JAG: Season 3
JAG Season 3 continues the overarching saga across twenty-four episodes. The television series follows the legal and military exploits of naval investigators and lawyers working within the Judge Advocate General corps. Throughout the season, officers handle complex legal cases, military tribunals, and investigations involving naval personnel. Characters navigate professional challenges, courtroom drama, and personal
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows the United States Navy Judge Advocate General corps.
- Officers investigate and prosecute crimes and legal matters within the military.
- The narrative is an ongoing saga spanning multiple seasons and episodes.
- Characters operate within a military legal and courtroom setting.
Season overview
JAG Season 3 continues the overarching saga across twenty-four episodes. The television series follows the legal and military exploits of naval investigators and lawyers working within the Judge Advocate General corps. Throughout the season, officers handle complex legal cases, military tribunals, and investigations involving naval personnel. Characters navigate professional challenges, courtroom drama, and personal dynamics while serving in the military justice system. The narrative unfolds across twenty-four distinct episodes, maintaining the established format of the ongoing legal drama series.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Ghost Ship
Sep 23, 1997
Harm discovers evidence that his father, an MIA from the Vietnam War, may be alive and under KGB control in Russia. Harm and Mac are investigating the murder of a Navy pilot whose
The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert
Sep 30, 1997
A top female helicopter pilot is accused of disobeying an order---to cease her affair with a married enlisted man, and a Congresswoman is determined to ensure the pilot's fair trea
The Good of the Service
Oct 7, 1997
When a Marine colonel defies orders from superiors, as well as the State Department, and rescues his men who are being held and tortured by a Haitian warlord, he is court-martialed
Blind Side
Oct 14, 1997
Harm risks ending the career of his mentor, as well as their friendship, when he investigates a training accident that killed two civilians. When an F-15 has a mid-air accident an
King of the Fleas
Oct 21, 1997
When a former Vietnam POW arrives at JAG headquarters to report a murder he's just committed, Harm confronts a very complex individual who may know something about his MIA father.
Vanished
Oct 28, 1997
When a fully armed and piloted Navy F-14 disappears during a storm, the JAG team is called in to investigate all possible scenarios, from pilot suicide and terrorism to the curse o
Against All Enemies
Nov 4, 1997
International tensions mount as Harm, Mac and Bud board an aircraft carrier in the Sea of Japan to investigate the accidental shooting down of a North Korean civilian airline by Na
Above and Beyond
Nov 11, 1997
When Harm, Mac and Bud are ordered to run a routine background check on a Navy SEAL who is a candidate for the Medal of Honor, they uncover unsavory information that may make him u
Impact
Nov 18, 1997
Harm & Bud are sent to Twenty-nine Palms Marine Base to investigate the mid-air collision of 2 helicopters & subsequent crash of one helicopter which killed the pilot. Upon arriv
People v. Rabb
Nov 25, 1997
Harm meets with a Russian 'contact' in order to purchase documents that will prove his father was taken to Russia after being shot down in Vietnam. However, during the transaction
Defenseless
Dec 9, 1997
Harm's skills as a lawyer are challenged when he defends a female ensign who claims she murdered an officer because her ""instincts"" told her he meant to hurt her. The ensign cla
Someone to Watch over Annie
Jan 6, 1998
Annie Pendry, a widow, comes to Harm for help after her young son, Josh, witnessed a murder while on a class trip to Andrews Air Force Base. After Harm and Josh are the targets of
With Intent to Die
Jan 13, 1998
Admiral Chegwidden investigates the apparent suicide of his mentor, Admiral Clancy, who allegedly shot himself while on a hunting trip with several friends. Chegwidden can't believ
Father's Day
Feb 3, 1998
Due to frustration at being unable to wrest custody of his son from his drug addicted wife, Corporal Wetzel was distracted during a war game exercise and crashed a tank. Accused of
Yesterday's Heroes
Feb 24, 1998
When a luxury yacht owned by a reputed South American drug trafficker mysteriously sinks and the Navy is suspect, Harm, Mac and Bud are put on the case. Meanwhile, Artemus Sullivan
Chains of Command
Mar 3, 1998
Harm, Mac, and Bud investigate claims of sexual harassment aboard an aircraft carrier. Mac's boyfriend, Dalton Lowne, is the defendant's attorney, and Mac is shocked when she disco
The Stalker
Mar 17, 1998
Following her ugly break-up with Dalton Lowne, Mac has reason to believe that he's stalking her -- until he's killed during an apparent car-jacking and the stalking continues. Much
Tiger, Tiger
Mar 24, 1998
When Harm takes young Josh on a weekend cruise for Navy families aboard the frigate, pleasure turns to fear when the ship is taken over by terrorists who intend to fire missiles at
Death Watch
Mar 31, 1998
Mac arrives at Harm's apartment and is surprised to see that he has forgotten she was coming over and that he is getting to leave with a firearm. Stalling him, she gets him to tel
Imposter
Apr 21, 1998
Clark Palmer, a renegade government agent, breaks into Harm's apartment and incapacitates him. Palmer then makes a cast of Harm's face in order to prepare a mask that he can wear t
The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse
Apr 28, 1998
Members of the JAG team encounter resistance from Navajo tribal elders when they insist on DNA testing to verify that human remains are those of heroic Navajo ""code-talker"" Jimmy
Clipped Wings
May 5, 1998
Political pressures come into play after an F-14 pilot clips a ski helicopter during a NATO exercise over Italian airspace, killing six civilians. Harm and Mac are assigned to oppo
Wedding Bell Blues
May 12, 1998
Bud has his hands full when his obnoxious and abusive father, Big Bud, and his younger brother, Mikey, arrive in town for his wedding. Big Bud throws a stag party at a boisterous s
To Russia with Love
May 19, 1998
(The time is 1980, several Russian soldiers are guarding a prisoner who is Harmon Rabb, Sr. at a train station. The KGB take a photo of the persons gathered there - a photo which