Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON "ARMY WIVES"...

WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO EVACUATE AMERICAN CITIZENS,

NOT CHILDREN. WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM.

WHATEVER TRIBE GETS HERE FIRST IS GOING TO KILL THEM.

THIS IS MESSED UP.

JACKIE, ABOUT YESTERDAY,

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE LATELY,

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M HERE TO LISTEN.

I'VE MANAGED A FAMILY, A MARRIAGE,

THE ARMY ALL THESE YEARS.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO FALL APART NOW.

(woman) DETAILS CONTINUE TO EMERGE IN THE STORY

OF THE AMERICAN AIDE WORKER WHO CLAIMS

U.S. TROOPS ABANDONED A DOZEN ORPHANS

IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF NARUBU.

MICHAEL, IT'S AWFUL WHAT HAPPENED.

MILITANTS KILLING HELPLESS CHILDREN--

I can't think of anything more horrifying.

I AGREE.

HAS THE ARMY VERIFIED THE WOMAN'S STORY?

NOT YET. SHE WENT RIGHT TO THE PRESS.

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF CALLS

I'm getting.

OH, I'D BELIEVE IT.

BUT THE TROOPS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG, DID THEY?

WELL, NOT FROM WHAT I'VE READ.

MICHAEL?

Congress is making some noise,

SO THE PENTAGON'S ORDERED A 15-6 INVESTIGATION.

I'm heading it up. YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

Well, it's very straightforward.

GATHER THE FACTS,

DETERMINE IF DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS NECESSARY.

And if it is?

LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.

BUT FRANK WAS IN CHARGE, WASN'T HE,

FRANK AND KEVIN CLARKE?

CLAUDIA JOY, I REALLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

No, of course not. Uh, okay.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'm good.

YEAH? YOU SOUND GOOD.

MISSING YOU LIKE CRAZY.

Same here.

(laughs)

I SHOULD BE THERE, MICHAEL.

YOUR HEALTH IS ALL THAT MATTERS RIGHT NOW.

I mean it.

(sighs deeply)

CLAUDIA JOY?

YES, SIR.

GOOD. HEY, I GOTTA GO.

WE'LL TALK LATER?

OF COURSE. I LOVE YOU.

I love you, too.

MICHAEL HOLDEN'S LEADING THE 15-6?

IT'S THE LOGICAL CHOICE.

HE IS THE CORPS COMMANDER.

ACTING CORPS COMMANDER.

I MEAN, DON'T YOU THINK IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST,

CONSIDERING YOU'RE BOTH UP FOR AT THIRD STAR?

HOLDEN'S A MAN OF INTEGRITY.

I KNOW, BUT--

AND HE'S NOT GONNA FIND ANYTHING WRONG

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

BY THE WAY, I MANAGED TO GET A RESERVATION

AT THE OVAL ROOM FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.

(sighs)

CANCEL IT.

WHAT?

I'M CANCELING THE WHOLE D.C. TRIP.

NO POINT IN PRESSING THE FLESH UNTIL THIS BLOWS OVER.

RIGHT.

UH, M-MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER

UH, POSTPONING THE DIVISION BANQUET, TOO.

WHAT?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE WOULD THAT SEND?

NO, I-I JUST THOUGHT--

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO MOVE THE BANQUET ONCE

BECAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT.

WE'RE NOT MOVING IT AGAIN. IT'S RIDICULOUS.

(cell phone rings and beeps) OKAY.

GENERAL CLARKE.

(door opens)

(door closes)

(pills rattle)

(rattles)

♪♪♪

THEY CAME TO THE ORPHANAGE WITH MACHETES AND GUNS.

I TOLD THE KIDS TO RUN, THEN I GRABBED SOLANGE

AND I TOOK OFF AS FAST AS I COULD.

I COULD STILL HEAR THE GUNS WHEN I STOPPED.

THEY KILLED MY KIDS.

THE ARMY COULD HAVE SAVED THEM.

I FEEL SICK ABOUT THOSE KIDS.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

BUT THAT WOMAN HAS GOT A LOT OF NERVE,

BLAMING OUR GUYS FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

HECTOR SAYS IT WAS MESSED UP.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NOTHIN'.

HE JUST SAYS THEY COULDA DONE MORE, THAT'S ALL.

YOUR HUSBAND TOLD 'EM, FORGET ABOUT IT.

THERE WASN'T NOTHIN', THEY COULD DO.

YEAH, WELL, HE WAS RIGHT.

LOOK, THEY'RE SOLDIERS.

THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW ORDERS.

AND IF TREVOR SAID IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL,

IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I JUST FEEL SICK ABOUT IT. THAT'S ALL.

SO DO I.

(Michael) WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, LIEUTENANT?

WHEN WE PULLED UP TO THE ORPHANAGE,

THE THREE AMERICAN AIDE WORKERS CAME OUT OF THE BUILDING--

TWO MEN, ONE WOMAN.

I MADE SURE THAT THEY HAD THEIR PASSPORTS

AND THEN TOLD THEM TO GET IN THE VEHICLES.

THAT'S WHEN THE WOMAN CALLED FOR THE ORPHANS TO COME OUT.

HOW MANY ORPHANS?

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE, SIR. MAYBE A DOZEN.

HOW OLD?

THE OLDEST LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 14 OR 15.

THE YOUNGEST WAS THAT LITTLE GIRL.

