9. STAFFEL

Season 9

183. A Tangled Webb - Part II (4)
gs: Alana De La Garza (Maria Elena) Isait De La Fuente () Randy Vasquez (Gunnery Sgt. Galindez) Steven Culp (Agent Clayton Webb) Yeniffer Behrens () Bernard White (Sadik Fahd) Jack Stehlin (Edward Hardy) Del Zamora (Paraguay Military Captain)

The 9th season begins where last season left off, with Harm, Mac, Webb & Gunny still in Paraguay searching for the terrorist Sadik. Their search is complicated by Harm's feelings being tangled up which drove him to resign his commission & rush to South America in the first place.

b: 26-Sep-2003 pc: 183 w: Stephen Zito d: Bradford May

NOTE: On June 7, 2003, actor Trevor Goddard (Mic Brumby)was found to have passed away at his Los Angeles home. The cause of death has been listed as an apparent drug overdose. His death occurred while the production crew was on hiatus for the summer. Actor John M. Jackson delivered the eulogy at the funeral.
At the end of this episode (the first since his death), the crew of Belisarius Productions and Paramount Studios inserted a heart-wrenching tribute to their friend. In saying goodbye, it seemed only right to use the scene at the end of the Season 5 episode, "Life or Death", where Mic walked out of McMurphy's Bar with the "JAG" staff all singing "Waltzing Matilda".

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184. Shifting Sands
gs: John Lafayette () Chuck Carrington (PO1 Jason Tiner) Mary Wickliffe () Greg Collins () Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Steven Culp (Agent Clayton Webb) Kim Myers (PO3 Alison LaPorte/Hiba Al-Hadi) Denis Arndt (Rear Adm. LaPorte) Laura Putney (Catherine Gale) Jameson Parker (Harrison Kershaw) Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) John DeMita (Marine Judge) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner)

Harm returns to Washington, DC and is shocked to discover that Admiral Chegwidden had actually processed his resignation through official channels. Also, a female petty officer listed as missing in action during Desert Storm is located in Iraq, married to a bedouin sheik. As a result, the Navy charges her with desertion.

b: 03-Oct-2003 pc: 184 w: Dana Coen d: Jeannot Szwarc

NOTE: Alone in his apartment and through the use of video cameos, Harm reflects on the employees he has been associated with over the years at JAG. The music he plays on his guitar during the flashbacks is an adaptation of the Muddy Waters song, "I Wanna To Go Home". Toward the end of the music is an original composition from "JAG" staff musician Steven Bramson.
At the beginning of this episode, we learn that the events are occurring on or about June 5, 2003.

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185. Secret Agent Man
gs: Lauren Birkell () Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Vladimir Velasco () Dana Lee (General) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Dan Lauria (Allen Blaisdell) Mary Page Keller (Agent Beth O'Neil) Michael Warren (Captain Tally) Michael Bellisario ("Mikey" Roberts) Keone Young (Police Chief) Vicellous Reon Shannon (Midshipman Kevin Dupree) Jeff MacKay (Big Bud Roberts)

Harm finds his first mission flying for the CIA takes him to the Phillipines where he must "drop" a limo. Back at JAG, "Mikey" Roberts calls on Mac to help him when he must act as a character witness in a honor code conflict.

b: 10-Oct-2003 pc: 185 w: Darcy Meyers d: Bradford May

NOTE: Michael Warren has had a very long distinguished acting career - including the popular role of Officer Bobby Hill on the ground-breaking series, "Hill Street Blues".
Dan Lauria equally has had a long distinguished career, including portraying Mr. Arnold on, "The Wonder Years". He also had an outstanding guest-starring role in the season one episode, "Survivors".
Mary Page Keller reprises her role from last season's episode, "Offensive Action".
While not seen on camera, Harriet has given birth to their second son in this episode; the baby was named, "James Kirk Roberts". When Harriet learns that Bud mis-led her on the meaning of 'James Kirk', she wasn't too pleased with Bud.
When this episode begins, several months have elapsed since the events shown in the previous episode.

