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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:06,804 --> 00:00:08,797 Captain, what do you say to congressional critics 2 00:00:08,973 --> 00:00:12,306 who call these battleships dinosaurs that have outlived their usefulness? 3 00:00:12,476 --> 00:00:14,967 Miss Conlan, these battleships remain one of the most powerful 4 00:00:15,145 --> 00:00:16,972 weapons systems in the history of warfare. 5 00:00:17,147 --> 00:00:20,232 Our 16-inch guns can hit a target 25 miles away 6 00:00:20,401 --> 00:00:22,726 with a projectile as heavy as a small car 7 00:00:22,903 --> 00:00:23,982 and a lot more lethal. 8 00:00:24,154 --> 00:00:25,233 As you shall see. 9 00:00:25,405 --> 00:00:28,323 Lieutenant, pass the word to man up gun stations. 10 00:00:28,492 --> 00:00:30,449 Aye, aye, sir. 11 00:00:31,745 --> 00:00:33,239 General quarters. General quarters. 12 00:00:33,413 --> 00:00:35,821 All hands man your battle stations for gunnery exercise. 13 00:00:35,999 --> 00:00:39,000 - Load one round. - Load one round, aye. 14 00:00:45,008 --> 00:00:46,668 Coming. Keep it coming. 15 00:00:46,843 --> 00:00:48,800 Close. 16 00:00:52,015 --> 00:00:53,557 Gun Turrets, are you loaded and cycled? 17 00:00:53,725 --> 00:00:55,516 Gun Turret 3, rounds at the ready. 18 00:00:55,685 --> 00:00:58,010 Gun Turret 2, rounds at the ready. 19 00:00:58,187 --> 00:01:00,892 Gun Turret 1, rounds at the ready. 20 00:01:01,065 --> 00:01:03,983 One round spotting. Fire in rotation, local control. 21 00:01:04,151 --> 00:01:05,729 One round spotting. Aye, aye, sir. 22 00:01:05,903 --> 00:01:07,694 Gun Turret 3, fire. 23 00:01:07,863 --> 00:01:09,441 Turret 3, fire, aye. 24 00:01:11,408 --> 00:01:12,951 Gun Turret 2, fire. 25 00:01:13,118 --> 00:01:14,363 Turret 2, fire, aye. 26 00:01:17,122 --> 00:01:19,079 Gun Turret 1, fire. 27 00:01:19,249 --> 00:01:22,914 Gun Turret 1, fire, aye. 28 00:01:28,050 --> 00:01:29,959 All emergency crews, corpsmen. 29 00:01:30,135 --> 00:01:33,421 Damage control team, report to Turret 1. 30 00:02:27,149 --> 00:02:30,185 Isn't it true you confessed to the FBI? 31 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,361 - Yes, but-- - But now you deny selling secrets. 32 00:02:34,781 --> 00:02:37,272 Nuclear secrets to the North Koreans. 33 00:02:37,450 --> 00:02:38,731 Yes, sir. 34 00:02:38,910 --> 00:02:41,745 So were you lying then or are you lying now? 35 00:02:41,913 --> 00:02:43,288 Then. Now. 36 00:02:43,456 --> 00:02:45,116 But how do you--? 37 00:02:45,291 --> 00:02:46,869 You know, I can't-- This is ridiculous. 38 00:02:47,043 --> 00:02:50,377 L-- This is really not real. I can't do this. 39 00:02:51,089 --> 00:02:52,287 Cut. 40 00:02:52,465 --> 00:02:55,632 - Reset. - Okay, back to one, resetting. 41 00:02:57,095 --> 00:02:58,257 Brian, how are we looking? 42 00:02:58,429 --> 00:03:00,505 Of course, it isn't real. 43 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:04,299 With all due respect, commander, your reality is boring. 44 00:03:04,477 --> 00:03:06,054 Ma'am, this scenario 45 00:03:06,228 --> 00:03:09,146 does not address the fine points of military law. 46 00:03:09,315 --> 00:03:11,984 Unauthorised absence, insubordinate conduct? 47 00:03:12,151 --> 00:03:14,606 Sounds like we're back in high school. Missing a movement? 48 00:03:14,778 --> 00:03:17,151 What is that? Is that a crime or an intestinal ailment? 49 00:03:17,323 --> 00:03:20,656 Miss Peterson, you apparently don't understand what JAG lawyers do. 50 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:22,404 You don't do anything. 51 00:03:22,578 --> 00:03:24,654 You don't fire torpedoes or storm beaches. 52 00:03:24,830 --> 00:03:26,953 You talk. 53 00:03:27,124 --> 00:03:28,784 Is there a problem here? 54 00:03:28,959 --> 00:03:30,951 - Sir-- - I'll tell you the problem, general. 