04x11 - Limits of Loyalty

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Previously on SEAL Team...

I'm Lieutenant Commander Williams,

the JAG assigned to your defense

FLORES: Master Chief Hayes is accused

of voluntary manslaughter
for sh**ting Yazeed Nafal,

an unarmed Jordanian civilian

Exhibit : cell phone footage
of the sh**ting.

(g*nshots OVER VIDEO)

Command has issued a no-contact order.

You are to stay away from
each other and from Jason.

My detailer called,
said that I should hear back

about that Echo job by next month.

- I'm pregnant.
- DAVIS: She deserves a response.

NAIMIA: What do you need a lawyer for?

The i-investigation involves
classified information.

Why are you holding out on me?

What happened to Sonny wasn't on you.

Everything falls on Bravo .

Trial counsel found out that, uh,

Raqqa Jacques was Ray's torturer.

They think I sh*t an
unarmed man out of revenge.

They upped the charges to m*rder.

WILLIAMS: Chief Warrant Officer
Ray Perry has already testified

that when you found out
about Raqqa Jacques,

you were determined to
get revenge on his behalf.

That's not accurate.

So much so that you
charged into that building

loaded for bear and sh*t
the first man you saw.

Look, it was a routine op.

So it's routine for you
to m*rder unarmed civilians

- on operations?
- I didn't m*rder anybody.

This is what they do.

Push your buttons to
make you look volatile.

All right, look, can we just run
it again until I get it right?

- Keep running it.

There's a reason most defendants
don't take the stand.

Well, I'm gonna look more
guilty if I don't say anything,

so I got to say something.

The judge will instruct the
panel that not testifying

is not an admission of guilt.

I'd recommend the same to any
client facing a m*rder charge.

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

♪ ♪

After Lindell comes Bravo.

Uh, Spenser, Quinn,
Sawyer, Reynolds, Carter,

will all take the stand.

What about Ray?

He'll testify, but he's
taken an immunity deal.

Immunity from what?

Dad's other teammates
didn't take any deals.

Since Chief Warrant Officer
Perry was the OIC

during the op in question,

the UCMJ could technically charge him...

regardless of the outcome
of the trial... with Article ,

failure to obey a lawful regulation.

I'm sure the prosecution

presented him with immunity, uh,

in exchange for him being
on their witness list.

Well, if he's working
with the prosecution

that means he's gonna
have to testify against me.

- That's it.
- I don't know.

I read his deposition
after it was unsealed.

His answers are deliberately vague.

He was walking a semantic tightrope.

But he'll be forced to take

a strong position in court, won't he?

They'll want to use
your father's friendship

to push the revenge angle,

dramatize Chief Warrant
Officer Perry's captivity

and say that his t*rture
was your father's motive

- to k*ll an unarmed man.
- I think you should go get some sodas for us.

- Dad, I can handle this.
- No, I think that you should go.

- I can do this.
- Luckily, this won't be tried

in the court of public opinion,

so you and your family won't
get dragged through the mud.

The U.S. may be scapegoating you,

but no one wants this
situation to get out.

Total media blackout.

Oh, that's too bad. I was really hoping

to launch my T-shirt line on Minutes.

WILLIAMS: No gallery, no teammates.

No family. Not until
the verdict is announced.

Sorry, Emma.

(QUIETLY): It's okay.

The good news is you
have a lot of support.

Unparalleled success with
high-profile missions.

An otherwise peerless record.

That's now been trashed.

I've gathered

over a dozen references
from past teammates.

Great work.

- Thanks.
- Having a "good sailor" book

full of rave character reviews
are just the thing we'll need

for leniency with the panel
in case of sentencing.

Sentencing?

Bad enough that the
Navy thinks I'm guilty.

Now I have the two of you convicting me.

(MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY)

(STELLA GRUNTING)

Hey, um, I don't know
how this is all going to fit.

I can't believe I accumulated
so much stuff.

(SIGHS) Well, I can't believe
that I asked a hoarder

to move in with me.

Forgive me for being sentimental,

but you know, you never know

what you're gonna fall
in love with again.

Right?

Did you just compare me to this...

this crusty Walden Pond souvenir?

Okay, perhaps I need to declutter.

I think that's a good idea.

You should, uh, you should
probably cast away

all remnants of life before you met me.

Same to you.

