JAG (1995–2005): Season 1, Episode 13 - Defensive Action - full transcript

(CAG) WHERE IS HE NOW?

(Arnoldi) JUST INSIDE
THE "NO FLY" ZONE, CAG.

WHISTLER. CAG. BRACKET
RIGHT. MAINTAIN ANGELS 15.

I'M GONNA GO DOWN AND TRY TO NUDGE
OUR FRIEND BACK TO SERBIAN AIRSPACE.

ROGER THAT.

THIS OUGHT TO BE INTERESTING.

[CAG laughing]

[alarm beeping]

FIRE WARNING LIGHT! FIRE
WARNING LIGHT! RIGHT TURBINE!

SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT!
I'M LOSING PRESSURE!

PUNCH OUT! PUNCH OUT!



[Whistler grunts]

I'VE GOT THE RIO'S CHUTE, CAG!

STAY WITH HIM. I'M KEEPING
MY EYE ON THE HIND.

THE BASTARD! HE'S STRAFING 'EM!

HE'S STRAFING 'EM
IN THEIR CHUTES!

(De Palma) WHAT
YOU ARE NOW SEEING

IS EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE
OF A SERB HIND HELICOPTER

BEING DOWNED BY
U.S. NAVY FIGHTERS

OVER THE BOSNIAN "NO FLY" ZONE.

A NAVY TOMCAT WAS
ALSO LOST IN THIS INCIDENT.

THE FATE OF ITS PILOT AND RADAR
INTERCEPT OFFICER ARE UNKNOWN.

THAT HIND DIDN'T GET A TOMCAT.

NO. THE TOMCAT HAD A
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE

AND EXPLODED AS
THE CREW EJECTED.



DID THE CAG KNOW THAT OR DID HE
THINK THE HIND WAS RESPONSIBLE?

HE KNEW IT. HE
DESTROYED THE HIND

HE CLAIMS BECAUSE IT WAS
STRAFING OUR BOYS IN THEIR CHUTES.

BASTARDS.

THE SERBS DENY IT.

THEY CLAIM THE HIND WAS
APPROACHING TO RENDER ASSISTANCE.

WELL, WE'RE NOT TAKING
THEIR WORD OVER THE CAG'S?

NO. BUT STATE'S
CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION

AND THEIR ONLY INTEREST

IS KEEPING THEIR PEACE
AGREEMENT INTACT.

THIS DOWNING COULD
BREAK THE ACCORD

AND THE CAG COULD
GET CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

AND BE SACRIFICED
IN THE NAME OF PEACE.

WHEN DO WE LEAVE, SIR?

AS SOON AS WE LIGHT UP. PLEASE.

WIFE HAVE A BABY, SIR?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

THIS JUST CAME OVER FROM
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

CONGRATULATIONS,
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB.

SURE MAKES ME WISH
YOU WERE AROUND

WHEN I GOT MY
PROMOTION, LIEUTENANT.

[Lindsey laughing]

[birds chirping]

[grunting]

[men chattering]

[chain clanks]

[grunts]

[horses neighing]

[men chattering]

[jet engines whirring]

MR. RABB! IT'S GOOD TO
HAVE YOU BACK ABOARD, SIR!

IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE, CHIEF!
THIS IS LIEUTENANT J.G. AUSTIN.

MA'AM. THE SKIPPER'S EXPECTING
YOU. IF YOU'LL FOLLOW ME.

YOU STILL MISS
IT, DON'T YOU, SIR?

ONLY WHEN I'M BACK ON BOARD.

OR SEE A JET, SHAVING
IN THE MORNING,

IN MY DREAMS, EATING A
PIZZA, WATCHING A MOVIE.

[both laughing]

YOU KNOW, THE CAG HAS A
HABIT OF SPEAKING HIS MIND, SIR.

IT'S THE SORT OF THING THAT
CAN BE TAKEN THE WRONG WAY,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'.

IT'S ALSO THE SORT OF THING THAT
INSPIRES TRUST IN HIS MEN, CHIEF.

(Bannon) YES, SIR, IT
MOST CERTAINLY DOES.

[men chattering]

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB AND LIEUTENANT
J.G. AUSTIN REPORTING AS ORDERED, SIR!

(Skipper) AS SOON AS
WE'RE DONE LAUNCHING,

BRING US BACK TO
A HEADING AT 2-5-0.

STAND AT EASE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
PROMOTION, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UNDER ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES,
I'D SAY IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I CONCUR, SIR.

ANY WORD YET ON THE TOMCAT CREW?

NO SIGN OF THEM
NEAR THE CRASH SITE

AND NOTHING FROM
THEIR SURVIVAL RADIOS.

BUT WE HAVEN'T GIVEN UP HOPE.

NO, SIR.

NOW, THE CAG AND HIS RIO ARE ON THE
03 LEVEL IN THE OFFICER'S WARD ROOM.

WE'LL BE NEEDING SEPARATE
QUARTERS FOR OUR INTERVIEW, SIR.

(Skipper) YOU AREN'T
SUGGESTING THAT THOSE MEN

WOULD ALTER THEIR
STORIES, LIEUTENANT?

NO, SIR.

SEPARATE INTERVIEWS IS S.O.P.

AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I THINK
IT'S BEST IF WE DO THINGS BY THE BOOK.

WE WOULDN'T WANNA
GIVE ANYONE AN EXCUSE

TO QUESTION OUR
FINDINGS, SKIPPER.

ANYONE BEING THE
STATE DEPARTMENT.

THEN YOU'RE AWARE
OF THE SITUATION, SIR?

PAINFULLY, COMMANDER.

PAINFULLY.

(Skipper) DISMISSED.

[man on P.A. chattering]

I GUESS THEY'LL GIVE ANYONE AN
EXTRA HALF-STRIPE THESE DAYS.

(Harm) YES, SIR.

AT EASE.

CAPTAIN BOONE.
LIEUTENANT J.G. AUSTIN.

MY RIO, LIEUTENANT ARNOLDI.

LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.

I EXPECT YOU WANNA
INTERVIEW US SEPARATELY.

(Harm) YES, SIR.

THERE'S AN EMPTY OFFICE
THROUGH THAT HATCH. LIEUTENANT.

FOLLOW ME, LIEUTENANT.

[door opens]

I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO
GO THROUGH THIS, SIR.

YOU'RE NOT APOLOGIZING FOR BEING
A LAWYER, ARE YOU, COMMANDER?

NO, SIR.

(Arnoldi) WHEN PAINTER EJECTED,

THEY WERE IN A
WINGS LEVEL POSITION.

