All language subtitles for Tour of Duty S01E08 The Good, the Bad and the Dead

[ddd]

[MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO,
MAN SINGING INDISTINCTLY]

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

MAN: Hey, we finally got some
real music for a change.

This guy's the greatest!

[WOMAN LAUGHS]

d Check the rear-view mirror d

d Everything
Is getting nearer d

[MAN SINGING ALONG,
INDISTINCT]

d I'm driving myself crazy
I'm losing control d

d Looks like I'm headed down
A rough and rocky road d

Hey, baby, yeah!

d Heartbreak highway
Fast lane to the blues d

d Each turn I take
Leads me back to you d

Freedom day, you'll be
the one and the all, baby.

That's right.
Go for what you know!

Whoo!

Whoo!

[SINGING AND LAUGHING]

d I can't see
Through the lines d

d Truck stop hopping, baby d

d Last night took forever d

d Can't sleep d

d With the pain d

d I still see you with me
Every time I lay down d

d That leaves
A burning bridge d

d To turn my life around d

d Heartbreak highway
Fast lane to the blues d

WOMAN: Oh, look out!
Get out of the way!

Who was that jerk?

Looks like Decker!

Let's go get him.

[LAUGHING]

d Do d

Hey, halt, halt!

Stop!

Yeah, it's Decker again--
with a girl this time.

Go get him!

Hey!
Come on!

d ...It's gotta be my heart d

d Heartbreak highway
Fast lane to the blues d

d Each turn I take
Leads me back to you d

[SHUTS OFF RADIO]

Hey, give me a break,
will you, fellas?

I've got to make
morning formation.

Listen, chaplain thought
it might need a brake job...

Uh-huh.

I'm just road-testing
the vehicle for him.

What's the matter,

you've got no sense
of humor, huh, guys?

Hey, you hit
the real jackpot, Decker.

Come on, now.
No, I do nothing!

Get over here!
Ow! Ow, you...

Hey, wait a minute,
she didn't do nothing.

She's on the base
on my invitation.

Yeah, right now
we've got you

for theft of
government property,

impersonating
an officer...

and violation
of pass restriction.

You're going to
the stockade, Decker.

Ow, you're
hurting me!

Leave me alone!

Oh, you're real bad.

I wonder how bad you'd be
without a backup.

Check this dude out.

Enough, already.

Hey, let her go!

Leave her alone,
man! Leave her alone!

All right, come on, you guys.
Get on outta here.

You ain't got anything better
to do with your lives? Come on.

Decker.

You know
that guy, sarge?

Yeah, we used to be
hip-pocket buddies

a long time ago.

You used to be
friends with this guy

back in the world, sarge?

Now, come on.

Now, didn't I tell you all
to get out of here?

What are you
still doing here, huh?

You bought it this time.

Do you know who I am,
dipstick?

It's your sergeant,
boy.

I'm here to tell you
to drop your fun,

grab your gun,
it's time to be a soldier, son.

Anderson. What the hell
are you doing here?

I come to get your butt
out of jail, young sergeant.

I knew there had to be
somebody pulling some strings.

Let me look at you.
Three tours of duty,

they didn't put any
holes in you yet, huh?

No, that's because I had myself
a drill sergeant at AIT,

taught me how to duck
my head, move my butt.

Yeah, you weren't
exactly college material,

but I tried
to overlook it.

That was a very foolish move
you pulled

with the chaplain's jeep
this morning, you know that?

Foolish move?

Let me tell you what.
Rita Mae happens to be

the best little pro
in Chu Lai.

I was counting beans
all weekend,

and I had to see her.
What else was I going to do?

Sign this.

What is it?

You're in my outfit now--

the U.S.
God-bless-them-all

humpin' infantry,
boy.

Let's move 'em out.

There are some promising rookies
in there, LT.

I know, I checked over
all the 201 files myself.

Sergeant
Aubrey Decker.

Did you go over his file?

Now, see, I know
that man personally.

I can vouch for him myself.

Yeah? What about this?

February '66,
court-martial, misconduct.

Drunk on duty. That's good.

Insubordination.

Quartermaster battalion
petroleum supply?

Sergeant, this guy's
been pumping gas

for a year and a half.

