1 00:00:05,854 --> 00:00:07,099 Where is he now? 2 00:00:07,188 --> 00:00:09,810 Just inside the "no fly" zone, CAG. 3 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:13,150 Whistler. CAG. Bracket right. Maintain angels 15. 4 00:00:13,237 --> 00:00:15,028 I'm gonna go down and try to nudge our friend 5 00:00:15,113 --> 00:00:16,655 back to Serbian airspace. 6 00:00:16,740 --> 00:00:17,772 Roger that. 7 00:00:17,867 --> 00:00:19,610 This ought to be interesting. 8 00:00:38,513 --> 00:00:41,384 Fire warning light! Fire warning light! Right turbine! 9 00:00:43,852 --> 00:00:46,853 Smoke in the cockpit! I'm losing pressure! 10 00:00:47,814 --> 00:00:49,392 Punch out! Punch out! 11 00:01:02,329 --> 00:01:04,369 I've got the RIO's chute, CAG! 12 00:01:06,125 --> 00:01:08,830 Stay with him. I'm keeping my eye on the Hind. 13 00:01:12,632 --> 00:01:14,672 The bastard! He's strafing them! 14 00:01:15,343 --> 00:01:17,549 He's strafing them in their chutes! 15 00:02:13,570 --> 00:02:15,113 What you are now seeing 16 00:02:15,198 --> 00:02:18,068 is exclusive footage of a Serb Hind helicopter 17 00:02:18,159 --> 00:02:19,902 being downed by U.S. Navy fighters 18 00:02:19,994 --> 00:02:22,200 over the Bosnian "no fly" zone. 19 00:02:22,288 --> 00:02:25,075 A Navy TOMCAT was also lost in this incident. 20 00:02:25,166 --> 00:02:28,831 The fate of its pilot and radar intercept officer are unknown. 21 00:02:29,170 --> 00:02:30,581 That Hind didn't get a TOMCAT. 22 00:02:30,671 --> 00:02:32,581 No. The TOMCAT had a catastrophic failure 23 00:02:32,674 --> 00:02:34,133 and exploded as the crew ejected. 24 00:02:34,217 --> 00:02:37,337 Did the CAG know that or did he think the Hind was responsible? 25 00:02:37,428 --> 00:02:39,386 He knew it. He destroyed the Hind 26 00:02:39,473 --> 00:02:42,427 he claims because it was strafing our boys in their chutes. 27 00:02:42,517 --> 00:02:44,557 - Bastards. - The Serbs deny it. 28 00:02:44,644 --> 00:02:47,314 They claim the Hind was approaching to render assistance. 29 00:02:47,398 --> 00:02:49,474 We're not taking their word over the CAG's? 30 00:02:49,567 --> 00:02:52,236 No. But state's conducting an investigation 31 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:55,736 and their only interest is keeping their peace agreement intact. 32 00:02:55,823 --> 00:02:57,697 This downing could break the accord 33 00:02:57,783 --> 00:03:00,072 and the CAG could get caught in the middle 34 00:03:00,161 --> 00:03:02,071 and be sacrificed in the name of peace. 35 00:03:02,163 --> 00:03:05,330 - When do we leave, sir? - As soon as we light up. Please. 36 00:03:10,297 --> 00:03:12,835 - Wife have a baby, sir? - Not that I know of. 37 00:03:12,924 --> 00:03:15,711 This just came over from the Secretary of the Navy. 38 00:03:15,802 --> 00:03:18,638 Congratulations, Lieutenant Commander Rabb. 39 00:03:22,768 --> 00:03:26,766 Sure makes me wish you were around when I got my promotion, Lieutenant. 40 00:04:50,943 --> 00:04:53,779 Mr Rabb! It's good to have you back aboard, sir! 41 00:04:53,863 --> 00:04:57,647 It's good to be here, Chief! This is Lieutenant JG Austin. 42 00:04:57,742 --> 00:05:00,993 Ma'am. The skipper's expecting you. If you'll follow me. 43 00:05:26,647 --> 00:05:28,805 You still miss it, don't you, sir? 44 00:05:28,983 --> 00:05:30,893 Only when I'm back on board. 45 00:05:31,277 --> 00:05:33,899 Or see a jet, shaving in the morning, 46 00:05:33,988 --> 00:05:37,108 in my dreams, eating a pizza, watching a movie. 47 00:05:42,414 --> 00:05:45,617 You know, the CAG has a habit of speaking his mind, sir. 48 00:05:45,708 --> 00:05:48,081 It's the sort of thing that can be taken the wrong way, 49 00:05:48,170 --> 00:05:49,333 if you know what I'm saying. 50 00:05:49,421 --> 00:05:52,173 It's also the sort of thing that inspires trust in his men, Chief. 51 00:05:52,257 --> 00:05:54,749 Yes, sir, it most certainly does. 52 00:06:04,353 --> 00:06:06,642 Lieutenant Commander Rabb and Lieutenant JG Austin 53 00:06:06,731 --> 00:06:08,011 reporting as ordered, sir! 54 00:06:08,107 --> 00:06:09,352 As soon as we're done launching, 55 00:06:09,441 --> 00:06:12,147 bring us back to a heading at two-five-zero. 56 00:06:13,321 --> 00:06:14,863 Stand at ease. 57 00:06:17,910 --> 00:06:21,444 Congratulations on the promotion, Lieutenant Commander. 58 00:06:21,538 --> 00:06:22,617 Thank you, sir. 59 00:06:22,706 --> 00:06:25,791 Under any other circumstances, I'd say it's good to see you. 60 00:06:25,876 --> 00:06:28,996 I concur, sir. Any word yet on the TOMCAT crew? 61 00:06:29,088 --> 00:06:33,167 No sign of them near the crash site and nothing from their survival radios. 62 00:06:33,258 --> 00:06:36,094 - But we haven't given up hope. - No, sir. 63 00:06:36,178 --> 00:06:38,716 Now, the CAG and his RIO are on the 03 level 64 00:06:38,806 --> 00:06:39,885 in the officer's ward room. 65 00:06:39,973 --> 00:06:42,548 We'll be needing separate quarters for our interview, sir. 66 00:06:42,644 --> 00:06:46,475 You aren't suggesting that those men would alter their stories, Lieutenant? 67 00:06:46,564 --> 00:06:47,726 No, sir. 68 00:06:48,190 --> 00:06:49,769 Separate interviews is SOP. 69 00:06:49,860 --> 00:06:51,188 And under the circumstances, 70 00:06:51,278 --> 00:06:53,317 I think it's best if we do things by the book. 71 00:06:53,404 --> 00:06:55,148 We wouldn't wanna give anyone an excuse 72 00:06:55,239 --> 00:06:56,650 to question our findings, Skipper. 73 00:06:56,741 --> 00:07:01,071 - Anyone being the State Department. - Then you're aware of the situation, sir? 74 00:07:01,163 --> 00:07:04,163 Painfully, Commander. Painfully. 75 00:07:05,126 --> 00:07:06,501 Dismissed. 76 00:07:15,636 --> 00:07:18,637 I guess they'll give anyone an extra half-stripe these days. 77 00:07:18,722 --> 00:07:20,515 - Yes, sir. - At ease. 78 00:07:22,894 --> 00:07:25,100 Captain Boone. Lieutenant JG Austin. 79 00:07:25,188 --> 00:07:26,979 My RIO, Lieutenant Arnoldi. 80 00:07:27,607 --> 00:07:28,687 Let's get this over with. 81 00:07:28,775 --> 00:07:30,353 I expect you wanna interview us separately. 82 00:07:30,443 --> 00:07:31,475 Yes, sir. 83 00:07:31,569 --> 00:07:34,356 There's an empty office through that hatch. Lieutenant. 84 00:07:34,447 --> 00:07:36,357 Follow me, Lieutenant. 85 00:07:39,786 --> 00:07:41,695 I'm sorry we have to go through this, sir. 86 00:07:41,788 --> 00:07:43,781 You're not apologising for being a lawyer, 87 00:07:43,873 --> 00:07:44,954 are you, Commander? 88 00:07:45,042 --> 00:07:46,121 No, sir. 89 00:07:46,210 --> 00:07:47,621 When Painter ejected, 90 00:07:47,711 --> 00:07:49,371 they were in a wings level position. 91 00:07:49,463 --> 00:07:53,248 But by the time Whistle went out, they'd inverted. 92 00:07:53,342 --> 00:07:55,134 He ejected straight down. 93 00:07:55,553 --> 00:07:58,968 - Tanks blew as he went out. - So he was caught in the flames? 