BUT BY THE TIME
WHISTLE WENT OUT,

THEY'D INVERTED.

HE EJECTED STRAIGHT DOWN.

TANKS BLEW AS HE WENT OUT.

SO HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE FLAMES?

IT WASN'T FLAMES,
LIEUTENANT. IT WAS A FIREBALL.

HIS CHUTE WASN'T
BURNING, THOUGH.

I DO KNOW THAT.

IT WAS FULLY DEPLOYED
AND I FOLLOWED HIM

UNTIL WE WENT AFTER THE HIND.

WHEN DID YOU SEE THE HIND?

I NEVER LOST SIGHT OF HIM.

HE WAS CARRYING S5 ROCKETS.

ONE OF THOSE'LL RUIN YOUR
DAY IF YOU'RE NOT WATCHING.

DID HE FIRE ROCKETS
AT THE CHUTES?

NO.

THAT'D BE OVER-KILL
EVEN FOR THE SERBS.

HE USED HIS GUNS.

SO YOU SAW THE HIND FIRE
AT LIEUTENANT PAINTER?

YES, MA'AM.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN?

I'M POSITIVE.

WHEN I SAW HIM FIRING
ON MY MEN, I TOOK HIM OUT.

AND I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
PEACE TREATY OR NO.

THAT'S NOT AT ISSUE HERE, CAG

THE HELL IT'S NOT.

THE SERBS ARE GONNA TRY TO
USE THIS TO BREAK UP THE TREATY.

WE CANNOT LET THE POLITICS OF
THE MOMENT DICTATE OUR CONDUCT

WHEN WE'RE PUT INTO
A COMBAT SITUATION.

WE TRIED THAT ONCE. IN VIETNAM.

[intercom whistling]
I KNOW, SIR.

(man on P.A.) THE CAG
AND COMMANDER RABB

ARE REQUESTED ON
THE NAVIGATION BRIDGE.

WHAT'S UP, SKIPPER?

LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE'S BODY
WAS RECOVERED BY SERBIAN FORCES.

DAMN.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

DID YOU KNOW HIM, LIEUTENANT?

NO, SIR.

I'LL REQUEST AN AUTOPSY IN NAPLES
BEFORE THE BODY IS SENT HOME.

IF THERE'S ANY
EVIDENCE HE WAS SHOT,

THIS INVESTIGATION
WILL BE OVER, SIR.

WHAT ABOUT PAINTER?

NOTHING SO FAR. BUT THAT
ISN'T ALL OF IT, GENTLEMEN.

THIS JUST CAME IN
FROM CINCFAIRMED.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN WAIT FOR
YOUR REPORT, COMMANDER.

NO, SIR. THEY DIDN'T.

WHAT IS IT?

(CAG) POLITICS, LIEUTENANT.

I'M TO REPORT TO NAPLES
FOR A GENERAL COURT MARTIAL.

(Harm) SOME CONVERSATIONS

ARE BEST LEFT
LAWYER-TO-LAWYER, SIR.

WHAT SORT OF CONVERSATIONS
WOULD THOSE BE?

EXPLORATORY ONES, SIR,

WHERE WE FEEL EACH OTHER OUT AND
SEE WHAT KIND OF CASE THE OTHER SIDE HAS.

WELL, IT'S MY SIX ON
THE LINE, COMMANDER.

I'M SITTING IN.

VERY WELL, SIR.

BUT FOLLOW MY LEAD AND REMEMBER,

I DO THE TALKING.

WELL, NOW, HOW COULD I
FORGET THAT, COMMANDER?

YOU ARE THE LAWYER.

[birds twittering]

(Harm) I'M REQUESTING AN AUTOPSY
ON LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE.

ALREADY BEEN ORDERED. BY ME.

THEN YOU'LL AGREE THAT IF THE AUTOPSY
PRODUCES EVIDENCE OF BULLET WOUNDS,

YOU'LL DROP THE CHARGES?

I'M NOT MAKING ANY PROMISES.

THE VIOLATION OF A CEASE-FIRE
IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER.

THEY ARE THE VIOLATORS.
THEY WERE SHOOTING AT MY MEN!

IF THEY WERE, AND THERE'S
NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT,

WHO ORDERED YOU TO SHOOT BACK?

NO ONE. I DID IT ON
MY OWN INITIATIVE.

AND WHO GAVE YOU THE
RIGHT TO DO THAT, CAPTAIN?

THE NAVY, THE DAY THEY
HANDED ME MY COMMAND!

CAG, WE'LL ARGUE THIS
IN COURT. NOT HERE.

NO LAWYER'S GOING TO TELL ME
HOW TO EXERCISE MY COMMAND!

SIR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

BY-THE-BOOK
LAWYERING, COMMANDER.

IT'S THE ONLY KIND
I KNOW HOW, MA'AM.

I DOUBT THAT.

IN ANY CASE, YOU'RE AWARE I CANNOT
INITIATE A PRE-TRIAL AGREEMENT.

IS SHE TALKING DEAL?

SHE CAN'T, SIR.

IN THE MILITARY, ONLY THE
ACCUSED AND HIS LAWYERS

CAN INITIATE SUCH CONVERSATIONS.

SINCE MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE
ACCUSTOMED TO FOLLOWING ORDERS,

IF THE COMMANDER
SUGGESTED A DEAL,

YOU MIGHT FEEL
COMPELLED TO ACCEPT IT.

[snorts] THAT'D BE THE DAY.

I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAPTAIN FEELS
COMPELLED TO FOLLOW ANYTHING

BUT HIS OWN INSTINCTS.

YOU'RE BAITING HIM, COMMANDER.
AND THAT'S OUT OF LINE.

IF I WERE YOU, TALKING
HYPOTHETICALLY, OF COURSE,

I'D BE ASKING FOR A DEAL.

OH, I'M NOT.

BUT SINCE WE'RE
TALKING HYPOTHETICALLY,

WHAT WOULD THAT DEAL BE?

CAG RESIGNS, ADMITS
HIS RESPONSIBILITY,

COURT MARTIAL NEVER HAPPENS.

YOU CAN GO TO HELL.

HYPOTHETICALLY.

I CAN'T SUGGEST THAT MY
CLIENT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY

FOR SOMETHING WHERE
HE IS NOT AT FAULT.

THEN YOU'D BE GIVING
HIM VERY BAD ADVICE.

WELL, I RESPECT YOUR
OPINION, COMMANDER,

BUT THE ANSWER IS NO. GOOD DAY.

COMMANDER.

WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE.

WHAT'S THAT, MA'AM?

YOU'RE A COWBOY.

