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Commander Pagano, I've identified the encryption

on the North Korean submarine's message. It's translating.

How vital is it, Senior Chief?

Extremely.

The sub's C.O. is sending

birthday greetings to his wife.

-Evening, Commander Stoechler. -Senior Chief.

How was your meeting, Commander?

Could have been handled on the STU-three.

I think Captain Reeves makes me drive out to Group Command

just to remind me who's boss.

Anything I should be aware of, sir?

No. What's happening here?

System maintenance.

SAT relays should be coming down.

I'll get them, sir.

[beeping]

[electronic beeping]

Base security, sir?

Maybe, Senior Chief. Go ahead and secure the...

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

Commander, what the...?

[gunshot]

[theme music playing]

This is a classified crime scene, Commander Rabb.

I was read-in this morning, Agent Holland.

I'm through in back. Let's wrap up.

Someone pulling strings for you, Commander?

Admiral Danaco wants the Navy's interests represented here.

These were his people he wants to know why they were killed.

Well, you won't find that out here.

Naval Security Group removed all classified materials

before we got the bodies out.

They provide you with a list of files taken?

Ever deal with NSG, Commander?

Then you know Captain Reeves' favorite toy is the "top secret" stamp.

Well, I'll have a word with the captain.

He'll recognize our need to know.

That wasn't his attitude when we got here last night.

Three of the Navy's top cryptanalysts have been shot.

He's going to have to talk to us whether he likes it or not.

Right.

[Rabb] And I want a copy of the security tape.

I'll make you one as soon as we get ours from NSG.

[chuckles softly] How'd the shooter get in?

Uh, still running that down.

You want to take me through it?

Professional job. Senior Chief Trujillo was a clean kill.

Still, it took him three shots to get Commander Stoechler.

Rick Stoechler?

You knew him?

We served together on the Midway.

They said there were three down, they didn't...

they didn't give names.

Has his wife been notified?

Captain Reeves told her this morning.

Wow.

I'll, uh...

What about the third victim, where was he killed?

Who said he was killed?

[Pagano] I stepped back hit the panic button on the keypad and dove.

He shot me twice.

He would have finished the job if that vault door hadn't closed.

How did you get out?

I used the vault phone to call base security.

When they turned off the secure warning, I just opened the door.

Did you get a good look at the shooter?

No, sir, he was wearing a ball cap.

It happened pretty quickly.

Well, Commander Stoechler's area of expertise

was Asian languages. He had also recently spent time in New London

working on counter- intelligence programs.

Uh, your last billet before this was Beijing

which leads me to believe that your intel unit's area

of concern is the Pan Pacific.

-Yes, sir. -What were you working on?

The exact nature of the intel is classified, Commander.

-I'm cleared for this, Captain. -Only at level one, not higher.

Respectfully, sir, you cannot determine the level to which I'm cleared.

Classified material is classified by the classifying authority.

Meaning you, Captain?

Admiral Danaco has asked me to conduct a JAGMAN investigation, Captain.

He wants to know why these people were killed.

What they were working on may be key to that, sir.

I'd like for Jay to get some rest.

We're done talking.

You used your engagement ring to bail out a Marine?

It wasn't an engagement ring anymore, sir.

And you knew the child who may have been injured during the evacuation?

Her name was Lylyana. She was a dependent of a consulate worker.

She lead us to the LZ, sir. When the shelling started, we left her there.

We don't know what happened to her, Admiral.

Well, I know you, Mac. I'm sure you wanted to go back for her

but you did do the right thing and get your people to safety.

Well, Colonel, you had an eventful T-A-D.

We've got a new JAG in house if you want to take some leave, now is a good time.

Oh, I'd like to get back to work, Admiral.

You must be tired, Colonel. We're a long way from the Indian Ocean.

Why don't you start fresh tomorrow?

Aye, aye, sir.

[woman] NSG was here this morning.

They took everything out of Rick's office.

Were the boys at home?

At school.

They don't even know yet.

You know what Captain Reeves told me?

He said that Rick had a "work-related mishap."

Like I'm stupid, and I don't know

that when you work in intelligence

mishap means murder.

Were they looking for anything specific?

[sighs] I don't know.

Well, do you know what programs Rick was working on?

Harm, we was a nut about security.

Eleven years of marriage, and he never talked to me about his work.

