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Seaman William Powder:

disrespect toward a noncommissioned officer.

Captain's Mast.

Fireman Lance Magraine: assault.

The circumstances again?

He attacked a First Class Petty Officer

with his own guitar.

He thought he was taunting him.

[ both chuckling]

With what, his singing?

It washis ex-wife's favorite song, sir.

[both laughing]

Mast.

Seaman Apprentice Brian Giddon.

This guy. What's the charge?

Jumping from vessel into the water, sir.

-There is such an article? -134, sir.

Apparently it's not the first time someone has tried

to get discharged this way.

Summary court-martial.

I want a piece of him

before we give him what he wants.

Yes, sir.

That's it, sir.

That's it? Really?

That's a light month.

Testimony to your leadership, sir.

Lieutenant, are you flattering me?

[chuckling] Calling it as I see it, sir.

[woman] Sir! You are out of line!

[man] I'm sorry. Kate...

Sir, please, the less said, the better.

Your button ma'am.

Thank you, Petty Officer.

You all right, ma'am?

Yes. I'm fine.

[Harriet] Gunny?

Yes, ma'am.

My desk is really clean.

Yes, ma'am. I cleaned it.

Where is everything?

Filed and organized, ma'am.

I'm back to full duty now.

I'm aware of that, ma'am.

Which means I am capable of organizing my own desk.

It won't happen again, ma'am. Welcome back.

Gunny?

Yes, ma'am?

You know why I'm back?

No, ma'am.

Because I wanted to be around people who care about me.

-Yes, ma'am. -Thank you.

Yes, ma'am.

Are you sure you want to do this, Harriet?

Oh, yes, ma'am. I am now queen of the long-term projects.

Come on. I'll introduce you around.

Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie ,

Lieutenant Harriet Sims

this is Commander Caitlin Pike.

Kate is TDY from Naval Legal Service Office in San Diego.

Well, it's a pleasure.

Nice to meet you.

You took the ring off.

Um...

[gasping]

You're engaged!

Oh, my gosh! Congratulations!

Well, when were you going to tell us?

Um, I was waiting for the right moment.

[Harriet] Well, if this is it

then I'll spread the word!

Excuse me!

Great news.

I'm sorry...

No, please. Congratulations.

Thanks. So how long are you here?

About a week.

Code 20 JAG MIS revision.

Oh, I worked on that for a while.

I could not figure out the software.

Computers are my specialty.

Fastest fingers in the Navy.

And when did you give up the title?

[laughing]

So, you two worked together?

I was at JAG for six months

then went over to NCIS for a while

and have been on the move ever since.

Upward. You two have a lot in common-- accelerated promotion.

Well, we should have coffee or something.

Love to. You can tell me if he's behaving.

[both chuckling]

Commander Pike, I, uh... I got a full house here.

I'm going to have to set you up in the conference room.

No problem, sir.

Things look a little different around here

since you were at JAG last?

Commander Rabb is the only person I recognize, sir.

Well, try not to let that scare you.

I want you to think about my offer.

I could use another good trial lawyer.

I will, sir.

Colonel...

-Yes, sir? -I just heard.

I'm very happy for you.

Thank you, sir.

-[gasping] -[elevator dings]

Sorry.

Sir.. .

Kate! How are you?

Fine, sir.

Good to see you picked up "Commander."

Thank you, sir.

You've been at Pearl, right, sir?

Pac Fleet, Deputy Commander-- that is, until two days ago.

I arrived here last night.

Do you have business at JAG, sir?

A.J. Chegwidden and I attended National War College together.

I was about to share some good news with him.

In fact, you might be interested as well.

I'm all ears, sir.

I've been selected to be the new Inspector General.

All I could say was "congratulations."

Well, that's the standard response.

Hollenbeck once groped me at a briefing.

He was a Captain then, in command

of an Amphibious Ready Group.

I was a Staff Judge Advocate.

Did you report it?

I handled it.

He apologized, and it was over.

-I put it behind me. -Apparently not.

Well, this came up-- the Inspector General's office

monitors complaints of sexual harassment.

What are you going to do about it?

I don't know.

Well, his touching you--

was it meant to humiliate or control you?

-No. It was lust. -[sighing]

Was he a good C.O.?

Very.

Think he learned his lesson?

