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The unprecedented criticism
of president foster

by the veteran chairman

of the joint chiefs of staff
general Lloyd

at the national
press club yesterday.

Let's just say
that on this issue

president foster and I
have agreed to disagree.

General Lloyd stated

that the president's lack
of support of the military

would leave the country
vulnerable and crippled

at this time of
high global uncertainty.

The president wants to
shrink the armed forces

and put this peace dividend
into his domestic program.

The general believes
there is no...

So what's the program today?

Polish the doorknobs,

cut the grass and...

Wash mom's car.

Then to your room.
No TV.

Now go change your clothes.

Yes, sir.

Good morning.

Why is everything
always an order?

He knows what he did.

Can't lick a problem
if it licks you first.

Mac, he's 13.

He was born into this
family. He didn't enlist.

Todd.

You handle yourself
properly today.

Watch the game
together tomorrow.

Orlando's going to win 4-zip.

No way. Knicks
are going to take it.

Character!

O.k.?

O.k.
See you later.

All right. Love you.

Mr. Secretary,
with all due respect,

we're not the only ones questioning
the president's indesicion..

The chairman of
the joint cheifs of staff

publicly criticized the
president for not signing the bill.

As far as general Lloyd's
remarks go, you in the media

have taken his aggreement to disagree
with the president out of context...

Morning, Billy.

Morning, colonel.

Situation normal?

Uh... we lost another
one in Bolivia last night.

Any friendly casualties?

Goodness, no.
That wouldn't be nice.

Bolivia's fine. The Knicks
got their back against the wall.

Hey, who's the old man like?

Not into it.

Negative.
He's into it big time.

"Call on slam dunk.

All bets in
by 8 pm Saturday."

He's got a betting
pool on the finals.

Been sending stuff out all week

under his personal
code. Blue 6 code.

You get caught
plugging into his code,

you know what's going to happen.

You should see
who's got a share.

Cross at tampa. Jacobs at
NORAD. Allen at fort benning.

Mucho brass.
Everybody's already in.

Has he said anything
about it to you?

To me? Nah. You can ask
him. He wants to see you.

What, he's here...
On a Sunday?

Yeah. Bookie's
best day.

You wanted to see me, sir?

Sit down, Mac.

Ah, it's days
like this that I wish

I never accepted this lousy job.

The only problem is...

I can't bear the thought
of anyone else having it.

The intel is the president
loses his job first.

Is that the intel? Well,
we'll know next Tuesday,

my day on the carpet.

Uh... should have kept
my big mouth shut!

Spoke up.
Straight. Honest.

It's time somebody did.

Publicly? Hmm?

Commander-in-chief?

I don't think it's perceived as an attack,
sir.

The president may be a good man,

but he doesn't know shit
about national defense.

At least when his wife
was alive,

he had a reality barometer.

The way things
were going election day,

nobody bothered
to ask him about it. Here.

I used to know
who my enemies were.

Who'd have guessed
five years ago

that Iran and Iraq
would be allies?

The next fight
in the middle east...

It's going to make the Gulf
war look like a family picnic.

When it comes,
we won't be ready.

Look at this. We're
cops. We're builders.

We're health-care providers.

Worst of all...

We're politicians.

Sucks.

Ah.

Hell, let's not mince words.

It's what my son always says...

About everything.

Mac, uh...

Last couple of weeks, uh...

You've been kind of tense.

You're not uptight about the
alert this weekend, are you?

No.

It's Todd.

He's 13.

He's working at an appliance store,
kraemer's.

He stole eight video recorders.

Took him months.

He doesn't know why he did it,
and neither do I.

But somehow, it all...

Comes down to
me being a bad father.

He's a good kid.

Mac...

Good kids often lose their way.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

I've been trained that way. I'm a marine,
sir.

It sucks.
I like that.

You going to watch the
playoffs this weekend, sir?

Playoffs.
Would you believe it?

I don't even know who's playing.

Mr. President.
Mr. President!

Dave.

Mr. President,
can you tell us

what you thought of
the latest CNN poll?

My chief of staff,
miss corcoran, likes to say

that a poll is what you
hang a politician from.

I don't pay attention to them.

It's a different
number every day.

One last question.
Helen.

General Lloyd has
publicly accused you

of turning your back
on the military.

Would you care to comment?

General Lloyd's remarks
were taken out of context

and blown way out of proportion.

But make no mistake about it...

The general was freelancing.

But I am smart enough to know

when I'm being shot at
by a professional,

and I'm still in one piece.

Thank you for asking.

Thank you.

Well, Betsy,
from one herd of jackals to the next.

The cabinet,
Mr. President.

With 29% approval rating,

you can't tell them what to do.

If you don't build a consensus,
you pay a price.

