JAG (1995–2005): Season 9, Episode 14 - People vs. SecNav - full transcript

Move it!

Incoming!

(yelling)

Corpsman!
We've got a man down!

I got you!
Hold on!

Sir, we've got
three men down!

How bad?

Bad. Can we call
for medevac?

Negative, Staff Sergeant.

We're pinned down.
Take a look.

(gunfire)



They're firing
from the hospital, sir.

Firefighter Three,
this is Grasshopper One.

We need air support
in sector seven, now!

PILOT:
Grasshopper, this is
Firefighter Three.

We are at angels 20 inbound.

Heading: 3-4-7.

Distance:

5.8 miles. On our way.

Gillespie!
Sir!

Set up the laser!

Yes, sir!

(gunfire)

I need two bodies
up on that ridge!

Yes, sir!
Yes, sir!



Incoming!

Building is lit up, sir!

There they are!

Firefighter Three,

this is Grasshopper One.

We're lit up for you!

PILOT:
Got a lock. Ordnance away.

Sir, the hospital
is badly damaged.

Some nearby buildings
have been hit!

Possible civilian casualties.

Okay.

Have our corpsmen standing by.

Yes, sir.
Set up
two fire teams.

Once they're in position,
set up fields of fire

and send in
our corpsmen.

Make it happen,
Staff Sergeant!

Aye, aye, sir!

Corporal!
(gunshot)

(grunts)

Lieutenant! Morris!

Morris!

Ah!

A.J., you little...

It's okay, come on up.

You scared me.

I apologize.

You surprised me.

That's what happens
when you bite someone--

they-they get surprised.

There you are.

Morning, ma'am.

Morning, Jennifer.
Is he annoying you?

COATES:
No, ma'am, not at all.

Here, let me
get that for you.

She yelled at me.

It was just a little
misunderstanding.

Well, we've been
acting out

with the new schedule
and the new baby.

Understandable.
Sweetheart, will you

go sit at
Mommy's desk, please?

Okay.

Thank you.

His school
is closed today

and his babysitter
had jury duty.

And I would have
stayed home with him,

but I have to get
my end of the month reports out.

I can watch him
for you, ma'am.

No, that's okay.

It's no trouble, ma'am.

Well, maybe until
I get my reports off?

I should clear it
with the admiral.

He won't be in until later.

He has a meeting with SECNAV
at 0930.

MAN:
The Athens Bar Association

has filed a complaint

with the International
Criminal Court,

charging the President,
Secretary of Defense,

myself and others
with war crimes

and crimes
against humanity.

Have a seat.

The Iraqi incursion?

"Blatant violations
of Geneva Conventions,

"United Nations Charter
and international treaties,

"specifically, bombing
a residential area

and destroying a hospital
in the town of Tikifa..."

Tikifa, yeah.

Um, a platoon
from 1st Marine Division

was pinned down by enemy fire,

most of it coming
from a hospital

that Iraqi forces
had taken over.

We launched an air strike
from the Enterprise

and, uh, destroyed the hospital.

Collateral damage?

32 civilians dead, 18 of them
killed in the hospital.

A lot more civilians
were killed in Afghanistan,

including children.

Well, we had international
support for that one;

therefore, no war crime.

They want a war crimes trial,

tell them to attend
Saddam Hussein's.

Mr. Secretary, this complaint
is meaningless.

We withdrew from the
1998 Treaty of Rome.

United States does not recognize

the International
Criminal Court.

Not at present.

But there might
be a policy shift.

Along what lines?

Americans are asking
why we're spending

billions on schools
and hospitals in Iraq,

when we could be spending
the money right here at home.

Waging peace is costly.

What has that got to do
with the ICC?

We can't reconstruct Iraq

by ourselves.

The president needs more backing
from the UN,

and he's willing to make certain
concessions to get it.

Like recognizing
the court's authority.

Well, let's say the president
is looking for ways

to reach out
to the international community.

Well, he could have picked, um,
genetically modified wheat

or the ozone layer.

This is a-a hell of a case
to reach out on.

Well, in point of fact,
I picked the case.

It was my idea
to go to the Hague

and answer the
war crimes charges.

It's high profile,

and the potential rewards
are enormous.

And so is the risk.

You're going to be
on foreign soil,

you could
be found guilty...

Well, we have to make sure that
doesn't happen, A.J.

Don't we?

MacKENZIE:
He specifically
asked for us

to defend him, sir?

