JAG (1995–2005): Season 10, Episode 18 - Death at the Mosque - full transcript

Sniper in the minaret!

Man down!

Corpsman!
Corpsman's coming, sir.

Stay with us.

Hang tight.

You're going to be all right.

Oh, my God.

Smith, Smith, you
and Quick get topside.

Secure that minaret.
Yes, sir! Yes, sir!

All right, I want
the rest of you

to clear every square
inch of this building.



Let's make it happen!

Let's go. Let's go!

Fire in the hole!

Shooter!

Is he here? He's
always here, sir.

Wait! You can't go in there

looking like a wild man.

There you are, sir.

Thanks, babe.

It's not "babe."

It's Coates or Petty
Officer Coates.

I'm sorry.

My friends call me Jen.

My friends call me Vic.



Enter.

Sorry I'm late,
General. I, uh...

No excuses.

At ease.

Yesterday, during
combat ops in Karbala,

a marine allegedly
shot an unarmed civilian

who had taken refuge
in the Martyr's Mosque.

I saw the incident, sir.

ZNN must have played
the tape 20 times.

There's no way that marine's
going to get a fair break.

Wrong. You're going to go
to Iraq and see that he does.

General Hugh Cardworthy
preferred charges

of unpremeditated murder.

One of his JAGs will prosecute.

You'll defend.

No worries, sir.

"No worries."

Where did that awful
expression come from?

"All life is suffering."

Buddha.

You familiar with Brad Holliman?

That's him, right?

He shot the videotape.

He's the only eyewitness.

He's also the prosecution's
star on the stand,

and he's covering the trial.

That's got to be some kind
of conflict of interest, General.

It's ZNN, Lieutenant.

There are no rules.

Doc, any news?

I need to speak to the father.

Look, no one's
seen him for days.

I need to know what you know.

On a bender?

Right.

Look, I've examined
Mattie again,

taken another look at the MRI,

and there's been some change.

Is there hope?

Perhaps... if she
regains consciousness,

if she can breathe on her own,

if feeling returns,

if she spends several
months in physical therapy...

That's a lot of ifs, Doc.

Well, it's a hell of a lot better
than "No way," Commander.

Well, wh-when will we know?

Today, next week,
two months from now.

The human body has a
logic of its own, Commander.

If you'll excuse me.

I've ordered my marines
to cooperate completely

with your investigation
and your defense.

Colonel Bootney will preside.

Is there a problem?

No, sir, I'm just a little
surprised, that's all.

He recently presided over
a case of mine in San Diego.

Lieutenant, most of the men here

were recently somewhere else.

I understand, General.

Major Atkins will be
opposing counsel.

He's a pit bull.

That's not a surprise.
He's a marine.

More than that.

He was a tank commander
in the first Gulf War.

Turned to lawyering after
he lost a few body parts

in the Battle for Medina Ridge.

Sir, are you concerned
that I'm navy?

You are aware...

that marines aren't
like other people.

I've had my experiences
with marines, sir.

My CO is a marine.

I've argued my last
two cases with a marine.

You win or lose?

I won the first with
her as cocounsel,

and I beat her in the
second as defense.

To understand what happened
that night of the shooting

at the Martyr's Mosque,
you have to know what it's like

to be a marine, Lieutenant.

What our training is,

how we work, why
we do what we do.

I'll make sure I cover that
ground with diligence, sir.

Some reporters don't belong

within a hundred
miles of the front lines.

TV news is the truth on speed.

Who said that?

I believe I just did, sir.

Do you know Brad Holliman
personally, General?

I was interviewed by him twice.

He asked good questions.

But...?

It comes down to
context again, Lieutenant.

Mr. Holliman used
my words against me.

Maybe it should be
part of marine basic.

Go through a house full of CS

without a gas mask,

a 20-mile forced march
with a 90-pound pack

and a 20-minute
talk with a reporter.

All the hard stuff.

MacKENZIE: Good morning, Jen.

Good morning, ma'am.

How was San Diego?