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186. The One Who Got Away
gs: Sean O'Bryan (Andy Watson) Lamont Thompson () Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Dan Lauria (Allen Blaisdell) Lyman Ward (General Kubin) Andrew Caple-Shaw (Sgt. Christopher Ambrose) Sammi Rotibi () Jennifer Savidge (Cmdr. Amy Helfman)

While conducting a flight test, Harm ends up involved in a serious CIA mission, over North Korea.

In Iraq, a Marine recon platoon is surprised by a 10 year-old Iraqi unarmed civilian tending to his goats. Surprised at seeing the armed Marine, the boy runs off. Later the platoon is involved in a skirmish, resulting in two deaths and the Sergeant losing their radio. Unable to call in for transportation out of the desert, the platoon must end up walking many miles in the desert to safety. Once safe, it is learned that the firefight was the result of the boy returning to his village & notifying some of the local Iraqi resistance members, who immediately went out to engage the platoon.

b: 17-Oct-2003 pc: 186 w: Thomas L. Moran d: Kenneth Johnson

NOTE: At the beginning of this episode, the meeting in the Admiral's offices occurs on October 17, 2003 (which was the same as the original airdate on CBS). This was specifically done to help the viewers realize the passage of time that has occurred between the episodes that started this season.

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187. Touchdown
gs: Khary Payton () Richard McGonagle (Judge) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Al Faris () Dan Lauria (Allen Blaisdell) Barry Wiggins (Air Boss) Mary Page Keller (Beth O'Neil) Scott Paulin (Captain Johnson) Vic Chao ("Boats") Ammar Daraiseh () Faran Tahir (CIA Libyan Agent)

A CIA mission sends Harm & Beth O'Neil to Libya to pull an agent out of that country. But when the agent wants Harm to transport the entire family, Harm has to modify his mission while avoiding contact with the Libyan authorities. When that fails and their plane comes under attack, Harm & Beth must land on the only available landing strip...the U.S.S. Seahawk.

At JAG, a Marine is accused of being involved with the Al-Queda terrorist organization and Mac is assigned to defend him against the charge.

b: 24-Oct-2003 pc: 187 w: Matt Witten d: Dennis Smith

NOTE: "On October 30, 1963, Navy pilot Lt. James H. Flatley and co-pilot LCDR. W.W. "Smokey" Stovall landed a C-130 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. We salute these two brave pilots along with crew members Al Sieve and Ed Brenna for their incredible demonstration of carrier aviation skill." -- Onscreen dedication at the end of the episode.

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188. Back In The Saddle
gs: Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Dan Lauria (Allen Blaisdell) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Dana Sparks (Cmdr. Carolyn Imes) Harrison Page (Rear Adm. Morris) K Callan (Esther Gale) Laura Putney (Catherine Gale)

Harm is shocked to find that his life is making another unplanned turn, when he is notified that he is fired from the CIA for being inadvertantly shown on the cable news network ZNN carrying a young girl after landing on the USS Seahawk. Unemployed once again, Harm takes up crop-dusting to pay the bills.

At JAG, Commander Carolyn Imes who once worked at HQ-JAG (when she was a Lt. Cmdr), is brought back to HQ from overseas duty to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Cmdr. Rabb. But its Bud & Mac who are shocked when they learn that their old colleague falsified documents and has been practicing law without passing the Bar Exam.

And Catherine Gale "shocks" Harm with the news that she is pregnant.

b: 31-Oct-2003 pc: 188 w: Stephen Zito d: Kenneth Johnson

NOTE: Actress Dana Sparks returns as Carolyn Imes, last seen in Season 5 "The Return".
Cmdr. Imes told Mac that she graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The school is a prestigous law school located across the street from the capitol in Lansing, MI and named for a former Michigan Supreme Court Justice. The school is the 2nd largest law school in the country.
For more information about this school, visit their website at: http://www.cooley.edu.

15 year-old Hallee Hirsh has had a busy acting career, appearing as Rachel Greene in "ER" among many others.
When Harm is on his motorcycle riding out to the airport, the music playing in the background was Stevie Ray Vaughn's rendition of "Empty Arms".