I thought the cabinet was
supposed to be the president's team.

You bet.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Steven.

Harry.

We have a lot of ground to
cover in a short time, as usual,

so I suggest we get
started right away.

Let's begin
with something easy...

Taxes.

Well, as you all know,

I have on my desk right now

a bill that gives a huge
budget increase to the military.

Suppose I just don't sign it?

Suppose some of that

goes over to domestic,
to farm subsidies,

to policing our streets?

Do you really think
that's wise, sir?

I don't know, art.
What do you think?

If you do that,
Mr. President,

I'm told that our readiness
and force structure

will suffer severely.

That sounds just like
general Lloyd's position.

If you veto that bill,
Mr. President,

you will get a huge
public reaction.

Then I'll take the heat, Tom.

I know most of you
don't like this idea.

And I'm not going to
ask for a show of hands,

but I will need the support
of everyone in this room.

We're going to need
to pull together on this.

Now let's be clear...

About what we will not do.

We will not any longer

defer our urgent domestic needs

in order to satisfy the inflated
demands of the military.

We will not add
$40-60 billion to the budget

without having any idea
where the money's coming from.

I ran on a pledge
to cut the deficit.

That's why we're all here today.

I'm going to do it...
Or I'll die trying.

Uh, let's not talk about death.

Taxes is depressing enough.

Why, Walter,
I always thought that death

was a vice-presidential
obsession.

Where is it written

that if your president's
from the heartland,

your vice-president has to be
a back room boy from the east?

It was a winning combination.

But a terrible marriage.

I should have gone
with Charlie Potter.

He gets things done.

Are we pushing too hard?

We don't have a choice.

If things don't
change remarkably,

there won't be a second term.

We've come a long way, Betsy.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

Thank you, sir.

Central command.

Yeah.

It's colonel Casey
from the joint staff.

I need the deputy
commander, please.

O'Malley.

Colonel O'Malley.
Yeah.

We noticed a little item up here

preparing a readiness report
for the alert this weekend.

It's just a routine exercise,

but it says here you
guys ordered live ammo.

Not exactly standard.

Well, that's classified.

Excuse me?

I'm sorry,
colonel. No one but general Allen

is authorized to
discuss that operation.

Maybe you can
call back tomorrow.

Sure.
Tomorrow's fine.

Hello.
Walter.

Yeah.

Mac Casey.

Hey, Mac.
The rising star.

I got the duty.

How's the puzzle palace?

Look, Walt...

I'm checking out
this live ammo request.

Jesus,
Mac. I wish you guys would get it together.

You added the live ammo for
your slam dunk thing. Remember?

For slam dunk.

Yeah. It's
the damnedest thing.

We're training more
for seizure than defense.

Come.

Mac.

This will only take a moment.

Yesterday, I ran across a
little glitch in the printouts.

There was live ammo
ordered for some operation

called slam dunk?

I'm sorry you got left out, Mac.

It was the president's idea to
keep this one on the short list.

Slam dunk is a covert exercise

we're running with the CIA.

It's extremely sensitive, Mac...

Extremely sensitive.

A team is practicing

to go into a third world country

to seize a nuclear weapon.

I could show you the
file if you're curious.

I wouldn't mind
taking a look. Thanks.

Can I have it now, sir?

I'll shoot it to you e-mail.

You'll have it tomorrow morning.

Thank you, sir.

Standby.

15 points down.

Take a shot or give it up.

So what was your program today?

I saw the therapist.

Yeah?

Like her?

Well, she's o.K.

Don't lock your knees.

Did she ask you
lots of questions?

Well, sh-she asked if

I felt a rush...

When I was stealing.

And I told her I felt awful.

And she says, "why?"

And I say...

"'Cause...

I knew
I'd get caught."

Take your hands out your pocket.

Take a shot.

Then she says...

"Why did you do it?"

And you say...

What?

'Cause...

'Cause I...

'cause I couldn't stop.

And she asked how we get along.

How do we get along?

You're close to fouling out.

Try to stay in the game, Todd.

Try to stay in the game.

Take your shot or give it up.

I don't think the son
of a bitch can shut up

even if he wants to.
He's a born politician...

And not a bad one at that.

Name one successful
general who isn't.

Well, I've rapidly lost my
appetite for the daily battle.

What would happen
to my poll numbers

if I were to fire
a living legend?

You'd become nostalgic

for the days when you had 29%.

On the upside,

Lloyd will be retiring
soon with full honors,

and you'll have
one less problem,

though replacing him
may be a problem

since you've almost
run out of women.

Very good,
Mr. Secretary.

Where would I be
without you, Charlie?

I've been advised,
general, to fire you.

I frankly know
of no reason why, sir.

But you know I serve at your disposal,
Mr. President.

Yes, but you've gone
and got yourself

a pretty good constituency.

