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And what's the plan?
It will only
confuse you.
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Listen, I can't be
any more confused
than I already am.
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Steve, I would
rather be prosecuting
than defending you.
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Why?
Because I think
you're guilty as hell.
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Well, maybe I should
get another lawyer then.
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Well, I'm not
looking forward to
twisting the Navy's arm.
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Why? What, are you
scared of the brass?
Worse.
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Respectful.
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You know, sometimes I think
the Navy's a master plan
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designed by geniuses
for execution by idiots.
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Where did you hear that?
I couldn't have just
made that up myself?
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Could have made up
the Gettysburg Address too.
Where'd you hear it?
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That's one of
Tom Keefer's wisecracks.
Oh.
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Thomas Keefer,
your novelist friend.
Yeah.
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He's got the sharpest mind
on the ship.
He's sharp, all right.
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He knows everything Queeg did.
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I'm sure he does.
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The trial counsel
will state the charge
and specification.
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Charge one, mutiny.
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Violation of Article 94,
Uniform Code
of Military Justice.
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Specification: In that
Lieutenant Stephen Maryk,
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while serving
as executive officer
aboard the USS Caine,
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did on December 18th, 2022,
commit an act of mutiny.
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Lieutenant Maryk willfully,
and without proper authority,
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and without
justifiable cause
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did relieve from duty
Lieutenant Commander
Philip Francis Queeg,
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then serving
as the duly appointed
commanding officer
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of the USS Caine,
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who was then
in lawful exercise
of his command.
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How do you plead?
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Not guilty.
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Defense will stipulate
that Lieutenant Maryk
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was serving
as executive officer
aboard the USS Caine,
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18 December, 2022.
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Trial counsel,
you may call
your first witness.
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Call Lieutenant Commander Queeg.
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Do you solemnly swear
that the evidence you give
shall be the truth,
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the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
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I do.
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Be seated.
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[prosecutor]
State your name, rank
and present position.
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Philip Francis Queeg,
Lieutenant Commander,
United States Navy,
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currently attached
to Headquarters, Fifth Fleet,
awaiting reassignment.
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Do you recognize
the accused?
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[Queeg] Yes.
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Lieutenant Maryk,
US Navy.
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Commander Queeg,
on December 18th, 2022,
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were you in command
of the USS Caine?
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Yes, I was.
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What type of vessel
is the Caine?
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Well, her official
designation is an MCM--
mine countermeasures ship.
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And what is
her primary mission?
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Well, the Caine
is designed to detect
and neutralize sea-based mines.
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We conduct
minesweeping operations
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as directed anywhere
in the Persian Gulf,
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with an emphasis
on the Straits of Hormuz.
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Commander,
on December 18th, 2022,
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were you relieved of command
of the Caine?
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Yes.
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By whom?
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The accused,
Lieutenant Maryk.
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[prosecutor] Was this
a standard watch change?
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No, it was
totally irregular.
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How would you
describe it?
[scoffs]
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Well, the most charitable
description would be
that it was an incident,
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a regrettable incident
of the temporary
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and total collapse
of military discipline.
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Commander, please relate
all the facts that bear
on this unauthorized relief.
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Okay, well,
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the Caine sortied from Bahrain
on December 16th.
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Our mission was to sweep
for mines from the Persian Gulf
through the Straits of Hormuz.
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When a cyclone came along
the operation was canceled,
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and the boat
started to maneuver
to evade the storm.
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The storm
was traveling due west.
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[prosecutor]
What was the date and time
of that course change?
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Well, that would be
early morning
of the 18th, ma'am.
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And as I say, the storm was
pretty bad at that point.
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Visibility was almost zero.
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Couldn't see
any of the other ships
in the detachment.
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We were sailing blind through
the rain and the spray,
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and with the wind
and the sea and all,
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we had to maneuver
using engines and rudders
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to hold the evasion course
that had been ordered.
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But w-we were doing fine.
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My executive officer, however,
pretty early in the game,
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began to show
unusual symptoms
of nervousness.
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What were
these symptoms?
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Well, for example, he started
talking pretty early--
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Couldn't have been more
than half an hour after
the ship started running south--
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that we needed
to operate independently
and come around to the north.
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Why did he want
to do that?
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Well, to give you the picture,
the cyclone was coming at us
from the east.
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We were on
the western edge of it,
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which means where we were,
the wind was from due north.
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Now, the Commodore, of course,
was running south with the wind
to get out of the storm's path,
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which was in accordance with
all existing storm doctrine.
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My exec, however,
insisted that our ship
was on the verge of foundering
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and that we had better
turn into the wind,
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wh-which was the north,
if we were to survive.
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Now... [chuckles]
...of course, we weren't
in that bad of shape.
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And that's what
I mean by nervousness.
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What was your objection
to coming north,
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as your executive officer
suggested?
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Well, everything was wrong
with that idea
that could be wrong with it.
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I mean, in the first place,
my orders were to proceed south.
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My ship wasn't in danger.
It--
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It was functioning normally.
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Uh, to drop out of station
and act independently
under those circumstances
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is out of the question.
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And to come around north
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would be to head
the ship directly into
the heart of the cyclone.
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It was a senseless suggestion
and, under the circumstances,
almost suicidal.
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I have since checked
all of my decisions
of December 18th
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with the finest
ship handlers I know,
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ranking all the way up
to rear admiral,
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and unanimously they agree
that the only course
in that situation was south.
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[prosecutor]
Commander, your last remark
was hearsay.
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Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry.
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I'm not up
on these legal distinctions
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as well as I should be,
I guess.
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[prosecutor]
It's perfectly all right.
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Will defense counsel move
to strike out the part of
the testimony which was hearsay?
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All right, so move.
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[prosecutor]
Please continue.
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Well, i-it's just that Maryk's
insistence on us coming around
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became more and more strident
as the weather deteriorated.
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I finally became
concerned about him
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when suddenly
he moved towards me
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and out of the blue said
I was on the sick list
and that he was relieving me.
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I-I-- To be honest,
I couldn't believe my ears.
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Took me a moment
to catch on.
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It wasn't until
he started shouting orders
at the officer of the deck
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and started countermanding
my instructions
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that I-I did begin to
realize what was going on.
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Commander,
can you recall anything
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that could have provoked
your executive officer's act?
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Truthfully, no.
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I don't think
my bearing or manner
had anything to do with it.
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Look... it was
a pretty scary situation
in that wheelhouse.
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Winds were force ten to 12,
screeching and all,
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and the waves
were mountainous.
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The barometer had dropped
about as low as it's ever
been in US Navy history,
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and we took
a very bad roll.
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And I mean a very bad one.
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I've done a lot
of North Atlantic
rolling too.
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I just think that Maryk
simply went into a panic.
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[prosecutor]
Mmm.
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Was the Caine
in grave danger
at that time?
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Well, I-I wouldn't say that,
no, ma'am.
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I-I thought
we righted ourselves very nicely
out of that bad roll.
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He repeatedly tried to
order me off the bridge,
but I stayed right where I was
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and gave him orders
only as I thought necessary
for the safety of the ship.
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I-In the situation,
I thought that the chief hazard
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would be any further
act of frenzy on his part.
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And to the extent that
the Caine did come through
that storm safely,
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despite the unprecedented...
[chuckles] ...running amok
of my executive officer,
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I believe that my handling
of the emergency
was the correct one.
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Did Maryk cite
any authority at all
when he relieved you?
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Oh, he mumbled something
about our Article 1108.
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I didn't even catch it
at the time.
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It wasn't till later
that he said his authority
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was Article 1108
of Navy Regulations.
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And were you familiar
with these articles?
Certainly.
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In substance,
what do they provide?
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Well, it's my understanding
that they make it possible
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for the executive officer
to relieve the captain
i-in an emergency,
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a highly unusual emergency
where-- where the captain is...
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[chuckles]
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Well, frankly,
where the captain
is absolutely unhinged.
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Were these articles
properly invoked
in your situation?
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Well, I'm sort of
an interested party here.
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But you don't have
to take my word for it.
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I was successfully
conning my ship
through that cyclone,
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and fortunately for me,
I have 130 witnesses
of that fact.
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Everybody aboard that ship.
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Uh, Commander, sorry,
there again, sir,
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you're testifying
to the conclusions
of others.
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Well, obviously I'm not
a legal expert. Sorry.
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Strike the witness's
last sentence
from the record.
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Have you ever been
mentally ill, sir?
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No.
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Were you ill in any way
when Mr. Maryk relieved you?
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I was not.
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Did you warn your
executive officer of
the consequences of his act?
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I told him he was performing
a mutinous act.
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[prosecutor]
And what was his reply?
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He expected to be
court-martialed.
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He was going
to retain command anyway.
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What was the attitude of
Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith,
the officer of the deck?
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Keith was in
a state of panic
as bad as Maryk's.
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[prosecutor]
What was the attitude
of the helmsman?
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Stilwell
was emotionally unbalanced
and for some reason
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very devoted to Mr. Keith.
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They both backed Maryk.
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Is there anything else,
Commander Queeg,
that you would care to state
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in connection with the events
of December 18th
aboard the Caine?
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[exhales] Well, I just...
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I've thought a lot about
all of this, obviously.
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It's the gravest occurrence
in my career.
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The only questionable one
I-I'm aware of.
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I-I just think that
if the officer of the deck
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had been anyone
other than this
immature Mr. Keith
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and the helmsman
anyone other than Stilwell,
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then none of this
would have happened.
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I mean, a competent officer
would have repudiated
Maryk's orders
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and a normal sailor
at the helm
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would have disregarded
both of those officers
and obeyed me.
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It was just bad luck
that these three men,
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Maryk, Keith
and Stilwell,
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combined against me
at such a crucial time.
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Bad luck for me
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and I'm afraid
even worse luck for them.
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[officer] The court
would like to
question the witness.
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Commander Queeg,
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you've taken
all the prescribed physical
and mental examinations
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incident to entrance to
the academy, graduation,
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commissioning, promotion
and so forth?
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Yes, sir, for 21 years.
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Does your medical record
contain any history of illness,
mental or physical?
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No, sir, it does not.
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Have you ever had
an unsatisfactory fitness
report, Commander Queeg?
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Negative, sir.
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Commander, can you account for
Lieutenant Maryk's opinion
that you were mentally ill?
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[chuckles]
All I can say, sir,
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is that I assumed command
over an extremely...
disorganized and dirty ship,
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and that's not a reflection
on the officer that I relieved.
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The Caine had gone through
a year and a half
of arduous duty
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a-and it was understandable.
231
00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:42,785
But still, for the safety
of that ship and its crew,
it demanded to be shaped up,
232
00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:44,995
and I took a lot
of strong measures,
233
00:11:45,037 --> 00:11:48,708
a-and Lieutenant Maryk
did not see eye to eye
with me at all
234
00:11:48,749 --> 00:11:52,461
on this idea
of making the Caine
a tight ship again.
235
00:11:54,463 --> 00:11:57,550
[chuckles]
Well, maybe--
236
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maybe he thought I was crazy
to keep trying.
237
00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:05,349
Anyway, that's
the picture of it, sir.
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[officer] Thank you.
[prosecutor]
Your witness.
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Commander Queeg,
I would like to ask you
240
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whether you have
ever heard the expression
"Old Yellowstain."
241
00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,863
In which connection?
242
00:12:18,904 --> 00:12:20,573
Old Yellowstain, sir.
243
00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:24,660
No, I have not.
244
00:12:24,702 --> 00:12:27,580
You weren't aware
that all the officers
of the Caine
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00:12:27,621 --> 00:12:30,332
habitually referred to you
as Old Yellowstain?
246
00:12:30,374 --> 00:12:33,419
I object to the question.
Impertinent badgering
of the witness.
247
00:12:33,461 --> 00:12:36,422
How does Defense Counsel
Greenwald justify
this line of questioning?
248
00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:38,257
Please the court,
the nickname Old Yellowstain,
249
00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:39,925
used by the officers
of the Caine,
250
00:12:39,967 --> 00:12:43,095
will be relevant
to the issue
of mental competence.
251
00:12:43,137 --> 00:12:48,017
Before ruling, the court wishes
to caution defense counsel.
252
00:12:48,976 --> 00:12:52,438
This is a most unusual
and delicate case.
253
00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,440
The honor and career
of an officer
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00:12:54,482 --> 00:12:59,445
with an unblemished
military record of 21 years
standing is involved.
255
00:12:59,487 --> 00:13:02,031
The defense counsel
will have to bear
full responsibility
256
00:13:02,072 --> 00:13:03,741
for the conduct
of this case.
257
00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:08,746
Subject to
the foregoing comment,
258
00:13:09,872 --> 00:13:12,458
the trial counsel's objection
is overruled.
259
00:13:13,375 --> 00:13:16,045
Court stenographer
will repeat the question.
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"You aren't aware, then,
that all the officers
of the Caine
261
00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:21,258
have habitually
referred to you
as Old Yellowstain?"
262
00:13:25,179 --> 00:13:27,306
I was not aware of that.
263
00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:29,725
No further questions.
264
00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:31,310
For now.
265
00:13:31,352 --> 00:13:34,647
Commander Queeg will be called
as a witness for the defense.
266
00:13:35,314 --> 00:13:36,982
For the defense?
267
00:13:37,024 --> 00:13:38,734
Yes, sir.
268
00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:42,530
You're excused,
subject to recall.
269
00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:44,657
Thank you, sir.
270
00:13:44,698 --> 00:13:46,826
[prosecutor]
Call Lieutenant Thomas Keefer.
271
00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,790
State your name, rank
and present station.
272
00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,835
Thomas Keefer, Lieutenant,
United States Navy,
273
00:13:55,876 --> 00:13:58,170
communication officer
of the USS Caine.
274
00:13:58,212 --> 00:14:00,714
If you recognize
the accused,
state his name.
275
00:14:00,756 --> 00:14:04,009
Lieutenant Steve Maryk,
executive officer
of the Caine.
276
00:14:04,051 --> 00:14:06,387
What is your occupation
in civilian life?
277
00:14:06,428 --> 00:14:08,305
I'm a writer.
278
00:14:08,347 --> 00:14:10,724
And has any of your work
been published?
279
00:14:10,766 --> 00:14:14,436
A number of short stories
have been published, yes, ma'am.
280
00:14:14,478 --> 00:14:18,732
Did you do any writing
in your spare time
while in service?
281
00:14:18,774 --> 00:14:21,610
Yes, I have completed
half a war novel.
282
00:14:21,652 --> 00:14:23,445
[chuckles]
And what's the title?
283
00:14:23,487 --> 00:14:25,739
Multitudes, Multitudes.
284
00:14:25,781 --> 00:14:28,450
And has this novel,
though incomplete,
285
00:14:28,492 --> 00:14:30,953
recently been accepted
by a publisher?
286
00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,371
Yes.
287
00:14:33,581 --> 00:14:35,290
Now, Lieutenant Keefer,
288
00:14:35,332 --> 00:14:37,877
were you serving
aboard the Caine
in your present capacity
289
00:14:37,918 --> 00:14:40,129
on December 18th,
2022?
Yes.
290
00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:42,381
Was Captain Queeg
relieved of his command
on that date?
291
00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:43,966
He was.
By whom?
292
00:14:44,008 --> 00:14:45,551
The executive officer.
293
00:14:45,593 --> 00:14:47,720
Describe how you learned
that the captain
had been relieved.
294
00:14:47,761 --> 00:14:52,349
Uh, well, Mr. Maryk
passed word for all officers
to come up to the wheelhouse.
295
00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:56,312
When we got there, he told us
that the captain was sick
and he had assumed command.
296
00:14:56,353 --> 00:15:00,316
Did Captain Queeg
show any external signs
of being sick?
297
00:15:00,357 --> 00:15:02,067
Look, at the height
of a cyclone--
298
00:15:02,109 --> 00:15:04,403
Was he raving,
or was he foaming, or--
No, no.
299
00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:07,239
Did he look any worse off
than, say, Lieutenant Keith?
No.
300
00:15:07,281 --> 00:15:08,699
Or Maryk?
No.
301
00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:12,244
W-We were all tired,
dripping and wiped out.
302
00:15:12,286 --> 00:15:15,122
Mr. Keefer,
did you make any effort
to persuade Mr. Maryk
303
00:15:15,164 --> 00:15:16,790
to restore Queeg
to command?
304
00:15:16,832 --> 00:15:18,584
No, I did not.
305
00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:20,461
Did you not feel
the seriousness
of the moment?
306
00:15:20,502 --> 00:15:21,754
I certainly did.
307
00:15:21,795 --> 00:15:23,797
Why did you take
no remedial action?
308
00:15:23,839 --> 00:15:26,967
I wasn't present
when the captain was relieved.
309
00:15:27,009 --> 00:15:29,845
Maryk was in full command.
The entire ship was
obeying his orders.
310
00:15:29,887 --> 00:15:32,389
I thought that,
for the safety of the ship,
311
00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:34,808
my best course was
to obey his orders.
312
00:15:34,850 --> 00:15:36,810
Mr. Keefer, were you
aboard the Caine
313
00:15:36,852 --> 00:15:39,313
throughout the period
that Captain Queeg
was in command?
314
00:15:39,355 --> 00:15:43,067
Yes, I was.
Did you ever observe any
evidence of insanity in him?
315
00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:45,736
I don't--
I can't answer that question,
not being a psychiatrist.
316
00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,863
Did you ever think
he might be insane?
317
00:15:47,905 --> 00:15:49,782
Objection.
318
00:15:49,823 --> 00:15:53,118
Witness is not an expert
and matters of opinion
are not admissible evidence.
319
00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:54,703
I withdraw the question.
320
00:15:54,745 --> 00:15:58,123
Mr. Keefer,
at any time prior
to December 18th,
321
00:15:58,165 --> 00:16:01,543
were you informed
that Maryk suspected Queeg
of being mentally ill?
322
00:16:01,585 --> 00:16:04,296
Yes, I was.
Describe
how you learned this.
323
00:16:04,338 --> 00:16:05,756
Well, uh, let me see.
324
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,509
Two-- Two weeks
before the cyclone,
325
00:16:08,550 --> 00:16:10,594
Maryk showed me
a medical log
326
00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,222
he had kept on
Captain Queeg's behavior.
327
00:16:13,263 --> 00:16:16,725
He asked me to come with him
to report the situation to--
328
00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:18,978
to Admiral Williams,
Commander Fifth Fleet.
329
00:16:19,019 --> 00:16:21,397
And did you consent
to go with him?
330
00:16:21,438 --> 00:16:23,023
Yes, I did.
Why?
331
00:16:23,065 --> 00:16:25,317
He was my superior officer
and also my close friend.
332
00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:29,154
Did you believe
that Maryk's log justified
the relief of Queeg?
333
00:16:29,196 --> 00:16:30,781
No. No.
334
00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:32,783
As soon as we got aboard
Admiral Williams's ship,
335
00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:35,869
I told him as forcibly
as I could that,
in my opinion,
336
00:16:35,911 --> 00:16:38,539
the log wouldn't
justify the action.
337
00:16:38,580 --> 00:16:42,292
What was his response?
After a lot of arguing,
he told me--
338
00:16:42,334 --> 00:16:46,797
[clears throat]
After a lot of arguing,
he-- he followed my advice.
339
00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,716
We returned to the Caine.
340
00:16:48,757 --> 00:16:52,845
Were you surprised
two weeks later when he
relieved the captain?
341
00:16:53,887 --> 00:16:55,180
I was stunned.
342
00:16:56,056 --> 00:16:58,559
Were you good with that,
Mr. Keefer?
343
00:16:59,309 --> 00:17:01,103
I was badly disturbed.
344
00:17:01,145 --> 00:17:03,939
I thought that, at best,
he would be involved
in grave difficulties.
345
00:17:03,981 --> 00:17:07,776
I thought it was
a terrible situation
and an error on his part.
346
00:17:08,569 --> 00:17:10,112
No further questions.
347
00:17:10,154 --> 00:17:11,571
No questions.
348
00:17:11,613 --> 00:17:14,157
Does the defense intend
to recall this witness
349
00:17:14,199 --> 00:17:15,159
at a later time?
350
00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,785
No, sir.
351
00:17:16,827 --> 00:17:19,997
No cross-examination of this
highly material witness?
352
00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:21,123
No, sir.
353
00:17:22,958 --> 00:17:25,044
The court
will question the witness.
354
00:17:26,252 --> 00:17:27,503
Mr. Keefer--
[clears throat]
355
00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:30,924
Now, as to this
so-called medical log,
356
00:17:30,966 --> 00:17:33,844
the facts it contained
which convinced Lieutenant Maryk
357
00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:36,305
that he should
report the captain
to Admiral Williams
358
00:17:36,346 --> 00:17:37,639
didn't convince you.
359
00:17:37,681 --> 00:17:39,391
Is that right?
They did not, sir.
360
00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:41,185
Why not?
361
00:17:41,226 --> 00:17:44,104
Sir, it's not something a layman
can intelligently discuss.
362
00:17:44,146 --> 00:17:46,815
You've stated
you're a close friend
of Mr. Maryk.
363
00:17:46,857 --> 00:17:48,442
Yes, sir.
364
00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:51,236
Well, this court
is trying to find out,
among other things,
365
00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:54,573
any possible
extenuating circumstances
for his acts.
366
00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:56,575
Did this medical log
merely indicate to you
367
00:17:56,617 --> 00:17:59,745
that Captain Queeg
was a highly normal
and competent officer?
368
00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:01,997
Sir,
speaking from ignorance,
369
00:18:02,039 --> 00:18:06,794
it's always seemed to me
that mental disability
was a-- a relative thing.
370
00:18:06,835 --> 00:18:09,379
Captain Queeg was
a very strict disciplinarian
371
00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:12,549
and extremely meticulous
in hunting down
the smallest matters.
372
00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:16,512
He wasn't the easiest person
in the world to reason with.
373
00:18:16,553 --> 00:18:19,640
And there were several occasions
where I thought
he came down too hard
374
00:18:19,681 --> 00:18:22,392
and spent excessive time
on small matters.
375
00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:24,812
They were very unpleasant.
376
00:18:24,853 --> 00:18:28,899
But to jump from them
to the conclusion that
the captain was a maniac,
377
00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:31,485
no, no, I was compelled,
in all honesty,
378
00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:33,737
to warn Maryk
against doing that.
379
00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:37,407
[prosecutor] State your name,
rank and present station.
380
00:18:37,449 --> 00:18:39,034
[clears throat]
381
00:18:39,076 --> 00:18:42,538
Junius Urban,
Quartermaster Third Class,
US Navy
382
00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:44,581
of the USS Caine.
383
00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:48,627
Do you recognize
the accused?
384
00:18:49,461 --> 00:18:50,712
Ma'am?
385
00:18:50,754 --> 00:18:52,965
Do you recognize
the accused?
386
00:18:54,508 --> 00:18:55,926
M-Ma'am?
387
00:18:57,094 --> 00:19:00,597
Do you recognize
the officer
at that table?
388
00:19:01,598 --> 00:19:04,226
[Urban]
Wh-Which one?
There are two.
389
00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:06,562
Name the one you recognize.
390
00:19:07,396 --> 00:19:09,106
Th-That's the exec.
391
00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:11,108
What's his name?
392
00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:12,651
M-Mr. Maryk.
393
00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:14,945
What is he
the exec of?
394
00:19:15,737 --> 00:19:16,989
The-- The ship.
