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We're wrong. We can count on them to defend that island.
We're trying. Come on, let's go. Let's see it.
Is it back? Everything but key personnel and pilots.
What about the nurses?
Hey, Sarge, this is exciting.
No, no, no. You're holding your shoulder tight.
I did it!
I've never seen a man hate something smart so much.
Next.
Happy as happening. I just picked it up on the radio.
They're attacking it. They're figuring they can't hold up.
We are poor little lambs Who have lost our way Ba-ba-ba.
As an experimental program, nurses are moved into the
Pacific to take up residence in frontline hospitals
freeing hospital-trained corpsmen for service in the trenches.
We salute the Navy nurses who work tirelessly for our boys across the Pacific.
Their designation is U.S. Navy Medical Personnel.
But to the Marine and the Pacific, they're called the Fighting Angels.
They're called the Fighting Angels.
One minute, Colonel. I'll go send somebody to find the commander.
Wait a minute. Who is this? Is this a nurse?
What's a nurse doing on the radio down there?
Well, sir, I was just voted head of the rally squad, sir.
And one of the duties of the head of the rally
is to run the radio during football practice, which is right now.
Wait a minute. Did you say football prac...
What's going on down there? What football practice?
We have a football team out here, sir,
and Greg is teaching all of us how to lead chairs.
Uh, just...
Who are you? Would you tell me who you are? What's your name, please? Hello, hello.
Boynton, is that you? Who was that?
Sounded like a nurse.
A nurse, sir, really?
That would be against military directives
to have medical personnel operating military communication, sir.
Boynton, you keep the nurses off the radio.
Do you hear me?
I want correct military radio procedure.
Now, that means you identify yourself by today's code.
And you do it, mister! All right.
Now, this is Fandance 2,
calling Vela da Cava Unit Commander on open frequency seven.
Over.
Oh, wait one minute. One minute, sir.
What's the code? Uh, I.
.. I don't know. I was just fitting in on this for Casey.
This is Gypsy Leader, sir.
No, Boynton, it is not Gypsy Leader.
You are not Gypsy Leader. Gypsy was last week.
Gypsy code is dead.
This is Red Dog Leader, sir.
No, you are not Red Dog Leader.
You are Charlie Blue Leader, Grant.
Yes, sir, I am. I am Charlie...
This is Charlie Blue Leader. I'm Charlie Blue Leader, sir.
Forget it.
Now, listen, I... You got a scrambler down there.
I want you to put your unit on a scrambler.
I have a very important photo reconnaissance mission to give you.
You're gonna fly it alone,
and I will not give you the coordinates until you are on scrambler.
You do have a scrambler down there, don't you?
In that plate pen, Boynton!
Yes, sir, I have... I have a scrambler right here, sir.
I accept I don't know how to hook up, sir.
Casey hooked in the scrambler,
and live radioed me the coordinates.
The only problem was the coordinates led nowhere.
This is Charlie Blue Leader to Fandance 2.
I've met my checkout point. Over.
Uh, Charlie Blue Leader, this is Fandance 2.
There is a change of orders.
You will proceed on a course of 182 degrees for exactly 20 miles.
Drop to an altitude of 5,000 feet,
and look for visual contact.
Is this game Fandance?
What visual contact?
Well, I know it when I see it.
Is it larger than a bread box? A lot.
Move Corsair to the hangar deck.
Prepare to launch patrol aircraft.
Prepare to launch patrol aircraft.
Major! Major Boynton, Lieutenant Commander Dallas Fort.
Come with me, please.
Hey, will it break your jaw to let me know what's going on?
I have been briefed, Major. The Admiral will fill you in.
Oh, Major Boynton.
Yes, sir.
I'm Admiral Somerset.
Oh, how do you do, sir?
I believe you know General Mohler.
Yes, sir.
Mason?
I didn't know the Lexington was this far south, sir.
Two days ago, she wasn't.
We're in the middle of a very top-secret operation,
and that you strategically placed area and
unit commanders that are being let in early.
Would you like some puffy?
No, thank you, sir.
Come on over here, great.
You know, the six Marines really took a bad pace to get to Georgia land.
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Well, we're trying to leap back to the Japanese
that we've always shot our supply lines,
and that's the reason the Marines got that bounty.
The fact is we're supporting them quite well.
