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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.
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But still, for the safety of that ship
and its crew, it demanded to be shaped up,
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and I took a lot
of strong measures,
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a-and Lieutenant Maryk did
not see eye to eye with me at all
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on this idea of making
the Caine a tight ship again.
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[chuckles]
Well, maybe...
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Maybe he thought I was
crazy to keep trying.
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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
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whether you have ever heard
the expression "Old Yellowstain."
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In which connection?
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Old Yellowstain, sir.
241
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No, I have not.
242
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You weren't aware that
all the officers of the Caine
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habitually referred to
you as Old Yellowstain?
244
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I object to the question.
Impertinent badgering of the witness.
245
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How does Defense Counsel Greenwald
justify this line of questioning?
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Please the court, the
nickname Old Yellowstain,
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used by the officers
of the Caine,
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will be relevant to the
issue of mental competence.
249
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Before ruling, the court wishes
to caution defense counsel.
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This is a most unusual
and delicate case.
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The honor and
career of an officer
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with an unblemished military record
of 21 years standing is involved.
253
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The defense counsel will
have to bear full responsibility
254
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for the conduct of this case.
255
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Subject to the
foregoing comment,
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the trial counsel's
objection is overruled.
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Court stenographer
will repeat the question.
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"You aren't aware, then, that
all the officers of the Caine
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have habitually referred
to you as Old Yellowstain?"
260
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I was not aware of that.
261
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No further questions.
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For now.
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Commander Queeg will be
called as a witness for the defense.
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For the defense?
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Yes, sir.
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You're excused,
subject to recall.
267
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Thank you, sir.
268
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[prosecutor] Call
Lieutenant Thomas Keefer.
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State your name, rank
and present station.
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Thomas Keefer, Lieutenant,
United States Navy,
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communication officer
of the USS Caine.
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If you recognize the
accused, state his name.
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Lieutenant Steve Maryk,
executive officer of the Caine.
274
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What is your occupation
in civilian life?
275
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I'm a writer.
276
00:14:08,352 --> 00:14:10,729
And has any of your
work been published?
277
00:14:10,771 --> 00:14:14,441
A number of short stories have
been published, yes, ma'am.
278
00:14:14,483 --> 00:14:18,737
Did you do any writing in
your spare time while in service?
279
00:14:18,779 --> 00:14:21,615
Yes, I have completed
half a war novel.
280
00:14:21,657 --> 00:14:23,450
[chuckles] And what's the title?
281
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Multitudes, Multitudes.
282
00:14:25,786 --> 00:14:28,455
And has this novel,
though incomplete,
283
00:14:28,497 --> 00:14:30,958
recently been accepted
by a publisher?
284
00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,376
Yes.
285
00:14:33,586 --> 00:14:35,295
Now, Lieutenant Keefer,
286
00:14:35,337 --> 00:14:37,899
were you serving aboard the
Caine in your present capacity
287
00:14:37,923 --> 00:14:40,134
on December 18th,
2022? Yes.
288
00:14:40,175 --> 00:14:42,404
Was Captain Queeg relieved
of his command on that date?
289
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He was.
By whom?
290
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The executive officer.
291
00:14:45,598 --> 00:14:47,742
Describe how you learned that
the captain had been relieved.
292
00:14:47,766 --> 00:14:52,354
Uh, well, Mr. Maryk passed word for all
officers to come up to the wheelhouse.
293
00:14:52,396 --> 00:14:56,317
When we got there, he told us that the
captain was sick and he had assumed command.
294
00:14:56,358 --> 00:15:00,321
Did Captain Queeg show
any external signs of being sick?
295
00:15:00,362 --> 00:15:02,072
Look, at the height
of a cyclone...
296
00:15:02,114 --> 00:15:04,408
Was he raving, or
was he foaming, or... No, no.
297
00:15:04,450 --> 00:15:07,244
Did he look any worse off
than, say, Lieutenant Keith? No.
298
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Or Maryk? No.
299
00:15:08,746 --> 00:15:12,249
W-We were all tired,
dripping and wiped out.
300
00:15:12,291 --> 00:15:15,145
Mr. Keefer, did you make
any effort to persuade Mr. Maryk
301
00:15:15,169 --> 00:15:16,795
to restore Queeg to command?
302
00:15:16,837 --> 00:15:18,589
No, I did not.
303
00:15:18,631 --> 00:15:20,483
Did you not feel the
seriousness of the moment?
304
00:15:20,507 --> 00:15:21,759
I certainly did.
305
00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:23,802
Why did you take
no remedial action?
306
00:15:23,844 --> 00:15:26,972
I wasn't present when
the captain was relieved.
307
00:15:27,014 --> 00:15:29,850
Maryk was in full command. The
entire ship was obeying his orders.
308
00:15:29,892 --> 00:15:32,394
I thought that, for
the safety of the ship,
309
00:15:32,436 --> 00:15:34,813
my best course was
to obey his orders.
310
00:15:34,855 --> 00:15:36,815
Mr. Keefer, were you
aboard the Caine
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throughout the period that
Captain Queeg was in command?
312
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Yes, I was. Did you ever observe
any evidence of insanity in him?
313
00:15:43,113 --> 00:15:45,753
I don't... I can't answer that
question, not being a psychiatrist.
314
00:15:45,783 --> 00:15:47,868
Did you ever think
he might be insane?
315
00:15:47,910 --> 00:15:49,787
Objection.
316
00:15:49,828 --> 00:15:53,141
Witness is not an expert and matters
of opinion are not admissible evidence.
317
00:15:53,165 --> 00:15:54,708
I withdraw the question.
318
00:15:54,750 --> 00:15:58,128
Mr. Keefer, at any time
prior to December 18th,
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were you informed that Maryk
suspected Queeg of being mentally ill?
320
00:16:01,590 --> 00:16:04,301
Yes, I was. Describe
how you learned this.
321
00:16:04,343 --> 00:16:05,761
Well, uh, let me see.
322
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Two... Two weeks
before the cyclone,
323
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Maryk showed me a medical log
324
00:16:10,641 --> 00:16:13,227
he had kept on Captain
Queeg's behavior.
325
00:16:13,268 --> 00:16:16,730
He asked me to come with
him to report the situation to...
326
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To Admiral Williams,
Commander Fifth Fleet.
327
00:16:19,024 --> 00:16:21,402
And did you consent
to go with him?
328
00:16:21,443 --> 00:16:23,028
Yes, I did.
Why?
329
00:16:23,070 --> 00:16:25,322
He was my superior officer
and also my close friend.
330
00:16:25,364 --> 00:16:29,159
Did you believe that Maryk's
log justified the relief of Queeg?
331
00:16:29,201 --> 00:16:30,786
No. No.
332
00:16:30,828 --> 00:16:32,788
As soon as we got aboard
Admiral Williams's ship,
333
00:16:32,830 --> 00:16:35,874
I told him as forcibly as I
could that, in my opinion,
334
00:16:35,916 --> 00:16:38,544
the log wouldn't
justify the action.
335
00:16:38,585 --> 00:16:42,297
What was his response? After
a lot of arguing, he told me...
336
00:16:42,339 --> 00:16:46,802
[clears throat] After a lot of
arguing, he... he followed my advice.
337
00:16:46,844 --> 00:16:48,721
We returned to the Caine.
338
00:16:48,762 --> 00:16:52,850
Were you surprised two weeks later
when he relieved the captain?
339
00:16:53,892 --> 00:16:55,185
I was stunned.
340
00:16:56,061 --> 00:16:58,564
Were you good with
that, Mr. Keefer?
341
00:16:59,314 --> 00:17:01,108
I was badly disturbed.
342
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:03,944
I thought that, at best, he would
be involved in grave difficulties.
343
00:17:03,986 --> 00:17:07,781
I thought it was a terrible
situation and an error on his part.
344
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No further questions.
345
00:17:10,159 --> 00:17:11,576
No questions.
346
00:17:11,618 --> 00:17:14,162
Does the defense intend
to recall this witness
347
00:17:14,204 --> 00:17:15,164
at a later time?
348
00:17:15,205 --> 00:17:16,790
No, sir.
349
00:17:16,832 --> 00:17:20,002
No cross-examination of
this highly material witness?
350
00:17:20,044 --> 00:17:21,128
No, sir.
351
00:17:22,963 --> 00:17:25,049
The court will
question the witness.
352
00:17:26,257 --> 00:17:27,508
Mr. Keefer...
[clears throat]
353
00:17:27,551 --> 00:17:30,929
Now, as to this
so-called medical log,
354
00:17:30,971 --> 00:17:33,849
the facts it contained which
convinced Lieutenant Maryk
355
00:17:33,891 --> 00:17:36,310
that he should report the
captain to Admiral Williams
356
00:17:36,351 --> 00:17:37,644
didn't convince you.
357
00:17:37,686 --> 00:17:39,396
Is that right?
They did not, sir.
358
00:17:39,438 --> 00:17:41,190
Why not?
359
00:17:41,231 --> 00:17:44,109
Sir, it's not something a
layman can intelligently discuss.
360
00:17:44,151 --> 00:17:46,820
You've stated you're a
close friend of Mr. Maryk.
361
00:17:46,862 --> 00:17:48,447
Yes, sir.
362
00:17:48,489 --> 00:17:51,241
Well, this court is trying to
find out, among other things,
363
00:17:51,283 --> 00:17:54,578
any possible extenuating
circumstances for his acts.
364
00:17:54,620 --> 00:17:56,580
Did this medical log
merely indicate to you
365
00:17:56,622 --> 00:17:59,750
that Captain Queeg was a highly
normal and competent officer?
366
00:17:59,792 --> 00:18:02,002
Sir, speaking from ignorance,
367
00:18:02,044 --> 00:18:06,799
it's always seemed to me that mental
disability was a... a relative thing.
368
00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,384
Captain Queeg was
a very strict disciplinarian
369
00:18:09,426 --> 00:18:12,572
and extremely meticulous in
hunting down the smallest matters.
370
00:18:12,596 --> 00:18:16,517
He wasn't the easiest person
in the world to reason with.
371
00:18:16,558 --> 00:18:19,645
And there were several occasions
where I thought he came down too hard
372
00:18:19,686 --> 00:18:22,397
and spent excessive
time on small matters.
373
00:18:22,439 --> 00:18:24,817
They were very unpleasant.
374
00:18:24,858 --> 00:18:28,904
But to jump from them to the conclusion
that the captain was a maniac,
375
00:18:28,946 --> 00:18:31,490
no, no, I was compelled,
in all honesty,
376
00:18:31,532 --> 00:18:33,742
to warn Maryk
against doing that.
377
00:18:34,952 --> 00:18:37,412
[prosecutor] State your
name, rank and present station.
378
00:18:37,454 --> 00:18:39,039
[clears throat]
379
00:18:39,081 --> 00:18:42,543
Junius Urban, Quartermaster
Third Class, US Navy
380
00:18:42,584 --> 00:18:44,586
of the USS Caine.
381
00:18:46,547 --> 00:18:48,632
Do you recognize the accused?
382
00:18:49,466 --> 00:18:50,717
Ma'am?
383
00:18:50,759 --> 00:18:52,970
Do you recognize the accused?
384
00:18:54,513 --> 00:18:55,931
M-Ma'am?
385
00:18:57,099 --> 00:19:00,602
Do you recognize the
officer at that table?
386
00:19:01,603 --> 00:19:04,249
[Urban] Wh-Which
one? There are two.
387
00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:06,567
Name the one you recognize.
388
00:19:07,401 --> 00:19:09,111
Th-That's the exec.
389
00:19:09,153 --> 00:19:11,113
What's his name?
390
00:19:11,155 --> 00:19:12,656
M-Mr. Maryk.
391
00:19:12,698 --> 00:19:14,950
What is he the exec of?
392
00:19:15,742 --> 00:19:16,994
The... The ship.
393
00:19:17,035 --> 00:19:20,330
Name the ship.
The Caine.
394
00:19:20,372 --> 00:19:22,958
Thank you. Sorry.
395
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,711
Urban, on December 18th, 2022,
396
00:19:25,752 --> 00:19:27,981
were you serving aboard the
Caine in your present capacity?
397
00:19:28,005 --> 00:19:30,257
Is that the day it happened?
398
00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:32,426
The day what happened?
399
00:19:32,467 --> 00:19:34,178
I don't know.
400
00:19:34,219 --> 00:19:36,972
That was the day
of the cyclone, yes.
401
00:19:37,014 --> 00:19:39,183
Sure. I...
I was aboard.
402
00:19:40,350 --> 00:19:41,870
Were you in the wheelhouse
403
00:19:41,894 --> 00:19:44,521
when Mr. Maryk
relieved Captain Queeg?
404
00:19:44,563 --> 00:19:46,064
Yes.
405
00:19:46,106 --> 00:19:48,126
Who else was in the
wheelhouse at the time?
406
00:19:48,150 --> 00:19:53,739
Well, um, there was... there
was the captain and M-Mr. Maryk.
407
00:19:54,573 --> 00:19:55,866
Yes?
408
00:19:55,908 --> 00:19:57,784
Th-Th-The helmsman.
409
00:19:57,826 --> 00:19:59,953
His name? Stilwell.
410
00:19:59,995 --> 00:20:01,038
Who else?
411
00:20:01,079 --> 00:20:02,664
The officer of the
day. His name?
412
00:20:02,706 --> 00:20:03,999
Mr. Keith.
413
00:20:04,041 --> 00:20:06,418
What were you doing
in the wheelhouse?
414
00:20:06,460 --> 00:20:08,712
I had the watch.
415
00:20:08,754 --> 00:20:10,964
Urban, describe
in your own words
416
00:20:11,006 --> 00:20:13,717
how Lieutenant Maryk
relieved the captain.
417
00:20:16,345 --> 00:20:17,888
H-He said...
418
00:20:18,764 --> 00:20:21,558
"I relieve you," ma'am.
419
00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,894
What was happening at the time?
420
00:20:23,936 --> 00:20:27,105
Well, the ship was rolling very
bad. It was an ass-kicker storm.
421
00:20:28,106 --> 00:20:30,525
Urban, describe
everything that happened
422
00:20:30,567 --> 00:20:34,655
in the ten minutes before
Captain Queeg was relieved.
423
00:20:34,696 --> 00:20:37,574
Well, li-like I say,
424
00:20:37,616 --> 00:20:40,077
the ship was rolling very bad.
425
00:20:41,203 --> 00:20:42,746
That's all?
426
00:20:42,788 --> 00:20:45,707
Did the captain say anything?
Did the exec say anything?
427
00:20:45,749 --> 00:20:47,584
Did the officer of the
day say anything?
428
00:20:47,626 --> 00:20:50,254
Or did the ship just roll
in silence for ten minutes?
429
00:20:50,295 --> 00:20:52,422
Well, ma'am, it was a cyclone.
430
00:20:52,464 --> 00:20:57,052
Petty Officer Urban,
you are under oath.
431
00:20:57,094 --> 00:20:58,762
W-Well...
432
00:21:00,097 --> 00:21:03,684
I-I think the captain
wanted to come north,
433
00:21:03,725 --> 00:21:05,936
and the exec wanted
to come s-south.
434
00:21:05,978 --> 00:21:08,188
O-Or the other way around,
or something like that.
435
00:21:08,230 --> 00:21:10,399
[prosecutor] Why did the
captain want to come south?
436
00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,418
I don't know. Why did the
exec want to come north?
437
00:21:12,442 --> 00:21:15,195
Ma'am, I'm just a
third-class petty officer.
438
00:21:15,237 --> 00:21:18,031
Did the captain
act crazy? No.
439
00:21:18,073 --> 00:21:19,700
Did the execs
seem scared? N-No.
440
00:21:19,741 --> 00:21:21,285
Did the captain? No.
441
00:21:21,326 --> 00:21:22,869
Did anyone?
442
00:21:23,954 --> 00:21:26,957
I... I was goddamn scared.
443
00:21:27,666 --> 00:21:29,584
I-I beg your pardon, sir.
444
00:21:29,626 --> 00:21:33,422
But the captain did not act crazy
in any way that morning, correct?
445
00:21:33,463 --> 00:21:36,258
The captain was the same as
always. Crazy or sane, Urban?
446
00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:38,468
H-He was sane.
447
00:21:38,510 --> 00:21:40,804
S-S-S-So far as I knew.
448
00:21:40,846 --> 00:21:43,807
Petty Officer Urban,
how old are you?
449
00:21:43,849 --> 00:21:46,411
Twenty. What
schooling have you had?
450
00:21:46,435 --> 00:21:49,521
[stammering] High school...
High school diploma.
451
00:21:49,563 --> 00:21:52,000
[officer] Have you been
telling the whole truth here,
452
00:21:52,024 --> 00:21:53,734
or haven't you?
453
00:21:55,360 --> 00:22:00,198
Sir, a-an enlisted
man o-on watch
454
00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,952
isn't supposed to listen to arguments
between the captain and the exec.
455
00:22:04,661 --> 00:22:06,204
Did you like the captain?
456
00:22:07,414 --> 00:22:09,041
S-Sure, I liked him, sir.
457
00:22:09,082 --> 00:22:11,543
Continue your examination.
458
00:22:11,585 --> 00:22:13,295
No further questions.
459
00:22:13,337 --> 00:22:16,214
Petty Officer Urban,
were you aboard the Caine
460
00:22:16,256 --> 00:22:18,342
when she cut her own tow cable?
461
00:22:18,383 --> 00:22:20,135
Y-Yes... Yes, sir.
462
00:22:20,177 --> 00:22:22,989
And what were you doing at
the time? I was...
463
00:22:23,013 --> 00:22:27,017
Well, that is, the captain was
bawling me out on the bridge, sir.
464
00:22:27,059 --> 00:22:29,353
What for? My
shirttail was out.
465
00:22:29,394 --> 00:22:32,522
Was the captain very strict
on the subject of shirttails?
466
00:22:32,564 --> 00:22:35,275
[chuckles] Yes, sir. He was
very strict on shirttails, sir.
467
00:22:35,317 --> 00:22:37,211
And while he was
describing your shirttail,
468
00:22:37,235 --> 00:22:39,196
the ship went around
in a full circle
469
00:22:39,237 --> 00:22:40,989
and steamed over
its own tow cable.
470
00:22:41,031 --> 00:22:43,217
Is that what happened? I
object to this line of questioning.
471
00:22:43,241 --> 00:22:45,386
Counsel has tricked the
witness with leading questions
472
00:22:45,410 --> 00:22:48,121
into asserting that the
Caine cut its own tow line,
473
00:22:48,163 --> 00:22:51,208
a material point that was not
touched upon in direct examination.
474
00:22:51,249 --> 00:22:53,210
Please the court,
the witness has stated
475
00:22:53,251 --> 00:22:55,188
that he's never seen the
captain do anything crazy.
476
00:22:55,212 --> 00:22:57,547
I'm simply trying to
refute that statement.
477
00:22:57,589 --> 00:23:01,468
Defense counsel will have the
opportunity to originate evidence later.
478
00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:03,428
Objection sustained.
479
00:23:03,470 --> 00:23:06,890
Cross-examination thus far
will be stricken from the record.
480
00:23:08,225 --> 00:23:10,852
Urban, what is a
paranoid personality?
481
00:23:10,894 --> 00:23:12,437
Huh? A
paranoid personality.
482
00:23:12,479 --> 00:23:14,147
What is it? Sir?
483
00:23:14,189 --> 00:23:16,542
Would you recognize a psychotic
person if you saw one?
484
00:23:16,566 --> 00:23:17,901
Me? It's okay.
485
00:23:17,943 --> 00:23:20,028
No further
questions. Thank you.
486
00:23:20,070 --> 00:23:22,239
Petty Officer Urban,
487
00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,826
you will not discuss your testimony in
this courtroom with anybody, understand?
488
00:23:25,867 --> 00:23:28,245
Wh-Who, sir? Me, sir?
489
00:23:28,662 --> 00:23:29,663
No, sir.
490
00:23:29,704 --> 00:23:31,456
Witness excused.
491
00:23:32,082 --> 00:23:33,583
Thank you, sir.
492
00:23:35,293 --> 00:23:37,337
[whispering]
493
00:23:37,379 --> 00:23:39,589
I see that, uh, trial
counsel intends to call
494
00:23:39,631 --> 00:23:41,716
a dozen members of
the crew of the Caine.
495
00:23:41,758 --> 00:23:43,218
Yeah? Yeah,
that's correct.
496
00:23:43,260 --> 00:23:45,220
And the purpose is to
confirm Urban's testimony
497
00:23:45,262 --> 00:23:47,347
no one ever saw the
captain do anything crazy.
498
00:23:47,389 --> 00:23:49,933
That is the purpose.
Okay, I'll concede that.
499
00:23:49,975 --> 00:23:52,269
I'll concede they'll all
corroborate Urban's testimony
500
00:23:52,310 --> 00:23:57,441
if you concede that none of them know
any more about a paranoid than Urban does.
501
00:23:57,482 --> 00:23:59,919
Yeah, I'll gladly accept that
concession on those terms, sir.
502
00:23:59,943 --> 00:24:02,338
Okay. Lieutenant,
that's a weighty concession.
503
00:24:02,362 --> 00:24:05,407
And by your leave, sir,
I'll make that concession.
504
00:24:05,449 --> 00:24:07,284
Uh... [exhales]
505
00:24:07,325 --> 00:24:10,787
Mr. Greenwald, I understand that
you were appointed as defense counsel
506
00:24:10,829 --> 00:24:12,205
by the judge advocate.
507
00:24:12,247 --> 00:24:13,582
Yes, sir.
508
00:24:13,623 --> 00:24:16,001
When were you
appointed? Four days ago, sir.
509
00:24:16,042 --> 00:24:19,212
Do you feel you've had enough
time to prepare your case? Yes, sir.
510
00:24:19,254 --> 00:24:21,274
Did you undertake the
assignment willingly?
511
00:24:21,298 --> 00:24:23,359
Uh, sir, Lieutenant Greenwald
accepted the assignment
512
00:24:23,383 --> 00:24:25,594
at the request of
the judge advocate.
513
00:24:26,887 --> 00:24:30,390
[sighs] I see that you're
a naval aviator. Yes, sir.
514
00:24:30,432 --> 00:24:33,393
What do you fly? Primarily
the F/A-18 Super Hornet, sir.