Actually, you know what?
Maybe we should, um,

give all of our stuff
the Marie Kondo treatment.

That sounds like a martial art.

No, it's when you're, uh,
supposed to hold something

and see if it "sparks joy",

and if it doesn't spark joy,
then you throw it out.

I think this sparks joy.

- Mm? Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm. Little bit.

Mm-mm-mm.

(PHONE RINGING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

It's Jace.

Hey, brother, what's up?

No.

No, I haven't heard from him.

Yeah, let me...

I'll see where his head's at.

Okay.

That sounded ominous.

Jason's worried about what
Ray's gonna say in court.

And Jason can't contact
Ray directly, so...

Look, I... (CHUCKLES)

I know that, I know that we said

we would spend today together.

It's okay. Go do what you need to do.

I have... a little bit to keep me busy.

You sure?

Just a little bit.

- All right.
- Okay.

- I'll be back soon, okay?
- Okay.

(AIRCRAFT WHOOSHING)

We need to go back to your JAG's office.

You can't run from this.

- You think I'm guilty?
- What?

I mean, do you think I'm guilty?

The way the prosecution is
spinning this right now, I-I...

completely get why my own daughter

would think that I'm guilty.

I know you like to do
things the right way.

That's why I came down here to help you.

- And that's why you need to prepare.
- Prepare.

Prepare for what, my whole career
to be flushed down the toilet?

I can't even speak in
my own defense here.

Well, Lieutenant Commander Williams

- said that's normal.
- Normal?

Like your best friend stabbing
you in the back? That's normal?

You don't know what's going on with him,

- but he wouldn't do that.
- He wouldn't do that.

Uncle Ray's family.

You know, I hope you're right.

'Cause never did I think the Navy

would be railroading me,
either, but here I am.

(SNIFFLES)

Hey.

- Hey.
- What are you doing here?

Just want to see how you're holding up.

(SCOFFS) I'm fine. What makes
you think I need checking up on?

Well, maybe 'cause your best
friend's on trial for his life?

Or maybe because, as OIC on the op,

if Jason goes down,
you could be at risk.

In this job, we're always in
the crosshairs. I got it handled.

You got it handled as in...
as in lawyering up

and getting immunity?

Look, team knows you didn't
do anything out of bounds.

Okay? Neither did Jason.

Just want to know what's
going on with you, man.

What part of "no-contact order"
don't you understand, Clay?

All right.

♪ Sit here in the dark... ♪

HANNAH: Sonny Quinn, what are you doing?

Oh, uh, just taking a break.

You know, I've defused bombs

that are a lot less complicated
than this crib.

(LAUGHS) Well, it's a good thing

you have ten more weeks
to put it together.

Yeah, well, it, uh,

it might actually take me that long.

You know, you're welcome here anytime.

Lisa, too.

Yeah. We'll definitely
take you up on that.

(PHONE RINGING)

Oh, look at that. Speak of the devil.

Hey.

- DAVIS: Hey.
- Your ears must've been burning.

- (LAUGHS)
- Look at this right here.

Is that crib still in pieces?

- (HANNAH LAUGHS)
- Yes, it is, okay?

The damn Swedish Chef
wrote the directions.

I told him he was in over his head.

(LAUGHS): Hey, Hannah. How are you?

I'm good.

I'm, uh, trying to hire
a new manager at the bar.

Hey, if you need anything,
um, we're here.

Thanks, Lisa.

- I'll let you two catch up.
- Great. Thank you.

- Uh... You okay?
- I'm good.

All right.

Hey.

Hi.

I'm so sorry I had to extend the trip,

but, um, you know, I didn't realize

there was so much stuff
to do for one tiny human.

How's everything going?

Uh, well, I've almost finished

collating the last of the
reports for the JAGs, and...

I kind of wish they'd just
call me as a witness

so I could defend Jason publicly.

(STAMMERS) The optics
of working on behalf

of the prosecution does not look great.

Well, that ain't your choice.
Echo knows that.

You heard anything on the new job?

Not yet, but probably just tangled up

in the usual red tape.

Them, uh, damn pencil pushers
better hurry their butts up

because this right here, okay,

has been a little
classified for too long.

(LAUGHS)

DAVIS: Mm... (CHUCKLES)

Right. I-I got to take Hannah

to go see the OB-GYN Kenobi doctor.

Ah. No, I-I actually have to go, too.

