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Thank you.
General Sergeant Akers.
Yes, sir.
I'm Commander Rav. I've been detailing the Chief Defense Counsel.
Yes, sir.
You admitted to killing your wife.
In self -defense, yes.
What's your story?
She was drunk, sir.
She tried to slash me with a chef's knife. I shot her once and then killed
to try and stop her, but she came at me again.
Caught me trying to protect myself.
The second time I shot the kill.
Bullet through the neck.
Severed her carotid artery.
Yes, sir.
You were armed at the time.
Pulled a weapon out of the drawer, sir.
Had you registered the weapon with the provost marshal's office? No, sir.
You didn't try to disarm your wife first?
No, sir.
Why not?
Marie and I have been down this road before, sir.
In 99, she broke my hand with a garden trowel.
Last year, she threw boiling water at me, scalding my chest.
It was my last stand, sir.
Did you report these incidents?
No, sir.
Clearly a mistake, but I was taught that you keep family business to yourself.
You have a 10 -year -old son.
Yes, Tommy.
Did your wife ever attack him?
Yes, sir.
Did you report that?
My second mistake, Commander.
Where was he at the time of your wife's death?
In his room, sir.
Did he witness any of it?
No, just the aftermath.
Can he corroborate any of the other incidents?
No, sir. He wasn't there for either of them.
You're really not giving me much to work with here, Gunny.
Yes, sir, I know.
And for that, I am deeply sorry. No one should have to clean this mess up except
for me.
Lieutenant Singer.
Your itinerary, ma 'am.
Thank you, Connor.
Something else?
Wanted to congratulate you, ma 'am. You'll do well on the Seahawk.
Yes, I will.
Anything further I can do to expedite your departure, ma 'am?
Are you being friendly or eager?
Just trying to help, ma 'am.
Not at the moment, Tyner.
Well, if you think of anything, ma 'am, I'm available.
Lieutenant Singer, you going somewhere?
Yeah, the lieutenant has been transferred to a carrier in the Arabian
I'm sorry to hear that.
No, it's a good thing.
Poor Lieutenant Singer.
It's a billet for hot runners.
Well, I wish you the best. Thank you, Sergei.
I honestly believe you do.
Why don't you like her?
I don't dislike her.
She's actually very Russian in spirit.
Her determination is hiding her feelings, which are deeper and more
than you think.
Well, so long as she keeps them in a place you can't get to, little brother.
Harm, you make me sound like a baby who needs to be watched. I am experienced
enough to choose what is best for me. Yeah, you are.
You are.
So long as you don't choose her. You insult me, Harm.
Sergei. Go to your meeting.
Hey, hey, hey, little brother.
Take it easy.
I wouldn't trust her with anybody I care about.
I'll see you Friday.
You're not mad at me, are you?
I can get over it.
Nice of you to join us, Commander.
Sorry, I'm late, sir. Have a seat.
The colonel's review of the Article 32 report on Marie Akers' homicide. She'll
be representing the government at the Gunnery Sergeant's court -martial.
Anything you care to discuss?
Gunny will be pleading not guilty for self -defense.
She's 5 '2", Harm. The Gunny's 6 '1", 185.
Half of all spousal abuse victims are male.
Oh, and how many of them are Marines?
Irrelevant. I'm pushing for premeditation, Harm.
What's outside this office, please?
Sorry, sir.
Sir.
You're reaching. It's a potential capital case, Harm. You wish.
NCIS determined the blood spatter from the gunny's wounds were inconsistent
self -defense. I read the report, Mac. The blood on the floor is a mixture of
both the gunny and his wife's. How anyone could draw a definitive
from that one way or the other, I'll never know. Harm, I have reason to
the gunny is capable of planning and executing a murder.
Your evidence? To be revealed.
Mac. I'll accept life without parole.
I'm not dealing until I know what I have.
What you have is a dead man's hand.
Someone spike your cereal this morning, Colonel?
No, I'm just feeling good in general.
What's your secret?
I had a vision last night.
Uh -oh. Mm -hmm. I walked in the office, looked around, and there was Lieutenant
Singer.
Do I really want to know this?
She was on that middle monitor, standing on the deck of the Seahawk.
Lauren, uh, come in.
Everything okay?
Yeah.
Good.
Thanks for coming.
You're welcome.
I assume it's to pick my brain about the Seahawk?
