JAG (1995–2005): Season 4, Episode 3 - Innocence - full transcript

(woman panting)

Jun?

(thunder crashes)

(panting)

(shouting in Japanese)

(yelling)

(grunting)

(clapping, shouting)

RABB: It's only the
God squad, Admiral.

They have their
head in the clouds.

Teach them some
religion, Captain.



ROBERTS: No bat...

no bat...

Sorry, Padre.

Sir.

No batter, no batter, no batter!

Tag two, Harm, tag two!

Good catch, Major.

Whoo!

Mighty Mac!

All right, Admiral,

one more.

No pressure now.

There's no pressure.

Come on, Niles.



Send it heavenward.

(phone ringing)

Time.

Petty Officer Tiner.

Yes, sir.

Conference.

MacKENZIE: What?

What's the delay?

Isn't there a rule about
this or something?

Hold on a minute. Quit stalling.

Sir, it's the SECNAV.

Yes, sir, Mr. Secretary?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Will do.

Let's bring it in.

We're going to have
to call it, Chaplan.

A Japanese citizen
in Yokosuka, Japan,

has accused a
surface warfare officer

aboard the carrier Reprisal
of raping his teenage daughter.

The news channels
are all over it.

Major, you were at Camp Butler

during the Okinawa case, right?

I was, sir. Good.

Then you and Lieutenant Roberts
will accompany Commander Rabb

to the Seventh
Fleet immediately.

Aye, sir.

What's his side of
the story, Admiral?

He's denying it.

We'll pray for them both, A.J.

MAN: I assume you're aware

of the characteristics
of an active volcano.

Japan has 58 of them.

This is all you need to know

about the general
makeup of the population...

Calm exterior,
fire in the belly.

Things heating up, sir?

A junior officer with
a wiggle in his pants

is about to compromise
50 years of U.S./Japanese

military cooperation.

Are you assuming guilt, sir?

I'm assuming a damn
good defense, Commander.

The girl is still
in high school.

Our Status of Forces Agreement
withstood the rape in Okinawa,

but if the authorities

can make us look like a fleet

of child sex offenders

the local police will
be collaring sailors

for slurping their noodles.

RABB: Well, sir, at this point

it is just an accusation.

The Ensign has not
been officially charged.

If he is, he'll be assigned a
Japanese attorney, Admiral.

Our function is to observe
and ensure due process.

Have I not made
clear what's at stake?

RABB: Sir, we will, of
course, advise and consult

to the extent allowed.

The question, Admiral, is
whether political pressure...

helps or hinders
our ability to do so.

Commander, you
are leading this team

because of the way
you juggled the politics

on the Sigonella
helicopter tragedy.

You did an ace
of a job on thin ice.

Well, sir, I think
Congresswoman Latham

deserves the
credit for the politics.

Are you implying that I've
underestimated your talent?

No, sir.

Then let me make a suggestion:

Stop whining and start skating.

MacKENZIE: You lit up a
two-star and you got burned, Harm.

Just let it go.

RABB: I'm telling you,
Mac, Fessenden's trouble.

He has too much on the line.

If we're not
proactive in this case

we're going to have
to peel him off our butts

just to sit down.

Well, he recently
got bumped sideways

from the staff over
at CINCPAC, ma'am.

Loose lips.

See? One more misstep

and his career
will be in a free-fall.

At ease, Ensign.

Lieutenant Commander Rabb.

This is Major MacKenzie,
Lieutenant, J.G. Roberts.

So how are you holding up?

Well, I'm waiting for
you to pinch me, sir,

so I can... wake up
and return to my life.

And quite a life
it's been, Ensign.

Academy grad, Olmsted scholar.

O.O.D. underway
in less than a year.

RABB: You have
a fan club, Ensign.

Your CO thinks you're exemplary.

His exact words were, uh...

"Ensign Guitry's
uncommonly loyal."

Female personnel
describe you as sensitive.

They're being kind, sir.

