'm an analyst by nature, used to
sorting out complex events, but, A .J.,

one's got me spinning.

I was in planning and operations when
she disappeared.

Made three trips to Kuwait, marshaled
whatever resources were at my disposal.

just couldn't find her.

Does she have an issue with me?

To be honest, sir, your name didn't come
up.

I asked you here because the convening
authority has reached a decision based

the lieutenant's findings.

He's authorized in Article 32, sir. The
charge is desertion.

We're transporting her here to
Washington.

I've assigned the lieutenant to
prosecute.

Well, I appreciate the briefing,
Admiral.

I promise you this.

I'll do everything I can to ensure a
fair process.

As far as I'm concerned, you can lock
her up right now.

No, you didn't tell me you were bringing
him with you. Just pretend that I'm not

here. I'll play with the bed.

Gee, I wonder if he folds.

Not when being tortured.

Better thank you for that.

Not in the way I prefer.

So we spoke to your neurologist.

He says you have nerve damage.

Yeah, they tell me.

Did he also tell you it would go away in
time?

In time for what?

Will you stop asking them to release
you? They need to see some improvement

your motor skills first.

So have you reported back yet?

You've already been assigned the defense
in a desertion case.

No ramps?

Funny.

Petty officer, MIA since the Gulf War.

Right. Allison Laporte.

So what about you?

You have to beg your way back in or the
admiral will just pin another medal to

your chest.

I'm out.

Wow I'm so do you need anything?

Yeah

Well, the good news, at least in terms
of the charge, is that the UCMJ is on

side. The accused's intent to remain
away permanently, not the time spent you

away, is the key factor in determining
whether a service member is guilty of an

Article 85.

If the hearing goes to court -martial
and you're convicted, the length of your

absence may be a determining factor in
the extent of your penalty.

You lost me at UCMJ.

I'm sorry, Petty Officer.

It's been 12 years for you, hasn't it?

Do you recall any of your military
training?

Very little. And I would prefer that you
address me as Hiba Al -Hadi.

At the time you fell out of that helo,
you were 19 months into a four -year

enlistment. According to military
criminal law, you are still under the

jurisdiction, which means Petty Officer
Laporte is your official designation.

Fine. If it can make this process go
faster. As your attorney, I would advise

against allying too closely with the
tribe.

But they're my people.

The point we have to make is that they
became your people as a consequence of

survival and that you had no other
choice.

What happens if we succeed?

I can make an argument for discharge.

All right.

To that end, I expect you to treat
officers with full military courtesy.

You can exclude me.

And if I don't? You will lose.

How's your work?

My God, your skin.

Your hair.

Why did you want me to think that you
were dead?

Ask a better question.

I don't understand you. What do you
mean? You are assuming something that's

untrue. Are you making this my problem?

Admiral, I'm Lieutenant Colonel
McKenzie. I'll be representing Petty

Report during her Article 32.

McKenzie, are her actions defensible?

Sir, can I ask you to step outside?

Please.

Sir, there's a better time for this.

Colonel, what do you know about my
daughter's character?

We've only been talking for ten minutes,
sir.

She is naive.

In spite of an Ivy League education, she
still believes that love is an antidote

to world conflict.

I was hoping that the Navy would wise
her up, but I couldn't convince her to

become an officer. She wanted to be
closer to the little guy.

I'm sorry, sir. Your point...

This is all a reaction to my wife's
leaving when Allison was three years

She considers herself a nurturer.

She goes wherever she thinks she's
needed.

An indigent nomadic tribe would be a big
draw for her.

Admiral, are you arguing your daughter's
guilt?

I'm offering you some insight, Colonel.

Do you plan on providing this insight to
the prosecution, sir?

Already have.

Am I to assume that you have no interest
in her welfare?

Colonel, you are to assume that I have
an interest in her bearing

for her actions.

Commander Ferrante, what was your
assignment during the Gulf War?

I was a flight surgeon for Marine Medium
Helicopter Squadron 169. We were

stationed at Prince Sultan Air Base in
Saudi Arabia.

And did Petty Officer Laporte serve in
that squadron, ma 'am? He was assigned

our search and rescue crew.

Was there anything about Petty Officer
Laporte's professional behavior that

you cause for concern?

Petty Officer Laporte, with the help of
the base chaplain, began treating Arabs

in Riyadh while on liberty.

