SEAL Team (2017) s03e03 Episode Script
Adapt and Overcome
Previously on SEAL Team You and Davis, how long have you two been - playing house behind the team's back? - This is the wrong time to make unfounded accusations, but it is so good to see that you're back on your damn high horse again.
Brett committed suicide because he couldn't get treatment for his TBI.
That's a crime.
- A national disgrace.
- Saw your dad on TV last night.
It's ironic how your father picked up the very fight that I ordered you to put down.
Brett's not getting a Purple Heart.
No, he's not.
But I'm gonna keep banging on the drum.
I want this for all the vets.
But mostly I want it for you.
I can't kick in doors worrying about what's on the other side.
I just ignore and override.
What's got you spooked, brother? I'm hearing the footsteps.
They're getting louder.
Maybe I need to make a change.
Hey, Em, it's your dad.
Listen.
Do me a favor, give me a call back.
I need to talk to you, please.
Bravo 1, this is Bravo 6.
Target secure.
Copy, Bravo 6.
End-ex.
End-ex.
Ric Flair would've been proud of that gorilla slam, baby.
Yeah, well, that was slow.
Slow clearing the hallway, slow securing the targets.
Slow.
Slow, slow.
Ray, on point.
Run the next.
- Move.
- Yes, sir.
Okay.
Cool.
Done.
Slow Sonny walking.
There's nothing wrong with our time, man.
The problem is Bravo 1.
His chicks have flown the coop.
He's got nothing else to occupy his time with.
Come on.
Jason's not pushing us any harder than he's pushing himself.
Dude needs to find a hobby.
Or a good strip bar with all-you-can-eat popcorn shrimp.
Hey.
You guys need to check yourselves.
All right? I tell you what, first person that gets the role-player to tap out tonight drinks for free.
I'll take that bet.
- Sonny, you'll never learn.
- Uh, yep.
Oh, please.
Mother of God.
Run it again.
There we go.
Too slow.
Do it again.
Again.
You're wasting my time.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Bravo 2.
Target secure.
End-ex.
End-ex.
Boys are buying.
Not bad.
What do you say we get some beers, huh? As long as I can drink it laying down.
You're gonna end up on the floor anyway, Sonny.
Yeah, I'm just hoping the booze will help me sleep through the change of command ceremony tomorrow.
Hard to believe that Harrington's gone.
Seems like he just got here.
Change of command's always such a pain in the ass.
Every new CO comes in feeling like they need to shake things up, make it his own, right? As long as this dude doesn't start messing with our hair - and make us shave our beards.
- Yeah.
Oh, we just got to make sure we keep our noses clean so he doesn't make an example.
Right, Sonny? Yeah, what if he demands clean cages? - Or bans dip? - No, no, no.
I need my dip.
Did you hear about 7's new CO? No alcohol.
Nothing.
Can you imagine that? Gentlemen - Bless their heart.
- it's my privilege to introduce you to DEVGRU's next commanding officer, Captain Greyson Lindell.
Bravo Team, Captain Harrington told me all about you.
Sir.
Jason Hayes.
Welcome aboard.
Master Chief.
I look forward to the next few years with you and your team.
Look forward to giving you 100%, sir.
Good.
'Cause whatever standards Captain Harrington measured this command by, mine will be higher.
I don't believe in stasis, only evolution.
Sir.
All right, look.
You know what? The guy's not so bad.
Hey, come on.
We survived Shaw.
We can survive this guy.
So shall we retire to be Bravo in the back den with some beers and evolve? Let's go, boys.
Come on.
This guy can change everything.
Michael Drake, huh? He's running for Congress in the 5th district.
He's young, shrewd and aggressive, and he's saying all the right things.
He's talking about traumatic brain injury? Well, he will be.
He's got a ton of vets in his district.
You think you can get this guy to come on board? I've been whispering some sweet nothings in his ear.
But you haven't closed yet? You're the closer, Clay.
Active duty, DEVGRU.
The guy wants to meet you.
He wants to touch the magic.
But I know Harrington stood you down.
Harrington's command's over.
Got a, uh, new guy coming in.
Pretty sure he was speaking about the whole Navy with that one.
Okay, I'm not, uh, I'm not buying this whole cautious father act here.
Come on.
Bullfrog like you, you wouldn't be here unless you had a plan.
Well, you don't think you're the only sneaky bastard in this family, do you, son? All right, here's the deal.
Friday, you and I are gonna go to Morton's, have a couple of steaks together, all right? Some much needed father and son time.
Drake will just happen to be there, he'll pop over to the table and say hello, and I'll introduce you.
Just a casual, accidental-type meeting.
Gives you cover and you can go ahead and bend his ear about TBI.
You think this guy can get Swann's Purple Heart - pushed across the finish line? - And then some.
Imagine a congressman with vet health care at the top of his platform.
I mean, if it's too risky for you, we can cank the op.
What time's dinner? - How's your roommate? - Oh, my roommate's a drag, but there's a couple girls on my floor I like.
Grace is a New Yorker and she knows everything about the city.
I can't believe you're going to school in New York.
I hope it doesn't do any kind of permanent damage.
It's a cool place, Dad.
You're going to all your classes, right? You're not missing anything? Of course I'm going to them.
I-I actually like my classes.
Even the Theory and the Methodology one? Okay, I like all my classes except Theory and Methodology.
See, if it doesn't hurt, I'm not getting my money's worth.
Okay.
What's so smart about that? So, what are we doing here? What do you need? We're not here for me, Dad.
We're here for you.
Oh, no, no, no.
You're not here for me.
I don't need this place.
I don't come to Bed Bath & Beyond.
I don't shop here.
You're eating MREs and stealing toilet paper from the base.
It's barbaric.
It's an apartment, it's where I lay my head.
Why didn't you keep anything from the house? Why? Because the movers, they put everything in storage.
It's not like I'm gonna be digging through there to get a kitchen blender.
There's more than kitchenware in those boxes.
A lot of memories.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Healthy.
Yeah, right.
Is there any, uh, college guys I need to do a serious background check on? You'd rather talk about me and guys than your emotional detachment issues? I must've struck a nerve.
Davis.
Ensign Davis.
What a nice surprise, Petty Officer.
- You headed my way? - No, ma'am.
Us enlisted, we don't, uh, keep bankers' hours like you officers do.
Besides, I, uh, I got us this really nice reservation at this restaurant up in Richmond.
That's a hundred miles away.
Yeah, well, you know, it's don't won't anybody to spot us.
That is very smart, but since when are you risk-averse? I'm not risk-averse.