THE ONE IN THE PHOTO.

GO ON.

WHEN COLONEL SHERWOOD SAW THE KIDS,

HE TOLD THE WOMAN...

THAT WOULD BE RACHEL MILLER?

YES, SIR.

HE TOLD HER THAT WE COULDN'T TAKE THE CHILDREN WITH US.

SHE GOT VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT,

BUT HER COWORKERS CONVINCED HER TO LEAVE.

AT LEAST, IT LOOKED THAT WAY UNTIL SHE CHANGED HER MIND.

WHY?

(sighs) I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

ONE MOMENT SHE WAS AT THE HUMVEE,

THE NEXT SHE WAS BACK WITH THE KIDS.

THEN WHAT?

THEN COLONEL SHERWOOD MADE A RADIO CALL TO GENERAL CLARKE.

WHAT ABOUT?

I COULDN'T SAY EXACTLY, SIR.

COLONEL SHERWOOD HAD MOVED AWAY TO TAKE THE CALL PRIVATELY.

AND WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE CAME BACK?

HE TOLD MS. MILLER

THAT WE COULDN'T TAKE THE CHILDREN WITH US

AND TO GET IN THE HUMVEE.

SHE REFUSED.

THEN HE ORDERED US TO MOVE OUT.

(man) I.D., MA'AM.

(Denise sighs) I WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON?

(Jackie) WHO KNOWS?

RANDOM SECURITY CHECK PROBABLY.

MM-HMM.

OKAY, I'LL PICK UP THE PROGRAMS IN THE MORNING.

SO HOW ARE WE DOING WITH THE VOLUNTEERS?

ALL SET. ROXY SAID HER F.R.G. WILL GET THERE AN HOUR EARLY

TO HELP WITH FINAL SETUP.

PERFECT.

(sighs)

SO, UM...

WHAT'S FRANK HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS 15-6 INVESTIGATION?

WELL, YOU KNOW, HE HASN'T TALKED ABOUT IT REALLY.

LUCKY YOU. KEVIN NEARLY BIT OFF MY HEAD THIS MORNING.

WELL, I-IT WASN'T THAT BAD.

YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST UNDER A LOT OF STRESS.

YEAH.

FRANK, UH, FRANK HASN'T BEEN THE SAME

SINCE HE GOT BACK FROM AFRICA.

HE'S NOT SLEEPING WELL, AND... (inhales)

HE SAYS IT JET LAG, BUT THIS LONG?

NO, THERE'S SOMETHING ON HIS MIND.

(people speaking indistinctly)

OH, MY GOD.

(shouting indistinctly)

(man) I TOLD YOU BEFORE, GET BACK!

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

(shouting continues)

HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF?!

MA'AM, STEP BACK FROM THE VEHICLE.

(shouting continues)

(Michael) SO YOU RADIOED BACK TO GENERAL CLARKE?

YES, SIR.

I WAS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO FORCIBLY EVACUATE

THE FEMALE AIDE WORKER.

AND?

GENERAL CLARKE INFORMED ME THAT I LACKED THE AUTHORITY.

WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU DISCUSSED?

YES, SIR. I ASKED ABOUT THE NONCOMBATANTS.

WHY IS THAT?

WELL, SIR, THERE WAS GUNFIRE IN THE AREA.

AND THE FEMALE AIDE WORKER TOLD ME

THAT THE CHILDREN WOULD BE IN DANGER

IF THEY WERE CONFRONTED BY HOSTILE TRIBES.

AND YOU BROUGHT THAT TO GENERAL CLARKE'S ATTENTION?

YES, SIR. I WANTED TO BE SURE OF MY DIRECTIVES

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND WHAT DID GENERAL CLARKE TELL YOU?

HE ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY IMMEDIATE THREAT

TO THE CHILDREN.

I SAID NO.

DESPITE THE GUNFIRE?

YES, SIR.

THE CONVOY ENCOUNTERED NO HOSTILITIES

ON THE WAY TO THE ORPHANAGE,

AND WE DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY CONFIRMED FIGHTING IN THE AREA.

BUT YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY?

YES, SIR. I-- I SUPPOSE I WAS.

WHY ELSE WOULD YOU ASK ABOUT 'EM?

OUR INTEL WAS THAT...

THE SITUATION WAS DETERIORATING ALL OVER WESTERN NARUBU, SIR.

OKAY, SO WHAT'S NEXT?

WELL, GENERAL CLARKE ASKED IF, UH,

ANY OF THE CHILDREN WERE HURT

OR IN NEED OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

I SAID NO.

AND THAT'S WHEN HE ORDERED US TO EVACUATE.

DID YOU PROTEST, ARGUE IN ANY WAY?

NO, SIR.

I HAD MY ORDERS.

T-THEY WERE THE RIGHT ORDERS...

SIR.

ANYTHING ELSE, COLONEL?

NO, SIR.

(knock on door)

COME IN, PATTY.

SORRY TO DISTURB.

DR. BURTON, THERE IS A WALK-IN HERE TO SEE YOU.

A MARCUS WILLIAMS.

IS HE A PATIENT?

NO. HE SAYS IT'S A FAMILY MATTER.

I DON'T KNOW ANY MARCUS WILLIAMS.

YOU WANT ME TO SEND HIM AWAY?