Did you rape this girl?

No, sir.

Why does her
father think you did?

The only thing that makes
sense to me is mistaken identity.

Do you know her?

No.

Where were you the
night of the incident?

I was, uh... I was
on liberty, ma'am.

I like to, uh, walk the town.

It... helps me clear my head.

Do you have any witnesses to
corroborate your whereabouts?

Um... I'm-I'm
afraid I was alone.

I've-I've been told

Japanese police are known
for forcing confessions.

Should I be worried, sir?

We intend to keep you on board.

If the local
authorities want you

they're going to have to
present formal charges.

This is an Indictment
for the rape

of Jun Higashimori.

Based on what evidence?

Mr. Higashimori

picked Ensign Guitry's face
out of the ship's cruisebook.

I repeat... evidence.

He found a cap

inscribed with the
legend... "U.S.S. Reprisal."

Was there a name or a
rank embroidered on this cap?

Do you have a hair sample?

We are awaiting the lab results.

Mr. Takahashi, did the
victim identify her assailant?

The girl was in shock

at the time.

She has no memory
of the incident.

What about a semen analysis?

The assailant apparently
used a condom.

I'm surprised at you, counselor.

As the prosecuting attorney,
this is what you bring us?

Your indictment has no legs.

You're wasting our time.

My friends... the only
reason I'm talking to you

is because a Japanese
defense attorney

has not yet been
assigned to your case.

I am not obligated

to prove the legitimacy
of the indictment.

My jurisdiction is authorized

by Article 17, Paragraph Five-C

of the 1960 Status
of Forces Agreement.

Ensign Guitry belongs to us.

We request a waiver.

I'm sorry, but the
Minister of Justice

has instructed me to
reject a waiver in this case.

Guitry stays put.

Harm...

You can have him

a few hours a day
for questioning.

We'll give him up
upon conviction only.

How many hours
did you have in mind?

Three.

You're a strong negotiator.

Good day.

What the hell did you
say to that lawyer, Rabb?

Excuse me, sir?

The Commander
of the Seventh Fleet

has just informed me that
the Japanese Prime Minister

is accusing you of
blocking their access

to Ensign Guitry.

Admiral, the
prosecuting attorney

agreed to our demands.

The prosecuting attorney

was the one who appealed
to the Prime Minister.

In order to protect our
Status of Forces Agreement

the American
Ambassador is genuflecting.

Ensign Guitry is being
moved as we speak.

Admiral, they have
a weak case, sir.

They did... until you
gave the authorities

a reason to doubt our integrity.

RABB: You were there, Mac.

Did Takahashi even
indicate there was a problem?

No. He shook my hand.

He was smiling.

He-he complimented me.

Japanese males rarely admit

what they're thinking, Harm.

He probably thought
he was being polite

in not revealing his plan.

Well, you could've warned me.

I did. You were too busy trying

to negotiate him out of
what were already his rights.

Ah! Here it is.

Kick me next time.

(speaking Japanese)

JAG Corps?

Yes. Yeah.

Hiro Kitamura.

Please, come in.

(speaking Japanese)

Please.

Please.

Thank you.

Uh, sit.

Thank you.

Uh, something to drink?

I have cocoa.

(laughs): No, thank you.

No, thanks.

Oh. I went to law
school at Yale...

same as your president.

Hmm.

(polite chuckle)

The prosecution's case is weak.

I believe they have
accused the wrong man.

Uh... Mr. Kitamura, excuse
me for asking, sir, but, uh...

what kind of law do
you practice here?

Oh, I'm what you
call in the states

a personal injury lawyer.

Have you ever
tried a criminal case?

Criminal negligence.

Hmm. I'm afraid there's
been a mistake, sir.

Your qualifications aren't...

I petitioned for
this. Why would they

give it to someone without
any prior experience?

Because I am the
only one who wanted it.

You have an advantage with me.

Since both sides speak English

I can have the trial
conducted in your language.

