Season Three of JAG premiered on CBS from September 23, 1997 to May 19, 1998.
Plot[]
Following in his father's footsteps as a Naval Aviator, Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm-tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night-blindness, Harm transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, which investigates, defends, and prosecutes the law of the sea. There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah MacKenzie, he now fights in and out of the courtroom, with the same daring and tenacity that made him a top gun in the air.
Don LaFontaine
Lieutenant Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. , a former aviator, and USMC Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie work for the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Mac, a beautiful, by-the-book Marine, is JAG's Chief of Staff and Harm's partner. She oversees a team including Lieutenant J.G. Bud Roberts, Ensign Harriet Sims and Commander Carolyn Imes, as they investigate cases including the discovery of a skeleton aboard a decommissioned ship, a fraternization charge, a training accident and a murder in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Mac comes face-to-face with her past and departs JAG for private-practice temporarily. Harm is accused of murder, Harm and Mac travel to Russia, Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden loses his mentor and Mac learns of Lieutenant Diane Schonke , her doppelganger whose murder was investigated by Harm and Lieutenant J. G. Meg Austin in 1996.
Production[]
Despite an initial reluctance to co-operate from the United States Department of the Navy due to sensitivity in light of all the accumulative negative publicity that had been generated from the Tailhook scandal and its aftermath, during season three, the naval services had begun to change their minds and began to render support to the production team on a script-by-script basis. Commander Bob Anderson of the Navy Office of Information West Public affairs in Los Angeles stated that "we're fine with that as long as the bad guys are caught and punished, and the institution of the Navy is not the bad guy".
Cast and characters[]
Main[]
- David James Elliott as Lieutenant Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr., USN, JAGC
- John M. Jackson as Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden, USN, JAGC
- Catherine Bell as Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, USMC, JAGC
- Patrick Labyorteaux as Lieutenant Junior Grade Bud Roberts, USN
Recurring[]
- Karri Turner as Ensign Harriet Sims, USN
- Steven Culp as Clayton Webb, CIA officer
- Chuck Carrington as Petty Officer Jason Tiner, USN, JAGC
- Harrison Page as Rear Admiral Stiles Morris, USN, JAGC
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Congresswoman Roberta Latham
- Dana Sparks as Commander Carolyn Imes, USN, JAGC
- Rex Linn as FSB Agent Sokol alias Mark Falcon
Archive Footage[]
- Tracey Needham as Lieutenant J.G Meg Austin, USN
Episodes[]
# | EPISODE |
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1 | Ghost Ship |
After a skeleton is discovered in the hull of the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Hornet, Harm becomes obsessed with discovering a link between the body and his missing father. | |
2 | The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert |
The trial of a Marine AH-1 Cobra pilot accused of fraternization with a non-commissioned officer is complicated when an activist female Congresswoman Roberta "Bobbi" Latham interferes in the name of 'fairness'. | |
3 | The Good of the Service |
Harm and Mac must face the Admiral in court when he defends a Marine Colonel who disobeyed orders in rescuing his team from a Haitian warlord. Mac is doubly concerned because she and the Colonel used to be lovers. | |
4 | Blind Side |
When a training accident kills two civilians, Harm may have to end the career of his mentor to save the pilot from taking the fall. | |
5 | King of the Fleas |
A paraplegic Vietnam vet comes to JAG HQ and confesses to a murder, but the situation is complicated by the possibility that the man knows something about what happened to Harm's father. | |
6 | Vanished |
When a fully armed F-14 disappears without a trace, Harm and Mac must determine what happened to the plane and its pilot. | |
7 | Against All Enemies |
When the U.S. is accused of shooting down a North Korean civilian plane, Harm, Mac and Bud must work to find the truth before the North Koreans sink a U.S. salvage vessel in retaliation. | |
8 | Above and Beyond |
Lieutenant Curtis Rivers, a Navy SEAL up for the Medal of Honor for rescuing a Washington diplomat from Hezbollah, may not get the award when evidence shows that he may have left one of his men behind on the mission. Rivers refuses to clarify the matter one way or the other. Bud gets drunk and sings the Tom Jones song, "Delilah". | |
9 | Impact |
Harm and Bud encounter stiff resistance when investigating the mid-air collision between a Marine helicopter and an 'unknown' aircraft. Meanwhile, Mac leaves JAG for civilian practice at her boyfriend's law firm. | |
10 | People v. Rabb |
A member of the Russian mafia is shot as Harm attempts to buy information pertaining to the whereabouts of his father and Harm is accused of murdering him and now-civilian Mac must defend him. In the end, Harm receives a photo of his father in Russia and Mac returns to JAG. | |
11 | Defenseless |