My assumption at the time.

Did he ever try it again?

Not to me, anyway.

Well, they must have investigated his past.

I mean, if there was a pattern, it would have come out.

Right...

But, uh, that doesn't negate the fact that it happened.

So if you want to report it I couldn't blame you.

No, you're right-- I'm going to drop it.

It was four years ago-- it's over.

Sorry. I didn't meant to interrupt.

Sir, that file we discussed?

Oh, uh, Lieutenant Singer, this is Commander Pike.

The Commander was here five years ago.

You back, now, ma'am?

The Admiral's made me an offer. I'm considering it.

Well, all the best, then, ma'am--

whatever your decision.

Thanks.

You think she heard anything?

Couldn't tell.

-[whispering] Hey! -Hey!

-Meet your new boss yet? -Not only did I meet him

but he said as Inspector General ,

he had no interest in separating a wife from her husband.

I get to stay on loan with JAG.

-Great! -I know. Isn't that good?

-That is so cool! -Excuse me, ma'am, sir

I'm looking for Lieutenant Roberts.

Corporal Antoon?

Yes, sir.

Excuse us?

-Okay. -Right this way.

I appreciate this, sir.

I know Headquarters JAGs have better things to do than fool with cases

from the legal assistance office.

Oh... that's-- that's all right, Corporal.

We, uh, we often handle their overload.

Um, please, sit down.

Ah! Pad...

Pen...

[briefcase clatters on floor]

That can stay there.

Okay, so...?

Um, I'm the only woman Marine in a detail

attached to an LAV...

[pencil tip snaps]

Training Battalion, sir.

Uh, Communications Intercept Operator.

We're at Quantico, and I enjoy it.

It's just that I've been wanting to be an officer for a while now.

I went back to school part time

and I just finished my BA in January.

-Oh! Hey, congratulations. -Thank you, sir.

The problem is, my CO won't approve my OCS package.

-Any dings on your record? -No, sir.

Well, what's the basis of his decision?

My tattoo, sir.

I don't see a tattoo.

I'm sitting on it, sir.

[gasps softly]

[Rabb] I insisted on a continuance...

Excuse me, sir.

Clayton Webb returned your call from yesterday.

He said that the answers to your questions were

"yes," "yes," "yes," and "no."

Is that about your brother?

Sergei's safe for the moment. The weather in Chechnya's fine.

Negotiations for the release of POWs are progressing

but no timetable has been reached--

three out of four.

-Right over there. -Thank you.

[chuckling]

How'd you pull that duty, Bud?

I don't know what you're talking about, sir.

Come on, Lieutenant.

Uh... Ah!

She's just a client.

Oh, Bud, you don't have to walk on eggshells with me anymore.

-I totally trust you. -You... you think I'm attracted to her?

-She's a knockout, Bud. -Well, I think you're prettier than she is.

Now you're making me really nervous.

-Sir? -Hey, don't look at me.

I would've stopped at "I trust you."

She's hot-- admit it.

Well, I-- I-- I think that she could be pretty.

Now I'm worried.

JAG Headquarters, Lieutenant, J.G., Sims.

Commander Pike?

-It's for you. -For me?

It's a reporter from the Washington Globe.

What does he want?

He wants to confirm reports

that you were sexually harassed by the new Inspector General.

[sighs]

How did they get an entire column out of "no comment?"

Well, at least they didn't run a photo of you in a bikini.

It's the photos without the bikini I'm worried about.

[laughs nervously]

Are you always this open with strangers?

Only when I want that stranger to be open in return.

The girlfriend-- thumbnail.

Oh, Renee is, um...

unique.

Code for obnoxious?

Harm likes her.

Are they serious?

Why do you want to know?

Hmm... he and I have a history.

A weekend, actually.

-Really. What happened? -It ended there.

I decided that Harm couldn't handle a working partner

who knew the color of his underwear.

[chuckling]

How long did you two last?

We never started.

Oh, you'd already found your man, huh?

Actually, Mic came later.

Really?

And nothing had happened before that?

No, it was the same story. A close working relationship.

It just never seemed right.

Good thing to avoid in any case.

I got involved with a senior officer in Okinawa.

Big mistake.

Major Bartz.

Index! Deploy them!

Aye, sir!

