1 00:00:22,163 --> 00:00:25,863 Mr. Culbertson? Mr. Culbertson. 2 00:00:26,042 --> 00:00:27,322 Listen to me. 3 00:00:27,501 --> 00:00:31,629 We'll give you one last chance to save your worthless life. 4 00:00:31,797 --> 00:00:34,004 Do you wish to die? 5 00:00:35,342 --> 00:00:36,967 We're going in for a closer look. 6 00:00:41,682 --> 00:00:43,841 It is no use, Taz. Finish it. 7 00:00:50,649 --> 00:00:53,022 He wasted our time. Kill him now. 8 00:01:06,623 --> 00:01:08,366 Get on your feet. 9 00:01:08,541 --> 00:01:11,578 On your feet. What's wrong with you, huh? 10 00:01:13,171 --> 00:01:16,125 - Who are you? - I'm Navy SEALs. 11 00:01:17,550 --> 00:01:19,922 - You know how to use this? - I'm a diplomat. 12 00:01:20,678 --> 00:01:22,754 Point and shoot. Let's go. 13 00:01:32,357 --> 00:01:34,396 Let's go, let's go. 14 00:01:37,654 --> 00:01:38,685 My leg. 15 00:01:56,047 --> 00:01:58,882 Following in his father's footsteps as a Naval aviator, 16 00:01:59,050 --> 00:02:00,959 Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb Jr. 17 00:02:01,135 --> 00:02:03,626 Suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat 18 00:02:03,888 --> 00:02:06,260 on a storm-tossed carrier at sea. 19 00:02:06,432 --> 00:02:08,010 Diagnosed with night blindness, 20 00:02:08,184 --> 00:02:11,185 Harm transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, 21 00:02:11,354 --> 00:02:15,648 which investigates, defends and prosecutes the law of the sea. 22 00:02:15,817 --> 00:02:18,652 There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah MacKenzie, 23 00:02:18,820 --> 00:02:20,943 he now fights in and out of the courtroom 24 00:02:21,114 --> 00:02:26,570 with the same daring and tenacity that made him a top gun in the air. 25 00:03:18,253 --> 00:03:19,913 Undersecretary of State Lawrence Culbertson 26 00:03:20,088 --> 00:03:22,413 was rescued last night from Hamas terrorists. 27 00:03:22,591 --> 00:03:25,046 A Lt. Curtis Rivers, platoon commander from SEAL Team 7, 28 00:03:26,595 --> 00:03:28,671 got Culbertson out single-handedly. 29 00:03:28,847 --> 00:03:30,389 - Attention on deck. - As you were. 30 00:03:30,557 --> 00:03:31,672 Leave it to the SEALs. 31 00:03:31,850 --> 00:03:33,048 A worthy sentiment, commander, 32 00:03:33,226 --> 00:03:35,551 since they are the most effective strike force in the world. 33 00:03:35,729 --> 00:03:36,974 Absolutely, admiral. 34 00:03:37,188 --> 00:03:39,762 Apparently, the president agrees with me. 35 00:03:39,941 --> 00:03:41,519 He asked the Secretary of Navy 36 00:03:41,693 --> 00:03:45,358 to nominate Lt. Rivers for the Medal of Honour. 37 00:03:45,530 --> 00:03:48,365 That must have been one hell of a rescue, sir. 38 00:03:49,534 --> 00:03:53,365 Culbertson's the president's point man in the Middle East peace talks. 39 00:03:53,537 --> 00:03:56,324 Rivers saved him without regard for his own personal safety 40 00:03:56,498 --> 00:03:59,499 and accounted for eight enemy casualties. 41 00:04:01,045 --> 00:04:04,414 Anyway, SECNAV wants JAG to determine 42 00:04:04,590 --> 00:04:07,295 if Lt. Rivers is actually entitled to the medal. 43 00:04:07,468 --> 00:04:09,341 You want us to investigate the incident? 44 00:04:09,511 --> 00:04:11,670 Not just the incident, major. 45 00:04:11,847 --> 00:04:14,053 The president wants assurance there is nothing 46 00:04:14,224 --> 00:04:16,894 in Lt. Rivers' past that might cause embarrassment. 47 00:04:17,102 --> 00:04:18,596 To Lt. Rivers or the president? 48 00:04:19,271 --> 00:04:21,477 Lt. Rivers and his men have returned 49 00:04:21,648 --> 00:04:24,056 to the Naval Special Warfare Centre, Coronado. 50 00:04:24,234 --> 00:04:26,642 You will find him on instructor detail. 51 00:04:26,820 --> 00:04:28,362 All of us to California? 52 00:04:29,448 --> 00:04:31,606 Unless you have other plans. 53 00:04:31,784 --> 00:04:33,693 No, sir. 54 00:04:34,161 --> 00:04:38,455 Good. I expect a full and fair evaluation. 55 00:04:38,624 --> 00:04:41,411 Ignore the politics. 56 00:04:41,585 --> 00:04:46,128 And remember, you need testimony from two eyewitnesses. 57 00:04:46,298 --> 00:04:48,089 Dismissed. 58 00:04:48,258 --> 00:04:49,883 Aye, aye, sir. 59 00:04:52,429 --> 00:04:54,588 And don't let the fact that I'm a former SEAL 60 00:04:54,765 --> 00:04:56,888 influence your decision. 61 00:04:57,059 --> 00:04:59,135 - No, sir. - Absolutely not, sir. 62 00:05:03,232 --> 00:05:04,892 JAG headquarters, this is... 63 00:05:05,067 --> 00:05:09,563 We just got our orders, Harriet. We leave in a few hours. 64 00:05:09,738 --> 00:05:12,609 I know it wrecks our plans. 65 00:05:13,075 --> 00:05:17,403 I'm gonna miss you too. I can't wait to get back. 66 00:05:18,955 --> 00:05:20,413 Really? 67 00:05:21,165 --> 00:05:23,372 No. It's just that I've heard that stiletto heels 68 00:05:23,543 --> 00:05:26,034 can be bad for your ankles. 69 00:05:27,338 --> 00:05:30,588 I'll get right on that, Captain Harwich. 70 00:05:31,050 --> 00:05:33,422 I didn't know Bruce Harwich wore stiletto heels. 71 00:05:33,594 --> 00:05:35,551 Sir, did you know that the first Navy SEAL who won 72 00:05:35,721 --> 00:05:37,963 the Congressional Medal of Honour was Senator Bob Kerrey? 73 00:05:38,140 --> 00:05:39,884 Did you know that you're beet red right now? 74 00:05:40,059 --> 00:05:42,301 You know, he wasn't a senator when he received the medal. 75 00:05:42,478 --> 00:05:43,806 He was a lieutenant, JG, sir. 76 00:05:43,980 --> 00:05:45,225 Nice diversion, Bud. 77 00:05:45,398 --> 00:05:49,230 Yeah, he lost a leg leading a SEAL raid against Viet Cong snipers, 78 00:05:49,402 --> 00:05:53,530 but was still able to direct a counterattack which... Yes, sir? 79 00:05:53,698 --> 00:05:56,236 Get on the computer and pull up everything you can on Lt. Rivers. 80 00:05:56,409 --> 00:05:59,445 - Let's see who we're dealing with. - Aye, aye, sir. 81 00:06:11,549 --> 00:06:14,253 I spoke with the Secretary of the Navy personally about Lt. Rivers. 82 00:06:14,427 --> 00:06:17,344 So why is the Judge Advocate General Corps involved in this? 83 00:06:17,513 --> 00:06:20,430 This is strictly routine, sir. 84 00:06:21,016 --> 00:06:25,429 My guess is that the SECNAV is routinely covering his butt. 85 00:06:25,604 --> 00:06:28,605 Well, we have no knowledge of that, sir. 86 00:06:29,567 --> 00:06:31,643 Do you folks believe in heroes? 87 00:06:32,236 --> 00:06:33,267 Yes, sir. 88 00:06:34,530 --> 00:06:35,989 I suppose so. 89 00:06:36,157 --> 00:06:38,030 I never did. 90 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:42,742 When soldiers shoot at each other, l... It usually means that I've failed. 91 00:06:43,746 --> 00:06:46,617 But this man, this Lt. Rivers, 92 00:06:47,876 --> 00:06:49,749 he risked his life to protect me. 93 00:06:50,336 --> 00:06:51,879 He never hesitated, he never doubted. 94 00:06:52,046 --> 00:06:55,914 He just stood there in the line of fire, shooting back, 95 00:06:56,092 --> 00:06:58,879 and then he carried me to safety. 