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Jun?

It's only the God squad, admiral.
They have their head in the clouds.

Teach them some religion, captain.

No bat, no bat.

Sorry, Padre, sir.

No batter, batter, batter. Come on.

No batter, no batter, no batter.

Come two, Harm. Come two.

Yes, major.

Fighting Mass.

- All right, admiral. One more.
- One down.

No pressure, Niles.
No pressure on this one.

Come on, Niles.
Send it heavenward.

Come on, Niles.
One more and we're up.

We can do it, man. Let's go.

Time.

- Hey, what's going on?
- Petty Officer Tiner.

Yes, sir. Conference.

- What's the matter...?
- What?

Isn't there a rule about this
or something?

Yeah.

- Hold on a minute.
- Quit stalling.

Sir, it's the SECNAV.

Yes, sir, Mr. Secretary.

- Yes, sir.
- I'm gonna get some water here.

Yes, sir. Will do.

Let's bring it in.
We're gonna have to call it, chaplain.

A Japanese citizen
in Yokosuka, Japan

has accused
a Surface Warfare Officer

aboard the carrier Reprisal
of raping his teenage daughter.

News channels are all over it.

Major, you were at Camp Butler
during the Okinawa case, right?

- I was, sir.
- Good.

Then you and Lieutenant Roberts
will accompany Commander Rabb

to the 7th Fleet immediately.

Aye, sir.

- What's his side of the story, admiral?
- He's denying it.

We'll pray for them both, A.J.

I assume you're aware of the
characteristics of an active volcano.

Japan has 58 of them.

This is all you need to know about
the general makeup of the population.

Calm exterior, fire in the belly.

Things heating up, sir?

A junior officer
with a wiggle in his pants

is about to compromise 50 years
of U.S. -Japanese military cooperation.

- Are you assuming guilt...?
- I'm assuming a damn good defence.

The girl is still in high school.

Our Status of Forces Agreement
withstood the rape in Okinawa,

but if the authorities can make us
look like a fleet of child sex offenders,

the local police will be collaring sailors
for slurping their noodles.

Well, sir, at this point,
it is just an accusation.

The ensign
has not been officially charged.

If he is, he'll be assigned
a Japanese attorney, admiral.

Our function is to observe
and ensure due process.

Have I not made clear
what's at stake?

Sir, we will, of course, advise
and consult to the extent allowed.

The question, admiral,
is whether political pressure helps

or hinders our ability to do so.

Commander,
you are leading this team

because of the way
you juggled the politics

on the Sigonella helicopter tragedy.

You did an ace of a job on thin ice.

Well, sir, I think
Congresswoman Latham

deserves the credit for the politics.

Are you implying
that I have underestimated your talent?

- No, sir.
- Then let me make a suggestion.

Stop whining and start skating.

You lit up a two star and you
got burned, Harm. Let it go.

I'm telling you, Mac,
Fessenden's trouble.

He has too much on the line.

If we're not proactive in this case,

we're gonna have to peel him off
our butts to sit down.

He recently got bumped sideways

from the staff
over at CINCPAC, ma'am.

Loose lips.

See? One more misstep
and his career will be in a free fall.

At ease, ensign.

Lieutenant Commander Rabb.
This is Major Mackenzie.

Lieutenant J.G. Roberts.
So how are you holding up?

Well, I'm waiting for you
to pinch me, sir,

so I can wake up
and return to my life.

And quite a life it's been, ensign.

Academy grad, Olmsted scholar,
OOD underway in less than a year.

You have a fan club, ensign.

Your CO thinks you're exemplary.

His exact words were,
"Ensign Guitry is uncommonly loyal."

Female personnel
describe you as sensitive.

They're being kind, sir.

Did you rape this girl?

No, sir.

Why does her father think you did?

The only thing that makes sense to me
is mistaken identity.

- Do you know her?
- No.

Where were you
the night of the incident?

I was on liberty, ma'am.
I like to walk the town.

It helps me clear my head.

Do you have any witnesses
to corroborate your whereabouts?

I'm afraid I was alone.

I've been told Japanese police
are known for forcing confessions.

- Should I be worried, sir?
- We intend to keep you onboard.

If the local authorities want you,

they're gonna have to present
formal charges.

This is an indictment
for the rape of Jun Higashimori.

Based on what evidence?

