JAG season 3
| JAG (season 3) | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 | |
| Starring | David James Elliott Catherine Bell Patrick Labyorteaux John M. Jackson Karri Turner |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 23, 1997 – May 19, 1998 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 23, 1997, and concluded on May 19, 1998. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Productions.
Plot
Following in his father's footsteps as a Naval Aviator, Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm-tossed carrier at sea, diagnosed with night-blindness, Harm transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, which investigates, prosecutes, and defends the law of the sea. There with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah MacKenzie, he now fights in and out of the courtroom with the same daring and tenacity that made him a top gun in the air. - Introduction
Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott), a former aviator, and Marine Major Sarah MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) are employed by the Judge Advocate General Corps, the elite legal division of the United States Navy. Mac, a beautiful, by-the-book Marine, is JAG's Chief of Staff and Harm's partner. She oversees a team including Lieutenant J.G. Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux), Ensign Harriet Sims (Karri Turner), and Commander Carolyn Imes (Dana Sparks), as they investigate cases including the discovery of a skeleton aboard a decommissioned ship ("Ghost Ship"), a fraternization charge ("The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert"), a training accident ("Blindside"), and a murder in Vietnam ("Vanished"). Meanwhile, Mac comes face-to-face with her past ("The Good of the Service"), and departs JAG for private-practice ("Impact"), Bud tries his hand at Karaoke ("Above and Beyond"), Harm is accused of murder ("People v. Rabb"), Harm and Mac travel to Russia ("To Russia With Love"), Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) loses his mentor ("With Intent to Die"), and Mac learns of Lieutenant Diane Schonke ("Death Watch"), her doppelganger whose murder was investigated by Harm and Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) in 1996.
Production
Despite an initial reluctance to co-operate from the Department of the Navy (due to sensitivity in light of all the accumulative negative publicity that had been generated from the Tailhook scandal and its aftermath),[1] during season three, the naval services had begun to change their minds, and began to render support to the production team on a script-by-script basis. Commander Bob Anderson of the Navy's entertainment media liaison office in Los Angeles stated that "we're fine with that as long as the bad guys are caught and punished, and the institution of the Navy is not the bad guy".[1]
Cast and characters
Main cast
Also starring
- Karri Turner as Ensign Harriet Sims
Recurring cast
Guest cast
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "Ghost Ship" | Donald P. Bellisario | Teleplay: Donald P. Bellisario Story: Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist and Donald P. Bellisario | September 23, 1997 | 039 |
| 39 | 2 | "The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert" | Alan J. Levi | Stephen Zito | September 30, 1997 | 040 |
| 40 | 3 | "The Good of the Service" | Alan J. Levi | Larry Moskowitz | October 7, 1997 | 038 |
| 41 | 4 | "Blind Side" | Tony Wharmby | Dana Coen | October 14, 1997 | 041 |
| 42 | 5 | "King of the Fleas" | Tony Wharmby | Dana Coen | October 21, 1997 | 043 |
| 43 | 6 | "Vanished" | Alan J. Levi | R. Scott Gemmill | October 28, 1997 | 042 |
| 44 | 7 | "Against All Enemies" | Joe Napolitano | Alex Davidson | November 4, 1997 | 044 |
| 45 | 8 | "Above and Beyond" | Tony Wharmby | Paul Levine | November 11, 1997 | 045 |
| 46 | 9 | "Impact" | Paul Schneider | R. Scott Gemmill | November 18, 1997 | 046 |
| 47 | 10 | "People v. Rabb" | Greg Beeman | Larry Moskowitz | November 25, 1997 | 047 |
| 48 | 11 | "Defenseless" | Tony Wharmby | Kimberly Costello | December 9, 1997 | 048 |
| 49 | 12 | "Someone to Watch over Annie" | Greg Beeman | Stephen Zito | January 6, 1998 | 049 |
| 50 | 13 | "With Intent to Die" | Winrich Kolbe | Larry Moskowitz | January 13, 1998 | 050 |
| 51 | 14 | "Father's Day" | Tony Wharmby | Dana Coen | February 3, 1998 | 051 |
| 52 | 15 | "Yesterday's Heroes" | Greg Beeman | R. Scott Gemmill | February 24, 1998 | 052 |
| 53 | 16 | "Chains of Command" | Tony Wharmby | Stephen Zito | March 3, 1998 | 053 |
| 54 | 17 | "The Stalker" | Scott Brazil | Larry Moskowitz | March 17, 1998 | 054 |
| 55 | 18 | "Tiger, Tiger" | Tony Wharmby | Thom Parham | March 24, 1998 | 055 |
| 56 | 19 | "Death Watch" | Donald P. Bellisario | Donald P. Bellisario | March 31, 1998 | 057 |
| 57 | 20 | "The Imposter" | Alan J. Levi | R. Scott Gemmill | April 21, 1998 | 058 |
| 58 | 21 | "The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse" | Alan J. Levi | Dana Coen | April 28, 1998 | 056 |
| 59 | 22 | "Clipped Wings" | Tony Wharmby | Stephen Zito | May 5, 1998 | 059 |
| 60 | 23 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Alan J. Levi | Teleplay: R. Scott Gemmill & Stephen Zito Story: Larry Moskowitz | May 12, 1998 | 060 |
| 61 | 24 | "To Russia with Love" | Tony Wharmby | Larry Moskowitz & Donald P. Bellisario | May 19, 1998 | 061 |