515
00:24:33,435 --> 00:24:36,313
Why aren't you flying
now? Medical leave, sir.
516
00:24:36,354 --> 00:24:39,232
Why? Forced to eject
from a damaged aircraft.
517
00:24:39,274 --> 00:24:40,942
I see.
518
00:24:40,984 --> 00:24:44,196
Did you have a chance to
practice much law? A little, sir.
519
00:24:45,614 --> 00:24:46,656
[sighs]
520
00:24:46,698 --> 00:24:48,450
Lieutenant Maryk.
521
00:24:48,492 --> 00:24:50,494
Yes, sir.
522
00:24:50,535 --> 00:24:52,930
I need to know if you're happy with
your counsel's conduct of the defense.
523
00:24:52,954 --> 00:24:55,499
Sir, if he answers that
question, he does on blind faith.
524
00:24:55,540 --> 00:24:57,959
Can I just have a moment to
speak to my client privately?
525
00:24:58,001 --> 00:25:00,253
[sighs]
526
00:25:00,962 --> 00:25:02,088
Two minutes.
527
00:25:02,130 --> 00:25:03,507
[Greenwald]
Come on.
528
00:25:03,965 --> 00:25:05,342
Thank you.
529
00:25:07,135 --> 00:25:09,429
So, do you want
to get rid of me?
530
00:25:10,472 --> 00:25:11,973
I don't know.
531
00:25:13,058 --> 00:25:15,352
I think I'm screwed
at this point.
532
00:25:15,393 --> 00:25:17,354
Fifteen years in the brig?
533
00:25:17,395 --> 00:25:19,189
Mm-hmm.
534
00:25:20,732 --> 00:25:23,527
Tell me one thing. Why
didn't you cross-examine Tom?
535
00:25:23,568 --> 00:25:25,862
I don't have time
to tell you everything.
536
00:25:25,904 --> 00:25:28,591
Tom Keefer knows everything the
captain did. Everything. I'm sure he does.
537
00:25:28,615 --> 00:25:30,510
If he wouldn't talk, it's
up to you to drag it out.
538
00:25:30,534 --> 00:25:32,619
Wasn't it? You
don't understand.
539
00:25:32,661 --> 00:25:34,430
No, I don't understand what
you're doing. That's for sure.
540
00:25:34,454 --> 00:25:35,914
I want to fight
this case. Why?
541
00:25:35,956 --> 00:25:37,642
Because I want
to win it. Why?
542
00:25:37,666 --> 00:25:39,543
Is that not enough?
543
00:25:39,584 --> 00:25:41,270
Before you said you'd rather be
prosecuting than defending me.
544
00:25:41,294 --> 00:25:43,022
So maybe this is your
bizarre way of prosecuting.
545
00:25:43,046 --> 00:25:46,174
Steve, listen to me
very carefully.
546
00:25:46,216 --> 00:25:48,969
Implicating Keefer
harms you. What?
547
00:25:49,010 --> 00:25:52,347
Two disgruntled bastards
instead of one heroic exec.
548
00:25:52,389 --> 00:25:55,642
I have a chance
with one heroic exec.
549
00:25:55,684 --> 00:25:58,979
Making that stick is the
only chance for you to win.
550
00:26:05,068 --> 00:26:07,529
For the record, the
court asks the accused,
551
00:26:07,571 --> 00:26:09,990
are you satisfied
with your counsel?
552
00:26:11,658 --> 00:26:13,535
I'm satisfied, sir.
553
00:26:13,577 --> 00:26:16,413
Court will not reopen this
question. I understand that, sir.
554
00:26:16,454 --> 00:26:19,082
I'm satisfied with
Lieutenant Greenwald.
555
00:26:19,124 --> 00:26:21,710
Proceed with your case,
Commander Challee.
556
00:26:22,669 --> 00:26:24,254
Call Lieutenant Keith.
557
00:26:33,471 --> 00:26:35,432
State your name, rank
and present station.
558
00:26:35,473 --> 00:26:38,560
Willis Keith, US
Navy Junior Grade,
559
00:26:38,602 --> 00:26:40,687
assistant communications
officer on the USS Caine.
560
00:26:40,729 --> 00:26:43,189
Mr. Keith, were you officer
of the deck of the Caine
561
00:26:43,231 --> 00:26:45,400
on December 18th, 2022?
562
00:26:45,442 --> 00:26:46,818
I was.
563
00:26:46,860 --> 00:26:49,529
Was the captain relieved
of his command on that date?
564
00:26:49,571 --> 00:26:50,614
Yes, ma'am.
565
00:26:50,655 --> 00:26:52,198
Do you know why
the executive officer
566
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,617
relieved the captain? Yes.
567
00:26:53,658 --> 00:26:56,745
Captain Queeg had
lost control of himself
568
00:26:56,786 --> 00:26:59,539
and the ship was in
grave danger of foundering.
569
00:27:00,624 --> 00:27:02,226
How many years have you
served at sea, Lieutenant?
570
00:27:02,250 --> 00:27:04,169
One year, three months.
571
00:27:04,210 --> 00:27:06,230
Do you know how many years
Commander Queeg has served at sea?
572
00:27:06,254 --> 00:27:08,173
I guess about 17 years.
573
00:27:08,214 --> 00:27:10,133
Which one of you is
better qualified to judge
574
00:27:10,175 --> 00:27:12,719
whether a ship
is foundering or not?
575
00:27:12,761 --> 00:27:14,763
Myself, ma'am,
576
00:27:14,804 --> 00:27:17,366
if I'm in possession of my
faculties and Commander Queeg isn't.
577
00:27:17,390 --> 00:27:19,243
Well, what makes you think he
wasn't in possession of his faculties?
578
00:27:19,267 --> 00:27:21,478
He wasn't on the morning
of December 18th.
579
00:27:21,519 --> 00:27:24,648
Oh. Have you studied
medicine or psychiatry? No.
580
00:27:24,689 --> 00:27:29,110
Did the captain foam or rave
or make insane gestures?
581
00:27:29,152 --> 00:27:32,906
No. No. What he
did do was just as bad.
582
00:27:32,947 --> 00:27:34,074
Clarify that, will you?
583
00:27:34,115 --> 00:27:36,326
His orders were vague.
584
00:27:36,368 --> 00:27:39,788
He insisted on going south when we had a
north wind of 90 miles an hour behind us.
585
00:27:39,829 --> 00:27:42,540
With a stern wind that strong,
the ship couldn't be controlled.
586
00:27:42,582 --> 00:27:45,710
In your expert opinion
as ship handler, that is.
587
00:27:45,752 --> 00:27:49,130
Well, Steve Maryk thought so,
and he's an expert ship handler.
588
00:27:49,172 --> 00:27:53,802
Were you completely loyal to your
captain or not, prior to 18 December?
589
00:27:53,843 --> 00:27:58,640
I was, uh, antagonistic to Captain
Queeg at certain isolated times.
590
00:27:58,682 --> 00:28:00,684
At what isolated times
were you antagonistic?
591
00:28:00,725 --> 00:28:03,120
When the captain mistreated
his men, I opposed him.
592
00:28:03,144 --> 00:28:04,824
When did the captain
ever mistreat his men?
593
00:28:04,854 --> 00:28:07,941
Well, for one thing, he
systematically persecuted
594
00:28:07,982 --> 00:28:09,859
Gunners Mate
Second Class Stilwell.
595
00:28:09,901 --> 00:28:11,986
In what way?
596
00:28:12,028 --> 00:28:15,091
First, he restricted him to the ship
for six months for reading on watch.
597
00:28:15,115 --> 00:28:18,010
Refused to grant him leave when we
were back in the States in December 2021.
598
00:28:18,034 --> 00:28:22,872
The man was getting anonymous
messages about his wife's infidelity.
599
00:28:22,914 --> 00:28:26,042
[stammers, sighs] Maryk gave
Stilwell a 72-hour emergency leave.
600
00:28:26,084 --> 00:28:27,877
He returned a few
hours over leave...
601
00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:31,798
Hold on. Hold on. You say
that Maryk gave Stilwell leave.
602
00:28:33,508 --> 00:28:35,927
Did Maryk know that the
captain had denied Stilwell leave?
603
00:28:35,969 --> 00:28:37,804
Yes.
604
00:28:37,846 --> 00:28:41,182
Did Maryk check with the captain
before authorizing this leave?
605
00:28:41,224 --> 00:28:43,143
No, um...
606
00:28:43,184 --> 00:28:45,645
Are you testifying,
Mr. Keith,
607
00:28:45,687 --> 00:28:48,857
that Maryk deliberately
violated his captain's orders?
608
00:28:50,942 --> 00:28:52,360
Uh...
609
00:28:53,737 --> 00:28:57,699
I... I mean, i-it
was my fault, actually.
610
00:28:57,741 --> 00:28:59,701
'Cause I begged
him to. He was...
611
00:28:59,743 --> 00:29:01,995
Mr. Keith, we now
have your testimony
612
00:29:02,036 --> 00:29:03,997
that you and Stilwell and Maryk
613
00:29:04,038 --> 00:29:06,892
conspired to circumvent an express
order by your commanding officer
614
00:29:06,916 --> 00:29:10,336
a whole year before the
cyclone of 18 December.
615
00:29:10,378 --> 00:29:12,839
Now, please tell the court
616
00:29:12,881 --> 00:29:16,593
any other instances of
mistreatment that occur to you.
617
00:29:18,219 --> 00:29:20,096
He cut off Internet
access for six months
618
00:29:20,138 --> 00:29:22,807
'cause he wasn't invited
to a screening by mistake.
619
00:29:22,849 --> 00:29:26,060
Uh, he restricted water use
in the middle of a heat wave
620
00:29:26,102 --> 00:29:29,272
'cause he said the men were using
too much, they had to be taught a lesson.
621
00:29:29,314 --> 00:29:34,360
Did the captain ever issue any rules or
punishments not permitted by regulations?
622
00:29:35,570 --> 00:29:38,114
He never did anything
not allowed by regulations.
623
00:29:38,156 --> 00:29:40,533
You don't like the captain,
do you, Lieutenant?
624
00:29:40,575 --> 00:29:42,494
Oh, I did.
I did at first.
625
00:29:42,535 --> 00:29:44,245
Very much.
Mm-hmm.
626
00:29:44,287 --> 00:29:46,998
But I gradually came to realize
627
00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,751
that he was a petty tyrant
and utterly incompetent.
628
00:29:49,793 --> 00:29:52,212
Did you think
he was insane, too?
629
00:29:52,253 --> 00:29:54,255
Not until the day
of the cyclone.
630
00:29:54,297 --> 00:29:57,050
Very well. Come to
the day of the storm.
631
00:29:57,091 --> 00:29:58,927
Was your decision to obey Maryk
632
00:29:58,968 --> 00:30:01,596
based on your judgment that
the captain had gone mad?
633
00:30:01,638 --> 00:30:04,808
Or was it based on your
hatred of Captain Queeg?
634
00:30:06,434 --> 00:30:11,481
I... I just... I don't remember
my state of mind at that time.
635
00:30:12,148 --> 00:30:13,733
No further questions.
636
00:30:13,775 --> 00:30:16,903
Mr. Keith, you stated you
disliked Captain Queeg, yes?
637
00:30:16,945 --> 00:30:18,905
I did dislike him.
638
00:30:18,947 --> 00:30:21,675
And did you state all your reasons for
disliking him? Not at all.
639
00:30:21,699 --> 00:30:24,244
Okay, well, please, state
the rest of those reasons now.
640
00:30:24,285 --> 00:30:27,247
Well, for one thing, he extorted
a thousand bucks from me.
641
00:30:27,288 --> 00:30:29,332
Objection.
642
00:30:29,374 --> 00:30:31,977
The issue in this case is not whether
Captain Queeg was a model officer,
643
00:30:32,001 --> 00:30:33,837
but whether he was
insane on 18 December.
644
00:30:33,878 --> 00:30:35,964
Defense counsel hasn't
even touched that issue.
645
00:30:36,005 --> 00:30:38,508
Well, please the court, this
bears directly on the fitness
646
00:30:38,550 --> 00:30:40,677
of Captain Queeg to
command a naval vessel.
647
00:30:40,718 --> 00:30:43,054
And as evidence, it is
nothing but clarification
648
00:30:43,096 --> 00:30:45,390
of Keith's dislike for
his commanding officer,
649
00:30:45,431 --> 00:30:49,352
a fact brought out by trial
counsel, at great pains, I might add,
650
00:30:49,394 --> 00:30:51,938
under direct examination.
651
00:30:53,398 --> 00:30:55,024
The objection is overruled.
652
00:30:56,568 --> 00:31:00,738
Mr. Keith, could you please
describe this so-called extortion?
653
00:31:00,780 --> 00:31:04,576
Well, this was back last
December in Port Doha, Qatar.
654
00:31:04,617 --> 00:31:07,745
Uh, the captain had this crate,
655
00:31:07,787 --> 00:31:11,040
this big crate full of duty-free whiskey
that he wanted to sneak aboard.
656
00:31:11,082 --> 00:31:12,876
He appointed me boat officer,
657
00:31:12,917 --> 00:31:15,670
and a working party started
to load the crate in the gig.
658
00:31:15,712 --> 00:31:17,881
It was incredibly heavy,
659
00:31:17,922 --> 00:31:22,510
and Captain
Queeg... got excited
660
00:31:22,552 --> 00:31:25,805
and started screaming out a
whole bunch of contradictory orders.
661
00:31:25,847 --> 00:31:28,158
Sailors got rattled, they
dropped the crate in the water,
662
00:31:28,182 --> 00:31:31,561
it sank like a stone, I
was out a thousand bucks.
663
00:31:31,603 --> 00:31:33,646
No, you mean the captain
was out a thousand bucks.
664
00:31:33,688 --> 00:31:36,024
No, no, no, sir. I was.
665
00:31:36,065 --> 00:31:38,192
Captain informed me
it was my responsibility,
666
00:31:38,234 --> 00:31:40,403
'cause I was boat officer
in charge of loading,
667
00:31:40,445 --> 00:31:43,573
and he asked me what
I wanted to do about it.
668
00:31:43,615 --> 00:31:45,259
I was supposed to go
on leave the next day.
669
00:31:45,283 --> 00:31:48,578
My girlfriend had flown out
from New York to be with me,
670
00:31:48,620 --> 00:31:50,371
so I went to the captain,
671
00:31:50,413 --> 00:31:53,583
I apologized for my stupidity,
672
00:31:53,625 --> 00:31:56,210
and I offered to
pay for the crate.
673
00:31:56,252 --> 00:31:59,714
He took my money and
signed my leave papers.
674
00:32:00,965 --> 00:32:03,760
What other reasons do you
have for disliking Captain Queeg?
675
00:32:03,801 --> 00:32:05,487
Well, my chief reason
for disliking Captain Queeg
676
00:32:05,511 --> 00:32:07,764
was his cowardice in
dangerous situations.
677
00:32:07,805 --> 00:32:08,765
Objection!
678
00:32:08,806 --> 00:32:10,034
Counsel is originating evidence
679
00:32:10,058 --> 00:32:12,310
beyond the scope
of direct examination.
680
00:32:12,352 --> 00:32:16,022
He is leading the witness to irresponsible
libel of an officer of the Navy.
681
00:32:16,064 --> 00:32:18,900
Please the court, the witness's
dislike of Captain Queeg
682
00:32:18,942 --> 00:32:21,402
was not only in the scope
of direct examination,
683
00:32:21,444 --> 00:32:23,738
it was the key fact brought out.
684
00:32:23,780 --> 00:32:27,784
Now, the witness has confessed
an ignorance of psychiatry.
685
00:32:28,576 --> 00:32:30,203
Things Captain Queeg did
686
00:32:30,244 --> 00:32:33,289
which forced the witness in
his ignorance to dislike him
687
00:32:33,331 --> 00:32:36,084
may in fact have been the
helpless acts of a sick man.
688
00:32:36,125 --> 00:32:39,212
I respectfully urge
my objection, sir.
689
00:32:39,253 --> 00:32:42,465
Let me remind everyone
690
00:32:42,507 --> 00:32:45,635
of the serious nature of the
issues in this line of questioning
691
00:32:45,677 --> 00:32:47,887
and the implications involved.
692
00:32:48,846 --> 00:32:51,307
From the earliest
days of our service,
693
00:32:51,349 --> 00:32:54,811
the worst charge that can be leveled
against a naval service officer,
694
00:32:54,852 --> 00:32:57,647
especially the commanding
officer of a vessel,
695
00:32:57,689 --> 00:33:02,652
is that he displays cowardice or negligence
in the face of danger to his ship or crew.
696
00:33:03,820 --> 00:33:05,780
Counsel and the witness
are herewith cautioned
697
00:33:05,822 --> 00:33:09,826
that they are treading on dangerous
and unprecedented grounds here.
698
00:33:11,035 --> 00:33:13,121
Court offers defense
counsel the opportunity
699
00:33:13,162 --> 00:33:15,456
to withdraw his question
from the record.
700
00:33:16,791 --> 00:33:19,210
My question stands, sir.
701
00:33:19,252 --> 00:33:21,295
Lieutenant Keith,
702
00:33:21,337 --> 00:33:24,716
you have the opportunity to
withdraw or amend your answers.
703
00:33:24,757 --> 00:33:27,135
I stand by what I said, sir.
704
00:33:27,885 --> 00:33:29,804
Very well.
705
00:33:29,846 --> 00:33:32,974
Court finds that the question is
within the scope of direct examination
706
00:33:33,016 --> 00:33:35,935
and that the answer is material.
707
00:33:35,977 --> 00:33:38,831
The objection of the
trial counsel is overruled.
708
00:33:38,855 --> 00:33:41,024
Mr. Keith, can you
describe when and where
709
00:33:41,065 --> 00:33:44,193
the captain displayed
this aversion to danger?
710
00:33:44,235 --> 00:33:48,614
Uh, well, I guess the worst time
was a mine-sweeping operation
711
00:33:48,656 --> 00:33:50,199
in the Straits of Hormuz.
712
00:33:50,241 --> 00:33:52,219
That's where he got the
nickname Old Yellowstain.
713
00:33:52,243 --> 00:33:54,704
And this nickname, Old
Yellowstain, what does it imply?
714
00:33:54,746 --> 00:33:56,873
Well, cowardice, of course.
715
00:33:56,914 --> 00:33:59,667
It refers to a yellow dye
marker he dropped over the side.
716
00:33:59,709 --> 00:34:02,837
Describe. Describe this
Yellowstain incident for us, please.
717
00:34:02,879 --> 00:34:04,881
I wasn't on the
bridge at the time.
718
00:34:04,922 --> 00:34:07,008
I only heard about it afterwards...
Oh! Objection.
719
00:34:07,050 --> 00:34:10,552
Does defense counsel seriously expect to
enter these hearsay libels on the record?
720
00:34:10,595 --> 00:34:12,764
I withdraw the question, okay?
721
00:34:12,805 --> 00:34:16,809
Defense will introduce direct
evidence on the Yellowstain incident.
722
00:34:16,851 --> 00:34:19,604
Strike the question and
the answer from the record.
723
00:34:19,644 --> 00:34:21,814
Describe incidents of cowardice
724
00:34:21,856 --> 00:34:24,233
to which you were an
eyewitness, Mr. Keith.
725
00:34:25,151 --> 00:34:28,070
Any time there was
a difficult situation,
726
00:34:28,112 --> 00:34:31,341
Captain Queeg was always to be found on
the side of the bridge away from it all.
727
00:34:31,365 --> 00:34:35,411
I saw that a dozen times when I
was officer of the day. Thank you.
728
00:34:35,452 --> 00:34:37,579
No further questions.
729
00:34:37,622 --> 00:34:40,875
Mr. Keith, has Lieutenant
Commander Queeg
730
00:34:40,916 --> 00:34:45,378
ever been investigated or
charged by higher authority
731
00:34:45,421 --> 00:34:49,425
for any of this alleged unprofessional
behavior that you describe?
732
00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:50,843
No.
733
00:34:50,885 --> 00:34:53,096
Can you cite
any official records
734
00:34:53,137 --> 00:34:56,390
that'll substantiate
any of these fantastic
735
00:34:56,432 --> 00:34:58,601
and libelous stories
that you've been telling
736
00:34:58,643 --> 00:35:00,603
under the guidance
of defense counsel?
737
00:35:00,645 --> 00:35:02,313
Official records, no.
738
00:35:02,355 --> 00:35:04,857
Mr. Keith, do you
know for a fact
739
00:35:04,899 --> 00:35:08,236
that the crate that was lost
contained smuggled liquor?
740
00:35:08,277 --> 00:35:10,238
It's common knowledge.
741
00:35:10,279 --> 00:35:12,031
Common knowledge.
742
00:35:12,073 --> 00:35:14,575
Did you see the liquor
in the crate? No.
743
00:35:14,617 --> 00:35:18,663
Can you name one person who will
testify that they saw liquor in the crate?
744
00:35:18,704 --> 00:35:21,725
Naturally, he was pretty careful
about that. Okay, not one person.
745
00:35:21,749 --> 00:35:25,086
I just... I don't... I don't know
who would have actually seen it.
746
00:35:25,878 --> 00:35:27,171
Mr. Keith,
you've testified
747
00:35:27,213 --> 00:35:29,298
that you don't like
Captain Queeg.
748
00:35:29,340 --> 00:35:32,301
You're reporting as fact
every evil rumor about him
749
00:35:32,343 --> 00:35:35,972
and you're making wildly
irresponsible charges under oath.
750
00:35:36,013 --> 00:35:37,825
Isn't that the plain truth of
your testimony, Mr. Keith?
751
00:35:37,849 --> 00:35:39,892
I haven't lied once.
752
00:35:39,934 --> 00:35:42,228
Mr. Keith, on the morning
that the captain was relieved,
753
00:35:42,270 --> 00:35:44,647
did you really think
he'd gone crazy?
754
00:35:45,606 --> 00:35:47,316
I said before,
755
00:35:47,358 --> 00:35:50,653
I can't say for sure what
my state of mind was, or his.
756
00:35:51,696 --> 00:35:53,656
No more questions.
757
00:35:57,326 --> 00:35:58,995
Call Captain Southard.