Mr. Higashimori
picked Ensign Guitry's face

out of the ship's cruise book.

I repeat. Evidence.

He found a cap inscribed
with the legend USS Reprisal.

Was there a name or a rank
embroidered on this cap?

Do you have a hair sample?

We are awaiting the lab results.

Mr. Takahashi,
did the victim identify her assailant?

The girl was in shock at the time.
She has no memory of the incident.

What about a semen analysis?

The assailant
apparently used a condom.

I'm surprised at you, counsellor.

As the prosecuting attorney,
this is what you bring us?

Your indictment has no legs.
You're wasting our time.

My friends,
the only reason I'm talking to you

is because
a Japanese defence attorney

has not yet been assigned
to your case.

I am no obligated to prove
the legitimacy of the indictment.

My jurisdiction
is authorised by Article 17,

paragraph 5C of the 1960
Status of Forces Agreement.

Ensign Guitry belongs to us.

We request a waiver.

I am sorry,
but the Minister of Justice

has instructed me
to reject the waiver in this case.

- Guitry stays put.
- Harm.

You can have him for a few hours
a day for questioning.

We'll give him up
upon conviction only.

How many hours
did you have in mind?

Three.

You're a strong negotiator.

Good day.

What the hell did you say
to that lawyer, Rabb?

Excuse me, sir?

The commander of the 7th Fleet
has just informed me

that the Japanese prime minister
is accusing you

of blocking their access
to Ensign Guitry.

Admiral, the prosecuting attorney
agreed to our demands.

The prosecuting attorney was the one
who appealed to the prime minister.

In order to protect
our Status of Forces Agreement,

the American ambassador
is genuflecting.

Ensign Guitry is being moved
as we speak.

Admiral, they have a weak case, sir.

They did, until you gave the authorities
a reason to doubt our integrity.

You were there, Mac.

Did Takahashi even indicate
there was a problem?

No, he shook my hand.

He was smiling,
he complimented me.

Japanese males rarely admit
what they're thinking, Harm.

He probably thought
he was being polite

in not revealing his plan.

- Well, you could have warned me.
- I did.

You were busy trying to negotiate him
out of what were already his rights.

Here it is.

Kick me next time.

JAG Corps?

- Yes.
- Yes.

Jiro Kitamura. Please, come in.

Please.

- Please.
- Thanks.

- Sit.
- Thank you.

Something to drink? I have cocoa.

- No, thank you.
- No, thanks.

I went to law school at Yale.
Same as your president.

The prosecution's case is weak.

I believe they have accused
the wrong man.

Mr. Kitamura,
excuse me for asking, sir,

but what kind of law
do you practice here?

I am what you call in the States
a personal injury lawyer.

- Have you ever tried a criminal case?
- Criminal negligence.

I'm afraid there's been a mistake, sir.

- Your qualifications are...
- I petitioned for this.

Why give it to someone
without any prior experience?

Because I am the only one
who wanted it.

You have an advantage with me.

Since both sides speak English,

I can request to have the trial
conducted in your language.

- We appreciate...
- The court wants to be fair-minded,

so they would be more willing
to do this.

Jun Higashimori's father, Ichiro,
has been unemployed most of his life.

This is because
of a deformed leg at birth.

His parents were poisoned at Nagasaki
by atomic radiation.

You see, he blames
the American military for his troubles.

Lieutenant Guitry has blond hair
and blue eyes.

An excellent target
for Mr. Higashimori's hatred.

What do you get out of this?

I support the U.S. Bases.
They're good for local economy.

They protect us
from those North Koreans.

And I don't want my country
to ever start a war again.

I'll have some of that cocoa.

- Me too.
- Okay.

- You'll be so happy, yes, yes.
- Yes, yes.

- It was very nice talking to you.
- Yeah, thank you.

There's Admiral Fessenden.

- Are you ready?
- To leave.

He's just gonna take us around,

introduce us to the Minister of Justice
and some other officials.

All we have to do is make nice.

Look, I'll be the first to admit it.
The locals have legitimate gripes.

They deal with night training flights.

Residual toxins
from bombing ranges...

Evening, admiral.

- Dockside pollution...

Let me introduce you
to the JAG reps.

This is Meg Winters.

Sommers.

Oh, it's a pleasure
to meet you, ma'am.

