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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:29,321 And what's the plan? It will only confuse you. 2 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:32,115 Listen, I can't be any more confused than I already am. 3 00:00:32,157 --> 00:00:34,993 Steve, I would rather be prosecuting than defending you. 4 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:37,788 Why? Because I think you're guilty as hell. 5 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:40,040 Well, maybe I should get another lawyer then. 6 00:00:40,082 --> 00:00:43,210 Well, I'm not looking forward to twisting the Navy's arm. 7 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:46,088 Why? What, are you scared of the brass? Worse. 8 00:00:46,129 --> 00:00:47,839 Respectful. 9 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:49,841 You know, sometimes I think the Navy's a master plan 10 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:52,719 designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. 11 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:55,264 Where did you hear that? I couldn't have just made that up myself? 12 00:00:55,305 --> 00:00:57,391 Could have made up the Gettysburg Address too. Where'd you hear it? 13 00:00:57,432 --> 00:00:59,685 That's one of Tom Keefer's wisecracks. Oh. 14 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:01,520 Thomas Keefer, your novelist friend. Yeah. 15 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:03,855 He's got the sharpest mind on the ship. He's sharp, all right. 16 00:01:03,897 --> 00:01:05,691 He knows everything Queeg did. 17 00:01:06,316 --> 00:01:08,068 I'm sure he does. 18 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:19,997 The trial counsel will state the charge and specification. 19 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:23,083 Charge one, mutiny. 20 00:01:23,125 --> 00:01:26,712 Violation of Article 94, Uniform Code of Military Justice. 21 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:29,506 Specification: In that Lieutenant Stephen Maryk, 22 00:01:29,548 --> 00:01:33,427 while serving as executive officer aboard the USS   Caine, 23 00:01:33,468 --> 00:01:38,181 did on December 18th, 2022, commit an act of mutiny. 24 00:01:38,223 --> 00:01:41,893 Lieutenant Maryk willfully, and without proper authority, 25 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:44,354 and without justifiable cause 26 00:01:44,396 --> 00:01:47,274 did relieve from duty Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg, 27 00:01:47,316 --> 00:01:50,110 then serving as the duly appointed commanding officer 28 00:01:50,152 --> 00:01:51,486 of the USS   Caine, 29 00:01:51,528 --> 00:01:54,281 who was then in lawful exercise of his command. 30 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:56,575 How do you plead? 31 00:01:57,159 --> 00:01:58,327 Not guilty. 32 00:01:58,368 --> 00:02:00,162 Defense will stipulate that Lieutenant Maryk 33 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:02,581 was serving as executive officer aboard the USS   Caine, 34 00:02:02,622 --> 00:02:04,333 18 December, 2022. 35 00:02:04,374 --> 00:02:08,086 Trial counsel, you may call your first witness. 36 00:02:09,004 --> 00:02:11,506 Call Lieutenant Commander Queeg. 37 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,062 Do you solemnly swear that the evidence you give shall be the truth, 38 00:02:25,103 --> 00:02:27,481 the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 39 00:02:27,522 --> 00:02:29,149 I do. 40 00:02:29,191 --> 00:02:30,650 Be seated. 41 00:02:36,531 --> 00:02:38,825 State your name, rank and present position. 42 00:02:38,867 --> 00:02:42,496 Philip Francis Queeg, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, 43 00:02:42,537 --> 00:02:46,333 currently attached to Headquarters, Fifth Fleet, awaiting reassignment. 44 00:02:47,042 --> 00:02:49,628 Do you recognize the accused? 45 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:51,588 Yes. 46 00:02:51,630 --> 00:02:54,132 Lieutenant Maryk, US Navy. 47 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:58,553 Commander Queeg, on December 18th, 2022, 48 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:00,472 were you in command of the USS   Caine? 49 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,015 Yes, I was. 50 00:03:02,516 --> 00:03:04,768 What type of vessel is the   Caine? 51 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:08,980 Well, her official designation is an MCM-- mine countermeasures ship. 52 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:11,066 And what is her primary mission? 53 00:03:11,108 --> 00:03:14,486 Well, the   Caine is designed to detect and neutralize sea-based mines. 54 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:16,071 We conduct minesweeping operations 55 00:03:16,113 --> 00:03:18,198 as directed anywhere in the Persian Gulf, 56 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,450 with an emphasis on the Straits of Hormuz. 57 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:24,371 Commander, on December 18th, 2022, 58 00:03:24,413 --> 00:03:26,873 were you relieved of command of the   Caine? 59 00:03:26,915 --> 00:03:28,959 Yes. 60 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,460 By whom? 61 00:03:30,502 --> 00:03:32,504 The accused, Lieutenant Maryk. 62 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:35,882 Was this a standard watch change? 63 00:03:35,924 --> 00:03:38,844 No, it was totally irregular. 64 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:40,720 How would you describe it? 65 00:03:40,762 --> 00:03:46,017 Well, the most charitable description would be that it was an incident, 66 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:48,395 a regrettable incident of the temporary 67 00:03:48,437 --> 00:03:50,981 and total collapse of military discipline. 68 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:55,152 Commander, please relate all the facts that bear on this unauthorized relief. 69 00:03:56,278 --> 00:03:58,321 Okay, well, 70 00:03:58,363 --> 00:04:01,741 the   Caine   sortied from Bahrain on December 16th. 71 00:04:01,783 --> 00:04:05,454 Our mission was to sweep for mines from the Persian Gulf through the Straits of Hormuz. 72 00:04:05,495 --> 00:04:09,291 When a cyclone came along the operation was canceled, 73 00:04:09,332 --> 00:04:11,626 and the boat started to maneuver to evade the storm. 74 00:04:11,668 --> 00:04:13,879 The storm was traveling due west. 75 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,715 What was the date and time of that course change? 76 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:20,051 Well, that would be early morning of the 18th, ma'am. 77 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:22,762 And as I say, the storm was pretty bad at that point. 78 00:04:22,804 --> 00:04:24,806 Visibility was almost zero. 79 00:04:24,848 --> 00:04:28,185 Couldn't see any of the other ships in the detachment. 80 00:04:28,226 --> 00:04:31,146 We were sailing blind through the rain and the spray, 81 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:32,981 and with the wind and the sea and all, 82 00:04:33,023 --> 00:04:35,108 we had to maneuver using engines and rudders 83 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:37,110 to hold the evasion course that had been ordered. 84 00:04:37,152 --> 00:04:39,446 But w-we were doing fine. 85 00:04:39,488 --> 00:04:43,116 My executive officer, however, pretty early in the game, 86 00:04:43,158 --> 00:04:46,119 began to show unusual symptoms of nervousness. 87 00:04:46,161 --> 00:04:48,079 What were these symptoms? 88 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,248 Well, for example, he started talking pretty early-- 89 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:53,960 Couldn't have been more than half an hour after the ship started running south-- 90 00:04:54,002 --> 00:04:57,464 that we needed to operate independently and come around to the north. 91 00:04:57,506 --> 00:04:59,549 Why did he want to do that? 92 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:01,676 Well, to give you the picture, the cyclone was coming at us from the east. 93 00:05:01,718 --> 00:05:03,303 We were on the western edge of it, 94 00:05:03,345 --> 00:05:06,264 which means where we were, the wind was from due north. 95 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:10,769 Now, the   Commodore,   of course, was running south with the wind to get out of the storm's path, 96 00:05:10,810 --> 00:05:14,105 which was in accordance with all existing storm doctrine. 97 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:18,401 My exec, however, insisted that our ship was on the verge of foundering 98 00:05:18,443 --> 00:05:20,403 and that we had better turn into the wind, 99 00:05:20,445 --> 00:05:23,406 wh-which was the north, if we were to survive. 100 00:05:23,448 --> 00:05:27,118 Now... ...of course, we weren't in that bad of shape. 101 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,204 And that's what I mean by nervousness. 102 00:05:29,246 --> 00:05:31,122 What was your objection to coming north, 103 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:33,083 as your executive officer suggested? 104 00:05:33,124 --> 00:05:35,669 Well, everything was wrong with that idea that could be wrong with it. 105 00:05:35,710 --> 00:05:39,881 I mean, in the first place, my orders were to proceed south. 106 00:05:39,923 --> 00:05:42,425 My ship wasn't in danger. It-- 107 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,761 It was functioning normally. 108 00:05:44,803 --> 00:05:48,598 Uh, to drop out of station and act independently under those circumstances 109 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,141 is out of the question. 110 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:52,018 And to come around north 111 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:54,354 would be to head the ship directly into the heart of the cyclone. 112 00:05:54,396 --> 00:05:59,317 It was a senseless suggestion and, under the circumstances, almost suicidal. 113 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:02,070 I have since checked all of my decisions of December 18th 114 00:06:02,112 --> 00:06:04,072 with the finest ship handlers I know, 115 00:06:04,114 --> 00:06:06,116 ranking all the way up to rear admiral, 116 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:10,537 and unanimously they agree that the only course in that situation was south. 117 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:14,916 Commander, your last remark was hearsay. 118 00:06:14,958 --> 00:06:16,459 Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry. 119 00:06:16,501 --> 00:06:18,670 I'm not up on these legal distinctions 120 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,255 as well as I should be, I guess. 121 00:06:20,297 --> 00:06:22,757 It's perfectly all right. 122 00:06:22,799 --> 00:06:25,885 Will defense counsel move to strike out the part of the testimony which was hearsay? 123 00:06:25,927 --> 00:06:27,095 All right, so move. 124 00:06:27,137 --> 00:06:28,972 Please continue. 125 00:06:29,014 --> 00:06:32,892 Well, i-it's just that Maryk's insistence on us coming around 126 00:06:32,934 --> 00:06:36,771 became more and more strident as the weather deteriorated. 127 00:06:36,813 --> 00:06:38,898 I finally became concerned about him 128 00:06:38,940 --> 00:06:41,026 when suddenly he moved towards me 129 00:06:41,067 --> 00:06:44,529 and out of the blue said I was on the sick list and that he was relieving me. 130 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:47,657 I-I-- To be honest, I couldn't believe my ears. 131 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:49,743 Took me a moment to catch on. 132 00:06:49,784 --> 00:06:52,495 It wasn't until he started shouting orders at the officer of the deck 133 00:06:52,537 --> 00:06:55,415 and started countermanding my instructions 134 00:06:55,457 --> 00:06:59,753 that I-I did begin to realize what was going on. 135 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:01,504 Commander, can you recall anything 136 00:07:01,546 --> 00:07:04,549 that could have provoked your executive officer's act? 137 00:07:04,591 --> 00:07:06,509 Truthfully, no. 138 00:07:06,551 --> 00:07:09,429 I don't think my bearing or manner had anything to do with it. 139 00:07:09,471 --> 00:07:13,183 Look... it was a pretty scary situation in that wheelhouse. 140 00:07:13,224 --> 00:07:16,186 Winds were force ten to 12, screeching and all, 141 00:07:16,227 --> 00:07:18,396 and the waves were mountainous. 142 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:21,524 The barometer had dropped about as low as it's ever been in US Navy history, 143 00:07:21,566 --> 00:07:24,027 and we took a very bad roll. 144 00:07:24,069 --> 00:07:25,820 And I mean a very bad one. 145 00:07:25,862 --> 00:07:28,031 I've done a lot of North Atlantic rolling too. 146 00:07:28,073 --> 00:07:30,033 I just think that Maryk simply went into a panic. 147 00:07:30,075 --> 00:07:31,743 Mmm. 148 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:34,537 Was the   Caine in grave danger at that time? 149 00:07:34,579 --> 00:07:37,874 Well, I-I wouldn't say that, no, ma'am. 150 00:07:37,916 --> 00:07:41,252 I-I thought we righted ourselves very nicely out of that bad roll. 151 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:45,715 He repeatedly tried to order me off the bridge, but I stayed right where I was 152 00:07:45,757 --> 00:07:49,260 and gave him orders only as I thought necessary for the safety of the ship. 153 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:52,972 I-In the situation, I thought that the chief hazard 154 00:07:53,014 --> 00:07:55,975 would be any further act of frenzy on his part. 155 00:07:56,017 --> 00:07:59,979 And to the extent that the   Caine   did come through that storm safely, 156 00:08:00,021 --> 00:08:04,943 despite the unprecedented... ...running amok of my executive officer, 157 00:08:04,984 --> 00:08:09,489 I believe that my handling of the emergency was the correct one. 158 00:08:09,531 --> 00:08:12,659 Did Maryk cite any authority at all when he relieved you? 159 00:08:12,701 --> 00:08:15,036 Oh, he mumbled something about our Article 1108. 160 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:17,080 I didn't even catch it at the time. 161 00:08:17,122 --> 00:08:20,291 It wasn't till later that he said his authority 162 00:08:20,333 --> 00:08:23,753 was Article 1108 of Navy Regulations. 163 00:08:23,795 --> 00:08:26,881 And were you familiar with these articles? Certainly. 164 00:08:26,923 --> 00:08:29,968 In substance, what do they provide? 165 00:08:30,009 --> 00:08:33,138 Well, it's my understanding that they make it possible 166 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:38,727 for the executive officer to relieve the captain i-in an emergency, 167 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:41,938 a highly unusual emergency where-- where the captain is... 168 00:08:43,940 --> 00:08:48,319 Well, frankly, where the captain is absolutely unhinged. 169 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:51,114 Were these articles properly invoked in your situation? 170 00:08:51,156 --> 00:08:54,325 Well, I'm sort of an interested party here. 171 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:56,578 But you don't have to take my word for it. 172 00:08:56,619 --> 00:08:59,414 I was successfully conning my ship through that cyclone, 173 00:08:59,456 --> 00:09:02,208 and fortunately for me, I have 130 witnesses of that fact. 174 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:04,127 Everybody aboard that ship. 175 00:09:04,169 --> 00:09:06,880 Uh, Commander, sorry, there again, sir, 176 00:09:06,921 --> 00:09:09,132 you're testifying to the conclusions of others. 177 00:09:09,174 --> 00:09:11,634 Well, obviously I'm not a legal expert. Sorry. 178 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,929 Strike the witness's last sentence from the record. 179 00:09:14,971 --> 00:09:17,223 Have you ever been mentally ill, sir? 180 00:09:17,599 --> 00:09:19,225 No. 181 00:09:19,267 --> 00:09:21,811 Were you ill in any way when Mr. Maryk relieved you? 182 00:09:21,853 --> 00:09:23,772 I was not. 183 00:09:23,813 --> 00:09:25,565 Did you warn your executive officer of the consequences of his act? 184 00:09:25,607 --> 00:09:27,984 I told him he was performing a mutinous act. 185 00:09:28,026 --> 00:09:29,944 And what was his reply? 186 00:09:29,986 --> 00:09:31,988 He expected to be court-martialed. 187 00:09:32,030 --> 00:09:34,491 He was going to retain command anyway. 188 00:09:36,075 --> 00:09:38,953 What was the attitude of Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith, the officer of the deck? 189 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:42,290 Keith was in a state of panic as bad as Maryk's. 190 00:09:42,332 --> 00:09:43,875 What was the attitude of the helmsman? 191 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:46,377 Stilwell was emotionally unbalanced and for some reason 192 00:09:46,419 --> 00:09:48,963 very devoted to Mr. Keith. 193 00:09:49,005 --> 00:09:50,924 They both backed Maryk. 194 00:09:50,965 --> 00:09:53,635 Is there anything else, Commander Queeg, that you would care to state 195 00:09:53,676 --> 00:09:56,763 in connection with the events of December 18th aboard the   Caine? 196 00:09:56,805 --> 00:09:58,765 Well, I just... 197 00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:02,435 I've thought a lot about all of this, obviously. 198 00:10:02,477 --> 00:10:05,188 It's the gravest occurrence in my career. 199 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:08,274 The only questionable one I-I'm aware of. 200 00:10:10,652 --> 00:10:13,029 I-I just think that if the officer of the deck 201 00:10:13,071 --> 00:10:16,199 had been anyone other than this immature Mr. Keith 202 00:10:16,241 --> 00:10:18,409 and the helmsman anyone other than Stilwell, 203 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:20,286 then none of this would have happened. 204 00:10:20,328 --> 00:10:25,458 I mean, a competent officer would have repudiated Maryk's orders 205 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:28,086 and a normal sailor at the helm 206 00:10:28,127 --> 00:10:31,881 would have disregarded both of those officers and obeyed me. 207 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:36,302 It was just bad luck that these three men, 208 00:10:36,344 --> 00:10:38,888 Maryk, Keith and Stilwell, 209 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:42,016 combined against me at such a crucial time. 210 00:10:43,184 --> 00:10:44,769 Bad luck for me 211 00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:47,146 and I'm afraid even worse luck for them. 212 00:10:47,188 --> 00:10:49,816 The court would like to question the witness. 213 00:10:51,192 --> 00:10:53,152 Commander Queeg, 214 00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:56,823 you've taken all the prescribed physical and mental examinations 215 00:10:56,865 --> 00:10:59,617 incident to entrance to the academy, graduation, 216 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:01,411 commissioning, promotion and so forth? 217 00:11:01,452 --> 00:11:04,163 Yes, sir, for 21 years. 218 00:11:04,205 --> 00:11:08,167 Does your medical record contain any history of illness, mental or physical? 219 00:11:08,209 --> 00:11:10,128 No, sir, it does not. 220 00:11:10,169 --> 00:11:13,214 Have you ever had an unsatisfactory fitness report, Commander Queeg? 221 00:11:13,256 --> 00:11:15,675 Negative, sir. 222 00:11:15,717 --> 00:11:19,846 Commander, can you account for Lieutenant Maryk's opinion that you were mentally ill? 223 00:11:19,888 --> 00:11:22,098 All I can say, sir, 224 00:11:22,140 --> 00:11:27,186 is that I assumed command over an extremely... disorganized and dirty ship, 225 00:11:27,228 --> 00:11:32,108 and that's not a reflection on the officer that I relieved. 226 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:34,527 The   Caine   had gone through a year and a half of arduous duty 227 00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:36,779 a-and it was understandable. 228 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:42,785 But still, for the safety of that ship and its crew, it demanded to be shaped up, 229 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:44,996 and I took a lot of strong measures, 230 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:48,708 a-and Lieutenant Maryk did not see eye to eye with me at all 231 00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:52,462 on this idea of making the   Caine a tight ship again. 232 00:11:54,464 --> 00:11:57,550 Well, maybe-- 233 00:11:57,592 --> 00:12:00,803 maybe he thought I was crazy to keep trying. 234 00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:05,350 Anyway, that's the picture of it, sir. 235 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:08,144 - Thank you. - Your witness. 236 00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:10,897 Commander Queeg, I would like to ask you 237 00:12:10,939 --> 00:12:14,734 whether you have ever heard the expression "Old Yellowstain." 238 00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,863 In which connection? 239 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:20,573 Old Yellowstain, sir. 240 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,661 No, I have not. 241 00:12:24,702 --> 00:12:27,580 You weren't aware that all the officers of the   Caine 242 00:12:27,622 --> 00:12:30,333 habitually referred to you as Old Yellowstain? 243 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:33,419 I object to the question. Impertinent badgering of the witness. 244 00:12:33,461 --> 00:12:36,422 How does Defense Counsel Greenwald justify this line of questioning? 245 00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:38,257 Please the court, the nickname Old Yellowstain, 246 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:39,926 used by the officers of the   Caine, 247 00:12:39,968 --> 00:12:43,096 will be relevant to the issue of mental competence. 