He asked for my
best litigators

who are experts in
rules of engagement

and law of war.

Admiral, the International
Criminal Court

has never even
tried a case before.
Correct.

Well, we have no idea
what we're getting into.

If we lose...

Not an option.

Understood, sir.

But if we do lose,
we will officially

be branded an outlaw nation
by the entire civilized world.

Colonel, do you have
a problem with this case?

No, sir.

Mac, it's strictly voluntary.

If you don't
feel up to it...
I'm up to it, sir.

Commander?

Absolutely, sir.

All right, then.
Contact the State Department.

They'll give you a copy
of the complaint

and all other documents.
That will be all.

Yes, sir.
Aye, sir.

Admiral, may we take Lieutenant
Roberts as junior counsel?

Hell, you can take Johnnie
Cochran as far as I'm concerned.

Just get the job done.

Yes, sir.

Hey.

"Branded an
outlaw nation

by the entire
civilized world?"

Too dramatic?

Maybe not.

I'd be happy to look after
Mattie while you're abroad, sir.

I'll check her homework daily,
no TV during the week,

she'll make her own lunch,
I'll take care of dinners,

and you can reimburse me
upon your return.

Anything else?

No. Thank you.

What would I do without you?

I'm not really sure, sir.

At ease, sailor.

What can I do for you?

I'm hungry.

What do you say?

Thank you.

Sir.

So, how's school?

Good.

Why aren't you there?

It's closed.

Well, why don't you have a seat
and try to be real quiet.

What's "acting out?"

Well, it's, um...

it's when something's
bothering you

and, um, you don't
say what it is.

Instead, you do things
that you shouldn't do.

Is something bothering you?

Mommy and Daddy are always
with the baby,

and I'm always
with the babysitter.

(knock at door)

COATES:
Sorry, sir.

My fault.

Where's Lieutenant Sims?
At her desk, sir.

Why don't you take him
back to his mother.

Yes, sir.

Sir, I thought I'd give
Lieutenant Sims a hand.

Is, uh, babysitting in your job
description, Petty Officer?

More than you'd think.

That just slipped out, sir.

You know, Coates,
a good philosophy is to...

never miss an opportunity
to think before you speak.

I missed an opportunity there,
didn't I, sir?

Come on, big guy.

We don't want
to bother the admiral.

You didn't bite him,
did you?

A.J. ROBERTS:
No.

Charges and
specifications,

prosecution witnesses,
witness statements,

and rules of procedures
and evidence.

Whew.

Wow, this is probably
the biggest case

that we'll ever try,
isn't it?

Defending
the SECNAV

and U.S. foreign policy,

with world opinion
set against us.

Why would you
say that?

No guts, no glory.

Sir, I haven't
been this

nervous since the first time
I went up against you.

Which you won.

Can't let yourself

get overwhelmed, Bud.

You got to take it
one step at a time.

You have to research,
study the law,

analyze our opponents
and prepare a defense,

just like any other case.

(phone ringing)

Excuse me.

Rabb.

Yes.

Certainly.

Th-Thank you.

They want to see us
at the White House.

WOMAN:
I'll tell you straight out--

and Secretary Sheffield
knows this--

I don't like the idea
of American citizens

being tried
in a foreign court.

An international tribunal
could be useful

in fighting global terror.

But in the hands
of foreign thugs,

it is a dangerous weapon.

However, the administration
feels the need

to bridge the gap
between ourselves

and our European friends, so...

the president is willing
to move forward with this.

Yes, Ma'am.

WOMAN:
Now, I don't believe
Secretary Sheffield

would relish spending
the next 20 years

in a Dutch prison.

No, I wouldn't,
and I don't plan to.

I think we can win
on the merits.

WOMAN:
Do you concur,
Commander Rabb?

We're in uncharted waters
here, ma'am, but I can promise

the strongest possible defense.

Based on?

We were engaged in
a legitimate conflict,

motivated by self-defense
and a desire

to free the Iraqi people
from a murderous tyrant.

ROBERTS:
We attacked a
military target

with no intention
of killing noncombatants

or damaging civilian property.

We scrupulously followed
the Geneva Conventions.

You think they'll buy that,
Colonel?

I think we have a better
than fair chance, ma'am.

I'll brief the president
later this morning.

Meanwhile, I've set up meetings
for you with Justice, Defense

and State officials
to advise you.

Thanks for coming by.

