JAG (1995–2005): Season 6, Episode 21 - Past Tense - full transcript

Well, I thought
you'd like Orsini's.

I did. It's just that

we always go to dinner.

We haven't been
to a movie in ages.

Any particular movie in mind?

Yeah. You know, the
one with what's his name

and the actress
with the sibilant "S"?

Wow, that's scary.

No, it's a comedy.

No, I knew exactly

who you were talking about.



(laughs)

It's Jordan. I'm
back from Spain.

Well, actually, I've been
back for four months.

I'm running a new psychiatric
counseling center at Quantico.

I'm billeted there on
base in temp housing.

Anyway, I was
thinking about you.

Thought we might talk.

703-555-2694.

(machine clicks)
You want some wine?

Sure.

I think the elephant
might want some, too.

What?!

The one you're ignoring.

You just received a message



from your old girlfriend, Harm.

Renee...

Call her back.

What was it? 555-2694?
(dialing phone)

Want me to put it
on speakerphone?

(phone ringing) I already have.

MAN: Parker residence.

Hello, is Lieutenant
Commander Parker there, please?

Who am I speaking with, please?

Commander Harmon Rabb.

This NCIS Special Agent
Kenworthy, Commander.

Are you a friend of hers?

Yes, I am.

I'm sorry to have to tell you.
Commander Parker is dead.

MAN: I was doing our
laundry in back of the complex,

and when I returned,
my wife was calling 911.

She said she heard something
that sounded like a gunshot.

Commander Rabb?

I'll be with you in a moment.

What time did you hear
this sound, Mrs. Maples?

Um, around 6:30.

It startled me

so I cracked the
door and looked out.

I saw an officer
exiting down the stairs,

but I couldn't see his face.

Could you tell the
branch of service or rank?

Um...

I'm sorry.

Look, um, my
wife's been really ill.

Do you mind if we
continue this inside?

Of course, Colonel.

I'll be with you shortly.

RABB: Lieutenant
Commander Parker.

That would be me.

(coughs gently)

Seems like you had
some car trouble.

Yeah. Yeah, me
and half the city.

I hit an icy patch
going out the main gate,

went off the road.

Well, you're just lucky
nobody was hurt, Doctor.

Mm, unless you count
Melchior and Balthazar.

Who?

When I spun off the road, I
wiped out a nativity scene.

Miraculously, I managed
to avoid Baby Jesus,

but, uh, I decapitated two
wise men and a donkey.

Hopefully, God has
a sense of humor

and Mary and Joseph
won't press charges.

KENWORTHY: Commander.

Commander.

Oh, I'm sorry, Agent Kenworthy.

What have you found out?

How well did you know
Commander Parker?

I knew her pretty
well. We dated.

I hadn't seen
her in over a year.

What exactly happened?

Why were you calling her?

I was returning her call.
She left me a message.

It was the first I'd heard
she was back from Spain.

I brought the tape.

Thank you.

As a JAG attorney,

I'd like to offer any
and all assistance.

Why was she calling you?

She wasn't specific.

Was she murdered?

That would be my
preliminary opinion.

Under what circumstances?

This may take a
while, Commander.

Let me just finish up here

and we'll go someplace
where we can talk.

Admiral.

Commander, um, I heard.

My deepest sympathies.
Thank you, sir.

Would you consider, sir,

ordering a JAGMAN
investigation to run parallel

to what NCIS is doing?

Why?

ROBERTS: We were all friendly
with Commander Parker, sir.

We think we
should be a part of it.

CHEGWIDDEN: Better reason.

They're keeping Commander
Rabb in the dark, sir.

Why would they do that?

I'm on the suspect list, sir.

He was alone in
his car at the time

of Commander Parker's death.

I was on my way to
Montclair to pick up Renee.

Which is close to Quantico.

All right. Colonel,
you'll head it,

Roberts will assist.

Thank you, sir.

Sir, may I enlist the services

or Lieutenant Commander
Coulter for forensic pathology?

All right. Done. Just
stay in the background.