Since the court wants
to look fair-minded

they will be more
willing to do this.

Jun Higashimori's
father, Ichiro,

has been unemployed
most of his life.

This is because of a
deformed leg at birth.

His parents were
poisoned at Nagasaki

by atomic radiation.

You see,

he blames the American
military for his troubles.

Lieutenant Guitry has
blond hair and blue eyes...

An excellent target for
Mr. Higashimori's hatred.

What do you get out of this?

I support the U.S. bases.

They're good for local economy.

Uh... they protect us
from those North Koreans

and, uh...

I don't want my country
to ever start a war again.

I'll have some of that cocoa.

Me, too.

Okay.

There's Admiral Fessenden.

You ready?

To leave.

He's just going
to take us around

introduce us to the
Minister of Justice

and some other officials.

All we have to do is make nice.

FESSENDEN: Look,
I'll be the first to admit it.

The locals have
legitimate gripes.

They have to deal
with night training

residual toxins from
bombing ranges,

Evening, Admiral.
Dockside pollution.

Let me introduce
you to the JAG reps.

This is Meg Winters.

Sommers.

Oh, it's a pleasure
to meet you, ma'am.

She's covering the proceedings

for one of our
esteemed wire services.

I've heard things
are getting slippery.

Is your team confident

Ensign Guitry will
receive a fair trial?

We're confident we
can influence one.

How will this play
in political terms?

We're at a crucial juncture

in U.S./Japanese
relations, Miss Winters.

If it wasn't for Okinawa, this
would be just another rape case.

Sorry?

My office receives allegations
of sexual assault almost weekly.

MacKENZIE: I believe
the term the Admiral used

was "allegations."

Correct.

They're almost always
from unreliable sources.

For example?

What you'd expect...

hookers and the like.

Um, ma'am... if you'll excuse us

we need to speak to
the Admiral privately.

It's somewhat sensitive.

Sir, if you would...

Good move.

She was annoying
the crap out of me.

Sir, let me get

that drink for you. It's empty.

Thanks.

Uh, sir, have you
tried the coffee?

No. Is it good?

MacKENZIE: "Admiral
Fessenden indicated

"that sexual assaults
on Japanese women

"by American servicemen,

"actually happen
on a regular basis,

but are generally disregarded."

Oh, this is ugly.

"Apparently class
status plays a role

in how supervising
officers respond to charges."

Ouch.

Yeah. "The Admiral
has since apologized

"for his remarks,
explaining he was

"simply trying to describe
a social phenomenon

"that happens in and around

U.S. military bases everywhere."

What was he thinking?

There's not an institution

on the planet that doesn't deal

with unsubstantiated
allegations.

That's all he had to say.

The Admiral could make

the Constitution
sound offensive.

Is he expected
in court today, sir?

Not unless he has a death wish.

KITAMURA: This is
going to be interesting.

Sorry about this, counselor.

It was out of our control.

I just found out I
won't be allowed

to question the girl.

The panel agrees with
the prosecution's claim

that it will only
add to her trauma.

How are the police
treating you, Ensign?

Not too well, sir.

They wouldn't let
him stretch his legs.

He sat in a chair for 36 hours.

I have already filed a protest.

Did the police force
you to admit anything?

No, ma'am.

Well, uh...

you hang in there, sailor.

These are bumps on the road.

We're on top of it.

It's good to hear, sir.

We better sit down.

(shouting)

TAKAHASHI: And we will prove

that on the night in
question, Ensign Terry Guitry

a surface warfare officer
aboard the carrier U.S.S. Reprisal

followed the victim,
17-year-old Jun Higashimori

to the pavilion in Sagami Bay,

pulled her into the
bushes and raped her.

Ensign Guitry has never
met Jun Higashimori

and was nowhere near
her the night of her assault.

He is a victim of
false identification.

Thank you.

I don't work

because of my leg

so my daughter, she take a job

at dress shop after school.

