All language subtitles for S10E17 JAG San Diego

�Mira, mira!
El barco viene.

Please, please.

Hey, wait. Espera.

�Espera!

Por favor, �hace atr�s!
Por favor, hace atr�s.

Por favor.

It's getting ugly
down there, Senior.

Somebody from the Nicaraguan
government was supposed to be here.

Think they need help?

No, they're Marines, Belkin.
They'll handle it.

�Abajo!

�Que hace?

�Muerto!

�Mi esposo esta muerto!

...the cold snap continues

with unseasonably cold
temperatures, and with an

onshore wind throughout D.C.,
tonight's low is...

I've mustered
your troops, sir.

God, I hate snow.

...and snow levels expected
to reach 18 inches.

Shoot me now.

I'd love to help, but I'll
be busy digging my car out.

Attention on deck.

As you were.

Coates?

Where's Lieutenant Vukovic?

Stuck in traffic, sir.

Very well.

I have good news,

and I have bad news.

I know how much you're
all looking forward

to our annual JAG conference.

The endless days of lectures
on the minutiae of the UCMJ,

its many articles
and subsections.

Well, I find some of those talks
very informative, sir.

Suck up.

You said you

had good news, General?

Given current conditions,
I've, uh,

I've arranged
for a change of venue.

We're not going
to hold it in D.C.

Well, Iceland would
be an improvement.

How about...

San Diego?

I imagine
you'll be needing

an advance person, sir?

Got one already.
I've, uh,

I've assigned Lieutenant Graves,
who assisted

Commander Rabb at China Lake.

Her C.O. was kind enough
to lend her to me.

Thanks for the
recommendation. She's been...

most effective,
if a bit tiring on the ears.

Hmm. She's a talker, General.

What's the agenda
this year, sir?

I'll let Lieutenant Mayfield
elaborate.

Thank you, sir.

The main topic this year

will be related
to JAG involvement

in combat operations.

Prisoner abuse,

noncombatant casualties,

civilian property
commandeered for military use,

legality of orders,

and rules of engagement.

That'll be my
topic, actually.

Sounds like a full plate, sir.

Unfortunately, there's
limited seating at

this meal- MacKenzie, Vukovic
and Mayfield

will be making the trip
with me.

Roberts and Turner, you have
trial dates, you'll remain here.

Commander Rabb,

you'll be acting JAG
while I'm gone.

That'll be all.

Oh, uh, I want see you

and Lieutenant Vukovic
in my office

as soon as he arrives.
Aye, aye, sir.

Enter.

Sorry I missed
the meeting, General.

I was stuck
behind a snowplow.

I briefed him
on San Diego, sir.

Thank you for including me, sir.

It sounds like fun.

This isn't a junket, Lieutenant.

Of course not, sir.

A Marine unit
got into trouble

while it was bringing aid to

Nicaraguans
hit by a tropical cyclone.

Marine Corporal Caden Duran
was doing crowd control.

He allegedly hit a
Nicaraguan civilian.

The man died.

Duran is being charged with

involuntary manslaughter
by culpable negligence.

The Marines and their
Navy L-CAC transport units

are based out of Pendleton.

We'll handle the case
while we're out there;

the locals are
up to their ears.

Colonel, you'll prosecute.

Lieutenant, you'll defend.

And what about
the conference, sir?

You're going to have
to multitask.

Sounds like a
win-win to me, sir.

A trip to San Diego,

and we get to mix it
up in the courtroom.

Welcome aboard, General.

Thank you, Captain.

Pleasure to have you
here. Good to be here.

Morning. Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie.

I'm Lieutenant Graves.

Nice to meet you.

This is Lieutenant Mayfield
and Lieutenant Vukovic.

Nice of you to meet us
at the Airstream in person.

Oh, it's no trouble.
It's a nice day for a drive.

Right this way, Colonel.

Thank you.

Government issue,
Lieutenant?

Well, my issue.

Given the occasion, I sprang
for a rental on my own dime.

Well, I appreciate
the personal touch.

You mind if I
drive, Lieutenant?

