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We are within minutes
of the deadline

set by Serbian extremists

for the execution of the three
NATO observers

kidnapped yesterday
on the road to Kosovo.

The extremist group's demand
for a full pullout

of all NATO personnel
from the region

has apparently gone unanswered.

But the Italian and
French military commanders
are refused to comment

furthering all inqueries
to NATO headquarters

YOU THINK THEY'LL
EXECUTE THE NATO
OBSERVERS, ADMIRAL?

I HOPE NOT, BUT NEARLY
EVERYONE AT THE PENTAGON

LOOKED PRETTY GRIM
THIS AFTERNOON.

WHO DIDN'T LOOK GRIM, SIR?

SOME OLD FRIENDS OF MINE.

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Albert:
IF YOU'VE BEEN READING
THE HEADLINES

YOU'RE AWARE THAT THREE MEMBERS

OF THE NATO VERIFICATION MISSION

WERE KIDNAPPED IN KOSOVO
TWO DAYS AGO.

Budrick:
TWO OF THE OBSERVERS
WERE FRENCH

AND THE OTHER
WAS ITALIAN.

Albert: LIEUTENANT ROBERTS
HAS BEEN DOING THE
RESEARCH ON THIS.

THE CAPTORS REPRESENT
AN ULTRA-RADICAL FACTION

OF THE YUGOSLAV ARMY.

THE STATED PURPOSE
OF THE KIDNAPPING

IS TO EFFECT A PULLOUT
OF ALL NATO PERSONNEL

IN THE REGION WITHIN A PERIOD
OF ONE DAY

AFTER THE COMMUNIQUE.

OF COURSE, THIS WAS
NOT AN OPTION.

WHAT ARE WE TO INFER BY THE USE
OF THE PAST TENSE, SIR?

LAST NIGHT,
MEMBERS OF SEAL TEAM EIGHT

FOUND ALL THREE NATO OBSERVERS

HUNG BY THE NECK
IN A HORSE BARN.

THE TEAM LEADER

A COMMANDER THOMAS RISNICKI?

YES, SIR.POSTPONED THE
SCHEDULE JUMP,

WENT IN THREE HOURS LATER

37 MINUTES PAST THE DEADLINE.

ACCORDING TO THE C.N.O.,
YOU COULD HEAR

THE NATO COMMANDER'S SCREAMS
ALL THE WAY TO THE PENTAGON.

CHARGES ARE DISOBEYING
A LAWFUL ORDER

AND INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
DUE TO CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE.

Albert:
I'M MOVING THIS
UP THE DOCKET.

AND MAJOR,
OU'LL LEAD
THE DEFENSE.

YES, SIR.

MR. ROBERTS, YOU WILL BE

THE ASSISTANT DEFENSE COUNSEL
IN THIS CASE.

SIR?

DROP THE BEFUDDLED EXPRESSION,
LIEUTENANT, YOU'VE EARNED IT.

BUT, SIR, THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT CASE.

DO I DETECT
A LACK OF CONFIDENCE?

NO, SIR.GOOD.

NOW, COMMANDER RABB...

I'M ON IT, SIR.

NOT ASKING YOU
TO PROSECUTE.

I'M GIVING THAT ASSIGNMENT
TO COMMANDER BRUMBY.

I WANT YOU TO REPLACE ME.

EXCUSE ME, SIR?

THEY'RE MAKING ME TAKE
MY EXCESS LEAVE

PRIOR TO THE END OF THE MONTH.

STARTING FRIDAY, I'M PUTTING
YOU IN CHARGE OF JAG OPERATIONS.

ALL THE SENIOR OFFICERS WERE

EITHER OCCUPIED
OR UNAVAILABLE.

TOOK SOME DOING, BUT I GOT
A SPECIAL DISPENSATION

FROM THE SECNAV.

WELL, SIR, I'D BE PROUD
TO SERVE THIS OFFICE

IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN.

DON'T LET ANYONE GO HOME EARLY.

NO, SIR.

Harriet:
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I JUST GOT
OFF THE PHONE...

GO AHEAD.GO AHEAD.

THE AMNIO RESULTS ARE IN.

THAT'S GREAT.

HARRIET, THE ADMIRAL
JUST APPOINTED ME

ASSISTANT DEFENSE COUNSEL
TO THE MAJOR

ON A HIGH-PROFILE CASE.

YAY! LET'S GO TO LUNCH.

LET'S GO TO LUNCH,
LET'S GO SOMEPLACE FANCY.

I CAN'T.
I GOT TO GET CRACKING.

I'M OVER
TO THE LIBRARY.

BUD, AREN'T YOU EVEN
INTERESTED IN THE SEX?

DURING WORKING HOURS?

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT DID YOU JUST TELL ME?

THAT WAS THE O.B. ON THE PHONE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SON.

[ both laugh ]

Budrick:
WE'RE HAVING A BOY.

SHE'S HAVING A BOY!HE'S TRYING A BIG CASE!

[ playing "Red River Valley" ]

[ sighs ]

SORRY. I WAS RESEARCHING
THE CASE.

I LOST TRACK OF TIME.

MacKenzie:
COMMANDER, THIS
IS ASSISTANT

DEFENSE COUNSEL,
LIEUTENANT ROBERTS.

PLEASE CONTINUE.

THE RECON TEAM USED REEF-POINT
VIDEO TO TRACK MOVEMENT

FROM THE POINT OF ABDUCTION
TO A BARN 32 MILES SOUTH.

NOW, OUR TEAM WAS
THEN FLOWN OVER

FROM LITTLE CREEK
AMPHIB BASE, NORFOLK.

WE WERE BRIEFED AND IN THE AIR
OVER SUVA REKA 13 HOURS LATER.

WE HAD 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE
THE EXPIRATION OF THE DEADLINE.

WHY DID YOU POSTPONE
THE MISSION?

ADIABATIC FOG
AS THICK AS A BLANKET.

WHERE I COME FROM
WE CALL IT TULE FOG.

IT COMPLETELY FILTERS OUT
THE MOONLIGHT.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUICIDE
TO TRY AND FIGHT IT.

THE TERRAIN WAS MOUNTAINOUS.

EVEN WITH G.P.S.
AND NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES

WE WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO SEE ENOUGH

TO AVOID BREAKING BRUSH
AND GIVING AWAY OUR POSITION.

BUT YOU HAD
A DEADLINE, SIR.

LOOK, AS SOON AS IT STARTED
TO LIFT, WE WENT.

THE COMMUNIQUE SAID THAT WE HAD
ONE DAY TO COMPLY, NOT 24 HOURS.

DID YOU RUN THIS
BY NATO COMMAND?