Well, now, lieutenant, I'm not
going to lie to you, now.

The man's made some mistakes,

and he's rubbed some people
the wrong way.

I don't know what you owe
this guy, sergeant.

LT, I don't owe the man
anything.

It's just I'm convinced now

that he wants to put
all this stuff behind him,

and if I'm right, LT,
if I'm right,

we've glommed
onto the best field leader

in our corps.

He'll work under you?

I'm convinced of it.

I want him to take
Jensen's place as squad leader.

Will he follow orders?

LT, I can handle
the man.

I don't intend to jeopardize
the safety of the platoon.

We're moving out
tomorrow.

We've gotta be
at full strength.

Yes. Now go away.

SERGEANT: All right,
come on, come on.

Let's go, go, go, go, go!

Move, move, move. Load 'em up!

You heard the man.
Let's get the lead out!

All right,
you heard the briefing.

Once we're off the chopper,

we're in Indian country
the whole way.

No gunfire unless
we're under attack.

No talking above a whisper.

I want light noise discipline
strictly adhered to.

If I hear you breathing,
you're wrong.

I don't even want to hear
your damn boots squeak.

Any questions?

Hey, what's
so important

about a damn radio
station, anyhow?

This ain't exactly
Wolfman Jack

we're going
after, Baker.

Look, I missed
briefing, all right?

I must have dozed off.
What's going on?

It's a communications
center, dummy.

A what?

It's like
a radio relay site

for the entire North
Vietnamese command.

Well, if it's a
communications center,

why don't the Air Force just
go in and blow it away?

They already tried.

Yeah, and Charlie's
still signaling.

Yeah, well maybe it's
dug in or something.

You know, that guy's
one in a million, sarge.

He's got the finest
military mind

in Orange County.

Don't be too hard
on him, son.

How about you?

If any of us
had our brain pan straight,

we'd all be a good 10,000 miles
east of here.

Poke 'em
if you've got 'em, guys.

[ddd]

All right, people,
let's move it out.

Aubrey, your squad
takes the lead.

Who's the regular
point man?

Matsuda.

I am, sarge.

Okay, you take every other shift
till we get there.

Move out.

Move!

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[ddd]

What in the hell
did you do that for?

[SIGHS]

Johnson, you were
just about

skewered beef,
huh?

Thanks, sarge.

Anytime you see something
rigged up high

to make you look up,
look down, fast.

Keep it moving, Johnson.

Keep it down, guys.

Well, Aubrey,
it looks to me

like you've still got
what it takes.

I ain't got squat.

Oh, come on, Aubrey,

what I just saw
tells me that you--

What you saw was reflex.
I ain't got nothing.

I not only
don't have it...

I don't want it.

Geez, that would be
an ugly way to die.

There ain't no
pretty corpses, Baker,

especially when a man's
as big and homely as you.

SOLDIER:
Who's got a cigarette
over here?

SOLDIER 2:
Right here.

Hey, Johnson...

how are you going
to make it up to Decker

for saving your life?

It's gonna be tough,
let me tell you.

What do you think
about Decker?

I don't know.
He seems okay...

[LAUGHS]

As long as
we don't let him

get behind the wheel
of a Jeep.

There ain't no Jeeps
out on this road.

You know,
he's gotta be nuts.

Anybody
with 18 years in

has gotta be missing
some trolley wire.

They say the guy was
a big deal in Korea.

I heard he enlisted
when he was 15.

Fifteen?

Yeah, he lied
about his age

just to get in.

Well, I'll tell you what,
he's gotta be a survivor.

How else could you live
on Army food for that long?

I heard that.

LIEUTENANT: All right, we're
going to start climbing

in about an hour.

I figure we'll set up
our night perimeter

right about there.

That puts about two hours
behind schedule.

Decker, come here.

All right, Decker,

I want you
to take Johnson

and scout the trail.

Come here.

Now, there's been a lot

of enemy activity
reported right between

this point here
and this long rise.

You see that?

So I want you to stay
a hundred meters

in front
of the platoon.

I want you to travel
exactly one hour.

We're gonna give you
a two-minute head start.

You got that?

All right, maintain
absolute silence.

I don't want any
unnecessary firing.

You got it.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

All right, specialist,
move out.