Yes, sir. Any appearance
of impropriety...

I understand, sir.

Let's just hope you do.

Admiral...

Detective Grady.

Why is it my mouth gets dry

every time I see you?

Good news, Admiral.

Last night we arrested
a 17-year-old male

for possession of marijuana.

He told us he and Danny
Walden bought large quantities

on the day Danny
borrowed your vehicle.

So that links Danny to the
marijuana found in my truck?

We always knew it.
Now we can prove it.

This is a big break
for us, Admiral.

Opens up a
longtime investigation

of teenage drug
use in the community.

I assume you're going
to prosecute Danny.

If you agree to
testify against him.

Tiner, get me some water.

Jordan.

Harm?

COULTER: Harm? Daydreaming?

Unfortunately.

Nice to see you, Teresa.

I wish it was under more
pleasant circumstances.

Well, I hope I can
be of some help.

Did you examine the body?

I just got back from the morgue.

The muzzle mark,

the powder residue
pattern on the clothing

and the muscle-mass
displacement all indicate that

the gun was placed directly
against her chest and fired.

What about the crime scene?

NCIS will only clear me
for forensic pathology.

They won't let us near
the rest of the evidence

until they've concluded
their own investigation.

ROBERTS: But their
preliminary report indicates

that the weapon,
a .38 Airweight,

belonged to Commander Parker.

Are you okay?

When Clark Palmer
was threatening Jordan,

I insisted she buy the weapon.

Good morning, Commander.

Agent Kenworthy.

Is this the JAG team?

Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie.

This is Lieutenant Roberts.

Do you believe
it's proper, Colonel,

to be associating
with an NCIS suspect?

We're associating with a
fellow mourner, Special Agent.

We all knew Commander
Parker, and we're not about to nod

to each other from
across the chapel.

Excuse us.

MAN: When we met
three months ago at the PX,

I was totally taken with her.

She nailed my relationship
with my mother in one sentence.

You couldn't hide
anything from Jordan,

and that's why I fell for her.

I assume he's on your list.

We see him Tuesday.

She helped me learn to commit,

and I helped her get over
the last guy who couldn't.

Good news or bad?

A.J.

What are you doing here?

How do doctors do it?

I've never understood that.

I mean, how do
you tell someone that

their cancer's spreading,
that their heart's failing or...

They're being dumped?

Actually, I'm the
messenger this time.

I see.

It's about Danny.

Isn't it always.

The police have linked
him to the marijuana

found in my truck.

I'm here to tell you

why I'm testifying against him.

The prosecution needs
me to establish his presence

in the vehicle.

Why are you telling me this?

Because I didn't want
you to be surprised.

That doesn't make
it hurt any less.

You're still willing to
help put my son in jail.

Reluctantly.

That's gratifying.

Have you ever considered

that you're too
close to your son

to make objective judgments?

And have you ever
considered that maybe

you're too much of an
outsider to make a judgment?

Now, please leave.

You never answered my question.

She's going to live.

So will you.

Hey.

Hey. What's up?

Um, how do I put this?

I had to move you and
Renee off the head table.

It, um, it only seats eight.

With the bridal
party, Bud, Harriet,

the admiral, Chloe,
the chief of chaplains,

there's only room left
for... It's okay, Mac.

Are you sure?

Yeah. Look, have you looked
into Jordan's patient file?

Because she treated
everything from anxiety

to post-traumatic
stress disorder.

I think we can assume
some of these patients have

the potential for violence.

I think that we can assume
that all plausible theories

are still on the table.

Harm, I know that
you're frustrated.

But coaching from the
sidelines isn't helpful.

Well, what would
you prefer I do?

Be grateful.

You've been cleared, Commander.

Who's the new suspect?

The victim.

We now believe Commander
Parker took her own life.

COULTER: Suicide? What
are they basing this on?

MacKENZIE: There was
no sign of forced entry.

She died seated in a chair,
which is a common scenario.

And also, the witness spotted
an officer leaving officer housing.

If he'd been leaving
Jordan's quarters,

it would have
been another story.