WE TRIED
BUT SUNSPOT ACTIVITY

WAS BLOCKING SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS.

SIR, YOU MUST
HAVE KNOWN

THAT YOU WERE
TAKING A CHANCE.

YOU'RE A MASTER
OF THE OBVIOUS,
LIEUTENANT.

LOOK, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY
I WANNA WAIVE AN ARTICLE 32

AND GO DIRECTLY
TO A COURT-MARTIAL.

SIR, I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU
AGAINST THAT.

LOOK, I'M NOT DISPUTING
THE EVIDENCE, MAJOR.

I DISOBEYED MY ORDERS.

NOW THE QUESTION IS,
WAS IT WISE TO DO SO?

SIR...ON THIS POINT

I AM IMMOVABLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT
US TO WORK WITH, SIR?

AN ADMISSION OF GUILT?

WHY NOT? I FEEL GUILT.

SIR, HOW YOU FEEL

IS IRRELEVANT TO THE
QUESTION OF CULPABILITY.

LOOK, MAJOR, I DON'T BELIEVE
I SHOULD BE PUNISHED

FOR WHAT I DID, IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GETTING AT.

AT THE TIME, I CONSIDERED IT
IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF THE MISSION.

NOW, IF THAT MAKES ME GUILTY,
SO BE IT.

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[ dog barks ][ bird chirps ]

[ belches ]

[ bird chirps ][ clock ticking ]

[ intercom beeps ]

Jason:
The Admiral is on line 3, sir.

THANK YOU, TINER.

ADMIRAL, NICE TO HEAR
FROM YOU, SIR.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

OH, YES, OF COURSE.

HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

Harmon: Fine, sir.

ANYTHING YOU NEED
TO RUN BY ME?

Harmon: I don't think so.

Albert: Because I am available.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO CALL ANYTIME

EVEN COME BY,
TALK THINGS OUT IF NEED BE.

WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.

BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE
UNDER CONTROL.

"SEEMS TO BE"?

JUST THE STANDARD GLITCHES,
ADMIRAL.

AND WHAT WOULD THOSE BE?

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING
YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT, SIR.

I, I CAN HANDLE IT.

Albert: Let's hope so.

UM, HOW'S LIEUTENANT ROBERTS
DOING?

THE MAJOR SEEMS TO THINK
HE'S A LITTLE OFF-BALANCE

BUT I'M NOT WORRIED.

Albert: Why?

Harmon: He'll find
his bearings, sir.

COMMANDER, THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT CASE.

YOU GAVE IT TO HIM, ADMIRAL.

RIGHT, RIGHT. UM...

[ knocking]

EXCUSE ME A MOMENT, SIR.

DON'T PUT ME ON...

COM, COMM...

I NEED YOUR EAR, MATE.

COMMANDER IMES WANTS TO PLEAD
OUT THE MARINE BAND CASE.

APPARENTLY MARINE COMMAND HAS IT
ALL ON TAPE AT A STATE DINNER.

THE TUBA PLAYER PLAYS
A FLATULENT NOTE

JUST AS THE PRESIDENT SITS.

MY POSITION IS
TO PLAY IT OUT.

ARGUE THAT HE CAME IN EARLY
ON HIS CUE.

JUST A SECOND.

ADMIRAL...

WHAT IS IT NOW?

SIR, I NEED TO TAKE CARE
OF SOMETHING.

NOTHING YOU SHOULD BE
WORRIED ABOUT NOW, SIR.

Harmon: Have a great leave
and we'll see you soon.

YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

YES, SIR.

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[ bird chirpping ]

Man 1: SEE YOU BACK,
LIEUTENANT.

Man 2: WE'RE GOING BACK.
THANK YOU, SIR.

HEY.

YOU BLIND, SON?

EXCUSE ME?

LET'S SEE A SALUTE
AND LET'S SEE IT NOW.

WHERE THE HELL YOU
THINK YOU'RE GOING?

TO MAKEUP. YOU MIND?

COVER'S ON WRONG.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

IT'S TOO HIGH
ON HIS BROW.

IT SHOULD BE
A TWO-FINGER MAX.

REALLY?

AND HIS UNIFORM'S
OFF-SEASON.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

I'M THE JUDGE ADVOCATE...

GENERAL.

OH, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB.

NO. ADMIRAL A.J. CHEGWIDDEN.

WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE
WITH THE COMMANDER?

HE AUTHORIZED US
TO SHOOT THIS BUILDING.

WITH WHAT?

FILM. I'M FRAN GLASS

PRODUCER OF FIELD OF GOLD.

IT'S AN ACTION-ADVENTURE

DRAMA ABOUT A NAVY
COURT-MARTIAL.

DAN LANDER STARS.

WHO'S THAT?

I TAKE IT YOU DON'T GO
TO THE MOVIES.

THEY MAKE THEM
FOR MY AGE GROUP?

MAYBE I'LL CATCH ONE
THIS AFTERNOON.

WELL, MAYBE YOU COULD STICK
AROUND HERE

AND CATCH
WHAT WE'RE DOING

WE DON'T HAVE
OUR TECH ADVISERS IN PLACE.

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED
BEING A CONSULTANT?

SOUNDS INTERESTING.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

BUT YOU KNOW
ABOUT YOURBUSINESS

AND THAT'S WHY WE COULD USE YOU.

I DON'T THINK SO.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN
A LAWYER?

UH, NO. I WAS
WITH THE TEAMS FIRST.

HMM?

I WAS A NAVY SEAL.

OH ,SO YOU HAVE
FIGHTING EXPERIENCE AS WELL.

[ chuckles ] YES.

WOW. GUACAMOLE?

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Woman:ADMIRAL!

[ indistinct chatters ]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE NAVY
WON'T LET YOU FILM ON BOARD.

IT'S JUST
A SPACE ISSUE

NO PLACE FOR
THE CAMERAS.

IN FACT, THEY HAVE BEEN
VERY COOPERATIVE.

THEY LET US USE
THIS WAREHOUSE.

WE'LL BE ON THE USS CORAL SEA
FOR THE FLIGHT DECK SEQUENCES.

ADMIRAL CHEGWIDDEN,
DAN LANDER.

I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE THE REAL THING.

I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE NOT.

[ both laugh ]

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

TO WHIP ME INTO SHAPE.

LET US SHOW YOU AROUND.

GOOD POSTURE.

I, UH, I DO PILATES.

PARDON ME?

IT'S AN EXERCISE TECHNIQUE

INVOLVING
SPRING-DRIVEN MACHINES.

A LOT OF DANCERS USE IT.

I DON'T DANCE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T MARCH.