We just got clearance to complete

the S.A. Intel dossier
on Raqqa Jacques, so...

Have fun with Hannah.

I will. All right. I'll call you later.

- Bye.
- Bye.

WILLIAMS: The panel
consists of eight members.

Three are enlisted and
two are battle-tested.

They need three-fourths to convict.

The prosecution will want to
prove you're a loose cannon

capable of w*r crimes.

They'll have scoured through
every Bravo AAR and evaluation

from the past two decades.

What exactly are they looking for?

Violations of protocol,

clashes between you and other operators.

Anything to show your emotions
overruled tactical judgement.

If their plan is to make
my dad out to be a monster,

what's our plan?

Cite your father's track record.

Highlight their shoddy investigation.

Discredit the bystander's

incomplete video of the sh**ting.

You make it sound so easy.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Um, I'm sorry to interrupt,
Lieutenant Commander.

I've got the Raqqa Jacques dossier.

I also wanted to share
something else with you.

I was reviewing Intel
from the Jordan op.

That man with the tattoo holding
the AK, that's Yazeed Nafal.

Whoa.

Let me see that.

EMMA: That's the guy Dad sh*t.

They said he was just a driver.

In his recruitment video, he calls for

"death to the Western world".

"Just a driver" my ass.

- I hope that helps.
- WILLIAMS: Excellent work.

Davis, thanks.

Good luck tomorrow.
We're all behind you.

This is a game changer, right?

Proving Nafal was an
active member of the AKM

could demolish the prosecution's case.

Things are starting to look up here.

In the courtroom tomorrow, remember,

it's not just the facts
or your record on trial.

The jury will be watching you, too.

So when JAG Flores
att*cks your character,

or a ruling goes against
us, you don't react.

Stay calm in the chaos and show the jury

why they can trust you.

All rise.

_

Be seated, please.

(GAVEL BANGS TWICE)

The court will now come to order.

Is the government prepared
to make an opening statement?

Yes, Your Honor. Permission
to enter the well.

Proceed.

On March, , while on a mission

with SEAL Team Bravo in Irbid, Jordan,

Master Chief Jason Hayes
entered a residential building

and sh*t and k*lled Yazeed Nafal,

an unarmed Jordanian civilian.

The government will demonstrate
by means of video evidence,

timeline and testimony that
Chief Hayes committed m*rder,

motivated by revenge on
behalf of his best friend

and fellow SEAL, Warrant
Officer Raymond Perry.

This is a tragic event.

While the government
has the utmost respect

for Master Chief Hayes'
service to this country,

he must be held accountable
for this heinous crime.

The prosecution will tell you

that Master Chief Hayes went rogue.

That he was overcome with vengeance

and sh*t an innocent man in cold blood.

Nonsense.

It is Master Chief Hayes'
unwavering sworn statement

that the deceased, Yazeed
Nafal, an AKM henchman,

was holding an M
Beretta in his left hand.

The taking of a life might be heinous

to those of us fortunate enough

to never have engaged in combat,

but the reality is that
Master Chief Hayes

is wrongly on trial for doing his job.

Mr. Khalaf, as the representative

of Jordan's General
Intelligence Directorate,

you have intimate knowledge
of the investigation.

Could you tell us what was
discovered at the crime scene?

Police found the body of
Yazeed Nafal in the hallway

with two g*nsh*t wounds to the chest.

- Mr. Khalaf, was a w*apon found on or near Nafal's body?
- No.

No weapons of any kind.

What other evidence did the
police recover from the scene?

A neighbor came forward to share

a mobile phone video he recorded.

I will now play the footage
from this cell phone camera.

Exhibit .

(SILENCED g*nshots, GRUNTING)

WILLIAMS: Mr. Khalaf,

the time stamp on the
video is : p.m.

Police arrived at : p.m.

So it's conceivable that in minutes,

a passerby could have taken the g*n.

Perhaps even the police or...

someone wanting to spin
the events in a different...

Objection.

- Speculation.
- Sustained.

WILLIAMS: Master Chief
Hayes is on record

stating Nafal had a p*stol at his side

in his left hand.

Could the family of Yazeed Nafal
confirm he was left-handed?

The victim's family, in their grief,

did not respond to your inquiry.

The "victim".

Right.

Is the Jordanian government aware

Nafal was not working
for an officer of the AKM

but was an enthusiastic
member of the AKM himself?

