All language subtitles for JAG S06E08 A Separate Peace (2)

Previously on JAG.

The informant claims that August 12th,
1968, you participated in the murder of

innocent civilians in the village of Don
Diem.

Admiral Boone was evasive, sir. There
were too many I don't recall. Some

questions he didn't answer. What really
happened that night?

It's been rumored that Harry Drax lost
his sense of perspective.

What's that CIA speak for killing
babies?

I'm not sure that there were 45 innocent
civilians in all of Vietnam.

Admiral, we have confirmation.

There are reports in Vietnamese military
archives.

Do you have anything credible?

An eyewitness, maybe? Why did you wait
30 years to come forward?

I'm dying of TB, Colonel.

It's my last chance to set things right.

Were there any other Americans with
Harry Drax?

Yes. When did you next see Lieutenant
Boone?

After he joined in the killing.

I thought I used this little kid as a
human shield. If he was shooting into

Hooters, it was like he'd lost his mind.

Launch the drone.

Drone launched.

The range is hot. Clear to fire. Okay.

Target acquired.

Communicate to COM -X signal.

Aye, sir. Weapons free. C -I -C, this is
the flag bridge. Send COM -X.

Bridge C -I -C. COM -X confirmed.

Nickel's good.

C -I -C reports the drone destroyed,
Admiral.

Signal Gettysburg Bravo Zulu.

Aye, sir.

Excuse me, Admiral.

Sir, a personal message from Admiral
Nash.

He asks that you read and respond ASAP.

Captain Weldon, I've been relieved as
Commander of Battle Group 10. Admiral

has designated you my interim relief
pending the arrival of a new commander.

You're to acknowledge by return message.

Aye, aye, sir.

Admiral, I'm sorry.

Acknowledge receipt of message to
Admiral Nash.

Aye, sir. Captain Weldon is your acting
battle group commander.

The prosecution of Admiral Boone is a
public relations nightmare for the Navy.

Does anyone know how many flag officers
have been court -martialed in naval

history?

Does anyone care to hazard a guess?

Two, sir.

Well, very good, Mr. Roberts.

Retired Rear Admiral Hooper was found
guilty of conduct unbecoming and

his pension.

Admiral Select Green, sexual harassment
and fraternization was acquitted by the

members, sir. You see any compelling
reason to add Tom Boone's name to that

list? It's not my decision, sir.

Then how the hell did we get here?

Sir, the evidence led us to believe
Admiral Boone violated Article 118, the

unlawful killing of a human being, and
Admiral Boone was not helpful in

providing himself with a defense.

Tell me who does what. McKenzie
prosecutes Robert's second chair -rab

I don't doubt your skills as a lawyer,
Rab. I don't trust your judgment outside

the courtroom.

Can you assure me that at all times you
will consider the good of the service?

No, sir, Mr. Secretary. I can't give you
that assurance.

His duty is to his client, sir.

Right now, I don't give a damn about his
client.

Tom Boone's finished.

It's the Navy I care about.

Commander, if you get too aggressive or
too creative or too cute, and it

reflects poorly on the Navy, then I will
cut you off at the knees.

Give me the second chair.

Does the Admiral know?

He's proof of choice.

You won't regret this, sir. I'm going to
work night and day. Save me the

infomercial, Lieutenant. Max Case seems
to be on the testimony of one witness,

Lieutenant R .C. Coffin. Now, here's
what we know about him. He was honorably

discharged from the Air Force in 72.

17 air medals. Worked as a telephone
lineman in Kansas.

Winter, 1989.

He inadvertently touched a live wire.
He's been in disability ever since. No

immediate family. Gunny. Sir.

Check. Criminal history, if any. Medical
records. Yes, sir.

Look, I need the names of every man,
woman, and child who lived near the

of Dandien, Long An Province, Vietnam,
in 1968.

Check military records, aid records,
task force reports of full accounting,

military personnel... Check with the
Catholic Church.

In 1968, there were still French
missionaries and doctors working in

Well, what am I looking for, sir? A
witness. Somebody knows what happened

Well, we're not the only one interested,
sir. Stuart Dunstan at ZNN called an

hour ago.

How the hell do they know? We just found
out we were going forward.

Sir, beat me.

I know, Stuart.

Let me see what I can find out.