Is there anything wrong with that, ma
'am? When the conflict began, we found

ourselves short on supplies.

So Petty Officer Laporte was aiding the
Arab community at the expense of her

unit members.

Objects and leading and calls for a
conclusion.

Can the witness verify the connection
between these two events?

Not for sure, Your Honor, but the Petty
Officer was reducing the inventory.

Did the Petty Officer explain why she
was doing so, ma 'am?

She claimed to have an affinity for Arab
peoples and felt compelled to help

them. Thank you.

Nothing further.

Commander, three questions.

Given that you were suspicious of
misappropriation, did you take action to

it? No, although I might have if the war
had lasted longer.

Did you oppose the idea of aiding the
Arab community?

Not on general terms, no. Was that
because we were in the region precisely

because of our concern for the welfare
of Arab peoples?

That was the stated agenda, yes.

Thank you.

Commander Ralston, were you, as a Navy
psychiatrist, asked to evaluate Petty

Officer Laporte?

Yes. Was she cooperative, sir?

She revealed what had happened to her.
It was forthcoming about her past, yes.

Could you please tell us what she
related to you, sir?

She indicated a lonely childhood, a
sense of abandonment, and a resulting

to help others. Is that why she joined
the Navy, sir?

No, she joined at the insistence of her
father.

Was she happy, sir? Only when attending
to the needs of the local populace.

Otherwise, she regretted the decision.

Thank you. That will be all.

Commander, did Petty Officer Laporte
tell you she was planning on leaving the

Navy prior to her disappearance?

She did not.

Did she explain how the Al -Hadi Bedouin
treated her?

She said they attended to her needs,
made her a part of their world.

Would you disagree with the notion that
she came to live with them more as a

process of social evolution rather than
an attempt to shirk her service

obligations? No, but her priorities did
shift.

Yeah, but wouldn't that be considered
healthy given that she no longer had

access to the Western world and needed
for reasons of survival to accept her

circumstances?

Yes.

Yes, I believe that's accurate.

No more questions.

I've been welcomed back to my old post
at headquarters.

They even dusted off my desk.

They didn't let you mount the heads of
the men you killed over it? I don't

exactly remember you sporting a
carnation from the muzzle of your

would it be too much to ask for an
unsullied reaction to my good news?

I'm proud of you for doing so well by
the agency, but it only serves to remind

me who you are.

As if that changes anything.

It does, now that we're closer.

What if I just don't talk about it?

You don't talk about it. You're a spook.
All right. What if I promised never to

lie to you? Ah, now, how would I know
that you're not lying?

Trust?

Back to my original point.

You need an example.

You got one?

I do.

I kept this from you on your previous
visit.

But Allison Laporte's Bedouin tribe has
been gathering tactical information on

the Allied presence in Iraq since last
April.

They were spying for Saddam?

Part of the intel on Sadiq.

Prove it.

Classified. Convenient.

But I was the original classifying
authority, and I have the right to

it if I so choose.

Consider it done.

I'll arrange to have a copy of the file
delivered to your office.

I appreciate this, Clay.

You may retract that when I tell you who
else has access to this information.

The Deputy Director of Naval
Intelligence.

Your client's father.

I believe I know why you supported the
charge of desertion, Admiral.

I assumed you were forsaking your
daughter, but I now think that you were

actually trying to keep her around.

An acquittal would likely mean she would
be allowed to return to Iraq.

A conviction would mean confinement at
Charleston. She would be close enough to

visit, and you could work on winning her
back.

Call it the irrational behavior of a
concerned father.

Actually, sir, I prefer to call it a
very rational attempt to save your

from the death penalty.

Admiral, do you have access to reports
that your daughter's Bedouin tribe was

recently spying for Saddam?

What's the source of your information,
Colonel? Don't you even pretend to do a

national security dance with me. The
information's been declassified, sir,

promise you it will go no farther than
this room.

You bet it won't, otherwise you can kiss
your marine green ass goodbye.

Threats will do very little to help your
daughter, sir.

I assume from your death penalty
comment, you realize that linking her to

activity could result in a charge of
treason.

That's why we're talking.

She is not involved.

I need confirmation, Admiral. I told
you, it's not in her nature.

She's apolitical. She's driven solely by
altruism, by humanitarian concerns.