96 00:06:59,053 --> 00:07:01,129 He didn't even know me. 97 00:07:03,641 --> 00:07:05,930 That's a true hero. 98 00:07:10,607 --> 00:07:11,982 Navy beans and GI gravy 99 00:07:12,150 --> 00:07:14,723 Navy beans and GI gravy 100 00:07:14,903 --> 00:07:17,572 Gee, I'm glad I joined the Navy 101 00:07:17,739 --> 00:07:20,823 Gee, I'm glad I joined the Navy 102 00:07:20,992 --> 00:07:22,570 Two-sixteen. 103 00:07:22,744 --> 00:07:25,282 Halt. Good job. 104 00:07:25,455 --> 00:07:28,575 Ditch your helmets. Get on your covers. Hurry up. 105 00:07:28,750 --> 00:07:31,916 Come on, move it. Look sharp. Quickly. 106 00:07:32,086 --> 00:07:34,459 Class, left face. 107 00:07:35,798 --> 00:07:37,708 Log bridges. Let's go, let's go. 108 00:07:37,884 --> 00:07:39,461 Go, go, go. 109 00:07:39,636 --> 00:07:41,924 Get them up, ladies. Get them up, get them up. 110 00:07:42,096 --> 00:07:43,970 Hurry up. Ready. 111 00:07:44,140 --> 00:07:45,800 Begin. 112 00:07:45,975 --> 00:07:47,719 Any of you little kittens wanna quit? 113 00:07:47,894 --> 00:07:48,973 No, sir. 114 00:07:49,145 --> 00:07:50,770 I've got cocoa and cookies 115 00:07:50,938 --> 00:07:53,394 for anybody who wants to cash in their chips and ring the bell. 116 00:07:53,566 --> 00:07:54,811 I've got cake for the officers. 117 00:07:54,984 --> 00:07:57,107 - Anybody? - No, sir. 118 00:07:57,278 --> 00:07:58,986 What do you think this is? GI Jane? 119 00:07:59,447 --> 00:08:00,526 No, sir. 120 00:08:00,698 --> 00:08:01,896 Do you wanna stay and fight? 121 00:08:02,075 --> 00:08:03,237 Hoorah, sir. 122 00:08:03,409 --> 00:08:05,616 - Let me hear you. - Hoorah, sir. 123 00:08:05,787 --> 00:08:07,862 A SEAL must focus on a mission, 124 00:08:08,038 --> 00:08:11,454 must accomplish his goals regardless of his injuries. 125 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:14,163 The pain, the heat, the cold. 126 00:08:14,336 --> 00:08:16,791 We're here to train your minds as well as your bodies. 127 00:08:17,005 --> 00:08:19,247 Your mind can teach your body how to function. 128 00:08:19,424 --> 00:08:23,636 Your strength is not in your muscles, it's in your brains. 129 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:25,880 In your brains. 130 00:08:26,056 --> 00:08:30,136 Why don't you get your brains to get your legs to do another five laps? 131 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:31,852 Let's go. 132 00:08:33,438 --> 00:08:35,478 - Move it. Let's go. - Move it. Move it. 133 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:38,104 - Hurry up. Let's go. Hurry up. - Move it. Move it. 134 00:08:38,276 --> 00:08:39,439 Hurry up, ladies. 135 00:08:39,611 --> 00:08:42,398 Left face. 136 00:08:42,572 --> 00:08:44,481 About time. 137 00:08:44,658 --> 00:08:47,612 - GI grits and GI gravy - Lt. Rivers. 138 00:08:47,786 --> 00:08:50,621 GI grits and GI gravy 139 00:08:52,207 --> 00:08:53,749 I'm Lieutenant Commander Rabb, JAG. 140 00:08:53,917 --> 00:08:56,159 Major MacKenzie. Lieutenant JG Roberts. 141 00:08:56,336 --> 00:08:58,542 We'd like to talk to you. 142 00:08:58,713 --> 00:09:00,505 Do I have to talk back, sir? 143 00:09:01,925 --> 00:09:05,175 Bronze Star for heroism in Panama. 144 00:09:05,554 --> 00:09:10,844 Freeing a CIA operative in a daring raid on the Carcel Modelo prison. 145 00:09:11,017 --> 00:09:12,844 And a letter of instruction for disrespect 146 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:15,806 toward a superior commissioned officer. 147 00:09:15,981 --> 00:09:18,187 Nominated for the Navy Cross for bravery 148 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:22,854 in capturing an Iraqi oil platform in the Gulf during Desert Storm. 149 00:09:23,029 --> 00:09:24,938 Denied the Cross and issued a warning 150 00:09:25,115 --> 00:09:28,281 for violating an order on the same mission. 151 00:09:28,785 --> 00:09:30,409 If a brother improvises, 152 00:09:30,577 --> 00:09:34,196 especially a brother who's a mustang, he gets written up. 153 00:09:34,373 --> 00:09:37,706 If a white boy from the academy does the exact same thing, 154 00:09:37,876 --> 00:09:41,080 he's showing individual initiative. 155 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,790 A brother? 156 00:09:43,966 --> 00:09:48,758 An African-American. A black man. A negro. 157 00:09:48,929 --> 00:09:51,930 Don't play the race card with us, lieutenant. 158 00:09:55,060 --> 00:09:56,768 Let's get a couple things straight, major. 159 00:09:57,271 --> 00:09:59,892 One, I don't play. 160 00:10:00,065 --> 00:10:03,066 And two, I'm just stating the facts. 161 00:10:03,235 --> 00:10:06,236 Speaking of facts, lieutenant, 162 00:10:06,405 --> 00:10:08,611 I didn't get much out of your After Action Report 163 00:10:08,782 --> 00:10:09,897 on the mission in Lebanon. 164 00:10:10,075 --> 00:10:12,993 The information was sketchy at best. 165 00:10:13,662 --> 00:10:16,034 Some write, I fight. 166 00:10:16,457 --> 00:10:18,366 You care to tell us what happened that night? 167 00:10:18,542 --> 00:10:20,665 I rescued an Undersecretary of State. 168 00:10:22,838 --> 00:10:23,869 Any details? 169 00:10:25,382 --> 00:10:27,505 I'll leave that up to you, commander. 170 00:10:27,676 --> 00:10:29,834 Perhaps you don't understand our assignment. 171 00:10:30,012 --> 00:10:32,681 You wanna make sure I'm not an embarrassment. 172 00:10:33,599 --> 00:10:35,223 The first thing the two of you asked me 173 00:10:35,392 --> 00:10:37,349 was about the dings in my service record. 174 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:39,512 I know all about the Navy and its lawyers. 175 00:10:39,688 --> 00:10:42,689 You don't know about us, lieutenant. 176 00:10:42,858 --> 00:10:45,431 And quite frankly, you're not helping your cause any. 177 00:10:45,611 --> 00:10:48,944 I don't have a cause, commander. I just do my job. 178 00:10:49,114 --> 00:10:51,735 I let you pencil pushers do yours. 179 00:10:51,909 --> 00:10:54,234 The Navy Cross won't make me a better SEAL. 180 00:10:55,369 --> 00:10:57,611 Lieutenant, you're not up for the Navy Cross. 181 00:10:57,788 --> 00:10:59,828 You've been nominated for the Medal of Honour. 182 00:11:00,666 --> 00:11:03,371 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity 183 00:11:03,544 --> 00:11:05,537 above and beyond the call of duty. 184 00:11:06,505 --> 00:11:07,916 What's the real reason? 185 00:11:08,090 --> 00:11:09,917 The president believes you've earned it. 186 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,802 Chief, we need to debrief you about the night 187 00:11:15,973 --> 00:11:17,432 Undersecretary Culbertson was rescued. 188 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,091 - I'll tell you what I know. - That would be refreshing. 189 00:11:20,770 --> 00:11:22,727 Lt. Rivers not much of a talker, ma'am? 190 00:11:22,897 --> 00:11:24,308 Tell us what happened that night. 191 00:11:24,482 --> 00:11:28,562 Okay. We came ashore in two Zodiacs. 192 00:11:28,736 --> 00:11:31,820 And we left them at the insert-extract point 193 00:11:31,989 --> 00:11:35,156 and proceeded south to an observational rally point, 194 00:11:35,326 --> 00:11:37,568 about 300 yards from where the hostage was being held. 195 00:11:42,166 --> 00:11:43,826 We were there for recon. 