NO, MA'AM. I'M JUST
ANOTHER JAG LAWYER

WHO CONSIDERS IT AN HONOR

TO OPPOSE YOU IN
A COURT MARTIAL.

SEE IF YOU STILL FEEL HONORED
AFTER IT'S OVER, COMMANDER.

(guard) SIR!

COMMANDER KRENNICK
HAS A REPUTATION

FOR BEING THE BEST
PROSECUTOR IN THE NAVY.

WELL, THAT ISN'T
WHAT WORRIES ME.

SHE WAS DANCING A FAST
TRACK IN WASHINGTON.

STATE MUST BE APPLYING MAJOR
PRESSURE FOR A CONVICTION

FOR HER TO EVEN BE HERE.

HARM, TELL ME SOMETHING.

ARE YOU GIVING UP ON ME?

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT, CAG

I'M JUST AFRAID YOU MAY
ALREADY BE CONVICTED.

I'M GOING TO BE JUDGED BY
LINE OFFICERS. IS THAT RIGHT?

YES, SIR. CAPTAINS AND ABOVE.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

THEY WON'T BE JUDGING
YOU IN A VACUUM, SIR.

THEY HAVE CAREERS, TOO.

LIEUTENANT, IF THERE'S ONE
THING IN THE NAVY I HAVE FAITH IN,

IT'S THE INTEGRITY
OF HER OFFICERS.

HARM! HEY, HARM!

WHICH IS MORE THAN I
CAN SAY FOR JOURNALISTS.

WELL, GOOD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN, HARM!

CAG, YOU, TOO! MR. DE PALMA.

YEAH. HEY, CONGRATULATIONS
ON THE PROMOTION.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE
BEEN INTRODUCED.

I'M CHUCK DE PALMA, AEROBUREAU.

MEG AUSTIN. THAT WAS
QUITE A REPORT YOU FILED.

OH, WELL I'M GLAD YOU SAW IT.

WHERE WERE YOU?

FROM WHAT I SAW, GETTING THAT
FOOTAGE TOOK A LOT OF GUTS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER
IT TAKES TO GET A STORY.

(CAG) AND MR. DE
PALMA'S QUITE A REPORTER.

HE EVEN TOOK A FLIGHT
WITH ME ONCE TO GET A STORY.

PLEASE! DON'T REMIND ME!

I MEAN, I MIGHT THROW UP
AGAIN JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.

LOOK, HOW ABOUT AN
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, CAG?

MY LAWYERS DON'T
WANT ME SPEAKING.

HARM, TALK TO THE MAN.

YOU KNOW CASES AREN'T
TRIED IN THE COURTS ANYMORE.

THEY'RE TRIED IN THE
PRESS. AND I'M HERE

TO LET YOU PUT THE BEST
POSSIBLE LIGHT ON THINGS

THE ONLY PEOPLE WHOSE
JUDGMENT I CARE ABOUT

ARE MY FELLOW OFFICERS
IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

WOW.

[clears throat]

MAN, UH, LOOK, YOU KNOW,

YOU WOULDN'T MIND SAYING
THAT ON TAPE, PLEASE?

HOW'D YOU GET THAT
FOOTAGE, CHUCK?

AH, WELL,

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF BEING
IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

SIGN OF A GOOD
JOURNALIST, REALLY.

DID YOU SEE THE HIND FIRING?

NO. NO, WE WERE JUST SHOOTING
B-ROLL OF THE COUNTRYSIDE

WHEN THE HIND CAME
UP FROM BEHIND A RIDGE

AND EXPLODED IN A
BIG BALL OF FLAMES.

YEAH. THEY ONLY SHOWED
THE EXPLOSION ON THE NEWS.

WAS THERE MORE?

(De Palma) MMM.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. DON'T
GO ASKING FOR IT, LIEUTENANT.

THAT'S AGAINST NETWORK POLICY.

COME ON. I'M SURE
THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS.

WELL, GIVEN THE RIGHT
CIRCUMSTANCES, YEAH.

WHY DON'T WE TALK ABOUT WHAT
THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT BE.

KNOCK IT OFF, LIEUTENANT!

GOOD DAY, MR. DE PALMA.

YES, ALL RIGHT. GOOD DAY.
LOOK, WE CAN TALK OVER DINNER.

[clears throat]

YEAH, RIGHT, WELL,
NICE TO SEE YOU.

LIEUTENANT, DO NOT EVER DISGRACE
YOUR UNIFORM LIKE THAT AGAIN.

SIR, I WAS JUST... I KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR, YOU
DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING!

YOU THOUGHT YOU DID
BUT YOU THOUGHT WRONG.

PERMISSION TO BE EXCUSED, SIR.

GRANTED.

LIEUTENANT AUSTIN
IS STRAIGHT UP, SIR.

ALL SHE WOULD HAVE DONE WAS TRY TO
GET MR. DE PALMA TO GIVE US THE TAPE.

HARM, I DON'T LIKE THE
WAY YOU PEOPLE FIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO, SIR.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
STAY OUT OF OUR WAY.

[men chattering]

[horses snorting]

[men laughing]

[men laughing]

(Underwood) CAPTAIN
THOMAS BOONE.

YOU ARE ACCUSED OF VIOLATING
A LAWFUL GENERAL ORDER,

ARTICLE 92 OF THE UNIFORM
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

HOW DO YOU PLEAD?

THE ACCUSED PLEADS
NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.

VERY WELL. PLEASE BE SEATED.

COMMANDER KRENNICK, YOU...

WHO IS THE SUIT?

[inaudible]

THOSE, UH,

WOULDN'T JUST BE WELL-DRESSED
REPORTERS BACK THERE, WOULD THEY?

(Meg) WE'RE CLOSED
TO THE PRESS, SIR.

I'M AFRAID THEY'RE
FROM STATE, CAG.

COMMANDER KRENNICK,
YOU MAY PROCEED.

(Krennick) THANK YOU.

YOUR HONOR, MEMBERS
OF THE COURT MARTIAL.

[Krennick sighing]

I COME HERE TODAY, WITH
A SAD AND HEAVY HEART.

THE OFFICER AGAINST WHOM
I MUST PREFER CHARGES

HAS DISTINGUISHED
HIMSELF TIME AND AGAIN,

DURING A LONG NAVAL CAREER.

[whispers] HERE COMES THE KNIFE.

(Krennick) BUT AN ORDER TO CAPTAIN
BOONE CARRIES THE SAME WEIGHT

AS ONE TO THE FRESHEST
YOUNG SAILOR IN OUR NAVY.

WHEN CAPTAIN BOONE OPENED FIRE

WITHOUT PROVOCATION,

HE DISOBEYED A LAWFUL ORDER.