You know when he was deployed on foreign soil I worried.

I knew he was a target

but he was on a secure base in Washington.

How could this happen?

A lot of people want to know

the answer to that question, Michelle.

He handled security for the Jimmy Carterprogram.

I can't believe that it was just yesterday that Rick and Captain Reeves were...

What?

They had a phone conversation about the Jimmy Carter.

Rick had sent him some kind of report.

Look, that's all I know.

I heard a few words

and then Rick closed the office door.

I don't know what I'm going to tell them.

Bye.

You want me to stay?

There's nothing you can do.

Commander, this tape came for you.

It's from Agent Holland.

-Thanks, Gunny. -Yes, sir.

Afternoon, Commander.

-Harriet. -Harm.

Sturgis, you got a minute?

For you? I got all day.

What do you know about the Jimmy Carter?

Oh, Carter'sa one of a kind.

She's a modified Seawolf, all top secret still in the testing stage.

When you were a Force Judge Advocate for ComSubPac

you ever come across any cases of espionage

dealing with our submarine fleet in the Pacific?

Yeah, two or three times.

What can you tell me about them?

Uh, this have something to do with your murders?

How'd you know about that?

Word gets out.

Harm, there's, uh... six or seven countries that would give a lot

to know the specs on the Jimmy Carter.

Well, do you know anybody I can talk to?

I know someone at Norfolk. I'll contact them for you.

Colonel!

Colonel, you forgot your picture!

Get in! We've got to get these people out, now!

Colonel!

Go back! Go back!

Colonel!

[knocks on door]

Come in.

Sir.

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

Rick was already dead.

That third shot was just for spite.

Seen this thing twice...

Killer had this thing timed down to the second.

The only reason that he missed Lieutenant Commander Pagano

was because Commander Stoechler

didn't go down with the first shot.

He was trying to secure the vault.

What did you get, Gunny?

It's been determined the shooter entered

the Naval Annex posing as a driver for a commissary delivery.

There's no delivery that night, sir.

What did the cypherlock memory tell us?

The last code entered was

Commander Stoechler's, sir.

Well, the killer must have gained entry some other way.

[knocking]

Hello, Harm.

What brings you here, Webb?

Helping a friend in the building.

I didn't know you had a friend in the building.

I hear you're on the NSG murders.

Well, I can neither confirm nor deny that.

You're busy.

We'll talk later.

It's good seeing you, Harm.

It's an internal NSG report.

There was a mole in the intel unit

who was passing information to the Chinese.

Does it say who, sir?

Commander Rick Stoechler.

Oh...

-Harm? -Hey.

Um...

Ooh. Good morning, Harm. Sturgis.

-Good morning. -This is, uh, Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie.

Commander Turner. He's our new, uh, Staff Judge Advocate.

-Hi. It's Mac. -Sturgis.

Harm, doesn't the colonel look an awful lot like... Diane?

Yes, Diane? Yes. She knows.

She knows what happened, too.

Uh, nice to meet you. Welcome aboard.

Well, thank you, Colonel.

I understand you took fire in Aceh.

Yeah, we did.

I have to, uh, see the admiral.

All right. Um... Stop by later.

-Okay. -Okay.

-Morning, Colonel. -Morning, Lieutenant.

Webb's file seems straightforward.

What's your problem with it?

His motive for giving it to me, sir.

Webb never does anything

that doesn't serve his own agenda.

Makes a damning case against Commander Stoechler.

Yes, sir, it does.

Admiral, I'm having a hard time believing that Rick Stoechler

was a spy.

'Cause he was your friend?

That, and...

there's something that Captain Reeves isn't telling us, sir.

I'm going to need time to figure out what that is.

Well, hell, I never knew anybody at NSG

to be forthcoming about anything.

Admiral Danaco called me last night.

I don't like to get calls at home from Three Stars, Commander.

Admiral, the moment I have answers so will Admiral Danaco.

Thank you, Mr. Dart. Uh, anything State can do to help find Lylyana

would be appreciated. Thank you.

Lylyana?

Yeah, a little girl from the consulate.

Uh, when the situation degraded

she helped us get to a school where we were evac'd safely.

Sounds like a brave little girl.

Yeah. The rebels were shelling the school as we lifted off.

I don't know what happened to her.

I'm sorry.