COULTER: What about forensics?

The only prints on the gun
are Commander Parker's,

and the angle of
entry is consistent

with a self-inflicted wound
from a right-handed person.

A clever killer could've
arranged all that.

RABB: NCIS has also conducted

a psychological autopsy.

Oh, God, not that. Why?
What's your take on it?

Those who knew the
dead person are interviewed

as a way of reconstructing
his or her mental state.

The tendency is to seize
on any life-happenstance

no matter how trivial.

So you're not buying it.

Well, a psychological autopsy

could have helped determine
how my mother died, Harm.

I mean, I don't like them, but
I'm not willing to ignore them.

The NCIS are saying I'm
responsible for Jordan's death.

COULTER: Why?

Her boyfriend told them
her relationship with Harm

wounded her psychologically.

RABB: The theory is

that because I didn't return
Jordan's phone call immediately

she became depressed and
used the weapon I insisted she buy

to punish me for hurting her.

Lieutenant, inform the NCIS

I need access to the crime
scene before they release it.

Yes, ma'am. And request
all relevant documents.

Uh, they may resist, ma'am.

Well, then tear them out
of their hands, Lieutenant.

Admiral.

Morning.

This is, uh, my attorney
Miller Josephson.

Admiral.

You know my mother, of course.

How you doing?

Maybe I should be
asking you that question.

Fine.

Sorry it came down to this.

Uh... good luck.

Same to you.

COULTER: Yeah? Busy?

Come in.

Commander Harmon
Rabb, Bruce Gasden...

Hospital toxicologist.

Oh, hi, Bruce.
Pleasure to meet you.

My pleasure. What
brings you here?

Well, I didn't have a
chance to catch up, so, uh...

You want to see where we are.

Yeah, I do.

NCIS discounted evidence
we think may be relevant.

Like what?

GASDEN: Well, for
one, some of the blood

collected at the crime
scene was from an animal.

RABB: How would they know that?

Well, it's standard to check
for antibody precipitates.

Well, maybe Jordan had a pet.

COULTER: No.
There's no indication

that there was one on
the premises. Conclusions?

They felt it was a dead end.

We're going to stay with it.

I also revisited the
gunshot evidence.

The residue appears
to be evenly distributed

on both of Jordan's
hands... If she'd shot herself,

there'd be more coverage on
the top of the shooting hand.

Well, where does
that put her hands

when the gun was fired, then?

Away from the weapon.

And what about her
fingerprints on the weapon?

Prints on metal parts
indicate handling, not shooting.

We weren't able to get
anything off the handle

because it was textured.

And there was a smeared
partial print on the trigger

that we couldn't
positively identify.

Harm, I feel sure
this was a murder.

Well...

then that's what we'll assume
as we investigate further.

You on the team?

I am now.

Admiral, to whom did
you lend your vehicle

on November 3, 2000?

Danny Walden.
What happened to it?

It was found abandoned
in West County Park

with eight ounces of
marijuana in the front seat.

ATTORNEY: What was Danny's
explanation when confronted?

He claimed that the
vehicle had been stolen.

Did you believe him?
Well, no. It didn't add up.

Why would somebody
steal a vehicle

and walk away empty-handed?

Why wasn't the radio missing?

The cell phone?

Why would they

leave behind the drugs?

Did you ask these
questions of Mr. Walden?

I asked him if he put
off calling the police

'cause he was stoned.

Your witness.

What was Danny's answer
to that question, Admiral?

He claimed he was
getting up his nerve

before he called the police.

Let's say the car was stolen

and the thief got stoned

lost control of the vehicle
and stumbled away

in a drug stupor... did that
possibility occur to you?

In reference to Danny, yes. Why?

Personal experience.

Did you ever see Danny do drugs?

No. You ever see
him steal, cheat,

commit a crime? No.

Then, isn't the only
personal experience

your relationship with
Danny Walden's mother?

I don't understand.

Dr. Walden believed
her son, correct?

Yes. Weren't your differences

on this issue the
reason for your breakup?