I will now play Exhibit A.

Objection. Lack of foundation.

The defense is putting
the victim on trial.

Sustained.

Your Honor, I've admitted into evidence

authenticated propaganda.

I have reviewed your late submission

and have ruled the evidence
to be inadmissible.

The victim cannot defend himself

in this courtroom.

The only person on trial
here is Master Chief Hayes.

(SLAMS TABLE)

- The judge made a perplexing ruling,
- (EXHALES)

- but you can't lash out like that.
- Perplexing?

That's the word you use? "Perplexing"?

This judge, is he trying
to railroad me, too?

My entire life is under
the microscope here,

and we can't discuss the fact
that this guy was a t*rror1st?

It's one judge's bad decision.

I'm confident it would be
overturned on appeal.

Appeal? My entire career will be over

if this goes to appeal.

Put it behind us for now.

We've got enough to
worry about with Lindell.

He'll want to distance
himself from any scandal.

That's great. Lindell.

Guy's wanted me gone since he got here.

Now is his sh*t.

Master Chief Hayes
retired from operating,

then asked to return to field duty.

Do you know why?

He believed he would have the
most impact on the b*ttlefield.

Couldn't stay out of
the fight, could he?

Did you have any reservations

about reinstating Master
Chief Hayes as Bravo ?

His performance mitigated
any of my concerns.

FLORES: Have you ever needed
to reprimand Master Chief Hayes

for his conduct?

Yes, on occasion.

I have here an evaluation
dated October

where you refer to Master
Chief Hayes as a "renegade".

So, in your opinion,

does the Master Chief

play by his own rules?

I was referring to his tactics,
not his character.

While it's true the Master Chief
doesn't always do things

the way I would like...

I'm loathe to imagine what the
w*r on terror would look like

without him at the tip of the spear.

In all my years in the Teams,

I've come across no finer operator

than Master Chief Hayes.

♪ ♪

Appreciate you cleaning
yourself up, SO Quinn.

- Navy gave us relaxed grooming standards
- _

so we could stay mission ready.

You like going after guys for
following the rules, don't you? Hmm?

When you passed the
deceased in the hallway,

did you see a g*n on his
person or on the ground?

I didn't. No.

No, sir, I did not.

But I wasn't looking for one.

You never even entered the building,

yet in your deposition, you
allege Master Chief Hayes

followed the ROEs?

If Master Chief Hayes sh*t a man,

that man had a w*apon
or was a direct thr*at.

You saw the victim enter the building.

Did you see him holding the g*n

Master Chief Hayes describes?

One guy had an AK
slung over his shoulder.

Other guy could have had
a concealed w*apon.

FLORES: But you didn't see
the w*apon on the victim?

It was your regular
Jihad Joe working for AKM.

The same t*rror1st that
blew up servicemen

- in Baghdad.
- Answer the question, Petty Officer.

No, I didn't.

Four eagle-eyed sharpshooters,

and not one of them spotted a g*n.

Have you ever questioned

Bravo 's decision-making on a mission?

We've all had our
difference of opinions.

But I trust Master Chief Hayes

more than anyone to get us home.

Has anyone discussed going "shields up"

to protect your team leader?

No, sir.

No member of Bravo would stand by

and support a brother if
he committed a w*r crime.

None of you saw this elusive g*n,

yet you all assert, under oath,
that Chief Hayes is innocent.

If he made that mistake,

- he'd own up to it.
- Really?

Can you name one instance
of Master Chief Hayes

owning up to an error
he made in the field?

Nothing comes to mind.

Teammates painted a picture of you

as someone who's always in
control on the b*ttlefield.

I'm not sure they swayed the panel.

Only two members have seen combat.

The rest of them don't know
what it's like outside the wire.

Which is why Chief
Warrant Officer Perry,

as an officer and operator, is
our best option to appeal to them.

Or the best option to put
the final nail in my coffin.

- (CLEARS THROAT)
- (GAVEL BANGS TWICE)

SERGEANT AT ARMS: Court
will now come to order.

Is the government prepared to proceed?

Yes, Your Honor.

Call your next witness.

The government calls Chief
Warrant Officer Raymond Perry

to the stand.

♪ ♪

FLORES: When did you learn the man
you were hunting was your torturer?

RAY: The night before the mission.

FLORES: When did Master
Chief Hayes learn this?

The next morning.