94 00:07:59,056 --> 00:08:02,307 It wasn't flames, Lieutenant. It was a fireball. 95 00:08:02,977 --> 00:08:06,346 His chute wasn't burning, though. I do know that. 96 00:08:06,439 --> 00:08:10,354 It was fully deployed and I followed him until we went after the Hind. 97 00:08:10,443 --> 00:08:12,519 When did you see the Hind? 98 00:08:13,113 --> 00:08:15,188 I never lost sight of him. 99 00:08:15,616 --> 00:08:17,359 He was carrying S5 rockets. 100 00:08:17,451 --> 00:08:20,286 One of those'll ruin your day if you're not watching. 101 00:08:20,370 --> 00:08:23,372 - Did he fire rockets at the chutes? - No. 102 00:08:23,457 --> 00:08:26,162 That'd be over-kill even for the Serbs. He used his guns. 103 00:08:26,502 --> 00:08:29,503 So you saw the Hind fire at Lieutenant Painter? 104 00:08:29,588 --> 00:08:30,751 Yes, ma'am. 105 00:08:34,385 --> 00:08:37,801 - You're absolutely certain? - I'm positive. 106 00:08:38,305 --> 00:08:40,548 When I saw him firing on my men, I took him out. 107 00:08:40,642 --> 00:08:42,800 And I would do it again. Peace treaty or no. 108 00:08:42,894 --> 00:08:45,681 - That's not at issue here, CAG. - The hell it's not. 109 00:08:45,772 --> 00:08:48,726 The Serbs are gonna try to use this to break up the treaty. 110 00:08:48,817 --> 00:08:51,652 We cannot let the politics of the moment dictate our conduct 111 00:08:51,736 --> 00:08:53,480 when we're put into a combat situation. 112 00:08:53,571 --> 00:08:55,779 We tried that once. In Vietnam. 113 00:08:56,325 --> 00:08:57,783 I know, sir. 114 00:08:58,202 --> 00:09:02,033 The CAG and Commander Rabb are requested on the navigation bridge. 115 00:09:05,084 --> 00:09:06,875 What's up, Skipper? 116 00:09:08,754 --> 00:09:12,539 Lieutenant Entwhistle's body was recovered by Serbian forces. 117 00:09:12,633 --> 00:09:15,171 - Damn. - I'm sorry, sir. 118 00:09:16,262 --> 00:09:19,098 - Did you know him, Lieutenant? - No, sir. 119 00:09:19,349 --> 00:09:22,136 I'll request an autopsy in Naples before the body is sent home. 120 00:09:22,227 --> 00:09:26,011 If there's any evidence he was shot, this investigation will be over, sir. 121 00:09:26,106 --> 00:09:27,221 What about Painter? 122 00:09:27,316 --> 00:09:30,731 Nothing so far. But that isn't all of it, gentlemen. 123 00:09:31,736 --> 00:09:34,311 This just came in from CINCFAIRMED. 124 00:09:38,035 --> 00:09:40,111 They didn't even wait for your report, Commander. 125 00:09:40,203 --> 00:09:42,446 - No, sir. They didn't. - What is it? 126 00:09:42,540 --> 00:09:44,283 Politics, Lieutenant. 127 00:09:44,834 --> 00:09:48,285 I'm to report to Naples for a general court-martial. 128 00:09:57,722 --> 00:10:01,091 Some conversations are best left lawyer-to-lawyer, sir. 129 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:03,510 What sort of conversations would those be? 130 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:06,225 Exploratory ones, sir, where we feel each other out 131 00:10:06,315 --> 00:10:08,307 and see what kind of case the other side has. 132 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,685 Well, it's my SIX on the line, Commander. I'm sitting in. 133 00:10:11,778 --> 00:10:13,357 Very well, sir. 134 00:10:13,614 --> 00:10:17,197 But follow my lead and remember, I do the talking. 135 00:10:17,409 --> 00:10:19,449 Well, now, how could I forget that, Commander? 136 00:10:19,536 --> 00:10:21,328 You are the lawyer. 137 00:10:23,165 --> 00:10:25,787 I'm requesting an autopsy on Lieutenant Entwhistle. 138 00:10:25,876 --> 00:10:28,367 - Already been ordered. By me. - Then you'll agree 139 00:10:28,462 --> 00:10:30,586 that if the autopsy produces evidence of bullet wounds 140 00:10:30,673 --> 00:10:33,295 - you'll drop the charges? - I'm not making any promises. 141 00:10:33,384 --> 00:10:36,552 The violation of a cease-fire is an extremely serious matter. 142 00:10:36,638 --> 00:10:38,963 They are the violators. They were shooting at my men! 143 00:10:39,057 --> 00:10:41,346 If they were, and there's no evidence to support that, 144 00:10:41,434 --> 00:10:42,845 who ordered you to shoot back? 145 00:10:42,936 --> 00:10:44,514 No one. I did it on my own initiative. 146 00:10:44,605 --> 00:10:46,431 And who gave you the right to do that, Captain? 147 00:10:46,523 --> 00:10:48,267 The Navy, the day they handed me my command! 148 00:10:48,358 --> 00:10:50,398 CAG, we'll argue this in court. Not here. 149 00:10:50,485 --> 00:10:52,894 No lawyer's going to tell me how to exercise my command! 150 00:10:52,988 --> 00:10:56,653 Sir, with all due respect, keep your mouth shut. 151 00:11:01,247 --> 00:11:04,865 - By-the-book lawyering, Commander? - It's the only kind I know how, ma'am. 152 00:11:04,959 --> 00:11:06,453 I doubt that. 153 00:11:06,919 --> 00:11:11,213 In any case, you're aware I cannot initiate a pre-trial agreement. 154 00:11:11,299 --> 00:11:14,300 - Is she talking deal? - She can't, sir. 155 00:11:14,677 --> 00:11:17,513 In the military, only the accused and his lawyers 156 00:11:17,597 --> 00:11:20,053 can initiate such conversations. 157 00:11:20,141 --> 00:11:23,059 Since military personnel are accustomed to following orders 158 00:11:23,144 --> 00:11:27,522 if the Commander suggested a deal, you might feel compelled to accept it. 159 00:11:27,608 --> 00:11:29,018 That'd be the day. 160 00:11:29,109 --> 00:11:31,517 I don't believe the captain feels compelled to follow anything 161 00:11:31,612 --> 00:11:32,691 but his own instincts. 162 00:11:32,780 --> 00:11:35,615 You're baiting him, Commander. And that's out of line. 163 00:11:35,699 --> 00:11:38,534 If I were you, talking hypothetically, of course, 164 00:11:38,619 --> 00:11:40,696 I'd be asking for a deal. 165 00:11:40,788 --> 00:11:41,951 I'm not. 166 00:11:42,039 --> 00:11:45,159 But since we're talking hypothetically, what would that deal be? 167 00:11:45,251 --> 00:11:49,712 CAG resigns, admits his responsibility, court martial never happens. 168 00:11:49,798 --> 00:11:51,340 You can go to hell. 169 00:11:52,675 --> 00:11:53,956 Hypothetically. 170 00:11:55,387 --> 00:11:57,842 I can't suggest that my client accept responsibility 171 00:11:57,931 --> 00:11:59,888 for something where he is not at fault. 172 00:11:59,975 --> 00:12:02,430 Then you'd be giving him very bad advice. 173 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:03,978 Well, I respect your opinion, Commander, 174 00:12:04,063 --> 00:12:06,351 but the answer is no. Good day. 175 00:12:11,279 --> 00:12:12,393 Commander. 176 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,075 - What they say is true. - What's that, ma'am? 177 00:12:17,159 --> 00:12:18,738 You're a cowboy. 178 00:12:20,079 --> 00:12:23,199 No, ma'am. I'm just another JAG lawyer who considers it an honour 179 00:12:23,291 --> 00:12:25,248 to oppose you in a court martial. 180 00:12:25,334 --> 00:12:28,668 See if you still feel honoured after it's over, Commander. 