"I thought you liked Orsini's." "I did." "It's just that we always go to dinner." "We haven't been to a movie in ages." "Any particular movie in mind?" "Yeah, you know the one with what's -his-name and the actress with the sibilant S." " Wow, that's scary." " No, it's a comedy." "No, I knew exactly who you were talking about." "It's Jordan." "I'm back from Spain." "Well, actually I've been back for four months." "I'm running a new psychiatric counselling centre at Quantico." "I'm billeted there on base in temp housing." "Anyway, I was thinking about you." "Thought we might talk." "703-555-2694." "You want some wine?" "Sure." "I think the elephant might want some too." " What?" " The one you're ignoring." "You just received a message from your old girlfriend, Harm." " Renee." " Call her back." "What was it?" "555-2694?" " Want me to put it on speakerphone?" " I already have." "Parker residence." "Hello, is Lieutenant Commander Parker there, please?" "Who am I speaking with, please?" "Commander Harmon Rabb." "This is NCIS Special Agent Kenworthy, commander." "Are you a friend of hers?" "Yes, I am." "I'm sorry to have to tell you," "Commander Parker is dead." "I was doing our laundry in back of the complex." "And when I returned, my wife was calling 911." "She heard something that sounded like a gunshot." "Commander Rabb?" "I'll be with you in a moment." "What time did you hear this sound, Mrs. Maples?" "Around 6:30." "It startled me so I cracked the door and looked out." "I saw an officer exiting down the stairs, but I couldn't see his face." "Could you tell the branch of service or rank?" " I'm sorry." " Look, my wife's been really ill." "Do you mind if we continue inside?" "Of course, colonel." "I'll be with you shortly." " Lieutenant Commander Parker?" " That would be me." "Seems like you had some car trouble." "Yeah." "You know, me and half the city." "Hit an icy patch going out the main gate, went off the road." "You're lucky nobody was hurt, doctor." "Unless you count Melchior and Balthazar." " Who?" " When I spun off the road," "I wiped out a nativity scene." "Miraculously I managed to avoid baby Jesus, but I decapitated two wise men and a donkey." "Hopefully God has a sense of humour and Mary and Joseph won't press charges." "Commander?" "Commander?" "Oh, I'm sorry, Agent Kenworthy." "What have you found out?" "How well did you know Commander Parker?" "I knew her pretty well." "We dated." "I hadn't seen her in over a year." "What exactly happened?" "Why were you calling her?" "I was returning her call." "She left me a message." "It was the first I'd heard she was back from Spain." " Brought the tape." " Thank you." "As a JAG attorney, I'd like to offer any and all assistance." "Why was she calling you?" "She wasn't specific." "Was she murdered?" "That would be my preliminary opinion." "Under what circumstances?" "This may take a while, commander." "Let me just finish up here, and we'll go someplace where we can talk." "Admiral?" "Commander, I heard." " My deepest sympathies." " Thank you, sir." "Would you consider, sir, ordering a JAGMAN investigation to run parallel to what NCIS is doing?" "Why?" "We were all friendly with Commander Parker." " We think we should be part of it." " Better reason." "They're keeping Commander Rabb in the dark." " Why would they do that?" " I'm on the suspect list, sir." "He was alone in his car at the time of Commander Parker's death." "I was on my way to Montclair to pick up Renee." "Which is close to Quantico." "All right." "Colonel, you'll head it." " Roberts will assist." " Thank you." "Sir, may I enlist the services of Lieutenant Commander Coulter for forensic pathology?" "All right, done." "Just stay in the background." " Yes, sir." " Any appearance of impropriety..." " I understand, sir." " Let's just hope you do." "Admiral?" "Detective Grady." "Why is it my mouth gets dry every time I see you?" "Good news, admiral." "Last night, we arrested a 17-year-old male for possession of marijuana." "He told us he and Danny Walden bought large quantities on the day Danny borrowed your vehicle." "So that links Danny to the marijuana found in my truck?" "We always knew it." "Now we can prove it." "This is a big break for us." "Opens up a longtime investigation of teenage drug use in the community." "I assume you're gonna prosecute Danny." "If you agree to testify against him." "Tiner, give me some water." "Jordan?" "Harm?" "Harm." "Daydreaming?" "Unfortunately." "Nice to see you, Teresa." "I wish it was under pleasant circumstances." "Well, I hope I can be of some help." "Did you