I need specifics, bud.
Well, uh, Petty Officer Coates is an excellent legalman.
She'll serve you well.
If you treat her well.
Are you suggesting I won't? Oh, last Christmas you accused her of stealing
jewelry. I'll leave my jewelry at home. Anything else?
Yeah, don't take any hikes in a minefield.
So what's new at JAG?
The president's accepted second half's resignation.
Oh, maybe you should reconsider this billet and throw your hat into that
In due time, bud.
Rehab going well?
Yeah, uh...
Making a little progress each and every day.
Yeah, too little.
The lieutenant's not quite with the program yet.
Lieutenant Lawrence Singer, this is my new roommate, Marine Corporal Sean
Stiles.
Lieutenant.
Your roommate's enlisted?
Yeah, we've gotten crowded around here.
Back from the war, Corporal? Oh, a few months ago. I re -injured myself, got a
little ambitious.
Ma 'am.
Ma 'am.
Lieutenant Roberts is assisting me with my lapsing protocol.
I'm helping him to get his ass back home.
That's pretty sloppy, sir.
You want to keep that baby smooth and tapered. Otherwise, it'll get all tore
in the prosthesis. I'm trying, Corporal. Why don't you call the nurse, dog?
Give yourself a break.
Did you just call him dog?
Oh, forgive me, ma 'am.
Tell you what, if I mess up again, you have my permission to subject me to
and relentless discipline.
Bud needs you, Dad.
I've talked to him. He sounds fine.
Talking to him on the phone isn't the same as seeing him. I don't want to see
him like that. So what, you're just going to avoid Bud for the rest of your
life? No.
I'll see him when he gets his... Prosthesis?
Oh, God.
It makes me sick just to think about it.
Come on, Dad. You were in Vietnam. You must have seen plenty of amputees.
I was not in Vietnam. I was off the coast on a ship.
And the only time I ever saw pants without legs in them was when they were
folded up on a supply show.
He needs you.
Mikey, I went to that hospital.
I got as far as the elevator doors.
And what stopped you?
I don't know. I don't know.
You must be Tommy.
I'm Commander Rav. I'm your dad's lawyer.
Nice to meet you.
Family services told me you were staying here with your aunt.
Tommy, we're going to need to talk about some difficult things.
I need you to tell me what you remember about the night your mom died.
I can't talk about that.
You're going to need to try, Tommy.
Okay?
I can't.
My father told me not to talk to you.
You told your
son not to talk to me. He can't help it, sir. He didn't see any. Let me be the
judge of what he can do. I don't want to testify.
Sonny, you have no other witness. Tommy's already traumatized, Commander.
him on the stand or only make it worse.
If he saw his mother attack you... He didn't.
Well, if she abused him... Commander, I killed his mother.
The least I could do is protect him from reliving it.
Tommy wants to testify.
Wouldn't you? You know, it could save your father, sir.
If Tommy doesn't take the stand, there's a good chance he's going to grow up
without you.
Is that what you want?
No, sir, of course not.
That's why I need you to help me find a way out of this, so...
So I don't have to use my son.
You all right?
So far.
There it is.
Look at it. That's your future.
No wheelchairs, no crutches.
What's next?
You put some weight on it, see how it feels, so I can tell where the fit
be adjusted. Can we get him up on the bars?
Thanks.
Ready? I think so.
One small step for a man, a giant leap for one -legged attorney.
It's not going to hurt.
Time to find out.
Ease down slowly, and if it hurts, push back up. Nothing to prove.
Okay.
Here goes.
Oh, damn!
A little less weight this time. It's a process.
Drop premeditation, and we'll take ten years' confinement.
Forty. Mac, I'm trying to give the boy his father back. Give his mother back,
and I'll drop everything.
Life sentence translates to 20 years without even a remote possibility of
parole. I can take that. Under that scenario, the boy's 30 when his dad gets
of prison.
I feel for the kid, Harm, but his future is not my responsibility. That's your M
.O. Always working out the fatherless boy thing?
Well, I could say the same thing to you about female victims.
I deserve that.
on a trial.
I'm sorry.
Eddie, I need two things from you, Gunning. I need the names of anyone who
have witnessed your wife being verbally abusive while intoxicated.
I can do that, Commander. Marie was a public drunk.