We just, you know, we both got a lot to lose here.
You getting cold feet on me? What's got you all shook up here? Uh, just, you made a good point.
You know? Just doing what we did before, you know, it looks different now, 'cause it is.
I knew I was gonna wisen you up.
- I told you.
- Oh, you did, huh? Uh, well, just you wait and see, uh, this hotel suite I got us.
- A suite, huh? - Yeah, I mean, you know, you're an officer now.
Got to step my game up.
Yeah.
Level up, Quinn.
Yes.
Come on in.
You wanted to see me, sir? Have a seat, Spenser.
You were friends with Brett Swann.
Yes, towards the, uh, the end of his life.
Well, he was a fine Frogman and what happened to him was a tragedy.
Not so sure about that.
Swann's suicide was predictable and likely avoidable, and tragedies aren't, sir.
Well, what you've been doing to promote the awareness of TBIs is commendable.
When you were injured, you didn't stop working for your friends.
You made Swann your mission, even when the Navy waved you off.
Sir, I haven't done anything Spenser, relax.
I'm on your side.
Forgive me, sir, but, uh, sailors don't usually reach your position by rocking the boat.
Eh, that's spoken like an outsider looking in, 'cause I have found that it is much easier to rock from the inside.
Which is why I'm bringing in a physiologist to work with the team, assess what we do here and how we can better take care of our people.
This is what we need.
This woman is smart.
She has new ideas, and she's made a career for herself studying special operators.
21st century warriors.
They deserve 21st century treatment.
Your outlook is refreshing, sir.
Well, I'm committed, and the Navy's committed to making sure we don't have another Brett Swann.
And in return, I need you to stand down and just go back to concentrating on your job.
'Cause what you and your father are doing could have unintended consequences that could jeopardize the good things we're putting into place.
And that would only make my job harder.
Yes, sir.
And, Spenser, just to be clear, I'm not asking.
- Understand? - Yes, sir.
Mm, look at this one.
That's beautiful, babe.
And way out of our price range.
Then why are you looking at it? Uh, same reason you always check out the Denali at the car lot.
Naima, one day I'm getting a damn Denali.
And one day I'll get this house, or one like it.
I mean, it's in a great school district.
Kids would have their own rooms.
Save us from having to hear a lot of fights in the next few years.
Babe, you know I would love nothing more in the world than to get you that home.
Really.
I just Someday, but not right now.
I mean, even once you make master chief, it'll still be out of our price range.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Maybe we, uh maybe we stretch.
You know? Take a leap of faith.
It is perfect, isn't it? It is, but that doesn't matter.
- No? - No.
The only thing that does is you coming home to it.
It's all happening, our plan.
You're gonna make master chief.
And you are gonna make CNO at work.
- Mm.
- Yeah.
- The dreams are coming true, huh, babe? - Mm.
Where do you want the glasses? To the right of the sink, or the left? I don't care.
Coffee maker? Left side of the sink, near the glasses? I don't know, tell you what.
Why don't you choose? - Just put it wherever.
- No, you choose.
This is your life now, Dad.
Time for you to start turning this cave into a home.
A home? Sonny, you know, this is a really nice idea, but you shouldn't be spending this kind of money.
Well, to tell you the truth, uh, I ain't ever done anything like this for anyone before.
You know, it's kinda, kinda nice getting all gussied up.
I even Febrezed my shirt for you.
- Oh, my.
- Yeah.
Blueberry.
- It's like a fancy first date.
- Mm-hmm.
Except this first date is a sure thing.
Sonny, you're stupid.
So should we, um I don't know go over to that hotel and check out that swanky suite you were telling me about? Uh, well, "swanky" might have undersold it.
This hotel would make an old man very proud.
It's got a Jacuzzi, a fireplace.
If there's carpet anywhere other than the floor, I'm leaving.
I would be disappointed if you didn't.
Oh, we got a new target package coming in.
I didn't get paged.
It's intel, Sonny.
We get read in before the team.
- I gotta go back.
I'm sorry.
- All right.
Hey, it's all right.
No sweat.
Don't be sorry.
These things happen.
Right? Global Response Staff are keeping us posted, but the situation on the ground is volatile and fluid.
As everyone in this room is aware, in addition to possible violence and loss of life, there is a significant political component to the situation.
Sovereign governments in the region and around the globe will be watching closely.
You realize instead of fixing that, you could get Pandora on your computer.
Or Sirius.
- Satellite radio.
- This one works just fine, Em.
Who put the sunrise on my mug? New day, warm colors.
- Doesn't it make you happy? - Not really.
- Are you joking? - What? That's filthy.
Where's the Softsoap I bought? Soap is clean.
How can soap be filthy? It's soap.
I'm gonna set up an online account for you so you have not-disgusting soap and toilet paper and the like delivered automatically once a month.
- It's not like I'm gonna be here.
- Well, maybe not now, but you realize you can't operate forever, don't you? What's that have to do with the type of soap I use? Keep living in denial.
"Dr.
James Conners, PhD.
Psychotherapist.
" Is this how you're working the problem? Shrink we were forced to see in Guam gave me that doctor's number; it's nothing.
You couldn't bring photos from our house into this apartment, but this therapist's card made it all the way from Guam? You're really reading into something that's not there, Em.
- Have you called him? - Why would I? When you came home, you told me you were gonna make some changes.
Is this why you came back? 'Cause you're worried about me? I'm fine.
Saved by the bell.
- Again.
- Yeah.
Don't die.
I'm not gonna die.
I'm good.
12 hours ago, Armenian armed forces violated their cease-fire with Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
I'll bet you that ruffled some feathers.
Azerbaijani military forces were scrambled to the region, and after a few minor skirmishes, the two nations are currently at a stalemate.
That's a serious game of chicken.
Why the hell do we care about turf wars between countries that I can't even spell? Azerbaijan is our only ally in the Caspian Sea, and a deterrent to unaligned powers in the area.
With Russia and Iran stirring the pot, we really don't want to lose any traction.
Particularly given Azerbaijan's resources and shipping lanes.
But we're not worried about Azerbaijan falling over a stalemate.
What's our angle here? The Tesirli power plant.
It's a major source of power in the country, and given all of the attention at the border, it's an easy target.
- A target for who? - Armenian loyalists, Shiite militia.
Foreign powers looking to reduce American influence in the region.
Who's protecting the plant now? A small group of Azerbaijani soldiers.
The Agency does have an asset on the ground, one of their Global Response Staff.
Richard Meyers, former spec ops.
His sources are coming back with information about a pending attack.
If an enemy hostile to American interests takes the plant, they'll control the power.
