A teenage boy spits at the admiral, who slaps him on tape, and an uproar follows; however, the false denials and other lies of the boy overtake him. Harm defends a SEAL officer who disobeys orders by going back to recover a fallen mate.

Harm and Mac go to Saudi Arabia to defend Lieutenant Stephanie Donato, a female naval aviator who flies C-130 Hercules while serving with the U.S. Air Force, but refuses to wear the Abaya when off-base.