I'm asking a lot of the
American people already.

I can't liquidate
their captain marvel.

The people want to know
they're defended.

They are,
at a cost of 230 billion a year.

May I remind you,
Mr. President,

that the sole purpose
of our military

is to wage and win wars

and protect our shores
from foreign aggressors?

You are a compassionate
man, sir,

but you are withholding funds

which will leave
our military degraded.

You are recklessly
placing this nation

in a position of weakness.

And may I remind you, general,

that I, with the help
of congress,

will make policy.

You will follow it.

If you want my job,
go out and get yourself elected!

I have no interest
in becoming president.

My sole concern is there
be a country left to defend.

Another war's coming,
and when it does,

we'll have to call on
Israel to defend us

because our own forces

will have become impotent in
the interests of social experiments

and global public relations.

Keep your opinions
to yourself, general,

or confine them to this office.

Thank you.

It's after midnight,
right? Say quarter to 1:00.

I leave her there parked,
right, in that driveway?

The white house. It's
late at night. She's alone.

I come back with this envelope.

I say, "we got to rush this
out to the CIA at Langley."

And this gets you laid?

I am 6 for 6 on this.

Uh, yes, sir.

Situation normal?

Uh, yes, sir.

How's the traffic on the old man

and his betting pool?

Uh, something
came in this morning.

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but reagent Alpha one...

That's an advanced chemical
disabling weapon, right?

Yeah.
What's the point?

It's been o.K.'D
for the alert.

Don't ask me why,
but national command authorized it.

Punch up where
general Lloyd is. Now.

It was good seeing you two
playing ball together today.

He's getting better.

He's starting to realize
what he did wrong.

You know, I'm sorry.

You know, the way
I've been lately.

It's just I've got
so much on my mind.

Is this, um,
about seeing Todd's therapist tomorrow?

Do we need this?

I don't know this woman.

She doesn't know us.

She knows Todd.
He likes her.

Said I'd be there.

So I'll be there.

Mac.

Thanks.

Good morning.
Chief of staff's office.

May I help you?

Chief of staff, please.

Who's calling, please?

This is the... Director of current
operations at the Pentagon,

colonel Mac Casey.

Tell her it's urgent.

And private, please.
Thank you.

What's so urgent?

Betsy?

Betsy, I need to talk to you.

That's it?
No hello, how are you?

Where are you, anyway?

This is really important.

It's a matter
of national security.

Aren't you pretty far out of channels,
Mac?

You have a boss.
Talk to him.

I can't.

Jesus,
Mac. What the hell is going on?

Can't you give me some idea?

Yeah. I need to
talk to you in person.

You and everyone else.

Betsy, you've known me
for a long time.

I've been a marine for 19 years.

By me calling you,
I may be throwing it all away.

Hang on for a second, Mac.

Betsy?

Grant memorial. 8:00.

Oh. O.K.

Uh...

Can you make it 8:30?

This is not a negotiation,
colonel.

O.k.

Grant memorial. 8:00.

See you then. Bye.

Office of the Attorney
General. Please hold.

Secretary Potter to see you.

Good morning, Sarah.

Good morning.

How are you?

Fine, thank you,
Mr. Secretary.

Good, good.

Charlie, come in.
Sit down.

Thank you, Sarah.

The general tells me

that you have
misgivings, Arthur.

I have always had
misgivings, Charlie.

The constitution is...

Is in my care.

Others before us have tried
to manipulate the constitution,

but, Jesus, this thing makes
them look like a Sunday picnic!

I, uh...

I can't be a part of subverting
the constitution, Charlie...

Not as a means to an end,

even if that end is
saving the country itself.

Oh, my.

You should reread the constitution,
Arthur.,

I have.

You unleash this thing...

How do you know what
will ultimately happen?

Because I control what happens.

What if something goes wrong?

Arthur, nothing
is going to go wrong.

You have a backup plan.

I don't want to hear about that,

including that exercise this Saturday,
you hear?

Very well.

I understand you have misgivings,
Arthur.

What I need to know is

what do you intend
to do about them?

Nothing.

Do I have your word on that?

Yes.

Damn you!

I respect that, Arthur.

Afternoon, general.

Admiral. Come on in.

Good afternoon, general.

Oh, Mac, uh,
you can sit this one out.

Colonel, there appears
to be a lot of pressure

at home right now.

Todd talks about you
a great deal.

Seems clear you've always
had a strong relationship.

He's my son and I love him.

But I don't see what
that's got to do with this.

Don't you?

Look, doctor,

I'm sure you're very
good at what you do.

But I don't think this
is getting us anywhere.

Todd made a mistake.

He's got to deal with his punishment,
learn from it,

and move on.

Right, Todd?