Yes. Admiral,
aren't you testifying

because of the
anger and hurt you felt

from being rejected
by the mother

of the son she was protecting?

You're a scorned lover, Admiral.

Aren't you using this incident
to get back at Dr. Walden?

Aren't you badgering
me, Counselor?

I have never sustained

a witness's objection
before, Admiral,

but I think he is.

Mr. Josephson, would you
kindly back off that approach?

No more questions.

Hey.

Hey.

What's up?

Well, I thought we
could extend your lunch

and catch that movie.

You want me to play hooky?

Try it, you'll like it.

Renee, I'm about to
jump into the investigation.

See, it's about this guy

who keeps putting his
job above his girlfriend.

She leaves him for George
Clooney. It sounds good.

Yeah, and then he's so miserable

that he ends up babbling to
himself in subway stations.

Well, you know what?
Let's do it tonight.

I'm late for an interview.

Put the information on my
desk, and I'll meet you there.

'Kay?

But she can't live
without him, see,

so she tracks him down and...

buys him soup.

(sighs)

Excuse me.

Permission to sit in, Colonel?

I'm not sure that's
necessary, Commander.

Hi.

MacKENZIE: Major Lynch,
this is Commander Harmon...

Rabb. I recognized
you at the funeral

from a picture that
Jordan had showed me.

Would it make you
uncomfortable if I sat in, Major?

No. Then consider
me a fly on the wall.

The major is aware that
our investigation is ongoing

and focuses on a
murder scenario.

What do you believe
happened, Major?

LYNCH: I'm open to all
theories, Commander.

ROBERTS: The
major was telling us

about one of Commander
Parker's clients,

an assistant disbursing
officer by the name

of Lieutenant George Fontenot.

The major was present when the
lieutenant called the commander

in an agitated state.

What did Jordan say about him?

Only what you just heard, sir.

Jordan, as I'm
sure you're aware,

was bound by the
ethics of her profession.

Did you tell NCIS about
Lieutenant Fontenot?

They had already concluded

it was suicide when
it occurred to me.

You didn't consider it your
responsibility to inform NCIS?

I'm not sure what
you're implying, sir.

You ever get agitated, Major?

Ma'am, I'm wondering
about objectivity here.

RABB: Where were you the
night Jordan was murdered?

Excuse me? Do you have an alibi?

I know you don't
have one, Commander.

We'll check on
Lieutenant Fontenot, Major.

Thank you for your time.

Colonel. Commander.

Why would you do that?

I could ask you the same thing.

You're not an official
part of this investigation.

I'm an official part
of Jordan's life, okay?

And I expect to be notified
when something breaks.

Common sense demands
that you stay out of it, Harm.

Is it common sense,
Mac, to allow him

to walk out of here without
telling us where he was

when Jordan was killed?!

Sir, we already asked
him the question.

The major was shopping
for an engagement ring

for Commander Parker
at the time of her death.

He planned to
propose that night.

He told the same story to
NCIS, and they confirmed it.

(sighs)

The testimony clearly
puts the defendant together

with the marijuana he is
accused of possessing.

It also links him to the vehicle

in which the
marijuana was found.

And despite the
defense's attacks

on the credibility of the
prosecution witnesses,

I see no real convincing
reason to doubt them.

Therefore, I find you,
Daniel Arthur Walden,

guilty of the charge of
possessing an illegal substance.

Mr. Walden, you will return
here tomorrow morning

at 10:00 for sentencing.

(bangs gavel)

GRADY: Thank you, Admiral.

I'm sorry for the
pounding you had to take

for your troubles.

You know, Detective,
the kid's sharp.

He's got presence, confidence.

With a little guidance,

he ought to be
clerking for a judge

instead of appearing before one.

Hey. You still interested

in being a part of
the investigation?

I'm surprised you'd want me.

Jordan was a part of your life.

It's unfair for me
to leave you out.

Just... try and stay objective.

Well, I'm sure you'll
remind me if I'm not.

Bud tracked down
George Fontenot,

the lieutenant who made
the troubled call to Jordan.