She's covering the proceedings
for one of our esteemed wire services.

I've heard things are getting slippery.

Is your team confident
that Guitry will receive a fair trial?

We're confident
we can influence one.

How will this play in political terms?

We're at a crucial juncture in
U.S. -Japanese relations, Ms. Winters.

If it wasn't for Okinawa,
this would just be another rape case.

Sorry?

My office receives allegations
of sexual assault almost weekly.

I believe the term the admiral used
was "allegations."

Correct.

They're almost always
from unreliable sources.

For example?

What you'd expect,
hookers and the like.

Ma'am, if you will excuse us?

We need to speak
to the admiral privately.

It's somewhat sensitive.
Sir, if you would?

Good move.
She was annoying the crap out of me.

- Yes, sir.
- Let me get that drink for you.

- It's empty.
- Thanks.

- Sir, have you tried the coffee?
- No, is it good?

"Admiral Fessenden indicated
that sexual assaults

on Japanese women
by American servicemen

actually happen on a regular basis,
but are generally disregarded."

Oh, this is ugly.

"Apparently class status plays a role

in how supervising officers
respond to charges."

- Ouch.
- Yeah.

"The admiral has since apologised
for his remarks,

explaining he was simply
trying to describe

a social phenomenon
that happens in and around

U.S. Military bases everywhere."

What's he thinking?

There's not an institution
on the planet

that doesn't deal
with unsubstantiated allegations.

That's all he had to say.

The admiral could make
the Constitution sound offensive.

- Is he expected in court today, sir?
- Not unless he has a death wish.

This is going to be interesting.

Sorry about this, counsellor.
It was out of our control.

I just found out
I won't be allowed to question the girl.

The panel agrees
with the prosecution's claim

that it will only add to her trauma.

How are the police
treating you, ensign?

- Not too well, sir.
- They wouldn't let him stretch his legs.

He sat in a chair for 36 hours.
I have already filed a protest.

Did the police force you
to admit anything?

No, ma'am.

Well, you hang in there, sailor.

These are bumps on the road.
We're on top of it.

That's good to hear, sir.

We'd better sit down.

And we will prove that on the night
in question, Ensign Terry Guitry,

a Surface Warfare Officer
aboard the carrier USS Reprisal,

followed the victim,
17-year-old Jun Higashimori

to the pavilion in Sagami Bay,

pulled her into the bushes
and raped her.

Ensign Guitry
has never met Jun Higashimori

and was nowhere near her
the night of her assault.

He is a victim of false identification.
Thank you.

I don't work because of my leg,

so my daughter, she take a job
at dress shop after school.

What happened
on the day in question?

One of her teacher call to say
her school work bad.

So I go to shop to take her home,
so she can do her lessons.

When I get there,
they say she already gone.

And what did you do?

I walked to the pavilion
in Sagami Bay.

She goes there to think.

Tell us what you saw.

I shine my flashlight.

I find a man on top of her.

- What did he do?
- He jump up.

I wrestle with him, but he escape.

- Did he leave this behind?
- Yes.

Is the man you saw that night
with your daughter

in the courtroom today?

Thank you.

Sir, why did you have
your flashlight with you?

It was dark.

- Hard to see?
- Yes.

- You said he jumped up right away?
- He did.

And when you wrestled with him,
what happened to the flashlight?

I dropped it.

Hey, what about the ball cap?

The prosecution hasn't provided hair
samples. They must not have them.

- Let it go.
- What?

- It is best.
- All for the defence?

No, Your Honour,
I would like to point out, sir,

that the prosecution
has not provided a link

between the hat and the suspect.

That ball cap could have belonged

to any of over 2000 servicemen
assigned to the Reprisal.

Then you are supporting
our contention

that a United States sailor
was responsible

for the rape of Jun Higashimori?

- Well...
- Sit down, sir.

You have no privileges
in this courtroom.

If you choose to speak out again,
we will have you removed.

It's an important point.

Don't you understand?

It is the United States Navy,
not Ensign Guitry, who is on trial here.

You just gave them a gift.

I figured it was worth the break
in protocol. What do you think?

- May I continue?
- Continue.

- Sir, what happened to your parents?
- They die young.

- Of what?
- The atomic bomb make them sick.

- Is your leg deformed as a result?
- Yes.