248 00:12:43,137 --> 00:12:48,017 Before ruling, the court wishes to caution defense counsel. 249 00:12:48,977 --> 00:12:52,438 This is a most unusual and delicate case. 250 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,440 The honor and career of an officer 251 00:12:54,482 --> 00:12:59,445 with an unblemished military record of 21 years standing is involved. 252 00:12:59,487 --> 00:13:02,031 The defense counsel will have to bear full responsibility 253 00:13:02,073 --> 00:13:03,741 for the conduct of this case. 254 00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:08,746 Subject to the foregoing comment, 255 00:13:09,872 --> 00:13:12,458 the trial counsel's objection is overruled. 256 00:13:13,376 --> 00:13:16,045 Court stenographer will repeat the question. 257 00:13:16,087 --> 00:13:18,631 "You aren't aware, then, that all the officers of the   Caine 258 00:13:18,673 --> 00:13:21,259 have habitually referred to you as Old Yellowstain?" 259 00:13:25,179 --> 00:13:27,306 I was not aware of that. 260 00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:29,726 No further questions. 261 00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:31,310 For now. 262 00:13:31,352 --> 00:13:34,647 Commander Queeg will be called as a witness for the defense. 263 00:13:35,314 --> 00:13:36,983 For the defense? 264 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:38,735 Yes, sir. 265 00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:42,530 You're excused, subject to recall. 266 00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:44,657 Thank you, sir. 267 00:13:44,699 --> 00:13:46,826 Call Lieutenant Thomas Keefer. 268 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,791 State your name, rank and present station. 269 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,835 Thomas Keefer, Lieutenant, United States Navy, 270 00:13:55,877 --> 00:13:58,171 communication officer of the USS   Caine. 271 00:13:58,212 --> 00:14:00,715 If you recognize the accused, state his name. 272 00:14:00,757 --> 00:14:04,010 Lieutenant Steve Maryk, executive officer of the   Caine. 273 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:06,387 What is your occupation in civilian life? 274 00:14:06,429 --> 00:14:08,306 I'm a writer. 275 00:14:08,347 --> 00:14:10,725 And has any of your work been published? 276 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:14,437 A number of short stories have been published, yes, ma'am. 277 00:14:14,479 --> 00:14:18,733 Did you do any writing in your spare time while in service? 278 00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:21,611 Yes, I have completed half a war novel. 279 00:14:21,652 --> 00:14:23,446 And what's the title? 280 00:14:23,488 --> 00:14:25,740 Multitudes, Multitudes. 281 00:14:25,782 --> 00:14:28,451 And has this novel, though incomplete, 282 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:30,953 recently been accepted by a publisher? 283 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,371 Yes. 284 00:14:33,581 --> 00:14:35,291 Now, Lieutenant Keefer, 285 00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:37,877 were you serving aboard the   Caine in your present capacity 286 00:14:37,919 --> 00:14:40,129 on December 18th, 2022? Yes. 287 00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:42,381 Was Captain Queeg relieved of his command on that date? 288 00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:43,966 He was. By whom? 289 00:14:44,008 --> 00:14:45,551 The executive officer. 290 00:14:45,593 --> 00:14:47,720 Describe how you learned that the captain had been relieved. 291 00:14:47,762 --> 00:14:52,350 Uh, well, Mr. Maryk passed word for all officers to come up to the wheelhouse. 292 00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:56,312 When we got there, he told us that the captain was sick and he had assumed command. 293 00:14:56,354 --> 00:15:00,316 Did Captain Queeg show any external signs of being sick? 294 00:15:00,358 --> 00:15:02,068 Look, at the height of a cyclone-- 295 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:04,403 Was he raving, or was he foaming, or-- No, no. 296 00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:07,240 Did he look any worse off than, say, Lieutenant Keith? No. 297 00:15:07,281 --> 00:15:08,699 Or Maryk? No. 298 00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:12,245 W-We were all tired, dripping and wiped out. 299 00:15:12,286 --> 00:15:15,123 Mr. Keefer, did you make any effort to persuade Mr. Maryk 300 00:15:15,164 --> 00:15:16,791 to restore Queeg to command? 301 00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:18,584 No, I did not. 302 00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:20,461 Did you not feel the seriousness of the moment? 303 00:15:20,503 --> 00:15:21,754 I certainly did. 304 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:23,798 Why did you take no remedial action? 305 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,968 I wasn't present when the captain was relieved. 306 00:15:27,009 --> 00:15:29,846 Maryk was in full command. The entire ship was obeying his orders. 307 00:15:29,887 --> 00:15:32,390 I thought that, for the safety of the ship, 308 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:34,809 my best course was to obey his orders. 309 00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:36,811 Mr. Keefer, were you aboard the   Caine 310 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:39,313 throughout the period that Captain Queeg was in command? 311 00:15:39,355 --> 00:15:43,067 Yes, I was. Did you ever observe any evidence of insanity in him? 312 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:45,736 I don't-- I can't answer that question, not being a psychiatrist. 313 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,864 Did you ever think he might be insane? 314 00:15:47,905 --> 00:15:49,782 Objection. 315 00:15:49,824 --> 00:15:53,119 Witness is not an expert and matters of opinion are not admissible evidence. 316 00:15:53,161 --> 00:15:54,704 I withdraw the question. 317 00:15:54,745 --> 00:15:58,124 Mr. Keefer, at any time prior to December 18th, 318 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:01,544 were you informed that Maryk suspected Queeg of being mentally ill? 319 00:16:01,586 --> 00:16:04,297 Yes, I was. Describe how you learned this. 320 00:16:04,338 --> 00:16:05,756 Well, uh, let me see. 321 00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,509 Two-- Two weeks before the cyclone, 322 00:16:08,551 --> 00:16:10,595 Maryk showed me a medical log 323 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,222 he had kept on Captain Queeg's behavior. 324 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:16,726 He asked me to come with him to report the situation to-- 325 00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:18,978 to Admiral Williams, Commander Fifth Fleet. 326 00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:21,397 And did you consent to go with him? 327 00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:23,024 Yes, I did. Why? 328 00:16:23,065 --> 00:16:25,318 He was my superior officer and also my close friend. 329 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:29,155 Did you believe that Maryk's log justified the relief of Queeg? 330 00:16:29,197 --> 00:16:30,781 No. No. 331 00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:32,783 As soon as we got aboard Admiral Williams's ship, 332 00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:35,870 I told him as forcibly as I could that, in my opinion, 333 00:16:35,912 --> 00:16:38,539 the log wouldn't justify the action. 334 00:16:38,581 --> 00:16:42,293 What was his response? After a lot of arguing, he told me-- 335 00:16:42,335 --> 00:16:46,797 After a lot of arguing, he-- he followed my advice. 336 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,716 We returned to the   Caine. 337 00:16:48,758 --> 00:16:52,845 Were you surprised two weeks later when he relieved the captain? 338 00:16:53,888 --> 00:16:55,181 I was stunned. 339 00:16:56,057 --> 00:16:58,559 Were you good with that, Mr. Keefer? 340 00:16:59,310 --> 00:17:01,103 I was badly disturbed. 341 00:17:01,145 --> 00:17:03,940 I thought that, at best, he would be involved in grave difficulties. 342 00:17:03,981 --> 00:17:07,777 I thought it was a terrible situation and an error on his part. 343 00:17:08,569 --> 00:17:10,112 No further questions. 344 00:17:10,154 --> 00:17:11,572 No questions. 345 00:17:11,614 --> 00:17:14,158 Does the defense intend to recall this witness 346 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,159 at a later time? 347 00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:16,786 No, sir. 348 00:17:16,827 --> 00:17:19,997 No cross-examination of this highly material witness? 349 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:21,123 No, sir. 350 00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:25,044 The court will question the witness. 351 00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:27,505 Mr. Keefer-- 352 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:30,925 Now, as to this so-called medical log, 353 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:33,844 the facts it contained which convinced Lieutenant Maryk 354 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:36,305 that he should report the captain to Admiral Williams 355 00:17:36,347 --> 00:17:37,640 didn't convince you. 356 00:17:37,682 --> 00:17:39,392 Is that right? They did not, sir. 357 00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:41,185 Why not? 358 00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:44,105 Sir, it's not something a layman can intelligently discuss. 359 00:17:44,146 --> 00:17:46,816 You've stated you're a close friend of Mr. Maryk. 360 00:17:46,857 --> 00:17:48,442 Yes, sir. 361 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:51,237 Well, this court is trying to find out, among other things, 362 00:17:51,279 --> 00:17:54,573 any possible extenuating circumstances for his acts. 363 00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:56,575 Did this medical log merely indicate to you 364 00:17:56,617 --> 00:17:59,745 that Captain Queeg was a highly normal and competent officer? 365 00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:01,998 Sir, speaking from ignorance, 366 00:18:02,039 --> 00:18:06,794 it's always seemed to me that mental disability was a-- a relative thing. 367 00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:09,380 Captain Queeg was a very strict disciplinarian 368 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:12,550 and extremely meticulous in hunting down the smallest matters. 369 00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:16,512 He wasn't the easiest person in the world to reason with. 370 00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:19,640 And there were several occasions where I thought he came down too hard 371 00:18:19,682 --> 00:18:22,393 and spent excessive time on small matters. 372 00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:24,812 They were very unpleasant. 373 00:18:24,854 --> 00:18:28,899 But to jump from them to the conclusion that the captain was a maniac, 374 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:31,485 no, no, I was compelled, in all honesty, 375 00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:33,738 to warn Maryk against doing that. 376 00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:37,408 State your name, rank and present station. 377 00:18:39,076 --> 00:18:42,538 Junius Urban, Quartermaster Third Class, US Navy 378 00:18:42,580 --> 00:18:44,582 of the USS   Caine. 379 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:48,627 Do you recognize the accused? 380 00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:50,713 Ma'am? 381 00:18:50,755 --> 00:18:52,965 Do you recognize the accused? 382 00:18:54,508 --> 00:18:55,926 M-Ma'am? 383 00:18:57,094 --> 00:19:00,598 Do you recognize the officer at that table? 384 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:04,226 Wh-Which one? There are two. 385 00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:06,562 Name the one you recognize. 386 00:19:07,396 --> 00:19:09,106 Th-That's the exec. 387 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:11,108 What's his name? 388 00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:12,651 M-Mr. Maryk. 389 00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:14,945 What is he the exec of? 390 00:19:15,738 --> 00:19:16,989 The-- The ship. 391 00:19:17,031 --> 00:19:20,326 Name the ship. The   Caine. 392 00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:22,953 Thank you. Sorry. 393 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:25,706 Urban, on December 18th, 2022, 394 00:19:25,748 --> 00:19:27,958 were you serving aboard the   Caine in your present capacity? 395 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,252 Is that the day it happened? 396 00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:32,421 The day what happened? 397 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:34,173 I don't know. 398 00:19:34,215 --> 00:19:36,967 That was the day of the cyclone, yes. 399 00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:39,178 Sure. I-- I was aboard. 400 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:41,847 Were you in the wheelhouse 401 00:19:41,889 --> 00:19:44,517 when Mr. Maryk relieved Captain Queeg? 402 00:19:44,558 --> 00:19:46,060 Yes. 403 00:19:46,102 --> 00:19:48,104 Who else was in the wheelhouse at the time? 404 00:19:48,145 --> 00:19:53,734 Well, um, there was-- there was the captain and M-Mr. Maryk. 405 00:19:54,568 --> 00:19:55,861 Yes? 406 00:19:55,903 --> 00:19:57,780 Th-Th-The helmsman. 407 00:19:57,822 --> 00:19:59,949 His name? Stilwell. 408 00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:01,033 Who else? 409 00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:02,660 The officer of the day. His name? 410 00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:03,994 Mr. Keith. 411 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:06,414 What were you doing in the wheelhouse? 412 00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,707 I had the watch. 413 00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:10,960 Urban, describe in your own words 414 00:20:11,001 --> 00:20:13,712 how Lieutenant Maryk relieved the captain. 415 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:17,883 H-He said... 416 00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:21,554 "I relieve you," ma'am. 417 00:20:21,595 --> 00:20:23,889 What was happening at the time? 418 00:20:23,931 --> 00:20:27,101 Well, the ship was rolling very bad. It was an ass-kicker storm. 419 00:20:28,102 --> 00:20:30,521 Urban, describe everything that happened 420 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:34,650 in the ten minutes before Captain Queeg was relieved. 421 00:20:34,692 --> 00:20:37,570 Well, li-like I say, 422 00:20:37,611 --> 00:20:40,072 the ship was rolling very bad. 423 00:20:41,198 --> 00:20:42,741 That's all? 424 00:20:42,783 --> 00:20:45,703 Did the captain say anything? Did the exec say anything? 425 00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:47,580 Did the officer of the day say anything? 426 00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:50,249 Or did the ship just roll in silence for ten minutes? 427 00:20:50,291 --> 00:20:52,418 Well, ma'am, it was a cyclone. 428 00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:57,047 Petty Officer Urban, you are under oath. 429 00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:58,757 W-Well... 430 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:03,679 I-I think the captain wanted to come north, 431 00:21:03,721 --> 00:21:05,931 and the exec wanted to come s-south. 432 00:21:05,973 --> 00:21:08,184 O-Or the other way around, or something like that. 433 00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:10,394 Why did the captain want to come south? 434 00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:12,396 I don't know. Why did the exec want to come north? 435 00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:15,191 Ma'am, I'm just a third-class petty officer. 436 00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:18,027 Did the captain act crazy? No. 437 00:21:18,068 --> 00:21:19,695 Did the execs seem scared? N-No. 438 00:21:19,737 --> 00:21:21,280 Did the captain? No. 439 00:21:21,322 --> 00:21:22,865 Did anyone? 440 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:26,952 I-- I was goddamn scared. 441 00:21:27,661 --> 00:21:29,580 I-I beg your pardon, sir. 442 00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:33,417 But the captain did not act crazy in any way that morning, correct? 443 00:21:33,459 --> 00:21:36,253 The captain was the same as always. Crazy or sane, Urban? 444 00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:38,464 H-He was sane. 445 00:21:38,506 --> 00:21:40,799 S-S-S-So far as I knew. 446 00:21:40,841 --> 00:21:43,802 Petty Officer Urban, how old are you? 447 00:21:43,844 --> 00:21:46,388 Twenty. What schooling have you had? 448 00:21:46,430 --> 00:21:49,517 High school-- High school diploma. 449 00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:51,977 Have you been telling the whole truth here, 450 00:21:52,019 --> 00:21:53,729 or haven't you? 451 00:21:55,356 --> 00:22:00,194 Sir, a-an enlisted man o-on watch 452 00:22:00,236 --> 00:22:03,948 isn't supposed to listen to arguments between the captain and the exec. 453 00:22:04,657 --> 00:22:06,200 Did you like the captain? 454 00:22:07,409 --> 00:22:09,036 S-Sure, I liked him, sir. 455 00:22:09,078 --> 00:22:11,539 Continue your examination. 456 00:22:11,580 --> 00:22:13,290 No further questions. 457 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:16,210 Petty Officer Urban, were you aboard the   Caine 458 00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:18,337 when she cut her own tow cable? 459 00:22:18,379 --> 00:22:20,130 Y-Yes-- Yes, sir. 460 00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:22,967 And what were you doing at the time? I was-- 461 00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:27,012 Well, that is, the captain was bawling me out on the bridge, sir. 462 00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:29,348 What for? My shirttail was out. 463 00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:32,518 Was the captain very strict on the subject of shirttails? 464 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,271 Yes, sir. He was very strict on shirttails, sir. 465 00:22:35,312 --> 00:22:37,189 And while he was describing your shirttail, 466 00:22:37,231 --> 00:22:39,191 the ship went around in a full circle 467 00:22:39,233 --> 00:22:40,985 and steamed over its own tow cable. 468 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:43,195 Is that what happened? I object to this line of questioning. 469 00:22:43,237 --> 00:22:45,364 Counsel has tricked the witness with leading questions 470 00:22:45,406 --> 00:22:48,117 into asserting that the   Caine cut its own tow line, 471 00:22:48,158 --> 00:22:51,203 a material point that was not touched upon in direct examination. 472 00:22:51,245 --> 00:22:53,205 Please the court, the witness has stated 473 00:22:53,247 --> 00:22:55,165 that he's never seen the captain do anything crazy. 474 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,543 I'm simply trying to refute that statement. 475 00:22:57,585 --> 00:23:01,463 Defense counsel will have the opportunity to originate evidence later. 476 00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:03,424 Objection sustained. 477 00:23:03,465 --> 00:23:06,885 Cross-examination thus far will be stricken from the record. 478 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,848 Urban, what is a paranoid personality? 479 00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:12,433 Huh? A paranoid personality. 480 00:23:12,474 --> 00:23:14,143 What is it? Sir? 481 00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:16,520 Would you recognize a psychotic person if you saw one? 482 00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:17,896 Me? It's okay. 483 00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:20,024 No further questions. Thank you. 484 00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:22,234 Petty Officer Urban, 485 00:23:22,276 --> 00:23:25,821 you will not discuss your testimony in this courtroom with anybody, understand? 486 00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:28,240 Wh-Who, sir? Me, sir? 487 00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:29,658 No, sir. 488 00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:31,452 Witness excused. 489 00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,579 Thank you, sir. 490 00:23:37,374 --> 00:23:39,585 I see that, uh, trial counsel intends to call 491 00:23:39,627 --> 00:23:41,712 a dozen members of the crew of the   Caine. 492 00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:43,213 Yeah? Yeah, that's correct. 493 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:45,215 And the purpose is to confirm Urban's testimony 494 00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:47,343 no one ever saw the captain do anything crazy. 495 00:23:47,384 --> 00:23:49,928 That is the purpose. Okay, I'll concede that. 496 00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:52,264 I'll concede they'll all corroborate Urban's testimony 497 00:23:52,306 --> 00:23:57,436 if you concede that none of them know any more about a paranoid than Urban does. 498 00:23:57,478 --> 00:23:59,897 Yeah, I'll gladly accept that concession on those terms, sir. 499 00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:02,316 Okay. Lieutenant, that's a weighty concession. 500 00:24:02,358 --> 00:24:05,402 And by your leave, sir, I'll make that concession. 