Yeah, well, I know ZNN, too, Lieutenant.

Don't trust me.

Don't worry, sir. I won't tell Stuart
anything.

At least nothing is a clue.

Get right on that, Gunny. What are you
offering?

For a plea of guilty on Article 118,
Admiral Boone's confinement at

will be capped at five years. He'll
forfeit all pay and allowances while

confined and will be dismissed from
naval service.

There'll be no retirement, no honors, no
pension.

It's more than fair, huh?

If he's guilty.

I believe he is.

Tell me again, why are you bringing
charges against Admiral Boone?

Because it's what the law required.

Or given your dislike of Admiral Boone,
it's what you require.

Well, I thought that went well.

Tell her no.

You should hear what she has to offer
him.

Why, are you afraid you can't provide me
with a good defense?

No, sir, but it tells us how good the
colonel thinks her case is.

Go ahead.

Time served capped at five years and
eleven worth.

Dismissal from the service and loss of
pension. Now, given your rank and years

of service and assuming you live at
least another 30 years, sir, the loss of

pension would equal a fine of over two
million dollars.

So what does that tell us? She can show
motive.

You expressed the desire to avenge the
death of your squadron commander.

Correct.

Opportunity, you were within the
vicinity of Dundee Inn on the night in

question. Correct.

She has an eyewitness.

Lieutenant Coffin?

Colonel's case depends upon the
credibility of Lieutenant Coffin's

Then she has no case.

So far, Lieutenant Coffin checks out,
sir.

Not the man I knew. Most of the time, he
had his nose buried in a bottle. You

dig deeper.

Admiral, I'll need to know the history
between you and Lieutenant Coffin, sir.

Does he have an agenda? Is he holding a
grudge? I have no idea what motivates

the man, Commander, then or now.

Sir, in his statement, he's accused you
of the cold -blooded killing of his

cook, a woman named Gwentin Kim Tam.

Her name is listed in the report of
casualties, sir.

Sir, I need to know what happened there.

Are you asking me if I'm guilty?

No, sir, but I need to know what
happened at Dundee Inn. Well, I need to

own counsel. Admiral, you need to defend
yourself.

No, that would be your job, Commander.

Admiral Boone, how do you plead to the
charge and specification against you?

To the charge and specification not
guilty, Your Honor.

Noted. Commander Rapp, questions or
challenges for members of the panel?

I have questions for Admiral Spencer,
some of them personal, sir.

Admiral Spencer, please come forward.
Admiral, you are excused from the

courtroom.

Then, go easy.

Admiral Spencer, seven years ago, sir,
your wife was picked up for driving

the influence of alcohol at Norfolk
Naval Station.

It was never proven that my wife was
driving erratically.

Is it true, sir, that Admiral Boone
first noticed your wife driving

flagged down base security and led them
to her? It is a fact that Admiral Boone

led base security in what I consider a
wild goose chase.

Did you have words with the Admiral
about the incident, sir? It's nothing I

to repeat, Commander.

Your Honor, in light of Admiral
Spencer's refusal to answer my question,

challenge him for cause undue bias.

So ordered.

Two years ago, was Admiral Boone the
president of a selection board that

the promotion of your chief of staff?

He was.

What was your reaction to that, sir?

I informed Admiral Boone he'd made a
mistake in judgment.

Were those your exact words, sir?

I told him he was a horse's ass.

Judge Sebring, I challenge Admiral
McPhee for cause.

Undo by.

So ordered. You may step down.

Counsel.

Commander Rabb, how many admirals do you
intend to question?

All of them, sir.

I'd like to remind you that we need to
see the panel of at least five members.

Understood, Captain. That would be
difficult to infer from your aggressive

of questioning.

Please call in Admiral Rockerley.

Admiral Rockerley, were you on the short
list of candidates for command of the

6th Fleet?

I was.

And yet Admiral Bloom was chosen over
you.

He was.

What is your opinion of that decision,
Admiral?

I should have gotten the fleet.

Your Honor, I challenge Admiral
Rockerley for cause undue bias.

Your Honor, I'd like to question the
Admiral.

Proceed.

Admiral Rockerley, isn't it natural that
you would consider yourself the best

candidate? Correct.

Sir, do you harbor personal animus
against Admiral Boone? No.

Can you decide the case on the facts and
the evidence?