Okay, I guess, if
you like fresh air

and, you know, bright sunshine

and Dungeness crab
right out of the ocean.

Did Vic behave himself?

Vic?

Lieutenant Vukovic.

He told me to call him Vic.

I think he's kind of cute.

The lieutenant clearly shares

your good opinion of himself.

I know he's not your type.

No, not at all. Is
the general in?

Yes, ma'am. He's expecting you.

Enter.

Colonel, please sit down.

I, uh, have a
favor to ask of you.

Anything, sir.

Well, after you hear what I
have to say, you may not think so.

I have a problem at home.

No, uh, my wife has not run off

with the pool boy.

In fact, I don't have a pool.

Uh, my daughter.

Cammie.

What's the problem, sir?

You have plans this evening?

Um, going over
paperwork, General.

Why don't you swing
by my house 2000.

Uh, you can talk to Dora and me.

Aye, aye, sir.

That-that's not an order, Mac.

I'll be there, sir.

Thank you.

That'll be all.

Oh, uh... any word
from Commander Rabb?

No, sir. I've tried to
reach him several times,

but I keep getting voice mail.

I understand this young
girl's like a daughter to him.

Tell him to take all
the time he needs.

Sir.

I want you to start
at the beginning.

Don't leave out anything.

I know what I was
thinking at the time, sir,

but that videotape
says otherwise.

I want you to forget
about the tape for now.

How can I do that, sir,

when about two billion
people have seen it?

Because you're a marine.

That's how.

Now, what was your
mission that day?

There were six of
us in the fire team, sir.

We were working our way
street by street through Karbala.

We'd been taking fire
from a minaret of a mosque.

The Martyr's Mosque?

Yes, sir.

Corporal Serkin got hit.

Me and Private Quick pulled
him behind a wall to cover.

He died before the
corpsman even got to him.

And did that make you angry?

Not at the time, sir.

All I wanted to do was
get inside that mosque

and take out the shooter
before he killed another marine.

The anger came later.

And was the ZNN cameraman
with you at that time?

Right with us, sir.

Those ZNN boys take
the same chances we do.

Okay, and what about
the reporter, um, Holliman?

Mr. Holliman stayed
with Corporal Serkin.

He held his hand when he died.

Did he have a camera on?

No, sir.

Brad... uh, Mr. Holliman...

He's not that kind of guy.

He was embedded
with us for a month.

I didn't trust
him much at first,

but he did a lot of
great stuff for us.

Like what?

He let us use his sat
phone to call our folks.

He sent our letters
back with his dispatches.

All right, let's get back
to the day of the battle.

What happened next?

We fought our way
into the mosque.

Going in there really
bothered me, sir.

Why? You thought you were
desecrating a holy place?

Holy place?

That stopped being a holy place

as soon as they started
to store ammo there.

They were killing people
by shooting out the windows.

They had snipers
up on that minaret.

What bothered me was
that these Iraqi insurgents

had turned a house of
God into a killing ground.

How did you go about
securing the mosque?

We killed three of
them downstairs.

We checked for improvised
explosive devices,

then we started up the stairs.

And was the ZNN team
with you at the time?

Yes, sir.

The cameraman
went up ahead of us.

Without your
knowledge or consent?

Yes, sir.

He was going for the story.

His body just came
flying backwards.

Half of his face

was blown off.

And was, uh, Brad Holliman
still downstairs with you

when this happened?

Yes, sir. He'd taken cover.

What happened next?

Private Quick and
I went up the stairs.

Quick tossed a grenade into
the room, and then we went in.

What did you see?

The sniper was pretty
much blown apart.

There were two
other men in the room.

And they were wounded. Yes, sir.

One raised his weapon
to fire. Quick dropped him.

But that's wasn't
on the ZNN film.

No, sir. Mr. Holliman

had come up with us.

Private Quick had already fired.

And that's when you
shot the second guy?

Yes, sir.

He was hit.

He was bleeding from a leg
wound, but he was conscious.

I had no way of knowing
that he wasn't armed.

