A rescue helo has picked up Skates, but Harm remains adrift in the sea. With Mac's uncanny help, a Viking finds Harm's life-raft, then a helicopter finds Harm, but his condition is critical. Mac declines to set another date, then Mic returns to Oz.

The admiral helps to solve a problem for an unexpected visitor. In the Indian Ocean, Mac and Gunny investigate a death; Mac prosecutes, and Harm shows up, defends, and figures it out. Friction heats up between Harm and a civilian attorney.