[knocking]

Sorry to interrupt.

Harm, if you can make Norfolk by noon...?

I can do that.

Let me know if I can do anything.

[whispering] Okay.

Uh, I got to go.

Yep.

[Reeves] The Jimmy Carteris a faster, better-armed

nuclear-powered attack sub.

Her prime mission, versatile

multi-mission functionality.

What's that, sir?

Oh, strike, tactical, surveillance, special weapons.

She's our next generation of undersea warfare.

Have you run tests on her recently, Captain?

Why do you ask that?

It's classified, sir.

I'm not at liberty to say.

Is there something I should be aware of here, Commander?

There's no evidence to suggest that at the moment, sir, no.

-Well, that's not very comforting. -No, sir

but if I do find reason for concern, sir

you'll be the first to know.

Now, about the tests

Captain...

We did tonal signature tests two weeks ago.

Blade noise, generator slip rate.

-Are these important, sir? -Damn important.

They're the noises that we worry about.

They're the ones used to track our subs.

Hey, stranger.

Renee... wh-when did you get back?

Just about an hour ago. Sorry I didn't call.

Just grabbed a flight this morning.

You okay?

Can we talk?

Yeah, sure, let's, uh, go in my office.

Well, actually, maybe somewhere more private?

-Try the courtroom. -Okay.

So... what's on your mind?

I'm engaged... to Cyrus.

-Wow. -[laughing] Yeah.

Shocked me, too, when I told him yes.

Cyrus, the mortician.

Now, I-I really wish you wouldn't say it quite like that.

Well, it's, a... pretty big surprise.

When did it happen?

Well, um... we were having dinner at his house...

Doesn't he live in the back of a funeral parlor?

Yeah. [chuckles] But you get used to it.

Huh. Really?

I know, I know, this all just seems a little crazy.

I guess... I guess my dad's dying...

I don't know. It made me realize the things that I really want

in my life.

You know, more than my job, and more than...

what I've had. Cy's it for me.

He loves me, Harm

like I am the only living thing in his entire world.

Well, if that's, uh, what you want, then...

Yeah, it is.

And look, I... I think we both know

that you and I were never going down the aisle.

Well, it wasn't because of you.

Oh, I know that.

I'm a catch.

Colonel, there's a Captain Jarot on the line

-from Indonesia. -Oh, thank you, Harriet.

-Captain Jarot? -[Jarot] Colonel Mackenzie.

Delightful hearing your voice on my answering machine.

-Do you know where Lylyana is, Captain? -Sadly, no.

I made some inquiries with the local hospitals at the military authority

but one child missing in a country of so many missing children...

But what about the girl's mother?

Since the mother worked at your consulate

I suggest you contact your State Department.

I tried that, but the consulate was closed.

You're my last hope.

I like the sound of that.

You will be in my debt.

Well, I'm fresh out of rings, Captain.

You insult me.

I'm sorry, I didn't me to. Um...

will you continue to look?

I will do what I can, Colonel, but it may not be much.

[sighs]

Agent Holland just sent over the NCIS workup

on Commander Stoechler.

He and his wife have joint accounts in a Virginia bank.

-They live in Virginia, sir. -And he has another account

under his own name in Maryland.

And there was a recent deposit

of $150,000, and Agent Holland

can't determine where it came from.

Admiral, I-I have to believe

there's a reasonable explanation for that.

Commander, your friend's code

was the last one used to gain entry.

Webb's source in Beijing names Commander Stoechler as the mole

and now we have what looks like payoffs?

Unless you can come up with the answers he looks guilty as hell.

[Rabb] Did Rick have a relative

anybody who might have given him this kind of money?

No. And if he did, he would have told me.

Michelle, I need to find out

how that money got into his account.

Look, he wasn't selling information.

I didn't say that he was.

You were thinking it.

Look, Michelle, there are issues

outside of this money.

What issues?

I wish I could tell you but because of the sensitivity of this intelligence...

Or the lack of.

I'm on my way to pick up the suits

that Daniel and Sam are going to wear

to their father's funeral, and you come here with this.

-Do you know how pathetic it is for you to blame Rick -when he's not even here

-to defend himself? -Michelle, I'm trying to clear his name.

Look, I don't know where the money came from.

If someone was selling information

it wasn't Rick, and if someone said it was

they are lying. And if you don't...