No, be my guest.

I've secured quarters for
you right on the beach, Colonel.

Oh, wait till you see
the sunset, ma'am.

Well, how about the sunset
from our quarters, Lieutenant?

Oh, it won't disappoint.

I didn't doubt you
for an instant.

Beautiful.

Trying to find ugly
housing here is...

Like trying to find
an ugly girl in Stockholm.

So I've heard.

There's a lot of vacancies here,
due to the war, actually,

so your quarters are here

and Lieutenant Mayfield's
and mine are right next door.

Oh, that's convenient.

Um...

This harbor was
an old Indian whaling ground.

In fact,
they still find artifacts here.

Oh, and at night, the San Diego
city lights are just incredible.

Well, maybe we can all
go artifact hunting

at night sometime.

Pass.

Are you finding everything
to your satisfaction, General?

So far so good, Lieutenant.

How're you doing?

Oh, I'm fine, sir.

So, the cocktail reception
begins at 1800 tonight.

It's casual civilian attire.

Thank you, Lieutenant.
Yes, sir.

And the seminars are
going to begin at 0900.

All the speakers have arrived,

the presentation speakers,
not the hi-fi type.

Oh, my God, I hope
we have those.

Anyway, I found
a really great DJ.

Um, what else?

Oh, oh, I stocked
your fridge.

I heard you're
into health food,

so I got you lots of
tofu, organic millet, um...

Who-who suggested that?

Petty Officer Coates.

Did she?
Yes, sir.

This is
my first conference, sir,

so if there's
anything I've missed...

You did well, Lieutenant.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir,
no trouble.

Here's your office.

Morning, sir.
Morning.

Thank you, Lieutenant.
That'll be all.

Aye, sir.

Let's step in and go over
the plan of the day.

Everyone settled in okay?

Just fine, sir.

I'm assigning
Lieutenant Mayfield

to be your second chair
in the Duran case.

Will that be a problem
for either of you?

No, sir.
No, sir.

Scuttlebutt says
you two have a history.

Whatever it is, I don't care.

I need good lawyers
on my staff.

I also need cooperation.

You may consider this a test
neither of you wants to fail.

That'll be all.

Just finished going over your

inquiry into the Courtman case.

You recommend
against court-martial. Why?

While I believe the corporal
is guilty of disorderly conduct,

I also believe there are
mitigating circumstances.

Such as? He just got back from Iraq,

where he saw eight men in his
platoon, his friends, killed.

He put a civilian
in the hospital,

and he started a barroom brawl

that caused $5,000
worth of damage.

The civilian started that fight.

He's a good Marine, Harm.
He's taking a hit.

Let's leave it at that?

All right, well,
if it's good enough for you,

it's good enough for me.

Take it to
the convening authority.

Excuse me, sir.

You have a call on line two.

Who is it?

The hospital, sir.

Mattie's been in an accident.

Even before
our L-CAC hit the beach,

I could see them, sir.

A whole crowd of people, sir.

Word travels when
you haven't had food or water

for three days.

What happened when you landed?

We off-loaded the trucks, ma'am.

And we started distributing
the food and water.

It got crazy.

Like, uh, on a hot

summer day, when the ice cream
truck shows up

and the kids all swarm the guy.

In my neighborhood, Lieutenant,
you had to fight to get any.

In my neighborhood, too.

It was a riot, straight up, sir.

Men, women, children,

they were throwing elbows,

tearing at each other.

I saw babies in mothers' arms
getting knocked around.

That's not going
to justify clubbing a civilian.

It wasn't like that, ma'am.

This big guy

stomps on this little girl

while he's fighting
over a bag of rice?

I tried to get him to stop,
but he-he kept going,

so I... I hit him.

Oh, you were trying
to save the kid.

Yes, sir.

You gotta believe me, sir.

Government's going to argue

you used excessive force.

Maybe I did, ma'am.

I got upset, but I didn't mean
to hurt anyone.

We were there to help.

You did what you
thought was right.

And that's what we're going
to demonstrate in the courtroom.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for
Mattie Johnson.