Do you hate the United States
for what it did to you and your parents?

No.

Is that your name?

This is a list of members

of an organisation called
The Burning Eagle.

Their website describes them as

"Committed to the removal
of all U.S. Business

and military activity from Japan
and her territories."

You are a member, aren't you?

I go to some meetings.

Thank you.

I would like to present
exhibit number five.

This security video,
recently presented to me

by the owner
of the Omamori Noodle House.

Your Honour, I protest.
I have not seen this evidence.

Overruled. Play the tape.

It was taken
the night of the incident.

You can see Jun Higashimori
seated at the left of the counter.

She is talking to a man
wearing a ship's cap.

Ensign Guitry,
would you put in on, please?

How could you lie to me?

You made me look stupid
in front of my peers.

- I'm sorry, sir.
- No one will respect me anymore.

- Why didn't you tell us, ensign?
- Because I was afraid, sir.

There's been so much pressure
from the press to convict.

I thought if it came out,
it would seal my fate.

Well, that's what will happen,

now that they know
they cannot trust your word.

I had nothing
but respect for Americans,

until I found out they were fools,
liars and potheads.

- Easy, counsellor.
- I quit.

Well, I think he meant hotheads, sir.

I did not rape this girl.

I was just making conversation
at a noodle house.

- The video has you leaving together.
- I walked her out.

We said goodbye on the streets
and we went in opposite directions.

The prosecution will counter that
you doubled back and followed her.

Ma'am, I have nothing
but respect for women.

I would never, ever
force myself on someone.

- Who initiated the conversation?
- She said I look like a surfer.

What else did you talk about?

Stuff.

You know, like her favourite rock stars,
that kind of thing.

Ensign, start at the beginning
and tell us everything.

You know it all now, sir.

How did you find me?

This place is across the street
from the courthouse,

and you're the only one in it.

Look, you know you wanna do this.

It's a high-profile case.
It will take your career to another level.

He has no chance now.

Come on, counsellor. All we have to do
is provide reasonable doubt.

It works different here.

We're gonna need to come up
with something solid

like the actual perpetrator.

Okay, we'll do it. We have access
to the ship's personnel.

All 4000 of them.

Actually, it's 4211.

I'm sure they're not all blond
with blue eyes.

The assailant was wearing the ball cap
when he was first discovered.

That's why the prosecution
hasn't brought it up.

We don't know he was blond.

You'll have to talk to the ones
with brown hair too.

Fine, whatever.

The point is you're a good attorney,
Jiro, and we need you.

You need me because
I am the only attorney you have.

That's not true, we've talked it over.
We all agree your approach is right.

I cannot do it alone.

Hell, we'll interview every white male
in this city if we have to.

I'll drink to that.

Well, out of the 2611 men
on liberty that night,

we've ruled out 1805
and interviewed a total of 49.

That's still one hell of a haystack.
We're gonna need help.

Sir, all I can tell you
is keep asking questions.

You know what I'm thinking?

I'm thinking somebody else
followed Jun after you left her.

Do you notice anyone
standing around at the time?

No, sir.

What about inside, you know?

Maybe, I don't remember
anyone in particular.

I hope you brought good news,
counsellor.

Mr. Takahashi
has proposed a settlement.

He will ask the court
to reduce the sentence

if Ensign Guitry admits his guilt,

shows he's repented,
and gives a public apology in court.

It's pretty much what happened
in Okinawa.

Jiro, the only reason
they came to us for a negotiation

is because the prosecution
has no direct evidence.

You don't understand.

The word is we are going to lose.

The prosecution is allowing us
to save face.

I think we should consider this.

What? Are you suggesting we fold?

We need better cards.

Mac, we're at the beginning
of the investigation.

The decision has to be made
within 48 hours.

Ensign?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I don't feel that I should go to prison
for something I didn't do.

Now that makes sense to me.

If we lose, Mr. Takahashi
will plead for maximum punishment.

- Which is?
- Life imprisonment.

It's a risk, ensign.

It wouldn't be the first time, sir.

I say we wait to hear
what the brass has to say on this.

Thanks for agreeing
to see us, admiral.

Take a seat, please.

Yes, sir.

Sir, we're at a crossroads.

Major, have you ever heard
of Colonel Marion Truesdale?

Yes, sir. He was the first
Marine Judge Advocate General.