Is he a serious lead?

Well, you tell me... last night
Quantico's commanding general

had him admitted to
Bethesda Naval Hospital

for special evaluation.

Why? He attacked
a fellow officer

with a baseball bat.

FONTENOT: It was
the base playoffs, sir.

Every time I
stepped to the plate,

the catcher was talking trash.

Eight innings of stuff
about my intelligence...

my mother...

my sexual preferences.

So you hit him
with a baseball bat?

He was wearing a mask
and a chest-protector, sir.

Lieutenant Fontenot,
your records indicate

that you recently
shoved a private.

The private was unruly,

and I did receive official
counseling for that.

With Commander Parker?

Yes, ma'am.

Who felt you had
an anger problem.

Yes, ma'am.

A witness tells us that
you called the commander

on her cell phone a
week and a half ago.

He heard you screaming
on the other end.

She'd canceled my
appointment for that afternoon

by leaving a message.

Is that a yes, Lieutenant?

You're right, ma'am.

I'm sorry.

I was probably taking it...

personally.

Your wife died recently,
didn't she, Lieutenant?

In a car crash.

Did you talk to Lieutenant
Commander Parker about this?

FONTENOT: Yes, sir.

Did you get angry then?

Is there something you
want to tell us, Lieutenant?

That I would like to
speak to an attorney, sir.

RABB: Lieutenant
Fontenot's last session

with Jordan was April 27.

I still can't believe
you were able

to get his patient
file released.

An exception in Rule
513 allows the disclosure

of normally
privileged information

if the communication
contemplates

the future
commission of a crime.

But the lieutenant's in custody.

Yeah, for the moment.

"April 27...

"remains in a sensitive
and agitated state

"due to wife's death, who
was a stabilizing influence.

"Condition exacerbated
by a painful adolescence.

"Mother passed
away when he was 12.

"Was frequently bullied.

"Need for maternal
guidance significant

"leading to an uncommonly
respectful attitude

toward women in general."

ROBERTS: Well, that
takes the wind out of that sail.

His wife was gone.

He was clearly dependent
on Commander Parker for help.

Why would he

want to kill her?

Maybe she wasn't helping him

and his impatience
got the best of him.

This is a man who
attacks people.

His aggression has always
been focused towards men, Mac.

I mean, he was more responsive
to your questions than ours.

COULTER: I agree with Harm.

ROBERTS: Yeah, so do I, ma'am.

If Commander Parker felt that
she was in danger from him,

she would have made note of
it, but she confirms the opposite.

Yeah, and he was
on duty that night.

He would have had to have
snuck away from his post

just to get near her.

(door opens)

Excuse me.

Renee.

Hey, how are you?

Well, you tell me.

The movie.

Uh... I'm sorry, I
got caught up here.

How was it? (chuckles nervously)

I wouldn't know.

I was waiting
outside for my date.

Renee.

Hey.

Everything all right?

Yeah.

Yeah. She went home.

Angry?

Oh, yeah.

You probably don't want company.

No, you can have a seat.

Hey, we still need to catch up.

She, uh... thinks
I'm self-absorbed.

Well, you are, and
for good reason.

When your mother
died, did you feel guilty?

Harm...

Jordan didn't kill herself.

I don't know.

The gun, the fact
that she was trying

to get ahold of me.

The breakup.

Those aren't the
reasons she's dead.

You don't know that.

Why was she trying to reach you?

I think she needed
my help for something.

Well, you're working her case.

How did you two end it?

(sighs)

She, uh...

she... just walked out.

You never said good-bye?

I see.

Anyway, how are you doing?

I'm fine.

Good.

Son, since this is
your first offense

I've decided to
give you a choice.

You can serve one
year in a county facility

or five years probation.

Now, the conditions
of the probation

are that you're to live at home

under the supervision
of your mother

and abide by a strict curfew.

You have a preference?

We'll take the
probation, Your Honor.

CHEGWIDDEN: Your Honor...

will you listen to argument
against the second option?