Excellent. I want to try to build a pattern of behavior, see if we can
in her character the potential for violence.
Sounds like a plan, sir. Next, I want to talk to friends or relatives, anyone
who can speak to your patience and self -control, especially in the presence of
your wife. Yes, sir. We need to show that this event was an aberration, that
were a man at the end of a long, painful journey.
The members have got to see that given the years of spousal abuse, you had no
other recourse but to act the way you did.
You want them now, sir?
What? The character witnesses. I can give you five off the top of my head.
Perfect straight up and a shot of your finest vodka.
This young man here.
You think I don't know what's good for you?
What, the expensive drinks?
I'm kidding.
Loosen the bolts a little bit, brother. You've been this way for months.
Do you know why?
Yeah, I know why.
The immigration thing. Thank you.
That's part of it.
A big part of it. I know how important it is to you.
Look.
DNA tests were inconclusive. We'll just have to find another way to establish a
citizenship.
How? You go through the process like every other immigrant.
That would take time.
I know you're in a hurry.
Not anymore.
I'm wanting to go back to Russia.
After what you went through over there?
That was in Chechnya. Come on. You don't want to go back there.
The disaster over there.
I already looked into it. I can fly helicopters for a Moscow shuttle
I thought you liked it here.
When I'm not lonely, which is a lot of the time.
I'm sorry.
I'll pop by more often.
I don't think it would make a difference, Harm.
Even when you do pay attention, you try to protect me too much. That's my job.
I'm the only one. It's what I'm supposed to do.
It's not working for me, brother.
I'm going back.
We may not be able to be friends, but we stay brothers forever, yes?
Look, I don't want to change your friends.
I don't think you know what you want.
Come on, join me.
Come on, Lieutenant.
Give me two more.
No. Corporal, that's it.
Lieutenant, Carpenter's looking for three times around the floor daily.
Yeah, well, today he gets one.
Come on, man. I do five.
Pardon me for not feeling humble.
Look, losing that spleen is going to slow you down, sir. But that doesn't
that you should use it as an excuse.
No lectures, Stiles. Come on.
I'll tell you what, sir. You give me two more, and I'll tell you about my night
with Halle Berry.
You had a night with Halle Berry?
No, but when it happens, I'll tell you all about it.
Where did you get off being so upbeat, huh?
I was the only survivor of a helicopter crash. I owe myself.
And if you want to see me dragging my ass around here just so that you can
better about giving up on your rehab, it ain't gonna happen.
Sir.
Whatever, Lieutenant.
You lost a leg.
Doesn't that get to you? And I'll give up the other if it means you never ask
that question again.
So you're just not dealing with it, is that it?
I'm just not putting it in my brain, sir.
I don't know if that's even possible.
And that, sir, that's why you can only go around one.
Hey, Stiles, does your father support you?
Yes, sir.
But he's 3 ,000 miles away.
Don't talk about my attitude, because our experiences are different.
Major Sottolino, you were gunnery sergeant in Acre's company, Commander.
It was in the fall of 97. Do you remember an incident involving the
sergeant?
Gunnery Sergeant Akers had just made sergeant. He was assigned to my company.
Did he fit in well?
He was on the serious side, ma 'am.
He caught the interest of Sergeant Gerard, our company wiseacre.
He liked to mess with the men.
Mess with them how?
Practical jokes, pranks.
Did he play pranks on the sergeant?
Put a garden snake in his gear bag.
Had everyone there when he opened it.
How did the sergeant react?
He said little at the time, ma 'am.
But that Saturday night, he laid in wait outside the NCO club for the sergeant.
They scuffled.
Sergeant Akers broke Sergeant Gerard's collarbone.
Object, Your Honor. Gunnery Sergeant Akers is not on trial for this incident.
Goes to pattern, Your Honor.
Charges weren't even filed at the time, sir.
I think it's relevant, Commander.
Overruled. Major, did you have further occasion to discipline Sergeant Akers in
1998?
I did, ma 'am. Would you please tell us for what?
The sergeant was charged with assaulting his wife.
Why the hell didn't I know you'd been charged with hitting your wife?
It was handled in -house, sir. It's not even in my service record book.
Well, it's a matter of public record now, Gunny.
I'm sorry, sir. I don't want your apologies. I want your cooperation.
Do you have any idea what Colonel McKenzie is trying to do in there?