55 00:03:31,128 --> 00:03:33,167 - Admiral. - Whatever. 56 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:36,672 The problem is that the Navy is 18,000 sailors short 57 00:03:36,842 --> 00:03:38,004 and can't fill its quotas. 58 00:03:38,176 --> 00:03:41,343 The problem is that I have been hired to shoot a recruiting commercial. 59 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:43,920 Rather than being given Navy pilots or Navy SEALs, 60 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:48,310 like a certain feature director, I was given Navy lawyers. 61 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:49,676 I see. 62 00:03:49,854 --> 00:03:52,974 Miss Peterson, could you excuse us for a moment? 63 00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:56,397 Why not? Lunch, half-hour. 64 00:03:56,569 --> 00:03:58,194 That's lunch. One half-hour. 65 00:03:58,362 --> 00:04:01,198 - Robert, what I'm trying to do here-- - Sir. 66 00:04:01,365 --> 00:04:02,397 Commander, listen. 67 00:04:02,575 --> 00:04:08,945 About your acting, you need to find an internal motivation. 68 00:04:09,123 --> 00:04:13,370 - Different levels, colours if you will. - Sir? 69 00:04:13,544 --> 00:04:16,995 Well, I was technical advisor on Field of Gold. 70 00:04:17,172 --> 00:04:18,631 I picked up a few things. 71 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:22,049 Weren't you fired from Field of Gold, sir? 72 00:04:23,971 --> 00:04:25,169 With me, commander. 73 00:04:25,347 --> 00:04:27,838 Admiral, I didn't mean to-- 74 00:04:29,559 --> 00:04:30,935 Admiral, commander. 75 00:04:31,103 --> 00:04:33,510 How would you two like to assist in the court-martial 76 00:04:33,688 --> 00:04:35,728 of Gunner's Mate Riordan? 77 00:04:35,899 --> 00:04:37,690 - Gregory Riordan, sir? - That's right. 78 00:04:37,859 --> 00:04:40,813 Set the explosion aboard the USS Minnesota. 79 00:04:40,987 --> 00:04:43,858 Charged with 29 counts of first-degree murder. 80 00:04:44,032 --> 00:04:47,365 Riordan's been dead for ten years, sir. He died in that explosion. 81 00:04:47,535 --> 00:04:50,572 It's a mock court-martial. Iron Forge Naval Academy. 82 00:04:50,747 --> 00:04:52,289 Prep school, sir? 83 00:04:52,874 --> 00:04:56,823 One that produces outstanding candidates for Annapolis, colonel. 84 00:04:57,003 --> 00:04:59,624 Commandant Haden's a retired JAG officer, an old friend of mine, 85 00:04:59,797 --> 00:05:03,000 looking for a couple volunteers to put his students through their paces. 86 00:05:03,885 --> 00:05:07,668 Colonel, why don't you assist with the defence. 87 00:05:07,847 --> 00:05:09,839 Commander, you assist with the prosecution. 88 00:05:10,015 --> 00:05:12,886 Well, second chair to a high school student. 89 00:05:13,060 --> 00:05:15,978 Well, second chair there or first chair with Miss Peterson, 90 00:05:16,146 --> 00:05:17,226 your choice. 91 00:05:20,150 --> 00:05:22,143 I wanna be a Navy pilot 92 00:05:24,321 --> 00:05:26,112 I wanna be a Navy pilot 93 00:05:26,281 --> 00:05:29,116 I wanna fly an F- 14 94 00:05:29,284 --> 00:05:32,036 I wanna fly an F- 14 95 00:05:33,455 --> 00:05:35,613 We will prove beyond a reasonable doubt 96 00:05:35,791 --> 00:05:39,290 that the defendant, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Gregory Riordan, 97 00:05:39,461 --> 00:05:43,079 that man right there, intentionally caused the explosion 98 00:05:43,256 --> 00:05:47,752 in Gun Turret 1 in a twisted attempt to get back at shipmates 99 00:05:47,927 --> 00:05:50,845 who hazed him and made him the butt of cruel jokes. 100 00:05:51,014 --> 00:05:54,513 He placed a homemade ignition device between the propellant bags, 101 00:05:54,684 --> 00:05:57,601 causing a cataclysmic explosion in the breach of the gun barrel. 