MacKENZIE:
..."Violation of U.N. Charter,
Article Two, Paragraph Four:

"Planning and initiating

an unprovoked armed force
attack against Iraq."

That's our defense.

What's our defense?

Planning and initiating.

SECNAV isn't in

the operational
chain of command

so he didn't personally
instigate, order,

plan or otherwise abet
the alleged crime.

So he can't be held
criminally responsible.

Exactly.
RABB:
It's a technicality.

Yeah, but a good one.

That's not what
this trial is about.

We need to win
on the merits.

Bud, read the specifications
again, please.

"Air assault disproportionate
to military objectives

"on a noncombative population
in the town of Tikifa.

"Intentional destruction
of hospital,

"food distribution center,
water supply

"and civilian residence,

murder of 32 defenseless
civilians."

What are the merits again?

20 marines pinned down
in murderous crossfire.

There were no other options.

Okay. And the prosecution
will argue

that our very presence there
was illegitimate,

as we had no legal right
to engage Iraq in a war

in the first place.

Well, we argue
national defense.

And enforcement of
U.N. Resolution 1441,

which cites "serious
consequences"

for Iraq's noncompliance.

"Serious consequence"
is a gray area.

Does it mean military action?

That's subject
to interpretation.

Yeah, and does national defense
justify a preemptive strike?

RABB:
We argue
that it does.

Especially post 9/11.

Even with Hussein in custody,
our knowledge about links

between him and Al Qaeda
is evolving.

There's still no smoking gun
connecting Iraq to 9/11.

One of the reasons

we went into Iraq
in the first place

was to prevent future attacks.

The action was preventative.

It wasn't retaliatory.

Bud, what do we know about
the prosecution witnesses?

Outside of the Secretary-
General, sir, not much,

since we're can't interview them
before the trial.

But I'll dig up what I can.

MAN:
The Iraqis were surrendering

everywhere, sir.

Hell, half the time we didn't
know what to do with them.

We took their weapons
and sent them home.

Why attack the town, Lieutenant?

It was a pocket
of resistance, sir.

In and of itself,
it had no strategic value,

but it was situated
along the road to Baghdad.

We had to secure it before
our troops could move up.

So it was a legitimate
military target.

I would say so,
yes, ma'am.

Was the air strike
necessary, Staff Sergeant?

Couldn't you have waited
for reinforcements?

They had us in
a crossfire, ma'am,

using the hospital as a bunker.

We had wounded to evacuate.

If we had waited,
more Americans would've died.

Staff Sergeant, do you think
you had a legal right

to be on Iraqi soil
in the first place?

That's way above my pay grade,
Commander.

All I know is, they told me
to clear that area,

and I cleared it.

I was following orders, sir.

Unfortunately, the "I was only
following orders" defense

doesn't work real well
in a war crimes trial.

Ma'am, we bent
over backwards

to minimize collateral damage
and civilian casualties.

I sent in corpsmen in to
treat wounded civilians

as required by the
Geneva Conventions...

and common decency.

We were liberators, Commander.

Saddam's people
were the murderers.

Would you be willing to go
to the Netherlands

to testify to that, Lieutenant?

Yes, sir, I would.

I can't guarantee
immunity.

You could be apprehended
and charged with war crimes.

I'll take my chances, sir,
along with the SECNAV.

(doorbell rings)

I was about
to call a cab.

Well, you should've seen
the traffic in Annapolis.

Everyone's going home
for the break.

Well, you should've
allowed for that, Mikey.

Stop ragging on your brother.

Hey.
Thanks for coming.

Oh, you're welcome.

Hi, Uncle Mikey.
Hey.

Can you come to my
basketball game tomorrow?

Yeah, sure.

Sweetie, say good-bye
to your daddy.

Come here, buddy.

(grunts)

Now, I'm going to be gone
for a couple of weeks,

so you got to take care
of James and Mommy, okay?

I will.

Okay, come here.

I love you.

Let's go.
It's getting late.
(chuckles)

A.J., you like frogs?

I guess so.

You guess so?
Come here.

He's going to be fine.

I know.

I love you.

And I'm so proud of you.

You and the kids are
the most important thing

to me in this
whole world.

You know that.

Likewise.

Now, go be brilliant.

Come on, Mikey.
Let's go.

Yeah, I'm coming.

Uncle Mikey got me a frog.

ROBERTS:
I'll call you
from the hotel.