We've got most of our supply problems late.
Oh, I don't mean to contradict you, sir, but you don't have them late on Bela Lakava.
We're still patching our birds together with
beer cans and we're still eating wild pig.
Excuse me, sir, I didn't mean to interrupt, sir.
What we're doing here, Greg, is pulling back,
hoping that the Japanese, sensing victory,
will run down the tunnel here.
What we're really doing is setting up a gauntlet.
These divisions here are going to be relocated in the hills.
These are going to be sent for amphibious landings.
Now, we're stationing two aircraft carriers here and here.
Now, once we get Admiral Yoda-Moto
and his heavy cruises and his flak out position here,
we're just plain going to jump on him till his knees band.
So where's 214?
Well, we want you to evacuate all non-essential personnel in four hours.
We're sending three R4Ds in to help pull the people out.
Now, you and the black sheep will pull that out in positions.
Now, we don't think the Japanese are going to try to tag Bela Lakava.
It's our guess they're going to pass it by and just chase our Navy down this lot,
out approximately two days.
You and the 214 will start flying strike missions on the Japanese Navy.
You'll be closing up the exit.
You don't think they'll attack, sir? That's right.
Our strategists figure they're going to gobble up a lot of ground with their Navy
and cut all supply lines to islands like yours.
Then turn back and collect those islands later.
Well, I hope you're right, sir, because I have 20 pots, some
small ground personnel, and if the Japanese do decide to attack,
I'm going to be a little short-handed, sir.
Every Marine in this Corps has a secondary MOS of riflemen.
Yes, sir.
Every cook, every typist, every mechanic, every pilot.
Yes, sir.
Damn it, this Corps is made up of fighting men.
That's what we're proud of.
Now, your men are trained in ground defense,
and if they have to turn into mud Marines to
hold that island, then that's what they'll do.
Yes, sir.
All right.
I heard a lot will be flying in in two hours,
and he'll supervise the evacuation of all the
non-essential personnel, and he'll stay on his liaison.
Yes, sir.
This is great.
When you get this ramble, Craig,
get up there and give your Komodo hell.
Yes, sir.
That's all.
Sir.
I hope we're doing the right thing.
If the Japanese take that island,
that unit will be wiped out.
Look, Tom, I know your daughter's there.
But we're evacuating the nursing personnel.
Other than that, what else can we do?
We need that airstrip.
We don't have enough troops to defend it.
We just have to gamble.
You're fond of that Marine, aren't you? Yeah.
All those blacks, they're a hellacious bunch of Marines.
And if we're wrong, we can count on them to defend that island.
Or die trying.
We got a message from Fleet. What's going on?
There's gonna be three R4Ds coming over here in two hours,
and once you go to the hospital, tell Dottie it's been great fun, but she's leaving.
Tell her I'll be over and talk to her in 15 minutes.
Uh-huh.
What is from high places, a back everything but key personnel and pilots.
Well, what's going on?
Well, apparently they were so impressed with our football team
that they're dropping a total security net over the whole place.
Greg, what's going on?
I'm gonna have a briefing.
Now, anyone that doesn't belong here after that briefing will be gone.
Uh, what about the nurses? We're going to need the nurses.
I know.
Sometimes this war even goes out of focus for me, too.
Now, you better get going.
They're not gonna have enough time to pack as it is.
Yes, sir. Thank you, Lawrence.
Declan.
I didn't come to football practice because I ain't playing no second string deep in.
Them college boys are picking position by rank.
Listen, you picked your 10 best men to keep those birds up.
Everyone else is being evacuated.
When you say keep them up, you mean keep them up on their wheels, not up in the air.
The only way you're gonna keep that junk in the air is on the cable.
Well, that's because your washer carver is in mud.
That is the engine cleaner. Only I've been using it for eight months.
You got the order? 10 best men.
Everyone else evacuated, and after they leave,
we're having a briefing session and the sheep's net.
Damn thing. You gotta be in here somewhere.
Hey, Sarge, can I stay? Here.
Uh, Joe, I guarantee you there's not a thing in the world to worry about.
Things haven't happened once in a while.
That's all.
You know, I suppose some of us won't survive this,
whatever it is, but I guess war doesn't pick and choose.
It just points a finger and you're gone.
What are you talking about, Don?
