1 00:00:10,561 --> 00:00:14,510 We're decompressing, Lieutenant. Time to hook up your oxygen. 2 00:00:16,317 --> 00:00:17,645 Thirty seconds. 3 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:23,608 Here we go, Doug! 4 00:00:23,698 --> 00:00:27,778 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, 5 00:00:27,952 --> 00:00:32,199 five, four, three, two, one. 6 00:00:32,456 --> 00:00:33,867 Go! Go! Go! 7 00:00:52,725 --> 00:00:54,718 Doug, what's wrong? 8 00:00:54,810 --> 00:00:57,301 Doug, you've got to pull the ring now! 9 00:01:05,195 --> 00:01:07,069 Pull the ring, Doug. 10 00:01:08,031 --> 00:01:10,024 Damn it, pull the ring! 11 00:01:11,076 --> 00:01:12,903 Doug, pull the ring! 12 00:02:04,918 --> 00:02:06,496 I have received condolences 13 00:02:06,586 --> 00:02:08,413 from the President of the United States, 14 00:02:08,505 --> 00:02:11,505 the Vice President, the Secretary of Defence 15 00:02:11,591 --> 00:02:15,458 the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations 16 00:02:15,553 --> 00:02:17,427 and all their military minions. 17 00:02:17,513 --> 00:02:19,256 What I have not received 18 00:02:19,598 --> 00:02:23,643 is an explanation as to the how and why of my son's death. 19 00:02:24,061 --> 00:02:27,264 Do you believe the Navy's covering something, Senator? 20 00:02:27,356 --> 00:02:31,139 They better not be or I'll end more careers than Tailhook. 21 00:02:32,527 --> 00:02:33,856 Are we covering, sir? 22 00:02:35,489 --> 00:02:37,647 If we are... Have a seat. 23 00:02:39,867 --> 00:02:42,903 Someone's not only stupid but about to lose their head. 24 00:02:42,995 --> 00:02:45,534 And you, Mr Rabb, are going to be the executioner. 25 00:02:45,623 --> 00:02:47,532 - Sir? - Lieutenant Douglas Marion 26 00:02:47,625 --> 00:02:51,159 drowned during night manoeuvres with SEAL Team 2 off Puerto Rico. 27 00:02:51,253 --> 00:02:53,826 - A SEAL drowned? - He wasn't a SEAL. 28 00:02:54,130 --> 00:02:57,048 He was a naval aviator attached to the team for training. 29 00:02:57,134 --> 00:02:58,332 Right. 30 00:02:58,468 --> 00:03:01,338 If those SEALs got Lieutenant Marion in over his head, 31 00:03:01,429 --> 00:03:03,386 no pun intended, it could be negligence. 32 00:03:03,473 --> 00:03:07,222 If it is, I want to stomp on it before the Senator and the media. 33 00:03:07,310 --> 00:03:10,145 Well, I'll catch the first available flight to Rosy Roads, sir. 34 00:03:10,229 --> 00:03:11,308 How about a... 35 00:03:11,397 --> 00:03:14,979 How about an F-14 out of 36 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,522 - Pax River? - That would get me there ASAP, sir. 37 00:03:23,533 --> 00:03:27,366 Admiral, does that report say what type of training? 38 00:03:27,913 --> 00:03:29,822 This paradigm of brevity only says 39 00:03:29,915 --> 00:03:33,034 the lieutenant drowned during training with SEAL Team 2. 40 00:03:33,126 --> 00:03:35,497 So they're stonewalling you, too. 41 00:03:36,086 --> 00:03:39,835 Please, please come in, Senator. This is Lieutenant Commander Rabb. 42 00:03:39,924 --> 00:03:41,881 - Commander. - My condolences, ma'am. 43 00:03:41,967 --> 00:03:44,292 I don't need any more Navy condolences, young man. 44 00:03:44,386 --> 00:03:45,465 I need answers. 45 00:03:45,554 --> 00:03:47,927 And I was told that you could give them to me. 46 00:03:48,015 --> 00:03:51,016 I will, Madam Senator, after our investigation. 47 00:03:51,101 --> 00:03:53,639 - You're a SEAL. - I was. Yes, ma'am. 48 00:03:54,020 --> 00:03:57,021 That's like letting the SS Investigate Auschwitz. 49 00:03:58,817 --> 00:04:02,684 I realise you have suffered a great loss, madam, 50 00:04:02,987 --> 00:04:05,359 but your comparison is outrageous. 51 00:04:07,699 --> 00:04:11,365 If there is any negligence involved in your son's death, 52 00:04:11,745 --> 00:04:14,283 I will prosecute it to its full extent 53 00:04:14,373 --> 00:04:17,326 under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 54 00:04:17,709 --> 00:04:20,913 Any further questions can be answered by Lieutenant Commander Rabb, 55 00:04:21,004 --> 00:04:23,210 who is heading the investigation into your son's death, 56 00:04:23,298 --> 00:04:26,548 and who, as you can see, is not a SEAL. 57 00:04:27,218 --> 00:04:31,216 Feel free to use my office as long as you need, Senator. 58 00:04:38,270 --> 00:04:41,686 That admiral's right. My statement was inexcusable. 59 00:04:41,774 --> 00:04:42,888 Yes, ma'am. 60 00:04:42,983 --> 00:04:46,019 You don't have to agree with me so quickly, Commander. 61 00:04:46,111 --> 00:04:48,233 You're obviously a person who speaks your mind, ma'am. 62 00:04:48,321 --> 00:04:51,191 I assume you expect the same from others. 63 00:04:51,407 --> 00:04:55,191 You remind me of my son. He was a pilot, just like you. 64 00:04:55,620 --> 00:04:57,742 What squadron was he with, ma'am? 65 00:04:58,706 --> 00:05:00,248 I don't know. 66 00:05:01,291 --> 00:05:04,246 We didn't communicate much after he joined the Navy. 67 00:05:04,336 --> 00:05:08,583 - You didn't approve? - No, I didn't approve. 68 00:05:09,591 --> 00:05:11,168 And I was right. 69 00:05:11,259 --> 00:05:13,833 - Because he's dead? - Obviously. 70 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,348 - Did he love the Navy, ma'am? - Oh, please. 71 00:05:17,432 --> 00:05:20,883 Don't give me that "He died with his boots on" crap. 72 00:05:20,977 --> 00:05:25,639 My son was destined for more than a six by three plot in Arlington. 73 00:05:25,732 --> 00:05:27,605 They all were, ma'am. 74 00:05:27,983 --> 00:05:29,976 I realise it's no consolation, 75 00:05:30,069 --> 00:05:32,689 but at least he'll be buried in good company. 76 00:05:32,779 --> 00:05:35,235 There'll be no burial at Arlington, Commander. 77 00:05:35,324 --> 00:05:39,487 No tri-folded flag, no missing man fly-by, 78 00:05:39,578 --> 00:05:41,202 no 21-gun salute. 79 00:05:41,287 --> 00:05:44,157 I will not let the Navy off that easily. 80 00:06:02,724 --> 00:06:05,131 "There is many a boy who looks on war as all glory, 81 00:06:05,226 --> 00:06:06,935 "but boys, it is all hell." 82 00:06:07,020 --> 00:06:08,929 General William Tecumseh Sherman. 83 00:06:11,899 --> 00:06:13,808 "It is well that war is so terrible. 84 00:06:13,901 --> 00:06:15,561 "We should all grow too fond of it." 85 00:06:15,653 --> 00:06:17,112 General Robert E. Lee. 86 00:06:17,197 --> 00:06:19,948 "In war there is no substitute for victory." 87 00:06:20,032 --> 00:06:22,238 Douglas MacArthur. Okay, here's a tough one. 88 00:06:22,326 --> 00:06:24,532 "Wherever our enemy goes, our troops go also." 89 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:26,945 - Ulysses S... - Ulysses S. Grant. 