She's trying to establish that you, not your wife, is the one prone to violence.
Sir, it was a one -time thing. Well, what about the fight with Sergeant
I told you about that. Yeah, but you didn't tell me it happened three days
the initial incident.
It suggests premeditation.
It tells the members you're capable of holding a grudge and plotting revenge.
So what does this mean, sir? It means the death penalty just came into play.
It's unlikely.
But there's not a lot of sympathy out there for wife beaters.
I didn't beat Marie, sir.
I want you to level with me, Gunny.
Tell me everything.
You can start by telling me why there was no punishment.
Mitigating circumstances, Commander.
Elaborate, please, Major. An onlooker testified that Sergeant Aker's wife was
drunk and resisting his efforts to take her to the car.
Did the then sergeant strike her with a fist or an open hand? Open hand, sir. A
slap? Correct, sir. Major, why was there no judicial action taken?
I don't condone a Marine slapping his wife, Commander.
But the couple had a six -year -old boy.
No prior record of domestic violence.
And given the circumstances, I felt that counseling was the most appropriate
response.
And did they engage in counseling?
For a time, sir.
Please tell us, Major, why did they stop?
That was Mrs. Akers' choice.
Apparently she dropped out of AA, but she started drinking again.
Thank you, Major.
Nothing further.
So, raise your beverages in honor of Lieutenant Lauren Singer, henceforth
as the Belle of the Arabian Sea.
It's been a great send -off. Thank you. You've all been... Lieutenant?
What's this, sir? It's a going -away gift. Thank you, sir.
You're welcome. I have two for you, actually.
You've asked me before to conceal the fact that you lied about being a Jew
during the Mars case, and I've decided to do so. You have nothing to worry
about. I appreciate it, sir.
You are now Jewish, as far as I'm concerned, as long as you act
Are you going to hold me to it, sir? Every chance I get.
Whatever turns you on, sir.
Go ahead, open it.
It's called a mezuzah. It goes on the outside of your quarters.
You're serious about this, Commander?
Wait until Hanukkah.
I think you will make a great carrier jag, Lauren.
Thank you.
I have to head out. I have to go see my husband.
Don't forget to stop and smell the jet fuel.
Your bag's all packed, Lieutenant?
I'm not leaving until Tuesday, ma 'am.
Right. Lieutenant, I have a meeting to attend. I'm sorry I can't take you to
party. Yeah, me too.
I just want to say good luck and knock them dead out there, Lauren. I know you
will. You mean that figuratively?
I know what it means, ma 'am.
Thank you for the sentiment.
Why do you forget how busy this place can be?
There's no more cake?
Your stuff, Lieutenant.
Tyner? Where's the Admiral?
On the phone in his office, ma 'am. Can I take this to your car?
I'm capable of taking it myself. Thank you.
Good luck, Lieutenant.
Leaving already, Lieutenant?
Party's over.
Then I'm glad I caught you.
I came to say goodbye.
That was nice.
Thank you.
Where are you going?
Home.
Can I help you with that?
Would you?
Please?
Did you speak to Tommy, Commander?
As requested, I visited him at a bank's house.
Was he cooperative?
No. He smells shrink the moment I introduced myself.
This is a smart ten -year -old.
Did he talk to you at all?
Enough for me to make an analysis, Commander.
The boy is in conflict.
He isn't saying, but I suspect that it's related to the death of his mother.
Did he tell you his father refuses to allow him to testify?
Yes, and that goes back to my suspicions.
Tommy's behavior concerning his father suggests a submissive relationship.
Well, he's dependent on his father.
Seemingly.
Are you sure that he is not just worried about losing the only parent he has
left?
He's afraid of something a lot more terrifying than that, sir.
What, his father's wrath?
A strong possibility.
So you're suggesting that Tommy may have information that could be damaging to
the Gunnies case.
Infer what you will, sir.
Yeah, but why would Tommy tell me he wanted to testify then?
It gets him off the hook.
The boy is able to satisfy his father's demands without drawing undue suspicion.
Of course you're getting a prosthesis.
Not everyone can handle it.
Well, you're not everyone.
No, I'm missing a spleen as well.
Why push it?
Use the crutches.
Not a jag, you won't.
How are you going to sell that to the Navy?
Probably can't.
Then you have no choice but to just stick it out.
I could become a civilian.