IT'S AS SIMPLE
AND FINAL AS THAT.

HE TOOK UPON HIMSELF

A DECISION THAT RESTS SOLELY
WITH THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,

THE DECISION WHEN TO
COMMIT UNITED STATES FORCES

TO MILITARY ACTION.

WHEN YOU HEAR THE FACTS,

YOU WILL HAVE NO
CHOICE IN THIS MATTER

BUT TO FIND CAPTAIN
BOONE GUILTY.

YOU MAY CALL YOUR FIRST
WITNESS, COMMANDER KRENNICK.

(Krennick) COMMANDER DOOLEY,

DID YOU PERFORM AN AUTOPSY ON THE
REMAINS OF LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE?

(Dooley) YES, MA'AM.

AND CAN YOU TELL US THE CAUSE
OF LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE'S DEATH?

NO, NOT WITH ANY CERTAINTY.

WHY IS THAT, COMMANDER?

LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE
SUFFERED MULTIPLE TRAUMAS

AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

ANY ONE OF THEM COULD HAVE
BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH.

(Krennick) ELABORATE, PLEASE.

THE FLAMES THAT GENERATED
FROM THE EXPLOSION OF HIS TOMCAT

WERE SUCH THAT THE
LIEUTENANT SUFFERED

SEVERE THIRD-DEGREE BURNS

OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF HIS BODY.

THIS ALONE WOULD MOST
LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH.

IN ADDITION, HOWEVER,

I FOUND SHRAPNEL EMBEDDED
IN THE LIEUTENANT'S REMAINS.

DID YOU DETERMINE THE
SOURCE OF THE SHRAPNEL?

METALLURGIC ANALYSIS CONFIRMS
THAT IT CAME FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR THE COURT

THE NATURE OF THE INJURIES
CAUSED BY THE SHRAPNEL?

THE SHRAPNEL RUPTURED LIEUTENANT
ENTWHISTLE'S STOMACH AND CHEST,

SEVERING 2 ARTERIES.

COMMANDER, BASED UPON YOUR
EXPERIENCE AS A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST,

DO YOU HAVE AN
OPINION AS TO WHETHER

THESE SHRAPNEL
INJURIES WOULD BE FATAL?

YES. IN MY OPINION,

DEATH WOULD HAVE
BEEN INSTANTANEOUS.

COMMANDER DOOLEY, YOU'VE
DESCRIBED FOR THE COURT

A LENGTHY EXAMINATION.

DURING THIS EXAMINATION,

DID YOU FIND ANY EVIDENCE
OF BULLET WOUNDS?

NO, I DID NOT.

NONE WHATSOEVER?

NONE, MA'AM.

YOUR WITNESS, COMMANDER.

COMMANDER, FROM WHAT
YOU'VE JUST DESCRIBED,

LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE SUFFERED
SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL INJURIES.

IS THAT CORRECT?

THAT'S CORRECT. YES.

IN FACT, COMMANDER,
ISN'T IT TRUE

THAT SOME OF LIEUTENANT
ENTWHISTLE'S INTERNAL ORGANS

WERE NOT RECOVERED?

ALSO CORRECT, COMMANDER.

AND ISN'T IT TRUE THAT
THE INTERNAL ORGANS

YOU DID RECOVER
WERE SO BADLY DAMAGED

IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF
A BULLET PASSED THROUGH THE ORGANS?

YES. THAT'S TRUE.

SO, GIVEN THE CONDITION
OF THE BODY, COMMANDER,

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT A
NUMBER OF BULLETS

COULD HAVE PENETRATED
WITHOUT DETECTION?

(Krennick) OBJECTION,
YOUR HONOR.

COMMANDER RABB'S
QUESTION IS AMBIGUOUS.

"A NUMBER" IS VERY IMPRECISE.

(Underwood) SUSTAINED.

BE MORE SPECIFIC,
COMMANDER RABB.

(Harm) YES, YOUR HONOR.

COMMANDER, COULD 2 BULLETS
HAVE PASSED THROUGH UNDETECTED?

YES.

WHAT ABOUT 3 BULLETS, COMMANDER?

POSSIBLY, BUT NOT LIKELY.

SO AT LEAST 2 SLUGS COULD
HAVE HIT LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE

WITHOUT LEAVING A TRACE?

YES.

HOW MANY SLUGS COULD
HAVE MISSED, COMMANDER?

MISSED?

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT.

THERE IS NO WAY FOR
COMMANDER DOOLEY TO ASCERTAIN

HOW MANY BULLETS
MAY HAVE MISSED A BODY.

I WITHDRAW THE
QUESTION, YOUR HONOR.

THE COMMANDER IS CORRECT.

THERE IS NO WAY FOR
ANY OF US TO DETERMINE

HOW MANY ROUNDS
FIRED BY THE HIND MISSED.

(Harm) NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

(Meg) THAT WAS BRILLIANT, HARM.

(Harm) WELL, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT, BUT IT WAS A START.

LISTEN, YOU TWO, YOU SOUND
LIKE A COUPLE OF NUGGETS

WHO JUST SHOT A
HOLE IN A TOW TARGET.

YOU'RE RIGHT, CAG WE
DIDN'T DO MUCH DAMAGE.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT WAS A START.

CAPTAIN? WE NEED TO TALK.

NAVAL OFFICER TO NAVAL OFFICER.

NOT WITHOUT HIS
ATTORNEYS PRESENT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

CAG, YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

THE HELL I CAN'T. YOU'RE DISMISSED,
COMMANDER. YOU, TOO, LIEUTENANT.

[sighing]

[birds twittering]

I'M LISTENING, COMMANDER.

I JUST RECEIVED INTELLIGENCE

THAT THE REGULAR SERB ARMY
IS POISED ACROSS THE BORDER.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY GAVE
THAT KIND OF INFO TO LAWYERS.

I GOT IT STRAIGHT FROM STATE.

OH, WELL, THEN IT MUST BE TRUE.

YOU'RE A WARRIOR, CAG.

IF THIS THING BLOWS
UP INTO A SHOOTING WAR,

THOSE ARE YOUR MEN
GOING UP IN THE AIR.

I KNOW THAT BETTER THAN YOU.

SOMETIMES, A WARRIOR
HAS TO FALL ON HIS SWORD

FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE.

HARDEST THING A
WARRIOR HAS TO DO.

YOU'RE ASKING ME TO RESIGN
FOR THE GOOD OF THE NAVY?

STATE BELIEVES
THEY CAN DIFFUSE THIS

IF YOU ADMIT YOU MADE A MISTAKE.