They could destabilize the only American ally we have in the region.
- That can't happen.
- There's no pressure, huh? You'll be acting in a support capacity only.
Support and advise.
Keep your heads down.
This is a clandestine operation.
The Azerbaijani government doesn't want to appear weak enough to need help.
The U.
S.
can't be seen having boots on the ground in another country.
You know we're gonna be coming right up against Iranian airspace.
We can HALO in, foot patrol to the plant.
A lot of unfriendlies in the area if we miss our target.
Beats sitting through the change of command ceremony.
Meyers will connect you with the soldiers.
Well, tell him to pick a spot, we'll rendezvous with him.
We've got some time, I suggest you familiarize yourself with the plant's layout.
Hey.
Look, if you're coming here to talk to me about my head, I'm gonna throw you out of this airplane without a parachute.
This is the thanks I get for saving your life? What's on your mind? Our new CO, Lindell, came to see me earlier to talk about Swanny.
- The whole TBI thing.
- Okay.
You're getting a reputation.
So, what'd he say? He said that he's, uh, he's gonna bring in a physiologist, and institute the TGPS program.
- Sounds like progress.
- What's the catch? Told me I need to walk away from the issue.
There it is.
You think he's trying to keep me quiet to prevent any blowback on him? My experience, cake-eaters are politicians.
Lindell's probably gunning for some JSOC, or some Pentagon job.
Doesn't want a kid like you making waves.
It's just not really in me to ring out on this one, you know? Don't like leaving the heavy lifting up to others.
There's no Tier One operator that likes taking orders.
Period.
This guy Lindell, just don't get on his bad side.
What about Swanny? You think handing this thing off is doing right by him? You know, I can't tell you what to do, but I can tell you there's a lot of things in this job that can take you out.
Just don't take yourself out.
Thanks, J.
You ought to be able to see that schematic on the back of your eyelids by now.
Never hurts to go over it one more time.
Surprised you're still awake.
Something on your mind? Spun up, somewhere over the ocean, about to HALO into questionable airspace.
Seemed like the perfect time to talk about my career.
Well, don't worry.
Your promotion to master chief is right on track.
That's good.
That's good.
Why am I not feeling that tone? I've been so focused on making master chief, I never really considered the downside.
Welcome to the military, Ray.
Everything comes with a price.
You and I both know there's only room on the team for one master chief, and this is everything Jason has.
The only way he is leaving Bravo is feet first.
So you want to think about another unit? Got some retirements coming up.
I thought about that, but I can't help but feel like if I leave Bravo, I'd be letting the team down.
I'm also wondering if making master chief is the best thing for my family.
Not sure I follow.
Thinking about bypassing master chief and going the warrant officer route instead.
That's a big change.
It's a different path than the one you've been humping all these years.
Yeah, but it's a big pay bump on the home front and keeps me with Bravo.
As Bravo 2.
Means you won't ever be running a team of your own, but it does open up a lot of opportunities beyond what you'd have as master chief.
You'll be a go-to authority on special activities.
Being an officer would change your life in more ways than one, Ray.
A lot of people will be looking to you for answers.
But you do know what this means in terms of the team, right? Yeah.
I know exactly what it means.
This is Angel 5 for Havoc Base.
This is Angel 5 for Havoc Base.
Angel 5, this is Havoc Base.
We're approximately one hour out from our drop.
That's a good copy.
Break.
Bad news, Havoc.
I'm receiving word the plant has been attacked.
We believe it's fallen to Armenian militia.
That's a good copy, Angel 5.
Stand by.
This operation's no longer about assisting and advising.
This is an assault.
Primary critical node for the plant is inside the control room.
It may or may not be guarded.
Meyers lost contact with the soldiers.
We don't know if they're still alive.
And as of now, we don't know how many enemy you'll be facing.
- That's reassuring.
- All right, look, we'll have two teams.
We'll hit the east and the west side of the plant.
Ray, you got Trent, Brock, Full Metal.
Enter from here, the rest of us will hook up with Meyers, - meet you in the control room.
- Copy that.
- 30 minutes to drop.
- Get yourself jocked up ASAP.
the drop zone.
Zero-two-zero flight Five minutes out.
Say again, five-zero-four Flight is two-one-zero at four, report Two-one-zero-four, report two minutes.
Zero-one-zero-seven, how you hear me? Maiden zero-one-zero.
Got you loud and clear, sir.
What's your progress? Final flaps are set.
Three-quarter flaps at one-two-zero Roger.
Thanks.
You can go to max and three-quarter flaps.
That looks good.
Five-zero-four, we show you at one-4,000 At, uh, ten zero, we're going VFR.
It'll be around the same rating that, uh, we're going with.
Copy.
We can confirm current altitude at One minute! Zero-seven-five.
Copy.
Traffic at one o'clock.
- Squadron VFR.
- Affirmative.
We have traffic All right, it's time to drop! at one-3,000, eight-four-zero.
Three, two, one.
Green light.
Looks like Meyers and host nation forces ahead.
- Angel 5? - Yes.
Rich Meyers.
Jason Hayes.
Clay.
Sonny.
Rest of my team's approaching from the water on the west side.
So you got a sitrep? The soldiers who were holding the plant are presumed dead.
Armenian militia now have control.
- What's their endgame? - Control the plant and use it as leverage to force concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh.
It's imperative that we retake the plant before the militia starts cutting power.
That could throw this entire region into anarchy.
You got a "best way" in? From the ground, up a ladder on the east side.
Breach the door on the top deck, you're inside, maybe 75 yards to the control room.
All right, 30 mikes, we hit the plant.
Havoc, this is 1.
Heading to target.
That's good copy, Bravo 1.
Davis? ISR's online.
We're ready here.
Excellent.
Where's our water team? Moving and moving fast.
Bravo 1, this is Bravo 2.
We are two mikes out from target.
Strong copy, 2.
We'll see you on the inside.
Bravo 1 out.
Bravo 1, be advised ISR is picking up what appear to be two enemy combatants near the west entry point.
Roger that.
Meyers.
You and your men set a security perimeter.
- No one follows us.
- Copy that.
We're moving.
Clay, overwatch.
Havoc, this is 1, passing Jericho.
Good copy, Bravo 1.
1, this is 2, approaching the plant.
Copy, 2.
Charlie Mike.
Looks like I owe somebody a beer.
J, up top.
Blue, blue.
1, this is 2.
Be advised, we are at the east side breach point, and will be in the control room in four mikes.
Copy, 2.
Charlie Mike.
We'll be there in three.
Trent, pry it.
