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Previously on SEAL Team...

HVT's name is Yassine Kassen.

French-Algerian, known in jihadi circles as "Raqqa Jacques."

It's the same guy who tortured Ray.

Then why'd you keep it from me?

I'm squared away, so I do not need you playing hero.

You can't tell me you don't want to take this guy down hard.

Vengeance? I don't want to be the guy chasing that.

Master Chief Hayes, I'm NCIS Agent Salazar.

I'm placing you into custody.

Is there a chance Jason committed a war crime?

We'd all know if he did.

Seeing him in those cuffs,

after all he's sacrificed...

Got to be a mistake.

Any news?

Not yet. Waiting on Soto

to, uh, brief us.

I just can't even imagine what Jason's being accused of.

Things went sideways in Jordan,

but nothing that would amount to this.

Surveillance op wasn't supposed to go kinetic.

Everything was clean on the op.

There's no reason he'd be answering

for anything we did over there.

Finally, some answers.

No answers. Just updates.

Bravo is officially undeployable

for the duration of Jason's investigation.

What is he accused of?

A JAG will contact you to schedule your depositions.

You'll find out more details then.

In the meantime,

Command has issued a no-contact order.

You are to stay away from each other

and from Jason.

Anyone gonna tell me what the deal is here?

I know as little as you, Master Chief.

I received a call at home

instructing me to return to base,

so here I am.

Yeah, well, thanks for being here.

My apologies, Captain Lindell. I was detained.

Master Chief, this is

Lieutenant Commander Flores, a Navy JAG.

He's here to read your charges.

Master Chief Hayes, you're accused

of unlawfully killing Yazeed Nafal...

Who?

...shooting with lethal force an unarmed Jordanian civilian

while on a mission to the nation of Jordan.

That didn't happen.

For failure to ensure the target was armed

before the use of lethal force as required

under the Standing Rules of Engagement,

you are charged with violating UCMJ Article 119,

involuntary manslaughter.

I did not shoot an unarmed man.

You have the right to remain silent.

Okay, this is ridiculous.

I advise you

to review your rights before you discard them,

Master Chief.

Your confinement order.

Excuse me?

You'll be assigned a JAG

to represent you-- in the meantime,

I am obligated to confine you to the brig

for the duration of the investigation.

Master Chief Hayes,

I'm Lieutenant Commander Williams,

the JAG assigned to your defense.

You know what, I've been confined

in here for almost a week now.

Forget where your office is?

My apologies.

Navy bureaucracy at its finest.

No rush.

Just my freedom at stake here.

Just your freedom at stake, "ma'am."

Have a seat.

I've read up on your career, Master Chief.

Very impressive record.

So hopefully, after reading that,

it's clear to you that I'm innocent.

All that's clear

is this case is extremely complicated.

Oh, there's nothing complicated about it.

How's that?

I've seen this

outside the wire all the time: bad guys accuse Americans

of doing something-- they want a payday.

Sure, that's taken place

in Afghanistan and Iraq, but...

Jordan's a staunch American ally.

Different people, same shakedown.

Jordanians are just trying to leverage

the situation.

Interesting theory.

Jordan's upset the U.S. sent operators

into its territory without permission,

and you're the pound of flesh the U.S. is offering

to appease Jordan?

And once they get what they want,

I'll be clear of all charges.

Have you considered that what the Jordanians might want

is you?

They have nothing on me.

And it's up to you to keep it that way.

Rest assured I'm working every angle on your behalf.

And I have secured your release from confinement.

You won't be able to be around your team,

but you can go about your routine.

The team is my routine.

Don't leave Virginia Beach.

Can I trust you to obey these guidelines, Master Chief?

I would have told you sooner. I just...

I wanted to wait till I had all the intel first.

It's a lot to process.

Jason killing an unarmed man.

All those years, all those ops,

a frogman like him wouldn't make a mistake like that.

Of course.

It's just so ugly.

You know, Ray and Naima say

that honesty is how they make it work,

but maybe I shouldn't have painted such a clear picture.

We're supposed to be talking about you moving in.

You know, furniture, not Bravo's problems.

This couch has been with me since I joined the teams.

I think maybe it's time

we should think about getting a new one, huh?

It is not lost on me,

what you guys do.

But I would much rather face the truth

than have my feelings protected.

That's how I want it to be.

Good.

But, you know, the last time around...

you really struggled with the reality

of what happens outside the wire.

Yeah, I just need to know I'm covered, is all.

Can't we meet somewhere off base?

I'd rather not be seen near JAG's office.

Roger that.

All right, see you then.

What do you need a lawyer for?

Ah. Nothing.

Just, uh...

the op in Jordan attracted a little scrutiny.

That's all.

The kind of scrutiny

that gets an article in the Navy Post?

Since when do you read the Navy Post?

Since Jameelah was taking forever in the base library.

Uh-huh.

Page three

it says an operator is under indictment

for an op in Jordan.

You told me your mission was uneventful.

Why are you holding out on me?

I didn't feel the need to share all the details, babe.

It's just one op.

It's more than one.

You still won't talk about what happened

in Syria.

It's Jason.

He's the operator under indictment.

I didn't want to upset you,

'cause I know it's gonna blow over.

What did he do?

I-I can't say.

The investigation involves classified information.

You can't say, or you won't say?

Shared plenty of state secrets before.

I wasn't a warrant officer before.

I got to do my duty.

You know?

Mm-hmm.

Love you.

Love you back.

One of my men come under fire, I'm there to protect them.

All right, I got eyes all over me out there, do you understand me?

They're all looking at me like I'm some kind of a war criminal?

Master Chief...

You one of them?

I was just as blindsided by these allegations

as you were.

Why don't you do something about it

instead of sit there?

'Cause these charges are coming

from above me, outside the walls of this command!

So you think this is a witch hunt, too, huh? Yeah.

I think that you running around like a man on fire

is not helping you.

All right, you know what?

Somebody attacks me I fight back-- that's what I do.

It'd be nice if the people around me

who supported me would do the same,

instead of watching the Navy machine steamroll me.