Episode Title: "The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse"
Original Air Date: 04/28/1998
Grammy Award-Winning Country Singer Trisha Yearwood Guest Stars, In Her First Dramatic Role for Television.
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 Blackhorse, who has been missing since World War II. Forensic pathologist Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter (country singer Trisha Yearwood) joins Harm and Mac on the case.
The Navajo elders consider it a sacrilege to tamper with the remains of the dead and, furthermore, the Navajo medicine woman is certain that the remains do not belong to the esteemed Blackhorse. While the veracity of scientific evidence is argued against that of tribal custom and the metaphysical, Teresa finds herself falling for Harm and putting the entire assignment in jeopardy.
Country star Trisha Yearwood makes her acting debut in a moving story about the conflict between science and belief. Bodily remains discovered in New Zealand are identified as those of a missing Navajo code-talker, and the Pentagon makes plans to name a ship after the WWII vet. But a medicine woman (Betty Carvalho) contends that the remains are not her brother-in-law, citing a dark spirit instead of the light one she knew. A sympathetic forensic pathologist (Yearwood) suggests a DNA test, but the Navajos reject the idea as sacrilegious. Ultimately, Harm and Mac are sent to the discovery site to find out more about the soldier's final days.
"The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse" -- 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 Blackhorse, who has been missing since World War II, on JAG, Tuesday, April 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Alan Levi directed the episode from a script by Dana Coen.
Forensic pathologist Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter (Grammy Award-winning Country singer Trisha Yearwood, in her first dramatic television role) joins Harm and Mac on the case. The Navajo elders consider it a sacrilege to tamper with the remains of the dead and, furthermore, the Navajo medicine woman is certain that the remains do not belong to the esteemed Blackhorse. While the veracity of scientific evidence is argued against that of tribal custom and the metaphysical, Teresa finds herself falling for Harm and putting the entire assignment in jeopardy.
Lt. Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb David James Elliott Maj. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie Catherine Bell Lt. j.g. Bud Roberts Patrick Labyorteaux Admiral Chegwidden John M. Jackson Ensign Harriet Sims Karri Turner Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter Trisha Yearwood Margaret Blackhorse Betty Carvalho Johnny Blackhorse Frank Sotonoma Salsedo Paul Begay Gregory Norman Cruz Adele Wheeler Grace Renn Sammy Wheeler Steve Reevis Jimmy Blackhorse Nick Tate Navajo Judge Joshua Estrada Marine Lieutenant Tim Owens Frances Roland Florence Sundstrom Cashier Lisa Robins
Human remains may be those of a missing Navajo ``code talker''; guest Trisha Yearwood.
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JAG
Starring
David James Elliott [Lt. Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr.]
Catherine Bell [Maj. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie]
Patrick Labyorteaux [Lt. (j.g.) Bud Roberts]
John M. Jackson as Admiral Chegwidden
Co-Executive Producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson
Created By
Donald P. Bellisario
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"The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse"
Also Starring
Karri Turner as Ensign Harriet Sims
Guest Starring
Trisha Yearwood as Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter
Gregory Norman Cruz [Paul Begay]
Frank S. Salsedo [Johnny Blackhorse]
Betty Carvalho [Margaret Blackhorse]
Nick Tate [Jimmy Blackhorse]
Grace C. Renn [Adele Wheeler]
Steve Reevis [Sammy Wheeler]
Co-Producers David Bellisario
Avery C. Drewe
Producer R. Scott Gemmill
Producer Julie B. Watson
Produced by Mark Horowitz
Supervising Producer Larry Moskowitz
Co-executive Producer Stephen Zito
Written by Dana Coen
Directed by Alan J. Levi
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Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producer Tina Albanese
Story Editor Dana Coen
Music by Steven Bramson
Theme by Bruce Broughton
Joshua Estrada Navajo Judge
Tim Owens Marine Lt.
Florence Sundstrom Frances Roland
Lisa Robins Cashier
Casting by Melissa Skoff, C.S.A.
Original Casting by Nan Dutton, C.S.A.
Director of Photography Hugo Cortina
Production Designer Robert J. Bacon
Supervising Editor Thomas Petersen
Unit Production Manager/
Co-producer Jim Weatherill
First Assistant Director Robert Scott
Second Assistant Director Brian Faul
Art Director Sandy Getzler
Set Director Lynn Wolverton-Parker
Property Master George Tuers
Production Sound Mixer Sean Rush
Music Editor Bruce Frazier
Costume Supervisor Paul Dafelmair
Hair Stylist Andrea Mizushima-Jones
Make-up Artist Darrell L. McIntyre
Stunt Coordinator Diamond Farnsworth
Special Effects Coordinator Larry Fuentes
Construction Coordinator Ed Vance
Transportation Coordinator Dick White
Location Manager Paul Brinkman
Script Supervisor Billie L. Mayer
Technical Advisors Matt Sigloch
Chuck DeCaro
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Pre-Production Coordinator Shari Neiman Ramsey
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Sound Supervisor Greg Schorer
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