196 00:11:44,001 --> 00:11:45,828 A Ranger team was tasked with the rescue, 197 00:11:46,003 --> 00:11:47,830 and they were due in ten minutes. 198 00:11:48,005 --> 00:11:49,665 What happened to change the mission, chief? 199 00:11:50,216 --> 00:11:53,217 Lt. Rivers believed Culbertson was in imminent danger. 200 00:11:53,386 --> 00:11:54,761 The Rangers hadn't shown up yet, 201 00:11:54,929 --> 00:11:57,384 so the lieutenant decided to do a closer recon on the building. 202 00:11:58,140 --> 00:12:02,767 He took Douglas with him. Douglas got hit. 203 00:12:02,937 --> 00:12:04,597 The lieutenant went in on his own. 204 00:12:04,772 --> 00:12:06,147 Is that standard procedure? 205 00:12:06,315 --> 00:12:09,316 There is nothing standard about the lieutenant's procedures, ma'am. 206 00:12:10,027 --> 00:12:11,106 It's getting hot out here. 207 00:12:11,278 --> 00:12:13,567 Why don't we go inside? My wife's making some lemonade. 208 00:12:15,032 --> 00:12:17,867 Did you see Lt. Rivers pull Culbertson out? 209 00:12:18,035 --> 00:12:20,323 No, sir. We were taking fire from the sentries. 210 00:12:20,495 --> 00:12:23,033 They had my full attention. 211 00:12:23,206 --> 00:12:25,282 We've got company, honey. 212 00:12:25,792 --> 00:12:27,831 Be right there. 213 00:12:28,378 --> 00:12:30,620 - Please. - Thanks. 214 00:12:31,381 --> 00:12:33,836 So, what do you think about what the lieutenant did, chief? 215 00:12:35,677 --> 00:12:37,468 He's the real deal SEAL, sir. 216 00:12:37,637 --> 00:12:38,917 So you admire him? 217 00:12:39,097 --> 00:12:42,300 Lieutenant is a result-oriented person, ma'am. 218 00:12:42,475 --> 00:12:44,053 Is that good or bad? 219 00:12:44,227 --> 00:12:46,635 The men are often challenged by his orders, sir. 220 00:12:46,813 --> 00:12:49,565 Well, isn't that his job to test you? To keep you combat-ready? 221 00:12:50,942 --> 00:12:52,899 The lieutenant likes to improvise. 222 00:12:53,486 --> 00:12:55,728 Isn't that what SEALs are trained to do, improvise? 223 00:12:55,905 --> 00:12:56,936 No, ma'am. 224 00:12:57,115 --> 00:12:59,273 No, you plan your dive and you dive your plan. 225 00:12:59,909 --> 00:13:03,907 A year and a half ago, we lost our explosives man in Angola. 226 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,954 It didn't have to happen. 227 00:13:06,124 --> 00:13:09,078 Six months ago during downed-pilot training in Nevada, 228 00:13:09,252 --> 00:13:12,288 three members of our team were injured rappelling into a ravine. 229 00:13:12,922 --> 00:13:14,666 You don't like the lieutenant, do you, chief? 230 00:13:15,842 --> 00:13:18,297 The lieutenant and I have never socialized. 231 00:13:18,469 --> 00:13:19,928 Does that answer your question, sir? 232 00:13:20,096 --> 00:13:23,465 So how does it feel to be taking orders from an African-American, chief? 233 00:13:24,267 --> 00:13:25,975 Anybody thirsty? 234 00:13:27,854 --> 00:13:29,930 I'm used to that, sir. 235 00:13:30,565 --> 00:13:35,357 Commander Rabb, Major MacKenzie, my wife, Sandy. 236 00:13:37,238 --> 00:13:39,444 - Hi. - Hello. 237 00:13:39,866 --> 00:13:41,111 You see, commander, 238 00:13:41,284 --> 00:13:43,952 I don't object to Lt. Rivers because he's black. 239 00:13:44,119 --> 00:13:47,203 I object to him because he gets people killed. 240 00:14:03,972 --> 00:14:06,510 Commander Rabb. Major MacKenzie. 241 00:14:06,683 --> 00:14:09,055 Jon Barrow, special assistant to the president. 242 00:14:09,227 --> 00:14:10,259 It's good to meet you. 243 00:14:10,645 --> 00:14:12,056 How is the investigation going? 244 00:14:12,606 --> 00:14:15,607 Well, we don't have enough information to form an opinion yet, sir. 245 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:18,777 Well, that's a politician's answer, commander. 246 00:14:18,945 --> 00:14:20,274 Is there a problem? 247 00:14:20,447 --> 00:14:22,902 Not that we know of. We just wanna be thorough. 248 00:14:23,074 --> 00:14:25,612 I support that. The lieutenant's an African-American. 249 00:14:25,785 --> 00:14:28,455 It's important he be afforded fair treatment. 250 00:14:28,622 --> 00:14:31,788 - As should a man of any colour, sir. - Agreed. 251 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:36,288 But keep in mind, in World War II, 433 Medals of Honour were awarded 252 00:14:36,463 --> 00:14:37,922 but none to African-Americans. 253 00:14:38,089 --> 00:14:39,833 Until the current administration. 254 00:14:40,008 --> 00:14:42,333 That's correct. Fifty years after the fact. 255 00:14:42,511 --> 00:14:46,342 Mr. Barrow, you are not suggesting we make up for past discrimination 256 00:14:46,514 --> 00:14:48,472 by awarding the medal to someone who hasn't earned it, are you? 257 00:14:48,642 --> 00:14:53,802 Commander, the president believes that awarding the medal to a minority 258 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:55,973 would promote national healing. 259 00:14:56,149 --> 00:14:58,605 It would help bring us together. 260 00:14:58,777 --> 00:15:00,319 For a good photo op. 261 00:15:00,862 --> 00:15:03,863 GI dressed for GI training 262 00:15:04,032 --> 00:15:06,784 GI dressed for GI training 263 00:15:06,952 --> 00:15:09,868 Gee, I'm glad I joined the Navy 264 00:15:10,037 --> 00:15:12,742 Gee, I'm glad I joined the Navy 265 00:15:12,915 --> 00:15:15,240 Mind if we join you, lieutenant? 266 00:15:15,876 --> 00:15:17,418 Come for the meat loaf? 267 00:15:18,504 --> 00:15:19,618 It's my favourite. 268 00:15:19,797 --> 00:15:21,873 I've already told you everything you need about me. 269 00:15:22,049 --> 00:15:23,923 Okay, let's talk about the meat loaf. 270 00:15:24,093 --> 00:15:27,960 I bet it's a hell of a lot better than the MRE's in Desert Storm. 271 00:15:29,390 --> 00:15:31,715 You led the SEAL diversion at Mina Saud, didn't you? 272 00:15:34,728 --> 00:15:37,017 They came up in Zodiacs, swam to shore. 273 00:15:37,189 --> 00:15:38,932 Laid C-4 down along the beach. 274 00:15:39,108 --> 00:15:41,859 Man, you must have been close enough to the Iraqis to smell them. 275 00:15:43,821 --> 00:15:45,979 Yeah, one of them almost stepped on my head. 276 00:15:47,157 --> 00:15:48,533 They detonated the plastique. 277 00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:50,492 First, we planted buoys in the water. 278 00:15:50,661 --> 00:15:52,737 As if you were marking the way for landing craft? 279 00:15:52,913 --> 00:15:54,538 Right. 280 00:15:54,706 --> 00:15:56,414 When that C-4 went off, 281 00:15:56,583 --> 00:15:59,584 the Iraqis thought we were doing an amphibious landing. 282 00:15:59,753 --> 00:16:01,497 And then Stormin' Norman took the troops 283 00:16:01,672 --> 00:16:03,581 and the armour right over ground. 284 00:16:03,757 --> 00:16:05,714 It was great. 285 00:16:05,884 --> 00:16:06,999 So it was all a feint? 286 00:16:08,470 --> 00:16:10,379 Right. 287 00:16:10,556 --> 00:16:13,260 Just like the three of you pretending to love my sea stories. 