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Captain, debris field 2000 yards
off the starboard bow.

Whatever it was, there's a survivor.
There's a person out there.

Boatswain, is there a Coast Guard
cutter in the vicinity?

- Negative, sir.
- I have the con.

Right standard rudder,
steady on course, 165.

All engines ahead two-thirds.

Right standard rudder,
steady on course, 165.

- All engines ahead two-thirds, aye.
- Very well.

Sir, that will put us inside
Cuban territorial waters.

- Understood.
- Steady on course, 165, sir.

Sir, we have visitors off the port bow.

Cuban PTG approaching
at high speed.

They're heading for us, sir.
I don't think they see the survivor.

Signal Bridge,
tell them to stand clear.

No response, sir.

- Second message...
- Bridge, CIC.

Approaching vessel has fire-control
radar and high-PRF track mode.

Captain, they're looking to rumble.

This is the captain.
Train the main battery on the PTG.

- Sound general quarters.
- Sound general quarters, aye.

General quarters, general quarters.
All hands man battle stations.

Such amazing news.

You have a little brother.
Someone you can trust and confide in.

Beat up. That's great.

I don't know how great
my mother's gonna think it is.

When you gonna tell her?

I don't know if I am.
It can only hurt her.

Oh, don't you think
she has a right to know?

You know, enough of me talking
about me. Let's talk about you.

Did you miss me?

Yes.

Between periods of hating you
for leaving me to go to destinations

that I can't even pronounce.

I could make it up to you.

Okay.

You can be the barbarian,
I'll be the milkmaid.

No. Oh, no.

- Hello?
- Commander.

Grab your gear and be in my office
in an hour.

I'm sending you and Lieutenant
Roberts ASAP to the Caribbean.

We've got an investigation
of alleged act of aggression

against a Cuban naval vessel.

Sir...

Oh, I'm sorry. You just got back
from Russia. Have you slept yet?

No, sir.

Make it an hour and a half.

Yes, sir.

This destination you can pronounce.

You look like Maxwell Smart.

I figured since you only spend time
with spies, I thought I'd give it a shot.

Well, come in and kiss me.

It works.

There you are, mate. How are you?

Well, it works a little too well, I think.

- Thanks for taking care of him.
- Well, my pleasure.

And for putting up
with all that nonsense

that happened before I left.
I know that you felt left out.

It's a new day, Sarah,
and I've got you apologising.

Life is good.

Oh, I found a beauty place
down at Rock Creek Park.

- I've already moved in.
- That was fast.

Well, I only had two criteria.
A great view

and room for a king-sized bed.

What are your plans for tomorrow?

Oh, I'm spending the day
with my boyfriend.

Good, because he's taking you
to a brunch being held in his honour

by the boss of his new firm.

I really need you there, Sarah.

Then I'll be there.

Flight Bravo, stand by on 424,
lockdown.

Welcome to the Dace, gentlemen.

Is that Cuba off your stern, XO?

We've got Cuba up our stern,
commander.

That's why you're here.

As soon as we showed them our 76,
they showed us their wake.

We went by, picked up the refugee,

returned to international waters,

and notified the chain of command.

And, apparently, we made it
all the way up to SECNAV.

A Cuban official with a loud voice
delivered that message.

They lit us up, commander.

My book tells me to go
to general quarters.

- Well, we read the same book, sir.
- Good. Are we done?

Not quite, sir.

It's not like I don't have the time.
We're steaming around here in circles.

This is gonna be
the longest transit time

from Gitmo to Key West
in recorded history.

Could you tell us when
you first saw the vessel?

As we were approaching the girl.

- Radar didn't pick them up before, sir?
- They had just come around the point.

Did they make an attempt
at a rescue, sir?

We don't think they saw her.

They were more interested in spanking
us for being in their backyard.

According to the deck log,
you were half a mile in, sir.

On the assumption that the
right-of-assistance entry

would protect my six.

Did you attempt to signal
the Cuban vessel about the girl?

There was no time for that.

You signalled them to back off,
though, twice.

We were in the middle of the rescue.

What would you be implying
with this line of questioning?