THEY WERE SHOOTING AT MY MEN.

I BELIEVE YOU.

BUT YOU'RE STILL
GOING TO PROSECUTE?

IF IT'LL STOP US FROM
GOING TO WAR, YES.

THAT'S THE WRONG
REASON, COMMANDER.

IS IT?

I'LL SLEEP ON IT.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

(CAG) THE TEDDY ROOSEVELT

PULLED IN THIS AFTERNOON.

SHE'LL BE RELIEVING THE
SEAHAWK OFF BOSNIA, FRIDAY.

BUT IT'S NOT POLITICALLY
CORRECT TO CALL A SHIP

"SHE" ANYMORE, ISN'T IT?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

BEING POLITICALLY
CORRECT WITH ME, SIR.

WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE, HARM,

KNOWING YOU'D NEVER
FLY OFF A CARRIER AGAIN?

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

UNTIL I FOUND
ANOTHER WAY TO SERVE.

OH, YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN.
A LOT EASIER TO ADJUST.

OH, IT WASN'T EASY, CAG.

NO, I'M SURE IT WASN'T.

[plane engines roaring]

[CAG chuckling]

I WONDER HOW IT'S GOING TO FEEL

FLYING DRUNKEN
TOURISTS TO VEGAS?

WHAT DID COMMANDER
KRENNICK SAY TO YOU, SIR?

[birds twittering]

SHE SAYS THE BOSNIAN SERBS
ARE GOING TO USE MY ACTION

TO BLOW OFF THE PEACE TREATY.

IT COULD LEAD TO AN ALL OUT
BALKAN WAR WITH US IN THE MIDDLE.

SHE HAD NO RIGHT TO
APPROACH YOU LIKE THAT, CAG.

HELL, I'D LAY DOWN
MY LIFE FOR MY MEN,

WHY NOT MY CAREER?

I'D RATHER SEE YOU LEAVE
THAT TO THE 7 LINE OFFICERS

THAN ONE SCARED JAG LAWYER, SIR.

YOU THINK SHE'S SCARED?

WELL, SHE WOULDN'T BE
TALKING TO YOU IF SHE WASN'T.

I KNOW COMMANDER
KRENNICK'S REPUTATION, SIR.

SHE'LL USE ANY TACTIC TO WIN.

PUT ME IN THE AIR, HARM, I
KNOW HOW TO READ THESE THINGS.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE,
SIR. TO PROVIDE THE READ.

[plane engines roaring]

JUST DON'T USE TEA LEAVES, NOW.

[Painter moans]

[urinating]

I SAW LIEUTENANT
ENTWHISTLE'S CHUTE DEPLOY,

AND I FOLLOWED HIM DOWN UNTIL
WE MADE THE RUN ON THE HIND.

DID YOU SEE THE HIND
BEFORE YOU WERE ATTACKED?

YES, MA'AM. I SAW IT
FIRING ON THE CHUTES.

(Meg) YOU'RE SURE, LIEUTENANT?

I'M ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

HOW MANY PATROLS HAVE YOU
FLOWN OVER BOSNIA, LIEUTENANT?

5.

WAS THE CAG YOUR PILOT IN ALL 5?

YES, HE WAS.

THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR.

AN EXTREME HONOR.

(Krennick) LIEUTENANT, WOULD
YOU MIND TURNING YOUR CHAIR

TO FACE THE MONITOR?

IS THIS AN ACCURATE
REPRESENTATION

OF THE VARIOUS
AIRCRAFT POSITIONS

WHEN LIEUTENANTS PAINTER
AND ENTWHISTLE EJECTED?

YES, IT IS.

(Krennick) FIRST LIEUTENANT
PAINTER EJECTED,

THEN THE AIRCRAFT
ROLLED TO PORT,

AND LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE
EJECTED FROM AN INVERTED POSITION.

IS THAT CORRECT?

AFFIRMATIVE.

YOU FOLLOW LIEUTENANT
ENTWHISTLE'S CHUTE

UNTIL THE CAG TURNED ABRUPTLY
STARBOARD, TO DESTROY THE HIND.

AFFIRMATIVE.

WHAT DID THE HIND DO?

BROKE INTO US AS WE CAME AROUND.

DID IT FIRE ON YOU?

NO, MA'AM. THE CAG
WAS TOO QUICK FOR IT.

HE NAILED THEM IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE TURN.

WAS THAT A HIGH-G TURN?

WELL, THE G-METER PEGS AT
THE MAX G'S PULLED IN ANY FLIGHT.

I SAW IT PEGGED AT 9 G'S

AND SINCE THAT SNAP TURN WAS THE
MOST VIOLENT MANEUVER OF THE FLIGHT,

IT HAD TO BE AT 9 G'S.

(Krennick) SO, YOU WERE WATCHING
LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE'S CHUTE

WHEN THE CAG SAID
HE SAW THE HIND FIRING.

HE IMMEDIATELY
EXECUTED A 9-G TURN

IN THE MIDDLE OF WHICH
HE BLEW THE HIND AWAY.

YES, MA'AM. EXCEPT I
SAW THE HIND FIRING ALSO.

HOW DID YOU DO THAT, LIEUTENANT?

MA'AM?

(Krennick) YOU JUST TESTIFIED

THAT YOU WERE WATCHING
LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE'S CHUTE

ON THE PORT SIDE
OF YOUR AIRCRAFT.

HOW DID YOU SEE THE HIND
FIRING ON THE STARBOARD SIDE?

WELL,

I MUST HAVE SEEN IT
FIRING AS WE TURNED.

BUT AT THAT POINT YOU
SAID IT WASN'T FIRING.

THE CAG WAS TOO QUICK.

"NAILED THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE TURN", TO USE YOUR WORDS.

I REPEAT. HOW COULD
YOU SEE THE HIND FIRING

IF IT WAS ON THE STARBOARD
SIDE OF YOUR PLANE

AND YOU WERE LOOKING TO PORT?

THE CAG SAID THE
HIND WAS FIRING,

AND IMMEDIATELY
EXECUTED A 9-G TURN.

I BELIEVE YOU EXPERIENCED
STAGNANT HYPOXIA,

CAUSING A GRAY-OUT, AND
YOUR MIND DID THE REST.

OBJECTION.

WHAT THE PROSECUTOR BELIEVES
IS IRRELEVANT, YOUR HONOR.

SUSTAINED.

I WITHDRAW THE STATEMENT.

[horses neighing]

[birds chirping]

[grunting]

(CAG) I WASN'T
HAVING A GRAY-OUT.

I WASN'T FIXATING ON
ANYONE IN A CHUTE.