Oh, this is big, Sue. I can feel it.
I mean, over the hill, grab the muskets.
I'm afraid half these guys are gonna buy it in the sand.
And?
And I figure that you and I might leap off
into the jungle for a few last-tender moments.
Forbidden kiss. Bond. Farewell.
Oh, brother, I am not going off to the jungle
with you 10 minutes before the transport comes.
What the heck is the matter with you, Don?
You know, Sue, you lack a certain romantic sentiment that I demand from a girl.
You know, I suppose some of us won't survive this,
whatever it is, but... You know, I really appreciate this.
Hey, don't worry.
You'll be able to see them in a couple of days.
Yeah, sure. Now, Rock, you listen to Nancy and you do everything
that she tells you, and you eat your Greens, and remember,
you're the champ, so act like a champ, and don't mess in any of the tents.
I'd better go now.
And since you're a pilot,
maybe you could fly up to Espritos and see me in a couple of days.
A couple of days?
I heard that they have a new officers club up there.
They have dancing and a beach club on it.
Yeah, I'm sure they do.
Maybe be transferred over there, all right? I'll try that.
Seems like we got here yesterday.
Remember? Yeah. Jeb, look, it's probably nothing,
but I want you to, you know, take care of it.
Hey, come on. I'm not a kid, you know? Yeah.
I just want you to keep an eye on Pappy for me, okay? Sure thing.
You know, I suppose some of us won't survive this, whatever it is,
but, you know, I guess the word hadn't pick and choose.
It just points your finger and you're gone.
Yes.
Speed flight. KC, stop.
All right, let's go.
You stay put.
I'm gonna give them some cover fire.
Cease fire! Cease fire!
All right, the rest of us, fan out.
Follow me and stay inside of each other.
Give us some more cover fire.
Fire!
We got problems, Greg. If they've got commandos on this rock,
then somebody at strategic operations blew it.
Let's get back to the field and secure it.
Hook!
I thought I told you to stay in sight.
I thought I told you to stay foot.
Get in the combat gear and get in the cover.
Come on, move it.
Bring the 50 caliber runs out.
Find out what happened to those R4Ds.
Over here. Where are you going? I'm going up.
I want to take a look at this island and see what's crawling around.
Good idea. Listen, by the way, I'm taking command of this base.
Well, that's fine with me. It could ruin my career if this place ends up under rice.
I just assumed you made the command.
Without any more hits,
I made a quick circle of the island at 2,000 feet.
I found what I was afraid of.
A couple of 50-man barges.
That meant there were more than commandos on the cover.
They were probably Japanese Marines.
It appeared as if Admiral Somerset's plan was working even better than he'd expected.
In fact, it was working so well
that the Japanese were at least a full day ahead of schedule.
We're going to hold our ground here.
We've been in touch with the rear area, and they're sending in some R4Ds.
They should be landing just before dark, and they'll pull the nurses off.
Admiral Somerset feels that we should be able to hold out,
so they're not sending in any additional troops.
I guess they're spread pretty thin as it is.
Anyway, that means that we will be on combat-ready status indefinitely.
We'll fly a cap over this field and continuous air sweeps until dark.
That should keep them back.
Greg?
Well, I don't think we ought to cut ourselves.
We're outnumbered two to one.
Now, I think our visitors last night were getting a little land.
They know we're weak.
We can't fly air cover after dark,
so I think it's a matter of time before they rush us.
I know that.
I also think that the rear area ought to know
that this isn't a small band of gorillas.
We are sitting on a hot grenade.
Now, in my opinion, we can't hold this position.
Strategically, this is oblivion, fellas.
Well, we are going to hold it, Boynton, until the last man.
All right, that's it. End of briefing.
Check your duty rosters.
Boynton, I want to talk to you, alone.
Uh, Sergeant, will you give us a few minutes, please? Absolutely.
All right, Boynton, what the hell did you think
you were doing spouting off in there like that?
I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm talking about torpedoing morale.
You know, the first rule of command is to inspire confidence, not destroy it.
My first rule of command is to deal straight with my men.
You think they just parachuted in?
You think they don't know that we're in a valley
outnumbered two to one with our planes outside of a
perimeter we can't hope to hold in the first place?
Boynton, I pulled the wire back because I know we can't defend a quarter-mile radius,
and I am not going to lose this base.