Tom.

She was taking
a flying lesson.

The instructor
cut the lesson short

because of the storm.

They brought the plane
in for a landing

just as another plane
was taxiing across the runway.

In this weather,
they probably

never saw each other.

Well, not till
the last minute,

till it was too late.

The instructor was killed,
and, uh, Mattie's...

What are the
doctors saying?

They say she has
a spinal injury.

They gave her a CT scan
to examine her brain,

and they say
they can't tell me anything else

until a specialist
gets here from Johns Hopkins.

When will that be?

I don't know.

Could be a couple of days.

Tom, I-I'm sure
they're giving her

the best possible care.

You raised her
to be tough, Tom.

She's going to
pull through this.

They know things,
Commander.

They're just
not telling me.

But I know
they know things.

That's not right.

I think I'll have a drink.

Yeah, I'd love one.

Are you enjoying the party,
Colonel?

Oh, I'm actually not
much of a party person.

Mmm. Me neither.

Aren't you wanted

on the dance
floor, Travolta?

Only if you will join me.

Not tonight.

You know, I know something
you might enjoy.

Wow, this is amazing.

How did you find out
about this place?

I was home-ported
to San Diego

when I served
aboard the Stennis.

Do you bring many
women up here?

Only when I want
to soften them up.

For what?

Corporal Duran was on

a humanitarian
mission.

He shouldn't do
brig time.

He clocked an
innocent civilian.

He killed him.

Allegedly.

We'll go along
with reduction of rank,

and we'll give back

some pay.

Given the mitigation,
a humanitarian cause,

I'll go for two years
instead of four.

Come on, Mac.

Colonel.

He's not doing time.

No confinement
or punitive discharge.

We'll take an administrative
separation with benefits.

No deal.

Okay.

No deal.

Now, how about that dance?

There's no music.

Oh, I think there is.

Senior Chief Pudero-

Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie,
JAG.

Colonel, a pleasure.

I've been assigned prosecution
of the incident in Nicaragua.

Permission to come aboard?

Yes, ma'am. Marines are
always welcome on my L-CAC.

Thank you. It's been a while,

but these boats
never cease to impress.

They're even better when
you get to know them, ma'am.

With these babies,
we can carry

a 60-ton payload
at up to 50 knots.

Trucks, Humvees, an M-1 tank-
they all fit in our mailbag.

Hmm, as do enough
relief supplies

to feed a small village
for a week.

Yes, ma'am.

Did you witness the incident

involving Corporal Duran
and the Nicaraguan civilian?

I saw some of what happened.

How much?
Will you excuse me, Colonel?

The crush box has got

some fresh dings in it,
Petty Officer.

And make sure
you check out the skirting.

Aye, aye, Senior;
I'm on it.

These hovercraft are
maintenance-intensive, ma'am.

Yeah, I saw your people pulling

some pretty serious maneuvers
out there.

It's air hockey
with a 200-ton puck.

You can turn these
bad boys on a dime,

take them damn
near anywhere.

Gives us access to more than
75% of the world's shores.

Which brings us back
to Nicaragua

and Corporal Duran.

Indeed it does, ma'am.

When I saw the corporal
unsling his weapon

and jump down
into that crowd,

I knew there was
going to be trouble.

I figured he was just going
to try to push the people back.

But he did more than that.

Yes, he did.

Did Corporal Duran overreact?

Is that still fragrant
over there, Belkin?

Get a team in there
to swab that thing out.

I don't want my boat
gathering flies,

understood?

Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

Whew!

Sorry, ma'am;
should've warned you.

We had a full load
of Marines this morning

packed in like sardines,

one small porthole
to look through.

In rough seas,

even the toughest Marine
can become reacquainted

with his breakfast.

I'd be happy to take you
for a ride, Colonel.

I've had all the
reacquainting I'd ever want

in the back of an F-14,
but thank you, Senior Chief.

You still didn't answer
my question.

Did Corporal Duran overreact?

It was a bad situation, ma'am.

It was very tense.

The people

on that beach
were out of control.