Forget it.

[car door slamming]

[engine starting]

[Rabb] It doesn't feel right.

Look, there was a leak in the intel unit

but it wasn't Rick Stoechler.

Give me some help here, Clay.

I already did.

You didn't like it.

Your source is wrong.

And that's based on what?

I know Rick Stoechler!

Harm, there's one thing I've learned in my line of work:

you never really know anybody

even people you think are your friends.

The guy did it. You keep after this

all you're going to do is embarrass him and his widow.

You don't want that, do you?

I'm late for a dinner.

Look, help me find the shooter.

And then what? Ask who hired him?

Yeah. Harm, even if I could find him, he wouldn't know.

When you're hired to kill two people

you're not told who's asking for the hit.

There's no trail there. I'm sorry.

[gunshots]

Webb didn't say "When you're hired to kill three people" he said two.

Simple misstatement, sir?

Not coming from Webb.

Let's, uh, run it again

from where the shooter turns to Pagano.

[clicks keyboard]

What happened?

Gunny, you sure you know how to do this?

Uh, well, I've done some editing on my computer, sir,

and this isn't entirely different.

[sighs]

[click]

There.

Uh-Uh, tighten up on the shooter.

Zoom in on the weapon.

Look.

The cylinder didn't turn in the revolver.

-Tape's been altered. -The source of this tape was NSG, sir.

Can't be trusted.

Can we get the original tape?

Captain Reeves owns it, sir.

All right. Well, he doesn't own the crime lab.

Let's get the ballistics report from them.

Aye, aye, sir.

He didn't fire the weapon from there.

[Pagano] I can't talk to you, sir, unless Captain Reeves is present.

Oh, I don't think you want Captain Reeves

to hear what I have to say, Commander.

Why is that, sir?

Your unit covered Naval messages

originating out of Asia, didn't they?

You know that, sir.

Any of those messages have to do with the Jimmy Carter, Commander?

That's classified, sir.

Let's talk about Beijing. You make any friends while you were in China?

-Friends you sold secrets to? -Where are you getting this, sir?

The original ballistics report from the crime lab

says that you had soot in your wounds.

Soot indicates point-blank shot

fired from less than eight inches.

You weren't shot from across the room, were you, Commander?

But the ballistics report and the security tape

were altered to support your story, weren't they?

Now, you are going to tell me why.

I think I need a lawyer, sir.

Yes, you do.

[Roberts] Oh, sir, I've been meaning to talk to you

about Lieutenant Commander Jay Pagano.

He's my client now, sir, and I'd appreciate it if you'd refrain

from any further contact with my client unless I was present.

Believe me, Lieutenant, next time I see your client

I fully plan on you being present.

Tiner, I need to see the Admiral.

Yes, sir.

Admiral, Commander Rabb would like to see you, sir.

[Chegwidden over intercom] I'd like to see him, too.

-Sir. -Captain Reeves called.

He was not in a friendly mood.

He believes that you're going after Commander Pagano

to move the investigation off your friend.

I'm just following the evidence, sir.

Commander Pagano lied about how he was shot.

Ballistics report does not support his story, sir.

It looks as though the report, and the security tape

have both been altered, sir.

-By whom? -Yet to be determined, Admiral.

So, a murder, espionage, and now a cover-up.

You plan on proving any of this, Commander?

Yes I do, sir, with an Article 32 hearing.

I'll start by charging Commander Pagano

with making a false official statement.

And that's a major fishing expedition.

It's a legal one, Admiral.

All I need now is a convening authority, sir.

I don't know yet how, or if, Captain Reeves is involved, sir

so we'll need to go over him.

Do you know what the hell you're asking?

Yes I do, sir.

[sighs]

Tiner, get me Admiral Danaco. I know it's late, just find him.

[Tiner over intercom] Aye, aye, sir.

Well, it's going to have to be a Grunden.

Closed secured, all parties cleared.

I'll have Navy technicians secure the court with jamming devices.

[Tiner over intercom] Sir, Admiral Danaco on four.

This better be damn good, Commander.

Commander Rabb, start us off.

Your Honor, before we begin

the court should know that my client is willing

to waive this Article 32 and plead guilty

to the charge of making a false official statement.

Your Honor, while the government appreciates

the accused's attempt to streamline these proceedings, sir

we have both a right and the desire

to see where this evidence leads us.