I mean, these guys...
They surrender...

but then they're booby-trapped.

And bang, you're dead.

So, I fired

to protect myself... my team.

And I turned around, and
I realized that Mr. Holliman

had gotten it all on tape.

Brad Holliman?

You bring bourbon?

I wish I'd thought of it.

Why the hell do I
want to talk to you?

Because I'm the lawyer defending

Private First Class Hoke Smith.

You know, the kid
whose life you're ruining.

That's not my intention.

He's a nice kid.

I'm just a news guy, Lieutenant.

Go where the story
leads me, show what I find.

The clowns at your network

are ripping this kid apart.

That's nothing to do with me.

You supplied the
film and the details.

I did.

Hoke Smith had a bad day.

What he did got caught on tape.

Now he's got his
ass in a wringer.

The kid's 19, Holliman.

He's looking to grow
old at Leavenworth.

He's collateral
damage, Lieutenant,

a casualty of war.

It sucks.

That's life.

Nassar? Yes, sir.

All right, get us hooked
up to this live cam.

I want you to know
this was my idea.

Biff was afraid to ask you.

I wouldn't exactly say "afraid."

Well, my guess is he...
uh, led you to believe

that our daughter was pregnant,

which she is not.

Cammie has told us

that she wants to drop
out of the Naval Academy.

She told you, Dora.

I'm always the last to know.

I'm surprised at her decision.

Imagine how we felt.

Yeah, the general
gave me the impression

that she loved Annapolis.

She's having second thoughts.

Our daughter is increasingly

under the impression
that her gender

will hold her back in the navy.

Well, she won't
serve on a submarine.

Or be a SEAL.
But there are plenty

of other opportunities,
and women in the military

are breaking new
ground every year.

I mean, she can rise as high
as her abilities will take her.

I agree.

But you need to tell her that.

Excuse me?

That's the favor, Mac.

Talk to Cammie.

Let her know how much
things have changed

and will continue to change
for women in the service.

Well, I-I can do that, sir,

but, uh, what makes you
think she'll listen to me?

I do.

Voluntary manslaughter,

two years confinement
and bad conduct discharge.

Unpremeditated murder, 20 years,

dishonorable discharge.

30 months.

The man killed an
unarmed civilian.

Is that it?

Or is it that the shooting
was caught on tape

and shown around the world?

I would never sacrifice a marine

for the sake of
public relations.

But even PFC Smith
believes he's guilty.

He doesn't know what
to believe right now, sir.

All he knows is the
entire world thinks

he's a cold-blooded killer.

Well, plead the kid out.

You know, maybe the
members will cut him a break.

With good behavior, he'll be out

by the time he's 35.

No deal.

We go to court-martial.

Hard to come up with a defense.

I'm working on it.

PFC Smith is a marine.

He has the best combat
training in the world.

He was in the
middle of a firefight.

And?

I don't know yet; I just...

I got a feeling there's
more to the story.

You're going to need
more than a feeling.

I trust my instincts.

You right more often than
you're wrong, Lieutenant?

So far, so good.

When you were going through OCS,

you think about going
in the Marine Corps?

I didn't know if I
was tough enough.

Maybe one day you'll find out.

How long were you embedded

with the First Marine Division?

36 days.

How many dispatches did you file

during that time?

Thirty-four.

Describe what happened

on the afternoon of March 28.

That was the first day
of the battle of Karbala.

My cameraman and I

were following Delta
Company, Third Platoon.

Private First Class Smith

was a member of Third
Squad, Second Fire Team.

Yes, Major.

He was a rifleman.

Fire Team Bravo fought its way

into the Martyr's Mosque.

Amir and I went with them.

Amir Ubadah was your cameraman?

Right. We first worked together
in Afghanistan, then Iraq.

He was killed that day?

After we went into the mosque,

he wanted a picture
from the minaret.

Went up the stairs, took
a gunshot to the face,

came tumbling back down.

You picked up the camera?

I did. ATKINS: Then,
what happened?

