The Best Episodes of JAG Season 8

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   #1 - Critical Condition (3)

   S8:E19/24/2002

   The episode starts with a short recap of where we left off last season: Bud & PO Coates walking along a dirt road enroute to attend the ground-breaking of the new school, when they spot a small boy playing in a field that had yet to be cleared of mines. As Coates runs for help, there is an explosion behind her. She turns in time to see Bud injured in the explosion and runs to his side. Coates insists that Bud must be transported on the helo that brought them in, that Bud won't be able to wait for the proper medevac chopper. Bud is airlifted to a field hospital, critical, but still alive. As luck would have it, ZNN reporter Stuart Dunston just happens to be at the base camp when Bud is brought it. Dunston reports the arrival of an injured JAG officer that was brought it, but does not report the name. Chegwiggen advises Harriet, but reminds her he is still on the Seahawk. She tries to contact him by instant messaging, but does not receive a reply.

   Director:Jeannot Szwarc

   Writer:Charles Holland

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   Director:Jeannot Szwarc

   Writer:Charles Holland
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   #2 - The Promised Land

   S8:E210/1/2002

   Mac and Harm defend a Marine corporal (Steve Petrarca) who's charged with desertion. He claims that anti-Semitism drove him to leave the Corps and join the Israeli army, where he was awarded for heroism.

   Director:Scott Brazil

   Writer:Dana Coen

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   Director:Scott Brazil

   Writer:Dana Coen
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   #3 - Family Business

   S8:E310/8/2002

   Harm defends a Marine gunnery sergeant who killed his wife, but claims it was self defense while he refuses to let his son testify on his behalf. Meanwhile, the JAG team bids farewell to Lt. Singer who is departing for the USS Seahawk.

   Director:Bradford May

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Bradford May

   Writer:Unknown
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   #4 - Dangerous Game

   S8:E410/15/2002

   Harm prosecutes a sensitive case in an episode that sees the swearing in of a new Secretary of the Navy and the arrival of a new JAG Officer. Shortly after assuming his new role, SecNav Sheffield appoints Lt. Cdr. Tracy Manetti, a Harvard Law grad, to Adm. Chegwidden's team. Her first assignment is second chair to Harm in a negligent-homicide case against Lt. Reynolds, a SEAL. While leading a guerrilla wargame among civilians in rural Virginia as a test of unconventional warfare, Reynolds failed to stop for local police, leading to a high-speed chase in which a deputy was killed.

   Director:Terrence O'Hara

   Writer:John Chambers

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   Director:Terrence O'Hara

   Writer:John Chambers
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   #5 - In Thin Air

   S8:E510/22/2002

   Harm is ordered to defend a plane-maintenance officer who he believes is guilty of making an error that caused the death of an aviator. Meanwhile, Harriet unintentionally impedes Bud's rehab when she insists he rest at home.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Don McGill

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Don McGill
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   #6 - Offensive Action

   S8:E610/29/2002

   Harm defends a female pilot accused of sexual harassment by a member of her crew who claims she ruined his future in the military because he rebuffed her advances. Harm is skeptical of his client's denials of the charges, while his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. Manetti, is sympathetic, causing tension between the JAG lawyers. Prosecutors Mac and Sturgis seem to have an open and shut case with their star witness testifying until Harm throws them a curveball that throws the case wide open.

   Director:Dennis Smith

   Writers:Lyn Greene, Richard Levine

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   Director:Dennis Smith

   Writers:Lyn Greene, Richard Levine
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   #7 - Need to Know

   S8:E711/5/2002

   Harm, Mac and Turner go up against the CIA's top counsel when the agency tries to keep a 1968 Navy sub tragedy, in which 129 men died, classified. In so doing, they must find a way around the CIA's classified information rules in order to follow the orders of the new Secretary of the Navy.

   Director:Bradford May

   Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.

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   Director:Bradford May

   Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.
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   #8 - Ready or Not

   S8:E811/12/2002

   Harm doesn't have much hope in his defense of a two-star general court-martialed for disobedience and reckless endangerment during a wargame. His job is made more complicated when, in a rare move, Mac is appointed as the judge.

