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* ContinuityNod to [[Recap/JAGS04E11JaggleBells "Jaggle Bells"]]: Rabb tells Parker that the DWI charges against her have been dismissed.

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* ContinuityNod to [[Recap/JAGS04E11JaggleBells "Jaggle Bells"]]: Rabb tells Parker that the DWI charges against her of driving while intoxicated have been dismissed.

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Directed by Creator/MarkHorowitz

Written by R. Scott Gemmill

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'''"Webb of Lies"''' is an episode of ''Series/{{JAG}}'' that first aired on February 9, 1999. Directed by Creator/MarkHorowitz

Creator/MarkHorowitz. Written by R. Scott Gemmill
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* StockEpisodeTitles, averted: Several TV shows have had episodes titled "Web of Lies," such as ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', ''Homicide: Hours to Kill'', ''Series/KCUndercover'', ''Series/KnotsLanding'', ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'', etc. Not on this list, ''JAG'', on account of the title's spelling, which is of course to refer to Agent Webb.
* Displaced TitleDrop: "The Wilderness of Mirrors" is [[Recap/JAGS04E21WildernessOfMirrors an episode]] after this one.

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* StockEpisodeTitles, averted: Several TV shows have had episodes titled "Web of Lies," such as ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', ''Homicide: Hours to Kill'', ''Series/KCUndercover'', ''Series/KnotsLanding'', ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'', etc. Not on this list, ''JAG'', on account of the title's spelling, which is of course to refer to Agent Webb.
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TitleDrop: A displaced example. "The Wilderness of Mirrors" is [[Recap/JAGS04E21WildernessOfMirrors an episode]] after this one.
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* FakingTheDead: Webb.

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* FakingTheDead: Webb.Webb fakes his death because he doesn't know who he can trust with the superconductor.



* SignificantAnagram: "Lt. Abby Cowan" for Clayton Webb.

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* SignificantAnagram: "Lt. Abby Cowan" for Clayton Webb. It's how Mac figures out that Webb is still alive.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Give me the MacGuffin or die!"]]
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* ContinuityNod to [[Recap/JAGS04E11JaggleBells "Jaggle Bells"]]: Rabb tells Parker that the DWI charges against her have been dismissed.


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* Black and white {{Flashback}} to [[Recap/JAGS03E20Imposter "Imposter"]]: The scene in which Palmer explains to Rabb the artistry of assassinating someone while making it look like natural causes or an ordinary accident.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Randy the janitor supposedly died in a car accident.[[note]]Randy almost certainly is dead, we're only disputing how he died.[[/note]] So now Clark Palmer is filling in for Randy so as to access the CIA computer system.
* MacGuffin: A room temperature superconductor, that's what Clark Palmer's after. But it really could be just about any other top secret classified item that can fit in a briefcase. This particular [=MacGuffin=] goes unseen, though in one scene Palmer does open a briefcase purported to have the item.
* Rule34: When Rabb asks Parker about the morgue, she immediately wonders if it's some kind of sexual fantasy.


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* ShoutOut:
** To the Commodore 64 and a Cray supercomputer: If the room temperature superconductor really does work, it would be like upgrading from a Commodore 64 to a Cray supercomputer, Roberts says.
** To Robin, Batman's sidekick: When Agent Candella walks into Webb's apartment, Rabb and Roberts are in there. As Rabb points a gun at Candela, Candella asks "Who's Robin?" referring to Roberts.
* StockEpisodeTitles, averted: Several TV shows have had episodes titled "Web of Lies," such as ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', ''Homicide: Hours to Kill'', ''Series/KCUndercover'', ''Series/KnotsLanding'', ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'', etc. Not on this list, ''JAG'', on account of the title's spelling, which is of course to refer to Agent Webb.
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Directed by Mark Horowitz

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Directed by Mark Horowitz
Creator/MarkHorowitz



Webb calls Rabb in his apartment when he's making out with Jordan. Rabb ignores the call. The next day, Chegwidden informs Rabb and Mac that Webb died in an explosion aboard a ship along with two others.

Rabb goes see Jordan at Bethesda; she tells him that Webb had to be identified from dental records. Rabb suspects Clark Palmer may know who killed Webb, so he goes visit him at Fort Leavenworth, only to find that someone else is posing as Palmer and doing his time.

Back at JAG, Rabb learns that one of the deceased worked for the Bradenhurst Corporation. Rabb and Roberts go to Webb's apartment where they're confronted by Kendall from the CIA. Kendall says there's a mole at the CIA feeding information to former DSD agents, something that Rabb and Roberts refuse to believe. "He was not always above board with us but in the end he always came through," Rabb says of Webb.