181 00:12:37,180 --> 00:12:38,295 Sir! 182 00:12:38,890 --> 00:12:40,598 Commander Krennick has a reputation 183 00:12:40,684 --> 00:12:42,476 for being the best prosecutor in the Navy. 184 00:12:42,561 --> 00:12:43,806 Well, that isn't what worries me. 185 00:12:43,896 --> 00:12:46,268 She was dancing a fast track in Washington. 186 00:12:46,356 --> 00:12:48,930 State must be applying major pressure for a conviction 187 00:12:49,026 --> 00:12:50,106 for her to even be here. 188 00:12:50,194 --> 00:12:52,068 Harm, tell me something. 189 00:12:52,154 --> 00:12:54,906 - Are you giving up on me? - You know better than that, CAG. 190 00:12:54,990 --> 00:12:57,447 I'm just afraid you may already be convicted. 191 00:12:57,535 --> 00:13:00,026 I'm going to be judged by line officers. Is that right? 192 00:13:00,121 --> 00:13:03,454 - Yes, sir. Captains and above. - That's good enough for me. 193 00:13:03,541 --> 00:13:05,784 They won't be judging you in a vacuum, sir. 194 00:13:05,877 --> 00:13:07,288 They have careers, too. 195 00:13:07,379 --> 00:13:09,834 Lieutenant, if there's one thing in the Navy I have faith in 196 00:13:09,923 --> 00:13:11,547 it's the integrity of her officers. 197 00:13:11,633 --> 00:13:14,006 Harm! Hey, Harm! 198 00:13:14,636 --> 00:13:16,759 Which is more than I can say for journalists. 199 00:13:16,847 --> 00:13:19,384 Well, good to see you again, Harm! 200 00:13:19,808 --> 00:13:21,635 - CAG, you, too! - Mr DePalma. 201 00:13:21,727 --> 00:13:24,894 Yeah. Hey, congratulations on the promotion. 202 00:13:24,980 --> 00:13:27,851 I don't think we've been introduced. I'm Chuck DePalma, Aerobureau. 203 00:13:27,941 --> 00:13:30,563 Meg Austin. That was quite a report you filed. 204 00:13:30,653 --> 00:13:32,895 - Well, I'm glad you saw it. - Where were you? 205 00:13:32,989 --> 00:13:35,610 From what I saw, getting that footage took a lot of guts. 206 00:13:35,699 --> 00:13:38,238 Well, you know, whatever it takes to get a story. 207 00:13:38,328 --> 00:13:40,036 And Mr DePalma's quite a reporter. 208 00:13:40,121 --> 00:13:42,197 He even took a flight with me once to get a story. 209 00:13:42,290 --> 00:13:43,867 Please! Don't remind me! 210 00:13:43,958 --> 00:13:45,998 I mean, I might throw up again just thinking about it. 211 00:13:46,086 --> 00:13:48,873 Look, how about an exclusive interview, CAG? 212 00:13:48,964 --> 00:13:52,629 - My lawyers don't want me speaking. - Harm, talk to the man. 213 00:13:52,718 --> 00:13:54,592 You know cases aren't tried in the courts anymore. 214 00:13:54,678 --> 00:13:56,220 They're tried in the press. And I'm here 215 00:13:56,305 --> 00:13:58,178 to let you put the best possible light on things. 216 00:13:58,265 --> 00:13:59,926 The only people whose judgment I care about 217 00:14:00,017 --> 00:14:02,722 are my fellow officers in the United States Navy. 218 00:14:02,812 --> 00:14:03,843 Wow. 219 00:14:06,482 --> 00:14:09,152 Man, look, you know, 220 00:14:09,694 --> 00:14:12,363 you wouldn't mind saying that on tape, please? 221 00:14:12,446 --> 00:14:14,984 How'd you get that footage, Chuck? 222 00:14:16,076 --> 00:14:18,317 Well, you know, it's just a matter 223 00:14:18,411 --> 00:14:20,154 of being in the right place at the right time. 224 00:14:20,246 --> 00:14:24,197 - Sign of a good journalist, really. - Did you see the Hind firing? 225 00:14:24,293 --> 00:14:27,377 No. No, we were just shooting B-roll of the countryside 226 00:14:27,462 --> 00:14:29,205 when the Hind came up from behind a ridge 227 00:14:29,297 --> 00:14:31,255 and exploded in a big ball of flames. 228 00:14:31,342 --> 00:14:34,461 Yeah. They only showed the explosion on the news. 229 00:14:34,553 --> 00:14:35,833 Was there more? 230 00:14:37,180 --> 00:14:39,755 No, no, no, no, no. Don't go asking for it, Lieutenant. 231 00:14:39,851 --> 00:14:41,309 That's against network policy. 232 00:14:41,394 --> 00:14:43,516 Come on. I'm sure there are exceptions. 233 00:14:43,604 --> 00:14:47,389 Well, given the right circumstances, yeah. 234 00:14:47,734 --> 00:14:50,853 Why don't we talk about what those circumstances might be. 235 00:14:50,945 --> 00:14:54,029 Knock it off, Lieutenant! Good day, Mr DePalma. 236 00:14:54,115 --> 00:14:57,484 Yes, all right. Good day. Look, we can talk over dinner. 237 00:14:57,577 --> 00:15:00,578 Yeah, right, well, nice to see you. 238 00:15:03,208 --> 00:15:06,992 Lieutenant, do not ever disgrace your uniform like that again. 239 00:15:07,087 --> 00:15:09,412 - Sir, I was just... - I know what you were doing. 240 00:15:09,506 --> 00:15:12,543 With all due respect, sir, you do not know what I was doing! 241 00:15:12,635 --> 00:15:15,172 You thought you did but you thought wrong. 242 00:15:17,222 --> 00:15:20,224 - Permission to be excused, sir. - Granted. 243 00:15:25,731 --> 00:15:27,641 Lieutenant Austin is straight up, sir. 244 00:15:27,734 --> 00:15:29,607 All she would have done was try to get Mr DePalma 245 00:15:29,694 --> 00:15:30,856 to give us the tape. 246 00:15:30,945 --> 00:15:33,483 Harm, I don't like the way you people fight. 247 00:15:33,572 --> 00:15:37,274 You don't have to, sir. All you have to do is stay out of our way. 248 00:16:23,667 --> 00:16:25,706 Captain Thomas Boone. 249 00:16:26,294 --> 00:16:29,000 You are accused of violating a lawful general order, 250 00:16:29,090 --> 00:16:32,209 Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 251 00:16:32,301 --> 00:16:33,499 How do you plead? 252 00:16:33,594 --> 00:16:35,882 The accused pleads not guilty, Your Honour. 253 00:16:35,971 --> 00:16:38,095 Very well. Please be seated. 254 00:16:38,182 --> 00:16:39,926 Commander Krennick, you... 255 00:16:44,481 --> 00:16:45,856 Who is the suit? 256 00:16:48,443 --> 00:16:49,688 Those are... 257 00:16:50,236 --> 00:16:53,937 Wouldn't just be well-dressed reporters back there, would they? 258 00:16:54,032 --> 00:16:58,409 - We're closed to the press, sir. - I'm afraid they're from State, CAG. 259 00:16:58,495 --> 00:17:00,369 Commander Krennick, you may proceed. 260 00:17:00,456 --> 00:17:01,866 Thank you. 261 00:17:02,666 --> 00:17:05,583 Your Honour, members of the court martial. 262 00:17:07,212 --> 00:17:09,918 I come here today, with a sad and heavy heart. 263 00:17:10,007 --> 00:17:12,379 The officer against whom I must prefer charges 264 00:17:12,468 --> 00:17:14,674 has distinguished himself time and again 265 00:17:14,762 --> 00:17:16,672 during a long naval career. 266 00:17:16,764 --> 00:17:18,175 Here comes the knife. 267 00:17:18,266 --> 00:17:21,350 But an order to Captain Boone carries the same weight 268 00:17:21,435 --> 00:17:24,556 as one to the freshest young sailor in our Navy. 269 00:17:24,648 --> 00:17:28,312 When Captain Boone opened fire without provocation, 270 00:17:28,401 --> 00:17:30,939 he disobeyed a lawful order. 