I followed two marines
as they cleared the minaret.

Did you observe
Private First Class Smith

during that time?

I did.

Did you videotape him?

I did. Your Honor,

I'd like to publish the
videotape to the members.

I'll allow it.

Can you describe

the events that
we're witnessing?

It would appear

that the man is
begging for his life.

Objection, Your Honor.

The witness is
expressing an opinion.

I'll allow it.

Please tell us what
happened next.

Uh, Hoke...

Hoke.

Private First Class Smith, yes?

Yes.

He shot the man.

Was the man unarmed?

Yes.

Did he pose a threat?

Objection, Your Honor.

The witness is a reporter,
not a trained marine.

This reporter has
been in-country

long enough to know, Your Honor.

Overruled.

You can answer the question.

In my estimation, no,

the civilian did
not pose a threat.

Thank you, Mr. Holliman.

No further questions.

Your witness, Lieutenant.

Mr. Holliman,

have you ever served
in the armed forces?

No.

So, you have no
military training.

You have no idea
how war is fought.

Objection.

Counsel is testifying.

Sustained.

Were you with Delta Company

the day before the
incident at Martyr's Mosque?

I was.

Did you witness the death
of Private Brian David?

Unfortunately.

How did he die?

A wounded insurgent
was booby-trapped.

When Private David went to
check on the man's condition,

the insurgent triggered the IED.

Did Private David
die right away?

He did not.

Was he still conscious?

Yes.

Was he screaming for his
mother and his god to save him?

Yes.

Did the other members
of Delta Company

witness his death?

Yes.

Can we see the videotape
of Private David's death?

There's no tape. Why not?

Because we didn't make one.

The people back home

don't want to see
their sons dying.

So, you do select

what people see
and what they don't.

Was Private First
Class Smith himself

wounded on that day?

Yes.

Did he refuse medical evacuation

so he could stay
with his fire team?

Yes.

Your Honor, no further
questions at this time.

I reserve the right
to recall the witness.

Hey, sorry to come uninvited,

but I needed to find
out how you were.

I'm hanging in.

How is she?

It's too soon to tell.

I wanted to be
here, you know, if...

I mean, when she, uh, wakes up.

Well, the General said

to take as much
time as you need.

Harm, why haven't you
returned any of my calls

since I got back from San Diego?

'Cause you were going
to ask me questions

I can't answer, Mac,

tell me things I
didn't want to hear.

That's what friends are for.

Well, this is my problem.

You look exhausted.

Somebody needs
to be here with her.

What about Tom?

How long?

I haven't seen
him for three days.

I keep hoping he's going
to sober up and come back.

Well, that may never happen.

Have you notified
Social Services?

I wanted to be sure first.

Harm, you're an
officer of the court.

This isn't a judgment call.

You have no option.

They'll take her
away from him, Mac,

make her a ward of the state.

Not if you petition
for custody again.

She needs more
than a revolving door.

Is there anything I can do?

You perform miracles?

Why don't you go get some rest,

let me be with her
for a while, okay?

Don't, don't, Mac.

Let me know when you need me.

Lieutenant Vukovic,
call your first witness.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Defense calls Captain Ellis.

You're in command of
Delta Company? I am.

Were your troops involved
in the battle for Karbala? Yes.

Your men performed
with great bravery, sir.

You should be very proud.

Thank you.

How many men did you lose?

Seven dead.

19 wounded.

How many enemy
casualties were there?

We counted 22 insurgents killed.

Offhand, do you know how
many mosques there are

in the city of
Karbala? Over 100.

Are any of these mosques
used to store weapons?

Yes. Many.

As cover? Yes.

Do you consider a mosque

that has 100 RPG and IEDs

and has enemy combatants
firing from its minarets

- a place of worship?
- Objection.

Goes to state of
mind, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

You may answer the question.

No.

I consider it a
legitimate target.

So, this killing ground...

Objection. Editorializing.

Sustained.

Do your rules of engagement

allow you to attack
such a target?

Yes. Consider the men
inside enemy combatants?