WHY? IS THERE A PROBLEM?

HE'S A LITTLE SKETCHY.

YOU THINK HE'S DANGEROUS?

I WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR.

SHOW HIM IN. YEAH?

YEAH.

MR. WILLIAMS.

HEY, I'M DR. BURTON.

MARCUS WILLIAMS.

DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER?

NAH, WE DON'T.

BUT YOU TOLD MY ASSISTANT IT WAS A FAMILY MATTER.

IT IS. I'M DAVID'S FATHER.

YOU'RE DAVID'S FATHER?

(chuckles) YEAH.

IT'S CRAZY, RIGHT? I-I JUST FOUND OUT A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

I'M SORRY. I'M NOT FOLLOWING.

WELL, I AIN'T BEEN IN CHARLESTON IN A LONG TIME, MAN.

I GET BACK HERE, FRIENDS TELL ME,

DONNA HAD A LITTLE BABY BOY 11 YEARS AGO.

DONNA?

OH, DONNA GREEN.

WE MUSTA BROKE UP JUST BEFORE SHE FOUND OUT SHE WAS PREGNANT.

11 YEARS AGO.

WELL, MORE LIKE 12 NOW.

HER FAMILY SAY DONNA DIED WHEN HER BOY WAS LITTLE,

O.D.'ed.

AND DONNA'S MOM RAISED DAVID TILL SHE DIED,

THEN THE BOY WENT INTO THE SYSTEM, AND YOU ADOPTED HIM.

AND HOW'D YOU FIND ME? ADOPTION RECORDS ARE SEALED.

WELL, SOMEBODY IN DONNA'S FAMILY KEPT TABS ON DAVID,

HEARD THAT HE WAS ADOPTED BY A COLONEL IN THE ARMY,

A FEMALE COLONEL.

AIN'T THAT MANY FEMALE COLONELS.

SO WHAT LINE OF WORK ARE YOU IN, MR. WILLIAMS?

YOU KNOW, THIS AND THAT. CONSTRUCTION MOSTLY.

AND WHERE EXACTLY HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS?

I DON'T SEE HOW THAT MATTER.

THE POINT IS, I'M HERE NOW.

RIGHT.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE EXACTLY,

BUT I GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

I WANT YOU TO LEAVE NOW, AND DON'T COME BACK.

LOOK, I JUST WANT TO SEE MY SON.

NO. DON'T CALL HIM THAT.

AND DON'T EXPECT ME TO PAY YOU TO GO AWAY.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND--

NO, BRUH, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IF I SEE YOU AGAIN, I'M CALLING THE POLICE.

(opens door)

(door opens)

YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE ORPHANS IN YOUR AFTER-ACTION REPORT.

NO.

WHY NOT?

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS RELEVANT.

WE WERE TASKED WITH EVACUATING AMERICAN CITIZENS,

NOT FOREIGN NATIONALS.

AS MY REPORT STATES,

WE STRICTLY ADHERED TO STATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVES,

EMBASSY PROTOCOL, AND AFRICOM RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO COLONEL SHERWOOD'S RADIO CALL

FROM THE ORPHANAGE.

CAN YOU WALK THAT DOWN FOR ME AGAIN?

COLONEL SHERWOOD WANTED TO KNOW

IF HE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO FORCIBLY EVACUATE

AN AMERICAN AIDE WORKER.

I TOLD HIM NO.

THAT'S WHEN HE ASKED ABOUT THE NONCOMBATANTS?

YES. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ORPHANS.

WHY?

THERE HAD BEEN GUNFIRE IN THE AREA,

AND THIS WOMAN, THIS AIDE WORKER,

TOLD HIM THAT THE CHILDREN MAY BE HARMED BY THE MILITANTS.

SO WHAT DID YOU DO?

WELL, ONCE I HAD DETERMINED

THAT THE CHILDREN WERE NOT IN ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER

OR IN NEED OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE,

I ORDERED COLONEL SHERWOOD TO RETURN TO BASE IMMEDIATELY.

BECAUSE YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HOSTILITIES?

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MISSION,

WHICH WAS TO EVACUATE AMERICAN CITIZENS

AND AVOID MEDDLING IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE CONCERNED YOU?

HELL, YES.

OUR REPORTS INDICATED WESTERN NARUBU

WAS RAPIDLY DESCENDING INTO CIVIL WAR.

I WANTED MY MEN OUT OF THERE.

(Kevin) IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

ALL ANYBODY WANTS TO DO IS TALK ABOUT THOSE KIDS.

IT MAKES A GOOD STORY.

YOU WANT A GOOD STORY?

WE INSERTED AN ENTIRE BRIGADE INTO A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

AND COMPLETED AN EVACUATION WITHOUT A SINGLE FATALITY.

THAT'S YOUR STORY.

I KNOW.

I MEAN, PEOPLE SHOULD BE THANKING US FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

INSTEAD, WE'RE BEING TREATED LIKE A BUNCH OF BABY KILLERS.

IT'S OBSCENE.

IT'S AN INSULT TO EVERYBODY IN UNIFORM.

I AGREE, KEVIN.

ANYBODY THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH OUR FOREIGN POLICY,

THEY SHOULD PICKET THE WHITE HOUSE,

NOT FORT MARSHALL.

WE DIDN'T HURT THOSE KIDS, JACKIE.