90 00:06:27,039 --> 00:06:29,612 Who also said, "Let there be peace." 91 00:06:29,708 --> 00:06:30,787 Sorry, sir, 92 00:06:30,876 --> 00:06:33,283 this hangar is off limits to unauthorised personnel. 93 00:06:33,378 --> 00:06:36,129 I'm looking for a Lieutenant Alexander Kellogue. 94 00:06:36,214 --> 00:06:40,164 - I'm Lieutenant Kellogue. - Lieutenant Commander Rabb, JAG. 95 00:06:40,260 --> 00:06:41,718 Welcome aboard, sir. 96 00:06:41,803 --> 00:06:44,554 Been expecting someone from JAG to sign off on Lieutenant Marion. 97 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:47,592 Doug wasn't a SEAL, but he was under my command. 98 00:06:47,683 --> 00:06:49,676 And I've never lost a man before. 99 00:06:49,769 --> 00:06:52,438 - What's with the quotations? - The warrior-scholar thing? 100 00:06:52,521 --> 00:06:54,809 It's my Number Two's idea. Frank! 101 00:06:55,357 --> 00:06:57,432 Explain your distraction theory to Commander Rabb. 102 00:06:57,525 --> 00:06:59,353 Sir, it's a left-brain, right-brain thing. 103 00:06:59,445 --> 00:07:02,149 By focusing on something unrelated to the task you're performing, 104 00:07:02,239 --> 00:07:04,112 like quotations, you overcome anxiety. 105 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:06,654 Well, you wouldn't do this while disarming mines, would you? 106 00:07:06,742 --> 00:07:09,946 I don't disarm mines, sir. That's Lieutenant Kellogue's specialty. 107 00:07:10,038 --> 00:07:12,196 Well, then you and I'd better have a chat, Lieutenant. 108 00:07:12,290 --> 00:07:14,994 Yes, sir. As you were, people. 109 00:07:16,835 --> 00:07:20,086 We have a mine in Washington waiting to go off, Lieutenant, 110 00:07:20,172 --> 00:07:22,745 by the name of Senator Grace Marion. 111 00:07:22,841 --> 00:07:24,004 - Doug's mother. - Yes. 112 00:07:24,092 --> 00:07:26,797 - And you and I are going to disarm her. - How's that, sir? 113 00:07:26,886 --> 00:07:29,294 With the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, 114 00:07:29,388 --> 00:07:32,010 so help you God. Starting with an after action report 115 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:34,804 that contains more than the deceased's name, rank, 116 00:07:34,894 --> 00:07:36,471 and social security number. 117 00:07:36,562 --> 00:07:39,397 My partner will be here in three hours. 118 00:07:39,481 --> 00:07:42,020 I'll expect your report in two. We'll need an office. 119 00:07:42,110 --> 00:07:43,983 Team ready room is at your disposal, sir. 120 00:07:44,070 --> 00:07:45,314 And after I've read your report, 121 00:07:45,404 --> 00:07:48,025 we'll interview each member of your team. 122 00:07:48,865 --> 00:07:50,692 Now, if the brevity of your first report 123 00:07:50,784 --> 00:07:52,777 was merely due to the stress of the moment, 124 00:07:52,870 --> 00:07:54,245 we should be out of here tomorrow. 125 00:07:54,329 --> 00:07:58,409 If not, well, you'll wish we were. Where's the BOQ? 126 00:07:59,125 --> 00:08:01,912 Outside the hangar. Turn right. Two blocks down. 127 00:08:02,002 --> 00:08:03,497 Thank you, Lieutenant. 128 00:08:09,051 --> 00:08:10,877 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth 129 00:08:10,969 --> 00:08:13,009 and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 130 00:08:13,097 --> 00:08:15,385 - I do. - Please have a seat, sir. 131 00:08:15,474 --> 00:08:19,388 For the record, would you please state your full name, rank and command? 132 00:08:19,477 --> 00:08:22,976 Alexander W. Kellogue. Lieutenant. SEAL Team 2. 133 00:08:23,147 --> 00:08:26,896 Special operations command, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. 134 00:08:27,485 --> 00:08:29,727 According to your revised after action report, 135 00:08:29,820 --> 00:08:32,774 Lieutenant Douglas Marion was assigned to your SEAL team 136 00:08:32,865 --> 00:08:34,739 only two days before his death. 137 00:08:34,826 --> 00:08:35,940 Yes, sir. 138 00:08:36,118 --> 00:08:38,360 Why was a naval aviator training with SEALs? 139 00:08:38,454 --> 00:08:41,075 Sir, we frequently train people whose skills can be used 140 00:08:41,164 --> 00:08:42,706 on any number of missions. 141 00:08:42,791 --> 00:08:46,836 - Missions that haven't been scheduled? - Yes, sir. General training. 142 00:08:47,421 --> 00:08:50,754 Wouldn't Lieutenant Marion have had to volunteer for this general training? 143 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,422 Yes, sir. Special ops is 100% volunteer. 144 00:08:54,635 --> 00:08:57,209 The Lieutenant Marion volunteered to train with SEALs, 145 00:08:57,305 --> 00:08:59,796 in case he was ever needed for a special ops mission? 146 00:08:59,890 --> 00:09:00,969 Yes, sir. 147 00:09:01,058 --> 00:09:03,216 And you have no idea what that mission might be, 148 00:09:03,310 --> 00:09:05,101 were it ever to be scheduled? 149 00:09:05,187 --> 00:09:06,302 Well, sir, I assume 150 00:09:06,397 --> 00:09:09,267 it would have something to do with his skills as a pilot. 151 00:09:12,902 --> 00:09:17,114 According to the after action report, Lieutenant Marion died 152 00:09:17,199 --> 00:09:19,950 during a night helo cast and recovery. 153 00:09:20,535 --> 00:09:21,993 Yes, ma'am. 154 00:09:22,745 --> 00:09:25,532 Are night jumps standard on your training TOE? 155 00:09:26,373 --> 00:09:29,375 SEALs work almost exclusively at night, ma'am. 156 00:09:29,460 --> 00:09:33,208 Our table of operations requires us to train under actual mission conditions. 157 00:09:33,297 --> 00:09:36,297 What were the parameters of your training mission, Ensign? 158 00:09:36,383 --> 00:09:39,586 Just to do a night 30-30 helo cast and recovery, sir. 159 00:09:39,678 --> 00:09:41,172 30-30? 160 00:09:41,471 --> 00:09:44,306 Our chopper flies at 30 knots, 30 feet off the deck, ma'am, 161 00:09:44,390 --> 00:09:45,801 and we jump naked. 162 00:09:45,892 --> 00:09:48,810 - Naked? - Without a parachute. 163 00:09:51,272 --> 00:09:53,146 According to this report, you were the first one 164 00:09:53,232 --> 00:09:56,067 to reach Lieutenant Marion after your 30-30 insertion. 165 00:09:56,151 --> 00:09:58,772 - I was, sir. - What did you do, Chief? 166 00:09:59,071 --> 00:10:02,025 I checked his pulse, sir. Couldn't get one. 167 00:10:02,324 --> 00:10:05,443 I didn't really expect one. It was obvious he was dead. 168 00:10:05,827 --> 00:10:09,278 - Why is that? - I've seen my share of dead men, sir. 169 00:10:09,413 --> 00:10:12,747 - Where, Chief? - I'm afraid that's classified, sir. 170 00:10:12,959 --> 00:10:14,868 - Black ops. - Yes, sir. 171 00:10:14,961 --> 00:10:16,704 Was this a black op, Chief? 172 00:10:16,796 --> 00:10:19,796 No, sir. We were just on a training mission. 