102 00:05:57,770 --> 00:05:59,644 Twenty-nine. 103 00:05:59,814 --> 00:06:03,183 Twenty nine of his crew members died horrible deaths 104 00:06:03,359 --> 00:06:06,146 at that despicable coward's hands. 105 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,234 Imagine the horror as a wave of scalding heat and explosive gasses 106 00:06:10,408 --> 00:06:11,902 swept through the turret. 107 00:06:12,076 --> 00:06:16,287 Put yourself in the position of those brave but doomed sailors. 108 00:06:16,455 --> 00:06:19,539 Objection. Improper opening statement. 109 00:06:19,708 --> 00:06:21,665 Sustained. 110 00:06:23,754 --> 00:06:25,912 It's prejudicial to ask the members to put themselves 111 00:06:26,089 --> 00:06:27,999 in anyone else's shoes. 112 00:06:28,175 --> 00:06:29,289 Counsellor? 113 00:06:30,844 --> 00:06:32,967 I'll rephrase, Your Honour. 114 00:06:35,182 --> 00:06:38,965 When considering all the facts presented in this case, 115 00:06:39,144 --> 00:06:41,931 without putting yourself in anyone else's shoes, 116 00:06:42,105 --> 00:06:44,976 I'm confident that you'll return with verdicts of guilty as charged. 117 00:06:45,150 --> 00:06:46,941 Thank you. 118 00:06:50,238 --> 00:06:52,527 The propellant used in the Minnesota's guns 119 00:06:52,699 --> 00:06:55,368 was manufactured during World War II 120 00:06:55,535 --> 00:06:56,993 and the summer before the explosion, 121 00:06:57,161 --> 00:06:59,996 had been stored on an open barge in the sun. 122 00:07:00,164 --> 00:07:02,489 Neither the rammer man nor the cradle operator 123 00:07:02,667 --> 00:07:05,786 had ever taken part in a live fire exercise. 124 00:07:06,671 --> 00:07:08,331 Neither was PQS qualified, 125 00:07:08,506 --> 00:07:12,290 and neither attended a pre-firing briefing that day. 126 00:07:13,219 --> 00:07:17,927 These are only a few of the factors that could have caused that explosion. 127 00:07:18,474 --> 00:07:19,849 Accidentally. 128 00:07:25,481 --> 00:07:26,560 I was so lame. 129 00:07:26,732 --> 00:07:29,270 You were fine, Luisa. A little technical, maybe. 130 00:07:29,443 --> 00:07:31,186 Remember, you have to humanize your client. 131 00:07:31,361 --> 00:07:34,113 Jurors acquit people they like and convict those they don't. 132 00:07:34,281 --> 00:07:35,561 Oh, in that case we're screwed. 133 00:07:35,740 --> 00:07:37,650 - Billy. - Look, Riordan's a scapegoat. 134 00:07:37,826 --> 00:07:38,905 Isn't it obvious? 135 00:07:39,077 --> 00:07:40,702 - That's one way to go. - Colonel. 136 00:07:40,870 --> 00:07:42,780 Commander. 137 00:07:42,956 --> 00:07:45,826 We were just going over the flaws in your case. 138 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,827 - What flaws, ma'am? - Try motive. 139 00:07:48,002 --> 00:07:50,624 Riordan blew up the ship because guys hazed him? Right. 140 00:07:50,797 --> 00:07:53,252 Riordan couldn't take it so he got even the way he could. 141 00:07:53,424 --> 00:07:55,750 No, I've been punked. I'm not gonna blow up the library. 142 00:07:55,927 --> 00:07:58,762 No, you're just the guy that nearly kills everyone at the rifle range. 143 00:07:58,930 --> 00:08:01,255 Commander, have you ever seen someone try to fire a rifle 144 00:08:01,432 --> 00:08:03,223 with the cleaning round still in the barrel? 145 00:08:03,392 --> 00:08:05,848 I'm not sure if I'd want to. Certainly not at close range. 146 00:08:06,020 --> 00:08:07,847 You know, I never thanked you for that, did I? 147 00:08:08,564 --> 00:08:11,600 Tompkins, don't make accusations unless you've got proof to back it up. 148 00:08:11,776 --> 00:08:14,064 Gentlemen, this pre-trial conference is over. 149 00:08:14,570 --> 00:08:16,147 Commander, see you at lunch. 