I can.

What does an oath mean to you, sir? When
I swear an oath, I follow it to the

letter. Your Honor, I ask that you deny
Commander Rapp's challenge.

The challenge is denied.

Admiral Rockley, you've been selected.

Welcome aboard.

I make it one favorable, four neutral,
two against.

I don't think we made a friend of
Admiral Rockerley, and since he's senior

member, he'll be president.

Answer. Sir.

Admiral Boone, sir. Carry on, Gunnery
Sergeant.

Commander, so far, inquiries into
Vietnam have led to nothing. Only seven

villagers survived, including one child.

They were relocated, and the village was
never rebuilt.

What about the surrounding area?

Well, in 1968, a French missionary named
Father Yves Chabrol had a mission near

the village of Dundian.

Were you aware of him?

No. He died in Arles, France in 1978 due
to complications of malaria.

Who else was there with him at the
mission?

Two nuns, ma 'am. Sister Emily and
Sister Danielle of the Petite Sourdele

Assumption. They never made it back to
France.

They were hacked to death by the Viet
Cong.

Now, there are reports that a Marine
deserter, Corporal Owen Branson, was

in or near the village about that time.

Did you know him, Admiral?

No. Where is he now?

He dropped out of sight.

Find him.

Sweetie, wake up.

Come on.

Wake up.

Did you get any sleep at all last night?

I was sleeping until you woke me up. You
asked me if I was sleeping.

I'm talking about real sleep.

In bed with me.

Why don't you call in sick?

You know, there's nothing wrong with me,
honey.

You're exhausted.

They can go one day without you.

Besides that, what could possibly be so
important?

Well, for starters, I have to be in
court in 43 minutes.

But I could really use the time.

How long is this going to go on?

Until we find out why our baby daughter
died.

I'm going to go to the hospital as soon
as I can and start asking questions.

How is that going to help?

You can't fix what happened, bud.

We'll talk about this later.

Good morning.

Prosecution will present eyewitness
testimony that on the night of August

1968, then -Lieutenant Thomas Boone was
guilty of inhumane acts against the

civilian population of the village of
Dan Dien, South Vietnam.

We will demonstrate that he was
motivated by the desire to avenge the

death of his commanding officer at the
hands of Viet Cong irregulars, whom he

believed used the village of Dan Dien as
a hiding place.

We will prove that, among others, He
murdered a woman named Gwenton Kim Tam

violation of Article 118 of the Uniform
Code of Military Justice.

All of the admirals on this panel served
in Vietnam.

I would ask that the members put aside
their feelings about the war and about

Admiral Boone, who's had a long and
brilliant career.

This case must be judged on the evidence
introduced here at trial. The crimes

charged may be old, but the concept of
accountability is timeless.

Thank you.

I underestimated her arm.

She'd cut your throat on a dark night
and not think twice about it.

She'd think about it, sir.

Then she'd do it.

Your Honor, I would like to reserve my
opening statements for the beginning of

the defense case.

Fine.

Prosecution, call your first witness.

General Parker, was Lieutenant Boone
attached for a temporary duty to your

at U .S. McAfee? He was.

Did he review reconnaissance
photographs?

He did. Do you recall an occasion where
Lieutenant Boone saw a photograph of a

female holding up the severed head of
his commanding officer?

There was such an occasion.

Was this the photograph?

Yes. Where was this photograph taken?

Five miles from the village of Don Dan.

When was it taken?

August 9th, 1968.

What was Lieutenant Boone's reaction to
that photograph?

He was, and rightly so, enraged.

Did he express any particular sentiment
in regards to the female in that

photograph?

He wanted her dead.

Was Lieutenant Boone in the village on
the night of August 12, 1968, the night

of the massacre?

I have no knowledge of that. Was he in
Saigon?

No, he'd been assigned to fly in Long An
province with a forward air controller.

General Parker, in 1968, were you aware
that atrocities had taken place at

Dandien? No.

In that year, did you see Viet Cong
propaganda leaflets that accused two

American pilots of war crimes at
Dandien?

I recently reviewed the facts in the
case. I did see such a leaflet.

Why did you not act on that information?

I chose not to believe the charges.

Sir, did you disregard the charges
against Lieutenant Boone because you

the Vietnamese life was of no value?

I did not.