I'm just trying to determine the intent
of both parties, sir.

Can you tell me where I stand?

We have to follow up with your
subordinates and talk to the girl

but you seem to be on solid ground.

About the girl.

How long can I grant her
a temporary refuge?

Until the INS arrives, sir,
and determine her immigration status.

They're on their way.

She has less than 24 hours of freedom
before they send her back.

How do you know
they'll send her back, sir?

Her feet are wet, lieutenant.
They never touched U.S. Soil.

She and Elian can grow up
in tyranny together.

Think of it this way.

You spot a cat stranded
in your neighbour's tree.

You don't see anyone around so
you climb the fence to rescue the cat.

Just then your neighbour appears,

but instead of thanking you,
he threatens you with a shotgun.

- Is that the way you saw it?
- That's the way it happened.

The captain made us proud.
After what we've seen go down,

- it couldn't have been handled better.
- What have you seen, commander?

Coast Guard intercepts boats
every week out here.

We've witnessed refugees
swallow rat poison

and threaten to immolate themselves
rather than be sent back.

Picking up the girl and backing off
that boat meant a lot to us.

You do realise she's feet wet, XO?

Asylum is unlikely.

- Does the captain know that?
- He's the one who told us.

- It's gotta be hard for him.
- Why is that?

He's Cuban-American. Hates Castro.

Sickbay is third hatch on the right,
gentlemen.

Thanks.

- So, what am I thinking, lieutenant?
- You're wondering, sir,

if Captain Berroa backed down
the Cuban vessel

in order to pick up the girl
before they spotted her.

Yeah. And am I thinking
that's an issue?

Well, not a legal one, sir.
The girl's life was in immediate danger.

The captain was obligated under
international law to effect a rescue

and temporary refuge is appropriate
under naval regulation Article 0939.

The interference of the Cuban vessel
appears immaterial.

- What's my opinion on the captain?
- That I couldn't tell you, sir.

I respect him
because he's clever enough

to stay true to his principles
without breaking the rules.

Should have got that one, sir.

As you were.

I'm Commander Rabb,
this is Lieutenant Roberts.

- We're with JAG.
- Petty Officers Tippit and Montanez.

I'm acting senior corpsman
while the chief is on emergency leave.

I've been assigned
to be the girl's interpreter, sir.

Good. How is she?

Not bad, sir, considering
what she's been through.

I'm keeping a close watch
for pneumonia.

- What's her name?
- Reynalda Mantilla, sir.

Reynalda.

- Is she aware of what's going on?
- Pretty much, sir.

What has she told you so far?

There was she and her father
in a 12-foot skiff, sir.

Trying to make it to relatives
in Miami.

They sank in total darkness,
11 miles out.

Her father took off his pants, tied off
the openings, and blew air into them

so she could use them
as a flotation devise.

Twenty minutes later he was gone.

She spent the rest of the night
being poked by sharks.

- Where's the mother?
- She died when the girl was 3, sir.

Is Reynalda up for answering
a few questions?

Great.

Ask her which ship she saw first,

the American frigate
or the Cuban patrol boat?

The Dace, sir.

She wants to know if you're going
to take her to the U.S., sir.

JAG on the Bridge.

Pine Tree, this is Greenfield 24.

This is Pine Tree.
State your purpose.

Request permission to land
and offload INS representative.

- Sir?
- Permission denied.

Send them back, XO.

Greenfield 24, this is Pine Tree.
Permission denied.

Pine Tree, Greenfield 24
requests clarification.

Captain, may we have a word
in private, sir?

XO, it's your Bridge.

Aye, aye, sir.

Greenfield 24, this is Pine Tree,
continue in the hover path.

I waved her off
because there is no need

for the INS aboard this vessel.

I am personally delivering
Reynalda Mantilla

to the United States
where she belongs.

Captain.

Sir, I am obligated to inform you
that if you continue on this stated...

Under what article of the UCMJ
would I be subject to court-martial?

Article 92, sir. Violating general orders
and wilful dereliction of duty.

Can you tell me
what naval regulations guarantee

the right to seek freedom
from political oppression?