395
00:19:17,030 --> 00:19:20,325
Name the ship.
The Caine.
396
00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:22,953
Thank you.
Sorry.
397
00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:25,706
Urban,
on December 18th, 2022,
398
00:19:25,747 --> 00:19:27,958
were you serving
aboard the Caine
in your present capacity?
399
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,252
Is that
the day it happened?
400
00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:32,421
The day
what happened?
401
00:19:32,462 --> 00:19:34,173
I don't know.
402
00:19:34,214 --> 00:19:36,967
That was the day
of the cyclone, yes.
403
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:39,178
Sure.
I-- I was aboard.
404
00:19:40,345 --> 00:19:41,847
Were you
in the wheelhouse
405
00:19:41,889 --> 00:19:44,516
when Mr. Maryk
relieved Captain Queeg?
406
00:19:44,558 --> 00:19:46,059
Yes.
407
00:19:46,101 --> 00:19:48,103
Who else
was in the wheelhouse
at the time?
408
00:19:48,145 --> 00:19:53,734
Well, um, there was--
there was the captain
and M-Mr. Maryk.
409
00:19:54,568 --> 00:19:55,861
Yes?
410
00:19:55,903 --> 00:19:57,779
Th-Th-The helmsman.
411
00:19:57,821 --> 00:19:59,948
His name?
Stilwell.
412
00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:01,033
Who else?
413
00:20:01,074 --> 00:20:02,659
The officer of the day.
His name?
414
00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:03,994
Mr. Keith.
415
00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:06,413
What were you doing
in the wheelhouse?
416
00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,707
I had the watch.
417
00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:10,959
Urban,
describe in your own words
418
00:20:11,001 --> 00:20:13,712
how Lieutenant Maryk
relieved the captain.
419
00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:17,883
H-He said...
420
00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:21,553
"I relieve you," ma'am.
421
00:20:21,595 --> 00:20:23,889
What was happening
at the time?
422
00:20:23,931 --> 00:20:27,100
Well, the ship
was rolling very bad.
It was an ass-kicker storm.
423
00:20:28,101 --> 00:20:30,520
Urban, describe everything
that happened
424
00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:34,650
in the ten minutes
before Captain Queeg
was relieved.
425
00:20:34,691 --> 00:20:37,569
Well, li-like I say,
426
00:20:37,611 --> 00:20:40,072
the ship
was rolling very bad.
427
00:20:41,198 --> 00:20:42,741
That's all?
428
00:20:42,783 --> 00:20:45,702
Did the captain say anything?
Did the exec say anything?
429
00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:47,579
Did the officer of the day
say anything?
430
00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:50,249
Or did the ship
just roll in silence
for ten minutes?
431
00:20:50,290 --> 00:20:52,417
Well, ma'am,
it was a cyclone.
432
00:20:52,459 --> 00:20:57,047
Petty Officer Urban,
you are under oath.
433
00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:58,757
W-Well...
434
00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:03,679
I-I think the captain
wanted to come north,
435
00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,931
and the exec wanted
to come s-south.
436
00:21:05,973 --> 00:21:08,183
O-Or the other way around,
or something like that.
437
00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:10,394
[prosecutor]
Why did the captain
want to come south?
438
00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:12,396
I don't know.
Why did the exec
want to come north?
439
00:21:12,437 --> 00:21:15,190
Ma'am, I'm just
a third-class petty officer.
440
00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:18,026
Did the captain
act crazy?
No.
441
00:21:18,068 --> 00:21:19,695
Did the execs
seem scared?
N-No.
442
00:21:19,736 --> 00:21:21,280
Did the captain?
No.
443
00:21:21,321 --> 00:21:22,864
Did anyone?
444
00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:26,952
I-- I was goddamn scared.
445
00:21:27,661 --> 00:21:29,579
I-I beg your pardon, sir.
446
00:21:29,621 --> 00:21:33,417
But the captain
did not act crazy in any way
that morning, correct?
447
00:21:33,458 --> 00:21:36,253
The captain
was the same as always.
Crazy or sane, Urban?
448
00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:38,463
H-He was sane.
449
00:21:38,505 --> 00:21:40,799
S-S-S-So far as I knew.
450
00:21:40,841 --> 00:21:43,802
Petty Officer Urban,
how old are you?
451
00:21:43,844 --> 00:21:46,388
Twenty.
What schooling
have you had?
452
00:21:46,430 --> 00:21:49,516
[stammering] High school--
High school diploma.
453
00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:51,977
[officer]
Have you been telling
the whole truth here,
454
00:21:52,019 --> 00:21:53,729
or haven't you?
455
00:21:55,355 --> 00:22:00,193
Sir, a-an enlisted man
o-on watch
456
00:22:00,235 --> 00:22:03,947
isn't supposed to listen
to arguments between
the captain and the exec.
457
00:22:04,656 --> 00:22:06,199
Did you like the captain?
458
00:22:07,409 --> 00:22:09,036
S-Sure, I liked him, sir.
459
00:22:09,077 --> 00:22:11,538
Continue
your examination.
460
00:22:11,580 --> 00:22:13,290
No further questions.
461
00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:16,209
Petty Officer Urban,
were you aboard the Caine
462
00:22:16,251 --> 00:22:18,337
when she cut
her own tow cable?
463
00:22:18,378 --> 00:22:20,130
Y-Yes-- Yes, sir.
464
00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:22,966
And what were you
doing at the time?
I was--
465
00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:27,012
Well, that is, the captain
was bawling me out
on the bridge, sir.
466
00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:29,348
What for?
My shirttail was out.
467
00:22:29,389 --> 00:22:32,517
Was the captain
very strict on the subject
of shirttails?
468
00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:35,270
[chuckles] Yes, sir.
He was very strict
on shirttails, sir.
469
00:22:35,312 --> 00:22:37,189
And while he was
describing
your shirttail,
470
00:22:37,230 --> 00:22:39,191
the ship went around
in a full circle
471
00:22:39,232 --> 00:22:40,984
and steamed over
its own tow cable.
472
00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:43,195
Is that what happened?
I object to this
line of questioning.
473
00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:45,364
Counsel has
tricked the witness
with leading questions
474
00:22:45,405 --> 00:22:48,116
into asserting that the Caine
cut its own tow line,
475
00:22:48,158 --> 00:22:51,203
a material point
that was not touched upon
in direct examination.
476
00:22:51,244 --> 00:22:53,205
Please the court,
the witness has stated
477
00:22:53,246 --> 00:22:55,165
that he's never
seen the captain
do anything crazy.
478
00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,542
I'm simply trying
to refute that statement.
479
00:22:57,584 --> 00:23:01,463
Defense counsel
will have the opportunity
to originate evidence later.
480
00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:03,423
Objection sustained.
481
00:23:03,465 --> 00:23:06,885
Cross-examination thus far
will be stricken
from the record.
482
00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,847
Urban, what is
a paranoid personality?
483
00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:12,432
Huh?
A paranoid personality.
484
00:23:12,474 --> 00:23:14,142
What is it?
Sir?
485
00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:16,520
Would you recognize
a psychotic person
if you saw one?
486
00:23:16,561 --> 00:23:17,896
Me?
It's okay.
487
00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:20,023
No further questions.
Thank you.
488
00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:22,234
Petty Officer Urban,
489
00:23:22,275 --> 00:23:25,821
you will not discuss
your testimony in this courtroom
with anybody, understand?
490
00:23:25,862 --> 00:23:28,240
Wh-Who, sir?
Me, sir?
491
00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:29,658
No, sir.
492
00:23:29,699 --> 00:23:31,451
Witness excused.
493
00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,578
Thank you, sir.
494
00:23:35,288 --> 00:23:37,332
[whispering]
495
00:23:37,374 --> 00:23:39,584
I see that,
uh, trial counsel
intends to call
496
00:23:39,626 --> 00:23:41,711
a dozen members
of the crew of the Caine.
497
00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:43,213
Yeah?
Yeah, that's correct.
498
00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:45,215
And the purpose is to confirm
Urban's testimony
499
00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:47,342
no one ever
saw the captain
do anything crazy.
500
00:23:47,384 --> 00:23:49,928
That is the purpose.
Okay, I'll concede that.
501
00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:52,264
I'll concede
they'll all corroborate
Urban's testimony
502
00:23:52,305 --> 00:23:57,436
if you concede that none of them
know any more about a paranoid
than Urban does.
503
00:23:57,477 --> 00:23:59,896
Yeah, I'll gladly
accept that concession
on those terms, sir.
504
00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:02,315
Okay.
Lieutenant, that's
a weighty concession.
505
00:24:02,357 --> 00:24:05,402
And by your leave, sir,
I'll make that concession.
506
00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:07,279
Uh-- [exhales]
507
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,782
Mr. Greenwald, I understand
that you were appointed
as defense counsel
508
00:24:10,824 --> 00:24:12,200
by the judge advocate.
509
00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:13,577
Yes, sir.
510
00:24:13,618 --> 00:24:15,996
When were you
appointed?
Four days ago, sir.
511
00:24:16,037 --> 00:24:19,207
Do you feel you've had enough
time to prepare your case?
Yes, sir.
512
00:24:19,249 --> 00:24:21,251
Did you undertake
the assignment
willingly?
513
00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:23,336
Uh, sir,
Lieutenant Greenwald
accepted the assignment
514
00:24:23,378 --> 00:24:25,589
at the request
of the judge advocate.
515
00:24:26,882 --> 00:24:30,385
[sighs] I see that
you're a naval aviator.
Yes, sir.
516
00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:33,388
What do you fly?
Primarily
the F/A-18 Super Hornet, sir.
517
00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:36,308
Why aren't you
flying now?
Medical leave, sir.
518
00:24:36,349 --> 00:24:39,227
Why?
Forced to eject
from a damaged aircraft.
519
00:24:39,269 --> 00:24:40,937
I see.
520
00:24:40,979 --> 00:24:44,191
Did you have a chance
to practice much law?
A little, sir.
521
00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:46,651
[sighs]
522
00:24:46,693 --> 00:24:48,445
Lieutenant Maryk.
523
00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:50,489
Yes, sir.
524
00:24:50,530 --> 00:24:52,908
I need to know if you're
happy with your counsel's
conduct of the defense.
525
00:24:52,949 --> 00:24:55,494
Sir, if he answers
that question,
he does on blind faith.
526
00:24:55,535 --> 00:24:57,954
Can I just have a moment
to speak to my client privately?
527
00:24:57,996 --> 00:25:00,248
[sighs]
528
00:25:00,957 --> 00:25:02,083
Two minutes.
529
00:25:02,125 --> 00:25:03,502
[Greenwald]
Come on.
530
00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,337
Thank you.
531
00:25:07,130 --> 00:25:09,424
So, do you want
to get rid of me?
532
00:25:10,467 --> 00:25:11,968
I don't know.
533
00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:15,347
I think I'm screwed
at this point.
534
00:25:15,388 --> 00:25:17,349
Fifteen years
in the brig?
535
00:25:17,390 --> 00:25:19,184
Mm-hmm.
536
00:25:20,727 --> 00:25:23,522
Tell me one thing.
Why didn't you
cross-examine Tom?
537
00:25:23,563 --> 00:25:25,857
I don't have time
to tell you everything.
538
00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:28,568
Tom Keefer knows everything
the captain did. Everything.
I'm sure he does.
539
00:25:28,610 --> 00:25:30,487
If he wouldn't talk,
it's up to you
to drag it out.
540
00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:32,614
Wasn't it?
You don't understand.
541
00:25:32,656 --> 00:25:34,407
No, I don't understand
what you're doing.
That's for sure.
542
00:25:34,449 --> 00:25:35,909
I want to fight
this case.
Why?
543
00:25:35,951 --> 00:25:37,619
Because
I want to win it.
Why?
544
00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,538
Is that not enough?
545
00:25:39,579 --> 00:25:41,248
Before you said you'd
rather be prosecuting
than defending me.
546
00:25:41,289 --> 00:25:42,999
So maybe this is
your bizarre way
of prosecuting.
547
00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:46,169
Steve, listen to me
very carefully.
548
00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:48,964
Implicating Keefer
harms you.
What?
549
00:25:49,005 --> 00:25:52,342
Two disgruntled bastards
instead of one heroic exec.
550
00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:55,637
I have a chance
with one heroic exec.
551
00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:58,974
Making that stick
is the only chance
for you to win.
552
00:26:05,063 --> 00:26:07,524
For the record,
the court asks the accused,
553
00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,985
are you satisfied
with your counsel?
554
00:26:11,653 --> 00:26:13,530
I'm satisfied, sir.
555
00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:16,408
Court will not
reopen this question.
I understand that, sir.
556
00:26:16,449 --> 00:26:19,077
I'm satisfied
with Lieutenant Greenwald.
557
00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,705
Proceed with your case,
Commander Challee.
558
00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:24,249
Call Lieutenant Keith.
559
00:26:33,466 --> 00:26:35,427
State your name, rank
and present station.
560
00:26:35,468 --> 00:26:38,555
Willis Keith,
US Navy Junior Grade,
561
00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:40,682
assistant communications officer
on the USS Caine.
562
00:26:40,724 --> 00:26:43,184
Mr. Keith, were you
officer of the deck of the Caine
563
00:26:43,226 --> 00:26:45,395
on December 18th, 2022?
564
00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:46,813
I was.
565
00:26:46,855 --> 00:26:49,524
Was the captain relieved
of his command on that date?
566
00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:50,609
Yes, ma'am.
567
00:26:50,650 --> 00:26:52,193
Do you know why
the executive officer
568
00:26:52,235 --> 00:26:53,612
relieved the captain?
Yes.
569
00:26:53,653 --> 00:26:56,740
Captain Queeg
had lost control of himself
570
00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:59,534
and the ship
was in grave danger
of foundering.
571
00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:02,203
How many years
have you served at sea,
Lieutenant?
572
00:27:02,245 --> 00:27:04,164
One year, three months.
573
00:27:04,205 --> 00:27:06,207
Do you know how many years
Commander Queeg
has served at sea?
574
00:27:06,249 --> 00:27:08,168
I guess about 17 years.
575
00:27:08,209 --> 00:27:10,128
Which one of you is
better qualified to judge
576
00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:12,714
whether a ship
is foundering or not?
577
00:27:12,756 --> 00:27:14,758
Myself, ma'am,
578
00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:17,344
if I'm in possession
of my faculties
and Commander Queeg isn't.
579
00:27:17,385 --> 00:27:19,220
Well, what makes you think
he wasn't in possession
of his faculties?
580
00:27:19,262 --> 00:27:21,473
He wasn't on the morning
of December 18th.
581
00:27:21,514 --> 00:27:24,643
Oh. Have you studied
medicine or psychiatry?
No.
582
00:27:24,684 --> 00:27:29,105
Did the captain foam or rave
or make insane gestures?
583
00:27:29,147 --> 00:27:32,901
No. No.
What he did do was just as bad.
584
00:27:32,942 --> 00:27:34,069
Clarify that, will you?
585
00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:36,321
His orders were vague.
586
00:27:36,363 --> 00:27:39,783
He insisted on going south
when we had a north wind
of 90 miles an hour behind us.
587
00:27:39,824 --> 00:27:42,535
With a stern wind that strong,
the ship couldn't be controlled.
588
00:27:42,577 --> 00:27:45,705
In your expert opinion
as ship handler, that is.
589
00:27:45,747 --> 00:27:49,125
Well, Steve Maryk thought so,
and he's an expert ship handler.
590
00:27:49,167 --> 00:27:53,797
Were you completely loyal
to your captain or not,
prior to 18 December?
591
00:27:53,838 --> 00:27:58,635
I was, uh, antagonistic
to Captain Queeg
at certain isolated times.
592
00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,679
At what isolated times
were you antagonistic?
593
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,098
When the captain
mistreated his men,
I opposed him.
594
00:28:03,139 --> 00:28:04,808
When did the captain
ever mistreat his men?
595
00:28:04,849 --> 00:28:07,936
Well, for one thing,
he systematically persecuted
596
00:28:07,977 --> 00:28:09,854
Gunners Mate Second Class
Stilwell.
597
00:28:09,896 --> 00:28:11,981
In what way?
598
00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:15,068
First, he restricted him
to the ship for six months
for reading on watch.
599
00:28:15,110 --> 00:28:17,987
Refused to grant him leave
when we were back in the States
in December 2021.
600
00:28:18,029 --> 00:28:22,867
The man was getting
anonymous messages about
his wife's infidelity.
601
00:28:22,909 --> 00:28:26,037
[stammers, sighs]
Maryk gave Stilwell
a 72-hour emergency leave.
602
00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:27,872
He returned a few hours
over leave--
603
00:28:27,914 --> 00:28:31,793
Hold on. Hold on.
You say that Maryk
gave Stilwell leave.
604
00:28:33,503 --> 00:28:35,922
Did Maryk know that the captain
had denied Stilwell leave?
605
00:28:35,964 --> 00:28:37,799
Yes.
606
00:28:37,841 --> 00:28:41,177
Did Maryk check with the captain
before authorizing this leave?
607
00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:43,138
No, um...
608
00:28:43,179 --> 00:28:45,640
Are you testifying,
Mr. Keith,
609
00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:48,852
that Maryk
deliberately violated
his captain's orders?
610
00:28:50,937 --> 00:28:52,355
Uh...
611
00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:57,694
I-- I mean,
i-it was my fault, actually.
612
00:28:57,736 --> 00:28:59,696
'Cause I begged him to.
He was--
613
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,990
Mr. Keith, we now
have your testimony
614
00:29:02,031 --> 00:29:03,992
that you and Stilwell
and Maryk
615
00:29:04,033 --> 00:29:06,870
conspired to circumvent
an express order by
your commanding officer
616
00:29:06,911 --> 00:29:10,331
a whole year
before the cyclone
of 18 December.
617
00:29:10,373 --> 00:29:12,834
Now, please tell the court
618
00:29:12,876 --> 00:29:16,588
any other instances
of mistreatment
that occur to you.
619
00:29:18,214 --> 00:29:20,091
He cut off Internet access
for six months
620
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:22,802
'cause he wasn't invited
to a screening by mistake.
621
00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:26,055
Uh, he restricted water use
in the middle of a heat wave
622
00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:29,267
'cause he said the men
were using too much,
they had to be taught a lesson.
623
00:29:29,309 --> 00:29:34,355
Did the captain ever issue
any rules or punishments
not permitted by regulations?
624
00:29:35,565 --> 00:29:38,109
He never did anything
not allowed by regulations.
625
00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:40,528
You don't like the captain,
do you, Lieutenant?
626
00:29:40,570 --> 00:29:42,489
Oh, I did.
I did at first.
627
00:29:42,530 --> 00:29:44,240
Very much.
Mm-hmm.
628
00:29:44,282 --> 00:29:46,993
But I gradually
came to realize
629
00:29:47,035 --> 00:29:49,746
that he was a petty tyrant
and utterly incompetent.
630
00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:52,207
Did you think
he was insane, too?
631
00:29:52,248 --> 00:29:54,250
Not until the day
of the cyclone.
632
00:29:54,292 --> 00:29:57,045
Very well.
Come to the day of the storm.
633
00:29:57,086 --> 00:29:58,922
Was your decision
to obey Maryk
634
00:29:58,963 --> 00:30:01,591
based on your judgment that
the captain had gone mad?
635
00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,803
Or was it based
on your hatred
of Captain Queeg?
636
00:30:06,429 --> 00:30:11,476
I-- I just-- I don't remember
my state of mind at that time.
637
00:30:12,143 --> 00:30:13,728
No further questions.
638
00:30:13,770 --> 00:30:16,898
Mr. Keith, you stated
you disliked Captain Queeg, yes?
639
00:30:16,940 --> 00:30:18,900
I did dislike him.
640
00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:21,653
And did you state all
your reasons for disliking him?
Not at all.
641
00:30:21,694 --> 00:30:24,239
Okay, well, please,
state the rest
of those reasons now.
642
00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,242
Well, for one thing,
he extorted
a thousand bucks from me.
643
00:30:27,283 --> 00:30:29,327
Objection.
644
00:30:29,369 --> 00:30:31,955
The issue in this case
is not whether Captain Queeg
was a model officer,
645
00:30:31,996 --> 00:30:33,832
but whether he was insane
on 18 December.
646
00:30:33,873 --> 00:30:35,959
Defense counsel hasn't
even touched that issue.
647
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,503
Well, please the court,
this bears directly
on the fitness
648
00:30:38,545 --> 00:30:40,672
of Captain Queeg
to command a naval vessel.
649
00:30:40,713 --> 00:30:43,049
And as evidence,
it is nothing but clarification
650
00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:45,385
of Keith's dislike
for his commanding officer,
651
00:30:45,426 --> 00:30:49,347
a fact brought out
by trial counsel,
at great pains, I might add,
652
00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:51,933
under direct examination.
653
00:30:53,393 --> 00:30:55,019
The objection is overruled.
654
00:30:56,563 --> 00:31:00,733
Mr. Keith,
could you please describe
this so-called extortion?
655
00:31:00,775 --> 00:31:04,571
Well, this was back
last December
in Port Doha, Qatar.
656
00:31:04,612 --> 00:31:07,740
Uh, the captain had this crate,
657
00:31:07,782 --> 00:31:11,035
this big crate
full of duty-free whiskey
that he wanted to sneak aboard.
658
00:31:11,077 --> 00:31:12,871
He appointed me boat officer,
659
00:31:12,912 --> 00:31:15,665
and a working party started
to load the crate in the gig.
660
00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,876
It was incredibly heavy,
661
00:31:17,917 --> 00:31:22,505
and Captain Queeg...
got excited
662
00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:25,800
and started screaming out
a whole bunch
of contradictory orders.
663
00:31:25,842 --> 00:31:28,136
Sailors got rattled,
they dropped the crate
in the water,
664
00:31:28,177 --> 00:31:31,556
it sank like a stone,
I was out a thousand bucks.
665
00:31:31,598 --> 00:31:33,641
No, you mean the captain
was out a thousand bucks.
666
00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:36,019
No, no, no, sir.
I was.
667
00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:38,187
Captain informed me
it was my responsibility,
668
00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:40,398
'cause I was boat officer
in charge of loading,
669
00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,568
and he asked me
what I wanted to do about it.
670
00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:45,236
I was supposed to go
on leave the next day.
671
00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:48,573
My girlfriend had flown out
from New York to be with me,
672
00:31:48,615 --> 00:31:50,366
so I went to the captain,
673
00:31:50,408 --> 00:31:53,578
I apologized for my stupidity,
674
00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:56,205
and I offered to pay
for the crate.
675
00:31:56,247 --> 00:31:59,709
He took my money
and signed my leave papers.
676
00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,755
What other reasons do you have
for disliking Captain Queeg?
677
00:32:03,796 --> 00:32:05,465
Well, my chief reason
for disliking Captain Queeg
678
00:32:05,506 --> 00:32:07,759
was his cowardice
in dangerous situations.
679
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:08,760
Objection!
680
00:32:08,801 --> 00:32:10,011
Counsel
is originating evidence
681
00:32:10,053 --> 00:32:12,305
beyond the scope
of direct examination.
682
00:32:12,347 --> 00:32:16,017
He is leading the witness
to irresponsible libel
of an officer of the Navy.
683
00:32:16,059 --> 00:32:18,895
Please the court,
the witness's dislike
of Captain Queeg
684
00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:21,397
was not only in the scope
of direct examination,
685
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,733
it was the key fact
brought out.