AND WE SURE AS HELL COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN

WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN TO 'EM.

AND EVEN IF WE DID, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO SAVE 'EM.

JUST LIKE WE CAN'T SAVE THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

BEING KILLED OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S BECAUSE IT'S KIDS.

I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE KIDS.

AND I AM SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO 'EM.

BUT I CARE MORE ABOUT MY TROOPS

AND I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

(cell phone rings)

(beeps)

HELLO.

HEY, JACKIE, UH, CITY COUNCILWOMAN LINTON

JUST BACKED OUT OF THE BANQUET.

What?

YEAH, THAT'S THE THIRD CANCELLATION

in the last hour.

Uh, you know, it's because of the protesters.

NOBODY WANTS TO BE ON THE 11:00 NEWS

ENTERING FORT MARSHALL RIGHT NOW.

I told Kevin we should've postponed.

(sighs) LOOK, IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

I'LL, UH, I'LL REWORK THE SEATING CHART TONIGHT

AND, UH, COMBINE SOME TABLES.

But what if more people cancel?

WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.

LOOK, I'M SORRY, JACKIE. I HAVE TO GO.

OKAY. UM, TH-THANKS FOR THE HEADS-UP.

(beep)

(sets glass down)

HOW'D THE INQUIRY GO?

WELL, I'M GLAD IT'S BEHIND ME.

THAT'S IT?

PRETTY ROUTINE, D.

(object clatters)

OH, SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD.

WHAT IS THAT, CHICKEN PARM?

YEAH.

GREAT, 'CAUSE I'M STARVING.

I'M GONNA GO TAKE A SHOWER.

I WAS TALKING TO GLORIA ABOUT THOSE KIDS...

THE ORPHANS.

(sighs) YEAH.

WELL, WE WERE JUST BOTH SAYING

WHAT A HORRIBLE SITUATION IT WAS.

AND I SAID THAT...

YOU WOULD'VE SAVED THOSE KIDS IF YOU COULD'VE, RIGHT?

TREVOR?

(silverware clinks)

TECHNICALLY, WE COULD'VE SAVED THEM.

WHAT?

I MEAN, THERE WAS ROOM IN THE HUMVEE.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN TIGHT, BUT...

I DON'T GET IT.

OKAY.

EVEN IF WE HAD TAKEN 'EM TO THE AIRFIELD, THEN WHAT?

WE COULDN'T FLY 'EM OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE THAT WASN'T OUR MISSION.

OUR MISSION WAS TO EVACUATE AMERICANS.

YEAH, I GET THAT--

THOSE TRIBES OVER THERE, THEY ALL HATE EACH OTHER.

YEAH, BUT THESE WEREN'T DANGEROUS GUNMEN OR ANYTHING.

PEOPLE'D SAY WE'RE TAKING SIDES.

(sets glass down)

(stammers) TREVOR, THESE WERE ORPHANS

STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU,

SOME OF THEM THE SAME AGE AS T.J. AND FINN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMIND ME!

ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.

SORRY.

IT'S WAR.

AND IN WAR, CIVILIANS PAY A PRICE,

ALWAYS...

MOTHERS, FATHERS... CHILDREN.

ONE TIME WE WERE ON PATROL AT THIS VILLAGE

OUTSIDE KANDAHAR.

JEREMY SHERWOOD IS KICKING A SOCCER BALL

WITH THIS AFGHAN KID.

A FEW MINUTES LATER...

A CAR BOMB EXPLODES,

AND THIS KID AND HIS FATHER ARE DEAD.

FUNNY THING IS, THE SOCCER BALL WASN'T TOUCHED.

YOU GOT THESE TWO BODIES LYING THERE...

AND THE BALL'S PERFECTLY FINE.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S A LOT I NEVER TOLD YOU.

THERE'S A LOT I WISH I NEVER KNEW.

(Joan) WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME BEFORE?

I DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET YOU.

TO BE HONEST, I CONSIDERED NOT TELLING YOU AT ALL.

REALLY?

A MAN SHOWS UP CLAIMING TO BE DAVID'S FATHER,

AND YOU WEREN'T GONNA TELL ME?

JOAN, HE'S NOT THE BOY'S FATHER.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?

BECAUSE HIS STORY DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WHAT, HE GETS A WOMAN PREGNANT, THEN SKIPS TOWN

AND DOESN'T KNOW HE'S THE FATHER

UNTIL A NICE FAMILY HAPPENS TO ADOPT THE BOY 12 YEARS LATER?

COME ON.

WELL, WHAT DOES HE WANT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WANTS, JOAN?

MONEY TO MAKE HIM GO AWAY.

DID HE ASK FOR MONEY?

LOOK, I DIDN'T GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO.

I TOLD HIM, IF HE COMES AGAIN, I'M PUTTING THE LAW ON HIM.

(sighs deeply)

IT'S ALWAYS...

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD

THAT THIS WAS A POSSIBILITY--

THAT DAVID'S FATHER COULD BE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE,

THAT HE COULD COME AND TAKE HIM AWAY FROM US.

WHOA, WHOA.

NOBODY'S TAKING DAVID ANYWHERE.

(exhales deeply)

MM. FRANK.

HEY. I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

I'M JUST GONNA GO READ FOR A LITTLE BIT.

YOU WANT TO TALK?

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT, D.

JUST, UH, GO BACK TO SLEEP.