TAKAHASHI: What happened
on the day in question?

One of her teacher called to say

her schoolwork bad

so I go to shop to take her
home so she can do her lessons.

When I get there...

they say she already gone.

Well, what did you do?

I walk to the pavilion
in Sagami Bay.

She goes there to think.

Tell us what you saw.

I shined my flashlight.

I find a man on top of her.

And what did he do?

He jump up.

I wrestle with him,
but he escape.

Did he leave this behind?

Yes.

Is the man you saw that
night with your daughter

in the courtroom today?

Thank you.

Sir, why did you have
your flashlight with you?

It was dark.

Hard to see.

Yes.

You said he jumped
up right away.

He did.

KITAMURA: And when
you wrestled with him

what happened to the flashlight?

I dropped it.

Hey, what about the ball cap?

Prosecution haven't
provided hair samples.

They must not have them.

Let it go.

What?!

It is best.

Hold for the defense.

No, Your Honor.

I would like to pointout, sir

the prosecution has not provided

a link between the
hat and the suspect.

Now, that ball cap could have

belonged to any of
over 2,000 servicemen

assigned to the Reprisal.

Then you are
supporting our contention

that a United States
sailor was responsible

for the rape of Jun Higashimori?

JUDGE: Sit down, sir!

You have no privileges
in this courtroom.

If you choose to speak out
again, we will have you removed.

It's an important point.

Don't you understand?

It is the United States
navy, not Ensign Guitry

who is on trial here.

You just gave them a gift.

I figured it was worth
the break in protocol.

What do you think?

(loud kick)

Ouch.

May I continue?

Continue.

Sir...

What happened to your parents?

They die young.

Of what?

The atomic bomb make them sick.

Is your leg
deformed as a result?

Yes.

Do you hate the United States

for what it did to you
and your parents?

No.

Is that your name?

Mm-hmm.

This is a list of members

of an organization
called the Burning Eagle.

Their web site describes them

as "committed to the
removal of all U.S. business

and military activity from
Japan and her territories."

You are a member, aren't you?

I go to some meetings.

Thank you.

I would like to present
exhibit number five

this security video

recently presented to me

by the owner of the
Omamori Noodle House.

Your Honor...

I protest. I have not
seen this evidence.

Overruled. Play the tape.

TAKAHASHI: It was taken
the night of the incident.

You can see Jun
Higashimori seated at the left

of the counter.

She is talking

to a man wearing a ship's cap.

Ensign Guitry

would you put it on, please?

(indistinct murmuring)

How could you lie to me?

You made me look
stupid in front of my peers.

I'm sorry, sir.

No one will respect me anymore.

Why didn't you tell us, Ensign?

Because I was afraid, sir.

There's been so much pressure
from the press to convict.

I thought if it came out
it would seal my fate.

Well, that's what will happen

now that they know they
cannot trust your word.

(sighing)

I had nothing

but respect for Americans

until I found out they were
fools, liars and potheads.

Easy, counselor.

I quit.

(door slams)

Why, I think he
meant "hotheads," sir.

GUITRY: I did
not rape this girl.

I was just making
conversation at a noodle house.

The video has you
leaving together.

I walked her out.

We said good-bye on the streets

and we went in
opposite directions.

Prosecution will
counter that you

doubled back and followed her.

Ma'am, I have nothing
but respect for women.

I would never, ever
force myself on someone.

Who initiated the conversation?

She said I looked like a surfer.

You else did you talk about?

Stuff.

Um, you know

like her favorite rock
stars, that kind of thing.

Ensign, start at the beginning
and tell us everything.

(sighing)

You know it all now, sir.

Mae-no kota-nywa.

Gomen nasai.

How did you find me?

Well, this place is directly

across the street
from the courthouse

and you're the only one in it.

Look, you know
you want to do this.

It's a high-profile case.

It'll take your career

to another level.

He has no chance now.

Come on, counselor.

All we have to do is
provide reasonable doubt.