Rabb visits Webb's mother, who receives a call from Lt. Abby Cowan. Mac figures out "Lt. Abby Cowan" is an anagram for "Clayton Webb." Rabb goes to the pier where he finds Webb injured but alive. They get shot at by Palmer, who threatens to kill Jordan unless Webb gives him a special circuit board for a classified project; Webb refuses.

Back at his apartment, Rabb is relieved to find Jordan still alive, but seeing Palmer dropped off a Polaroid of himself, Rabb evacuates Jordan. The next day Webb reassures Rabb his apartment has been thoroughly swept for explosives and toxins, and speculates that Palmer doesn't want to kill Rabb, but instead force him to live the rest of his life "in the wilderness of mirrors."

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Agent Webb (Creator/StevenCulp) calls Lt. Commander Rabb in his apartment when he's making out with Jordan.Lt. Commander Jordan Parker (Creator/SusanHaskell). Rabb ignores the call. The next day, Admiral Chegwidden informs Rabb and Mac Major [=MacKenzie=] that Webb died in an explosion aboard a ship along with two others.

Rabb goes see Jordan Parker at Bethesda; she tells him that Webb had to be identified from dental records. Rabb suspects Clark Palmer (Creator/PeterMurnik) may know who killed Webb, so he goes visit him at Fort Leavenworth, only to find that someone else is posing as Palmer and doing his time.

Back at JAG, Rabb learns that one of the deceased worked for the Bradenhurst Corporation. Rabb and Lt. Roberts go to Webb's apartment where they're confronted by Kendall Agent Paul Candella (William R. Moses) from the CIA. Kendall Candella says there's a mole at the CIA feeding information to former DSD Defense Security Division (DSD) agents, something that Rabb and Roberts refuse to believe. "He was Rabb says Webb "was not always above board with us but in the end he always came through," Rabb says of Webb.

through."

Rabb visits Webb's mother, mother (Creator/ClaudetteNevins), who receives a call from Lt. Abby Cowan. Mac figures out "Lt. Abby Cowan" is an anagram for "Clayton Webb." Rabb goes to the pier where he finds Webb injured but alive. They get shot at by Palmer, who threatens to kill Jordan Parker unless Webb gives him a special circuit board for a classified project; Webb refuses.

Back at his apartment, Rabb is relieved to find Jordan Parker still alive, but seeing Palmer dropped off a Polaroid of himself, Rabb evacuates Jordan.his girlfriend. The next day Webb reassures Rabb his apartment has been thoroughly swept for explosives and toxins, and speculates that Palmer doesn't want to kill Rabb, but instead force him to live the rest of his life "in the wilderness of mirrors."

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Directed by: Mark Horowitz

Written by: R. Scott Gemmill

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Directed by: by Mark Horowitz

Written by: by R. Scott Gemmill



* Displaced TitleDrop: "The Wilderness of Mirrors" is an episode after this one.

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* Displaced TitleDrop: "The Wilderness of Mirrors" is [[Recap/JAGS04E21WildernessOfMirrors an episode episode]] after this one.
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Directed by: Mark Horowitz

Written by: R. Scott Gemmill

Webb calls Rabb in his apartment when he's making out with Jordan. Rabb ignores the call. The next day, Chegwidden informs Rabb and Mac that Webb died in an explosion aboard a ship along with two others.

Rabb goes see Jordan at Bethesda; she tells him that Webb had to be identified from dental records. Rabb suspects Clark Palmer may know who killed Webb, so he goes visit him at Fort Leavenworth, only to find that someone else is posing as Palmer and doing his time.

Back at JAG, Rabb learns that one of the deceased worked for the Bradenhurst Corporation. Rabb and Roberts go to Webb's apartment where they're confronted by Kendall from the CIA. Kendall says there's a mole at the CIA feeding information to former DSD agents, something that Rabb and Roberts refuse to believe. "He was not always above board with us but in the end he always came through," Rabb says of Webb.

Rabb visits Webb's mother, who receives a call from Lt. Abby Cowan. Mac figures out "Lt. Abby Cowan" is an anagram for "Clayton Webb." Rabb goes to the pier where he finds Webb injured but alive. They get shot at by Palmer, who threatens to kill Jordan unless Webb gives him a special circuit board for a classified project; Webb refuses.

Back at his apartment, Rabb is relieved to find Jordan still alive, but seeing Palmer dropped off a Polaroid of himself, Rabb evacuates Jordan. The next day Webb reassures Rabb his apartment has been thoroughly swept for explosives and toxins, and speculates that Palmer doesn't want to kill Rabb, but instead force him to live the rest of his life "in the wilderness of mirrors."

! This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* FakingTheDead: Webb.
* SignificantAnagram: "Lt. Abby Cowan" for Clayton Webb.
* Displaced TitleDrop: "The Wilderness of Mirrors" is an episode after this one.

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