- None.
- That's why I'm doing this.

Captain, is this really the way
you wanna end your naval career?

On principle, yes.

Sir, what if I told you
there may be another way?

Reynalda has said
she has family in Miami, sir.

The INS could determine
since her father is dead,

she's better off in the U.S. With them.

And if they determine otherwise?

Captain, I'm not selling insurance,
just reason.

Well, sir, the lieutenant and I believe
that Captain Berroa acted lawfully

and in accordance
with the rules of engagement

when he trained his gun
on the Cuban vessel.

Yeah, but Cuba is claiming
that we were the aggressor.

They would be wrong, sir.

Senior officers aboard ship
and the refugee herself

back up the captain's account.

Well, the SECNAV got a 3 a.m. Call
from the president.

He's having Elian Gonzalez
nightmares

and doesn't want that girl
anywhere near U.S. Soil.

Is he making this our issue, sir?

Mine.

- Keep me apprised.
- Will do, admiral.

Sir, may I ask why you didn't tell him
about the helicopter incident?

Because Captain Berroa reversed
his decision, lieutenant.

So you're just gonna let
him slide, sir?

I'll watch and wait.

- Hey, Mic, good to see you.
- Good day, mate.

There she is.

- Hey.
- Be in touch.

See the Bentley parked
in the driveway?

Couldn't see it over
that lady's diamond.

How does she keep her arm
from falling asleep?

- You all right?
- Sure.

So what do you say we start with the
person who bought her the diamond?

Why not?

- There he is.
- Larry.

Lieutenant Colonel
Sarah MacKenzie.

Sarah, Larry Kaliski, senior partner
of Ryan, Price and Segal.

- My pleasure.
- Oh, well.

I have to say that when Mic told me
you are a Marine JAG,

I expected John Wayne in a dress.

- Are you looking for a job?
- No.

- Mind if I take him away for a second?
- I'm not his boss. You are.

Oh, you're very good.

- Mic, come on.
- I'll be right back.

Take a look over there.
What do you think?

Oh, yeah?

- Am I wrong?
- Hell of a nice package, Mic.

Yeah, she is.

I've talked to the girl
but outside of proof of persecution

or a serious medical condition,
I see no INS precedent

- for granting her asylum.
- So you'd be sending her back?

According to the U.S. Interests Section
in Havana,

she has relatives in Cuba
who have the means to care for her.

- That's good enough for us.
- But if she had set foot on U.S. Soil?

She could have applied for asylum
under the Cuban Adjustment Act.

Well, why didn't that work
for Elian Gonzalez?

He's 6 and not considered
old enough to understand

the implication of his choice.
Reynalda's 13.

A Circuit Court of Appeals ruling
determined

that a 12-year-old Russian boy

was capable of making such decisions
in his own interests.

Well, she can't take advantage of that
because she's feet wet.

I admit that it all seems arbitrary,
lieutenant,

but when refugees
are desperate enough,

they generally find a way.

That went pretty well.

Were you talking about me
to Larry Kaliski?

- Yeah. He likes you.
- In what way?

He thinks you're the complete
package. Sharp, smart and sexy.

- He's not wrong. You are.
- Is that why you were gloating?

Gloating? I have a right to be proud
of you, Sarah.

Mic, I came here as a favour to you.

I came because I had to.
You wanted to be with me.

But you knew how uncomfortable
I was gonna be.

Wait a minute.

This day was about me.

Four hours
when I didn't have to pursue you

or excuse myself
while you spoke to your colleagues.

Or take care of your dog.

- I apologised for that.
- That's how you see me.

A moon-aced admirer
who massages your ego

- and helps you forget your past.
- That is not true.

Look, I work for this man now.

This is a bloody good opportunity
and I'm not going to jeopardise it

because of something that happened
to you before I was in your life.

- Mic, you are wrong about...
- Sarah, leave it. Get in the car.

Excuse me, captain.

- At ease. How is she?
- Better, sir.

Petty Officer Montanez
is monitoring her condition.

- What do you think it is?
- I'm not sure, sir. There's no fever.

We purged her of the seawater
she ingested.

Could be parasites. Hard to say.