173 00:10:19,923 --> 00:10:22,130 What did Lieutenant Kellogue do? 174 00:10:23,219 --> 00:10:27,465 He called off the exercise, sir. We R.V.'d with the sub and came home. 175 00:10:27,556 --> 00:10:29,963 I'm sorry, Petty Officer, you did what? 176 00:10:30,058 --> 00:10:33,676 Rendezvoused with the Seawolf. It's a submarine, ma'am. 177 00:10:34,020 --> 00:10:36,593 Your recovery was made by submarine? 178 00:10:36,689 --> 00:10:37,934 Yes, sir. 179 00:10:38,024 --> 00:10:40,100 How long between the drop and the pickup? 180 00:10:40,192 --> 00:10:43,194 A couple of hours. Maybe a little less, sir. 181 00:10:48,325 --> 00:10:50,946 Why didn't you radio for the chopper to return? 182 00:10:51,036 --> 00:10:53,706 They were out of range by the time I knew Doug was dead. 183 00:10:53,789 --> 00:10:57,621 You treaded water for a couple of hours until the Seawolf showed up? 184 00:10:57,709 --> 00:10:59,203 We are SEALs. 185 00:10:59,336 --> 00:11:01,743 Treading water is one of the things that we do. 186 00:11:01,838 --> 00:11:05,503 If this was just a cast and recovery, why the two-hour wait, Lieutenant? 187 00:11:05,592 --> 00:11:08,841 - We were to swim to shore and back. - It's not in your report. 188 00:11:08,928 --> 00:11:12,427 That's because we didn't do it, sir. I didn't wanna leave Doug's body. 189 00:11:12,514 --> 00:11:15,516 The submarine's not in your report either, Lieutenant. 190 00:11:15,601 --> 00:11:17,890 - It isn't, sir? - No, it isn't. 191 00:11:20,689 --> 00:11:23,310 "After we determined that Lieutenant Marion was dead, 192 00:11:23,399 --> 00:11:26,686 "we extracted back to Roosevelt Roads without further incident." 193 00:11:26,778 --> 00:11:29,779 I assumed you had extracted the way you came in, by helicopter. 194 00:11:29,864 --> 00:11:31,406 No, sir. Submarine. 195 00:11:32,283 --> 00:11:35,617 - Would you like to amend this? - Yes, I would, sir. 196 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:40,697 - How far offshore were you, Lieutenant? - Less than one mile. 197 00:11:40,791 --> 00:11:44,207 Was Lieutenant Marion capable of swimming to shore and back? 198 00:11:44,294 --> 00:11:48,423 Yes, sir. He did a five-mile swim with us the first day he reported in. 199 00:11:48,841 --> 00:11:52,707 I'd like to see a 30-30 helo cast and retrieve. 200 00:11:52,802 --> 00:11:54,795 Think you can make that happen, lieutenant? 201 00:11:54,887 --> 00:11:56,217 Well, yes, sir. 202 00:11:56,890 --> 00:11:59,262 If I had proper authorisation. 203 00:12:01,602 --> 00:12:03,144 Will this do? 204 00:12:04,897 --> 00:12:06,226 Yes, sir. It will. 205 00:12:06,316 --> 00:12:08,355 How soon would you like to see that demo? 206 00:12:08,442 --> 00:12:10,518 Before the sun goes down. 207 00:12:10,778 --> 00:12:14,063 - Yes, sir. - That will be all for now, Lieutenant. 208 00:12:24,499 --> 00:12:27,500 - They're covering something, Harm. - I know. 209 00:12:36,843 --> 00:12:40,011 How'd you prepare Lieutenant Marion for a 30-30? 210 00:12:40,097 --> 00:12:42,255 We spent an afternoon dropping him into the airbag 211 00:12:42,349 --> 00:12:44,092 to teach him proper landing techniques. 212 00:12:44,184 --> 00:12:46,556 So in two days he proved he could swim five miles 213 00:12:46,644 --> 00:12:49,136 and learned to land safely in the water jumping from a chopper? 214 00:12:49,231 --> 00:12:51,270 Yes, sir. He was very athletic. 215 00:12:51,358 --> 00:12:53,895 Well, if he could land and he could swim, Lieutenant, 216 00:12:53,985 --> 00:12:56,357 - why did he drown? - I don't know, sir. 217 00:12:56,445 --> 00:13:00,028 He might have hit something in the water that knocked him out. 218 00:13:00,116 --> 00:13:04,943 - That wasn't in your report, either. - I don't put speculation in my report, sir. 219 00:13:07,956 --> 00:13:11,740 You don't put much of anything in your reports, Lieutenant. 220 00:13:12,919 --> 00:13:15,291 Bravo One. Bravo Two. Ready to execute. 221 00:13:15,380 --> 00:13:17,456 Bravo Two. Bravo One. You are a go. 222 00:13:17,548 --> 00:13:20,633 Roger. Understand we are a go. Bravo Two out. 223 00:13:23,930 --> 00:13:27,429 I guess you really do have to be crazy to be a SEAL. 224 00:13:27,516 --> 00:13:31,135 It's no crazier than ejecting from a cockpit with a rocket up your butt, sir. 225 00:13:31,229 --> 00:13:34,977 Maybe not. But I only do that when I don't have a choice. 226 00:13:35,774 --> 00:13:37,648 You really expect Senator Marion to believe 227 00:13:37,734 --> 00:13:39,691 her son's death wasn't due to negligence 228 00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:41,984 when she sees a demonstration like that? 229 00:13:42,072 --> 00:13:43,815 Sir, I swear, it's not as hard as it looks. 230 00:13:43,907 --> 00:13:46,777 I could even teach the Senator how to do it. 231 00:13:46,868 --> 00:13:48,527 You may have to. 232 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:56,159 So far, I've found massive head trauma, four fractured cervical vertebrae, 233 00:13:56,252 --> 00:13:58,707 a crushed chest and lacerated lungs. 234 00:13:58,795 --> 00:14:00,871 Any of which would be fatal. 235 00:14:01,172 --> 00:14:03,498 Are you saying he didn't drown, Doctor? 236 00:14:03,592 --> 00:14:06,546 Didn't have time to. The impact killed him. 237 00:14:06,803 --> 00:14:09,472 That's the first good news we've heard. 238 00:14:09,847 --> 00:14:13,097 - Sir? - It mitigates negligence, Meg. 239 00:14:13,184 --> 00:14:15,260 The best-trained SEAL in the Navy could be killed 240 00:14:15,353 --> 00:14:16,681 hitting something in the water. 241 00:14:16,771 --> 00:14:18,182 Or just hitting the water. 242 00:14:18,272 --> 00:14:20,679 At terminal velocity it would be as hard as concrete. 243 00:14:20,774 --> 00:14:23,691 Terminal velocity is 125 miles an hour, Doctor. 244 00:14:23,777 --> 00:14:27,645 Which one would attain rather rapidly when your parachute doesn't open. 245 00:14:27,740 --> 00:14:30,361 Why would you assume he had a chute? 246 00:14:30,825 --> 00:14:34,574 Of course. That explains the low oxygen levels in his blood. 247 00:14:34,663 --> 00:14:37,498 - He fell out of an airplane, didn't he? - Jumped. 248 00:14:37,582 --> 00:14:39,491 How low were his oxygen levels? 249 00:14:39,584 --> 00:14:43,533 Low enough to render him unconscious before he hit the water. 250 00:14:43,671 --> 00:14:46,542 Can you estimate how far he fell without oxygen? 251 00:14:46,632 --> 00:14:47,830 Roughly. 252 00:14:47,925 --> 00:14:50,048 He was without oxygen at least two minutes, 253 00:14:50,135 --> 00:14:52,424 I'd say 20,000 feet or more. 254 00:14:53,972 --> 00:14:56,511 What would you say if someone told you this officer was killed 255 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,889 jumping from a helicopter flying at 30 knots, 256 00:14:58,977 --> 00:15:01,016 30 feet above the water? 