Lieutenant Roberts from the Judge Advocate General's Office, sir.

You've got 60 seconds, Lieutenant, starting now.

It's concerning Corporal Antoon's tattoo, sir.

She claims that it's the reason

that you refused to recommend her to OCS

Have you seen this tattoo, Lieutenant?

Well, no, sir, it's on her... backside.

-Exactly. -Well, sir, the Corporal gave

a written description of it in her application--

"a heart surrounded by winged doves."

How do you know it's not a swastika surrounded by expletives?

Sir, the officers accessions procurement section

has determined that written descriptions of tattoos

in private areas are acceptable.

On a case-by-case basis, and in this case they are not.

-But, sir... -Every OCS candidate

has provided a photograph of their body art

with the exception of Corporal Antoon.

Sir, isn't Corporal Antoon the only female in this battalion?

She is.

-In that case, sir... -Time's up, Lieutenant.

I'm not processing that application

unless she can prove to me that body art is inoffensive.

Is there a way I can make myself more clear on this matter?

Load 'em up!

Interesting reading, Lieutenant?

It's a book on management techniques, sir.

Oh, in preparation for your role

as the first female JAG?

You're not making fun of me, are you, Commander?

You told me that that was your goal-- I believed you.

It still is, sir

but I read up on a lot of topics.

Yeah? What do you think of Commander Pike?

I don't know her, sir.

She's a good attorney.

You realize that if she were to transfer here to JAG

she would move ahead of you in case assignments?

May I ask why we're having this discussion, Commander?

Are you aware of a past incident

between Commander Pike and Admiral Hollenbeck?

Everyone is, sir. It's in the pater.

Did you leak it?

Sir, I consider that question offensive.

Answer it anyway.

How would I have even known about it, sir?

You walked into my office while we were discussing it Lieutenant.

[scoffs]

You still think that I set Colonel Mackenzie up

with that Mishap Investigation Report.

I think that you are ambitious, Lieutenant.

Sir, how could I profit from this?

It would be one less female officer between you and... glory.

It's amazing how little you know me, Commander.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment, sir.

Carry on.

Well, she didn't deny it.

Hey.

Uh-oh.

Bad day?

I'm sorry, I promised to make dinner

but my heart wasn't in it.

It's no problem.

We'll order in.

This town is supposed to be the promised land

for attorneys, Sarah.

I'm testament to that fact.

Yeah, and I'm an ex-Australian Naval officer

with an accent.

That didn't prevent you from getting your last job.

That's because they had shipping and defense clients.

I was the right fit.

Give it time.

[chuckles]

I'd like to get something

locked in before we get married.

You will. Turn around.

[moans]

Sorry, you got a knot the size of a walnut.

You see the paper today?

Commander Pike is working in our office.

We had coffee together.

I was thinking, why would Hollenbeck risk it?

Then I realized the way I pursued you

could be considered sexual harassment.

That's completely different.

See, you didn't touch me until I let you.

No, I broke you down.

I was relentless.

I'd display my feathers-- you'd say no.

I'd invite myself in, you'd say no.

There's no regulation against redundancy, Mic.

You wanted nothing to do with me.

Apparently I did.

Just watch where you put your hands.

[laughter]

Right, left...

[Antoon] I won't do it, sir.

Well, then you won't get your recommendation, Corporal.

Sir, this is not about the Major's rules.

He's trying to demean me.

Why would he do that?

I am a woman in a fighting unit, sir.

The Major had to do a dance to get me in.

Now I want out, and he is taking it personally.

Are you making an accusation against Major Bartz?

I'm telling you what I think, sir.

Because the Major is asking you

to photograph a private area of your body

which can be construed as either

gender discrimination or sexual harassment.

Now, is that what you're saying

-and if so, which one is it? -I'm saying, sir

that you don't go through life looking like I do

without everything eventually

getting down to one or the other.

How far do you want to take this, Corporal?

Sir, I want to do whatever's necessary to become an officer

as long as I don't have to embarrass myself

for the privilege.

Okay, how about this.

I'll help you file an Article 138 Complaint of Wrong.

Forget the sexual component for now

and we'll just concentrate on how your position

is in compliance with Marine Corps regulations.

Who would judge the complaint, sir?

The Commanding General of Quantico.