Now, we have good front-line positions out there.
Our .50 caliber field of fire has got an overlap of 20 degrees on every gun.
What are you gonna do with the mortars?
Catch them in your helmet?
Boynton, we are going to hold this position.
What is it with you and this chicken farm you're building?
This is supposed to be an airfield.
Its sole military asset is supposed to be airplanes.
We are not even parked inside the perimeter.
Those rice balls are gonna sneak in here tonight
and put it towards the whole damn squadron.
I know that.
Then why don't you do something about it?
It's better to protect those planes that are all intense.
All right, Boynton, I will give you the bottom line.
I have already radioed Admiral Somerset your spotter's report,
and I have requested that once we get the transports in and out,
we evacuate the entire base, and I think you'll go for it.
He's gonna radio back at 1900.
That will give us about 30 minutes to get out before dark.
What if he doesn't radio back, what if he doesn't respond?
Well, then I'll pull us out.
I'm my own authority.
All right, Colonel. Now you're talking sense.
And in the meantime, we are going to defend this base,
and we are going to fly air cover,
and we are going to do the best we can!
We've got a supporting transport coming in.
Prepare ground crews and fire teams.
The water around this island is full of Japanese ships.
I mean, there's zeros all over here.
What's going on?
I mean, the Japanese aren't supposed to be this far south.
Well, they are now, son.
Forget that plane, it's not flying anymore.
Or the other two R4Ds.
Down. They're both down.
There's no way you're gonna get a transport in here.
I mean, it's suicide.
We better notify the Admiral.
I don't know how the hell Flink could mess this up so badly.
There weren't supposed to be any Japanese this far south until tomorrow.
Well, like they say in football, it's all a matter of time.
I thought they said it was a game of inches.
They say that too.
Well, we can't leave until we evacuate the nurses,
and we sure as hell can't hold this position through the night.
We have got to get a transport in here.
Maybe if you and the black sheep flew cover, we could get at least one in.
Forget it.
Those transports travel at 130 knots,
which makes them a pretty damn easy target to hit.
Now, maybe we can engage 15, 20 Zeke's.
Yamamoto's got over 100 on his aircraft carrier.
I'm afraid we'd have to eat the cookie on this one with nowhere to go.
We're stuck.
Well, I'm gonna get the angle.
Susan, what do you think's gonna happen?
I don't know, but it's gonna be okay. Don't worry.
All right, listen up, ladies.
Now, I don't know about the rest of you,
but I wasn't too excited about being sent to the rear area in the first place.
We volunteered to do a job here. Let's do it.
Listen, if we can handle the black sheep, we can handle anything.
Let's get to work.
No.
Maybe I'm not scared.
And I'm Eleanor Roosevelt.
You know, Sam,
I've sewn these guys out.
I've listened to their problems.
I've even flirted with one or two.
But for the first time, I understand how they must feel before they go on a mission.
No wonder they do what they do.
Well, maybe we need this kind of desperation to go after what we really want.
Well, I have a word with Major. Thanks, Sam.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt.
No, that's all right. Come on in.
Doesn't take a genius to figure out I'm not leaving here.
I guess the rear area really missed the boat
when it came to this end of the operation.
You know how it is with fleet?
Win a few, lose a few.
What have you got there?
You were praying?
This belonged to a pilot friend of mine in China.
He used to hang it in his cockpit.
He bought it during a landing in China.
We couldn't get the cockpit open. It was filled with smoke and flames.
And I watched him move the wreckage off the field, and there it was.
I found it right by my foot.
You know, gold is supposed to melt at 2,000 degrees.
So I hung it in my cockpit, I figured.
Anything that's tough, I'm gonna hang on to.
You know, I left China, I forgot it, and left it behind.
But a friend of mine sent it to me in care of my unit.
It didn't arrive for six months, so by the time it got here, I was out of the habit.
I'm gonna keep it in this little box.
Maybe it symbolizes the resiliency of religion.
Maybe. Or maybe it's not gold, maybe it's a metal alloy.
My poor friend was flim-flammed by somebody in China.
Is that lost anymore?
For the last couple of months, you and I have been good friends.
Mm-hmm.
Strictly professional, of course.
Yeah.
Why...
We may not survive this situation.
I want to be closer to you.
Oh, God, what am I doing here?
