The admiral orders a hearing about the allegedly inadequate defense by Bud in the previous episode. Sturgis prosecutes, and Harm defends. Harm discovers why Bud did not find a key witness and an alibi. The admiral meets an intriguing lady.

Harm and Mac prosecute a civilian reporter for disobeying a direct order while accompanying a SEAL team on a mission against a target in Afghanistan, and Sturgis defends. Bud carries out transfer orders to a ship as his next duty station.