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189. Close Quarters
gs: Scott Atkinson () Graham Shiels (Petty Officer Paul Stotts) Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) John Bentley () Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Sam Witwer (Sonar Operator) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Jamie Martz (PO2 Lantz) Ossie Davis (Terrence Minnerly) Alex Carter (Skipper) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Tony Lee (Lt. Yi)

Due to overloaded JAG caseload which was made worse by the review of all of Cmdr. Imes cases, the Admiral has the SecNav re-instate Harm's Naval Commission, clearing the way for Harm to return to JAG.

When a US submarine rescues 10 North Koreans after their vessel sinks in South Korean waters, Cmdr. Turner arrives from Washington to determine their purpose.

b: 07-Nov-2003 pc: 189 w: Dana Coen d: Bradford May

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190. Posse Comitatus
gs: Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Jeremy Davidson (Cmdr. Bentley) Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Michael Bofshever (Judge) John Dennis Johnston (Barclay) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Jeffrey Pierce (Zach Tunney) Michaela Conklin (Co-Pilot) Michael Ensign (General Tillman) Wade Williams (Sheriff Brad Driskell) Jerry Doyle (Col. Pittman) Nicki Micheaux (Deputy) Bill Cobbs (Chaplain Turner) Steven Anderson (Rev. Ford)

A Marine helicopter pilot finds himself under investigation when he intervenes in a civilian law enforcement hostage situation and puts an end to the hostage crisis.

b: 14-Nov-2003 pc: 190 w: Paul J. Levine d: Stephen Cragg

NOTE: The "Posse Comitatus" is a Federal Act enacted in 1878. The act "generally" prohibits military assets and resources (including military personnel) of the United States from helping or otherwise being used in assisting civilian law enforcement agencies in their duty of enforcing the law, or otherwise apprehending fugitives from justice. The Act was born from circumstances surrounding the actions of the military in the 19th century during Reconstruction & in settling the West. The Act is very important to US citizens to help insure that the power of the country remains with the citizens and not the military, as in other countries.
Over the years there have been several clarifications allowing military action in very limited cases and has been the subject of continual debate since its enactment. If you would like to read additional information on this very important Act in our history, you can read up on it at: http://www.dojgov.net/posse_comitatus_act.htm http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/baker1.html

Steven Anderson has previously guest-starred in 3 episodes, the most-recent being "Code Blue" from Season 2.
Jerry Doyle is best-known for his work as Michael Garibaldi in "Babylon 5".

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191. The Boast
gs: Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Barry Zito (Navy Pitcher) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Dean Stockwell (SecNav) John DeMita (Marine Judge) Jennifer Savidge (Cmdr. Amy Helfman) William Gregory Lee () Chris Mulkey () Dahlia Salem (Ginny Serrano) Ricardo Antonio Chavira () Derek Magyar () Sterling Macer Jr. () Christian Payne () Ian Anthony Dale (Lance Cpl. Brad Owens)

A soldiers finds himself being investigated when his claim of killing an Iraqi prisoner makes the news.

During the all-star game of the Navy & Marine baseball players, a batter narrowly escapes being killed after being hit by a ball thrown at him by the pitcher. The pitcher then comes under scrutiny for possible assault charges.

b: 21-Nov-2003 pc: 191 w: Matt Witten d: Bradford May

NOTE: Barry Zito is an actual Major League Baseball player with the Oakland Athletics.

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192. Pulse Rate
gs: Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Isabella Hofmann (Meredith Cavanaugh) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Michael Bellisario (Midshipman "Mikey" Roberts) Patrick Flueger (PO Yates) Brooke Bloom (PO Farrier) Reagan Gomez-Preston (Cassie) Richard McGonagle (Judge) Joseph Sikora (PO Atwood) Andrew Bowen () Burnadean Jones (PO Demato) Vicellous Reon Shannon (Midshipman Kevin DuPree)

The death of a sailor repairing the ships radar dish leads Mac to prosecute and Harm to defend the sailor charged with the death.