271 00:17:31,195 --> 00:17:35,573 It's as simple and final as that. He took upon himself 272 00:17:35,784 --> 00:17:38,654 a decision that rests solely with the Commander-in-Chief 273 00:17:38,745 --> 00:17:42,364 the decision when to commit United States forces 274 00:17:42,458 --> 00:17:43,952 to military action. 275 00:17:44,042 --> 00:17:47,827 When you hear the facts, you will have no choice in this matter 276 00:17:47,922 --> 00:17:50,413 but to find Captain Boone guilty. 277 00:17:50,508 --> 00:17:52,999 You may call your first witness, Commander Krennick. 278 00:17:53,093 --> 00:17:54,374 Commander Dooley, 279 00:17:54,470 --> 00:17:57,637 did you perform an autopsy on the remains of Lieutenant Entwhistle? 280 00:17:57,724 --> 00:17:59,301 - Yes, ma'am. - And can you tell us 281 00:17:59,392 --> 00:18:01,680 the cause of Lieutenant Entwhistle's death? 282 00:18:01,769 --> 00:18:04,687 - No, not with any certainty. - Why is that, Commander? 283 00:18:04,773 --> 00:18:06,979 Lieutenant Entwhistle suffered multiple traumas 284 00:18:07,067 --> 00:18:08,311 as a result of the accident. 285 00:18:08,401 --> 00:18:11,071 Any one of them could have been responsible for his death. 286 00:18:11,155 --> 00:18:12,483 Elaborate, please. 287 00:18:12,573 --> 00:18:15,360 The flames that generated from the explosion of his TOMCAT 288 00:18:15,450 --> 00:18:18,487 were such that the Lieutenant suffered severe third-degree burns 289 00:18:18,579 --> 00:18:20,702 over three-quarters of his body. 290 00:18:20,789 --> 00:18:24,123 This alone would most likely have resulted in death. 291 00:18:24,209 --> 00:18:25,407 In addition, however, 292 00:18:25,502 --> 00:18:28,255 I found shrapnel embedded in the Lieutenant's remains. 293 00:18:28,339 --> 00:18:30,664 Did you determine the source of the shrapnel? 294 00:18:30,758 --> 00:18:34,708 Metallurgic analysis confirms that it came from the aircraft. 295 00:18:35,930 --> 00:18:37,211 Can you describe for the court 296 00:18:37,307 --> 00:18:40,094 the nature of the injuries caused by the shrapnel? 297 00:18:40,184 --> 00:18:41,215 The shrapnel ruptured 298 00:18:41,310 --> 00:18:44,762 Lieutenant Entwhistle's stomach and chest, severing two arteries. 299 00:18:44,856 --> 00:18:47,014 Commander, based upon your experience 300 00:18:47,108 --> 00:18:48,935 as a forensic pathologist 301 00:18:49,027 --> 00:18:53,155 do you have an opinion as to whether these shrapnel injuries would be fatal? 302 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,905 Yes. In my opinion, death would have been instantaneous. 303 00:18:58,287 --> 00:19:00,445 Commander Dooley, you've described for the court 304 00:19:00,539 --> 00:19:02,496 a lengthy examination. 305 00:19:02,583 --> 00:19:04,160 During this examination, 306 00:19:04,251 --> 00:19:06,743 did you find any evidence of bullet wounds? 307 00:19:06,838 --> 00:19:09,245 - No, I did not. - None whatsoever? 308 00:19:09,340 --> 00:19:10,799 None, ma'am. 309 00:19:11,425 --> 00:19:13,466 Your witness, Commander. 310 00:19:16,222 --> 00:19:19,223 Commander, from what you've just described 311 00:19:19,308 --> 00:19:22,144 Lieutenant Entwhistle suffered significant internal injuries. 312 00:19:22,229 --> 00:19:24,138 - Is that correct? - That's correct. Yes. 313 00:19:24,231 --> 00:19:25,725 In fact, Commander, isn't it true 314 00:19:25,815 --> 00:19:28,022 that some of Lieutenant Entwhistle's internal organs 315 00:19:28,109 --> 00:19:29,438 were not recovered? 316 00:19:29,528 --> 00:19:30,939 Also correct, Commander. 317 00:19:31,030 --> 00:19:35,109 And isn't it true that the internal organs you did recover were so badly damaged 318 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:39,198 it would be impossible to determine if a bullet passed through the organs? 319 00:19:39,288 --> 00:19:40,451 Yes. That's true. 320 00:19:40,539 --> 00:19:42,781 So, given the condition of the body, Commander, 321 00:19:42,875 --> 00:19:44,667 isn't it true that a number of bullets 322 00:19:44,752 --> 00:19:46,828 could have penetrated without detection? 323 00:19:46,921 --> 00:19:48,629 Objection, Your Honour. 324 00:19:48,714 --> 00:19:50,956 Commander Rabb's question is ambiguous. 325 00:19:51,050 --> 00:19:53,293 "A number" is very imprecise. 326 00:19:53,386 --> 00:19:56,589 Sustained. Be more specific, Commander Rabb. 327 00:19:56,681 --> 00:19:58,140 Yes, Your Honour. 328 00:19:58,224 --> 00:20:01,510 Commander, could two bullets have passed through undetected? 329 00:20:01,603 --> 00:20:04,557 - Yes. - What about three bullets, Commander? 330 00:20:05,732 --> 00:20:07,143 Possibly, but not likely. 331 00:20:07,233 --> 00:20:10,318 So at least two slugs could have hit Lieutenant Entwhistle 332 00:20:10,404 --> 00:20:13,025 - without leaving a trace? - Yes. 333 00:20:13,115 --> 00:20:15,356 How many slugs could have missed, Commander? 334 00:20:15,450 --> 00:20:18,203 - Missed? - Your Honour, I object. 335 00:20:18,287 --> 00:20:20,743 There is no way for Commander Dooley to ascertain 336 00:20:20,831 --> 00:20:23,203 how many bullets may have missed a body. 337 00:20:23,292 --> 00:20:26,412 I withdraw the question, Your Honour. The Commander is correct. 338 00:20:26,504 --> 00:20:28,580 There is no way for any of us to determine 339 00:20:28,673 --> 00:20:31,164 how many rounds fired by the Hind missed. 340 00:20:32,344 --> 00:20:34,170 No further questions. 341 00:20:40,436 --> 00:20:42,013 That was brilliant, Harm. 342 00:20:42,271 --> 00:20:44,761 Well, I don't know about that, but it was a start. 343 00:20:44,856 --> 00:20:46,765 Listen, you two, you sound like a couple of nuggets 344 00:20:46,858 --> 00:20:48,686 who just shot a hole in a tow target. 345 00:20:48,777 --> 00:20:51,778 You're right, CAG, we didn't do much damage. 346 00:20:51,864 --> 00:20:56,989 - And you're right. It was a start. - Captain? We need to talk. 347 00:20:58,829 --> 00:21:03,159 - Naval officer to naval officer. - Not without his attorneys present. 348 00:21:04,502 --> 00:21:06,993 - I'll see you later. - CAG, you can't do this! 349 00:21:07,088 --> 00:21:09,164 The hell I can't. You're dismissed, Commander. 350 00:21:09,257 --> 00:21:10,835 You, too, Lieutenant. 351 00:21:21,228 --> 00:21:24,145 - I'm listening, Commander. - I just received intelligence 352 00:21:24,231 --> 00:21:26,722 that the regular Serb army is poised across the border. 353 00:21:26,817 --> 00:21:29,059 I didn't know they gave that kind of info to lawyers. 354 00:21:29,153 --> 00:21:30,528 I got it straight from State. 355 00:21:30,613 --> 00:21:33,898 - Well, then it must be true. - You're a warrior, CAG. 356 00:21:33,991 --> 00:21:35,865 If this thing blows up into a shooting war 357 00:21:35,952 --> 00:21:38,525 those are your men going up in the air. 358 00:21:38,621 --> 00:21:40,744 I know that better than you. 359 00:21:40,831 --> 00:21:43,038 Sometimes, a warrior has to fall on his sword 360 00:21:43,126 --> 00:21:44,406 for the good of the cause. 