What if it's something more serious
like organ damage?

That would require testing
more sophisticated

than what we have onboard, sir.

Ma'am, it's my understanding
that INS regularly admits refugees

to U.S. Hospitals for treatment.

Under urgent
medical circumstances only.

Well, we have a girl
with stomach pains

and no credible means of diagnosis.

When did these symptoms
first occur, corpsman?

I was in the stockroom
at the time, sir.

The captain was with her
when it happened.

- Is there anything further?
- No, sir.

- Then that will be all.
- Yes, sir.

- Do you recall the time, captain?
- About 15 minutes before you arrived,

I came down to see
how she was doing.

She was looking a little queasy
but talkative, even animated.

Then suddenly, she gripped her
stomach and collapsed on the floor.

Mrs. Vitagliano, if Reynalda
were admitted to a U.S. Hospital,

would she be considered feet dry?

Yes, commander.

Ma'am?

Your decision.

Can we get that helicopter back?

Commander, I was expecting you.

Captain, I have a question
about the girl.

- Do you have a family?
- No, sir.

I thought as much.

You and I are alike in that way,
in a lot of ways in fact.

- Captain, about he girl, sir...
- If I had started a family,

Reynalda could have been
my daughter, commander.

But instead, she was born
under a system

where families turn each other
into the police.

I'm aware of the conditions
in Cuba, sir.

Are you aware
what those conditions do to the soul?

I know you are, captain.

You care what happens to this girl?

You care about
naval regulations, sir?

Cite one for me, commander.

Personnel of the Department
of the Navy shall neither directly

nor indirectly invite persons to seek
asylum or temporary refuge.

- You think I've done that?
- You tell me, sir.

Well, I wanted to comfort her,
to let her know

that there were other Cubans who
had grown up without blood families.

I did not suggest she fake an illness.

- Sir, I saw you wave off...
- I break rules cleanly, commander.

If I do it, you'd know it. I don't cheat.

- Well, sir, you wanna tell me...?
- Corpsman just called.

Reynalda's running a fever.
It's up to 102 and climbing.

You're welcome to check
for yourself.

How the hell did this happen?

There's a loophole in
the 1995 Cuban Migration Accord, sir.

That's not a loophole,
that's a black hole.

Anyone can fake a stomachache.

The girl is sick, Mr. Secretary.

Not half as sick
as the president's gonna be.

Well, sir, as I'm sure
the admiral has indicated,

there's a little we can do
to affect the outcome.

I can assure you, though, sir,
her illness does appear legitimate.

Commander,
is that the general alarm?

General quarters, general quarters.
All hands man your battle stations.

Yes, sir. The Bridge is sounding
general quarters.

I'm gonna have to cut this short.
We're manning battle stations, sir.

Battle stations.

I'll order in lunch.

JAG on the Bridge.

She's on an intercept course, sir.

They're back, commander.

Let's make her eat our wake.

- All engines ahead full.
- All engines ahead full, aye.

Captain, those boats
are built for speed.

Sir, you're not gonna try
and outrun it, are you?

I'm gonna run her out of gas,
commander.

Captain, they're signalling us.

"Orlando Mantilla alive in Cuba."

Who's Orlando Mantilla?

That would be the girl's father,
lieutenant.

- All engines stop.
- All engines stop, aye.

The State Department confirms
the message.

Orlando Mantilla was picked up
by a garbage scow,

eight miles off Havana.

- He's dehydrated but awake and lucid.
- Has he made a statement, captain?

He wants to be reunited
with his daughter.

And he will be.
The girl appears to be stable now

and the INS doesn't like to interfere
with the rights of a non-abusive parent.

Ma'am, Reynalda needs treatment.
I would like to proceed with the plan

to bring her to the hospital
at NAS Key West.

I don't think we should take
the Cubans at their word.

What are you suggesting?

That they've conscripted some stand-in
for the real Orlando Mantilla?

Or that the real Orlando Mantilla
is being controlled by Cuban officials.

Why would they have to force him
to ask for his daughter back?

I'm sure he wants to be with her,
lieutenant.

But in the United States,
where they were originally headed.