No further questions.

General Parker, did you question
Lieutenant Boone about his alleged

in what took place in Dundee Inn on
August 12th? I thought it was my duty to

ask. How did the lieutenant respond,
sir?

That he had no part in what allegedly
happened in Dundee Inn.

Did you believe the lieutenant, sir?

Without question.

Why? In war, men see things they should
never see.

But there was a difference between us
and them, Commander.

The men under my command did not kill
women and children.

Your Honor, please request General
Parker to limit his responses to the

questions asked.

He's your witness, Colonel.

And I am interested in what the General
has to say.

Overruled. What is your assessment of
Admiral Boone, sir?

Objection calls for an opinion.

Overruled. It's a proper question.

Admiral Boone was?

and is an officer of the highest
personal integrity.

An honorable man.

Thank you, General.

No further questions, sir.

You may step down.

General Parker, I would expect a senior
officer to respect the rules of conduct.

This is a courtroom.

Not an officer's club. Your Honor, this
officer should not be on trial here.

That will be enough.

Raise your right hand.

Robert Carroll Coffin, do you swear to
tell the truth, the whole truth, and

nothing but the truth, so help you God?

I do.

Please be seated.

Lieutenant Coffin, were you stationed at
Ton Son Mute Air Base in 1968?

Yes, ma 'am.

Did Lieutenant Boone fly as your
observer in the province of Long On from

7th to August 13th, 1968?

Yes, he did.

What was your mission?

To call in fire on enemy targets.

Where did you put your aircraft down on
the night of August 12th of that year?

On a dirt strip adjacent to the village
of Dundian.

What happened in the village that night?

A lot of innocent folks got killed.

Were they South Vietnamese civilians?

Yes, ma 'am.

Mostly old men and women and children
too young to fight.

Who was responsible for these killings?

The PRU.

A South Vietnamese Provincial
Reconnaissance Unit?

Yes, ma 'am. Lieutenant Coffin, why was
that village targeted for attack by the

PRU? I don't know, ma 'am. I just know
what I saw.

Who led the attack?

Harry Drax.

He worked for the agency.

How do you know he worked for the
Central Intelligence Agency?

I flew Drax on covert missions.

Lieutenant Coffin, were you acquainted
with a young Vietnamese woman named

Nguyen Kim Tam?

She was my cook when I lived at the
village.

This is a report of those killed during
that attack.

Do you see her name on this list?

Yes.

It's a damn shame.

The woman in this photograph, Gwentin
Kim Tam. Yes.

Lieutenant, did you see who killed Tam?

Him.

He was holding a child as a human
shield.

Tam was running to hide and Boone shot
her.

Let the record reflect that Lieutenant
Coffin identified Admiral Boone as

Quentin Kim Tam's killer.

This is Stuart Dunstan reporting live
outside of JAG headquarters.

Commander Rav, I'd like your thoughts on
the Boone court -martial. Who do you

feel is winning so far?

Is that really your question?

I've noticed that the Admiral doesn't
smile a lot. Have you ever seen him

It's Stewart, right?

Stewart, you're an idiot.

Back to you, Jim.

Oh, that sucks.

Lawrence!

What about you?

I'll talk to you off the record,
Stewart, but you have to share.

Mr. Reynolds called from the police
impound lot, sir. He said the paperwork

in place.

You can pick up your car tomorrow,
Admiral.

Well, that's excellent, Tyner.

Tyner!

Exactly how long is this taken? Seven
weeks, three days since your car was

stolen, sir.

If you'd like, I'll drive out to Loudoun
County and pick it up myself.

Thank you, Tyner. Do that.

Carry on.

Aye, sir.

Lieutenant Coffin, what time did the
incident at Dundian occur?

The killing started about midnight.

Were there streetlights in Dundian?

Hell, that damn village didn't have a
street, much less a light.

Any other type of illumination?

A few oil lamps and cooking fires.

Well, then how can you be sure it was
Lieutenant Boone you saw shoot Gwen Kim

Tan? Because I knew him pretty good by
then.

Lieutenant, there were 12 to 15 members
of a PRU death squad fighting there that

night. In the dark, in the heat of a
pitched battle, how can you be sure it

Admiral Boone you saw? Could have been
any one of 15 men. In fact,

Objection. Badgering the witness.