Did Master Chief Hayes pressure you

- into launching an op without approval from Jordan?
- No.

No?

In your deposition, when
asked if Master Chief Hayes

was eager to pursue
the op, you answered yes.

Yes, he wanted to move;
no, he didn't pressure me.

The timeline of events indicates that

as soon as Master Chief Hayes
knew of your connection

to the mission, the op
was full speed ahead.

Yes, we received time-sensitive
actionable Intel that morning.

You're saying the Master Chief's
knowledge of Raqqa Jacques

and the launch of this op
was just a coincidence?

Yes, sir.

Time was of the essence.

How many S.A. missions have
you led as warrant officer?

Two.

FLORES: You were held c*ptive
for six days and subjected

to extreme physical and
psychological t*rture.

I'm sure no one in this courtroom

would blame you for bending
to the will of someone you trust

if they promised you retribution.

Is that a question, sir?

Must be difficult...
to suddenly act as OIC

to a man you have been
subordinate to for years.

As much as I respect Master Chief Hayes,

I respect the chain of command more.

It was my decision
to take the op kinetic.

The mission was a success,

as was the follow-on.

And for the record...

I k*lled Raqqa Jacques,

not Jason Hayes.

No further questions.

Your Honor,

given that Chief Warrant
Officer Perry's testimony

nullifies the revenge motive for m*rder,

I propose a motion to
dismiss all charges.

I will dismiss the charge
of premeditated m*rder.

But the members

could still find for
involuntary manslaughter.

The witness may be excused.

♪ ♪

- Ray had your six after all.
- Mm-hmm.

Losing motive puts a big hole
in the prosecution's case.

But the involuntary manslaughter,

this boots me off the team,

gets me ten years.

Still, there's no g*n.

Our expert witness will poke
holes in the video evidence.

Expert witness? You're telling me

I have to rely on some computer geek

to look for missing camera angles here?

I mean, even you said that video

makes me look like a k*ller.

I need to tell my side of the story.

Putting you on the stand
will make us look desperate.

I am desperate.

It only took me three questions

to get you to self-destruct in prep.

Flores is dying to get you on
his turf and push your buttons.

My word should matter.

If you blow up on the stand,

your word will get you sent
away for the rest of your life.

It's my ass on the line, ma'am.

Do you solemnly swear or
affirm that the testimony

you will give in this general
court-martial will be the truth,

the whole truth and
nothing but the truth,

under penalty of perjury?

I do.

Please be seated.

State your name, rank and billet.

Jason M. Hayes, Master Chief,
United States Navy.

Navy Special Warfare Development Group.

- Bravo Team Leader.
- It's your witness.

Master Chief, walk me
through what happened

in Irbid on March.

Bravo Team arrived on target.

My teammates observed two men

enter an apartment complex,
one shouldering an AK.

Because they were armed,

we entered the apartment complex
with our pistols drawn.

Surely it was chaos the moment
you entered the building.

How are you able to recall what happened

during such a kinetic operation?

We're trained to do this.

It's our job.

We remain calm in the chaos.

It's like time slows down.

I led my team up the stairs.

I was the tip of the spear.
I rounded a corner.

I looked up, I saw a male...

black hair, track jacket.

Had a g*n on his side in his left hand.

It was a Beretta M .

Before he could alert
the others, I sh*t him.

I continued into the target,
and I completed my duty.

No further questions.

Is there cross-examination?

Yes, Your Honor.

So, Master Chief Hayes, your duty,

as you put it, is to k*ll people?

You got that backwards.

My job is to save lives, not take them.

Like the hundreds of innocent
people that Bravo Team saved

by stopping AKM t*rrorists

from taking out two
commercial airliners.

Speaking of innocent people,

I'd like to concentrate
on the very real,

and very dead, unarmed
Jordanian citizen, Mr. Nafal.

Is he the first unarmed
man you've k*lled?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

How many people have you k*lled?

That's not something I think about.

Is that because after years

you've become indifferent to k*lling?

It's because I know what it means

to take a human life.

Chief Warrant Officer Perry testified

that you learned of the HVT's identity

a few hours before the Irbid op.

That's correct.

You rescued Warrant Officer
Perry from his t*rture chamber.

You witnessed his ordeal,

and his condition, first hand?

I did.

That must have been difficult.

If I had been in your position,
I would absolutely want justice

for what was done to my best friend.