That being said,

I don't think the corporal
needed to use

the south end of his weapon
on that civilian the way he did.

Thank you, Senior Chief.

Ma'am.

We're not taking the offer.

Can we at least discuss it, sir?

What is there to discuss?

I'd like to hear
what he has to say.

Go ahead, Corporal.

The deal the colonel offered-
two years instead of four-

would make a big difference
to my family back home.

A zero time served
versus two years

would make
an even bigger difference.

But we can't guarantee
that outcome at court-martial.

Maybe "we" can't, but I can.

Do you believe
that you're guilty

of the charges,
Corporal?

I keep replaying it
in my head, sir.

Truth is, I don't know, sir.

Well, then
let's replay it now.

You saw
people fighting.

You saw a child trapped
in the middle, endangered.

Your instinct was
to protect the child, right?

Yes, sir.

You didn't mean
to hurt anyone?

No, sir.

Well, then you did your job

on that beach,
Corporal.

You helped people.

Now I got to do my job,

which is
to help you.

But I can't do that
unless you trust me.

Ah, it's enough
to make Otis Redding cry.

"Sittin' On the Dock
of the Bay. "

See, I would have thought

you were more of, like,
a Smokey Robinson fan.

No. Any old-school R&B,
I'm there.

Me, too.
Get out of here.

No, I'm a southern girl.

Well, Southern California,
but you know?

I like this artifact hunting.

How's your case going?

I- I just, I find murder
mysteries really intriguing.

I don't know how much mystery
there is here.

It's pretty caveman-basic.

Boy meets boy,

clobbers him.

It's the context
where my argument lies.

Oh, so you've already
mapped out your strategy.

I have. I'm basing the defense
on mob mentality.

Ordinarily peaceful citizens

become violent and dangerous
when in a mob,

especially in
a highly-charged environment.

Like a basketball game.

Or a natural disaster.

Last time I checked the NBA,
it pretty much looked the same.

See, I would have gone
straight to forensics,

and I don't know, I would have
just wasted a lot of time.

That was my first stop.
Really?

But it was pretty much
open-and-shut.

The victim died
of a cerebral hemorrhage

due to blunt force trauma.

Like I said, caveman-basic.

The more "caveman-basic"
things are,

the more excited I get,
you know?

I'll keep that in mind.

The locals started grabbing
crates of food.

Our guys told them to back off,
but they wouldn't.

What was their temper?

Ma'am?

Well, the locals,

were they friendly, aggressive,
desperate, hostile?

Did they yell out
anti-American sentiment?

They weren't exactly hostile,
Colonel.

Um, they were certainly
aggressive,

and I guess you could say
they were desperate.

Just as any parent would be
whose child

was homeless
and hungry.

Objection, Your Honor.
Objection, Your Honor.

Sustained and sustained.

What led up
to the accused

striking the victim?

Assumes facts not in evidence.

I'll rephrase.
What led the victim

to fall down dead
from a blow to the head

at the feet of Corporal Duran?

Colonel.
Sorry, sir.

Just tell us what you saw,
Senior Chief.

Yes, sir.

Well, Corporal Duran
unslung his M-16.

He jumped off the truck
and waded into the mob.

He was yelling at the people
in Spanish,

but they didn't listen.

Would you please
use your display

to clarify the
sequence of events?

I'd be happy to, Colonel.

I was up here on the craft.

Corporal Duran was on this

truck here.

He jumped down.

Other Marines joined him.

There was a lot of yelling.

Uh, at some point in time,

the crowd
pulls back,

a guy is lying
on the sand,

and Corporal Duran
is standing over him.

Weapon in hand.

Yes, ma'am.
Thank you, Senior Chief.

You were on the L-CAC
watching this, Senior Chief?

Yes, sir, I was
until I ran down.

Well, according to this
picture, your line of sight

into the crowd where
Corporal Duran was

was blocked by this
truck, am I right?

That is correct, sir;
I didn't have a clear

view until I went
down onto the sand.

So, you did not,
in fact,

see Corporal Duran
strike anyone, did you?