257 00:15:01,771 --> 00:15:03,265 I'd call him a liar. 258 00:15:12,907 --> 00:15:15,195 Lieutenant Kellogue, you and your men will stand down 259 00:15:15,284 --> 00:15:18,618 and restrict yourselves to quarters for the remainder of our investigation. 260 00:15:18,704 --> 00:15:20,246 - What? - Frank. 261 00:15:20,956 --> 00:15:24,206 Restriction to quarters is reserved for flight risk, Commander. 262 00:15:24,292 --> 00:15:27,458 SEALs are famous for slipping off into the night. 263 00:15:27,545 --> 00:15:28,791 Lieutenant. 264 00:15:30,090 --> 00:15:34,383 These warnings are to advise you of your rights under the UCMJ. 265 00:15:35,469 --> 00:15:37,177 Initial each line, 266 00:15:38,013 --> 00:15:41,264 affix your signature, and return them to me. 267 00:15:41,892 --> 00:15:44,928 I'm suspected of committing the following offences. 268 00:15:45,062 --> 00:15:47,813 - What's an Article 134? - False swearing. 269 00:15:47,897 --> 00:15:51,018 Specifically giving false statements under oath. 270 00:15:51,401 --> 00:15:55,861 - Commander, you don't want to do this. - No, I don't. But I'm going to. 271 00:15:55,947 --> 00:15:58,438 You lied to us, Lieutenant. You all did. 272 00:15:58,532 --> 00:16:01,949 Lieutenant Marion didn't die executing a 30-30 insertion. 273 00:16:02,036 --> 00:16:05,452 He was killed in a HALO jump, high altitude, low open. 274 00:16:05,539 --> 00:16:08,623 Only his parachute didn't open, did it, Lieutenant? 275 00:16:08,709 --> 00:16:09,823 No, sir. 276 00:16:09,918 --> 00:16:12,457 No matter how athletic, one can't HALO qualify in two days, 277 00:16:12,546 --> 00:16:13,577 can they? 278 00:16:13,714 --> 00:16:15,457 No. They can't, sir. 279 00:16:15,591 --> 00:16:17,915 No, but you took him up anyway and it killed him. 280 00:16:18,009 --> 00:16:19,124 Yes, sir. 281 00:16:19,219 --> 00:16:21,793 In my book, Lieutenant, that's gross negligence. 282 00:16:21,888 --> 00:16:24,461 Your book isn't the one we're ordered to work from, Commander. 283 00:16:24,557 --> 00:16:26,846 We all work from the same book, mister. 284 00:16:26,934 --> 00:16:30,469 It's called the UCMJ. Uniform Code of Military Justice. 285 00:16:30,562 --> 00:16:33,315 Sir, if you'd speak to my commanding officer 286 00:16:33,441 --> 00:16:35,350 - General Behnke. - General? 287 00:16:35,443 --> 00:16:38,396 Special Ops South is commanded by an army one-star, sir. 288 00:16:38,487 --> 00:16:41,191 He could be a five-star and he wouldn't get you out of this one. 289 00:16:41,281 --> 00:16:44,567 With all due respect, Commander, I think he can. 290 00:16:46,745 --> 00:16:48,571 General Behnke, sir? 291 00:16:51,082 --> 00:16:52,327 Enter. 292 00:16:55,712 --> 00:16:59,210 - Lieutenant Commander Rabb, sir. - At ease, Commander. 293 00:17:01,842 --> 00:17:04,084 I understand you stood down one of my units. 294 00:17:04,178 --> 00:17:06,336 Yes, sir. They're facing very serious charges. 295 00:17:06,430 --> 00:17:08,054 - Such as? - False swearing. 296 00:17:08,140 --> 00:17:11,425 - Failure to obey regulations. - Got any big guns? 297 00:17:11,643 --> 00:17:14,597 Involuntary manslaughter due to culpable negligence. 298 00:17:16,481 --> 00:17:18,723 Well, that's a 155 Howitzer. 299 00:17:19,150 --> 00:17:21,688 But what I don't understand is why you're firing it. 300 00:17:21,777 --> 00:17:24,351 Lieutenant Kellogue's after action report clearly indicates 301 00:17:24,447 --> 00:17:25,822 that death was an accident. 302 00:17:25,907 --> 00:17:28,148 His report is filled with misinformation, General. 303 00:17:28,242 --> 00:17:31,693 I can prove that the exercise in question was a HALO jump, 304 00:17:31,787 --> 00:17:33,446 not a 30-30 insertion. 305 00:17:33,538 --> 00:17:36,291 Lieutenant Marion wasn't qualified for HALOs. 306 00:17:36,375 --> 00:17:39,079 Well, if that's true, 307 00:17:39,878 --> 00:17:42,748 Kellogue showed remarkably poor judgement. 308 00:17:42,964 --> 00:17:47,044 Specially since Lieutenant Marion has such an important mother. 309 00:17:47,719 --> 00:17:49,462 Everyone's mother is important, General. 310 00:17:49,554 --> 00:17:50,716 Perhaps. 311 00:17:50,805 --> 00:17:53,722 But not everyone's mother is a United States senator. 312 00:17:53,807 --> 00:17:56,429 You have quite a problem, Commander. 313 00:17:56,978 --> 00:18:00,428 Begging the general's pardon, sir, but how is it my problem? 314 00:18:00,522 --> 00:18:03,191 The Navy's already running low in the water, 315 00:18:03,275 --> 00:18:06,560 what with all the harassment charges and the F-14 crashes. 316 00:18:06,653 --> 00:18:08,361 You hardly need a SEAL scandal. 317 00:18:08,447 --> 00:18:10,653 Those SEALs were under your command, General. 318 00:18:10,740 --> 00:18:13,990 There are 14 units attached to my command, Mr Rabb. 319 00:18:14,076 --> 00:18:16,614 I use them as needed to fulfil my missions. 320 00:18:16,704 --> 00:18:18,697 But they all train on their own initiative. 321 00:18:18,790 --> 00:18:22,289 Well, then, how is it Lieutenant Kellogue feels you can save him, sir? 322 00:18:22,376 --> 00:18:25,745 I have no idea. Probably grabbing at straws. 323 00:18:26,213 --> 00:18:29,214 Hoping his SEALs are indispensable to my operations. 324 00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:31,873 - Are they, General? - Absolutely not. 325 00:18:32,761 --> 00:18:34,919 You're normally headquartered in Florida, aren't you, sir? 326 00:18:35,013 --> 00:18:37,503 - Out of MacDill? - I go where the action is. 327 00:18:38,809 --> 00:18:40,386 That's in Puerto Rico? 328 00:18:41,686 --> 00:18:43,180 Cuba's right down the block, Commander, 329 00:18:43,271 --> 00:18:45,512 and that's all I have to say about that. 330 00:18:46,232 --> 00:18:49,019 - Any other questions? - Not at this time, sir. 331 00:18:52,404 --> 00:18:54,231 Bury this at sea, Commander. 332 00:18:55,324 --> 00:18:56,438 Sir? 333 00:18:56,533 --> 00:18:58,940 There's nothing to be gained by ruining a young officer 334 00:18:59,035 --> 00:19:01,990 who's probably learned more from this one misjudgement, 335 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,989 than any punishment you could give him. 336 00:19:04,082 --> 00:19:06,917 Well, that one misjudgement cost a man his life, sir. 337 00:19:07,001 --> 00:19:08,281 I can't ignore that. 338 00:19:08,377 --> 00:19:12,245 I'm just thinking about what's best for the Navy, Commander. 339 00:19:12,340 --> 00:19:13,882 So am I, sir. 340 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,081 General. 341 00:19:21,348 --> 00:19:22,890 Captain Perry! 