examine the body?" "I just got back from the morgue." "The muzzle mark, the powder residue pattern on the clothing, and muscle-mass displacement all indicate that the gun was placed directly against her chest and fired." "What about the crime scene?" "Well, NCIS will only clear me for forensic pathology." "They won't let us near the evidence until they've concluded their own investigation." "But their preliminary report indicates that the weapon, a.38 airweight, belonged to Commander Parker." "Are you okay?" "When Clark Palmer was threatening Jordan," "I insisted she buy the weapon." " Good morning, commander." " Agent Kenworthy." "Is this the JAG team?" "Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie." "This is Lieutenant Roberts." "Do you believe it's proper, colonel, to be associating with an NCIS suspect?" "We're associating with a fellow mourner, special agent." "We all knew Commander Parker." "We're not about to nod to each other from across the chapel." "Excuse us." "When we met three months ago at the PX," "I was totally taken with her." "She nailed my relationship with my mother in one sentence." "You couldn't hide anything from Jordan." "And that's why I fell for her." "I assume he's on your list." "We see him Tuesday." "She helped me learn to commit." "I helped her get over the last guy who couldn't." "Good news or bad?" "A.J." "What are you doing here?" "How do doctors do it?" "I've never understood that." "I mean, how do you tell someone that their cancer's spreading, that their heart's failing or..." "They're being dumped?" "Actually, I'm the messenger this time." " I see." " It's about Danny." "Isn't it always?" "Police have linked him to the marijuana found in my truck." "I'm here to tell you why I'm testifying against him." "The prosecution needs me to establish his presence in the vehicle." " Why are you telling me this?" " I didn't want you to be surprised." "Well, that doesn't make it hurt any less." "You're still willing to help put my son in jail." " Reluctantly." " That's gratifying." "Have you considered you're too close to your son to make objective judgements?" "Have you ever considered you're too much of an outsider to make a judgement?" "Now please leave." "You never answered my question." "She's going to live." "So will you." " Hey." " Hey, what's up?" "How do I put this?" "I had to move you and Renee off the head table." "It only seats eight." "And with the bridal party, Bud," "Harriet, the admiral, Chloe, the chief of chaplains," " there's only room left..." " It's okay." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "Look, have you looked into Jordan's patient file?" "She treated everything from anxiety to post-traumatic stress disorder." "I think we can assume some patients have the potential for violence." "I think that we can assume all plausible theories are still on the table." "Harm, I know that you're frustrated." "But coaching from the sidelines isn't helpful." "Well, what would you prefer I do?" "Be grateful." "You've been cleared, commander." "Who's the new suspect?" "The victim." "We now believe Commander Parker took her own life." "Suicide?" "What are they basing this on?" "There was no sign of forced entry." "She died seated in a chair, which is a common scenario." "And also the witness spotted an officer leaving officer housing." "Been leaving Jordan's, would've been another story." "What about forensics?" "The only prints on the gun are Commander Parker's, angle of entry is consistent with a self-inflicted wound from a right-handed person." "A clever killer could have arranged all that." "NCIS has also conducted a psychological autopsy." " Oh, God." "Not that." " Why?" "What's your take on it?" "Those who knew the dead person are interviewed as a way of reconstructing his or her mental state." "The tendency is to seize on any life happenstance" " no matter how trivial." " So you're not buying it." "Well, a psychological autopsy could've helped determine how my mother died, Harm." "I don't like them, but not willing to ignore them." "The NCIS are saying I'm responsible for Jordan's death." " Why?" " Her boyfriend told them her relationship with Harm wounded her psychologically." "The theory is that because I didn't return Jordan's phone call immediately, she became depressed and used the weapon I insist she buy to punish me for hurting her." "Inform NCIS I need access to the crime scene before they release it." " Yes, ma'am." " And request all relevant documents." "They may resist, ma'am." "Well, then tear them out of their hands, lieutenant." "Admiral." "Good