686
00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:27,779
Now, the witness has confessed
an ignorance of psychiatry.
687
00:32:28,571 --> 00:32:30,198
Things Captain Queeg did
688
00:32:30,239 --> 00:32:33,284
which forced the witness
in his ignorance
to dislike him
689
00:32:33,326 --> 00:32:36,079
may in fact have been
the helpless acts
of a sick man.
690
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,207
I respectfully
urge my objection, sir.
691
00:32:39,248 --> 00:32:42,460
Let me remind everyone
692
00:32:42,502 --> 00:32:45,630
of the serious nature
of the issues
in this line of questioning
693
00:32:45,672 --> 00:32:47,882
and the implications
involved.
694
00:32:48,841 --> 00:32:51,302
From the earliest days
of our service,
695
00:32:51,344 --> 00:32:54,806
the worst charge
that can be leveled against
a naval service officer,
696
00:32:54,847 --> 00:32:57,642
especially
the commanding officer
of a vessel,
697
00:32:57,684 --> 00:33:02,647
is that he displays cowardice
or negligence in the face
of danger to his ship or crew.
698
00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:05,775
Counsel and the witness
are herewith cautioned
699
00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:09,821
that they are treading on
dangerous and unprecedented
grounds here.
700
00:33:11,030 --> 00:33:13,116
Court offers defense counsel
the opportunity
701
00:33:13,157 --> 00:33:15,451
to withdraw his question
from the record.
702
00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:19,205
My question stands, sir.
703
00:33:19,247 --> 00:33:21,290
Lieutenant Keith,
704
00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:24,711
you have the opportunity
to withdraw
or amend your answers.
705
00:33:24,752 --> 00:33:27,130
I stand by
what I said, sir.
706
00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:29,799
Very well.
707
00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:32,969
Court finds that the question
is within the scope
of direct examination
708
00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,930
and that the answer
is material.
709
00:33:35,972 --> 00:33:38,808
The objection
of the trial counsel
is overruled.
710
00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:41,019
Mr. Keith, can you describe
when and where
711
00:33:41,060 --> 00:33:44,188
the captain displayed
this aversion to danger?
712
00:33:44,230 --> 00:33:48,609
Uh, well,
I guess the worst time
was a mine-sweeping operation
713
00:33:48,651 --> 00:33:50,194
in the Straits of Hormuz.
714
00:33:50,236 --> 00:33:52,196
That's where
he got the nickname
Old Yellowstain.
715
00:33:52,238 --> 00:33:54,699
And this nickname,
Old Yellowstain,
what does it imply?
716
00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:56,868
Well, cowardice, of course.
717
00:33:56,909 --> 00:33:59,662
It refers to a yellow dye marker
he dropped over the side.
718
00:33:59,704 --> 00:34:02,832
Describe. Describe
this Yellowstain incident
for us, please.
719
00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,876
I wasn't on
the bridge at the time.
720
00:34:04,917 --> 00:34:07,003
I only heard
about it afterwards--
Oh! Objection.
721
00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:10,547
Does defense counsel
seriously expect to enter these
hearsay libels on the record?
722
00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:12,759
I withdraw the question,
okay?
723
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,804
Defense will introduce
direct evidence
on the Yellowstain incident.
724
00:34:16,846 --> 00:34:19,599
Strike the question
and the answer
from the record.
725
00:34:19,639 --> 00:34:21,809
Describe incidents
of cowardice
726
00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,228
to which you were
an eyewitness,
Mr. Keith.
727
00:34:25,146 --> 00:34:28,065
Any time there was
a difficult situation,
728
00:34:28,107 --> 00:34:31,319
Captain Queeg was always
to be found on the side
of the bridge away from it all.
729
00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:35,406
I saw that a dozen times
when I was officer of the day.
Thank you.
730
00:34:35,447 --> 00:34:37,574
No further questions.
731
00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:40,870
Mr. Keith,
has Lieutenant Commander Queeg
732
00:34:40,911 --> 00:34:45,373
ever been investigated
or charged by higher authority
733
00:34:45,416 --> 00:34:49,420
for any of this alleged
unprofessional behavior
that you describe?
734
00:34:49,462 --> 00:34:50,838
No.
735
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,091
Can you cite
any official records
736
00:34:53,132 --> 00:34:56,385
that'll substantiate
any of these fantastic
737
00:34:56,427 --> 00:34:58,596
and libelous stories
that you've been telling
738
00:34:58,638 --> 00:35:00,598
under the guidance
of defense counsel?
739
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,308
Official records, no.
740
00:35:02,350 --> 00:35:04,852
Mr. Keith, do you
know for a fact
741
00:35:04,894 --> 00:35:08,231
that the crate that was lost
contained smuggled liquor?
742
00:35:08,272 --> 00:35:10,233
It's common knowledge.
743
00:35:10,274 --> 00:35:12,026
Common knowledge.
744
00:35:12,068 --> 00:35:14,570
Did you see the liquor
in the crate?
No.
745
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:18,658
Can you name one person
who will testify that they
saw liquor in the crate?
746
00:35:18,699 --> 00:35:21,702
Naturally, he was pretty
careful about that.
Okay, not one person.
747
00:35:21,744 --> 00:35:25,081
I just-- I don't--
I don't know who would
have actually seen it.
748
00:35:25,873 --> 00:35:27,166
Mr. Keith,
you've testified
749
00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:29,293
that you don't like
Captain Queeg.
750
00:35:29,335 --> 00:35:32,296
You're reporting as fact
every evil rumor about him
751
00:35:32,338 --> 00:35:35,967
and you're making
wildly irresponsible charges
under oath.
752
00:35:36,008 --> 00:35:37,802
Isn't that the plain truth
of your testimony,
Mr. Keith?
753
00:35:37,844 --> 00:35:39,887
I haven't lied once.
754
00:35:39,929 --> 00:35:42,223
Mr. Keith, on the morning
that the captain was relieved,
755
00:35:42,265 --> 00:35:44,642
did you really think
he'd gone crazy?
756
00:35:45,601 --> 00:35:47,311
I said before,
757
00:35:47,353 --> 00:35:50,648
I can't say for sure
what my state of mind was,
or his.
758
00:35:51,691 --> 00:35:53,651
No more questions.
759
00:35:57,321 --> 00:35:58,990
Call Captain Southard.
760
00:36:04,287 --> 00:36:07,248
State your name, rank
and present station.
761
00:36:07,290 --> 00:36:08,833
Randolph Southard,
762
00:36:08,875 --> 00:36:12,128
Captain, US Navy
operations officer,
Fifth Fleet.
763
00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,838
You understand
that you've been called
as an expert witness
764
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,423
on Avenger-class
ship handling?
765
00:36:15,464 --> 00:36:16,799
I do.
766
00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,217
State your qualifications.
767
00:36:18,259 --> 00:36:20,720
Some 20 years
on smaller combatants,
768
00:36:20,761 --> 00:36:22,430
ten years
of commanding all types,
769
00:36:22,471 --> 00:36:25,433
including ships
ranging up to
guided missile destroyers.
770
00:36:25,474 --> 00:36:29,103
To clarify for the members,
will you use the map
marked "Exhibit A"
771
00:36:29,145 --> 00:36:32,815
to illustrate
the position of the Caine
when she encountered the storm?
772
00:36:33,691 --> 00:36:37,570
The Caine
was approximately here.
773
00:36:37,612 --> 00:36:41,699
The storm hit
from the northeast,
heading southwest.
774
00:36:41,741 --> 00:36:43,743
Vessels of the task force
steered south
775
00:36:43,784 --> 00:36:45,620
in an attempt
to outrun the weather.
776
00:36:45,661 --> 00:36:48,664
The Caine, in her spot
on the right flank
of the sweep pattern,
777
00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:50,166
caught the worst of it.
778
00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,877
Rather than steering
with the wind aft,
779
00:36:52,919 --> 00:36:56,714
she turned north
into the wind and seized.
780
00:36:56,756 --> 00:37:00,635
That was the situation
in the strait
on the day in question.
781
00:37:00,676 --> 00:37:02,637
Thank you, Captain.
You may be seated.
782
00:37:02,678 --> 00:37:04,639
Trial counsel,
you may proceed.
783
00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:06,140
Thank you.
784
00:37:07,308 --> 00:37:10,895
Captain, let's say that,
hypothetically,
785
00:37:10,937 --> 00:37:13,481
you're the one
who's in command
of the vessel.
786
00:37:13,522 --> 00:37:16,108
A cyclone blows up
without warning
traveling west
787
00:37:16,150 --> 00:37:18,236
and you're directly
in the path of it.
788
00:37:18,277 --> 00:37:19,987
The wind keeps increasing,
789
00:37:20,029 --> 00:37:22,531
its direction
holding steady from the north.
790
00:37:22,573 --> 00:37:26,786
Soon your wind
is force ten to 12
and your seas are mountainous.
791
00:37:26,827 --> 00:37:29,455
Under the circumstances,
what would you do?
792
00:37:29,497 --> 00:37:31,832
Well, I'd execute
the classic Navy maneuver
793
00:37:31,874 --> 00:37:34,210
known as getting
the hell out of there.
794
00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:36,087
And how would you go
about that, Captain?
795
00:37:36,128 --> 00:37:38,256
Well, it's almost
rule of thumb.
796
00:37:38,297 --> 00:37:40,424
You say the winds
from the north are 90 knots,
797
00:37:40,466 --> 00:37:43,594
center of the cyclone
coming at you from the west.
798
00:37:43,636 --> 00:37:45,429
The best course is south.
799
00:37:45,471 --> 00:37:48,349
You might have to head
a couple of points
one way or the other,
800
00:37:48,391 --> 00:37:49,934
depending on your seas,
801
00:37:49,976 --> 00:37:53,854
but there's only one way
out of that mess-- south.
802
00:37:53,896 --> 00:37:57,108
But then you have
a terribly strong stern wind,
don't you?
803
00:37:57,149 --> 00:37:58,943
What about it?
804
00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:02,488
Well, can a small vessel
ride safely going downwind
in such conditions?
805
00:38:02,530 --> 00:38:06,284
She'll ride just as well
going downwind as upwind.
806
00:38:06,325 --> 00:38:08,744
In fact,
with your high freeboard
going forward,
807
00:38:08,786 --> 00:38:10,663
a smaller vessel
tends to back in the wind.
808
00:38:10,705 --> 00:38:15,751
Other things being equal,
she'll do slightly
better going downwind.
809
00:38:15,793 --> 00:38:18,963
How about turning north
in those circumstances
and heading into the wind?
810
00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:24,468
Well, that would be
dubious and dangerous,
not to mention idiotic.
811
00:38:24,510 --> 00:38:26,595
Why, sir?
812
00:38:26,637 --> 00:38:29,598
Well, you're heading yourself
right back into the path
of the cyclone.
813
00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:33,227
Unless you're interested
in sinking,
that's not smart.
814
00:38:33,269 --> 00:38:34,979
That's all, sir.
815
00:38:35,021 --> 00:38:39,775
Captain, have you ever
conned a ship
at the center of a cyclone?
816
00:38:39,817 --> 00:38:41,694
Negative.
817
00:38:41,736 --> 00:38:45,114
Been on the fringes often,
but always managed
to avoid the center.
818
00:38:45,156 --> 00:38:49,035
And have you ever commanded
a mine countermeasures ship?
Negative.
819
00:38:49,076 --> 00:38:52,455
Okay, this trial, sir,
concerns an Avenger-class MCM
820
00:38:52,496 --> 00:38:54,874
at the center of
a very dangerous storm.
821
00:38:54,915 --> 00:38:56,834
I'm aware of that.
822
00:38:56,876 --> 00:39:00,338
I've had MCMs under my command,
and I've read the book on them.
823
00:39:00,379 --> 00:39:02,465
They don't differ
from smaller-class vessels
824
00:39:02,506 --> 00:39:06,927
in terms of characteristics
and handling in rough weather.
825
00:39:06,969 --> 00:39:09,138
I only ask these questions,
sir,
826
00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:11,640
because you are
the only expert
ship-handling witness,
827
00:39:11,682 --> 00:39:15,186
and I believe the extent
of your expert knowledge
should be clear to the court.
828
00:39:15,227 --> 00:39:17,271
Well,
I've handled these ships
829
00:39:17,313 --> 00:39:20,775
in almost
every conceivable situation
for the last ten years.
830
00:39:20,816 --> 00:39:23,944
Haven't handled
a mine countermeasures
at the center of a cyclone,
831
00:39:23,986 --> 00:39:27,114
but I don't know
who the hell has besides
the skipper of the Caine.
832
00:39:27,156 --> 00:39:29,200
That's
a thousand-to-one shot.
833
00:39:29,241 --> 00:39:32,328
Then would you state,
without reservation,
834
00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:36,374
that the same rules hold
for an MCM
at the center of a cyclone?
835
00:39:36,415 --> 00:39:40,544
At the center of a cyclone,
there are no hard
and fast rules.
836
00:39:40,586 --> 00:39:43,297
That's one situation
where it's all up
to the commanding officer.
837
00:39:43,339 --> 00:39:45,508
Too many things
happen too fast.
838
00:39:45,549 --> 00:39:47,510
Mmm.
839
00:39:47,551 --> 00:39:50,721
You remember
the hypothetical question
put to you by trial counsel
840
00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:52,515
about the storm, yes?
841
00:39:52,556 --> 00:39:53,849
I do.
842
00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:55,976
I want you to assume
in that situation
843
00:39:56,018 --> 00:39:58,687
that the wind and the seas
become bigger.
844
00:39:58,729 --> 00:40:02,233
They become bigger
than anything-- anything
you have ever experienced.
845
00:40:02,274 --> 00:40:03,943
You have lost control
of your ship, sir.
846
00:40:03,984 --> 00:40:06,237
You actually believe
she could sink.
847
00:40:06,278 --> 00:40:08,906
You are in
the worst-case scenario.
848
00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:12,368
Do you bring around north
into the wind,
849
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:15,913
or do you continue south,
stern to the wind?
850
00:40:15,955 --> 00:40:17,748
You're getting
very extreme.
851
00:40:17,790 --> 00:40:20,000
Yes, sir, I am.
Would you prefer not
to answer the question?
852
00:40:20,042 --> 00:40:22,044
I'll answer it.
Please.
853
00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:24,255
In the worst-case scenario,
854
00:40:24,296 --> 00:40:27,591
I'd come around the north,
into the wind, if I could.
855
00:40:27,633 --> 00:40:31,053
But only
in the worst-case scenario.
Why?
856
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,056
Because the engines
in your rudder have
the best chance that way.
857
00:40:34,098 --> 00:40:38,519
That's why.
It's your last chance
to keep control of your ship.
858
00:40:38,561 --> 00:40:42,273
But aren't you heading back
into the center of the storm?
First things first.
859
00:40:42,314 --> 00:40:43,983
If you're on
the verge of sinking,
860
00:40:44,024 --> 00:40:46,068
you about as bad off
as you can get.
861
00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:47,653
Mind you, you said
worst-case scenario.
862
00:40:47,695 --> 00:40:52,324
I did, sir.
Thank you very much.
No further questions.
863
00:40:52,366 --> 00:40:54,660
Captain,
who, in your opinion,
is the best judge
864
00:40:54,702 --> 00:40:57,580
as to whether a ship is in
the worst-case scenario?
865
00:40:57,621 --> 00:41:01,292
There's only one judge.
The commanding officer.
866
00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:03,169
Why, sir?
867
00:41:03,210 --> 00:41:06,505
The Navy made him captain
'cause his knowledge
of the sea and of ships
868
00:41:06,547 --> 00:41:09,383
is better than anyone else's
on the ship.
869
00:41:09,425 --> 00:41:14,138
It's very common
for some subordinate officers
to think the ship is sinking
870
00:41:14,180 --> 00:41:17,224
when all that's happening
is a little weather.
871
00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:20,060
Well, don't you think, sir,
that when his subordinates
872
00:41:20,102 --> 00:41:22,062
all agree that the ship
is going down
873
00:41:22,104 --> 00:41:23,814
that the captain ought
to listen to them?
874
00:41:23,856 --> 00:41:25,816
Negative.
875
00:41:25,858 --> 00:41:29,153
Panic is a common hazard
at sea.
876
00:41:29,195 --> 00:41:31,322
The highest function of command
is to override
877
00:41:31,363 --> 00:41:34,575
and listen to nothing
but the voice of his own
professional judgment.
878
00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:38,162
Call Dr. Joan Lundeen.
879
00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:45,169
State your name, rank
and present station.
880
00:41:45,211 --> 00:41:47,338
Lieutenant Commander
Joan Lundeen,
881
00:41:47,379 --> 00:41:49,965
Medical Corps, US Navy,
Head of Psychiatry,
882
00:41:50,007 --> 00:41:52,176
US Naval Hospital,
San Francisco.
883
00:41:52,218 --> 00:41:55,179
Were you the head of
the medical board that examined
Lieutenant Commander Queeg?
884
00:41:55,221 --> 00:41:56,555
I was.
885
00:41:56,597 --> 00:41:59,975
And how long
did your examination last,
Doctor?
886
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:03,687
We had the commander
under constant observation
and testing for three weeks.
887
00:42:03,729 --> 00:42:05,773
[Challee]
And what was the finding
of the board?
888
00:42:05,814 --> 00:42:08,817
Commander Queeg was discharged
with a clean bill of health.
889
00:42:08,859 --> 00:42:13,572
Doctor, is it possible
that two months ago,
on December 18th,
890
00:42:13,614 --> 00:42:16,367
he was in such a state
of psychotic collapse
891
00:42:16,408 --> 00:42:19,495
that relieving him
from naval command
would be justified?
892
00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:20,788
No.
893
00:42:20,829 --> 00:42:22,665
Is it possible
for a sane man
894
00:42:22,706 --> 00:42:26,627
to perform offensive,
disagreeable,
foolish acts?
895
00:42:26,669 --> 00:42:28,379
It happens every day.
896
00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:31,006
We didn't find
that the commander
was a perfect officer.
897
00:42:31,048 --> 00:42:34,718
Yet, you still say
that to relieve him
from naval command
898
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,888
because of mental illness
would be unjustified?
899
00:42:37,930 --> 00:42:41,058
Completely unjustified.
900
00:42:41,725 --> 00:42:43,269
Thank you.
901
00:42:43,769 --> 00:42:45,980
Dr. Lundeen,
902
00:42:46,021 --> 00:42:48,023
my background is legal,
not medical,
903
00:42:48,065 --> 00:42:51,569
so I hope you'll bear with me
as I try to clarify
some technical terms.
904
00:42:51,610 --> 00:42:53,320
Of course.
905
00:42:53,362 --> 00:42:57,366
I'm going to ask some
pretty elementary questions.
All right.
906
00:42:57,408 --> 00:43:00,077
Would you say Commander Queeg
is absolutely normal?
907
00:43:00,119 --> 00:43:01,912
[chuckles]
908
00:43:01,954 --> 00:43:05,291
Well, normality, you know,
is a fiction in psychiatry.
Mmm.
909
00:43:05,332 --> 00:43:08,669
No adult is without problems
except a happy imbecile.
910
00:43:08,711 --> 00:43:10,838
What are
Commander Queeg's problems?
911
00:43:10,879 --> 00:43:14,508
You might say his
overall problem is one of
an inferiority complex
912
00:43:14,550 --> 00:43:16,635
generated
by an unhappy childhood
913
00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:19,972
and aggravated
by certain adult experiences.
914
00:43:20,014 --> 00:43:22,308
Unhappy childhood
in what way?
915
00:43:22,349 --> 00:43:26,562
Divorced parents,
financial trouble,
916
00:43:26,604 --> 00:43:28,105
problems at school.
917
00:43:28,147 --> 00:43:30,482
And the aggravating factors
in adult life?
918
00:43:31,775 --> 00:43:33,235
In his adult life,
919
00:43:33,277 --> 00:43:35,529
the commander is troubled
by his low standing
920
00:43:35,571 --> 00:43:37,906
in his academy class
and other such factors,
921
00:43:37,948 --> 00:43:39,783
but he has
become well-adjusted.
922
00:43:39,825 --> 00:43:42,911
Mmm. Can you describe
the nature of that adjustment?
923
00:43:42,953 --> 00:43:46,457
His identity as a naval officer
is the essential factor.
924
00:43:46,498 --> 00:43:48,917
It's the key
to his personal security.
925
00:43:48,959 --> 00:43:52,463
Therefore,
he has a fixed anxiety
about protecting his standing.
926
00:43:52,504 --> 00:43:54,465
That would account
for his harshness.
927
00:43:54,506 --> 00:43:56,592
Would he be slow
to admit mistakes?
928
00:43:56,634 --> 00:43:59,303
Yes, of course.
There's nothing
unbalanced in that.
929
00:43:59,345 --> 00:44:02,514
Oh, really? I mean,
would he be a perfectionist?
930
00:44:02,556 --> 00:44:04,600
Such a personality
would be.
931
00:44:04,642 --> 00:44:06,310
Inclined to hound
his subordinates
932
00:44:06,352 --> 00:44:07,895
over the smallest
little details.
933
00:44:07,936 --> 00:44:11,440
Any mistake
of a subordinate
is intolerable
934
00:44:11,482 --> 00:44:13,525
because it might cause him harm.
935
00:44:13,567 --> 00:44:17,529
Yet he will not admit mistakes
that he makes himself.
936
00:44:17,571 --> 00:44:21,742
You might say
that he revises reality
in his own mind
937
00:44:21,784 --> 00:44:23,661
so he comes out blameless.
938
00:44:23,702 --> 00:44:27,456
Doctor, isn't
distortion of reality
a symptom of mental illness?
939
00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:30,250
It's a question of degree.
940
00:44:30,292 --> 00:44:32,628
Each one of us
has our own reality.
941
00:44:32,670 --> 00:44:37,007
Yes, Doctor, but doesn't
Commander Queeg distort reality
more, say, than you do?
942
00:44:37,049 --> 00:44:39,301
Yes, that's his weakness.
943
00:44:39,343 --> 00:44:41,261
Other people
have other weaknesses.
944
00:44:41,303 --> 00:44:43,430
It's definitely
not disabling.
945
00:44:43,472 --> 00:44:48,519
Well, if he's criticized,
would he think he was
being unjustly persecuted?
946
00:44:49,353 --> 00:44:51,271
It's all one pattern,
947
00:44:51,313 --> 00:44:55,109
all stemming
from one basic premise
that he must try to be perfect.
948
00:44:55,150 --> 00:44:56,819
Inclined to stubbornness, then.
949
00:44:56,860 --> 00:45:00,322
Well, you'll have
a certain rigidity
of personality
950
00:45:00,364 --> 00:45:02,366
in such an individual.
951
00:45:02,408 --> 00:45:04,702
His inner insecurity
stops him from admitting
952
00:45:04,743 --> 00:45:07,663
that those who differ
from him may be right.
953
00:45:07,705 --> 00:45:12,960
Doctor, you just testified that
the following symptoms exist
in Commander Queeg's behavior.
954
00:45:13,001 --> 00:45:14,670
We have rigidity
of personality.
955
00:45:14,712 --> 00:45:16,422
We have feelings
of persecution.
956
00:45:16,463 --> 00:45:18,507
We have
unreasonable suspicion.