342 00:19:26,686 --> 00:19:29,058 - General? - Rewrite the mission. 343 00:19:30,439 --> 00:19:32,729 - Without the SEALs. - Yes, sir. 344 00:19:42,910 --> 00:19:45,483 I'm glad I don't have to brief him. 345 00:19:45,704 --> 00:19:47,495 I could order you to. 346 00:19:47,789 --> 00:19:51,454 - You could, sir. But you won't. - And why not? 347 00:19:51,543 --> 00:19:54,330 Because then you'd have to deal with the Senator. 348 00:19:54,421 --> 00:19:57,338 You'd rather face his anger than her eyes. 349 00:20:02,136 --> 00:20:04,674 - Sir. - How was the flight, Admiral? 350 00:20:05,056 --> 00:20:06,254 Bumpy. 351 00:20:09,351 --> 00:20:13,644 Senator, this is Lieutenant JG Austin. She'll be acting as your escort here. 352 00:20:13,730 --> 00:20:15,189 My condolences, Senator. 353 00:20:15,274 --> 00:20:18,358 Thank you, Lieutenant. I'll add them to my list. 354 00:20:18,902 --> 00:20:22,021 I didn't come to Puerto Rico to take a tour of the base, Admiral. 355 00:20:22,113 --> 00:20:23,904 I came for my son's body. 356 00:20:24,533 --> 00:20:25,612 Commander? 357 00:20:25,700 --> 00:20:28,736 I'm afraid we can't release the Lieutenant's body at this time, ma'am. 358 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:29,943 And why not? 359 00:20:30,037 --> 00:20:33,370 The pathologist hasn't finished his forensics report. 360 00:20:34,041 --> 00:20:35,999 Wasn't a simple accident, was it? 361 00:20:36,085 --> 00:20:39,418 I can't say, ma'am. Our investigation isn't complete. 362 00:20:39,505 --> 00:20:43,122 - You mean your cover-up. - My officers don't cover, Senator. 363 00:20:43,216 --> 00:20:46,052 Ma'am, I've made arrangements for you at the VIP quarters. 364 00:20:46,136 --> 00:20:49,836 I'm sure you'll find it more conducive to asking questions than the flight line. 365 00:20:49,931 --> 00:20:53,631 Is it also more conducive to getting answers, Lieutenant? 366 00:20:53,726 --> 00:20:56,348 - Better than here, ma'am. - We'll see. 367 00:20:59,357 --> 00:21:01,230 How bad is it, Mr Rabb? 368 00:21:01,317 --> 00:21:04,068 Looks like the SEAL team was negligent and tried to cover it, sir. 369 00:21:04,152 --> 00:21:05,433 Damn it. 370 00:21:05,821 --> 00:21:07,613 I want a face-to-face with them. 371 00:21:07,698 --> 00:21:10,864 I assumed you would, Admiral. I have the team standing by. 372 00:21:30,303 --> 00:21:32,176 My name is Admiral Chegwidden. 373 00:21:34,389 --> 00:21:38,221 I am the Judge Advocate General, of the United States Navy. 374 00:21:41,188 --> 00:21:43,180 Before I leave this hangar, 375 00:21:43,898 --> 00:21:47,314 I will know the why and the how 376 00:21:48,152 --> 00:21:50,774 of Lieutenant Douglas Marion's death, 377 00:21:51,281 --> 00:21:54,400 or Commander Rabb here is gonna have your ass. 378 00:21:59,204 --> 00:22:01,031 And I'm gonna own your soul. 379 00:22:08,254 --> 00:22:10,293 General Behnke gave me a direct order, sir. 380 00:22:10,465 --> 00:22:12,873 To submit a false after action report? 381 00:22:12,968 --> 00:22:14,509 - Yes, sir. - And you did it? 382 00:22:14,594 --> 00:22:17,215 - Sir, it was a direct order, sir. - But was it lawful? 383 00:22:17,305 --> 00:22:20,388 Sir, I have to assume any order in a black operation is lawful, 384 00:22:20,474 --> 00:22:21,803 or I wouldn't obey half of them. 385 00:22:21,893 --> 00:22:23,268 It wasn't a training jump. 386 00:22:23,352 --> 00:22:26,602 Lieutenant Marion was killed in a mission, wasn't he? 387 00:22:27,272 --> 00:22:29,063 - Yes, sir! - As you were, Chief! 388 00:22:29,149 --> 00:22:31,937 Sorry, boss. I can't let you twist in the wind alone. 389 00:22:32,027 --> 00:22:34,150 Sir, I've been doing this longer than the Lieutenant. 390 00:22:34,237 --> 00:22:36,989 - I should have known better, sir. - Yes, you should have, Chief. 391 00:22:37,073 --> 00:22:40,239 - Damn it, Chief, I said as you were! - Aye, sir! 392 00:22:40,993 --> 00:22:44,078 Your adherence to your code of silence is admirable, Lieutenant. 393 00:22:44,163 --> 00:22:46,736 But now the cat's out of the bag. May as well tell us the rest. 394 00:22:46,832 --> 00:22:49,584 An oath is an oath, sir. I don't take them lightly. 395 00:22:49,668 --> 00:22:52,419 Many an honourable man has perished on that sword, son. 396 00:22:52,504 --> 00:22:53,785 So be it, sir. 397 00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:56,213 It was a drug interdiction mission, sir! 398 00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:58,790 - As you were, Frank! - In the Colombia, sir! 399 00:22:58,885 --> 00:23:00,296 Are you all deaf? 400 00:23:00,428 --> 00:23:03,762 I know the feeling, Lieutenant, have the same problem with my people. 401 00:23:03,849 --> 00:23:06,885 What was Lieutenant Marion's role in the mission? 402 00:23:10,604 --> 00:23:14,021 He was to fly out a plane Intelligence said would be there. 403 00:23:14,108 --> 00:23:15,899 I guess the idea was to show the drug lords 404 00:23:15,985 --> 00:23:19,685 their cocaine planes weren't safe. Even in their own backyards, sir. 405 00:23:19,780 --> 00:23:22,697 Why didn't you just get a pilot who was HALO qualified? 406 00:23:22,782 --> 00:23:26,781 General Behnke changed the method of insertion from 30-30 to HALO 407 00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:29,195 - two hours before launch. - Why? 408 00:23:29,581 --> 00:23:32,285 I believe he wanted us to turn him down, sir. 409 00:23:32,375 --> 00:23:34,912 His boys were assigned the mission until someone from Navy 410 00:23:35,002 --> 00:23:37,541 talked Washington into giving it to us. 411 00:23:37,630 --> 00:23:41,248 Some Pentagon pencil pusher's ideal way to grabbing good headlines. 412 00:23:41,342 --> 00:23:44,591 - Yes, sir. - Sir. It's no excuse, 413 00:23:44,678 --> 00:23:45,792 but Lieutenant Marion said 414 00:23:45,888 --> 00:23:48,972 if he could eject from 35,000, why couldn't he jump? 415 00:23:49,058 --> 00:23:50,338 I agreed. 416 00:23:50,601 --> 00:23:51,881 I thought his only problem might be 417 00:23:51,977 --> 00:23:54,265 landing in water with all the gear we carry. 418 00:23:54,354 --> 00:23:56,180 So we each took some of his load. 419 00:23:56,272 --> 00:23:58,942 He only jumped with his suit, chute and O2 bottle. 420 00:23:59,025 --> 00:24:01,563 I never thought he'd panic and rip off his oxygen mask. 421 00:24:01,652 --> 00:24:04,060 - Did you recover his equipment? - Yes, sir. 422 00:24:04,155 --> 00:24:06,941 The O2 bottle was half full. His mask was functioning properly. 423 00:24:07,033 --> 00:24:09,903 A naval aviator would never rip off his oxygen mask, sir, 424 00:24:09,994 --> 00:24:11,785 unless something were very wrong. 