That would be Major General Claudia Haskins, sir.

[man over intercom] Admiral Hollenbeck is here to see you, sir.

[Chegwidden] Send him in.

[man] Right through here, Admiral.

Curt.

Now, I realize that you have to remain neutral

so I will refrain from asking any compromising questions.

Have a seat.

Thanks.

[sighs] It's a tough environment now, A.J.

This Tailhook--

it's fostered a reaction

that makes any kind of inter-gender contact suspect.

I had a terrific assistant when I was at Pearl.

And the day she left, we threw her a party.

And as she was leaving

I gave her a hug.

You could feel the energy in the whole room change.

I looked around and suddenly everyone is uncomfortable.

I was saying goodbye.

Admiral Paley is convening an Article 32 hearing.

He had to. The Globe forced his hand.

I appreciate you delivering the news instead of the system.

Well, the statute of limitations was about to run out.

It'll be a fast-track case.

I'm going to fight this to the end, A.J.

Curt, you will get a full and vigorous defense.

-I promise that. -I'll need a bulldog.

Understood.

You know, this could be worse.

I could have a wife.

[laughing]

A word, Commander?

Admiral.

At ease.

Who told them, Kate?

Sir, this is inappropriate.

Was it you?

No, sir.

But I will be the prosecution's chief witness.

Reluctantly?

Yes.

Then we have something in common.

Whatever happens, please keep in mind

we're not enemies.

We're victims of the same process.

I don't consider myself to be a victim, sir.

Still, you have to deal with this.

I'm sorry for that.

Are you apologizing for the incident

or its aftermath, sir?

Good luck.

[knocking]

Enter.

You wanted to see us, sir?

Yes, this is concerning Admiral Hollenbeck's

Article 32-- Commander, I want you to represent the government.

Yes, sir.

This man's a friend of mine.

I know that, sir.

Don't let that influence you.

-No, sir. -Colonel, I'd like you

to defend Admiral Hollenbeck.

Sir, may I decline?

Why?

I had a conversation with Commander Pike

prior to the announcement of the proceedings.

And?

She revealed some things to me.

What kind of things?

The Commander indicated prior relationships with senior officers.

Well, Colonel, there's no legal constraint.

You can use the information as you will.

That's not the issue, sir.

The male officers in question...

Are jackasses, so nail them.

I know one of them, sir.

Oh.

I see.

All right, I'll assign someone else.

Sir, perhaps you should consider replacing me as well.

I'm sorry?

Complicating personal circumstances, Admiral.

When the hell did they get complicated?

-Sir... -Commander

would these circumstances affect your ability to prosecute?

-No, sir. -Then we don't have a problem. That will be all.

-Yes, sir. -Thank you, sir.

Admiral...

Dismissed, Commander.

Aye, aye, sir.

Bud, do you have a minute?

Sure.

I just want you to know

that I really meant what I said about you and other women.

Sometimes I think you're still reacting to the old me.

Where is this coming from?

Well, I'm really working on me.

I'm working on myself.

I'm trying to be wiser and stronger.

Honey, I don't know anyone stronger than you.

Sometimes I feel like you can't be yourself around me.

And that's not fair to you, and it doesn't feel good to me.

Okay.

Okay.

So what'd you think of Corporal Antoon?

-She's pretty. -She's pretty.

-Sexy. -Sexy, yeah.

Harriet...

Come on, Bud.

This is just a test.

She... makes my ears sweat.

Good.

Good. That's a healthy response.

[chuckling] See?

Can I go back to work now?

Oh, absolutely.

Colonel... I owe you one.

Why is that, Commander?

I'm going to be defending Admiral Hollenbeck.

The Lieutenant's sitting second chair.

-Should be fascinating. -Have a party.

Colonel, why'd you give it up?

Personal reasons.

What does that mean?

Have you and Commander Pike become friends?

Good day, Counselor.

Lieutenant, you're good at digging up dirt.

I'm a good investigator, sir, if that's what you mean.

Commander Pike, from birth till yesterday-- everything.

[knocks on door]

Harm.

Sorry.

No. Uh, come on in.

Commander Pike, this is Renee.

-Hi. -Hi. And it's Kate.

Oh.

Um... Kate and I...

Go back a ways.

Uh-huh. Mmm.

