A Marine claims to have killed an Iraqi PoW; Bud prosecutes, and Mac defends. During a baseball game a pitcher hits a batter; the pitcher faces a charge of assault; Harm prosecutes, and the admiral defends. Harm stays in touch with Mattie.

Turner faces charges of racial bias; Harm petitions the court to get custody of Mattie Grace; Coates tries to engineer a Christmas miracle for Adm. Chegwidden & Lt. Sims.