I hope this all figured out. I was going to be very sophisticated.
I'm sorry, it was a bad idea.
It was a good idea.
Just the wrong time.
Daddy, I don't believe that situations can create relationships.
I believe people do.
And when that happens, there's no...
no hesitancy, you know, there's... Well, you... you know.
The cross must be gold.
If it wasn't, you'd know.
I want you to have it.
Thank you.
Well, what do you think?
Do you think we're through or will we hold this place together?
I don't think we're ever through until we play the last card.
Don't tell us when we're through.
Well, what do you say? Attack.
Attack?
Are you crazy?
We're stuck, Colonel. We're not leaving.
Because we can't get the hospital personnel off this aisle
unless we strap in the wings of our airplanes.
No, we're not going anywhere till tomorrow morning.
Look, I've informed fleet of our predicament.
The admiral is aware of it.
He happens to be in a conference at the moment.
Well, what's he going to do?
He's trying to organize a full-scale operation.
And he expects us to hold his position, right?
He wants you to carry out your mission at 0800.
He says it is imperative that you slam the back door on your promoter.
Colonel, you and I both know there won't be any airplanes to fly tomorrow morning.
Now, here's the problem.
How do we tilt this sucker without losing any points?
Boynton's certainly not by attacking under these conditions.
Sir, that's the last thing those commandos out there are going to expect.
Now, let me put together a ten-man patrol.
I think I can get to the tall grass at the end of the airfield
if air cover will give me enough support to keep those rice balls on their knees.
And we find their base. Can't we attack?
Then we pull back, and we hit them again.
Now, while I'm doing this,
you position yourself at the highest ground east of the river.
Now, that is probably, when they come,
the ground that they're going to cover.
And we attack again.
Now, maybe, just maybe, we will shake them up enough so they lose confidence.
Maybe?
There are a lot of maybes in that plan, Boynton. A lot.
Sir, we've got to do some bluffing.
But we'd end up washing dishes.
It's as simple as that.
All right.
Only I lead the patrol.
Well, that's fine with me, sir.
Except I don't know how to set up gun positions on high ground
and all that mumbo-jumbo about overlapping a field of fire.
I'm afraid I might mess it up for you, sir.
Yeah. I suppose.
I'll take Micklin.
He was a mud marine in China.
And I'll get ten volunteers.
All right, now.
While you're out there, there ain't gonna be no talking.
Everything will be done with hand signals.
Kiss, let's hit the dirt.
Should you spot the enemy, you hold your weapon
above your head and port toward the enemy.
I'm boarding you, French!
Right on the old button, Sarge.
What? Never mind.
I didn't see anything.
I was listening to you.
Forward, left, right,
circle around and land where you sit.
That's wonderful.
Wonderful.
Thank you.
You'll be carrying one of these, baby.
It's a Toss and Submachine Gun, caliber 45, model 1928.
Emma, can I help you, ladies?
Yeah, as a matter of fact, you can.
If we're gonna be under attack, I think we should learn how to defend ourselves, too.
You want a what?
We want you to teach us how to shoot that thing.
Thing?
You call this a thing?
This is an air crew.
Recoil operated, magazine fed,
semi-full automatic, hip or shoulder weapon.
That's what this thing is.
Cut the bolts, Arjun, teach us how to shoot it, and that's an order.
All right.
I ain't gonna lie.
Hey, Sarge, this is exciting.
No, no, no.
You hold it into your shoulder tight, tight.
I told you I wasn't gonna like this.
You hold it tight, release the safety, and fire.
Fire? Mm-hmm.
I did it! You sure did.
The only thing keeping the Japanese out of our laps was the black sheet.
Without that Coursera scraping the perimeter,
they would have been all over us.
I've been all over this sand pile looking for you, sir.
You found me.
Didn't I tell you to get a haircut? I did.
Colonel Lard said you said I couldn't volunteer for the commando raid.
That's right.
You think I'm a kid.
You all think I'm a kid.
Well, I'm not.
I'm quicker than any of you.
Come on, stick out your hands.
Come on.
You know what you just did?
Yeah, I showed you how fast I was.
You struck a superior officer.
That's why you can't volunteer for this mission.
When we go over the wire,
I want the hottest low-level pilot that I have up there protecting this field.
Do you mean me?