You and your dad live by a
pretty tough behavior code,

don't you, Todd?

I guess so.

Did you ever wonder
what would happen

if you failed to live
up to that code?

I'd get in trouble.

Was it possible you
were trying to test things,

see if your dad still
loved you just as much,

even after you got caught?

Todd.

We'll watch the game
together tonight.

You're leaving?

Now?

I got to go. I'm really sorry.

How could you do this?

I'll be there for tipoff.

Save me a seat, huh?

Sorry.

I was just getting
ready to leave.

Anybody but you,
I'd be gone by now.

It wasn't exactly convenient
accommodating your schedule.

You got exactly six minutes.

Make it good.

Have you ever heard of
a... Classified covert exercise

involving the military and
the CIA called slam dunk?

Could the president have
approved this exercise

without you having known?

The political answer?
Sure.

The truth? No.

Last Sunday, I learned

that general Lloyd was
operating a betting pool

over the NBA playoffs.

Pentagon's always got
betting pools. So what?

The general told me he
doesn't even know who's playing.

Betsy, that's not like him.

He's never lied to me before.

The same day,
I noticed that, um...

Live ammunition had been ordered

for this weekend's alert.

So I did some checking,

and I found out two things.

First... that they were
training more for seizure

than for protection,

second...

This live ammunition was
ordered for this operation slam dunk.

And?

I talked to the general.

Told him that...

There must have been
a communications glitch,

because I was not
informed of the situation.

And?

He said that the president
wanted the list short on this.

Said he'd send me the file,
but he hasn't.

Go on.

General Lloyd...

Has been meeting privately

with secretary Potter,

other members of the cabinet.

Doesn't add up.

You have absolutely nothing
but your own conjecture.

Standard exercise
calls for 10,000 men.

This weekend,
we're deploying 100,000 troops

into the 12 major
cities of this country.

And there's one more thing.

What's that?

The troops have been
armed with chemical weapons.

I need to talk to the president.

Hi.

How are you?

Good to see you.

And now, our guest this evening,

Arthur Daniels,

the Attorney General
of the United States.

Always a pleasure, ma'am.

Ambassador.
How are you?

Honey, I'm going to
call you in the morning.

Mr. Daniels!

Mr. Daniels!

Sir... sir!

Get him on his back.

1...

2...

3...

Somebody call the paramedics.

Come on, man!

101 to 101.

No!

We interrupt this program
for a special report.

This is Iris gitter in front
of the Watergate Plaza

in Washington, D.C. where,
just moments ago,

U.S. Attorney General Arthur
Daniels collapsed and died...

Hello?

Police are closing off the area.

People are still leaving
the fund-raising event

that the attorney
general was attending.

He had no previous
record of heart problems.

Mac, it's for you.

Now back to you in the studio.

Yes?

Our friend would like
you to come for a visit.

East gate.
40 minutes.

Right. 40 minutes.
I'll be there.

Ready?

Mr. President,
colonel Mac Casey.

Please sit down, colonel.

I prefer to stand.
Thank you, sir.

Tell me about the general.

Sir, this is very
uncomfortable for me

because it concerns a superior
officer that I admire and respect.

Understood.

The general believes
that war's inevitable...

And the next time, we will lose

because we have lost
our ability to fight.

I'd like to ask you
a question, sir.

Go ahead.

Yesterday...
I saw a private memo.

An advanced chemical disabling
weapon called reagent Alpha one

had been authorized
for this weekend's alert.

Only the national command
authority can do that, sir.

I didn't order it.

The only other person with
that authority is secretary Potter.

Yes, sir.

Now let me ask you a question.

You believe
general Lloyd is a hero.

Yes, I do.

Can a hero be a traitor?

I'm afraid he could be.

So you think there's
a military plot

to take over the government.

Naked military takeover.

Not in this country. The
people would never stand for it.

The men at arms are just
regular American kids.

They wouldn't
stand for it either.

There has to be something more.

The military action has to
be supporting something...

Something within the law
that the people could accept.

The Attorney General...

He died of a heart attack, sir?

Art Daniels just had his
physical a week ago at Bethesda.

We asked about it.

He was in perfect health.

The kgb...

Used to use smoke
and prussic acid.

Death was instantaneous.
Looked like a coronary.

Our boys could have
done the same thing.

You believe art Daniels
was assassinated?

What I do not believe in,
sir, is coincidence.

Maybe Daniels found out.

Maybe he was even
involved in it.

Maybe he just had
a heart attack.

Maybe.

Mac has a list of 22 names.

They're the commanders
of the exercise this weekend.

He thinks they'll make
a move during the alert.

If it is true,
all you can do is fire them... Now.

What about the other generals?

Do I trust them

just because colonel Casey
hasn't found their names yet?

