A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.

While running an errand for his mother on the morning of his grade school graduation, a 13-year-old boy is gunned down in a drug-related robbery attempt.