With all due respect, sir,

you've never been in my position.

Are you telling me this
bombshell about the HVT

didn't cause you to conflate
your personal feelings

and your professional duty?

It's always personal.

The w*r on terror started

when , of our fellow Americans

were k*lled on our own soil.

They hit us,

so we hit them back.

There's nothing impersonal about it.

So you're admitting emotion
clouded your judgment

and led you to k*ll an unarmed man?

Mr. Nafal had a g*n.

Clearly a man willing to
compromise his morals to k*ll

must be willing to lie, too.

- Objection.
- Overruled.

Answer the question, Master Chief.

The w*r on terror has
come at a heavy price.

It's cost me my family,

my teammates, my marriage,

seeing my kids grow up.

But the one thing that
it hasn't taken from me

is my honor and my word.

I wouldn't disrespect the
Trident to protect myself.

Lying would be a betrayal to my men

and the country I love to serve.

I only have one more question.

Master Chief Hayes...

... where's the g*n?

♪ ♪

Hey.

Ain't you a sight for sore eyes?

- Well, right back at you, sailor.
- Yeah.

This damn trial.

Uh, it's bad enough that
they're stringing up Jace

for some BS and...

you and I got to tiptoe around all...

- these extra eyeballs on Bravo.
- Yeah.

- None of this is easy.
- WOMAN: Hey.

I, uh...

(CHUCKLES): I just really wish
we could go back to normal.

Normal?

So, how did it go in court?

Oh, it was all a joke.

They kept picking apart
every minute of the day

leading up to the op.

Hardly anything that really matters.

Ah, maybe we should be doing that.

- What?
- I mean, maybe we've been

so focused on the day of the sh**ting

that we've been missing
the whole picture.

I got to head back to the office.

Uh, I'm s... Don't wait up.

- No. Oh.
- Sorry.

You're k*lling me.

Literally.

What's this?

- I'm making Linguini.
- Ha!

'Guini, my favorite.

Don't get your hopes up.

I haven't perfected the
Parmesan-to-butter ratio

like Mom did.

- Mom's recipe, too, huh?
- Yeah.

Ah, that's a good last supper to have.

It's not funny.

It's a little funny, don't you think?

I think it's funny.

JAG Williams called and said
Uncle Ray and your testimony

made a big dent in
the prosecution's case.

Still have that, uh, video evidence.

And it's my word against theirs, so...

- Mm-hmm.
- (SIGHS)

I just want you to know that,
you know, I did the right thing.

Never doubted that for a second.

- Em?
- Hmm?

You know, if I do go away,

you-you're gonna have
to be Mikey's guardian.

No, we're not thinking about that.

I know that it's difficult

- to talk about these times of things, Em.
- Mm.

I-I... That I get,

but you know what, you're...

- Okay.
- Come on, you're gonna be able to handle this, okay?

Handle you going to jail? How?

Look, you're a strong, young woman.

You know what, you kept
this family together.

- After Mom.
- Okay.

You've always been able to manage

without having me around
most of your life.

You-you kept the family together.

- Why do you always do that?
- What?

Acting like the only value you have is

to your team on the b*ttlefield.

I don't care what you think.

You're the only parent I have left.

I'm always gonna need you.

Look, I'm sorry.

Hey.

(SOFTLY): They can't
take you away from me.

(CHUCKLES): They're not. Don't. Hey.

Hey. Shh.

(SOBBING SOFTLY)

They won't.

(SIGHS)

♪ ♪

(EXHALES)

(CLICKING SLOWLY)

(SETS MUG DOWN)

(LINE RINGS)

Lt. Commander Williams,

I'm sorry to be calling you so early.

♪ ♪

This photo of Yazeed Nafal was taken

by Chief Petty Officer Mina
Hassan in Irbid, Jordan,

hours before he was sh*t
by Master Chief Hayes.

There is a g*n tucked
into Nafal's waistband

on the left side.

The grip is consistent
with an M Beretta.

The g*n described by Master Chief Hayes.

Yes, ma'am, the very same.

FLORES: What matters is the evidence.

A video of Master Chief Hayes
sh**ting an unarmed man

without provocation.

The defense provided a
partial image of the grip

of a p*stol from two days
before the k*lling.

This is purely circumstantial
and cannot put a g*n

in the victim's hand at
the time of his death.

The government asks
that you find the accused

guilty as charged.