morning." "This is my attorney, Miller Josephson." " Admiral." " You know my mother, of course." "How you doing?" "Maybe I should be asking you that question." "Fine." "Sorry it came down to this." "Good luck." "Same to you." " Yeah." " Busy?" "Come in." "Commander Harmon Rabb, Bruce Gasden, hospital toxicologist." " Hi, Bruce." "Pleasure to meet you." " My pleasure." "What brings you here?" "Well, I didn't have a chance to catch up." "So..." "You wanna see where we are." "Yeah, I do." "NCIS discounted evidence we think may be relevant." "Like what?" "For one, some of the blood collected at the scene is from an animal." "How would they know that?" "Well, it's standard to check for antibody precipitates." "Well, maybe Jordan had a pet." "There's no indication there was one on the premises." " Conclusions?" " They felt it was a dead end." " We're gonna stay with it." " I also revisited the gunshot evidence." "The residue appears to be evenly distributed on both of Jordan's hands." "If she'd shot herself, there'd be more coverage on top of the shooting hand." "Where does that put her hands when the gun was fired?" "Away from the weapon." "Well, what about her fingerprints on the weapon?" "Prints on metal parts indicate handling, not shooting." "We weren't able to get anything off the handle because it was textured." "And there was a smeared partial print on the trigger that we couldn't positively identify." "Harm, I feel sure this was a murder." "Well, then that's what we'll assume as we investigate further." "You on the team?" "I am now." "Admiral, to whom did you lend your vehicle on November 3rd, 2000?" " Danny Walden." " What happened to it?" "It was found abandoned in West County Park with 8 ounces of marijuana in the front seat." "What was Danny's explanation when confronted?" "He claimed that the vehicle had been stolen." " Did you believe him?" " Well, no, it didn't add up." "Why would somebody steal a vehicle and walk away empty-handed?" "Why wasn't the radio missing?" "The cell phone?" "Why would they leave behind the drugs?" "Did you ask these questions of Mr. Walden?" "I asked him if he put off calling the police because he was stoned." "Your witness." "What was Danny's answer to that question, admiral?" "He claimed he was getting up his nerve before he called the police." "Let's say the car was stolen and the thief got stoned, lost control of the vehicle, stumbled away in a drugged stupor." "Didn't that possibility occur to you?" "In reference to Danny, yes." " Why?" " Personal experience." "Did you ever see Danny do drugs?" " No." " Did you ever see him steal, cheat," " commit a crime?" " No." "Isn't the only personal experience your relationship with Danny's mother?" " I don't understand." " Dr. Walden believed her son, correct?" " Yes." " Weren't your differences on this issue the reason for your breakup?" " Yes." " Admiral, aren't you testifying because of the anger and hurt you felt from being rejected by the mother of the son she was protecting?" "You're a scorned lover, admiral." "Aren't you using this to get back at Dr. Walden?" "Aren't you badgering me, counsellor?" "I've never sustained a witness's objection before, admiral, but I think he is." "Mr. Josephson, would you kindly back off that approach?" "No more questions." " Hey." " Hey." " What's up?" " Well," "I thought we could extend your lunch, catch that movie." "You want me to play hooky?" "Try it." "You'll like it." "I'm about to jump in in the investigation." "See, it's about this guy who keeps putting his job above his girlfriend." " She leaves him for George Clooney." " Sounds good." "Then he's so miserable he ends up babbling to himself in subway stations." "Well, you know, let's do it tonight." "I'm late for an interview." "Put the information on my desk and I'll meet you there." "Okay?" "But she can't live without him, see, so she tracks him down and buys him soup." "Excuse me." "Permission to sit in, colonel?" "I'm not sure that's necessary." "Hi." "Major Lynch, this is Commander Harmon..." "Rabb." "I recognised you at the funeral from a picture that Jordan had showed me." "Would it make you uncomfortable if I sat in, major?" "No." "Consider me a fly on the wall." "The major is aware that our investigation is ongoing and focuses on the murder scenario." "What do you believe happened?" "I'm open to all theories, commander." "Well, the major was telling us about one of Commander Parker's clients, an assistant disbursing officer by the name of Lt. George Fontenot." "He was present when the lieutenant called the commander in an