425 00:24:11,870 --> 00:24:13,910 I agree. Check it out, Mr Rabb. 426 00:24:13,997 --> 00:24:17,366 And I'm gonna have a little conversation with this General Behnke. 427 00:24:17,458 --> 00:24:18,574 Sir? 428 00:24:20,420 --> 00:24:22,413 I understand the Lieutenant's mother's here. 429 00:24:22,505 --> 00:24:25,422 - Unfortunately. - SEAL Team 2 has a tradition 430 00:24:25,508 --> 00:24:29,008 of writing a letter before every mission in case we don't return. 431 00:24:31,055 --> 00:24:32,798 Lieutenant Marion wrote this. 432 00:24:32,890 --> 00:24:36,970 If you would give it to his mother, I would appreciate it, sir. 433 00:24:38,228 --> 00:24:42,522 - He was only with you two days. - He jumped with SEAL Team 2, sir. 434 00:24:42,858 --> 00:24:45,016 And tradition's tradition. 435 00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:49,315 I like you, son. Probably gonna hang you, but I like you. 436 00:24:49,405 --> 00:24:51,482 Yes, sir! Thank you, sir! 437 00:24:56,704 --> 00:24:58,780 You know who started that tradition, Lieutenant? 438 00:24:58,872 --> 00:25:01,494 - No, sir. - Ensign Chegwidden. 439 00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:16,380 Oh, look at them. So young and cocky. 440 00:25:17,515 --> 00:25:20,634 - They think they're invincible. - They are, ma'am. 441 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:24,642 What world do you live in, Lieutenant? 442 00:25:25,189 --> 00:25:27,561 Dying in the service is dying with honour. 443 00:25:27,650 --> 00:25:30,816 Honour belongs to the soul which is invincible. 444 00:25:30,902 --> 00:25:32,528 I see. 445 00:25:33,114 --> 00:25:35,865 So, now my son lives on forever 446 00:25:35,949 --> 00:25:39,152 in some Valhalla reserved for training accidents. 447 00:25:39,869 --> 00:25:43,452 The tragedy of his death doesn't diminish the honour, ma'am. 448 00:25:43,540 --> 00:25:46,161 There is no honour in a useless death, Lieutenant. 449 00:25:46,251 --> 00:25:49,251 No death is useless. They all serve a purpose. 450 00:25:49,337 --> 00:25:51,792 Even if in our grief it eludes us. 451 00:25:52,006 --> 00:25:55,173 The purpose of my son's death doesn't elude me. 452 00:25:55,343 --> 00:25:59,719 It's to dismantle the SEALs, so more young lives aren't wasted. 453 00:26:07,521 --> 00:26:10,640 His gear was secured right after the accident. 454 00:26:19,490 --> 00:26:20,865 Looks brand new. 455 00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:24,153 Special ops issued it to him an hour before launch. 456 00:26:24,244 --> 00:26:27,696 - You didn't have a spare? - We don't carry any, sir. Budget cuts. 457 00:26:29,374 --> 00:26:31,414 Is this equipment different than yours, Lieutenant? 458 00:26:31,501 --> 00:26:33,244 No, sir. That's SEAL issue. 459 00:26:34,587 --> 00:26:37,209 Then General Behnke knew he was sending you on a HALO jump 460 00:26:37,299 --> 00:26:40,003 long before he told you or he wouldn't have requisitioned it. 461 00:26:40,093 --> 00:26:43,544 - I don't like what that implies, sir. - Neither do I. 462 00:26:43,637 --> 00:26:46,888 Let's see if we can dig up a master aviation mechanic. 463 00:26:51,812 --> 00:26:54,219 Please. Stay seated, Lieutenant. 464 00:26:55,232 --> 00:26:57,984 Senator Marion, General Nathan Behnke. 465 00:26:58,402 --> 00:27:00,228 You have my deepest sympathies, ma'am. 466 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:04,068 Have a seat, General. Now I'm getting them from the Army. 467 00:27:04,866 --> 00:27:06,146 Senator? 468 00:27:06,617 --> 00:27:10,117 Were your condolences pro forma or did you know my son? 469 00:27:10,204 --> 00:27:11,698 Not personally, ma'am. 470 00:27:11,789 --> 00:27:14,825 However, his unit was technically under my command. 471 00:27:14,917 --> 00:27:18,535 - Either it was or it wasn't, General. - It was, Senator. 472 00:27:18,713 --> 00:27:22,626 Perhaps you can enlighten me about my son's death. 473 00:27:22,716 --> 00:27:26,167 - The Navy seems very reluctant. - I imagine they are, Senator. 474 00:27:26,261 --> 00:27:28,087 Have you spoken with Admiral Chegwidden, sir? 475 00:27:28,179 --> 00:27:30,303 Let him speak, Lieutenant. 476 00:27:30,390 --> 00:27:33,260 Why is the Navy stonewalling me, General? 477 00:27:34,394 --> 00:27:38,141 I don't know all the details, Senator, but your son died 478 00:27:38,230 --> 00:27:41,232 when a SEAL lieutenant took him on a high altitude parachute jump 479 00:27:41,317 --> 00:27:43,191 he wasn't qualified to make. 480 00:27:43,277 --> 00:27:46,313 I knew it. So did you. 481 00:27:46,655 --> 00:27:47,853 Yes, ma'am. 482 00:27:47,948 --> 00:27:49,692 But until we know the details, 483 00:27:49,784 --> 00:27:51,859 which the Admiral and Lieutenant Commander Rabb 484 00:27:51,952 --> 00:27:54,490 are gathering at the moment, all we can do is speculate. 485 00:27:54,579 --> 00:27:56,406 What happened is that my son was killed 486 00:27:56,498 --> 00:28:00,080 because of SEAL negligence, and I'm gonna have their asses for it. 487 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,378 I have an operation running. 488 00:28:04,505 --> 00:28:06,663 Again, my condolences, Senator. 489 00:28:06,757 --> 00:28:09,627 Thank you, General, for being so forthright with me. 490 00:28:09,718 --> 00:28:11,427 Least I could do, ma'am. 491 00:28:19,644 --> 00:28:22,314 - Filters look clean. - Yes, sir. 492 00:28:22,606 --> 00:28:25,441 Not the kind of thing likely to cause a problem. 493 00:28:25,734 --> 00:28:28,022 The whole unit looks brand new. 494 00:28:29,362 --> 00:28:30,939 Which makes me wonder 495 00:28:31,989 --> 00:28:34,231 what the hell happened to this "O" ring. 496 00:28:34,367 --> 00:28:38,234 - It's cracked. - A crack, wouldn't be so clean, sir. 497 00:28:39,705 --> 00:28:42,789 - This "O" ring's been cut. - Intentionally, Chief? 498 00:28:42,875 --> 00:28:45,792 I'd be hard-pressed to figure out how it happened accidentally, sir. 499 00:28:45,877 --> 00:28:46,992 I don't understand. 500 00:28:47,087 --> 00:28:49,542 I personally tested that mask after the accident. 501 00:28:49,631 --> 00:28:50,745 It didn't leak. 502 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:55,134 That's cause the slit's too small to leak, in the warm air at sea level. 503 00:28:55,261 --> 00:28:57,467 But at 30,000 feet, where the air is colder than hell, 504 00:28:57,555 --> 00:29:00,128 that "O" ring would contract, widening the slit. 505 00:29:00,224 --> 00:29:02,797 Yes, sir. And then getting air would have been... 506 00:29:02,893 --> 00:29:06,143 Would have been harder than sucking up wet concrete through a soda straw. 