(electronic croaking)

MacKENZIE:
Prepared to make
a statement, sir?

I'm never short
of words, Colonel.

We don't want
to try this

in the press, sir.

Mr. Secretary.

Chief Inspector
Dooseman, Dutch Police.

I have a warrant issued
by the pretrial chamber

of the International
Criminal Court.

We have to take
you into custody.

Huh. Is this necessary?

I am afraid
it is, sir.

I assure you, you'll find the
accommodations quite pleasant.

If you will, sir.

See you in court.

(reporters clamoring)

BAILIFF:
To secure world peace
and reaffirm

the purposes and principles

of the Charter
of the United Nations,

this court is duly constituted
and established.

All rise.

This court is now in session.

Please be seated.

Your Honor, Commander Rabb
for the defense.

I respectfully file
an objection.

To what do you object,
Commander Rabb?

Placing the accused
in a glass booth

invokes images of convicted war
criminals like Adolf Eichmann.

Such an association,
even subconsciously,

is prejudicial to the defendant.

The booth is for
the defendant's protection.

But if he wishes,

and the prosecution
has no objection,

the defendant may join
you at the table.

I have no objection, Your Honor.

Very well. Let it be so.

The prosecutor
will read the charges.

Edward Sheffield,

you are charged with violations
of the Rome Statute,

Article Seven,
crimes against humanity,

and Article Eight, war crimes.

Breaches of the 1949
Geneva Conventions

and United Nations Charter,

Article Two, Paragraph Four.

On 17 March, 2003,

the aircraft carrier
USS Enterprise

launched two F-14 aircraft

which attacked and destroyed
an hospital

in the town of Tikifa.

Also destroyed
were a food distribution center,

water supply
and civilian residences.

Said attack resulted
in the deaths

of 32 defenseless civilians.

The accused will please rise.

Secretary Sheffield, you have
heard the charges against you.

How do you plead?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

(electronic sound effects
overlapping)

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Game over.

Okay, home we go, right?

I don't want to go.

I want to play more.

No, no, no, no.

Don't have any
more tokens.

Please?
Just one more game.

All right, one more,
then we go, okay?

Okay.

Okay?

(coins clinking)

A.J.?

Yo, A.J.!

A.J.!

PROSECUTOR:
Dr. Aziz, you were in the
hospital when it was bombed

by the Americans,
correct?

Yes. I was part
of a small staff

that remained with the patients
who could not be removed.

Could you tell the court
what happened that day?

Our soldiers came and told us
they were taking over

the south wing of the building,
that we were to evacuate.

And did you?

For the most part.

Those patients who
could not be evacuated

were moved to the north side,
to the lower floors.

Then what happened?

The Americans attacked.

There was a battle--
shooting, rockets.

Then, there was
a terrible explosion

and the building
collapsed on us.

18 people died.

Were these people
fighting the Americans?

Fighting?

No.

They were defenseless patients,
doctors, nurses.

How could they fight?

PROSECUTOR:
Innocent noncombatants?

Many of them.

They were risking their lives
to save the lives of others.

Thank you, Doctor.

Were you aware, Doctor,

that even prior
to the day of the bombing,

Iraqi forces stored weapons
and ammunition in your hospital?

Yes, I was aware of it.

It was common knowledge.

Wasn't that a violation
of the Geneva Conventions?

Objection. The doctor
is not a legal authority,

nor is the Iraqi army
on trial here.

Sustained.

How did it make you feel,
as a medical professional,

knowing that there
were deadly explosives

near your
patients' rooms?

I was uneasy.

Did you protest?

Yes. It did no good.

And when the Iraqi troops
occupied the building,

did you protest that?

Yes. They told us
they were there

to protect us from American
and British aggressors.

That's when you evacuated
most of your patients.

But you chose to remain,

knowing that
a battle was likely?

There were patients still there.

We had no choice but to stay.

But your army
had a choice, didn't they?

They could have left
the hospital alone.

So could yours.

You could have gone around.

You didn't have to bomb us.

Such destruction.

Now we have no hospital.

Where will our people go
for medical care?

Anything distinguishing?

Uh, yeah, yeah,
he was wearing,

like, a bright
yellow jacket

and, uh, had a-a virtual
pet, like a frog thing.

Oh, yeah?

My grandson's got one of those,
only it's a pig.

Did you find him?
Not yet.

Then what are you doing here?

Why aren't
you looking for him?