758
00:36:04,292 --> 00:36:07,253
State your name, rank
and present station.
759
00:36:07,295 --> 00:36:08,838
Randolph Southard,
760
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,133
Captain, US Navy operations
officer, Fifth Fleet.
761
00:36:12,175 --> 00:36:13,861
You understand that you've
been called as an expert witness
762
00:36:13,885 --> 00:36:15,428
on Avenger-class ship handling?
763
00:36:15,469 --> 00:36:16,804
I do.
764
00:36:16,846 --> 00:36:18,222
State your qualifications.
765
00:36:18,264 --> 00:36:20,725
Some 20 years
on smaller combatants,
766
00:36:20,766 --> 00:36:22,452
ten years of
commanding all types,
767
00:36:22,476 --> 00:36:25,438
including ships ranging up
to guided missile destroyers.
768
00:36:25,479 --> 00:36:29,108
To clarify for the members, will
you use the map marked "Exhibit A"
769
00:36:29,150 --> 00:36:32,820
to illustrate the position of the Caine
when she encountered the storm?
770
00:36:33,696 --> 00:36:37,575
The Caine was
approximately here.
771
00:36:37,617 --> 00:36:41,704
The storm hit from the
northeast, heading southwest.
772
00:36:41,746 --> 00:36:43,748
Vessels of the task
force steered south
773
00:36:43,789 --> 00:36:45,625
in an attempt to
outrun the weather.
774
00:36:45,666 --> 00:36:48,687
The Caine, in her spot on the
right flank of the sweep pattern,
775
00:36:48,711 --> 00:36:50,171
caught the worst of it.
776
00:36:50,213 --> 00:36:52,882
Rather than steering
with the wind aft,
777
00:36:52,924 --> 00:36:56,719
she turned north into
the wind and seized.
778
00:36:56,761 --> 00:37:00,640
That was the situation in the
strait on the day in question.
779
00:37:00,681 --> 00:37:02,642
Thank you, Captain.
You may be seated.
780
00:37:02,683 --> 00:37:04,644
Trial counsel, you may proceed.
781
00:37:04,685 --> 00:37:06,145
Thank you.
782
00:37:07,313 --> 00:37:10,900
Captain, let's say
that, hypothetically,
783
00:37:10,942 --> 00:37:13,503
you're the one who's in
command of the vessel.
784
00:37:13,527 --> 00:37:16,131
A cyclone blows up without
warning traveling west
785
00:37:16,155 --> 00:37:18,241
and you're directly
in the path of it.
786
00:37:18,282 --> 00:37:19,992
The wind keeps increasing,
787
00:37:20,034 --> 00:37:22,536
its direction holding
steady from the north.
788
00:37:22,578 --> 00:37:26,791
Soon your wind is force ten to
12 and your seas are mountainous.
789
00:37:26,832 --> 00:37:29,460
Under the circumstances,
what would you do?
790
00:37:29,502 --> 00:37:31,837
Well, I'd execute the
classic Navy maneuver
791
00:37:31,879 --> 00:37:34,215
known as getting
the hell out of there.
792
00:37:34,257 --> 00:37:36,092
And how would you go
about that, Captain?
793
00:37:36,133 --> 00:37:38,261
Well, it's almost rule of thumb.
794
00:37:38,302 --> 00:37:40,429
You say the winds from
the north are 90 knots,
795
00:37:40,471 --> 00:37:43,599
center of the cyclone
coming at you from the west.
796
00:37:43,641 --> 00:37:45,434
The best course is south.
797
00:37:45,476 --> 00:37:48,354
You might have to head a couple
of points one way or the other,
798
00:37:48,396 --> 00:37:49,939
depending on your seas,
799
00:37:49,981 --> 00:37:53,859
but there's only one way
out of that mess... south.
800
00:37:53,901 --> 00:37:57,113
But then you have a terribly
strong stern wind, don't you?
801
00:37:57,154 --> 00:37:58,948
What about it?
802
00:37:58,990 --> 00:38:02,493
Well, can a small vessel ride safely
going downwind in such conditions?
803
00:38:02,535 --> 00:38:06,289
She'll ride just as well
going downwind as upwind.
804
00:38:06,330 --> 00:38:08,749
In fact, with your high
freeboard going forward,
805
00:38:08,791 --> 00:38:10,668
a smaller vessel
tends to back in the wind.
806
00:38:10,710 --> 00:38:15,756
Other things being equal, she'll
do slightly better going downwind.
807
00:38:15,798 --> 00:38:18,986
How about turning north in those
circumstances and heading into the wind?
808
00:38:19,010 --> 00:38:24,473
Well, that would be dubious and
dangerous, not to mention idiotic.
809
00:38:24,515 --> 00:38:26,600
Why, sir?
810
00:38:26,642 --> 00:38:29,603
Well, you're heading yourself right
back into the path of the cyclone.
811
00:38:29,645 --> 00:38:33,232
Unless you're interested
in sinking, that's not smart.
812
00:38:33,274 --> 00:38:34,984
That's all, sir.
813
00:38:35,026 --> 00:38:39,780
Captain, have you ever conned
a ship at the center of a cyclone?
814
00:38:39,822 --> 00:38:41,699
Negative.
815
00:38:41,741 --> 00:38:45,119
Been on the fringes often, but
always managed to avoid the center.
816
00:38:45,161 --> 00:38:49,040
And have you ever commanded a
mine countermeasures ship? Negative.
817
00:38:49,081 --> 00:38:52,460
Okay, this trial, sir, concerns
an Avenger-class MCM
818
00:38:52,501 --> 00:38:54,879
at the center of a
very dangerous storm.
819
00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:56,839
I'm aware of that.
820
00:38:56,881 --> 00:39:00,343
I've had MCMs under my command,
and I've read the book on them.
821
00:39:00,384 --> 00:39:02,470
They don't differ from
smaller-class vessels
822
00:39:02,511 --> 00:39:06,932
in terms of characteristics
and handling in rough weather.
823
00:39:06,974 --> 00:39:09,143
I only ask these questions, sir,
824
00:39:09,185 --> 00:39:11,645
because you are the only
expert ship-handling witness,
825
00:39:11,687 --> 00:39:15,191
and I believe the extent of your expert
knowledge should be clear to the court.
826
00:39:15,232 --> 00:39:17,276
Well, I've handled these ships
827
00:39:17,318 --> 00:39:20,780
in almost every conceivable
situation for the last ten years.
828
00:39:20,821 --> 00:39:23,949
Haven't handled a mine countermeasures
at the center of a cyclone,
829
00:39:23,991 --> 00:39:27,137
but I don't know who the hell has
besides the skipper of the Caine.
830
00:39:27,161 --> 00:39:29,205
That's a thousand-to-one shot.
831
00:39:29,246 --> 00:39:32,333
Then would you state,
without reservation,
832
00:39:32,375 --> 00:39:36,379
that the same rules hold for an
MCM at the center of a cyclone?
833
00:39:36,420 --> 00:39:40,549
At the center of a cyclone,
there are no hard and fast rules.
834
00:39:40,591 --> 00:39:43,302
That's one situation where it's
all up to the commanding officer.
835
00:39:43,344 --> 00:39:45,513
Too many things happen too fast.
836
00:39:45,554 --> 00:39:47,515
Mmm.
837
00:39:47,556 --> 00:39:50,726
You remember the hypothetical
question put to you by trial counsel
838
00:39:50,768 --> 00:39:52,520
about the storm, yes?
839
00:39:52,561 --> 00:39:53,854
I do.
840
00:39:53,896 --> 00:39:55,981
I want you to assume
in that situation
841
00:39:56,023 --> 00:39:58,692
that the wind and the
seas become bigger.
842
00:39:58,734 --> 00:40:02,238
They become bigger than anything...
Anything you have ever experienced.
843
00:40:02,279 --> 00:40:03,948
You have lost control
of your ship, sir.
844
00:40:03,989 --> 00:40:06,242
You actually believe
she could sink.
845
00:40:06,283 --> 00:40:08,911
You are in the
worst-case scenario.
846
00:40:08,953 --> 00:40:12,373
Do you bring around
north into the wind,
847
00:40:12,415 --> 00:40:15,918
or do you continue
south, stern to the wind?
848
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,753
You're getting very extreme.
849
00:40:17,795 --> 00:40:20,023
Yes, sir, I am. Would you prefer
not to answer the question?
850
00:40:20,047 --> 00:40:22,049
I'll answer it. Please.
851
00:40:22,091 --> 00:40:24,260
In the worst-case scenario,
852
00:40:24,301 --> 00:40:27,596
I'd come around the north,
into the wind, if I could.
853
00:40:27,638 --> 00:40:31,058
But only in the worst-case
scenario. Why?
854
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:34,079
Because the engines in your
rudder have the best chance that way.
855
00:40:34,103 --> 00:40:38,524
That's why. It's your last chance
to keep control of your ship.
856
00:40:38,566 --> 00:40:42,278
But aren't you heading back into the
center of the storm? First things first.
857
00:40:42,319 --> 00:40:43,988
If you're on the
verge of sinking,
858
00:40:44,029 --> 00:40:46,073
you about as bad
off as you can get.
859
00:40:46,115 --> 00:40:47,658
Mind you, you said
worst-case scenario.
860
00:40:47,700 --> 00:40:52,329
I did, sir. Thank you very
much. No further questions.
861
00:40:52,371 --> 00:40:54,683
Captain, who, in your
opinion, is the best judge
862
00:40:54,707 --> 00:40:57,585
as to whether a ship is in
the worst-case scenario?
863
00:40:57,626 --> 00:41:01,297
There's only one judge.
The commanding officer.
864
00:41:01,338 --> 00:41:03,174
Why, sir?
865
00:41:03,215 --> 00:41:06,510
The Navy made him captain 'cause
his knowledge of the sea and of ships
866
00:41:06,552 --> 00:41:09,388
is better than anyone
else's on the ship.
867
00:41:09,430 --> 00:41:14,143
It's very common for some subordinate
officers to think the ship is sinking
868
00:41:14,185 --> 00:41:17,229
when all that's happening
is a little weather.
869
00:41:17,271 --> 00:41:20,065
Well, don't you think, sir,
that when his subordinates
870
00:41:20,107 --> 00:41:22,067
all agree that the
ship is going down
871
00:41:22,109 --> 00:41:23,819
that the captain ought
to listen to them?
872
00:41:23,861 --> 00:41:25,821
Negative.
873
00:41:25,863 --> 00:41:29,158
Panic is a common hazard at sea.
874
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:31,327
The highest function of
command is to override
875
00:41:31,368 --> 00:41:34,888
and listen to nothing but the voice
of his own professional judgment.
876
00:41:35,873 --> 00:41:38,167
Call Dr. Joan Lundeen.
877
00:41:43,047 --> 00:41:45,174
State your name, rank
and present station.
878
00:41:45,216 --> 00:41:47,343
Lieutenant Commander
Joan Lundeen,
879
00:41:47,384 --> 00:41:49,970
Medical Corps, US
Navy, Head of Psychiatry,
880
00:41:50,012 --> 00:41:52,181
US Naval Hospital,
San Francisco.
881
00:41:52,223 --> 00:41:55,202
Were you the head of the medical board
that examined Lieutenant Commander Queeg?
882
00:41:55,226 --> 00:41:56,560
I was.
883
00:41:56,602 --> 00:41:59,980
And how long did your
examination last, Doctor?
884
00:42:00,022 --> 00:42:03,692
We had the commander under constant
observation and testing for three weeks.
885
00:42:03,734 --> 00:42:05,778
[Challee] And what was
the finding of the board?
886
00:42:05,819 --> 00:42:08,822
Commander Queeg was
discharged with a clean bill of health.
887
00:42:08,864 --> 00:42:13,577
Doctor, is it possible that two
months ago, on December 18th,
888
00:42:13,619 --> 00:42:16,372
he was in such a state
of psychotic collapse
889
00:42:16,413 --> 00:42:19,518
that relieving him from naval
command would be justified?
890
00:42:19,542 --> 00:42:20,793
No.
891
00:42:20,834 --> 00:42:22,670
Is it possible for a sane man
892
00:42:22,711 --> 00:42:26,632
to perform offensive,
disagreeable, foolish acts?
893
00:42:26,674 --> 00:42:28,384
It happens every day.
894
00:42:28,425 --> 00:42:31,029
We didn't find that the
commander was a perfect officer.
895
00:42:31,053 --> 00:42:34,723
Yet, you still say that to
relieve him from naval command
896
00:42:34,765 --> 00:42:37,893
because of mental illness
would be unjustified?
897
00:42:37,935 --> 00:42:41,063
Completely unjustified.
898
00:42:41,730 --> 00:42:43,274
Thank you.
899
00:42:43,774 --> 00:42:45,985
Dr. Lundeen,
900
00:42:46,026 --> 00:42:48,028
my background is
legal, not medical,
901
00:42:48,070 --> 00:42:51,574
so I hope you'll bear with me as I
try to clarify some technical terms.
902
00:42:51,615 --> 00:42:53,325
Of course.
903
00:42:53,367 --> 00:42:57,371
I'm going to ask some pretty elementary
questions. All right.
904
00:42:57,413 --> 00:43:00,082
Would you say Commander
Queeg is absolutely normal?
905
00:43:00,124 --> 00:43:01,917
[chuckles]
906
00:43:01,959 --> 00:43:05,296
Well, normality, you know,
is a fiction in psychiatry. Mmm.
907
00:43:05,337 --> 00:43:08,674
No adult is without problems
except a happy imbecile.
908
00:43:08,716 --> 00:43:10,843
What are Commander
Queeg's problems?
909
00:43:10,884 --> 00:43:14,513
You might say his overall problem
is one of an inferiority complex
910
00:43:14,555 --> 00:43:16,640
generated by an
unhappy childhood
911
00:43:16,682 --> 00:43:19,977
and aggravated by
certain adult experiences.
912
00:43:20,019 --> 00:43:22,313
Unhappy childhood in what way?
913
00:43:22,354 --> 00:43:26,567
Divorced parents,
financial trouble,
914
00:43:26,609 --> 00:43:28,110
problems at school.
915
00:43:28,152 --> 00:43:30,487
And the aggravating
factors in adult life?
916
00:43:31,780 --> 00:43:33,240
In his adult life,
917
00:43:33,282 --> 00:43:35,534
the commander is
troubled by his low standing
918
00:43:35,576 --> 00:43:37,911
in his academy class
and other such factors,
919
00:43:37,953 --> 00:43:39,788
but he has become well-adjusted.
920
00:43:39,830 --> 00:43:42,916
Mmm. Can you describe
the nature of that adjustment?
921
00:43:42,958 --> 00:43:46,462
His identity as a naval
officer is the essential factor.
922
00:43:46,503 --> 00:43:48,922
It's the key to his
personal security.
923
00:43:48,964 --> 00:43:52,468
Therefore, he has a fixed anxiety
about protecting his standing.
924
00:43:52,509 --> 00:43:54,470
That would account
for his harshness.
925
00:43:54,511 --> 00:43:56,597
Would he be slow
to admit mistakes?
926
00:43:56,639 --> 00:43:59,308
Yes, of course. There's
nothing unbalanced in that.
927
00:43:59,350 --> 00:44:02,519
Oh, really? I mean,
would he be a perfectionist?
928
00:44:02,561 --> 00:44:04,605
Such a personality would be.
929
00:44:04,647 --> 00:44:06,315
Inclined to hound
his subordinates
930
00:44:06,357 --> 00:44:07,900
over the smallest
little details.
931
00:44:07,941 --> 00:44:11,445
Any mistake of a
subordinate is intolerable
932
00:44:11,487 --> 00:44:13,530
because it might cause him harm.
933
00:44:13,572 --> 00:44:17,534
Yet he will not admit mistakes
that he makes himself.
934
00:44:17,576 --> 00:44:21,747
You might say that he
revises reality in his own mind
935
00:44:21,789 --> 00:44:23,666
so he comes out blameless.
936
00:44:23,707 --> 00:44:27,461
Doctor, isn't distortion of
reality a symptom of mental illness?
937
00:44:27,503 --> 00:44:30,255
It's a question of degree.
938
00:44:30,297 --> 00:44:32,633
Each one of us
has our own reality.
939
00:44:32,675 --> 00:44:37,012
Yes, Doctor, but doesn't Commander Queeg
distort reality more, say, than you do?
940
00:44:37,054 --> 00:44:39,306
Yes, that's his weakness.
941
00:44:39,348 --> 00:44:41,266
Other people have
other weaknesses.
942
00:44:41,308 --> 00:44:43,435
It's definitely not disabling.
943
00:44:43,477 --> 00:44:48,524
Well, if he's criticized, would he
think he was being unjustly persecuted?
944
00:44:49,358 --> 00:44:51,276
It's all one pattern,
945
00:44:51,318 --> 00:44:55,114
all stemming from one basic
premise that he must try to be perfect.
946
00:44:55,155 --> 00:44:56,824
Inclined to stubbornness, then.
947
00:44:56,865 --> 00:45:00,327
Well, you'll have a
certain rigidity of personality
948
00:45:00,369 --> 00:45:02,371
in such an individual.
949
00:45:02,413 --> 00:45:04,707
His inner insecurity
stops him from admitting
950
00:45:04,748 --> 00:45:07,668
that those who differ
from him may be right.
951
00:45:07,710 --> 00:45:12,965
Doctor, you just testified that the following
symptoms exist in Commander Queeg's behavior.
952
00:45:13,006 --> 00:45:14,675
We have rigidity of personality.
953
00:45:14,717 --> 00:45:16,427
We have feelings of persecution.
954
00:45:16,468 --> 00:45:18,512
We have unreasonable suspicion.
955
00:45:18,554 --> 00:45:20,222
We have withdrawal from reality.
956
00:45:20,264 --> 00:45:22,266
We have performance anxiety.
957
00:45:22,307 --> 00:45:24,810
We have an unreal basic premise
958
00:45:24,852 --> 00:45:27,688
and an obsessive sense
of self-righteousness.
959
00:45:27,730 --> 00:45:31,066
All mild, sir. All
well-compensated.
960
00:45:31,108 --> 00:45:33,110
Yes, Doctor, yes.
961
00:45:33,152 --> 00:45:37,281
But is there an inclusive psychiatric
term, one label for this syndrome?
962
00:45:37,322 --> 00:45:40,159
Syndrome? Who said
anything about a syndrome?
963
00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:44,705
You're misusing a term. There's no
syndrome because there's no disease.
964
00:45:44,747 --> 00:45:46,665
I'll rephrase it.
965
00:45:46,707 --> 00:45:48,876
Do these symptoms fall into
966
00:45:48,917 --> 00:45:53,005
a single pattern of neurotic
disturbance, a common psychiatric class?
967
00:45:53,046 --> 00:45:55,549
I know what
you're getting at. Well?
968
00:45:55,591 --> 00:45:59,845
It's a paranoid personality, but
that is not a disabling affliction.
969
00:45:59,887 --> 00:46:02,097
Doctor... A what
personality, Doctor?
970
00:46:02,139 --> 00:46:04,016
Paranoid.
971
00:46:04,057 --> 00:46:07,186
A paranoid?
Yes, paranoid.
972
00:46:09,730 --> 00:46:12,733
Um, Doctor, in a...
973
00:46:14,485 --> 00:46:17,946
In a paranoid personality,
like Commander Queeg's,
974
00:46:17,988 --> 00:46:19,865
would he... I'm...
975
00:46:19,907 --> 00:46:22,075
I'm gonna put this to
you hypothetically.
976
00:46:22,117 --> 00:46:24,578
Can a man have a
paranoid personality
977
00:46:24,620 --> 00:46:27,164
that would not disable
him for subordinate duties,
978
00:46:27,206 --> 00:46:28,808
but would disable
him for command?
979
00:46:28,832 --> 00:46:30,959
It's conceivable.
980
00:46:31,001 --> 00:46:34,189
And is the disabling factor likely to
be detected in a personal interview?
981
00:46:34,213 --> 00:46:36,215
With a skilled
psychiatrist, yes.
982
00:46:36,256 --> 00:46:38,967
Why? I mean, why is
a psychiatrist needed?
983
00:46:39,009 --> 00:46:41,970
Can't an educated, intelligent
person detect a paranoid?
984
00:46:42,012 --> 00:46:44,908
Well, you evidently aren't too
well acquainted with the pattern.
985
00:46:44,932 --> 00:46:47,351
The distinguishing
mark of this neurosis
986
00:46:47,392 --> 00:46:51,814
is the extreme plausibility and a most
convincing normal manner on the surface,
987
00:46:51,855 --> 00:46:54,316
particularly in
self-justification.
988
00:46:54,358 --> 00:46:56,276
Self-justification.
989
00:46:56,318 --> 00:46:57,986
Thank you, Doctor.
990
00:46:59,112 --> 00:47:00,489
No further questions.
991
00:47:00,531 --> 00:47:02,825
[officer] The court wishes
to clear up one point.
992
00:47:02,866 --> 00:47:07,579
Doctor, is... is such
a thing possible...
993
00:47:07,621 --> 00:47:10,290
Well, let me put it this way.
994
00:47:10,332 --> 00:47:12,167
Let's say that a man
with a mild condition
995
00:47:12,209 --> 00:47:16,088
is not disabled for all the
usual stresses of command.
996
00:47:16,129 --> 00:47:20,843
Now let's say those stresses are multiplied
manifold by an extreme emergency.
997
00:47:20,884 --> 00:47:23,804
Would there then be a tendency
to make erroneous judgments?
998
00:47:23,846 --> 00:47:25,556
There might be, sir.
999
00:47:25,597 --> 00:47:28,725
Of course, extreme stress
does that to almost anybody.
1000
00:47:28,767 --> 00:47:30,727
It's not supposed to do it
to commanding officers.
1001
00:47:30,769 --> 00:47:34,982
No, but practically
speaking, sir, they're human.
1002
00:47:38,569 --> 00:47:41,154
State your name, rank
and present station.
1003
00:47:41,196 --> 00:47:43,907
Allen Bird, MD, US Navy Reserve.
1004
00:47:43,949 --> 00:47:46,910
I was called to serve on the
psychiatric evaluation team.