957
00:45:18,549 --> 00:45:20,217
We have withdrawal
from reality.
958
00:45:20,259 --> 00:45:22,261
We have performance anxiety.
959
00:45:22,302 --> 00:45:24,805
We have an unreal basic premise
960
00:45:24,847 --> 00:45:27,683
and an obsessive sense
of self-righteousness.
961
00:45:27,725 --> 00:45:31,061
All mild, sir.
All well-compensated.
962
00:45:31,103 --> 00:45:33,105
Yes, Doctor, yes.
963
00:45:33,147 --> 00:45:37,276
But is there
an inclusive psychiatric term,
one label for this syndrome?
964
00:45:37,317 --> 00:45:40,154
Syndrome? Who said anything
about a syndrome?
965
00:45:40,195 --> 00:45:44,700
You're misusing a term.
There's no syndrome
because there's no disease.
966
00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:46,660
I'll rephrase it.
967
00:45:46,702 --> 00:45:48,871
Do these symptoms
fall into
968
00:45:48,912 --> 00:45:53,000
a single pattern
of neurotic disturbance,
a common psychiatric class?
969
00:45:53,041 --> 00:45:55,544
I know
what you're getting at.
Well?
970
00:45:55,586 --> 00:45:59,840
It's a paranoid personality,
but that is not
a disabling affliction.
971
00:45:59,882 --> 00:46:02,092
Doctor--
A what personality,
Doctor?
972
00:46:02,134 --> 00:46:04,011
Paranoid.
973
00:46:04,052 --> 00:46:07,181
A paranoid?
Yes, paranoid.
974
00:46:09,725 --> 00:46:12,728
Um, Doctor, in a--
975
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,941
in a paranoid personality,
like Commander Queeg's,
976
00:46:17,983 --> 00:46:19,860
would he-- I'm--
977
00:46:19,902 --> 00:46:22,070
I'm gonna put this to you
hypothetically.
978
00:46:22,112 --> 00:46:24,573
Can a man have
a paranoid personality
979
00:46:24,615 --> 00:46:27,159
that would not disable him
for subordinate duties,
980
00:46:27,201 --> 00:46:28,786
but would disable him
for command?
981
00:46:28,827 --> 00:46:30,954
It's conceivable.
982
00:46:30,996 --> 00:46:34,166
And is the disabling factor
likely to be detected
in a personal interview?
983
00:46:34,208 --> 00:46:36,210
With a skilled
psychiatrist, yes.
984
00:46:36,251 --> 00:46:38,962
Why? I mean,
why is a psychiatrist needed?
985
00:46:39,004 --> 00:46:41,965
Can't an educated, intelligent
person detect a paranoid?
986
00:46:42,007 --> 00:46:44,885
Well, you evidently
aren't too well acquainted
with the pattern.
987
00:46:44,927 --> 00:46:47,346
The distinguishing mark
of this neurosis
988
00:46:47,387 --> 00:46:51,809
is the extreme plausibility
and a most convincing normal
manner on the surface,
989
00:46:51,850 --> 00:46:54,311
particularly
in self-justification.
990
00:46:54,353 --> 00:46:56,271
Self-justification.
991
00:46:56,313 --> 00:46:57,981
Thank you, Doctor.
992
00:46:59,107 --> 00:47:00,484
No further questions.
993
00:47:00,526 --> 00:47:02,820
[officer] The court wishes
to clear up one point.
994
00:47:02,861 --> 00:47:07,574
Doctor, is...
is such a thing possible--
995
00:47:07,616 --> 00:47:10,285
Well, let me put it this way.
996
00:47:10,327 --> 00:47:12,162
Let's say that a man
with a mild condition
997
00:47:12,204 --> 00:47:16,083
is not disabled for all
the usual stresses of command.
998
00:47:16,124 --> 00:47:20,838
Now let's say those stresses
are multiplied manifold
by an extreme emergency.
999
00:47:20,879 --> 00:47:23,799
Would there then be a tendency
to make erroneous judgments?
1000
00:47:23,841 --> 00:47:25,551
There might be, sir.
1001
00:47:25,592 --> 00:47:28,720
Of course, extreme stress
does that to almost anybody.
1002
00:47:28,762 --> 00:47:30,722
It's not supposed to do it
to commanding officers.
1003
00:47:30,764 --> 00:47:34,977
No, but practically speaking,
sir, they're human.
1004
00:47:38,564 --> 00:47:41,149
State your name, rank
and present station.
1005
00:47:41,191 --> 00:47:43,902
Allen Bird, MD,
US Navy Reserve.
1006
00:47:43,944 --> 00:47:46,905
I was called to serve on
the psychiatric evaluation team.
1007
00:47:46,947 --> 00:47:49,408
Was this the board that
was headed by Dr. Lundeen
1008
00:47:49,449 --> 00:47:52,744
which recently inquired into
the mental health of
Lieutenant Commander Queeg?
1009
00:47:52,786 --> 00:47:54,955
Yes.
And what was the finding
of the board?
1010
00:47:54,997 --> 00:47:58,125
We found that the commander
is mentally fit
for command now
1011
00:47:58,166 --> 00:48:00,544
and has never been unfit.
1012
00:48:00,586 --> 00:48:03,380
Did you find any indication
that Commander Queeg
1013
00:48:03,422 --> 00:48:06,717
had what is known
as a paranoid personality?
1014
00:48:06,758 --> 00:48:10,846
Well, I prefer to call it
obsessive personality
with paranoid features.
1015
00:48:10,888 --> 00:48:14,933
Right, but this did not
indicate mental unfitness.
No.
1016
00:48:14,975 --> 00:48:18,186
You agree, Doctor,
that Commander Queeg
is mentally fit now
1017
00:48:18,228 --> 00:48:20,981
and must have been
mentally fit
on December 18th
1018
00:48:21,023 --> 00:48:23,275
when he was relieved
on the grounds
of mental illness?
1019
00:48:23,317 --> 00:48:25,360
That was
our unanimous conclusion.
1020
00:48:25,402 --> 00:48:27,404
Thank you, Doctor.
1021
00:48:27,446 --> 00:48:29,239
[Greenwald]
Dr. Bird,
1022
00:48:29,281 --> 00:48:32,492
do you have any special training
in psychoanalysis?
1023
00:48:32,534 --> 00:48:34,369
Yes.
1024
00:48:34,411 --> 00:48:37,164
Okay, and in psychoanalysis,
is there such a thing
as mental illness?
1025
00:48:37,205 --> 00:48:39,917
There are disturbed people
and adjusted people.
1026
00:48:39,958 --> 00:48:41,919
But those terms,
"disturbed" and "adjusted,"
1027
00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:44,421
they correspond roughly
in layman's terms
1028
00:48:44,463 --> 00:48:46,506
to "sick" and "well,"
as we use them.
1029
00:48:46,548 --> 00:48:48,592
Very roughly, yes.
1030
00:48:48,634 --> 00:48:53,472
Would you say
Commander Queeg suffers
from an inferiority complex?
1031
00:48:53,513 --> 00:48:57,225
Yes, but it's...
well-compensated.
1032
00:48:57,267 --> 00:48:59,937
Is there a difference
between "compensated"
and "adjusted"?
1033
00:48:59,978 --> 00:49:01,146
Most definitely.
1034
00:49:01,188 --> 00:49:03,774
Okay, could you please
describe that for us?
1035
00:49:03,815 --> 00:49:06,193
Well, let's say
a man is suffering
1036
00:49:06,234 --> 00:49:09,863
from some deep-seated
psychological disturbance.
1037
00:49:09,905 --> 00:49:13,951
He can compensate
by finding outlets
for his peculiar drives.
1038
00:49:13,992 --> 00:49:19,164
Okay. So, has Commander Queeg
ever been psychoanalyzed?
1039
00:49:19,206 --> 00:49:21,833
No.
He's in your terms, then,
a disturbed person?
1040
00:49:21,875 --> 00:49:24,711
Yes, he is.
Not disabled, however,
by the disturbance.
1041
00:49:24,753 --> 00:49:26,964
Okay, how is he compensated?
1042
00:49:28,215 --> 00:49:29,925
Mainly two ways.
1043
00:49:29,967 --> 00:49:33,053
The paranoid pattern,
which is useless
and not desirable,
1044
00:49:33,095 --> 00:49:36,765
and his naval career,
which is extremely useful
and desirable.
1045
00:49:36,807 --> 00:49:39,643
Yes, Doctor, have you
noticed that little thing
he does with his hands?
1046
00:49:39,685 --> 00:49:41,395
You mean
rolling the steel balls?
Yes.
1047
00:49:41,436 --> 00:49:43,230
Could you describe
that for us, please?
1048
00:49:43,271 --> 00:49:45,816
It's an incessant rolling
of two marbles in his hand.
1049
00:49:45,857 --> 00:49:48,568
Mm-hmm.
Why does he do it?
1050
00:49:48,610 --> 00:49:51,279
Oh, uh, his hands tremble.
1051
00:49:51,321 --> 00:49:54,199
He does it to still his hands
and conceal the trembling.
1052
00:49:54,241 --> 00:49:55,492
Why do his hands tremble?
1053
00:49:55,534 --> 00:49:58,704
Inner tension.
It's a surface symptom.
1054
00:49:58,745 --> 00:50:01,206
Doctor, you've testified
that Commander Queeg
1055
00:50:01,248 --> 00:50:03,917
is a disturbed,
not an adjusted person, yes?
1056
00:50:03,959 --> 00:50:06,336
Yes.
So he is,
in layman's terms, sick.
1057
00:50:06,378 --> 00:50:08,672
Yes?
1058
00:50:08,714 --> 00:50:12,134
I remember agreeing to the
rough resemblance of the terms
"disturbed" and "sick,"
1059
00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:14,594
but by those terms
an awful lot of people
are sick.
1060
00:50:14,636 --> 00:50:17,639
Yes, Doctor, but this court
only has Commander Queeg's
sickness at issue.
1061
00:50:17,681 --> 00:50:21,435
If he is sick, how could
your board have given him
a clean bill of health?
1062
00:50:21,476 --> 00:50:24,938
Y-You're playing on words.
We found no disability.
1063
00:50:24,980 --> 00:50:27,357
Doctor, just suppose
for an instant
1064
00:50:27,399 --> 00:50:30,986
that the requirements of command
are way more severe
than you believe them to be.
1065
00:50:31,028 --> 00:50:34,197
Wouldn't even this mild sickness
be enough to disable him?
1066
00:50:34,239 --> 00:50:36,658
That's absurdly hypothetical,
because--
Oh, is it?
1067
00:50:36,700 --> 00:50:38,827
Have you ever had
sea duty, Doctor?
No.
1068
00:50:38,869 --> 00:50:41,872
No? How long have you been
in the service of the Navy?
1069
00:50:41,913 --> 00:50:43,206
Five months.
Five months?
1070
00:50:43,248 --> 00:50:45,876
Five--
Six months.
Six, I guess now.
1071
00:50:45,917 --> 00:50:47,919
Six months in the service
of the Navy.
1072
00:50:47,961 --> 00:50:51,381
Have you ever had any dealings
with ships' captains
prior to this case?
1073
00:50:51,423 --> 00:50:52,549
No.
No?
1074
00:50:52,591 --> 00:50:54,009
Then on what do you base
1075
00:50:54,051 --> 00:50:55,427
your estimate
of the requirements of command?
1076
00:50:55,469 --> 00:50:57,387
My general knowledge.
1077
00:50:57,429 --> 00:51:00,390
Would you say it takes somebody,
a person of exceptional ability,
1078
00:51:00,432 --> 00:51:03,310
highly gifted, highly skilled
to be a commander
of a naval vessel?
1079
00:51:03,351 --> 00:51:04,728
No.
No. Really?
1080
00:51:04,770 --> 00:51:07,147
Not highly gifted, no.
Then what?
1081
00:51:07,189 --> 00:51:09,691
Uh, reasonable responses.
"Reasonable"?
1082
00:51:09,733 --> 00:51:11,777
Uh, fairly good
intelligence.
"Fairly good"?
1083
00:51:11,818 --> 00:51:14,196
Sufficient training
and experience, but--
1084
00:51:14,237 --> 00:51:17,199
Is this enough equipment,
say, for a highly skilled
psychiatrist?
1085
00:51:17,240 --> 00:51:19,076
Not exactly.
1086
00:51:19,117 --> 00:51:21,328
So in other words,
it takes more ability
to be a psychiatrist
1087
00:51:21,369 --> 00:51:23,997
than it does to be
the commander of
a US naval vessel.
1088
00:51:24,039 --> 00:51:26,666
It takes-- That is,
uh, different abilities
are required.
1089
00:51:26,708 --> 00:51:28,919
You're making the comparison,
not I.
1090
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:31,713
No, Doctor, you're the one
that said you don't think
Commander Queeg's sickness
1091
00:51:31,755 --> 00:51:34,049
should disable him for command.
1092
00:51:34,091 --> 00:51:37,552
I am suggesting that since
you evidently know little about
the requirements of command,
1093
00:51:37,594 --> 00:51:39,429
that you may be wrong
in your conclusion.
1094
00:51:39,471 --> 00:51:41,932
Well, I reject
your suggestion.
Oh, you do? Why?
1095
00:51:41,973 --> 00:51:44,226
Because you've deliberately
substituted the word "sick,"
1096
00:51:44,267 --> 00:51:46,853
which is a loose--
a polarizing--
Have I?
1097
00:51:46,895 --> 00:51:48,605
A what word, Doctor?
Polarizing.
1098
00:51:48,647 --> 00:51:50,440
A polarizing word.
I never said "sick."
1099
00:51:50,482 --> 00:51:53,276
My grasp of the requirements
of command is adequate,
1100
00:51:53,318 --> 00:51:56,071
or I would have
disqualified myself
from serving on the board.
1101
00:51:56,113 --> 00:51:57,781
Maybe you should
have disqualified yourself.
1102
00:51:57,823 --> 00:51:59,491
Objection!
The witness is being badgered!
1103
00:51:59,533 --> 00:52:01,618
I withdraw
my last statement.
1104
00:52:01,660 --> 00:52:03,537
No further questions.
1105
00:52:03,578 --> 00:52:06,206
Doctor, the defense counsel
has managed to put
words into your mouth
1106
00:52:06,248 --> 00:52:08,542
that I'm certain
you don't mean.
1107
00:52:08,583 --> 00:52:11,419
I'm not aware that
he succeeded in putting
any words into my mouth.
1108
00:52:11,461 --> 00:52:14,464
Doctor, he drew
the implication from you
that Captain Queeg is sick.
1109
00:52:14,506 --> 00:52:17,634
Surely you don't--
I'm careful in my use
of terminology.
1110
00:52:17,676 --> 00:52:20,846
I did not use the term "sick."
1111
00:52:20,887 --> 00:52:25,684
Captain Queeg is definitely
not disabled for command,
which is the only issue here.
1112
00:52:28,770 --> 00:52:30,313
Prosecution rests.
1113
00:52:32,023 --> 00:52:33,650
Defense,
present your case.
1114
00:52:34,860 --> 00:52:36,653
I call the accused.
1115
00:52:38,029 --> 00:52:41,741
Does the accused request that
he be permitted to testify?
Yes, sir.
1116
00:52:41,783 --> 00:52:43,785
You have the right
not to take the stand.
1117
00:52:43,827 --> 00:52:46,663
If you don't take the stand,
that fact won't be
to your prejudice.
1118
00:52:46,705 --> 00:52:50,333
If you take the stand,
you may be subjected to
a rigorous cross-examination.
1119
00:52:50,375 --> 00:52:52,252
I understand that,
sir.
1120
00:52:52,294 --> 00:52:54,212
You may take the stand.
1121
00:52:57,382 --> 00:52:59,885
State your name, rank
and present position.
1122
00:52:59,926 --> 00:53:01,303
Steven Maryk,
Lieutenant, US Navy,
1123
00:53:01,344 --> 00:53:03,180
executive officer
of the USS Caine.
1124
00:53:03,221 --> 00:53:05,724
Are you the accused
in this court-martial?
Yes, I am.
1125
00:53:05,765 --> 00:53:08,143
What was your occupation
in civilian life?
1126
00:53:08,185 --> 00:53:10,937
Helping my father
in his fishing business.
We own a couple boats.
1127
00:53:10,979 --> 00:53:12,898
Where?
San Francisco.
1128
00:53:12,939 --> 00:53:15,317
Then you were familiar
with the problems
of ocean-going ship handling
1129
00:53:15,358 --> 00:53:17,152
prior to joining the Navy?
1130
00:53:17,194 --> 00:53:19,654
Yes, I've been on boats
since I was 14.
1131
00:53:19,696 --> 00:53:23,325
Did you relieve
the commander of the USS Caine
18th December, 2022?
1132
00:53:23,366 --> 00:53:25,410
Yes, I did.
1133
00:53:25,452 --> 00:53:27,996
Was the Caine in trouble
when you relieved its captain?
Yes, it was.
1134
00:53:28,038 --> 00:53:31,541
And on what facts
do you base that judgment?
Well, several things.
1135
00:53:31,583 --> 00:53:33,168
We couldn't hold course.
1136
00:53:33,210 --> 00:53:35,545
We broached three times
in an hour.
"Broached"?
1137
00:53:35,587 --> 00:53:39,174
Yes, wind and sea took charge
and tossed us sideways
ten minutes at a time.
1138
00:53:39,216 --> 00:53:42,052
We were rolling too steeply
for the inclinometer to record.
1139
00:53:42,093 --> 00:53:45,388
We were shipping water
out of the wheelhouse.
The generators were cutting out.
1140
00:53:45,430 --> 00:53:48,016
The ship was not responding
to emergency rudder
and engine settings.
1141
00:53:48,058 --> 00:53:49,517
We were lost
and out of control.
1142
00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:51,645
And did you inform
your captain of this?
Yes.
1143
00:53:51,686 --> 00:53:55,732
Repeatedly for an hour.
I begged him
to come north into the wind.
1144
00:53:55,774 --> 00:53:57,234
What was his reply?
1145
00:53:57,275 --> 00:54:00,737
Well, mostly
just a glazed look
and no answer.
1146
00:54:01,655 --> 00:54:03,490
Mr. Maryk,
1147
00:54:03,531 --> 00:54:07,327
when did you start
keeping your medical log
on Commander Queeg?
1148
00:54:07,369 --> 00:54:09,704
Shortly after the incident
with the mines
in the Straits of Hormuz.
1149
00:54:09,746 --> 00:54:13,500
And why did you start it?
I began to think the captain
might be mentally ill.
1150
00:54:13,541 --> 00:54:16,127
Why?
Because of the yellow
dye marker business.
1151
00:54:16,169 --> 00:54:19,839
You mean the incident
where the commander acquired
the nickname Old Yellowstain?
1152
00:54:19,881 --> 00:54:21,091
Yes.
1153
00:54:21,132 --> 00:54:23,468
Were you an eyewitness
to this occurrence?
1154
00:54:23,510 --> 00:54:25,428
I was navigator.
I was right there
on the bridge.
1155
00:54:25,470 --> 00:54:28,056
Please describe
this Yellowstain incident.
1156
00:54:29,391 --> 00:54:32,352
It was the third day
of an assigned sweep
with two other MCMs.
1157
00:54:32,394 --> 00:54:33,895
Mm-hmm.
1158
00:54:33,937 --> 00:54:36,731
We had detected
a field of acoustic mines.
1159
00:54:36,773 --> 00:54:38,733
[speaking louder]
It was the third day
1160
00:54:38,775 --> 00:54:40,777
of an assigned sweep
with two other MCMs.
1161
00:54:40,819 --> 00:54:42,779
We detected a field
of acoustic mines
1162
00:54:42,821 --> 00:54:44,781
in the narrowest part
of the strait
1163
00:54:44,823 --> 00:54:46,950
and we'd been ordered
to destroy them in place
using high explosives.
1164
00:54:46,992 --> 00:54:50,287
And that's delicate business.
It's gotta be done just right.
1165
00:54:50,328 --> 00:54:52,956
We milled around out there
for a while.
1166
00:54:52,998 --> 00:54:56,042
Then the captain decided
not to set the charges.
1167
00:54:56,084 --> 00:54:58,086
He gave us some excuse
about faulty equipment.
1168
00:54:58,128 --> 00:55:00,797
I checked the gear.
It was in perfect working order.
1169
00:55:00,839 --> 00:55:02,716
And the captain
wouldn't hear it.
1170
00:55:02,757 --> 00:55:05,260
He said the tech was incompetent
and he knew better.
1171
00:55:05,302 --> 00:55:08,054
So we dropped
a yellow dye marker
over the side,
1172
00:55:08,096 --> 00:55:10,223
radioed to the other MCM
to destroy the mines.
1173
00:55:10,265 --> 00:55:14,102
They radioed back
to slow down, but we just--
we steamed right out of there.
1174
00:55:14,144 --> 00:55:15,478
[Greenwald] "Steamed."
Now, Mr. Maryk--
1175
00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:18,023
The court wishes to
question the witness.
1176
00:55:18,064 --> 00:55:21,776
Lieutenant, you say
the gear was in working order.
Did you check it personally?
1177
00:55:21,818 --> 00:55:24,362
Yes, sir, along with
the chief electronic tech
and the sonar men.
1178
00:55:24,404 --> 00:55:26,406
It was fine.
There was absolutely
nothing wrong with the gear.
1179
00:55:26,448 --> 00:55:29,075
And after you steamed away,
was there any danger
due to shock waves
1180
00:55:29,117 --> 00:55:30,702
from the underwater
detonations?
1181
00:55:30,744 --> 00:55:32,829
No.
No, there was not.
1182
00:55:32,871 --> 00:55:35,498
MCMs are designed to
withstand that kind of thing.
We do this all the time.
1183
00:55:35,540 --> 00:55:39,252
Now, you say these boats
signaled to you
to slow down.
1184
00:55:39,294 --> 00:55:41,921
Yes, sir.
Was the signal reported
to your captain?
1185
00:55:41,963 --> 00:55:43,673
I reported it to him myself.
1186
00:55:43,715 --> 00:55:45,467
Was he aware that
he was steaming away
1187
00:55:45,508 --> 00:55:47,927
from his assigned spot
in the sweep formation?
1188
00:55:47,969 --> 00:55:50,513
It was obvious to
everyone on the bridge.
I pointed it out.
1189
00:55:50,555 --> 00:55:52,682
I said we were breaking
the sweep pattern,
1190
00:55:52,724 --> 00:55:54,976
that the other vessels
would not know
where we'd found the mines.
1191
00:55:55,018 --> 00:55:59,439
And that is when he said,
"We'll drop a yellow dye marker
over the side then."
1192
00:55:59,481 --> 00:56:01,358
You may continue.
1193
00:56:01,399 --> 00:56:04,736
Mr. Maryk, why didn't
you go immediately
to a higher authority
1194
00:56:04,778 --> 00:56:07,447
with your doubts
about Captain Queeg's
mental health?
1195
00:56:07,489 --> 00:56:10,325
I felt if I had a record,
I'd be on stronger ground.
1196
00:56:10,367 --> 00:56:12,410
That's when I decided
to keep the medical log.
1197
00:56:12,452 --> 00:56:15,872
If I was wrong,
I'd just burn it.
I kept it under lock and key.
1198
00:56:15,914 --> 00:56:17,791
And what,
in your opinion,
1199
00:56:17,832 --> 00:56:20,460
made an incident worthy
of keeping a record
in the medical log?