- He's in Cuba now, captain.
- I agree with the skipper, ma'am.

If the Cuban government is sincere,
they could send her father to us.

- The loophole has closed, gentlemen.
- This is not Elian Gonzalez's father.

Orlando Mantilla wants to be free.

Orlando Mantilla and his daughter
are alive.

They should thank God
for their blessings

and try to immigrate legally.

Cuban immigration to the U.S.
Is far from automatic.

There's a lottery involved,

and then authorities can delay
applications at will.

Captain, you've stated your case.
Now let me do my job.

First thing is, you tell the girl
her father's alive.

Ma'am, sir, may I suggest
that before we do anything,

we verify the existence of the father
and the veracity of these statements?

Fair enough.

Thank you, commander.

You may very well have given
that family a reprieve.

Hi, this is Sarah. Leave me
a message and I'll call you back.

Sarah, it's Mic. I was too angry to talk
about it in the car but I'm ready now.

I'm at 1711 Connecticut Avenue,
Apartment 906.

Mic, I'm sorry. L...

You're fiddling, lieutenant.
What's up?

Sir, do you support
the captain's position?

I support an informed process, Bud.

This has nothing to do
with the captain.

- You've been awfully helpful to him.
- Yeah, it seems that way.

- Sir, that's my point.
- I'm not paying favourites.

Well, I'll bet you the captain thinks
you are, sir.

It appears you were one step ahead
of us, commander.

The Cuban government
just invited me to Havana

- to interview Orlando Mantilla.
- I've suggested she be accompanied

by a representative
of the United States Navy.

We'll hold off telling Reynalda
until we return.

That's a good idea, ma'am.
Good luck.

I don't think you understand.

The captain suggested
you come with me.

With blessings from
the secretary of the Navy.

This is a ZNN special bulletin.

You are watching a live video feed
from Cuba of President Fidel Castro

speaking with what is assumed to be
an official American delegation.

Although they won't comment directly
on the nature of the visit,

Cuban authorities indicate
that the thawing

of U.S. -Cuban military tensions
might be forthcoming.

- My God.
- From Havana, this is Chuck DeCaro,

- ZNN, on special assignment.
- Hi.

Tiner wasn't at his desk so we just...

- Was it tonight?
- Seven sharp.

- Not tomorrow?
- But Danny's out of town tomorrow.

Well, I apologise.

A.J. Chegwidden. I'm usually more
appealing without egg on my face.

Yeah, I understand.

Last semester I pulled an all-nighter
for a poli-sci exam

and, well, at breakfast,
I fell asleep in my omelette.

It's great meeting you. Your mother's
told me a lot about you.

Says you have good character.

You told him I had good character?

Remember the time your friend Troy
stole a bag full of Army men

from a toy store
and you brought it back?

Well, yeah. It was because I told him
to steal a model of the Enterprise.

Good evening, Mr. Mantilla.
How are you feeling?

He is better. Says we're taking
good care of him.

Why isn't he in a hospital?

This is one
of the president's residences.

He felt Mr. Mantilla could recover here
in peace.

He's receiving excellent
medical attention.

He's asking about Reynalda.

She has a fever
and stomach cramps.

And we plan to take her
to the United States for treatment.

May we speak
with Mr. Mantilla privately?

You speak Spanish, commander?

Well, I speak a few words,
two of which are Estados Unidos,

neither of which did I hear you say.

I don't understand.

He's questioning
your translation skills.

May I suggest
that you improve them

or tell Mr. Mantilla that his daughter
will be waiting for him in our country.

Ask him what he did after he escaped
and his boat capsized.

He blew air into his pants
so his daughter would stay afloat.

But he got tired and grabbed onto
a wooden seat.

The waves were big.

And he couldn't hold on to her.

He says he's stupid.

Should I let him know what you're
trying to tell him about his daughter?

- Yes.
- Please.

Will they bring Reynalda here?

Ask him if he would still like to go
to the United States with Reynalda.

I'll answer that.

He has been offered a good job here
with more money.

So you're saying
that you won't let him leave?

I don't make those decisions.