1005
00:47:46,952 --> 00:47:49,413
Was this the board that
was headed by Dr. Lundeen
1006
00:47:49,454 --> 00:47:52,767
which recently inquired into the mental
health of Lieutenant Commander Queeg?
1007
00:47:52,791 --> 00:47:54,960
Yes. And what was
the finding of the board?
1008
00:47:55,002 --> 00:47:58,130
We found that the commander
is mentally fit for command now
1009
00:47:58,171 --> 00:48:00,549
and has never been unfit.
1010
00:48:00,591 --> 00:48:03,385
Did you find any indication
that Commander Queeg
1011
00:48:03,427 --> 00:48:06,722
had what is known as
a paranoid personality?
1012
00:48:06,763 --> 00:48:10,851
Well, I prefer to call it obsessive
personality with paranoid features.
1013
00:48:10,893 --> 00:48:14,938
Right, but this did not indicate
mental unfitness. No.
1014
00:48:14,980 --> 00:48:18,209
You agree, Doctor, that Commander
Queeg is mentally fit now
1015
00:48:18,233 --> 00:48:21,004
and must have been mentally
fit on December 18th
1016
00:48:21,028 --> 00:48:23,298
when he was relieved on the
grounds of mental illness?
1017
00:48:23,322 --> 00:48:25,365
That was our
unanimous conclusion.
1018
00:48:25,407 --> 00:48:27,409
Thank you, Doctor.
1019
00:48:27,451 --> 00:48:29,244
[Greenwald] Dr. Bird,
1020
00:48:29,286 --> 00:48:32,497
do you have any special
training in psychoanalysis?
1021
00:48:32,539 --> 00:48:34,374
Yes.
1022
00:48:34,416 --> 00:48:37,186
Okay, and in psychoanalysis, is
there such a thing as mental illness?
1023
00:48:37,210 --> 00:48:39,922
There are disturbed
people and adjusted people.
1024
00:48:39,963 --> 00:48:41,924
But those terms,
"disturbed" and "adjusted,"
1025
00:48:41,965 --> 00:48:44,426
they correspond roughly
in layman's terms
1026
00:48:44,468 --> 00:48:46,511
to "sick" and "well,"
as we use them.
1027
00:48:46,553 --> 00:48:48,597
Very roughly, yes.
1028
00:48:48,639 --> 00:48:53,477
Would you say Commander Queeg
suffers from an inferiority complex?
1029
00:48:53,518 --> 00:48:57,230
Yes, but it's...
well-compensated.
1030
00:48:57,272 --> 00:48:59,959
Is there a difference between
"compensated" and "adjusted"?
1031
00:48:59,983 --> 00:49:01,151
Most definitely.
1032
00:49:01,193 --> 00:49:03,779
Okay, could you please
describe that for us?
1033
00:49:03,820 --> 00:49:06,198
Well, let's say
a man is suffering
1034
00:49:06,239 --> 00:49:09,868
from some deep-seated
psychological disturbance.
1035
00:49:09,910 --> 00:49:13,956
He can compensate by finding
outlets for his peculiar drives.
1036
00:49:13,997 --> 00:49:19,169
Okay. So, has Commander
Queeg ever been psychoanalyzed?
1037
00:49:19,211 --> 00:49:21,838
No. He's in your terms,
then, a disturbed person?
1038
00:49:21,880 --> 00:49:24,716
Yes, he is. Not disabled,
however, by the disturbance.
1039
00:49:24,758 --> 00:49:26,969
Okay, how is he compensated?
1040
00:49:28,220 --> 00:49:29,930
Mainly two ways.
1041
00:49:29,972 --> 00:49:33,058
The paranoid pattern, which
is useless and not desirable,
1042
00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:36,770
and his naval career, which is
extremely useful and desirable.
1043
00:49:36,812 --> 00:49:39,666
Yes, Doctor, have you noticed that
little thing he does with his hands?
1044
00:49:39,690 --> 00:49:41,417
You mean rolling the
steel balls? Yes.
1045
00:49:41,441 --> 00:49:43,235
Could you describe
that for us, please?
1046
00:49:43,276 --> 00:49:45,821
It's an incessant rolling
of two marbles in his hand.
1047
00:49:45,862 --> 00:49:48,573
Mm-hmm.
Why does he do it?
1048
00:49:48,615 --> 00:49:51,284
Oh, uh, his hands tremble.
1049
00:49:51,326 --> 00:49:54,204
He does it to still his hands
and conceal the trembling.
1050
00:49:54,246 --> 00:49:55,497
Why do his hands tremble?
1051
00:49:55,539 --> 00:49:58,709
Inner tension. It's
a surface symptom.
1052
00:49:58,750 --> 00:50:01,211
Doctor, you've testified
that Commander Queeg
1053
00:50:01,253 --> 00:50:03,922
is a disturbed, not
an adjusted person, yes?
1054
00:50:03,964 --> 00:50:06,341
Yes. So he is,
in layman's terms, sick.
1055
00:50:06,383 --> 00:50:08,677
Yes?
1056
00:50:08,719 --> 00:50:12,139
I remember agreeing to the rough resemblance
of the terms "disturbed" and "sick,"
1057
00:50:12,180 --> 00:50:14,599
but by those terms an
awful lot of people are sick.
1058
00:50:14,641 --> 00:50:17,662
Yes, Doctor, but this court only has
Commander Queeg's sickness at issue.
1059
00:50:17,686 --> 00:50:21,440
If he is sick, how could your board
have given him a clean bill of health?
1060
00:50:21,481 --> 00:50:24,943
Y-You're playing on words.
We found no disability.
1061
00:50:24,985 --> 00:50:27,362
Doctor, just suppose
for an instant
1062
00:50:27,404 --> 00:50:30,991
that the requirements of command are way
more severe than you believe them to be.
1063
00:50:31,033 --> 00:50:34,202
Wouldn't even this mild sickness
be enough to disable him?
1064
00:50:34,244 --> 00:50:36,663
That's absurdly hypothetical,
because... Oh, is it?
1065
00:50:36,705 --> 00:50:38,832
Have you ever had
sea duty, Doctor? No.
1066
00:50:38,874 --> 00:50:41,877
No? How long have you been
in the service of the Navy?
1067
00:50:41,918 --> 00:50:43,211
Five months.
Five months?
1068
00:50:43,253 --> 00:50:45,881
Five... Six
months. Six, I guess now.
1069
00:50:45,922 --> 00:50:47,924
Six months in the
service of the Navy.
1070
00:50:47,966 --> 00:50:51,386
Have you ever had any dealings
with ships' captains prior to this case?
1071
00:50:51,428 --> 00:50:52,554
No.
No?
1072
00:50:52,596 --> 00:50:54,014
Then on what do you base
1073
00:50:54,056 --> 00:50:55,450
your estimate of the
requirements of command?
1074
00:50:55,474 --> 00:50:57,392
My general knowledge.
1075
00:50:57,434 --> 00:51:00,395
Would you say it takes somebody,
a person of exceptional ability,
1076
00:51:00,437 --> 00:51:03,315
highly gifted, highly skilled to be
a commander of a naval vessel?
1077
00:51:03,356 --> 00:51:04,733
No. No. Really?
1078
00:51:04,775 --> 00:51:07,152
Not highly gifted,
no. Then what?
1079
00:51:07,194 --> 00:51:09,696
Uh, reasonable
responses. "Reasonable"?
1080
00:51:09,738 --> 00:51:11,782
Uh, fairly good
intelligence. "Fairly good"?
1081
00:51:11,823 --> 00:51:14,201
Sufficient training
and experience, but...
1082
00:51:14,242 --> 00:51:17,221
Is this enough equipment, say,
for a highly skilled psychiatrist?
1083
00:51:17,245 --> 00:51:19,081
Not exactly.
1084
00:51:19,122 --> 00:51:21,350
So in other words, it takes
more ability to be a psychiatrist
1085
00:51:21,374 --> 00:51:24,020
than it does to be the
commander of a US naval vessel.
1086
00:51:24,044 --> 00:51:26,689
It takes... That is, uh,
different abilities are required.
1087
00:51:26,713 --> 00:51:28,924
You're making the
comparison, not I.
1088
00:51:28,965 --> 00:51:31,736
No, Doctor, you're the one that said you
don't think Commander Queeg's sickness
1089
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:34,054
should disable him for command.
1090
00:51:34,096 --> 00:51:37,575
I am suggesting that since you evidently know
little about the requirements of command,
1091
00:51:37,599 --> 00:51:39,434
that you may be wrong
in your conclusion.
1092
00:51:39,476 --> 00:51:41,937
Well, I reject your suggestion.
Oh, you do? Why?
1093
00:51:41,978 --> 00:51:44,231
Because you've deliberately
substituted the word "sick,"
1094
00:51:44,272 --> 00:51:46,858
which is a loose... a polarizing...
Have I?
1095
00:51:46,900 --> 00:51:48,610
A what word, Doctor?
Polarizing.
1096
00:51:48,652 --> 00:51:50,445
A polarizing word.
I never said "sick."
1097
00:51:50,487 --> 00:51:53,281
My grasp of the requirements
of command is adequate,
1098
00:51:53,323 --> 00:51:56,076
or I would have disqualified
myself from serving on the board.
1099
00:51:56,118 --> 00:51:57,804
Maybe you should
have disqualified yourself.
1100
00:51:57,828 --> 00:51:59,496
Objection! The witness
is being badgered!
1101
00:51:59,538 --> 00:52:01,623
I withdraw my last statement.
1102
00:52:01,665 --> 00:52:03,542
No further questions.
1103
00:52:03,583 --> 00:52:06,229
Doctor, the defense counsel has
managed to put words into your mouth
1104
00:52:06,253 --> 00:52:08,547
that I'm certain you don't mean.
1105
00:52:08,588 --> 00:52:11,424
I'm not aware that he succeeded
in putting any words into my mouth.
1106
00:52:11,466 --> 00:52:14,487
Doctor, he drew the implication
from you that Captain Queeg is sick.
1107
00:52:14,511 --> 00:52:17,639
Surely you don't... I'm careful
in my use of terminology.
1108
00:52:17,681 --> 00:52:20,851
I did not use the term "sick."
1109
00:52:20,892 --> 00:52:25,689
Captain Queeg is definitely not disabled
for command, which is the only issue here.
1110
00:52:28,775 --> 00:52:30,318
Prosecution rests.
1111
00:52:32,028 --> 00:52:33,655
Defense, present your case.
1112
00:52:34,865 --> 00:52:36,658
I call the accused.
1113
00:52:38,034 --> 00:52:41,746
Does the accused request that
he be permitted to testify? Yes, sir.
1114
00:52:41,788 --> 00:52:43,790
You have the right
not to take the stand.
1115
00:52:43,832 --> 00:52:46,686
If you don't take the stand, that
fact won't be to your prejudice.
1116
00:52:46,710 --> 00:52:50,338
If you take the stand, you may be
subjected to a rigorous cross-examination.
1117
00:52:50,380 --> 00:52:52,257
I understand that, sir.
1118
00:52:52,299 --> 00:52:54,217
You may take the stand.
1119
00:52:57,387 --> 00:52:59,890
State your name, rank
and present position.
1120
00:52:59,931 --> 00:53:01,308
Steven Maryk,
Lieutenant, US Navy,
1121
00:53:01,349 --> 00:53:03,185
executive officer
of the USS Caine.
1122
00:53:03,226 --> 00:53:05,746
Are you the accused in this
court-martial? Yes, I am.
1123
00:53:05,770 --> 00:53:08,148
What was your
occupation in civilian life?
1124
00:53:08,190 --> 00:53:10,960
Helping my father in his fishing
business. We own a couple boats.
1125
00:53:10,984 --> 00:53:12,903
Where?
San Francisco.
1126
00:53:12,944 --> 00:53:15,339
Then you were familiar with the
problems of ocean-going ship handling
1127
00:53:15,363 --> 00:53:17,157
prior to joining the Navy?
1128
00:53:17,199 --> 00:53:19,659
Yes, I've been on
boats since I was 14.
1129
00:53:19,701 --> 00:53:23,330
Did you relieve the commander of
the USS Caine 18th December, 2022?
1130
00:53:23,371 --> 00:53:25,415
Yes, I did.
1131
00:53:25,457 --> 00:53:28,019
Was the Caine in trouble when you relieved
its captain? Yes, it was.
1132
00:53:28,043 --> 00:53:31,546
And on what facts do you base that
judgment? Well, several things.
1133
00:53:31,588 --> 00:53:33,173
We couldn't hold course.
1134
00:53:33,215 --> 00:53:35,550
We broached three times
in an hour. "Broached"?
1135
00:53:35,592 --> 00:53:39,179
Yes, wind and sea took charge and
tossed us sideways ten minutes at a time.
1136
00:53:39,221 --> 00:53:42,057
We were rolling too steeply
for the inclinometer to record.
1137
00:53:42,098 --> 00:53:45,393
We were shipping water out of the
wheelhouse. The generators were cutting out.
1138
00:53:45,435 --> 00:53:48,039
The ship was not responding to
emergency rudder and engine settings.
1139
00:53:48,063 --> 00:53:49,522
We were lost and out of control.
1140
00:53:49,564 --> 00:53:51,667
And did you inform your
captain of this? Yes.
1141
00:53:51,691 --> 00:53:55,737
Repeatedly for an hour. I begged
him to come north into the wind.
1142
00:53:55,779 --> 00:53:57,239
What was his reply?
1143
00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:00,742
Well, mostly just a
glazed look and no answer.
1144
00:54:01,660 --> 00:54:03,495
Mr. Maryk,
1145
00:54:03,536 --> 00:54:07,332
when did you start keeping your
medical log on Commander Queeg?
1146
00:54:07,374 --> 00:54:09,727
Shortly after the incident with
the mines in the Straits of Hormuz.
1147
00:54:09,751 --> 00:54:13,505
And why did you start it? I began to
think the captain might be mentally ill.
1148
00:54:13,546 --> 00:54:16,150
Why? Because of the
yellow dye marker business.
1149
00:54:16,174 --> 00:54:19,844
You mean the incident where the commander
acquired the nickname Old Yellowstain?
1150
00:54:19,886 --> 00:54:21,096
Yes.
1151
00:54:21,137 --> 00:54:23,473
Were you an eyewitness
to this occurrence?
1152
00:54:23,515 --> 00:54:25,451
I was navigator. I was
right there on the bridge.
1153
00:54:25,475 --> 00:54:28,061
Please describe this
Yellowstain incident.
1154
00:54:29,396 --> 00:54:32,375
It was the third day of an
assigned sweep with two other MCMs.
1155
00:54:32,399 --> 00:54:33,900
Mm-hmm.
1156
00:54:33,942 --> 00:54:36,736
We had detected a
field of acoustic mines.
1157
00:54:36,778 --> 00:54:38,738
[speaking louder]
It was the third day
1158
00:54:38,780 --> 00:54:40,782
of an assigned sweep
with two other MCMs.
1159
00:54:40,824 --> 00:54:42,784
We detected a field
of acoustic mines
1160
00:54:42,826 --> 00:54:44,786
in the narrowest
part of the strait
1161
00:54:44,828 --> 00:54:46,973
and we'd been ordered to destroy
them in place using high explosives.
1162
00:54:46,997 --> 00:54:50,292
And that's delicate business.
It's gotta be done just right.
1163
00:54:50,333 --> 00:54:52,961
We milled around out
there for a while.
1164
00:54:53,003 --> 00:54:56,047
Then the captain decided
not to set the charges.
1165
00:54:56,089 --> 00:54:58,091
He gave us some excuse
about faulty equipment.
1166
00:54:58,133 --> 00:55:00,802
I checked the gear. It was
in perfect working order.
1167
00:55:00,844 --> 00:55:02,721
And the captain
wouldn't hear it.
1168
00:55:02,762 --> 00:55:05,265
He said the tech was
incompetent and he knew better.
1169
00:55:05,307 --> 00:55:08,077
So we dropped a yellow
dye marker over the side,
1170
00:55:08,101 --> 00:55:10,228
radioed to the other MCM
to destroy the mines.
1171
00:55:10,270 --> 00:55:14,107
They radioed back to slow down, but
we just... we steamed right out of there.
1172
00:55:14,149 --> 00:55:15,501
[Greenwald] "Steamed."
Now, Mr. Maryk...
1173
00:55:15,525 --> 00:55:18,028
The court wishes to
question the witness.
1174
00:55:18,069 --> 00:55:21,781
Lieutenant, you say the gear was in
working order. Did you check it personally?
1175
00:55:21,823 --> 00:55:24,385
Yes, sir, along with the chief
electronic tech and the sonar men.
1176
00:55:24,409 --> 00:55:26,429
It was fine. There was absolutely
nothing wrong with the gear.
1177
00:55:26,453 --> 00:55:29,098
And after you steamed away, was
there any danger due to shock waves
1178
00:55:29,122 --> 00:55:30,707
from the underwater detonations?
1179
00:55:30,749 --> 00:55:32,834
No. No, there was not.
1180
00:55:32,876 --> 00:55:35,521
MCMs are designed to withstand that
kind of thing. We do this all the time.
1181
00:55:35,545 --> 00:55:39,257
Now, you say these boats
signaled to you to slow down.
1182
00:55:39,299 --> 00:55:41,944
Yes, sir. Was the signal
reported to your captain?
1183
00:55:41,968 --> 00:55:43,678
I reported it to him myself.
1184
00:55:43,720 --> 00:55:45,472
Was he aware that
he was steaming away
1185
00:55:45,513 --> 00:55:47,932
from his assigned spot
in the sweep formation?
1186
00:55:47,974 --> 00:55:50,518
It was obvious to everyone
on the bridge. I pointed it out.
1187
00:55:50,560 --> 00:55:52,687
I said we were breaking
the sweep pattern,
1188
00:55:52,729 --> 00:55:54,999
that the other vessels would not
know where we'd found the mines.
1189
00:55:55,023 --> 00:55:59,444
And that is when he said, "We'll drop a
yellow dye marker over the side then."
1190
00:55:59,486 --> 00:56:01,363
You may continue.
1191
00:56:01,404 --> 00:56:04,741
Mr. Maryk, why didn't you go
immediately to a higher authority
1192
00:56:04,783 --> 00:56:07,452
with your doubts about
Captain Queeg's mental health?
1193
00:56:07,494 --> 00:56:10,330
I felt if I had a record,
I'd be on stronger ground.
1194
00:56:10,372 --> 00:56:12,415
That's when I decided
to keep the medical log.
1195
00:56:12,457 --> 00:56:15,877
If I was wrong, I'd just burn
it. I kept it under lock and key.
1196
00:56:15,919 --> 00:56:17,796
And what, in your opinion,
1197
00:56:17,837 --> 00:56:20,465
made an incident worthy of
keeping a record in the medical log?
1198
00:56:20,507 --> 00:56:22,675
Any act that seemed
abnormal or strange.
1199
00:56:22,717 --> 00:56:24,719
Like what? Like
the coffee machine.
1200
00:56:24,761 --> 00:56:26,322
The coffee machine
business? Yes.
1201
00:56:26,346 --> 00:56:28,157
Well, please describe
the coffee machine thing.
1202
00:56:28,181 --> 00:56:30,076
We had a new coffee
machine in the wardroom.
1203
00:56:30,100 --> 00:56:33,770
And, uh, Captain really liked his
coffee. But you had to be careful.
1204
00:56:33,812 --> 00:56:36,332
You couldn't leave it plugged in
too long or the thing would burn out.
1205
00:56:36,356 --> 00:56:38,525
That's exactly what happened.
1206
00:56:38,566 --> 00:56:40,836
One of the guys assigned to the
wardroom mess duty forgot to unplug it
1207
00:56:40,860 --> 00:56:43,071
and the thing was...
It was just fried.
1208
00:56:43,113 --> 00:56:45,740
And none of them would
admit which one had done it.
1209
00:56:45,782 --> 00:56:49,411
So the captain ordered all the officers
of the ship to sit as a trial of inquiry
1210
00:56:49,452 --> 00:56:51,372
to find out who'd burned
out the coffee machine.
1211
00:56:51,413 --> 00:56:55,041
Which... Look, in
itself, it's a silly thing.
1212
00:56:55,083 --> 00:56:57,919
But this went on for 36 hours.
1213
00:56:57,961 --> 00:56:59,254
[Greenwald whistles]
1214
00:56:59,295 --> 00:57:00,880
[Maryk] All ship's
work suspended.
1215
00:57:00,922 --> 00:57:03,299
And there we are, all of
us, we're in the wardroom.
1216
00:57:03,341 --> 00:57:06,052
We're dying for sleep,
we need showers,
1217
00:57:06,094 --> 00:57:08,656
and we're trying to figure out which one of these
poor bastards burned out the coffee machine.
1218
00:57:08,680 --> 00:57:11,975
And they're so scared, they think
whoever did it is gonna get shot.
1219
00:57:12,016 --> 00:57:13,852
They'd have sooner died
before they told us.
1220
00:57:13,893 --> 00:57:16,271
And so, finally,
I go to the captain
1221
00:57:16,312 --> 00:57:19,399
and I say all the officers will admit
that they're incompetent investigators
1222
00:57:19,441 --> 00:57:21,860
and take the hit on
their fitness reports,
1223
00:57:21,901 --> 00:57:26,114
but we can't find out who left the
coffee machine plugged in for too long.
1224
00:57:26,156 --> 00:57:29,284
And so he makes a mark in his
black book and he calls off the inquiry.
1225
00:57:29,325 --> 00:57:32,120
It's things like that.
Or the water business.
1226
00:57:32,162 --> 00:57:33,389
The water
business. Yes.
1227
00:57:33,413 --> 00:57:35,748
Please describe
that water business.
1228
00:57:35,790 --> 00:57:39,919
Look, it's all in the log. I know, but
please describe the water business.
1229
00:57:39,961 --> 00:57:42,714
The captain restricted
water use from the entire crew
1230
00:57:42,755 --> 00:57:44,733
for two days in the
middle of a dust storm
1231
00:57:44,757 --> 00:57:48,386
because he caught one of
the deck gang taking a shower.
1232
00:57:48,428 --> 00:57:51,347
Or it's plain crazy things.
Cheese business.
1233
00:57:51,389 --> 00:57:52,950
The cheese business.
The strawberry... Yes.