I've heard nice things about you.

-From him? -No. He never says anything nice.

Oh, good, I'm glad it's not just me.

-[laughing] -Harm...

-Mac. -Kate.

Renee.

Renee's leaving.

I'll see you tonight.

[Rabb] I'll do my best.

Did he ever stand youup?

When duty called.

Great excuse, isn't it?

[laughing]

Well, it was nice meeting you.

You, too.

-Mac. -Renee.

I'll come back later.

When they made you commander, they gave you a harem?

[chuckling] Kate.

Yeah, I remember you standing me up.

I think it was against the wall of our motel room.

You want to discuss your testimony

or you just want to make my life a living hell?

Hmm.

Corporal.

Yeah, at ease. Have a seat.

Um, General Haskins' office called this morning.

The general wanted to get an answer to us as soon as they could,

so as to meet your application deadline.

She's rejected your Article 138 petition

on grounds that she trusts your C.O.'s judgment.

Sir, she's a woman. Doesn't she relate?

I think that's the problem.

I think she probably feels too close to the issue

and doesn't want to appear subjective.

[sighs]

Well... that's it, then.

Corporal, how badly do you want to be an officer?

Badly enough to swallow my pride, sir.

I will do the photo.

Thank you for your help, sir.

Uh, the photo should be authenticated

otherwise the major might not accept it.

Actually, sir, I was thinking of doing it myself

you know, like with a timer.

Then how would the major know if it was your anatomy?

Good question, sir.

You could use one of those photo booths in the mall.

How would that work, sir?

Well, you get a series of four shots.

The first could be your face

then you could take your pants down...

[Harriet] Or you could get yourself over to sick bay

where I'm sure a female RN

would be happy to snap a Polaroid. Sir.

Captain Hollenbeck was heading up

an Amphibious Ready Group aboard the USS Bladensburg.

I was his staff judge advocate.

How did the captain treat you, Commander?

He seemed concerned with my welfare

often asking if I needed anything.

Did you ever receive gifts from the captain?

Twice. A coffee pot and a jar of moisturizer.

He liked you.

-Objection. -Calls for speculation. -[Judge] Sustained.

Commander, would you describe for the court

the events that took place July 11th, 1996?

We had just finished up a briefing on personnel matters.

That's it, sir.

That's it, really?

That's a light month.

Testament to your leadership, sir.

Lieutenant, are you flattering me?

[laughing] Calling it as I see it, sir.

Sir!

You are out of line!

I'm sorry. Kate...

Sir, please. The less said the better.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to move on, sir.

I suggest you consider yourself warned...

and do the same.

We were guarded with each other for the rest of my tour.

Your witness.

Commander, why didn't you come forward at the time?

I preferred to take care of the situation then and there.

You didn't consider it necessary.

Is that what you're saying?

I believed I had done what was necessary.

Commander, have you ever had an affair with a senior officer?

Objection. Commander Pike is not on trial here, ma'am.

[Mattoni] Your Honor, Rule 608 allows us

to question the witness regarding past conduct

for the purpose of attacking credibility.

I'll allow it.

But tread carefully, Commander.

If you stray, you pay.

Yes, ma'am.

Commander, do you know a JAG officer

named Commander Dennis Brockman?

-Yes. -Did you work with him?

Objection. Relevance.

Overruled.

[sighs]

Did you work with him?

Yes, in Okinawa.

And at the time, were you a lieutenant?

Yes.

Did you have an affair with him?

Yes.

[Mattoni] Was that a wise thing to do?

It was a mistake.

So on the day of your briefing

with Admiral Hollenbeck, were you looking

to have relations with another senior officer?

Of course not.

And couldn't that have affected

your perception of what happened?

Let me help you, Commander.

Because you considered your prior sexual intimacy

with a senior officer a mistake

you reacted strongly and swiftly

to something that could have been very different

than you perceived it to be.

No. That is not true.

Then why didn't you come forward?

[sighs]

I-- I didn't perceive the event to... warrant punitive action.

Precisely, Commander.

No more questions, ma'am.

Redirect.

Commander, did you expect Captain Hollenbeck

to touch you without your permission?

No.

Did Commander Brockman ever do this?

No.

So there is no connection

between what Captain Hollenbeck did

and what transpired between you and Commander Brockman?