(people speaking indistinctly)

I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY.

I KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

BEFORE YOU CALL THE COPS...

YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ THIS.

IT'S A COURT ORDER FOR A D.N.A. TEST.

(people continue speaking indistinctly)

HOW'D YOU GET THIS?

I GOT IT. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN TESTED. NOW IT'S DAVID'S TURN.

HEY, LOOK, MAN--

I TOLD YOU, I'M THE BOY'S FATHER.

(Jackie) YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS.

COME ON IN. CALM DOWN.

I CAN'T CALM DOWN.

THE PRINTER SCREWED UP...

(clunks)

THE BANQUET PROGRAM.

WHAT?

UNDER KEVIN'S NAME.

"DIVISION COMMANDER."

"23rd AIRBORNE."

NOT 32nd.

WOW.

YEAH! HE REVERSED THE NUMBERS!

THIS PRINTER'S WORKED WITH THE 23rd DIVISION FOR YEARS.

I-I CAN SEE HOW IT HAPPENED.

WELL, I'M SORRY. THIS IS-- THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

HE IS JUST GONNA HAVE TO REDO THEM.

JACKIE, THERE'S NO TIME. THE BANQUET'S TONIGHT.

A PROGRAM LIKE THIS TAKES DAYS.

I DON'T CARE!

LOOK...

WE'LL XEROX OUR OWN PROGRAMS--

BUY HEAVY STOCK PAPER, USE SINGLE-COLOR INK.

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.

I'LL KNOW.

JACKIE, WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

YOU NEED TO LET IT GO.

(sighs)

FINE.

OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

J-JUST DO IT. DON'T TRY TO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

(door opens)

I REVIEWED THE COURT ORDER. IT'S LEGITIMATE.

IF YOU DON'T COMPLY, YOU COULD BE FOUND

in contempt of court.

UNBELIEVABLE.

SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO?

GET IT OVER WITH.

IF THE MAN'S A PHONY,

the D.N.A. test will prove it.

AND IF NOT?

One step at a time, Joan.

(sighs)

BUT WHAT IF HE TURNS OUT TO BE DAVID'S FATHER?

COULD HE TAKE HIM FROM US?

No. I'm no expert,

BUT I BELIEVE YOUR ADOPTION LEGALLY TERMINATED

ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS HE MIGHT HAVE HAD.

The most he could ask for is visitation.

WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.

(sighs) I used

A LEGAL DATABASE TO RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK.

SO AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE THIS MARCUS WILLIAMS

HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

Where's he been?

DANVILLE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN ILLINOIS.

HE'S A FELON. Burglary,

GRAND THEFT, NARCOTICS POSSESSION.

Sorry.

(sighs)

(people speaking indistinctly)

(Michael) SO YOU WALKED TO THE HUMVEES,

AND THEN YOU TURNED BACK.

YES. WHY?

BECAUSE I REALIZED, I COULDN'T LEAVE MY KIDS TO DIE.

WHY DID YOU THINK THEY WERE IN DANGER?

(chuckles)

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT NARUBU, GENERAL?

IF YOU'D ANSWER THE QUESTION, MA'AM.

THOSE ORPHANS WERE REJECTS, DAMAGED GOODS.

NO TRIBE WAS GOING TO ACCEPT THEM

OR PROTECT THEM.

THAT WAS YOUR OPINION.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS.

I'M TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS, MA'AM.

AT THE TIME THAT U.S. FORCES WERE AT THE ORPHANAGE,

WAS THERE ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THOSE CHILDREN?

YES. WE HEARD GUNFIRE.

CLOSE GUNFIRE?

I DON'T KNOW.

EVER SINCE MARY IRAKOZE DIED,

WE'D BEEN HEARING SHOOTING.

ALL THE TIME?

EVERY FEW HOURS.

THE CHILDREN WERE TERRIFIED.

I SEE.

SO THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON HOW LONG?

(inhales deeply)

SEVERAL DAYS.

WHEN DID IRAKOZE DIE?

THAT TUESDAY.

AND SINCE THEN, HAD YOU SEEN ANY MILITIA,

ANY SOLDIERS IN THE AREA?

NO. WE JUST HEARD THEM.

SO WHAT MADE YOU THINK THE CHILDREN WERE IN MORE DANGER

AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT?

LOOK, IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENED.

I COULDN'T PREDICT EXACTLY WHEN.

DOES IT MATTER?!

YOUR SOLDIERS

HAD A CHANCE TO SAVE THOSE KIDS,

AND THEY DIDN'T!

MS. MILLER, LET ME REMIND YOU,

THIS IS NOT A LEGAL PROCEEDING.

WE ARE HERE TO GATHER THE FACTS,

NOT TO ASSIGN BLAME.

YOU CAN CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT, GENERAL.

INNOCENT CHILDREN DIED,

AND THEIR BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS.

(people speaking indistinctly)

A WORD, MA'AM.

WHAT?

MA'AM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM...

GENUINELY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE CHILDREN.

I WISH THAT WE COULD'VE DONE MORE.

(spits)

YOU COULD HAVE.

HELLO, SOLDIER.

NOW BEFORE YOU GET MAD--

MM.

(sighs)

DOES THAT MEAN I'M OFF THE HOOK?

I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

(laughs)

COME ON. LET'S SIT DOWN.

