The Code - First Season

Maggie. Maggie, Maggie, Maggie. Who's the best?

No, that was it.

She just said it. She just said it.

No, you're right. To the biased observer,

one of those random syllables might have been "dad."

No, no, it was not random. She said it.

Maggie, say "dad" again.

Say "dada." Da...

Dada, dada.

I'm gonna miss this.

Don't pretend you're anything but a lifer.

You love the Corps.

I'm just not sure

how much longer it's gonna love me back.

I'll, uh, I'll send you an e-mail, okay?

I got to go. Love you.

You think he's drunk, sir?I think if he tries

to get over the wire,

he's either gonna get court-martialed or shot.

Do any of these Humvees work?

Hold fire, Tower. He's one of mine.

Hey!

Morehead, stop!

Get off the wire.

What's wrong with you?

What are you doing?

Get some men to the fence line. The major went down.

The major is down...

So, who you got?

No one. I got no one, Abe.

I'm gonna focus on my 40-year-old hamstrings,

if it's all the same to you.

It's not all the same. Due respect to you

as my senior officer, it's not even close

to all the same. We have a tradition.

We size up all the new candidates,

and we bet on who's gonna finish first.

Youhave a tradition. I got a guy I run with

who won't shut up.

Come on, Trey, who you got?

Well, I agree he'd look good

on a recruiting poster. The ideal Marine.

Too bad we're lawyers. We don't pursue ideals,

we pursue outcomes.

Outcomes. Mm-hmm.

Birth control glasses.

If that guy wasn't

on the cross-country team, I'll eat my hat.

You're not wearing a hat.

I own a hat.ALEX: Abe!

They operated on him for hours, but he died on the table.

I thought Jason stopped going out on patrol.

It didn't happen in combat.

Jason was stabbed by one of his own men.

What?

It was an enlisted guy.

Ian Morehead.

I came to ask you to handle the case, Abe.

I want you to put this guy away.

It's 0913,

Captain Abraham, we are hard at work

enforcing the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

I'm aware of both the time and our mandate, Mr. Ahmadi.

Then you're also aware that the staff meeting is in progress.

You should say you got pulled over for running a stop sign.

Don't worry about it.Sir, it's been more than five months

since you pretended to get a moving violation.

It's the freshest excuse by far.

I guess you could go with a burst pipe in your apartment.

Pay attention, Rami.

I have a legitimate excuse today.

The clothes.

It's got something to do with the clothes.

The Article 32 hearing is next week,

but Kearney's on defense, so it'll probably plea out.

Can we discuss the murder at Task Force Southwest?

We usually suggest latecomers catch up by listening,

Captain Abraham.

No one appreciates that policy more than I do, ma'am.

You've certainly demonstrated your commitment to tardiness.

Jason Hunt was my C.O. when I got shot.

He personally made sure I got back on my feet,

and he turned into one of the best friends I've ever had.

Last night he took a knife wound

on the wire, and he bled out on the operating table.

I know. And I'm sorry.I'd like to request

that we bring the accused to Quantico for court-martial.

This is the murder of an officer.

It deserves the varsity.

Furthermore,

I want to handle the prosecution.

Did you just say "furthermore"?I did.

He's serious. He said "furthermore."

I have already detailed

Major Ferry to handle the case.

Colonel, I have

the utmost respect for Major Ferry's work.

"Utmost"?

He's an exceptional lawyer, and his commitment

to a frugal lifestyle inspires us all.

But in light of the unique circumstances...

Unique circumstances are the reason why

you're notgetting the case.

Major Hunt's next of kin

don't need a buddy in court. They need a lawyer.

Ma'am, they need me.

They asked for me.

And with due respect to the talent in this room,

I cannot sit out on Jason's murder trial.

Major Ferry,

are you willing to accept cocounsel?

Now, does anyone object

to us resuming our staff meeting?

Actually, ma'am,

apologies. I got to go.

Where? What's with the clothes?

Jason's coming home.

Carry on.

Captain Dobbins.

I'm sorry about Major Hunt.

Thank you.

What are you doing here, Maya?

The MPs put PFC Ian Morehead on that transport.

They put him on the same flight as Jason?

It's a big plane, Abe.

I'm waiting to meet my client.

You'rerepresenting PFC Morehead?

I thought you liked

cases that are a little less open-and-shut.

We must have competing understandings

of the phrase "open-and-shut."

Counselor, your client is getting the big green weenie.

It's just a question of how forcefully

the government applies it.You're filing capital charges?

Bold play.

The military hasn't executed anyone since 1960.

Could be this is a special case.

Could be my cocounsel and I are waiting for a reason

to take the death penalty off the table.

You'll know when I'm in bargaining mode

because I'll be bargaining with you.

Your client's pleading not guilty?

Bold play.

He stabbed his commanding officer

in front of six Marine eyewitnesses.

There's a pretrial motion

on its way to you.

Be ready to argue it

at the arraignment.

A motion for what? Mercy?

A continuance.

I want some more time to investigate.

All rise.

50 bucks says I can get Metcalf to mention

his Purple Heart before you can.

Don't keep us in suspense.

This court-martial is convened

by general court-martial convening order 1-17.

The accused, PFC Ian Morehead, is charged with Article 118--

murder, Article 128--

assault, and Article 134-- disorderly conduct.

Does the defense have a plea?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

So noted.

Now, as to this motion for a continuance...

Respectfully, Your Honor, why the need

for a protracted investigation?

The accused stabbed his commanding officer

in front of six eyewitnesses.

PFC Morehead doesn't remember the incident.

That's what the witnesses are for.

Your Honor,

I refer the court to page seven

of the pretrial motion.

This picture depicts

an MRI scan of a healthy human brain.

This is an MRI

of PFC Morehead's brain,

taken at my request.

The overall neural mass

is considerably decreased, and these hardened areas

indicate necrotic tissue.

The defense plans to call experts

who will testify that my client has clearly suffered

one or more traumatic brain injuries.

Your Honor, this is nothing more than an attempt

to distract the court from the fact

that PFC Morehead stabbed Major Hunt.

TBIs have been called the signature wounds

of our conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They occur when a blast wave from an explosion,

most typically caused by an IED,

slams a Marine's brain against the inside

of his or her skull with tremendous force.

We're all Marines. We know full well

what a TBI is.

Is the defense advancing a legal argument?

TBIs have been difficult to diagnose