1200
00:56:20,502 --> 00:56:22,670
Any act that seemed
abnormal or strange.
1201
00:56:22,712 --> 00:56:24,714
Like what?
Like the coffee machine.
1202
00:56:24,756 --> 00:56:26,299
The coffee machine
business?
Yes.
1203
00:56:26,341 --> 00:56:28,134
Well, please describe
the coffee machine thing.
1204
00:56:28,176 --> 00:56:30,053
We had a new coffee machine
in the wardroom.
1205
00:56:30,095 --> 00:56:33,765
And, uh, Captain
really liked his coffee.
But you had to be careful.
1206
00:56:33,807 --> 00:56:36,309
You couldn't leave it
plugged in too long
or the thing would burn out.
1207
00:56:36,351 --> 00:56:38,520
That's exactly what happened.
1208
00:56:38,561 --> 00:56:40,814
One of the guys assigned
to the wardroom mess duty
forgot to unplug it
1209
00:56:40,855 --> 00:56:43,066
and the thing was--
it was just fried.
1210
00:56:43,108 --> 00:56:45,735
And none of them would admit
which one had done it.
1211
00:56:45,777 --> 00:56:49,406
So the captain ordered
all the officers of the ship
to sit as a trial of inquiry
1212
00:56:49,447 --> 00:56:51,366
to find out who'd burned out
the coffee machine.
1213
00:56:51,408 --> 00:56:55,036
Which-- Look, in itself,
it's a silly thing.
1214
00:56:55,078 --> 00:56:57,914
But this went on
for 36 hours.
1215
00:56:57,956 --> 00:56:59,249
[Greenwald whistles]
1216
00:56:59,290 --> 00:57:00,875
[Maryk]
All ship's work suspended.
1217
00:57:00,917 --> 00:57:03,294
And there we are, all of us,
we're in the wardroom.
1218
00:57:03,336 --> 00:57:06,047
We're dying for sleep,
we need showers,
1219
00:57:06,089 --> 00:57:08,633
and we're trying to figure out
which one of these poor bastards
burned out the coffee machine.
1220
00:57:08,675 --> 00:57:11,970
And they're so scared,
they think whoever did it
is gonna get shot.
1221
00:57:12,011 --> 00:57:13,847
They'd have sooner died
before they told us.
1222
00:57:13,888 --> 00:57:16,266
And so, finally,
I go to the captain
1223
00:57:16,307 --> 00:57:19,394
and I say all the officers
will admit that they're
incompetent investigators
1224
00:57:19,436 --> 00:57:21,855
and take the hit
on their fitness reports,
1225
00:57:21,896 --> 00:57:26,109
but we can't find out
who left the coffee machine
plugged in for too long.
1226
00:57:26,151 --> 00:57:29,279
And so he makes a mark
in his black book
and he calls off the inquiry.
1227
00:57:29,320 --> 00:57:32,115
It's things like that.
Or the water business.
1228
00:57:32,157 --> 00:57:33,366
The water business.
Yes.
1229
00:57:33,408 --> 00:57:35,743
Please describe
that water business.
1230
00:57:35,785 --> 00:57:39,914
Look, it's all in the log.
I know, but please describe
the water business.
1231
00:57:39,956 --> 00:57:42,709
The captain
restricted water use
from the entire crew
1232
00:57:42,750 --> 00:57:44,711
for two days
in the middle
of a dust storm
1233
00:57:44,752 --> 00:57:48,381
because he caught
one of the deck gang
taking a shower.
1234
00:57:48,423 --> 00:57:51,342
Or it's plain crazy things.
Cheese business.
1235
00:57:51,384 --> 00:57:52,927
The cheese business.
The strawberry-- Yes.
1236
00:57:52,969 --> 00:57:56,055
Cheese business?
I don't recall
any cheese business.
1237
00:57:56,097 --> 00:57:59,225
This was on the first ship
the captain was assigned to,
sir, as an ensign.
1238
00:57:59,267 --> 00:58:02,437
Cheese was going missing
from the ship's stores.
1239
00:58:02,479 --> 00:58:04,647
And the captain investigated
and he caught a sailor
1240
00:58:04,689 --> 00:58:08,318
who'd made a duplicate key
to the padlock
to the refrigerator.
1241
00:58:08,359 --> 00:58:10,487
Now, for catching
this cheese thief,
1242
00:58:10,528 --> 00:58:12,697
he was given a letter
of commendation.
1243
00:58:12,739 --> 00:58:15,283
This is during peacetime,
so naturally
he's pretty proud of the thing.
1244
00:58:15,325 --> 00:58:19,245
So when the strawberry stuff
started, he insisted
it was the same thing.
1245
00:58:19,287 --> 00:58:20,830
And all we had to do
was find the guy
1246
00:58:20,872 --> 00:58:23,791
who had made a duplicate key
to the wardroom fridge.
1247
00:58:23,833 --> 00:58:25,919
But of course
that's ridiculous.
1248
00:58:25,960 --> 00:58:29,464
It was one of the guys assigned
to the wardroom mess again.
1249
00:58:29,506 --> 00:58:32,217
We all knew that they'd eaten
this quart of strawberries.
1250
00:58:32,258 --> 00:58:33,676
It was left over
from the wardroom mess.
1251
00:58:33,718 --> 00:58:35,762
They were entitled to it.
That was the custom.
1252
00:58:35,803 --> 00:58:37,722
But when the captain
started to freak out
about those strawberries,
1253
00:58:37,764 --> 00:58:39,599
they froze up,
said they didn't
know who'd eaten them.
1254
00:58:39,641 --> 00:58:42,393
And the captain's
so hot on his theory
he believes them.
1255
00:58:42,435 --> 00:58:44,562
So he ordered the search
for the key.
Yes, sir.
1256
00:58:44,604 --> 00:58:49,317
We have never seen Captain Queeg
so happy before or since.
1257
00:58:49,359 --> 00:58:52,237
He's living the cheese business
all over again.
1258
00:58:52,278 --> 00:58:54,864
He organized the search himself.
1259
00:58:54,906 --> 00:58:57,492
We collected every key
on that ship.
1260
00:58:57,534 --> 00:59:01,287
We had just boxes--
barrels of keys.
1261
00:59:01,329 --> 00:59:03,373
That's about 2,800 of them
all told,
1262
00:59:03,414 --> 00:59:05,625
each tagged
with the owner's name.
1263
00:59:05,667 --> 00:59:09,003
And just to be safe,
we searched that ship
from stem to stern,
1264
00:59:09,045 --> 00:59:11,673
from the radar mast
to the bilge.
1265
00:59:11,714 --> 00:59:13,091
We stripped the crew naked.
1266
00:59:13,132 --> 00:59:14,968
[Greenwald]
Naked?
Yes, sir. Naked.
1267
00:59:15,009 --> 00:59:17,428
Each one of them lined up,
stark naked,
1268
00:59:17,470 --> 00:59:19,722
and we shook out their clothes.
1269
00:59:19,764 --> 00:59:22,684
We searched their lockers.
We searched every hole,
every place on that ship.
1270
00:59:22,725 --> 00:59:25,353
We crawled under the bilge
and pulled out
the lead ballast blocks
1271
00:59:25,395 --> 00:59:27,105
that are 200 pounds apiece.
1272
00:59:27,146 --> 00:59:30,316
This went on for three days.
1273
00:59:30,358 --> 00:59:32,360
[Greenwald]
Three days?
[Maryk] Yes, sir.
1274
00:59:32,402 --> 00:59:36,531
All in the name of a key
that never existed.
1275
00:59:36,573 --> 00:59:41,286
So, when I saw the captain
sitting by the fridge,
1276
00:59:41,327 --> 00:59:43,204
pulling keys one by one
from a barrel
1277
00:59:43,246 --> 00:59:47,667
and trying them in a padlock
for hours on end
with a gleam in his eye,
1278
00:59:47,709 --> 00:59:49,794
I gave up.
1279
00:59:49,836 --> 00:59:53,590
And that is when
I showed the medical log
to Lieutenant Keefer.
1280
00:59:54,757 --> 00:59:56,509
Mr. Maryk,
1281
00:59:56,551 --> 00:59:58,761
when Lieutenant Keefer
finished reading
your medical log,
1282
00:59:58,803 --> 01:00:01,097
what was
his first comment?
1283
01:00:01,848 --> 01:00:03,516
Sir, I don't remember.
1284
01:00:03,558 --> 01:00:06,311
Did he encourage you
to go to Admiral Williams?
1285
01:00:06,352 --> 01:00:08,271
No, sir,
I did that on my own.
1286
01:00:08,313 --> 01:00:10,398
But he went with you
to the flagship.
1287
01:00:10,440 --> 01:00:14,110
Yes, sir.
So, at first,
he didn't discourage you?
1288
01:00:15,653 --> 01:00:18,448
Once we were
aboard the flagship,
he discouraged me
1289
01:00:18,489 --> 01:00:20,950
and said we shouldn't
go through it and we didn't.
1290
01:00:20,992 --> 01:00:23,453
Would you say his testimony
on the subject was
substantially correct?
1291
01:00:23,494 --> 01:00:25,955
Yes, sir.
This was all my doing, sir.
1292
01:00:25,997 --> 01:00:27,457
Continue your examination.
1293
01:00:27,498 --> 01:00:29,876
Mr. Maryk,
when the cyclone was over,
1294
01:00:29,917 --> 01:00:32,795
did Commander Queeg
make an attempt
to regain command?
1295
01:00:32,837 --> 01:00:34,589
Yes.
1296
01:00:34,631 --> 01:00:36,966
On the morning of the 19th,
after the storm had blown out.
1297
01:00:37,008 --> 01:00:38,468
What happened?
1298
01:00:39,844 --> 01:00:42,096
Well, I was in the chart house
writing up a dispatch.
1299
01:00:42,138 --> 01:00:44,974
And?
I was reporting the relief
to Admiral Williams.
1300
01:00:45,016 --> 01:00:47,352
And?
1301
01:00:47,393 --> 01:00:50,355
Captain Queeg came and asked
if I would go to his cabin
and speak to him
1302
01:00:50,396 --> 01:00:52,315
before I sent the dispatch.
1303
01:00:52,357 --> 01:00:55,276
So I went below
and we talked.
1304
01:00:55,318 --> 01:00:57,236
And what happened?
1305
01:00:58,529 --> 01:01:02,325
It was the same as before,
uh, at first.
1306
01:01:02,367 --> 01:01:04,202
He said I'd be
court-martialed for mutiny.
1307
01:01:04,243 --> 01:01:08,289
And then he went
on this long thing about
how much he loved the Navy,
1308
01:01:08,331 --> 01:01:10,208
that he has no other interests,
1309
01:01:10,249 --> 01:01:13,503
and even if
he was cleared of this
that his record would be ruined.
1310
01:01:13,544 --> 01:01:16,255
And I told him
I felt sorry for him.
1311
01:01:16,297 --> 01:01:18,174
And I-- I really did.
1312
01:01:19,884 --> 01:01:22,970
And that's when
he came out with
his proposal.
1313
01:01:23,012 --> 01:01:24,430
Which?
1314
01:01:25,807 --> 01:01:28,184
He said he wouldn't
write me up and report me,
1315
01:01:28,226 --> 01:01:30,144
that he would resume
command of the ship
1316
01:01:30,186 --> 01:01:33,314
and that the whole thing would
be written off and forgotten.
1317
01:01:33,356 --> 01:01:35,858
And what was your reply
to his proposal?
1318
01:01:35,900 --> 01:01:37,777
I was amazed.
1319
01:01:37,819 --> 01:01:40,863
I said, Captain,
the whole ship knows about it.
[Greenwald] Yes.
1320
01:01:40,905 --> 01:01:43,157
It's written up
in the quartermaster's log.
1321
01:01:43,199 --> 01:01:45,368
It's written up
in the officer
of the deck's log.
1322
01:01:45,410 --> 01:01:48,913
And, uh--
And he hemmed and hawed.
1323
01:01:48,955 --> 01:01:51,165
[Greenwald]
And?
1324
01:01:51,207 --> 01:01:53,042
What happened next?
1325
01:01:53,084 --> 01:01:55,211
Finally, he said
it wouldn't be
the first time
1326
01:01:55,253 --> 01:01:58,172
that a rough log
had been corrected
and fixed up after the fact.
1327
01:01:58,214 --> 01:02:00,842
Did you remind him
that the alteration of logs
is strictly forbidden?
1328
01:02:00,883 --> 01:02:03,428
Yes, I did.
And he kind of laughed.
1329
01:02:03,469 --> 01:02:05,930
He said it was either that
or a court-martial
for mutiny for me
1330
01:02:05,972 --> 01:02:08,766
and a black mark
on his record which he felt
he did not deserve.
1331
01:02:08,808 --> 01:02:10,017
And what followed?
1332
01:02:10,059 --> 01:02:11,978
He begged and he pleaded.
1333
01:02:12,019 --> 01:02:16,607
And, uh, at one point he cried
and eventually got very angry
1334
01:02:16,649 --> 01:02:18,359
and he ordered me out
of his cabin.
1335
01:02:18,401 --> 01:02:20,695
That is when
I sent the dispatch.
1336
01:02:20,737 --> 01:02:25,199
Then you had the opportunity,
less than 24 hours later,
1337
01:02:25,241 --> 01:02:28,911
to expunge this whole event
from the official records
1338
01:02:28,953 --> 01:02:31,914
with your captain's
knowledge and approval.
1339
01:02:31,956 --> 01:02:33,583
Yes, sir.
1340
01:02:33,624 --> 01:02:36,753
Mr. Maryk,
were you panicky at all
during the storm?
1341
01:02:36,794 --> 01:02:38,546
No, I was not.
1342
01:02:38,588 --> 01:02:42,592
Lieutenant, you are charged
with relieving
your captain willfully,
1343
01:02:42,633 --> 01:02:47,430
without authority
and without justifiable cause.
1344
01:02:47,472 --> 01:02:49,432
Did you relieve
Commander Queeg willfully?
1345
01:02:49,474 --> 01:02:52,435
Yes.
I knew what I was doing.
1346
01:02:52,477 --> 01:02:54,729
Did you relieve him
without authority?
1347
01:02:54,771 --> 01:02:57,607
No, my authority is Chapter 11
of Navy Regulations.
1348
01:02:57,648 --> 01:03:00,943
Did you relieve
without justifiable cause?
No.
1349
01:03:00,985 --> 01:03:03,488
My justifiable cause was
the captain's mental breakdown
1350
01:03:03,529 --> 01:03:05,531
at a time when the ship
was in danger.
1351
01:03:05,573 --> 01:03:08,451
Thank you.
No further questions.
1352
01:03:10,077 --> 01:03:13,831
Mr. Maryk,
this amazing interview
1353
01:03:13,873 --> 01:03:17,668
in which the captain offered
to falsify official records,
1354
01:03:17,710 --> 01:03:19,754
were there
any witnesses to it?
1355
01:03:20,630 --> 01:03:22,799
We were alone in his cabin.
No.
1356
01:03:22,840 --> 01:03:25,843
This incident with the mines.
Did anyone else
see these records?
1357
01:03:25,885 --> 01:03:27,970
Which, according to you,
indicated that the Caine
1358
01:03:28,012 --> 01:03:29,931
had departed
her assigned sweep formation?
1359
01:03:29,972 --> 01:03:32,809
Was there anything
in the records
of the ship's movements
1360
01:03:32,850 --> 01:03:35,394
that would verify
that departure?
1361
01:03:35,436 --> 01:03:37,313
Well, about an hour
after it happened,
1362
01:03:37,355 --> 01:03:40,066
the captain asked
to see the chart,
he took it to his cabin,
1363
01:03:40,107 --> 01:03:42,777
and when I got the log back,
there was no mention
of the incident.
1364
01:03:42,819 --> 01:03:46,239
Right. Then you have
no corroboration
of this story.
1365
01:03:46,280 --> 01:03:48,574
No.
[clears throat]
1366
01:03:48,616 --> 01:03:52,662
Mr. Maryk, who coined
the nickname Old Yellowstain?
1367
01:03:52,703 --> 01:03:55,164
That just sprung
into existence.
1368
01:03:55,206 --> 01:03:57,959
Throughout the ship
or just among
the officers?
1369
01:03:58,000 --> 01:03:59,335
Just among the officers.
1370
01:03:59,377 --> 01:04:01,712
You sure you didn't
coin it yourself?
1371
01:04:01,754 --> 01:04:03,005
I didn't.
1372
01:04:03,881 --> 01:04:08,803
What kind of rating
would you give yourself
for loyalty to your captain?
1373
01:04:08,845 --> 01:04:11,305
I'd say
I was a loyal officer.
1374
01:04:12,265 --> 01:04:15,476
Did you issue
a 72-hour liberty
1375
01:04:15,518 --> 01:04:18,563
to Petty Officer Stilwell
in December
1376
01:04:18,604 --> 01:04:21,649
against your captain's
express instructions?
1377
01:04:21,691 --> 01:04:23,734
Yes.
You call that
a loyal act?
1378
01:04:23,776 --> 01:04:24,819
No.
1379
01:04:24,861 --> 01:04:27,572
Then you admit to
a disloyal act
1380
01:04:27,613 --> 01:04:30,116
in your first days
as executive officer.
1381
01:04:30,157 --> 01:04:31,576
Yes.
1382
01:04:31,617 --> 01:04:35,538
Mr. Maryk, where did you
get your schooling?
1383
01:04:35,580 --> 01:04:37,290
Public schools,
San Francisco.
Okay.
1384
01:04:37,331 --> 01:04:38,958
And San Francisco
State University.
1385
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:41,544
And how were your grades
in elementary school?
1386
01:04:41,586 --> 01:04:43,462
[scoffs]
They were okay.
1387
01:04:43,504 --> 01:04:46,841
Average? Above average?
Below average?
1388
01:04:46,883 --> 01:04:47,884
Average.
1389
01:04:47,925 --> 01:04:50,219
How about your
high school grades?
1390
01:04:50,261 --> 01:04:53,890
Well, I didn't do
so good there.
Uh, below average.
1391
01:04:54,849 --> 01:04:57,226
What kind of courses
did you take in college?
1392
01:04:57,268 --> 01:04:58,394
Business courses.
1393
01:04:58,436 --> 01:05:00,062
Any pre-medical courses?
No.
1394
01:05:00,104 --> 01:05:03,399
Any psychology?
Any psychiatry courses?
No.
1395
01:05:03,441 --> 01:05:05,359
How were your grades
in college?
They--
1396
01:05:05,401 --> 01:05:08,529
I got by.
Below average?
1397
01:05:09,155 --> 01:05:11,282
[Maryk]
Yes.
1398
01:05:11,324 --> 01:05:14,827
[Challee] Where did you
get these ideas
about paranoia?
1399
01:05:14,869 --> 01:05:18,331
Prob-- Well, books.
And, uh... [clears throat]
...a lot of research online.
1400
01:05:18,372 --> 01:05:20,750
Books? What books?
Name the titles.
Which websites?
1401
01:05:20,791 --> 01:05:23,336
They're medical type books
about mental illness,
1402
01:05:23,377 --> 01:05:26,213
and I-I don't remember
the exact names of the sites.
1403
01:05:26,255 --> 01:05:29,675
Oh. Was this
your intellectual hobby,
reading about psychiatry?
1404
01:05:29,717 --> 01:05:31,969
No.
Well, then where did
you get these books?
1405
01:05:32,011 --> 01:05:35,056
Fr-- I borrowed them
from, uh, ships' doctors
here and there.
1406
01:05:35,097 --> 01:05:39,226
[chuckles]
And with your background,
your scholastic record,
1407
01:05:39,268 --> 01:05:43,189
you imagine that you understood
these highly technical
and scientific works?
1408
01:05:43,230 --> 01:05:45,107
I got something out of them.
1409
01:05:45,149 --> 01:05:47,401
What is
a conditioned reflex?
1410
01:05:47,443 --> 01:05:48,945
I don't know.
1411
01:05:48,986 --> 01:05:50,905
What is schizophrenia?
1412
01:05:50,947 --> 01:05:53,074
Uh, I think it's--
it's a mental illness.
1413
01:05:53,115 --> 01:05:54,408
You think so?
Yes.
1414
01:05:54,450 --> 01:05:56,911
What are its symptoms?
I don't know.
1415
01:05:56,953 --> 01:06:00,539
In fact, you don't know
what you're talking about
when you discuss mental illness.
1416
01:06:00,581 --> 01:06:03,876
Is that right?
Well, you know, I never said
I knew much about it.
1417
01:06:03,918 --> 01:06:04,919
[chuckles]
1418
01:06:04,961 --> 01:06:06,504
Have you ever heard
the expression
1419
01:06:06,545 --> 01:06:08,547
that a little learning
is a dangerous thing?
1420
01:06:08,965 --> 01:06:10,591
Yes.
1421
01:06:10,633 --> 01:06:12,718
You had a head full of terms
you didn't understand,
1422
01:06:12,760 --> 01:06:15,262
and on that basis
felt you had the right
1423
01:06:15,304 --> 01:06:17,640
to depose
a commanding officer
1424
01:06:17,682 --> 01:06:19,767
on the grounds
of mental illness.
1425
01:06:19,809 --> 01:06:22,520
Is that right?
I didn't relieve Captain Queeg
because what the book said.
1426
01:06:22,561 --> 01:06:26,816
I relieved him because the ship
was in danger of sinking.
No, never mind the ship.
1427
01:06:26,857 --> 01:06:29,568
We are discussing
your grasp of psychiatry.
Mm-hmm.
1428
01:06:29,610 --> 01:06:34,323
Did you hear the diagnosis
of the qualified psychiatrist
who examined your captain?
1429
01:06:34,365 --> 01:06:36,158
Yes.
And what was
their diagnosis?
1430
01:06:36,200 --> 01:06:38,995
Was he crazy or wasn't he
on December 18th?
1431
01:06:39,036 --> 01:06:40,663
They say he wasn't.
1432
01:06:40,705 --> 01:06:43,249
But you,
with your whining gripes
of strawberries
1433
01:06:43,290 --> 01:06:46,419
and coffee makers,
know better.
1434
01:06:46,460 --> 01:06:50,172
Mr. Maryk, who was
the third ranking officer
on your ship?
1435
01:06:50,214 --> 01:06:51,674
Lieutenant Keefer.
1436
01:06:51,716 --> 01:06:53,759
Was he
a good officer?
Yes.
1437
01:06:53,801 --> 01:06:56,512
Do you consider his mind
as good as yours?
1438
01:06:56,554 --> 01:06:58,931
Yes. Uh, better.
Better.
1439
01:06:58,973 --> 01:07:02,101
Did you show
your medical log to him?
Yes.
1440
01:07:02,143 --> 01:07:05,604
Was he convinced by it
that the captain
was mentally ill?
1441
01:07:06,188 --> 01:07:08,065
No.
1442
01:07:08,107 --> 01:07:10,943
He talked to you
out of trying to have
the captain relieved.
1443
01:07:10,985 --> 01:07:12,028
Yes.
1444
01:07:12,069 --> 01:07:14,030
And yet two weeks later,
1445
01:07:14,071 --> 01:07:17,283
despite the whole weight
of naval discipline,
1446
01:07:17,324 --> 01:07:20,453
despite the arguments
of the next officer
in rank to you,
1447
01:07:20,494 --> 01:07:22,455
a superior intellect,
1448
01:07:22,496 --> 01:07:24,373
despite all this,
1449
01:07:24,415 --> 01:07:27,918
you went ahead
and seized command
of your ship?
