Harm serves as a pilot and legal officer for his squadron aboard a carrier. Friction develops between him and a hotshot pilot who makes a mistake on a mission. Back at JAG, a Marine weapons instructor is prosecuted for carelessly firing a new weapon system while drunk. GySgt. Galindez joins the JAG office to help with administrative errors that have accumulated since Harriet has been on leave.

A petty officer smuggles a pregnant Albanian woman aboard Harm's carrier; Harm helps with the defense of the sailor at trial. Harm does some good flying, but the CAG nudges Harm back toward the JAG Corps. The gunny starts his new duties.