No, sir.

Thank you, Senior Chief.

Senior Chief,
do you see this pen?

Yes, ma'am.

Where's the pen now?

On the floor.

But how do you know?
You can't see it.

The table's in the way.

Where else could it be, ma'am?

Is there a point to this,
Your Honor?

Connect the dots, Colonel.

I intend to, sir.

You saw the accused unsling

his M-16
and wade into the crowd.

A short time later,

you saw him standing
over the victim, weapon in hand.

What do you infer?

That he hit the guy
with the M-16.

Just as you inferred
the pen hit the ground.

Thank you.

I'm not saying give
up, but I think

we should reconsider
Colonel MacKenzie's offer.

I can beat her. That's
what this is about to you.

It's about
beating MacKenzie.

No, it's about
winning the case.

I don't know what
drives you more-

your ego or your libido.
Let's not make this personal.

We have a duty to our client.

Gonna give me
a lecture now?

It's one thing to be cocky

with your own life.

It's another to showboat

with someone else's.
I'm not showboating.

I am being aggressive.

Bull! I see you
working Cresswell.

I see you
working MacKenzie.

What, you jealous?
Disgusted is more like it.

You're playing Russian roulette
with our client's future.

I am willing to live
with the consequences.

That'll be a real comfort
to Corporal Duran,

sitting in the brig.

I have a presentation
to prepare.

You go ahead, walk away.
You were always good at that.

You don't just use people.

You use people up.

Commander Rabb?
They told me you were up here.

Dr. Michael Rosenbaum.

I just drove in
from Baltimore.

Doc, it's been
three days.

What took you so long?

Well, teaching, patients,
rounds, surgery, weather.

Shall I go on?

Come on. Let's go in.

CT scan shows
bilateral frontal contusions.

That's bruising of the brain,

which explains
the coma.

Her doctor said
she has a spinal injury.

I'm not going to jump
to any conclusions

till all the
results are in.

When will that be?

I've already
scheduled an MRI.

Can you help her?

This girl's body suffered
enormous punishment,

and the fact that
she's still alive is...

it's a miracle
in itself.

Being alive isn't enough,
Doctor.

She has to get better.

What's your relation
to the patient?

I was her legal guardian.
Now I'm her friend.

Where are her parents?

Her mother's deceased.

Her father was here
late last night.

He's, uh, getting some rest.

Look...

Please, you got to help her.

I'll do my best.

You should get
some rest, too.

Hey, Mattie.

You're going to be okay.

You're going to get out of here
in a couple days.

In fact, you got to get better.

You know, we got plans,
remember?

We're going to sail
the Mediterranean,

ski Aspen...

fly Mount McKinley.

There's so much you got to do.

Go to college,

fall in love,

have babies...

...live.

God, she is so good

and so smart.

You know,
I want to be her.

Who?
Colonel MacKenzie.

The woman who hammered you
in court today.

Aw, she didn't
hammer me, okay?

Oh, looked like it
from where I was sitting.

She served you up
a big ol' plate of ass-whup.

She chewed you up,
spit you out, burned you down.

All right.
Okay, I get it.

She's also very attractive.

She's also
two pay-grades above me.

There are rules.
Yeah, like you care.

You want to know
what I care about?

No, no.

Don't you even start...
What?

"What? What?"

Oh, I am not letting you in,
Vukovic, okay?

I'm on a guy-atus.

A guy-atus?

A hiatus from guys.

Oh.

Well, you can't judge
the whole barrel

from a couple of
rotten apricots.

All right, all right,
all right.

Let's just let the, uh...

your blood supply get shifted
back to your brain.

I read
the forensics report.

Oh, right, your
amateur sleuthing.

And what did the
report tell you?

Well, the victim was struck
on the crown of the skull,

Mr. Patronizing.

So?

horizontal butt stroke.

I'm going to
need more words.

Okay, according to Forensics,
your client used

his M-16...

...like a club, like so.

Ah!

But the Marines
are trained

to use a horizontal
butt stroke like so.

Okay.