You're asking me to trust your
intuition?

Trust her history, Colonel. When she was
a teenager, she brought home strays.

She volunteered for homeless
organizations.

She worked in the ghetto for seven
months, mugged twice, almost raped.

She's completely guileless.

You're saying your daughter wasn't aware
of her tribe's activities?

I don't believe she knew anything about
them. Well, how do I prove that?

Then why would you have to prove it?

You're not obligated to reveal any of
this to the prosecution.

I'm aware of that, sir. Then what's the
problem?

I won't know until I speak with your
daughter.

You wanted to see me, Admiral?

How are you handling your caseload?

It's a bit of a juggling act, but I'm on
top of it, sir.

I'd like to see progress reports.

I'm on my desk by Friday.

You consider that necessary, sir?

Yes.

Well, I'm just surprised.

This is the first time you've ever asked
me to account for my efforts in this

way. Well, don't take it personally. I'm
just getting more involved.

Would the ineffective counsel appeal
have anything to do with your

sir? No, I've received some calls.

I see.

Just a few brush firearms. I'll take
care of it.

Yes, sir.

And I'd like you to take Commander Rav's
office.

Well, I'm happy where I am, sir.

Commander, you're in a former storage
closet.

Well, considering that harm is one of my
closest friends... Commander, take the

damn office!

Yes, sir.

Dismissed. Aye, aye, sir.

And put up pictures!

Lots of them!

Commander, I have been avoiding this
because I truly felt bad about this, but

am so very sorry about the appeal
argument. You deserve better from it.

did, Lieutenant. I have great respect
for you as an attorney, and I hope that

can get through this, sir. Time heals
all, bud.

I believe that to be true, sir. So
please stop following me, and allow me

time to work it out.

Sorry.

No, this is not true.

Saddam's government calls this nothing
but misery.

Why would we help them? As a way of
getting them to back off.

It wouldn't have worked. They were too
treacherous. CIA reports have your

husband and others in negotiations with
top -ranking officials.

They were complaining about the scarcity
of water in the southern region. It's a

big problem for us.

We've had to sell off two -thirds of our
herd. Sounds like a point of

negotiation. They refused to listen.

Afterwards, your tribe's movements
coincided with that of U .S. troops.

We were following the water. That's not
how it looked to intelligence officers.

Would these be the same intelligence
officers who told the Air Force we're to

bomb Saddam?

I'll grant you that point.

But in order to effectively defend you,
I have to feel comfortable with your

story. Why don't you? Evidence would
help.

You are looking at the evidence.

My tribe never spied for Saddam.

On my word.

Excuse me, Colonel.

Bud says you have motions and witness
lists for him. Follow me.

I have a personal question.

What's with Bud's teeth?

Oh, it's braces, ma 'am. His bite was
thrown off and his jaw was broken.

He's been avoiding it for years.
Finally, I just put my foot down with

long does he have to wear them?

About a year.

Well, he seems to be handling it well.

He's good at that sort of thing, ma 'am.
Thank you.

Bud. Hey, from the defense.

Oh, for you.

Well, thank you. Thank you.

Yeah.

Thank you for the material, ma 'am.

Oh, you're welcome.

I am curious, though.

Why are you allowing me to see these
intelligence reports?

I gave you those?

They were at the bottom of the pile, ma
'am. I must have picked them all up

together. Did you read them?

Yes. You're not supposed to. I
understand, Colonel, but these directly

the case.

Are you going to use it?

If you were in my position, what would
you do, ma 'am?

It's open.

Hey.

Don't you usually work late?

Don't you?

We better talk to the Admiral about
that.

No, that's suicide.

He's heavy on your case, brother.

Yeah, for rescuing Mac.

For designing your commission.

Well, I had to. He wouldn't let me go
any other way.

I think he took it as a slap in the
face.

He was offended that your respect for
his authority had a feeling.

New day of Jag, huh?

He's bolting his cannons to the deck.

He tossed this one overboard.

Puts Bud next in line for senior
responsibilities.

At least somebody benefited from my
misfortune.

He's not ready.

You can't be objective, Sturgis. You're
still angry he smudged your reputation.

It's just proof that he's not ready.

He had a confidence problem. He's okay
now.

I'd like to consider myself a forgiving
Christian, but I'm having problems with

this one.