He says he's happy to be in Cuba
as long as his daughter is with him.

These orders come straight
from the SECNAV himself, sir.

In accordance
with Orlando Mantilla's wishes,

Reynalda is to be returned to him
in Cuba.

We could send her back
on the PTG, captain.

- They duped you.
- Sir?

As soon as Reynalda arrives
and is out of sight of the cameras,

her father will be in prison.

Captain, the INS monitors
returned refugees

with the full cooperation
of the Cuban government.

Replace the word cooperation
with control, ma'am.

Captain, we need to tell Reynalda
that her father is alive

- and he wants her back.
- He may be alive

but he speaks with Castro's tongue,
commander.

What the hell happened
to your objectivity?

Don't tell me Fidel bought you
with a Cohiba

- and a television camera?
- This is not a forum, captain.

- You are under orders.
- Stand down, commander.

I am the highest authority
on this ship.

And the only one who's lived under
a communist dictatorship.

And if anyone here believes they have
a better understanding into that world,

speak up.

- Helmsman.
- Yes, sir.

- Give me a heading to Key West.
- Aye, aye, sir.

We're going home.

Captain, let me ask you something.

Why do you think you have the right
to separate father and child?

What gives you the right to bring them
together under totalitarian rule?

The father's wishes.

Even if we could believe
that to be true, ma'am,

they'd be selfish wishes.
If I were in his position,

- I'd want her to live under a free flag.
- Do you have children, captain?

No, I don't, lieutenant.

With all due respect, sir, I don't think
you know what you would do.

When my parents heard
the Cuban youth were being sent

to schools in East Germany,

they put me on a Pedro Pan flight
to Miami. I was 4 and a half.

Emotional reasons aside, captain...

I can't put them aside.

My father died in prison.

My mother had heart failure at 38.

Bridge, Radio Control.
We have the secretary of the Navy

and the judge advocate general
for the captain.

- Patch it up.
- Aye, aye, sir.

Mr. Secretary, this is Captain Berroa
of the USS Dace.

Captain, I have been informed
by NAS Key West

that you're presently on course
to that facility.

That's correct, sir.

Your orders are to head
to Guantanamo.

I understand, sir, but I believe
that I have a greater duty to act

in the best interest of the refugee.

Reynalda Mantilla is running
a high fever and deserves

the finest medical care available.

It was always her father's intention
that Reynalda reach the United States.

We're accommodating those wishes.

Finally, most of the men and women
on this vessel are alive today

because the United States opened
its arms to their ancestors.

Reynalda Mantilla has been denied
the same privilege

because she wasn't lucky enough
to reach our shores.

- I don't give a rat's...
- Sir, before you continue,

I should advise you this conversation
is being heard on the Bridge.

You arrogant son of a...

Captain, A.J. Chegwidden,
judge advocate general.

I have to tell you that
you are in violation of a direct order,

which can result in court-martial,

dismissal, and hard labour
at Leavenworth.

I can't obey the order, sir,
not in good conscience.

Hold on.

Mr. Secretary,
he's fallen on his sword.

I advise you to relieve him of duty.

That should go through
chain of command.

Well, yes, sir, but by that time
he'll be docking at Key West.

I would deal with it now,
while you have him on the line.

This is the secretary of the Navy
speaking.

Is the X O on the Bridge?

- Yes, sir, I'm here.
- Your name and rank?

Commander William Crozier, sir.

Commander Crozier...

- Stay on course.
- Aye, sir.

- This can't work, captain.
- What commander?

Trying to prevent the secretary
from replacing you with the XO, sir.

For all I know, the secretary was
inviting the commander to his birthday.

You'd be the only person on
this Bridge who believes that, captain.

So be it.

XO, I advise you to get the secretary
back on the horn

and receive your orders.

- Commander.
- I heard you.

Commander, this is more
than an issue for Captain Berroa.

This is a crusade.
You may wanna consider it.

Is it worth your career taking a dive
for his principles?

You don't have to be Cuban
to agree with the captain.

Just spend a day out here
watching refugees being sent back.

I care what happens to this girl.

Well, what about
what this girl feels and thinks?