Sustained. It's okay, Judge.

He's just sore because he can't shake
me.

Speaking of shaking, Lieutenant, in
October 1989, were you treated for acute

alcoholism?

Yes. Did you have delusions at this
time?

How would I know?

I'm sorry, ma 'am, I missed it.

Your medical report indicates periods of
delusion.

Then I guess I did, sir.

You still drink, Lieutenant?

Now and then.

Only beer.

The hard stuff will kill you. So now and
then, do you still suffer from

delusions about what happened in
Vietnam?

Objection, Your Honor. This information
was not disclosed to the prosecution.

I just got it an hour ago, sir. I will
allow your line of questioning,

Commander. Continue.

When you were treated for alcoholism,
Lieutenant Coffin, did you suffer from

delusions about what happened in
Vietnam?

Objection. Asked and answered. The
witness is not competent to testify on

one point. It's just this one point?

Objection. Pejorative.

Sustained. One more remark like that and
I'll hold you in contempt.

I apologize, sir.

Your Honor, I'd like the court's
permission to have Lieutenant Singer

this cross.

Objection, Your Honor. Double teaming.
This one's my call.

Lieutenant Singer, you may proceed.

Lieutenant Coffin, you waited 30 years
to come forward with your story.

Well, you see... Lieutenant Coffin, wait
for the question.

Could the timing of your coming forward
be related to a $50 ,000 payment

from ZNN for your story of alleged
atrocities?

It's not that simple.

Yes or no?

No. You're asking the court to believe
that there's no relation between your

payment and your sudden burst of
conscience.

Objection. Counsel badgering the
witness.

Sustained. Did you bring a baseless
charge against Admiral Boone on the eve

his major promotion to increase the
value of your story?

Objection. Badgering.

Sustained. Lieutenant Coffin, how can
you explain the payment?

I've got TB, ma 'am.

I owe a lot of people money who are
taking care of me.

Most of them for nothing.

I just wanted to pay my debt.

All of them.

Including this one.

No further questions.

I should go.

No, no, no.

Come on in.

I should have phoned. You're busy. I'm
just wrapping it up. Come on in, please.

Oh, I should go.

Give me your jacket.

Damn it.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

He can't deal with the loss.

I know I should be stronger for him and
for AJ, but I just can't.

AJ's lost you, baby.

Somebody you were prepared to love the
rest of your life.

You're supposed to be sad.

When baby AJ was born, he took his first
breath and he reached

his little arms out to me.

It was like he was reaching for me.

And that's when I knew that my baby boy
was perfect.

And then they placed him in my arms, and
I never wanted to let him go.

I never got to hold Sarah.

She was born, and I just saw her for one
quick second.

Her eyes were open.

She looked right at me.

And then they took her away.

Harm, she died in the other room.

Without me there.

She was a person.

I lived with her for nine months.

She had a name.

Since the prosecution is rested,

the defense may now present its case.

Thank you, Your Honor.

These baseless charges come from a
delusional man who was paid $50 ,000 for

tainted testimony.

In war, taking the lives of innocent
noncombatants is reprehensible.

But the defense will show that then
-Lieutenant Boone was not responsible

the terrible occurrences that took place
at Dundee Inn.

He had absolutely no command authority
over those who are responsible.

He had no ability to direct...

or prevent what happened there. The
killings were the work of South

provincial reconnaissance units under
the direction of an agent from the

Intelligence Agency.

Admiral Boone has laid his life on the
line and served his country with

brilliance and distinction for over 35
years.

Do not make him the last Navy casualty
of the Vietnam War.

Mr. Webb, what position do you hold with
the Central Intelligence Agency?

Deputy Director of Operations,
Counterintelligence Center.

And what position did your father,
Neville Webb, hold with the agency in

Chief of Station, Saigon.

Head of the Phoenix program?

Yes. Have you recently reviewed
confidential files from that time

incident at Dundee Inn?

Yes. Jackson, Your Honor, hearsay. Your
Honor, under military rules of evidence,

803. Subsection 8.

Reports prepared by a public official
are admissible and prepared within the

scope of his duty and made at the time
of the event.

Your Honor, due to portions of the
record still being classified, the

themselves will not be entered into
evidence, so we'll be forced to rely on

witness's memory.