No.

Thank you.

Commander Pike, considering your past conduct,

do you think you should be making these accusations?

[Rabb] Commander Pike has no comment at this time.

[reporters shouting questions]

-You told them. -Excuse me?

I saw you talking to the defense-- you sold me out.

In what way?

How else would they have known about my affair in Okinawa?

I declined to defend Admiral Hollenbeck

so I wouldn't be forced to use that information.

Why would I slip it to someone else?

One less woman standing between you and what you want?

What do I want?

-Harm. -You're really reaching.

There's something going on between you two.

-I'm engaged. -To the man of your dreams?

That is none of your business.

You have a lot of nerve.

I wasn't with you five minutes before you were telling me your deepest secrets.

I couldn't be the only one who knows about Okinawa.

You're indiscreet, Commander. You have a big mouth.

So shut it

before you say something else I shouldn't hear.

[Rabb] Calm down, it's not that bad.

Harm, I admitted sexual relations with a senior officer.

How do you think that's going to play at my next promotion board?

Kate, it was five years ago.

By the time you come up for promotion again,

it'll be ancient history.

I got lucky once. It won't happen again.

What do you mean?

When I broke up with Commander Brockman,

he trashed me in my fitness report.

After he forgave me,

he told me he'd done it in a moment of anger

but by then it was too late.

It's a matter of record.

So when you made the early selection list...

I was surprised.

-What do you think happened? -I don't know.

You weren't curious as to how it got overlooked?

I was just thankful I made it through.

I would have been curious.

Wait a minute.

You're accusing me of not questioning

-my good fortune? -Look...

What would you have preferred that I do?

Barge into SECNAV's office

and demand that the board consider my unworthiness?

I would have made some inquiries.

I didn't want to make inquiries. I accepted my fate.

And assumed that my friends wouldn't question my success.

Hey, I'm sorry.

Harm, I just need to know that it's going to be okay.

It's going to be okay.

I promise.

Gunny.

Sir?

What have you got for me?

I've spoken to six women

who served under Admiral Hollenbeck, sir.

If they're burying something it's too deep for me to see.

Find out what you can about Commander Pike's promotion board.

That's privileged information, sir.

They would have released the names of the members.

It may lead us somewhere.

Aye, sir.

Admiral, would you please tell us what happened

at the briefing between you and Lieutenant Pike

on July 11th of 1996?

The lieutenant was catching me up on some personnel matters...

That's it, sir.

Really?

That's a light month.

Testament to your leadership, sir.

Lieutenant, are you flattering me?

Calling it as I see it, sir.

Sir!

You are out of line!

I'm sorry... Kate...

Sir, please, the less said the better.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to move on, sir.

I suggest you consider yourself warned...

and do the same.

Your hand slipped?

Yes, and because my weight was on it, I fell forward.

But the lieutenant perceived it otherwise?

-That's correct. -Did you try to explain?

I started to, but the lieutenant cut me off

and when she suggested that we move on

I chose not to say any more, for fear of complicating things.

Thank you, sir.

Your witness.

So this was an accident, Admiral?

-A mistake in perception? -That's right.

How did you proceed afterwards, sir?

-I put it behind me. -You weren't concerned

that Lieutenant Pike might bring this up at some later date?

No, I took her at her word.

Why did you promote her, sir?

I'm sorry?

Exhibit four, ma'am.

The report from the fiscal year 1999

JAG Commander Selection Board

selecting Lieutenant Commander Caitlin Pike for promotion.

It's signed by Admiral Hollenbeck

president of that board who was sitting as the designated line member.

-Objection. Relevance? -I intend to establish a link between this action

and the incident, ma'am.

Continue.

Why was Lieutenant Commander Pike

deep-selected by the board, Admiral?

Objection.

The deliberations of selection boards are privileged.

Ma'am, that privilege has been waived

by the Secretary of the Navy at my request

because of the importance of these proceedings.

He has released the members

from their oaths of confidentiality.

-Overruled, Commander Mattoni. -Isn't it a fact, Admiral

that Lieutenant Commander Pike was a below-zone candidate?

That she received your personal aggressive support

during this process, sir?

I felt she was deserving.

Did the junior members concur, Admiral?

-They had some concerns. -Did you review

her fitness reports, sir?