Havoc, this is 1, we've reached our breach point.
This tech and this firepower's way more than these cowpokes should have.
No way that's Armenian militia.
Who the hell are we fighting? Havoc, this is 1.
- Yes, sir.
- Bravo 1, go for Havoc.
Be advised, we have an unknown number of unidentified enemy combatants on target.
They're employing heavy and light machine guns, as well as drones.
Roger that.
How far are you from the control room? Headed to the lower deck now.
Roger that.
Havoc out.
Call the Agency.
See if they can tell us what's going on.
Get on it.
I want to know everything.
Somebody missed something big here.
Blow it.
Go.
2, this is 1.
Entering lower deck.
Copy that.
Moving in on the control room now.
Jason's right.
Fancy gear for local militia.
Yeah.
These weapons, high-speed kit, body armor, night vision.
Seen this before in Syria and Iraq.
Havoc Base, this is Bravo 2.
Request a P.
I.
D.
on an enemy killed on target.
Stand by to receive my transmission.
Good copy, Bravo 2.
Standing by.
The I.
D.
is processing now, ma'am.
I think I know why we're facing so much resistance.
Ali Nemati.
Iranian.
Former general of the Quds Forces.
Holy hell.
Bravo 1, this is Havoc Base.
Be advised, new intel indicates enemy are likely Iranian contractors, operating as mercenaries.
It's our assumption that the combatants are likely - to sabotage the plant.
- Mercenaries? Tehran destroys the plant, they got mayhem in the region with total deniability.
Change of command ceremony doesn't sound so bad after all.
Contact! Run! What the hell?! Holy hell.
They just blew a transformer.
Bravo 1, opp forces blowing the transformers.
You need to move on that position now.
- Roger that, stand by! - We got to move! We can't stay here much longer! Only way to transformers is straight ahead.
You do realize that the enemy's straight ahead.
Yup.
Move! That's two! How many dang transformers they got here? Bravo 1, this is Havoc.
ISR registered a heat signature from another large explosion.
Break, interrogative, will you be able to push forward to the transformers? Negative.
Not until we clear the enemy.
Bravo 1, they take out one more and we lose the plant.
Copy, Havoc.
We're pinned down.
We got to pull back.
Bravo 2, what's your location? Bravo 1, we're holding outside the control room.
Pull back to the production deck.
Moving.
We got to pull back! Retreat is not a plan, Jace! Hey, trust me, Sonny.
Move, move! Hey.
Hold here, hold here.
Bravo 2, pins are set.
How far out are you? Just landed.
Clay, Trent, transformers.
Move.
Roger that.
Bravo 1, this is Bravo 6.
- Transformers secure.
- Good copy, 6.
Meyers and his crew will finish the lockdown.
Exfil to the rally point.
- Well, that one got a bit out of hand.
- Mmm.
I never imagined we'd get into a gunfight with some Iranians.
Well, it still beats having to sit through a change of command ceremony.
Smart, you got a P.
I.
D.
on the fly there, Ray.
Not my first rodeo, man.
You don't do that, they blow the transformers before we even get our heads on straight.
Not a big deal.
- Cheers.
- Cheers, boys.
- Let's go, boys.
- Here's, here's to Raymond.
Hell yeah, Raymond.
Raymond.
I should've seen the Iranian angle.
Why? No one else did.
No intel on your desk to indicate that.
Can't interpret something that doesn't exist.
Look, there's always gonna be unknowns on target, Davis.
My job is to be better than that.
Beat yourself up all you want but you cannot connect dots that aren't there.
Ensign Davis.
Since our, uh, lovely evening was cut short, may I suggest that we pick up from where we left off with some dinner, huh? - Finish with some breakfast? - Mmm.
Well, I would love to, but I've got to debrief.
They're waiting for me in the Ops Center.
Ah, roger that.
- Rain check.
- Sure.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm glad you're back.
It's a good thing, we don't have to reschedule Drake.
So, the candidate office has it all set up.
We'll get there about 7:00, knock back a couple drinks and I'm thinking Drake should be there by 8:00.
I can't, uh, I can't be there Friday night, Dad.
Okay.
Well, then, we'll just reschedule for another night.
I can't do another night.
I can't do it, period.
What are you talking about? Drake's our man.
You can close this.
- We're this close.
- Mmm.
We got our, uh, new CO, Lindell.
He, uh, he called me in, he said he's doing a bunch of new things to help operators with TBIs, vets.
He said what-what we're doing could, uh He said what we're doing could jeopardize his plans.
And you told him to stick it where the sun don't shine.
Not exactly.
Since when did you start listening to your elders? Well, I figured that, uh, guy with the fruit salad on his uniform has a better chance of changing things than an E-5 and a news pundit.
Mm-hmm.
And what happened to making a difference? Fighting the system? - I mean, this guy could just be all talk.
- Yeah.
Well, I don't know.
Then we'll, you know, we'll regroup, figure it out, all right? But I got to see what Lindell's made of.
I joined this fight because of you, Clay.
I mean, I like having something that we do together, you know, like a normal father and son.
We're making some progress here.
I know.
Doing this with you, not being at each other's throats all the time, I wouldn't trade it for anything.
But when I was injured, all I could think about was operating.
Just getting back to my team.
That's it.
That's all I wanted.
I can't be out again, Dad.
If I keep going down this road with you, I might take myself out.
I'm sorry.
Kicking in doors was the best part of my life.
Until I took this up with you.
You being a SEAL, son, I cannot tell you how proud of you I am.
And if you want to operate, you don't let anything get in your way.
Look, I did more research.
These are all in a good school district, and they're all in our price range.
Yeah, and none of them as good as the one you want.
I mean, those houses are perfectly fine.
Fine isn't good enough for my wife.
What are you going on about? I mean, master chief or not, that house is out of our budget.
I'm gonna try for warrant officer.
Ray, you've wanted to run your own team for as long as I've known you.
Yeah, I wanted to be a master chief.
But I got to take care of my family, babe.
That's my priority.
Warrant officer's what I want now.
Uh, are you sure? I mean, I don't want you giving up your dream for a bigger house.
Babe, I thought about it, I prayed on it.
It's what's right for us, it's what's right for me.
It's what I want.
Well, then, it's what I want, too, Warrant Officer Perry.
What about Jason? - What about him? - You'll be an officer.
Not enlisted.
I mean, won't you outrank him? How is he gonna take that? Jason will be fine.
Hi, Dad.
I wasn't sure how long you'd be gone, so I bumped up my flight.
Sorry we didn't have more time together.
