JAG Season 3 premiered on September 23, 1997, and concluded on May 19, 1998.
Cast
Series Regulars
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Harmon Rabb Jr. | David James Elliott | Lieutenant Commander in the United Navy and an officer with JAG. |
| Sarah MacKenzie | Catherine Bell | Major in the United States Marine Corps and an officer with JAG. |
| Bud Roberts Jr. | Patrick Labyorteaux | Lieutenant in the United States Navy and an officer with JAG as well as the boyfriend/fiancé/husband of Navy Ensign Harriet Sims. |
| A.J. Chegwidden | John M. Jackson | Admiral in the United States Navy and the Judge Advocate General of the United States. |
Also Starring
The series also stars Karri Turner as Navy Ensign Harriet Sims.
Episodes
| Episode Number | Title | Airdate | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Season | |||
| 38 | 1 | Ghost Ship (episode) | September 23, 1997. | When a skeleton is found in the hull of the U.S.S. Hornet, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, Harm becomes obsessed with determining a link between the body and his missing father. |
| 39 | 2 | The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert (episode) | September 30, 1997. | The trial of a Marine pilot who has been accused of fraternization gets more even complicated when an activist female Congressman interferes in the name of "fairness". |
| 40 | 3 | The Good of the Service (episode) | October 7, 1997. | Harm and Mac go up against Chegwidden in a case that sees Mac's old lover, Colonel John Farrow on trial for disobeying orders for rescuing his team from a Haitian warlord. |
| 41 | 4 | Blind Side (episode) | October 14, 1997. | When a training accident leaves two civilians dead, Harm comes to the uncomfortable realization that he may have to end the career of his mentor to save the pilot who was involved in the accident from taking the fall. |
| 42 | 5 | King of the Fleas (episode) | October 21, 1997. | A paraplegic Vietnam veteran arrives at JAG HQ, confessing to a murder but the situation is complicated by the possibility that the man knows something about Harm's father. |
| 43 | 6 | Vanished (JAG Season 3 episode) | October 28, 1997. | When an F-14 disappears, Harm and Mac must uncover what happened to the plane and its pilot. |
| 44 | 7 | Against All Enemies (episode) | November 4, 1997. | When the United States is accused of shooting down a civilian plane belonging to North Korea, Harm, Mac and Bud race against the clock to uncover the truth before the North Korean military sink a salvage vessel belonging to the United States in revenge. |
| 45 | 8 | Above and Beyond (episode) | November 11, 1997. | The JAG team investigate when Lieutenant Rivers, a Navy SEAL who is up for the Medal of Honor for rescuing a Washington diplomat faces a potential court-martial after evidence discovers that he may have left one of his men behind on the mission. |
| 46 | 9 | Impact (JAG Season 3 episode) | November 18, 1997. | When a Marine helicopter and an unknown aircraft collide in mid-air, Harm and Bud investigate but find resistance complicating things while Mac leaves JAG to join her boyfriend's law firm. |
| 47 | 10 | People v. Rabb (episode) | November 25, 1997. | When a member of the Russian mafia is shot dead, Harm who had been attempting to get information concerning the whereabouts of his father is accused of murdering the man, forcing Mac who's a civilian into defending Harm while the JAG team attempt to find the real killer. |
| 48 | 11 | Defenseless (episode) | December 9, 1997. | Harm and Mac work to defend a Navy Ensign who claims that she killed a Turkish military attache as she believed he was going to hurt her but as the case progresses, Harm soon discovers that the supposed Navy Ensign is not who she appears to be. |
| 49 | 12 | Someone to Watch Over Annie (episode) | January 6, 1998. | When Josh Pendry, the son of Harm's girlfriend, Annie witnesses a murder on a class field trip to Andrews Air Force Base, he becomes the target of a German weapons buyer for Saddam Hussein, forcing Harm to intervene and prevent both Josh and Annie from being murdered. |
| 50 | 13 | With Intent to Die (episode) | January 13, 1998. | During a hunting trip with the Secretary of Defense, Chegwidden's mentor dies with the death being ruled a suicide. Unwilling to accept the findings, Chegwidden conducts his own investigation in an attempt to uncover the truth. |