Okay. Which means
that the wound

would've had to be on
the side of the head

or on the face, but not
on the crown of the skull.

And another thing-
there was no test done

to match the victim's blood
with the blood on the M-16.

There was no need; witnesses saw
Corporal Duran hit the victim.

Are you sure?

Things were
pretty chaotic.

Why are you looking
at me like that?

You're creeping me out.

I got to go.
I'll see you Monday.

Oh, my God, Tali,
thank God. Over here.

So, they're
kind of waiting.

I know. I'm sorry.
Okay.

What's wrong?

I'm feeling a
little nauseous...

feeling a little dizzy.

What, are you sick?

No.

Oh, my God.
I'm terrified.

I made it through OTS,
I made it through combat,

I made it through court,
a wedding, but

but when it comes
to public sp...

What-what,
do you have a phobia?

But you're a lawyer. You...

Well, lawyers
have phobias, too.

Okay. Hey, okay,
take deep breaths.

Take deep breaths.

Yeah.

That's feeling
better.

Good. You could picture
the audience naked.

Lieutenant, I hope you have
something interesting to say

about the rules
of engagement.

I don't think the naked
thing's going to work.

As you were.

I'm Lieutenant Tali Mayfield.

I apol...

I apologize for the late start.

Sun Tzu said,

"Those who excel in war
must first cultivate

their own humanity and justice. "

But what if you're in the sand
in a foreign place,

not knowing what to do

and when to do it?

Do we have an E.T.A.
on Lieutenant Vukovic?

I'm sure he'll be here
shortly, Your Honor.

You should both invest
in better watches.

Yes, Your Honor.

You're an able attorney,
Lieutenant,

as you demonstrated during
your presentation Saturday.

I think you're capable
of representing your client,

unless the accused
has an objection.

If it pleases the
court, Defense calls

PFC Ogden to
the stand.

My apologies to the court.

Rough weekend, Lieutenant?
No, sir.

Rough weather-
our flight was delayed.

And what flight was that?

The one from
Nicaragua, sir.

You were in Nicaragua?
Yes, sir.

I flew down there this
weekend to locate this man.

His name is
Fonseca Godoy.

He was on the beach
that day.

He saw the incident
clearly.

Your Honor, I have
no knowledge of this witness.

Neither did I
until yesterday.

There was no time to
inform Trial Counsel.

Do you speak English, sir?

Si. Uh, yes.

Were you on the beach
when the trucks came in?

Yes.

Why didn't you give
your statement

to the police at the time?

When the police came, I run.

All right.

Please have a seat.

Mr. Godoy,
did you know the man

who died on the beach
that day?

Yes. Carlos Mejia Tijerino.

He lived in my village.

Did the accused- the man
sitting at that table-

strike Mr. Tijerino?

No, he did not.

Then how did
Mr. Tijerino die?

There was a struggle
over a big crate.

Uh, Carlos slipped.

The crate fell
on his head,

and, uh, it was
a heavy crate.

But everyone knew
that Carlos had a soft head.

Well, there were witnesses
who testified

that they saw the accused strike
Mr. Tijerino with his M-16.

No, that's not possible.

And why not?

Because I am the man
that he struck.

This is wThis was takenral
in the emergency room

of a local hospital an hour
after Mr. Godoy was struck.

Why did the corporal hit you?

We were all crazy.

I didn't mean to,
but I, uh...

I stepped on a little girl.

Your Honor, the government
requests an early recess

to investigate the credibility
of this witness.

Do you have reason to doubt it?

Yes, I do.

No objection, Your Honor.

Counsel may investigate
to her heart's content.

Very well.

Witness may step down.

This court-martial
is in recess

until 10:00 tomorrow.

Who is he?

He is the guy Corporal
Duran hit with his M-16.

No, I mean, who is he-
another actor?

Oh, yeah, that's right.

I, uh, I used an impostor
in the Genuzzi case.

I admitted that. But
this guy's the real deal.

Who you just happened to find
on a weekend trip to Nicaragua.

No, I went looking for him.

Lieutenant Graves
clued me in when she...