501 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:07,279 Uh-- 502 00:24:07,321 --> 00:24:10,783 Mr. Greenwald, I understand that you were appointed as defense counsel 503 00:24:10,824 --> 00:24:12,201 by the judge advocate. 504 00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:13,577 Yes, sir. 505 00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:15,996 When were you appointed? Four days ago, sir. 506 00:24:16,038 --> 00:24:19,208 Do you feel you've had enough time to prepare your case? Yes, sir. 507 00:24:19,249 --> 00:24:21,251 Did you undertake the assignment willingly? 508 00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:23,337 Uh, sir, Lieutenant Greenwald accepted the assignment 509 00:24:23,379 --> 00:24:25,589 at the request of the judge advocate. 510 00:24:26,882 --> 00:24:30,386 I see that you're a naval aviator. Yes, sir. 511 00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:33,389 What do you fly? Primarily the F/A-18 Super Hornet, sir. 512 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:36,308 Why aren't you flying now? Medical leave, sir. 513 00:24:36,350 --> 00:24:39,228 Why? Forced to eject from a damaged aircraft. 514 00:24:39,269 --> 00:24:40,938 I see. 515 00:24:40,979 --> 00:24:44,191 Did you have a chance to practice much law? A little, sir. 516 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:48,445 Lieutenant Maryk. 517 00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:50,489 Yes, sir. 518 00:24:50,531 --> 00:24:52,908 I need to know if you're happy with your counsel's conduct of the defense. 519 00:24:52,950 --> 00:24:55,494 Sir, if he answers that question, he does on blind faith. 520 00:24:55,536 --> 00:24:57,955 Can I just have a moment to speak to my client privately? 521 00:25:00,958 --> 00:25:02,084 Two minutes. 522 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:03,502 Come on. 523 00:25:03,961 --> 00:25:05,337 Thank you. 524 00:25:07,131 --> 00:25:09,425 So, do you want to get rid of me? 525 00:25:10,467 --> 00:25:11,969 I don't know. 526 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:15,347 I think I'm screwed at this point. 527 00:25:15,389 --> 00:25:17,349 Fifteen years in the brig? 528 00:25:17,391 --> 00:25:19,184 Mm-hmm. 529 00:25:20,728 --> 00:25:23,522 Tell me one thing. Why didn't you cross-examine Tom? 530 00:25:23,564 --> 00:25:25,858 I don't have time to tell you everything. 531 00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:28,569 Tom Keefer knows everything the captain did. Everything. I'm sure he does. 532 00:25:28,610 --> 00:25:30,487 If he wouldn't talk, it's up to you to drag it out. 533 00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:32,614 Wasn't it? You don't understand. 534 00:25:32,656 --> 00:25:34,408 No, I don't understand what you're doing. That's for sure. 535 00:25:34,450 --> 00:25:35,909 I want to fight this case. Why? 536 00:25:35,951 --> 00:25:37,619 Because I want to win it. Why? 537 00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,538 Is that not enough? 538 00:25:39,580 --> 00:25:41,248 Before you said you'd rather be prosecuting than defending me. 539 00:25:41,290 --> 00:25:43,000 So maybe this is your bizarre way of prosecuting. 540 00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:46,170 Steve, listen to me very carefully. 541 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:48,964 Implicating Keefer harms you. What? 542 00:25:49,006 --> 00:25:52,342 Two disgruntled bastards instead of one heroic exec. 543 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:55,637 I have a chance with one heroic exec. 544 00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:58,974 Making that stick is the only chance for you to win. 545 00:26:05,063 --> 00:26:07,524 For the record, the court asks the accused, 546 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,985 are you satisfied with your counsel? 547 00:26:11,653 --> 00:26:13,530 I'm satisfied, sir. 548 00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:16,408 Court will not reopen this question. I understand that, sir. 549 00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:19,077 I'm satisfied with Lieutenant Greenwald. 550 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,705 Proceed with your case, Commander Challee. 551 00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:24,249 Call Lieutenant Keith. 552 00:26:33,467 --> 00:26:35,427 State your name, rank and present station. 553 00:26:35,469 --> 00:26:38,555 Willis Keith, US Navy Junior Grade, 554 00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:40,682 assistant communications officer on the USS   Caine. 555 00:26:40,724 --> 00:26:43,185 Mr. Keith, were you officer of the deck of the   Caine 556 00:26:43,227 --> 00:26:45,395 on December 18th, 2022? 557 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:46,814 I was. 558 00:26:46,855 --> 00:26:49,525 Was the captain relieved of his command on that date? 559 00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:50,609 Yes, ma'am. 560 00:26:50,651 --> 00:26:52,194 Do you know why the executive officer 561 00:26:52,236 --> 00:26:53,612 relieved the captain? Yes. 562 00:26:53,654 --> 00:26:56,740 Captain Queeg had lost control of himself 563 00:26:56,782 --> 00:26:59,535 and the ship was in grave danger of foundering. 564 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:02,204 How many years have you served at sea, Lieutenant? 565 00:27:02,246 --> 00:27:04,164 One year, three months. 566 00:27:04,206 --> 00:27:06,208 Do you know how many years Commander Queeg has served at sea? 567 00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:08,168 I guess about 17 years. 568 00:27:08,210 --> 00:27:10,128 Which one of you is better qualified to judge 569 00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:12,714 whether a ship is foundering or not? 570 00:27:12,756 --> 00:27:14,758 Myself, ma'am, 571 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,344 if I'm in possession of my faculties and Commander Queeg isn't. 572 00:27:17,386 --> 00:27:19,221 Well, what makes you think he wasn't in possession of his faculties? 573 00:27:19,263 --> 00:27:21,473 He wasn't on the morning of December 18th. 574 00:27:21,515 --> 00:27:24,643 Oh. Have you studied medicine or psychiatry? No. 575 00:27:24,685 --> 00:27:29,106 Did the captain foam or rave or make insane gestures? 576 00:27:29,147 --> 00:27:32,901 No. No. What he did do was just as bad. 577 00:27:32,943 --> 00:27:34,069 Clarify that, will you? 578 00:27:34,111 --> 00:27:36,321 His orders were vague. 579 00:27:36,363 --> 00:27:39,783 He insisted on going south when we had a north wind of 90 miles an hour behind us. 580 00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:42,536 With a stern wind that strong, the ship couldn't be controlled. 581 00:27:42,578 --> 00:27:45,706 In your expert opinion as ship handler, that is. 582 00:27:45,747 --> 00:27:49,126 Well, Steve Maryk thought so, and he's an expert ship handler. 583 00:27:49,167 --> 00:27:53,797 Were you completely loyal to your captain or not, prior to 18 December? 584 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:58,635 I was, uh, antagonistic to Captain Queeg at certain isolated times. 585 00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,679 At what isolated times were you antagonistic? 586 00:28:00,721 --> 00:28:03,098 When the captain mistreated his men, I opposed him. 587 00:28:03,140 --> 00:28:04,808 When did the captain ever mistreat his men? 588 00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:07,936 Well, for one thing, he systematically persecuted 589 00:28:07,978 --> 00:28:09,855 Gunners Mate Second Class Stilwell. 590 00:28:09,897 --> 00:28:11,982 In what way? 591 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:15,068 First, he restricted him to the ship for six months for reading on watch. 592 00:28:15,110 --> 00:28:17,988 Refused to grant him leave when we were back in the States in December 2021. 593 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:22,868 The man was getting anonymous messages about his wife's infidelity. 594 00:28:22,910 --> 00:28:26,038 Maryk gave Stilwell a 72-hour emergency leave. 595 00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:27,873 He returned a few hours over leave-- 596 00:28:27,915 --> 00:28:31,793 Hold on. Hold on. You say that Maryk gave Stilwell leave. 597 00:28:33,503 --> 00:28:35,923 Did Maryk know that the captain had denied Stilwell leave? 598 00:28:35,964 --> 00:28:37,799 Yes. 599 00:28:37,841 --> 00:28:41,178 Did Maryk check with the captain before authorizing this leave? 600 00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:43,138 No, um... 601 00:28:43,180 --> 00:28:45,641 Are you testifying, Mr. Keith, 602 00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:48,852 that Maryk deliberately violated his captain's orders? 603 00:28:50,938 --> 00:28:52,356 Uh... 604 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:57,694 I-- I mean, i-it was my fault, actually. 605 00:28:57,736 --> 00:28:59,696 'Cause I begged him to. He was-- 606 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,990 Mr. Keith, we now have your testimony 607 00:29:02,032 --> 00:29:03,992 that you and Stilwell and Maryk 608 00:29:04,034 --> 00:29:06,870 conspired to circumvent an express order by your commanding officer 609 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:10,332 a whole year before the cyclone of 18 December. 610 00:29:10,374 --> 00:29:12,834 Now, please tell the court 611 00:29:12,876 --> 00:29:16,588 any other instances of mistreatment that occur to you. 612 00:29:18,215 --> 00:29:20,092 He cut off Internet access for six months 613 00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:22,803 'cause he wasn't invited to a screening by mistake. 614 00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:26,056 Uh, he restricted water use in the middle of a heat wave 615 00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:29,267 'cause he said the men were using too much, they had to be taught a lesson. 616 00:29:29,309 --> 00:29:34,356 Did the captain ever issue any rules or punishments not permitted by regulations? 617 00:29:35,565 --> 00:29:38,110 He never did anything not allowed by regulations. 618 00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:40,529 You don't like the captain, do you, Lieutenant? 619 00:29:40,570 --> 00:29:42,489 Oh, I did. I did at first. 620 00:29:42,531 --> 00:29:44,241 Very much. Mm-hmm. 621 00:29:44,282 --> 00:29:46,994 But I gradually came to realize 622 00:29:47,035 --> 00:29:49,746 that he was a petty tyrant and utterly incompetent. 623 00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:52,207 Did you think he was insane, too? 624 00:29:52,249 --> 00:29:54,251 Not until the day of the cyclone. 625 00:29:54,292 --> 00:29:57,045 Very well. Come to the day of the storm. 626 00:29:57,087 --> 00:29:58,922 Was your decision to obey Maryk 627 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:01,591 based on your judgment that the captain had gone mad? 628 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,803 Or was it based on your hatred of Captain Queeg? 629 00:30:06,430 --> 00:30:11,476 I-- I just-- I don't remember my state of mind at that time. 630 00:30:12,144 --> 00:30:13,729 No further questions. 631 00:30:13,770 --> 00:30:16,898 Mr. Keith, you stated you disliked Captain Queeg, yes? 632 00:30:16,940 --> 00:30:18,900 I did dislike him. 633 00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:21,653 And did you state all your reasons for disliking him? Not at all. 634 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:24,239 Okay, well, please, state the rest of those reasons now. 635 00:30:24,281 --> 00:30:27,242 Well, for one thing, he extorted a thousand bucks from me. 636 00:30:27,284 --> 00:30:29,327 Objection. 637 00:30:29,369 --> 00:30:31,955 The issue in this case is not whether Captain Queeg was a model officer, 638 00:30:31,997 --> 00:30:33,832 but whether he was insane on 18 December. 639 00:30:33,874 --> 00:30:35,959 Defense counsel hasn't even touched that issue. 640 00:30:36,001 --> 00:30:38,503 Well, please the court, this bears directly on the fitness 641 00:30:38,545 --> 00:30:40,672 of Captain Queeg to command a naval vessel. 642 00:30:40,714 --> 00:30:43,050 And as evidence, it is nothing but clarification 643 00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:45,385 of Keith's dislike for his commanding officer, 644 00:30:45,427 --> 00:30:49,347 a fact brought out by trial counsel, at great pains, I might add, 645 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:51,933 under direct examination. 646 00:30:53,393 --> 00:30:55,020 The objection is overruled. 647 00:30:56,563 --> 00:31:00,734 Mr. Keith, could you please describe this so-called extortion? 648 00:31:00,776 --> 00:31:04,571 Well, this was back last December in Port Doha, Qatar. 649 00:31:04,613 --> 00:31:07,741 Uh, the captain had this crate, 650 00:31:07,783 --> 00:31:11,036 this big crate full of duty-free whiskey that he wanted to sneak aboard. 651 00:31:11,078 --> 00:31:12,871 He appointed me boat officer, 652 00:31:12,913 --> 00:31:15,665 and a working party started to load the crate in the gig. 653 00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,876 It was incredibly heavy, 654 00:31:17,918 --> 00:31:22,506 and Captain Queeg... got excited 655 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:25,801 and started screaming out a whole bunch of contradictory orders. 656 00:31:25,842 --> 00:31:28,136 Sailors got rattled, they dropped the crate in the water, 657 00:31:28,178 --> 00:31:31,556 it sank like a stone, I was out a thousand bucks. 658 00:31:31,598 --> 00:31:33,642 No, you mean the captain was out a thousand bucks. 659 00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:36,019 No, no, no, sir. I was. 660 00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:38,188 Captain informed me it was my responsibility, 661 00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:40,398 'cause I was boat officer in charge of loading, 662 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,568 and he asked me what I wanted to do about it. 663 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:45,237 I was supposed to go on leave the next day. 664 00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:48,573 My girlfriend had flown out from New York to be with me, 665 00:31:48,615 --> 00:31:50,367 so I went to the captain, 666 00:31:50,408 --> 00:31:53,578 I apologized for my stupidity, 667 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:56,206 and I offered to pay for the crate. 668 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:59,709 He took my money and signed my leave papers. 669 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:03,755 What other reasons do you have for disliking Captain Queeg? 670 00:32:03,797 --> 00:32:05,465 Well, my chief reason for disliking Captain Queeg 671 00:32:05,507 --> 00:32:07,759 was his cowardice in dangerous situations. 672 00:32:07,801 --> 00:32:08,760 Objection! 673 00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:10,011 Counsel is originating evidence 674 00:32:10,053 --> 00:32:12,305 beyond the scope of direct examination. 675 00:32:12,347 --> 00:32:16,017 He is leading the witness to irresponsible libel of an officer of the Navy. 676 00:32:16,059 --> 00:32:18,895 Please the court, the witness's dislike of Captain Queeg 677 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:21,398 was not only in the scope of direct examination, 678 00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,733 it was the key fact brought out. 679 00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:27,779 Now, the witness has confessed an ignorance of psychiatry. 680 00:32:28,572 --> 00:32:30,198 Things Captain Queeg did 681 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,285 which forced the witness in his ignorance to dislike him 682 00:32:33,326 --> 00:32:36,079 may in fact have been the helpless acts of a sick man. 683 00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:39,207 I respectfully urge my objection, sir. 684 00:32:39,249 --> 00:32:42,460 Let me remind everyone 685 00:32:42,502 --> 00:32:45,630 of the serious nature of the issues in this line of questioning 686 00:32:45,672 --> 00:32:47,883 and the implications involved. 687 00:32:48,842 --> 00:32:51,303 From the earliest days of our service, 688 00:32:51,344 --> 00:32:54,806 the worst charge that can be leveled against a naval service officer, 689 00:32:54,848 --> 00:32:57,642 especially the commanding officer of a vessel, 690 00:32:57,684 --> 00:33:02,647 is that he displays cowardice or negligence in the face of danger to his ship or crew. 691 00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:05,775 Counsel and the witness are herewith cautioned 692 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:09,821 that they are treading on dangerous and unprecedented grounds here. 693 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:13,116 Court offers defense counsel the opportunity 694 00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:15,452 to withdraw his question from the record. 695 00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:19,206 My question stands, sir. 696 00:33:19,247 --> 00:33:21,291 Lieutenant Keith, 697 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:24,711 you have the opportunity to withdraw or amend your answers. 698 00:33:24,753 --> 00:33:27,130 I stand by what I said, sir. 699 00:33:27,881 --> 00:33:29,799 Very well. 700 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:32,969 Court finds that the question is within the scope of direct examination 701 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,931 and that the answer is material. 702 00:33:35,972 --> 00:33:38,808 The objection of the trial counsel is overruled. 703 00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:41,019 Mr. Keith, can you describe when and where 704 00:33:41,061 --> 00:33:44,189 the captain displayed this aversion to danger? 705 00:33:44,231 --> 00:33:48,610 Uh, well, I guess the worst time was a mine-sweeping operation 706 00:33:48,652 --> 00:33:50,195 in the Straits of Hormuz. 707 00:33:50,237 --> 00:33:52,197 That's where he got the nickname Old Yellowstain. 708 00:33:52,239 --> 00:33:54,699 And this nickname, Old Yellowstain, what does it imply? 709 00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:56,868 Well, cowardice, of course. 710 00:33:56,910 --> 00:33:59,663 It refers to a yellow dye marker he dropped over the side. 711 00:33:59,704 --> 00:34:02,832 Describe. Describe this Yellowstain incident for us, please. 712 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,876 I wasn't on the bridge at the time. 713 00:34:04,918 --> 00:34:07,003 I only heard about it afterwards-- Oh! Objection. 714 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:10,548 Does defense counsel seriously expect to enter these hearsay libels on the record? 715 00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:12,759 I withdraw the question, okay? 716 00:34:12,801 --> 00:34:16,805 Defense will introduce direct evidence on the Yellowstain incident. 717 00:34:16,846 --> 00:34:19,599 Strike the question and the answer from the record. 718 00:34:19,641 --> 00:34:21,810 Describe incidents of cowardice 719 00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,229 to which you were an eyewitness, Mr. Keith. 720 00:34:25,146 --> 00:34:28,066 Any time there was a difficult situation, 721 00:34:28,108 --> 00:34:31,319 Captain Queeg was always to be found on the side of the bridge away from it all. 722 00:34:31,361 --> 00:34:35,407 I saw that a dozen times when I was officer of the day. Thank you. 723 00:34:35,448 --> 00:34:37,575 No further questions. 724 00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:40,870 Mr. Keith, has Lieutenant Commander Queeg 725 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:45,375 ever been investigated or charged by higher authority 726 00:34:45,417 --> 00:34:49,421 for any of this alleged unprofessional behavior that you describe? 727 00:34:49,462 --> 00:34:50,839 No. 728 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,091 Can you cite any official records 729 00:34:53,133 --> 00:34:56,386 that'll substantiate any of these fantastic 730 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:58,596 and libelous stories that you've been telling 731 00:34:58,638 --> 00:35:00,598 under the guidance of defense counsel? 732 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,309 Official records, no. 733 00:35:02,350 --> 00:35:04,853 Mr. Keith, do you know for a fact 734 00:35:04,894 --> 00:35:08,231 that the crate that was lost contained smuggled liquor? 735 00:35:08,273 --> 00:35:10,233 It's common knowledge. 736 00:35:10,275 --> 00:35:12,027 Common knowledge. 737 00:35:12,068 --> 00:35:14,571 Did you see the liquor in the crate? No. 738 00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:18,658 Can you name one person who will testify that they saw liquor in the crate? 739 00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:21,703 Naturally, he was pretty careful about that. Okay, not one person. 740 00:35:21,745 --> 00:35:25,081 I just-- I don't-- I don't know who would have actually seen it. 741 00:35:25,874 --> 00:35:27,167 Mr. Keith, you've testified 742 00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:29,294 that you don't like Captain Queeg. 743 00:35:29,336 --> 00:35:32,297 You're reporting as fact every evil rumor about him 744 00:35:32,339 --> 00:35:35,967 and you're making wildly irresponsible charges under oath. 745 00:35:36,009 --> 00:35:37,802 Isn't that the plain truth of your testimony, Mr. Keith? 746 00:35:37,844 --> 00:35:39,888 I haven't lied once. 747 00:35:39,929 --> 00:35:42,223 Mr. Keith, on the morning that the captain was relieved, 748 00:35:42,265 --> 00:35:44,642 did you really think he'd gone crazy? 749 00:35:45,602 --> 00:35:47,312 I said before, 750 00:35:47,354 --> 00:35:50,648 I can't say for sure what my state of mind was, or his. 751 00:35:51,691 --> 00:35:53,651 No more questions. 752 00:35:57,322 --> 00:35:58,990 Call Captain Southard. 753 00:36:04,287 --> 00:36:07,248 State your name, rank and present station. 