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Meltdown, April 29, 2003 |
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By Michele Blackburn Meltdown is the second part of
the JAG spin-off episode about the NCIS. The hunt for a terrorist,
Singer's real killer and a baby shocker make up for this show.
previous episode review//next episode review
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Two
new lawyers are brought into this show. Faith Coleman is Harm's laywer. If
she seems familiar to viewers it's because she played the original Lorna
Devon on Another World. 
Viewers
are immediately sucked into the preparations for the trial. Faith, we
learn, is an obsessive compulsive. This makes her a good lawyer. As for
the prosecution, McBurney seems like a really good lawyer as well. I loved
the part with him in Harm's office sticking notecards on the window. He's
a good lawyer even though he's a little unconventional.
Members
of NCIS, mainly Gibbs, Ducky and Abby, take the stand as well as members
of JAG. Even though Bud's testimony is damaging for Harm, Jen's testimony
is even worse. She felt badly when McBurney made her tell about that night
at Benzingers. Even after she looked to Harm and he nodded that it was
okay, you still saw her pain in having to admit what she saw. Viewers also
learned in her testimony that Jen's father was abusive toward her mother.
I
think I'm going to like Abby Sciuto on here. I like her wild side. It's
going to make for some great parts of the new spin-off if it takes off. We
learn that Abby has a tattoo of a spider web on her neck and that doesn't
like suits or courtrooms full of people. This led to a cute scene between
she and McBurney. 
When
Gibbs got on the stand, he had to admit to everyone that he thought Harm
was setup. When he left for the Middle East, he made Tony head
investigator. Between Tony and Abby, they found that Harm's cover had been
planted months after Singer's death. That got them to looking for other
men that Singer had been with prior to Sergei. 
I
loved the look on Tony's face when Harm identified Lindsey as a possible
suspect. That grin is adorable. We also got a flash of Harm remembering
Lindsey taking his cover and that's when they realized that part was a
set-up. It turns out that the Singer/Lindsey thing went back all the way
to last May. 
Tony
and Viv have Lindsey brought in. Tony gets a confession out of Lindsey. It
seems they were arguing, Singer went to leave and slipped in the snow
hitting her head on the concrete. Instead of calling for help, Lindsey
dumped Singer's unconscious body into the river causing her to drown. He
put Harm's cover into place along the riverbank making it look like Harm
did it. I have to admit that Lindsey's not as stupid as I took him for.
It's hard to believe the man that was arrested for murder tonight is the
same person that first appeared on the show as wimpy Ted Lindsey in 1995.
The
shocker came at the end of Tony's interrogation when he told Lindsey that
he wasn't the father of the baby either. It turns out Singer was with a
man that we didn't even know about. The look on Lindsey's face is of
relief. Funny, considering it still doesn't change the fact he's going
down for murder. 
Now
the storyline delves into the hunt for Bin-Atwa. Tony, Viv and Gibbs find
him in a sea port. However, Viv almost blows it when she stares at the man
too long. Gibbs chases him into the ship where the man pulls a grenade.
Gibbs kills him before the grenade goes off and then is blown down the
stairs. Viv and Tony finally see him emerge through the smoke.
Viv
apologizes for which Gibbs doesn't accept and he walks off. The last seen
is of him walking up the steps.
"If
the hat fits, you can't acquit." (getting looks from everybody) "Ah, come
on, one of you would have said it if you had a chance."~Abby