Look, there's no medical boards. There's no physical readiness test outside.
I could be what I am.
A man without a leg.
In the Navy, I'm a man who has to pretend he has a leg.
It's ridiculous.
Sweetheart, you're just frustrated.
Do you want me to feel good about myself?
Of course.
Then stop pushing me to do something that's beyond my abilities.
You've always been this way, and it's time for you to stop.
I'm sorry, this isn't very discreet of us.
It's nothing I haven't heard before, ma 'am.
Hope this goes on a lot.
Stiles?
Yes, sir.
Silence it is.
Why are you ordering him not to talk?
This is his room, too. Why are you acting this way?
What has happened to you?
Wow, look at that. That's got to be 270 if it's a yard.
Here, try to beat that one.
You have time to drive golf balls, but you don't have time to visit Bud.
What, are you afraid your old man can still out -drive you?
No, I'm afraid my father cares more about his golf game than about his own
Hey, watch your mouth or I'll tee you up.
Dad, Bud's been home for over a month, and he needs your support.
What's the matter? He doesn't have a crutch?
I can't believe you just said that. Yeah, well...
That's why I won't go see him, because I'll pay something like that or
worse. Now lay off.
Nice slice.
That's no slice. That's a swooping fade.
You know, when I was a little kid, you'd get away with telling me something like
that. But now, I see that for what it is.
A hacker's slice.
Damn you! You see what you're making me do?
You've always been a hacker, haven't you, Dad? And not just a golf.
You know, I never talked to my father that way.
And neither will you.
What would he do?
Slap you upside the head? You're damn right. And that's going to happen to you
if you don't shut up.
When's it end?
What?
Slap things instead of loving them.
Miss Akers, I'm Commander Rabb. I'm your brother's attorney.
Are you the one that spoke to Tommy the other day?
Yes, ma 'am, I did.
Do you realize how much you upset him?
Well, it wasn't my intention to upset him, ma 'am. I'm trying to help your
brother.
Tommy prayed of his father.
No.
They have a great relationship.
Close.
What does this have to do with Joe's defense?
Well, he won't let me talk to Tommy.
He's trying to protect him.
Joe loves that boy.
He calls every day and asks about his mood, school, his wound.
Tommy has an injury?
Did your son recently have stitches, Gunny?
Sir?
Tommy was treated for a wound on his back at St. Stephen's Hospital two hours
after you were arrested.
When he saw his mother dead, he fell back and he cut himself on the corner of
the counter.
Yeah, that's what he told them at the ER.
So then what's the problem, sir?
Well, the problem is we rechecked the blood analysis on the knife.
We found not only yours and Marie's, but we also found Tommy's.
Which means that Tommy didn't fall back against the corner of the counter and
cut himself, did he?
He was cut with the knife.
So now the only question is why you and he are both lying about it.
I didn't stab Tommy with the knife.
Don't even try to tell me his mother did it. Because if she had, it would be a
more justifiable reason to kill her than self -defense.
Commander, you got this all wrong.
Show me where.
I can't, sir.
Tommy can, though, can't he?
I told you to leave him out of this, sir.
Explain the knife wound to me.
I already did, sir.
He got Slash defending his mother, didn't he?
No, sir. Did you beat your wife?
No, sir. Tommy?
Never.
I don't believe you, Sergeant. I don't believe a word you've said to me. I
believe it was self -defense. I don't believe you didn't stab your son.
I would never hurt Tommy. Never.
Everyone has their breaking point. That night was yours, wasn't it?
Tommy tried to protect his mother. You slashed him. He ran out of the kitchen.
She came at you. You shot her in the shoulder.
She came at you again. This time you put a bullet in her neck. And then you
slashed your own arm to support your story.
Sounds like you just made the prosecution's case.
Sir.
Hey, bud.
Hey. I figured you'd be in rehab. I went there first. I've been looking
everywhere.
Good to see you, sir. You too.
Rehab's not really happening, sir.
You had a setback?
I don't want to talk about it, sir.
How are things with you?
I'm a little confused, bud.
I'll be honest with you, this isn't just a hospital visit. I was hoping you'd
feel like doing a little brainstorming.
What's going on?
I'm defending a Marine accused of killing his wife.
He claims it was self -defense, and I don't believe him.
If you don't believe him, how do you convince a jury?
The whole case troubles me, bud.