I KEPT MY EYE ON THE TARGET.

THE TARGET BEING THE HIND?

AFFIRMATIVE.

(Krennick) WHY CALL IT A TARGET

IF THERE HAD BEEN
NO ENEMY ACTION?

IN THE AIR, I CONSIDER ANY MILITARY
AIRCRAFT A POTENTIAL TARGET

UNLESS IT BELONGS TO THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

I SEE YOU, UH,
FOUGHT IN VIETNAM,

IN THE GULF WAR.

YOU WERE EVEN AN
ADVISOR TO THE ISRAELIS.

I FLY WHERE THE NAVY SENDS ME.

EVER BEEN SHOT DOWN, CAPTAIN?

JUNE 14TH, 1967 OVER
THE GULF OF TONKIN.

BY WHOM, CAPTAIN?

IT WAS A FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT.

IN FACT, YOU WERE
MISTAKEN FOR A MIG.

SO THE PILOT SAID.

WHAT WERE YOU
FLYING AT THE TIME?

AN F-8B CRUSADER.

DOES THE CRUSADER'S PROFILE
LOOK ANYTHING LIKE THAT OF A MIG?

NO, IT DOES NOT.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THE PILOT SAW.

HE WAS IN ENEMY AIRSPACE.

AND HAVING ENCOUNTERED
MIGs EARLIER IN THE DAY,

HIS BRAIN TURNED YOUR
CRUSADER INTO A MIG.

HE WAS AN AIR FORCE PILOT.

[chuckling]

(Krennick) WHEN YOU WENT
UP OVER BOSNIA THAT DAY,

WASN'T IT WITH A
SENSE OF ANTICIPATION?

ON THE DAY MY
HEART ISN'T POUNDING

WHEN I'M SITTING ON THAT
CATAPULT, THAT'S THE DAY I RETIRE.

YOU KNEW YOU MIGHT SEE ACTION?

I WAS NEARLY SHOT DOWN

NOT MORE THAN 20 MILES
FROM THE CURRENT INCIDENT.

YOU'RE ON FULL
ALERT AT ALL TIMES?

COMMANDER, I'M ON FULL
ALERT FLYING OVER OKLAHOMA.

SO THERE YOU ARE.

FLYING IN THE SAME AIRSPACE

WHERE YOU WERE ATTACKED
ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO.

SUDDENLY, YOUR
WINGMAN HAS A FIRE,

AND HIS PLANE EXPLODES.

IT'S A TERRIBLE SIGHT.

YOU WOULDN'T BEGIN TO KNOW.

YOU WANT TO DO EVERYTHING IN
YOUR POWER TO HELP YOUR MEN.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

EXCEPT REMOVE THE THREAT.

EXACTLY.

YOUR MEN ARE DOWN. YOU'RE ANGRY.

YOU'RE IN A PLACE WHERE
YOU'VE BEEN SHOT AT BEFORE.

AND YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

I DID NOT ATTACK THE
HIND OUT OF FRUSTRATION!

I ATTACKED IT BECAUSE
IT WAS STRAFING MY MEN!

I BELIEVE YOU, CAPTAIN.

I BELIEVE YOUR MIND TOLD
YOU THE HIND WAS FIRING,

JUST AS THAT AIR
FORCE PILOT'S MIND

TOLD HIM YOUR
CRUSADER WAS A MIG.

TRAGICALLY, YOU BOTH WERE WRONG.

I CAN'T SAY I THINK MUCH
OF YOUR PROFESSION.

AND I CAN'T SAY I BLAME YOU.

THERE ARE TIMES I DON'T
THINK MUCH OF IT MYSELF.

HOW BAD IS IT?

UNDER ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES,

THEY HAVEN'T PROVEN THEIR CASE.

BUT WITH THE PRESSURE
THE STATE'S EXERTING...

THAT'S A PANEL OF NAVAL
LINE OFFICERS, MISTER.

OH, I'M NOT SAYING
THEY WON'T BE FAIR, CAG.

BUT THEY'RE UNDER AS
MUCH PRESSURE AS WE ARE.

(De Palma) WELL!
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.

SO, DID YOU GET THE WORD?

THAT RIO, WHAT'S HIS NAME?

PAINTER?

PAINTER, RIGHT. WELL,
THE SCUTTLEBUTT IS

HIS EMERGENCY BEACON WENT OFF.

HAS THE RESCUE
MISSION BEEN LAUNCHED?

NO. THERE'S NOT GOING
TO BE A RESCUE MISSION,

AT LEAST NOT UNTIL
THIS TRIAL'S OVER.

WHAT? MMM.

WASHINGTON'S WORRIED
THAT THE WHOLE THING'S A TRAP.

THEY'RE WAITING
FOR CONFIRMATION.

WHAT DO THEY EXPECT
PAINTER TO DO? PHONE HOME?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, SIR?

I'M GOING OUT TO THE SEAHAWK TO
CLIMB ALL OVER THE SKIPPER'S SIX.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT, YOU'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF A COURT MARTIAL.

I'M NOT GOING TO
ABANDON PAINTER.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO, SIR.
I'LL GO TO THE SEAHAWK.

LIEUTENANT, I'M TURNING THE
CAG'S DEFENSE OVER TO YOU.

ME? COMMANDER, I DON'T...

WHAT'S THE MATTER, LIEUTENANT?

YOU'RE AFRAID YOU
CAN'T HANDLE HIM?

YES, SIR.

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO LEARN, LIEUTENANT.

[people chattering]

I DON'T SUPPOSE I CAN
REPORT ANY OF THIS?

NAH. DIDN'T THINK SO.

(Skipper) YOU NEED
TO FLY OVER THE AREA

FOR YOUR DEFENSE OF THE CAG?

YES, SIR.

AND I'M SUPPOSED
TO APPROVE THIS?

NO, SIR. I'M ORDERING IT

AS THE JAG OFFICER IN CHARGE
OF THE CAG'S DEFENSE, SIR.

DON'T LET THAT EXTRA BAR
GO TO YOUR HEAD, MISTER.

NO, SIR.

HOWEVER, I'VE GOT A MAN
OUT THERE WHO MAY BE HURT.

WASHINGTON WON'T
LET ME GO AFTER HIM

WITHOUT CONFIRMATION.

NO, SIR.

SO, YOU'VE GOT YOUR
OVERFLIGHT IN A SEA STALLION.

MARINES HAVE BEEN
KNOWN TO JUMP OUT OF THEM.

OF COURSE, THEY'RE HIGHLY
TRAINED AND A TOUCH CRAZY.

BUT SO ARE SOME
NAVY LAWYERS I KNOW.