Well, if it's any consolation, I forgive
you for having a job I still want.

Hello?

You're talking to him?

No, Friday morning, so... All right,
I'll be there.

Any job offer?

CIA.

Deputy director wants to see me.

What did you do?

You have something to put on the record,
Lieutenant?

Yes, Your Honor. Based on new evidence,
the convening authority has added to the

charge of desertion Article 104, aiding
the enemy.

Is the defense ready to proceed based on
the additional charge?

No, Your Honor. We need time to prepare
and request a reasonable continuance.

The government's position?

No objection, Your Honor.

48 hours, Colonel.

This is a deliberate and malicious leak
of information.

Why would the colonel do that? It's
prejudicial against her own client.

she believes Allison is guilty of the
charge. Are you suggesting that she was

aiding the prosecution on purpose?

Well, not to put too fine a point on it,
Admiral. Yes, exactly what I'm saying.

Yes. It was a mistake, Admiral. The
material was accidentally included in a

of motions and witness lists.

Oh, well, that really calms the waters,
doesn't it, Colonel?

Instead of being motivated by the
courage of your convictions, you were

being sloppy and stupid.

You know what really frosts me is the
fact that she even had access to that

information. The Colonel had a source.

Admiral, is it your unwavering intention
to defend this incompetent officer?

Admiral, is it yours to storm around and
yell?

Because I can damn sure think a better
way to spend this time.

Look, the charge, in my opinion, is a
stretch.

The government has to prove, one, that
your daughter's tribesmen were gathering

intelligence for Saddam's regime, and
two, not only did she know about it, but

she was aiding them. And the hearing
officer will assume... Nothing.

The burden of proof is on the
government's shoulders.

Well, they've asked me to share that
burden, Admiral.

When Lieutenant Roberts visited me, he
apologized. I said, what did you

apologize for?

He informed me it was his intention to
call me in to testify against my own

daughter.

It wasn't a date, sir.

You're damn right it was. Sir, I realize
that you're required to initiate a

preliminary... What the hell is going on
around here?

Sir? Ram dies off the deep end. You do
something completely out of character.

Turner sleepwalks through a defense.

Is it me? Have I lost grip on this
office?

No, sir. We all respect your leadership.

I'm not buying it. Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

You know, Colonel, sometimes our
mistakes reflect the true nature of our

feelings.

Admiral, is it correct that as Deputy
Director of Naval Intelligence, you were

fully briefed in April of this year on
the Al -Hadi Bedouins and the nature of

their activities?

Yes. Can you please specify for the
court?

They were spying on a U .S. military
unit deployed in the field.

And how is this conclusion reached, sir?

Meetings between tribal representatives
and the Al -Namal Khas, the Special

Security Service, had been occurring
since before the invasion.

However, because our surveillance was
from a nearby rooftop,

Positive identification of these
tribesmen was not possible.

Sir, please confine your answers to the
questions asked.

Sure, Lieutenant.

Ask me another one.

How were you able to connect these
meetings to intelligence activities,

Once the invasion began, the Al -Hadi
located and followed the unit in

Were they charting their movements, sir?
They were also listening in.

Over secured channels, sir? That is
correct. At the time, they were in

possession of sophisticated Syrian -made
electronics.

And your daughter was a member of the
tribe at this time, was she not, sir?

she was.

Given that they had this equipment, do
you believe it possible for her not to

know what it was being used for, sir?

Objection calls for a conclusion.

Sustained. I'll rephrase, Your Honor.
Admiral, once you found out that your

daughter was a member of the tribe,
weren't you at least suspicious that she

might be involved?

Nope. Not even remotely?

Not even remotely.

Allison is not interested in such
activities.

You haven't seen your daughter for 12
years, sir.

Objection. Argumentative.

Sustained. Move on, Lieutenant.

Admiral, what language were these
transmissions received in?

I'm sorry?

U .S. military personnel communicate in
English, do they not, sir?

Of course.

And isn't it true, sir, that your
daughter was the only member of her

spoke English?

That is my understanding.

So other than your daughter, sir, who
else could have been listening in?

Objection. The Admiral was qualified to
answer the question, Colonel.

Overruled.

never occurred to me.

I find that odd, Admiral, given your
position as an intelligence analyst.

Yeah.

I can understand your confusion,
Lieutenant.

I'm embarrassed to admit it.