1234
00:57:52,974 --> 00:57:56,078
Cheese business? I don't
recall any cheese business.
1235
00:57:56,102 --> 00:57:59,230
This was on the first ship the captain
was assigned to, sir, as an ensign.
1236
00:57:59,272 --> 00:58:02,442
Cheese was going missing
from the ship's stores.
1237
00:58:02,484 --> 00:58:04,652
And the captain investigated
and he caught a sailor
1238
00:58:04,694 --> 00:58:08,323
who'd made a duplicate key to
the padlock to the refrigerator.
1239
00:58:08,364 --> 00:58:10,492
Now, for catching
this cheese thief,
1240
00:58:10,533 --> 00:58:12,702
he was given a letter
of commendation.
1241
00:58:12,744 --> 00:58:15,306
This is during peacetime, so
naturally he's pretty proud of the thing.
1242
00:58:15,330 --> 00:58:19,250
So when the strawberry stuff started,
he insisted it was the same thing.
1243
00:58:19,292 --> 00:58:20,835
And all we had to
do was find the guy
1244
00:58:20,877 --> 00:58:23,796
who had made a duplicate
key to the wardroom fridge.
1245
00:58:23,838 --> 00:58:25,924
But of course that's ridiculous.
1246
00:58:25,965 --> 00:58:29,469
It was one of the guys assigned
to the wardroom mess again.
1247
00:58:29,511 --> 00:58:32,222
We all knew that they'd
eaten this quart of strawberries.
1248
00:58:32,263 --> 00:58:33,699
It was left over from
the wardroom mess.
1249
00:58:33,723 --> 00:58:35,767
They were entitled to
it. That was the custom.
1250
00:58:35,808 --> 00:58:37,745
But when the captain started to
freak out about those strawberries,
1251
00:58:37,769 --> 00:58:39,622
they froze up, said they
didn't know who'd eaten them.
1252
00:58:39,646 --> 00:58:42,398
And the captain's so hot on
his theory he believes them.
1253
00:58:42,440 --> 00:58:44,567
So he ordered the search
for the key. Yes, sir.
1254
00:58:44,609 --> 00:58:49,322
We have never seen Captain
Queeg so happy before or since.
1255
00:58:49,364 --> 00:58:52,242
He's living the cheese
business all over again.
1256
00:58:52,283 --> 00:58:54,869
He organized the search himself.
1257
00:58:54,911 --> 00:58:57,497
We collected every
key on that ship.
1258
00:58:57,539 --> 00:59:01,292
We had just boxes...
Barrels of keys.
1259
00:59:01,334 --> 00:59:03,378
That's about 2,800
of them all told,
1260
00:59:03,419 --> 00:59:05,630
each tagged with
the owner's name.
1261
00:59:05,672 --> 00:59:09,008
And just to be safe, we searched
that ship from stem to stern,
1262
00:59:09,050 --> 00:59:11,678
from the radar
mast to the bilge.
1263
00:59:11,719 --> 00:59:13,096
We stripped the crew naked.
1264
00:59:13,137 --> 00:59:14,973
[Greenwald] Naked?
Yes, sir. Naked.
1265
00:59:15,014 --> 00:59:17,433
Each one of them
lined up, stark naked,
1266
00:59:17,475 --> 00:59:19,727
and we shook out their clothes.
1267
00:59:19,769 --> 00:59:22,706
We searched their lockers. We searched
every hole, every place on that ship.
1268
00:59:22,730 --> 00:59:25,370
We crawled under the bilge and
pulled out the lead ballast blocks
1269
00:59:25,400 --> 00:59:27,110
that are 200 pounds apiece.
1270
00:59:27,151 --> 00:59:30,321
This went on for three days.
1271
00:59:30,363 --> 00:59:32,365
[Greenwald] Three
days? [Maryk] Yes, sir.
1272
00:59:32,407 --> 00:59:36,536
All in the name of a
key that never existed.
1273
00:59:36,578 --> 00:59:41,291
So, when I saw the
captain sitting by the fridge,
1274
00:59:41,332 --> 00:59:43,209
pulling keys one by
one from a barrel
1275
00:59:43,251 --> 00:59:47,672
and trying them in a padlock for
hours on end with a gleam in his eye,
1276
00:59:47,714 --> 00:59:49,799
I gave up.
1277
00:59:49,841 --> 00:59:53,595
And that is when I showed the
medical log to Lieutenant Keefer.
1278
00:59:54,762 --> 00:59:56,514
Mr. Maryk,
1279
00:59:56,556 --> 00:59:58,784
when Lieutenant Keefer finished
reading your medical log,
1280
00:59:58,808 --> 01:00:01,102
what was his first comment?
1281
01:00:01,853 --> 01:00:03,521
Sir, I don't remember.
1282
01:00:03,563 --> 01:00:06,316
Did he encourage you
to go to Admiral Williams?
1283
01:00:06,357 --> 01:00:08,276
No, sir, I did that on my own.
1284
01:00:08,318 --> 01:00:10,403
But he went with you
to the flagship.
1285
01:00:10,445 --> 01:00:14,115
Yes, sir. So, at first,
he didn't discourage you?
1286
01:00:15,658 --> 01:00:18,453
Once we were aboard the
flagship, he discouraged me
1287
01:00:18,494 --> 01:00:20,955
and said we shouldn't
go through it and we didn't.
1288
01:00:20,997 --> 01:00:23,475
Would you say his testimony on the
subject was substantially correct?
1289
01:00:23,499 --> 01:00:25,960
Yes, sir. This was
all my doing, sir.
1290
01:00:26,002 --> 01:00:27,462
Continue your examination.
1291
01:00:27,503 --> 01:00:29,881
Mr. Maryk, when
the cyclone was over,
1292
01:00:29,922 --> 01:00:32,800
did Commander Queeg make
an attempt to regain command?
1293
01:00:32,842 --> 01:00:34,594
Yes.
1294
01:00:34,636 --> 01:00:36,971
On the morning of the 19th,
after the storm had blown out.
1295
01:00:37,013 --> 01:00:38,473
What happened?
1296
01:00:39,849 --> 01:00:42,101
Well, I was in the chart
house writing up a dispatch.
1297
01:00:42,143 --> 01:00:44,979
And? I was reporting the
relief to Admiral Williams.
1298
01:00:45,021 --> 01:00:47,357
And?
1299
01:00:47,398 --> 01:00:50,360
Captain Queeg came and asked if I
would go to his cabin and speak to him
1300
01:00:50,401 --> 01:00:52,320
before I sent the dispatch.
1301
01:00:52,362 --> 01:00:55,281
So I went below and we talked.
1302
01:00:55,323 --> 01:00:57,241
And what happened?
1303
01:00:58,534 --> 01:01:02,330
It was the same as
before, uh, at first.
1304
01:01:02,372 --> 01:01:04,207
He said I'd be
court-martialed for mutiny.
1305
01:01:04,248 --> 01:01:08,294
And then he went on this long thing
about how much he loved the Navy,
1306
01:01:08,336 --> 01:01:10,213
that he has no other interests,
1307
01:01:10,254 --> 01:01:13,508
and even if he was cleared of
this that his record would be ruined.
1308
01:01:13,549 --> 01:01:16,260
And I told him
I felt sorry for him.
1309
01:01:16,302 --> 01:01:18,179
And I... I really did.
1310
01:01:19,889 --> 01:01:22,975
And that's when he
came out with his proposal.
1311
01:01:23,017 --> 01:01:24,435
Which?
1312
01:01:25,812 --> 01:01:28,189
He said he wouldn't
write me up and report me,
1313
01:01:28,231 --> 01:01:30,149
that he would resume
command of the ship
1314
01:01:30,191 --> 01:01:33,319
and that the whole thing would
be written off and forgotten.
1315
01:01:33,361 --> 01:01:35,863
And what was your
reply to his proposal?
1316
01:01:35,905 --> 01:01:37,782
I was amazed.
1317
01:01:37,824 --> 01:01:40,868
I said, Captain, the whole ship
knows about it. [Greenwald] Yes.
1318
01:01:40,910 --> 01:01:43,162
It's written up in
the quartermaster's log.
1319
01:01:43,204 --> 01:01:45,391
It's written up in the
officer of the deck's log.
1320
01:01:45,415 --> 01:01:48,918
And, uh... And he
hemmed and hawed.
1321
01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:51,170
[Greenwald] And?
1322
01:01:51,212 --> 01:01:53,047
What happened next?
1323
01:01:53,089 --> 01:01:55,234
Finally, he said it
wouldn't be the first time
1324
01:01:55,258 --> 01:01:58,177
that a rough log had been
corrected and fixed up after the fact.
1325
01:01:58,219 --> 01:02:00,864
Did you remind him that the
alteration of logs is strictly forbidden?
1326
01:02:00,888 --> 01:02:03,433
Yes, I did. And
he kind of laughed.
1327
01:02:03,474 --> 01:02:05,953
He said it was either that or a
court-martial for mutiny for me
1328
01:02:05,977 --> 01:02:08,789
and a black mark on his record
which he felt he did not deserve.
1329
01:02:08,813 --> 01:02:10,022
And what followed?
1330
01:02:10,064 --> 01:02:11,983
He begged and he pleaded.
1331
01:02:12,024 --> 01:02:16,612
And, uh, at one point he cried
and eventually got very angry
1332
01:02:16,654 --> 01:02:18,364
and he ordered me
out of his cabin.
1333
01:02:18,406 --> 01:02:20,700
That is when I
sent the dispatch.
1334
01:02:20,742 --> 01:02:25,204
Then you had the opportunity,
less than 24 hours later,
1335
01:02:25,246 --> 01:02:28,916
to expunge this whole
event from the official records
1336
01:02:28,958 --> 01:02:31,919
with your captain's
knowledge and approval.
1337
01:02:31,961 --> 01:02:33,588
Yes, sir.
1338
01:02:33,629 --> 01:02:36,758
Mr. Maryk, were you
panicky at all during the storm?
1339
01:02:36,799 --> 01:02:38,551
No, I was not.
1340
01:02:38,593 --> 01:02:42,597
Lieutenant, you are charged
with relieving your captain willfully,
1341
01:02:42,638 --> 01:02:47,435
without authority and
without justifiable cause.
1342
01:02:47,477 --> 01:02:49,437
Did you relieve
Commander Queeg willfully?
1343
01:02:49,479 --> 01:02:52,440
Yes. I knew
what I was doing.
1344
01:02:52,482 --> 01:02:54,734
Did you relieve him
without authority?
1345
01:02:54,776 --> 01:02:57,612
No, my authority is Chapter
11 of Navy Regulations.
1346
01:02:57,653 --> 01:03:00,948
Did you relieve without
justifiable cause? No.
1347
01:03:00,990 --> 01:03:03,493
My justifiable cause was the
captain's mental breakdown
1348
01:03:03,534 --> 01:03:05,536
at a time when the
ship was in danger.
1349
01:03:05,578 --> 01:03:08,456
Thank you. No
further questions.
1350
01:03:10,082 --> 01:03:13,836
Mr. Maryk, this
amazing interview
1351
01:03:13,878 --> 01:03:17,673
in which the captain offered
to falsify official records,
1352
01:03:17,715 --> 01:03:19,759
were there any witnesses to it?
1353
01:03:20,635 --> 01:03:22,804
We were alone in his cabin. No.
1354
01:03:22,845 --> 01:03:25,848
This incident with the mines. Did
anyone else see these records?
1355
01:03:25,890 --> 01:03:27,975
Which, according to you,
indicated that the Caine
1356
01:03:28,017 --> 01:03:29,936
had departed her
assigned sweep formation?
1357
01:03:29,977 --> 01:03:32,831
Was there anything in the
records of the ship's movements
1358
01:03:32,855 --> 01:03:35,399
that would verify
that departure?
1359
01:03:35,441 --> 01:03:37,318
Well, about an hour
after it happened,
1360
01:03:37,360 --> 01:03:40,071
the captain asked to see the
chart, he took it to his cabin,
1361
01:03:40,112 --> 01:03:42,782
and when I got the log back,
there was no mention of the incident.
1362
01:03:42,824 --> 01:03:46,244
Right. Then you have no
corroboration of this story.
1363
01:03:46,285 --> 01:03:48,579
No. [clears throat]
1364
01:03:48,621 --> 01:03:52,667
Mr. Maryk, who coined the
nickname Old Yellowstain?
1365
01:03:52,708 --> 01:03:55,169
That just sprung into existence.
1366
01:03:55,211 --> 01:03:57,981
Throughout the ship or
just among the officers?
1367
01:03:58,005 --> 01:03:59,340
Just among the officers.
1368
01:03:59,382 --> 01:04:01,717
You sure you didn't
coin it yourself?
1369
01:04:01,759 --> 01:04:03,010
I didn't.
1370
01:04:03,886 --> 01:04:08,808
What kind of rating would you give
yourself for loyalty to your captain?
1371
01:04:08,850 --> 01:04:11,310
I'd say I was a loyal officer.
1372
01:04:12,270 --> 01:04:15,481
Did you issue a 72-hour liberty
1373
01:04:15,523 --> 01:04:18,568
to Petty Officer
Stilwell in December
1374
01:04:18,609 --> 01:04:21,654
against your captain's
express instructions?
1375
01:04:21,696 --> 01:04:23,739
Yes. You call
that a loyal act?
1376
01:04:23,781 --> 01:04:24,824
No.
1377
01:04:24,866 --> 01:04:27,577
Then you admit to a disloyal act
1378
01:04:27,618 --> 01:04:30,121
in your first days
as executive officer.
1379
01:04:30,162 --> 01:04:31,581
Yes.
1380
01:04:31,622 --> 01:04:35,543
Mr. Maryk, where did
you get your schooling?
1381
01:04:35,585 --> 01:04:37,312
Public schools, San
Francisco. Okay.
1382
01:04:37,336 --> 01:04:38,963
And San Francisco
State University.
1383
01:04:39,005 --> 01:04:41,549
And how were your grades
in elementary school?
1384
01:04:41,591 --> 01:04:43,467
[scoffs]
They were okay.
1385
01:04:43,509 --> 01:04:46,846
Average? Above
average? Below average?
1386
01:04:46,888 --> 01:04:47,889
Average.
1387
01:04:47,930 --> 01:04:50,224
How about your
high school grades?
1388
01:04:50,266 --> 01:04:53,895
Well, I didn't do so good
there. Uh, below average.
1389
01:04:54,854 --> 01:04:57,231
What kind of courses
did you take in college?
1390
01:04:57,273 --> 01:04:58,399
Business courses.
1391
01:04:58,441 --> 01:05:00,085
Any pre-medical
courses? No.
1392
01:05:00,109 --> 01:05:03,404
Any psychology? Any psychiatry
courses? No.
1393
01:05:03,446 --> 01:05:05,382
How were your grades in
college? They...
1394
01:05:05,406 --> 01:05:08,534
I got by.
Below average?
1395
01:05:09,160 --> 01:05:11,287
[Maryk]
Yes.
1396
01:05:11,329 --> 01:05:14,832
[Challee] Where did you get
these ideas about paranoia?
1397
01:05:14,874 --> 01:05:18,336
Prob... Well, books. And, uh... [clears
throat]...a lot of research online.
1398
01:05:18,377 --> 01:05:20,772
Books? What books? Name
the titles. Which websites?
1399
01:05:20,796 --> 01:05:23,341
They're medical type
books about mental illness,
1400
01:05:23,382 --> 01:05:26,218
and I-I don't remember
the exact names of the sites.
1401
01:05:26,260 --> 01:05:29,680
Oh. Was this your intellectual
hobby, reading about psychiatry?
1402
01:05:29,722 --> 01:05:31,992
No. Well, then where
did you get these books?
1403
01:05:32,016 --> 01:05:35,061
Fr... I borrowed them from, uh,
ships' doctors here and there.
1404
01:05:35,102 --> 01:05:39,231
[chuckles] And with your
background, your scholastic record,
1405
01:05:39,273 --> 01:05:43,194
you imagine that you understood these
highly technical and scientific works?
1406
01:05:43,235 --> 01:05:45,112
I got something out of them.
1407
01:05:45,154 --> 01:05:47,406
What is a conditioned reflex?
1408
01:05:47,448 --> 01:05:48,950
I don't know.
1409
01:05:48,991 --> 01:05:50,910
What is schizophrenia?
1410
01:05:50,952 --> 01:05:53,079
Uh, I think it's...
It's a mental illness.
1411
01:05:53,120 --> 01:05:54,413
You think so? Yes.
1412
01:05:54,455 --> 01:05:56,916
What are its symptoms?
I don't know.
1413
01:05:56,958 --> 01:06:00,544
In fact, you don't know what you're talking
about when you discuss mental illness.
1414
01:06:00,586 --> 01:06:03,881
Is that right? Well, you know, I
never said I knew much about it.
1415
01:06:03,923 --> 01:06:04,924
[chuckles]
1416
01:06:04,966 --> 01:06:06,509
Have you ever
heard the expression
1417
01:06:06,550 --> 01:06:08,552
that a little learning
is a dangerous thing?
1418
01:06:08,970 --> 01:06:10,596
Yes.
1419
01:06:10,638 --> 01:06:12,723
You had a head full of
terms you didn't understand,
1420
01:06:12,765 --> 01:06:15,267
and on that basis
felt you had the right
1421
01:06:15,309 --> 01:06:17,645
to depose a commanding officer
1422
01:06:17,687 --> 01:06:19,772
on the grounds
of mental illness.
1423
01:06:19,814 --> 01:06:22,542
Is that right? I didn't relieve Captain
Queeg because what the book said.
1424
01:06:22,566 --> 01:06:26,821
I relieved him because the ship was in
danger of sinking. No, never mind the ship.
1425
01:06:26,862 --> 01:06:29,573
We are discussing your
grasp of psychiatry. Mm-hmm.
1426
01:06:29,615 --> 01:06:34,328
Did you hear the diagnosis of the qualified
psychiatrist who examined your captain?
1427
01:06:34,370 --> 01:06:36,163
Yes. And what
was their diagnosis?
1428
01:06:36,205 --> 01:06:39,000
Was he crazy or wasn't
he on December 18th?
1429
01:06:39,041 --> 01:06:40,668
They say he wasn't.
1430
01:06:40,710 --> 01:06:43,271
But you, with your whining
gripes of strawberries
1431
01:06:43,295 --> 01:06:46,424
and coffee makers, know better.
1432
01:06:46,465 --> 01:06:50,177
Mr. Maryk, who was the third
ranking officer on your ship?
1433
01:06:50,219 --> 01:06:51,679
Lieutenant Keefer.
1434
01:06:51,721 --> 01:06:53,782
Was he a
good officer? Yes.
1435
01:06:53,806 --> 01:06:56,517
Do you consider his
mind as good as yours?
1436
01:06:56,559 --> 01:06:58,936
Yes. Uh,
better. Better.
1437
01:06:58,978 --> 01:07:02,106
Did you show your
medical log to him? Yes.
1438
01:07:02,148 --> 01:07:05,609
Was he convinced by it that
the captain was mentally ill?
1439
01:07:06,193 --> 01:07:08,070
No.
1440
01:07:08,112 --> 01:07:10,966
He talked to you out of trying
to have the captain relieved.
1441
01:07:10,990 --> 01:07:12,033
Yes.
1442
01:07:12,074 --> 01:07:14,035
And yet two weeks later,
1443
01:07:14,076 --> 01:07:17,288
despite the whole weight
of naval discipline,
1444
01:07:17,329 --> 01:07:20,458
despite the arguments of
the next officer in rank to you,
1445
01:07:20,499 --> 01:07:22,460
a superior intellect,
1446
01:07:22,501 --> 01:07:24,378
despite all this,
1447
01:07:24,420 --> 01:07:27,923
you went ahead and
seized command of your ship?
1448
01:07:29,341 --> 01:07:31,052
I relieved Captain Queeg
1449
01:07:31,093 --> 01:07:32,970
because he
definitely seemed sick
1450
01:07:33,012 --> 01:07:35,389
on the morning of the cyclone.
1451
01:07:35,431 --> 01:07:38,684
You still believe that your
diagnosis of Captain Queeg
1452
01:07:38,726 --> 01:07:40,770
is superior to the doctors'?
1453
01:07:40,811 --> 01:07:44,065
J... O-Only about Queeg on
the morning of the cyclone.
1454
01:07:46,317 --> 01:07:48,069
No more questions.
1455
01:07:50,404 --> 01:07:51,947
No re-examination.
1456
01:07:53,324 --> 01:07:54,909
You may step down, Lieutenant.
1457
01:08:02,792 --> 01:08:05,544
Call Lieutenant Commander Queeg.
1458
01:08:14,929 --> 01:08:18,474
Commander, you are reminded
that you are still under oath.
1459
01:08:18,516 --> 01:08:20,893
Yes, sir.
Be seated.
1460
01:08:23,354 --> 01:08:25,689
Commander, on the morning
of the 19th December,
1461
01:08:25,730 --> 01:08:28,734
did you have an interview in
your room with Lieutenant Maryk?
1462
01:08:28,775 --> 01:08:30,111
Well, let's see.
1463
01:08:30,152 --> 01:08:33,029
The 19th, the
day after the storm.
1464
01:08:33,072 --> 01:08:34,323
Yes. Yes, I did.
1465
01:08:34,364 --> 01:08:36,951
Was the interview at
your request? Yes.
1466
01:08:36,992 --> 01:08:38,953
What was the substance
of the interview?
1467
01:08:38,993 --> 01:08:41,372
Well, as I say,
I felt sorry for him.
1468
01:08:41,413 --> 01:08:43,791
Hated to see him
ruining his life
1469
01:08:43,833 --> 01:08:46,292
over one panicky mistake,
1470
01:08:46,335 --> 01:08:50,547
particularly knowing that it was his
ambition to make the Navy a career.
1471
01:08:50,589 --> 01:08:53,652
I tried as hard as I could to show
him what a mistake he had made,
1472
01:08:53,676 --> 01:08:56,095
suggested he relinquish
command back to me
1473
01:08:56,136 --> 01:08:58,596
and offered to be
as lenient as possible
1474
01:08:58,639 --> 01:09:00,431
when reporting
what had happened.
1475
01:09:00,474 --> 01:09:03,327
You never offered not to report the
incident? How could I?