The witness can refer to the file at any
time, sir, to refresh his memory.

I'll allow the testimony.

Mr. Webb, according to this official
file...

Who led the raid on Dundian the 9th of
August, 12th, 1968?

Harry Drax, the agent in charge.

What were his orders?

To remove suspected infiltrators from
the village.

Did he follow these orders?

Agent Drax went beyond their scope.

What were his actions?

Agent Drax gave orders to the soldiers
under his command to shoot on sight.

Why did he give those orders?

Objection calls for speculation.

Dang. Mr. Webb, what was the stated
objective of the Phoenix program?

To wipe out the Viet Cong infrastructure
in the South.

If a civilian were suspected of
collaborating with or harboring a Viet

soldier, were they given a trial?

No. Did Lieutenant Thomas Boone
participate in the killings at Dundee

I reviewed the confidential report,
Commander. His name is not mentioned

Thank you, Director Webb. No further
questions, Your Honor.

Mr. Webb, what happened to Harry Drax
the night of the incident?

He was killed in action.

Well, then who filed the confidential
report?

Ellis Burke, the field officer in Long
An Province.

Why is Mr. Burke not here to testify
today?

Mr. Burke is on a spiritual retreat in
Tibet. We were not able to locate him.

An unscheduled trip he left for three
hours before he was to receive a

to testify.

Objection. Fact not in evidence.

It's attained.

Members will disregard the statement.

Mr. Webb, you've testified that
Lieutenant Boone was not mentioned in

confidential report.

Now, is it possible that he participated
in the atrocity, but that his name was

omitted from the report?

I see no reason to believe that. But is
it possible?

It's highly unlikely.

Our reports are thorough.

But you can't say for sure.

No.

Saw you on TV last night.

At least you didn't slug Stuart Dunstan.

How's the trial going?

Still too close to call.

How's Clayton Webb?

He did the best with what he had to work
with, but I still need more.

Have you been to Warrington?

No, but I hear it's nice.

Oh, they have a lovely bar there.

They do drop in.

The marine deserter you're looking for?

Corporal Owen Branson?

He runs the bar.

Branson goes under the name of Jed
Howell.

What would I do without you?

I need to speak to you, Corporal. I,
uh...

I got a new name.

A new life.

And what I did was a long time ago, all
right?

Not Brad Mulboon.

Doesn't know anything about my past,
Commander.

I got three kids.

I don't want them to know I was a
deserter.

Look, I'm not interested in what you
did, Corporal.

I'm interested in what you know about
the massacre at Dun Yen. Dun Yen?

Not a damn thing.

Corporal, you lived right outside of the
village.

You must know something about what
happened there.

No. You know, I could subpoena you. We
can talk about this in court, or you can

come clean with me here.

What do you want to know?

What part Americans played the massacre?

Look, I hate the damn Marine Corps.

I came out of that jungle on my own.

They found me guilty of desertion, and
they damn near put me in prison for 20

years. If I knew anything, anything,
they would damn the Americans who were

there.

Singer, I really do appreciate your help
getting my car back.

Glad to be of use, sir.

There it is.

What the hell is this?

A bullet hole, sir.

Tiner.

Actually, sir, there would appear to be
six bullet holes.

Six? Yes, sir.

Of varying calibers, sir.

Detectives in the narcotics division
borrowed your car from the impound lot

a drug sting that went south.

Your vehicle was involved in a shootout,
Admiral. A shootout?

We can sue, sir.

All right.

Morning, sir.

Thank you.

Admiral, I need you to take a stand.

Why? Because Max made her case.

If you don't take the stand, the members
will think you have something to hide.

Your silence will convict you, Admiral.

I can live with that.

No, you can't, sir.

Admiral, this is the last chance you
have to tell your story. To persuade the

members you're not guilty, sir. You
don't know my story.

No, sir, I don't know your story.

But this is it.

You won't get another opportunity.

I call Admiral Thomas Boone to the
stand.

Raise your right hand.

Admiral Boone, do you swear to tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but

the truth, to help you God?

I do.

Good morning,

Admiral Boone.

Sir, on August 12th, 1968, in the
village of Dun Dien, did you kill the

known as Gwentin Kim Tam?

Yes. Did you recognize her, sir, as the
woman who held up the severed head of

your squadron commander?