JUDGE: Are you opposed
to the probation, Admiral?

If it involves supervision
by his mother, yes, I am.

Sydney Walden is a loving parent

who is easily
manipulated by her son.

No lesson

will be learned
here. Your Honor...

the admiral couldn't
be farther from the truth.

My son has always
been respectful

of my position and judgment.

Have you ever warned him
about doing drugs, Doctor?

Yes, of course.

What do you believe
went awry here?

He was in the wrong
place at the wrong time.

He was in the place

he chose to be.

I have already
made that evaluation.

Do you not agree?

I'm willing to accept
your judgment

and so is Danny.

But do you disagree?

Danny's my son.

He wouldn't lie to me.

(sighs)

Admiral, do you
have a suggestion

for this second option?

Military service.

No way. Son, I'll allow you

to express an opinion, but
you don't have a vote here.

I imagine you're
talking about the navy.

Any branch of the service

can provide
character-building, Your Honor,

however, I do know that
marijuana possession

can be waived by navy recruiters

for otherwise
exceptional applicants.

Your Honor...

I made a mistake here, okay?

And I fully intend to
correct the behavior,

but I don't understand
why I can't be trusted

to abide by the
rules of probation.

Son, you couldn't be trusted

to treat the admiral's
car with respect.

Probation is a much
tougher challenge.

Look, I-I don't like boats.

I don't even swim.

I really don't think that
three years in the navy

is going to make
me a better man.

It made me one.

Mac...

listen to what's written

in Jordan's date book.

April 28, the night
before the murder.

"Mistake to be seeing him.

"The late-night
visits are intrusive

"particularly tonight.

"I'm not getting any privacy.

Tell him it has to stop."

So why isn't he identified?

Oh, I think he is.

MRS. MAPLES: Major Lynch was

a frequent visitor
to the building.

I used to see him
coming in and out

of Jordan's quarters.

Fred liked him...
They used to play.

He was very nice.

Did you ever see him, Colonel?

COLONEL MAPLES: Once, I think.

We were never introduced.

Mrs. Maples,

were any of the
visits late at night?

Um... yes, I... I
do recall some.

Why are you asking
these questions?

Didn't NCIS determine
it was a suicide?

We have a different take
on the incident, Colonel.

Do you think the
major was involved?

Do you remember seeing
him that night, ma'am?

No. I-I find this
very hard to believe.

Did you see him?

Well, which night?

The night before?

Yes.

Look, you're making her nervous.

Why do we have to keep going

through this?

Please, answer
the question, ma'am.

I want you to leave. Now.

It's a simple
question, Mrs. Maples.

Yes.

I believe I did
see him that night.

MacKENZIE: Where were you

at the time of Commander
Parker's death, Major?

I've already
established that, ma'am.

You didn't establish it, Major.

Your gunnery sergeant did.

We just spoke with her.

She told NCIS you
were at the jewelry store

because that's
what you told her.

And this is a problem?

I assume you can
provide a receipt

proving the purchase
of this engagement ring.

I never bought the ring, sir.

Well, then a salesperson

who'll confirm your presence
in the store at the time, Major.

Let me... let me try
to understand this, sir.

You, a suspect, without
an alibi in Jordan's murder,

are asking me if I
can support mine.

I'll ask you, Major.

Can you?

I wasn't in the store, ma'am.

My gunny assumed that because

I'd asked her about what to buy.

Well, then where were you?

In Lafayette Park, ma'am.

Well, why don't you
clarify this for NCIS?

Because I didn't
want to be suspected

of something I didn't do, ma'am.

Why were you in the park?

I was thinking, ma'am.

About what?

About how I was going
to win Jordan back.

She'd broken up with you?

About an hour before.

That's why I
considered buying a ring.

I thought it might...

I thought it might convince
her to change her mind.

Why didn't you
buy the ring, Major?

Because I realized
it wouldn't work.

I had made my
commitment too late.

Look, I'm being
straight with you

because I want to be clear

that I loved Jordan.

I did not kill her.

I would not kill her.