Then my client, who is still convalescing

requests that these proceedings be postponed

until he is fully recovered, sir.

Unless a certification of Commander Pagano's

treating Navy physician is presented today, Lieutenant

we're having this hearing. Do you have one?

No, sir.

Then sit down.

Who are you?

Clayton Webb, sir.

Here to monitor the proceedings.

I'm read-in for this program.

Very well. Be seated, Mr. Webb.

The government calls Captain Perry Reeves.

Objection, Your Honor. Captain Reeves was not present at the incident in question.

He has no relevance to this charge.

Goes to motive for Lieutenant Commander Pagano

giving a false statement about the murders.

[Roberts] Your Honor, since the government didn't accept our offer

to accept the plea, shouldn't the burden be that they first have to

establish factually that there was a false statement given

before they move on to matters of motive?

No, it's his case. He can present it anyway he wants.

[Rabb] Captain Reeves, what is the SSN-23?

The Jimmy Carter, our special operations sub.

Captain, did Commander Rick Stoechler

ever send you reports concerning the Jimmy Carter?

You don't know what you're doing, Commander.

Your Honor, the government believes that any reports

sent to Captain Reeves concerning the Jimmy Carter

are vital to our understanding why the accused lied in his st...

Objection! It's not been proven that my client lied about anything.

I'll understand the term "lie" to include "allegedly."

Your Honor, I would request that you order the Naval Security Group

to release these reports for our inspection, sir.

Objection! Sir, it's obvious

that Commander Rabb is using these proceedings

as a means to cast a wide net

to see what he can pull in.

He's allowed to do that.

One of intents of this hearing

is to facilitate broad fact-finding.

Therefore, objection overruled.

I'll order access to documents

generated one month prior to the incident.

Thank you, sir.

That'll be all.

[Chegwidden] Your C.O. on the Guadalcanal

was impressed with your actions in Aceh.

He recommended you for a personal award

and asked for special rapid handling...

and he got it.

A Meritorious Service Medal, sir?

Admiral, I left a little girl behind

who may have been killed because she was helping me.

Could have ordered the helo to wait so I could get to her

I didn't even consider going back.

Your actions helped save the lives of 22 people.

You were a damn fine Marine officer out there.

I wasn't a damn fine human being, sir.

When you're under fire you don't have the luxury of both.

Does the feeling that you've done something terrible ever go away?

No.

Counsel, please approach.

Is this the only report on the Jimmy Carter

that went to Captain Reeves in the last month?

Yes. It was hand-carried by Commander Stoechler

to Captain Reeves directly.

It's dated the day of the murders. What am I looking at here?

[Gilbert] An American reconnaissance aircraft had intercepted

a message between two Admirals in the Chinese Navy.

What was it about?

An American Naval Officer had sold the Chinese

a copy of the tonal signature tests on the Jimmy Carter.

The intercepted message included what appeared to be those tonal signatures.

Commander, if I allow this in, what do you intend to argue?

Sir, I believe that Commander Stoechler knew that the naval officer

who sold the tonal signatures to the Chinese was in his own unit.

That's why he hand-delivered this intelligence to Captain Reeves,

to keep it confidential.

Why were our cryptanalysts killed, and who killed them?

The same naval officer who sold the tonal signatures to the Chinese, sir

must have also intercepted the air recon message and informed the Chinese.

And what does that lead you to conclude?

Sir, the Chinese could not have known that Captain Reeves was alerted

so they sent an assassin that very day

in hope that this new intel would die in the room

with the murdered cryptanalysts.

And yet, Commander Pagano survives.

Sir, soul survivor of this intel unit would be the Chinese mole.

The Chinese tried to kill Commander Pagano.

Well, they had to make it look good, Lieutenant.

He'd be an obvious suspect.

But if they let him survive, sir,

kept their mole in place, he'd be invaluable to them.

That's a serious accusation, Commander.

Which you've presented no evidence of, sir.

I haven't finished presenting my case, Lieutenant.

[phone ringing]

-Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie. -[Jarot] Good evening, Colonel.

Captain Jarot, have you found her?

There's a hospital south of the city.

They tell me they have a little girl suffering a concussion.

What makes you think she's Lylyana?

When they brought her in

she had an interesting artifact with her.