754 00:36:07,290 --> 00:36:08,833 Randolph Southard, 755 00:36:08,875 --> 00:36:12,128 Captain, US Navy operations officer, Fifth Fleet. 756 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,838 You understand that you've been called as an expert witness 757 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,423 on Avenger-class ship handling? 758 00:36:15,465 --> 00:36:16,800 I do. 759 00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,218 State your qualifications. 760 00:36:18,259 --> 00:36:20,720 Some 20 years on smaller combatants, 761 00:36:20,762 --> 00:36:22,430 ten years of commanding all types, 762 00:36:22,472 --> 00:36:25,433 including ships ranging up to guided missile destroyers. 763 00:36:25,475 --> 00:36:29,104 To clarify for the members, will you use the map marked "Exhibit A" 764 00:36:29,145 --> 00:36:32,816 to illustrate the position of the   Caine when she encountered the storm? 765 00:36:33,691 --> 00:36:37,570 The   Caine was approximately here. 766 00:36:37,612 --> 00:36:41,699 The storm hit from the northeast, heading southwest. 767 00:36:41,741 --> 00:36:43,743 Vessels of the task force steered south 768 00:36:43,785 --> 00:36:45,620 in an attempt to outrun the weather. 769 00:36:45,662 --> 00:36:48,665 The   Caine,   in her spot on the right flank of the sweep pattern, 770 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:50,166 caught the worst of it. 771 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,877 Rather than steering with the wind aft, 772 00:36:52,919 --> 00:36:56,714 she turned north into the wind and seized. 773 00:36:56,756 --> 00:37:00,635 That was the situation in the strait on the day in question. 774 00:37:00,677 --> 00:37:02,637 Thank you, Captain. You may be seated. 775 00:37:02,679 --> 00:37:04,639 Trial counsel, you may proceed. 776 00:37:04,681 --> 00:37:06,141 Thank you. 777 00:37:07,308 --> 00:37:10,895 Captain, let's say that, hypothetically, 778 00:37:10,937 --> 00:37:13,481 you're the one who's in command of the vessel. 779 00:37:13,523 --> 00:37:16,109 A cyclone blows up without warning traveling west 780 00:37:16,151 --> 00:37:18,236 and you're directly in the path of it. 781 00:37:18,278 --> 00:37:19,988 The wind keeps increasing, 782 00:37:20,029 --> 00:37:22,532 its direction holding steady from the north. 783 00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:26,786 Soon your wind is force ten to 12 and your seas are mountainous. 784 00:37:26,828 --> 00:37:29,456 Under the circumstances, what would you do? 785 00:37:29,497 --> 00:37:31,833 Well, I'd execute the classic Navy maneuver 786 00:37:31,875 --> 00:37:34,210 known as getting the hell out of there. 787 00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:36,087 And how would you go about that, Captain? 788 00:37:36,129 --> 00:37:38,256 Well, it's almost rule of thumb. 789 00:37:38,298 --> 00:37:40,425 You say the winds from the north are 90 knots, 790 00:37:40,467 --> 00:37:43,595 center of the cyclone coming at you from the west. 791 00:37:43,636 --> 00:37:45,430 The best course is south. 792 00:37:45,472 --> 00:37:48,349 You might have to head a couple of points one way or the other, 793 00:37:48,391 --> 00:37:49,934 depending on your seas, 794 00:37:49,976 --> 00:37:53,855 but there's only one way out of that mess-- south. 795 00:37:53,897 --> 00:37:57,108 But then you have a terribly strong stern wind, don't you? 796 00:37:57,150 --> 00:37:58,943 What about it? 797 00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:02,489 Well, can a small vessel ride safely going downwind in such conditions? 798 00:38:02,530 --> 00:38:06,284 She'll ride just as well going downwind as upwind. 799 00:38:06,326 --> 00:38:08,745 In fact, with your high freeboard going forward, 800 00:38:08,786 --> 00:38:10,663 a smaller vessel tends to back in the wind. 801 00:38:10,705 --> 00:38:15,752 Other things being equal, she'll do slightly better going downwind. 802 00:38:15,793 --> 00:38:18,963 How about turning north in those circumstances and heading into the wind? 803 00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:24,469 Well, that would be dubious and dangerous, not to mention idiotic. 804 00:38:24,511 --> 00:38:26,596 Why, sir? 805 00:38:26,638 --> 00:38:29,599 Well, you're heading yourself right back into the path of the cyclone. 806 00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:33,228 Unless you're interested in sinking, that's not smart. 807 00:38:33,269 --> 00:38:34,979 That's all, sir. 808 00:38:35,021 --> 00:38:39,776 Captain, have you ever conned a ship at the center of a cyclone? 809 00:38:39,817 --> 00:38:41,694 Negative. 810 00:38:41,736 --> 00:38:45,114 Been on the fringes often, but always managed to avoid the center. 811 00:38:45,156 --> 00:38:49,035 And have you ever commanded a mine countermeasures ship? Negative. 812 00:38:49,077 --> 00:38:52,455 Okay, this trial, sir, concerns an Avenger-class MCM 813 00:38:52,497 --> 00:38:54,874 at the center of a very dangerous storm. 814 00:38:54,916 --> 00:38:56,834 I'm aware of that. 815 00:38:56,876 --> 00:39:00,338 I've had MCMs under my command, and I've read the book on them. 816 00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:02,465 They don't differ from smaller-class vessels 817 00:39:02,507 --> 00:39:06,928 in terms of characteristics and handling in rough weather. 818 00:39:06,970 --> 00:39:09,138 I only ask these questions, sir, 819 00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:11,641 because you are the only expert ship-handling witness, 820 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:15,186 and I believe the extent of your expert knowledge should be clear to the court. 821 00:39:15,228 --> 00:39:17,272 Well, I've handled these ships 822 00:39:17,313 --> 00:39:20,775 in almost every conceivable situation for the last ten years. 823 00:39:20,817 --> 00:39:23,945 Haven't handled a mine countermeasures at the center of a cyclone, 824 00:39:23,987 --> 00:39:27,115 but I don't know who the hell has besides the skipper of the   Caine. 825 00:39:27,156 --> 00:39:29,200 That's a thousand-to-one shot. 826 00:39:29,242 --> 00:39:32,328 Then would you state, without reservation, 827 00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:36,374 that the same rules hold for an MCM at the center of a cyclone? 828 00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:40,545 At the center of a cyclone, there are no hard and fast rules. 829 00:39:40,587 --> 00:39:43,298 That's one situation where it's all up to the commanding officer. 830 00:39:43,339 --> 00:39:45,508 Too many things happen too fast. 831 00:39:45,550 --> 00:39:47,510 Mmm. 832 00:39:47,552 --> 00:39:50,722 You remember the hypothetical question put to you by trial counsel 833 00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:52,515 about the storm, yes? 834 00:39:52,557 --> 00:39:53,850 I do. 835 00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:55,977 I want you to assume in that situation 836 00:39:56,019 --> 00:39:58,688 that the wind and the seas become bigger. 837 00:39:58,730 --> 00:40:02,233 They become bigger than anything-- anything you have ever experienced. 838 00:40:02,275 --> 00:40:03,943 You have lost control of your ship, sir. 839 00:40:03,985 --> 00:40:06,237 You actually believe she could sink. 840 00:40:06,279 --> 00:40:08,906 You are in the worst-case scenario. 841 00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:12,368 Do you bring around north into the wind, 842 00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:15,913 or do you continue south, stern to the wind? 843 00:40:15,955 --> 00:40:17,749 You're getting very extreme. 844 00:40:17,790 --> 00:40:20,001 Yes, sir, I am. Would you prefer not to answer the question? 845 00:40:20,043 --> 00:40:22,045 I'll answer it. Please. 846 00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:24,255 In the worst-case scenario, 847 00:40:24,297 --> 00:40:27,592 I'd come around the north, into the wind, if I could. 848 00:40:27,634 --> 00:40:31,054 But only in the worst-case scenario. Why? 849 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,057 Because the engines in your rudder have the best chance that way. 850 00:40:34,098 --> 00:40:38,519 That's why. It's your last chance to keep control of your ship. 851 00:40:38,561 --> 00:40:42,273 But aren't you heading back into the center of the storm? First things first. 852 00:40:42,315 --> 00:40:43,983 If you're on the verge of sinking, 853 00:40:44,025 --> 00:40:46,069 you about as bad off as you can get. 854 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:47,654 Mind you, you said worst-case scenario. 855 00:40:47,695 --> 00:40:52,325 I did, sir. Thank you very much. No further questions. 856 00:40:52,367 --> 00:40:54,661 Captain, who, in your opinion, is the best judge 857 00:40:54,702 --> 00:40:57,580 as to whether a ship is in the worst-case scenario? 858 00:40:57,622 --> 00:41:01,292 There's only one judge. The commanding officer. 859 00:41:01,334 --> 00:41:03,169 Why, sir? 860 00:41:03,211 --> 00:41:06,506 The Navy made him captain 'cause his knowledge of the sea and of ships 861 00:41:06,547 --> 00:41:09,384 is better than anyone else's on the ship. 862 00:41:09,425 --> 00:41:14,138 It's very common for some subordinate officers to think the ship is sinking 863 00:41:14,180 --> 00:41:17,225 when all that's happening is a little weather. 864 00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:20,061 Well, don't you think, sir, that when his subordinates 865 00:41:20,103 --> 00:41:22,063 all agree that the ship is going down 866 00:41:22,105 --> 00:41:23,815 that the captain ought to listen to them? 867 00:41:23,856 --> 00:41:25,817 Negative. 868 00:41:25,858 --> 00:41:29,153 Panic is a common hazard at sea. 869 00:41:29,195 --> 00:41:31,322 The highest function of command is to override 870 00:41:31,364 --> 00:41:34,575 and listen to nothing but the voice of his own professional judgment. 871 00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:38,162 Call Dr. Joan Lundeen. 872 00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:45,169 State your name, rank and present station. 873 00:41:45,211 --> 00:41:47,338 Lieutenant Commander Joan Lundeen, 874 00:41:47,380 --> 00:41:49,966 Medical Corps, US Navy, Head of Psychiatry, 875 00:41:50,007 --> 00:41:52,176 US Naval Hospital, San Francisco. 876 00:41:52,218 --> 00:41:55,179 Were you the head of the medical board that examined Lieutenant Commander Queeg? 877 00:41:55,221 --> 00:41:56,556 I was. 878 00:41:56,597 --> 00:41:59,976 And how long did your examination last, Doctor? 879 00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:03,688 We had the commander under constant observation and testing for three weeks. 880 00:42:03,730 --> 00:42:05,773 And what was the finding of the board? 881 00:42:05,815 --> 00:42:08,818 Commander Queeg was discharged with a clean bill of health. 882 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:13,573 Doctor, is it possible that two months ago, on December 18th, 883 00:42:13,614 --> 00:42:16,367 he was in such a state of psychotic collapse 884 00:42:16,409 --> 00:42:19,495 that relieving him from naval command would be justified? 885 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:20,788 No. 886 00:42:20,830 --> 00:42:22,665 Is it possible for a sane man 887 00:42:22,707 --> 00:42:26,627 to perform offensive, disagreeable, foolish acts? 888 00:42:26,669 --> 00:42:28,379 It happens every day. 889 00:42:28,421 --> 00:42:31,007 We didn't find that the commander was a perfect officer. 890 00:42:31,048 --> 00:42:34,719 Yet, you still say that to relieve him from naval command 891 00:42:34,761 --> 00:42:37,889 because of mental illness would be unjustified? 892 00:42:37,930 --> 00:42:41,058 Completely unjustified. 893 00:42:41,726 --> 00:42:43,269 Thank you. 894 00:42:43,770 --> 00:42:45,980 Dr. Lundeen, 895 00:42:46,022 --> 00:42:48,024 my background is legal, not medical, 896 00:42:48,065 --> 00:42:51,569 so I hope you'll bear with me as I try to clarify some technical terms. 897 00:42:51,611 --> 00:42:53,321 Of course. 898 00:42:53,362 --> 00:42:57,366 I'm going to ask some pretty elementary questions. All right. 899 00:42:57,408 --> 00:43:00,077 Would you say Commander Queeg is absolutely normal? 900 00:43:01,954 --> 00:43:05,291 Well, normality, you know, is a fiction in psychiatry. Mmm. 901 00:43:05,333 --> 00:43:08,669 No adult is without problems except a happy imbecile. 902 00:43:08,711 --> 00:43:10,838 What are Commander Queeg's problems? 903 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:14,509 You might say his overall problem is one of an inferiority complex 904 00:43:14,550 --> 00:43:16,636 generated by an unhappy childhood 905 00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:19,972 and aggravated by certain adult experiences. 906 00:43:20,014 --> 00:43:22,308 Unhappy childhood in what way? 907 00:43:22,350 --> 00:43:26,562 Divorced parents, financial trouble, 908 00:43:26,604 --> 00:43:28,105 problems at school. 909 00:43:28,147 --> 00:43:30,483 And the aggravating factors in adult life? 910 00:43:31,776 --> 00:43:33,236 In his adult life, 911 00:43:33,277 --> 00:43:35,530 the commander is troubled by his low standing 912 00:43:35,571 --> 00:43:37,907 in his academy class and other such factors, 913 00:43:37,949 --> 00:43:39,784 but he has become well-adjusted. 914 00:43:39,826 --> 00:43:42,912 Mmm. Can you describe the nature of that adjustment? 915 00:43:42,954 --> 00:43:46,457 His identity as a naval officer is the essential factor. 916 00:43:46,499 --> 00:43:48,918 It's the key to his personal security. 917 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:52,463 Therefore, he has a fixed anxiety about protecting his standing. 918 00:43:52,505 --> 00:43:54,465 That would account for his harshness. 919 00:43:54,507 --> 00:43:56,592 Would he be slow to admit mistakes? 920 00:43:56,634 --> 00:43:59,303 Yes, of course. There's nothing unbalanced in that. 921 00:43:59,345 --> 00:44:02,515 Oh, really? I mean, would he be a perfectionist? 922 00:44:02,557 --> 00:44:04,600 Such a personality would be. 923 00:44:04,642 --> 00:44:06,310 Inclined to hound his subordinates 924 00:44:06,352 --> 00:44:07,895 over the smallest little details. 925 00:44:07,937 --> 00:44:11,440 Any mistake of a subordinate is intolerable 926 00:44:11,482 --> 00:44:13,526 because it might cause him harm. 927 00:44:13,568 --> 00:44:17,530 Yet he will not admit mistakes that he makes himself. 928 00:44:17,572 --> 00:44:21,742 You might say that he revises reality in his own mind 929 00:44:21,784 --> 00:44:23,661 so he comes out blameless. 930 00:44:23,703 --> 00:44:27,456 Doctor, isn't distortion of reality a symptom of mental illness? 931 00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:30,251 It's a question of degree. 932 00:44:30,293 --> 00:44:32,628 Each one of us has our own reality. 933 00:44:32,670 --> 00:44:37,008 Yes, Doctor, but doesn't Commander Queeg distort reality more, say, than you do? 934 00:44:37,049 --> 00:44:39,302 Yes, that's his weakness. 935 00:44:39,343 --> 00:44:41,262 Other people have other weaknesses. 936 00:44:41,304 --> 00:44:43,431 It's definitely not disabling. 937 00:44:43,472 --> 00:44:48,519 Well, if he's criticized, would he think he was being unjustly persecuted? 938 00:44:49,353 --> 00:44:51,272 It's all one pattern, 939 00:44:51,314 --> 00:44:55,109 all stemming from one basic premise that he must try to be perfect. 940 00:44:55,151 --> 00:44:56,819 Inclined to stubbornness, then. 941 00:44:56,861 --> 00:45:00,323 Well, you'll have a certain rigidity of personality 942 00:45:00,364 --> 00:45:02,366 in such an individual. 943 00:45:02,408 --> 00:45:04,702 His inner insecurity stops him from admitting 944 00:45:04,744 --> 00:45:07,663 that those who differ from him may be right. 945 00:45:07,705 --> 00:45:12,960 Doctor, you just testified that the following symptoms exist in Commander Queeg's behavior. 946 00:45:13,002 --> 00:45:14,670 We have rigidity of personality. 947 00:45:14,712 --> 00:45:16,422 We have feelings of persecution. 948 00:45:16,464 --> 00:45:18,507 We have unreasonable suspicion. 949 00:45:18,549 --> 00:45:20,217 We have withdrawal from reality. 950 00:45:20,259 --> 00:45:22,261 We have performance anxiety. 951 00:45:22,303 --> 00:45:24,805 We have an unreal basic premise 952 00:45:24,847 --> 00:45:27,683 and an obsessive sense of self-righteousness. 953 00:45:27,725 --> 00:45:31,062 All mild, sir. All well-compensated. 954 00:45:31,103 --> 00:45:33,105 Yes, Doctor, yes. 955 00:45:33,147 --> 00:45:37,276 But is there an inclusive psychiatric term, one label for this syndrome? 956 00:45:37,318 --> 00:45:40,154 Syndrome? Who said anything about a syndrome? 957 00:45:40,196 --> 00:45:44,700 You're misusing a term. There's no syndrome because there's no disease. 958 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:46,661 I'll rephrase it. 959 00:45:46,702 --> 00:45:48,871 Do these symptoms fall into 960 00:45:48,913 --> 00:45:53,000 a single pattern of neurotic disturbance, a common psychiatric class? 961 00:45:53,042 --> 00:45:55,544 I know what you're getting at. Well? 962 00:45:55,586 --> 00:45:59,840 It's a paranoid personality, but that is not a disabling affliction. 963 00:45:59,882 --> 00:46:02,093 Doctor-- A what personality, Doctor? 964 00:46:02,134 --> 00:46:04,011 Paranoid. 965 00:46:04,053 --> 00:46:07,181 A paranoid? Yes, paranoid. 966 00:46:09,725 --> 00:46:12,728 Um, Doctor, in a-- 967 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,942 in a paranoid personality, like Commander Queeg's, 968 00:46:17,984 --> 00:46:19,860 would he-- I'm-- 969 00:46:19,902 --> 00:46:22,071 I'm gonna put this to you hypothetically. 970 00:46:22,113 --> 00:46:24,573 Can a man have a paranoid personality 971 00:46:24,615 --> 00:46:27,159 that would not disable him for subordinate duties, 972 00:46:27,201 --> 00:46:28,786 but would disable him for command? 973 00:46:28,828 --> 00:46:30,955 It's conceivable. 974 00:46:30,997 --> 00:46:34,166 And is the disabling factor likely to be detected in a personal interview? 975 00:46:34,208 --> 00:46:36,210 With a skilled psychiatrist, yes. 976 00:46:36,252 --> 00:46:38,963 Why? I mean, why is a psychiatrist needed? 977 00:46:39,005 --> 00:46:41,966 Can't an educated, intelligent person detect a paranoid? 978 00:46:42,008 --> 00:46:44,885 Well, you evidently aren't too well acquainted with the pattern. 979 00:46:44,927 --> 00:46:47,346 The distinguishing mark of this neurosis 980 00:46:47,388 --> 00:46:51,809 is the extreme plausibility and a most convincing normal manner on the surface, 981 00:46:51,851 --> 00:46:54,311 particularly in self-justification. 982 00:46:54,353 --> 00:46:56,272 Self-justification. 983 00:46:56,313 --> 00:46:57,982 Thank you, Doctor. 984 00:46:59,108 --> 00:47:00,484 No further questions. 985 00:47:00,526 --> 00:47:02,820 The court wishes to clear up one point. 986 00:47:02,862 --> 00:47:07,575 Doctor, is... is such a thing possible-- 987 00:47:07,616 --> 00:47:10,286 Well, let me put it this way. 988 00:47:10,327 --> 00:47:12,163 Let's say that a man with a mild condition 989 00:47:12,204 --> 00:47:16,083 is not disabled for all the usual stresses of command. 990 00:47:16,125 --> 00:47:20,838 Now let's say those stresses are multiplied manifold by an extreme emergency. 991 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,799 Would there then be a tendency to make erroneous judgments? 992 00:47:23,841 --> 00:47:25,551 There might be, sir. 993 00:47:25,593 --> 00:47:28,721 Of course, extreme stress does that to almost anybody. 994 00:47:28,763 --> 00:47:30,723 It's not supposed to do it to commanding officers. 995 00:47:30,765 --> 00:47:34,977 No, but practically speaking, sir, they're human. 996 00:47:38,564 --> 00:47:41,150 State your name, rank and present station. 997 00:47:41,192 --> 00:47:43,903 Allen Bird, MD, US Navy Reserve. 998 00:47:43,944 --> 00:47:46,906 I was called to serve on the psychiatric evaluation team. 999 00:47:46,947 --> 00:47:49,408 Was this the board that was headed by Dr. Lundeen 1000 00:47:49,450 --> 00:47:52,745 which recently inquired into the mental health of Lieutenant Commander Queeg? 1001 00:47:52,787 --> 00:47:54,955 Yes. And what was the finding of the board? 1002 00:47:54,997 --> 00:47:58,125 We found that the commander is mentally fit for command now 1003 00:47:58,167 --> 00:48:00,544 and has never been unfit. 1004 00:48:00,586 --> 00:48:03,380 Did you find any indication that Commander Queeg 1005 00:48:03,422 --> 00:48:06,717 had what is known as a paranoid personality? 1006 00:48:06,759 --> 00:48:10,846 Well, I prefer to call it obsessive personality with paranoid features. 1007 00:48:10,888 --> 00:48:14,934 Right, but this did not indicate mental unfitness. No. 1008 00:48:14,975 --> 00:48:18,187 You agree, Doctor, that Commander Queeg is mentally fit now 1009 00:48:18,229 --> 00:48:20,981 and must have been mentally fit on December 18th 1010 00:48:21,023 --> 00:48:23,275 when he was relieved on the grounds of mental illness? 1011 00:48:23,317 --> 00:48:25,361 That was our unanimous conclusion. 1012 00:48:25,402 --> 00:48:27,404 Thank you, Doctor. 1013 00:48:27,446 --> 00:48:29,240 Dr. Bird, 1014 00:48:29,281 --> 00:48:32,493 do you have any special training in psychoanalysis? 1015 00:48:32,535 --> 00:48:34,370 Yes. 1016 00:48:34,411 --> 00:48:37,164 Okay, and in psychoanalysis, is there such a thing as mental illness? 1017 00:48:37,206 --> 00:48:39,917 There are disturbed people and adjusted people. 1018 00:48:39,959 --> 00:48:41,919 But those terms, "disturbed" and "adjusted," 1019 00:48:41,961 --> 00:48:44,421 they correspond roughly in layman's terms 1020 00:48:44,463 --> 00:48:46,507 to "sick" and "well," as we use them. 1021 00:48:46,549 --> 00:48:48,592 Very roughly, yes. 1022 00:48:48,634 --> 00:48:53,472 Would you say Commander Queeg suffers from an inferiority complex? 1023 00:48:53,514 --> 00:48:57,226 Yes, but it's... well-compensated. 1024 00:48:57,268 --> 00:48:59,937 Is there a difference between "compensated" and "adjusted"? 1025 00:48:59,979 --> 00:49:01,147 Most definitely. 1026 00:49:01,188 --> 00:49:03,774 Okay, could you please describe that for us? 1027 00:49:03,816 --> 00:49:06,193 Well, let's say a man is suffering 1028 00:49:06,235 --> 00:49:09,864 from some deep-seated psychological disturbance. 