361 00:21:44,502 --> 00:21:46,329 Hardest thing a warrior has to do. 362 00:21:46,421 --> 00:21:48,912 You're asking me to resign for the good of the Navy? 363 00:21:49,006 --> 00:21:52,458 State believes they can diffuse this if you admit you made a mistake. 364 00:21:52,552 --> 00:21:55,257 - They were shooting at my men. - I believe you. 365 00:21:55,347 --> 00:21:59,475 - But you're still going to prosecute? - Lf it'll stop us from going to war, yes. 366 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,596 - That's the wrong reason, Commander. - Is it? 367 00:22:05,650 --> 00:22:08,401 - I'll sleep on it. - I knew you would. 368 00:22:17,161 --> 00:22:21,456 The Teddy Roosevelt pulled in this afternoon. 369 00:22:21,541 --> 00:22:24,625 She'll be relieving the Seahawk off Bosnia, Friday. 370 00:22:24,711 --> 00:22:26,620 But it's not politically correct to call a ship 371 00:22:26,713 --> 00:22:28,835 "she" anymore, isn't it? 372 00:22:29,758 --> 00:22:33,672 You don't have to worry about being politically correct with me, sir. 373 00:22:38,267 --> 00:22:40,343 What did it feel like, Harm, 374 00:22:40,436 --> 00:22:42,761 knowing you'd never fly off a carrier again? 375 00:22:42,854 --> 00:22:44,514 It was terrible. 376 00:22:45,107 --> 00:22:47,645 Until I found another way to serve. 377 00:22:47,735 --> 00:22:50,308 You're a young man. A lot easier to adjust. 378 00:22:50,404 --> 00:22:52,231 It wasn't easy, CAG. 379 00:22:52,699 --> 00:22:54,407 No, I'm sure it wasn't. 380 00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:04,205 I wonder how it's going to feel flying drunken tourists to Vegas? 381 00:23:05,003 --> 00:23:08,003 What did Commander Krennick say to you, sir? 382 00:23:15,138 --> 00:23:17,630 She says the Bosnian Serbs are going to use my action 383 00:23:17,725 --> 00:23:19,183 to blow off the peace treaty. 384 00:23:19,268 --> 00:23:21,806 It could lead to an all out Balkan war with us in the middle. 385 00:23:21,895 --> 00:23:24,138 She had no right to approach you like that, CAG. 386 00:23:24,232 --> 00:23:27,149 Hell, I'd lay down my life for my men, why not my career? 387 00:23:27,234 --> 00:23:29,559 I'd rather see you leave that to the seven line officers 388 00:23:29,653 --> 00:23:32,062 than one scared JAG lawyer, sir. 389 00:23:32,157 --> 00:23:33,236 You think she's scared? 390 00:23:33,324 --> 00:23:35,032 Well, she wouldn't be talking to you if she wasn't. 391 00:23:35,118 --> 00:23:37,359 I know Commander Krennick's reputation, sir. 392 00:23:37,453 --> 00:23:39,660 She'll use any tactic to win. 393 00:23:39,748 --> 00:23:42,499 Put me in the air, Harm, I know how to read these things. 394 00:23:42,584 --> 00:23:45,834 That's why I'm here, sir. To provide the read. 395 00:23:48,382 --> 00:23:50,623 Just don't use tea leaves, now. 396 00:24:07,026 --> 00:24:09,777 I saw Lieutenant Entwhistle's chute deploy 397 00:24:09,862 --> 00:24:12,733 and I followed him down until we made the run on the Hind. 398 00:24:12,824 --> 00:24:14,863 Did you see the Hind before you were attacked? 399 00:24:14,951 --> 00:24:17,193 Yes, ma'am. I saw it firing on the chutes. 400 00:24:17,286 --> 00:24:20,537 - You're sure, Lieutenant? - I'm absolutely certain. 401 00:24:20,832 --> 00:24:22,623 No further questions. 402 00:24:23,710 --> 00:24:26,712 How many patrols have you flown over Bosnia, Lieutenant? 403 00:24:26,797 --> 00:24:29,751 - Five. - Was the CAG your pilot in all five? 404 00:24:29,842 --> 00:24:32,712 - Yes, he was. - That's quite an honour. 405 00:24:32,803 --> 00:24:34,178 An extreme honour. 406 00:24:34,262 --> 00:24:36,469 Lieutenant, would you mind turning your chair 407 00:24:36,557 --> 00:24:38,051 to face the monitor? 408 00:24:38,559 --> 00:24:42,688 Is this an accurate representation of the various aircraft positions 409 00:24:42,772 --> 00:24:45,393 when Lieutenants Painter and Entwhistle ejected? 410 00:24:45,483 --> 00:24:46,562 Yes, it is. 411 00:24:46,651 --> 00:24:50,270 First Lieutenant Painter ejected, then the aircraft rolled to port 412 00:24:50,363 --> 00:24:53,234 and Lieutenant Entwhistle ejected from an inverted position. 413 00:24:53,324 --> 00:24:55,483 - Is that correct? - Affirmative. 414 00:24:55,576 --> 00:24:57,569 You follow Lieutenant Entwhistle's chute 415 00:24:57,662 --> 00:25:01,031 until the CAG turned abruptly starboard, to destroy the Hind. 416 00:25:01,124 --> 00:25:03,876 - Affirmative. - What did the Hind do? 417 00:25:04,461 --> 00:25:08,080 - Broke into us as we came around. - Did it fire on you? 418 00:25:08,757 --> 00:25:11,295 No, ma'am. The CAG was too quick for it. 419 00:25:11,385 --> 00:25:13,627 He nailed them in the middle of the turn. 420 00:25:13,721 --> 00:25:15,630 Was that a high-G turn? 421 00:25:15,723 --> 00:25:19,423 Well, the G-meter pegs at the max Gs pulled in any flight. 422 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,096 I saw it pegged at nine Gs 423 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:22,385 and since that snap turn 424 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,105 was the most violent manoeuvre of the flight, 425 00:25:24,190 --> 00:25:25,518 it had to be at nine Gs. 426 00:25:25,608 --> 00:25:28,562 So, you were watching Lieutenant Entwhistle's chute 427 00:25:28,652 --> 00:25:31,025 when the CAG said he saw the Hind firing. 428 00:25:31,114 --> 00:25:33,272 He immediately executed a nine-G turn 429 00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:35,489 in the middle of which he blew the Hind away. 430 00:25:35,576 --> 00:25:38,033 Yes, ma'am. Except I saw the Hind firing also. 431 00:25:38,121 --> 00:25:40,529 How did you do that, Lieutenant? 432 00:25:41,833 --> 00:25:44,122 - Ma'am? - You just testified 433 00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:46,251 that you were watching Lieutenant Entwhistle's chute 434 00:25:46,338 --> 00:25:47,714 on the port side of your aircraft. 435 00:25:47,798 --> 00:25:51,380 How did you see the Hind firing on the starboard side? 436 00:25:52,260 --> 00:25:56,175 Well, I must have seen it firing as we turned. 437 00:25:56,265 --> 00:25:58,222 But at that point you said it wasn't firing. 438 00:25:58,309 --> 00:25:59,589 The CAG was too quick. 439 00:25:59,685 --> 00:26:02,307 "Nailed them in the middle of the turn", to use your words. 440 00:26:02,397 --> 00:26:05,397 I repeat. How could you see the Hind firing 441 00:26:05,483 --> 00:26:07,356 if it was on the starboard side of your plane 442 00:26:07,443 --> 00:26:09,401 and you were looking to port? 443 00:26:12,365 --> 00:26:14,488 The CAG said the Hind was firing 444 00:26:14,576 --> 00:26:17,198 and immediately executed a nine-G turn. 445 00:26:17,287 --> 00:26:19,825 I believe you experienced stagnant hypoxia 446 00:26:19,915 --> 00:26:23,034 causing a grey-out and your mind did the rest. 447 00:26:23,168 --> 00:26:27,462 Objection. What the prosecutor believes is irrelevant, Your Honour. 448 00:26:27,548 --> 00:26:30,252 - Sustained. - I withdraw the statement. 