Yes.

Can you please tell
us what happened

after Mr. Ubadah, the
ZNN cameraman, was shot?

I sent Smith and
Quick up the stairs

after the sniper.

Did you see what happened next?

No. I was busy clearing
the rest of the building.

What did Private First Class
Smith tell you happened?

That Private Quick neutralized
the enemy combatant

who had shot Mr. Ubadah.

Then, Smith himself fired
on the second insurgent.

And that was the incident

that was caught on videotape?

Correct.

So, Private First Class Smith

had reason to believe

the man that he
shot posed a threat?

Objection. Calls
for speculation.

The captain's not a mind-reader.

Sustained.

Rephrase, Lieutenant.

PFC Smith had reason to believe
the insurgent he shot was armed?

That's correct, Lieutenant.

Or he might be
booby-trapped? Yes.

We had... lost a
man in that fashion

the day before.

So, in your opinion, was
the shooting justified?

Yes.

We don't have the luxury

of casual
deliberation in combat,

especially when men
are getting blown up

and faces shot
off all around you.

Thank you, Captain.

No further questions.

Major, your witness.

When the civilian's
body was checked

after the shooting
stopped, was he armed?

No.

Was the body booby-trapped?

Upon subsequent examination, no.

And he was trying to surrender?

Hand out in supplication?

I don't know that
for a fact, Major.

But you have eyes, Captain.

You saw the videotape.

It's an unarmed civilian
pleading for his life.

Objection. Argumentative.

Sustained.

No further questions.

Just outside their barracks.

As rescue personnel
reach the scene...

Good evening, sir. Lieutenant.

Well, I heard you
were tough, but I, uh...

You ready to throw in the towel?

Fighting the impulse, Major.

In the blink of an eye...

Major?

Battle at Medina Ridge.

You'd see a tank two miles out

coming towards
you in a cloud of dust.

Friend or foe?

You had to decide or die.

Did you, sir?

Make the right decision?

I made the right
decision too late.

Cost me a foot.

What made you hesitate?

To this day, I don't know.

I was the only one in
my crew seriously hurt.

For that, I thank God.

But that's not what
I came to tell you.

Many times, the
decisions we make

in the blink of an eye

are the right ones.

Deal's still on the table.

But you don't think
I should take it?

I never said that.

There are professional
ethics involved.

Thank you for coming, Colonel.

Oh, it's just nice to
be out of the cold.

Cammie has a bunch
of questions for you.

Mom.

Isn't there something
you're supposed to do?

Uh, yes, and this is it.

I can't talk in front of you.

Since when?

Since now.

Please, Mom.

Give me some privacy.

Well, then, let me
take your coat, Colonel.

Thank you. Sure.

I suck for doing that, huh?

What did you want to know?

Do they treat you fairly?

Who are they?

Did you ever get passed over?

When I deserved it.

Do you ever get treated
worse than a man,

or get the short end of things

because you're not one?

I don't let that happen.

How did you get
to be who you are?

By making a million mistakes,

and having to start
over, and being smarter,

and trying harder the next time.

That's it? Yeah.

There's no magic...
It's just hard work.

Now it's my turn to
ask a few questions.

What set this off?

Nothing.

Hmm.

I've told you my
secrets, so out with it.

I... I got a grade in
fundamentals of naval science

I didn't think was fair.

Based on what?
Well, this dumb guy

in my class did better.

So, what else?

In high school, I was the
smartest girl in my class.

Now I'm no smarter than
about 8,000 other plebes.

You afraid your father
might be disappointed in you?

Yeah.

And my mom.

Hmm.

Pretty normal stuff.

What else?

Well, I met this guy.

Mike Roberts?

Commander Roberts
mentioned something

about a paintball game.

Yeah, he's such a jerk.

I mean, he really ticks me off.

You got it bad, huh?

My mom met my
dad when she was 18.

And that was it for her.

She knew three
seconds into it...

Before she had
even kissed him...

That she'd marry him.

Some people would
consider that good fortune.