1029 00:49:09,905 --> 00:49:13,951 He can compensate by finding outlets for his peculiar drives. 1030 00:49:13,993 --> 00:49:19,165 Okay. So, has Commander Queeg ever been psychoanalyzed? 1031 00:49:19,206 --> 00:49:21,834 No. He's in your terms, then, a disturbed person? 1032 00:49:21,876 --> 00:49:24,712 Yes, he is. Not disabled, however, by the disturbance. 1033 00:49:24,753 --> 00:49:26,964 Okay, how is he compensated? 1034 00:49:28,215 --> 00:49:29,925 Mainly two ways. 1035 00:49:29,967 --> 00:49:33,053 The paranoid pattern, which is useless and not desirable, 1036 00:49:33,095 --> 00:49:36,765 and his naval career, which is extremely useful and desirable. 1037 00:49:36,807 --> 00:49:39,643 Yes, Doctor, have you noticed that little thing he does with his hands? 1038 00:49:39,685 --> 00:49:41,395 You mean rolling the steel balls? Yes. 1039 00:49:41,437 --> 00:49:43,230 Could you describe that for us, please? 1040 00:49:43,272 --> 00:49:45,816 It's an incessant rolling of two marbles in his hand. 1041 00:49:45,858 --> 00:49:48,569 Mm-hmm. Why does he do it? 1042 00:49:48,611 --> 00:49:51,280 Oh, uh, his hands tremble. 1043 00:49:51,322 --> 00:49:54,200 He does it to still his hands and conceal the trembling. 1044 00:49:54,241 --> 00:49:55,492 Why do his hands tremble? 1045 00:49:55,534 --> 00:49:58,704 Inner tension. It's a surface symptom. 1046 00:49:58,746 --> 00:50:01,207 Doctor, you've testified that Commander Queeg 1047 00:50:01,248 --> 00:50:03,918 is a disturbed, not an adjusted person, yes? 1048 00:50:03,959 --> 00:50:06,337 Yes. So he is, in layman's terms, sick. 1049 00:50:06,378 --> 00:50:08,672 Yes? 1050 00:50:08,714 --> 00:50:12,134 I remember agreeing to the rough resemblance of the terms "disturbed" and "sick," 1051 00:50:12,176 --> 00:50:14,595 but by those terms an awful lot of people are sick. 1052 00:50:14,637 --> 00:50:17,640 Yes, Doctor, but this court only has Commander Queeg's sickness at issue. 1053 00:50:17,681 --> 00:50:21,435 If he is sick, how could your board have given him a clean bill of health? 1054 00:50:21,477 --> 00:50:24,939 Y-You're playing on words. We found no disability. 1055 00:50:24,980 --> 00:50:27,358 Doctor, just suppose for an instant 1056 00:50:27,399 --> 00:50:30,986 that the requirements of command are way more severe than you believe them to be. 1057 00:50:31,028 --> 00:50:34,198 Wouldn't even this mild sickness be enough to disable him? 1058 00:50:34,240 --> 00:50:36,659 That's absurdly hypothetical, because-- Oh, is it? 1059 00:50:36,700 --> 00:50:38,827 Have you ever had sea duty, Doctor? No. 1060 00:50:38,869 --> 00:50:41,872 No? How long have you been in the service of the Navy? 1061 00:50:41,914 --> 00:50:43,207 Five months. Five months? 1062 00:50:43,249 --> 00:50:45,876 Five-- Six months. Six, I guess now. 1063 00:50:45,918 --> 00:50:47,920 Six months in the service of the Navy. 1064 00:50:47,962 --> 00:50:51,382 Have you ever had any dealings with ships' captains prior to this case? 1065 00:50:51,423 --> 00:50:52,549 No. No? 1066 00:50:52,591 --> 00:50:54,009 Then on what do you base 1067 00:50:54,051 --> 00:50:55,427 your estimate of the requirements of command? 1068 00:50:55,469 --> 00:50:57,388 My general knowledge. 1069 00:50:57,429 --> 00:51:00,391 Would you say it takes somebody, a person of exceptional ability, 1070 00:51:00,432 --> 00:51:03,310 highly gifted, highly skilled to be a commander of a naval vessel? 1071 00:51:03,352 --> 00:51:04,728 No. No. Really? 1072 00:51:04,770 --> 00:51:07,147 Not highly gifted, no. Then what? 1073 00:51:07,189 --> 00:51:09,692 Uh, reasonable responses. "Reasonable"? 1074 00:51:09,733 --> 00:51:11,777 Uh, fairly good intelligence. "Fairly good"? 1075 00:51:11,819 --> 00:51:14,196 Sufficient training and experience, but-- 1076 00:51:14,238 --> 00:51:17,199 Is this enough equipment, say, for a highly skilled psychiatrist? 1077 00:51:17,241 --> 00:51:19,076 Not exactly. 1078 00:51:19,118 --> 00:51:21,328 So in other words, it takes more ability to be a psychiatrist 1079 00:51:21,370 --> 00:51:23,998 than it does to be the commander of a US naval vessel. 1080 00:51:24,039 --> 00:51:26,667 It takes-- That is, uh, different abilities are required. 1081 00:51:26,709 --> 00:51:28,919 You're making the comparison, not I. 1082 00:51:28,961 --> 00:51:31,714 No, Doctor, you're the one that said you don't think Commander Queeg's sickness 1083 00:51:31,755 --> 00:51:34,049 should disable him for command. 1084 00:51:34,091 --> 00:51:37,553 I am suggesting that since you evidently know little about the requirements of command, 1085 00:51:37,594 --> 00:51:39,430 that you may be wrong in your conclusion. 1086 00:51:39,471 --> 00:51:41,932 Well, I reject your suggestion. Oh, you do? Why? 1087 00:51:41,974 --> 00:51:44,226 Because you've deliberately substituted the word "sick," 1088 00:51:44,268 --> 00:51:46,854 which is a loose-- a polarizing-- Have I? 1089 00:51:46,895 --> 00:51:48,605 A what word, Doctor? Polarizing. 1090 00:51:48,647 --> 00:51:50,441 A polarizing word. I never said "sick." 1091 00:51:50,482 --> 00:51:53,277 My grasp of the requirements of command is adequate, 1092 00:51:53,319 --> 00:51:56,071 or I would have disqualified myself from serving on the board. 1093 00:51:56,113 --> 00:51:57,781 Maybe you should have disqualified yourself. 1094 00:51:57,823 --> 00:51:59,491 Objection! The witness is being badgered! 1095 00:51:59,533 --> 00:52:01,618 I withdraw my last statement. 1096 00:52:01,660 --> 00:52:03,537 No further questions. 1097 00:52:03,579 --> 00:52:06,206 Doctor, the defense counsel has managed to put words into your mouth 1098 00:52:06,248 --> 00:52:08,542 that I'm certain you don't mean. 1099 00:52:08,584 --> 00:52:11,420 I'm not aware that he succeeded in putting any words into my mouth. 1100 00:52:11,462 --> 00:52:14,465 Doctor, he drew the implication from you that Captain Queeg is sick. 1101 00:52:14,506 --> 00:52:17,634 Surely you don't-- I'm careful in my use of terminology. 1102 00:52:17,676 --> 00:52:20,846 I did not use the term "sick." 1103 00:52:20,888 --> 00:52:25,684 Captain Queeg is definitely not disabled for command, which is the only issue here. 1104 00:52:28,771 --> 00:52:30,314 Prosecution rests. 1105 00:52:32,024 --> 00:52:33,650 Defense, present your case. 1106 00:52:34,860 --> 00:52:36,653 I call the accused. 1107 00:52:38,030 --> 00:52:41,742 Does the accused request that he be permitted to testify? Yes, sir. 1108 00:52:41,784 --> 00:52:43,786 You have the right not to take the stand. 1109 00:52:43,827 --> 00:52:46,663 If you don't take the stand, that fact won't be to your prejudice. 1110 00:52:46,705 --> 00:52:50,334 If you take the stand, you may be subjected to a rigorous cross-examination. 1111 00:52:50,376 --> 00:52:52,252 I understand that, sir. 1112 00:52:52,294 --> 00:52:54,213 You may take the stand. 1113 00:52:57,383 --> 00:52:59,885 State your name, rank and present position. 1114 00:52:59,927 --> 00:53:01,303 Steven Maryk, Lieutenant, US Navy, 1115 00:53:01,345 --> 00:53:03,180 executive officer of the USS   Caine. 1116 00:53:03,222 --> 00:53:05,724 Are you the accused in this court-martial? Yes, I am. 1117 00:53:05,766 --> 00:53:08,143 What was your occupation in civilian life? 1118 00:53:08,185 --> 00:53:10,938 Helping my father in his fishing business. We own a couple boats. 1119 00:53:10,979 --> 00:53:12,898 Where? San Francisco. 1120 00:53:12,940 --> 00:53:15,317 Then you were familiar with the problems of ocean-going ship handling 1121 00:53:15,359 --> 00:53:17,152 prior to joining the Navy? 1122 00:53:17,194 --> 00:53:19,655 Yes, I've been on boats since I was 14. 1123 00:53:19,696 --> 00:53:23,325 Did you relieve the commander of the USS   Caine 18th December, 2022? 1124 00:53:23,367 --> 00:53:25,411 Yes, I did. 1125 00:53:25,452 --> 00:53:27,996 Was the   Caine   in trouble when you relieved its captain? Yes, it was. 1126 00:53:28,038 --> 00:53:31,542 And on what facts do you base that judgment? Well, several things. 1127 00:53:31,583 --> 00:53:33,168 We couldn't hold course. 1128 00:53:33,210 --> 00:53:35,546 We broached three times in an hour. "Broached"? 1129 00:53:35,587 --> 00:53:39,174 Yes, wind and sea took charge and tossed us sideways ten minutes at a time. 1130 00:53:39,216 --> 00:53:42,052 We were rolling too steeply for the inclinometer to record. 1131 00:53:42,094 --> 00:53:45,389 We were shipping water out of the wheelhouse. The generators were cutting out. 1132 00:53:45,431 --> 00:53:48,016 The ship was not responding to emergency rudder and engine settings. 1133 00:53:48,058 --> 00:53:49,518 We were lost and out of control. 1134 00:53:49,560 --> 00:53:51,645 And did you inform your captain of this? Yes. 1135 00:53:51,687 --> 00:53:55,732 Repeatedly for an hour. I begged him to come north into the wind. 1136 00:53:55,774 --> 00:53:57,234 What was his reply? 1137 00:53:57,276 --> 00:54:00,737 Well, mostly just a glazed look and no answer. 1138 00:54:01,655 --> 00:54:03,490 Mr. Maryk, 1139 00:54:03,532 --> 00:54:07,327 when did you start keeping your medical log on Commander Queeg? 1140 00:54:07,369 --> 00:54:09,705 Shortly after the incident with the mines in the Straits of Hormuz. 1141 00:54:09,746 --> 00:54:13,500 And why did you start it? I began to think the captain might be mentally ill. 1142 00:54:13,542 --> 00:54:16,128 Why? Because of the yellow dye marker business. 1143 00:54:16,170 --> 00:54:19,840 You mean the incident where the commander acquired the nickname Old Yellowstain? 1144 00:54:19,882 --> 00:54:21,091 Yes. 1145 00:54:21,133 --> 00:54:23,469 Were you an eyewitness to this occurrence? 1146 00:54:23,510 --> 00:54:25,429 I was navigator. I was right there on the bridge. 1147 00:54:25,471 --> 00:54:28,056 Please describe this Yellowstain incident. 1148 00:54:29,391 --> 00:54:32,352 It was the third day of an assigned sweep with two other MCMs. 1149 00:54:32,394 --> 00:54:33,896 Mm-hmm. 1150 00:54:33,937 --> 00:54:36,732 We had detected a field of acoustic mines. 1151 00:54:36,773 --> 00:54:38,734 It was the third day 1152 00:54:38,775 --> 00:54:40,777 of an assigned sweep with two other MCMs. 1153 00:54:40,819 --> 00:54:42,779 We detected a field of acoustic mines 1154 00:54:42,821 --> 00:54:44,781 in the narrowest part of the strait 1155 00:54:44,823 --> 00:54:46,950 and we'd been ordered to destroy them in place using high explosives. 1156 00:54:46,992 --> 00:54:50,287 And that's delicate business. It's gotta be done just right. 1157 00:54:50,329 --> 00:54:52,956 We milled around out there for a while. 1158 00:54:52,998 --> 00:54:56,043 Then the captain decided not to set the charges. 1159 00:54:56,084 --> 00:54:58,086 He gave us some excuse about faulty equipment. 1160 00:54:58,128 --> 00:55:00,797 I checked the gear. It was in perfect working order. 1161 00:55:00,839 --> 00:55:02,716 And the captain wouldn't hear it. 1162 00:55:02,758 --> 00:55:05,260 He said the tech was incompetent and he knew better. 1163 00:55:05,302 --> 00:55:08,055 So we dropped a yellow dye marker over the side, 1164 00:55:08,096 --> 00:55:10,224 radioed to the other MCM to destroy the mines. 1165 00:55:10,265 --> 00:55:14,102 They radioed back to slow down, but we just-- we steamed right out of there. 1166 00:55:14,144 --> 00:55:15,479 "Steamed." Now, Mr. Maryk-- 1167 00:55:15,521 --> 00:55:18,023 The court wishes to question the witness. 1168 00:55:18,065 --> 00:55:21,777 Lieutenant, you say the gear was in working order. Did you check it personally? 1169 00:55:21,818 --> 00:55:24,363 Yes, sir, along with the chief electronic tech and the sonar men. 1170 00:55:24,404 --> 00:55:26,406 It was fine. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the gear. 1171 00:55:26,448 --> 00:55:29,076 And after you steamed away, was there any danger due to shock waves 1172 00:55:29,117 --> 00:55:30,702 from the underwater detonations? 1173 00:55:30,744 --> 00:55:32,829 No. No, there was not. 1174 00:55:32,871 --> 00:55:35,499 MCMs are designed to withstand that kind of thing. We do this all the time. 1175 00:55:35,541 --> 00:55:39,253 Now, you say these boats signaled to you to slow down. 1176 00:55:39,294 --> 00:55:41,922 Yes, sir. Was the signal reported to your captain? 1177 00:55:41,964 --> 00:55:43,674 I reported it to him myself. 1178 00:55:43,715 --> 00:55:45,467 Was he aware that he was steaming away 1179 00:55:45,509 --> 00:55:47,928 from his assigned spot in the sweep formation? 1180 00:55:47,970 --> 00:55:50,514 It was obvious to everyone on the bridge. I pointed it out. 1181 00:55:50,556 --> 00:55:52,683 I said we were breaking the sweep pattern, 1182 00:55:52,724 --> 00:55:54,977 that the other vessels would not know where we'd found the mines. 1183 00:55:55,018 --> 00:55:59,439 And that is when he said, "We'll drop a yellow dye marker over the side then." 1184 00:55:59,481 --> 00:56:01,358 You may continue. 1185 00:56:01,400 --> 00:56:04,736 Mr. Maryk, why didn't you go immediately to a higher authority 1186 00:56:04,778 --> 00:56:07,447 with your doubts about Captain Queeg's mental health? 1187 00:56:07,489 --> 00:56:10,325 I felt if I had a record, I'd be on stronger ground. 1188 00:56:10,367 --> 00:56:12,411 That's when I decided to keep the medical log. 1189 00:56:12,452 --> 00:56:15,872 If I was wrong, I'd just burn it. I kept it under lock and key. 1190 00:56:15,914 --> 00:56:17,791 And what, in your opinion, 1191 00:56:17,833 --> 00:56:20,460 made an incident worthy of keeping a record in the medical log? 1192 00:56:20,502 --> 00:56:22,671 Any act that seemed abnormal or strange. 1193 00:56:22,713 --> 00:56:24,715 Like what? Like the coffee machine. 1194 00:56:24,756 --> 00:56:26,300 The coffee machine business? Yes. 1195 00:56:26,341 --> 00:56:28,135 Well, please describe the coffee machine thing. 1196 00:56:28,176 --> 00:56:30,053 We had a new coffee machine in the wardroom. 1197 00:56:30,095 --> 00:56:33,765 And, uh, Captain really liked his coffee. But you had to be careful. 1198 00:56:33,807 --> 00:56:36,310 You couldn't leave it plugged in too long or the thing would burn out. 1199 00:56:36,351 --> 00:56:38,520 That's exactly what happened. 1200 00:56:38,562 --> 00:56:40,814 One of the guys assigned to the wardroom mess duty forgot to unplug it 1201 00:56:40,856 --> 00:56:43,066 and the thing was-- it was just fried. 1202 00:56:43,108 --> 00:56:45,736 And none of them would admit which one had done it. 1203 00:56:45,777 --> 00:56:49,406 So the captain ordered all the officers of the ship to sit as a trial of inquiry 1204 00:56:49,448 --> 00:56:51,366 to find out who'd burned out the coffee machine. 1205 00:56:51,408 --> 00:56:55,037 Which-- Look, in itself, it's a silly thing. 1206 00:56:55,078 --> 00:56:57,914 But this went on for 36 hours. 1207 00:56:59,291 --> 00:57:00,876 All ship's work suspended. 1208 00:57:00,917 --> 00:57:03,295 And there we are, all of us, we're in the wardroom. 1209 00:57:03,337 --> 00:57:06,048 We're dying for sleep, we need showers, 1210 00:57:06,089 --> 00:57:08,634 and we're trying to figure out which one of these poor bastards burned out the coffee machine. 1211 00:57:08,675 --> 00:57:11,970 And they're so scared, they think whoever did it is gonna get shot. 1212 00:57:12,012 --> 00:57:13,847 They'd have sooner died before they told us. 1213 00:57:13,889 --> 00:57:16,266 And so, finally, I go to the captain 1214 00:57:16,308 --> 00:57:19,394 and I say all the officers will admit that they're incompetent investigators 1215 00:57:19,436 --> 00:57:21,855 and take the hit on their fitness reports, 1216 00:57:21,897 --> 00:57:26,109 but we can't find out who left the coffee machine plugged in for too long. 1217 00:57:26,151 --> 00:57:29,279 And so he makes a mark in his black book and he calls off the inquiry. 1218 00:57:29,321 --> 00:57:32,115 It's things like that. Or the water business. 1219 00:57:32,157 --> 00:57:33,367 The water business. Yes. 1220 00:57:33,408 --> 00:57:35,744 Please describe that water business. 1221 00:57:35,786 --> 00:57:39,915 Look, it's all in the log. I know, but please describe the water business. 1222 00:57:39,956 --> 00:57:42,709 The captain restricted water use from the entire crew 1223 00:57:42,751 --> 00:57:44,711 for two days in the middle of a dust storm 1224 00:57:44,753 --> 00:57:48,382 because he caught one of the deck gang taking a shower. 1225 00:57:48,423 --> 00:57:51,343 Or it's plain crazy things. Cheese business. 1226 00:57:51,385 --> 00:57:52,928 The cheese business. The strawberry-- Yes. 1227 00:57:52,969 --> 00:57:56,056 Cheese business? I don't recall any cheese business. 1228 00:57:56,098 --> 00:57:59,226 This was on the first ship the captain was assigned to, sir, as an ensign. 1229 00:57:59,267 --> 00:58:02,437 Cheese was going missing from the ship's stores. 1230 00:58:02,479 --> 00:58:04,648 And the captain investigated and he caught a sailor 1231 00:58:04,690 --> 00:58:08,318 who'd made a duplicate key to the padlock to the refrigerator. 1232 00:58:08,360 --> 00:58:10,487 Now, for catching this cheese thief, 1233 00:58:10,529 --> 00:58:12,698 he was given a letter of commendation. 1234 00:58:12,739 --> 00:58:15,283 This is during peacetime, so naturally he's pretty proud of the thing. 1235 00:58:15,325 --> 00:58:19,246 So when the strawberry stuff started, he insisted it was the same thing. 1236 00:58:19,287 --> 00:58:20,831 And all we had to do was find the guy 1237 00:58:20,872 --> 00:58:23,792 who had made a duplicate key to the wardroom fridge. 1238 00:58:23,834 --> 00:58:25,919 But of course that's ridiculous. 1239 00:58:25,961 --> 00:58:29,464 It was one of the guys assigned to the wardroom mess again. 1240 00:58:29,506 --> 00:58:32,217 We all knew that they'd eaten this quart of strawberries. 1241 00:58:32,259 --> 00:58:33,677 It was left over from the wardroom mess. 1242 00:58:33,719 --> 00:58:35,762 They were entitled to it. That was the custom. 1243 00:58:35,804 --> 00:58:37,723 But when the captain started to freak out about those strawberries, 1244 00:58:37,764 --> 00:58:39,599 they froze up, said they didn't know who'd eaten them. 1245 00:58:39,641 --> 00:58:42,394 And the captain's so hot on his theory he believes them. 1246 00:58:42,436 --> 00:58:44,563 So he ordered the search for the key. Yes, sir. 1247 00:58:44,604 --> 00:58:49,317 We have never seen Captain Queeg so happy before or since. 1248 00:58:49,359 --> 00:58:52,237 He's living the cheese business all over again. 1249 00:58:52,279 --> 00:58:54,865 He organized the search himself. 1250 00:58:54,906 --> 00:58:57,492 We collected every key on that ship. 1251 00:58:57,534 --> 00:59:01,288 We had just boxes-- barrels of keys. 1252 00:59:01,329 --> 00:59:03,373 That's about 2,800 of them all told, 1253 00:59:03,415 --> 00:59:05,625 each tagged with the owner's name. 1254 00:59:05,667 --> 00:59:09,004 And just to be safe, we searched that ship from stem to stern, 1255 00:59:09,045 --> 00:59:11,673 from the radar mast to the bilge. 1256 00:59:11,715 --> 00:59:13,091 We stripped the crew naked. 1257 00:59:13,133 --> 00:59:14,968 Naked? Yes, sir. Naked. 1258 00:59:15,010 --> 00:59:17,429 Each one of them lined up, stark naked, 1259 00:59:17,471 --> 00:59:19,723 and we shook out their clothes. 1260 00:59:19,765 --> 00:59:22,684 We searched their lockers. We searched every hole, every place on that ship. 1261 00:59:22,726 --> 00:59:25,353 We crawled under the bilge and pulled out the lead ballast blocks 1262 00:59:25,395 --> 00:59:27,105 that are 200 pounds apiece. 1263 00:59:27,147 --> 00:59:30,317 This went on for three days. 1264 00:59:30,358 --> 00:59:32,360 - Three days? - Yes, sir. 1265 00:59:32,402 --> 00:59:36,531 All in the name of a key that never existed. 1266 00:59:36,573 --> 00:59:41,286 So, when I saw the captain sitting by the fridge, 1267 00:59:41,328 --> 00:59:43,205 pulling keys one by one from a barrel 1268 00:59:43,246 --> 00:59:47,667 and trying them in a padlock for hours on end with a gleam in his eye, 1269 00:59:47,709 --> 00:59:49,795 I gave up. 1270 00:59:49,836 --> 00:59:53,590 And that is when I showed the medical log to Lieutenant Keefer. 1271 00:59:54,758 --> 00:59:56,510 Mr. Maryk, 1272 00:59:56,551 --> 00:59:58,762 when Lieutenant Keefer finished reading your medical log, 1273 00:59:58,804 --> 01:00:01,097 what was his first comment? 1274 01:00:01,848 --> 01:00:03,517 Sir, I don't remember. 1275 01:00:03,558 --> 01:00:06,311 Did he encourage you to go to Admiral Williams? 1276 01:00:06,353 --> 01:00:08,271 No, sir, I did that on my own. 1277 01:00:08,313 --> 01:00:10,398 But he went with you to the flagship. 1278 01:00:10,440 --> 01:00:14,110 Yes, sir. So, at first, he didn't discourage you? 1279 01:00:15,654 --> 01:00:18,448 Once we were aboard the flagship, he discouraged me 1280 01:00:18,490 --> 01:00:20,951 and said we shouldn't go through it and we didn't. 1281 01:00:20,992 --> 01:00:23,453 Would you say his testimony on the subject was substantially correct? 1282 01:00:23,495 --> 01:00:25,956 Yes, sir. This was all my doing, sir. 1283 01:00:25,997 --> 01:00:27,457 Continue your examination. 1284 01:00:27,499 --> 01:00:29,876 Mr. Maryk, when the cyclone was over, 1285 01:00:29,918 --> 01:00:32,796 did Commander Queeg make an attempt to regain command? 1286 01:00:32,838 --> 01:00:34,589 Yes. 1287 01:00:34,631 --> 01:00:36,967 On the morning of the 19th, after the storm had blown out. 1288 01:00:37,008 --> 01:00:38,468 What happened? 1289 01:00:39,845 --> 01:00:42,097 Well, I was in the chart house writing up a dispatch. 1290 01:00:42,138 --> 01:00:44,975 And? I was reporting the relief to Admiral Williams. 1291 01:00:45,016 --> 01:00:47,352 And? 1292 01:00:47,394 --> 01:00:50,355 Captain Queeg came and asked if I would go to his cabin and speak to him 1293 01:00:50,397 --> 01:00:52,315 before I sent the dispatch. 1294 01:00:52,357 --> 01:00:55,277 So I went below and we talked. 1295 01:00:55,318 --> 01:00:57,237 And what happened? 1296 01:00:58,530 --> 01:01:02,325 It was the same as before, uh, at first. 1297 01:01:02,367 --> 01:01:04,202 He said I'd be court-martialed for mutiny. 1298 01:01:04,244 --> 01:01:08,290 And then he went on this long thing about how much he loved the Navy, 1299 01:01:08,331 --> 01:01:10,208 that he has no other interests, 1300 01:01:10,250 --> 01:01:13,503 and even if he was cleared of this that his record would be ruined. 