1450
01:07:29,336 --> 01:07:31,047
I relieved Captain Queeg
1451
01:07:31,088 --> 01:07:32,965
because he definitely
seemed sick
1452
01:07:33,007 --> 01:07:35,384
on the morning
of the cyclone.
1453
01:07:35,426 --> 01:07:38,679
You still believe
that your diagnosis
of Captain Queeg
1454
01:07:38,721 --> 01:07:40,765
is superior
to the doctors'?
1455
01:07:40,806 --> 01:07:44,060
J-- O-Only about Queeg
on the morning
of the cyclone.
1456
01:07:46,312 --> 01:07:48,064
No more questions.
1457
01:07:50,399 --> 01:07:51,942
No re-examination.
1458
01:07:53,319 --> 01:07:54,904
You may step down,
Lieutenant.
1459
01:08:02,787 --> 01:08:05,539
Call
Lieutenant Commander Queeg.
1460
01:08:14,924 --> 01:08:18,469
Commander, you are reminded
that you are still under oath.
1461
01:08:18,511 --> 01:08:20,888
Yes, sir.
Be seated.
1462
01:08:23,349 --> 01:08:25,684
Commander, on the morning
of the 19th December,
1463
01:08:25,725 --> 01:08:28,729
did you have an interview
in your room
with Lieutenant Maryk?
1464
01:08:28,770 --> 01:08:30,106
Well, let's see.
1465
01:08:30,147 --> 01:08:33,024
The 19th,
the day after the storm.
1466
01:08:33,067 --> 01:08:34,318
Yes. Yes, I did.
1467
01:08:34,359 --> 01:08:36,946
Was the interview
at your request?
Yes.
1468
01:08:36,987 --> 01:08:38,948
What was the substance
of the interview?
1469
01:08:38,988 --> 01:08:41,367
Well, as I say,
I felt sorry for him.
1470
01:08:41,408 --> 01:08:43,786
Hated to see him
ruining his life
1471
01:08:43,828 --> 01:08:46,287
over one panicky mistake,
1472
01:08:46,330 --> 01:08:50,542
particularly knowing
that it was his ambition
to make the Navy a career.
1473
01:08:50,584 --> 01:08:53,629
I tried as hard as I could
to show him
what a mistake he had made,
1474
01:08:53,671 --> 01:08:56,090
suggested
he relinquish command
back to me
1475
01:08:56,131 --> 01:08:58,591
and offered to be
as lenient as possible
1476
01:08:58,634 --> 01:09:00,426
when reporting
what had happened.
1477
01:09:00,469 --> 01:09:03,305
You never offered
not to report the incident?
How could I?
1478
01:09:03,346 --> 01:09:06,475
It had already been
recorded in the logs.
Yes.
1479
01:09:06,517 --> 01:09:09,103
Those logs,
were they handwritten,
typed, or what?
1480
01:09:09,145 --> 01:09:10,938
It wouldn't have
made a difference.
1481
01:09:10,979 --> 01:09:13,858
Were they handwritten,
Commander?
Well, probably.
1482
01:09:13,899 --> 01:09:16,068
Quartermasters log, OOD.
1483
01:09:16,109 --> 01:09:18,194
Rough logs
are usually handwritten.
1484
01:09:18,237 --> 01:09:21,573
I can't imagine
that the yeoman had time
to type out smooth logs,
1485
01:09:21,615 --> 01:09:23,408
given all the excitement.
1486
01:09:23,450 --> 01:09:26,120
Did you offer
to alter the logs
and not report the incident?
1487
01:09:26,162 --> 01:09:28,413
No, I did not.
Alterations are not permitted.
1488
01:09:28,455 --> 01:09:30,499
Lieutenant Maryk
testified under oath,
Commander,
1489
01:09:30,541 --> 01:09:32,585
that you made
such an offer.
1490
01:09:32,626 --> 01:09:36,380
Not only that, but you
begged and pleaded with him
to alter the logs,
1491
01:09:36,421 --> 01:09:39,841
in return for which
you promised to hush up
the story completely
1492
01:09:39,884 --> 01:09:41,510
and make no report.
1493
01:09:41,551 --> 01:09:43,220
Well, that's just
not the truth.
1494
01:09:43,261 --> 01:09:45,639
There isn't any truth
in it at all?
1495
01:09:45,680 --> 01:09:48,725
It's a complete distortion
of what I've said.
My version is the exact truth.
1496
01:09:48,767 --> 01:09:51,687
You deny the proposal
to alter the logs
and hush up the story.
1497
01:09:51,729 --> 01:09:53,647
Yes. I deny it completely.
1498
01:09:53,689 --> 01:09:56,483
Th-That's the part
that he's made up,
the crying and the pleading.
1499
01:09:56,525 --> 01:09:57,818
It's fantastic.
1500
01:09:57,860 --> 01:09:59,653
You're accusing Mr. Maryk
of perjury.
1501
01:09:59,695 --> 01:10:01,447
I-I'm not accusing him--
1502
01:10:01,488 --> 01:10:02,823
[laughs]
1503
01:10:02,865 --> 01:10:04,950
He's accused of enough
as it stands.
1504
01:10:04,992 --> 01:10:07,786
I'm just saying you'll hear
a lot of strange things
about me from Maryk.
1505
01:10:07,828 --> 01:10:10,206
Th-That's all I'm saying.
1506
01:10:10,247 --> 01:10:13,542
Isn't it obvious, Commander,
that one of you is not telling
the truth about this meeting?
1507
01:10:13,584 --> 01:10:16,629
Well, it appears so.
Can you prove that
it isn't you?
1508
01:10:16,670 --> 01:10:20,216
Only by citing
a clean record of 21 years
as a naval officer
1509
01:10:20,257 --> 01:10:24,053
over the word of
a man standing trial
for a mutinous act.
1510
01:10:25,763 --> 01:10:30,559
Commander, did you ever
receive $1,000 from
Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith?
1511
01:10:30,601 --> 01:10:32,853
Uh, I don't recall offhand.
1512
01:10:32,895 --> 01:10:35,397
He testified you did.
I did?
On what occasion?
1513
01:10:35,439 --> 01:10:38,901
On the occasion of the loss
of a crate of yours
in the Port of Oman.
1514
01:10:38,943 --> 01:10:41,195
Oh, y-yes. Okay.
[chuckling] I remember that.
1515
01:10:41,237 --> 01:10:43,906
That's over a year ago,
December thereabouts.
1516
01:10:43,948 --> 01:10:46,575
He was responsible
for the loss.
1517
01:10:46,617 --> 01:10:50,246
Well, insisted
on paying for it,
a-a-and so he did.
1518
01:10:50,287 --> 01:10:53,290
And what was in this crate
that cost $1,000?
1519
01:10:53,332 --> 01:10:56,043
Well, uniforms, books,
1520
01:10:56,085 --> 01:10:59,088
n-navigating instruments,
the usual things.
1521
01:10:59,129 --> 01:11:00,923
How was Keith responsible?
1522
01:11:00,965 --> 01:11:03,217
Well, he was the boat officer.
He was responsible for loading.
1523
01:11:03,259 --> 01:11:06,595
He issued foolish,
contradictory orders
that rattled the men.
1524
01:11:06,637 --> 01:11:08,681
They dropped the crate
into the water and it sank.
1525
01:11:08,722 --> 01:11:11,892
A wooden crate,
full of clothes, sank.
1526
01:11:11,934 --> 01:11:14,270
It had other things in it.
1527
01:11:14,311 --> 01:11:16,563
Souvenir coral rocks,
for example.
[chuckles]
1528
01:11:16,605 --> 01:11:20,442
Commander, wasn't the--
the crate entirely full
of bottles of booze?
1529
01:11:20,484 --> 01:11:22,611
Certainly not.
1530
01:11:22,653 --> 01:11:26,782
Lieutenant Keith testified
that he paid you $1,000
for a crate full of liquor.
1531
01:11:26,824 --> 01:11:30,411
Well, you'll hear a lot of
strange distortions from Keith.
A-And from Maryk.
1532
01:11:30,452 --> 01:11:33,789
They're the two culprits here.
They're apt to make all kinds
of strange statements.
1533
01:11:33,831 --> 01:11:35,582
You make this crate
yourself?
1534
01:11:35,624 --> 01:11:38,127
No, a man
from the engine room did.
What's his name?
1535
01:11:38,168 --> 01:11:40,212
I don't recall. It'll be
in the personnel records.
1536
01:11:40,254 --> 01:11:43,048
He's been gone from the ship
for quite some time.
Okay, where is he now?
1537
01:11:43,924 --> 01:11:45,718
Uh, I-I don't know.
1538
01:11:45,759 --> 01:11:49,138
Because you don't know
what his name is?
No.
1539
01:11:49,179 --> 01:11:54,184
Was it Engineman Second Class
Otis F. Langhorn, sir?
1540
01:11:54,226 --> 01:11:56,520
L... Langhorn?
1541
01:11:56,562 --> 01:11:57,896
Yes.
1542
01:11:58,522 --> 01:11:59,773
Langhorn, yeah.
1543
01:11:59,815 --> 01:12:01,984
Well, th-that
sounds about right.
1544
01:12:02,026 --> 01:12:06,905
There's an Otis F. Langhorn,
engineman first class,
in transit right now.
1545
01:12:06,947 --> 01:12:09,575
Defense has arranged to
subpoena him if necessary.
1546
01:12:09,616 --> 01:12:11,785
Are you sure
it's the same one?
1547
01:12:11,827 --> 01:12:14,872
Well, it says 20 months
aboard the Caine.
It's got your signature upon it.
1548
01:12:14,913 --> 01:12:16,749
Would it be useful
to have him called, sir?
1549
01:12:16,790 --> 01:12:19,877
Objection
to this entire irrelevancy
about the crate
1550
01:12:19,918 --> 01:12:22,004
and request it be stricken
from the record.
1551
01:12:22,046 --> 01:12:24,173
The witness's credibility
is being established.
1552
01:12:24,214 --> 01:12:27,760
I put it to the court, sir,
that nothing could be
more relevant to this trial.
1553
01:12:28,719 --> 01:12:30,179
Overruled.
1554
01:12:30,220 --> 01:12:32,598
Court stenographer
will repeat the question.
1555
01:12:32,639 --> 01:12:35,517
[stenographer]
"Would it be useful to
have him subpoenaed, sir?"
1556
01:12:35,559 --> 01:12:39,188
Well, the real question is,
which crate
did Langhorn nail up?
1557
01:12:39,229 --> 01:12:41,482
I-I now recall
having two crates.
1558
01:12:41,523 --> 01:12:45,444
Oh, well,
this is new information
not mentioned by Keith.
1559
01:12:45,486 --> 01:12:47,613
Did Langhorn nail up
both crates, sir?
1560
01:12:47,654 --> 01:12:51,492
I-I can't-- I can't recall
if I had two crates
on th-that occasion
1561
01:12:51,533 --> 01:12:54,036
or two crates
on two separate occasions.
1562
01:12:54,078 --> 01:12:58,374
It's been a long time
and I've had a strenuous year
of command from ports of storm.
1563
01:12:58,415 --> 01:13:00,876
I-- I just--
I can't be clear.
1564
01:13:00,918 --> 01:13:04,296
Commander,
there are a number of issues
in this trial
1565
01:13:04,338 --> 01:13:06,256
which turn on
the issue of credibility
1566
01:13:06,298 --> 01:13:08,384
between yourself
and other officers.
1567
01:13:08,425 --> 01:13:11,136
If you wish,
I can request a quick
little five-minute recess
1568
01:13:11,178 --> 01:13:14,431
while you clear your mind
as best you can about
the matter of this crate.
1569
01:13:14,473 --> 01:13:17,518
No, no, that won't be necessary.
Just give me some time to think.
1570
01:13:17,559 --> 01:13:19,395
Please.
Please.
1571
01:13:22,147 --> 01:13:23,732
Uh...
1572
01:13:24,775 --> 01:13:26,443
Um...
1573
01:13:27,194 --> 01:13:28,904
Uh...
1574
01:13:29,947 --> 01:13:33,200
Ah, o-okay.
I-I've got it straight now.
1575
01:13:33,242 --> 01:13:35,536
Mm-hmm.
I misspoke.
1576
01:13:35,577 --> 01:13:40,165
Uh, San Diego, 2014,
I lost a crate
in similar circumstances.
1577
01:13:40,207 --> 01:13:42,209
That was the crate
with the clothes in it
1578
01:13:42,251 --> 01:13:46,004
and the crate that Keith lost
did contain liquor.
1579
01:13:46,046 --> 01:13:49,091
Entirely full of liquor.
Well, I suppose so.
1580
01:13:49,133 --> 01:13:51,885
You transported this
on your ship.
1581
01:13:51,927 --> 01:13:53,345
You are aware of
Navy Regulations, sir.
1582
01:13:53,387 --> 01:13:55,431
Of course I'm aware
of regulations.
1583
01:13:55,472 --> 01:13:57,599
Th-The crate was sealed
before I got under way.
1584
01:13:57,641 --> 01:13:59,768
I gave it
the same locked stowage
that I did
1585
01:13:59,810 --> 01:14:02,271
the medicinal brandy,
three years' steady duty.
1586
01:14:02,312 --> 01:14:07,109
I gave myself this leeway
as the captain of the Caine,
which was a common practice.
1587
01:14:07,151 --> 01:14:11,655
I do believe that rank
has its privileges,
as they say, and, well, uh--
1588
01:14:11,697 --> 01:14:14,575
I-I didn't mean to
conceal it from the court.
1589
01:14:14,616 --> 01:14:16,452
It's not something
I'm ashamed of.
1590
01:14:16,493 --> 01:14:18,996
I just got the two crates
mixed up in my mind.
1591
01:14:19,037 --> 01:14:20,581
Lieutenant Maryk
also testified, sir,
1592
01:14:20,622 --> 01:14:22,458
that you gave
all the orders
to the boat crew
1593
01:14:22,499 --> 01:14:24,251
which resulted
in the loss of the crate.
1594
01:14:24,293 --> 01:14:26,420
[chuckles]
Well, that's a lie.
1595
01:14:26,462 --> 01:14:29,173
And that you refused
to sign his leave papers
until he paid you for that loss.
1596
01:14:29,214 --> 01:14:31,300
[Queeg]
And that is another lie.
1597
01:14:32,759 --> 01:14:35,888
Commander, during the period
when the Caine
was sweeping for mines
1598
01:14:35,929 --> 01:14:37,639
off the Straits of Hormuz,
1599
01:14:37,681 --> 01:14:39,892
did you steam over
and cut your own tow line?
1600
01:14:39,933 --> 01:14:41,393
[Challee]
Objection!
1601
01:14:41,435 --> 01:14:43,729
This tow line business
is the last straw.
1602
01:14:43,770 --> 01:14:45,981
The tactics
of the defense counsel
are an outrage
1603
01:14:46,023 --> 01:14:47,816
on the dignity
of these proceedings.
1604
01:14:47,858 --> 01:14:49,651
He is systematically
turning this trial
1605
01:14:49,693 --> 01:14:51,737
into a court-martial
of Commander Queeg.
1606
01:14:51,778 --> 01:14:53,322
[Greenwald]
Please the court,
1607
01:14:53,363 --> 01:14:55,324
the trial counsel believes
she has a prima facie case
1608
01:14:55,365 --> 01:14:57,951
based on the report
of two psychiatrists.
1609
01:14:57,993 --> 01:14:59,620
Now, I believe it is
up to the court
1610
01:14:59,661 --> 01:15:02,164
and not
two shore-bound doctors,
however brilliant,
1611
01:15:02,206 --> 01:15:05,417
to decide whether
the captain of the Caine
was mentally well enough
1612
01:15:05,459 --> 01:15:10,047
to retain his self-control
and his post during a cyclone.
1613
01:15:10,088 --> 01:15:12,049
The objection is overruled.
1614
01:15:12,090 --> 01:15:14,051
The witness
will answer the question.
1615
01:15:14,092 --> 01:15:18,013
Okay, well, here's the story
on that particular slander.
1616
01:15:19,014 --> 01:15:20,807
Stilwell
was a-a-at the helm,
1617
01:15:20,849 --> 01:15:23,268
a dreamy, unreliable man
1618
01:15:23,310 --> 01:15:26,813
who failed to warn me
that we were coming around
the full 360 degrees.
1619
01:15:26,855 --> 01:15:30,108
I was the one who recognized
what was happening,
reversed course immediately.
1620
01:15:30,150 --> 01:15:34,071
We did not go over the tow line.
I-It parted in the tight turn.
1621
01:15:34,112 --> 01:15:37,407
Weren't you reprimanding
a petty officer named Urban
at length
1622
01:15:37,449 --> 01:15:42,496
for having his shirttail out
while your ship was
turning 360 degrees, sir?
1623
01:15:42,538 --> 01:15:44,540
Who told you that?
Keith again?
Answer the question, please.
1624
01:15:44,581 --> 01:15:45,999
It's a malicious lie,
of course.
1625
01:15:46,041 --> 01:15:48,043
Was Urban on the bridge?
Yes.
1626
01:15:48,085 --> 01:15:50,837
Was his shirttail out?
Yes, and I reprimanded him.
Took all of two seconds.
1627
01:15:50,879 --> 01:15:52,839
It's not like I dwell
on these sort of things.
1628
01:15:52,881 --> 01:15:54,967
But now that you've brought
the shirttail thing up,
1629
01:15:55,008 --> 01:15:58,887
I'd like to point out
that Ensign Keith,
a department head,
1630
01:15:58,929 --> 01:16:01,557
was responsible
for enforcing
uniform regulations
1631
01:16:01,598 --> 01:16:03,850
and completely screwed
the whole job up.
1632
01:16:03,892 --> 01:16:06,853
When I took over the ship,
it was like some
third-world navy,
1633
01:16:06,895 --> 01:16:09,898
and I bored down on Keith
to look out for things
like shirttails.
1634
01:16:09,940 --> 01:16:13,277
And, well, maybe
that's one of the reasons
that he hates me so much
1635
01:16:13,318 --> 01:16:18,407
and insists on circulating
this nonsense about me
cutting the tow line.
1636
01:16:18,448 --> 01:16:21,201
Did you drop a yellow dye marker
off the Straits of Hormuz?
1637
01:16:21,243 --> 01:16:23,453
No, I, uh-- Maybe.
I-I don't recall.
1638
01:16:23,495 --> 01:16:25,581
Do you recall
what your first mission was?
1639
01:16:25,622 --> 01:16:29,751
Well, uh, to detect
and destroy mines
in the Straits of Hormuz.
1640
01:16:29,793 --> 01:16:31,878
And did you fulfill
that mission?
Yes.
1641
01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:34,339
So why did you drop
the dye marker?
I'm not saying that I did.
1642
01:16:34,381 --> 01:16:37,342
But if I had,
it would have been to mark
a mine that we had detected.
1643
01:16:37,384 --> 01:16:41,388
Commander,
didn't you drop the marker
and retire at high speed,
1644
01:16:41,430 --> 01:16:44,224
taking the Caine
out of its assigned
sweep pattern?
1645
01:16:44,266 --> 01:16:48,604
Now, didn't you do this
to avoid contact with
a dangerous underwater mine
1646
01:16:48,645 --> 01:16:50,355
and leave it
for another ship
to handle?
1647
01:16:50,397 --> 01:16:52,441
The question is abusive
and flagrantly leading.
1648
01:16:52,482 --> 01:16:56,361
I withdraw my last question
on account of
the witness's dim memory.
1649
01:16:56,403 --> 01:16:58,530
I'll proceed
to more recent events.
1650
01:16:58,572 --> 01:17:01,074
[officer] Court desires
to question the witness.
1651
01:17:01,116 --> 01:17:02,951
Commander Queeg,
1652
01:17:02,993 --> 01:17:05,537
in view of the implications
in this line of testimony,
1653
01:17:05,579 --> 01:17:07,956
I urge you
to search your memory
for correct answers.
1654
01:17:07,998 --> 01:17:10,334
Well, I certainly
am trying, sir.
1655
01:17:10,375 --> 01:17:13,920
These are very fine points,
and I've had a number of arduous
missions since that storm.
1656
01:17:13,962 --> 01:17:17,049
And th-then there's,
well, all of this business.
1657
01:17:17,090 --> 01:17:18,717
I appreciate that.
1658
01:17:18,759 --> 01:17:21,553
But it will facilitate justice
if you can remember enough
1659
01:17:21,595 --> 01:17:24,306
to give a few definite answers
on points of fact.
1660
01:17:24,348 --> 01:17:29,019
First of all, did you depart
your assigned sector
due to equipment problems?
1661
01:17:31,063 --> 01:17:33,482
Yes. Yes.
Okay-- Okay, I-I remember.
1662
01:17:33,523 --> 01:17:35,776
Yes,
that was the case here.
1663
01:17:35,817 --> 01:17:39,821
So you departed the pattern
rather than try to repair
or troubleshoot the equipment?
1664
01:17:39,863 --> 01:17:42,991
But... [scoffs]
...an active mine
had been detected.
1665
01:17:43,033 --> 01:17:47,079
Is that why you dropped
the dye marker?
There was a safety factor.
1666
01:17:47,120 --> 01:17:51,249
Uh, it didn't make sense to me
to try and detonate mines
using defective gear.
1667
01:17:51,291 --> 01:17:54,836
But I wanted every vessel
in the area to know exactly
where that mine was,
1668
01:17:54,878 --> 01:17:56,838
s-so I marked it.
1669
01:17:56,880 --> 01:17:59,341
Now, if I erred on the side
of being overcautious,
well, I-I'm sorry.
1670
01:17:59,383 --> 01:18:03,136
But then again, sir,
I don't think you can err
on the side of safety.
1671
01:18:03,178 --> 01:18:05,055
Did you have the conn?
Well, no.
1672
01:18:05,097 --> 01:18:07,724
A-As I recall,
Maryk was on the conn.
1673
01:18:07,766 --> 01:18:11,186
And I also recall
warning him not to stray
too far out of formation.
1674
01:18:11,228 --> 01:18:16,775
But we did need to leave room
for other ships to come in
and deal with that mine.
1675
01:18:16,817 --> 01:18:19,069
Well, how much room?
I don't remember exactly.
1676
01:18:19,111 --> 01:18:22,739
I-I just know that
we had strayed outside
of our assigned sector,
1677
01:18:22,781 --> 01:18:26,034
and then, well,
I pulled him aside
and admonished him.
1678
01:18:26,076 --> 01:18:29,204
Didn't you direct him
to return to station
immediately?
1679
01:18:29,246 --> 01:18:30,831
Sir, everything
was happening very fast.
1680
01:18:30,872 --> 01:18:33,375
We had to mark the area
and then get out of there
1681
01:18:33,417 --> 01:18:36,336
and make room for other ships
to come into the area,
as I said.
1682
01:18:36,378 --> 01:18:39,089
These are your factual
recollections, Commander?
1683
01:18:39,131 --> 01:18:41,383
Those are the facts, sir.
1684
01:18:43,051 --> 01:18:44,428
Resume your examination.