288 00:16:17,146 --> 00:16:19,933 Just trying to make conversation, lieutenant. 289 00:16:20,107 --> 00:16:22,562 You got something to ask me, then ask it. 290 00:16:23,152 --> 00:16:24,776 All right. 291 00:16:25,946 --> 00:16:27,524 How do you get along with Chief Wilkins? 292 00:16:27,948 --> 00:16:29,027 That's between us. 293 00:16:29,741 --> 00:16:31,900 Do you want this medal, Rivers? 294 00:16:32,076 --> 00:16:33,321 It's just a trinket. 295 00:16:33,494 --> 00:16:34,953 You know, General Patton once said 296 00:16:35,121 --> 00:16:37,742 he would sell his soul for the Medal of Honour. 297 00:16:37,915 --> 00:16:39,575 General Patton wasn't a SEAL. 298 00:16:42,628 --> 00:16:45,000 We don't do what we do for the ribbons, ma'am. 299 00:16:45,548 --> 00:16:47,457 Men die for their buddies. 300 00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:49,926 Others die for their country. 301 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,555 And some die for no reason at all. 302 00:16:53,723 --> 00:16:58,266 But no one, no one I know, ever died for a medal. 303 00:16:59,186 --> 00:17:01,179 Excuse me. 304 00:17:04,775 --> 00:17:06,898 Let's go, ladies, up and down, up and down. 305 00:17:07,111 --> 00:17:08,391 Come on, hurry up. 306 00:17:08,571 --> 00:17:10,777 Let's go. Get up. Get up, get up. 307 00:17:11,616 --> 00:17:13,774 Rolling. 308 00:17:13,951 --> 00:17:16,240 Rolling. Rolling. Rolling. 309 00:17:17,288 --> 00:17:19,494 Let's go. Roll, roll here. 310 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:23,742 Back in the water. Back in the water. 311 00:17:24,503 --> 00:17:27,872 Back in the water. Back in the water. 312 00:17:28,049 --> 00:17:29,875 Let's go. 313 00:17:30,051 --> 00:17:34,095 It would be helpful if you moved once in a while, lieutenant. 314 00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:37,421 What's going on? 315 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,470 That's Leonard Kress from World Update Magazine. 316 00:17:40,853 --> 00:17:43,225 The lieutenant is the subject of a photo essay. 317 00:17:43,397 --> 00:17:46,897 Kind of a day-in-the-life diary of a battle hero. 318 00:17:47,068 --> 00:17:48,811 The thing is he's not very animated. 319 00:17:48,986 --> 00:17:50,315 I wouldn't ask him to smile. 320 00:17:50,488 --> 00:17:51,982 We're not even sure those muscles work. 321 00:17:53,824 --> 00:17:56,031 Hurry up. Hurry up, hurry up. 322 00:17:57,994 --> 00:18:00,485 Out of the water. Out of the water. 323 00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:02,786 Let's go, let's go. Hurry up. 324 00:18:02,957 --> 00:18:05,792 Go, go, go. Hurry up, hurry up. 325 00:18:07,587 --> 00:18:09,295 They got your sister, puke. 326 00:18:09,464 --> 00:18:11,503 They're doing nasty things to her. 327 00:18:11,883 --> 00:18:14,753 You're the only one who can save her. Save her. 328 00:18:14,928 --> 00:18:16,552 Come on, save her. 329 00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:18,512 No, this crab's got a soft shell. 330 00:18:18,681 --> 00:18:20,888 Throw him back in a pot and we'll have him for dinner. 331 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:25,176 Skeevers, don't do it. 332 00:18:25,980 --> 00:18:29,895 Simon, get back with your class. He's no longer a member of this class. 333 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:32,144 Catch up. Hurry up. 334 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,893 Put your legs in the air. Put your legs in the air. 335 00:18:35,073 --> 00:18:38,109 - Hurry up. - Well, that's not gonna play. 336 00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:40,193 Let's go. Hurry up. Come on. 337 00:18:40,370 --> 00:18:42,446 Hurry up, hurry up. Come on. 338 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:45,243 What's going on? 339 00:18:45,416 --> 00:18:48,086 There were sentries on the roof of the building, 340 00:18:48,253 --> 00:18:50,245 and I took a hit in the gut. 341 00:18:50,421 --> 00:18:52,295 Are you gonna be all right? 342 00:18:52,924 --> 00:18:56,293 I lost 6 feet of my large intestines, ma'am. 343 00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:59,423 I'm gonna have to wear a bag and eat Cream of Wheat 344 00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:01,139 for the rest of my life. 345 00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:02,338 Petty Officer Douglas, 346 00:19:02,517 --> 00:19:08,021 we are looking for confirmation of Lt. Rivers' actions during the rescue. 347 00:19:08,189 --> 00:19:09,470 I'm afraid I can't help you, sir. 348 00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:11,226 Why is that? 349 00:19:12,443 --> 00:19:14,769 Because I didn't see the lieutenant's actions, 350 00:19:14,946 --> 00:19:18,397 other than he took out a guard and entered the building. 351 00:19:18,574 --> 00:19:19,819 Then I got hit. 352 00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:23,279 And after that, I didn't see anything else. 353 00:19:23,453 --> 00:19:28,115 Next thing I know, Chief Wilkins was bending over me in the boat. 354 00:19:28,291 --> 00:19:30,118 How do you feel about Lt. Rivers? 355 00:19:32,587 --> 00:19:35,505 Lt. Rivers is the leader of my team, sir. 356 00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:39,425 Do you have an opinion about whether he deserves the Medal of Honour? 357 00:19:41,221 --> 00:19:46,262 Well, as far as I'm concerned, there were no heroes that night. 358 00:19:48,603 --> 00:19:50,810 We're looking for details, Petty Officer Hannah. 359 00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:53,139 There are gaps in our understanding of the events. 360 00:19:53,316 --> 00:19:55,108 I'll do what I can, sir. 361 00:19:55,277 --> 00:19:58,693 Did you witness Lt. Rivers rescue Undersecretary Culbertson? 362 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:00,406 No, sir, I did not. 363 00:20:00,574 --> 00:20:02,981 I thought SEALs were trained to be observant. 364 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,911 Yes, ma'am. We're also trained to be smart. 365 00:20:06,955 --> 00:20:09,031 Are you saying Lt. Rivers wasn't smart? 366 00:20:10,208 --> 00:20:12,331 I'm saying Lt. Rivers was stupid. 367 00:20:12,502 --> 00:20:14,910 In what way? What happened that night? 368 00:20:15,964 --> 00:20:18,004 Lt. Rivers was listening to the kidnappers 369 00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:20,167 through a parabolic mike. 370 00:20:20,343 --> 00:20:21,838 We're going in for a closer look. 371 00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:24,004 Lieutenant, the Rangers will be here in ten minutes. 372 00:20:24,180 --> 00:20:26,850 The hostage will be dead by then. We're going in. 373 00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:29,009 Our mission is recon, not rescue, sir. 374 00:20:29,185 --> 00:20:31,262 I changed our mission. You got a problem with that? 375 00:20:31,438 --> 00:20:33,347 That's affirmative. We are not prepared for rescue. 