1301 01:01:13,545 --> 01:01:16,256 And I told him I felt sorry for him. 1302 01:01:16,298 --> 01:01:18,174 And I-- I really did. 1303 01:01:19,885 --> 01:01:22,971 And that's when he came out with his proposal. 1304 01:01:23,013 --> 01:01:24,431 Which? 1305 01:01:25,807 --> 01:01:28,184 He said he wouldn't write me up and report me, 1306 01:01:28,226 --> 01:01:30,145 that he would resume command of the ship 1307 01:01:30,186 --> 01:01:33,315 and that the whole thing would be written off and forgotten. 1308 01:01:33,356 --> 01:01:35,859 And what was your reply to his proposal? 1309 01:01:35,901 --> 01:01:37,777 I was amazed. 1310 01:01:37,819 --> 01:01:40,864 - I said, Captain, the whole ship knows about it. - Yes. 1311 01:01:40,906 --> 01:01:43,158 It's written up in the quartermaster's log. 1312 01:01:43,199 --> 01:01:45,368 It's written up in the officer of the deck's log. 1313 01:01:45,410 --> 01:01:48,914 And, uh-- And he hemmed and hawed. 1314 01:01:48,955 --> 01:01:51,166 And? 1315 01:01:51,207 --> 01:01:53,043 What happened next? 1316 01:01:53,084 --> 01:01:55,211 Finally, he said it wouldn't be the first time 1317 01:01:55,253 --> 01:01:58,173 that a rough log had been corrected and fixed up after the fact. 1318 01:01:58,214 --> 01:02:00,842 Did you remind him that the alteration of logs is strictly forbidden? 1319 01:02:00,884 --> 01:02:03,428 Yes, I did. And he kind of laughed. 1320 01:02:03,470 --> 01:02:05,931 He said it was either that or a court-martial for mutiny for me 1321 01:02:05,972 --> 01:02:08,767 and a black mark on his record which he felt he did not deserve. 1322 01:02:08,808 --> 01:02:10,018 And what followed? 1323 01:02:10,060 --> 01:02:11,978 He begged and he pleaded. 1324 01:02:12,020 --> 01:02:16,608 And, uh, at one point he cried and eventually got very angry 1325 01:02:16,650 --> 01:02:18,360 and he ordered me out of his cabin. 1326 01:02:18,401 --> 01:02:20,695 That is when I sent the dispatch. 1327 01:02:20,737 --> 01:02:25,200 Then you had the opportunity, less than 24 hours later, 1328 01:02:25,241 --> 01:02:28,912 to expunge this whole event from the official records 1329 01:02:28,954 --> 01:02:31,915 with your captain's knowledge and approval. 1330 01:02:31,957 --> 01:02:33,583 Yes, sir. 1331 01:02:33,625 --> 01:02:36,753 Mr. Maryk, were you panicky at all during the storm? 1332 01:02:36,795 --> 01:02:38,546 No, I was not. 1333 01:02:38,588 --> 01:02:42,592 Lieutenant, you are charged with relieving your captain willfully, 1334 01:02:42,634 --> 01:02:47,430 without authority and without justifiable cause. 1335 01:02:47,472 --> 01:02:49,432 Did you relieve Commander Queeg willfully? 1336 01:02:49,474 --> 01:02:52,435 Yes. I knew what I was doing. 1337 01:02:52,477 --> 01:02:54,729 Did you relieve him without authority? 1338 01:02:54,771 --> 01:02:57,607 No, my authority is Chapter 11 of Navy Regulations. 1339 01:02:57,649 --> 01:03:00,944 Did you relieve without justifiable cause? No. 1340 01:03:00,986 --> 01:03:03,488 My justifiable cause was the captain's mental breakdown 1341 01:03:03,530 --> 01:03:05,532 at a time when the ship was in danger. 1342 01:03:05,573 --> 01:03:08,451 Thank you. No further questions. 1343 01:03:10,078 --> 01:03:13,832 Mr. Maryk, this amazing interview 1344 01:03:13,873 --> 01:03:17,669 in which the captain offered to falsify official records, 1345 01:03:17,711 --> 01:03:19,754 were there any witnesses to it? 1346 01:03:20,630 --> 01:03:22,799 We were alone in his cabin. No. 1347 01:03:22,841 --> 01:03:25,844 This incident with the mines. Did anyone else see these records? 1348 01:03:25,885 --> 01:03:27,971 Which, according to you, indicated that the   Caine 1349 01:03:28,013 --> 01:03:29,931 had departed her assigned sweep formation? 1350 01:03:29,973 --> 01:03:32,809 Was there anything in the records of the ship's movements 1351 01:03:32,851 --> 01:03:35,395 that would verify that departure? 1352 01:03:35,437 --> 01:03:37,313 Well, about an hour after it happened, 1353 01:03:37,355 --> 01:03:40,066 the captain asked to see the chart, he took it to his cabin, 1354 01:03:40,108 --> 01:03:42,777 and when I got the log back, there was no mention of the incident. 1355 01:03:42,819 --> 01:03:46,239 Right. Then you have no corroboration of this story. 1356 01:03:46,281 --> 01:03:48,575 No. 1357 01:03:48,616 --> 01:03:52,662 Mr. Maryk, who coined the nickname Old Yellowstain? 1358 01:03:52,704 --> 01:03:55,165 That just sprung into existence. 1359 01:03:55,206 --> 01:03:57,959 Throughout the ship or just among the officers? 1360 01:03:58,001 --> 01:03:59,335 Just among the officers. 1361 01:03:59,377 --> 01:04:01,713 You sure you didn't coin it yourself? 1362 01:04:01,755 --> 01:04:03,006 I didn't. 1363 01:04:03,882 --> 01:04:08,803 What kind of rating would you give yourself for loyalty to your captain? 1364 01:04:08,845 --> 01:04:11,306 I'd say I was a loyal officer. 1365 01:04:12,265 --> 01:04:15,477 Did you issue a 72-hour liberty 1366 01:04:15,518 --> 01:04:18,563 to Petty Officer Stilwell in December 1367 01:04:18,605 --> 01:04:21,649 against your captain's express instructions? 1368 01:04:21,691 --> 01:04:23,735 Yes. You call that a loyal act? 1369 01:04:23,777 --> 01:04:24,819 No. 1370 01:04:24,861 --> 01:04:27,572 Then you admit to a disloyal act 1371 01:04:27,614 --> 01:04:30,116 in your first days as executive officer. 1372 01:04:30,158 --> 01:04:31,576 Yes. 1373 01:04:31,618 --> 01:04:35,538 Mr. Maryk, where did you get your schooling? 1374 01:04:35,580 --> 01:04:37,290 Public schools, San Francisco. Okay. 1375 01:04:37,332 --> 01:04:38,958 And San Francisco State University. 1376 01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:41,544 And how were your grades in elementary school? 1377 01:04:41,586 --> 01:04:43,463 They were okay. 1378 01:04:43,505 --> 01:04:46,841 Average? Above average? Below average? 1379 01:04:46,883 --> 01:04:47,884 Average. 1380 01:04:47,926 --> 01:04:50,220 How about your high school grades? 1381 01:04:50,261 --> 01:04:53,890 Well, I didn't do so good there. Uh, below average. 1382 01:04:54,849 --> 01:04:57,227 What kind of courses did you take in college? 1383 01:04:57,268 --> 01:04:58,394 Business courses. 1384 01:04:58,436 --> 01:05:00,063 Any pre-medical courses? No. 1385 01:05:00,105 --> 01:05:03,399 Any psychology? Any psychiatry courses? No. 1386 01:05:03,441 --> 01:05:05,360 How were your grades in college? They-- 1387 01:05:05,401 --> 01:05:08,530 I got by. Below average? 1388 01:05:09,155 --> 01:05:11,282 Yes. 1389 01:05:11,324 --> 01:05:14,828 Where did you get these ideas about paranoia? 1390 01:05:14,869 --> 01:05:18,331 Prob-- Well, books. And, uh... ...a lot of research online. 1391 01:05:18,373 --> 01:05:20,750 Books? What books? Name the titles. Which websites? 1392 01:05:20,792 --> 01:05:23,336 They're medical type books about mental illness, 1393 01:05:23,378 --> 01:05:26,214 and I-I don't remember the exact names of the sites. 1394 01:05:26,256 --> 01:05:29,676 Oh. Was this your intellectual hobby, reading about psychiatry? 1395 01:05:29,717 --> 01:05:31,970 No. Well, then where did you get these books? 1396 01:05:32,011 --> 01:05:35,056 Fr-- I borrowed them from, uh, ships' doctors here and there. 1397 01:05:35,098 --> 01:05:39,227 And with your background, your scholastic record, 1398 01:05:39,269 --> 01:05:43,189 you imagine that you understood these highly technical and scientific works? 1399 01:05:43,231 --> 01:05:45,108 I got something out of them. 1400 01:05:45,150 --> 01:05:47,402 What is a conditioned reflex? 1401 01:05:47,443 --> 01:05:48,945 I don't know. 1402 01:05:48,987 --> 01:05:50,905 What is schizophrenia? 1403 01:05:50,947 --> 01:05:53,074 Uh, I think it's-- it's a mental illness. 1404 01:05:53,116 --> 01:05:54,409 You think so? Yes. 1405 01:05:54,450 --> 01:05:56,911 What are its symptoms? I don't know. 1406 01:05:56,953 --> 01:06:00,540 In fact, you don't know what you're talking about when you discuss mental illness. 1407 01:06:00,582 --> 01:06:03,877 Is that right? Well, you know, I never said I knew much about it. 1408 01:06:04,961 --> 01:06:06,504 Have you ever heard the expression 1409 01:06:06,546 --> 01:06:08,548 that a little learning is a dangerous thing? 1410 01:06:08,965 --> 01:06:10,592 Yes. 1411 01:06:10,633 --> 01:06:12,719 You had a head full of terms you didn't understand, 1412 01:06:12,760 --> 01:06:15,263 and on that basis felt you had the right 1413 01:06:15,305 --> 01:06:17,640 to depose a commanding officer 1414 01:06:17,682 --> 01:06:19,767 on the grounds of mental illness. 1415 01:06:19,809 --> 01:06:22,520 Is that right? I didn't relieve Captain Queeg because what the book said. 1416 01:06:22,562 --> 01:06:26,816 I relieved him because the ship was in danger of sinking. No, never mind the ship. 1417 01:06:26,858 --> 01:06:29,569 We are discussing your grasp of psychiatry. Mm-hmm. 1418 01:06:29,611 --> 01:06:34,324 Did you hear the diagnosis of the qualified psychiatrist who examined your captain? 1419 01:06:34,365 --> 01:06:36,159 Yes. And what was their diagnosis? 1420 01:06:36,201 --> 01:06:38,995 Was he crazy or wasn't he on December 18th? 1421 01:06:39,037 --> 01:06:40,663 They say he wasn't. 1422 01:06:40,705 --> 01:06:43,249 But you, with your whining gripes of strawberries 1423 01:06:43,291 --> 01:06:46,419 and coffee makers, know better. 1424 01:06:46,461 --> 01:06:50,173 Mr. Maryk, who was the third ranking officer on your ship? 1425 01:06:50,215 --> 01:06:51,674 Lieutenant Keefer. 1426 01:06:51,716 --> 01:06:53,760 Was he a good officer? Yes. 1427 01:06:53,801 --> 01:06:56,512 Do you consider his mind as good as yours? 1428 01:06:56,554 --> 01:06:58,932 Yes. Uh, better. Better. 1429 01:06:58,973 --> 01:07:02,101 Did you show your medical log to him? Yes. 1430 01:07:02,143 --> 01:07:05,605 Was he convinced by it that the captain was mentally ill? 1431 01:07:06,189 --> 01:07:08,066 No. 1432 01:07:08,107 --> 01:07:10,944 He talked to you out of trying to have the captain relieved. 1433 01:07:10,985 --> 01:07:12,028 Yes. 1434 01:07:12,070 --> 01:07:14,030 And yet two weeks later, 1435 01:07:14,072 --> 01:07:17,283 despite the whole weight of naval discipline, 1436 01:07:17,325 --> 01:07:20,453 despite the arguments of the next officer in rank to you, 1437 01:07:20,495 --> 01:07:22,455 a superior intellect, 1438 01:07:22,497 --> 01:07:24,374 despite all this, 1439 01:07:24,415 --> 01:07:27,919 you went ahead and seized command of your ship? 1440 01:07:29,337 --> 01:07:31,047 I relieved Captain Queeg 1441 01:07:31,089 --> 01:07:32,966 because he definitely seemed sick 1442 01:07:33,007 --> 01:07:35,385 on the morning of the cyclone. 1443 01:07:35,426 --> 01:07:38,680 You still believe that your diagnosis of Captain Queeg 1444 01:07:38,721 --> 01:07:40,765 is superior to the doctors'? 1445 01:07:40,807 --> 01:07:44,060 J-- O-Only about Queeg on the morning of the cyclone. 1446 01:07:46,312 --> 01:07:48,064 No more questions. 1447 01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:51,943 No re-examination. 1448 01:07:53,319 --> 01:07:54,904 You may step down, Lieutenant. 1449 01:08:02,787 --> 01:08:05,540 Call Lieutenant Commander Queeg. 1450 01:08:14,924 --> 01:08:18,469 Commander, you are reminded that you are still under oath. 1451 01:08:18,511 --> 01:08:20,888 Yes, sir. Be seated. 1452 01:08:23,349 --> 01:08:25,685 Commander, on the morning of the 19th December, 1453 01:08:25,727 --> 01:08:28,730 did you have an interview in your room with Lieutenant Maryk? 1454 01:08:28,771 --> 01:08:30,106 Well, let's see. 1455 01:08:30,148 --> 01:08:33,026 The 19th, the day after the storm. 1456 01:08:33,067 --> 01:08:34,319 Yes. Yes, I did. 1457 01:08:34,360 --> 01:08:36,946 Was the interview at your request? Yes. 1458 01:08:36,988 --> 01:08:38,948 What was the substance of the interview? 1459 01:08:38,990 --> 01:08:41,367 Well, as I say, I felt sorry for him. 1460 01:08:41,409 --> 01:08:43,786 Hated to see him ruining his life 1461 01:08:43,828 --> 01:08:46,289 over one panicky mistake, 1462 01:08:46,331 --> 01:08:50,543 particularly knowing that it was his ambition to make the Navy a career. 1463 01:08:50,585 --> 01:08:53,629 I tried as hard as I could to show him what a mistake he had made, 1464 01:08:53,671 --> 01:08:56,090 suggested he relinquish command back to me 1465 01:08:56,132 --> 01:08:58,593 and offered to be as lenient as possible 1466 01:08:58,634 --> 01:09:00,428 when reporting what had happened. 1467 01:09:00,470 --> 01:09:03,306 You never offered not to report the incident? How could I? 1468 01:09:03,348 --> 01:09:06,476 It had already been recorded in the logs. Yes. 1469 01:09:06,517 --> 01:09:09,103 Those logs, were they handwritten, typed, or what? 1470 01:09:09,145 --> 01:09:10,938 It wouldn't have made a difference. 1471 01:09:10,980 --> 01:09:13,858 Were they handwritten, Commander? Well, probably. 1472 01:09:13,900 --> 01:09:16,069 Quartermasters log, OOD. 1473 01:09:16,110 --> 01:09:18,196 Rough logs are usually handwritten. 1474 01:09:18,237 --> 01:09:21,574 I can't imagine that the yeoman had time to type out smooth logs, 1475 01:09:21,616 --> 01:09:23,409 given all the excitement. 1476 01:09:23,451 --> 01:09:26,120 Did you offer to alter the logs and not report the incident? 1477 01:09:26,162 --> 01:09:28,414 No, I did not. Alterations are not permitted. 1478 01:09:28,456 --> 01:09:30,500 Lieutenant Maryk testified under oath, Commander, 1479 01:09:30,541 --> 01:09:32,585 that you made such an offer. 1480 01:09:32,627 --> 01:09:36,381 Not only that, but you begged and pleaded with him to alter the logs, 1481 01:09:36,422 --> 01:09:39,842 in return for which you promised to hush up the story completely 1482 01:09:39,884 --> 01:09:41,511 and make no report. 1483 01:09:41,552 --> 01:09:43,221 Well, that's just not the truth. 1484 01:09:43,262 --> 01:09:45,640 There isn't any truth in it at all? 1485 01:09:45,681 --> 01:09:48,726 It's a complete distortion of what I've said. My version is the exact truth. 1486 01:09:48,768 --> 01:09:51,687 You deny the proposal to alter the logs and hush up the story. 1487 01:09:51,729 --> 01:09:53,648 Yes. I deny it completely. 1488 01:09:53,689 --> 01:09:56,484 Th-That's the part that he's made up, the crying and the pleading. 1489 01:09:56,526 --> 01:09:57,819 It's fantastic. 1490 01:09:57,860 --> 01:09:59,654 You're accusing Mr. Maryk of perjury. 1491 01:09:59,695 --> 01:10:01,447 I-I'm not accusing him-- 1492 01:10:02,865 --> 01:10:04,951 He's accused of enough as it stands. 1493 01:10:04,992 --> 01:10:07,787 I'm just saying you'll hear a lot of strange things about me from Maryk. 1494 01:10:07,829 --> 01:10:10,206 Th-That's all I'm saying. 1495 01:10:10,248 --> 01:10:13,543 Isn't it obvious, Commander, that one of you is not telling the truth about this meeting? 1496 01:10:13,584 --> 01:10:16,629 Well, it appears so. Can you prove that it isn't you? 1497 01:10:16,671 --> 01:10:20,216 Only by citing a clean record of 21 years as a naval officer 1498 01:10:20,258 --> 01:10:24,053 over the word of a man standing trial for a mutinous act. 1499 01:10:25,763 --> 01:10:30,560 Commander, did you ever receive $1,000 from Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith? 1500 01:10:30,601 --> 01:10:32,854 Uh, I don't recall offhand. 1501 01:10:32,895 --> 01:10:35,398 He testified you did. I did? On what occasion? 1502 01:10:35,440 --> 01:10:38,901 On the occasion of the loss of a crate of yours in the Port of Oman. 1503 01:10:38,943 --> 01:10:41,195 - Oh, y-yes. Okay. - I remember that. 1504 01:10:41,237 --> 01:10:43,906 That's over a year ago, December thereabouts. 1505 01:10:43,948 --> 01:10:46,576 He was responsible for the loss. 1506 01:10:46,617 --> 01:10:50,246 Well, insisted on paying for it, a-a-and so he did. 1507 01:10:50,288 --> 01:10:53,291 And what was in this crate that cost $1,000? 1508 01:10:53,332 --> 01:10:56,043 Well, uniforms, books, 1509 01:10:56,085 --> 01:10:59,088 n-navigating instruments, the usual things. 1510 01:10:59,130 --> 01:11:00,923 How was Keith responsible? 1511 01:11:00,965 --> 01:11:03,217 Well, he was the boat officer. He was responsible for loading. 1512 01:11:03,259 --> 01:11:06,596 He issued foolish, contradictory orders that rattled the men. 1513 01:11:06,637 --> 01:11:08,681 They dropped the crate into the water and it sank. 1514 01:11:08,723 --> 01:11:11,893 A wooden crate, full of clothes, sank. 1515 01:11:11,934 --> 01:11:14,270 It had other things in it. 1516 01:11:14,312 --> 01:11:16,564 Souvenir coral rocks, for example. 1517 01:11:16,606 --> 01:11:20,443 Commander, wasn't the-- the crate entirely full of bottles of booze? 1518 01:11:20,485 --> 01:11:22,612 Certainly not. 1519 01:11:22,653 --> 01:11:26,782 Lieutenant Keith testified that he paid you $1,000 for a crate full of liquor. 1520 01:11:26,824 --> 01:11:30,411 Well, you'll hear a lot of strange distortions from Keith. A-And from Maryk. 1521 01:11:30,453 --> 01:11:33,789 They're the two culprits here. They're apt to make all kinds of strange statements. 1522 01:11:33,831 --> 01:11:35,583 You make this crate yourself? 1523 01:11:35,625 --> 01:11:38,127 No, a man from the engine room did. What's his name? 1524 01:11:38,169 --> 01:11:40,213 I don't recall. It'll be in the personnel records. 1525 01:11:40,254 --> 01:11:43,049 He's been gone from the ship for quite some time. Okay, where is he now? 1526 01:11:43,925 --> 01:11:45,718 Uh, I-I don't know. 1527 01:11:45,760 --> 01:11:49,138 Because you don't know what his name is? No. 1528 01:11:49,180 --> 01:11:54,185 Was it Engineman Second Class Otis F. Langhorn, sir? 1529 01:11:54,227 --> 01:11:56,521 L... Langhorn? 1530 01:11:56,562 --> 01:11:57,897 Yes. 1531 01:11:58,523 --> 01:11:59,774 Langhorn, yeah. 1532 01:11:59,815 --> 01:12:01,984 Well, th-that sounds about right. 1533 01:12:02,026 --> 01:12:06,906 There's an Otis F. Langhorn, engineman first class, in transit right now. 1534 01:12:06,948 --> 01:12:09,575 Defense has arranged to subpoena him if necessary. 1535 01:12:09,617 --> 01:12:11,786 Are you sure it's the same one? 1536 01:12:11,827 --> 01:12:14,872 Well, it says 20 months aboard the   Caine. It's got your signature upon it. 1537 01:12:14,914 --> 01:12:16,749 Would it be useful to have him called, sir? 1538 01:12:16,791 --> 01:12:19,877 Objection to this entire irrelevancy about the crate 1539 01:12:19,919 --> 01:12:22,004 and request it be stricken from the record. 1540 01:12:22,046 --> 01:12:24,173 The witness's credibility is being established. 1541 01:12:24,215 --> 01:12:27,760 I put it to the court, sir, that nothing could be more relevant to this trial. 1542 01:12:28,719 --> 01:12:30,179 Overruled. 1543 01:12:30,221 --> 01:12:32,598 Court stenographer will repeat the question. 1544 01:12:32,640 --> 01:12:35,518 "Would it be useful to have him subpoenaed, sir?" 1545 01:12:35,560 --> 01:12:39,188 Well, the real question is, which crate did Langhorn nail up? 1546 01:12:39,230 --> 01:12:41,482 I-I now recall having two crates. 1547 01:12:41,524 --> 01:12:45,444 Oh, well, this is new information not mentioned by Keith. 1548 01:12:45,486 --> 01:12:47,613 Did Langhorn nail up both crates, sir? 1549 01:12:47,655 --> 01:12:51,492 I-I can't-- I can't recall if I had two crates on th-that occasion 1550 01:12:51,534 --> 01:12:54,036 or two crates on two separate occasions. 1551 01:12:54,078 --> 01:12:58,374 It's been a long time and I've had a strenuous year of command from ports of storm. 1552 01:12:58,416 --> 01:13:00,876 I-- I just-- I can't be clear. 1553 01:13:00,918 --> 01:13:04,297 Commander, there are a number of issues in this trial 1554 01:13:04,338 --> 01:13:06,257 which turn on the issue of credibility 1555 01:13:06,299 --> 01:13:08,384 between yourself and other officers. 1556 01:13:08,426 --> 01:13:11,137 If you wish, I can request a quick little five-minute recess 1557 01:13:11,178 --> 01:13:14,432 while you clear your mind as best you can about the matter of this crate. 1558 01:13:14,473 --> 01:13:17,518 No, no, that won't be necessary. Just give me some time to think. 1559 01:13:17,560 --> 01:13:19,395 Please. Please. 1560 01:13:22,148 --> 01:13:23,733 Uh... 1561 01:13:24,775 --> 01:13:26,444 Um... 1562 01:13:27,194 --> 01:13:28,904 Uh... 1563 01:13:29,947 --> 01:13:33,200 Ah, o-okay. I-I've got it straight now. 1564 01:13:33,242 --> 01:13:35,536 Mm-hmm. I misspoke. 1565 01:13:35,578 --> 01:13:40,166 Uh, San Diego, 2014, I lost a crate in similar circumstances. 1566 01:13:40,207 --> 01:13:42,209 That was the crate with the clothes in it 1567 01:13:42,251 --> 01:13:46,005 and the crate that Keith lost did contain liquor. 1568 01:13:46,047 --> 01:13:49,091 Entirely full of liquor. Well, I suppose so. 1569 01:13:49,133 --> 01:13:51,886 You transported this on your ship. 1570 01:13:51,927 --> 01:13:53,346 You are aware of Navy Regulations, sir. 1571 01:13:53,387 --> 01:13:55,431 Of course I'm aware of regulations. 1572 01:13:55,473 --> 01:13:57,600 Th-The crate was sealed before I got under way. 1573 01:13:57,642 --> 01:13:59,769 I gave it the same locked stowage that I did 1574 01:13:59,810 --> 01:14:02,271 the medicinal brandy, three years' steady duty. 1575 01:14:02,313 --> 01:14:07,109 I gave myself this leeway as the captain of the   Caine, which was a common practice. 1576 01:14:07,151 --> 01:14:11,656 I do believe that rank has its privileges, as they say, and, well, uh-- 1577 01:14:11,697 --> 01:14:14,575 I-I didn't mean to conceal it from the court. 1578 01:14:14,617 --> 01:14:16,452 It's not something I'm ashamed of. 1579 01:14:16,494 --> 01:14:18,996 I just got the two crates mixed up in my mind. 1580 01:14:19,038 --> 01:14:20,581 Lieutenant Maryk also testified, sir, 1581 01:14:20,623 --> 01:14:22,458 that you gave all the orders to the boat crew 1582 01:14:22,500 --> 01:14:24,251 which resulted in the loss of the crate. 1583 01:14:24,293 --> 01:14:26,420 Well, that's a lie. 1584 01:14:26,462 --> 01:14:29,173 And that you refused to sign his leave papers until he paid you for that loss. 1585 01:14:29,215 --> 01:14:31,300 And that is another lie. 1586 01:14:32,760 --> 01:14:35,888 Commander, during the period when the   Caine was sweeping for mines 1587 01:14:35,930 --> 01:14:37,640 off the Straits of Hormuz, 1588 01:14:37,682 --> 01:14:39,892 did you steam over and cut your own tow line? 1589 01:14:39,934 --> 01:14:41,394 Objection! 