150 00:08:16,697 --> 00:08:18,903 Mess hall meatloaf? Wouldn't miss it. 151 00:08:21,577 --> 00:08:23,237 Riordan's guilty. 152 00:08:23,412 --> 00:08:25,404 It's all in the board of inquiry report, sir. 153 00:08:25,581 --> 00:08:27,407 Those investigators had it easy, Steve. 154 00:08:27,583 --> 00:08:30,702 They didn't have to submit to cross-examination or a jury. 155 00:08:30,877 --> 00:08:33,203 You're gonna have to prove your case. 156 00:08:33,380 --> 00:08:36,713 I am Professor Heinrich Zoeller, director of Forensics 157 00:08:36,883 --> 00:08:40,584 at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington. 158 00:08:40,762 --> 00:08:43,679 I supervised the investigation into the explosion 159 00:08:43,848 --> 00:08:45,805 aboard the USS Minnesota. 160 00:08:45,975 --> 00:08:48,645 Cadet Armstrong, I realise that you are playing a role, 161 00:08:48,812 --> 00:08:52,097 but there is no need to sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger. 162 00:08:54,734 --> 00:08:55,813 Yes, sir. 163 00:08:55,985 --> 00:08:58,227 Professor Zoeller, did you reach any conclusions 164 00:08:58,404 --> 00:09:00,029 as to the cause of the explosion? 165 00:09:00,198 --> 00:09:02,653 Our tests showed that the explosion could be duplicated 166 00:09:02,825 --> 00:09:08,579 only by inserting a chemical ignition device between the-- 167 00:09:09,915 --> 00:09:11,291 What do you call it, Steve? 168 00:09:11,459 --> 00:09:13,535 - Propellant bags. - Right. 169 00:09:13,711 --> 00:09:15,335 How would that work, professor? 170 00:09:15,504 --> 00:09:18,955 A device flexible and small enough to fit between the bags 171 00:09:19,133 --> 00:09:21,588 would ignite the propellant causing the explosion. 172 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:26,469 And we knew that it had to be made from materials obtainable on the ship, 173 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,969 but couldn't figure out what was used until investigators found this. 174 00:09:32,437 --> 00:09:35,771 Your Honour, we'd like to submit this as Government's Exhibit 7. 175 00:09:35,941 --> 00:09:40,353 That's Gregory Riordan with a souvenir he bought on leave in Portugal. 176 00:09:40,528 --> 00:09:43,066 The bota bag is made from untanned goat skin. 177 00:09:43,239 --> 00:09:48,482 I filled a similar bota bag with "ethyle--" 178 00:09:48,661 --> 00:09:50,321 Ethyl acetate. 179 00:09:50,496 --> 00:09:54,364 C4H8O2, a solvent in common use on the ship. 180 00:09:54,542 --> 00:09:55,573 Right. 181 00:09:55,752 --> 00:09:58,622 I placed it between two propellant bags in the lab. 182 00:09:58,796 --> 00:10:03,375 It ate through the goatskin in minutes and ignited the propellant. 183 00:10:04,719 --> 00:10:07,340 And did the investigators ever find Riordan's bota bag? 184 00:10:07,513 --> 00:10:09,506 They searched the ship, but never found it. 185 00:10:09,682 --> 00:10:11,840 And that's why your report named Gregory Riordan 186 00:10:12,017 --> 00:10:13,132 as causing the explosion? 187 00:10:13,310 --> 00:10:14,805 Not only that. 188 00:10:14,979 --> 00:10:18,846 A week before the explosion, Riordan told a shipmate 189 00:10:19,024 --> 00:10:21,017 he knew how terrorists could sink the ship 190 00:10:21,693 --> 00:10:24,019 by causing an explosion in the gun turret. 191 00:10:24,196 --> 00:10:26,651 Objection. Hearsay. 192 00:10:26,823 --> 00:10:29,196 Technically, you are correct, Cadet Vasquez. 193 00:10:29,368 --> 00:10:32,571 But the statement is contained in the official enquiry report, 194 00:10:32,746 --> 00:10:36,494 which I have admitted into evidence for purposes of our exercise. 195 00:10:40,212 --> 00:10:41,540 I'm out of questions. 196 00:10:43,506 --> 00:10:46,460 I mean, your witness. 197 00:10:50,597 --> 00:10:53,551 Gunner's Mate Riordan wasn't the only one in the gun turret 198 00:10:53,725 --> 00:10:55,883 with access to the propellant bags, was he, professor? 