YOU WILL.

WHOA!Fran: BE CAREFUL.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I THINK SO.

I'M SORRY.
IT'S A PYRO TEST.

WE'RE SHOOTING THE
FIRE-IN-THE-HOLD SCENE
THIS AFTERNOON.

I THINK I'LL STAND
OVER THERE.

WHY DON'T YOU
COME THIS WAY.

OKAY, JOY, RESET.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE SCRIPT?

PRETTY GOOD.

I MADE SOME NOTES.

THEY'RE MARK
WITH A COLOR TUBS

I'LL GIVE THEM
TO THE WRITER.

I'D LIKE TO MEET HIM.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

JIM, UM...
ZIMMERMAN.

Woman:
DAN, WE'RE
READY FOR YOU!

OH, YEAH.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE
ME, ADMIRAL.

I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS.

SIR.

SIR. HE'S GOOD.

[ laughs ]

ADMIRAL, I WOULD LIKE
TO RUN SOMETHING BY YOU.

WE HAVE YET
TO CAST THE ROLE
OF LIEUTENANT MOBRAY

THE OFFICER
THAT COMES

TO COMMANDER DRESHER'S AID.

NOW, WE HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN
TO A COUPLE OF ACTORS

AND I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU HAD AN OPINION.

FRAN, I'M A LITTLE
SURPRISED BY YOUR
OLD-FASHIONED IDEAS

ABOUT THE MILITARY.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME I...

I THINK THERE'S
AN ALTERNATIVE WAY

TO CAST
LIEUTENANT
MOBRAY.

I OWE YOU ONE, MOBRAY.

YOUR COUNTRY OWES YOU, SIR.

Man 1:
CUT.

PRINT THE LAST TWO.

Man 2:
HOUSE LIGHTS!

LOVELY.
THAT WAS THE ONE.

IT WORKED FOR YOU?

OH, IT SPARKLED.

TINA, REALLY WONDERFUL.

MacKenzie:
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
RISNICKI OFF THE STAND.

HE'S IN TOO MUCH CONFLICT.

BRUMBY WILL
BREAK HIM DOWN.

SOUNDS RIGHT,
WHO'S GOING
TO MAKE THE CASE?

MAJOR GENERAL PLESAC,
SIR.

WHO?

WE'RE GOING AFTER
THE NATO COMMANDER
IN KOSOVO.

WE'LL ARGUE THAT
RISNICKI WAS FACED
WITH TWO BAD CHOICES

AND THAT HE'S BEING
USED AS A SCAPEGOAT
BY THE HIGHER-UPS.

YOU DON'T NEED
THE GENERAL.

THE COMMANDER WAS
RELUCTANT TO RISK

BOTH THE MISSION
AND HIS MEN.

YOU CAN WIN THIS CASE
ON THE MERITS.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO WORK WITH, HARM.

WE HAVE A
SHAKY DEFENDANT

AND THERE'S
NO AUTOPSY REPORT.

WHY?

WELL APPARENTLY,
THE RECOVERY TEAM
WAS ORDERED

TO EMBALM THE BODIES ON SITE.

NOT TO MENTION
THE PROSECUTION OWNS
THE EMOTIONAL STAKES.

THE FACT IS
THREE MEN ARE DEAD.

THE MEMBERS WILL WANT
SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

THE RESPONSIBILITY'S
WITH THE KIDNAPPERS.

DON'T OVERPLAY IT.
IT'LL LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
TRYING TO SHIFT BLAME.

NOW THE ISSUES
ARE CLEAR.

PRESENT THE
EVIDENCE.

HAVE FAITH IN THE GOOD
JUDGMENT OF THE MEMBERS.

LET'S GET A SECOND OPINION.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A NAME FOR THEIR BOY.

I SUGGESTED MUNGO.

IT WAS
MY GRANDDAD'S MONIKER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
LIEUTENANT?

I... THINK... IT MAY BE
TOO CULTURE-SPECIFIC, SIR.

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO

WITH THE NAMES
OF FAMOUS NAVAL HEROES?

THEIR FIRST AND LAST FOR
YOUR CHILD'S FIRST AND MIDDLE?

WELL, THAT'S
A GREAT IDEA.

WELL LIKE
HYMAN RICKOVER ROBERTS,

CHESTER NIMITZ ROBERTS
DAVID FARRAGUT ROBERTS.

OH, I LIKE THAT ONE, SIR.

UH, "DAVID'S" GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU'RE WELCOME, LIEUTENANT.

Budrick:
HE'S DIFFERENT,
ISN'T HE?

YEAH. SEEMS OLDER.

MORE EXPERIENCED.

I ACTUALLY THINK
HE'S GETTING TALLER.

Man: WATCH BACKS, PEOPLE.

Tina:
...AND AFTER THAT

I DID A SEASON OF REP AT THE
MONTANA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.

Albert:
WHAT PLAYS?

OH, AS YOU LIKE IT,
TIMON OF ATHENS.

I DID RICHARD II.

"AS A LONG-PARTED MOTHER
WITH HER CHILD

"PLAYS FONDLY WITH HER TEARS
AND SMILES IN MEETING

"SO WEEPING, SMILING,
GREET I THEE, MY EARTH

AND DO THEE FAVORS
WITH MY ROYAL HANDS."

[ laughs ]

A SHAKESPEARE-QUOTING,
NAVAL OFFICER,

NOW THAT'S SOMETHING
I WOULDN'T EXPECT.

I LIKE THE HISTORIES.

ALL THOSE BATTLE SCENES.

ACTUALLY, THAT TAKES
PLACE AFTER A BATTLE.

THE MOMENT WHEN THE KING

ONCE AGAIN SETS FOOT
ON ENGLISH SOIL.

RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT
THE MOTHERLAND

AND THE REASONS
BATTLES ARE FOUGHT.

OH, I LIKE THAT ANSWER.

Woman: QUITE!

Man 1: OKAY, SETTLE, PLEASE.

Man 2: QUIET FOR REHEARSAL.

OKAY, DANNY.
AND ACTION.

CAPTAIN, WERE YOU NOT ORDERED

TO WAIT FOR A SEAL TEAM
TO BE INSERTED?

YES, I WAS.

AND WHY DIDN'T YOU?

THERE WAS NO TIME.

THE TERRORISTS WERE ABOARD.

SO YOU WENT IN YOURSELF.

FORTUNATELY, LIEUTENANT
MOBRAY WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME.

AND IF SHE HADN'T BEEN THERE,
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?

I CAN ONLY TELL YOU
WHAT DID HAPPEN.

THAT'S OBJECTIONABLE.

