‘The Code’ Season 1 Episode 8 Preview: “Lioness” Photos and Plot

The Code Season 1 Episode 8
Phillipa Soo as Lt. Harper Li and Luke Mitchell as Capt. John “Abe” Abraham in season 1 episode 8 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

CBS’s new drama The Code continues with season one episode eight titled “Lioness.” Episode eight was directed by Jann Turner from a script by Hope Mastras. “Lioness” airs on June 3, 2019.

Season one airs on Mondays at 9pm ET/PT.

The cast is led by Luke Mitchell as Captain John “Abe” Abraham, Anna Wood as Captain Maya Dobbins, Ato Essandoh as Major Trey Ferry, Phillipa Soo as Lieutenant Harper Li, Dana Delany as Colonel Glenn Turnbull, and Raffi Barsoumian as Warrant Officer Rami Ahmadi.

The “Lioness” Plot – Abe and Harper travel to Afghanistan to investigate when an Afghan commander is killed on a U.S. base. When a Marine is accused of the crime, Trey and Maya join their colleagues to defend him in an on-base hearing. Also, Col. Turnbull and her husband, Asa (Cotter Smith), disagree about how to handle their son Adam’s (Derek Klena) physical therapy.


The Code Season 1 Plot:

The Code is a drama about the military’s brightest minds, who tackle the toughest legal challenges facing the U.S. Marine Corps. As prosecutors, defense lawyers, and investigators, these Marines work together to serve their country with integrity while often putting aside their personal ideals for the sake of justice.

Operating out of Judge Advocate General Headquarters in Quantico, Captain John ‘Abe’ Abraham is a driven prosecutor for whom becoming a Marine is a longstanding family tradition and a responsibility he treats with devotion and passion. His colleague and friend, Captain Maya Dobbins, is the fearless lead defense attorney who is never hesitant to go up against one of her own, but is also a team player if it means finding the truth. Major Trey Ferry is Abe’s eloquent and wise superior officer working for the prosecution who pursues suspects with ferocity.

Commanding officer Colonel Glenn Turnbull, one of the highest-ranking female officers in the Judge Advocate Corps, demands excellence of herself and her staff, while inspiring intense loyalty. Assisting the team is Lt. Harper Li, a highly capable lawyer who is eager to take on bigger cases, and tech-savvy, efficient Warrant Officer Rami Ahmadi, the Marine equivalent of a paralegal. These active duty Marines are attorneys who have chosen to serve their country in pursuit of military justice at home and abroad.”

The Code Season 1 Episode 8
Phillipa Soo as Lt. Harper Li, Dana Delany as Col. Glenn Turnbull, Ato Essandoh as Major Trey Ferry, Anna Wood as Capt. Maya Dobbins and Luke Mitchell as Capt. John “Abe” Abraham in ‘The Code’ season 1 episode 8 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Code Season 1 Episode 8
Phillipa Soo as Lt. Harper Li and Dana Delany as Col. Glenn Turnbull in season 1 episode 8 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Code Season 1 Episode 8
Ato Essandoh as Major Trey Ferry, Luke Mitchell as Capt. John “Abe” Abraham, Phillipa Soo as Lt. Harper Li, and Anna Wood as Capt. Maya Dobbins in season 1 episode 8 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Code Season 1 Episode 8
Phillipa Soo as Lt. Harper Li and Luke Mitchell as Capt. John “Abe” Abraham in season 1 episode 8 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)