agitated state." " What did Jordan say about?" " Only what you just heard, sir." "Jordan, as I'm sure you're aware, was bound by the ethics of her profession." "Did you tell NCIS about Lieutenant Fontenot?" "They had concluded it was suicide when it occurred to me." "You didn't consider it your responsibility to inform NCIS?" "I'm not sure what you're implying, sir." "Do you ever get agitated, major?" "Ma'am, I'm wondering about objectivity here." "Where were you when Jordan was murdered?" " Excuse me?" " Do you have an alibi?" "I know you don't have one, commander." "We'll check on Lieutenant Fontenot, major." "Thank you for your time." "Colonel, commander." " Why would you do that?" " I could ask you the same thing." "You're not an official part of this." "I'm an official part of Jordan's life, okay?" "I expect to be notified when something breaks." "Common sense demands that you stay out of it, Harm." "Is it common sense, Mac, to allow him to walk out of here without telling us where he was when Jordan was killed?" "Sir, we already asked him the question." "Shopping for an engagement ring for Commander Parker at the time of her death." "He planned to propose that night." "He told the same story to NCIS and they confirmed it." "The testimony clearly puts the defendant together with the marijuana he's accused of possessing." "It also links him to the vehicle in which the marijuana was found." "And despite the defence's attacks on the credibility of the prosecution witnesses," "I see no real convincing reason to doubt them." "Therefore, I find you, Daniel Arthur Walden, guilty of the charge of possessing an illegal substance." "Mr. Walden, you will return here tomorrow morning at 10:00 for sentencing." "Thank you, admiral." "Sorry for the pounding you had to take." "You know, detective, the kid's sharp." "Good presence, confidence." "A little guidance and he ought to be clerking for a judge instead of appearing before one." "Hey, you still interested in being part of the investigation?" "I'm surprised you'd want me." "Jordan was a part of your life." "It's unfair for me to leave you out." "Just try and stay objective." "Well, I'm sure you'll remind me if I'm not." "Bud tracked down George Fontenot, who made the troubled call to Jordan." "Is he a serious lead?" "You tell me." "Last night, Quantico's commanding general had him admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital for special evaluation." " Why?" " He attacked a fellow officer with a baseball bat." "It was the base playoffs, sir." "Every time I stepped to the plate, the catcher was talking trash." "Eight innings of stuff about my intelligence, my mother," " and my sexual preferences." " And you hit him with a baseball bat." "He was wearing a mask and a chest protector, sir." "Lieutenant Fontenot, your records indicate that you recently shoved a private?" "The private was unruly." "And I did receive official counselling for that." " With Commander Parker?" " Yes, ma'am." " Who felt you had an anger problem." " Yes, ma'am." "Witness tells us that you called the commander a week and a half ago." "He heard you screaming on the other end." "She cancelled my appointment for that afternoon by leaving a message." "Is that a yes, lieutenant?" "You're right, ma'am." "I'm sorry." "I was probably taking it personally." "Your wife died recently, didn't she, lieutenant?" "In a car crash." "Did you talk to Lieutenant Commander Parker about this?" "Yes, sir." "Did you get angry then?" "Is there something you wanna tell us, lieutenant?" "That I would like to speak to an attorney, sir." "Lieutenant Fontenot's last session with Jordan was April 27th." "I still can't believe you were able to get his file released." "An exception in rule 513 allows the disclosure of normally privileged information if the communication contemplates the future commission of a crime." " But the lieutenant's in custody." " Yeah, for the moment." ""April 27th." "Remains in a sensitive and agitated state due to wife's death, who was a stabilising influence." "Condition exacerbated by a painful adolescence." "Mother passed away when he was 12, was frequently bullied." "Need for maternal guidance significant, leading to an uncommonly respectful attitude toward women in general."" "That takes the wind out of that sail." "His wife's gone." "He's clearly dependent on Commander Parker for help." "Why'd he wanna kill her?" "Maybe she wasn't helping him and his impatience got the best of him." "This is a man who attacks people." "His aggression's always been focused towards men though, Mac." "I