Mrs. Roberts?
Ray Costanza, Security.

Like to sit
down somewhere?

I don't want to sit down.
I want my child!

Now, they-they've
put out an alert.

You were supposed
to watch him, Mikey.

I turned my back for, like,
a second to get tokens, and...

Ma'am, ma'am, kids go missing
around here all the time.

Probably, your boy's hiding out
or taking a nap somewhere.

We'll find him.

I hid from the bullets...

under the bed...

with my son, Yasin.

He was six.

He cried.

I say, "Don't cry.

Angels will hear
and come take you away."

But... he cried.

I know this is difficult,
madame,

but please tell the court

what happened
when the bombs landed.

The earth... shook.

I was thrown across the room.

And your son?

Yasin... is... blown apart.

I... tried...

Sorry for your loss,
Mrs. Bahnam.

I'll try not
to keep you much longer.

Do you have a husband, ma'am?

Yes. He is a teacher.

When was the last time
you saw your husband, ma'am?

Six years ago,
after Yasin is born.

What happened to him?

Relevance, Your Honor.

Goes to motivation,
Your Honor.

Freeing the Iraqi people
from Saddam's tyranny

is one of the reasons the
coalition forces came to Iraq.

All right, Commander Rabb,
but please make it brief.

What happened
to your husband, Mrs. Bahnam?

Saddam's men come.

They arrest him
and take him to Abu Ghraib.

That's a jail for
political prisoners, correct?

Yes. But my husband
is not political.

He is not a traitor.

Was there a trial?

No.

Saddam will have a trial,
but my husband had none.

RABB:
Was your husband released
in Saddam's 2002 amnesty?

BAHNAM:
No.

He is...

disappeared.

What do you mean by
"disappeared," Mrs. Bahnam?

I am sure he is dead,
but no proof,

so I also hope.

Thank you, ma'am.

No further questions.

Saddam took my husband,

and the Americans...

took my child.

What is difference?

JUDGE:
This court will recess

until 10:00 tomorrow morning.

Clayton sends his love.

That's a scary
thought.

No appetite?

What's wrong?

I was just thinking

about that woman today in court
who lost her son.

Could've been me
dropping those bombs, you know?

She doesn't see
any difference between...

me and a murderous dictator.

Colonel, Commander.

Bud, what's wrong?

Little A.J.-- he's missing.

What?

Mikey took him to the mall,
and he disappeared.

Well, how long
has it been?

About eight hours.

I'm sure he'll turn up.

RABB:
Do you want
to fly home?

I don't know, sir.

I... I don't want to desert you.

You have the Secretary-General
testifying tomorrow...

Just leave us
all your research material.

We'll manage.

They'll find him by the time
that I get home, right?

Of course they will.

If they don't, and he...

Permission to return home, sir.

Permission granted.

Thank you, sir.

Call us.
Good luck, Bud.

PROSECUTOR:
Monsieur le
Secretaire-Generale,

in September 2003, you made
a speech to the United Nations

regarding U.S. military
intervention in Iraq.

Do you recall
what you said?

I stated such intervention
could set a dangerous precedent.

"Resulting
in proliferation

"of unilateral and
lawless use of force

not sanctioned by the U.N."

Was the United States'

armed invasion of Iraq in 2003

supported by any provisions
of the United Nations Charter?

No.

And therefore
it was

a lawless use of force.

Objection. With all due respect
to His Excellency,

it's up to this court to decide

if the coalition war in Iraq
was illegal.

Defense objection is sustained.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Sir... in that speech,
did you not also state

that the U.N. charter allowed
for military action

for the purpose of self-defense?

Under limited
circumstances.

But the United States
was not attacked by Iraq.

Not yet.

But here was a man
with a record

of using weapons
of mass destruction.

Is it not reasonable
to anticipate

that he would not hesitate
to use them again?

No weapons of mass destruction
were found.

Not yet.

Also, preventive war

is not a legitimate reason
for armed violence.

When conflict arises
between nations,

peace must always be
the ultimate goal.

Noble, sir.

Do you really believe
that day will ever come?

The Bible says it will.

"They will beat their swords
into plowshares

"and spears into pruning hooks,

and the wolf shall
dwell with the lamb."

Well, before the lamb
rules against eating me,

he had better
get the wolf to agree.

Your Honor...

RABB:
Did you not suggest, sir,

that the Security Council

might need to rewrite
the rule book

on the use of force?