You ever loved anyone like that?

No.

Well, I don't want to.

It'll just get in the way.

Well, when you're older,

you might feel
a little different.

If you see him,
give me a call, huh?

You got it.

We need to talk.

She dead?

No.

Then, why are you bothering me?

You have got to pull
yourself together, Tom.

Why?

Because there's still hope.

You're lying.

Either way, there are
decisions to be made.

Then, why don't
you just make them?

Because I'm not
her legal guardian.

Well, you will be soon.

You're going to report
me to Social Services.

What choice do I have?

Well, I've made mine.

I got one more where
that one came from.

Give me the keys, Tom.

No, I'm fine.

I'm fine! I said leave me alone!

All clear, Lieutenant.

♪ ♪

Sir, you are familiar with
the tactics of the enemy?

I am. Is it customary

for a sniper to use a spotter?

It is.

Someone to spot, to load

and to provide protection.

Is it possible that the
man who PFC Smith shot

was, in fact, a spotter?

It would make sense.

That could be an explanation

why the man who PFC Smith killed

was unarmed, correct?

Objection. Calls
for speculation.

Overruled.

Yes.

He would've had
no need of a weapon

until we entered the mosque.

In your professional
opinion, Captain,

is the spotter as much
of a threat to our forces

as the sniper who
pulls the trigger?

Absolutely.

The spotter's
job is to help kill

as many of the enemy as he can.

Your Honor, I would like
to offer defense exhibit A,

a videotape that was
shot earlier this morning

in the minaret of
the Martyr's Mosque.

Shot by whom?

By me, Your Honor.

Major Atkins?

No objection, Your Honor.

I was present at the time
the videotape was made.

Roll tape, please.

This suicide vest

was located within arm's reach

of the insurgent's
initial position.

He was almost on top
of it when PFC Smith

shot him.

One tug of the pull cord,

and the entire mosque
would have come down.

This man was not
pleading for his life.

He was reaching for a weapon.

Good morning.

Ah, good morning, sir.

Anything I can do
for you, General?

No.

Yeah. Only if... Yes, sir.

I spoke with Cammie last night.

And no, you won't tell
me what you talked about.

I promised her complete

and absolute
confidentiality, General.

I could order you to tell.

Hell would freeze
over first, General.

I will say one thing, however.

Your daughter is
beautiful and smart...

And strong-willed.

In that, she reminds me

of her father.

She'll go her own way,
and she'll be her own person.

And that's what you want.

Or should.

Have you been
conspiring with my wife?

No, sir.

She said the same
thing to me last night.

Well, then, maybe you should

give it some
consideration, General.

I have less trouble
with the 2,000 people

who serve under me than
I do with one daughter.

Get used to it.

Sir.

Will the president of the court

please publish the findings?

Private First Class Hoke Smith,
United States Marine Corps,

on the charge and specification
of unpremeditated murder,

this court-martial
finds you not guilty.

I'd like to thank the members.

This court's adjourned.

What happens now, sir?

You return to your unit.

You would've been
safer in the brig.

Thank you, sir.

Good job.

General.

Congratulations, Lieutenant.

Thank you, General.

Your new orders.

Courtesy of General Cresswell,
you're T.A.D. to my command.

At 1900, you're to accompany
the First Marine Division

back to Karbala.

But, sir, I... JAG on the spot.

You'll provide R.O.E.
advice in a field environment.

You're with us, sir.

Looking right up the
backside of trouble.

I'm sorry.

For what?

Oh. Are you trying

to make me feel worse?

Colonel MacKenzie's pretty cool.

You know, she
told me some stuff.

Did you know that she
was an expert marksman?

No, but she is a marine.

I'm not surprised.

And that she mediated

a hostage crisis in Indonesia?

Impressive.

She made a good argument
for staying at the academy.

I mean, it's a first-rate
education, it's free...

Unless you drop out,

and then we're looking
at college tuition.

No pressure there. I
wouldn't be a parent

if I didn't apply
a little pressure.

She made a good case.