   Director:Philip Sgriccia

   Writer:Don McGill

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   Director:Philip Sgriccia

   Writer:Don McGill
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   #9 - When the Bough Breaks

   S8:E911/19/2002

   The future of seven seamen hang in the balance due to Lt. Singer's recommendation of court martial for all of them following a mishap on the ship. However, Singer's career could also be doomed if the father of her unborn child is someone on the Seahawk, and it's Harm and Mac's job to find out who it is. The problem is, the career-oriented Singer isn't talking, so Harm enlists the help of Lt. Manetti to do some sneaky behind-the-scenes investigating in order discover the identity of the father.

   Director:Richard Compton

   Writer:Darcy Meyers

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   Director:Richard Compton

   Writer:Darcy Meyers
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    #10 - The Killer

    S8:E1011/26/2002

    Harm and Lt. Cmdr. Manetti travel to Naples, Italy when an Interpol officer believes someone aboard a US destroyer is a serial killer who has killed four women while on leave in European ports. Mac remains onboard the USS Seahawk until a replacement for Lt. Singer is assigned. (See ""Notes"" below)

    Director:Michael Schultz

    Writer:Charles Holland

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    Director:Michael Schultz

    Writer:Charles Holland
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    #11 - All Ye Faithful

    S8:E1112/17/2002

    On board the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, Harm & Admiral Boone await the arrival of the transport plane to take them back to DC. Harm was onboard the carrier to review the new Atlantic Fleet JAG command structure, while Admiral Boone was onboard making a business representation to the CAG of the Coral Sea. Admiral Boone, reassigned when SecNav Nelson was replaced, tells Harm that he's retired for good. Just before they board their aircraft, the CAG tells Adm. Boone he was impressed with his presentation, but when Harm goes to shake the CAG's hand goodbye, the CAG refuses to take his hand, brushing him aside. Harm is left wondering why the CAG, who he had never met, appears not to like him. They then exit to the flight deck in time to see their plane about to land. The landing however, doesn't occur, since their tailhook broke away & landed on the deck.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Dana Coen

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    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Dana Coen
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    #12 - Complications

    S8:E121/7/2003

    Harm and Mac investigate a Marine general claims that a Navy doctor caused the death of his teenage daughter during routine surgery. Meanwhile, Bud is so frustrated with the simple cases he's been given, he decides to investigate what appears to be an open and shut case and gets surprising results.

    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Paul J. Levine

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    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Paul J. Levine
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    #13 - Standards of Conduct

    S8:E131/21/2003

    Mac is called in to minimize the damage after a Navy lieutenant blows the whistle regarding deficiencies in a top-secret Navy combat device. When she helps the lieutenant get released from the military, she is furious when she later discovers that he had stolen hi-tech secrets to use in his video-game company. Meanwhile, Harm is threatened with a lawsuit by an elderly lady and her shady lawyer following a minor traffic accident.

    Director:Rod Hardy

    Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.

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    Director:Rod Hardy

    Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.
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    #14 - Each of Us Angels

    S8:E142/4/2003

    This episode pays tribute to the Navy nurses who served during WWII. In the best tradition of "Ghosts of Christmas Past" which paid tribute to the USO entertainers past & present; "Overdue & Presumed Lost" which saluted the sailors who have been a part of the submarine community, running deep & running silent on their 100th anniversary, "Each Of Us Angels" continues that great tradition by focusing almost exclusively onboard the Navy hospital ship, USS Goodwill, during the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. As in "Ghosts of Christmas Past", the regular & recurring cast members of JAG will portray other characters within this story.

    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Darcy Meyers

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    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Darcy Meyers
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    #15 - Friendly Fire

    S8:E152/11/2003

    In yet another ""ripped from the headlines"" episode, Harm takes his turn on the bench in a 'friendly fire' incident, whereby British troops were killed after an American pilot accidently dropped his bomb ordnance on their location. Mac is assigned to prosecute the pilot, but has to deal with Harm's repeated impartial rulings. Harm though has his own problems as the SecNav makes it crystal clear to him that a conviction is required to satisfy the British. News reporter Bill O'Reilly is featured.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Paul J. Levine

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    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Paul J. Levine
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    #16 - Heart and Soul

    S8:E162/18/2003

    When Harm takes Admiral Chegwidden for a ride in a F-14 Tomcat, AJ must fight for survival after accidently being ejected into a heavily forested area, blanketed in a snowstorm.