mean, he was more responsive to your questions than ours." " I agree with Harm." " So do I." "If Commander Parker felt she's in danger from him, she would have made note of it." "She confirms the opposite." "Yeah, and he was on duty that night." "He would have had to have snuck away from his post just to get near her." "Excuse me." "Renee." "Hey, how are you?" "You tell me." "The movie." "I'm sorry." "I got caught up here." "How was it?" "I wouldn't know." "I was waiting outside for my date." "Renee..." "Hey." "Everything all right?" "Yeah." "She went home." " Angry?" " Oh, yeah." "You probably don't want company." "No, have a seat." "Hey, we still need to catch up." "She thinks I'm self-absorbed." "Well, you are." "And for good reason." "When your mother died, did you feel guilty?" "Harm, Jordan didn't kill herself." "I don't know." "The gun, the fact that she was trying to get a hold of me, the breakup." " Those aren't the reasons she's dead." " You don't know that." "Why was she trying to reach you?" "I think she needed my help for something." "Well, you're working her case." "How did you two end it?" "She just walked out." "You never said goodbye?" "I see." "Anyway, how are you doing?" " I'm fine." " Good." "Son, since this is your first offence, I've decided to give you a choice." "You could serve one year in a county facility or five years probation." "The conditions of probation are that you are to live at home under supervision of your mother and abide by a strict curfew." "Do you have a preference?" "We'll take the probation, Your Honour." "Your Honour, will you listen to argument against second option?" "Are you opposed to probation?" "If it involves supervision by his mother, yes, I am." "Sidney Walden is a loving parent who is easily manipulated by her son." "No lesson will be learned here." "Your Honour, the admiral couldn't be farther from the truth." "My son has always been respectful of my position and judgement." "Have you ever warned him about doing drugs, doctor?" "Yes, of course." "Well, what do you believe went awry here?" "He was in the wrong place at the wrong time." "He was in the place he chose to be." "I have already made that evaluation." "Do you not agree?" "I'm willing to accept your judgement and so is Danny." "But do you disagree?" "Danny is my son." "He wouldn't lie to me." "Admiral, do you have a suggestion for this second option?" "Military service." " No way." " Son," "I'll allow you to express an opinion, but you don't have a vote here." "I imagine you're talking about the Navy." "Any branch of the service can provide character building, Your Honour." "However, I do know that marijuana possession can be waived by Navy recruiters for exceptional applicants." "Your Honour," "I made a mistake here, okay?" "And I fully intend to correct the behaviour." "But I don't understand why I can't be trusted to abide by the rules of probation." "Son, you couldn't be trusted to treat the admiral's car with respect." "Probation is a much tougher challenge." "Look, I don't like boats." "I mean, I don't even swim." "I really don't think three years in the Navy is gonna make me a better man." "It made me one." "Mac, listen to what's written in Jordan's date book" "April 28th, the night before the murder." ""Mistake to be seeing him." "The late night visits are intrusive." "Particularly tonight." "I'm not getting any privacy." "Tell him it has to stop."" "So why isn't he identified?" "Oh, I think he is." "Major Lynch was a frequent visitor to the building." "I used to see him coming in and out of Jordan's quarters." "Fred liked him." "They used to play." "He was very nice." " Did you ever see him, colonel?" " Once, I think." "We were never introduced." "Mrs. Maples, were any of the visits late at night?" "Yes, I do recall some." "Why are you asking these questions?" "Didn't NCIS determine it was a suicide?" "We have a different take on the incident, colonel." "Do you think the major was involved?" "Do you remember seeing him that night, ma'am?" "No, I find this very hard to believe." "Did you see him?" "Which night?" "Are you...?" "The night before?" "Yes." "Look, you're making her nervous." "Why do we have to keep going through this?" "Please answer the question, ma'am." "I want you to leave." "Now." "It's a simple question, Mrs. Maples." "Yes." "I believe I did see him that night." "Where were you at the time of Commander Parker's death?" " I've already established that, ma'am." " You didn't establish it, major." "Your gunnery sergeant did." "We just spoke with her." "She told NCIS you were at the