So...

so, let-let's talk
about this in the spirit

of finding out the
person who did.

Let's talk about where you
were the night before Jordan died.

Is this part of your murder
theory, Commander?

Did you visit her, Major?

That would be a no, sir.

I was visiting my
sister in St. Louis.

Shall I get her on the
phone to confirm, sir?

Why would Mrs. Maples
lie about seeing Lynch

leave Jordan's quarters
the night before?

Maybe because she was a
frail woman who was pushed into

falsely identifying a suspect

by an overzealous attorney.

I didn't push her, Mac.

You're pushing everybody, Harm.

You pushed Bud right out

of the investigation.

Yeah, well, Lynch
could still be guilty.

Our theory is that

the person in Jordan's date book

killed her, and
that's not Lynch.

Yeah, well, she writes
about not wanting

to see him anymore
and that is Lynch.

Unless she broke
up with two people.

(sighs)

What do you want to do now?

Regroup in the morning,
and start with an open mind.

(helicopter flying overhead)

(thunder rumbling)

What obsessions
have you been having?

Well, there's a certain
navy psychiatrist

I think a lot about.

Well, sometimes the best way
to get rid of these obsessions

is to indulge in them.

Oh, really?

(thunder cracks)

Did you hear what I just said?

Yeah.

What was it?

I don't know.

I'm sorry, Renee.

I'm a thousand miles away.

Just let me get
through this, okay?

I'll make it up to you.

Do you get through things, Harm?

Eventually.

What about your father?

That is resolved, Renee.

Until next Christmas,
when you revisit the wall.

How about your flying career?

It's out of my system.

When are your quals?

In two weeks

and don't mention Mac, okay?

How about Jordan?

Why did you guys break up?

Jordan broke up with me.

When I got back from sea duty,

I wanted to pick things
up where we left off.

She didn't think I could commit.

She didn't want to
get pulled back in.

Pull me in, Harm.

I just did that, Renee.

No. No, you've made gestures.

Do you know, I still don't
even know what drives you.

You know, you
share all these stories

about your family members,

but never about yourself.

It would just be helpful to know

how you grew into
this person that you are.

I don't have that kind of
insight into myself, Renee.

Tell me about your childhood.

I mean, did you...
did you wear braces?

Did you cause a lot of trouble?

Did you have an
imaginary friend?

Renee, I'm just
really tired right now.

I... I can't even
think straight.

I'm sorry.

I'm going home.

Just give me a week, okay?

Am I going to have to die
for you to commit to me?

(door opens)

(sighs)

(door closes)

(thunder cracks)

(indistinct conversations)

MacKENZIE: Harm,
you should hear this.

I just got back the analysis
on the animal blood.

I tested for dog and
cat and it came up dog.

What does that mean?

That means there
could have been a dog

at Jordan's quarters
on the night of her death.

I told her there was
one in the opposite unit.

That's right.

Let's find out
if it was injured.

SYDNEY: What are you doing here?

Well, it was my idea.

I wanted to follow through.

You're not going to make me

salute now, are you?

Not yet.

You know, I don't know.

Maybe it's you
or the trial or both

but the only specialty

I can think of is Legal Affairs.

Well, that's a career choice.

Might take you a few years.

Well, maybe I'll end up at JAG.

God forbid.

You know, son, I know
you think I ruined your life

but I want you to do
me a couple of favors.

One: I want you to write
your mother every week

and two: I want you to
visit her on every leave

'cause she's going to miss you.

She's going to miss you a lot.

Let's go.

Major Lynch didn't
visit Commander Parker

the night before she did, ma'am.

He was in St. Louis.

Oh, thank God.

Oh, good. I genuinely like him.

So you didn't see him?

No, I guess not.

I'm very sorry.

I spent most of the
year in a hospital.

I don't think I'm
quite with it yet

so I hope I haven't
wasted your time.

Hey, buddy.

You know what? He
can get a little feisty.

Looks like he has
a problem there.

Skin infection. We're
treating him for it.

He's been scratching it.

Yeah. I'm afraid
it's time to put him

in one of those, um, cones.