A model career.
Purple Heart, the whole package.

Admiral Crowe,
former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs,

once introduced us.

I asked him when was
the best time to give it up.

His answer was,
"You'll know or they'll know."

I've been asked to retire.

We're sorry, sir.

I've crossed the line many times
in my career,

but always with a sense
of where it was.

This time I tripped over
the damn thing.

You were caught in the middle
of something bigger than all of us.

My wife knew the truth about me.

On her deathbed,
she pulled me close and said:

"Don't drink, don't swear
and try to keep your mouth shut."

The problem is, without her in my life,
I have no will to control myself.

You deserve an apology from me,
commander.

I had no right to ask of you

what I was incapable
of handling myself.

Well, sir, as it turns out,
you were right.

The politics are unavoidable.

The prosecution
wants to negotiate a plea.

Makes sense
from their point of view.

It's the crime itself, not the size
that gives them what they need.

Do you have an opinion
on the matter, sir?

This would be my last official act.

- You protect that boy's innocence.
- Yes, sir.

It's all he's got.

Once it's taken from him,
he's just one more sorry son of a bitch.

Sir, may I may make
an observation?

Why not?

Most of the senior officers
I meet, sir,

are more likely to stay out of trouble
than do something great.

You're a passionate man, admiral.

Despite our scrape,

I admire your fire, sir.

I believe it's out.

Well, admiral,
only generals fade away, sir.

Don't worry, commander.
I intend to move on.

- Good luck, sir.
- Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

Atten-hut.

Present-hut.

Around-hut.

I just don't get it, sir.

The admiral didn't seem the type
to take his own life.

He was an officer dishonoured,
stripped of purpose.

For a man with his size ego,
this must have cut deep.

I assume it was a way
of saving face.

An act of seppuku, sir.

Exactly.
It was very Japanese of him, major.

Went out a warrior,
in uniform with his own weapon.

Of course, that doesn't excuse it
or make it any less depressing.

Can I ask why you're here, admiral?

There's some concern in Washington
about what's going on,

especially since the Japanese press
is implying the admiral's suicide

was a result of the embarrassment
he felt over the incident.

Bad PR equals yours truly
on the redeye.

You're here to supervise, sir?

White House just wants assurances
that everything's under control.

So where are you?

Prosecution has proposed a deal, sir.
A lesser charge for a guilty plea.

- Have you responded yet?
- We're going to turn them down, sir.

Okay, let me see if I have this right.
It's word against word.

They have an eyewitness.
We're claiming false ID.

- Yes, sir.
- You'll lose.

Sir, we're trying
to track down the assailant.

What about discrediting the father?

Mr. Kitamura has tried, sir.
We're way past that.

We've been interviewing
the crew of the Reprisal...

Well, I would encourage him
to continue with the first choice.

- Why, sir?
- It's the savvier solution.

Well, by that I assume you mean

that finding the sailor
who actually raped the girl

would not solve
Washington's concerns?

I expect you to assume nothing,
commander,

but your responsibility.

Admiral, how responsible is it
to let the perpetrator slide, sir?

Your job is to defend this man,
not solve a crime.

I think solving the crime
is his best defence.

And I disagree.

Now stand down and let's figure a way
to weaken the father's story.

Admiral, I think this qualifies
as supervision.

Do you have a problem,
commander?

Well, sir, for the first time
it feels like you don't trust us.

The issue is not about trust
but responsibility.

- And I'm taking it.
- Why, sir?

Because I can!

All right, fine.
Go try and find your man.

Thank you, sir.

Lieutenant Commander Rabb?

As you know, I've always been open
to respectful disagreement,

but you ever badger me
like that again

and I'll supervise your ass
right out of Washington.

Yes, sir.

Good luck.

- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

Look, I say we forget about
sifting through the ship's personnel.

- We're running low on time.
- Well, what's the alternative?

I'd like to take another look
at that security video,

see if there's anyone else in
that noodle house wearing a ball cap.

Seaman Lafferty, this is a still photo

taken from the security camera
at the Omamori Noodle House

on the night
Jun Higashimori was raped.

It's you, isn't it?

Yes, sir.

- Do you know Ensign Guitry?
- No, ma'am.

But you know about the case?

I haven't been paying
much attention to it, actually.

What do you know about the case,
seaman?