Now Graves is working for you?
No, not officially,

but she pointed out
an interesting anomaly

in the forensics report, so
I flew down to El Astillero.

There's only one hospital
in the area,

so it wasn't difficult
to trace Mr. Godoy.

He's telling the
truth, ma'am.

Lieutenant Vukovic
and the truth

are rarely
on speaking terms.

And I'm surprised at you,
Lieutenant.

I thought you, at least,
would have some ethics.

Ma'am, I know better
than anybody

the deception Vukovic is
capable of- believe me-

but this time,
he's being straight.

Hello? Can we talk
about me as if I was here?

Withdraw the witness.

No can do, Colonel.

If he's a fraud,
I will prove it.

I welcome the scrutiny, ma'am.

We'll see.

We are going to win this one.

This guy is for
real... isn't he?

Have I ever lied to you?

You wanted to
see me, Colonel?

Yeah. Sit down,
please, Lieutenant.

I have a job for you.

Yes, ma'am.

But I'm not sure
I can rely on your discretion.

Oh. May I ask why, ma'am?

Because of the way
you look at Lieutenant Vukovic.

Whatever feelings
I may or may not have

for Lieutenant Vukovic-
they in no way

affect how I
perform my duties.

I'd like to believe you.

Respectfully, ma'am,

may I ask the colonel
how many times

she's been accused
of letting her emotions

rule her judgment?

Wrongly accused?

Point taken.

What's the job, ma'am?

There's a bright spot
on the MRI around C-4.

It indicates a possible
spinal cord transection.

Meaning?

She could be paralyzed
from the neck down.

Could be?

We won't know for sure
until she regains consciousness.

Well, when will that be?

Weeks, months.

We don't know.

You people don't seem
to know very much.

Uh...?

Dr. Rosenbaum,

this is Tom Johnson, Mattie's

father.

How is she doing?

Pulse is steady,
her vitals are good.

She's holding her own.

What's going to happen
to my little girl?

With this
type of injury,

Mattie could be
respirator-dependent

the rest of her life.

What does that mean?

It means, she'll be unable
to breathe without assistance.

Um, eventually,

if Mattie remains in a coma,

a decision
will have to be made.

What kind of decision?

Whether or not
to keep her on life support.

Will you excuse us, Doctor?

Yeah.

Where have you been, Tom?

Uh, yeah, uh, you know,
I had a lot of things to do.

You know, I had a lot
of things to take care of

in case Mattie needs me.

Mattie does need you.

She's needed you
for the last four days.

Yeah, yeah, I know that,
but I...

See, I had a lot of things to...
to take care of.

Like what? Your bar tab?

No.

You're wrong about that.
I just...

I had stuff to do.

You're drunk.

Yeah, I had a drink.

The kind they keep pouring.

She's all I have, man.

I mean, she is the whole reason

I got sober.

Now, it's, like,
what is the point?

What's the point?

Didn't you listen
to the doctor, Tom?

She's alive.

She's your daughter.

She's your responsibility,
now more than ever.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Colonel?

I have the test
results right here.

Is this accurate?

Yes. I have no reason

to believe
otherwise, ma'am.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

And you've...

Been discreet.

Yes, ma'am.

No one's seen the report
but you.

Colonel MacKenzie,
are you prepared

to cross examine the witness?

No, Your Honor, I am...

Your Honor, counsel has
no basis upon which to...

Rather, I would like
to request a continuance

to contact
the convening authority

and recommend
the charges be dismissed.

On what grounds?

Lack of evidence, Your Honor.

Can you be just a tiny bit

more specific, Colonel?

Yes, sir.

In an effort
to discredit the witness,

I conducted an investigation.

I asked the forensics lab
to compare the blood

on the M-16 stock
with a sample

from Mr. Godoy.

I have the lab report here.

It was a match.

Mr. Godoy is, indeed, the person
that Corporal Duran struck.

There is no evidence

that the Corporal struck
anyone else, which

establishes reasonable doubt
as to his culpability.

Does the defense
have any objections?