If I fire my top 22 generals,

claim they're traitors
without proof...

You could be impeached.

It's a possibility, sir.

And a chance you
might just have to take.

Sir, we don't know
what they're planning,

but what they'd do
to protect themselves

if they suspected
that we knew...

They might move it up.
They might go immediately.

We tip our hands right now,

we are giving up our
tactical advantage of surprise,

and, frankly, sir,
that is the only advantage that we have.

What are we supposed to
do with our tactical advantage?

Find out who they are,
what they're planning,

and how to stop them
in 69 hours.

You're career military.

You're general Lloyd's protege.

Why didn't you join them?

They didn't ask me.

If they had.

The military exist

to support and
defend the government.

Not to be the government, sir.

Should I worry about
where your loyalties lie?

I'm here.

I'm the one who blew the whistle,
sir.

Good night, sir.

Stop!

Sorry.

What time did you
get in last night?

What?

Mac,
you've done classified work before.

You've always told me something.

It's different.

How?

Is there something
you should let me know?

If I could, I would.

I see.

You run out on us
twice in one night.

You don't come back
home until 3 A.M.?

Honey...

For 15 years...

Did I ever give you
trouble like that?

I never thought so.

I'm no angel, Jean.

I may be a lousy father...

But I promise I'll
be there for him.

I'm trying really hard

to believe that.

Good morning,
Mr. President.

How does it look this morning?

Did our colonel
have a bad dream?

I'm afraid it's not
going to go away.

Thank you.

What amazes me is

that this thing
hasn't leaked yet.

I want you to scrub my
meeting with John instead.

Fullerton smoked to the press

that I'm working on
foreign affairs for a change.

Tell me about Casey.

Are you confident about him?

I've known him for a long time.

We're making a big bet
on one man.

Should we bring back the
national security adviser from Kiev?

Nope. Charlie Potter
would smell a rat.

I thought Charlie was my friend.

If we get lucky... find a guy
who's not a conspirator...

How do we know
he'll even help us?

FBI? Secret service?

If Daniels could have
been in on it.

Why not the FBI?

Why not anybody?

We might get a hand from
Daniels' private secretary,

Sarah something.

She's not too bright.

I'll make up a story,
give her a call.

Yeah?

Colonel Casey, please.

Yeah, he's right here.
Hang on.

Mac?

Yeah?

Hello.

Please hold for
the chief of staff.

The Attorney General's secretary

is a Sarah mccann.

You'll be meeting her tonight

at the justice department.

O.k.

Ninth street entrance,
7:00.

That'll give the building
time to clear.

Your name is wycliffe... Philip.

I... i got to go.

I saw you checking out of
the white house last night.

What are you,
special adviser to the president?

It wasn't me, pal.

Mac?

Sir?

Did you forget something, sir?

You've been working too hard.

Just take care of this briefing,

then take a three-day pass

and spend time with the family.

That's an order.

Thank you, sir.

Mr. Wycliffe?

I'm Sarah mccann.

Could he have had
another appointment book...

A private one maybe?

No. Just that one,
I think.

Did you know Lloyd kimaroff?

Just that once.

Can you remember
anything about that...

How the general looked
when he went in...

When he came out?

The Attorney General's
mood after the meeting.

Well, they fought.

I heard raised voices
through the door,

but I couldn't hear any words.

And when they came out,
they were smiling.

Sarah...

Could you... Sit down
for a second?

Thank you.

What did miss corcoran
tell you about the situation?

Miss corcoran didn't call me.

The president
called me... Himself.

He said I should give
you anything you ask for,

and to keep this a secret

because Mr. Daniels
had some enemies,

and that you were defending
Mr. Daniels' good name.

He wasn't a perfect man,

but he was a good man.

You see,

the president said

for you to give me
whatever I ask.

What we're looking for...

It's a secret.

So I don't know what to ask.

You know.

This wasn't anything
like Watergate.

This was just for his memoirs.

And he wouldn't have
written anything

until after everyone
had retired.

And then he would have
handled everything with...

Integrity.

I need the tapes, Sarah...

Especially the ones
from Tuesday.

He didn't give them to me.

They're at his house...

I think.

Is there anybody there?

No. After the divorce,
he lived...

He lived by himself.

I have a key.

Scorched tapes and ashes.

Damn!

At least it proves we're right.

This thing does go
deeper than the military.

It proves it to us...
Not the country.

Now we're down to 48 hours.

45.

I'll update the president.

O.k.

What's the matter?
Are you tired?

You run. You run home.

Run home now.

I don't have time
to explain. Now, go.

We just want to talk to you.

Colonel Casey!

Who are you?

Call me... Jake.

Jake.

Would you prefer Joe?

No.

Jake is fine.

I didn't know you guys
were still in business.