I believe you call it, uh

an eagle, globe, and anchor emblem.

I gave her mine.

Um, I was offered some leave, I'm going to take it.

I'll be on the first plane out.

I love how impulsive Americans are.

I'll be delighted to pick you up at the airport.

I'll call you when I know what time my plane lands.

[Rabb] Captain, you are an expert on submarine tonal signatures

is that correct?

Yes. I am Director of Special Operations

and a signature analyst.

Is hard to track a submarine, Captain?

Especially ours. We build them to run silent, and they do.

Of course, at some point you have to move, that means the screws.

At some point you need electricity

that means you have to run the generator.

All of that makes noise

and each sub has it's own,

significant signature pattern.

Captain, is it easy to identify noises coming from a submarine?

Mm, very difficult.

You have to use a computer

to separate the sound patterns.

Then, of course, you have to have the skills

to know what you are looking at.

All right, Captain if you had a submarine's tonal signature

would it be easy to identify and track that sub?

It'd be like she was wearing a beacon.

Captain, I have here a message that was intercepted

by one of our reconnaissance aircraft.

Would you please flip to the page with the numbers

and tell us what it says, sir?

At the top: "U.S. SSN-23."

That's a Jimmy Carter'shull number.

These rows of numbers are acoustic frequencies

represented mathematically.

Captain, are you familiar enough

with the mathematical representation

of the Jimmy Carter's tonal signatures

-to identify them here? -I am.

-I headed the testing team. -Are these the tonal signatures

from the Jimmy Carter,sir?

No. Absolutely not.

Are you sure,Captain?

Yes.

If anyone is trying to track the Jimmy Carter

using these numbers

then somebody's doing a hell of a job

giving them misinformation.

[MacKenzie] Thank you for picking me up, Captain.

I wouldn't miss the opportunity to spend time with such a fascinating woman.

-I'm not that fascinating. -Oh, yes, you are.

You just traveled halfway around the globe

to visit some girl you hardly know.

You gave me an expensive ring

to bail out a man you never met.

I'm still interested in that story.

You're not going to hear it.

Was the ring from a man you did not love?

You never give up, do you?

A good investigator continues

to ask questions until he gets answers.

There must be someone else you care about.

For some reason you are not with this other man.

Is he a fool?

We, uh, just can't seem to work it out.

Love is the same everywhere-- America, Aceh--

-Always impossible. -I hope not.

An optimist. Which would explain why you have faith

that this little girl is the Lylyana you are searching for.

It has to be her.

May I ask why is she so special?

Because she depended on me

and I failed her.

Adults fail children all the time.

It's sad but not tragic. It merely forces them to grow up.

No, Captain, it crushes something inside them forever.

I didn't want to do that to Lylyana.

All the information I've gotten, Bud, has been corrupted.

-I want to know what they're covering. -I understand that, sir

but Captain Reeves requested that I let him know

if we spoke to Commander Pagano outside the courtroom.

You're required to have him present, not me.

I only want to talk to him for a couple of minutes.

It's not going to take long.

[door opens]

Now is not the time, Commander.

Apparently.

Let's go, Lieutenant.

Sir, what about your questions?

[Rabb] They've been answered.

Am I dreaming? You flew away.

I flew back.

My head hurts.

I bet it does.

I wanted you to have your picture.

I'm sorry I didn't go back for it or for you.

You could get it now. It's in the drawer.

The men who found me wanted to leave it.

I wouldn't let them. It got messed up.

It's perfect.

I have something for you, too.

Wonderful. I love gifts.

A medal? What's it for?

It's for people who do brave things like you did

when you took us to your school.

It honors you

for your exceptionally meritorious conduct

and your valor.

I have valor.

Yes, you do.

What is valor?

It means that you're strong

and that you have spirit and bravery.

I'm like you.

You have much more valor than I did when I was your age.

When did you put me on your witness list?

-This morning. -Why?

You know why.

I'm not getting on that stand, Harm.

Why not?

I'm just an observer in this proceeding, sir.

Mr. Webb, do you have material testimony

to offer us in this matter?

I believe he does, Your Honor.

We don't usually issue subpoenas

in Article-32 hearings, Mr. Webb

but if I have to bend the rules to get you up there

I'm not against that.

What is your position with the CIA, Mr. Webb?

Deputy Director of Counter-intelligence.

