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Episode Title: "Fortunate Son"
Original Air Date: 03/18/2003
After a young Vietnamese-born Marine is caught seemingly red-handed by INS agents smuggling illegal aliens into the country, Harm is assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Navy decides to audit the JAG office and its procedures.
Writer: Darcy Meyers
Director: Terrence O'HaraSynopsis: Harm investigates a Vietnamese Marine lieutenant arrested in an INS sweatshop bust. Commander Lindsey returns to conduct an audit of the JAG office.
Turner and Harm investigate a decorated Marine and Vietnam War veteran, who may have been smuggling Vietnamese girls into a sweatshop in Baltimore. Turner: Scott Lawrence. Harm: David James Elliott.
JAG
Starring
David James Elliott [Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr.]
Catherine Bell [Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie]
Patrick Labyorteaux [Lt. Bud Roberts]
John M. Jackson as Admiral Chegwidden
Co-Executive Producer
Mark Horowitz
Co-Executive Producer
Stephen Zito
Co-Executive Producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson
Created By
Donald P. Bellisario
-- 1235 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia --
"Fortunate Son"
Also Starring
Scott Lawrence [Cmdr. Sturgis Turner]
Chuck Carrington [PO Jason Tiner]
Guest Starring
Dustin Nguyen [Marine Lt. Bao Hien]
James Denton [INS Agent Geoffrey Roizman]
Dean Stockwell [SECNAV Edward Sheffield]
Kathleen Luong [_]
W.K. Stratton [Cmdr. Teddy Lindsey]
Zoe McLellan [PO Coates]
Kathlyne Pham [_]
Long Nguyen [_]
Catherine Ai [_]
An Le [_]
Elyse Dinh [_]
Linda Ngoc Tran [_]
Producer Philip DeGuere, Jr.
Producer David Bellisario
Producer Avery C. Drewe
Coordinating Producer Julie B. Watson
Co-Executive Producer Dana Coen
Written by Darcy Meyers
Directed by Terrence O'Hara
-- 1945 Zulu Port of Baltimore Maryland -- 2012 Zulu Patuxent River Naval Air Station Lexington, Maryland -- 2130 Zulu INS Detention Center Baltimore, Maryland -- 2220 Zulu Patuxent River Naval Air Station Lexington, Maryland -- 1220 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia -- 1431 Zulu Port of Baltimore Maryland -- 1715 Zulu Sunshine Brides Wheaton, Maryland -- 1323 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia --
Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Co-Producer Mark R. Schilz
Associate Producer Megan Mascena Gaspar
Story Editor Don McGill
Music by Steven Bramson
Theme by Bruce Broughton
Casting by Melissa Skoff, C.S.A.
Original Casting by Nan Dutton, C.S.A.
Director of Photography William Webb
Production Designer Robert J. Bacon
Supervising Editor Randy D. Wiles
Unit Production Manager Mark R. Schilz
First Assistant Director Robert Scott
Second Assistant Director Suzanne Bornstein Saltz
Art Director Chas. Butcher
Set Decorator Lynn Wolverton Parker
Property Master George Tuers
Production Sound Mixer Sean Rush, C.A.S.
Music Editor Brian Kirk
Hair Stylist Carla Dean
Costume Supervisors Paul Dafelmair
Bruce Gareth Chen
Make-up Artists Phyllis Temple
Joe Hailey
Stunt Coordinator Diamond Farnsworth
Special Effects Coordinator Larry Fuentes
Construction Coordinator Thom Schaefer
Transportation Coordinator Greg Nutt
Location Manager Paul Brinkman
Script Supervisor Billie L. Mayer
Technical Advisors Matt Sigloch, USMC (Ret.)
RADM Paul T. Gillcrist, USN (Ret.)
Production Coordinator Sara Chaiken
Pre-Production Coordinator Barbara Hecht
Post Production Coordinator Michael Horowitz
Assistant Editor Peter Keller
Production Accountants David Schiller
Ted Martinez
Assistants to the
Executive Producers Patty Sachs
Rebecca Price
Debra Mayfield
Sara Jane Swanson
Producers' Assistants Joyce Jicka
Joshua Lurie
Main Title Design Castle/Bryant/Johnsen
Casting Executive Sheila Guthrie, C.S.A.
Sound Supervisor Greg Schorer
Video Post Production by Hollywood Digital
Film Lab Image Lab
Sound Editing by Echo Film Services, Inc.
Editorial Solutions Provided by LA Digital Post
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