1685
01:18:44,469 --> 01:18:46,096
Commander,
did you make it a practice
1686
01:18:46,138 --> 01:18:48,807
to retire to your room
during minesweeping operations?
1687
01:18:48,849 --> 01:18:51,727
Well, that's
an insulting question.
The answer is no.
1688
01:18:51,768 --> 01:18:54,104
I had to be on
every side of that bridge
at all times.
1689
01:18:54,146 --> 01:18:59,025
I-I had Maryk as a navigator
and Keith as an officer of
the deck at general quarters.
1690
01:18:59,067 --> 01:19:01,737
Invariably, they'd squirrel
over to the same side
of the bridge
1691
01:19:01,778 --> 01:19:05,157
and I'd have to be captain,
navigator and officer of
the deck all rolled up into one.
1692
01:19:05,198 --> 01:19:07,951
That's why I had to go
from one side of the bridge
to the other all the time.
1693
01:19:07,993 --> 01:19:10,162
And that's the truth.
1694
01:19:10,203 --> 01:19:12,748
I don't care how many damn lies
have been told about me
in this courtroom.
1695
01:19:12,789 --> 01:19:14,958
The court
will question the witness.
1696
01:19:15,000 --> 01:19:18,837
Sir, the witness
is obviously and understandably
agitated by this ordeal
1697
01:19:18,879 --> 01:19:21,590
and I request a recess
to give him
a breathing space.
1698
01:19:21,631 --> 01:19:23,884
I'm not agitated
in the least.
1699
01:19:23,925 --> 01:19:26,094
I'm glad to answer
any and all questions.
1700
01:19:26,136 --> 01:19:28,054
[marbles clacking]
1701
01:19:28,096 --> 01:19:31,099
In fact,
I-I demand the opportunity
to set the record straight
1702
01:19:31,141 --> 01:19:35,645
for any derogatory statements
made about me in testimony
that's gone before.
1703
01:19:35,687 --> 01:19:39,232
I didn't make a single mistake
in the 15 months
I was aboard the Caine,
1704
01:19:39,274 --> 01:19:41,193
and I-I can prove it.
1705
01:19:41,234 --> 01:19:43,528
I've had a spotless record
up until now
1706
01:19:43,570 --> 01:19:45,655
and I don't want it
being discredited
1707
01:19:45,697 --> 01:19:49,451
by these lies and distortions
told by these disloyal officers.
1708
01:19:49,493 --> 01:19:52,662
Commander,
would you like a recess?
1709
01:19:52,704 --> 01:19:53,747
Certainly not.
1710
01:19:53,789 --> 01:19:56,666
In fact, if I had
any say in this,
1711
01:19:56,708 --> 01:19:58,960
I would ask
there be no recess.
1712
01:19:59,002 --> 01:20:02,130
[marbles continue clacking]
[officer]
Very well.
1713
01:20:03,048 --> 01:20:05,175
I simply want to ask,
1714
01:20:05,217 --> 01:20:08,553
if the performance
of these two officers
was so unspeakably bad,
1715
01:20:08,595 --> 01:20:10,388
why did you tolerate it?
1716
01:20:10,430 --> 01:20:13,475
Why didn't you beach them
or rotate them
out of your command?
1717
01:20:15,852 --> 01:20:19,981
Well, this is gonna sound
strange to you, sir, but,
1718
01:20:20,023 --> 01:20:24,778
well, the truth is
I'm-I'm a softhearted man
1719
01:20:24,820 --> 01:20:26,822
and not many people
know that.
1720
01:20:26,863 --> 01:20:29,491
But I wanted to keep
them under-- under eye
1721
01:20:29,533 --> 01:20:32,619
to try and train them up,
make them good officers.
1722
01:20:32,661 --> 01:20:36,665
L-Last thing I wanted to do
was wreck their careers.
1723
01:20:36,706 --> 01:20:41,253
A concern they certainly
didn't share for me.
E-Either one of them.
1724
01:20:44,214 --> 01:20:46,508
Commander, on the morning
of the 18th of December,
1725
01:20:46,550 --> 01:20:48,385
the exact moment
you were relieved of command,
1726
01:20:48,426 --> 01:20:50,011
was the Caine
in the last extremity?
1727
01:20:50,053 --> 01:20:52,806
Certainly not.
Was it in grave danger
at that moment?
1728
01:20:52,848 --> 01:20:55,517
Absolutely not.
I was in complete control
of the ship.
1729
01:20:55,559 --> 01:20:58,019
And did you inform
any of your other officers
of your intention
1730
01:20:58,061 --> 01:21:00,355
to change course,
come north at ten o'clock,
1731
01:21:00,397 --> 01:21:02,858
15 minutes
after Lieutenant Maryk
relieved you of command?
1732
01:21:02,899 --> 01:21:05,569
Yes, yes.
I made that statement
and that was my intention.
1733
01:21:05,610 --> 01:21:09,447
Then Lieutenant Maryk's decision
to come north was not
a panicky, irrational blunder.
1734
01:21:09,489 --> 01:21:11,950
His panicky blunder
was relieving me.
1735
01:21:11,992 --> 01:21:14,536
I kept him from making
any disastrous mistakes
thereafter.
1736
01:21:14,578 --> 01:21:16,705
I wasn't trying
to vindicate myself.
1737
01:21:16,746 --> 01:21:20,333
Commander, have you seen
Lieutenant Maryk's medical log?
1738
01:21:20,375 --> 01:21:22,377
Yes. [chuckles]
1739
01:21:22,419 --> 01:21:26,006
Yes, I've read
that interesting document.
Yes, sir, I have.
1740
01:21:26,047 --> 01:21:29,050
Biggest conglomeration
of lies and distortions
and half-truths
1741
01:21:29,092 --> 01:21:30,635
I've ever seen.
1742
01:21:30,677 --> 01:21:32,345
But I'm extremely glad
that you've asked
1743
01:21:32,387 --> 01:21:35,181
'cause I wanna
get my side of it
all on the record.
1744
01:21:35,223 --> 01:21:36,641
Please.
1745
01:21:36,683 --> 01:21:39,060
Please give us your version
of any comments
1746
01:21:39,102 --> 01:21:41,062
factually related
to episodes in the log.
1747
01:21:41,104 --> 01:21:43,732
Okay, well,
starting right with
that strawberry business.
1748
01:21:43,773 --> 01:21:45,901
The real truth
is that I was betrayed,
1749
01:21:45,942 --> 01:21:48,028
d-double-crossed
by my executive officer
1750
01:21:48,069 --> 01:21:50,614
and this precious gentleman,
Mr. Keith,
1751
01:21:50,655 --> 01:21:52,574
who between them
corrupted my wardroom
1752
01:21:52,616 --> 01:21:54,618
so I was one man
against the whole ship.
1753
01:21:54,659 --> 01:21:56,578
No support
from my officers, okay?
1754
01:21:56,620 --> 01:21:59,039
[chuckles] Now, you take
that strawberry business.
1755
01:21:59,080 --> 01:22:03,460
Why, if that wasn't a case of
outright conspiracy to protect
a malefactor from justice.
1756
01:22:03,501 --> 01:22:05,712
Maryk carefully leaves out
the little fact
1757
01:22:05,754 --> 01:22:09,215
that I had conclusively proved
by a process of elimination
1758
01:22:09,257 --> 01:22:11,092
that someone
had a key to the fridge.
1759
01:22:11,134 --> 01:22:14,596
Now, he says the messmen
ate the strawberries.
1760
01:22:14,638 --> 01:22:16,598
But if I wanted
to take the trouble,
1761
01:22:16,640 --> 01:22:19,476
I could prove to this court
categorically
that they couldn't have.
1762
01:22:19,517 --> 01:22:21,436
I-It's the water business
all over again.
1763
01:22:21,478 --> 01:22:24,439
Like when the crew
was taking showers
seven times a day
1764
01:22:24,481 --> 01:22:28,234
and I tried to initiate
the simplest principles
of water conservation.
1765
01:22:28,276 --> 01:22:30,779
But, oh, no, Mr. Maryk,
the hero of the crew,
1766
01:22:30,820 --> 01:22:33,365
wanted to go right on
coddling them.
1767
01:22:33,406 --> 01:22:36,117
Well, you take
that coffee business.
1768
01:22:36,159 --> 01:22:37,953
Well-- No.
1769
01:22:37,994 --> 01:22:39,788
[laughs]
No. Excuse me.
1770
01:22:39,829 --> 01:22:42,248
Sorry, sir.
1771
01:22:42,290 --> 01:22:44,960
Strawberry thing first.
Okay.
1772
01:22:46,252 --> 01:22:48,463
Everything hinged
on a thorough search
for the key,
1773
01:22:48,505 --> 01:22:52,133
and that's when Maryk
and, as usual, with help
from Mr. Keith, fudged it.
1774
01:22:52,175 --> 01:22:54,844
Went through
a lot of phony motions,
didn't prove anything.
1775
01:22:54,886 --> 01:22:57,514
Like thinking
that the burning out
of the coffee makers,
1776
01:22:57,555 --> 01:22:59,432
which were government property,
1777
01:22:59,474 --> 01:23:01,434
was some kind of joke.
1778
01:23:01,476 --> 01:23:03,979
And that was
the attitude of everybody
from Maryk on down.
1779
01:23:04,020 --> 01:23:06,564
No-- No sense
of responsibility.
1780
01:23:06,606 --> 01:23:09,234
And I kept emphasizing
over and over
1781
01:23:09,275 --> 01:23:12,654
that all of these things
were gonna have to be
accounted for.
1782
01:23:12,696 --> 01:23:14,823
[groans]
It was a constant battle.
1783
01:23:14,864 --> 01:23:16,574
Always--
Always the same thing.
1784
01:23:16,616 --> 01:23:19,369
Maryk and Keith
undermining my authority,
always arguing.
1785
01:23:19,411 --> 01:23:23,832
Now, I wanted--
I wanted to train Keith up
to be a good officer,
1786
01:23:23,873 --> 01:23:26,501
but I was stabbed
in the back by--
1787
01:23:29,879 --> 01:23:31,423
Well...
1788
01:23:32,298 --> 01:23:34,009
[chuckles]
1789
01:23:34,050 --> 01:23:39,014
Well, I-- I think I've covered
that strawberry business.
1790
01:23:39,055 --> 01:23:41,141
And, oh, yes,
the mess account business.
1791
01:23:41,182 --> 01:23:44,811
Well, I had to
watch them like a hawk,
and believe me, I did.
1792
01:23:44,853 --> 01:23:47,355
[chuckles] Didn't sneak
any fast ones by me.
1793
01:23:47,397 --> 01:23:49,357
It wasn't for
a lack of trying.
1794
01:23:49,399 --> 01:23:51,985
Instead of paying attention
to their accounts
and their inventories,
1795
01:23:52,027 --> 01:23:53,862
which I would have to go
over again and again--
1796
01:23:53,903 --> 01:23:56,698
Always a few pennies short
or a couple dollars over.
1797
01:23:56,740 --> 01:24:01,578
But what do they care about
keeping accurate records?
Let the captain worry about it.
1798
01:24:01,619 --> 01:24:03,872
Well, by God, I did.
1799
01:24:03,913 --> 01:24:08,585
I-I defy anyone to find
a single wardroom mess statement
or ship service inventory
1800
01:24:08,626 --> 01:24:11,171
filed aboard the USS Caine
while I was captain
1801
01:24:11,212 --> 01:24:13,631
that had a mistake
of a single, solitary cent.
1802
01:24:13,673 --> 01:24:18,136
And by that, I mean, I defy
a certified public accountant
to do it. Okay?
1803
01:24:18,178 --> 01:24:19,804
Well, what else?
1804
01:24:19,846 --> 01:24:21,973
[muttering]
There's so much bullshit
1805
01:24:22,015 --> 01:24:25,018
in that precious log
of Mr. Maryk's.
1806
01:24:25,060 --> 01:24:28,521
Oh, yes! [laughs]
Th-The movie business.
1807
01:24:28,563 --> 01:24:30,982
Okay,
no respect for command.
1808
01:24:31,024 --> 01:24:33,443
Th-That was the whole trouble
with that ship.
1809
01:24:33,485 --> 01:24:37,322
The movie operator, who had
a disrespectful manner anyways,
1810
01:24:37,363 --> 01:24:41,409
started the movie
without waiting for the arrival
of the commanding officer.
1811
01:24:41,451 --> 01:24:43,912
Out of that whole ship's crew,
officers and men,
1812
01:24:43,953 --> 01:24:48,750
did one person stand up
and call a halt or even notice
that the captain wasn't present?
1813
01:24:48,792 --> 01:24:51,920
I missed those movies
more than they did.
1814
01:24:52,962 --> 01:24:55,757
I banned them,
and, by God, I'd do it again.
1815
01:24:55,799 --> 01:24:59,344
Wh-What was I supposed to do,
start issuing them all
letters of commendation
1816
01:24:59,385 --> 01:25:02,931
for this gratuitous insult
to the commanding officer?
1817
01:25:02,972 --> 01:25:04,099
[laughs]
1818
01:25:04,140 --> 01:25:06,601
It's not like
I took it personal.
1819
01:25:06,643 --> 01:25:10,105
Uh, it's the principle.
The principle of respect
for the command.
1820
01:25:10,146 --> 01:25:13,942
That principle was dead
when I came aboard that ship
and I brought it to life.
1821
01:25:13,983 --> 01:25:15,985
And I nagged and I bitched
and I hollered,
1822
01:25:16,027 --> 01:25:18,613
and, by God, I made it stick
while I was captain!
1823
01:25:20,156 --> 01:25:22,492
Uh, and as I-- as I say,
1824
01:25:22,534 --> 01:25:24,786
it wasn't
just the coffee makers.
1825
01:25:24,828 --> 01:25:26,496
It was a matter of respect.
1826
01:25:26,538 --> 01:25:29,082
When I ask a sailor a question,
I want a straight answer.
1827
01:25:29,124 --> 01:25:31,334
Nobody's gonna get away
with this shifty evasion,
1828
01:25:31,376 --> 01:25:34,420
if I have to hold
a court of inquiry
for a week.
1829
01:25:34,462 --> 01:25:37,215
What do I care
about strawberries?
It's a question of principle.
1830
01:25:37,257 --> 01:25:39,175
Stealing is stealing.
1831
01:25:39,759 --> 01:25:41,636
And on my ship--
1832
01:25:45,682 --> 01:25:49,644
Well, it's not like we got
a lot of nice treats anyway.
1833
01:25:49,686 --> 01:25:53,815
Uh... if we ever did
get something pleasant
once in a blue moon,
1834
01:25:53,857 --> 01:25:55,984
like--
like strawberries, well,
1835
01:25:56,025 --> 01:25:59,070
it was outrageous that
I couldn't have a second helping
if I felt like it.
1836
01:25:59,112 --> 01:26:01,489
I wasn't gonna let them
get away with it, and I didn't.
1837
01:26:01,531 --> 01:26:05,493
By God, I never
let anything like that
happen on that ship again!
1838
01:26:14,335 --> 01:26:16,337
[mutters]
1839
01:26:16,379 --> 01:26:18,214
As I say, I--
1840
01:26:18,256 --> 01:26:19,465
Okay, um...
1841
01:26:20,383 --> 01:26:23,678
H-How many of these things
have I covered?
1842
01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:27,223
I-- I can only roughly
do this by memory.
1843
01:26:27,265 --> 01:26:29,976
If you ask me
specific questions,
I'll--
1844
01:26:30,018 --> 01:26:33,229
I'll tackle those
one by one by one.
1845
01:26:34,439 --> 01:26:36,858
That won't be necessary, sir.
1846
01:26:37,984 --> 01:26:39,986
That was very thorough.
1847
01:26:41,029 --> 01:26:42,530
Thank you.
1848
01:26:47,327 --> 01:26:51,206
I draw
the court's attention
to Exhibit 12.
1849
01:26:54,083 --> 01:26:56,211
Commander, I show you
an authenticated copy
1850
01:26:56,252 --> 01:26:59,130
of a fitness report
that you wrote
for Lieutenant Maryk
1851
01:26:59,172 --> 01:27:01,466
July 1, 2022.
1852
01:27:01,507 --> 01:27:03,885
Do you recognize it
as such?
1853
01:27:06,346 --> 01:27:08,014
Y-Yes.
1854
01:27:08,056 --> 01:27:10,850
And by this time
had the following events
occurred--
1855
01:27:10,892 --> 01:27:14,812
the water shortage,
the coffee maker
investigation,
1856
01:27:14,854 --> 01:27:17,649
the banning of the movies,
the Internet
1857
01:27:17,690 --> 01:27:19,734
and other events?
1858
01:27:21,527 --> 01:27:23,655
Yes, I believe so.
1859
01:27:23,696 --> 01:27:28,910
Please read your comments
on Lieutenant Maryk, July 1.
1860
01:27:29,744 --> 01:27:32,121
Well, n-not being vindictive,
1861
01:27:32,163 --> 01:27:36,459
I-I don't write down
every single, solitary instance.
1862
01:27:36,501 --> 01:27:39,045
A fitness report
goes into a man's record,
1863
01:27:39,087 --> 01:27:42,924
and, well, I've always
tried to go easy on them.
1864
01:27:42,966 --> 01:27:44,968
A-Always have, always will.
1865
01:27:45,009 --> 01:27:46,719
I appreciate that, sir.
1866
01:27:46,761 --> 01:27:48,721
Please read the comments.
1867
01:27:54,602 --> 01:27:56,771
"This officer has,
if anything,
1868
01:27:56,813 --> 01:27:59,941
improved in
his performance of duty
1869
01:27:59,983 --> 01:28:02,944
since the last fitness report.
1870
01:28:03,903 --> 01:28:07,198
He is consistently loyal,
unflagging,
1871
01:28:07,240 --> 01:28:11,619
thorough, courageous
and efficient.
1872
01:28:12,870 --> 01:28:15,206
He is considered at present
1873
01:28:15,248 --> 01:28:19,627
fully qualified for command
of a 1,200-ton MCM.
1874
01:28:21,087 --> 01:28:26,384
His professional determination
and integrity set him apart
1875
01:28:26,426 --> 01:28:30,388
as an outstanding example
for other officers,
1876
01:28:30,430 --> 01:28:32,807
reserve and regular alike.
1877
01:28:37,186 --> 01:28:39,939
He cannot be
too highly commended."
1878
01:28:45,320 --> 01:28:46,863
Thank you.
1879
01:28:48,740 --> 01:28:50,450
No further questions.
1880
01:28:54,829 --> 01:28:56,789
No cross-examination.
1881
01:29:01,127 --> 01:29:03,004
You're excused,
Commander.
1882
01:29:09,135 --> 01:29:10,678
Yes, sir.
1883
01:29:30,198 --> 01:29:32,116
Defense rests.
1884
01:29:34,369 --> 01:29:36,996
Is the trial counsel
ready for summation?
1885
01:29:38,331 --> 01:29:41,000
No summary, sir.
Prosecution rests.
1886
01:29:42,418 --> 01:29:44,212
No argument at all?
1887
01:29:49,967 --> 01:29:52,178
If it please
the court,
1888
01:29:57,433 --> 01:29:59,644
I'm-- I'm at a loss
1889
01:29:59,685 --> 01:30:02,522
to discuss the case
the defense has presented.
1890
01:30:03,564 --> 01:30:05,483
I have nothing to refute.
1891
01:30:05,525 --> 01:30:06,901
It's no case at all.
1892
01:30:06,943 --> 01:30:08,528
It has nothing to do
1893
01:30:08,569 --> 01:30:11,239
with the charge
or the specification.
1894
01:30:13,032 --> 01:30:16,411
The defense counsel's
very first question
in this trial
1895
01:30:17,620 --> 01:30:20,498
was, "Commander, have you
ever heard the expression,
1896
01:30:20,540 --> 01:30:22,917
Old Yellowstain?"
1897
01:30:22,959 --> 01:30:27,046
That was the key
to his entire strategy,
1898
01:30:27,088 --> 01:30:30,007
which was simply to twist
the proceedings around
1899
01:30:30,049 --> 01:30:34,262
so that the accused
would become not Maryk,
but Commander Queeg.
1900
01:30:34,303 --> 01:30:38,015
He has dragged out
every possible vicious
1901
01:30:38,057 --> 01:30:41,936
and malicious criticism
of the commander
from the other witnesses
1902
01:30:41,978 --> 01:30:46,732
and forced Captain Queeg
to defend himself against them
in open court,
1903
01:30:46,774 --> 01:30:48,609
on the spur of the moment,
1904
01:30:48,651 --> 01:30:50,570
without advice of counsel,
1905
01:30:50,611 --> 01:30:53,239
without any
of the normal privileges
and safeguards
1906
01:30:53,281 --> 01:30:56,325
of an accused man
under naval law.
1907
01:30:56,367 --> 01:30:59,787
Can this court possibly
endorse the precedent
1908
01:30:59,829 --> 01:31:04,584
that a captain who doesn't
please his underlings
can be deposed by them?
1909
01:31:04,625 --> 01:31:06,919
And then that the captain's
only recourse afterward
1910
01:31:06,961 --> 01:31:11,799
is to be placed
at a witness stand
in a general court-martial
1911
01:31:11,841 --> 01:31:13,968
to answer
every petty gripe
1912
01:31:14,010 --> 01:31:16,262
and justify
all his command decisions
1913
01:31:16,304 --> 01:31:20,725
to a hostile lawyer
taking the part of
his insubordinate inferiors?
1914
01:31:20,766 --> 01:31:24,645
Such a precedent is nothing
but a blank check for mutiny.
1915
01:31:24,687 --> 01:31:28,232
It is the absolute destruction
of the chain of command.
1916
01:31:30,985 --> 01:31:34,155
However,
all this doesn't worry me.
1917
01:31:35,031 --> 01:31:36,991
I am confident
1918
01:31:37,033 --> 01:31:40,620
that this court
hasn't been impressed
by such aggressive tactics.
1919
01:31:40,661 --> 01:31:43,080
I know that the court
is going to reject
1920
01:31:43,122 --> 01:31:45,333
this cynical play
on its emotions,
1921
01:31:45,374 --> 01:31:50,171
this... insult
to its intelligence,
1922
01:31:50,213 --> 01:31:53,382
and find the specification
proven by the facts.
1923
01:31:55,384 --> 01:31:57,386
I've only this to say.
1924
01:31:58,387 --> 01:32:00,681
Whatever the verdict
on the accused, I--
1925
01:32:01,766 --> 01:32:04,352
I formally recommend
that Defense Counsel Greenwald
1926
01:32:04,393 --> 01:32:06,187
be censured by this court
1927
01:32:06,229 --> 01:32:08,397
for conduct unbecoming
an officer of the Navy
1928
01:32:08,439 --> 01:32:11,567
and that this reprimand
be made part of his record.
1929
01:32:17,532 --> 01:32:20,576
Defense counsel.
Closing argument?
1930
01:32:25,873 --> 01:32:27,208
Please the court,
1931
01:32:28,543 --> 01:32:32,797
I undertook
the defense of the accused
very reluctantly
1932
01:32:32,838 --> 01:32:37,593
and only at the urging of
the judge advocate that no other
defense counsel was available.
1933
01:32:38,553 --> 01:32:40,388
I was reluctant
1934
01:32:40,429 --> 01:32:43,808
because I knew
that the only possible
form of defense
1935
01:32:43,849 --> 01:32:47,812
was to prove
the mental incompetence
of an officer of the Navy.