199 00:10:56,060 --> 00:10:58,598 No. The cradle operator, primer man, rammer man. 200 00:10:58,771 --> 00:11:00,265 A bunch of others were around there. 201 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,559 Professor, is it your testimony 202 00:11:03,734 --> 00:11:07,483 that the only way to cause an explosion in the gun turret 203 00:11:07,655 --> 00:11:10,442 is with a flammable solvent found inside a bota bag? 204 00:11:10,616 --> 00:11:12,110 It's the only one we found. 205 00:11:12,284 --> 00:11:14,573 What about static electricity igniting the propellant 206 00:11:14,745 --> 00:11:18,956 or a misfire where the breech is prematurely opened? 207 00:11:19,625 --> 00:11:21,950 We couldn't duplicate those in the lab. 208 00:11:22,127 --> 00:11:23,325 But are they possible? 209 00:11:24,922 --> 00:11:26,879 I don't know. 210 00:11:30,177 --> 00:11:31,375 I guess. 211 00:11:36,892 --> 00:11:38,006 I want to thank you both. 212 00:11:38,185 --> 00:11:40,640 I don't think that there's a military academy in the country 213 00:11:40,812 --> 00:11:43,683 that can duplicate the experience that you're giving my cadets. 214 00:11:43,857 --> 00:11:45,434 Actually, commander, we're enjoying it. 215 00:11:45,608 --> 00:11:48,099 It's a relief to try a case where the verdict doesn't matter. 216 00:11:48,278 --> 00:11:50,436 Oh, it matters to them. Come in. 217 00:11:54,325 --> 00:11:55,440 At ease. 218 00:11:55,660 --> 00:11:58,661 - Sorry to interrupt, sirs, ma'am, but-- - We found a real witness. 219 00:11:59,288 --> 00:12:01,495 - Go on. - Terrence Connor, sir. 220 00:12:01,666 --> 00:12:03,492 He was a gunner's mate on the Minnesota. 221 00:12:03,668 --> 00:12:05,328 He's Scott Armstrong's uncle, sir. 222 00:12:05,503 --> 00:12:07,828 He knew Riordan and he's willing to testify. 223 00:12:09,173 --> 00:12:11,664 What do our JAG officers think about this? 224 00:12:11,842 --> 00:12:13,550 It would add a dose of reality. 225 00:12:13,719 --> 00:12:15,213 And unpredictability. 226 00:12:17,181 --> 00:12:18,758 All right. 227 00:12:18,932 --> 00:12:21,091 Let's have the trial the Navy never did. 228 00:12:31,278 --> 00:12:33,603 Terrence Connor, gunner's mate first class. 229 00:12:33,780 --> 00:12:35,405 Honourably discharged. 230 00:12:35,574 --> 00:12:39,571 I served aboard the Minnesota in 1989 and 1990. 231 00:12:39,744 --> 00:12:41,369 So you knew Gregory Riordan? 232 00:12:41,538 --> 00:12:44,111 Sure. I was gun captain in Turret 2. 233 00:12:44,290 --> 00:12:47,659 He was captain in 1. You might say we were competitors. 234 00:12:47,836 --> 00:12:48,915 In what way? 235 00:12:49,087 --> 00:12:52,420 Riordan's team set the speed record for loading the 16-inch gun. 236 00:12:52,590 --> 00:12:54,049 Thirty-seven seconds. 237 00:12:54,217 --> 00:12:55,592 And did that make him popular? 238 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,634 No. He was a Ioner. 239 00:12:57,804 --> 00:12:59,346 And a perfectionist. 240 00:12:59,514 --> 00:13:02,717 Made extra work for his crew and everyone else. 241 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:05,556 That's probably why he was hazed. 242 00:13:05,728 --> 00:13:07,471 Tell us about the hazing. 243 00:13:07,647 --> 00:13:09,520 Well, there's not much to tell. 244 00:13:09,690 --> 00:13:11,896 He got some blanket parties thrown in his honour. 245 00:13:12,067 --> 00:13:14,903 A blanket tossed over his head while a couple of the guys pounded him. 246 00:13:15,070 --> 00:13:18,985 And I heard a few guys gave him a swirly. 247 00:13:19,158 --> 00:13:21,281 You know, shoved his head in the toilet and flushed. 248 00:13:22,244 --> 00:13:25,364 Objection. And move to strike as hearsay. 