continuation....
Towards the end of the episode Harm finds a tape that has mysteriously shown up
at his apartment. The tape shows the burial at sea that the men who died in the
sub received years ago and that the CIA recorded. We later hear from Sturgis
how the sub went down after it crashed with a Russian sub, and that a traitor
had apparently given away the US sub's location.
At the end of the episode we are taken inside a dark room, where relatives are
watching the tape. They are getting that closure they so badly needed and a
chance to see how their loved ones received a full honors funeral years ago.
In the back of the room stands Harm and Webb watching the tape as well. Harm
looks over at Webb. Webb without even looking at Harm tells him that his boss
is not happy. Harm has heard that Webb is being transferred. But Webb informs
him just how bad it really is. The director has demoted him and transferred
him to a far away location. Harm asks where and he doesn't even know where the
country is located that Webb is going to. That is how far and small it is.
In the scene Webb is doing well hiding his emotions. He appears to be ok with
his decision. As he watches the film he turns to Harm and tells him that "this
is better than a star on the wall". Harm agrees.
The episode was one of the best, if not THE BEST episode of this season. It was
emotional, interesting and for the Webbies a truly enjoyable experience. Some
may ask why are the Webbies happy? After all Webb just got demoted and sent to
a remote location. It's easy. Webbies are happy because the episode showed
everyone exactly what Webbies have been saying for years. That underneath that
cold, tough exterior is a man who feels and who will do the right thing. Webb
did not let us down, on the contrary he came through with shining colors. He
did what was right, risking his career and his future. If anyone is going to
throw his career out the window, we cannot think of a more just and reasonable
reason to do so. Webbies are very proud of their man. And grateful to TPTB for
giving us such a wonderful episode.