jewellery store." "That's what you told her." " And this is a problem?" " I assume you can provide a receipt proving the purchase of this engagement ring." "I never bought the ring, sir." "Well, then a salesperson who'll confirm your presence in the store at the time, major." "Let me..." "Let me try to understand this, sir." "You, a suspect, without an alibi in Jordan's murder, are asking me if I can support mine?" "I'll ask you, major." "Can you?" "I wasn't in the store, ma'am." "My gunny assumed that because I had asked her about what to buy." "Well, then where were you?" "In Lafayette Park, ma'am." "Well, why didn't you clarify this for NCIS?" "I didn't wanna be suspected of something I didn't do." "Why were you in the park?" "I was thinking." "About what?" "About how I was gonna win Jordan back." " She'd broken up with you?" " About an hour before." "That's why I considered buying the ring." "Thought it might..." "It might convince her to change her mind." "Why didn't you buy the ring, major?" "Because I realised it wouldn't work." "I made my commitment too late." "Look," "I'm being straight with you because I wanna be clear that I loved Jordan." "I did not kill her." "I would not kill her." "So..." "So let's talk about this in the spirit of finding out the person who did." "Let's talk about where you were the night before Jordan died." "Is this part of your murder theory, commander?" "Did you visit her, major?" "That would be a no, sir." "I was visiting my sister in St. Louis." "Shall I get her on the phone to confirm, sir?" "Why would Mrs. Maples lie about seeing Lynch leave Jordan's quarters?" "Maybe because she was a frail woman who was pushed into falsely identifying a suspect by an overzealous attorney." " I didn't push her, Mac." " You're pushing everybody, Harm." "You pushed Bud right out of the investigation." "Yeah, well Lynch could still be guilty." "Our theory is that the person in Jordan's date book killed her." "And that's not Lynch." "Yeah, well she writes about not wanting to see him anymore," " and that is Lynch." " Unless she broke up with two people." " What do you wanna do now?" " Regroup in the morning." "And start with an open mind." "What obsessions have you been having?" "Well, there's a certain Navy psychiatrist I think a lot about." "Well, sometimes the best way to get rid of these obsessions is to indulge in them." "Really?" " Did you hear what I just said?" " Yeah." "What was it?" "I don't know." "I'm sorry, Renee." "I'm a thousand miles away." "Just let me get through this, okay?" "I'll make it up to you." "Do you get through things, Harm?" "Eventually." "What about your father?" "That is resolved, Renee." "Until next Christmas when you revisit the Wall?" "How about your flying career?" "It's out of my system." "When are your quals?" "In two weeks." "And don't mention Mac, okay?" "How about Jordan?" "Why'd you guys break up?" "Jordan broke up with me." "When I got back from sea duty," "I wanted to pick things up where we left off." "She didn't think I could commit." "She didn't wanna get pulled back in." " Pull me in, Harm." " I just did that, Renee." "No." "No, you've made gestures." "Do you know," "I still don't even know what drives you?" "You share all these stories about your family members, but never about yourself." "It would just be helpful to know how you grew into this person you are." "I don't have that kind of insight into myself, Renee." "Tell me about your childhood." "I mean, did you...?" "Did you wear braces?" "Did you cause a lot of trouble?" "Did you have an imaginary friend?" "Renee, I'm just really tired right now." "I can't even think straight." "Sorry." "I'm going home." "Just give me a week, okay?" "Am I gonna have to die for you to commit to me?" "Harm, you should hear this." "I just got the analysis on the animal blood." "I tested for dog and cat." " Came out dog." " What's that mean?" "There could've been a dog at Jordan's quarters the night of her death." "There was one in the opposite unit." "That's right." "Let's find out if it was injured." "What are you doing here?" "Well, it was my idea." "Wanted to follow through." "You're not gonna make me salute now, are you?" "Not yet." "You know, I don't know, maybe it's you or the trial or both, but the only speciality I can think of is legal affairs." "Well, that's a career choice." "Might take you a few years." "Well, maybe I'll end up at JAG." "God forbid." "You know, son, I know you think I ruined your life." "But I want you to do me a couple of favours." "One:" "I want you to write your mother every week." "And