YES, SIR!

[helicopter whirring]

YOU'RE GOING INTO HEAVY WOODS.

WE CAN LIFT YOU OUT
WITH A PENETRATOR,

BUT IF YOU CAN FIND A
CLEARING, THAT'D BE BETTER.

NO SCHEDULED FLIGHTS?

[chuckling]

THE RADIO DIRECTION FINDER
WILL DROP YOU RIGHT SMACK DOWN

ON WHOEVER'S
SENDING THAT SIGNAL.

WHAT IF IT'S NOT PAINTER?

JUST DON'T PLAY THE HERO.

PRISON'S BETTER THAN
A PINE BOX, ALL RIGHT?

I CAN RESCUE YOU FROM A PRISON.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE
ABOUT YOU MARINES.

ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR A SILVER LINING.

(Bannon) WE'RE CLOSE TO
WHERE THEY WENT DOWN.

THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM.

[signal beeping]

THERE HE IS!

WE'RE ALMOST ON TOP OF HIM.

IF THAT'S HIM.

WELL, THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

[signal continues beeping]

GOOD LUCK, HARM.

[Harm grunting]

[signal beeping]

MORNING, SIR.

LIEUTENANT, ANY WORD
ON COMMANDER RABB?

NO, SIR.

CAPTAIN, I'VE BEEN THINKING.

IF YOU BELIEVED YOUR
MEN TO BE IN DANGER,

THAT ALONE COULD JUSTIFY
THE ACTION YOU TOOK,

EVEN IF YOU WERE MISTAKEN, SIR.

BUT I WASN'T
MISTAKEN, LIEUTENANT.

BETTER A BLACK MARK ON YOUR
RECORD THAN A CONVICTION, SIR.

IF I MADE A MISTAKE,

I SHOULD SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES,
LIEUTENANT. BUT I DIDN'T.

I KNOW, SIR. AND I BELIEVE YOU.

BUT SOMETIMES DISCRETION
IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR.

LIEUTENANT AUSTIN,
IF I BELIEVED THAT,

I WOULD NEVER CATAPULT
OFF A CARRIER AGAIN.

SIR, YOU MAY NEVER
FLY AGAIN IF YOU DON'T.

IF I GO DOWN, I GO
DOWN FIGHTING.

(officer) SIR.

[woman chattering]

I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT BOARD.

YOU CAN'T, SIR. ONLY LAWYERS
CAN MAKE CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

CAN I BE MY OWN LAWYER?

TECHNICALLY, SIR, BUT I DON'T...

LIEUTENANT, YOU'RE FIRED.

[rustling]

[gasping]

HE FIRED ME, SIR,

AND WISHES TO ACT
AS HIS OWN COUNSEL.

DID YOU ADVISE HIM OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF DOING SO?

I DID, YOUR HONOR. IN
NO UNCERTAIN TERMS.

THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

THE CAG IS A HIGHLY
UNUSUAL INDIVIDUAL, SIR.

(Krennick) YOUR HONOR,

FIRST, THE SENIOR DEFENSE FOR
THE COUNSEL DOESN'T APPEAR,

AND NOW THE DEFENDANT WANTS
TO MAKE THE CLOSING ARGUMENT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR GAME IS.

BUT YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW IT.

UH, COUNSELOR, I'LL DECIDE WHAT
I SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT ALLOW.

OF COURSE, YOUR HONOR. I
DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY OTHERWISE.

BUT I HOPE YOUR
HONOR WOULD AGREE

THAT THIS IS NOT IN THE
DEFENDANT'S BEST INTEREST.

OR PERHAPS NOT IN
THE PROSECUTION'S,

EH, COMMANDER?

[sighing]

I'LL ALLOW IT.

LIEUTENANT, I'M ORDERING
YOU TO SERVE AS LEGAL ADVISOR.

YES, SIR.

[birds chirping]

WHAT'S WRONG?

THIS ISN'T A BULLET WOUND.

NO.

I MUST HAVE INJURED
IT WHEN I EJECTED.

[panting]

GENTLEMEN, PEACE OR WAR

MAY BE HANGING ON THE
OUTCOME OF THIS TRIAL.

BUT THAT SHOULD NOT BE
A FACTOR IN YOUR DECISION

ANY MORE THAN CAPTAIN
BOONE'S EXEMPLARY RECORD.

THEN WHY DID SHE MENTION IT?

(Krennick) THE GUILT
OR INNOCENCE...

[whispering] SHE'S SMART, SIR.
PLAYING TO THE MEN IN SUITS.

(Krennick) AND WHAT
ARE THE FACTS?

THE HIND WAS
DESTROYED. THAT IS A FACT.

ITS 5 CREWMEN WERE
KILLED. THAT IS A FACT.

THERE WERE NO BULLET HOLES FOUND
IN LIEUTENANT ENTWHISTLE'S BODY.

THAT IS A FACT.

AND THE ONLY CORROBORATING
WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE,

LIEUTENANT ARNOLDI, COULD NOT
POSSIBLY HAVE SEEN THE HIND FIRING!

THAT IS A FACT.

AND THERE, GENTLEMEN,
THE FACTS END.

CAPTAIN BOONE THOUGHT
HE SAW WHAT HE DID NOT.

HE MADE A MISTAKE. THIS
IS A MISTAKE, GENTLEMEN,

THAT THE NAVY CANNOT,
NOT NOW, NOT EVER,

ALLOW TO GO UNPUNISHED.

THANK YOU.

THE DEFENSE MAY NOW
ADDRESS THE COURT.

SHE ALMOST CONVINCED ME.

GIVEN UP ON US, CAPTAIN?

THAT'LL BE THE DAY.

GENTLEMEN, SINCE
I AM NOT A LAWYER,

I'LL BE BRIEF.

[whispering] GOOD GOD, WE'RE
DEALING WITH ABE LINCOLN.

(CAG) I AM A NAVAL AVIATOR

WITH 11,000 FLYING HOURS.

908 OF WHICH WERE IN COMBAT.

I KNOW GUNFIRE WHEN I
SEE IT. I DID NOT IMAGINE IT.

THE HIND WAS FIRING AT MY MEN

AS THEY HUNG HELPLESS
IN THEIR CHUTES.

WHAT I DID, I WOULD DO
AGAIN WITHOUT HESITATION

EVEN IF DOING SO MEANT
ENDING MY NAVAL CAREER.

GOD KNOWS IT IS NOT A
CAREER I WISH TO END.

THAT WILL HAPPEN SOON ENOUGH.