THE OPPOSING ATTORNEY
WOULD CALL FOR SPECULATION.

YOU DISOBEYED
AN ORDER.

I NEUTRALIZED THE ENEMY, MAJOR.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

CUT. LOVELY.

OKAY, LET'S SHOOT IT.

THE PROSECUTOR'S
A CREAM-PUFF, FRAN.

IT'S THE HERO'S MOMENT, ADMIRAL.

BECAUSE THE JAG'S
GIVING IT TO HIM.

HE'S BACKING OFF.

WELL, MAYBE

HE'S FLUSTERED.

I TAKE IT YOU'VE NEVER
BEEN TO A JAG COURTROOM.

GENERAL PLESAC, YOU STATED
YOU CHARGED COMMANDER RISNICKI

WITH DISOBEYING AN ORDER
AND INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT
THAT HE FAILED

TO COMMENCE THE MISSION
PER THE ESTABLISHED TIMETABLE

WHICH COST THE LIVES
OF THE HOSTAGES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WHAT WERE THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AT THE TIME?

THERE WAS GROUND COVER.

WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
THE TOPOGRAPHY AS DANGEROUS?

MOUNTAINOUS.

GENERAL, ISN'T IT POSSIBLE

THAT IF COMMANDER RISNICKI
HAD OBEYED THE GIVEN ORDERS

AND JUMPED INTO MOUNTAINOUS,
FOG-COVERED TERRAIN

HE COULD VERY WELL
HAVE SACRIFICED HIMSELF

HIS TEAM,
AND THE HOSTAGES?

OBJECT.

CALLS FOR SPECULATION.

SUSTAINED.

Plesac:
I'LL ANSWER THAT.

WE'LL NEVER KNOW, MAJOR,
BECAUSE THE COMMANDER CHOSE

TO IGNORE THE TARGET TIME.

MacKenzie:
THE COMMANDER POSTPONED
THE TARGET TIME.

AND THREE MEN ARE DEAD
AS A RESULT.

IS IT NOT TRUE, GENERAL

THAT THE NATO COMMAND
IN YUGOSLAVIA

HAD BEEN CRITICIZED
FOR INEFFECTIVENESS?

AND THAT THE MISSION
WAS DESIGNED

TO REVERSE THAT PERCEPTION?

THIS MISSION WAS "DESIGNED"
TO RESCUE THE HOSTAGES.

I RESENT THE IMPLICATION
THAT IT WAS POLITICAL.

YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO ENTER
THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE

AS DEFENSE EXHIBIT ALPHA.

EXCUSE ME, SIR,
ONE MOMENT.

THIS IS A COPY
OF A VIETNAM OP-REP

FILED BY A MARINE OFFICER
ON DECEMBER 8, 1967.

IN IT HE STATES,
"THE LIEUTENANT IGNORED INTEL

"PUT HIS HELOS DOWN
IN THE MIDDLE

"OF AN ENEMY-INFESTED AREA
AND WAS AMBUSHED.

"DESPITE HIS SUCCESS,
I STRONGLY INFORMED HIM

"THAT THE 14 AMERICANS
WHO DIED

WERE NOT WORTH ANOTHER BAR
ON HIS SHOULDER."

THIS REPORT WAS FILED
BY A CAPTAIN JOHN CROWTHER.

HE WAS REFERRING TO A LIEUTENANT
UNDER HIS COMMAND

BY THE NAME OF RICHARD PLESAC.

THAT VILLAGE WAS
A SIGNIFICANT TARGET, MAJOR.

THANK YOU, GENERAL.

OUR ORDERS WERE TO TAKE IT,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

Harmon:
SECNAV HAS SCHEDULED A MEETING
WITH ME FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

APPARENTLY, HE RECEIVED A CALL

FROM ONE OF HIS OLDEST FRIENDS,
A GENERAL PLESAC.

YOU HAD NO INTENTION
OF FOLLOWING

MY ADVICE.
WHY'D YOU ASK FOR IT?

I LISTENED TO YOU,
WE DECIDED TO GO ANOTHER WAY.

RIGHT UP THE GENERAL'S SIX.

HE PUT IT OUT THERE.

MAC, MUD WRESTLING
WITH TWO STARS IS NOT THE WAY

TO THE JAG
HALL OF FAME.

THAT NEVER STOPPED YOU.

THIS IS EXACTLY
WHY I'M TELLING YOU THIS.

THOSE KINDS OF STUNTS
HAVE ONLY EVER HURT MY CAREER.

SIR, YOU'RE THE ACTING JAG.

IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
THE ADMIRAL TRUSTS ME.

I'M TOLD THE SECNAV
REFERS TO ME AS "HARMFUL" RABB.

THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT?

YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE SECNAV?

OF COURSE NOT.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

PUT YOU IN A POSITION OF POWER

AND YOU BECOME JUST AS POLITICAL
AS EVERYONE ELSE.

THAT IS NOT TRUE.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.

GOOD. THEN YOU
WON'T MIND

THEN YOU WON'T MIND
IF WE CALL THE GENERAL
BACK TO THE STAND.

HE HAS A LONG HISTORY
OF LOSING MEN UNDER FIRE, SIR.

THE IDEA IS TO CONTRAST

THE GENERAL'S APPARENT DISREGARD
FOR THE LIVES OF HIS MEN

WITH COMMANDER RISNICKI'S
CONCERN

FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS TEAM.

THIS IS SUICIDE.

ONLY IF I DO IT ALONE.

EXCUSE ME.

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS, BUD?

NEXT TO MY LEAD COUNSEL, SIR.

SORRY.

UNDERSTOOD, LIEUTENANT.

[ gloomy music playing ]

SIR, YOU TOLD ME
I COULD COME BY

IF I NEEDED TO TALK.

I DID?

YES, SIR, YOU DID.

DO YOU NEED TO TALK?

I DO, SIR.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY TO BE
INTERRUPTING, ADMIRAL

BUT, UH, I THOUGHT YOU
WANTED TO BE KEPT ABREAST.

WELL...

A PHONE CALL WOULD WORK

BUT SINCE YOU DROVE
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE

LET'S HAVE IT.

WELL, I MEAN,
IF YOU'RE BUSY, SIR...

NO. IT CAN WAIT.

BUT NOT FOR LONG.

HI.

Harmon:
ADMIRAL, I FEEL THEY COULD
HAVE ACHIEVED

THE SAME RESULTS WITHOUT KICKING
EVERYTHING ALL TO HELL.

WELL, YOU FAILED TO CONVINCE
THEM OF THAT, COMMANDER.

DID YOU ALREADY SPEAK
TO THE SECRETARY

OR IS HE COMING
TO SEE YOU?