1936
01:32:47,853 --> 01:32:53,317
It has been
the most unpleasant duty
I have ever had to perform.
1937
01:32:54,318 --> 01:32:57,363
However,
once having undertaken it,
1938
01:32:57,405 --> 01:32:59,532
I have done my best
to win an acquittal.
1939
01:32:59,574 --> 01:33:03,369
I thought this was my duty,
both as defense counsel
appointed by the Navy
1940
01:33:03,411 --> 01:33:06,205
and as a member of the bar.
1941
01:33:07,456 --> 01:33:09,292
Let me make one thing clear.
1942
01:33:09,333 --> 01:33:12,044
It is not the contention
of the defense
1943
01:33:12,086 --> 01:33:14,213
that Commander Queeg
is a coward
1944
01:33:14,255 --> 01:33:19,969
and that therefore,
if he commits questionable acts
under intense fire,
1945
01:33:20,011 --> 01:33:22,888
the explanation
must lie elsewhere.
1946
01:33:22,930 --> 01:33:26,559
The court saw
Commander Queeg's bearing
on the stand.
1947
01:33:26,601 --> 01:33:30,062
The court can imagine
what his bearing
must have been like
1948
01:33:30,104 --> 01:33:32,273
at the height
of the storm.
1949
01:33:32,315 --> 01:33:34,191
And on that basis,
1950
01:33:35,234 --> 01:33:38,446
the court can decide
the fate of the accused.
1951
01:33:44,619 --> 01:33:46,537
[exhales]
1952
01:33:47,622 --> 01:33:49,874
Before recessing,
1953
01:33:49,915 --> 01:33:52,460
the court will rule
on the recommendation
to censure you.
1954
01:33:56,672 --> 01:33:58,132
Yes, sir.
1955
01:34:00,635 --> 01:34:04,597
This has been a strange
and tragic trial.
1956
01:34:05,681 --> 01:34:08,267
In the 248-year history
of the Navy,
1957
01:34:08,309 --> 01:34:11,479
there has been only
one other attempted mutiny.
1958
01:34:13,356 --> 01:34:16,776
You have conducted your case
with striking ingenuity.
1959
01:34:18,569 --> 01:34:20,321
But your conduct
has been puzzling
1960
01:34:20,363 --> 01:34:22,490
and it does raise questions.
1961
01:34:23,491 --> 01:34:25,743
Has your conduct here
been responsible,
1962
01:34:25,785 --> 01:34:27,495
Lieutenant Greenwald?
1963
01:34:28,788 --> 01:34:30,414
[sighs]
1964
01:34:30,456 --> 01:34:33,209
The reprimand,
if there is to be one,
1965
01:34:33,250 --> 01:34:36,379
must come
from your own conscience.
1966
01:34:38,506 --> 01:34:42,343
Court finds defense counsel
has not been in contempt.
1967
01:34:42,385 --> 01:34:45,304
Recommendation to reprimand
denied.
1968
01:34:45,346 --> 01:34:48,140
Court stands in recess
until further notice.
1969
01:34:48,182 --> 01:34:49,850
[gavel raps]
1970
01:34:54,480 --> 01:34:57,692
What happens now?
Well, that's
the ball game.
1971
01:34:58,818 --> 01:35:00,194
And when do we find out?
1972
01:35:00,236 --> 01:35:02,029
If it's an acquittal,
soon.
1973
01:35:02,071 --> 01:35:05,533
If not, well,
they won't publish
their findings for weeks.
1974
01:35:05,574 --> 01:35:07,034
Okay.
1975
01:35:08,035 --> 01:35:09,787
You were terrific.
1976
01:35:09,829 --> 01:35:11,664
Thanks.
1977
01:35:14,125 --> 01:35:16,377
You murdered Queeg
up there.
1978
01:35:16,961 --> 01:35:19,255
Yes, I murdered him.
1979
01:35:24,009 --> 01:35:27,680
I'm grateful to you,
win or lose.
1980
01:35:32,476 --> 01:35:33,769
Okay.
1981
01:35:36,522 --> 01:35:38,524
What's wrong?
Not a thing.
1982
01:35:38,566 --> 01:35:41,152
Well, look, I need to
ask you something.
1983
01:35:41,193 --> 01:35:43,279
What now? Hmm?
1984
01:35:44,947 --> 01:35:47,742
Tom Keefer's having a party
tonight at the hotel.
1985
01:35:47,783 --> 01:35:50,745
This morning
he got a $10,000 advance
on his novel.
1986
01:35:50,786 --> 01:35:53,080
Well, I hope he sells
a million copies,
1987
01:35:53,122 --> 01:35:56,417
wins the Nobel Prize,
the Pulitzer Prize,
the Medal of Honor.
1988
01:35:56,459 --> 01:35:59,086
Wrap this whole thing up
in a nice, pink ribbon.
1989
01:35:59,128 --> 01:36:00,838
We're both invited.
1990
01:36:03,215 --> 01:36:04,759
What?
1991
01:36:05,843 --> 01:36:08,471
Look, I know what
you probably think.
1992
01:36:08,512 --> 01:36:11,182
But one way or another,
it's over.
1993
01:36:11,223 --> 01:36:14,268
I don't know
what I would have done
in Tom's place.
1994
01:36:14,310 --> 01:36:16,437
You'd go
to Keefer's party.
1995
01:36:17,605 --> 01:36:20,775
I'll go if you will,
if you think we should.
1996
01:36:33,204 --> 01:36:37,750
[pop music
playing on speakers]
1997
01:36:43,130 --> 01:36:45,758
Oh!
[cheering]
1998
01:36:53,307 --> 01:36:55,601
All right, quiet, quiet!
1999
01:36:55,643 --> 01:36:56,727
[whistles]
2000
01:36:56,769 --> 01:36:59,730
Quiet, you drunken bums
of the Caine!
2001
01:36:59,772 --> 01:37:03,901
Here he is,
the guest of honor,
our courageous hero.
2002
01:37:03,943 --> 01:37:05,069
Hey!
Whoo!
2003
01:37:05,110 --> 01:37:07,112
Speech!
Speech, speech, speech!
2004
01:37:07,154 --> 01:37:10,449
[all chanting]
Speech! Speech! Speech!
No, no, no, no.
2005
01:37:10,491 --> 01:37:13,828
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Come on, Barney!
2006
01:37:13,869 --> 01:37:16,872
No, I-I-I'm drunker
than any of you guys.
[laughing]
2007
01:37:16,914 --> 01:37:19,041
I've been out
with the trial counsel,
2008
01:37:19,083 --> 01:37:22,044
trying to get her to take back
some of the dirty names
she called me.
2009
01:37:22,086 --> 01:37:24,338
[all chuckle]
2010
01:37:24,380 --> 01:37:27,842
I finally got her to shake hands
on the third bourbon and soda,
maybe the fourth.
2011
01:37:27,883 --> 01:37:30,928
That's good. That's good.
I had to talk loud and fast,
Steve.
2012
01:37:30,970 --> 01:37:34,306
I played some pretty
dirty pool in court.
Well...
2013
01:37:34,348 --> 01:37:36,100
Poor Katherine Challee, huh?
Yeah.
2014
01:37:36,141 --> 01:37:38,352
Mmm. So what's this?
2015
01:37:38,394 --> 01:37:40,396
[Maryk] Oh, it's
a double celebration.
2016
01:37:40,437 --> 01:37:41,981
[Greenwald]
A cake baked like a book.
2017
01:37:42,022 --> 01:37:44,233
$10,000
came in the mail today.
Advance on my novel.
2018
01:37:44,275 --> 01:37:46,235
[all cheering]
2019
01:37:46,277 --> 01:37:48,445
Very nice.
Very nice.
2020
01:37:48,487 --> 01:37:49,905
I got something
in the mail today too.
2021
01:37:49,947 --> 01:37:52,616
What's that, Barney?
Medical clearance.
2022
01:37:52,658 --> 01:37:55,202
Orders back to my ship.
Leaving tomorrow.
2023
01:37:55,244 --> 01:37:56,370
[all cheering]
2024
01:37:56,412 --> 01:37:58,956
Good.
Hey, that's great.
2025
01:38:01,083 --> 01:38:02,376
Ten thousand bucks,
huh?
2026
01:38:02,418 --> 01:38:04,420
[whistles]
2027
01:38:05,588 --> 01:38:07,006
You know,
maybe I should
2028
01:38:07,047 --> 01:38:09,592
return
the celebrated author's
toast.
2029
01:38:09,633 --> 01:38:11,260
Yes!
A little, little speech.
2030
01:38:11,302 --> 01:38:13,888
All right, all right, all right.
Here we go, here we go.
2031
01:38:13,929 --> 01:38:15,514
Okay.
[chuckles]
2032
01:38:15,556 --> 01:38:18,017
Uh, war novel, isn't it?
That's right.
2033
01:38:18,058 --> 01:38:20,936
I assume you gave the Navy
a good screwing, yeah?
2034
01:38:20,978 --> 01:38:22,980
Yeah?
[all laughing]
2035
01:38:23,022 --> 01:38:25,357
I don't think
that Navy Public Affairs
would approve it at any rate.
2036
01:38:25,399 --> 01:38:28,569
Well, somebody
should show up these stupid,
stuffy old pricks, huh?
2037
01:38:28,611 --> 01:38:31,155
Yeah!
Who's the hero, you?
2038
01:38:31,196 --> 01:38:34,158
If there's any similarities,
it is purely coincidental.
2039
01:38:34,199 --> 01:38:36,368
[crowd chuckles]
2040
01:38:36,410 --> 01:38:39,371
Okay, I'm warped
and I'm drunk.
2041
01:38:40,789 --> 01:38:43,751
But it suddenly seems to me,
if I wrote a war novel,
2042
01:38:43,792 --> 01:38:46,587
I would try to make a hero
out of Old Yellowstain.
2043
01:38:46,629 --> 01:38:48,505
Mmm.
Oh, come on.
2044
01:38:48,547 --> 01:38:49,965
That's right, I would.
No. No.
2045
01:38:50,007 --> 01:38:52,426
No, I would.
And I'll tell you why.
2046
01:38:53,636 --> 01:38:56,305
You see, Mr. Keefer,
while I was studying law
2047
01:38:56,347 --> 01:38:58,015
and you were
writing short stories,
2048
01:38:58,057 --> 01:39:00,768
and Willie Keith
was playing on the fields
of Princeton,
2049
01:39:00,809 --> 01:39:04,021
why, all that time,
these--
2050
01:39:04,063 --> 01:39:06,899
these old birds
we call regulars,
these stupid, stuffy pricks,
2051
01:39:06,941 --> 01:39:08,692
were standing guard
2052
01:39:08,734 --> 01:39:12,947
on our fat, dumb
and happy country.
2053
01:39:13,948 --> 01:39:16,450
Of course, they were
doing it for dough.
2054
01:39:16,492 --> 01:39:18,452
Same as anybody does anything.
2055
01:39:19,453 --> 01:39:23,082
But the question is,
in the last analysis...
2056
01:39:24,208 --> 01:39:26,669
I mean,
what do you do for dough?
You and me.
2057
01:39:26,710 --> 01:39:30,464
We're advancing
our free little careers.
2058
01:39:31,924 --> 01:39:36,220
So when 9/11 happened
and so many of us
rushed to join up
2059
01:39:36,261 --> 01:39:40,599
to fight those assholes
that crashed those planes
into the Twin Towers...
2060
01:39:42,351 --> 01:39:45,396
You couldn't fight them
with a law book,
so I-- I went active.
2061
01:39:45,437 --> 01:39:47,022
I joined the Navy.
2062
01:39:48,357 --> 01:39:50,109
Maybe I'd fly over
the Middle East
2063
01:39:50,150 --> 01:39:52,152
and bomb the shit
out of some terrorists,
right?
2064
01:39:52,194 --> 01:39:54,363
Whoo!
[crowd chuckling]
2065
01:39:54,405 --> 01:39:58,951
But there were already
a lot of guys
ready to do that.
2066
01:40:00,285 --> 01:40:02,579
And it wasn't me.
Not yet.
2067
01:40:02,621 --> 01:40:05,082
Wasn't Tom Keefer,
still in school,
2068
01:40:05,124 --> 01:40:07,793
or Willie Keith
in midshipman training,
2069
01:40:07,835 --> 01:40:11,714
but Old Yellowstain
and guys like him.
2070
01:40:12,798 --> 01:40:15,384
They were already on station,
ready to go.
2071
01:40:16,552 --> 01:40:18,345
And they're a lot smarter
than any of us.
2072
01:40:18,387 --> 01:40:21,015
I mean, let's-- Come on.
Let's not kid ourselves.
2073
01:40:21,056 --> 01:40:25,436
I mean, you don't get anywhere
in the all-volunteer,
upwardly mobile American Navy
2074
01:40:25,477 --> 01:40:27,271
unless you're goddamn good.
2075
01:40:28,814 --> 01:40:31,859
And these old-line pros,
they may not be up
on the latest video game,
2076
01:40:31,900 --> 01:40:34,361
but they know how
to get a tough job done.
2077
01:40:35,487 --> 01:40:39,158
And they were standing by,
and they were ready to do it,
2078
01:40:39,199 --> 01:40:41,744
while the rest of us
were still trying to
know shit from Shinola.
2079
01:40:41,785 --> 01:40:44,705
Barney. Hey, Barney.
It's over.
2080
01:40:44,747 --> 01:40:46,707
All right? Come on.
Let's just enjoy dinner.
2081
01:40:46,749 --> 01:40:49,209
Dinner's a sham, Steve.
You're guilty.
2082
01:40:50,753 --> 01:40:53,380
Of course,
you're only half guilty.
2083
01:40:53,422 --> 01:40:56,884
I mean, there was someone else
standing very neatly
out of the picture,
2084
01:40:57,801 --> 01:40:59,720
the guy who started
the whole idea
2085
01:40:59,762 --> 01:41:01,513
that Queeg's
a dangerous paranoiac,
2086
01:41:01,555 --> 01:41:04,058
who argued you into it
for six months,
2087
01:41:04,099 --> 01:41:06,727
who coined the nickname
Old Yellowstain,
2088
01:41:06,769 --> 01:41:10,814
who pointed out the psychiatry
books and Article 1108
and kept hammering it at you.
2089
01:41:10,856 --> 01:41:12,357
All right,
wait a minute here.
2090
01:41:12,399 --> 01:41:15,527
Oh, yeah, yeah, Mr. Keefer.
That's right, yeah.
2091
01:41:16,361 --> 01:41:18,489
I had to drag it
out of Steve.
2092
01:41:18,530 --> 01:41:21,700
Big dumb Polack
tried to tell me
it was all his own idea.
2093
01:41:21,742 --> 01:41:25,662
He wouldn't know a paranoid
from an anthropoid.
But you knew, didn't you?
2094
01:41:25,704 --> 01:41:31,251
You told him his medical log
was a clinical picture
of a paranoid.
2095
01:41:31,293 --> 01:41:34,588
You advised him
to go to Admiral Williams.
You offered to go with him.
2096
01:41:34,630 --> 01:41:39,093
You didn't get cold feet
until you stood on Williams's
quarterdeck in Bahrain.
2097
01:41:39,134 --> 01:41:41,720
Yeah, and then you ducked,
and you've been ducking
ever since.
2098
01:41:41,762 --> 01:41:43,597
I don't know
where you're
getting all this.
2099
01:41:43,639 --> 01:41:45,724
Biggest favor
you could have done Steve,
2100
01:41:45,766 --> 01:41:47,726
as far as winning
an acquittal went,
2101
01:41:47,768 --> 01:41:49,728
though I doubt
you realize it.
2102
01:41:51,939 --> 01:41:54,858
But if there is
a guilty party,
it's you.
2103
01:41:56,318 --> 01:41:59,780
If you hadn't filled
Steve Maryk's thick head
2104
01:41:59,822 --> 01:42:01,448
full of paranoia
and Article 1108,
2105
01:42:01,490 --> 01:42:05,285
why, he'd have--
he'd have got Queeg
to come north.
2106
01:42:05,327 --> 01:42:08,956
Or he'd have helped him
pull through to the south.
2107
01:42:10,290 --> 01:42:12,960
And the Caine wouldn't have
been yanked out of action.
2108
01:42:13,001 --> 01:42:14,753
And that--
2109
01:42:14,795 --> 01:42:17,631
that is your contribution
2110
01:42:17,673 --> 01:42:19,967
to the good old USA,
my friend--
2111
01:42:20,008 --> 01:42:23,470
pulling a minesweeper
out of the Persian Gulf
when it was most needed.
2112
01:42:23,512 --> 01:42:26,265
That-- That...
[laughs] ...and fucking
Multitudes, Multitudes.
2113
01:42:26,306 --> 01:42:27,474
You're drunk.
2114
01:42:27,516 --> 01:42:29,226
You know, excuse me, okay?
2115
01:42:29,268 --> 01:42:30,727
I'm all done.
2116
01:42:31,645 --> 01:42:33,564
You know, here's to you.
2117
01:42:33,605 --> 01:42:36,483
You bowled a perfect score.
You went after Queeg,
and you got him.
2118
01:42:36,525 --> 01:42:39,319
You kept your own whites
all starchy,
2119
01:42:39,361 --> 01:42:41,780
and you wrote your novel
proving the Navy sucks,
2120
01:42:41,822 --> 01:42:45,325
and you'll say, oh, you know,
you'll make a million dollars,
marry a movie star.
2121
01:42:45,367 --> 01:42:47,744
And so you won't mind
a little verbal reprimand
from me.
2122
01:42:47,786 --> 01:42:49,705
What does it all mean?
Hmm?
2123
01:42:50,539 --> 01:42:52,166
You know,
I-I defended Steve Maryk
2124
01:42:52,207 --> 01:42:56,670
because I realized
the wrong guy was on trial.
2125
01:42:56,712 --> 01:42:59,673
And the only way
I could defend him
was to murder Queeg for you.
2126
01:42:59,715 --> 01:43:04,595
And I'm pissed off
that I was put in that position.
I'm ashamed of what I did.
2127
01:43:05,512 --> 01:43:07,681
And that's why I'm drunk.
2128
01:43:08,891 --> 01:43:10,893
Queeg deserved better.
2129
01:43:14,271 --> 01:43:16,982
He served this country
for 21 years.
2130
01:43:20,110 --> 01:43:22,821
So I'm not gonna
eat your dinner,
2131
01:43:23,822 --> 01:43:25,699
drink your wine.
2132
01:43:27,159 --> 01:43:29,578
I'll make my toast
and go.
2133
01:43:32,581 --> 01:43:33,957
So here's to you.
2134
01:43:33,999 --> 01:43:36,210
Here's to Caine's
favorite author.
2135
01:43:37,586 --> 01:43:39,254
Here's to your book.
2136
01:43:43,175 --> 01:43:45,594
[all gasping]
2137
01:43:47,429 --> 01:43:50,724
["Lowdown" playing]
2138
01:44:13,538 --> 01:44:17,834
Baby's into runnin' round
Hangin' with the crowd
2139
01:44:17,876 --> 01:44:19,836
Puttin' your business
In the street
2140
01:44:19,878 --> 01:44:21,880
Talkin' out loud
2141
01:44:21,922 --> 01:44:24,132
Sayin' you bought her
This and that
2142
01:44:24,174 --> 01:44:26,134
And how much you done spent
2143
01:44:26,176 --> 01:44:30,138
I swear she must believe
It's all heaven sent
2144
01:44:30,180 --> 01:44:31,932
Hey, boy
2145
01:44:31,974 --> 01:44:34,518
You better bring
Your chick around
2146
01:44:34,559 --> 01:44:36,603
To the sad, sad truth
2147
01:44:36,645 --> 01:44:38,772
The dirty lowdown
2148
01:44:38,814 --> 01:44:42,442
[backup singers vocalizing]
2149
01:44:42,484 --> 01:44:46,113
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2150
01:44:46,154 --> 01:44:48,865
Taught her how
To talk like that
2151
01:44:50,492 --> 01:44:53,620
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2152
01:44:53,662 --> 01:44:56,123
Gave her that big idea
2153
01:45:03,588 --> 01:45:07,759
Nothin' you can't handle
Nothin' you ain't got
2154
01:45:07,801 --> 01:45:11,972
Put your money on the table
And drive it off the lot
2155
01:45:12,014 --> 01:45:13,890
Turn on that old love light
2156
01:45:13,932 --> 01:45:16,143
And turn a "Maybe"
To a "Yes"
2157
01:45:16,184 --> 01:45:19,730
Same old schoolboy game
Got you into this mess
2158
01:45:19,771 --> 01:45:22,107
Hey, son
2159
01:45:22,149 --> 01:45:24,192
Better get on back to town
2160
01:45:24,234 --> 01:45:26,653
Face the sad old truth
2161
01:45:26,695 --> 01:45:29,031
The dirty lowdown
2162
01:45:29,072 --> 01:45:32,367
[backup singers vocalizing]
2163
01:45:32,409 --> 01:45:35,871
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2164
01:45:35,912 --> 01:45:38,832
Put those ideas
In your head
2165
01:45:40,876 --> 01:45:44,713
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2166
01:45:54,890 --> 01:45:56,933
Well
2167
01:46:03,065 --> 01:46:06,026
Come on back down
Little son
2168
01:46:06,068 --> 01:46:12,115
Dig the low, low
Low, low, lowdown
2169
01:46:26,588 --> 01:46:30,842
You ain't got to be so bad
Got to be so cold
2170
01:46:30,884 --> 01:46:35,180
This dog eat dog existence
Sure is getting old
2171
01:46:35,222 --> 01:46:39,184
Gotta have a jones for this
Jones for that
2172
01:46:39,226 --> 01:46:41,103
This runnin'
With the Joneses
2173
01:46:41,144 --> 01:46:44,981
Boy, just ain't
Where it's at, no, no
2174
01:46:45,023 --> 01:46:47,317
You gonna come back around
2175
01:46:47,359 --> 01:46:49,820
To the sad, sad truth
2176
01:46:49,861 --> 01:46:52,155
The dirty lowdown
2177
01:46:52,197 --> 01:46:55,409
[backup singers vocalizing]
2178
01:46:55,450 --> 01:46:58,829
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2179
01:46:58,870 --> 01:47:01,998
Got you thinking
Like that, boy
2180
01:47:03,625 --> 01:47:08,046
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2181
01:47:24,354 --> 01:47:28,316
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2182
01:47:28,358 --> 01:47:32,320
Said I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2183
01:47:33,363 --> 01:47:37,033
Oh, look out
For that lowdown
2184
01:47:37,075 --> 01:47:39,035
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2185
01:47:39,077 --> 01:47:43,582
That dirty, dirty
Dirty, dirty lowdown
2186
01:47:45,083 --> 01:47:49,588
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2187
01:47:49,629 --> 01:47:53,091
[vocalizing]
2188
01:47:53,133 --> 01:47:56,803
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2189
01:47:56,845 --> 01:47:58,972
Got you thinkin' like that
2190
01:47:59,014 --> 01:48:02,309
Got you thinkin'
By yourself
2191
01:48:02,350 --> 01:48:04,769
Lookin' that girl
In the face
2192
01:48:04,811 --> 01:48:06,938
It's a sad affair
2193
01:48:06,980 --> 01:48:09,608
Ashamed of yourself
2194
01:48:09,649 --> 01:48:14,070
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
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