    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Dana Coen

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    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Dana Coen
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    #17 - Empty Quiver

    S8:E172/25/2003

    Cdr. Turner gets to hitch a ride on a submarine that is bound for the mideast when it has been discovered that a 10-kiloton nuclear warhead has turned up missing.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.

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    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.
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    #18 - Fortunate Son

    S8:E183/18/2003

    A raid by agents of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) on a boat carrying Vietnamese ladies being smuggled into the USA, also nets a distinguished Vietnam-native Marine Lieutenant, who is suspected to have a part in bringing the ladies in for profit. Harm & Sturgis are assigned to see if the Lieutenants claim that he broke into the warehouse containers to steal is true, or if he really is one of the lead smugglers. They learn that when the Lieutenant was four years old living in Saigon with his mother, he was loaded onto the last helicopter evacuating people from the US Embassy in Saigon on April 29, 1975, just before the city was invaded by North Vietnam. As there was only room for 1 person left on the helicopter, his mother placed him onboard & stayed behind. He was then brought to the US & later joined the Marines, rapidly advancing through the ranks, becoming a pilot & earned great distinction for himself.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara

    Writer:Darcy Meyers

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    Director:Terrence O'Hara

    Writer:Darcy Meyers
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    #19 - Second Acts

    S8:E194/1/2003

    Having felt betrayed in the past by the present members of JAG, Commander Lindsey delivers his report to the SecNav critical of the Admiral & the rest of the staff at JAG.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Kenneth Johnson

    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Ice Queen (1)

    S8:E204/22/2003

    A murdered JAG officer teams up the JAG staff with agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS).

    Director:Donald P. Bellisario

    Writers:Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill

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    Director:Donald P. Bellisario

    Writers:Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill
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    #21 - Meltdown (2)

    S8:E214/29/2003

    NCIS Agent Gibbs continues his investigation on the terrorist, Amad Bin Atwa to avert another attack on a Navy ship. Harm is court-martialed for the murder of Lt. Singer.

    Director:Scott Brazil

    Writers:Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill

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    Director:Scott Brazil

    Writers:Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill
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    #22 - Lawyers, Guns and Money (1)

    S8:E225/6/2003

    A year ago, Sturgis was assigned to prosecute Bud against charges that Bud was derelict in his duties while representing his client in court. Now, Sturgis competency in handling a case is questioned and Sturgis must now rely on Bud to successfully defend him. When the CIA learns that a drug lord is attempting to sell missiles to terrorists, Clayton Webb (re-assigned to South America in "Need to Know") is assigned to prevent the deal from going through. To help with his cover, Mac is sent from Washington to masquerade as Webb's pregnant wife.

    Director:Bradford May

    Writers:Dana Coen, Stephen Zito

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    Director:Bradford May

    Writers:Dana Coen, Stephen Zito
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    #23 - Pas de Deux (2)

    S8:E235/13/2003

    In Paraguay, Mac & Webb continue their mission to thwart the drug lords & terrorists. Harm continues to deal with his emotions where Mac is concerned. Worried about her, Harm turns to CIA Attorney Catherine Gale for help in determining Mac's location. However, Harm ends up helping Ms. Gale with a personal issue.

    Director:Bradford May

    Writers:Dana Coen, Stephen Zito

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    Director:Bradford May

    Writers:Dana Coen, Stephen Zito
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    #24 - A Tangled Webb: Part I (3)

    S8:E245/20/2003

    In the final episode of the series 8th year turns out to leave fans of the show with facing yet another long summer of anticipation & speculation. When word reaches Washington, DC that Webb & Mac are missing, Harm insists on leaving for S. America to search for them, even if it means resigning his commission.

    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Stephen Zito

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    Director:Bradford May

    Writer:Stephen Zito