It works different here.

We're going to need

to come up with something solid

like the actual perpetrator.

Okay. We'll do it.

We have access to
the ship's personnel.

All 4,000 of them.

Actually, it's 4,211.

I'm sure they're not all blonde

with blue eyes.

The assailant was
wearing the ball cap

when he was first discovered.

That's why the prosecution

hasn't brought it up.

We don't know he was blonde.

You have to talk to the ones

with brown hair, too.

Fine. Whatever.

The point is

you're a good attorney, Hiro,

and we need you.

You need me because I am
the only attorney you have.

That's not true.

We've talked it over.

We all agree your
approach is right.

I cannot do it alone.

Hell, we'll interview
every white male in the city

if we have to.

I'll drink to that.

(laughing)

ROBERTS: Of the 2,611 men

on liberty that night,
we've ruled out 1,805

and interviewed a total of 49.

It's still one hell
of a haystack.

We're going to need help.

Sir, all I can tell you is
keep asking questions.

You know what I'm thinking?

I'm thinking somebody else

followed Jun after you left her.

Did you notice anyone
standing around at the time?

No, sir.

What about inside...

you know?

Maybe. I don't...

I don't remember
anyone in particular.

I hope you brought
good news, counselor.

Mr. Takahashi has
proposed a settlement.

He will ask the court

to reduce the sentence,
if Ensign Guitry

admits his guilt,
shows he's repented,

and gives a public
apology in court.

That's pretty much what
happened in Okinawa.

RABB: Hiro, the only reason

they came to us for negotiation

is because the prosecution
has no direct evidence.

You don't understand.

The word is, we
are going to lose.

The prosecution is
allowing us to save face.

I think we should consider this.

What? You're suggesting we fold?

We need better cards.

Mac, we're at the beginning

of the investigation.

KITAMURA: The
decision has to be made

within 48 hours.

Ensign?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I-I don't feel that I
should go to prison

for something I didn't do.

Now, that makes sense to me.

KITAMURA: If we lose

Mr. Takahashi will plead
for maximum punishment.

Which is?

Life imprisonment.

It's a risk, Ensign.

It wouldn't be
the first time, sir.

I say we wait to hear what
the brass has to say on this.

RABB: Thanks for
agreeing to see us, Admiral.

Take a seat, please.

Yes, sir.

Sir, we're at a crossroads.

Major, have you ever heard

of Colonel Marion Truesdale?

Yes, sir. He was the first
Marine Judge Advocate General.

A model career...

Purple heart, the whole package.

Admiral Crowe, former
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

once introduced us.

I asked him when was
the best time to give it up.

His answer was, "you'll
know... or they'll know."

(laughs)

I've been asked to retire.

We're sorry, sir.

I've crossed the line
many times in my career,

but always with a
sense of where it was.

This time I tripped
over the damn thing.

You were caught in the middle

of something
bigger than all of us.

My wife...

knew the truth about me.

On her deathbed she
pulled me close and said,

"Don't drink, don't swear

and try to keep
your mouth shut."

The problem is,
without her in my life

I have no will to
control myself.

You deserve an apology
from me, Commander.

I had no right to ask of you

what I was incapable
of handling myself.

Well, sir, as it turns
out, you were right.

The politics are unavoidable.

Prosecution wants to
negotiate a plea, Admiral.

Makes sense from
their point of view.

It's the crime
itself, not the size

that gives them what they need.

You have an opinion
on the matter, sir?

This would be
my last official act.

You protect that
boy's innocence.

Yes, sir.

That's all he's got.

Once it's taken from him

he's just one more
sorry son of a bitch.

Sir, may I make an observation?

Why not?

Most of the senior
officers I meet, sir,

are more likely to
stay out of trouble

than do something great.

You're a passionate
man, Admiral.

Despite our scrape

I admire your fire, sir.

I believe it's out.

Well, Admiral, only
generals fade away, sir.

Don't worry, Commander.