Yes. Did you have any other reason to
believe that she was Viet Cong, Admiral?

Agent Drax had identified her as such.

When?

Just before the incident.

Did you kill Gwentin Kim Tam to avenge
the death of your squadron commander,

sir? Yes.

She was the enemy.

The PRU troops were shooting up the
village.

There was a little girl standing in the
line of fire. She was just standing

there.

So I grabbed her and carried her to
safety.

I put her under a hooch.

When I saw Gwentin Kim Tam, I recognized
her as the same woman who had been

holding the decapitated head of my
squadron commander.

Why haven't you come forward before,
sir?

Because that wasn't the end of it.

The PRU were murdering innocent women
and children.

Cease fire!

They're non -combatant.

Now put your weapon down.

Interfere again and I'll kill you.

Call it off.

No halfway measures.

Drac?

Why didn't you speak up years ago,
Admiral?

I had killed an American in cold blood.

Did you kill any non -combatants, sir?

No. Did you use a child as a human
shield?

No. Is it fair to say, Admiral, that you
saved that child's life?

On that night, yeah.

Did you kill anybody else in the
village?

No. Do you regret killing Harry Drax,
Admiral?

I regret that it was necessary, but I
would do it again.

Commander, do you have any further
questions?

Not of this witness, sir.

And I would request, Your Honor, that
Colonel McKenzie reserve for cross

-examination of Admiral Boone.

Colonel? Your Honor, I'd like to know
why Commander Rapp is requesting this of

the government.

I call Harry Drax to the stand.

Commander, have you lost your mind?

Sir, who are you?

Thirty years ago, my name was Harry
Drax. Your Honor, we have no way of

this. It's him.

Commander Grabb, I don't need to remind
you that Mr. Drax is not on the witness

list. I didn't know for sure if it was
him, Meg.

Not until just now.

Your Honor, I know I should, but... I
have no objection.

Admiral Boone, you are excused.

Subject to recall.

Mr.

Drax, take the stand.

You're gonna kill someone, Admiral. Do
it right.

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

help you God?

I do.

Be seated.

Agent Drax, are you responsible for what
took place at Don Dien?

I was.

Why did you order the village destroyed,
Mr. Drax?

We had a war to win.

Any regrets?

My only regret is that we didn't kill
them all.

If we'd fought the whole war that way...

Vietnam would be a democratic country
right now.

What part did Admiral Boone play in all
this, Mr. Jackson?

None.

The Admiral doesn't have the stomach for
killing.

Well, he shot you.

In the back.

You hold a grudge? Damn straight I do.

You came out as Corporal Owen Branson.

The war was unpopular back home. I was
an embarrassment.

I got a new name.

The last thing Neville Webb wanted was
for Don Dien to become another My Lai.

Where's Corporal Owen Branson now?

The Viet Cong killed him.

Why are you here in this courtroom now,
sir?

I draw a nice pension from the agency. I
was told it would go away unless I came

here today.

Did Admiral Boone kill any
noncombatants?

No. Is he responsible for what took
place at Dundee Inn?

No.

Did he save the lives of any
noncombatants?

A few.

But it doesn't matter much, one way or
the other.

Oh, I think maybe it does.

I'm sending up the line, then.

Bud, you okay?

No, sir.

You're making a lot of mistakes.

Sir, I really let the Colonel down on
this one.

Hey, you've had a lot on your mind.

That's no excuse, sir.

I, uh... I heard that Harriet talked to
you.

She did.

I'm really sorry about that, sir.

Hey, but she spoke to me because she
can't talk to you.

I was her second choice.

It's you she wants.

But I don't know what it's like to lose
a child.

But I do know what it's like to lose the
woman you love.

Don't let one cost you the other.

Excuse me, sir.

They're coming in.

Thank you.

You may publish your findings.

Admiral Thomas Boone, United States
Navy.

This court finds you on the charge and
specification of violating Article 118

the Uniform Code of Military Justice,
premeditated murder, not guilty.

Members, thank you for your services.
This court is adjourned.

Congratulations, Tom.

Congratulations, Tom.

Thank you.

Well,

you damn near lost the case, Commander.

Well, I had a very difficult climb, sir.

Yes, you did.

So what happens now, hadn't you?

Take my pension.

My time's passed. Harm is your time now.

Thank you.