I hope you like the very, very small changes I made to the dirt hole you call an apartment.
Don't bother looking for the bar of soap, I threw it away.
I love you.
Emma.
Brett committed suicide because he couldn't get treatment for his TBI.
That's a crime.
- A national disgrace.
- Saw your dad on TV last night.
It's ironic how your father picked up the very fight that I ordered you to put down.
Brett's not getting a Purple Heart.
No, he's not.
But I'm gonna keep banging on the drum.
I want this for all the vets.
But mostly I want it for you.
I can't kick in doors worrying about what's on the other side.
I just ignore and override.
What's got you spooked, brother? I'm hearing the footsteps.
They're getting louder.
Maybe I need to make a change.
Hey, Em, it's your dad.
Listen.
Do me a favor, give me a call back.
I need to talk to you, please.
Bravo 1, this is Bravo 6.
Target secure.
Copy, Bravo 6.
End-ex.
End-ex.
Ric Flair would've been proud of that gorilla slam, baby.
Yeah, well, that was slow.
Slow clearing the hallway, slow securing the targets.
Slow.
Slow, slow.
Ray, on point.
Run the next.
- Move.
- Yes, sir.
Okay.
Cool.
Done.
Slow Sonny walking.
There's nothing wrong with our time, man.
The problem is Bravo 1.
His chicks have flown the coop.
He's got nothing else to occupy his time with.
Come on.
Jason's not pushing us any harder than he's pushing himself.
Dude needs to find a hobby.
Or a good strip bar with all-you-can-eat popcorn shrimp.
Hey.
You guys need to check yourselves.
All right? I tell you what, first person that gets the role-player to tap out tonight drinks for free.
I'll take that bet.
- Sonny, you'll never learn.
- Uh, yep.
Oh, please.
Mother of God.
Run it again.
There we go.
Too slow.
Do it again.
Again.
You're wasting my time.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Bravo 2.
Target secure.
End-ex.
End-ex.
Boys are buying.
Not bad.
What do you say we get some beers, huh? As long as I can drink it laying down.
You're gonna end up on the floor anyway, Sonny.
Yeah, I'm just hoping the booze will help me sleep through the change of command ceremony tomorrow.
Hard to believe that Harrington's gone.
Seems like he just got here.
Change of command's always such a pain in the ass.
Every new CO comes in feeling like they need to shake things up, make it his own, right? As long as this dude doesn't start messing with our hair - and make us shave our beards.
- Yeah.
Oh, we just got to make sure we keep our noses clean so he doesn't make an example.
Right, Sonny? Yeah, what if he demands clean cages? - Or bans dip? - No, no, no.
I need my dip.
Did you hear about 7's new CO? No alcohol.
Nothing.
Can you imagine that? Gentlemen - Bless their heart.
- it's my privilege to introduce you to DEVGRU's next commanding officer, Captain Greyson Lindell.
Bravo Team, Captain Harrington told me all about you.
Sir.
Jason Hayes.
Welcome aboard.
Master Chief.
I look forward to the next few years with you and your team.
Look forward to giving you 100%, sir.
Good.
'Cause whatever standards Captain Harrington measured this command by, mine will be higher.
I don't believe in stasis, only evolution.
Sir.
All right, look.
You know what? The guy's not so bad.
Hey, come on.
We survived Shaw.
We can survive this guy.
So shall we retire to be Bravo in the back den with some beers and evolve? Let's go, boys.
Come on.
This guy can change everything.
Michael Drake, huh? He's running for Congress in the 5th district.
He's young, shrewd and aggressive, and he's saying all the right things.
He's talking about traumatic brain injury? Well, he will be.
He's got a ton of vets in his district.
You think you can get this guy to come on board? I've been whispering some sweet nothings in his ear.
But you haven't closed yet? You're the closer, Clay.
Active duty, DEVGRU.
The guy wants to meet you.
He wants to touch the magic.
But I know Harrington stood you down.
Harrington's command's over.
Got a, uh, new guy coming in.
Pretty sure he was speaking about the whole Navy with that one.
Okay, I'm not, uh, I'm not buying this whole cautious father act here.
Come on.
Bullfrog like you, you wouldn't be here unless you had a plan.
Well, you don't think you're the only sneaky bastard in this family, do you, son? All right, here's the deal.
Friday, you and I are gonna go to Morton's, have a couple of steaks together, all right? Some much needed father and son time.
Drake will just happen to be there, he'll pop over to the table and say hello, and I'll introduce you.
Just a casual, accidental-type meeting.
Gives you cover and you can go ahead and bend his ear about TBI.
You think this guy can get Swann's Purple Heart - pushed across the finish line? - And then some.
Imagine a congressman with vet health care at the top of his platform.
I mean, if it's too risky for you, we can cank the op.
What time's dinner? - How's your roommate? - Oh, my roommate's a drag, but there's a couple girls on my floor I like.
Grace is a New Yorker and she knows everything about the city.
I can't believe you're going to school in New York.
I hope it doesn't do any kind of permanent damage.
It's a cool place, Dad.
You're going to all your classes, right? You're not missing anything? Of course I'm going to them.
I-I actually like my classes.
Even the Theory and the Methodology one? Okay, I like all my classes except Theory and Methodology.
See, if it doesn't hurt, I'm not getting my money's worth.
Okay.
What's so smart about that? So, what are we doing here? What do you need? We're not here for me, Dad.
We're here for you.
Oh, no, no, no.
You're not here for me.
I don't need this place.
I don't come to Bed Bath & Beyond.
I don't shop here.
You're eating MREs and stealing toilet paper from the base.
It's barbaric.
It's an apartment, it's where I lay my head.
Why didn't you keep anything from the house? Why? Because the movers, they put everything in storage.
It's not like I'm gonna be digging through there to get a kitchen blender.
There's more than kitchenware in those boxes.
A lot of memories.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Healthy.
Yeah, right.
Is there any, uh, college guys I need to do a serious background check on? You'd rather talk about me and guys than your emotional detachment issues? I must've struck a nerve.
Davis.
Ensign Davis.
What a nice surprise, Petty Officer.
- You headed my way? - No, ma'am.
Us enlisted, we don't, uh, keep bankers' hours like you officers do.
Besides, I, uh, I got us this really nice reservation at this restaurant up in Richmond.
That's a hundred miles away.
Yeah, well, you know, it's don't won't anybody to spot us.
That is very smart, but since when are you risk-averse? I'm not risk-averse.
We just, you know, we both got a lot to lose here.
You getting cold feet on me? What's got you all shook up here? Uh, just, you made a good point.
