- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Colonel, Commander.
- Lt. Col. Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie: Bud, what's wrong?
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Little A.J. He's missing.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: What?
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Mikey took him to the mall, and he disappeared.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Well, how long has it been?
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: About eight hours.
- Lt. Col. Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie: I'm sure he'll turn up.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Do you want to fly home?
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: I don't know, sir. I... I don't want to desert you. You have the Secretary-General testifying tomorrow...
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Just leave us all your research material. We'll manage.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: [close to tears] They'll find him by the time that I get home, right?
- Lt. Col. Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie: Of course they will.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: And if they don't, and he...
- [Bud stops, and composes himself]
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Permission to return home, sir.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Permission granted.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Thank you, sir.
- Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.: Call us.
- Lt. Col. Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie: Good luck, Bud.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Mikey, um... about what I said. I didn't mean it.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Forget it.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: No, you're going to make a fine Naval officer.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: Yeah, I know that. But do you know it?
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: What? Do...? Of course.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: I don't think so. You still see me as your kid brother. Kind of dumb, kind of worthless. Yeah, you'll always see me that way. You and dad.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Mikey, that's not true.
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: No, it is true. And you know what? I'm... I'm tired of it. So next time you need a babysitter, a chauffeur, a stooge... call someone else. Oh... it's not "Mikey". It's "Mike."
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: How could you lose him? What... what were you thinking?
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: I... I just turned away for a second.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: How do you expect to be a Naval officer - a leader - when... when you can't even watch a six-year old child for a couple of hours?
- Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts: I'm sorry.
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: Sorry?
- [Bud scoffs]
- Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr.: You're worthless. You've always been worthless. And you'll always be worthless!