At the Naval Academy, Mikey's friendship is tested when his roommate introduces him to his sister and the two of them hit it off, causing fireworks between Mikey, his roommate & his sister Cassie.

b: 02-Dec-2003 pc: 192 w: Darcy Meyers d: LeVar Burton

NOTE: The Director for this episode, LeVar Burton starred as Cmdr. Geordi LaForge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and has become a respected Director in his own right since then, directing many of the episodes on other "Star Trek" series. This episode marks his first assignment as Director on "JAG".

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193. A Merry Little Christmas
gs: Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Kay Lenz (Judge) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Erica Gimpel (Ms. Chestnut) Michael Bellisario (Midshipman "Mikey" Roberts) John Walcutt (Mattie's Father) Joan McMurtrey (Guardian Ad Litum) Shashawnee Hall (Mr. Watlee) Bill Cobbs (Chaplain Turner)

Harm attempts to gain legal guardianship Mattie, but finds his past single "lifestyle" may pose a problem in making good on his promise to her.

b: 12-Dec-2003 pc: 193 w: Stephen Zito d: Bradford May

NOTE: Kay Lenz has had a distinguished career; in 1973, she starred as Lisa in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, "Lisa, Bright & Dark" based on the novel of the same name.
Shashawnee Hall returns to "JAG", having last appeared as an FBI Agent from episodes in season 3 & 4.
In this episode we learn that the wedding for Admiral & Meredith is scheduled for May 14, 2004 in Annapolis.

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194. A Girl's Best Friend
gs: Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Isabella Hofmann (Meredith Cavanaugh) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Richard Ian Cox (Mr. Handy) Ramy Zada (Allesandro Selvaggio) Natalija Nogulich (Diamond Saleswoman) Jennifer Savidge (Cmdr. Amy Helfman) Steve Heinze (CIA Agent Van Dyne) Mike Siegel (Lt. Maravalis) Chelcie Ross (Dr. Mallory)

As Harm now has custody of Mattie, PO2 Jennifer Coates agrees to move into an apartment down the hall from Harm. Admiral Chegwidden looks into why the diamond he gave to Meredith for their engagement "just doesn't look right".

b: 09-Jan-2004 pc: 194 w: Darcy Meyers d: James Keach

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195. Good Intentions
gs: Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Adam Baldwin (Cmdr. Rainer) Steven Flynn (Chaplain Stevens) Douglas Spain (Accused Petty Officer) Tamara Mello (Elisa) Chris Ellis () John DeMita (Marine Judge) Tom Schanley () Jessica Stier () Winifred Freedman () Don Jeffcoat () Melinda Sward ()

When a female Naval officer is found brutally murdered, its up to Mac to defend the suspect - a male petty officer who was intoxicated and has absolutely no recollection of the entire evening.

Also, a Navy SEAL Commander finds himself facing charges of larceny and fraud - his victim: the United States.

b: 16-Jan-2004 pc: 195 w: Thomas L. Moran d: Michael Fresco

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196. People v. SecNav
gs: Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Dean Stockwell (SecNav Sheffield) Michael Bellisario (Midshipman Michael Roberts) Ray Proscia () Paul Vincent O'Conner () Dariush Kashani (Dr. Ibrahim Aziz) Marcelo Tubert () David Labiosa () Jacqueline Hahn () David Batiste () Andrea Gabriel () Patrick Thomas O'Brien ()

When civilians are killed in a bombing raid, an International Criminal Court charges the United States with war crimes and the SecNav is the one on trial representing the USA. The SecNav is defended by Harm, Mac & Bud who find they must also defend the United States decision for waging the war. At the end, the court finds the USA on the following charges:
Crimes against humanity - Not Guilty
War Crimes - Not Guilty
Intentionally targeting non-combatants - Not Guilty
Willful destruction of civilian property - Guilty.

The court orders the USA to provide reparations to the town of Tikifa in the amount of $20 million US dollars. The prosecutor mentions to the SecNav that he doesn't agree with the verdicts, but pleased the SecNav won't have to go to prison. In response, the SecNav states that the two countries have been friends for too long and they both go off to get a drink together.