I'll try the navy.

That's all your dad and I
ever asked of you, sweetie.

I know how important
you are to Dad's career.

He couldn't do it without you.

Maybe it's not a glamour job,

but I love having
you as my mother.

And if you tell
anyone, I will kill you.

Not even your dad?

Especially not Dad.

He'll get all mushy anyway.

Yeah, I know.

I love when marines cry.

Godspeed, gentlemen.

Thank you, sir.

This your idea, Major?

I thought maybe you'd like
to see some combat up close.

As part of my
continuing education?

One way of putting it.

I got your guy off the hook.

My guy?

I was trying to
put him in prison.

When you got shot up, sir,

did they happen to
hit you in the heart?

Never had one.

Good luck, Vic.

Ever been in combat?

I've shot at a couple
people, but, uh, this is,

uh, old-school.

Yeah, you got
your flak and Kevlar.

Keep that helmet
buckled at all times.

But I don't want you
that close to danger.

Yeah.

I feel real safe here.

What the hell are you doing?

Just filed my story
on Hoke Smith.

Ate a little crow,

but what an ending, though, huh?

Yeah, you haven't caused
enough trouble yet, have you?

Look, pal, what we have
here is a win-win situation.

I get a great story,
you get good press.

Why don't you tell
that to PFC Smith?

I just interviewed
Hoke live on air.

Bottom line, the system worked.

Nassar?

Here you are.

Come on, Vic, give
me five minutes,

and I'll make you
a household name.

It's not Vic.

It's Lieutenant
Vukovic, and screw you.

Mr. Holliman is
embedded with this unit

by order of our
battalion commander.

We are to give
him every courtesy.

I'm in a different chain of
command. You're T.A.D.

to the First Marine Division
and attached to my company,

which makes you
subject to my orders.

Who's the lawyer here?

You.

Speaking of which,
you read the R.O.E.?

Got any advice?

Yeah, don't get shot.

Mmm. You're a good lawyer.

My guess is you'll
make a lousy soldier.

Soldier?

I'm not in the damn army.

I'm a lieutenant in the
United States Navy.

You're a long way
from the ocean, son.

How are you doing, Hoke?

Scared, sir.

Why do I find that comforting?

Hey, my mom said thanks.

What, Holliman

let you use his phone?

Yes, sir.

You might want to
keep your distance.

Last time, it almost
cost you 30 years.

Hey, why worry?

I got you.

Want to talk about
scared to death, Smith?

I didn't know how I
was going to defend you.

I didn't sleep for a week.

I just got lucky.

You went with
your instincts, sir.

Yeah.

Blink, blink.

Let's move out.

With all due
respect, Lieutenant,

keep everyone back here.

You don't have to
tell me twice, Captain.

Hey.

Captain!

Get down!

All right, let's go.

Secure the area.

Quick, blow that hatch.

Yeah, I said the hatch,
not the whole damn building.

Sorry, sir. Smith, Quick, go.

You okay?

It's nothing.

Next time, kill him.

Shh!

Ortiz, with me.

You don't hear so good.

Captain?

All right, we've got some
more activity in the back.

Clear!

I've been hit.

You saved my life, Hoke.

Come on, let's get
you out of here, man.

Come on, Hoke. You're
going to be all right.

Get down these stairs.

Nassar, over here.

Let's get this.

Ah.

Shut that thing off!

Down!

Those were righteous
kills, Lieutenant.

We got them all on film.

You stupid fool.

I was going to make you a hero.

I want him brought
up on charges.

I think you'd better get back
to company area, Mr. Holliman.

Ah, come on. You can't do that.

This is great stuff.

You put my
marines' lives at risk

by exposing their position.

You violated the ground
rules we agreed upon.

I thought you were my friend.

I don't have friends.

I have fellow marines.

You okay, Hoke?

I'm all right, sir.

That makes four times
that you've been shot.

I think that qualifies
you for a trip home.

I'll settle for a week
in Germany, sir.

By the way, thanks for
saving my life back there.

You saved mine.