For certain types of threats.

Terrorist groups using weapons
of mass destruction?

Yes.

Thank you, sir.

No further questions.

Lieutenant Morris,
explain to the court

why you called an air strike
on the hospital in Tikifa?

We were pinned down, sir.

I had wounded men to medevac.

We were taking fire
from two locations.

One was the hospital.

So, the hospital was
a military target?

Absolutely, sir.

We had orders to avoid
hospitals, schools,

mosques, historical sites.

If the Iraqis hadn't used
the hospital as a bunker,

it would be standing today.

Lieutenant Morris,
what gave you the right

to be on Iraqi soil
in the first place?

Objection. Argumentative.

The witness will answer.

I was a marine, sir,
following orders.

Indeed.

Then...

I saw the mass graves.

I spoke to a father

forced to watch his
little boy's arm cut off.

A woman who was repeatedly
raped and tortured.

I didn't have a right
to be there, sir.

I had an obligation.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Court is adjourned.

This way,
Lieutenant.

SHEFFIELD:
Lieutenant,

I just want to say
that your country

is very proud
of you.

Thank you, sir.
(yelling in foreign language)

(clamoring)

You all right?

(grunts)
Yeah.
I need paramedics.

You all right, sir?

MAN:
We need a medical team
up here.

Hang in there, Marine.

Your Witness and Victims
Unit is supposed to protect

all witnesses, not
just the prosecution's.

I apologize for this tragic
incident, Mr. Secretary.

Attempted murder is
hardly an incident.

We have tightened
security

and assigned
each of you bodyguards.

If Lieutenant Morris dies,
I want his killer extradited

to the United States
to face trial for murder.

Dutch justice
is swift and fair.

Dutch justice has
no death penalty.

For which you should be
very grateful.

(phone ringing)

Oui?

(indistinct chatter over phone)

D'accord.

Je comprends, merci.

Au revoir.

Lieutenant Morris
is out of surgery.

He will live.

I still want
his attacker

interrogated by
U.S. investigators.

I'm certain the Dutch police
will be very happy to pass along

whatever vital information

they obtain.

That's not acceptable.

We're out of here.

Mr. Secretary,
you are still

under the Court's
jurisdiction.

However, I am prepared
to make an offer.

Change your plea
to "No contest."

We'll drop all charges,
in return

for reasonable reparations
from the U.S.

Thus, we safeguard
the integrity of the Court,

and you avoid prison.

Everyone wins.

But you win
a little more.

Would that be so bad?

Let the world see you are not

the arrogant bullies
you appear to be.

Arrogant.

I think originally that's
a French word, isn't it?

The French have
given you

many words.

Still, we don't impose
our culture

on the world, as you do.

You have an inferiority complex.

Gentlemen, perhaps we could
finish this up...

After all
these decades

of being friends and allies,

you still don't have
any idea who we are.

Indeed.

Tell me, then.

Who are you?

Ever since our founding,

America has been the symbol
of hope for the world.

And we remain so today.

We accept our responsibility--

which all
civilized nations should--

to fight against
oppression and tyranny.

But when we fight,
we don't fight

for land or oil or money
or to impose our will.

We take up arms
against violent men

who threaten our freedom

and the freedom
of others.

I commend your lofty goal
of saving the world.

But some might say

the hundreds
of Iraqi civilians you killed

is nothing short of evil.

The unintentional deaths
of civilians

is a tragic consequence of war.

The purposeful
slaughter

of American civilians, followed,
in the Middle East,

by jubilant dancing
in the street...

that is evil.

Did the world ask you
to be its savior?

In 1917, in 1941,

and throughout the 40 years
of the Cold War,

the world asked us for help.

And we gave it.

But now, the war on
terrorism has begun.

And we can't wait to be asked.

We must do what has to be done.

So, you feel free
to attack

any nation of which
you disapprove?

If that nation

poses an imminent threat,
we reserve the right

to use military force
to protect ourselves.

Do you have any further
questions, Mr. Prosecutor?

No, Your Honor.

Commander Rabb?

The Defense rests, Your Honor.

Any news?
No.

ROBERTS:
It's going
to be okay.

The police told us
to stay here,

in case he came home on his own
or someone brought him home.

(baby crying)

What are the police doing?

Full perimeter search
with helicopters and dogs.

And, uh, they've also sent out
a nationwide alert.

How could you lose him?

What-what were
you thinking?