376 00:20:33,523 --> 00:20:35,397 We're prepared if I say we're prepared. 377 00:20:35,567 --> 00:20:37,892 We've got no plan, no backup. 378 00:20:38,069 --> 00:20:40,525 This is my plan, this is my backup. 379 00:20:40,697 --> 00:20:42,488 Your plans get people killed. 380 00:20:42,657 --> 00:20:43,820 What did you say? 381 00:20:44,868 --> 00:20:46,195 With all due respect, sir, 382 00:20:46,368 --> 00:20:48,444 changing this mission now is reckless and irrespon... 383 00:20:48,621 --> 00:20:50,946 Tell that to the man inside who's gonna be executed. 384 00:20:51,123 --> 00:20:52,866 We don't know that for sure. 385 00:20:54,043 --> 00:20:55,786 Are you refusing to obey my order? 386 00:20:56,170 --> 00:20:57,332 No, sir. 387 00:20:57,504 --> 00:20:59,082 - Douglas. - Aye. 388 00:20:59,256 --> 00:21:01,581 You and I are going up to the building to recon. 389 00:21:01,759 --> 00:21:04,250 The others will stay here for cover and backup. 390 00:21:04,428 --> 00:21:06,717 - Move it out. - Roger. 391 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,932 By attacking the building, Lt. Rivers revealed our presence. 392 00:21:14,104 --> 00:21:15,896 He also endangered the hostage. 393 00:21:16,065 --> 00:21:18,223 But if he believed Culbertson was about to be killed... 394 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,152 Culbertson was a valuable hostage. Why would they suddenly kill him? 395 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:22,695 So the lieutenant acted recklessly? 396 00:21:22,863 --> 00:21:24,903 Yes, ma'am. That's what I've been saying. 397 00:21:25,074 --> 00:21:27,529 - Thank you, petty officer. - You're welcome, sir. 398 00:21:27,701 --> 00:21:30,073 As you were. 399 00:21:30,454 --> 00:21:33,621 We're trying to reward someone for needlessly endangering his men? 400 00:21:33,791 --> 00:21:35,914 It's only one man's testimony, Mac. 401 00:21:36,085 --> 00:21:38,540 Yeah, but it's the only testimony we've got. 402 00:21:39,421 --> 00:21:41,378 - Aye, aye, sir. - What are you doing? 403 00:21:41,548 --> 00:21:43,920 Move it, move it, move it. Come on. 404 00:21:45,803 --> 00:21:49,385 What is your problem, mister? What is your problem? 405 00:21:49,556 --> 00:21:50,754 You make me sick. 406 00:21:50,933 --> 00:21:52,593 You are the sorriest bunch of pukes 407 00:21:52,768 --> 00:21:54,807 I have ever had the misfortune to have to train. 408 00:21:54,978 --> 00:21:56,521 Why don't you go join the Coast Guard? 409 00:21:56,688 --> 00:21:59,524 Well, not your typical medal-winning personality. 410 00:21:59,691 --> 00:22:02,443 Lt. Rivers' medal is in serious jeopardy, Bud. 411 00:22:02,611 --> 00:22:04,022 He may not only lose the medal. 412 00:22:04,196 --> 00:22:07,481 He could very well be facing a charge of dereliction of duty. 413 00:22:37,228 --> 00:22:38,603 Ambulance chasing? 414 00:22:39,814 --> 00:22:41,605 Social call. 415 00:22:42,858 --> 00:22:44,566 Well, I would venture a guess, lieutenant, 416 00:22:44,735 --> 00:22:47,024 that you have never been married. 417 00:22:47,196 --> 00:22:48,690 If the Navy wanted me to have a wife, 418 00:22:48,864 --> 00:22:51,818 they would have issued me one with my dog tags and my seabag. 419 00:22:52,785 --> 00:22:55,869 Being the wife of a Navy SEAL is no picnic. 420 00:22:56,038 --> 00:22:59,822 All the separations, they don't know where you are. 421 00:23:00,001 --> 00:23:03,370 Doesn't promote a real close relationship. 422 00:23:04,797 --> 00:23:07,253 I saw what it did to my parents. 423 00:23:07,425 --> 00:23:09,797 I don't want no part of it. 424 00:23:12,972 --> 00:23:16,507 My dad, he loved the Navy. 425 00:23:16,684 --> 00:23:19,222 Never made it above the rank of seaman. 426 00:23:19,895 --> 00:23:23,347 That's him in the middle. Seaman Edgar Rivers. 427 00:23:23,524 --> 00:23:26,145 Would have made one hell of an officer. 428 00:23:26,318 --> 00:23:28,276 Never made it out of the galley. 429 00:23:28,446 --> 00:23:30,652 Do you know, in the history of the United States Navy, 430 00:23:30,823 --> 00:23:33,942 there wasn't a black officer until near the end of World War II? 431 00:23:34,117 --> 00:23:35,741 Yeah, the Navy's making up for that. 432 00:23:35,910 --> 00:23:38,484 Yeah, a little too late for my father. 433 00:23:39,330 --> 00:23:42,035 He lived and breathed the Navy. 434 00:23:42,542 --> 00:23:46,125 Until he died. He died in the brig. 435 00:23:47,380 --> 00:23:50,963 Busted in rank and broken in spirit. 436 00:23:51,134 --> 00:23:52,925 What was the offence? 437 00:23:55,763 --> 00:23:59,097 Someone stole some money out of the officer's wardroom. 438 00:23:59,851 --> 00:24:01,393 They blamed my pop. 439 00:24:02,353 --> 00:24:04,476 Court-martialed him. 440 00:24:06,232 --> 00:24:08,557 He hanged himself in his cell. 441 00:24:10,653 --> 00:24:12,646 I'm sorry. 442 00:24:12,822 --> 00:24:16,108 Six months later, a white bosun's mate admitted to the crime 443 00:24:16,284 --> 00:24:19,238 after being busted doing the same thing on another ship. 444 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,406 JAG officer prosecuted my father. 445 00:24:24,375 --> 00:24:28,954 Another one defended him. Neither one of them believed him. 446 00:24:31,841 --> 00:24:35,839 Well, that explains why you feel the way you do about Navy lawyers. 447 00:24:36,220 --> 00:24:40,301 I was just a toddler at the time. I don't really remember much. 448 00:24:42,268 --> 00:24:44,225 But I did read the letters that he wrote my mom 449 00:24:44,395 --> 00:24:46,304 while he was in prison. 450 00:24:46,731 --> 00:24:48,770 No bitterness. 451 00:24:49,442 --> 00:24:52,229 Not one shred of hate in the man. 452 00:24:52,403 --> 00:24:54,277 He must have had a big heart. 453 00:24:55,782 --> 00:24:57,276 He did. 454 00:25:03,538 --> 00:25:05,496 It doesn't run in the family, though. 455 00:25:09,795 --> 00:25:12,630 Strangers in the night 456 00:25:12,798 --> 00:25:17,294 Exchanging glances Wondering in the night 457 00:25:17,469 --> 00:25:19,627 That is so sweet. 458 00:25:19,805 --> 00:25:20,967 Harriet? 459 00:25:21,139 --> 00:25:22,254 What? I can't hear you. 460 00:25:22,432 --> 00:25:24,224 It's Bud Roberts Jr. 461 00:25:24,392 --> 00:25:26,219 Let me call you later when I get to the room. 462 00:25:26,394 --> 00:25:27,853 I miss you. 463 00:25:28,021 --> 00:25:30,310 Me too. Bye. 464 00:25:31,858 --> 00:25:34,895 - Machine? - Yeah. 465 00:25:35,070 --> 00:25:38,154 Excuse me, could I get another pineapple? 466 00:25:38,323 --> 00:25:40,031 - Sure. - Three in one night. 467 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:41,398 You surprise me, Bud. 468 00:25:41,576 --> 00:25:43,783 I'm drowning my sorrows, ma'am. 469 00:25:43,954 --> 00:25:46,990 You got it bad, lieutenant. 470 00:25:48,291 --> 00:25:51,458 Permission to speak freely, ma'am? 471 00:25:51,628 --> 00:25:55,626 Look at the black kettle calling the pot the same thing. 472 00:25:56,508 --> 00:25:58,797 I am not lovesick, Bud. 473 00:25:58,969 --> 00:26:02,801 You called the commander Dalton. 