1590 01:14:41,435 --> 01:14:43,729 This tow line business is the last straw. 1591 01:14:43,771 --> 01:14:45,981 The tactics of the defense counsel are an outrage 1592 01:14:46,023 --> 01:14:47,817 on the dignity of these proceedings. 1593 01:14:47,858 --> 01:14:49,652 He is systematically turning this trial 1594 01:14:49,694 --> 01:14:51,737 into a court-martial of Commander Queeg. 1595 01:14:51,779 --> 01:14:53,322 Please the court, 1596 01:14:53,364 --> 01:14:55,324 the trial counsel believes she has a prima facie case 1597 01:14:55,366 --> 01:14:57,952 based on the report of two psychiatrists. 1598 01:14:57,993 --> 01:14:59,620 Now, I believe it is up to the court 1599 01:14:59,662 --> 01:15:02,164 and not two shore-bound doctors, however brilliant, 1600 01:15:02,206 --> 01:15:05,418 to decide whether the captain of the   Caine was mentally well enough 1601 01:15:05,459 --> 01:15:10,047 to retain his self-control and his post during a cyclone. 1602 01:15:10,089 --> 01:15:12,049 The objection is overruled. 1603 01:15:12,091 --> 01:15:14,051 The witness will answer the question. 1604 01:15:14,093 --> 01:15:18,013 Okay, well, here's the story on that particular slander. 1605 01:15:19,014 --> 01:15:20,808 Stilwell was a-a-at the helm, 1606 01:15:20,850 --> 01:15:23,269 a dreamy, unreliable man 1607 01:15:23,310 --> 01:15:26,814 who failed to warn me that we were coming around the full 360 degrees. 1608 01:15:26,856 --> 01:15:30,109 I was the one who recognized what was happening, reversed course immediately. 1609 01:15:30,151 --> 01:15:34,071 We did not go over the tow line. I-It parted in the tight turn. 1610 01:15:34,113 --> 01:15:37,408 Weren't you reprimanding a petty officer named Urban at length 1611 01:15:37,450 --> 01:15:42,496 for having his shirttail out while your ship was turning 360 degrees, sir? 1612 01:15:42,538 --> 01:15:44,540 Who told you that? Keith again? Answer the question, please. 1613 01:15:44,582 --> 01:15:46,000 It's a malicious lie, of course. 1614 01:15:46,041 --> 01:15:48,043 Was Urban on the bridge? Yes. 1615 01:15:48,085 --> 01:15:50,838 Was his shirttail out? Yes, and I reprimanded him. Took all of two seconds. 1616 01:15:50,880 --> 01:15:52,840 It's not like I dwell on these sort of things. 1617 01:15:52,882 --> 01:15:54,967 But now that you've brought the shirttail thing up, 1618 01:15:55,009 --> 01:15:58,888 I'd like to point out that Ensign Keith, a department head, 1619 01:15:58,929 --> 01:16:01,557 was responsible for enforcing uniform regulations 1620 01:16:01,599 --> 01:16:03,851 and completely screwed the whole job up. 1621 01:16:03,893 --> 01:16:06,854 When I took over the ship, it was like some third-world navy, 1622 01:16:06,896 --> 01:16:09,899 and I bored down on Keith to look out for things like shirttails. 1623 01:16:09,940 --> 01:16:13,277 And, well, maybe that's one of the reasons that he hates me so much 1624 01:16:13,319 --> 01:16:18,407 and insists on circulating this nonsense about me cutting the tow line. 1625 01:16:18,449 --> 01:16:21,202 Did you drop a yellow dye marker off the Straits of Hormuz? 1626 01:16:21,243 --> 01:16:23,454 No, I, uh-- Maybe. I-I don't recall. 1627 01:16:23,496 --> 01:16:25,581 Do you recall what your first mission was? 1628 01:16:25,623 --> 01:16:29,752 Well, uh, to detect and destroy mines in the Straits of Hormuz. 1629 01:16:29,794 --> 01:16:31,879 And did you fulfill that mission? Yes. 1630 01:16:31,921 --> 01:16:34,340 So why did you drop the dye marker? I'm not saying that I did. 1631 01:16:34,381 --> 01:16:37,343 But if I had, it would have been to mark a mine that we had detected. 1632 01:16:37,384 --> 01:16:41,388 Commander, didn't you drop the marker and retire at high speed, 1633 01:16:41,430 --> 01:16:44,225 taking the   Caine out of its assigned sweep pattern? 1634 01:16:44,266 --> 01:16:48,604 Now, didn't you do this to avoid contact with a dangerous underwater mine 1635 01:16:48,646 --> 01:16:50,356 and leave it for another ship to handle? 1636 01:16:50,397 --> 01:16:52,441 The question is abusive and flagrantly leading. 1637 01:16:52,483 --> 01:16:56,362 I withdraw my last question on account of the witness's dim memory. 1638 01:16:56,403 --> 01:16:58,531 I'll proceed to more recent events. 1639 01:16:58,572 --> 01:17:01,075 Court desires to question the witness. 1640 01:17:01,116 --> 01:17:02,952 Commander Queeg, 1641 01:17:02,993 --> 01:17:05,538 in view of the implications in this line of testimony, 1642 01:17:05,579 --> 01:17:07,957 I urge you to search your memory for correct answers. 1643 01:17:07,998 --> 01:17:10,334 Well, I certainly am trying, sir. 1644 01:17:10,376 --> 01:17:13,921 These are very fine points, and I've had a number of arduous missions since that storm. 1645 01:17:13,963 --> 01:17:17,049 And th-then there's, well, all of this business. 1646 01:17:17,091 --> 01:17:18,717 I appreciate that. 1647 01:17:18,759 --> 01:17:21,554 But it will facilitate justice if you can remember enough 1648 01:17:21,595 --> 01:17:24,306 to give a few definite answers on points of fact. 1649 01:17:24,348 --> 01:17:29,019 First of all, did you depart your assigned sector due to equipment problems? 1650 01:17:31,063 --> 01:17:33,482 Yes. Yes. Okay-- Okay, I-I remember. 1651 01:17:33,524 --> 01:17:35,776 Yes, that was the case here. 1652 01:17:35,818 --> 01:17:39,822 So you departed the pattern rather than try to repair or troubleshoot the equipment? 1653 01:17:39,864 --> 01:17:42,992 But... ...an active mine had been detected. 1654 01:17:43,033 --> 01:17:47,079 Is that why you dropped the dye marker? There was a safety factor. 1655 01:17:47,121 --> 01:17:51,250 Uh, it didn't make sense to me to try and detonate mines using defective gear. 1656 01:17:51,292 --> 01:17:54,837 But I wanted every vessel in the area to know exactly where that mine was, 1657 01:17:54,879 --> 01:17:56,839 s-so I marked it. 1658 01:17:56,881 --> 01:17:59,341 Now, if I erred on the side of being overcautious, well, I-I'm sorry. 1659 01:17:59,383 --> 01:18:03,137 But then again, sir, I don't think you can err on the side of safety. 1660 01:18:03,178 --> 01:18:05,055 Did you have the conn? Well, no. 1661 01:18:05,097 --> 01:18:07,725 A-As I recall, Maryk was on the conn. 1662 01:18:07,766 --> 01:18:11,186 And I also recall warning him not to stray too far out of formation. 1663 01:18:11,228 --> 01:18:16,775 But we did need to leave room for other ships to come in and deal with that mine. 1664 01:18:16,817 --> 01:18:19,069 Well, how much room? I don't remember exactly. 1665 01:18:19,111 --> 01:18:22,740 I-I just know that we had strayed outside of our assigned sector, 1666 01:18:22,781 --> 01:18:26,035 and then, well, I pulled him aside and admonished him. 1667 01:18:26,076 --> 01:18:29,204 Didn't you direct him to return to station immediately? 1668 01:18:29,246 --> 01:18:30,831 Sir, everything was happening very fast. 1669 01:18:30,873 --> 01:18:33,375 We had to mark the area and then get out of there 1670 01:18:33,417 --> 01:18:36,337 and make room for other ships to come into the area, as I said. 1671 01:18:36,378 --> 01:18:39,089 These are your factual recollections, Commander? 1672 01:18:39,131 --> 01:18:41,383 Those are the facts, sir. 1673 01:18:43,052 --> 01:18:44,428 Resume your examination. 1674 01:18:44,470 --> 01:18:46,096 Commander, did you make it a practice 1675 01:18:46,138 --> 01:18:48,807 to retire to your room during minesweeping operations? 1676 01:18:48,849 --> 01:18:51,727 Well, that's an insulting question. The answer is no. 1677 01:18:51,769 --> 01:18:54,104 I had to be on every side of that bridge at all times. 1678 01:18:54,146 --> 01:18:59,026 I-I had Maryk as a navigator and Keith as an officer of the deck at general quarters. 1679 01:18:59,068 --> 01:19:01,737 Invariably, they'd squirrel over to the same side of the bridge 1680 01:19:01,779 --> 01:19:05,157 and I'd have to be captain, navigator and officer of the deck all rolled up into one. 1681 01:19:05,199 --> 01:19:07,952 That's why I had to go from one side of the bridge to the other all the time. 1682 01:19:07,993 --> 01:19:10,162 And that's the truth. 1683 01:19:10,204 --> 01:19:12,748 I don't care how many damn lies have been told about me in this courtroom. 1684 01:19:12,790 --> 01:19:14,959 The court will question the witness. 1685 01:19:15,000 --> 01:19:18,837 Sir, the witness is obviously and understandably agitated by this ordeal 1686 01:19:18,879 --> 01:19:21,590 and I request a recess to give him a breathing space. 1687 01:19:21,632 --> 01:19:23,884 I'm not agitated in the least. 1688 01:19:23,926 --> 01:19:26,095 I'm glad to answer any and all questions. 1689 01:19:28,097 --> 01:19:31,100 In fact, I-I demand the opportunity to set the record straight 1690 01:19:31,141 --> 01:19:35,646 for any derogatory statements made about me in testimony that's gone before. 1691 01:19:35,688 --> 01:19:39,233 I didn't make a single mistake in the 15 months I was aboard the   Caine, 1692 01:19:39,274 --> 01:19:41,193 and I-I can prove it. 1693 01:19:41,235 --> 01:19:43,529 I've had a spotless record up until now 1694 01:19:43,570 --> 01:19:45,656 and I don't want it being discredited 1695 01:19:45,698 --> 01:19:49,451 by these lies and distortions told by these disloyal officers. 1696 01:19:49,493 --> 01:19:52,663 Commander, would you like a recess? 1697 01:19:52,705 --> 01:19:53,747 Certainly not. 1698 01:19:53,789 --> 01:19:56,667 In fact, if I had any say in this, 1699 01:19:56,709 --> 01:19:58,961 I would ask there be no recess. 1700 01:19:59,003 --> 01:20:02,131 Very well. 1701 01:20:03,048 --> 01:20:05,175 I simply want to ask, 1702 01:20:05,217 --> 01:20:08,554 if the performance of these two officers was so unspeakably bad, 1703 01:20:08,595 --> 01:20:10,389 why did you tolerate it? 1704 01:20:10,431 --> 01:20:13,475 Why didn't you beach them or rotate them out of your command? 1705 01:20:15,853 --> 01:20:19,982 Well, this is gonna sound strange to you, sir, but, 1706 01:20:20,024 --> 01:20:24,778 well, the truth is I'm-I'm a softhearted man 1707 01:20:24,820 --> 01:20:26,822 and not many people know that. 1708 01:20:26,864 --> 01:20:29,491 But I wanted to keep them under-- under eye 1709 01:20:29,533 --> 01:20:32,619 to try and train them up, make them good officers. 1710 01:20:32,661 --> 01:20:36,665 L-Last thing I wanted to do was wreck their careers. 1711 01:20:36,707 --> 01:20:41,253 A concern they certainly didn't share for me. E-Either one of them. 1712 01:20:44,214 --> 01:20:46,508 Commander, on the morning of the 18th of December, 1713 01:20:46,550 --> 01:20:48,385 the exact moment you were relieved of command, 1714 01:20:48,427 --> 01:20:50,012 was the   Caine in the last extremity? 1715 01:20:50,054 --> 01:20:52,806 Certainly not. Was it in grave danger at that moment? 1716 01:20:52,848 --> 01:20:55,517 Absolutely not. I was in complete control of the ship. 1717 01:20:55,559 --> 01:20:58,020 And did you inform any of your other officers of your intention 1718 01:20:58,062 --> 01:21:00,355 to change course, come north at ten o'clock, 1719 01:21:00,397 --> 01:21:02,858 15 minutes after Lieutenant Maryk relieved you of command? 1720 01:21:02,900 --> 01:21:05,569 Yes, yes. I made that statement and that was my intention. 1721 01:21:05,611 --> 01:21:09,448 Then Lieutenant Maryk's decision to come north was not a panicky, irrational blunder. 1722 01:21:09,490 --> 01:21:11,950 His panicky blunder was relieving me. 1723 01:21:11,992 --> 01:21:14,536 I kept him from making any disastrous mistakes thereafter. 1724 01:21:14,578 --> 01:21:16,705 I wasn't trying to vindicate myself. 1725 01:21:16,747 --> 01:21:20,334 Commander, have you seen Lieutenant Maryk's medical log? 1726 01:21:20,375 --> 01:21:22,377 Yes. 1727 01:21:22,419 --> 01:21:26,006 Yes, I've read that interesting document. Yes, sir, I have. 1728 01:21:26,048 --> 01:21:29,051 Biggest conglomeration of lies and distortions and half-truths 1729 01:21:29,093 --> 01:21:30,636 I've ever seen. 1730 01:21:30,677 --> 01:21:32,346 But I'm extremely glad that you've asked 1731 01:21:32,387 --> 01:21:35,182 'cause I wanna get my side of it all on the record. 1732 01:21:35,224 --> 01:21:36,642 Please. 1733 01:21:36,683 --> 01:21:39,061 Please give us your version of any comments 1734 01:21:39,103 --> 01:21:41,063 factually related to episodes in the log. 1735 01:21:41,105 --> 01:21:43,732 Okay, well, starting right with that strawberry business. 1736 01:21:43,774 --> 01:21:45,901 The real truth is that I was betrayed, 1737 01:21:45,943 --> 01:21:48,028 d-double-crossed by my executive officer 1738 01:21:48,070 --> 01:21:50,614 and this precious gentleman, Mr. Keith, 1739 01:21:50,656 --> 01:21:52,574 who between them corrupted my wardroom 1740 01:21:52,616 --> 01:21:54,618 so I was one man against the whole ship. 1741 01:21:54,660 --> 01:21:56,578 No support from my officers, okay? 1742 01:21:56,620 --> 01:21:59,039 Now, you take that strawberry business. 1743 01:21:59,081 --> 01:22:03,460 Why, if that wasn't a case of outright conspiracy to protect a malefactor from justice. 1744 01:22:03,502 --> 01:22:05,712 Maryk carefully leaves out the little fact 1745 01:22:05,754 --> 01:22:09,216 that I had conclusively proved by a process of elimination 1746 01:22:09,258 --> 01:22:11,093 that someone had a key to the fridge. 1747 01:22:11,135 --> 01:22:14,596 Now, he says the messmen ate the strawberries. 1748 01:22:14,638 --> 01:22:16,598 But if I wanted to take the trouble, 1749 01:22:16,640 --> 01:22:19,476 I could prove to this court categorically that they couldn't have. 1750 01:22:19,518 --> 01:22:21,436 I-It's the water business all over again. 1751 01:22:21,478 --> 01:22:24,439 Like when the crew was taking showers seven times a day 1752 01:22:24,481 --> 01:22:28,235 and I tried to initiate the simplest principles of water conservation. 1753 01:22:28,277 --> 01:22:30,779 But, oh, no, Mr. Maryk, the hero of the crew, 1754 01:22:30,821 --> 01:22:33,365 wanted to go right on coddling them. 1755 01:22:33,407 --> 01:22:36,118 Well, you take that coffee business. 1756 01:22:36,160 --> 01:22:37,953 Well-- No. 1757 01:22:37,995 --> 01:22:39,788 No. Excuse me. 1758 01:22:39,830 --> 01:22:42,249 Sorry, sir. 1759 01:22:42,291 --> 01:22:44,960 Strawberry thing first. Okay. 1760 01:22:46,253 --> 01:22:48,463 Everything hinged on a thorough search for the key, 1761 01:22:48,505 --> 01:22:52,134 and that's when Maryk and, as usual, with help from Mr. Keith, fudged it. 1762 01:22:52,176 --> 01:22:54,845 Went through a lot of phony motions, didn't prove anything. 1763 01:22:54,887 --> 01:22:57,514 Like thinking that the burning out of the coffee makers, 1764 01:22:57,556 --> 01:22:59,433 which were government property, 1765 01:22:59,474 --> 01:23:01,435 was some kind of joke. 1766 01:23:01,476 --> 01:23:03,979 And that was the attitude of everybody from Maryk on down. 1767 01:23:04,021 --> 01:23:06,565 No-- No sense of responsibility. 1768 01:23:06,607 --> 01:23:09,234 And I kept emphasizing over and over 1769 01:23:09,276 --> 01:23:12,654 that all of these things were gonna have to be accounted for. 1770 01:23:12,696 --> 01:23:14,823 It was a constant battle. 1771 01:23:14,865 --> 01:23:16,575 Always-- Always the same thing. 1772 01:23:16,617 --> 01:23:19,369 Maryk and Keith undermining my authority, always arguing. 1773 01:23:19,411 --> 01:23:23,832 Now, I wanted-- I wanted to train Keith up to be a good officer, 1774 01:23:23,874 --> 01:23:26,501 but I was stabbed in the back by-- 1775 01:23:29,880 --> 01:23:31,423 Well... 1776 01:23:34,051 --> 01:23:39,014 Well, I-- I think I've covered that strawberry business. 1777 01:23:39,056 --> 01:23:41,141 And, oh, yes, the mess account business. 1778 01:23:41,183 --> 01:23:44,811 Well, I had to watch them like a hawk, and believe me, I did. 1779 01:23:44,853 --> 01:23:47,356 Didn't sneak any fast ones by me. 1780 01:23:47,397 --> 01:23:49,358 It wasn't for a lack of trying. 1781 01:23:49,399 --> 01:23:51,985 Instead of paying attention to their accounts and their inventories, 1782 01:23:52,027 --> 01:23:53,862 which I would have to go over again and again-- 1783 01:23:53,904 --> 01:23:56,698 Always a few pennies short or a couple dollars over. 1784 01:23:56,740 --> 01:24:01,578 But what do they care about keeping accurate records? Let the captain worry about it. 1785 01:24:01,620 --> 01:24:03,872 Well, by God, I did. 1786 01:24:03,914 --> 01:24:08,585 I-I defy anyone to find a single wardroom mess statement or ship service inventory 1787 01:24:08,627 --> 01:24:11,171 filed aboard the USS   Caine while I was captain 1788 01:24:11,213 --> 01:24:13,632 that had a mistake of a single, solitary cent. 1789 01:24:13,674 --> 01:24:18,136 And by that, I mean, I defy a certified public accountant to do it. Okay? 1790 01:24:18,178 --> 01:24:19,805 Well, what else? 1791 01:24:19,846 --> 01:24:21,974 There's so much bullshit 1792 01:24:22,015 --> 01:24:25,018 in that precious log of Mr. Maryk's. 1793 01:24:25,060 --> 01:24:28,522 Oh, yes! Th-The movie business. 1794 01:24:28,563 --> 01:24:30,983 Okay, no respect for command. 1795 01:24:31,024 --> 01:24:33,443 Th-That was the whole trouble with that ship. 1796 01:24:33,485 --> 01:24:37,322 The movie operator, who had a disrespectful manner anyways, 1797 01:24:37,364 --> 01:24:41,410 started the movie without waiting for the arrival of the commanding officer. 1798 01:24:41,451 --> 01:24:43,912 Out of that whole ship's crew, officers and men, 1799 01:24:43,954 --> 01:24:48,750 did one person stand up and call a halt or even notice that the captain wasn't present? 1800 01:24:48,792 --> 01:24:51,920 I missed those movies more than they did. 1801 01:24:52,963 --> 01:24:55,757 I banned them, and, by God, I'd do it again. 1802 01:24:55,799 --> 01:24:59,344 Wh-What was I supposed to do, start issuing them all letters of commendation 1803 01:24:59,386 --> 01:25:02,931 for this gratuitous insult to the commanding officer? 1804 01:25:04,141 --> 01:25:06,601 It's not like I took it personal. 1805 01:25:06,643 --> 01:25:10,105 Uh, it's the principle. The principle of respect for the command. 1806 01:25:10,147 --> 01:25:13,942 That principle was dead when I came aboard that ship and I brought it to life. 1807 01:25:13,984 --> 01:25:15,986 And I nagged and I bitched and I hollered, 1808 01:25:16,028 --> 01:25:18,613 and, by God, I made it stick while I was captain! 1809 01:25:20,157 --> 01:25:22,492 Uh, and as I-- as I say, 1810 01:25:22,534 --> 01:25:24,786 it wasn't just the coffee makers. 1811 01:25:24,828 --> 01:25:26,496 It was a matter of respect. 1812 01:25:26,538 --> 01:25:29,082 When I ask a sailor a question, I want a straight answer. 1813 01:25:29,124 --> 01:25:31,335 Nobody's gonna get away with this shifty evasion, 1814 01:25:31,376 --> 01:25:34,421 if I have to hold a court of inquiry for a week. 1815 01:25:34,463 --> 01:25:37,215 What do I care about strawberries? It's a question of principle. 1816 01:25:37,257 --> 01:25:39,176 Stealing is stealing. 1817 01:25:39,760 --> 01:25:41,636 And on my ship-- 1818 01:25:45,682 --> 01:25:49,644 Well, it's not like we got a lot of nice treats anyway. 1819 01:25:49,686 --> 01:25:53,815 Uh... if we ever did get something pleasant once in a blue moon, 1820 01:25:53,857 --> 01:25:55,984 like-- like strawberries, well, 1821 01:25:56,026 --> 01:25:59,071 it was outrageous that I couldn't have a second helping if I felt like it. 1822 01:25:59,112 --> 01:26:01,490 I wasn't gonna let them get away with it, and I didn't. 1823 01:26:01,531 --> 01:26:05,494 By God, I never let anything like that happen on that ship again! 1824 01:26:16,380 --> 01:26:18,215 As I say, I-- 1825 01:26:18,256 --> 01:26:19,466 Okay, um... 1826 01:26:20,384 --> 01:26:23,678 H-How many of these things have I covered? 1827 01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:27,224 I-- I can only roughly do this by memory. 1828 01:26:27,265 --> 01:26:29,976 If you ask me specific questions, I'll-- 1829 01:26:30,018 --> 01:26:33,230 I'll tackle those one by one by one. 1830 01:26:34,439 --> 01:26:36,858 That won't be necessary, sir. 1831 01:26:37,984 --> 01:26:39,986 That was very thorough. 1832 01:26:41,029 --> 01:26:42,531 Thank you. 1833 01:26:47,327 --> 01:26:51,206 I draw the court's attention to Exhibit 12. 1834 01:26:54,084 --> 01:26:56,211 Commander, I show you an authenticated copy 1835 01:26:56,253 --> 01:26:59,131 of a fitness report that you wrote for Lieutenant Maryk 1836 01:26:59,172 --> 01:27:01,466 July 1, 2022. 1837 01:27:01,508 --> 01:27:03,885 Do you recognize it as such? 1838 01:27:06,346 --> 01:27:08,014 Y-Yes. 1839 01:27:08,056 --> 01:27:10,851 And by this time had the following events occurred-- 1840 01:27:10,892 --> 01:27:14,813 the water shortage, the coffee maker investigation, 1841 01:27:14,855 --> 01:27:17,649 the banning of the movies, the Internet 1842 01:27:17,691 --> 01:27:19,734 and other events? 1843 01:27:21,528 --> 01:27:23,655 Yes, I believe so. 1844 01:27:23,697 --> 01:27:28,910 Please read your comments on Lieutenant Maryk, July 1. 1845 01:27:29,744 --> 01:27:32,122 Well, n-not being vindictive, 1846 01:27:32,164 --> 01:27:36,460 I-I don't write down every single, solitary instance. 1847 01:27:36,501 --> 01:27:39,045 A fitness report goes into a man's record, 1848 01:27:39,087 --> 01:27:42,924 and, well, I've always tried to go easy on them. 1849 01:27:42,966 --> 01:27:44,968 A-Always have, always will. 1850 01:27:45,010 --> 01:27:46,720 I appreciate that, sir. 1851 01:27:46,761 --> 01:27:48,722 Please read the comments. 1852 01:27:54,603 --> 01:27:56,771 "This officer has, if anything, 1853 01:27:56,813 --> 01:27:59,941 improved in his performance of duty 1854 01:27:59,983 --> 01:28:02,944 since the last fitness report. 1855 01:28:03,904 --> 01:28:07,199 He is consistently loyal, unflagging, 1856 01:28:07,240 --> 01:28:11,620 thorough, courageous and efficient. 1857 01:28:12,871 --> 01:28:15,207 He is considered at present 1858 01:28:15,248 --> 01:28:19,628 fully qualified for command of a 1,200-ton MCM. 1859 01:28:21,087 --> 01:28:26,384 His professional determination and integrity set him apart 1860 01:28:26,426 --> 01:28:30,388 as an outstanding example for other officers, 1861 01:28:30,430 --> 01:28:32,807 reserve and regular alike. 1862 01:28:37,187 --> 01:28:39,940 He cannot be too highly commended." 