Yes. We Russians have a
great respect for our traditions.

What am I doing here?

You are colonel
Lyle MacArthur Casey,

and you are tracking your own superior,
general Lloyd,

and reporting back
to the white house.

That is why I wish
to speak with you.

We know that you are facing a
conspiracy in your government, colonel.

We wish to help.

President foster
is a humanitarian,

sympathetic to the plight
of my people.

And a
militarily controlled U.S.

Is not in our best interests.

Fort benning.

Here is NORAD.

Now tampa.

Troop movements,

all from this morning.

How'd you get these photographs?

We accessed your
high resolution satellite.

Very simple.

Next...

Hunting lodge...

Blue Ridge mountains.

Four meetings in six weeks...

Always these very same men.

You know, colonel,

the Pentagon is the best
news manager in the world.

Your general has all he needs...

The politicians,

the military,

public opinion,

and... the next president.

Vice president...

Kelly.

Walter Kelly.

Why am I not surprised?

And Jack giddings,

more money than god and
the moral sense of an ant.

Fire everybody in sight,

the whole fucking cabinet.

I can't fire the vice president,

and I can't fire Jack giddings.

What's worse,
I can't prove anything.

What about these photographs?

You want me to go on TV and say,

"I got these photos from
the Russians of our bases,

which incriminate the most
popular hero in the United States."

The vote to impeach
would end gridlock.

It'd be unanimous
and bipartisan.

And then Walter Kelly
waltzes into the oval office

through the front door.

We still have some time, sir.

Go back to your friends, Mac.

There's got to be more.

Get me some proof I can use.

We're down to 35 hours.
We have to do something.

I know what I'm doing.

Yes?

Excuse me, sir.

The president's on line 1.

Good afternoon, general.

Good afternoon,
Mr. President.

I'll come straight to the point.

I want to cancel the alert
this weekend.

If I may, sir, um...

This exercise is vital
to our readiness,

as we discussed.

I agree, general.

I'm not suggesting
we cancel it indefinitely,

but, with everything
that's happened,

I want to postpone it.

The final decision's
up to you, sir,

but... i cannot
endorse your decision.

I'd take that under
consideration, general,

but I'm afraid
my decision is final.

I want it canceled.

Goodbye, general.

Bye, Mr. President.

Arthur Daniels had the same
respect for life,

family, and god

as for the law
he swore to uphold.

He left us a legacy of decency...

Decency in every aspect
of his life.

For those of us who knew him,

we learned to admire
and respect him.

We shall miss him greatly.

Let us pray.

Unto thee, o lord,

do I lift up my soul.

O, my god, I trust in you.

Let me not be ashamed.

Let not mine enemies
triumph over me.

Let none that wait on me
be ashamed.

Let them be ashamed which
transgress without cause.

Show me thy ways, o lord,

teach me thy paths.

Consider mine enemies,

for they are many,

and they hate me
with cruel hatred.

So keep my soul and deliver me.

Let me not be ashamed,

for I put my trust in thee...

I thought you were off.

I'm here to see you.

Let your son, Arthur Daniels,

be with you today.

1 and...

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

Try it again.

Present.

Arms...

Order.

Arms...

It's unfortunate
that this was necessary.

We're going
to get our hands dirty

no matter how antiseptically
we do this.

We're shutting it down.

Try it again.

I've already gone

where no lieutenant's
gone before.

Try it again, lieutenant.

Colonel, this ain't kosher.

Damn it, Billy, you just...

You go have a cup of coffee,
o.K.?

Bob, we're in agreement.

This thing is a go for tomorrow.

Colonel...

Lieutenant...

Sir?

Was that colonel Casey?

No, sir.

He's on a three-day pass, sir.

Thank you, lieutenant.

Carry on.

Sir.

If I don't get some hard proof

by 8:00
tomorrow night,

there'll be no second chances.

We came forward to you.

Why would I hold back?

Hard proof.

It compromises some
other interest of yours?

Maybe an agent
you have in place?

Hypothetically speaking,

if such an agent existed,

I presume one could bargain.

One can always bargain.

Come on.
All the way now.

All the way.

Oh, yeah!

Jordan almonds.

I'm addicted.

I need a witness
to testify, Jake.

The agent in place

has been a problem to us

for reasons that I cannot say.

Going to the other side, is he?

Let's just say
emotional problems.

Let me think on this.

The third baseman...

My child!

I love this game!

The Russians
are hoping for a deal.

Get me proof...

And their agent goes home.

I'm to be contacted on that.

Let's pray it's soon...

Because with 20 hours to go,
we've got nothing.

The ultimate would be
a confession...

Someone inside the conspiracy.

Why would anybody do that?

Especially since they'd be
confessing to treason.

Maybe even murder.

I keep thinking about
art Daniels.