He'll hate it.

So when you say that you
weren't quite with it, Mrs. Maples,

do you mean that you
didn't see anyone that night

or you saw somebody else?

I didn't see anyone.

Really? I was
under the impression

that you did see somebody.

Well, that's... um... I
was... I was confused.

Or you're protecting somebody.

Where was your
husband that night, ma'am?

Here.

MacKENZIE: Doing what?

Doing...?

He takes care of me.

He didn't leave at
some point that evening?

Maybe. I don't know.

Well, which-which is it, ma'am?

Did Lieutenant Colonel
Maples visit Jordan that night?

(dog whimpering)

RABB: Colonel, were
you having an affair

with Lieutenant
Commander Parker?

What hell are you talking
about, Commander?

We know you were with
Jordan the night before she died.

We have a witness, Colonel.

Yes, I was in her quarters

but we were not
having an affair.

Then why were you there?

I was seeing her for counseling.

I went two, three times a week.

It was informal.

We would talk
in her living room.

What about?

My wife.

She's, uh...

unstable...

capable of irrational,

even violent behavior.

Been in and out of institutions

over the last eight years.

It's become increasingly
difficult for me.

I was struggling whether to...

put her away permanently.

Obviously, I didn't want
her to know about that

so I would visit
Commander Parker

after Jane had gone to bed.

Who was it that saw
me in her quarters?

Oh, dear God.

MRS. MAPLES: Fred needed to go.

He kept scratching at the bed.

Finally woke me up.

So I took him outside.

As I was heading
back, I... I saw

Peter coming out
of Jordan's quarters.

When he went to the bathroom,

I snuck back in bed.

Did you confront him?

I haven't been much of a wife.

(whispering): I've
been sick, you know.

But I understood

that he might have, um...

impulses.

How did you feel about
Commander Parker?

Less sympathetic.

Did you visit her?

The next night, when Peter was

doing the laundry,
I went over there.

She answered
the door, said hello.

I said...

I was too upset to answer back.

I think this frightened
her because...

Anyway, she said
that she was busy

and she really... she
couldn't talk to me just then,

and I remember thinking

"You make it very
clear how you feel."

What did you do?

I... I pushed

my way in.

And did she react?

MRS. MAPLES: Well, she... she
tried to calm me down at first, but...

I'm... so familiar

with those tactics,

and I slapped her.

I think that's when she went
to the drawer and got a gun,

told me to leave.

MacKENZIE: Did you
take the gun from her?

MRS. MAPLES: No. Fred ran
in, started barking. (dog barking)

It startled her.

She fell back into a
chair, dropped the gun.

It was right there by my feet.

I picked it up, and...

I held it to her chest.

This was only to warn her.

The gun went off...

and I let go of it.

I just...

I didn't know what to do

so I left.

I ju...

I just...

(Jane sighs)

(sighing)

PARKER: "Harm, I left a
message on your machine today

"but then thought
you'd probably moved on

"and might not
want to call me back,

"so I'm sending you this note.

"Even after I left,
I have to admit

"I remained in conflict
about you until this morning.

"I awoke with the sense

"that our relationship
was not a lost opportunity

"like I had thought, but a gift.

"I'm a better person
for having known you

"and I hope you feel
the same way about me.

"I've been seeing somebody

"but feel the need to
be with myself for a time.

"This is a good thing.

"I don't know what
choices you've made

"but I can only hope

"you're embracing them
with the same confidence.

"My best wishes always.

Love, Jordan."

(phone rings)

Hello?

RABB: Hey, you busy?

We just wrapped.

Listen, how'd you
like to see a movie?

It's not playing anymore.

No, no, this is a... this
is a different movie.

(projector clicking)

(chuckling)

That's me.

That's Mary Kelly.

I was 13.

My mom filmed it.

She found it a little while ago,

sent it up.

Do you remember this?

Like it was yesterday.

What were you thinking?

I was thinking I wanted
to dance with her.

Then why are you
just standing there?

I don't know.

Let's talk about that.