[WHISTLES]

That's far enough.

We're only a minute ahead
of the rest of them.

Relax, will you?

We'll start up again
in another minute.

Okay, sarge, what
you got in mind?

Nothing fancy.

I just don't believe
in sticking my neck out

for no reason.

Why should we?

What do you mean?

Why should we?

Now, you know why.

The further forward we are,

the more time
the guys have to react

in case we get ambushed.

Look, Johnson, you think
we're going to win this war

if we're ahead
another 50 yards, huh?

It don't make a damn bit
of difference...

so why bother?

Relax.

[SIGHS]

Let's go.

I knew that ridgeway
was mismapped.

We've still got

six or seven
klicks to go.

Yeah, well let's just hope
that border is marked right.

The communication center
is supposed to be

right on the
Laotian border.

All right, now, LT,
it's 1420.

That means
we've been walking

for about
one hour straight.

Five minutes,
pass it down.

Percell.

Sir.

I want you to move up,

check on the
forward position.

Yes, sir.

No, wait. I'm
gonna go with you.

I want to check on
the train up ahead.

We'll both go, LT

Tell you what, Percell.

You stay here.
You're in charge.

You get the men
to take their five,

and then you keep 'em quiet.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Ain't life grand?

Why the hell aren't you
further forward, sergeant?

Is that all the ground
you can cover

with a two-minute head start?

The platoon must have
been moving too fast,

Lieutenant.

I guess you gained
ground on us.

Anderson, there's no point
in having scouts

if they're only a few
yards ahead of you.

Yes, sir.

I could do that
with a stick.

Decker, Johnson...

get on back down the hill
to the platoon.

Yeah, I'll be
further forward,

where you men
are supposed to be.

Well, we're in for
a hell of a climb.

Yeah, you got
that right.

Well, what is it
with Decker?

Has he got slow feet
or cold feet?

Hey, that man's
not a coward, LT.

He's got a Silver Star
and two Purple Hearts.

Yeah, well, maybe he's
had a change of heart.

No, I don't think so.
Not him.

You know, you've got
to be his biggest fan.

I wonder whether
the real Decker

can live up
to all this hype.

Hey, LT,
did you ever see

Willie Mays
play centerfield?

No, seriously,
did you?

Sure.

All right, remember the catch
he made against Vic Wertz

in the 1954
World Series? Huh?

No.

Before your time.

Well, the point is, LT,
when the chips are down,

you want the man out there
you know can do the job.

Oh, geez.

All right,
what happened back there?

I'm slowing down,
Zeke.

Oh, crap, Decker,

if you were headed
into town

to get
a few short ones,

you'd be leading
the charge.

Spread out!

These kids, they never
learned the basics.

All right,
we're going to be

setting up
night position

about an hour
into that tree line.

Good. I could use
the sleep.

No, you're going to be
on advanced listening post.

Why? Punishment?

No, it's
not punishment.

It's just I need
your experience.

If there's
any enemy contact,

we might have to go
hand-to-hand combat.

We're going to have to
maintain absolute silence.

Hey, it's 0400.

Maybe you
ought to let up

on that stuff,
sarge.

Button it, Horn,
the man said no talking.

Yeah, well,
he'd be really upset

if he knew you were
drinking out here.

Hell with him.

Look, I gotta
to catch some Zs.

You gonna be okay?

Whiskey don't
make me sleepy.

Makes me nasty.

All you fish-head eating,
rice-guzzling dinks

better watch out.

You're gonna have to deal
with double-bad Aubrey Decker.

Relax, you're
in good hands.

Okay, but if you need
a break at all,

you let me know,
okay?

I know where to find you.

[SINGING JOHNNY CASH'S
"RING OF FIRE"]

d Love is a burning thing d

d And it makes a fiery ring d

[DECKER SNORING]

Oh, damn. Sarge.

Sarge! This is
supposed to be

your watch, man.

Relax, will you?
Give me a minute.

We've got to get out
of here pretty soon.

Got to get
those claymores in.

Just let me get an eye-opener.

[WHISPERS]
Decker. Sa--

[URINATING]

[WHIMPER]

[GUNSHOT]

That's ours, LP.

What happened?

NVA scout.

Where's Horn?

He went after him.