Only that there was an officer
in the place.

But I didn't hear
what they said to each other

or anything like that, sir.

Can you account for your whereabouts
after you left?

Am I a suspect, ma'am?

Not if you have an alibi.

I...

- I went next door, ma'am.
- And what's next door?

- We call these hostess bars.
- I don't see any hostesses.

They do more than serve drinks.

A full-service establishment.

Nothing happens here.
That's how they get around the law.

A customer picks
the hostess of his choice.

When he's ready to leave,

they make arrangements
to meet somewhere else.

This would be the proprietress.

- Jun?
- Jun Higashimori.

She says she knows
Seaman Lafferty.

He was a regular customer.

She remembers
because he yell at her.

What about?

He had seen the girl he wanted
with someone else.

He was mad because
he had previously requested her.

So his story stands.

The girl he wanted
was Jun Higashimori.

- Jun Higashimori is a prostitute.
- No, sir.

Ensign, the proprietress
of the Kaguya Hostess Bar

claims you're one of her
regular customers.

Says you were there that night.

Sir, if this is true,
why didn't she come forward earlier?

Madams like to keep
a low profile, ensign.

She's got the wrong guy.

If the sex was contractual,
there was no rape.

You do understand that, don't you?

I understand what I've told you.

Okay? That's my story.

Why should we believe this story?

You lied to us before.

Sir, I need to get some sleep.

Fine.

Let me know when you wake up.

- I was hoping I'd find you here.
- You can't talk to me.

Oh, I read the ruling.
It applies to the defence counsel only.

I'm just an observer.

What do you got there?

It looks like a surface warfare pin.

Did Ensign Guitry give it to you?

You know,
I've been thinking about your assault

and the thing that bothers me
is that you don't remember any of it.

Now I don't profess to know

what it's like to be a woman
in a situation like that

or what kind of trauma
can happen as a result.

But I would think
that rather than repress the memory,

the victim would be haunted by it.

She'd remember
every single excruciating moment.

Your eyes deceive you.

Has anyone ever told you that?

You know, they tell me two things:

You're desperate to come forward
and reveal the truth,

but you're too scared to do it.

That's a start.

That's a start.

Ms. Higashimori,
are you a hostess at the Kaguya Bar?

Would you say it for us, please?

Yes. I work there.

Do you have sexual relations
with the men you meet at the Kaguya?

- Yes.
- For money?

Yes.

Would you explain
how this came about?

My father is crippled

and my mother is raising
my three sisters.

I was the only child
old enough to work,

but my part-time job
at the dress shop didn't pay enough.

So after, I would go to the Kaguya.

Did you tell your parents?

I didn't want to shame them.

The man your father saw that night,

the one who ran off,
is he the accused?

- Did he rape you?
- No.

Was he a customer?

In the beginning.

But he was so kind to me.

So gentle.

That you fell in love with him?

The cries your father heard
that night,

they weren't of pain, were they?

What does your father think
of American sailors?

He hates them.

Were you too ashamed
to tell him the truth

about you and Ensign Guitry?

Why did you not tell the police
what really happened?

I figured either way,
I was gonna lose her.

The least I could do was try
and save her from a life of shame.

Even if it meant prison?

Evidence was...
It was circumstantial.

I expected to be exonerated.

I never thought
it would come this far.

Sir, I need to say something.

I apologise to anyone
who was hurt by this.

I know this may sound strange
to some,

but my intentions were honourable.

The Navy has revoked
your overseas screening.

You'll be shipped stateside
to face military charges for perjury.

Yes, sir.

This has got to be one of the most
naive stunts I have ever seen.

I wish I could explain it, sir.

I guess I thought
if I was doing it for the right reasons,

that it would somehow work out.

And what would you have done
if the girl had not come forward?

I don't know, sir.

But the fact that she did proves
what we have is worth something.

What you had
was irrelevant to larger issues.

Damn it, son, you had the entire
U.S. Navy spinning on your lies.

Our relationship is not irrelevant, sir.

No, I guess not.

I'm gonna ask you something.

Now that you've trashed your future,
what have you got to show for it?

If I may, admiral.

There is a haiku poem.

The moment two bubbles are united

They both vanish
A lotus blooms

By that you mean?

Jun, Jun.

I'll take a stab at it, sir.

Love is eternal.