Back in the USA, when Bud has to fly overseas to help defend the SecNav, Mike is asked to babysit little AJ who takes him to play video games. When he has to purchase additional tokens so AJ could play one more game, Mike is shocked to find that little AJ has disappeared, necessitating a search for him that has Bud flying back to the USA in the middle of the trial.

b: 06-Feb-2004 pc: 196 w: Larry Moskowitz d: Dennis Smith

NOTE: Another "ripped from the headlines" about a sensitive issue: how the USA is viewed by other countries because it decided to wage the war in Iraq. However, while the issue of bringing charges against the USA in an international court has been discussed, it has not actually occurred by the original airdate for this episode - leaving this episode as a thought-provoking "what if" scenario.
In this episode, Bud's little brother strongly admonishes Bud that his name is "Mike"...not "Mikey" as Bud has continually called him, ever after he grew up.

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197. Crash
gs: Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Jack Conley (CAG) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Jeff McCracken (Captain Goldman) Richard McGonagle (Navy Judge) Vernee Watson-Johnson (English Teacher) John Sloan () Amy Stewart (Arlene Ross) Dan Martin () Mark D. Espinoza (PO Joe Dakey)

The crash of an aircraft into an aircraft carrier is believed to be the result of the pilot committing suicide, which has Harm & Mac squaring off against one another; especially as Mac wants to hold the pilots commanding officer responsible when she learns he knew the pilot was deeply depressed before the pilot took off.

When Mattie gets in over her head, she needs Harm & Petty Officer Coates to help her get out of it.

b: 13-Feb-2004 pc: 197 w: Matt Witten d: Bradford May

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198. Persian Gulf
gs: Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Jameson Parker (Harrison Kershaw) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) Anil Kumar (Fardad) Jennifer Savidge (Cmdr. Amy Helfman) Mike Siegel (Lt. Theo Maravalis) Steve Heinze (CIA Agent Van Dyne) Judith McConnell () Bernard White (Sadik Fahd)

Sadik Fahd who held Mac & Webb captive in Paraguay at the end of last season, shows up in Washington, DC and Mac has to wonder what he's up to when he begins to contact her.

Harm temporarily loses his hearing when the car battery on his Corvette explodes while he was working on it.

b: 20-Feb-2004 pc: 198 w: Philip DeGuere, Jr. d: Kenneth Johnson

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199. Take It Like A Man
gs: Bernard White (Sadik Fahd) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Steven Culp (Clayton Webb) Michael Cudlitz () Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) John Walcutt () John DeMita (Marine Judge) Barbara Eve Harris () Ethan Phillips () Molly Hagan (Navy Captain) Brent Sexton () Ben Allison ()

Mac continues to be tormented by her feelings over her having to kill Sadik Fahd, which begins to interfere with the other parts of her life - including her defense of a former Marine.

Mattie continues to deal with how she feels toward her father.

b: 27-Feb-2004 pc: 199 w: Darcy Meyers d: David James Elliott

NOTE: Ethan Phillips previously starred as "Neelix" in "Star Trek: Voyager".
This is the second "JAG" episode David James Elliott (Harm) has directed. The first one was back in Season 6, "Lifeline".

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200. What If ...
gs: Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO1 Jennifer Coates) Corbin Bernsen () Andrea Thompson () Ben Murphy () John Wesley Shipp (Col. Marcus Sutter) Erica Gimpel () Michael Bellisario () Larry Manetti () Jay Acovone () Jennifer Parsons (Major Hilary Clayton) Ned Vaughn () Evan C. Kim () Isabella Hofmann (Meredith Cavanaugh)

Members of the "JAG" staff are "helped" along to discover their true inner feelings while celebrating Jennifer Coates promotion to Petty Officer 1st Class.

b: 12-Mar-2004 pc: 200 w: Stephen Zito & Don McGill d: Kenneth Johnson

NOTE: This episode is the 200th filmed "JAG" episode.
This episode marked a return for John Wesley Shipp, a favourite actor from the Season 1 episode, "War Cries".