449 00:26:49,988 --> 00:26:51,399 I wasn't having a grey-out. 450 00:26:51,489 --> 00:26:54,823 I wasn't fixating on anyone in a chute. I kept my eye on the target. 451 00:26:54,909 --> 00:26:57,615 - The target being the Hind? - Affirmative. 452 00:26:57,704 --> 00:27:00,409 Why call it a target if there had been no enemy action? 453 00:27:00,499 --> 00:27:03,868 In the air, I consider any military aircraft a potential target 454 00:27:03,961 --> 00:27:06,630 unless it belongs to the United States of America. 455 00:27:06,714 --> 00:27:10,296 I see, you fought in Vietnam, in the Gulf War. 456 00:27:10,509 --> 00:27:12,835 You were even an advisor to the Israelis. 457 00:27:12,929 --> 00:27:16,926 - I fly where the Navy sends me. - Ever been shot down, Captain? 458 00:27:17,016 --> 00:27:20,183 June 14, 1967 over the Gulf of Tonkin. 459 00:27:20,270 --> 00:27:23,021 - By whom, Captain? - It was a friendly fire incident. 460 00:27:23,106 --> 00:27:26,272 - In fact, you were mistaken for a MiG. - So the pilot said. 461 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,444 - What were you flying at the time? - An F-8B Crusader. 462 00:27:29,529 --> 00:27:32,400 Does the Crusader's profile look anything like that of a MiG? 463 00:27:32,490 --> 00:27:35,160 - No, it does not. - But that's what the pilot saw. 464 00:27:35,244 --> 00:27:36,821 He was in enemy airspace. 465 00:27:36,912 --> 00:27:39,118 And having encountered MiGs earlier in the day 466 00:27:39,206 --> 00:27:42,123 his brain turned your Crusader into a MiG. 467 00:27:42,835 --> 00:27:44,662 He was an Air Force pilot. 468 00:27:47,381 --> 00:27:51,462 When you went up over Bosnia that day, wasn't it with a sense of anticipation? 469 00:27:51,552 --> 00:27:53,462 On the day my heart isn't pounding 470 00:27:53,554 --> 00:27:55,926 when I'm sitting on that catapult, that's the day I retire. 471 00:27:56,015 --> 00:27:58,589 - You knew you might see action? - I was nearly shot down 472 00:27:58,685 --> 00:28:00,724 not more than 20 miles from the current incident. 473 00:28:00,812 --> 00:28:02,639 You're on full alert at all times? 474 00:28:02,730 --> 00:28:04,853 Commander, I'm on full alert flying over Oklahoma. 475 00:28:04,941 --> 00:28:07,693 So there you are. Flying in the same airspace 476 00:28:07,778 --> 00:28:10,529 where you were attacked only a few months ago. 477 00:28:10,614 --> 00:28:15,110 Suddenly, your wingman has a fire, and his plane explodes. 478 00:28:15,452 --> 00:28:17,409 It's a terrible sight. 479 00:28:18,914 --> 00:28:20,456 You wouldn't begin to know. 480 00:28:20,540 --> 00:28:23,293 You want to do everything in your power to help your men. 481 00:28:23,377 --> 00:28:26,331 - But there's nothing you can do. - Except remove the threat. 482 00:28:26,422 --> 00:28:29,293 Exactly. Your men are down. You're angry. 483 00:28:29,384 --> 00:28:31,423 You're in a place where you've been shot at before. 484 00:28:31,511 --> 00:28:33,337 And you have to do something. 485 00:28:33,429 --> 00:28:35,920 I did not attack the Hind out of frustration! 486 00:28:36,015 --> 00:28:38,258 I attacked it because it was strafing my men! 487 00:28:38,351 --> 00:28:39,893 I believe you, Captain. 488 00:28:39,978 --> 00:28:43,429 I believe your mind told you the Hind was firing 489 00:28:43,523 --> 00:28:47,984 just as that Air Force pilot's mind told him your crusader was a MiG. 490 00:28:49,404 --> 00:28:51,860 Tragically, you both were wrong. 491 00:28:58,789 --> 00:29:01,197 I can't say I think much of your profession. 492 00:29:01,292 --> 00:29:02,751 And I can't say I blame you. 493 00:29:02,835 --> 00:29:06,085 There are times I don't think much of it myself. 494 00:29:06,213 --> 00:29:07,755 How bad is it? 495 00:29:08,132 --> 00:29:11,833 Under ordinary circumstances, they haven't proven their case. 496 00:29:11,928 --> 00:29:14,004 But with the pressure the State's exerting... 497 00:29:14,097 --> 00:29:16,256 That's a panel of naval line officers, mister. 498 00:29:16,350 --> 00:29:18,591 I'm not saying they won't be fair, CAG. 499 00:29:18,685 --> 00:29:21,010 But they're under as much pressure as we are. 500 00:29:21,104 --> 00:29:23,310 Well! Hello, hello, hello. 501 00:29:23,856 --> 00:29:27,725 So, did you get the word? That RIO, what's his name? 502 00:29:28,362 --> 00:29:29,560 - Painter? - Painter, right. 503 00:29:29,654 --> 00:29:33,071 Well, the scuttlebutt is his emergency beacon went off. 504 00:29:34,201 --> 00:29:35,660 Has the rescue mission been launched? 505 00:29:35,744 --> 00:29:37,238 No. There's not going to be a rescue mission, 506 00:29:37,329 --> 00:29:38,740 at least not until this trial's over. 507 00:29:38,831 --> 00:29:40,409 What? 508 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:43,037 Washington's worried that the whole thing's a trap. 509 00:29:43,127 --> 00:29:45,618 They're waiting for confirmation. 510 00:29:46,464 --> 00:29:49,584 What do they expect Painter to do? Phone home? 511 00:29:50,135 --> 00:29:52,257 - Where are you going, sir? - I'm going out to the Seahawk 512 00:29:52,345 --> 00:29:53,720 to climb all over the skipper's SIX. 513 00:29:53,805 --> 00:29:56,047 You can't do that, you're in the middle of a court martial. 514 00:29:56,141 --> 00:29:57,552 I'm not going to abandon Painter. 515 00:29:57,642 --> 00:30:00,180 You won't have to, sir. I'll go to the Seahawk. 516 00:30:00,270 --> 00:30:02,642 Lieutenant, I'm turning the CAG's defence over to you. 517 00:30:02,730 --> 00:30:05,566 - Me? Commander, I don't... - What's the matter, Lieutenant? 518 00:30:05,651 --> 00:30:08,106 You're afraid you can't handle him? 519 00:30:11,282 --> 00:30:12,527 Yes, sir. 520 00:30:12,783 --> 00:30:15,488 Well, you're going to have to learn, Lieutenant. 521 00:30:24,587 --> 00:30:27,126 I don't suppose I can report any of this? 522 00:30:28,049 --> 00:30:29,958 Nah. Didn't think so. 523 00:30:36,308 --> 00:30:39,558 You need to fly over the area for your defence of the CAG? 524 00:30:39,644 --> 00:30:42,182 - Yes, sir. - And I'm supposed to approve this? 525 00:30:42,272 --> 00:30:43,648 No, sir. I'm ordering it 526 00:30:43,732 --> 00:30:46,401 as the JAG officer in charge of the CAG's defence, sir. 527 00:30:46,485 --> 00:30:49,106 Don't let that extra bar go to your head, mister. 528 00:30:49,196 --> 00:30:50,359 No, sir. 529 00:30:51,699 --> 00:30:54,368 However, I've got a man out there who may be hurt. 530 00:30:54,452 --> 00:30:57,571 Washington won't let me go after him without confirmation. 531 00:30:57,663 --> 00:30:58,862 No, sir. 532 00:31:00,208 --> 00:31:04,205 So, you've got your overflight in a Sea Stallion. 533 00:31:04,295 --> 00:31:06,502 Marines have been known to jump out of them. 534 00:31:06,590 --> 00:31:09,626 Of course, they're highly trained and a touch crazy. 