474 00:26:03,557 --> 00:26:04,837 I did not. 475 00:26:05,016 --> 00:26:07,223 Yes, you did. Twice. 476 00:26:09,020 --> 00:26:11,428 I can't believe he didn't say anything. 477 00:26:11,606 --> 00:26:14,726 I think he's just afraid of losing you, ma'am. 478 00:26:18,363 --> 00:26:20,154 You're leaving JAG, aren't you, ma'am? 479 00:26:22,033 --> 00:26:24,072 No one's offered me anything yet, Bud. 480 00:26:25,035 --> 00:26:26,411 What if they do? 481 00:26:29,707 --> 00:26:30,905 Excuse me. 482 00:26:31,458 --> 00:26:34,246 - Where are you going? - I'm going to the thing. 483 00:26:38,674 --> 00:26:44,178 I'd like to dedicate this to the most important woman in my life. 484 00:26:52,396 --> 00:26:57,900 I saw the light on the night That I passed by her window 485 00:27:00,070 --> 00:27:05,195 I saw the flickering shadows of love On the blind 486 00:27:07,619 --> 00:27:13,124 She was my woman 487 00:27:15,335 --> 00:27:20,792 As she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind 488 00:27:23,218 --> 00:27:27,927 My, my, my, Delilah 489 00:27:30,726 --> 00:27:37,345 Why, why, why, Delilah 490 00:27:37,524 --> 00:27:39,102 You know, I would have... 491 00:27:39,276 --> 00:27:41,269 I would have thought you were a cigar man. 492 00:27:41,445 --> 00:27:44,778 I would be if they didn't taste like goat patties. 493 00:27:46,824 --> 00:27:50,276 I like them. Goat patties. 494 00:27:50,453 --> 00:27:54,581 Well, if they could roll a bottle of Jack in a tobacco leaf, 495 00:27:54,749 --> 00:27:56,788 it would be a different story. 496 00:27:59,879 --> 00:28:02,334 You know, my mother used to say 497 00:28:02,506 --> 00:28:06,125 that stars were holes poked in the black curtain of night. 498 00:28:06,886 --> 00:28:10,670 It was God's way of letting us know he was watching us from the other side. 499 00:28:12,516 --> 00:28:14,426 That's kind of nice. 500 00:28:15,645 --> 00:28:17,602 Yeah. 501 00:28:18,272 --> 00:28:21,059 I did most of my killing at night. 502 00:28:22,485 --> 00:28:25,190 I guess it didn't have much influence, huh? 503 00:28:32,703 --> 00:28:35,538 Lieutenant, I'm gonna be honest with you. 504 00:28:36,165 --> 00:28:37,743 One of your men has accused you 505 00:28:37,917 --> 00:28:41,037 of endangering the team and the hostage the night of the rescue. 506 00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:46,547 He claims you were out of control and acted without discretion. 507 00:28:46,717 --> 00:28:50,217 You must think you've got me drunk enough to answer your questions. 508 00:28:53,599 --> 00:28:58,012 He blames the casualties on your inadequate leadership skills. 509 00:29:00,022 --> 00:29:02,691 I'm giving you an opportunity to defend yourself. 510 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:06,182 The truth shall not set us free. 511 00:29:07,947 --> 00:29:11,397 If you actually believe that, then I pity you. 512 00:29:12,992 --> 00:29:16,693 Look, it's going to take a lot more than cigars 513 00:29:16,871 --> 00:29:21,332 and bourbon and your pity to get anything out of me. 514 00:29:22,377 --> 00:29:25,710 Oh, yeah? What would it take? 515 00:29:30,885 --> 00:29:33,507 Do you know the secret to happiness, commander? 516 00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:37,178 Not yours, I don't. 517 00:29:37,892 --> 00:29:39,090 Then I can't help you. 518 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,735 I don't know but I've been told 519 00:29:52,907 --> 00:29:55,445 I don't know but I've been told 520 00:29:55,618 --> 00:29:58,240 Eskimo women are mighty cold 521 00:29:58,413 --> 00:30:01,579 Eskimo women are mighty cold 522 00:30:01,749 --> 00:30:04,287 Admiral, I can't squeeze it out of him. 523 00:30:04,460 --> 00:30:06,619 Without Lt. Rivers' account of the events, 524 00:30:06,796 --> 00:30:08,954 I have to rely on the testimony of his men. 525 00:30:09,132 --> 00:30:11,837 - Which is damning? - Yes, sir. 526 00:30:13,428 --> 00:30:15,254 And if you had to make a decision now? 527 00:30:15,430 --> 00:30:16,924 I'd cancel medal considerations 528 00:30:17,098 --> 00:30:20,716 and proceed with an investigation into misconduct in the field. 529 00:30:22,437 --> 00:30:23,468 Look, commander, 530 00:30:23,646 --> 00:30:25,686 the SECNAV is getting pressure from the White House. 531 00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:28,977 He's expecting us to give him some relief. 532 00:30:29,152 --> 00:30:31,643 I understand that, sir. We're feeling it here too. 533 00:30:31,821 --> 00:30:33,363 Well, there's gotta be another way in. 534 00:30:33,906 --> 00:30:38,318 The lieutenant is a hard case, sir. He has zero support. 535 00:30:38,493 --> 00:30:41,280 With the exception of Undersecretary Culbertson. 536 00:30:41,455 --> 00:30:44,325 The man saved my life, for God's sake. 537 00:30:44,499 --> 00:30:46,124 I'm sorry if his men were put in danger, 538 00:30:46,293 --> 00:30:49,294 but correct me if I'm wrong, isn't it a dangerous job? 539 00:30:49,463 --> 00:30:52,132 - Damn straight. - So, what's the problem? 540 00:30:52,299 --> 00:30:56,462 There seems to be some concern about Lt. Rivers' behaviour in the field. 541 00:30:56,636 --> 00:31:00,634 It's extremely rare for a SEAL team to publicly question one of their own, 542 00:31:00,807 --> 00:31:01,922 especially their superior. 543 00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:05,765 Are you saying that the lieutenant is not worthy? 544 00:31:05,937 --> 00:31:07,764 His men have raised serious questions. 545 00:31:07,939 --> 00:31:11,889 Was the lieutenant in control? Was his attitude acceptable? 546 00:31:12,068 --> 00:31:13,563 Was he correct in changing the mission? 547 00:31:13,737 --> 00:31:15,564 Yes, I would say, selfishly. 548 00:31:15,739 --> 00:31:17,150 Here. 549 00:31:18,325 --> 00:31:20,033 I understand how you feel, sir, 550 00:31:20,202 --> 00:31:23,119 but if the lieutenant is to be awarded this medal, 551 00:31:23,288 --> 00:31:25,031 I need more than just your gratitude. 552 00:31:25,207 --> 00:31:26,915 For example? 553 00:31:28,335 --> 00:31:30,707 You were the only eyewitness to the rescue. 554 00:31:30,879 --> 00:31:32,753 Can you remember anything else about it? 555 00:31:33,673 --> 00:31:35,168 Anything in particular? 556 00:31:35,342 --> 00:31:38,343 Any details you may have overlooked. 557 00:31:38,512 --> 00:31:41,845 What do you remember about what went on after the firefight? 558 00:31:42,015 --> 00:31:44,684 Well, after the lieutenant brought me out of the building, 559 00:31:44,851 --> 00:31:48,386 he hid me behind some rocks, and then, when he came back, he... 560 00:31:48,563 --> 00:31:50,852 Wait a minute. Came back from where? 561 00:31:51,024 --> 00:31:52,055 I don't know. 562 00:31:52,234 --> 00:31:55,816 I saw this big red flare, and then he reappeared 563 00:31:55,987 --> 00:31:58,276 and he carried me out of there. 564 00:31:58,448 --> 00:32:01,531 Did Lt. Rivers send up a flare after Culbertson's rescue? 