HE'S MY FIRST MEETING
IN THE MORNING, SIR.

THAT'S NOT GOOD...

EXCUSE ME. A.J.?

DID YOU WANT A TWIST
WITH THAT?

UH, YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?

NO, THANKS.

RABB.

OH, I'M SORRY, SIR. I...

THERE'S A SIDE OF YOU
I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH.

LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

YES, SIR.

ADMIRAL, I'M UNSURE
HOW TO PROCEED.

I AM THE APPOINTED
AUTHORITY AT JAG,

AND, UH, THE MAJOR
IGNORES MY COUNSEL.

I NOW HAVE TO ANSWER
TO THE SECNAV FOR HER ACTIONS.

WELL, THE MAJOR'S
BEEN THROUGH A...

FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAUMA
IN HER LIFE RECENTLY.

I'M NO PSYCHOLOGIST,
BUT I SUSPECT

THAT SHE'S A BIT
EMBARRASSED BY IT ALL.

THIS "TAKE NO PRISONERS"
APPROACH

IS PROBABLY HER WAY
OF PROVING HER METTLE.

YOU SUPPORT HER
METHODS, SIR?

I SUPPORT MY PEOPLE.

THE REST IS UP TO THEM.

ADMIRAL, YOU DISPENSE ADVICE
REGULARLY, SIR...

YES, YES, I DO.

AND IF MY MEMORY
SERVES ME CORRECTLY

I'VE ARGUED AGAINST
TRAVELING TO RUSSIA...

DEFENDING
A PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIC...

AND AN ATTEMPT
TO QUESTION MY AUTHORITY.

POINT TAKEN, SIR.

BUT IN THE END,
IT'S THE PERSON

SITTING IN THAT
LEATHER CHAIR

THAT'S GOT TO ANSWER
FOR WHAT'S BEEN DONE.

YOU HAVE TO DECIDE

WHAT'S IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE CASE,

DEFENDING YOUR
AUTHORITY

OR THE CHOICES OF THOSE
WHO DEFY IT?

OF COURSE, THE IRONY IS
THAT, UH, COMMANDER RISNICKI

IS BEING COURT-MARTIALED

BECAUSE, IN POSTPONING
HIS SEAL TEAM EXTRACTION

HE CONTRADICTED THE ORDERS

OF HIS SUPERIOR.

THE IRONY.

UNDERSTOOD, SIR.

GOOD!

UM...

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

DO YOU HAVE A HANDKERCHIEF?

NO, SIR.

GET ONE.

Secnav:
HOW DARE SHE CALL

HIS INTEGRITY INTO QUESTION!

THIS IS NOT SOME
WILD-EYED JARHEAD.

DICK PLESAC IS ONE OF
THE MOST DECORATED MARINES

OF ALL TIME!

SIR, I AM AWARE OF THE
GENERAL'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THEN WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU

WHEN MAJOR MACKENZIE WAS
CRAPPING ALL OVER HIS RECORD?!

I HAD BEEN UNDER
THE IMPRESSION

SHE HAD ABANDONED
THAT TACTIC, SIR.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
SHE LIED TO YOU?

NO, SIR. IT WAS
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

IF SHE CALLS THE GENERAL
TO THE STAND AGAIN

I WILL MAKE YOU
PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE FALLOUT.

YES, SIR.

HOW THE HELL DID I LET
THE ADMIRAL TALK ME

INTO LETTING YOU
TAKE OVER?

SIR, I BELIEVE
I AM TOTALLY CAPABLE

OF HANDLING THIS ASSIGNMENT.

WELL, THEN, HERE'S YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE IT.

[ sighing ]

LET ME SEE THAT.

IS THAT THE GENERAL'S
SERVICE RECORD?

YES, SIR.

MAY I SEE IT?

THANK YOU.

ENSIGN...

MAKE A COPY OF THIS
AND PUT IT ON MY DESK.

RETURN THE ORIGINAL
TO THE MAJOR.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT
WHAT I THINK

ARE GENERAL PLESAC'S
VULNERABILITIES.

THE... FINAL CHOICE

IS UP TO YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

HOW'S YOUNG DAVID
DOING?

OH, NOT SO GOOD, SIR.

OH, NO, THE BABY'S FINE.

IT'S JUST THE NAME'S
NOT GOING TO WORK.

APPARENTLY MY MOTHER HAD
DATED SOME GUY NAMED DAVID...

AND MY FATHER'S STILL
A LITTLE SENSITIVE ABOUT IT.

WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE IT UP

FOR THE SAKE
OF FAMILY UNITY.

BUT WE STILL WANT TO NAME HIM
AFTER A NAVAL HERO, THOUGH.

WHAT ABOUT... "HARMON"?

WHAT ABOUT YOU GET TO WORK
AND CLEAR THIS GUY?

"HARMON."

HE IS GETTING TALLER.

UH, SIR,
MAJOR MACKENZIE'S

WAITING FOR YOU
IN HER OFFICE.

I WAS TOLD I COULD GET
A CUP OF COFFEE IN HERE.

UH, ALLOW ME.

I'LL JOIN YOU AS SOON
AS I FINISH INTERVIEWING

SENIOR CHIEF SCHILLING.

YOU'RE WASTING YOUR
TIME, LIEUTENANT.

THERE'S NO WORM
UNDER THAT ROCK.

YES, SIR.

SIR, I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE
FOR THE COMMENTS THAT I MADE

DURING OUR FIRST SESSION.

THEY WERE... PRETTY NAIVE.

THERE'S NO WAY
THAT I OR ANYBODY ELSE

COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER PREPARED
TO MAKE THE CORRECT DECISION.

YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD

WITH THE INFORMATION
AVAILABLE.

WHATEVER.

EXCUSE ME.

NO MILK.

UH, SUGAR?

NO. NOTHING.

SIR, THE MORE I THINK
ABOUT THIS CASE

THE MORE I RESPECT
THE DECISION THAT YOU MADE.

YOU MADE A CALCULATED RISK,
BUT ONE THAT WAS DESIGNED

TO PREVENT NEEDLESSLY WASTING

THE LIVES OF YOUR MEN.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.

WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE,
LIEUTENANT?

YOU MEAN
AS AN ATTORNEY, SIR?

OF COURSE AS AN ATTORNEY.

WHAT ELSE WOULD I MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

HOW LONG SINCE
YOU PASSED THE BAR?

I HAVEN'T.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU HAVEN'T?

I GRADUATE LAW SCHOOL
NEXT MONTH, SIR.

COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT ROBERTS

HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY
ON THIS CASE.

HE'S TOO INEXPERIENCED.