I DON'T WANT YOU EXHAUSTING YOURSELF.

MICHAEL, I'M FINE.

THE DOCTORS GAVE ME THE OKAY TO COME HOME A WEEK EARLY

SO I COULD BE YOUR DATE TONIGHT AT THE BANQUET.

YOU'LL BE THE BEST-LOOKING WOMAN THERE.

AS LONG AS YOU THINK SO.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME.

MM.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME.

(kisses)

FRANK?

HEY.

I CAME HOME EARLY.

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THIS UNIFORM.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

FRANK?

(exhales deeply)

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, D.

I SAW THAT WOMAN FROM NARUBU TODAY--RACHEL MILLER.

SHE'S HERE?

YEAH, SHE'S PART OF THE 15-6 INVESTIGATION.

I WAITED AROUND FOR HER. I JUST...

I JUST...

I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE...

FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO DO MORE.

SHE SPAT AT ME, D.

OH, FRANK.

YEAH, BUT THE THING IS...

THE THING IS, I FELT LIKE I DESERVED IT.

HEY, YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

(voice breaks) IT'S THOSE KIDS, D.

THEY WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE.

I WAS BEGINNING TO WONDER. IT'S GETTING LATE, KEVIN.

THE BANQUET'S NOT UNTIL 5:00.

I HAVE TO GET THERE EARLY TO SUPERVISE.

FINE. I'LL MEET YOU THERE.

(cell phone beeps)

FINE.

I RAN INTO GENERAL HOLDEN.

HE TOLD ME HIS REPORT'S COMING OUT TONIGHT.

WELL, DID HE DROP ANY HINTS ABOUT WHAT'S IN IT?

OF COURSE NOT.

I'LL FIND OUT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

THAT'S ODD TIMING.

WHAT IS?

WELL, RELEASING HIS REPORT THE SAME NIGHT AS THE BANQUET.

THERE'S NOTHING ODD ABOUT IT.

HE'S DONE WITH HIS INVESTIGATION.

THERE'S NO SENSE IN DRAGGING IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BITE MY HEAD OFF.

WELL, STOP ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS.

DO NOT TALK TO ME LIKE THAT. I DON'T NEED IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THE PRESSURE I'M UNDER?

28 YEARS OF SERVICE,

EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WORKED FOR IS ON THE LINE.

EVERYTHING WE'VE WORKED FOR.

OH, DON'T START WITH THAT, JACKIE.

WITH WHAT?

DO YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS SUFFERED HERE?

WHEN YOU WERE DEPLOYED, WE HAD A WIFE KILL HERSELF.

DID YOU EVEN ASK ME...

WHAT THAT WAS LIKE?

NO!

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.

YES, I HANDLED IT! AND A THOUSAND OTHER THINGS,

BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

EXCUSE ME.

BUT RUNNING AN F.R.G. IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT

THAN COMMANDING AN AIRBORNE BRIGADE IN A WAR ZONE.

AND IF YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT...

I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER.

IT WAS A SIMPLE CHEEK SWAB.

DAVID'S SO USED TO MEDICAL TESTS,

HE DIDN'T EVEN ASK WHAT IT WAS FOR.

I HOPE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING, ROLAND.

I THINK SO.

AND LIKE CLAUDIA JOY SAID,

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE.

MAY I?

COME ON IN, DUDE.

COOL!

YEAH?

I LIKE IT.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, SON?

DOES SOMETHING REALLY HAVE TO BE ON MY MIND?

(chuckles) UH, USUALLY.

CAN I WATCH THE BRAVES GAME TONIGHT?

BRAVES, HUH?

THAT ENDS PRETTY LATE.

I DON'T HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW.

(sighs) I DON'T KNOW.

MOM, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

PLEASE. THEY'RE GOING AGAINST THE PHILLIES.

WELL...

I SUPPOSE WE COULD STRETCH THE RULES

THIS ONE TIME.

AWESOME. THANK YOU!

I HAVEN'T WORN A DRESS LIKE THIS SINCE PROM.

YOU LOOK GREAT.

YEAH? I'M SWEATING LIKE A PIG.

RELAX.

IT'S MY FIRST ARMY BANQUET.

I REMEMBER MINE.

LITTLE HEADS-UP.

WHEN THEY TOAST THE PRESIDENT, HE'S NOT REALLY HERE.

GOOD TO KNOW.

MM-HMM.

(footsteps approach)

(Roxy) HEY, JACKIE.

(purse clanks against silverware)

(sighs)

WHAT A CRAPPY EXCUSE FOR A PROGRAM.

REALLY? I-I THINK THEY LOOK FINE.

(people speaking indistinctly)

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT.

THEY'RE-- THEY'RE FINE.

THESE ARE FINE.

I MEAN, WHAT DOES IT-- WHAT DOES IT MATTER, RIGHT?

I MEAN, IT COULD ALL BE OVER TONIGHT ANYWAY, SO WHO CARES?

WHOA, THERE.

UM... YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN?

OKAY.

OKAY.

WILL YOU KEEP AN EYE ON HER? I HAVE TO FIND DENISE.

YOU'RE LEAVING ME WITH THE GENERAL'S WIFE?

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

(sighs)

(clears throat)

YOU'RE PRETTY.

OH, THANK YOU, MA'AM.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

GLORIA. GLORIA CRUZ.

I LIKE YOUR DRESS, GLORIA.