Of course. That's part of the process.

Admiral, this is a report

filed by Commander Dennis Brockman in 1995.

The commander was Lieutenant Pike's

reporting senior at the time.

Please read the highlighted portion, sir.

"Lieutenant Pike continues to struggle with personal issues

that threaten her good judgment.

I have serious questions about her future as a Naval officer."

Thank you, sir. Exhibit six.

Why did you ignore these comments, Admiral?

One man's opinion does not a career make.

Isn't it because you assumed she would learn

you were responsible for her selection, sir?

I have given you my reason.

Didn't you want her to know that you had done her a favor, Admiral,

so that she would feel in your debt?

Weren't you placating her, sir?

-Making nice? -Objection, Your Honor.

Or were you afraid if you didn't promote her,

she might use it against you at some critical moment in your career?

Argumentative and compound.

Both beg the same question, Admiral.

-Your Honor... -Why would you care?

That's enough, Commander.

I have no further questions, ma'am.

Major Bartz?

Good morning, sir.

At ease, Corporal.

My OCS app, sir

complete with a photo of the tattoo in question.

You never intended to look at it, did you, Major?

Do you believe you require special treatment, Corporal?

Not anymore, sir.

Then as an officer,

I expect you won't ask for it.

Never, sir.

I'll forward your application this afternoon

along with my recommendation for approval.

We're all just Marines here.

I understand, sir. Thank you, sir.

No, Corporal, thank you...

for proving to be the person I fought to bring in this company.

[Judge] I thank both counsel for their arguments.

Although the selection-board issue does raise questions

about Admiral Hollenbeck's objectivity

I find, based on insufficiency of the evidence

that reasonable grounds do not exist to prove

he sexually harassed Lieutenant Pike.

Accordingly, I will be recommending

to the convening authority

that the charges not be referred to court-martial.

This hearing is adjourned.

Kate.

Commander Mattoni, do you have a moment to speak with us...?

-You okay? -Ask me when my head stops spinning.

You took a beating in there.

I'm sorry. I landed a few blows myself.

It was a good tactic, Harm.

Well, if it's any consolation

the fact that you admitted your mistakes

speaks more highly of you than it does of Admiral Hollenbeck.

Admiral, there'll be no trial, sir.

SECNAV just informed me that Admiral Hollenbeck's orders

to be Inspector General have been canceled.

The billet's going to someone else.

The promotion-board matter tipped it.

Excuse me.

Curt, can I see you a minute?

Curt, um, I just heard from the SECNAV

that your appointment's been canceled.

[Rabb] Well, there's your vindication, Kate.

I'm not staying in Washington, Harm.

I know.

[Chegwidden] Thanks for this honor.

It's not often I'm asked to make a toast.

Colonel... Mic.

A man once said that "weddings are destiny

hangings are likewise."

-He was a idiot. -[laughter]

The only gift greater than the air in your lungs

is the hand you hold. To companionship.

[all] Companionship.

In the Australian Navy, these would be lagers.

Well, maybe that's why your ships run aground so often.

[laughter]

Gunny.

Yes, sir?

Excuse me, Admiral, I just wanted to say goodbye.

Good luck to you, Commander.

Thank you, sir.

I hope there are no hard feelings, Commander.

It wasn't personal, ma'am.

Then let me make it personal.

The difference between you and your client

is that he never meant to hurt me.

He gets my forgiveness.

You... get my contempt.

Colonel...

It's been a rough week, Commander.

Let's leave it at that.

This is my fiance, Mic Brumby.

Congratulations.

I'm one lucky bloke, Commander.

Have a safe trip.

-Renee. -Kate.

Let me walk you to the door.

-I'll be right back. -Good, because I'll be right here.

She's actually a lot of fun.

I'm sure.

Well...

Well, stay in touch.

Bad choice of words.

[laughs]

Sorry.

It would have been nice having you around.

Harm, the last thing you need

is a third female to complicate your life.

Where do you get three?

Renee, me and Mac.

I'm not involved with Mac.

Bye.

[Brumby] Thank you so much for coming.

Congratulations to you two. This is exciting.

How's it going with the wedding plans?

Do you guys have anything set? A date?

[Mic] Early. Very early.

[Renee] Well, it's never early enough when two people are in love.