Harm and Mac work to defend a Navy Ensign who claims she killed a Turkish military attaché because she believed he was going to hurt her. At first Harm does not entirely believe Ensign Lang's story, but gradually becomes so convinced he rejects Chegwidden's advice to give in to political pressure and take the case. | |
12 | Someone to Watch over Annie |
Harm tries to protect Annie Pendry and her son, Josh, when he witnesses a murder on a class field trip to Andrews Air Force Base. A German weapons buyer for Saddam Hussein puts out a hit on the kid, then later kidnaps him. | |
13 | With Intent to Die |
When an old mentor of Admiral Chegwidden's dies during a hunting trip with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the coroner concludes it was suicide but Chegwidden remains convinced it was murder and starts his own investigation.v | |
14 | Father's Day |
A marine corporal accused of dereliction of duty steals a tank and engages the military in a stand-off because a conviction will guarantee that he will lose custody of his son. | |
15 | Yesterday's Heroes |
Harm and Mac encounter three WWII vets engaged in a guerrilla war with a South American drug kingpin. At Mac's suggestion, Bud goes to Naples, Florida, to meet Harriet's parents. | |
16 | Chains of Command |
The Chief of the Boat aboard the USS Seahawk is accused of sexual harassment. He hires a civilian lawyer, Dalton Lowne (Mac's boyfriend), to defend him. The case becomes personal for Mac when Dalton shows up at her apartment to steal confidential information from her. At the end, the major trio sing the song, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". | |
17 | The Stalker |
After her ex-boyfriend is gunned down, Mac tries to stay one step ahead of someone who is determined to get her. The Admiral's daughter, Francesca, from Italy pays a visit. | |
18 | Tiger, Tiger |
A "Tiger" cruise for Navy personnel and their kids turns deadly serious when Cuban terrorists seize the ship. Harm prevents the terrorists from using the ship's weapons to assassinate Fidel Castro while ensuring the hostages are not hurt. Harm brought along Annie's son Josh on the cruise without telling Annie about it. At the end of the episode, Bud proposes to Harriet almost at the same time Annie dumps Harm. | |
19 | Death Watch |
Harm's mental state becomes questionable when he starts having flashbacks about Lieutenant Diane Schonke, who was murdered and the case closed when the prime suspect committed suicide. Mac finally learns of the woman who looked just like her. | |
20 | The Imposter |
Disgraced ex-Special Agent Clark Palmer assumes Harm's identity to kill a key witness in a trial that Harm and Mac are prosecuting, leaving Harm to die in his booby-trapped apartment. Bud gives Harriet a ring. | |
21 | The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse |
A Navajo medicine woman refuses to believe a coffin the Marines have brought really has the remains of her brother-in-law, Jimmy Blackhorse, a World War II Navajo code talker. The people refuse to allow DNA testing and are opposed to the Navy naming a ship after Jimmy. Harm and Mac go to New Zealand to find the answer, as well as a suggestion for the ship's name. Harm quits smoking cigars. | |
22 | Clipped Wings |
When an F-14 Tomcat clips an Italian helicopter, killing 6 people, Harm and Mac must face each other in court and an Italian government eager to prosecute the pilot themselves. With the help of Francesca Chegwidden, Harm finds a teenage girl who piloted the craft that actually collided with the F-14, a small plane she flew without her father's permission. | |
23 | Wedding Bell Blues |
Bud and Harriet's wedding preparations are complicated when Harriet's domineering mother tries to take over the planning and brings her to the strip club for her bachelorette party. The wedding plans are further derailed when Harm — who is to be Bud's best man and commander of the honor guard at the wedding — loses his dress whites due to a mix-up at the laundromat and then a chain of events at Bud's bachelor party ends in a mass brawl that lands Harm, Bud and the Admiral in the lock-up. Meanwhile, Bud Jr. is concerned that his father Bud Sr. is abusive of his younger brother, Mikey, whom he believes does not want to enlist in the Navy against their father's wishes. After getting out of jail, Bud Jr. marries Harriet in a military wedding concluding with an honor guard commanded by Harm. | |
24 | To Russia with Love |
Harm learns more information from Webb regarding the picture mailed to him. He requests leave to California, which Chegwidden immediately suspects the JAG lawyer really to go to Russia. Chegwidden reluctantly grants the leave and sends Mac along with Harm. After visiting his mother in California, Harm proceeds to Russia, where he is assisted by a taxi driver named Alexei who claims to be loyal only to the highest bidder. In Russia, Harm and Mac once again encounter Mark "Falcon" Sokol and Colonel Parlovsky. The trail points to Beloyka in Northern Siberia. Harm and Mac steal a MIG-29 to go to Beloyka, but before they can go far, they are chased and fired upon, and the season closes with a cliffhanger. |
Goofs[]
- Actually, the law that JAG does prosecute and defend criminal cases is only under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The law of the sea, on the other hand, is actually a United Nations convention, which the United States has decided not to ratify due to sovereignty issues.
References[]
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