Man, you're drunk.

Johnson,
come on, now.

[MOANING]

Oh, it hurts... Oh!

Talk to him, Johnson.
Don't let him go into shock.

[SQUEAK]

Come on, take it easy.
Take it easy.

What are you trying to do,
get another medal?

You hear me
real good, soldier.

You are looking
at a general court-martial.

When we get back,
and if we get back,

I'm throwing the book
at you,

and that is a promise,
you got it?

Percell, get Matsuda
up here!

[HORN MOANS]

What about the gook?

He got away,
but there is a blood trail.

Yeah, both sides
of where we found him.

You think he'll make it
back to warn his unit?

I don't know, LT.

With all that racket,

they've probably
already been warned.

Okay, Horn, breathe slow.
Slow breathing, now.

You don't want
to hyperventilate.

All right, come on,

somebody put
a ruck under his feet.

Let's go. Come on.

Man, he's looking
awfully pale.

He's gonna be
just fine, Baker.

You know,
you're real lucky, Horn,

you've got
a nice clean wound there.

[WHIMPERING]

Hey, doc.

Got any of that
morphine left over?

You kidding me?

He's saving it
for himself.

It hurts like hell, doc.

I feel like I have a hole
in my heart.

No, no, not even close.

Look, you're gonna make it.
Don't worry.

Okay?

We've gotta get him
medevaced outta here ASAP.

He's got internal bleeding.
There's nothing I can do.

All right, now,

there's a possible LZ
right down there

over the tree line.

Now, I'm gonna
give you two men.

Try to help carry him
down there.

All right.

Horn--

Hey, little buddy.
How you doing?

We'll get that hole patched up
so the beer don't leak out.

We're gonna get you out

just as soon as we can get
a Huey in here.

I shouldn't have left
my weapon back there.

Hey, Horn, come on now.
You done good, son.

You did better than I could do.

I knew if he got away
we'd be in deep trouble--

Horn, you stop it now.
You done good...

You done real good.

LT said no choppers

or the gooks
will know we're here.

They probably already
know we are here.

Does that mean
the mission's a no go?

I don't know, Percell.
That's up to the LT.

Aubrey, I want to talk
to you later, old buddy.

LT, we've got to make
a decision about Horn.

How is he?

Well, he might
make it,

if we get him
outta here real soon.

I don't know.

If that scout died before
he got back to his unit,

we've still got
the element of surprise.

I can't afford to give away
our position with a dust-off.

On the other hand,
if that scout didn't die,

we are
sitting ducks, LT.

Well, what are
you suggesting, sergeant,

that I scrub this mission?

You know, we've got
a job to do here.

We can't run

every time we get into
a little bit of trouble.

So I take it
that's a go.

Yeah, that's a go.
Horn's gotta wait.

That means no breaking
of radio silence.

That means no medevac choppers

until we are through
with this mission.

Yes, sir.

And I'll tell you
something else, sergeant,

if your buddy
hadn't screwed up on LP,

we wouldn't be
in this predicament.

Now, hold on, LT,

you don't know that
for sure, now, do you?

I mean, you haven't heard
Decker's side of the story.

Oh, God, what do you
owe this man?

I owe the man friendship.
I owe the man loyalty.

You know
what that is?

Yeah, I know what that is.

That's something
like trust, isn't it?

Like when
I trusted you

when you told me
to take on Decker.

And just like Horn trusts me

and all these other men trust me
to make decisions.

Well, I screwed up
and made the wrong one,

and now Horn's
gonna pay for it.

I'll tell you something else.
From here on out,

Decker is relieved
of his position

of squad leader until
we get back to battalion.

You sound convinced
the man's guilty, LT.

I'm convinced the man
was drunk on duty.

No question about that,
is there?

Is that you, Decker?

Yeah. How you doing?

Oh, the shot knocked
me out, I guess.

[LAUGHS]

It feels like I've got
this tiny little hot spot

inside my gut.

You're a good soldier, Horn.

Sorry about what happened.

Oh, it wasn't
your fault.

Yeah, it was.
It was my time.

I should have
cut the gook myself.

We all let down
sometimes.

Yeah, sometimes.

Forget it, sarge.

Horn, I've got
some bad news

for you now, son.