One thing he would never do

is go against the constitution.

We live in
a highly evolved democracy.

They're going to have
to do something

to give this thing
the appearance,

the illusion of legality.

Amendment xxv,
ratified after Kennedy...

"Presidential disability
and succession act,

"section 4.

"Whenever the vice president

"and a majority of either
the principal officers

of the executive departments..."

sound like the cabinet, sir?

Keep reading.

"Or of such other body

"as congress may by law provide,

"transmit to the president
pro tempore of the senate

"and the speaker of
the house of representatives

"their written declaration
that the president

"is unable to discharge the
powers and duties of his office,

"the vice president
shall immediately assume

"the powers and duties
of the office

as acting president."

Just by sending a letter,

you can be removed from office?

If I write a letter

saying that I am not disabled,

I don't automatically
get my job back.

The other side gets four days

to say that I am disabled...
Which they will...

And then the congress
gets 21 days

to meet and vote on it.

And through all that time,

Walter Kelly,

that backbiting...

Remains president.

I'll be damned, that's it.

That's what, sir?

They want a new president
they can control.

The xxvth amendment
makes it legal.

That's their cover.

This letter was delivered
at 8:00 this evening.

Accordingly,
I speak to you now...

As your president.

We are going to try the issues

of will foster's mental
and emotional stability.

Not tonight. These issues
will be tried in the congress,

as required by our constitution.

And the system will
work its will in this crisis

as it has in others.

Every man is imperfect
by nature,

and every nation
throughout history

has been ruled by men.

Every nation but ours.

I have, therefore, decided,

in consultation with
other government leaders,

as a purely temporary measure,

that for the next 72 hours

there will be
a dusk to dawn curfew.

The writ of habeas corpus

will be suspended
during this time.

Accordingly,
our joint chiefs of staff...

We may want to change that.

It smells of a military junta.

When you say you place
the power into their hands,

there's a sense that you're
giving up control.

Wrong.
You're the president.

They're simply
your traffic cops.

So, I've given orders
to... Mm-hmm.

And lighten up the tone
through this section.

Let the words carry the power.

It's a purely temporary measure.

They don't like will foster

any more than we do,

but he is the elected president.

You're simply letting them
off the hook.

They'll feel relieved.

That's what they want to feel.

Nurture that.

Let's do it again.

Sarah.

Mr. Wycliffe.

When I was young,

if somebody told me

that I was going
to end up as a spy...

Oh, well...

Jake ordered me...

To cooperate with the president.

That's why I told you
about the tapes.

You got to help us now.

Meaning?

You got to testify
what's on those tapes.

Well, it won't prove anything.

Arthur never said
anything incriminating.

No, no. You're
all we've got.

If the CIA discovers my
role in the justice department,

what's going to happen to me?

The president promised.
You'll be protected.

No. I need to think
about this.

Hey! You're
not listening.

You got to tell the president
what you know now.

No.

Oh, my god!

Jean!

Todd!

Jean!

Todd!

Jean!

Mac? What's
the matter?

Get Todd.
Go to your mother's.

Why?

I can't explain right now.

Todd, take care
of your mother, o.K.?

Mac, please tell me
what's going on!

Don't answer that!

Hello?

Yes, sir. Dad,
it's general Lloyd.

Just go! You gotta go!
I love you, but go.

Both of you, go now!

Mom, where are we going?

You want to talk to me,
talk in a public place.

One hour, you pick it.

Fine.

Huh!

Hey,

don't worry.

Anybody asks, all I saw
was my empty desk.

What do you mean?

I've been transferred to Hawaii,
effective immediately.

I put in for it a few years ago,

but I never heard anything.

Now suddenly...

You take care, o.K.?

You, too.

This is symbolic.

We could've met over a beer,

like a couple of marines.

Here is better, in front
of the marines who died

defending the things
you're trying to destroy.

Leave the speeches
to the politicians.

If there'll be
any left after you.

What have you been doing, Mac?

I've been watching
your covert exercises.

It was agreed that only
generals would know.

That's why you were left
out of the discussions.

Potter is no general.

Jack giddings is no general.

You've been managed.

You won't get what you want

unless they get what they want.

We all want the same thing,

a country secure from
foreign aggression.

We can have that

as long as we have a
country worth fighting for.

Who'd fight for Jack giddings
or Potter? Count me out.

You would stand by and watch

everything we fought
and died for

betrayed by a man who
never wore a uniform.

He is the elected president.

It will be put to the people...

By way of referendum.

We'll still be a democracy.

No. It will be a scam.

Mac, you're a fine soldier

and a good man.

Don't make the wrong choice.

You got to stop
this thing, general.

It's too late.

Power will change hands

by constitutional process.

Don't get caught in the path

of righteous change, son.