Lieutenant Commander Williams.

You've seen the photo of the g*n.

You've heard the testimony
of the sailors

who stood alongside Master Chief Hayes,

who applaud his good standing
and honorable reputation.

And you've heard the sworn statement

of Master Chief Hayes himself.

Master Chief Hayes, in many ways,

is the embodiment of the w*r on terror.

For over years he's run
into the fire for his country.

While the prosecution
has gone to great lengths

to portray Master Chief
Hayes as a k*ller,

I've learned...

and I hope you have, too...

that Master Chief Hayes
doesn't do his job

to sh**t the enemy in front of him.

He does it to protect
the people behind him.

Not just his teammates
but his countrymen.

And despite all he's sacrificed

and the deep, personal price he's paid,

Master Chief Hayes has never
asked for anything in return.

So I'll ask for him.

If you're willing to trust
him with your freedom,

please also trust his word.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Has the panel reached a verdict?

Yes, we have, Your Honor.

We find the defendant,
Master Chief Jason M. Hayes...

... not guilty.

Thank you.

It was my honor, Master Chief.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

SONNY: Oh, what we got here?

- (CHUCKLES)
- Hey now.

NAIMA: All hail the conquering hero.

- Hey, how are you?
- Mm.

Thank you. You didn't have
to do all this, you know.

All you been through?

Couldn't get the champagne
on ice fast enough.

JAG Flores found out what happens

when you mess with the
great Jason Hayes, huh?

Thanks, man, appreciate you all.

I really do. Thanks for, uh, being there

and standing by me with the support.

All of you, thanks.

Thank you.

RAY: Bravo .

Welcome back.

(LAUGHTER)

- Love you, brother, hey.
- Love you back.

Appreciate you, I really do.

Thanks for what you did
up there on the stand.

All I did was tell the truth.

Yeah, but...

going kinetic.

- Maybe I did push a little too hard.
- Mm.

I was the OIC.

You didn't make me do
anything I didn't want to.

Okay.

Chief Warrant Officer Perry.

(CHUCKLES) I'm just glad
the truth finally prevailed.

Not sure I could've kept on without you.

Good thing I'm not going anywhere.

(BOTTLES CLANK)

- Mm.
- Hey, where's Stella?

- She, uh, she had a lot of papers to grade.
- Mm.

Look, man.

The way I handled everything...

No worries, man.

You were just looking
after your team leader here.

Shouldn't have doubted you.

Just, uh, Jason in DoD's crosshairs,

I lost track of... everything

that you've been through
these last few months, too.

JASON: It's been a tough go

for Bravo Team since we
got back from Tunisia.

Yeah, I'm just glad it's behind us.

- All of it.
- That's right.

Hey, uh, not to upstage...

Bravo here, but, uh, I, uh,

I got some big news myself.

The McRib's back already?

(LAUGHTER)

Uh... I'm gonna be a dad.

What?

Yeah.

JASON: Sonny Quinn's gonna be a dad...

Wait, uh, who's the lucky lady?

And what time does she get off stage?

The mother, um,

is an old friend of mine from Texas.

But, uh, we're not together.

Why not?

It's, uh, it's complicated.

CLAY: Look, I think, uh,

- I think we're long overdue for a toast here, huh?
- Yeah.

Yeah.

- Come on, babe.
- Get in there.

- Get in there.
- Get 'em altogether now.

(ALL EXCLAIM)

- To freedom.
- Freedom!

ALL: Freedom!

All right, all right, so...

what does a lawyer get
when you give him Viagra?

- What?
- Taller.

(LAUGHTER)

That's all I got, that's all I got.

Maybe Ray should take some.

Ooh, burn!

CLAY: Did you guys see
the look on the JAG's face

- when they announced the verdict?
- Douche thought he had a career-maker.

Seriously, man, baiting
us with those questions

about Raqqa Jacques?

Come on, like this, like this
was some sort of revenge

mission for Ray's t*rture.

BROCK: Like we need a reason
to go after a t*rror1st.

TRENT: Uh, yeah, like, uh, hello?

That's our job.

SONNY: Hey.

Why aren't you inside?

It's a party, not a wake,
because of you.

Not really in the mood.

Um, I saw Lindell after the verdict.

And...

- ... I didn't get the job with Echo.
- What?

(STAMMERS) But you're a shoo-in.