HE'S JUST NERVOUS.

I DON'T WANT HIM
LEARNING THE ROPES

WHILE I'M HANGING
FROM THEM.

LET ME TALK TO HIM...

MAJOR, I'VE TOLD YOU
WHERE I STAND.

I'M NOT SURE
YOU KNOW WHERE
YOU STAND, SIR.

[ thunder rumbles ]

WHAT WAS THAT?

I THINK YOU FEEL
YOU MAY HAVE MADE

A MISTAKE ON
THAT MISSION.

AND I SUSPECT YOU'RE
HAVING A HARD TIME
RECONCILING THAT

WITH YOUR DESIRE TO BE
SPARED PUNISHMENT.

YOU'RE PSYCHOANALYZING ME?

YOU'RE IN DEEP
CONFLICT, COMMANDER
REALLY?

AND THAT SHOWS
IN YOUR BEHAVIOR.

YOU ARE ON EDGE, AND
YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE
IN OUR PRESENCE.

I'M DISSATISFIED
WITH THE STRATEGY.

THAT, SIR, YOU CAN
DISCUSS WITH ME.

BUT THE LIEUTENANT
IS TENSE AROUND YOU

BECAUSE HE SENSES
THAT YOU DON'T TRUST HIM.

I DON'T TRUST HIM.

AND THAT ENDS THIS PART
OF OUR CONVERSATION, MAJOR.

HE EITHER REMOVES HIMSELF
FROM THE CASE

OR I WILL HAVE HIM
OFFICIALLY DISMISSED.

[ door slams ]

[ rain pattering ]

HEY, YOU WANNA GIVE ME THE KEY?
I'LL TAKE CARE EVERYTHING.

[ thunder rumbles ]

Thornby:
CUT!

WHO IN BLAZES IS THAT?!

Glass:
ADMIRAL... OVER HERE.

I'M SORRY, ALLAN.

Man: WE'RE GOOD,
LET'S REST THE RAIN.

PRETTY DAMN CONFUSING
HERE, FRAN.

YOU JUST WALKED
INTO A SCENE, ADMIRAL.

NEVER ENTER A SET
ON A RED LIGHT.

SORRY.

Thornby: ALL RIGHT. MAGIC,
ABSOLUTELY MAGIC.

I LOVE WHAT YOU DID.

SO, WHAT AM I LOOKING AT HERE?

THE WEATHER DECK
OF A CARRIER.

WELL, IT'S TOO SMALL.

IT'LL LOOK FINE
ON FILM.

NOT IF IT'S TOO SMALL.

ADMIRAL, I NEED
YOUR SUPPORT HERE.

I HAD A LATE NIGHT
LAST NIGHT...

I AM THREE DAYS BEHIND...

SO A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF FLEXIBILITY IS NEEDED.

THERE'S NO FLEXIBILITY
IN THE REAL NAVY, FRAN.

REGS ARE REGS.

UH-HUH.

ADMIRAL...

MY APOLOGIES.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LISTEN, I DID WANT
TO TALK TO YOU...

LET'S DO IT AGAIN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

QUICKLY, PLEASE.

THEY PUT THE CHILI OUT YET?

[ sighing ]

LIEUTENANT, CAN I TALK
TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

SURE, MAJOR.

EXCUSE ME, SENIOR CHIEF.

[ sighing ]

BUD, I HAVE NO BETTER WAY
OF TELLING YOU THIS. UM...

COMMANDER RISNICKI
HAS THREATENED TO DISMISS YOU

IF YOU DON'T REMOVE
YOURSELF FROM THE CASE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD DO IT.

OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE
THE VERY FIRST THING

ANYONE SEES ON YOUR RECORD.

I'M SORRY.

DID HE SAY WHAT THE
PROBLEM WAS, MAJOR?

THE COMMANDER'S NOT
IN A GOOD FRAME OF MIND.

DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.

I'LL TAKE OVER
WITH THE SENIOR CHIEF.

JUST TELL HIM
I'LL BE WITH HIM
IN HALF AN HOUR.

EXCUSE ME, MAJOR.

I STARTED THIS INTERVIEW.

I'D LIKE TO FINISH IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

LEAVE YOUR REPORT
ON MY DESK.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY, SENIOR CHIEF,
WHERE WERE WE?

TAKING THE BODIES
FROM SEAL TEAM EIGHT.

RIGHT. TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

ALL THREE HAD ROPE BURNS
AROUND THE NECK.

HAD THEY BEEN TORTURED?

NOT THAT I COULD TELL

BUT IT WAS HARD TO CHECK
ALL THE SURFACES

BECAUSE OF HOW STIFF
THEY WERE.

UH, WAIT A MINUTE.

THE REPORT SAYS THAT YOU
RECEIVED THE CORPSES AT... 2227?

THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.

HUH.

[ knock at door ]

YES, LIEUTENANT?

EXCUSE ME, MAJOR.

COMMANDER, I DON'T MEAN
TO BE IMPERTINENT

BUT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

YOU CAN'T GET RID OF ME
THAT EASILY.

[ soft music playing ]

[ grunting ]

[ grunting ]

[ yelling ]

CUT!

[ groaning ]

Lander:
ALAN, HOW MANY
MORE TIMES

ARE WE GOING
TO DO THIS?

MY FINGERS ARE
STARTING TO CRAMP.

SORRY, DAN.

THIS'LL BE IT, I PROMISE.
MUCH BETTER, TINA.

MUCH BETTER,

BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO SEE
MORE CONVICTION

IN THE THROW.

CAN YOU BE SPECIFIC?

Thornby:
IT'S A QUESTION OF
LEVERAGE, I THINK.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW

THAT THE STUNTMAN IS THROWING
HIMSELF OVER THE RAILING.

HE IS!

RIGHT, RIGHT.

I'D JUST RATHER
WE DIDN'T SEE THAT.

MAY I?

PUT ONE HAND
ON HIS COLLAR

AND THE OTHER HAND
ON THE BACK OF HIS BELT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

APPARENTLY NOT.

Thornby:
THANK YOU, ADMIRAL.

I SUGGEST...

I THINK WE CAN PROCEED
APACE.

LET'S DO IT AGAIN,
SHALL WE?

Man: OKAY.Woman: A.J.! MARK!

Thornby:
AND... ACTION!

[ grunting ]

OH...!

CUT! CUT.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I BROKE A NAIL. IT...

I'M JUST TRYING
TOO HARD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE.

THERE'S NO ROOM UP HERE.

SEE?

UM, LET ME SHOW YOU.

SIR, WHY DON'T YOU, UH,
RUN AT ME?

ADMIRAL...