535 00:31:10,176 --> 00:31:12,632 But so are some Navy lawyers I know. 536 00:31:13,388 --> 00:31:14,633 Yes, sir! 537 00:31:23,524 --> 00:31:26,690 You're going into heavy woods. We can lift you out with a Penetrator 538 00:31:26,777 --> 00:31:28,853 but if you can find a clearing, that'd be better. 539 00:31:28,945 --> 00:31:30,524 No scheduled flights? 540 00:31:31,324 --> 00:31:33,861 The radio direction finder will drop you right smack down 541 00:31:33,951 --> 00:31:36,109 on whoever's sending that signal. 542 00:31:36,370 --> 00:31:38,410 What if it's not Painter? 543 00:31:39,207 --> 00:31:41,365 Just don't play the hero. 544 00:31:41,459 --> 00:31:43,665 Prison's better than a pine box, all right? 545 00:31:43,753 --> 00:31:47,419 - I can rescue you from a prison. - That's what I like about you Marines. 546 00:31:47,507 --> 00:31:49,915 Always looking for a silver lining. 547 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:13,823 - We're close to where they went down. - There's no sign of him. 548 00:32:15,828 --> 00:32:18,783 - There he is! - We're almost on top of him. 549 00:32:19,207 --> 00:32:23,287 - Lf that's him. - Well, there's only one way to find out. 550 00:32:31,719 --> 00:32:32,835 Good luck, Harm. 551 00:32:52,825 --> 00:32:54,200 - Morning, sir. - Lieutenant, 552 00:32:54,285 --> 00:32:56,112 - any word on Commander Rabb? - No, sir. 553 00:32:56,746 --> 00:32:58,027 Captain, I've been thinking. 554 00:32:58,123 --> 00:32:59,782 If you believed your men to be in danger, 555 00:32:59,874 --> 00:33:01,831 that alone could justify the action you took 556 00:33:01,918 --> 00:33:03,496 even if you were mistaken, sir. 557 00:33:03,587 --> 00:33:04,998 But I wasn't mistaken, Lieutenant. 558 00:33:05,088 --> 00:33:08,042 Better a black mark on your record than a conviction, sir. 559 00:33:08,133 --> 00:33:09,164 If I made a mistake, 560 00:33:09,259 --> 00:33:11,585 I should suffer the consequences, Lieutenant. But I didn't. 561 00:33:11,679 --> 00:33:13,256 I know, sir. And I believe you. 562 00:33:13,347 --> 00:33:16,051 But sometimes discretion is the better part of valour. 563 00:33:16,141 --> 00:33:17,635 Lieutenant Austin, if I believed that 564 00:33:17,726 --> 00:33:19,518 I would never catapult off a carrier again. 565 00:33:19,604 --> 00:33:21,679 Sir, you may never fly again if you don't. 566 00:33:21,772 --> 00:33:24,939 - Lf I go down, I go down fighting. - Sir. 567 00:33:26,568 --> 00:33:28,229 I want to address that board. 568 00:33:28,321 --> 00:33:31,072 You can't, sir. Only lawyers can make closing arguments. 569 00:33:31,157 --> 00:33:33,149 Can I be my own lawyer? 570 00:33:33,826 --> 00:33:37,278 - Technically, sir, but I don't... - Lieutenant, you're fired. 571 00:34:02,189 --> 00:34:05,772 He fired me, sir, and wishes to act as his own counsel. 572 00:34:05,985 --> 00:34:08,737 Did you advise him of the consequences of doing so? 573 00:34:08,821 --> 00:34:11,739 I did, Your Honour. In no uncertain terms. 574 00:34:11,824 --> 00:34:13,818 This is highly unusual. 575 00:34:14,244 --> 00:34:16,699 The CAG is a highly unusual individual, sir. 576 00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:18,033 Your Honour, 577 00:34:18,123 --> 00:34:20,329 first, the senior defence for the counsel doesn't appear 578 00:34:20,416 --> 00:34:22,659 and now the defendant wants to make the closing argument. 579 00:34:22,753 --> 00:34:25,670 I don't know what their game is. But you should not allow it. 580 00:34:25,756 --> 00:34:29,207 Counsellor, I'll decide what I should or should not allow. 581 00:34:29,301 --> 00:34:32,088 Of course, Your Honour. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. 582 00:34:32,179 --> 00:34:33,922 But I hope Your Honour would agree 583 00:34:34,014 --> 00:34:36,470 that this is not in the defendant's best interest. 584 00:34:36,558 --> 00:34:39,892 Or perhaps not in the prosecution's, eh, Commander? 585 00:34:42,648 --> 00:34:43,928 I'll allow it. 586 00:34:44,608 --> 00:34:47,776 Lieutenant, I'm ordering you to serve as legal advisor. 587 00:34:48,696 --> 00:34:49,775 Yes, sir. 588 00:34:56,663 --> 00:34:58,122 What's wrong? 589 00:34:58,748 --> 00:35:00,539 This isn't a bullet wound. 590 00:35:00,834 --> 00:35:04,250 No. I must have injured it when I ejected. 591 00:35:08,300 --> 00:35:10,542 Gentlemen, peace or war 592 00:35:10,636 --> 00:35:12,961 may be hanging on the outcome of this trial. 593 00:35:13,055 --> 00:35:15,724 But that should not be a factor in your decision 594 00:35:15,808 --> 00:35:18,513 any more than Captain Boone's exemplary record. 595 00:35:18,603 --> 00:35:20,975 - Then why did she mention it? - The guilt or innocence... 596 00:35:21,063 --> 00:35:24,266 She's smart, sir. Playing to the men in suits. 597 00:35:25,777 --> 00:35:30,688 And what are the facts? The Hind was destroyed. That is a fact. 598 00:35:30,782 --> 00:35:34,198 Its five crewmen were killed. That is a fact. 599 00:35:34,286 --> 00:35:37,571 There were no bullet holes found in Lieutenant Entwhistle's body. 600 00:35:37,664 --> 00:35:38,743 That is a fact. 601 00:35:38,832 --> 00:35:41,502 And the only corroborating witness for the defence, 602 00:35:41,585 --> 00:35:45,583 Lieutenant Arnoldi, could not possibly have seen the Hind firing! 603 00:35:45,672 --> 00:35:47,166 That is a fact. 604 00:35:47,842 --> 00:35:50,333 And there, gentlemen, the facts end. 605 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:53,210 Captain Boone thought he saw what he did not. 606 00:35:53,305 --> 00:35:56,841 He made a mistake. This is a mistake, gentlemen, 607 00:35:57,602 --> 00:36:01,433 that the Navy cannot, not now, not ever, 608 00:36:02,064 --> 00:36:04,058 allow to go unpunished. 609 00:36:04,776 --> 00:36:06,151 Thank you. 610 00:36:10,406 --> 00:36:12,696 The defence may now address the court. 611 00:36:13,869 --> 00:36:17,237 - She almost convinced me. - Given up on us, Captain? 612 00:36:17,330 --> 00:36:19,038 That'll be the day. 613 00:36:22,252 --> 00:36:25,004 Gentlemen, since I am not a lawyer, 614 00:36:25,839 --> 00:36:27,500 I'll be brief. 615 00:36:27,592 --> 00:36:29,833 Good God, we're dealing with Abe Lincoln. 616 00:36:29,927 --> 00:36:34,221 I am a naval aviator with 11,000 flying hours. 617 00:36:34,723 --> 00:36:37,808 Nine hundred and eight of which were in combat. 618 00:36:38,227 --> 00:36:41,513 I know gunfire when I see it. I did not imagine it. 619 00:36:42,023 --> 00:36:46,151 The Hind was firing at my men as they hung helpless in their chutes. 620 00:36:46,236 --> 00:36:48,809 What I did, I would do again without hesitation 621 00:36:48,905 --> 00:36:51,823 even if doing so meant ending my naval career. 622 00:36:51,909 --> 00:36:54,197 God knows it is not a career I wish to end. 623 00:36:54,286 --> 00:36:56,159 That will happen soon enough. 