1476
01:09:03,351 --> 01:09:06,480
It had already been
recorded in the logs. Yes.
1477
01:09:06,522 --> 01:09:09,108
Those logs, were they
handwritten, typed, or what?
1478
01:09:09,150 --> 01:09:10,943
It wouldn't have
made a difference.
1479
01:09:10,984 --> 01:09:13,863
Were they handwritten,
Commander? Well, probably.
1480
01:09:13,904 --> 01:09:16,073
Quartermasters log, OOD.
1481
01:09:16,114 --> 01:09:18,199
Rough logs are
usually handwritten.
1482
01:09:18,242 --> 01:09:21,578
I can't imagine that the yeoman
had time to type out smooth logs,
1483
01:09:21,620 --> 01:09:23,413
given all the excitement.
1484
01:09:23,455 --> 01:09:26,143
Did you offer to alter the
logs and not report the incident?
1485
01:09:26,167 --> 01:09:28,418
No, I did not. Alterations
are not permitted.
1486
01:09:28,460 --> 01:09:30,522
Lieutenant Maryk testified
under oath, Commander,
1487
01:09:30,546 --> 01:09:32,590
that you made such an offer.
1488
01:09:32,631 --> 01:09:36,385
Not only that, but you begged and
pleaded with him to alter the logs,
1489
01:09:36,426 --> 01:09:39,846
in return for which you promised
to hush up the story completely
1490
01:09:39,889 --> 01:09:41,515
and make no report.
1491
01:09:41,556 --> 01:09:43,225
Well, that's just not the truth.
1492
01:09:43,266 --> 01:09:45,644
There isn't any
truth in it at all?
1493
01:09:45,685 --> 01:09:48,748
It's a complete distortion of what
I've said. My version is the exact truth.
1494
01:09:48,772 --> 01:09:51,710
You deny the proposal to alter
the logs and hush up the story.
1495
01:09:51,734 --> 01:09:53,652
Yes. I deny it completely.
1496
01:09:53,694 --> 01:09:56,488
Th-That's the part that he's made
up, the crying and the pleading.
1497
01:09:56,530 --> 01:09:57,823
It's fantastic.
1498
01:09:57,865 --> 01:09:59,658
You're accusing
Mr. Maryk of perjury.
1499
01:09:59,700 --> 01:10:01,452
I-I'm not accusing him...
1500
01:10:01,493 --> 01:10:02,828
[laughs]
1501
01:10:02,870 --> 01:10:04,955
He's accused of
enough as it stands.
1502
01:10:04,997 --> 01:10:07,809
I'm just saying you'll hear a lot of
strange things about me from Maryk.
1503
01:10:07,833 --> 01:10:10,211
Th-That's all I'm saying.
1504
01:10:10,252 --> 01:10:13,565
Isn't it obvious, Commander, that one of you
is not telling the truth about this meeting?
1505
01:10:13,589 --> 01:10:16,651
Well, it appears so. Can
you prove that it isn't you?
1506
01:10:16,675 --> 01:10:20,221
Only by citing a clean record
of 21 years as a naval officer
1507
01:10:20,262 --> 01:10:24,058
over the word of a man
standing trial for a mutinous act.
1508
01:10:25,768 --> 01:10:30,564
Commander, did you ever receive
$1,000 from Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith?
1509
01:10:30,606 --> 01:10:32,858
Uh, I don't recall offhand.
1510
01:10:32,900 --> 01:10:35,420
He testified you did. I
did? On what occasion?
1511
01:10:35,444 --> 01:10:38,906
On the occasion of the loss of a
crate of yours in the Port of Oman.
1512
01:10:38,948 --> 01:10:41,200
Oh, y-yes. Okay.
[chuckling] I remember that.
1513
01:10:41,242 --> 01:10:43,911
That's over a year ago,
December thereabouts.
1514
01:10:43,953 --> 01:10:46,580
He was responsible for the loss.
1515
01:10:46,622 --> 01:10:50,251
Well, insisted on paying
for it, a-a-and so he did.
1516
01:10:50,292 --> 01:10:53,295
And what was in this
crate that cost $1,000?
1517
01:10:53,337 --> 01:10:56,048
Well, uniforms, books,
1518
01:10:56,090 --> 01:10:59,093
n-navigating instruments,
the usual things.
1519
01:10:59,134 --> 01:11:00,928
How was Keith responsible?
1520
01:11:00,970 --> 01:11:03,240
Well, he was the boat officer.
He was responsible for loading.
1521
01:11:03,264 --> 01:11:06,600
He issued foolish, contradictory
orders that rattled the men.
1522
01:11:06,642 --> 01:11:08,686
They dropped the crate
into the water and it sank.
1523
01:11:08,727 --> 01:11:11,897
A wooden crate,
full of clothes, sank.
1524
01:11:11,939 --> 01:11:14,275
It had other things in it.
1525
01:11:14,316 --> 01:11:16,586
Souvenir coral rocks, for
example. [chuckles]
1526
01:11:16,610 --> 01:11:20,447
Commander, wasn't the... the crate
entirely full of bottles of booze?
1527
01:11:20,489 --> 01:11:22,616
Certainly not.
1528
01:11:22,658 --> 01:11:26,787
Lieutenant Keith testified that he paid
you $1,000 for a crate full of liquor.
1529
01:11:26,829 --> 01:11:30,416
Well, you'll hear a lot of strange
distortions from Keith. A-And from Maryk.
1530
01:11:30,457 --> 01:11:33,812
They're the two culprits here. They're apt
to make all kinds of strange statements.
1531
01:11:33,836 --> 01:11:35,587
You make this crate yourself?
1532
01:11:35,629 --> 01:11:38,149
No, a man from the engine room
did. What's his name?
1533
01:11:38,173 --> 01:11:40,217
I don't recall. It'll be in
the personnel records.
1534
01:11:40,259 --> 01:11:43,539
He's been gone from the ship for quite
some time. Okay, where is he now?
1535
01:11:43,929 --> 01:11:45,723
Uh, I-I don't know.
1536
01:11:45,764 --> 01:11:49,143
Because you don't know what
his name is? No.
1537
01:11:49,184 --> 01:11:54,189
Was it Engineman Second
Class Otis F. Langhorn, sir?
1538
01:11:54,231 --> 01:11:56,525
L... Langhorn?
1539
01:11:56,567 --> 01:11:57,901
Yes.
1540
01:11:58,527 --> 01:11:59,778
Langhorn, yeah.
1541
01:11:59,820 --> 01:12:01,989
Well, th-that
sounds about right.
1542
01:12:02,031 --> 01:12:06,910
There's an Otis F. Langhorn, engineman
first class, in transit right now.
1543
01:12:06,952 --> 01:12:09,580
Defense has arranged to
subpoena him if necessary.
1544
01:12:09,621 --> 01:12:11,790
Are you sure it's the same one?
1545
01:12:11,832 --> 01:12:14,877
Well, it says 20 months aboard the
Caine. It's got your signature upon it.
1546
01:12:14,918 --> 01:12:16,754
Would it be useful to
have him called, sir?
1547
01:12:16,795 --> 01:12:19,882
Objection to this entire
irrelevancy about the crate
1548
01:12:19,923 --> 01:12:22,009
and request it be
stricken from the record.
1549
01:12:22,051 --> 01:12:24,178
The witness's credibility
is being established.
1550
01:12:24,219 --> 01:12:27,765
I put it to the court, sir, that nothing
could be more relevant to this trial.
1551
01:12:28,724 --> 01:12:30,184
Overruled.
1552
01:12:30,225 --> 01:12:32,603
Court stenographer
will repeat the question.
1553
01:12:32,644 --> 01:12:35,540
[stenographer] "Would it be
useful to have him subpoenaed, sir?"
1554
01:12:35,564 --> 01:12:39,193
Well, the real question is,
which crate did Langhorn nail up?
1555
01:12:39,234 --> 01:12:41,487
I-I now recall
having two crates.
1556
01:12:41,528 --> 01:12:45,449
Oh, well, this is new information
not mentioned by Keith.
1557
01:12:45,491 --> 01:12:47,618
Did Langhorn nail
up both crates, sir?
1558
01:12:47,659 --> 01:12:51,497
I-I can't... I can't recall if I had
two crates on th-that occasion
1559
01:12:51,538 --> 01:12:54,041
or two crates on two
separate occasions.
1560
01:12:54,083 --> 01:12:58,379
It's been a long time and I've had a
strenuous year of command from ports of storm.
1561
01:12:58,420 --> 01:13:00,881
I... I just... I can't be clear.
1562
01:13:00,923 --> 01:13:04,301
Commander, there are a
number of issues in this trial
1563
01:13:04,343 --> 01:13:06,261
which turn on the
issue of credibility
1564
01:13:06,303 --> 01:13:08,389
between yourself
and other officers.
1565
01:13:08,430 --> 01:13:11,141
If you wish, I can request a
quick little five-minute recess
1566
01:13:11,183 --> 01:13:14,436
while you clear your mind as best
you can about the matter of this crate.
1567
01:13:14,478 --> 01:13:17,523
No, no, that won't be necessary.
Just give me some time to think.
1568
01:13:17,564 --> 01:13:19,400
Please. Please.
1569
01:13:22,152 --> 01:13:23,737
Uh...
1570
01:13:24,780 --> 01:13:26,448
Um...
1571
01:13:27,199 --> 01:13:28,909
Uh...
1572
01:13:29,952 --> 01:13:33,205
Ah, o-okay. I-I've
got it straight now.
1573
01:13:33,247 --> 01:13:35,541
Mm-hmm. I misspoke.
1574
01:13:35,582 --> 01:13:40,170
Uh, San Diego, 2014, I lost a
crate in similar circumstances.
1575
01:13:40,212 --> 01:13:42,214
That was the crate
with the clothes in it
1576
01:13:42,256 --> 01:13:46,009
and the crate that Keith
lost did contain liquor.
1577
01:13:46,051 --> 01:13:49,096
Entirely full of liquor.
Well, I suppose so.
1578
01:13:49,138 --> 01:13:51,890
You transported
this on your ship.
1579
01:13:51,932 --> 01:13:53,368
You are aware of
Navy Regulations, sir.
1580
01:13:53,392 --> 01:13:55,436
Of course I'm aware
of regulations.
1581
01:13:55,477 --> 01:13:57,604
Th-The crate was sealed
before I got under way.
1582
01:13:57,646 --> 01:13:59,791
I gave it the same
locked stowage that I did
1583
01:13:59,815 --> 01:14:02,276
the medicinal brandy,
three years' steady duty.
1584
01:14:02,317 --> 01:14:07,114
I gave myself this leeway as the captain of
the Caine, which was a common practice.
1585
01:14:07,156 --> 01:14:11,660
I do believe that rank has its
privileges, as they say, and, well, uh...
1586
01:14:11,702 --> 01:14:14,580
I-I didn't mean to
conceal it from the court.
1587
01:14:14,621 --> 01:14:16,457
It's not something
I'm ashamed of.
1588
01:14:16,498 --> 01:14:19,001
I just got the two crates
mixed up in my mind.
1589
01:14:19,042 --> 01:14:20,586
Lieutenant Maryk
also testified, sir,
1590
01:14:20,627 --> 01:14:22,480
that you gave all the
orders to the boat crew
1591
01:14:22,504 --> 01:14:24,274
which resulted in
the loss of the crate.
1592
01:14:24,298 --> 01:14:26,425
[chuckles] Well, that's a lie.
1593
01:14:26,467 --> 01:14:29,195
And that you refused to sign his leave
papers until he paid you for that loss.
1594
01:14:29,219 --> 01:14:31,305
[Queeg] And that is another lie.
1595
01:14:32,764 --> 01:14:35,910
Commander, during the period when
the Caine was sweeping for mines
1596
01:14:35,934 --> 01:14:37,644
off the Straits of Hormuz,
1597
01:14:37,686 --> 01:14:39,897
did you steam over and
cut your own tow line?
1598
01:14:39,938 --> 01:14:41,398
[Challee]
Objection!
1599
01:14:41,440 --> 01:14:43,734
This tow line business
is the last straw.
1600
01:14:43,775 --> 01:14:46,004
The tactics of the defense
counsel are an outrage
1601
01:14:46,028 --> 01:14:47,821
on the dignity of
these proceedings.
1602
01:14:47,863 --> 01:14:49,656
He is systematically
turning this trial
1603
01:14:49,698 --> 01:14:51,742
into a court-martial
of Commander Queeg.
1604
01:14:51,783 --> 01:14:53,327
[Greenwald]
Please the court,
1605
01:14:53,368 --> 01:14:55,346
the trial counsel believes
she has a prima facie case
1606
01:14:55,370 --> 01:14:57,956
based on the report
of two psychiatrists.
1607
01:14:57,998 --> 01:14:59,625
Now, I believe it is
up to the court
1608
01:14:59,666 --> 01:15:02,187
and not two shore-bound
doctors, however brilliant,
1609
01:15:02,211 --> 01:15:05,422
to decide whether the captain of
the Caine was mentally well enough
1610
01:15:05,464 --> 01:15:10,052
to retain his self-control
and his post during a cyclone.
1611
01:15:10,093 --> 01:15:12,054
The objection is overruled.
1612
01:15:12,095 --> 01:15:14,056
The witness will
answer the question.
1613
01:15:14,097 --> 01:15:18,018
Okay, well, here's the story
on that particular slander.
1614
01:15:19,019 --> 01:15:20,812
Stilwell was a-a-at the helm,
1615
01:15:20,854 --> 01:15:23,273
a dreamy, unreliable man
1616
01:15:23,315 --> 01:15:26,818
who failed to warn me that we were
coming around the full 360 degrees.
1617
01:15:26,860 --> 01:15:30,113
I was the one who recognized what was
happening, reversed course immediately.
1618
01:15:30,155 --> 01:15:34,076
We did not go over the tow
line. I-It parted in the tight turn.
1619
01:15:34,117 --> 01:15:37,412
Weren't you reprimanding a
petty officer named Urban at length
1620
01:15:37,454 --> 01:15:42,501
for having his shirttail out while
your ship was turning 360 degrees, sir?
1621
01:15:42,543 --> 01:15:44,562
Who told you that? Keith
again? Answer the question, please.
1622
01:15:44,586 --> 01:15:46,022
It's a malicious lie, of course.
1623
01:15:46,046 --> 01:15:48,048
Was Urban on the
bridge? Yes.
1624
01:15:48,090 --> 01:15:50,860
Was his shirttail out? Yes, and I
reprimanded him. Took all of two seconds.
1625
01:15:50,884 --> 01:15:52,844
It's not like I dwell
on these sort of things.
1626
01:15:52,886 --> 01:15:54,989
But now that you've
brought the shirttail thing up,
1627
01:15:55,013 --> 01:15:58,892
I'd like to point out that Ensign
Keith, a department head,
1628
01:15:58,934 --> 01:16:01,579
was responsible for
enforcing uniform regulations
1629
01:16:01,603 --> 01:16:03,855
and completely screwed
the whole job up.
1630
01:16:03,897 --> 01:16:06,858
When I took over the ship, it
was like some third-world navy,
1631
01:16:06,900 --> 01:16:09,921
and I bored down on Keith to
look out for things like shirttails.
1632
01:16:09,945 --> 01:16:13,282
And, well, maybe that's one of the
reasons that he hates me so much
1633
01:16:13,323 --> 01:16:18,412
and insists on circulating this
nonsense about me cutting the tow line.
1634
01:16:18,453 --> 01:16:21,206
Did you drop a yellow dye
marker off the Straits of Hormuz?
1635
01:16:21,248 --> 01:16:23,458
No, I, uh... Maybe.
I-I don't recall.
1636
01:16:23,500 --> 01:16:25,586
Do you recall what
your first mission was?
1637
01:16:25,627 --> 01:16:29,756
Well, uh, to detect and destroy
mines in the Straits of Hormuz.
1638
01:16:29,798 --> 01:16:31,901
And did you fulfill that
mission? Yes.
1639
01:16:31,925 --> 01:16:34,362
So why did you drop the
dye marker? I'm not saying that I did.
1640
01:16:34,386 --> 01:16:37,347
But if I had, it would have been to
mark a mine that we had detected.
1641
01:16:37,389 --> 01:16:41,393
Commander, didn't you drop the
marker and retire at high speed,
1642
01:16:41,435 --> 01:16:44,229
taking the Caine out of
its assigned sweep pattern?
1643
01:16:44,271 --> 01:16:48,609
Now, didn't you do this to avoid
contact with a dangerous underwater mine
1644
01:16:48,650 --> 01:16:50,378
and leave it for
another ship to handle?
1645
01:16:50,402 --> 01:16:52,446
The question is abusive
and flagrantly leading.
1646
01:16:52,487 --> 01:16:56,366
I withdraw my last question on
account of the witness's dim memory.
1647
01:16:56,408 --> 01:16:58,535
I'll proceed to
more recent events.
1648
01:16:58,577 --> 01:17:01,079
[officer] Court desires
to question the witness.
1649
01:17:01,121 --> 01:17:02,956
Commander Queeg,
1650
01:17:02,998 --> 01:17:05,542
in view of the implications
in this line of testimony,
1651
01:17:05,584 --> 01:17:07,961
I urge you to search your
memory for correct answers.
1652
01:17:08,003 --> 01:17:10,339
Well, I certainly
am trying, sir.
1653
01:17:10,380 --> 01:17:13,925
These are very fine points, and I've had a
number of arduous missions since that storm.
1654
01:17:13,967 --> 01:17:17,054
And th-then there's,
well, all of this business.
1655
01:17:17,095 --> 01:17:18,722
I appreciate that.
1656
01:17:18,764 --> 01:17:21,558
But it will facilitate justice if
you can remember enough
1657
01:17:21,600 --> 01:17:24,311
to give a few definite
answers on points of fact.
1658
01:17:24,353 --> 01:17:29,024
First of all, did you depart your assigned
sector due to equipment problems?
1659
01:17:31,068 --> 01:17:33,487
Yes. Yes. Okay...
Okay, I-I remember.
1660
01:17:33,528 --> 01:17:35,781
Yes, that was the case here.
1661
01:17:35,822 --> 01:17:39,826
So you departed the pattern rather than try
to repair or troubleshoot the equipment?
1662
01:17:39,868 --> 01:17:42,996
But... [scoffs] ...an active
mine had been detected.
1663
01:17:43,038 --> 01:17:47,084
Is that why you dropped the dye
marker? There was a safety factor.
1664
01:17:47,125 --> 01:17:51,254
Uh, it didn't make sense to me to try
and detonate mines using defective gear.
1665
01:17:51,296 --> 01:17:54,841
But I wanted every vessel in the area
to know exactly where that mine was,
1666
01:17:54,883 --> 01:17:56,843
s-so I marked it.
1667
01:17:56,885 --> 01:17:59,364
Now, if I erred on the side of
being overcautious, well, I-I'm sorry.
1668
01:17:59,388 --> 01:18:03,141
But then again, sir, I don't think
you can err on the side of safety.
1669
01:18:03,183 --> 01:18:05,078
Did you have the
conn? Well, no.
1670
01:18:05,102 --> 01:18:07,729
A-As I recall,
Maryk was on the conn.
1671
01:18:07,771 --> 01:18:11,191
And I also recall warning him
not to stray too far out of formation.
1672
01:18:11,233 --> 01:18:16,780
But we did need to leave room for other
ships to come in and deal with that mine.
1673
01:18:16,822 --> 01:18:19,074
Well, how much room?
I don't remember exactly.
1674
01:18:19,116 --> 01:18:22,744
I-I just know that we had strayed
outside of our assigned sector,
1675
01:18:22,786 --> 01:18:26,039
and then, well, I pulled him
aside and admonished him.
1676
01:18:26,081 --> 01:18:29,209
Didn't you direct him to
return to station immediately?
1677
01:18:29,251 --> 01:18:30,853
Sir, everything was
happening very fast.
1678
01:18:30,877 --> 01:18:33,380
We had to mark the area
and then get out of there
1679
01:18:33,422 --> 01:18:36,341
and make room for other ships
to come into the area, as I said.
1680
01:18:36,383 --> 01:18:39,094
These are your factual
recollections, Commander?
1681
01:18:39,136 --> 01:18:41,388
Those are the facts, sir.
1682
01:18:43,056 --> 01:18:44,433
Resume your examination.
1683
01:18:44,474 --> 01:18:46,101
Commander, did
you make it a practice
1684
01:18:46,143 --> 01:18:48,812
to retire to your room during
minesweeping operations?
1685
01:18:48,854 --> 01:18:51,732
Well, that's an insulting
question. The answer is no.
1686
01:18:51,773 --> 01:18:54,127
I had to be on every side
of that bridge at all times.
1687
01:18:54,151 --> 01:18:59,030
I-I had Maryk as a navigator and Keith as
an officer of the deck at general quarters.
1688
01:18:59,072 --> 01:19:01,759
Invariably, they'd squirrel over
to the same side of the bridge
1689
01:19:01,783 --> 01:19:05,179
and I'd have to be captain, navigator and
officer of the deck all rolled up into one.
1690
01:19:05,203 --> 01:19:07,974
That's why I had to go from one side of
the bridge to the other all the time.
1691
01:19:07,998 --> 01:19:10,167
And that's the truth.
1692
01:19:10,208 --> 01:19:12,770
I don't care how many damn lies have
been told about me in this courtroom.
1693
01:19:12,794 --> 01:19:14,963
The court will
question the witness.
1694
01:19:15,005 --> 01:19:18,842
Sir, the witness is obviously and
understandably agitated by this ordeal
1695
01:19:18,884 --> 01:19:21,612
and I request a recess to
give him a breathing space.
1696
01:19:21,636 --> 01:19:23,889
I'm not agitated in the least.
1697
01:19:23,930 --> 01:19:26,099
I'm glad to answer
any and all questions.
1698
01:19:26,141 --> 01:19:28,059
[marbles clacking]
1699
01:19:28,101 --> 01:19:31,104
In fact, I-I demand the
opportunity to set the record straight
1700
01:19:31,146 --> 01:19:35,650
for any derogatory statements made
about me in testimony that's gone before.
1701
01:19:35,692 --> 01:19:39,237
I didn't make a single mistake in the
15 months I was aboard the Caine,
1702
01:19:39,279 --> 01:19:41,198
and I-I can prove it.