You know? Just doing what we did before, you know, it looks different now, 'cause it is.
I knew I was gonna wisen you up.
- I told you.
- Oh, you did, huh? Uh, well, just you wait and see, uh, this hotel suite I got us.
- A suite, huh? - Yeah, I mean, you know, you're an officer now.
Got to step my game up.
Yeah.
Level up, Quinn.
Yes.
Come on in.
You wanted to see me, sir? Have a seat, Spenser.
You were friends with Brett Swann.
Yes, towards the, uh, the end of his life.
Well, he was a fine Frogman and what happened to him was a tragedy.
Not so sure about that.
Swann's suicide was predictable and likely avoidable, and tragedies aren't, sir.
Well, what you've been doing to promote the awareness of TBIs is commendable.
When you were injured, you didn't stop working for your friends.
You made Swann your mission, even when the Navy waved you off.
Sir, I haven't done anything Spenser, relax.
I'm on your side.
Forgive me, sir, but, uh, sailors don't usually reach your position by rocking the boat.
Eh, that's spoken like an outsider looking in, 'cause I have found that it is much easier to rock from the inside.
Which is why I'm bringing in a physiologist to work with the team, assess what we do here and how we can better take care of our people.
This is what we need.
This woman is smart.
She has new ideas, and she's made a career for herself studying special operators.
21st century warriors.
They deserve 21st century treatment.
Your outlook is refreshing, sir.
Well, I'm committed, and the Navy's committed to making sure we don't have another Brett Swann.
And in return, I need you to stand down and just go back to concentrating on your job.
'Cause what you and your father are doing could have unintended consequences that could jeopardize the good things we're putting into place.
And that would only make my job harder.
Yes, sir.
And, Spenser, just to be clear, I'm not asking.
- Understand? - Yes, sir.
Mm, look at this one.
That's beautiful, babe.
And way out of our price range.
Then why are you looking at it? Uh, same reason you always check out the Denali at the car lot.
Naima, one day I'm getting a damn Denali.
And one day I'll get this house, or one like it.
I mean, it's in a great school district.
Kids would have their own rooms.
Save us from having to hear a lot of fights in the next few years.
Babe, you know I would love nothing more in the world than to get you that home.
Really.
I just Someday, but not right now.
I mean, even once you make master chief, it'll still be out of our price range.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Maybe we, uh maybe we stretch.
You know? Take a leap of faith.
It is perfect, isn't it? It is, but that doesn't matter.
- No? - No.
The only thing that does is you coming home to it.
It's all happening, our plan.
You're gonna make master chief.
And you are gonna make CNO at work.
- Mm.
- Yeah.
- The dreams are coming true, huh, babe? - Mm.
Where do you want the glasses? To the right of the sink, or the left? I don't care.
Coffee maker? Left side of the sink, near the glasses? I don't know, tell you what.
Why don't you choose? - Just put it wherever.
- No, you choose.
This is your life now, Dad.
Time for you to start turning this cave into a home.
A home? Sonny, you know, this is a really nice idea, but you shouldn't be spending this kind of money.
Well, to tell you the truth, uh, I ain't ever done anything like this for anyone before.
You know, it's kinda, kinda nice getting all gussied up.
I even Febrezed my shirt for you.
- Oh, my.
- Yeah.
Blueberry.
- It's like a fancy first date.
- Mm-hmm.
Except this first date is a sure thing.
Sonny, you're stupid.
So should we, um I don't know go over to that hotel and check out that swanky suite you were telling me about? Uh, well, "swanky" might have undersold it.
This hotel would make an old man very proud.
It's got a Jacuzzi, a fireplace.
If there's carpet anywhere other than the floor, I'm leaving.
I would be disappointed if you didn't.
Oh, we got a new target package coming in.
I didn't get paged.
It's intel, Sonny.
We get read in before the team.
- I gotta go back.
I'm sorry.
- All right.
Hey, it's all right.
No sweat.
Don't be sorry.
These things happen.
Right? Global Response Staff are keeping us posted, but the situation on the ground is volatile and fluid.
As everyone in this room is aware, in addition to possible violence and loss of life, there is a significant political component to the situation.
Sovereign governments in the region and around the globe will be watching closely.
You realize instead of fixing that, you could get Pandora on your computer.
Or Sirius.
- Satellite radio.
- This one works just fine, Em.
Who put the sunrise on my mug? New day, warm colors.
- Doesn't it make you happy? - Not really.
- Are you joking? - What? That's filthy.
Where's the Softsoap I bought? Soap is clean.
How can soap be filthy? It's soap.
I'm gonna set up an online account for you so you have not-disgusting soap and toilet paper and the like delivered automatically once a month.
- It's not like I'm gonna be here.
- Well, maybe not now, but you realize you can't operate forever, don't you? What's that have to do with the type of soap I use? Keep living in denial.
"Dr.
James Conners, PhD.
Psychotherapist.
" Is this how you're working the problem? Shrink we were forced to see in Guam gave me that doctor's number; it's nothing.
You couldn't bring photos from our house into this apartment, but this therapist's card made it all the way from Guam? You're really reading into something that's not there, Em.
- Have you called him? - Why would I? When you came home, you told me you were gonna make some changes.
Is this why you came back? 'Cause you're worried about me? I'm fine.
Saved by the bell.
- Again.
- Yeah.
Don't die.
I'm not gonna die.
I'm good.
12 hours ago, Armenian armed forces violated their cease-fire with Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
I'll bet you that ruffled some feathers.
Azerbaijani military forces were scrambled to the region, and after a few minor skirmishes, the two nations are currently at a stalemate.
That's a serious game of chicken.
Why the hell do we care about turf wars between countries that I can't even spell? Azerbaijan is our only ally in the Caspian Sea, and a deterrent to unaligned powers in the area.
With Russia and Iran stirring the pot, we really don't want to lose any traction.
Particularly given Azerbaijan's resources and shipping lanes.
But we're not worried about Azerbaijan falling over a stalemate.
What's our angle here? The Tesirli power plant.
It's a major source of power in the country, and given all of the attention at the border, it's an easy target.
- A target for who? - Armenian loyalists, Shiite militia.
Foreign powers looking to reduce American influence in the region.
Who's protecting the plant now? A small group of Azerbaijani soldiers.
The Agency does have an asset on the ground, one of their Global Response Staff.
Richard Meyers, former spec ops.
His sources are coming back with information about a pending attack.
If an enemy hostile to American interests takes the plant, they'll control the power.
They could destabilize the only American ally we have in the region.
- That can't happen.
- There's no pressure, huh? You'll be acting in a support capacity only.