The mission's still on.

That means we can't
call in the dust-off

until we make contact
with the NVA.

You understand that,
don't you?

Now, I want you
to hold on.

It's only going to be for
a couple of more hours.

We're still gonna move you
down the hill now,

and as soon as we can
use the radio,

we're gonna get you
some help, all right?

I hear you, sarge.

All right, buddy.

Friendly warning--

The LT is gonna
smoke your tail.

Well, if I do good
in the mission,

maybe he'll drop
the charges.

Forget it.
He's canned you.

You're not
the squad leader anymore.

You're just along
for the walk.

Ah, that's great.

What in the hell happened
back there, Decker?

Come on.
Were you drunk or what?

I'll answer that if I have to...

at the court martial.

So much for Decker.
Hey, he deserves it, man.

How can you stick
with a guy

who's out drinking
on a mission?

That's right.

You really think it was
his fault Horn got stuck?

Well, you're damn straight
it's his fault.

Look, what's the
difference, Percell?

Either way, the guy
was dead wrong, right?

He made one mistake.
Maybe he's entitled.

The man's won medals.
He's a war hero.

Not in my war.

Are you sure
you won't do the same, Ruiz?

Not stoned, brother,
or under the influence.

I was sound asleep
when the man was on LP,

thinking I was
in steady hands.

You know, it's funny.
We all liked Decker yesterday.

Yeah. That was
yesterday.

Hey, Horn.

You be cool.

Now, don't go
messing around

with those sex-crazed
nurses, okay?

Yeah, and be sure
they stitch you up first.

And bring us back
some cold ones, yeah?

Yeah, and a
pepperoni pizza.

Hey, doc. You going
with him to the LZ?

That's right.

You guys are gonna have
to bleed on someone else

for a change.

I see you came prepared,

didn't you?

That's my motto,
always prepared.

What's all this
drinking about, Decker?

What's the matter
with you?

I never felt better
in my whole life.

Well, you look it.

I went out on a limb
for you, Decker.

Now, hey,
that ain't about nothing,

but the guys in my platoon
went out on a limb too,

and that is about something.

You're breaking my heart.

Maybe I ought to write 'em
a "thank you" note, huh?

They trusted you.
They depended on you, buddy,

and you let 'em down, and that
ain't gonna happen again.

Whoa!

That's eight-year old whiskey.

Oh, man, you're a sorry excuse
for a human being.

All right, Aubrey,
now, what is it?

If your nerves
are shot, buddy--

If your nerves are shot,
I can understand that.

That's not why I drink.
I'm not a coward.

All right, then you
tell me why you do,

and you give me a good reason.

I drink because when I drink
I can understand the war,

and I want to fight the war
when I drink.

Give me this.
Give me a break, man.

Look at you.

You're a drunk, Decker.

There ain't no
two ways about it.

Go to hell.

You know the really
funny thing, Decker,

is I wanted
to be like you.

[GRUNTING]

That shows how
dumb you are.

You're damn right I'm dumb.

I've been dumb all of my life.
I'm so dumb I don't even mind,

but when I was in
basic training, old buddy,

I was dumb and scared

and screwed up
19 different ways,

and you straightened me out.

Stuff it!

Oh, come on, Decker,
the old Decker,

and I'm talking about
Sergeant First Class Decker,

he would have spotted
that NVA scout

and slit his throat
in a heartbeat.

Instead you let Horn,

a green kid like Horn,
do it for you,

and now he's fighting
for his life

and the whole unit's
up against it

because
of your screw-up.

You know that feeling you get

when you've been kicked
in the gut

and you know something's wrong,
something ain't right?

Well, that's what
happened to me

my last tour of duty
in the Delta.

We was chasing
these Charlies down,

and they just hit this
village, and we had them.

It was payback time,

and they snuck right across
that Cambodian border,

and we wanted
to go after them.

Even the brass
wanted to go after them,

but the rules of the
engagement said no.

The politicians
wouldn't let us do it.

You can't fight a war

with one arm tied
behind your back, Zeke.

You can't win a war
like that.

Oh, give me a break,
Decker.

Tell that to somebody
who don't know you so well.

You re-upped.
You reenlisted voluntarily.

Well, I didn't think
I was gonna be here.