Uh, none, Your Honor.

Very well, Colonel.

Given the government's
discovery,

I have no doubt
that General Warbet will agree.

This court-martial is in recess
until my call.

Thank you, Lieutenant. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you for everything, sir.

Thank you. I told you
everything would work out.

Now that's ethics.

Looks like a nice place.

Oh, yeah.

Uh, it came highly
recommended, sir.

As did you.

Sir?

Commander Rabb.

And, uh, I agree
with his assessment.

You did an outstanding job
with the conference, Lieutenant.

Thank you, sir.

I, uh, I understand
you're up for orders.

Uh, have you, uh,
ever considered a billet at JAG?

Well, the thought had crossed
my mind

after working
with Commander Rabb.

Well, good.

'Cause I'd like
to have you on my staff.

Oh.

Wow. Well, the honor
would be all mine, sir.

Gosh, I have the strongest urge
to curtsy.

Hi. The general's here.

What kind of
mood is he in?

He's good.

He's a sweetheart.

Not quite the
word I'd use.

Oh, I don't know.

I see an occasional
twinkle in his eye.

How would you describe,
uh, Vukovic?

Vukovic is a
perfect example

of reverse evolution.

Starts off a prince,
ends up a frog.

Details, please.

Permission to
speak freely?

Yeah. The freer the better.

All right.

If you're looking for
a guy in black leathers

to ride up
on a Harley

so you can jump
up behind him

for a wild,
nasty weekend...

Mm. Who doesn't?

...that's one thing.

But if you want
a relationship

with someone you
can depend on,

that's something else.

Okay. Which do you prefer,
Colonel?

I've been on the Harley.

I heard that.
Yeah.

But there's
a third type.

The guy who used to wear leathers.

And now he wears a suit
and a tie.

Or a uniform
with commander's stripes?

Okay, getting back to Vukovic...

Sweetie, we never left him.

So what are you saying,
stay away?

Far, far away.

Yeah, that sounds
like good advice.

Except for she won't take it.
Look at her. She can't

wait to mount
that Harley.

That is not true.

Oh, okay, 'cause
you're gonna

stay detached,
right? Aloof.

He's not going
to get to you,

'cause you're just
in it for the fun.

Why not?

Because it won't
work like that.

Well, I think that maybe
you're misjudging him.

Colonel, please talk to this
girl, 'cause she won't hear me.

No, no, no.
I appreciate your concern.

It's just, I can handle myself.

Oh, my God.

Thank you,
ladies,

for your
sound advice.

If you'll
excuse me.

She didn't hear us.

No, not a word.

God, you're beautiful.

I'm sorry.

I didn't just say that.

I meant to say the table

is ready.

What am I going to do with you,
Vukovic?

I could make a list.

Hello.

Mac, it's Harm.

Hi. We were just about

to sit down to dinner
with the general.

Can I call you back?

Yeah. Sure.

You sound strange.
Is everything all right?

Enjoy your dinner.
We'll talk later.

Yeah, okay.
I'll call you back.

Uh, Commander Rabb.

Shall we?

I, uh, just wanted

to say, um,

your actions
in court today-

dropping
the charges-

very admirable.

Well, your witness was real.

Your client wasn't guilty.

There was nothing admirable
about it.

Still, I-I admire
your integrity

and the thoroughness
of your investigation.

Matching the blood
on the M-16

with Mr. Godoy's
was brilliant.

I wish I'd
thought of it.

You did.

I did?

Yeah, you knew
the blood samples would match.

You figured I'd discover it
and present it in court.

Well, if you knew,
then why did you do it?

Because an innocent man
was exonerated.

When will I stop
underestimating you?

I bow to your wisdom
and your morals.

No. You wouldn't dare.

What?

Tamper with the evidence,
get the blood samples to match.

What? No, I'm
not that clever.

Was it Lieutenant Graves?

Did she show me
a phony lab report?

Uh, if you don't mind
my saying so, Mac,

I think you're being
a little paranoid.

Yeah, maybe I am, but I hope

I never find out that
there was tampering.

You won't.