565 00:32:01,700 --> 00:32:03,360 Yes, sir. A red pop-up. 566 00:32:03,827 --> 00:32:05,571 Thanks. Why? 567 00:32:05,746 --> 00:32:08,118 That was to notify us of Petty Officer Douglas' position. 568 00:32:09,583 --> 00:32:11,208 Douglas was down? 569 00:32:11,377 --> 00:32:12,408 Yes, sir. 570 00:32:12,586 --> 00:32:16,335 So the lieutenant took responsibility for Douglas' safety as well? 571 00:32:16,507 --> 00:32:17,835 Oh, with all due respect, ma'am, 572 00:32:18,008 --> 00:32:20,760 he would not have needed to be saved if he hadn't been in danger. 573 00:32:20,928 --> 00:32:22,920 You're a difficult man to impress, chief. 574 00:32:23,097 --> 00:32:26,051 Sir, Petty Officer Douglas was wounded badly. 575 00:32:26,225 --> 00:32:28,052 It was not a time for enthusiasm. 576 00:32:28,936 --> 00:32:32,601 For the moment, put aside the fact that Lt. Rivers 577 00:32:32,773 --> 00:32:35,229 changed the mission and consider the events of the rescue. 578 00:32:35,401 --> 00:32:37,856 - Can you do that? - Yes, sir, I can do that. 579 00:32:38,028 --> 00:32:40,317 What is your opinion now of what Lt. Rivers did? 580 00:32:40,489 --> 00:32:43,027 Do you know the first rule of a SEALs team, sir? 581 00:32:44,368 --> 00:32:45,399 Enlighten us, chief. 582 00:32:46,870 --> 00:32:48,412 Never leave your man. 583 00:32:48,580 --> 00:32:49,778 What are you saying? 584 00:32:49,957 --> 00:32:52,911 Douglas was by himself when we got there. 585 00:32:53,085 --> 00:32:56,205 The lieutenant fired the flare and then left. 586 00:32:56,380 --> 00:32:57,755 With Culbertson on his back. 587 00:32:57,923 --> 00:33:00,046 Yeah, but he abandoned his man, sir. 588 00:33:01,427 --> 00:33:04,096 All right, what if Lt. Rivers stayed behind to help Douglas, 589 00:33:04,263 --> 00:33:06,836 and as a result, the Undersecretary Culbertson was killed? 590 00:33:07,015 --> 00:33:09,008 That would be unfortunate. 591 00:33:09,184 --> 00:33:13,431 But that rule exists for the sake of undersecretaries everywhere. 592 00:33:13,605 --> 00:33:15,977 Our bond is what makes SEALs successful. 593 00:33:18,443 --> 00:33:22,358 So Lt. Rivers seriously violated the SEAL code? 594 00:33:25,032 --> 00:33:27,488 How the hell do you...? 595 00:33:28,244 --> 00:33:29,275 Admiral? 596 00:33:29,453 --> 00:33:32,123 I'm here. We're running out of time. What do you have? 597 00:33:32,290 --> 00:33:35,741 Well, sir, apparently, Rivers left Douglas alone 598 00:33:35,918 --> 00:33:38,326 in the process of rescuing Undersecretary Culbertson. 599 00:33:38,713 --> 00:33:40,752 Oh, this is bad news, commander. 600 00:33:40,923 --> 00:33:43,130 Well, he did it to save Culbertson's life, sir. 601 00:33:43,301 --> 00:33:44,415 It doesn't matter, major. 602 00:33:44,594 --> 00:33:47,713 SEALs do what they do because they can rely on each other. 603 00:33:47,889 --> 00:33:50,925 The team is everything. You never leave your man. 604 00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:53,140 So we've discovered, sir. 605 00:33:53,311 --> 00:33:56,477 So there's no one left to talk to. We've gotten everyone's story. 606 00:33:58,149 --> 00:34:00,272 Not everyone's. 607 00:34:02,903 --> 00:34:05,145 Your version of the rescue, lieutenant. 608 00:34:05,323 --> 00:34:09,237 No evasions, no games, no crap. 609 00:34:09,410 --> 00:34:12,660 Just straight talk, huh? Man to man. 610 00:34:13,289 --> 00:34:14,664 I say what happened, 611 00:34:14,832 --> 00:34:18,497 and you two dedicated lawyers, seekers of the truth, 612 00:34:18,669 --> 00:34:20,211 will take my word for it, right? 613 00:34:20,755 --> 00:34:22,379 Well, that depends on what you tell us. 614 00:34:25,134 --> 00:34:28,218 - I figured as much. - Sit down, lieutenant. 615 00:34:28,679 --> 00:34:30,553 We're not done. 616 00:34:33,851 --> 00:34:37,267 So here's what we know so far. You're an irresponsible leader. 617 00:34:37,438 --> 00:34:41,056 A Rambo who puts his men's lives in danger. 618 00:34:41,233 --> 00:34:43,025 Is there anything else we should know? 619 00:34:43,194 --> 00:34:44,854 If there is, you better tell us right now 620 00:34:45,029 --> 00:34:47,520 because, frankly, we are tired of asking. 621 00:34:47,698 --> 00:34:50,698 Good. Then maybe if you get tired enough, you'll just go away. 622 00:34:50,867 --> 00:34:52,326 After what happened to your father, 623 00:34:52,494 --> 00:34:54,202 we understand how you feel about lawyers. 624 00:34:54,370 --> 00:34:56,944 You don't know anything about me or what I do. 625 00:34:57,123 --> 00:34:58,915 You don't have the right to understand me. 626 00:34:59,083 --> 00:35:00,459 Oh, I know you, Rivers. 627 00:35:00,794 --> 00:35:03,498 You're a hard-assed mustang with a chip on your shoulder, 628 00:35:03,671 --> 00:35:05,997 using your father as an excuse. 629 00:35:06,174 --> 00:35:08,048 I can do anything I want 630 00:35:08,218 --> 00:35:10,341 because Seaman Edgar Rivers was persecuted. 631 00:35:11,554 --> 00:35:14,804 Stop it. Back off, lieutenant. Do it. 632 00:35:19,270 --> 00:35:21,393 Good thing you got a woman to protect you, commander. 633 00:35:21,564 --> 00:35:23,473 Any time, any place, Rivers. 634 00:35:23,650 --> 00:35:24,978 Are you stepping up to the plate? 635 00:35:25,151 --> 00:35:26,526 I can handle anything you got. 636 00:35:26,694 --> 00:35:27,975 I got the last day of hell week. 637 00:35:28,154 --> 00:35:30,063 Why don't you put on greens and join the party? 638 00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:31,864 What? So you can push me around? 639 00:35:32,033 --> 00:35:33,361 You can handle anything I got. 640 00:35:33,535 --> 00:35:38,611 All right, I'll go. You tell me your story and I'll be there. 641 00:35:38,790 --> 00:35:39,869 Are you serious? 642 00:35:40,041 --> 00:35:42,710 You make it through the day, I'll give you my biography. 643 00:35:43,086 --> 00:35:44,117 Deal. 644 00:35:55,014 --> 00:35:57,256 Commander. 645 00:35:57,433 --> 00:35:58,762 I hope you're ready for this. 646 00:36:01,688 --> 00:36:04,605 Welcome to the last phase of SEAL training, commander. 647 00:36:04,774 --> 00:36:07,312 You've been captured by the enemy. 648 00:36:07,485 --> 00:36:11,613 Your task is a simple one. All you have to do is survive. 649 00:36:12,490 --> 00:36:14,067 Lawyers. 650 00:36:16,159 --> 00:36:17,737 Is something wrong? 651 00:36:17,911 --> 00:36:20,402 That old night blindness thing acting up again? 652 00:36:23,166 --> 00:36:25,455 That's what it indicates in your service record, isn't it? 653 00:36:25,627 --> 00:36:28,747 Crashed a Tomcat on the carrier deck at night. 654 00:36:28,922 --> 00:36:30,120 It's okay. Look at me. 655 00:36:32,342 --> 00:36:35,047 What was the name of your RIO, buddy, huh? 656 00:36:35,220 --> 00:36:38,969 Was he a nice guy? Was he your friend, huh? 657 00:36:39,141 --> 00:36:42,474 He liked you, didn't he? He trusted you, he had to. 658 00:36:42,644 --> 00:36:44,553 He put his life in your hands. 659 00:36:44,729 --> 00:36:46,806 The stupid sucker. It's clear. 