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Past Tense

Episode Number: 131    Season Num: 6    First Aired: Tuesday May 1, 2001    Prod Code: 621
Harm is stunned to learn that his former girlfriend, Lt. Cmdr. Jordan Parker has been found dead in her apartment, having been shot with her own gun.

Despite this evidence, Harm is unwilling to accept the premise that Jordan committed suicide & calls in Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter to help examine the forensic evidence. Harm & Mac begin to look for possible suspects who would want to kill her, starting with her last boyfriend who had also been a patient of hers.

However, as each of the suspects are ruled out, they begin to look for other possibilities to explain her death. The investigation leads to a shocking discovery for Jordan's neighbor. Returning home, Harm is stunned to find a letter from Jordan in his mail. Jordan wrote & mailed it a few hours before she was killed; in which she tells Harm just how much she had valued their time together.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Dana Coen
Director: Bradford May
Recurring Role: John M. Jackson (R. Adm. Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Year 2 - 9)),  Susan Haskell (Lt. Cmdr. Jordan Parker),  Trisha Yearwood (Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter),  Cindy Ambuehl (Renee Peterson),  Sean Murray (Danny Walden),  Cynthia Sikes (Dr. Sidney Walden),  Patrick Labyorteaux (Lt. Bud J. Roberts, Jr. (Year 2 - 10)),  Chuck Carrington (PO1 Jason Tiner (Year 6 - 9)),  Randy Vasquez (Gunnery Sgt. Victor Galindez (Year 6 - 9)),  Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims-Roberts (Year 3 - 9)),  Zoe McLellan (PO2 Jennifer Coates (Year 9 - 10))
Guest Star: Gina Hecht (Mrs. Maples),  Eric Pierpoint (Master Sgt. Maples),  Brian Cousins (Major Lynch),  David Naughton (Detective Grady),  Pepper Sweeney (Inspector Kenworthy),  J. Patrick McCormack (Judge Geary),  Jim Ortlieb (Miller Josephson),  Scott Decker (),  Felecia Bell Schafer (Katherine Tindle)

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Harm mentions Clark Palmer threatening Jordan. This happened during the episodes "Webb of Lies" and "Wilderness of Mirrors." (edit)
Writer Dana Coen earned a "Prism" Award / Certificate of Merit for this episode. (edit)
Felecia Bell who portrayed the Prosecutor, guest-starred several times as the wife of Captain Ben Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (edit)

Quotes

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Harm: When your mother died, did you feel guilty?
Teresa Coulter: Harm, Jordan didn't kill herself. (edit)
Teresa Coulter: Harm? Daydreaming?
Harm: Unfortunately. (edit)

Trivia

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Harm tells Renee that he and Jordan broke up because she didn't think he could commit. There was another factor though; Jordan got transferred to Spain. She mentions this in her answering machine message and says she has returned from Spain. (edit)

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Season Number: 6
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