624 00:36:56,246 --> 00:36:59,283 But better that than to break the sacred trust 625 00:36:59,375 --> 00:37:01,533 between an officer and those he commands 626 00:37:01,627 --> 00:37:05,043 to do whatever is in his power to protect them. 627 00:37:05,964 --> 00:37:09,797 Not only when such action is obvious or politically correct, 628 00:37:09,885 --> 00:37:13,753 but even when it is sure to be unpopular and questioned. 629 00:37:14,683 --> 00:37:16,758 The day that I can no longer live up to that trust, 630 00:37:16,851 --> 00:37:19,176 you will not have to ask for my resignation, gentlemen, 631 00:37:19,270 --> 00:37:21,595 it'll be tendered without hesitation. 632 00:37:27,112 --> 00:37:29,187 They're going to court-martial the CAG? 633 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,274 They say that Hind was attempting to render 634 00:37:31,366 --> 00:37:34,071 humanitarian assistance when he blew it away. 635 00:37:34,161 --> 00:37:37,114 - That'll be the day. - Was it strafing you? 636 00:37:37,623 --> 00:37:41,455 - Lf the CAG said they did, they did. - Can you say they did? 637 00:37:42,461 --> 00:37:47,040 I don't even remember going out. After I pulled the handles, Harm, 638 00:37:47,133 --> 00:37:49,802 all I remember is hanging in the trees. 639 00:37:51,554 --> 00:37:55,338 Hell, I'll testify that they were shooting at us. 640 00:37:55,433 --> 00:37:57,924 You know you can't do that, Painter. 641 00:37:58,811 --> 00:37:59,974 Can you make it? 642 00:38:00,062 --> 00:38:02,934 I spotted a clearing half a mile down slope. 643 00:38:03,025 --> 00:38:04,269 Sorry. 644 00:38:06,444 --> 00:38:07,475 It's okay. 645 00:38:07,570 --> 00:38:09,896 We'll get the Marines to pull us out of here. 646 00:38:10,491 --> 00:38:11,653 Sir. 647 00:38:12,743 --> 00:38:13,822 Ma'am. 648 00:38:15,203 --> 00:38:17,576 Still no word from Commander Rabb, sir. 649 00:38:18,874 --> 00:38:22,160 - Lf Painter's alive, he'll find him. - I hope so, sir. 650 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:24,629 Then even if the board finds you guilty, 651 00:38:24,714 --> 00:38:27,798 Lieutenant Painter's testimony can get it overturned on appeal. 652 00:38:27,884 --> 00:38:30,553 Is that why you think I'm worried about Painter, Lieutenant? 653 00:38:30,636 --> 00:38:31,881 No, sir. 654 00:38:32,722 --> 00:38:35,593 I just thought it would be the icing on the cake. 655 00:38:38,728 --> 00:38:41,017 - She's gone! - Who, sir? 656 00:38:41,648 --> 00:38:44,982 The Teddy Roosevelt. Slipped away in the night. 657 00:38:46,569 --> 00:38:50,153 One minute she's there, the next minute she's over the horizon. 658 00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:58,454 Sir. Ma'am. The board is returning with a verdict. 659 00:39:08,134 --> 00:39:12,179 Lieutenant, whatever the outcome, you make a hell of a wingman. 660 00:39:13,265 --> 00:39:15,720 - Thank you, sir. - For a lawyer. 661 00:39:25,193 --> 00:39:28,148 Move it out! Move it out, gentlemen, come on! 662 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:29,567 Go! Go! 663 00:39:30,157 --> 00:39:33,775 Let's go! Go! Let's go! Move. Move! 664 00:39:50,887 --> 00:39:53,378 This board has reached a verdict. 665 00:39:53,890 --> 00:39:57,057 A verdict which need not be unanimous, nor is it. 666 00:39:58,353 --> 00:40:01,390 Captain Thomas Boone, by a majority of four to three 667 00:40:01,732 --> 00:40:03,641 we find you not guilty. 668 00:40:04,401 --> 00:40:06,359 This proceeding is at an end. 669 00:40:07,530 --> 00:40:10,103 Captain Boone, you are free to return to your command. 670 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:12,654 - Dismissed. - Aye, aye, sir! 671 00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:21,077 Captain! 672 00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:30,460 Congratulations. That was a brilliant closing argument. 673 00:40:30,846 --> 00:40:34,795 - It was the truth. - I know. That's why it was brilliant. 674 00:40:36,476 --> 00:40:39,478 Perhaps now you can tell me where Commander Rabb is? 675 00:40:39,563 --> 00:40:42,683 Somewhere in Bosnia trying to find Lieutenant Painter. 676 00:40:43,191 --> 00:40:45,814 - He really is a cowboy. - No, Commander. 677 00:40:45,903 --> 00:40:46,982 He's a naval aviator 678 00:40:47,071 --> 00:40:49,063 who knows what it means to put it on the line. 679 00:40:49,156 --> 00:40:51,729 Now let's get the hell out of here and back to the action, huh? 680 00:40:51,825 --> 00:40:52,988 Yes, sir. 681 00:40:53,286 --> 00:40:54,661 Captain, 682 00:40:55,705 --> 00:40:57,199 I'd like to go with you. 683 00:40:57,290 --> 00:40:59,994 Why not, Commander? You might learn something. 684 00:41:29,990 --> 00:41:31,615 53's inbound. 685 00:41:32,076 --> 00:41:33,784 There's Serbs everywhere. 686 00:41:52,973 --> 00:41:55,464 There he is! Seahawk, we got him! 687 00:41:56,602 --> 00:41:59,638 It's too thick! We have to use the Penetrator! 688 00:42:05,486 --> 00:42:06,945 Let's go! Hang on! 689 00:42:34,558 --> 00:42:35,934 I got him! 690 00:42:38,479 --> 00:42:41,314 No! Harm's down there! 691 00:42:43,192 --> 00:42:44,852 Gobi One. Gobi Two. 692 00:42:44,944 --> 00:42:46,438 We need help sweeping the area! 693 00:42:46,529 --> 00:42:48,486 Gobi One. On our way. 694 00:42:54,787 --> 00:42:56,614 All clear, Gobi Two. 695 00:43:00,502 --> 00:43:03,705 You didn't think we'd leave him behind, did you, sailor? 696 00:43:04,339 --> 00:43:06,581 There he is! There he is! Drop down! 697 00:43:26,279 --> 00:43:29,066 Hang on, Harm! We got you, buddy! 698 00:43:30,784 --> 00:43:32,242 Seahawk, this is Gobi One. 699 00:43:32,327 --> 00:43:34,818 We have our cargo and we're heading home. 700 00:43:39,084 --> 00:43:40,115 CAG. 701 00:43:40,210 --> 00:43:43,080 Gobi Two. Request permission to come aboard. 702 00:44:10,534 --> 00:44:11,696 Hold it. 703 00:44:12,744 --> 00:44:14,238 It's about time you got back. 704 00:44:14,329 --> 00:44:17,081 I took a long weekend in the mountains, sir. 705 00:44:17,166 --> 00:44:19,703 Well, next time you ask my permission first. 706 00:44:20,544 --> 00:44:21,789 Aye, sir. 707 00:44:22,754 --> 00:44:23,917 Carry on! 708 00:44:26,842 --> 00:44:27,957 Harm! 709 00:44:30,512 --> 00:44:31,627 Well? 710 00:44:32,055 --> 00:44:35,176 - Well, what, sir? - What was the verdict? 711 00:44:35,268 --> 00:44:37,593 Amazingly, it was four to three. 712 00:44:40,607 --> 00:44:44,438 - Not guilty. - It should have been unanimous. 713 00:44:45,820 --> 00:44:48,525 This is part of Painter's chute. 714 00:44:52,077 --> 00:44:53,535 I'll be damned. 715 00:44:53,953 --> 00:44:55,827 12.7 millimetre. 716 00:44:56,123 --> 00:44:58,448 Standard ammunition on a Soviet Hind. 717 00:44:58,959 --> 00:45:01,284 I'd love to see the faces of the three officers 718 00:45:01,378 --> 00:45:03,454 who voted guilty when they hear about this. 719 00:45:03,546 --> 00:45:05,587 No way of knowing who they are. 720 00:45:05,966 --> 00:45:08,920 - I know who they are. - You do? 721 00:45:09,011 --> 00:45:10,635 Hell, yes, I do. 722 00:45:16,185 --> 00:45:17,976 How would he know? 723 00:45:21,566 --> 00:45:23,025 He's the CAG!