1863 01:28:45,320 --> 01:28:46,863 Thank you. 1864 01:28:48,740 --> 01:28:50,450 No further questions. 1865 01:28:54,829 --> 01:28:56,790 No cross-examination. 1866 01:29:01,127 --> 01:29:03,004 You're excused, Commander. 1867 01:29:09,135 --> 01:29:10,679 Yes, sir. 1868 01:29:30,198 --> 01:29:32,117 Defense rests. 1869 01:29:34,369 --> 01:29:36,997 Is the trial counsel ready for summation? 1870 01:29:38,331 --> 01:29:41,001 No summary, sir. Prosecution rests. 1871 01:29:42,419 --> 01:29:44,212 No argument at all? 1872 01:29:49,968 --> 01:29:52,178 If it please the court, 1873 01:29:57,434 --> 01:29:59,644 I'm-- I'm at a loss 1874 01:29:59,686 --> 01:30:02,522 to discuss the case the defense has presented. 1875 01:30:03,565 --> 01:30:05,483 I have nothing to refute. 1876 01:30:05,525 --> 01:30:06,901 It's no case at all. 1877 01:30:06,943 --> 01:30:08,528 It has nothing to do 1878 01:30:08,570 --> 01:30:11,239 with the charge or the specification. 1879 01:30:13,033 --> 01:30:16,411 The defense counsel's very first question in this trial 1880 01:30:17,621 --> 01:30:20,498 was, "Commander, have you ever heard the expression, 1881 01:30:20,540 --> 01:30:22,917 Old Yellowstain?" 1882 01:30:22,959 --> 01:30:27,047 That was the key to his entire strategy, 1883 01:30:27,088 --> 01:30:30,008 which was simply to twist the proceedings around 1884 01:30:30,050 --> 01:30:34,262 so that the accused would become not Maryk, but Commander Queeg. 1885 01:30:34,304 --> 01:30:38,016 He has dragged out every possible vicious 1886 01:30:38,058 --> 01:30:41,936 and malicious criticism of the commander from the other witnesses 1887 01:30:41,978 --> 01:30:46,733 and forced Captain Queeg to defend himself against them in open court, 1888 01:30:46,775 --> 01:30:48,610 on the spur of the moment, 1889 01:30:48,652 --> 01:30:50,570 without advice of counsel, 1890 01:30:50,612 --> 01:30:53,239 without any of the normal privileges and safeguards 1891 01:30:53,281 --> 01:30:56,326 of an accused man under naval law. 1892 01:30:56,368 --> 01:30:59,788 Can this court possibly endorse the precedent 1893 01:30:59,829 --> 01:31:04,584 that a captain who doesn't please his underlings can be deposed by them? 1894 01:31:04,626 --> 01:31:06,920 And then that the captain's only recourse afterward 1895 01:31:06,961 --> 01:31:11,800 is to be placed at a witness stand in a general court-martial 1896 01:31:11,841 --> 01:31:13,968 to answer every petty gripe 1897 01:31:14,010 --> 01:31:16,262 and justify all his command decisions 1898 01:31:16,304 --> 01:31:20,725 to a hostile lawyer taking the part of his insubordinate inferiors? 1899 01:31:20,767 --> 01:31:24,646 Such a precedent is nothing but a blank check for mutiny. 1900 01:31:24,688 --> 01:31:28,233 It is the absolute destruction of the chain of command. 1901 01:31:30,985 --> 01:31:34,155 However, all this doesn't worry me. 1902 01:31:35,031 --> 01:31:36,991 I am confident 1903 01:31:37,033 --> 01:31:40,620 that this court hasn't been impressed by such aggressive tactics. 1904 01:31:40,662 --> 01:31:43,081 I know that the court is going to reject 1905 01:31:43,123 --> 01:31:45,333 this cynical play on its emotions, 1906 01:31:45,375 --> 01:31:50,171 this... insult to its intelligence, 1907 01:31:50,213 --> 01:31:53,383 and find the specification proven by the facts. 1908 01:31:55,385 --> 01:31:57,387 I've only this to say. 1909 01:31:58,388 --> 01:32:00,682 Whatever the verdict on the accused, I-- 1910 01:32:01,766 --> 01:32:04,352 I formally recommend that Defense Counsel Greenwald 1911 01:32:04,394 --> 01:32:06,187 be censured by this court 1912 01:32:06,229 --> 01:32:08,398 for conduct unbecoming an officer of the Navy 1913 01:32:08,440 --> 01:32:11,568 and that this reprimand be made part of his record. 1914 01:32:17,532 --> 01:32:20,577 Defense counsel. Closing argument? 1915 01:32:25,874 --> 01:32:27,208 Please the court, 1916 01:32:28,543 --> 01:32:32,797 I undertook the defense of the accused very reluctantly 1917 01:32:32,839 --> 01:32:37,594 and only at the urging of the judge advocate that no other defense counsel was available. 1918 01:32:38,553 --> 01:32:40,388 I was reluctant 1919 01:32:40,430 --> 01:32:43,808 because I knew that the only possible form of defense 1920 01:32:43,850 --> 01:32:47,812 was to prove the mental incompetence of an officer of the Navy. 1921 01:32:47,854 --> 01:32:53,318 It has been the most unpleasant duty I have ever had to perform. 1922 01:32:54,319 --> 01:32:57,363 However, once having undertaken it, 1923 01:32:57,405 --> 01:32:59,532 I have done my best to win an acquittal. 1924 01:32:59,574 --> 01:33:03,369 I thought this was my duty, both as defense counsel appointed by the Navy 1925 01:33:03,411 --> 01:33:06,206 and as a member of the bar. 1926 01:33:07,457 --> 01:33:09,292 Let me make one thing clear. 1927 01:33:09,334 --> 01:33:12,045 It is not the contention of the defense 1928 01:33:12,086 --> 01:33:14,214 that Commander Queeg is a coward 1929 01:33:14,255 --> 01:33:19,969 and that therefore, if he commits questionable acts under intense fire, 1930 01:33:20,011 --> 01:33:22,889 the explanation must lie elsewhere. 1931 01:33:22,931 --> 01:33:26,559 The court saw Commander Queeg's bearing on the stand. 1932 01:33:26,601 --> 01:33:30,063 The court can imagine what his bearing must have been like 1933 01:33:30,104 --> 01:33:32,273 at the height of the storm. 1934 01:33:32,315 --> 01:33:34,192 And on that basis, 1935 01:33:35,235 --> 01:33:38,446 the court can decide the fate of the accused. 1936 01:33:47,622 --> 01:33:49,874 Before recessing, 1937 01:33:49,916 --> 01:33:52,460 the court will rule on the recommendation to censure you. 1938 01:33:56,673 --> 01:33:58,132 Yes, sir. 1939 01:34:00,635 --> 01:34:04,597 This has been a strange and tragic trial. 1940 01:34:05,682 --> 01:34:08,268 In the 248-year history of the Navy, 1941 01:34:08,309 --> 01:34:11,479 there has been only one other attempted mutiny. 1942 01:34:13,356 --> 01:34:16,776 You have conducted your case with striking ingenuity. 1943 01:34:18,570 --> 01:34:20,321 But your conduct has been puzzling 1944 01:34:20,363 --> 01:34:22,490 and it does raise questions. 1945 01:34:23,491 --> 01:34:25,743 Has your conduct here been responsible, 1946 01:34:25,785 --> 01:34:27,495 Lieutenant Greenwald? 1947 01:34:30,456 --> 01:34:33,209 The reprimand, if there is to be one, 1948 01:34:33,251 --> 01:34:36,379 must come from your own conscience. 1949 01:34:38,506 --> 01:34:42,343 Court finds defense counsel has not been in contempt. 1950 01:34:42,385 --> 01:34:45,305 Recommendation to reprimand denied. 1951 01:34:45,346 --> 01:34:48,141 Court stands in recess until further notice. 1952 01:34:54,480 --> 01:34:57,692 What happens now? Well, that's the ball game. 1953 01:34:58,818 --> 01:35:00,194 And when do we find out? 1954 01:35:00,236 --> 01:35:02,030 If it's an acquittal, soon. 1955 01:35:02,071 --> 01:35:05,533 If not, well, they won't publish their findings for weeks. 1956 01:35:05,575 --> 01:35:07,035 Okay. 1957 01:35:08,036 --> 01:35:09,787 You were terrific. 1958 01:35:09,829 --> 01:35:11,664 Thanks. 1959 01:35:14,125 --> 01:35:16,377 You murdered Queeg up there. 1960 01:35:16,961 --> 01:35:19,255 Yes, I murdered him. 1961 01:35:24,010 --> 01:35:27,680 I'm grateful to you, win or lose. 1962 01:35:32,477 --> 01:35:33,770 Okay. 1963 01:35:36,522 --> 01:35:38,524 What's wrong? Not a thing. 1964 01:35:38,566 --> 01:35:41,152 Well, look, I need to ask you something. 1965 01:35:41,194 --> 01:35:43,279 What now? Hmm? 1966 01:35:44,948 --> 01:35:47,742 Tom Keefer's having a party tonight at the hotel. 1967 01:35:47,784 --> 01:35:50,745 This morning he got a $10,000 advance on his novel. 1968 01:35:50,787 --> 01:35:53,081 Well, I hope he sells a million copies, 1969 01:35:53,122 --> 01:35:56,417 wins the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the Medal of Honor. 1970 01:35:56,459 --> 01:35:59,087 Wrap this whole thing up in a nice, pink ribbon. 1971 01:35:59,128 --> 01:36:00,838 We're both invited. 1972 01:36:03,216 --> 01:36:04,759 What? 1973 01:36:05,843 --> 01:36:08,471 Look, I know what you probably think. 1974 01:36:08,513 --> 01:36:11,182 But one way or another, it's over. 1975 01:36:11,224 --> 01:36:14,268 I don't know what I would have done in Tom's place. 1976 01:36:14,310 --> 01:36:16,437 You'd go to Keefer's party. 1977 01:36:17,605 --> 01:36:20,775 I'll go if you will, if you think we should. 1978 01:36:43,131 --> 01:36:45,758 Oh! 1979 01:36:53,307 --> 01:36:55,601 All right, quiet, quiet! 1980 01:36:56,769 --> 01:36:59,731 Quiet, you drunken bums of the   Caine! 1981 01:36:59,772 --> 01:37:03,901 Here he is, the guest of honor, our courageous hero. 1982 01:37:03,943 --> 01:37:05,069 Hey! Whoo! 1983 01:37:05,111 --> 01:37:07,113 Speech! Speech, speech, speech! 1984 01:37:07,155 --> 01:37:10,450 Speech! Speech! Speech! No, no, no, no. 1985 01:37:10,491 --> 01:37:13,828 No, no, no, no, no, no! Come on, Barney! 1986 01:37:13,870 --> 01:37:16,873 No, I-I-I'm drunker than any of you guys. 1987 01:37:16,914 --> 01:37:19,042 I've been out with the trial counsel, 1988 01:37:19,083 --> 01:37:22,045 trying to get her to take back some of the dirty names she called me. 1989 01:37:24,380 --> 01:37:27,842 I finally got her to shake hands on the third bourbon and soda, maybe the fourth. 1990 01:37:27,884 --> 01:37:30,928 That's good. That's good. I had to talk loud and fast, Steve. 1991 01:37:30,970 --> 01:37:34,307 I played some pretty dirty pool in court. Well... 1992 01:37:34,348 --> 01:37:36,100 Poor Katherine Challee, huh? Yeah. 1993 01:37:36,142 --> 01:37:38,352 Mmm. So what's this? 1994 01:37:38,394 --> 01:37:40,396 Oh, it's a double celebration. 1995 01:37:40,438 --> 01:37:41,981 A cake baked like a book. 1996 01:37:42,023 --> 01:37:44,233 $10,000 came in the mail today. Advance on my novel. 1997 01:37:46,277 --> 01:37:48,446 Very nice. Very nice. 1998 01:37:48,488 --> 01:37:49,906 I got something in the mail today too. 1999 01:37:49,947 --> 01:37:52,617 What's that, Barney? Medical clearance. 2000 01:37:52,658 --> 01:37:55,203 Orders back to my ship. Leaving tomorrow. 2001 01:37:56,412 --> 01:37:58,956 Good. Hey, that's great. 2002 01:38:01,084 --> 01:38:02,376 Ten thousand bucks, huh? 2003 01:38:05,588 --> 01:38:07,006 You know, maybe I should 2004 01:38:07,048 --> 01:38:09,592 return the celebrated author's toast. 2005 01:38:09,634 --> 01:38:11,260 Yes! A little, little speech. 2006 01:38:11,302 --> 01:38:13,888 All right, all right, all right. Here we go, here we go. 2007 01:38:13,930 --> 01:38:15,515 Okay. 2008 01:38:15,556 --> 01:38:18,017 Uh, war novel, isn't it? That's right. 2009 01:38:18,059 --> 01:38:20,937 I assume you gave the Navy a good screwing, yeah? 2010 01:38:20,978 --> 01:38:22,980 Yeah? 2011 01:38:23,022 --> 01:38:25,358 I don't think that Navy Public Affairs would approve it at any rate. 2012 01:38:25,399 --> 01:38:28,569 Well, somebody should show up these stupid, stuffy old pricks, huh? 2013 01:38:28,611 --> 01:38:31,155 Yeah! Who's the hero, you? 2014 01:38:31,197 --> 01:38:34,158 If there's any similarities, it is purely coincidental. 2015 01:38:36,410 --> 01:38:39,372 Okay, I'm warped and I'm drunk. 2016 01:38:40,790 --> 01:38:43,751 But it suddenly seems to me, if I wrote a war novel, 2017 01:38:43,793 --> 01:38:46,587 I would try to make a hero out of Old Yellowstain. 2018 01:38:46,629 --> 01:38:48,506 Mmm. Oh, come on. 2019 01:38:48,548 --> 01:38:49,966 That's right, I would. No. No. 2020 01:38:50,007 --> 01:38:52,426 No, I would. And I'll tell you why. 2021 01:38:53,636 --> 01:38:56,305 You see, Mr. Keefer, while I was studying law 2022 01:38:56,347 --> 01:38:58,015 and you were writing short stories, 2023 01:38:58,057 --> 01:39:00,768 and Willie Keith was playing on the fields of Princeton, 2024 01:39:00,810 --> 01:39:04,021 why, all that time, these-- 2025 01:39:04,063 --> 01:39:06,899 these old birds we call regulars, these stupid, stuffy pricks, 2026 01:39:06,941 --> 01:39:08,693 were standing guard 2027 01:39:08,734 --> 01:39:12,947 on our fat, dumb and happy country. 2028 01:39:13,948 --> 01:39:16,450 Of course, they were doing it for dough. 2029 01:39:16,492 --> 01:39:18,452 Same as anybody does anything. 2030 01:39:19,453 --> 01:39:23,082 But the question is, in the last analysis... 2031 01:39:24,208 --> 01:39:26,669 I mean, what do you do for dough? You and me. 2032 01:39:26,711 --> 01:39:30,464 We're advancing our free little careers. 2033 01:39:31,924 --> 01:39:36,220 So when 9/11 happened and so many of us rushed to join up 2034 01:39:36,262 --> 01:39:40,600 to fight those assholes that crashed those planes into the Twin Towers... 2035 01:39:42,351 --> 01:39:45,396 You couldn't fight them with a law book, so I-- I went active. 2036 01:39:45,438 --> 01:39:47,023 I joined the Navy. 2037 01:39:48,357 --> 01:39:50,109 Maybe I'd fly over the Middle East 2038 01:39:50,151 --> 01:39:52,153 and bomb the shit out of some terrorists, right? 2039 01:39:52,195 --> 01:39:54,363 Whoo! 2040 01:39:54,405 --> 01:39:58,951 But there were already a lot of guys ready to do that. 2041 01:40:00,286 --> 01:40:02,580 And it wasn't me. Not yet. 2042 01:40:02,622 --> 01:40:05,082 Wasn't Tom Keefer, still in school, 2043 01:40:05,124 --> 01:40:07,793 or Willie Keith in midshipman training, 2044 01:40:07,835 --> 01:40:11,714 but Old Yellowstain and guys like him. 2045 01:40:12,798 --> 01:40:15,384 They were already on station, ready to go. 2046 01:40:16,552 --> 01:40:18,346 And they're a lot smarter than any of us. 2047 01:40:18,387 --> 01:40:21,015 I mean, let's-- Come on. Let's not kid ourselves. 2048 01:40:21,057 --> 01:40:25,436 I mean, you don't get anywhere in the all-volunteer, upwardly mobile American Navy 2049 01:40:25,478 --> 01:40:27,271 unless you're goddamn good. 2050 01:40:28,814 --> 01:40:31,859 And these old-line pros, they may not be up on the latest video game, 2051 01:40:31,901 --> 01:40:34,362 but they know how to get a tough job done. 2052 01:40:35,488 --> 01:40:39,158 And they were standing by, and they were ready to do it, 2053 01:40:39,200 --> 01:40:41,744 while the rest of us were still trying to know shit from Shinola. 2054 01:40:41,786 --> 01:40:44,705 Barney. Hey, Barney. It's over. 2055 01:40:44,747 --> 01:40:46,707 All right? Come on. Let's just enjoy dinner. 2056 01:40:46,749 --> 01:40:49,210 Dinner's a sham, Steve. You're guilty. 2057 01:40:50,753 --> 01:40:53,381 Of course, you're only half guilty. 2058 01:40:53,422 --> 01:40:56,884 I mean, there was someone else standing very neatly out of the picture, 2059 01:40:57,802 --> 01:40:59,720 the guy who started the whole idea 2060 01:40:59,762 --> 01:41:01,514 that Queeg's a dangerous paranoiac, 2061 01:41:01,555 --> 01:41:04,058 who argued you into it for six months, 2062 01:41:04,100 --> 01:41:06,727 who coined the nickname Old Yellowstain, 2063 01:41:06,769 --> 01:41:10,815 who pointed out the psychiatry books and Article 1108 and kept hammering it at you. 2064 01:41:10,856 --> 01:41:12,358 All right, wait a minute here. 2065 01:41:12,400 --> 01:41:15,528 Oh, yeah, yeah, Mr. Keefer. That's right, yeah. 2066 01:41:16,362 --> 01:41:18,489 I had to drag it out of Steve. 2067 01:41:18,531 --> 01:41:21,701 Big dumb Polack tried to tell me it was all his own idea. 2068 01:41:21,742 --> 01:41:25,663 He wouldn't know a paranoid from an anthropoid. But you knew, didn't you? 2069 01:41:25,705 --> 01:41:31,252 You told him his medical log was a clinical picture of a paranoid. 2070 01:41:31,294 --> 01:41:34,588 You advised him to go to Admiral Williams. You offered to go with him. 2071 01:41:34,630 --> 01:41:39,093 You didn't get cold feet until you stood on Williams's quarterdeck in Bahrain. 2072 01:41:39,135 --> 01:41:41,721 Yeah, and then you ducked, and you've been ducking ever since. 2073 01:41:41,762 --> 01:41:43,597 I don't know where you're getting all this. 2074 01:41:43,639 --> 01:41:45,725 Biggest favor you could have done Steve, 2075 01:41:45,766 --> 01:41:47,727 as far as winning an acquittal went, 2076 01:41:47,768 --> 01:41:49,729 though I doubt you realize it. 2077 01:41:51,939 --> 01:41:54,859 But if there is a guilty party, it's you. 2078 01:41:56,319 --> 01:41:59,780 If you hadn't filled Steve Maryk's thick head 2079 01:41:59,822 --> 01:42:01,449 full of paranoia and Article 1108, 2080 01:42:01,490 --> 01:42:05,286 why, he'd have-- he'd have got Queeg to come north. 2081 01:42:05,328 --> 01:42:08,956 Or he'd have helped him pull through to the south. 2082 01:42:10,291 --> 01:42:12,960 And the   Caine   wouldn't have been yanked out of action. 2083 01:42:13,002 --> 01:42:14,754 And that-- 2084 01:42:14,795 --> 01:42:17,631 that is your contribution 2085 01:42:17,673 --> 01:42:19,967 to the good old USA, my friend-- 2086 01:42:20,009 --> 01:42:23,471 pulling a minesweeper out of the Persian Gulf when it was most needed. 2087 01:42:23,512 --> 01:42:26,265 That-- That... ...and fucking Multitudes, Multitudes. 2088 01:42:26,307 --> 01:42:27,475 You're drunk. 2089 01:42:27,516 --> 01:42:29,226 You know, excuse me, okay? 2090 01:42:29,268 --> 01:42:30,728 I'm all done. 2091 01:42:31,645 --> 01:42:33,564 You know, here's to you. 2092 01:42:33,606 --> 01:42:36,484 You bowled a perfect score. You went after Queeg, and you got him. 2093 01:42:36,525 --> 01:42:39,320 You kept your own whites all starchy, 2094 01:42:39,362 --> 01:42:41,781 and you wrote your novel proving the Navy sucks, 2095 01:42:41,822 --> 01:42:45,326 and you'll say, oh, you know, you'll make a million dollars, marry a movie star. 2096 01:42:45,368 --> 01:42:47,745 And so you won't mind a little verbal reprimand from me. 2097 01:42:47,787 --> 01:42:49,705 What does it all mean? Hmm? 2098 01:42:50,539 --> 01:42:52,166 You know, I-I defended Steve Maryk 2099 01:42:52,208 --> 01:42:56,670 because I realized the wrong guy was on trial. 2100 01:42:56,712 --> 01:42:59,673 And the only way I could defend him was to murder Queeg for you. 2101 01:42:59,715 --> 01:43:04,595 And I'm pissed off that I was put in that position. I'm ashamed of what I did. 2102 01:43:05,513 --> 01:43:07,681 And that's why I'm drunk. 2103 01:43:08,891 --> 01:43:10,893 Queeg deserved better. 2104 01:43:14,271 --> 01:43:16,982 He served this country for 21 years. 2105 01:43:20,111 --> 01:43:22,822 So I'm not gonna eat your dinner, 2106 01:43:23,823 --> 01:43:25,699 drink your wine. 2107 01:43:27,159 --> 01:43:29,578 I'll make my toast and go. 2108 01:43:32,581 --> 01:43:33,958 So here's to you. 2109 01:43:33,999 --> 01:43:36,210 Here's to   Caine's favorite author. 2110 01:43:37,586 --> 01:43:39,255 Here's to your book. 2111 01:44:13,539 --> 01:44:17,835 Baby's into runnin' round Hangin' with the crowd 2112 01:44:17,877 --> 01:44:19,837 Puttin' your business In the street 2113 01:44:19,879 --> 01:44:21,881 Talkin' out loud 2114 01:44:21,922 --> 01:44:24,133 Sayin' you bought her This and that 2115 01:44:24,175 --> 01:44:26,135 And how much you done spent 2116 01:44:26,177 --> 01:44:30,139 I swear she must believe It's all heaven sent 2117 01:44:30,181 --> 01:44:31,932 Hey, boy 2118 01:44:31,974 --> 01:44:34,518 You better bring Your chick around 2119 01:44:34,560 --> 01:44:36,604 To the sad, sad truth 2120 01:44:36,645 --> 01:44:38,772 The dirty lowdown 2121 01:44:42,485 --> 01:44:46,113 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2122 01:44:46,155 --> 01:44:48,866 Taught her how To talk like that 2123 01:44:50,493 --> 01:44:53,621 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2124 01:44:53,662 --> 01:44:56,123 Gave her that big idea 2125 01:45:03,589 --> 01:45:07,760 Nothin' you can't handle Nothin' you ain't got 2126 01:45:07,801 --> 01:45:11,972 Put your money on the table And drive it off the lot 2127 01:45:12,014 --> 01:45:13,891 Turn on that old love light 2128 01:45:13,933 --> 01:45:16,143 And turn a "Maybe" To a "Yes" 2129 01:45:16,185 --> 01:45:19,730 Same old schoolboy game Got you into this mess 2130 01:45:19,772 --> 01:45:22,107 Hey, son 2131 01:45:22,149 --> 01:45:24,193 Better get on back to town 2132 01:45:24,235 --> 01:45:26,654 Face the sad old truth 2133 01:45:26,695 --> 01:45:29,031 The dirty lowdown 2134 01:45:32,409 --> 01:45:35,871 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2135 01:45:35,913 --> 01:45:38,832 Put those ideas In your head 2136 01:45:40,876 --> 01:45:44,713 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2137 01:45:54,890 --> 01:45:56,934 Well 2138 01:46:03,065 --> 01:46:06,026 Come on back down Little son 2139 01:46:06,068 --> 01:46:12,116 Dig the low, low Low, low, lowdown 2140 01:46:26,589 --> 01:46:30,843 You ain't got to be so bad Got to be so cold 2141 01:46:30,884 --> 01:46:35,180 This dog eat dog existence Sure is getting old 2142 01:46:35,222 --> 01:46:39,184 Gotta have a jones for this Jones for that 2143 01:46:39,226 --> 01:46:41,103 This runnin' With the Joneses 2144 01:46:41,145 --> 01:46:44,982 Boy, just ain't Where it's at, no, no 2145 01:46:45,024 --> 01:46:47,318 You gonna come back around 2146 01:46:47,359 --> 01:46:49,820 To the sad, sad truth 2147 01:46:49,862 --> 01:46:52,156 The dirty lowdown 2148 01:46:55,451 --> 01:46:58,829 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2149 01:46:58,871 --> 01:47:01,999 Got you thinking Like that, boy 2150 01:47:03,626 --> 01:47:08,047 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2151 01:47:24,355 --> 01:47:28,317 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2152 01:47:28,359 --> 01:47:32,321 Said I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2153 01:47:33,364 --> 01:47:37,034 Oh, look out For that lowdown 2154 01:47:37,076 --> 01:47:39,036 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2155 01:47:39,078 --> 01:47:43,582 That dirty, dirty Dirty, dirty lowdown 2156 01:47:45,084 --> 01:47:49,588 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2157 01:47:53,133 --> 01:47:56,804 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 2158 01:47:56,845 --> 01:47:58,972 Got you thinkin' like that 2159 01:47:59,014 --> 01:48:02,309 Got you thinkin' By yourself 2160 01:48:02,351 --> 01:48:04,770 Lookin' that girl In the face 2161 01:48:04,812 --> 01:48:06,939 It's a sad affair 2162 01:48:06,980 --> 01:48:09,608 Ashamed of yourself 2163 01:48:09,650 --> 01:48:14,071 I wonder, wonder Wonder, wonder who 193849

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