So how many people did you kill in
Paraguay?

I couldn't say, sir.

From what I hear, it was quite a few. In
fact, you and Colonel McKenzie seem to

have left with something of a
reputation, not unlike that of the Lone

Tonto, only taller.

I don't kill indiscriminately, Mr.
Kershaw.

Oh, good.

Because that's what I've come to expect
from most citizens.

Sir, when I came to you and told you I'd
left the Navy, you directed me to

Edward Hardy.

I assume that meant it was okay to go
after Colonel McKenzie.

Yes, I didn't say it was okay to steal
farmers' planes.

I didn't tell you to give up your
passport and force us to sneak you out

there. So if you feel I operated outside
the boundaries... No, Rab, I feel you

operated with no sense of the
boundaries.

I'll admit there may have been a little
improvisation.

Robin Williams can admit improvisation.
You were playing cowboy.

However, what's done is done.

Now let's see what I plan to do about
it.

Come work for us.

What? You need some training. I want you
to get some self -discipline.

But I think that in time you could make
an outstanding CIA officer.

What, suddenly you trust me? I know what
I need to know.

Sir, you know me as unpredictable and
uncontrollable.

What makes you think I can pull this
off?

I mean, don't you put your agents
through some kind of character testing?

I've already done that.

Come in, Catherine.

Say hello to your sponsor.

Why'd you do this?

We needed the water.

Our lives as Bedouin would have been
over if we hadn't made the deal.

We would have been forced to settle near
the cities and give up what identified

us. What was the deal?

In exchange for information, they agreed
to reopen a closed tributary,

replenishing a portion of former
marshland in the southeast.

Were you compelled by anyone in your
tribe to comply?

I was the one who brokered it, Colonel.

I apologize for the lie, but not for the
intent.

So you operated the electronics?

Yes. Did Saddam supply the water?

He did.

The irony is it was dammed up for so
long that it had become brackish and

contaminated with animal matter. It is
what made us sick and the reason I tried

to steal those antibiotics.

When did you learn to be like men?

You think I changed when I started
wearing robes? You were always capable

betraying your country?

The alternative would have been to
betray my family.

The colonel informs me you've been
trying to help. This tells me you can

to the instinct.

I completely ruled out your involvement.

It wasn't even a possibility in my mind.

My favorite tribal fable is about a man
who wakes up every

morning in a different place.

And after years of trying to adjust to
this difficult challenge, he gives up

dies.

In heaven, he asks God, why did you
curse me with such a fate?

And God tells him that in reality, he
had spent his entire life in the same

location that all Allah did.

would create the wind that moved the
sand from one place to another.

I'm no different than I've always been.

You just never noticed.

This goes to trial. They find you
guilty.

You could be executed.

Yes.

You miss your husband?

The tribe's been exiled to Jordan.

I'll track them down, get in touch with
them.

Tell them I'm looking out for you.

Look, your world is too fluid for me,
the role -playing, the secrecy. I'm used

to working in a morally consistent
environment.

Harm, you gave that up to chase Colonel
McKenzie around the Chaco Boreal. I

didn't go to Paraguay to shoot people. I
went on a mission. I did what needed to

be done to achieve my objective.

And that is a perfect description of an
agent's field duties.

Sir, I appreciate your confidence in me.
I'm going to stick with what I know.

Make the rounds at the law firms, maybe
knock on the public defender's door.

Now, if there were a position open in
your department... Two attorneys were

laid off.

Maybe you could use them in another
capacity.

I don't know what that would be, but I'm
open to suggestion.

You tell us.

What else do you do?

For a time, I balanced the notion of the
accused's intent to remain away

permanently with that of a forced social
circumstance.

But in light of evidence that suggests
she had recently engaged in treasonous

activities... I find no other choice but
to recommend that both the charge of

desertion and aiding the enemy be
referred to General Court -Marshal.

This hearing is adjourned.

What would you be flying?

Anything takes off?

You're really going to be a CIA pilot?

Works for me.

Do I have to talk to you at company
picnic?

I don't have to answer to him, do I? It
could happen.

I'm not sure that's worth the medical
benefits.

I think it's great.

The two of you are going to set the
agency on fire.

Literally.

Try not to land on the building.

You're a funny guy, Clay.

What can I say, huh?

Welcome to the Brotherhood.