Yeah, because of the
investigation into Bravo,

command didn't even
consider my application.

You're kidding me.

I mean, the trial's over.

Jason was acquitted.

Yeah, detailer said there's not

gonna be another position
open with DEVGRU

anytime soon.

I'm stuck with Bravo.

I'm sorry.

So we're back

to where we were a year ago, huh?

(PHONE CHIMES)

Oh... it's Hannah.

She-she had a...

a doc... um...

Uh, doesn't matter.

- It's not exactly where we were a year ago.
- (SCOFFS)

Yeah.

(BOTH EXHALE)

Is this another sign?

Seems, you know...

no matter how hard we try,

the stars, they...

they just don't align.

Mm. When I was back in Texas,

everyone mistook Hannah
and I as a couple.

And here...

nobody's allowed to know what we have.

(WHISPERS): That's not fair.

No, it's not.

(SHUDDERING)

I don't know how to fix this.

You know, if I had a nickel
for every damn obstacle

that was thrown in our way...

I think you just...

get to a point where there's
more reasons to break up

than stay together.

(SNIFFLES)

(EXHALES)

- (SNIFFLES)
- (WHISPERS): Yeah.

♪ ♪

(DOOR CLOSES)

(EXHALES)

(SNIFFS)

Hey.

Like what you've done with the place.

Oh. Yeah.

Sorry I changed so much without you.

I was...

I was feeling motivated.

No, it looks good.

I'm glad that you approve.

Except for one thing.

What?

What...

Uh, you don't need to do that for me.

I know. It's for me, too.

Bravo doesn't need to loom
over us all the time.

(SNIFFS)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

This is our place.

Only for us.

Okay.

(GRUNTING)

Mmm.

- (SIGHS CONTENTEDLY)
- (EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

(GRUNTS)

You know, babe, we should've
just got a keg. (CHUCKLES)

(EXHALES)

I overheard what they were saying.

About the trial being

about going after the
person who tortured you.

Some revenge mission.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Jason
was found innocent, babe.

That's not what happened.

Do you know how small it makes me feel

hearing what you've kept from me?

You said Jordan was just another op.

I thought we shared everything.

(EXHALES) I was protecting you, baby.

Building a wall between
us doesn't protect me.

It isolates you from this family.

- Look, I'm...
- (GRUNTS, EXHALES)

I'm here for you.

Why won't you let me in?

(EXHALES SOFTLY)

This is not how our marriage works.

(SNIFFLES)

♪ ♪

(WHINES)

- (DOOR CLOSES)
- Hey.

You know, you could've
stayed at the party

just a little bit longer
with your old man.

Mm, you needed to be with your brothers,

and I figured things were
gonna get a little rowdy

given they have their leader back.

Well, real celebration
is, uh, being able

to talk to you with
no bars in between us.

Mm.

I'm glad you came. I really am.

But I can, uh, handle things
from here on out now.

Of course you can.

You're the strongest person I know.

I'm just glad that you
weren't in that courtroom

to hear all the horrible things
that Flores had to say about me.

He was saying whatever it took to win,

fighting dirty.

Yeah.

Always tried my best not to bring
the w*r back home with me.

- Mm-hmm.
- But, uh...

this one was tough.

It stirred something up inside of me,

just the horrors...

that I've seen and...

things that I've done.

You're not a w*r criminal, Dad.

I'm not a hero, either.

Don't need a jury to tell me that.

You are to me.

And I'm not the only one who thinks so.

Even though you're
not facing sentencing,

you should still see
this "good sailor" book.

- Ah, the book. (CHUCKLES)
- Yeah.

Want me to read a letter?

- I love when you read to me.
- Oh.

Sure.

"I had the distinct honor

of serving alongside Master
Chief Hayes for two years.

His leadership in the field
is second to none,

and I have never known an operator

more committed to Navy".

That's from someone
named Theo Papadakis.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

Theo.

That's a blast from the
past. (GRUNTS SOFTLY)

I don't remember you
ever mentioning him.

Yeah. Well, you know, you were...

You were in your poo-poo diapers.

How old do you think I am?

He writes he got out eight years ago.

You were young.

He got an injury and...

left Bravo Team. I...

I haven't seen him since.

Doesn't seem to have changed his mind

about what kind of man you are.

(QUIETLY): Yeah.

(INSECTS TRILLING)

(SIGHS)

♪ ♪