She doesn't even know
her father's alive.

Sir, we need to tell her.

Don't complicate it for her,
commander.

If she gives up her freedom now,
she'll regret it when she's older.

With all due respect, sir,
that's speculative.

I need to be sure
before I put my career in jeopardy.

Reynalda, I represent the Immigration
and Naturalization Service.

Your father was found alive at sea.

He was rescued
and brought to Havana.

Yeah. We visited him and he told us
that he wants us to bring you to him.

She says she wants to go
to the United States.

Well, ask her if she realises that
she'll be separated from her father.

She believes she will see her father,
that they had an agreement.

The one who made it to the U.S.
Would stay.

The one who didn't
would keep trying.

Excuse me, captain. XO,
I have a flash precedence message

- from the secretary of the Navy.
- I'll take that.

Captain.

- Master-at-arms?
- Yes, sir.

Commander Crozier is under arrest.

Confined to quarters
until further notice.

- Sir?
- That's an order.

Aye, aye, sir.

- What are you doing, captain?
- He's saving your career, XO,

by preventing you from disobeying
an order to take control of the ship.

If you're under arrest,
you can't answer one way or the other.

Well, sir, you have what you want now.
I hope it's enough.

This is the captain.
Inform Radio to send this message

to the U.S. Organisation
Cubano Americana.

The American frigate
the USS Stanley Dace

will be arriving in the morning
at NAS Key West

- with a rescued Cuban girl.
- Aye, aye, sir.

Come in.

Oh, it's beautiful.

- Sarah...
- I'm sorry.

I was being selfish and insecure.

You did have the right to expect
more from me.

You're wrong
about how I think about you.

The truth is that you challenge,
in the best way,

my preconceptions about men.

You were gonna say something?

I was gonna accuse you
of being selfish and insecure.

Do you love me, Sarah?

Yes.

Is that because I love you?

That's because you are you.

Are we okay?

What are you doing?

- Adding another light.
- Why?

To celebrate another week

of having each other in our lives.

I'd hoped to appeal
to reason, captain.

How reasonable would you be
if your principles were on the line?

Well, I wouldn't disobey
a direct order, sir.

She's free. Doesn't that mean
anything to you?

To all of us, captain.
That's never been in question.

The commander, the lieutenant and
myself, however, are driven by reason.

You're not.
And that's where you stand alone.

Captain Berroa, I'm Rodney Conger
with the State Department.

Excuse us.

Captain, I have orders to put this girl
on a helicopter

- and send her back to Cuba.
- Once she touches the dock,

she'll be feet dry. Now, we will do this
with or without your cooperation.

- Her father wants her back, sir.
- Mr. Conger, I'm Janet Vitagliano.

I'm from the INS.

The girl is aware
of her father's decision

but she wants to be here
nonetheless.

Now, she does have the right
to choose for herself based on...

The ruling from the Seventh Circuit
Court of Appeals.

We're in the Eleventh, ma'am.

I'm sorry but this order comes
from the top.

The parents' wishes are binding
and you're overruled.

- Not if the parent is abusive.
- I'm sorry?

Reynalda's father put her to sea
in a boat that was too small,

recklessly endangering her safety.

- He was trying to get her to the U.S.
- Almost killed her.

We have 200 witnesses
aboard this ship that will attest to that.

That is not child abuse.

Leaving a child alone in a car for ten
minutes is child abuse, Mr. Conger.

What are the consequences
of these charges, ma'am?

An INS hearing.

I suggest you take Reynalda
into your custody for processing.

I could do that.

If her father wants to contest
the charges,

he can come here and testify.

- Okay, this all amusing but...
- Mr. Conger,

this has been a very long day.

Now shut up and get out of our way.

Thank you, both.

You're an annoying man, captain.

And you're welcome.

I knew you'd step up when it counted,
commander.

You see, we are alike.
The only difference is you're smarter.

Well, sir, I would take a moment.

It's gonna be rough
from this point on, captain.

Captain.

Mrs. Vitagliano,
it's been a pleasure, ma'am.

Well, commander, if I wasn't too old,
too short, too married...

Never mind.