Hey, you take the pension,
you take the chances.

It ain't the pension,
it ain't the last 20 years.

Then why don't you tell me
what it is?

It ain't that simple, Zeke.

The Army's the only
home I ever had.

It's the only thing that
ever made any sense to me.

Now it's all changed.
The whole world's changing.

Darn right it's changed,

but we're still regular Army,
you and me, Decker,

and that means one way or
another, we get the job done,

so here, you pack your trash,

and you fall in
with the rest of the squad,

but listen to me
real close, son.

You stay out of the way.

This ain't your war anymore.

[BOAR GRUNTING]

Give me the weapon,
Decker.

What?

Give me the weapon now.

Are you nuts?

I don't want drunks with
loaded weapons in my platoon.

You'll load it
when I tell you,

not before.

[ddd]

Something up
ahead, sarge.

Yeah, this
could be it.

Well, there's
your radio mast.

Where's
the rest of it?

What about
the transmitter

and the generators
they told us about?

I don't see them,
or any people either.

It looks like they had
some advance warning, LT.

All right, get the men,
spread 'em out.

Taylor, move in
and check it out.

Percell, move in.

[ddd]

It's all right,
there's nobody here.

Hey, what is
this stuff?

Don't touch nothing!

A Russian component.

So there definitely was
a radio installation here.

Yeah, but how
long ago?

Just a couple of hours.
See, the tracks are fresh,

and that was
a big enough vehicle

to carry
heavy equipment.

Yeah, they were mobile.

That's why the Air Force
couldn't find them.

It looks like they
blew the antennae,

packed up their gear,
and headed for the border.

Laos?

Yup, and we can't
go after them.

[GUNFIRE]

[SCREAMING]

Get down, get down!

We've got to pull back!
They've got us on both flanks!

They'll cut us
to ribbons!

They'll cut us up
one at a time

if we stay here!

Hey, get away from me!

[ARGUING]

We need a diversion!

Give me Decker!

No way!

LT, Decker on the 60,
he was the best!

All right, go!

When you see the smoke grenade,
head south!

We'll meet you back at the LZ
at 1300.

Decker, back off,
back off!

Get away!

Get this crazy guy
away from me!

He's trying to take
the machine gun!

Give it to him!

What?!
I said, give him
the weapon now!

Take the ammo belt!

I don't believe you, man!

Decker! We're gonna
flank 'em on the left

and then split up!

You guys cover us. Go!

[MACHINE GUNFIRE]

Nice going, Zeke.

All right, you stay

on this flank
right here, old buddy.

You bet.

Let's get it done.

Come on, you sissy Commies!
Come on!

They made it!

Man, that Decker's
something else, huh?

[GRENADE EXPLODES]

Ooh!

You okay?

[SCREAMS]

Ah!

Cover on
the left!

There's the signal!

Everybody pull back!

Move, move, move!

Don't stop until I tell you!

Move out!

Let's go.

Ah!

Hightail it,
hightail it!

Move, move,
move, you suckers!

Hang on!

It's okay.

[VOICES SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

I need a drink.

Shut up, man. Don't start that.

It ain't good, Zeke.

I said, shut up.

I'll only slow you down.

Listen, buddy,

I ain't got time for your
Audie Murphy fantasies.

You've got 20
years to serve,

you're gonna
serve them.

Now, give me
your hand.

There's Johnson!
He's coming in, sir!

Hold your fire!

Any sign of them, bro?

Nothing, not a trace.
I doubled back three times.

We've got to get going.

We're jeopardizing
the wounded's lives.

Sir, they're gonna
come in, I know it.

Just give them
another minute.

Load the stretchers
on the chopper.

Percell, load the men up.

Yes, sir.

All right, let's do it,
let's go!

Move, move, move!

Load 'em up!

[ddd]

Victor's okay.
He's stable.

We're loading up.
Let's go!

Now! Move, move,
move! Come on!

Okay, let's go,
we're moving out! Let's go!

It's Zeke! He's coming in!
It's Zeke!

Doc! He's dead.

This man was a good soldier.

He's out of it
now, though, all right?

So let's just get him home,
all right?

I mean, come on,
let's just get him on home.

Let's get him home.

[ddd]

[ddd]

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