I just can't fit this guy to the crime.
His account, sir?
He claims his wife came at him with a chef knife. He shot her in the shoulder.
She came at him again.
He fatally shot her through the neck.
I guess I'd have to ask, if he really wanted to kill her, why would he shoot
in the shoulder first?
Well, maybe he was nervous.
He's a Marine, sir.
Well, if he reversed the scenario when he shot her in the neck first, why would
he shoot her in the shoulder?
Maybe to make it appear as though he shot her in the shoulder first?
I would support the claim of self -defense.
But you don't think it was?
I don't know what I'm thinking, but there's so many, so many things.
Is there anybody else that could be involved in this, sir?
There is a God, bud.
You know how I know?
How, sir?
Because he only took your leg. He didn't take your head.
Get well quick.
I got one question for you, Tom.
Did your dad fire both shots at your mother?
Your aunt home?
Yes, sir.
Let's go talk to her, huh?
Hey, Stiles.
Stiles, wake up.
Lieutenant, your face just replaced Halle Berry's. Sorry.
You here to offer me a cold one, sir?
No.
Then... Can I please get back to the hot tub?
No.
Sir. Look, you were right.
I am a dog.
A bad dog.
Say again, sir?
My attitude stinks.
I owe you an apology.
That's cool.
Sir.
Look, if anyone visits, I'll be down in rehab.
Without the corpsman?
What are you planning to do there, sir?
Obedience training.
No, let's have...
Mikey. Come on, son. Try again.
Are you okay, Tommy?
Yes, sir.
We're going to talk about the night your mother was killed, Tommy.
We need you to tell us what you remember about that night.
Well, I finished up my homework, and then I went into the kitchen to see if
dinner was ready.
Was it?
No, sir.
Mom was drinking.
Mom, when's dinner going to be ready?
We're going to eat when I'm ready.
But I'm hungry.
Shut up!
Mom, please, stop drinking. Go to your room.
No. Go to hell.
How did you respond to that?
I told her to go to hell.
You go to hell.
Thank you, Tommy.
You can wait outside with your aunt now.
I had just come home.
You saw your son shoot his mother?
Yes, sir. I saw him pull the trigger.
How did you react, honey?
I immediately put him in his room.
He wanted me to call 911, but I told him that wasn't necessary, that his mother
only had been grazed and he should stay in his room while I calmed her down.
Was it true?
Had he only grazed her?
No, sir.
Her carotid artery had been severed.
She died instantly.
Take us through what happened next, Gunny.
I wiped Tommy's fingerprints off the handle of my pistol.
And then I slashed my forearm with the chef's knife.
To make it appear as though your wife had attacked you. Yes, sir.
I cried out in pain so that Tommy would hear it.
And then I lifted Marie to a sitting position and shot her in the right
shoulder. Tommy heard the shot, he came out, and I told him that she had come at
me with the knife and that I had to shoot her.
Why did you do all this?
Why?
To protect my son, sir, isn't that obvious?
So he wouldn't have to go through his entire life knowing he killed his
Will the accused and counsel please rise?
You may publish your findings.
Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Akers, United States Marine Corps.
This court -martial finds you on the charge and specification of premeditated
murder.
Not guilty.
May I say before we adjourn, this verdict may exonerate you from
Gunnery Sergeant, but you have not, in the opinion of this court, behaved in a
manner worthy of a United States Marine.
In that regard, I'm recommending that the convening authorities take
action in connection with your unauthorized possession of a firearm.
Further. I'm directing that you return to counseling through the Navy's Family
Advocacy Program.
I trust with their assistance, you can provide the support Tommy needs to
overcome this tragedy.
Court's adjourned.
How can I thank you, sir?
Take good care of your son.
That's all I ever wanted to do, sir. Thank you.
You okay?
Yeah. Let's go home.
Nice work, Counselor.
Fathers and sons, Mac.
Yeah, that's life.
Mothers and daughters, brothers and sisters.
Brothers.
I'm supposed to take the air gate to the airport.
I'm sorry I'm late. Look, if we leave now, we can make it. Throw it in the
It's fine, Harlan.
I found another ride.
Oh, come on. Sergey. It's fine.
You say goodbye here.
Look, don't go.
Please. I feel responsible.
Hello, sir.
Lieutenant.
I'll miss you, my brother.
And that is all you need to know.
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