NO, WATCH. THIS'LL WORK.

SIR, RUN AT ME.

SORRY. YOU ALL RIGHT?

SEE? HE CHARGES, SHE MOVES.

SHE USES HIS MOMENTUM
TO TAKE HIM OVER THE RAILING.

Leigh:
I CAN DO THIS.

I JUST... I NEED SOME TIME.

YOU NEED FOUR WEEKS IN THE NAVAL
SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER.

THAT'S GOING TO TEACH ME WHAT?

WELL, HOW TO CUT YOUR NAILS,
FOR ONE THING.

GO TO HELL.

TINA...

I'LL BE IN MY TRAILER.

[ chuckling ]
YOU KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ME.

ADMIRAL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M ADVISING.

YOU KNOW, WHAT I SUGGEST...

AND WE'RE MOVING ON.

SCENE 12, EVERYONE.

[ clapping hands ]

YOU KNOW, YOU TURN YOUR
BACK ON ME ONE MORE TIME

I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE TOE OF MY BOOT.

FRAN?

[ sighing ]
ADMIRAL, WE NEED TO TALK.

ANY IDEAS?TALK.

PRIVATELY.

YEAH? WHERE WOULD THAT BE?

FINE. YOU'RE FIRED.

THIS JUST ISN'T
WORKING OUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS ISN'T WORKING OUT.

THIS IS NOT A MOVIE
ABOUT THE NAVY.

IT'S ABOUT...

WHAT THE HELL
IS IT ABOUT?

IT'S ABOUT PUTTING ASSES
IN SEATS.

NOW, WOULD YOU PLEASE
REMOVE YOURS FROM MY SET?

[ tense music playing ]

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB.

HAVE A SEAT, SIR.

THE MAJOR TALK
TO YOU, COMMANDER?

YES, SHE DID. SHE TOLD ME
THAT LIEUTENANT ROBERTS

HAS PRESENTED A NEW
DEFENSE STRATEGY WHICH
YOU'VE REJECTED.

ACTUALLY, I PREFER HIS APPROACH

OVER ATTACKING
GENERAL PLESAC'S RECORD.

THE IDEA OF COMPARING
BODY COUNTS

SEEMS BESIDE THE POINT.

WHAT I'VE REJECTED

IS THE LIEUTENANT'S DESIRE
TO ARGUE IT HIMSELF.

HE LACKS SEASONING,
WHICH IS WHY I ASKED

THAT HE BE REMOVED
FROM THE CASE TO BEGIN WITH.

WELL, COMMANDER, THE MAJOR AND I
BOTH STRONGLY BELIEVE

IN LIEUTENANT
ROBERTS' ABILITIES.

COMMANDER...SIR...

IF I MAY BE DIRECT...
LIEUTENANT ROBERTS HAS TAKEN

HIS FAIR SHARE OF ABUSE
FROM YOU, SIR

AND YET, HIS FIRST THOUGHT
UPON BEING LET GO

WAS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

I DON'T QUESTION
HIS ENTHUSIASM, COMMANDER.

THAT'S GOOD, SIR,
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T QUESTION

YOUR INNOCENCE.

NOW, I CAN ASK
MAJOR MACKENZIE

TO PRESENT THE ARGUMENT,
IF YOU'D LIKE

BUT IN MY OPINION

YOUR BEST SHOT

IS WITH YOUR STRONGEST ALLY.

AN AUTOPSY OF THE THREE
OBSERVERS WAS ORDERED

BUT NATO COMMAND HAD NO FORENSIC
MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN KOSOVO

AND WIESBADEN
WAS SNOWED IN AT THE TIME.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

TO PREVENT FURTHER
DECOMPOSITION

THE MORTUARY AFFAIRS DIVISION
AT N.T.C. GREAT LAKES

DIRECTED US TO EMBALM THE BODIES

BEFORE SENDING THEM BACK TO
THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.

DID YOU COMPLY?

YES, WE DID.

Budrick:
AS HEAD OF THE
RECOVERY UNIT

COULD YOU PLEASE
DESCRIBE TO US

THE CONDITIONS
OF THE BODIES?

THEY WERE COLD AND STIFF.

THIS WAS HOW LONG
AFTER THEY WERE DISCOVERED

BY SEAL TEAM EIGHT?

43 MINUTES.

THANK YOU, SENIOR CHIEF.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

Man:
SIR, DO YOU SWEAR
TO TELL THE TRUTH

THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
I DO.

YOU MAY TAKE
A SEAT, SIR.

CAPTAIN MILLSTEIN,
YOU ARE THE CHIEF PATHOLOGIST

AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL?

YES.

HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE
TO REVIEW THE REPORTS

DETAILING THE CONDITION
OF THE THREE CORPSES?

I HAVE.COULD YOU GIVE US

YOUR PROFESSIONAL ESTIMATION
ON THEIR TIME OF DEATH?

OBJECT. IT HAS ALREADY
BEEN ESTABLISHED, YOUR HONOR

THAT AN AUTOPSY WAS NOT
PERFORMED ON THE BODIES

THEREFORE A TIME OF DEATH
CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

YOUR HONOR, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME

I BELIEVE
THAT A LOGICAL TIME FRAME

CAN BE ESTABLISHED
THROUGH OTHER MEANS.

DON'T DISAPPOINT
ME, LIEUTENANT.

UNDERSTOOD, SIR.

MM-HMM.

DOCTOR, ALLOW ME TO RECAP.

THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSUMPTION

IS THAT THE EXECUTIONS
TOOK PLACE ON THE DEADLINE.

SEAL TEAM EIGHT REPORTS

FINDING THE THREE BODIES
OF THE NATO OBSERVERS

37 MINUTES AFTER THE DEADLINE.

SENIOR CHIEF SCHILLING
CLAIMS THAT THE BODIES

WERE COLD AND STIFF

43 MINUTES LATER.

THAT'S A TOTAL
OF ONE HOUR AND 20 MINUTES.

GIVEN WHAT I'VE JUST TOLD YOU

WHAT CONCLUSIONS
CAN YOU DRAW?

I BELIEVE THE EXECUTIONS
OCCURRED EARLIER.

PERHAPS AS MUCH
AS 24 HOURS EARLIER.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN, PLEASE, SIR?

FIRST OF ALL,
IT'S A RELATIVE CERTAINTY

GIVEN THE NEAR-FREEZING
CONDITIONS

THAT RIGOR WOULD NOT HAVE SET IN
IN UNDER AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF.

SECONDLY, A COLD AND STIFF
BODY GENERALLY INDICATES

A TIME OF DEATH BEING
FROM EIGHT TO 36 HOURS PRIOR.