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201. Hard Time
gs: Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates) Tony Plana (Senior Chief Paul Defina) Ariyan A. Johnson (Pvt. Boyer) Gerard O'Donnell () John DeMita (Marine Judge) Spencer Garrett (Cmdr. Stotler) Michelle Azar () Derrex Brady (Glenn) Nolan North () Dennis Haskins () Tami Anderson (Make-up consultant) Isabella Hofmann (Meredith Cavanaugh)

Mac learns to be careful what she asks for - as she is assigned to escort a female Marine prisoner, after having made the request that the prisoner should be escorted by someone able to control her.

b: 02-Apr-2004 pc: 201 w: Dana Coen d: Bradford May

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202. Fighting Words
gs: Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO1 Jennifer Coates) Dean Stockwell (SecNav Sheffield) Christopher Maher (General Mohammed Haddad) Richard McGonagle (Navy Judge) Tony Lee (Lt. Yi) Loryn Locklin (Laura Koontz) John Prosky () Josh Blake (Cpl. Rashid Hamud) Tyrees Allen () Ben Livingston (Greg Owens) Dawn Didawick (Doris Anderson) Ned Schmidtke () Bahar Soomekh (Amira Sattar) Scott Rabinowitz () William Russ (Marine General Earl Watson)

Cmdr. Turner defends himself against the complaint filed against him for displaying anti-Korean attitudes when assigned to deal with the SARS outbreak earlier.

Harm & Mac go up against one another in the case of a Marine General making public speeches stating Islam goes hand-in-hand with evil & terrorism.

b: 30-Apr-2004 pc: 202 w: Matt Witten d: Jeannot Szwarc

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203. Coming Home
gs: Susan Walters (Mrs. Smithfield) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) J.C. MacKenzie () Robert Curtis Brown () Scott Alan Smith () Stephi Lineburg (Pfc. Donna Barksdale) Sterling K. Brown () Alessandra Toreson (Susan Smithfield) Freda Foh Shen () Ted Sutton () Brixton Karnes () Michael Tomlinson () Scott Haven () Stephi Lineburg () Brian T. Skala (Lance Cpl. Evans) Sean Cw Johnson () Alfonso Freeman () Aki Avni ()

Harm helps protects a mother of a marine killed in action while serving in Iraq from overzealous reporters. In so doing, he works to prepare her for the upcoming burial of her son.

Mac & Bud are called upon to see why armored vests given to soldiers in the field to protect them, instead are failing to do what they were designed to do.

b: 07-May-2004 pc: 203 w: Stephen Zito d: Bradford May

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204. Trojan Horse
gs: Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO1 Jennifer Coates) Elijah Alexander () Michael Des Barres (Howie Black) Michael Bellisario (Midshipman Mike Roberts) Iqbal Theba () Roger R. Cross () Vincent Corazza () Ian Bohen () Jennifer Sommerfield () Adam Grimes () Sergeant Joseph Cannon (Corporal Jed Witherspoon)

Navy SEAL's come under the microscope when a large amount of heroin is intercepted and confiscated, only to have a kilo of it turn up missing.

And Bud comes to the aid of a Marine singer who is being harassed by the record company that he is under contract to, when they object to him serving in the war.

b: 14-May-2004 pc: 204 w: Darcy Meyers d: Peter Ellis

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205. Hail and Farewell (1)
gs: Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts) Scott Lawrence (Cmdr. Sturgis Turner) Zoe McLellan (PO1 Jennifer Coates) Steven Culp (Special Agt Clayton Webb) Hallee Hirsh (Mattie Grace) John Walcutt (Tom Johnson) David Gianopoulos (Cmdr. Albert Hocking) Michael Bellisario (Midshipman Mike Roberts) Todd Kimsey () Kim Miyori () Aaron Seville () Adria Tennor ()

The season finale finds cast members in a total state of change: Admiral Chegwidden reveals a surprising decision he has made; Mac is given some news about her health and Harm is faced with a personal loss.

b: 21-May-2004 pc: 205 w: Dana Coen d: Dennis Smith