BUT BETTER THAT THAN TO
BREAK THE SACRED TRUST

BETWEEN AN OFFICER
AND THOSE HE COMMANDS

TO DO WHATEVER IS IN HIS
POWER TO PROTECT THEM.

NOT ONLY WHEN SUCH
ACTION IS OBVIOUS

OR POLITICALLY CORRECT,

BUT EVEN WHEN IT IS SURE TO
BE UNPOPULAR AND QUESTIONED.

THE DAY THAT I CAN NO
LONGER LIVE UP TO THAT TRUST,

YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO ASK FOR
MY RESIGNATION, GENTLEMEN,

IT'LL BE TENDERED
WITHOUT HESITATION.

THEY'RE GOING TO
COURT-MARTIAL THE CAG?

THEY SAY THAT HIND WAS
ATTEMPTING TO RENDER

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
WHEN HE BLEW IT AWAY.

[sniggering] THAT'LL BE THE DAY.

WAS IT STRAFING YOU?

IF THE CAG SAID
THEY DID, THEY DID.

CAN YOU SAY THEY DID?

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER GOING OUT.

AFTER I PULLED
THE HANDLES, HARM,

ALL I REMEMBER IS
HANGING IN THE TREES.

[both panting]

HELL, I'LL TESTIFY THAT
THEY WERE SHOOTING AT US.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T
DO THAT, PAINTER.

CAN YOU MAKE IT?

I SPOTTED A CLEARING
HALF A MILE DOWN SLOPE.

SORRY.

[panting]

IT'S OK.

WE'LL GET THE MARINES
TO PULL US OUT OF HERE.

SIR.

MA'AM.

STILL NO WORD FROM
COMMANDER RABB, SIR.

IF PAINTER'S ALIVE,
HE'LL FIND HIM.

I HOPE SO, SIR.

THEN EVEN IF THE
BOARD FINDS YOU GUILTY,

LIEUTENANT PAINTER'S TESTIMONY

CAN GET IT OVERTURNED ON APPEAL.

IS THAT WHY YOU THINK I'M
WORRIED ABOUT PAINTER, LIEUTENANT?

NO, SIR.

I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE THE ICING ON THE CAKE.

SHE'S GONE!

(Meg) WHO, SIR?

THE TEDDY ROOSEVELT.
SLIPPED AWAY IN THE NIGHT.

ONE MINUTE SHE'S THERE,

THE NEXT MINUTE SHE'S
OVER THE HORIZON.

SIR. MA'AM.

THE BOARD IS RETURNING
WITH A VERDICT.

[bell tolling]

LIEUTENANT,

WHATEVER THE OUTCOME,
YOU MAKE A HELL OF A WINGMAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

FOR A LAWYER.

MOVE IT OUT! MOVE IT
OUT, GENTLEMEN, COME ON!

GO! GO!

LET'S GO! GO! LET'S
GO! MOVE. MOVE!

(Underwood) THIS BOARD
HAS REACHED A VERDICT.

A VERDICT WHICH NEED
NOT BE UNANIMOUS, NOR IS IT.

CAPTAIN THOMAS BOONE,
BY A MAJORITY OF 4 TO 3,

WE FIND YOU NOT GUILTY.

THIS PROCEEDING IS AT AN END.

[gavel pounds]

CAPTAIN BOONE, YOU ARE FREE
TO RETURN TO YOUR COMMAND.

DISMISSED.

AYE, AYE, SIR!

(Krennick) CAPTAIN!

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT WAS A BRILLIANT
CLOSING ARGUMENT.

IT WAS THE TRUTH.

I KNOW. THAT'S WHY
IT WAS BRILLIANT.

PERHAPS NOW YOU CAN TELL
ME WHERE COMMANDER RABB IS?

SOMEWHERE IN BOSNIA TRYING
TO FIND LIEUTENANT PAINTER.

HE REALLY IS A COWBOY.

NO, COMMANDER.

HE'S A NAVAL AVIATOR

WHO KNOWS WHAT IT
MEANS TO PUT IT ON THE LINE.

NOW LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF
HERE AND BACK TO THE ACTION, HUH?

YES, SIR.

(Krennick) CAPTAIN,

I'D LIKE TO GO WITH YOU.

WHY NOT, COMMANDER?
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.

[signal beeping]

[speaking in Serbo-Croatian]

53'S INBOUND.

THERE'S SERBS EVERYWHERE.

[helicopter whirring]

[yelling in Serbo-Croatian]

(pilot #1) THERE HE IS!
SEAHAWK, WE GOT HIM!

IT'S TOO THICK! WE HAVE
TO USE THE PENETRATOR!

LET'S GO! HANG ON!

[Painter screams]

[Painter grunting]

[exclaiming]

[Harm firing]

[men exclaiming]

I GOT HIM!

NO! HARM'S DOWN THERE!

(pilot #1) GOBI 1. GOBI 2.

WE NEED HELP SWEEPING THE AREA!

(pilot #2) GOBI 1. ON OUR WAY.

[men exclaiming]

(pilot #2) ALL CLEAR, GOBI 2.

YOU DIDN'T THINK WE'D LEAVE
HIM BEHIND, DID YOU, SAILOR?

THERE HE IS! THERE
HE IS! DROP DOWN!

[men chattering]

HANG ON, HARM!
WE GOT YOU, BUDDY!

[grunting]

(pilot #1) SEAHAWK,
THIS IS GOBI 1.

WE HAVE OUR CARGO
AND WE'RE HEADING HOME.

CAG.

(pilot #1) GOBI 2. REQUEST
PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD.

[helicopter motor roaring]

HOLD IT.

[shouting] IT'S ABOUT
TIME YOU GOT BACK.

[shouting] I TOOK A LONG
WEEKEND IN THE MOUNTAINS, SIR.

WELL, NEXT TIME YOU
ASK MY PERMISSION FIRST.

AYE, SIR.

CARRY ON!

[helicopter continues roaring]

HARM!

WELL?

WELL, WHAT, SIR?

WHAT WAS THE VERDICT?

AMAZINGLY, IT WAS 4 TO 3.

NOT GUILTY.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNANIMOUS.

(Harm) THIS IS PART
OF PAINTER'S CHUTE.

I'LL BE DAMNED.

12.7 MILLIMETER.

STANDARD AMMUNITION
ON A SOVIET HIND.

I'D LOVE TO SEE THE
FACES OF THE 3 OFFICERS

WHO VOTED GUILTY WHEN
THEY HEAR ABOUT THIS.

NO WAY OF KNOWING WHO THEY ARE.

OH, I KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

YOU DO?

HELL, YES, I DO.

HOW WOULD HE KNOW?

HE'S THE CAG!