I LIKE YOURS, TOO, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

(people speaking indistinctly)

CLAUDIA JOY.

HI.

(laughs) OH, MY GOD. WHEN DID YOU GET BACK?

OH, JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.

IT WAS A SURPRISE.

BELIEVE ME, IT WAS.

OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU LOOK GREAT.

THANKS. SO DO YOU.

THANK YOU. AW.

CLAUDIA JOY.

HI.

HI.

SHE JUST GOT BACK.

(laughs)

AW. (laughs)

NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON. SIR, WOULD YOU EXCUSE US?

THERE'S A LITTLE BACKSTAGE CRISIS.

MM. OF COURSE.

OKAY.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM.

SORRY. OUT OF ORDER.

TRY DOWN THE HALL.

THANKS.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

JACKIE.

I NEED A REFILL.

NO, NO. OH! YOU DON'T. MNH-MNH.

OH. (gasps)

CLAUDIA JOY.

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HI.

JACKIE, HOW MANY GLASSES OF WINE HAVE YOU HAD?

I DON'T KNOW. UH, UM...

ONE HERE, ONE AT HOME.

NO, WAIT. TWO AT HOME.

AND HOW MANY PILLS?

MM. JUST A COUPLE OF XANAX.

OH, BROTHER.

MM.

(lowered voice) HOW SERIOUS IS THIS?

(lowered voice) WELL, SHE'S OBVIOUSLY HIGH,

BUT THERE'S NO INDICATION OF OVERDOSE.

UM...

I'M GONNA GO TO THE BANQUET NOW.

UH, NO. (chuckles)

MM--DENISE.

YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE.

OKAY? I HAVE TO.

JACKIE.

MM-HMM.

LISTEN TO ME. YOU GO OUT THERE LIKE THIS,

YOU'LL EMBARRASS YOURSELF,

YOUR HUSBAND, THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

HUH.

(gasps)

FINE.

YOU KNOW, I HATE THESE THINGS ANYWAY.

W-WE NEED TO GET HER HOME.

NOW WATCH YOUR STEP.

RIGHT THERE! OKAY.

HEY, DO--DO I KNOW YOU?

YOU KNOW, I LIKE HER DRESS.

ALL RIGHT, JACKIE, LET'S GET YOU IN THE VAN.

CARE--WATCH YOUR HEAD.

OKAY.

OKAY? YEAH.

(Jackie) OH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OF COURSE. GOOD LUCK.

ROGER THAT.

(sighs)

(sighs)

(engine turns over)

(sighs)

I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

(chuckles)

MM.

(people speaking indistinctly)

(Claudia Joy) UH...

KEVIN.

CLAUDIA JOY, UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.

THANK YOU. DENISE.

(Denise) HI.

I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND MY WIFE.

UH-- HAVE YOU SEEN HER ANYWHERE?

OH.

YOU KNOW, WE--WE, UH, JUST HAD TO SEND HER HOME.

WHAT?

YEAH, SHE CAME DOWN WITH SOME KIND OF STOMACH BUG.

SHE DIDN'T CALL ME.

UH, SHE WAS IN NO CONDITION TO CALL.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW HOW THESE THINGS CAN JUST COME UP OUT OF NOWHERE

AND FLATTEN YOU.

SHE DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY YOU, THOUGH.

EXACTLY. I MEAN, WHAT SHE NEEDS MOST

RIGHT NOW IS TO REST.

SHE SO WANTED TO BE HERE,

BUT SHE WAS IN NO CONDITION TO ENTERTAIN.

(sighs)

UH, WE SHOULD JOIN THE RECEIVING LINE.

RIGHT. I'LL GIVE HER A CALL LATER,

MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY. THAT WOULD BE BEST.

SHALL WE?

(people continue speaking indistinctly)

UH, OKAY.

(chuckles)

CAREFUL.

OH!

OKAY.

HEY.

THAT'S MY HOUSE.

THAT'S RIGHT. MM.

WE JUST NEED TO GET YOU INSIDE.

MM. HOLD ON A SECOND.

OKAY.

(vomits)

OH. UH, IT'S--IT'S OKAY.

DENISE SAID THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

IT GETS IT OUT OF HER SYSTEM.

(groans)

(vomits)

SO I GUESS THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SIGN, HUH?

(groans)

MAYBE.

MM.

OKAY?

GOOD?

I FEEL BETTER.

GOOD. OKAY. UP AND OVER.

OH. UP AND OVER. THERE WE GO.

(indistinct conversations)

P.F.C. CRUZ.

DENISE SHERWOOD. WE MET AT THE BRIGADE BARBECUE.

YES, MA'AM. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU, TOO. I-I HAVE A MESSAGE FROM YOUR WIFE.

SHE HAD A LAST-MINUTE ERRAND TO RUN FOR THE BANQUET,

BUT SHE SHOULD BE BACK IN TIME FOR DINNER.

GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

YEAH. SURE. HAVE FUN.

(light instrumental jazz playing)

(Trevor) AN ERRAND?

YES, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

AS F.R.G. LEADER, ROXY HAS TO HANDLE

ALL THE LITTLE EMERGENCIES THAT COME UP.

SURE.

WHAT KIND OF EMERGENCY?

UH, YOU KNOW, SHE DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME.