660 00:36:48,650 --> 00:36:50,892 How do you like answering the questions now? 661 00:36:52,529 --> 00:36:56,443 What do you think? A lawyer with nothing to say. 662 00:37:01,955 --> 00:37:03,533 You want to take a shot at me, commander? 663 00:37:13,675 --> 00:37:14,754 Lieutenant. 664 00:37:14,926 --> 00:37:16,005 What? 665 00:37:16,178 --> 00:37:19,095 Take it easy. You're supposed to test him, not break him. 666 00:37:21,349 --> 00:37:22,512 Anything else? 667 00:37:22,684 --> 00:37:26,183 - Yeah. I'll get the corpsmen. - You do that. 668 00:37:32,027 --> 00:37:33,770 You know the secret of happiness, lieutenant? 669 00:37:38,574 --> 00:37:41,777 You can defeat the pain, Curtis. It's all in your mind. 670 00:37:45,289 --> 00:37:48,705 Or would you rather cash in your chips and ring the bell? 671 00:37:51,545 --> 00:37:52,660 Tell me everything. 672 00:37:52,838 --> 00:37:56,539 - What you've heard is right. - Stop stonewalling me. 673 00:37:57,259 --> 00:37:59,003 I've got nothing to add. 674 00:37:59,178 --> 00:38:00,672 Make something up. 675 00:38:12,316 --> 00:38:13,347 Get out of here. 676 00:38:15,402 --> 00:38:19,103 No, no, no, let's go. Come on, come on, come on. 677 00:38:33,087 --> 00:38:35,375 Tell me what happened. 678 00:38:35,923 --> 00:38:38,211 Tell me what you heard. 679 00:38:40,469 --> 00:38:43,885 You needlessly endangered your men. 680 00:38:44,973 --> 00:38:47,096 And you believe that? 681 00:38:47,643 --> 00:38:50,430 Three of your team were injured. 682 00:38:50,604 --> 00:38:52,810 Plus the hostage. 683 00:38:54,316 --> 00:38:56,273 Anything else? 684 00:38:57,903 --> 00:39:00,774 You broke the SEAL code. 685 00:39:00,948 --> 00:39:03,023 You left your man. 686 00:39:04,575 --> 00:39:06,532 Is it true? 687 00:39:08,454 --> 00:39:12,783 I don't have to defend myself to you, to them or to anyone. 688 00:39:12,959 --> 00:39:16,659 The mission I took was to save the Undersecretary of State. 689 00:39:17,255 --> 00:39:19,128 I did that. 690 00:39:20,591 --> 00:39:22,251 Why do your men resent you? 691 00:39:22,426 --> 00:39:24,218 Resent me? 692 00:39:24,387 --> 00:39:25,964 They hate my guts. 693 00:39:26,138 --> 00:39:27,798 Why? 694 00:39:29,141 --> 00:39:33,638 Because I operate instinctively, regardless of their wishes. 695 00:39:36,649 --> 00:39:38,476 They still follow you. 696 00:39:38,651 --> 00:39:42,067 They have to. I outrank them. 697 00:39:43,739 --> 00:39:45,399 It's not because... 698 00:39:45,574 --> 00:39:47,863 They respect you. 699 00:39:53,332 --> 00:39:55,823 You went back for Douglas? 700 00:39:56,752 --> 00:39:58,246 Yeah. 701 00:39:58,421 --> 00:40:01,505 You lit a flare so the others would come find him. 702 00:40:02,508 --> 00:40:04,666 Did Douglas tell you that? 703 00:40:04,844 --> 00:40:07,548 He was unconscious. 704 00:40:07,722 --> 00:40:09,430 Is that what he said? 705 00:40:09,598 --> 00:40:11,390 Wasn't he? 706 00:40:11,559 --> 00:40:13,432 Whatever. 707 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:18,470 Why won't you speak on your own behalf, lieutenant? 708 00:40:20,860 --> 00:40:25,853 Because all the medals in the world won't make you a better leader. 709 00:40:36,207 --> 00:40:38,164 Commander, what happened to you? 710 00:40:38,334 --> 00:40:41,288 It's a long story. How are you feeling? 711 00:40:42,338 --> 00:40:43,714 About the same. 712 00:40:44,090 --> 00:40:46,213 - Depressed? - A little. 713 00:40:46,384 --> 00:40:49,551 - Bitter? - What do you mean, sir? 714 00:40:49,721 --> 00:40:52,722 Are you angry? Feel you got a raw deal? 715 00:40:53,975 --> 00:40:55,802 Some, I suppose. 716 00:40:56,311 --> 00:40:57,390 Is that why you lied to me? 717 00:40:57,562 --> 00:40:58,760 Sir? 718 00:40:58,938 --> 00:41:01,227 You weren't unconscious during the rescue, were you? 719 00:41:04,652 --> 00:41:07,404 You're a lousy liar, Petty Officer Douglas. 720 00:41:07,572 --> 00:41:10,573 Probably not enough practise. Try the truth. 721 00:41:10,742 --> 00:41:11,940 The truth? 722 00:41:12,118 --> 00:41:14,443 The truth is he gets nominated for a medal. 723 00:41:14,621 --> 00:41:16,697 And I get to be an invalid for the rest of my life 724 00:41:16,873 --> 00:41:18,700 because he couldn't wait. 725 00:41:18,875 --> 00:41:22,540 You saw him pull Culbertson out. You saw him kill the terrorists. 726 00:41:22,712 --> 00:41:25,120 You saw him carry Culbertson to safety, didn't you? 727 00:41:26,925 --> 00:41:29,250 Yes, sir, I did. 728 00:41:29,427 --> 00:41:30,506 So what? 729 00:41:31,471 --> 00:41:33,594 Did Lt. Rivers abandon you? 730 00:41:35,058 --> 00:41:36,801 He came over there. 731 00:41:36,976 --> 00:41:41,188 I told him to get out of there, get the hostage down to the beach. 732 00:41:41,356 --> 00:41:44,522 He fired a flare to mark my position. 733 00:41:44,692 --> 00:41:47,859 And when he saw our men heading towards us, he left. 734 00:41:48,029 --> 00:41:50,270 A minute later, the guys were there. 735 00:41:50,822 --> 00:41:52,566 So he didn't abandon you? 736 00:41:53,992 --> 00:41:55,190 No. 737 00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:59,029 Maybe he deserves the medal, I don't know. 738 00:41:59,206 --> 00:42:02,871 But I wouldn't wanna serve with him again. 739 00:42:03,794 --> 00:42:09,796 I mean, not that I have need to worry about that. 740 00:42:09,966 --> 00:42:12,636 Lt. Rivers deserves the medal. 741 00:42:12,803 --> 00:42:14,879 You deserve a little relief. 742 00:42:15,472 --> 00:42:16,966 Let go of the anger. 743 00:42:17,140 --> 00:42:19,299 Forgive the man so you can get on with your life. 744 00:42:19,476 --> 00:42:21,599 I won't forgive him. 745 00:42:22,771 --> 00:42:26,306 But I won't lie anymore. 746 00:42:28,318 --> 00:42:30,275 What are you looking for, sir? 747 00:42:32,155 --> 00:42:33,947 I'm looking for a second eyewitness. 748 00:42:37,494 --> 00:42:39,736 You got one. 749 00:42:53,969 --> 00:42:55,511 Thank you. 750 00:42:58,473 --> 00:43:02,222 Together on this day, we offer a prayer for peace 751 00:43:02,394 --> 00:43:04,682 and a tribute to those who defend it. 752 00:43:05,730 --> 00:43:08,897 Together on this day, we say thank you 753 00:43:09,067 --> 00:43:15,069 to those who step forward to safeguard our security and our ideals. 754 00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:18,109 What better way to express our gratitude 755 00:43:18,284 --> 00:43:23,622 than by presenting this country's highest military decoration for valour? 756 00:43:23,789 --> 00:43:25,995 Mr. Undersecretary? 757 00:43:26,166 --> 00:43:27,874 Mr. President. 758 00:43:30,421 --> 00:43:33,706 For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity 759 00:43:33,882 --> 00:43:37,382 at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, 760 00:43:37,553 --> 00:43:42,380 Lt. Curtis Rivers, United States Navy, an American hero, 761 00:43:42,558 --> 00:43:46,009 is hereby awarded the Medal of Honour. 762 00:44:01,660 --> 00:44:05,111 Your nation thanks you and may God bless you. 763 00:44:05,289 --> 00:44:07,080 Thank you, sir. 764 00:45:29,497 --> 00:45:31,904 I would have followed you anywhere.