Support and advise.
Keep your heads down.
This is a clandestine operation.
The Azerbaijani government doesn't want to appear weak enough to need help.
The U.
S.
can't be seen having boots on the ground in another country.
You know we're gonna be coming right up against Iranian airspace.
We can HALO in, foot patrol to the plant.
A lot of unfriendlies in the area if we miss our target.
Beats sitting through the change of command ceremony.
Meyers will connect you with the soldiers.
Well, tell him to pick a spot, we'll rendezvous with him.
We've got some time, I suggest you familiarize yourself with the plant's layout.
Hey.
Look, if you're coming here to talk to me about my head, I'm gonna throw you out of this airplane without a parachute.
This is the thanks I get for saving your life? What's on your mind? Our new CO, Lindell, came to see me earlier to talk about Swanny.
- The whole TBI thing.
- Okay.
You're getting a reputation.
So, what'd he say? He said that he's, uh, he's gonna bring in a physiologist, and institute the TGPS program.
- Sounds like progress.
- What's the catch? Told me I need to walk away from the issue.
There it is.
You think he's trying to keep me quiet to prevent any blowback on him? My experience, cake-eaters are politicians.
Lindell's probably gunning for some JSOC, or some Pentagon job.
Doesn't want a kid like you making waves.
It's just not really in me to ring out on this one, you know? Don't like leaving the heavy lifting up to others.
There's no Tier One operator that likes taking orders.
Period.
This guy Lindell, just don't get on his bad side.
What about Swanny? You think handing this thing off is doing right by him? You know, I can't tell you what to do, but I can tell you there's a lot of things in this job that can take you out.
Just don't take yourself out.
Thanks, J.
You ought to be able to see that schematic on the back of your eyelids by now.
Never hurts to go over it one more time.
Surprised you're still awake.
Something on your mind? Spun up, somewhere over the ocean, about to HALO into questionable airspace.
Seemed like the perfect time to talk about my career.
Well, don't worry.
Your promotion to master chief is right on track.
That's good.
That's good.
Why am I not feeling that tone? I've been so focused on making master chief, I never really considered the downside.
Welcome to the military, Ray.
Everything comes with a price.
You and I both know there's only room on the team for one master chief, and this is everything Jason has.
The only way he is leaving Bravo is feet first.
So you want to think about another unit? Got some retirements coming up.
I thought about that, but I can't help but feel like if I leave Bravo, I'd be letting the team down.
I'm also wondering if making master chief is the best thing for my family.
Not sure I follow.
Thinking about bypassing master chief and going the warrant officer route instead.
That's a big change.
It's a different path than the one you've been humping all these years.
Yeah, but it's a big pay bump on the home front and keeps me with Bravo.
As Bravo 2.
Means you won't ever be running a team of your own, but it does open up a lot of opportunities beyond what you'd have as master chief.
You'll be a go-to authority on special activities.
Being an officer would change your life in more ways than one, Ray.
A lot of people will be looking to you for answers.
But you do know what this means in terms of the team, right? Yeah.
I know exactly what it means.
This is Angel 5 for Havoc Base.
This is Angel 5 for Havoc Base.
Angel 5, this is Havoc Base.
We're approximately one hour out from our drop.
That's a good copy.
Break.
Bad news, Havoc.
I'm receiving word the plant has been attacked.
We believe it's fallen to Armenian militia.
That's a good copy, Angel 5.
Stand by.
This operation's no longer about assisting and advising.
This is an assault.
Primary critical node for the plant is inside the control room.
It may or may not be guarded.
Meyers lost contact with the soldiers.
We don't know if they're still alive.
And as of now, we don't know how many enemy you'll be facing.
- That's reassuring.
- All right, look, we'll have two teams.
We'll hit the east and the west side of the plant.
Ray, you got Trent, Brock, Full Metal.
Enter from here, the rest of us will hook up with Meyers, - meet you in the control room.
- Copy that.
- 30 minutes to drop.
- Get yourself jocked up ASAP.
the drop zone.
Zero-two-zero flight Five minutes out.
Say again, five-zero-four Flight is two-one-zero at four, report Two-one-zero-four, report two minutes.
Zero-one-zero-seven, how you hear me? Maiden zero-one-zero.
Got you loud and clear, sir.
What's your progress? Final flaps are set.
Three-quarter flaps at one-two-zero Roger.
Thanks.
You can go to max and three-quarter flaps.
That looks good.
Five-zero-four, we show you at one-4,000 At, uh, ten zero, we're going VFR.
It'll be around the same rating that, uh, we're going with.
Copy.
We can confirm current altitude at One minute! Zero-seven-five.
Copy.
Traffic at one o'clock.
- Squadron VFR.
- Affirmative.
We have traffic All right, it's time to drop! at one-3,000, eight-four-zero.
Three, two, one.
Green light.
Looks like Meyers and host nation forces ahead.
- Angel 5? - Yes.
Rich Meyers.
Jason Hayes.
Clay.
Sonny.
Rest of my team's approaching from the water on the west side.
So you got a sitrep? The soldiers who were holding the plant are presumed dead.
Armenian militia now have control.
- What's their endgame? - Control the plant and use it as leverage to force concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh.
It's imperative that we retake the plant before the militia starts cutting power.
That could throw this entire region into anarchy.
You got a "best way" in? From the ground, up a ladder on the east side.
Breach the door on the top deck, you're inside, maybe 75 yards to the control room.
All right, 30 mikes, we hit the plant.
Havoc, this is 1.
Heading to target.
That's good copy, Bravo 1.
Davis? ISR's online.
We're ready here.
Excellent.
Where's our water team? Moving and moving fast.
Bravo 1, this is Bravo 2.
We are two mikes out from target.
Strong copy, 2.
We'll see you on the inside.
Bravo 1 out.
Bravo 1, be advised ISR is picking up what appear to be two enemy combatants near the west entry point.
Roger that.
Meyers.
You and your men set a security perimeter.
- No one follows us.
- Copy that.
We're moving.
Clay, overwatch.
Havoc, this is 1, passing Jericho.
Good copy, Bravo 1.
1, this is 2, approaching the plant.
Copy, 2.
Charlie Mike.
Looks like I owe somebody a beer.
J, up top.
Blue, blue.
1, this is 2.
Be advised, we are at the east side breach point, and will be in the control room in four mikes.
Copy, 2.
Charlie Mike.
We'll be there in three.
Trent, pry it.
Havoc, this is 1, we've reached our breach point.
This tech and this firepower's way more than these cowpokes should have.