You are a traitor.

This conversation's academic.

If you'll excuse me,

it's my turn to go
to the white house.

This is an exercise.

This is only an exercise.

Thank you for your cooperation.

This is an exercise.

This is only an exercise.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mr. President.

It's time.

Bring 'em in.

Hello, Betsy.

Mr. Secretary.

General.

The president will see you now.

You've had a long run,
Mr. President,

but it's over.

If you try to stay in office now

it will only get worse.
You'll be isolated.

And no one in congress

is going to risk alienating
the voters by backing you.

If you have any respect for the office,
you'll resign.

You are some piece of work.

I'm a patriot,
Mr. President.

Why don't you have any faith
in the system of government

you're so hellbent
on protecting?

You win a mandate
at the ballot box.

You don't steal it after
midnight when its back's turned.

This game has been played

everywhere else in the world.

I guess I just
took it for granted

that it could never happen here.

I want your resignation,
Charlie.

Walter's,

the cabinet,

the joint chiefs...

Every snake in the nest.

Including you, general.

Why is that,
Mr. President?

Murder, for one.

That's absurd.

Is there anything else?

Treason!

I presume,
Mr. President...

You are prepared
to back up that charge.

I canceled this weekend's alert,
general.

You have disobeyed
a direct order.

In addition,
you have used defense funds

to plan a covert
military operation...

Designation, slam dunk...

Whose sole purpose was
to overthrow the presidency.

I beg your pardon,
Mr. President,

but every detail for
slam dunk was authorized

by your secretary
of defense here,

who is in the national
chain of command.

It seems to me,
Mr. President,

that I made a note in my diary

the day we decided to
go ahead with slam dunk.

Nothing treasonous in that.

What proof do you have
that we're conspiring

to overthrow the presidency?

I can't fire Walter,
I'm sorry to say.

But both of you and
the rest of the cabinet

are hereby terminated forthwith.

You mean,
before we sign the letter?

The letter's already
been sent, will.

Walter's been president
for over an hour.

Your failures of judgment
can no longer be indulged.

I'll see you in hell first.

That's a date.

I didn't think you'd mind.

What have you got, Mac?

Not much time,
Mr. President.

Go ahead.

You start calling.

Order back the troops,

kill the letter,
cancel the telecast.

And when you are done calling,

this whole thing,
it never happened.

And if we don't?

What'll you do?

I'm going to confess.

I'm going to confess
to my complicity

in ou plot.

To the press.

To the networks.

A military plot
to overthrow the government,

led by these gentlemen.

I know all the details.

I have a request...

For live ammo for slam dunk.

I will explain how
Arthur Daniels was murdered,

causing his body to be exhumed.

And I will confess
to the ordered murder

of his secretary Sarah myself.

The post

will find

memos...

In general Lloyd's private code

tucked away in some
very interesting files.

There's a memo
from Lloyd to Daniels.

It sets up most of the plot...

Clear about my involvement

and, of course,

yours.

Who's going to believe you?

Nobody knows who you are.

You're just another colonel.

So was Oliver north.

People are funny.

They won't believe an
accusation from the president,

but they'll believe a confession
from just about anybody.

You'd go all the way with this?

Career, family...

You'd lose it all.

I'll lose it all anyway
if you're in charge.

Here's what we're going to do.

We're going to stagger
the resignations

over the next year.

I'm not going to fire you.

Not yet.

First, you're going to
stand behind me

while I announce
the general's resignation,

which I want now.

Alert the networks,
get everything ready.

I want to talk to the
nation in 10 minutes.

I don't propose, general,

that the country ever find out

just how close you came
to tearing it into pieces.

Mac.

Sir.

Thank you.

Make sure the general
carries out my order.

Yes, sir.

Let's go.

You've got some
phone calls to make.

Do you know who
Judas was, colonel?

Yes.

I know who Judas was.

He was a man I worked
for and once respected...

Until he disgraced the
four stars of his uniform.

My fellow Americans,

tonight I must announce
with deep regret

that I have asked for
and accepted

the resignation of
general r. Pendleton Lloyd

as chairman of
the joint chiefs of staff.

I have the highest regard
for the general.

However, he recently conceded
to secretary Potter

and to me

that our differences
are just too great to reconcile.

That being the case,

I had no choice

but to accept his resignation.

In recent months,

there has been abroad
and in this land

a whisper that we have
somehow lost our greatness.

Well, it is not so.

We must not allow ourselves

to be persuaded

to exchange our liberties

for anyone else's order.

We must not be dismayed

if democracy, even in crisis,

is an untidy form of government.

We are united

in remaining strong and proud,

peaceful,

and committed
to laying down our lives

for our way of life if need be.

Thank you.

Good night

and god bless you.

And god bless
the United States of America.

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