two:" "I want you to visit her on every leave, because she's gonna miss you." "She's gonna miss you a lot." "Let's go." "Major Lynch didn't visit Commander Parker the night before she died, ma'am." "He was in St. Louis." "Oh, thank god." "Oh, good." "I genuinely like him." "So you didn't see him?" "No, I guess not." "I'm very sorry." "I spent most of the year in a hospital." "I don't think I'm quite with it yet." "So I hope I haven't wasted your time." " Hey, buddy." " He can get a little feisty." "He has a problem there." "Skin infection." "We're treating him for it." "He's been scratching it." "Yeah, I'm afraid it's time to put him in one of those cones." "He'll hate it." "So when you say you weren't quite with it, Mrs. Maples, do you mean that you didn't see anyone, or you saw somebody else?" "I didn't see anyone." "I was under the impression that you did see somebody." "Well, that's..." "I was..." "I was confused." "Or you're protecting somebody." "Where was your husband that night?" " Here." " Doing what?" "Doing..." "He takes care of me." "He didn't leave at some point that evening?" " Maybe." "I don't know." " Well, which is it, ma'am?" "Did Lieutenant Colonel Maples visit Jordan that night?" "Colonel, were you having an affair with Lieutenant Commander Parker?" "What the hell are you talking about?" "We know you were with Jordan the night before she died." "We have a witness, colonel." "Yes, I was in her quarters, but we were not having an affair." "Then why were you there?" "I was seeing her for counselling." "I went two, three times a week." "It was informal." "We would talk in her living room." "What about?" "My wife." "She's... unstable." "Capable of irrational, even violent behaviour." "Been in and out of institutions over the last eight years." "It's become increasingly difficult for me." "I was struggling whether to put her away permanently." "I didn't want her to know that, so I would visit Commander Parker after Jane had gone to bed." "Who was it that saw me at her quarters?" "Oh, dear God." "Fred needed to go." "Kept scratching at the bed." "Finally woke me up." "So I took him outside." "As I was heading back, I saw" "Peter coming out of Jordan's quarters." "When he went to the bathroom, I snuck back in bed." "Did you confront him?" "I haven't been much of a wife." "I've been sick, you know." "But I understood that he might have impulses." "How did you feel about Commander Parker?" "Less sympathetic." "Did you visit her?" "The next night, when Peter was doing the laundry, I went there." "She answered the door, said hello." "I said..." "I was too upset to answer back." "I think this frightened her..." "Anyway, she said that she was busy, and she really..." "She couldn't talk to me just then." "And I remember thinking:" ""You make it very clear how you feel."" "What did you do?" "I pushed my way in." "Did she react?" "Well, she..." "She tried to calm me down at first, but..." "I'm so familiar with those tactics." "I slapped her." "That's when she went to the drawer and got a gun." "Told me to leave." " Did you take the gun from her?" " No." "Fred ran in and started barking." "Startled her." "She fell back into a chair." "Dropped the gun." "It was there by my feet." "Picked it up." "And I held it to her chest." "This was only to warn her." "The gun went off." "And I let go of it." "I just..." "I didn't know what to do." "So I left." "I just..." "I just..." "Harm, I left a message on your machine today, but then thought you' probably moved on and might not wanna call me back." "So I'm sending you this note." "Even after I left, I have to admit" "I remained in conflict about you." "Until this morning." "I awoke with a sense that our relationship was not a lost opportunity like I had thought, but a gift." "I'm a better person for having known you." "And I hope you feel the same way about me." "I've been seeing somebody." "But feel the need to be with myself for a time." "This is a good thing." "I don't know what choices you've made." "But I can only hope you're embracing them with the same confidence." "My best wishes, always." "Love, Jordan." " Hello?" " Hi, busy?" "We just wrapped." "Listen, how'd you like to see a movie?" "It's not playing anymore." "No, no, this is a different movie." "That's me." "That's Mary Kelly." "I was 13." "My mom filmed it." "She found it a little while ago and sent it up." " Do you remember this?" " Like it was yesterday." "What were you thinking?" "I was thinking I wanted to dance with her." "Then why are you just standing there?" "I don't know." "Let's talk about that."