OBJECT. THESE ARE ASSUMPTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.

Budrick:
ACTUALLY, SIR,
THEY'RE ESTIMATIONS

RULES OF THUMB--
THEY'RE NOT 100% ACCURATE

BUT SUITABLE, I THINK,
FOR THIS THESIS.

I'LL ACCEPT IT.

[ soft music playing ]

THE TIME OF DEATH IS ULTIMATELY
NOT IMPORTANT HERE

BECAUSE NEITHER GENERAL PLESAC
NOR COMMANDER RISNICKI

HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANYTHING

OTHER THAN WHAT WAS WRITTEN
IN THAT COMMUNIQUE.

THE ISSUE BEFORE YOU,
THEREFORE, IS

ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL

WHO DETERMINES
HOW AN OPERATION
WILL BE CONDUCTED?

WITHOUT COMMAND DECISION,
THERE CAN BE NO CONSIDERED PLAN

NO POLICY,
NO CLEAR-CUT OBJECTIVE.

IT'S ALL IMPULSE AND INSTINCT
AND IMPROVISATION.

THAT IS WHY THE MILITARY
CHAIN-OF-COMMAND EXISTS

AND THAT IS WHY
IT MUST BE RESPECTED

REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE COMMANDER
DISOBEYED HIS ORDERS. PERIOD.

FOR THE SAKE OF
FUTURE GENERATIONS
OF FIGHTING MEN

I ASK YOU TO FIND HIM GUILTY
ON BOTH CHARGES.

THE CASE
AGAINST COMMANDER RISNICKI

IS THAT HIS DECISION
TO POSTPONE THE MISSION

COST THE THREE NATO OBSERVERS
THEIR LIVES.

BUT AN EXECUTION
CARRIED OUT 24 HOURS EARLIER

INDICATES OTHERWISE.

IT SUGGESTS
THE COMMUNIQUE WAS NOT DESIGNED

TO TRADE HOSTAGES FOR POLICY

BUT RATHER TO PUNISH NATO
FOR THEIR MILITARY PRESENCE.

WE BELIEVE THE TERRORISTS

WHO WERE WELL-KNOWN
FOR THEIR HOSTILITY

MURDERED THE HOSTAGES
UPON CAPTURE

AND SENT THE COMMUNIQUE

IN AN EFFORT
TO ATTRACT MORE NATO PERSONNEL.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS A TRAP

AND HAD SEAL TEAM EIGHT
ARRIVED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE

THEY WOULD HAVE
WALKED RIGHT INTO IT.

INSTEAD, HOWEVER,
THE DEADLINE PASSED

AND THE TERRORISTS
ABANDONED CAMP.

CALL IT A FORTUITOUS DECISION

BUT COMMANDER RISNICKI,
FACED WITH TWO DIFFICULT CHOICES

TRUSTED HIS INSTINCTS
OVER HIS ORDERS

AND IN DOING SO,
SAVED HIS SEAL TEAM

FROM CERTAIN ANNIHILATION.

A TEAM, I MIGHT ADD,
THAT LIVES TO FIGHT AGAIN.

[ soft music playing ]

[ judge banging gavel ]

Judge:
HAVE THE MEMBERS
REACHED A VERDICT?

WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.

DEFENSE, RISE.

Woman:
ON THE CHARGE
OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

THE MEMBERS FIND THE DEFENDANT,
COMMANDER THOMAS RISNICKI

NOT GUILTY.

ON THE CHARGE OF DISOBEYING
A LAWFUL ORDER

WE FIND THE DEFENDANT...
GUILTY.

Morris:
WE'LL MEET
FOR SENTENCING

TOMORROW AT 1400.

THIS COURT'S ADJOURNED.

SORRY, SIR.

LIEUTENANT ROBERTS

MY INSTINCTS MAY HAVE
BEEN RIGHT OVER SUVA REKA

BUT THEY WERE DEAD WRONG
WHEN IT CAME TO YOU.

SIR, WE LOST ON
THE SECOND COUNT.

THE POINT IS, LIEUTENANT

THE SECOND CHARGE IS
THE LESSER OF THE TWO

AND I'D BE A FOOL
NOT TO USE YOUR APPROACH

WHEN WE TAKE IT UP
FOR APPEAL.

I OWE YOU THE APOLOGY
FOR DOUBTING YOUR COMPETENCE.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY, SIR.

LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT I'VE LEARNED

IN 16 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE,
ACCEPT ANY AND ALL CONTRITION.

IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU'LL
GET TO EXPERIENCE IT.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED, SIR.

DID YOU ENJOY
YOUR TIME OFF, SIR?

UH, NO, MAJOR...

I, UH...

[ chuckles ]

I AM A... FAILURE AT LIBERTY.

MISSED THE HELL
OUT OF THIS PLACE.

THE SMELL OF THE COPIER,
THE SOUNDS OF THE PAGES TURNING

[ chuckling ]
THE PHONE RINGING...

WELL, SIR YOU MIGHT
NOT THINK SO

AFTER YOU SEE
THE PHONE LOG.

ANYONE RILED UP?

MANY.

WELL, I SAY THAT'S FINE.

YOU KNOW WHY?

I... WISH I DID, SIR.

BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING
CAN BE RESOLVED.

YOU JUST CAN'T, UH...
DO IT OVER

IF IT DOESN'T WORK.

NO RECASTING PEOPLE
YOU DON'T LIKE.

LIFE IS NOT SOME DAMN MOVIE.

INDEED, SIR.

ARE THERE NO CANDY BARS IN HERE?

NO, SIR.

NO CHILI, NO... BROWNIES?

NEVER, SIR.

LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

Harriet:
CHILI AND BROWNIES?

YES, SIR.

SIR, ENSIGN SIMS AND I

WOULD, UH, LIKE TO SHARE
SOME IMPORTANT NEWS.

WHAT IS IT?

UM...

UH...

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SON, SIR.

WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

MY CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE WERE TRYING
TO DECIDE

WHAT TO NAME HIM, AND
LAST NIGHT WE DECIDED

THAT WE SHOULD NAME HIM

AFTER SOMEONE WHO HAS MOST
STRONGLY AFFECTED OUR LIVES.

WE'RE GOING
TO CALL HIM A.J., SIR.

REALLY.

YES, SIR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. UH...

IS THAT ALL RIGHT, SIR?

OF COURSE IT'S
OKAY, ENSIGN.

I... I'M HONORED. UH...

ALBERT JETHRO ROBERTS.

I LIKE THE
SOUND OF THAT.

[ playful music playing ]

[ chuckles ]

[ nervous chuckling ]

[ theme music playing ]