No way that's Armenian militia.
Who the hell are we fighting? Havoc, this is 1.
- Yes, sir.
- Bravo 1, go for Havoc.
Be advised, we have an unknown number of unidentified enemy combatants on target.
They're employing heavy and light machine guns, as well as drones.
Roger that.
How far are you from the control room? Headed to the lower deck now.
Roger that.
Havoc out.
Call the Agency.
See if they can tell us what's going on.
Get on it.
I want to know everything.
Somebody missed something big here.
Blow it.
Go.
2, this is 1.
Entering lower deck.
Copy that.
Moving in on the control room now.
Jason's right.
Fancy gear for local militia.
Yeah.
These weapons, high-speed kit, body armor, night vision.
Seen this before in Syria and Iraq.
Havoc Base, this is Bravo 2.
Request a P.
I.
D.
on an enemy killed on target.
Stand by to receive my transmission.
Good copy, Bravo 2.
Standing by.
The I.
D.
is processing now, ma'am.
I think I know why we're facing so much resistance.
Ali Nemati.
Iranian.
Former general of the Quds Forces.
Holy hell.
Bravo 1, this is Havoc Base.
Be advised, new intel indicates enemy are likely Iranian contractors, operating as mercenaries.
It's our assumption that the combatants are likely - to sabotage the plant.
- Mercenaries? Tehran destroys the plant, they got mayhem in the region with total deniability.
Change of command ceremony doesn't sound so bad after all.
Contact! Run! What the hell?! Holy hell.
They just blew a transformer.
Bravo 1, opp forces blowing the transformers.
You need to move on that position now.
- Roger that, stand by! - We got to move! We can't stay here much longer! Only way to transformers is straight ahead.
You do realize that the enemy's straight ahead.
Yup.
Move! That's two! How many dang transformers they got here? Bravo 1, this is Havoc.
ISR registered a heat signature from another large explosion.
Break, interrogative, will you be able to push forward to the transformers? Negative.
Not until we clear the enemy.
Bravo 1, they take out one more and we lose the plant.
Copy, Havoc.
We're pinned down.
We got to pull back.
Bravo 2, what's your location? Bravo 1, we're holding outside the control room.
Pull back to the production deck.
Moving.
We got to pull back! Retreat is not a plan, Jace! Hey, trust me, Sonny.
Move, move! Hey.
Hold here, hold here.
Bravo 2, pins are set.
How far out are you? Just landed.
Clay, Trent, transformers.
Move.
Roger that.
Bravo 1, this is Bravo 6.
- Transformers secure.
- Good copy, 6.
Meyers and his crew will finish the lockdown.
Exfil to the rally point.
- Well, that one got a bit out of hand.
- Mmm.
I never imagined we'd get into a gunfight with some Iranians.
Well, it still beats having to sit through a change of command ceremony.
Smart, you got a P.
I.
D.
on the fly there, Ray.
Not my first rodeo, man.
You don't do that, they blow the transformers before we even get our heads on straight.
Not a big deal.
- Cheers.
- Cheers, boys.
- Let's go, boys.
- Here's, here's to Raymond.
Hell yeah, Raymond.
Raymond.
I should've seen the Iranian angle.
Why? No one else did.
No intel on your desk to indicate that.
Can't interpret something that doesn't exist.
Look, there's always gonna be unknowns on target, Davis.
My job is to be better than that.
Beat yourself up all you want but you cannot connect dots that aren't there.
Ensign Davis.
Since our, uh, lovely evening was cut short, may I suggest that we pick up from where we left off with some dinner, huh? - Finish with some breakfast? - Mmm.
Well, I would love to, but I've got to debrief.
They're waiting for me in the Ops Center.
Ah, roger that.
- Rain check.
- Sure.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm glad you're back.
It's a good thing, we don't have to reschedule Drake.
So, the candidate office has it all set up.
We'll get there about 7:00, knock back a couple drinks and I'm thinking Drake should be there by 8:00.
I can't, uh, I can't be there Friday night, Dad.
Okay.
Well, then, we'll just reschedule for another night.
I can't do another night.
I can't do it, period.
What are you talking about? Drake's our man.
You can close this.
- We're this close.
- Mmm.
We got our, uh, new CO, Lindell.
He, uh, he called me in, he said he's doing a bunch of new things to help operators with TBIs, vets.
He said what-what we're doing could, uh He said what we're doing could jeopardize his plans.
And you told him to stick it where the sun don't shine.
Not exactly.
Since when did you start listening to your elders? Well, I figured that, uh, guy with the fruit salad on his uniform has a better chance of changing things than an E-5 and a news pundit.
Mm-hmm.
And what happened to making a difference? Fighting the system? - I mean, this guy could just be all talk.
- Yeah.
Well, I don't know.
Then we'll, you know, we'll regroup, figure it out, all right? But I got to see what Lindell's made of.
I joined this fight because of you, Clay.
I mean, I like having something that we do together, you know, like a normal father and son.
We're making some progress here.
I know.
Doing this with you, not being at each other's throats all the time, I wouldn't trade it for anything.
But when I was injured, all I could think about was operating.
Just getting back to my team.
That's it.
That's all I wanted.
I can't be out again, Dad.
If I keep going down this road with you, I might take myself out.
I'm sorry.
Kicking in doors was the best part of my life.
Until I took this up with you.
You being a SEAL, son, I cannot tell you how proud of you I am.
And if you want to operate, you don't let anything get in your way.
Look, I did more research.
These are all in a good school district, and they're all in our price range.
Yeah, and none of them as good as the one you want.
I mean, those houses are perfectly fine.
Fine isn't good enough for my wife.
What are you going on about? I mean, master chief or not, that house is out of our budget.
I'm gonna try for warrant officer.
Ray, you've wanted to run your own team for as long as I've known you.
Yeah, I wanted to be a master chief.
But I got to take care of my family, babe.
That's my priority.
Warrant officer's what I want now.
Uh, are you sure? I mean, I don't want you giving up your dream for a bigger house.
Babe, I thought about it, I prayed on it.
It's what's right for us, it's what's right for me.
It's what I want.
Well, then, it's what I want, too, Warrant Officer Perry.
What about Jason? - What about him? - You'll be an officer.
Not enlisted.
I mean, won't you outrank him? How is he gonna take that? Jason will be fine.
Hi, Dad.
I wasn't sure how long you'd be gone, so I bumped up my flight.
Sorry we didn't have more time together.
I hope you like the very, very small changes I made to the dirt hole you call an apartment.
Don't bother looking for the bar of soap, I threw it away.
I love you.
Emma.