507 00:29:06,230 --> 00:29:08,899 This is evidence, Lieutenant. And I want this under lock and key. 508 00:29:08,982 --> 00:29:10,227 Yes, sir. 509 00:29:10,734 --> 00:29:13,687 Chief, the Lieutenant owes you big time. 510 00:29:15,822 --> 00:29:17,103 Name it, Chief. 511 00:29:17,991 --> 00:29:20,861 Well, a Knucklehead 1200 Harley would be nice, sir. 512 00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:26,494 - But I'll settle for a case of beer. - You got it, Chief. 513 00:29:29,668 --> 00:29:32,455 Another night training mission, Lieutenant? 514 00:29:32,546 --> 00:29:34,170 I suppose so, ma'am. 515 00:29:36,550 --> 00:29:37,713 As you were. 516 00:29:39,011 --> 00:29:42,960 Senator, I have some disturbing news in regards to your son's death. 517 00:29:43,056 --> 00:29:44,799 I already have it, Admiral. 518 00:29:45,391 --> 00:29:48,428 My son was killed because of SEAL negligence. 519 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,927 General Behnke informed the Senator, sir. 520 00:29:52,106 --> 00:29:53,933 Where is this general, Lieutenant? 521 00:29:54,024 --> 00:29:55,649 More importantly, Admiral, 522 00:29:55,734 --> 00:29:59,602 where is the officer who is responsible for my son's death? 523 00:30:00,072 --> 00:30:02,693 I believe you'll find him at Special Ops Headquarters, ma'am. 524 00:30:02,783 --> 00:30:05,356 - Explain yourself, Mr Rabb. - Sir, I have evidence 525 00:30:05,452 --> 00:30:08,204 that Lieutenant Marion's oxygen mask was sabotaged 526 00:30:08,288 --> 00:30:10,079 by someone in General Behnke's command. 527 00:30:10,165 --> 00:30:11,363 No. 528 00:30:11,583 --> 00:30:14,583 You're not gonna deflect my wrath by turning my son's death 529 00:30:14,669 --> 00:30:16,211 into an Army-Navy game. 530 00:30:16,295 --> 00:30:18,834 Ma'am, the General himself may be involved. 531 00:30:18,923 --> 00:30:20,880 You better have some hard evidence to back up 532 00:30:20,967 --> 00:30:22,758 those kind of accusations, Mr Rabb. 533 00:30:22,843 --> 00:30:25,844 Sir, the General changed the mission to a HALO jump 534 00:30:25,929 --> 00:30:27,553 two hours before the launch. 535 00:30:27,639 --> 00:30:30,640 And he supplied Lieutenant Marion's oxygen mask. 536 00:30:30,726 --> 00:30:33,726 I had a master aviation mechanic disassemble it, 537 00:30:33,812 --> 00:30:35,970 and we found an intentionally slit "O" ring. 538 00:30:36,064 --> 00:30:39,183 When the Lieutenant jumped, he was unable to get oxygen, 539 00:30:39,276 --> 00:30:42,146 and lost consciousness and couldn't open his chute. 540 00:30:44,322 --> 00:30:45,732 I'm sorry, ma'am. 541 00:30:45,906 --> 00:30:48,658 Why would General Behnke want to kill my son? 542 00:30:48,742 --> 00:30:51,578 Without a pilot, the SEALs couldn't complete the mission. 543 00:30:51,662 --> 00:30:53,785 The man's a general in the United States Army. 544 00:30:53,872 --> 00:30:56,161 His sense of competition, while I'm sure is quite keen, 545 00:30:56,249 --> 00:30:59,036 he's certainly gonna stop short of murder. 546 00:30:59,127 --> 00:31:01,369 Only the General can answer that, sir. 547 00:31:03,465 --> 00:31:04,745 I'm going. 548 00:31:07,343 --> 00:31:08,458 Ten-hut. 549 00:31:08,552 --> 00:31:11,589 - Sir, this area is off limits... - At ease, Staff Sergeant. 550 00:31:16,268 --> 00:31:18,937 Tell your general Admiral Chegwidden's here to see him. 551 00:31:19,021 --> 00:31:20,930 General Behnke isn't here, sir. 552 00:31:27,195 --> 00:31:29,768 - Where is he, Captain? - I'm not at liberty to say, sir. 553 00:31:29,864 --> 00:31:32,271 You're not going to be at liberty at all if I don't find him. 554 00:31:32,367 --> 00:31:33,861 With all due respect, Admiral, 555 00:31:33,952 --> 00:31:37,735 if I answer your question, I will be disobeying a direct order. 556 00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:39,028 I see. 557 00:31:39,874 --> 00:31:43,872 - When will the General return? - Sorry, sir. I don't know, sir. 558 00:31:46,088 --> 00:31:47,499 When the General returns, 559 00:31:47,589 --> 00:31:49,961 will you tell him that I want to see him ASAP? 560 00:31:50,050 --> 00:31:51,295 Yes, sir. 561 00:31:55,138 --> 00:31:56,383 Senator. 562 00:32:02,853 --> 00:32:04,134 Sergeant! 563 00:32:06,441 --> 00:32:09,275 Send someone to keep an eye on SEAL Team 2. 564 00:32:09,860 --> 00:32:12,814 And get me the General, on a scrambled line. 565 00:32:12,904 --> 00:32:14,233 Yes, sir. 566 00:32:17,659 --> 00:32:19,865 - There's a mission in progress. - How do you know? 567 00:32:19,953 --> 00:32:21,151 You can smell the adrenaline. 568 00:32:21,246 --> 00:32:23,783 The senatorial equivalent would be election day. 569 00:32:23,873 --> 00:32:25,451 I caught a glimpse of the operations map 570 00:32:25,542 --> 00:32:27,202 before the Captain covered it. 571 00:32:27,294 --> 00:32:30,460 There's a refuel point mid-way between here and Colombia. 572 00:32:30,546 --> 00:32:33,298 For the Black Hawks that just took off. 573 00:32:33,382 --> 00:32:35,754 General Behnke is going back to Colombia, sir. 574 00:32:35,842 --> 00:32:39,046 - Only this time without SEAL Team 2. - The hell he is. 575 00:32:39,138 --> 00:32:41,047 Mr Rabb, I want you to find out 576 00:32:41,140 --> 00:32:43,179 why General Behnke didn't want the Senator's son 577 00:32:43,266 --> 00:32:45,009 flying that plane out of Colombia. 578 00:32:45,101 --> 00:32:46,561 Yes, sir. How, sir? 579 00:32:46,645 --> 00:32:49,599 HALO jump with the SEALs, fetch it on back. 580 00:32:50,232 --> 00:32:53,102 HALO jump, sir? Aye, aye, sir! 581 00:32:57,489 --> 00:33:00,525 Admiral, under what authority does the Commander do this? 582 00:33:00,616 --> 00:33:01,991 Authority? 583 00:33:02,243 --> 00:33:05,362 That of a JAG officer conducting an investigation, ma'am. 584 00:33:05,454 --> 00:33:06,533 There you go. 585 00:33:06,621 --> 00:33:09,409 Washington will have your stars for this, Admiral. 586 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:11,077 Well, if anything goes wrong, 587 00:33:11,168 --> 00:33:13,540 Lieutenant Austin's my point of authority. 588 00:33:13,628 --> 00:33:15,253 I'll give them her bars. 589 00:33:24,388 --> 00:33:28,220 "Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won with men." 590 00:33:28,308 --> 00:33:29,969 George S. Patton. 591 00:33:30,686 --> 00:33:33,936 "The battle is not to the strong, but to the brave." 592 00:33:34,106 --> 00:33:35,648 Patrick Henry. 593 00:33:35,857 --> 00:33:37,766 "It is a truth universally acknowledged 594 00:33:37,859 --> 00:33:41,063 "that a single man in possession of good fortune 595 00:33:41,154 --> 00:33:43,360 "must be in want of a wife." 596 00:33:43,490 --> 00:33:44,818 Jane Austen! 