I-I just turned away
for a second.

How do you expect
to be a Naval officer--

a leader-- when-when
you can't even watch

a six-year-old child
for a couple of hours?!

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

You're worthless.

You've always
been worthless.

And you'll always
be worthless!

(sighs)

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Are you good enough
to play... Speedway?!

(electronic sound effects
overlapping)

A game of adversity
and speed...

(electronic croaking)

(electronic croaking)

Oh, yeah, that
was great!

(electronic croaking)

Hey, kid.

Hey, hold on
a second.

Hey! Hey, hold on!

Hey, you stop
a second!

Hey, stop a sec!

Hey!

Who are you?

Why are you
chasing my son?

Where'd you get the frog?

Where'd you get
the jacket?

Can't answer.
He's mute.

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

But I'm looking for a little boy
about his age

who was wearing a yellow jacket
and had a frog just like that.

Boy you're looking for
made the jacket and frog

as a present
to my son.

What? Well, where is he?

I'm here, Uncle Mikey.

A.J.!

A.J. Hey.

You okay?

Uh-huh.

He... told me
he didn't have any family.

I like it here,
Uncle Mikey.

Sure was willing
to move right in.

Bobby's my friend.

What's your name?

Alfred.
Yeah, Alfred,

you should have handed
him over to the police.

Look, I didn't want any dealings
with the police.

Sure you can understand that.

(car pulls up)

Oh, Bud.

(car door closes)

ROBERTS:
A.J.

Oh, thank God!

Ow.
Where'd you
find him?

Living in a cardboard
box near the mall.

Are you okay?
Uh-huh.

Alfred took care of me.

His son Bobby and I
played all day long.

Hey, buddy.

You're home.

That's right, buddy.

Come here. Oh!

Oh! I love you so.

Are you hungry,
sweetheart?

No.

Alfred gave me food.

He's my friend.

He doesn't have
to go to work

or take care of
some dumb baby.

Let's go.

Okay, baby.
Come here.

We're going to give
you a bath, okay?

Then afterwards...

you and I are going to have a
little talk about running away.

Am I in trouble?

Some, yeah.

Go on upstairs.

Daddy loves you.

(sighs)

Alfred?

Yeah, he's a street
guy who lives

near the mall
with his son.

He, uh, saw A.J.
wandering around.

It was cold, started to rain,
so he took him in.

Police didn't check there?

Oh, they did.

But, uh...
Alfred hid him.

You know, A.J.
thought it was fun.

Did the police, uh,
detain Alfred?

Yeah.

I'll make sure
to get some help.

Mikey, um,
about what I said...

I didn't mean it.

Forget it.

No, you're going
to make a fine

Naval officer.
Yeah, I know that.

But do you know it?

What? Do...? Of course.

I don't think so.

You still see me
as your kid brother.

Kind of dumb,
kind of worthless.

Yeah, you'll always see me
that way-- you and Dad.

Mikey, that's not true.
No, it is true.

And you know what?

I'm-I'm tired of it.

So next time you need
a babysitter, a chauffeur,

a stooge, call someone else.

Oh...

it's not Mikey.

It's Mike.

(door closes)

The use of armed force

without mandate
by the Security Council

is a breach
of international law.

But such illegality
must be weighed

against the circumstances
of each particular case.

Would more lives have been lost
if Iraq's tyrannical regime

had continued
into the indefinite future?

At times, moral,
as well as legal factors,

must influence
a court's decision.

Will the accused please rise?

On the charge of crimes
against humanity...

not guilty.

On the charge of war crimes...

not guilty.

On the charge of intentionally
targeting noncombatants...

not guilty.

On the charge of
willful destruction

of civilian property...

guilty.

The defendant is ordered

to make reparations
to the town of Tikifa

in the amount of $20 million.

This court is adjourned.

Congratulations,
Mr. Secretary.

Thank you. Great job.

Great job, Commander.

I'm not sure if
the taxpayers will agree, but...

I don't agree with the decision,
but I'm very pleased

you won't have to spend
the rest of your life in prison.

Ah, merci, c'est génial.

Sériez-vous intéressé
à me rejoindre

pour dîner ce soir?

Excusez-moi?

Our countries have been
friends for over two centuries.

Such a relationship
shouldn't be discarded.

Let's discuss it over
a glass of Bordeaux.

After you.

Merci.

This could be the start
of a beautiful friendship.

(chuckles)