| 51 | 14 | Father's Day (episode) | February 3, 1998. | A Marine Corporal who has been accused of dereliction of duty steals a tank and engages the military in a stand-off because a conviction will guarantee that he will lose custody of his son. |
| 52 | 15 | Yesterday's Heroes (episode) | February 24, 1998. | Harm and Mac meet three World War Two veterans engaged in an intense guerrilla war with a South American drug kingpin while at Mac's suggestion, Bud heads to Naples, Florida to meet Harriet's parents. |
| 53 | 16 | Chains of Command (episode) | March 3, 1998. | A Chief on board the U.S.S. Seahawk is accused of sexual harassment. As such, he hires a civilian lawyer, Dalton Lowne, Mac's boyfriend to defend him with the case becoming personal for Mac when Dalton shows up at her apartment to steal confidential information from her. |
| 54 | 17 | The Stalker (episode) | March 17, 1998. | After her ex is shot dead, Mac attempts to stay one step ahead of someone who's targeting her while the Admiral's daughter pays the JAG office a visit. |
| 55 | 18 | Tiger, Tiger (episode) | March 24, 1998. | A "Tiger" cruise for Navy personnel and their children turns deadly when a group of Cuban terrorists seize the ship, triggering a hostage situation. It now falls to Harm to stop the group from using the ship's weapons to kill Fidel Castro while ensuring that all the hostages are not hurt. |
| 56 | 19 | Death Watch (episode) | March 31, 1998. | Harm's mental state becomes questionable as he remembers a case involving his dead Naval classmate, Lieutenant Diane Schonke while Mac learns about her doppelganger. |
| 57 | 20 | The Imposter (episode) | April 21, 1998. | Disgraced DSD agent Clark Palmer returns and after drugging Harm, assumes Harm's identity so that he can kill a key witness in a trial that Harm and Mac are prosecuting. As Palmer does that, the real Harm fights to escape his apartment which has been bobby-trapped with a bomb while Bud gives Harriet a ring. |
| 58 | 21 | The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse (episode) | April 28, 1998. | Harm and Mac investigate when a Navajo medicine woman refuses to believe that the coffin the Marines brought actually contain the remains of her brother-in-law who was a Navajo code talker during World War Two. The case is greatly complicated by the Navajo group's refusal to allow DNA testing as well letting the Navy name a ship after Jimmy Blackhorse so Harm calls an old friend for help. |
| 59 | 22 | Clipped Wings (episode) | May 5, 1998. | Harm and Mac face off against each other in court when a F-14 clips an Italian helicopter that results in six people dying. The case is further complicated by the Italian government who are eager to prosecute the pilot who was driving the F-14. |
| 60 | 23 | Wedding Bell Blues (episode) | May 12, 1998. | As Bud and Harriet prepare for their wedding, various problems in the form of domineering parents and chaos threaten to jeopardize things. |
| 61 | 24 | To Russia with Love (episode) | May 19, 1998. | After receiving a photo that suggests that his father was sent to Siberia after being shot down in Vietnam, Harm along with Mac head to Russia to search for answers. |
Trivia
- This is also the first season to have John M. Jackson (A.J. Chegwidden) and Patrick Labyorteaux (Bud Roberts Junior) on the DVD cover.
Description
- From the Region 2 DVD:
The men and women of the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps are back for 24 more action-packed episodes in the third season of the long-running hit series, JAG. Commander "Harm" Rabb (David James Elliott) and Major "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) both find romance this season, but also suffer heartache. And while they might take on Cuban terrorists and Russian spies, they still manage to make to the wedding between Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) and Harriet (Karri Turner)! Co-starring John M. Jackson as Admiral "A.J." Chegwidden, JAG digs deep to portray the human side of the military experience and show the bravery of those who give all for their country!
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