597 00:33:44,908 --> 00:33:48,027 - Jane Austen? - Get out of here. 598 00:33:48,119 --> 00:33:49,281 I watch PBS. 599 00:33:49,370 --> 00:33:52,157 When I call the two-minute warning, we'll start to de-pressurise. 600 00:33:52,248 --> 00:33:55,165 - You'll have to put on your mask. - I'll look after the Senator, Chief. 601 00:33:55,251 --> 00:33:56,495 Yes, sir. 602 00:33:57,753 --> 00:33:59,544 It's so cold! 603 00:34:00,422 --> 00:34:03,922 - It doesn't seem to bother them. - Hell, they're young. 604 00:34:04,009 --> 00:34:06,582 They've got the fire of warriors in their belly. 605 00:34:09,180 --> 00:34:10,804 HQ on the horn, sir. 606 00:34:10,890 --> 00:34:14,805 SEAL Team 2 departed Rosy Roads in a Herc at 2350 hours. 607 00:34:14,894 --> 00:34:16,174 Damn it. 608 00:34:17,063 --> 00:34:19,684 - Shove it to the firewall! - Yes, sir. 609 00:34:26,655 --> 00:34:28,944 Two minutes. Prepare for decompression. 610 00:34:29,032 --> 00:34:31,238 - It's time, Senator! - Yes. 611 00:34:31,743 --> 00:34:35,195 Put this over your mouth and just breathe normally. 612 00:34:36,581 --> 00:34:38,159 How's your mask, sir? 613 00:34:42,378 --> 00:34:44,786 By the way, Commander Rabb. Can you swim? 614 00:34:44,881 --> 00:34:47,087 Now's a hell of a time to ask! 615 00:34:47,466 --> 00:34:48,877 Thirty seconds. 616 00:34:56,183 --> 00:34:57,511 Let's go! 617 00:35:03,815 --> 00:35:07,895 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, 618 00:35:08,152 --> 00:35:12,446 five, four, three, two, one. 619 00:35:12,531 --> 00:35:14,239 Go! Go! Go! 620 00:35:55,113 --> 00:35:56,441 They just 621 00:35:57,908 --> 00:36:00,030 stepped off into the night. 622 00:36:00,452 --> 00:36:01,910 Yes, ma'am. 623 00:36:02,870 --> 00:36:06,914 It was... It was so, so... 624 00:36:07,082 --> 00:36:08,328 Heroic? 625 00:36:11,087 --> 00:36:12,284 Yeah. 626 00:36:17,008 --> 00:36:18,836 Before each mission, 627 00:36:19,094 --> 00:36:22,545 the men write a letter in case they don't come back. 628 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,886 Your son addressed his to you. 629 00:36:31,147 --> 00:36:33,305 I think you're ready to read it now. 630 00:36:51,333 --> 00:36:54,701 Sir, we're picking up an aircraft exfiltrating in the target area. 631 00:36:54,794 --> 00:36:57,545 IFF squawks it friendly, General. 632 00:36:57,630 --> 00:37:01,213 We gotta get that cocaine plane before the SEALs and destroy it. 633 00:37:01,301 --> 00:37:02,498 Sir? 634 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:05,000 We've got to. 635 00:37:17,690 --> 00:37:20,181 The cocaine plane, it must be gone. 636 00:37:20,276 --> 00:37:23,028 All that's left on the air field is that old R4-D. 637 00:37:23,780 --> 00:37:26,449 - Maybe that's it. - It doesn't make sense. 638 00:37:26,532 --> 00:37:28,904 The cartels fly those new Russian Antonovs, 639 00:37:29,076 --> 00:37:30,819 not a World War II hunk of junk. 640 00:37:30,911 --> 00:37:35,039 - That hunk of junk's our way outta here. - You think that'll fly? 641 00:37:35,165 --> 00:37:37,490 There's only one way to find out. 642 00:37:38,543 --> 00:37:40,168 See the smoker? 643 00:37:42,296 --> 00:37:45,251 - Got him. - Those are fuel drums behind him. 644 00:37:45,467 --> 00:37:47,839 Let's hope his compadres are just as careless. 645 00:37:47,927 --> 00:37:50,169 Shipp will cover you to the plane. 646 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,966 If those old recips start, they'll wake the dead. 647 00:37:54,726 --> 00:37:59,221 I'll wait until you set off your fireworks, maybe the noise will cover the start up. 648 00:38:00,105 --> 00:38:02,347 Well, you got a better idea? 649 00:38:04,067 --> 00:38:06,855 Who said, "I will fight no more forever"? 650 00:38:06,987 --> 00:38:08,232 I don't know. 651 00:38:08,530 --> 00:38:11,530 I don't know, either. But he wasn't a SEAL. 652 00:38:16,246 --> 00:38:18,783 Feet dry, sir. Target in 10. 653 00:39:58,758 --> 00:40:03,301 - What the hell is this, sir? - Looks like an AWACS setup. 654 00:40:03,471 --> 00:40:06,176 The cartels must use this to slip their drug planes 655 00:40:06,265 --> 00:40:08,341 past our Navy and coast guard intercepts. 656 00:40:08,434 --> 00:40:12,432 That's pretty damn slick. Why would you use an old bird like this? 657 00:40:12,521 --> 00:40:14,977 Because it's an old bird, Chief. 658 00:40:15,107 --> 00:40:17,977 Everyone knows the cartels got money for the newest and the best, 659 00:40:18,068 --> 00:40:22,065 so, who'd suspect an old bird like this flying around the Gulf? 660 00:40:25,283 --> 00:40:28,200 This is special ops gear out of MacDill. 661 00:40:28,286 --> 00:40:31,037 That's why Behnke didn't want this flown out of here. 662 00:40:31,121 --> 00:40:33,530 He sold this rig to the cartels. 663 00:40:38,587 --> 00:40:40,959 I want nothing left but smoke and ashes. 664 00:40:41,048 --> 00:40:42,127 Yes, General! 665 00:40:44,885 --> 00:40:48,503 - Where's the battery switch? - What's it look like? 666 00:40:54,269 --> 00:40:56,427 Now you gotta find the starter. 667 00:40:59,190 --> 00:41:00,600 That's it. 668 00:41:02,443 --> 00:41:03,771 I hope. 669 00:41:04,236 --> 00:41:06,395 - Well, everything's in Spanish. - Damn. 670 00:41:42,397 --> 00:41:43,677 Come on! 671 00:41:47,235 --> 00:41:48,564 Come on! 672 00:41:50,405 --> 00:41:51,815 Turn over. 673 00:41:53,783 --> 00:41:55,063 Come on. 674 00:42:03,125 --> 00:42:04,239 Yes! 675 00:42:10,173 --> 00:42:11,881 Get them on board, Chief! 676 00:42:35,947 --> 00:42:38,817 - Go! Go! Go! - It's to the firewall. 677 00:42:46,582 --> 00:42:48,989 All hell's breaking loose, General. 678 00:42:51,170 --> 00:42:54,621 - We're running out of runway! - Then we'd better fly! 679 00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:06,881 Whoa! 680 00:43:12,482 --> 00:43:13,727 They made it. 681 00:43:14,901 --> 00:43:16,015 Yes. 682 00:43:16,735 --> 00:43:18,894 What do we do now, General? 683 00:43:19,863 --> 00:43:21,440 Go home, Major. 684 00:43:23,576 --> 00:43:25,034 You go home. 685 00:43:25,202 --> 00:43:26,779 Let's take her back to base. 686 00:43:49,057 --> 00:43:52,473 General! General! 687 00:43:54,312 --> 00:43:55,807 Navy Lieutenant Douglas Marion 688 00:43:55,897 --> 00:43:58,649 was laid to rest today with full military honours. 689 00:43:58,733 --> 00:44:00,560 Not far from the grave of his father 690 00:44:00,860 --> 00:44:04,939 a naval aviator who died 25 years ago in Vietnam. 691 00:44:05,407 --> 00:44:07,529 Atten-hut! 692 00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:11,567 Ready. Aim! 693 00:44:13,538 --> 00:44:14,736 Aim! 694 00:44:16,709 --> 00:44:17,907 Aim! 695 00:44:19,461 --> 00:44:21,169 Hand salute! 696 00:44:23,131 --> 00:44:24,589 Order! 697 00:44:51,449 --> 00:44:52,824 Thank you.