- [after Bud provides Harm with a vital clue to his case]
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: There is a God, Bud. You know how I know?
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: How, sir?
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: 'Cause he only took your leg. He didn't take your head.
- P.O. Jason Tiner: Lieutenant Singer, your itinerary, ma'am.
- Lt. Loren Singer: Thank you, Tiner.
- [Tiner stands at ease expectantly]
- Lt. Loren Singer: Something else?
- P.O. Jason Tiner: Wanted to congratulate you, ma'am. You'll do well on the Seahawk.
- Lt. Loren Singer: Yes, I will.
- P.O. Jason Tiner: Anything further I can do to expedite your departure, ma'am?
- Lt. Loren Singer: Are you being friendly or eager?
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Why the hell didn't I know you'd been charged with hitting your wife?
- GSGT Joe Akers: It was handled in-house, sir. It's not even in my service record book.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Well, it's a matter of public record now, Gunny.
- GSGT Joe Akers: I'm sorry, sir.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: I don't want your apologies! I want your cooperation. Do you have any idea what Colonel MacKenzie's trying to do in there? She's trying to establish that you, not your wife, is the one prone to violence.
- GSGT Joe Akers: Sir, it was a one-time thing... we were
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Well, what about the fight with Sergeant Gerard?
- GSGT Joe Akers: I told you about that.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Yeah, but you didn't tell me it happened three days after the initial incident. It suggests premeditation! It tells the members you're capable of holding a grudge and plotting revenge!
- GSGT Joe Akers: So what does this mean, sir?
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: It means the death penalty just came into play.
- [Akers reacts in shock]
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: It's unlikely... but there's not a lot of sympathy out there for wife beaters.
- Cmdr. Sturgis Turner: You asked me before to conceal the fact that you lied about being a Jew during the Mars case, and I've decided to do so. You have nothing to worry about.
- Lt. Loren Singer: I appreciate it, sir.
- Cmdr. Sturgis Turner: You are now Jewish as far as I'm concerned, as long as you act accordingly.
- Lt. Loren Singer: What, you're going to hold me to it, sir?
- Cmdr. Sturgis Turner: Every chance I get.
- Lt. Loren Singer: Whatever turns you on, sir.
- Cmdr. Sturgis Turner: [indicating his going-away gift to Loren] Go ahead, open it. It's called a mezuzah. It goes on the outside of your quarters.
- Lt. Loren Singer: You're serious about this, Commander?
- Cmdr. Sturgis Turner: [smiling] Wait until Chanukah.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Bud needs you, dad.
- Big Bud Roberts: I've talked to him. He sounds fine.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Talking to him on the phone is not the same as seeing him.
- Big Bud Roberts: I don't want to see him like that.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: So, what, you're just going to avoid Bud for the rest of your life?
- Big Bud Roberts: No. I'll see him when he gets his...
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Prosthesis?
- Big Bud Roberts: Oh, God. Makes me sick just to think about it.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Come on, dad. You were in Vietnam. You must have seen plenty of amputees.
- Big Bud Roberts: I was not "in" Vietnam. I was off the coast on a ship. And the only time I ever saw pants without legs in them was when they were folded up on a supply shelf.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: He needs you.
- Big Bud Roberts: Mikey... I went to that hospital. I got as far as the elevator doors.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: And what stopped you?
- Big Bud Roberts: I don't know. I don't know, I-I don't know. I don't wanna talk about it.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: You have time to drive golf balls, but you don't have time to visit Bud.
- Big Bud Roberts: What, are you afraid your old man can still outdrive you?
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: No, I'm afraid my father cares more about his golf game than about his own son.
- Big Bud Roberts: Hey, watch your mouth, or I'll tee you up.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Dad, Bud's been home for over a month, and he needs your support.
- Big Bud Roberts: What's the matter? He doesn't have a crutch?
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: I can't believe you just said that.
- Big Bud Roberts: Yeah, well, that's why I won't go see him. 'Cause I'll say something like that, or something worse.