I intend to move on.

Good luck, sir.

Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

(gunshot)

MAN: Atten-hut!

(shouting orders)

ROBERTS: I just
don't get it, sir.

The Admiral didn't seem
the type to take his own life.

Well, he was an officer
dishonored, stripped of purpose.

For a man with his size ego,
this must have cut deep, eh?

I assume it was a
way of saving face?

An act of seppuku, sir.

Exactly.

It was very Japanese
of him, Major.

Went out a warrior in
uniform with his own weapon.

Hmm... of course,
that didn't excuse it

and make it any less depressing.

Can I ask why
you're here, Admiral?

There's some concern in
Washington about what's going on

especially since
the Japanese press

is implying the Admiral's
suicide is the result

of the embarrassment
he felt over the incident.

Bad PR equals yours
truly on a redeye.

You here to supervise, sir?

The White House
just wants assurances

that everything's under control.

So, where are you?

MACKENZIE: The prosecution's
proposed a deal, sir...

A lesser charge
for a guilty plea.

Have you responded yet?

We're going to
turn them down, sir.

CHEGWIDDEN: Okay. Let
me see if I have this right...

It's word against word,
they have an eyewitness.

We're claiming false I.D.

MACKENZIE: Yes, sir.

You'll lose.

Sir, we're trying to
track down the assailant.

What about, uh,
discrediting the father?

Mr. Kitamura's tried,
sir. We're way past that.

We've been interviewing
the crew of the Reprisal.

I would encourage him to
continue with the first choice.

Why?

It's a savvier solution.

By that, I assume you mean

that finding the sailor
who actually raped the girl

would not solve
Washington's concerns.

I expect you to assume
nothing, Commander

but your responsibility.

Admiral, how responsible is it

to let the
perpetrator slide, sir?

Your job is to defend this
man, not solve a crime.

I think solving the
crime is his best defense.

And I disagree. Now, stand down

and let's figure a way to
weaken the father's story.

Admiral, I think this
qualifies as supervision.

You have a problem, Commander?

Well, sir, for the first time

it feels like you
don't trust us.

The issue is not about
trust, but responsibility

and I'm taking it.

Why, sir?

Because I can!

All right. Fine.

Go try and find your man.

Thank you, sir.

Lieutenant Commander Rabb.

As you know, I've
always been open

to respectful disagreement

but you ever badger
me like that again,

I'll supervise your ass
right out of Washington.

Yes, sir.

Good luck.

You okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Look, I say we forget about

shifting through
the ship's personnel.

We're running low on time.

Well, what's the alternative?

I'd like to, uh,
take another look

at that security video

see if there's anyone else in

that noodle house
wearing a ball cap.

RABB: Seaman
Lafferty, this is a still photo

taken from the security camera
at the Omamori Noodle House

on the night Jun
Higashimori was raped.

It's you, isn't it?

Yes, sir.

MacKENZIE: Do you
know Ensign Guitry?

No, ma'am.

But you know about the case?

I haven't been paying much

attention to it, actually.

What do you know
about the case, seaman?

Only that there was an officer

in the place, but, uh, I didn't

hear what they
said to each other

or anything like that, sir.

Can you account

for your whereabouts
after you left?

Am I a suspect, ma'am?

Not if you have an alibi.

I, uh...

I went next door, ma'am.

And what's next door?

KITAMURA: We call
these "hostess bars."

MACKENZIE: Thus,
the "hostesses."

They do more than serve drinks.

RABB: A full-service
establishment.

Oh, nothing happens here.

That's how we
get around the law.

A customer picks the
hostess of his choice.

When he's ready to leave

they make arrangements
to meet somewhere else.

This would be the proprietress.

(speaking Japanese)

(Speaking Japanese)

(Speaking Japanese)

(Speaking Japanese)

(Speaking Japanese)

Jun?

Hmm. Jun Higashimori.

She says she knows
seaman Lafferty.

