A New Life (JAG)

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“A New Life (Pilot)”
JAG episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 1 & 2
Written by Donald P. Bellisario
Directed by Donald P. Bellisario
Original airdate September 23, 1995
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"Pilot" is the first episode of the television series JAG, which premiered in two parts on the NBC network on September 23, 1995. It introduces the characters of Lieutenant Harmon Rabb (played by David James Elliott)—a former pilot turned attorney—and his partner Lieutenant Caitlin Pike. The episode follows Rabb and Pike as they investigate the disappearance of the first female combat pilot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Seahawk.

"Pilot" was written and directed by series creator Donald P. Bellisario. It originally aired as two episodes titled "A New Life", however in syndication of the series, the episodes are often cut together and titled "Pilot".

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Lieutenant Angela Arutti (played by Katie Rich), a female naval aviator, is credited for shooting down two enemy fighters, and becomes an overnight media sensation. As the press depart to interview her aboard the aircraft carrier USS Seahawk, she disappears. The Navy sends JAG officers Lieutenant Harmon Rabb and his new partner, Lieutenant Caitlin Pike, to the carrier to investigate the disappearance.

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