1703
01:19:41,239 --> 01:19:43,533
I've had a spotless
record up until now
1704
01:19:43,575 --> 01:19:45,660
and I don't want it
being discredited
1705
01:19:45,702 --> 01:19:49,456
by these lies and distortions
told by these disloyal officers.
1706
01:19:49,498 --> 01:19:52,667
Commander, would
you like a recess?
1707
01:19:52,709 --> 01:19:53,752
Certainly not.
1708
01:19:53,794 --> 01:19:56,671
In fact, if I had
any say in this,
1709
01:19:56,713 --> 01:19:58,965
I would ask there be no recess.
1710
01:19:59,007 --> 01:20:02,135
[marbles continue clacking]
[officer] Very well.
1711
01:20:03,053 --> 01:20:05,180
I simply want to ask,
1712
01:20:05,222 --> 01:20:08,558
if the performance of these two
officers was so unspeakably bad,
1713
01:20:08,600 --> 01:20:10,393
why did you tolerate it?
1714
01:20:10,435 --> 01:20:13,480
Why didn't you beach them or
rotate them out of your command?
1715
01:20:15,857 --> 01:20:19,986
Well, this is gonna sound
strange to you, sir, but,
1716
01:20:20,028 --> 01:20:24,783
well, the truth is I'm-I'm
a softhearted man
1717
01:20:24,825 --> 01:20:26,827
and not many people know that.
1718
01:20:26,868 --> 01:20:29,496
But I wanted to keep
them under... under eye
1719
01:20:29,538 --> 01:20:32,624
to try and train them up,
make them good officers.
1720
01:20:32,666 --> 01:20:36,670
L-Last thing I wanted to
do was wreck their careers.
1721
01:20:36,711 --> 01:20:41,258
A concern they certainly didn't
share for me. E-Either one of them.
1722
01:20:44,219 --> 01:20:46,513
Commander, on the morning
of the 18th of December,
1723
01:20:46,555 --> 01:20:48,395
the exact moment you
were relieved of command,
1724
01:20:48,431 --> 01:20:50,016
was the Caine in
the last extremity?
1725
01:20:50,058 --> 01:20:52,811
Certainly not. Was it in
grave danger at that moment?
1726
01:20:52,853 --> 01:20:55,522
Absolutely not. I was in
complete control of the ship.
1727
01:20:55,564 --> 01:20:58,042
And did you inform any of your
other officers of your intention
1728
01:20:58,066 --> 01:21:00,360
to change course,
come north at ten o'clock,
1729
01:21:00,402 --> 01:21:02,880
15 minutes after Lieutenant
Maryk relieved you of command?
1730
01:21:02,904 --> 01:21:05,574
Yes, yes. I made that statement
and that was my intention.
1731
01:21:05,615 --> 01:21:09,452
Then Lieutenant Maryk's decision to come
north was not a panicky, irrational blunder.
1732
01:21:09,494 --> 01:21:11,955
His panicky blunder
was relieving me.
1733
01:21:11,997 --> 01:21:14,559
I kept him from making any
disastrous mistakes thereafter.
1734
01:21:14,583 --> 01:21:16,710
I wasn't trying
to vindicate myself.
1735
01:21:16,751 --> 01:21:20,338
Commander, have you seen
Lieutenant Maryk's medical log?
1736
01:21:20,380 --> 01:21:22,382
Yes. [chuckles]
1737
01:21:22,424 --> 01:21:26,011
Yes, I've read that interesting
document. Yes, sir, I have.
1738
01:21:26,052 --> 01:21:29,073
Biggest conglomeration of lies
and distortions and half-truths
1739
01:21:29,097 --> 01:21:30,640
I've ever seen.
1740
01:21:30,682 --> 01:21:32,350
But I'm extremely glad
that you've asked
1741
01:21:32,392 --> 01:21:35,204
'cause I wanna get my
side of it all on the record.
1742
01:21:35,228 --> 01:21:36,646
Please.
1743
01:21:36,688 --> 01:21:39,065
Please give us your
version of any comments
1744
01:21:39,107 --> 01:21:41,067
factually related to
episodes in the log.
1745
01:21:41,109 --> 01:21:43,754
Okay, well, starting right
with that strawberry business.
1746
01:21:43,778 --> 01:21:45,906
The real truth is
that I was betrayed,
1747
01:21:45,947 --> 01:21:48,033
d-double-crossed
by my executive officer
1748
01:21:48,074 --> 01:21:50,619
and this precious
gentleman, Mr. Keith,
1749
01:21:50,660 --> 01:21:52,579
who between them
corrupted my wardroom
1750
01:21:52,621 --> 01:21:54,623
so I was one man
against the whole ship.
1751
01:21:54,664 --> 01:21:56,583
No support from
my officers, okay?
1752
01:21:56,625 --> 01:21:59,044
[chuckles] Now, you take
that strawberry business.
1753
01:21:59,085 --> 01:22:03,465
Why, if that wasn't a case of outright
conspiracy to protect a malefactor from justice.
1754
01:22:03,506 --> 01:22:05,717
Maryk carefully
leaves out the little fact
1755
01:22:05,759 --> 01:22:09,220
that I had conclusively proved
by a process of elimination
1756
01:22:09,262 --> 01:22:11,097
that someone had
a key to the fridge.
1757
01:22:11,139 --> 01:22:14,601
Now, he says the messmen
ate the strawberries.
1758
01:22:14,643 --> 01:22:16,603
But if I wanted
to take the trouble,
1759
01:22:16,645 --> 01:22:19,481
I could prove to this court
categorically that they couldn't have.
1760
01:22:19,522 --> 01:22:21,441
I-It's the water
business all over again.
1761
01:22:21,483 --> 01:22:24,444
Like when the crew was taking
showers seven times a day
1762
01:22:24,486 --> 01:22:28,239
and I tried to initiate the simplest
principles of water conservation.
1763
01:22:28,281 --> 01:22:30,784
But, oh, no, Mr. Maryk,
the hero of the crew,
1764
01:22:30,825 --> 01:22:33,370
wanted to go right
on coddling them.
1765
01:22:33,411 --> 01:22:36,122
Well, you take that
coffee business.
1766
01:22:36,164 --> 01:22:37,958
Well... No.
1767
01:22:37,999 --> 01:22:39,793
[laughs] No. Excuse me.
1768
01:22:39,834 --> 01:22:42,253
Sorry, sir.
1769
01:22:42,295 --> 01:22:44,965
Strawberry thing first. Okay.
1770
01:22:46,257 --> 01:22:48,468
Everything hinged on a
thorough search for the key,
1771
01:22:48,510 --> 01:22:52,138
and that's when Maryk and, as usual,
with help from Mr. Keith, fudged it.
1772
01:22:52,180 --> 01:22:54,849
Went through a lot of phony
motions, didn't prove anything.
1773
01:22:54,891 --> 01:22:57,519
Like thinking that the burning
out of the coffee makers,
1774
01:22:57,560 --> 01:22:59,437
which were government property,
1775
01:22:59,479 --> 01:23:01,439
was some kind of joke.
1776
01:23:01,481 --> 01:23:03,984
And that was the attitude of
everybody from Maryk on down.
1777
01:23:04,025 --> 01:23:06,569
No... No sense of responsibility.
1778
01:23:06,611 --> 01:23:09,239
And I kept emphasizing
over and over
1779
01:23:09,280 --> 01:23:12,659
that all of these things were
gonna have to be accounted for.
1780
01:23:12,701 --> 01:23:14,828
[groans] It was
a constant battle.
1781
01:23:14,869 --> 01:23:16,579
Always... Always the same thing.
1782
01:23:16,621 --> 01:23:19,374
Maryk and Keith undermining
my authority, always arguing.
1783
01:23:19,416 --> 01:23:23,837
Now, I wanted... I wanted to
train Keith up to be a good officer,
1784
01:23:23,878 --> 01:23:26,506
but I was stabbed
in the back by...
1785
01:23:29,884 --> 01:23:31,428
Well...
1786
01:23:32,303 --> 01:23:34,014
[chuckles]
1787
01:23:34,055 --> 01:23:39,019
Well, I... I think I've covered
that strawberry business.
1788
01:23:39,060 --> 01:23:41,146
And, oh, yes, the
mess account business.
1789
01:23:41,187 --> 01:23:44,816
Well, I had to watch them like
a hawk, and believe me, I did.
1790
01:23:44,858 --> 01:23:47,360
[chuckles] Didn't sneak
any fast ones by me.
1791
01:23:47,402 --> 01:23:49,362
It wasn't for a lack of trying.
1792
01:23:49,404 --> 01:23:52,008
Instead of paying attention to
their accounts and their inventories,
1793
01:23:52,032 --> 01:23:53,884
which I would have to
go over again and again...
1794
01:23:53,908 --> 01:23:56,703
Always a few pennies short
or a couple dollars over.
1795
01:23:56,745 --> 01:24:01,583
But what do they care about keeping accurate
records? Let the captain worry about it.
1796
01:24:01,624 --> 01:24:03,877
Well, by God, I did.
1797
01:24:03,918 --> 01:24:08,590
I-I defy anyone to find a single wardroom
mess statement or ship service inventory
1798
01:24:08,631 --> 01:24:11,176
filed aboard the USS
Caine while I was captain
1799
01:24:11,217 --> 01:24:13,636
that had a mistake of
a single, solitary cent.
1800
01:24:13,678 --> 01:24:18,141
And by that, I mean, I defy a certified
public accountant to do it. Okay?
1801
01:24:18,183 --> 01:24:19,809
Well, what else?
1802
01:24:19,851 --> 01:24:21,978
[muttering] There's
so much bullshit
1803
01:24:22,020 --> 01:24:25,023
in that precious
log of Mr. Maryk's.
1804
01:24:25,065 --> 01:24:28,526
Oh, yes! [laughs]
Th-The movie business.
1805
01:24:28,568 --> 01:24:30,987
Okay, no respect for command.
1806
01:24:31,029 --> 01:24:33,448
Th-That was the whole
trouble with that ship.
1807
01:24:33,490 --> 01:24:37,327
The movie operator, who had
a disrespectful manner anyways,
1808
01:24:37,368 --> 01:24:41,414
started the movie without waiting for
the arrival of the commanding officer.
1809
01:24:41,456 --> 01:24:43,917
Out of that whole ship's
crew, officers and men,
1810
01:24:43,958 --> 01:24:48,755
did one person stand up and call a halt or
even notice that the captain wasn't present?
1811
01:24:48,797 --> 01:24:51,925
I missed those movies
more than they did.
1812
01:24:52,967 --> 01:24:55,762
I banned them, and,
by God, I'd do it again.
1813
01:24:55,804 --> 01:24:59,349
Wh-What was I supposed to do, start
issuing them all letters of commendation
1814
01:24:59,390 --> 01:25:02,936
for this gratuitous insult
to the commanding officer?
1815
01:25:02,977 --> 01:25:04,104
[laughs]
1816
01:25:04,145 --> 01:25:06,606
It's not like I
took it personal.
1817
01:25:06,648 --> 01:25:10,110
Uh, it's the principle. The principle
of respect for the command.
1818
01:25:10,151 --> 01:25:13,947
That principle was dead when I came
aboard that ship and I brought it to life.
1819
01:25:13,988 --> 01:25:15,990
And I nagged and I
bitched and I hollered,
1820
01:25:16,032 --> 01:25:18,618
and, by God, I made it
stick while I was captain!
1821
01:25:20,161 --> 01:25:22,497
Uh, and as I... as I say,
1822
01:25:22,539 --> 01:25:24,791
it wasn't just the
coffee makers.
1823
01:25:24,833 --> 01:25:26,501
It was a matter of respect.
1824
01:25:26,543 --> 01:25:29,087
When I ask a sailor a question,
I want a straight answer.
1825
01:25:29,129 --> 01:25:31,339
Nobody's gonna get away
with this shifty evasion,
1826
01:25:31,381 --> 01:25:34,425
if I have to hold a court
of inquiry for a week.
1827
01:25:34,467 --> 01:25:37,220
What do I care about strawberries?
It's a question of principle.
1828
01:25:37,262 --> 01:25:39,180
Stealing is stealing.
1829
01:25:39,764 --> 01:25:41,641
And on my ship...
1830
01:25:45,687 --> 01:25:49,649
Well, it's not like we got
a lot of nice treats anyway.
1831
01:25:49,691 --> 01:25:53,820
Uh... if we ever did get something
pleasant once in a blue moon,
1832
01:25:53,862 --> 01:25:55,989
like... like strawberries, well,
1833
01:25:56,030 --> 01:25:59,075
it was outrageous that I couldn't
have a second helping if I felt like it.
1834
01:25:59,117 --> 01:26:01,494
I wasn't gonna let them
get away with it, and I didn't.
1835
01:26:01,536 --> 01:26:05,498
By God, I never let anything
like that happen on that ship again!
1836
01:26:14,340 --> 01:26:16,342
[mutters]
1837
01:26:16,384 --> 01:26:18,219
As I say, I...
1838
01:26:18,261 --> 01:26:19,470
Okay, um...
1839
01:26:20,388 --> 01:26:23,683
H-How many of these
things have I covered?
1840
01:26:23,725 --> 01:26:27,228
I... I can only roughly
do this by memory.
1841
01:26:27,270 --> 01:26:29,981
If you ask me specific
questions, I'll...
1842
01:26:30,023 --> 01:26:33,234
I'll tackle those
one by one by one.
1843
01:26:34,444 --> 01:26:36,863
That won't be necessary, sir.
1844
01:26:37,989 --> 01:26:39,991
That was very thorough.
1845
01:26:41,034 --> 01:26:42,535
Thank you.
1846
01:26:47,332 --> 01:26:51,211
I draw the court's
attention to Exhibit 12.
1847
01:26:54,088 --> 01:26:56,216
Commander, I show you
an authenticated copy
1848
01:26:56,257 --> 01:26:59,153
of a fitness report that you
wrote for Lieutenant Maryk
1849
01:26:59,177 --> 01:27:01,471
July 1, 2022.
1850
01:27:01,512 --> 01:27:03,890
Do you recognize it as such?
1851
01:27:06,351 --> 01:27:08,019
Y-Yes.
1852
01:27:08,061 --> 01:27:10,873
And by this time had the
following events occurred...
1853
01:27:10,897 --> 01:27:14,817
The water shortage, the
coffee maker investigation,
1854
01:27:14,859 --> 01:27:17,654
the banning of the
movies, the Internet
1855
01:27:17,695 --> 01:27:19,739
and other events?
1856
01:27:21,532 --> 01:27:23,660
Yes, I believe so.
1857
01:27:23,701 --> 01:27:28,915
Please read your comments
on Lieutenant Maryk, July 1.
1858
01:27:29,749 --> 01:27:32,126
Well, n-not being vindictive,
1859
01:27:32,168 --> 01:27:36,464
I-I don't write down every
single, solitary instance.
1860
01:27:36,506 --> 01:27:39,050
A fitness report goes
into a man's record,
1861
01:27:39,092 --> 01:27:42,929
and, well, I've always
tried to go easy on them.
1862
01:27:42,971 --> 01:27:44,973
A-Always have, always will.
1863
01:27:45,014 --> 01:27:46,724
I appreciate that, sir.
1864
01:27:46,766 --> 01:27:48,726
Please read the comments.
1865
01:27:54,607 --> 01:27:56,776
"This officer has, if anything,
1866
01:27:56,818 --> 01:27:59,946
improved in his
performance of duty
1867
01:27:59,988 --> 01:28:02,949
since the last fitness report.
1868
01:28:03,908 --> 01:28:07,203
He is consistently
loyal, unflagging,
1869
01:28:07,245 --> 01:28:11,624
thorough, courageous
and efficient.
1870
01:28:12,875 --> 01:28:15,211
He is considered at present
1871
01:28:15,253 --> 01:28:19,632
fully qualified for command
of a 1,200-ton MCM.
1872
01:28:21,092 --> 01:28:26,389
His professional determination
and integrity set him apart
1873
01:28:26,431 --> 01:28:30,393
as an outstanding
example for other officers,
1874
01:28:30,435 --> 01:28:32,812
reserve and regular alike.
1875
01:28:37,191 --> 01:28:39,944
He cannot be too
highly commended."
1876
01:28:45,325 --> 01:28:46,868
Thank you.
1877
01:28:48,745 --> 01:28:50,455
No further questions.
1878
01:28:54,834 --> 01:28:56,794
No cross-examination.
1879
01:29:01,132 --> 01:29:03,009
You're excused, Commander.
1880
01:29:09,140 --> 01:29:10,683
Yes, sir.
1881
01:29:30,203 --> 01:29:32,121
Defense rests.
1882
01:29:34,374 --> 01:29:37,001
Is the trial counsel
ready for summation?
1883
01:29:38,336 --> 01:29:41,005
No summary, sir.
Prosecution rests.
1884
01:29:42,423 --> 01:29:44,217
No argument at all?
1885
01:29:49,972 --> 01:29:52,183
If it please the court,
1886
01:29:57,438 --> 01:29:59,649
I'm... I'm at a loss
1887
01:29:59,690 --> 01:30:02,527
to discuss the case the
defense has presented.
1888
01:30:03,569 --> 01:30:05,488
I have nothing to refute.
1889
01:30:05,530 --> 01:30:06,906
It's no case at all.
1890
01:30:06,948 --> 01:30:08,533
It has nothing to do
1891
01:30:08,574 --> 01:30:11,244
with the charge
or the specification.
1892
01:30:13,037 --> 01:30:16,416
The defense counsel's very
first question in this trial
1893
01:30:17,625 --> 01:30:20,503
was, "Commander, have
you ever heard the expression,
1894
01:30:20,545 --> 01:30:22,922
Old Yellowstain?"
1895
01:30:22,964 --> 01:30:27,051
That was the key
to his entire strategy,
1896
01:30:27,093 --> 01:30:30,012
which was simply to twist
the proceedings around
1897
01:30:30,054 --> 01:30:34,267
so that the accused would become
not Maryk, but Commander Queeg.
1898
01:30:34,308 --> 01:30:38,020
He has dragged out
every possible vicious
1899
01:30:38,062 --> 01:30:41,941
and malicious criticism of the
commander from the other witnesses
1900
01:30:41,983 --> 01:30:46,737
and forced Captain Queeg to defend
himself against them in open court,
1901
01:30:46,779 --> 01:30:48,614
on the spur of the moment,
1902
01:30:48,656 --> 01:30:50,575
without advice of counsel,
1903
01:30:50,616 --> 01:30:53,244
without any of the normal
privileges and safeguards
1904
01:30:53,286 --> 01:30:56,330
of an accused man
under naval law.
1905
01:30:56,372 --> 01:30:59,792
Can this court possibly
endorse the precedent
1906
01:30:59,834 --> 01:31:04,589
that a captain who doesn't please his
underlings can be deposed by them?
1907
01:31:04,630 --> 01:31:06,924
And then that the captain's
only recourse afterward
1908
01:31:06,966 --> 01:31:11,804
is to be placed at a witness
stand in a general court-martial
1909
01:31:11,846 --> 01:31:13,973
to answer every petty gripe
1910
01:31:14,015 --> 01:31:16,267
and justify all his
command decisions
1911
01:31:16,309 --> 01:31:20,730
to a hostile lawyer taking the
part of his insubordinate inferiors?
1912
01:31:20,771 --> 01:31:24,650
Such a precedent is nothing
but a blank check for mutiny.
1913
01:31:24,692 --> 01:31:28,237
It is the absolute destruction
of the chain of command.
1914
01:31:30,990 --> 01:31:34,160
However, all
this doesn't worry me.
1915
01:31:35,036 --> 01:31:36,996
I am confident
1916
01:31:37,038 --> 01:31:40,625
that this court hasn't been
impressed by such aggressive tactics.
1917
01:31:40,666 --> 01:31:43,085
I know that the court
is going to reject
1918
01:31:43,127 --> 01:31:45,338
this cynical play
on its emotions,
1919
01:31:45,379 --> 01:31:50,176
this... insult to
its intelligence,
1920
01:31:50,218 --> 01:31:53,387
and find the specification
proven by the facts.
1921
01:31:55,389 --> 01:31:57,391
I've only this to say.
1922
01:31:58,392 --> 01:32:00,686
Whatever the verdict
on the accused, I...
1923
01:32:01,771 --> 01:32:04,357
I formally recommend that
Defense Counsel Greenwald
1924
01:32:04,398 --> 01:32:06,192
be censured by this court
1925
01:32:06,234 --> 01:32:08,402
for conduct unbecoming
an officer of the Navy
1926
01:32:08,444 --> 01:32:11,572
and that this reprimand
be made part of his record.
1927
01:32:17,537 --> 01:32:20,581
Defense counsel.
Closing argument?
1928
01:32:25,878 --> 01:32:27,213
Please the court,
1929
01:32:28,548 --> 01:32:32,802
I undertook the defense of
the accused very reluctantly
1930
01:32:32,843 --> 01:32:37,598
and only at the urging of the judge advocate
that no other defense counsel was available.
1931
01:32:38,558 --> 01:32:40,393
I was reluctant
1932
01:32:40,434 --> 01:32:43,813
because I knew that the
only possible form of defense
1933
01:32:43,854 --> 01:32:47,817
was to prove the mental
incompetence of an officer of the Navy.
1934
01:32:47,858 --> 01:32:53,322
It has been the most unpleasant
duty I have ever had to perform.
1935
01:32:54,323 --> 01:32:57,368
However, once
having undertaken it,
1936
01:32:57,410 --> 01:32:59,537
I have done my best
to win an acquittal.
1937
01:32:59,579 --> 01:33:03,374
I thought this was my duty, both as
defense counsel appointed by the Navy
1938
01:33:03,416 --> 01:33:06,210
and as a member of the bar.
1939
01:33:07,461 --> 01:33:09,297
Let me make one thing clear.
1940
01:33:09,338 --> 01:33:12,049
It is not the contention
of the defense
1941
01:33:12,091 --> 01:33:14,218
that Commander Queeg is a coward
1942
01:33:14,260 --> 01:33:19,974
and that therefore, if he commits
questionable acts under intense fire,
1943
01:33:20,016 --> 01:33:22,893
the explanation
must lie elsewhere.