SHE SAID NOT TO WORRY, HAVE A DRINK,

SHE'LL JOIN YOU FOR DINNER.

EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

OH. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

OH, NO, NO. I CAN'T DRINK ANOTHER CUP.

YES, YOU CAN.

IT'S EITHER THAT OR A COLD SHOWER.

WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?

GLORIA CRUZ, MA'AM.

RIGHT.

OKAY. WHAT TIME IS IT?

UH, A LITTLE AFTER 6:00 PROBABLY.

OKAY.

(exhales) JUST GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES

TO FRESHEN UP,

AND THEN WE CAN GET BACK BEFORE DINNER'S SERVED.

OH, NO. UM, CLAUDIA JOY SAID,

IF YOU GO BACK, IT WOULD RAISE EYEBROWS.

WE TOLD EVERYONE YOU HAVE A STOMACH BUG.

BESIDES, YOU LOOK LIKE CRAP.

MA'AM.

(sighs)

UGH.

(compact clicks)

(sighs deeply)

OKAY.

NOW WHAT?

IF YOU'RE OKAY,

WE GO BACK TO THE BANQUET,

AND THIS WHOLE THING NEVER HAPPENED,

RIGHT, GLORIA?

WHAT THING?

OKAY.

THANKS.

DON'T KEEP YOUR HUSBANDS WAITING.

YOU SURE?

I'M A GENERAL'S WIFE.

I KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE...

MOST OF THE TIME.

YEAH? WELL, TAKE SOME ASPIRIN.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A KILLER HEADACHE.

I'LL SHOW YOU OUT.

(light instrumental jazz playing)

(indistinct conversations)

LOOKS LIKE WE ONLY MISSED SALAD.

THERE'S HECTOR OVER THERE.

GO FOR IT.

WHAT DO I TELL HIM?

UH, I WOULDN'T LIE,

BUT DON'T TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

(music continues)

(indistinct conversations continue)

(mouths words)

(lowered voice) GLORIA, WHERE YOU BEEN?

DIDN'T THEY TELL YOU?

I-I HAD TO RUN AN ERRAND.

YEAH. WHAT KIND OF ERRAND?

UM... BABYSITTING GENERAL CLARKE'S WIFE.

(laughs)

(laughs) I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE THAT.

UH, IT WAS NOTHING. F.R.G. BUSINESS.

(normal voice) YOU WANT SOME WINE?

YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I'LL PASS.

(music continues)

HEY. HEY.

EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH. EVERYTHING'S FINE.

ONE OF THE GIRLS HAD A LITTLE MEDICAL CRISIS,

BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

GOOD.

MM-HMM.

(music continues)

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE,

AND WELCOME.

THIS BANQUET

WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR EARLIER THIS MONTH,

BUT DUE TO A LITTLE EXCURSION YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT,

IT HAD TO BE POSTPONED.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.

A NUMBER OF SOLDIERS IN THIS ROOM

HAD THE HONOR OF BEING PART OF THE RAPID DEPLOYMENT BRIGADE

TO NARUBU.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO TOOK PART,

YOU KNOW HOW YOU PERFORMED.

FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE,

THE MISSION WAS FLAWLESS.

HOWEVER, SINCE THEN,

CERTAIN SOURCES HAVE SUGGESTED WE DID NOT DO OUR JOB.

I KNOW...

WE REGRET THE LOSS OF INNOCENT LIFE

ANY TIME WE ARE IN BATTLE.

WE BEAR THE BURDEN.

WE FEEL THE PAIN.

BUT LET ME BE CLEAR.

WE KNEW OUR MISSION AND WE ACCOMPLISHED IT.

A 15-6 INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN HELD

TO EXAMINE OUR ACTIONS,

AND TONIGHT THE FINDINGS ARE IN.

I'VE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY GENERAL HOLDEN

TO TELL YOU THAT THE 32nd AIRBORNE

HAS BEEN FULLY EXONERATED.

WE HANDLED OURSELVES ADMIRABLY.

THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

(crowd murmuring indistinctly)

(applause)

(Jackie) HONEY, THAT'S GREAT.

YOU MUST BE SO RELIEVED.

(Kevin) I am.

I WISH YOU COULD'VE BEEN HERE TO SEE IT.

ME, TOO.

(indistinct conversations)

I MISSED YOU TONIGHT.

How are you feeling?

I THINK THE WORST IS BEHIND ME.

Good.

LOOK, ABOUT EARLIER...

I'M SORRY ABOUT WHAT I SAID.

I WAS TAKING THINGS OUT ON YOU,

and it wasn't fair.

IT'S OKAY, KEVIN.

NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.

AND YOU WERE RIGHT.

I COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THIS FAR WITHOUT YOU.

You know that.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK SO,

BUT IT'S, UH...

IT'S NICE TO HEAR EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

LISTEN,

UH, IF THAT TRIP TO SAVANNAH IS STILL ON THE TABLE,

I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU UP ON IT.

What do you say, maybe this weekend?

YOU BET.

GOOD.

I'LL BE HOME SOON.

I'LL BE HERE.

(beeps)

WELL, IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR...

(beeps) THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION,

WASN'T IT?

ROLAND?

WHILE WE WERE AT THE BANQUET,

I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM THE LAB.

THE D.N.A. RESULTS CAME IN.

MARCUS WILLIAMS IS DAVID'S FATHER.