What does that term Counter-intelligence mean, exactly?

It's a broad term. It has a myriad of meanings.

Including running programs designed to deceive an enemy?

Yes.

Welcome, Admiral Danaco.

Thank you, Admiral Morris. Carryon.

Your Honor, let the record reflect that

the convening authority in this matter, Admiral Danaco,

has just entered the court room.

Mr. Webb, part of this job would be to feed

misinformation to an enemy, is that correct?

Yes.

Now, is the best way to do that

to have someone they trust feed them this misinformation?

A double agent? A mole in a key position?

Rabb...

Was Lieutenant Commander Pagano that mole, Mr. Webb?

Yes.

Did he know?

He was unaware that we were using him

to feed false information to the Chinese

until yesterday when you blew this open.

By "we," are you referring to yourself and Captain Reeves?

It was my operation

but I was handling him with the full knowledge of Captain Reeves.

Attention on deck!

As you were.

-Admiral Danaco for you, sir. -Thank you, Petty Officer.

Aye, sir.

Admiral Danaco?

Commander Pagano alerted

the Chinese that we knew they had our sub information.

When did you learn of this?

He confessed it last night.

He also told me he had no idea

that the Chinese were going to kill Commander Stoechler

and Senior Chief Trujillo.

What did he think the Chinese would do,

let the information get out?

[Clayton] He was instructed by his Chinese handlers

to destroy all evidence of the intercept

which he thought he'd done.

He didn't consider that

the Chinese might want anybody with direct knowledge

secured as well.

Continue.

Did Commander Pagano lie about the events

the night of the murder to cover the fact

that he was the one leaking information to the Chinese?

He did.

Did you alter the security tape

to support his false testimony?

Yes. And the ballistics report.

I'd received a higher authority

to give you that misinformation

to do what needed to be done.

Such as what, Mr. Webb?

Such as removing a subsequent entry

from the cypherlock so that Rick Stoechler's code

would be the last recorded entry.

You wanted to frame Commander Stoechler.

Yes.

You also deposited $150,000

in a bank account in Commander Stoechler's name, didn't you?

Money which his wife can now keep.

I was trying to save my operation, Commander which I did.

We turned Pagano last night.

Well, you've been busy Mr. Webb.

The Jimmy Carteris vital to our national interest.

We'll do whatever it takes to protect her.

Including sacrificing the lives of two of our cryptanalysts?

Absolutely not. If we'd known the Chinese were coming, we'd have stopped them.

Why should we believe you?

I'm under oath, Commander.

Did Commander Rick Stoechler ever leak information, Mr. Webb?

He did not. He was an exemplary officer in every respect.

Yes, he was. I have no further questions of you, Director Webb.

Your Honor, the Government will be amending it's charge sheet

against Lieutenant Commander Pagano

to include espionage, attempted espionage,

and two counts of murder.

Your witness, Lieutenant.

I'll need some more time, Your Honor, to confer with my client

to prepare for these new charges.

I imagine you do.

Lieutenant Commander Pagano

I'm recommending you be placed in pretrial confinement

until this matter is resolved.

This hearing is concluded.

[gavel bangs]

-You won't get him, Harm. -I already have, Webb.

Admiral Danaco doesn't believe that

the prosecution of the Lieutenant Commander

serves the best interest of the Navy.

Admiral, is it in the best interest of the Navy

to smear the good name of an honorable man, sir,

and bury the truth with two of its dead?

This information is classified, Commander.

No one outside this proceeding will ever hear it.

Sir, you and I both know that it will leak eventually.

That's not my call.

Admiral, I want this one.

You can't have it.

You got what you wanted; you cleared your friend.

I was about Daniel's age when my father died.

I remember how devastating it was to my mother

not to know the truth, and what that did to me.

I'm sorry, Michelle, I really wish I could tell you what happened.

I know you can't.

Rick didn't do anything wrong.

And if you ever hear even a whisper that he did

I'm promising you now that that is a lie.

You have no doubts?

I know what happened to Rick's unit.

I know why he was killed.

And what will I tell the boys?

[Rabb] One day, when the time is right

Rick will be acknowledged for the hero that he was,

the Navy's Distinguished Service Medal,

Admiral Danaco has given me his word.

But in the meantime...

tell them they can be proud of their father...

that he died honorably in the service of his country.

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