1944
01:33:22,935 --> 01:33:26,564
The court saw Commander
Queeg's bearing on the stand.
1945
01:33:26,606 --> 01:33:30,067
The court can imagine what
his bearing must have been like
1946
01:33:30,109 --> 01:33:32,278
at the height of the storm.
1947
01:33:32,320 --> 01:33:34,196
And on that basis,
1948
01:33:35,239 --> 01:33:38,451
the court can decide
the fate of the accused.
1949
01:33:44,624 --> 01:33:46,542
[exhales]
1950
01:33:47,627 --> 01:33:49,879
Before recessing,
1951
01:33:49,920 --> 01:33:52,960
the court will rule on the
recommendation to censure you.
1952
01:33:56,677 --> 01:33:58,137
Yes, sir.
1953
01:34:00,640 --> 01:34:04,602
This has been a
strange and tragic trial.
1954
01:34:05,686 --> 01:34:08,272
In the 248-year
history of the Navy,
1955
01:34:08,314 --> 01:34:11,484
there has been only
one other attempted mutiny.
1956
01:34:13,361 --> 01:34:16,781
You have conducted your
case with striking ingenuity.
1957
01:34:18,574 --> 01:34:20,326
But your conduct
has been puzzling
1958
01:34:20,368 --> 01:34:22,495
and it does raise questions.
1959
01:34:23,496 --> 01:34:25,748
Has your conduct
here been responsible,
1960
01:34:25,790 --> 01:34:27,500
Lieutenant Greenwald?
1961
01:34:28,793 --> 01:34:30,419
[sighs]
1962
01:34:30,461 --> 01:34:33,214
The reprimand,
if there is to be one,
1963
01:34:33,255 --> 01:34:36,384
must come from
your own conscience.
1964
01:34:38,511 --> 01:34:42,348
Court finds defense counsel
has not been in contempt.
1965
01:34:42,390 --> 01:34:45,309
Recommendation to
reprimand denied.
1966
01:34:45,351 --> 01:34:48,145
Court stands in recess
until further notice.
1967
01:34:48,187 --> 01:34:49,855
[gavel raps]
1968
01:34:54,485 --> 01:34:57,697
What happens now? Well,
that's the ball game.
1969
01:34:58,823 --> 01:35:00,199
And when do we find out?
1970
01:35:00,241 --> 01:35:02,034
If it's an acquittal, soon.
1971
01:35:02,076 --> 01:35:05,538
If not, well, they won't
publish their findings for weeks.
1972
01:35:05,579 --> 01:35:07,039
Okay.
1973
01:35:08,040 --> 01:35:09,792
You were terrific.
1974
01:35:09,834 --> 01:35:11,669
Thanks.
1975
01:35:14,130 --> 01:35:16,382
You murdered Queeg up there.
1976
01:35:16,966 --> 01:35:19,260
Yes, I murdered him.
1977
01:35:24,014 --> 01:35:27,685
I'm grateful to
you, win or lose.
1978
01:35:32,481 --> 01:35:33,774
Okay.
1979
01:35:36,527 --> 01:35:38,529
What's wrong?
Not a thing.
1980
01:35:38,571 --> 01:35:41,157
Well, look, I need to
ask you something.
1981
01:35:41,198 --> 01:35:43,284
What now? Hmm?
1982
01:35:44,952 --> 01:35:47,747
Tom Keefer's having a
party tonight at the hotel.
1983
01:35:47,788 --> 01:35:50,750
This morning he got a
$10,000 advance on his novel.
1984
01:35:50,791 --> 01:35:53,085
Well, I hope he sells
a million copies,
1985
01:35:53,127 --> 01:35:56,422
wins the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer
Prize, the Medal of Honor.
1986
01:35:56,464 --> 01:35:59,091
Wrap this whole thing up
in a nice, pink ribbon.
1987
01:35:59,133 --> 01:36:00,843
We're both invited.
1988
01:36:03,220 --> 01:36:04,764
What?
1989
01:36:05,848 --> 01:36:08,476
Look, I know what
you probably think.
1990
01:36:08,517 --> 01:36:11,187
But one way or
another, it's over.
1991
01:36:11,228 --> 01:36:14,273
I don't know what I would
have done in Tom's place.
1992
01:36:14,315 --> 01:36:16,442
You'd go to Keefer's party.
1993
01:36:17,610 --> 01:36:20,780
I'll go if you will, if
you think we should.
1994
01:36:33,209 --> 01:36:37,755
[pop music playing on speakers]
1995
01:36:43,135 --> 01:36:45,763
Oh! [cheering]
1996
01:36:53,312 --> 01:36:55,606
All right, quiet, quiet!
1997
01:36:55,648 --> 01:36:56,732
[whistles]
1998
01:36:56,774 --> 01:36:59,735
Quiet, you drunken
bums of the Caine!
1999
01:36:59,777 --> 01:37:03,906
Here he is, the guest of
honor, our courageous hero.
2000
01:37:03,948 --> 01:37:05,091
Hey! Whoo!
2001
01:37:05,115 --> 01:37:07,117
Speech! Speech,
speech, speech!
2002
01:37:07,159 --> 01:37:10,454
[all chanting] Speech!
Speech! Speech! No, no, no, no.
2003
01:37:10,496 --> 01:37:13,833
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Come on, Barney!
2004
01:37:13,874 --> 01:37:16,877
No, I-I-I'm drunker than any
of you guys. [laughing]
2005
01:37:16,919 --> 01:37:19,046
I've been out with
the trial counsel,
2006
01:37:19,088 --> 01:37:22,049
trying to get her to take back some
of the dirty names she called me.
2007
01:37:22,091 --> 01:37:24,343
[all chuckle]
2008
01:37:24,385 --> 01:37:27,847
I finally got her to shake hands on the
third bourbon and soda, maybe the fourth.
2009
01:37:27,888 --> 01:37:30,933
That's good. That's good. I
had to talk loud and fast, Steve.
2010
01:37:30,975 --> 01:37:34,311
I played some pretty
dirty pool in court. Well...
2011
01:37:34,353 --> 01:37:36,105
Poor Katherine
Challee, huh? Yeah.
2012
01:37:36,146 --> 01:37:38,357
Mmm. So what's this?
2013
01:37:38,399 --> 01:37:40,401
[Maryk] Oh, it's
a double celebration.
2014
01:37:40,442 --> 01:37:41,986
[Greenwald] A cake
baked like a book.
2015
01:37:42,027 --> 01:37:44,256
$10,000 came in the mail
today. Advance on my novel.
2016
01:37:44,280 --> 01:37:46,240
[all cheering]
2017
01:37:46,282 --> 01:37:48,450
Very nice. Very nice.
2018
01:37:48,492 --> 01:37:49,928
I got something
in the mail today too.
2019
01:37:49,952 --> 01:37:52,621
What's that, Barney?
Medical clearance.
2020
01:37:52,663 --> 01:37:55,207
Orders back to my ship.
Leaving tomorrow.
2021
01:37:55,249 --> 01:37:56,375
[all cheering]
2022
01:37:56,417 --> 01:37:58,961
Good.
Hey, that's great.
2023
01:38:01,088 --> 01:38:02,381
Ten thousand bucks, huh?
2024
01:38:02,423 --> 01:38:04,425
[whistles]
2025
01:38:05,593 --> 01:38:07,011
You know, maybe I should
2026
01:38:07,052 --> 01:38:09,597
return the celebrated
author's toast.
2027
01:38:09,638 --> 01:38:11,265
Yes! A little,
little speech.
2028
01:38:11,307 --> 01:38:13,893
All right, all right, all right.
Here we go, here we go.
2029
01:38:13,934 --> 01:38:15,519
Okay. [chuckles]
2030
01:38:15,561 --> 01:38:18,022
Uh, war novel, isn't
it? That's right.
2031
01:38:18,063 --> 01:38:20,941
I assume you gave the
Navy a good screwing, yeah?
2032
01:38:20,983 --> 01:38:22,985
Yeah? [all laughing]
2033
01:38:23,027 --> 01:38:25,380
I don't think that Navy Public
Affairs would approve it at any rate.
2034
01:38:25,404 --> 01:38:28,574
Well, somebody should show up
these stupid, stuffy old pricks, huh?
2035
01:38:28,616 --> 01:38:31,160
Yeah! Who's the hero, you?
2036
01:38:31,201 --> 01:38:34,163
If there's any similarities,
it is purely coincidental.
2037
01:38:34,204 --> 01:38:36,373
[crowd chuckles]
2038
01:38:36,415 --> 01:38:39,376
Okay, I'm warped and I'm drunk.
2039
01:38:40,794 --> 01:38:43,756
But it suddenly seems to
me, if I wrote a war novel,
2040
01:38:43,797 --> 01:38:46,592
I would try to make a
hero out of Old Yellowstain.
2041
01:38:46,634 --> 01:38:48,510
Mmm. Oh, come on.
2042
01:38:48,552 --> 01:38:49,970
That's right, I would. No. No.
2043
01:38:50,012 --> 01:38:52,431
No, I would.
And I'll tell you why.
2044
01:38:53,641 --> 01:38:56,310
You see, Mr. Keefer,
while I was studying law
2045
01:38:56,352 --> 01:38:58,020
and you were
writing short stories,
2046
01:38:58,062 --> 01:39:00,773
and Willie Keith was playing
on the fields of Princeton,
2047
01:39:00,814 --> 01:39:04,026
why, all that time, these...
2048
01:39:04,068 --> 01:39:06,904
These old birds we call regulars,
these stupid, stuffy pricks,
2049
01:39:06,946 --> 01:39:08,697
were standing guard
2050
01:39:08,739 --> 01:39:12,952
on our fat, dumb
and happy country.
2051
01:39:13,953 --> 01:39:16,455
Of course, they were
doing it for dough.
2052
01:39:16,497 --> 01:39:18,457
Same as anybody does anything.
2053
01:39:19,458 --> 01:39:23,087
But the question is,
in the last analysis...
2054
01:39:24,213 --> 01:39:26,674
I mean, what do you do
for dough? You and me.
2055
01:39:26,715 --> 01:39:30,469
We're advancing
our free little careers.
2056
01:39:31,929 --> 01:39:36,225
So when 9/11 happened and
so many of us rushed to join up
2057
01:39:36,266 --> 01:39:40,604
to fight those assholes that crashed
those planes into the Twin Towers...
2058
01:39:42,356 --> 01:39:45,401
You couldn't fight them with a
law book, so I... I went active.
2059
01:39:45,442 --> 01:39:47,027
I joined the Navy.
2060
01:39:48,362 --> 01:39:50,114
Maybe I'd fly over
the Middle East
2061
01:39:50,155 --> 01:39:52,175
and bomb the shit out
of some terrorists, right?
2062
01:39:52,199 --> 01:39:54,368
Whoo! [crowd chuckling]
2063
01:39:54,410 --> 01:39:58,956
But there were already a
lot of guys ready to do that.
2064
01:40:00,290 --> 01:40:02,584
And it wasn't me. Not yet.
2065
01:40:02,626 --> 01:40:05,087
Wasn't Tom Keefer,
still in school,
2066
01:40:05,129 --> 01:40:07,798
or Willie Keith in
midshipman training,
2067
01:40:07,840 --> 01:40:11,719
but Old Yellowstain
and guys like him.
2068
01:40:12,803 --> 01:40:15,389
They were already
on station, ready to go.
2069
01:40:16,557 --> 01:40:18,368
And they're a lot
smarter than any of us.
2070
01:40:18,392 --> 01:40:21,020
I mean, let's... Come on.
Let's not kid ourselves.
2071
01:40:21,061 --> 01:40:25,441
I mean, you don't get anywhere in the
all-volunteer, upwardly mobile American Navy
2072
01:40:25,482 --> 01:40:27,276
unless you're goddamn good.
2073
01:40:28,819 --> 01:40:31,864
And these old-line pros, they may
not be up on the latest video game,
2074
01:40:31,905 --> 01:40:34,366
but they know how to
get a tough job done.
2075
01:40:35,492 --> 01:40:39,163
And they were standing by,
and they were ready to do it,
2076
01:40:39,204 --> 01:40:41,766
while the rest of us were still
trying to know shit from Shinola.
2077
01:40:41,790 --> 01:40:44,710
Barney. Hey,
Barney. It's over.
2078
01:40:44,752 --> 01:40:46,712
All right? Come on.
Let's just enjoy dinner.
2079
01:40:46,754 --> 01:40:49,214
Dinner's a sham,
Steve. You're guilty.
2080
01:40:50,758 --> 01:40:53,385
Of course, you're
only half guilty.
2081
01:40:53,427 --> 01:40:56,889
I mean, there was someone else
standing very neatly out of the picture,
2082
01:40:57,806 --> 01:40:59,725
the guy who started
the whole idea
2083
01:40:59,767 --> 01:41:01,518
that Queeg's a
dangerous paranoiac,
2084
01:41:01,560 --> 01:41:04,063
who argued you into
it for six months,
2085
01:41:04,104 --> 01:41:06,732
who coined the
nickname Old Yellowstain,
2086
01:41:06,774 --> 01:41:10,819
who pointed out the psychiatry books and
Article 1108 and kept hammering it at you.
2087
01:41:10,861 --> 01:41:12,362
All right, wait a minute here.
2088
01:41:12,404 --> 01:41:15,532
Oh, yeah, yeah,
Mr. Keefer. That's right, yeah.
2089
01:41:16,366 --> 01:41:18,494
I had to drag it out of Steve.
2090
01:41:18,535 --> 01:41:21,705
Big dumb Polack tried to
tell me it was all his own idea.
2091
01:41:21,747 --> 01:41:25,667
He wouldn't know a paranoid from an
anthropoid. But you knew, didn't you?
2092
01:41:25,709 --> 01:41:31,256
You told him his medical log
was a clinical picture of a paranoid.
2093
01:41:31,298 --> 01:41:34,593
You advised him to go to Admiral
Williams. You offered to go with him.
2094
01:41:34,635 --> 01:41:39,098
You didn't get cold feet until you stood
on Williams's quarterdeck in Bahrain.
2095
01:41:39,139 --> 01:41:41,725
Yeah, and then you ducked, and
you've been ducking ever since.
2096
01:41:41,767 --> 01:41:43,620
I don't know where
you're getting all this.
2097
01:41:43,644 --> 01:41:45,729
Biggest favor you
could have done Steve,
2098
01:41:45,771 --> 01:41:47,731
as far as winning
an acquittal went,
2099
01:41:47,773 --> 01:41:49,733
though I doubt you realize it.
2100
01:41:51,944 --> 01:41:54,863
But if there is a
guilty party, it's you.
2101
01:41:56,323 --> 01:41:59,785
If you hadn't filled
Steve Maryk's thick head
2102
01:41:59,827 --> 01:42:01,453
full of paranoia
and Article 1108,
2103
01:42:01,495 --> 01:42:05,290
why, he'd have... he'd have
got Queeg to come north.
2104
01:42:05,332 --> 01:42:08,961
Or he'd have helped him
pull through to the south.
2105
01:42:10,295 --> 01:42:12,965
And the Caine wouldn't
have been yanked out of action.
2106
01:42:13,006 --> 01:42:14,758
And that...
2107
01:42:14,800 --> 01:42:17,636
That is your contribution
2108
01:42:17,678 --> 01:42:19,972
to the good old USA, my friend...
2109
01:42:20,013 --> 01:42:23,475
Pulling a minesweeper out of the
Persian Gulf when it was most needed.
2110
01:42:23,517 --> 01:42:26,270
That... That... [laughs]...and
fucking Multitudes, Multitudes.
2111
01:42:26,311 --> 01:42:27,479
You're drunk.
2112
01:42:27,521 --> 01:42:29,231
You know, excuse me, okay?
2113
01:42:29,273 --> 01:42:30,732
I'm all done.
2114
01:42:31,650 --> 01:42:33,569
You know, here's to you.
2115
01:42:33,610 --> 01:42:36,488
You bowled a perfect score. You
went after Queeg, and you got him.
2116
01:42:36,530 --> 01:42:39,324
You kept your own
whites all starchy,
2117
01:42:39,366 --> 01:42:41,785
and you wrote your novel
proving the Navy sucks,
2118
01:42:41,827 --> 01:42:45,330
and you'll say, oh, you know, you'll make
a million dollars, marry a movie star.
2119
01:42:45,372 --> 01:42:47,749
And so you won't mind a
little verbal reprimand from me.
2120
01:42:47,791 --> 01:42:49,710
What does it all mean? Hmm?
2121
01:42:50,544 --> 01:42:52,171
You know, I-I
defended Steve Maryk
2122
01:42:52,212 --> 01:42:56,675
because I realized the
wrong guy was on trial.
2123
01:42:56,717 --> 01:42:59,678
And the only way I could defend
him was to murder Queeg for you.
2124
01:42:59,720 --> 01:43:04,600
And I'm pissed off that I was put in
that position. I'm ashamed of what I did.
2125
01:43:05,517 --> 01:43:07,686
And that's why I'm drunk.
2126
01:43:08,896 --> 01:43:10,898
Queeg deserved better.
2127
01:43:14,276 --> 01:43:16,987
He served this
country for 21 years.
2128
01:43:20,115 --> 01:43:22,826
So I'm not gonna
eat your dinner,
2129
01:43:23,827 --> 01:43:25,704
drink your wine.
2130
01:43:27,164 --> 01:43:29,583
I'll make my toast and go.
2131
01:43:32,586 --> 01:43:33,962
So here's to you.
2132
01:43:34,004 --> 01:43:36,215
Here's to Caine's
favorite author.
2133
01:43:37,591 --> 01:43:39,259
Here's to your book.
2134
01:43:43,180 --> 01:43:45,599
[all gasping]
2135
01:43:47,434 --> 01:43:50,729
["Lowdown" playing]
2136
01:44:13,543 --> 01:44:17,839
Baby's into runnin' round
Hangin' with the crowd
2137
01:44:17,881 --> 01:44:19,841
Puttin' your business
In the street
2138
01:44:19,883 --> 01:44:21,885
Talkin' out loud
2139
01:44:21,927 --> 01:44:24,137
Sayin' you bought
her This and that
2140
01:44:24,179 --> 01:44:26,139
And how much you done spent
2141
01:44:26,181 --> 01:44:30,143
I swear she must believe
It's all heaven sent
2142
01:44:30,185 --> 01:44:31,937
Hey, boy
2143
01:44:31,979 --> 01:44:34,523
You better bring
Your chick around
2144
01:44:34,564 --> 01:44:36,608
To the sad, sad truth
2145
01:44:36,650 --> 01:44:38,777
The dirty lowdown
2146
01:44:38,819 --> 01:44:42,447
[backup singers vocalizing]
2147
01:44:42,489 --> 01:44:46,118
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2148
01:44:46,159 --> 01:44:48,870
Taught her how To talk like that
2149
01:44:50,497 --> 01:44:53,625
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2150
01:44:53,667 --> 01:44:56,128
Gave her that big idea
2151
01:45:03,593 --> 01:45:07,764
Nothin' you can't handle
Nothin' you ain't got
2152
01:45:07,806 --> 01:45:11,977
Put your money on the
table And drive it off the lot
2153
01:45:12,019 --> 01:45:13,895
Turn on that old love light
2154
01:45:13,937 --> 01:45:16,148
And turn a "Maybe" To a "Yes"
2155
01:45:16,189 --> 01:45:19,735
Same old schoolboy game
Got you into this mess
2156
01:45:19,776 --> 01:45:22,112
Hey, son
2157
01:45:22,154 --> 01:45:24,197
Better get on back to town
2158
01:45:24,239 --> 01:45:26,658
Face the sad old truth
2159
01:45:26,700 --> 01:45:29,036
The dirty lowdown
2160
01:45:29,077 --> 01:45:32,372
[backup singers vocalizing]
2161
01:45:32,414 --> 01:45:35,876
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2162
01:45:35,917 --> 01:45:38,837
Put those ideas In your head
2163
01:45:40,881 --> 01:45:44,718
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2164
01:45:54,895 --> 01:45:56,938
Well
2165
01:46:03,070 --> 01:46:06,031
Come on back down Little son
2166
01:46:06,073 --> 01:46:12,120
Dig the low, low
Low, low, lowdown
2167
01:46:26,593 --> 01:46:30,847
You ain't got to be so
bad Got to be so cold
2168
01:46:30,889 --> 01:46:35,185
This dog eat dog existence
Sure is getting old
2169
01:46:35,227 --> 01:46:39,189
Gotta have a jones
for this Jones for that
2170
01:46:39,231 --> 01:46:41,108
This runnin' With the Joneses
2171
01:46:41,149 --> 01:46:44,986
Boy, just ain't
Where it's at, no, no
2172
01:46:45,028 --> 01:46:47,322
You gonna come back around
2173
01:46:47,364 --> 01:46:49,825
To the sad, sad truth
2174
01:46:49,866 --> 01:46:52,160
The dirty lowdown
2175
01:46:52,202 --> 01:46:55,414
[backup singers vocalizing]
2176
01:46:55,455 --> 01:46:58,834
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2177
01:46:58,875 --> 01:47:02,003
Got you thinking Like that, boy
2178
01:47:03,630 --> 01:47:08,051
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2179
01:47:24,359 --> 01:47:28,321
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2180
01:47:28,363 --> 01:47:32,325
Said I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2181
01:47:33,368 --> 01:47:37,038
Oh, look out For that lowdown
2182
01:47:37,080 --> 01:47:39,040
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2183
01:47:39,082 --> 01:47:43,587
That dirty, dirty
Dirty, dirty lowdown
2184
01:47:45,088 --> 01:47:49,593
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2185
01:47:49,634 --> 01:47:53,096
[vocalizing]
2186
01:47:53,138 --> 01:47:56,808
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2187
01:47:56,850 --> 01:47:58,977
Got you thinkin' like that
2188
01:47:59,019 --> 01:48:02,314
Got you thinkin' By yourself
2189
01:48:02,355 --> 01:48:04,774
Lookin' that girl In the face
2190
01:48:04,816 --> 01:48:06,943
It's a sad affair
2191
01:48:06,985 --> 01:48:09,613
Ashamed of yourself
2192
01:48:09,654 --> 01:48:14,075
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2193
01:48:14,099 --> 01:48:16,099
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