Well, I'm talking to you, aren't I? I didn't think.
..
You didn't think?
Now, that's the difference between a man and a boy.
Get going, hotshot.
Yes, sir.
Greg, you jump off in five minutes.
That's the same time the new air cover's going up.
Yes, sir.
You know, if this doesn't work,
we lose the whole base.
I know that, Colonel.
Jeb was good,
but he could only stay up as long as the sun did.
When it came down, so did Jeb.
Jeb?
It wasn't a mission that would ever make any military textbooks.
Mickman was good.
It turned out he was part commando, part Indian tracker,
and, of course, he was 100% mean.
We found the base camp at 2100, and we hit it.
All right, half cover this side, half that.
Cover the whole low ground.
Spread out further.
Sounds close.
Yeah.
Too close.
I guess I'm up.
You like him, don't you? Yeah.
Can't figure it out, either.
You're two completely different people.
Daddy, I hope you get what you want.
I really mean that.
Because you're special.
Thank you.
I'm not going to ask you to stand aside.
You're much too pretty for that.
I wouldn't want to win anything by the phone.
Well, I have a hunch that nothing with Greg is by default.
Where'd Andy say the safety was on this thing?
Just like everything else around here, there isn't one.
We pushed him from one end of the island to the other,
until we pushed him right in front of Colonel Larg.
And then it was morning, and somehow we'd survived.
But in 40 minutes, we were going to have to
fly the mission against the Japanese Navy,
leaving the field virtually unprotected.
It was going to be up to Larg, the mechanics,
and the nurses to hold on until we got back.
Last night, we turned over all the red cards.
I just hoped our luck would hold.
If we lose this field, I'll send you a message before we're taken.
You can divert.
Land at New Caledonia.
Colonel, you and I haven't exactly well... Yeah, I know. You don't have to say it.
We just have different ways of doing things, that's all.
Our way happens to be right.
Your way happens to be wrong.
Good luck, Carl.
Have a good flight.
Outcover frequency.
If you pick up anything, hand signal Casey will patch it in.
Roger, Pappy's switching over.
The attack on the Japanese Navy was scheduled to take place at exactly 0900.
The shore batteries were set to open up,
and everything that flew was going to be in the air.
It was scheduled to be a real free-for-all,
and maybe one of the turning points of the war.
But despite that, I couldn't help worrying about those people we'd left behind.
Those commandos would know once the planes were
gone that it was going to be an easy score.
The Colonel Lard and Midwin could only hold on until we got back, an hour, maybe two,
if they could just hold on.
And suddenly we were on them, and we knew it.
It started, and once it happened, it happened big.
There must have been two full squadrons
flying off the Japanese carriers, and we were outnumbered.
But our job was to keep the Zeke's off the Navy.
Hey, I looked, and I run our rice balls.
Somebody give me some help.
I'm coming, Bob.
After 40 minutes of the Japanese Navy began to disperse,
the carriers turning out and looking for a place to run.
It looked like a big day for Admiral Somerset,
and a bad one for the Japanese.
And then we got the okay to return to base.
Almost before I could get the command,
every one of my pilots had kicked his bird over,
and was heading home.
Here they come.
All right, hold your fire till they get within 50 yards.
The battery has happened, and I just picked it up on the radio.
They're attacking it.
They figured they can't hold on for more than 10 minutes.
Well, what's it gonna be?
The Lard and the nurses and ground personnel somewhere south of the flight line.
Because we had no choice but to blow away everything off of it.
Come in as early as I can.
Follow me in.
Turn your brothers back just in time.
Where's Lard? In the upshack.
Thanks.
Yes, sir.
No, we're all secure here.
Yeah, I think you should start a mop-up operation as quickly as possible.
Uh, yes, sir.
No, she's fine.
No, she, uh, she did very well.
You can be proud of her.
Yes, sir.
Thanks.
We've got a sergeant over there in shock.
Let's get to him.
I'll need another 15 units of whole blood and more morphine.
Oh, Greg, I...
Which one?
I thought he had been more than a friend.
She'd been a source of strength for everybody.
Sometimes you just have to accept things and go on.
I figured that little cross had been given to me by two dead friends,
and I'm certainly a guy who can take a hint.
Maybe it wasn't Cole,
but there was one thing it sure as hell was.
It was mine.
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