He was a regular customer.

She remembers
because he yell at her.

What about?

He had seen the girl he
wanted with someone else.

He was mad because he
had previously requested her.

MACKENZIE: So his story stands.

The girl he wanted
was Jun Higashimori.

Jun Higashimori is a prostitute.

No, sir.

Ensign, the proprietress

at the Kaguya Hostess bar

claims you're one of
her regular customers.

Says you were there that night.

Sir, if this is true, why didn't
she come forward earlier?

Madams like to keep
a low profile, Ensign.

She's got the wrong guy.

If the sex was contractual,
there was no rape.

You do understand
that, don't you?

Look, I understand
what I've told you, okay?

That's my story.

RABB: Why should
we believe this story?

Huh?

You lied to us before.

Sir, I need to get some sleep.

Fine.

Let me know when you wake up.

I was hoping I'd find you here.

You can't talk to me.

Oh, I read the ruling.

It applies to the
defense counsel only.

I'm just an observer.

What do you got there?

Looks like a
surface warfare pin.

Did, uh, Ensign
Guitry give it to you?

You know, I've been
thinking about your assault

and the thing that bothers me

is that you don't
remember any of it.

No, I-I... I don't
profess to know

what it's like to be a woman

in a situation like that

or what kind of trauma
can happen as a result

but, uh, I would think

that rather than
repress the memory

the victim would
be haunted by it.

She'd remember every single

excruciating moment.

Your eyes deceive you.

Anyone ever told you that?

You know, they
tell me two things...

You're desperate to come forward

and reveal the truth,

but you're too scared to do it.

(sobbing)

That's a start.

That's a start.

Miss Higashimori, are you
a hostess at the Kaguya bar?

Would you say it for us, please?

Yes.

I work there.

Do you have sexual relations

with the men you
meet at the Kaguya?

Yes.

For money?

Yes.

Would you explain
how this came about?

My father is crippled

and my mother is
raising my three sisters.

I was the only child
old enough to work,

but my part-time
job at the dress shop

didn't pay enough, so after,

I would go to the Kaguya.

Did you tell your parents?

(crying): I didn't
want to shame them.

KITAMURA: The man
your father saw that night...

The one who ran
off... Is he the accused?

Did he rape you?

No.

Was he a customer?

In the beginning,

but he was so kind to me...

so gentle...

That you fell in love with him.

Yeah.

KITAMURA: The cries

your father heard that night...

They weren't of pain, were they?

What does your father
think of American sailors?

He hates them.

KITAMURA: Were
you too ashamed to tell

him the truth about
you and Ensign Guitry?

Why did you not tell the
police what really happened?

I figured, either way, I
was going to lose her.

The least I could do

was try and save her
from a life of shame.

Even if it meant prison?

Evidence was, uh...
it was circumstantial.

I expected to be exonerated.

I never thought it
would come this far.

Sir, I need to say something.

I apologize to anyone
who was hurt by this.

I know this may
sound strange to some,

but my intentions
were honorable.

CHEGWIDDEN: The Navy's
revoked your overseas screening.

You'll be shipped stateside

to face military
charges for perjury.

Yes, sir.

You know, this has got to be

one of the most naive stunts

I have ever seen.

I wish I could explain it, sir.

I... I guess I thought

if I was doing it for
the right reasons

that it would somehow work out.

And what would you have done
if the girl had not come forward?

I don't know, sir, but
the fact that she did

proves that what we
had was worth something.

What you had was
irrelevant to larger issues.

Damn it, son!

You had the entire U.S.
Navy spinning on your lies!

Our relationship
is not irrelevant, sir.

No, I guess not,

but let me ask you something.

Now that you've, uh,
trashed your future

what do you got to show for it?

If I may, Admiral?

There is a haiku poem:

"The moment two bubbles
are united, they both vanish

a lotus blooms."

By that you mean...?

(reporters clamoring)

I'll take a stab at it, sir.

"Love is eternal."