249 00:13:25,539 --> 00:13:27,116 Sustained. 250 00:13:27,291 --> 00:13:29,532 Mr. Connor, you can't repeat what you heard. 251 00:13:29,710 --> 00:13:31,619 Were you present at any hazings? 252 00:13:31,795 --> 00:13:33,752 Oh, once or twice, Your Honour. 253 00:13:33,922 --> 00:13:37,706 Well, you can tell us what you saw or did. 254 00:13:38,218 --> 00:13:40,590 Well, I played a couple of tricks on Riordan, 255 00:13:40,762 --> 00:13:43,134 but you know, nothing dangerous. 256 00:13:43,306 --> 00:13:45,880 Nothing that would make him blow up the ship. 257 00:13:46,059 --> 00:13:47,304 What kind of tricks? 258 00:13:47,477 --> 00:13:49,719 Oh, little stuff. 259 00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:52,850 He had this wine bag he liked. 260 00:13:53,024 --> 00:13:57,271 Kind of a souvenir from Spain or Portugal or somewhere. 261 00:14:01,199 --> 00:14:02,906 What do I do? 262 00:14:03,075 --> 00:14:04,190 What's the rule? 263 00:14:04,368 --> 00:14:07,571 Never ask a question unless you know the answer. 264 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,032 Thank you, Mr. Connor. That's all. 265 00:14:11,208 --> 00:14:13,782 What about the wine bag, Mr. Connor? 266 00:14:13,961 --> 00:14:15,788 Oh, he was proud of the thing. 267 00:14:15,963 --> 00:14:18,798 He used to drink out of it like it was a canteen. 268 00:14:18,966 --> 00:14:23,592 - So, well, I messed with it. - Go on. 269 00:14:23,762 --> 00:14:25,719 I filled it with grease when he wasn't looking 270 00:14:25,889 --> 00:14:31,132 and a few of us waited around and saw him take a swig out of it. 271 00:14:31,311 --> 00:14:34,514 He cursed all of us out and threw the bag overboard. 272 00:14:37,901 --> 00:14:42,314 So Riordan no longer had the wine bag on the day of the explosion? 273 00:14:42,489 --> 00:14:45,822 No, it was a thousand feet down and a thousand miles away. 274 00:14:49,662 --> 00:14:51,821 You wanna reopen the investigation? 275 00:14:51,998 --> 00:14:54,489 The Navy conducted hundreds of interviews, 276 00:14:54,667 --> 00:14:58,747 performed countless number of tests, and spent millions of dollars. 277 00:14:58,921 --> 00:15:00,546 And now you want to do it all over again 278 00:15:00,715 --> 00:15:03,419 based on some sort of evidence from a kiddie court-martial? 279 00:15:03,593 --> 00:15:06,344 Admiral, the Navy claims that Riordan used the bota bag 280 00:15:06,512 --> 00:15:08,920 as a combination timer-ignition device. 281 00:15:09,098 --> 00:15:12,633 If the bag was thrown overboard prior to the explosion, there's no case. 282 00:15:12,810 --> 00:15:15,383 You two have seen enough investigations 283 00:15:15,563 --> 00:15:19,394 to know that not all loose ends are tied up in pretty neat bows. 284 00:15:19,566 --> 00:15:22,057 Hell, Riordan was a gunner's mate. 285 00:15:22,236 --> 00:15:24,524 He could've used some other method to ignite propellant. 286 00:15:24,696 --> 00:15:27,697 Then respectfully, sir, let the Navy prove it. 287 00:15:27,866 --> 00:15:30,108 What the hell is going on down there? 288 00:15:30,285 --> 00:15:32,776 You're supposed to be teaching a bunch of high school students 289 00:15:32,954 --> 00:15:37,201 the basics of military justice not fomenting some damn revolution. 290 00:15:37,375 --> 00:15:39,249 Now just finish the mock trial, 291 00:15:39,419 --> 00:15:43,251 get your butts back here and get back to work like everybody else. 292 00:15:43,923 --> 00:15:47,339 Miss Peterson, is this really necessary? 293 00:15:47,510 --> 00:15:50,048 Well, we could tell everyone you're the Navy's secret weapon. 294 00:15:50,221 --> 00:15:54,053 You blind your enemies with the glare from your head. 295 00:15:54,225 --> 00:15:56,977 -Look at this, admiral. Navy SEALs. -The kind of people we require, 296 00:15:57,145 --> 00:15:59,814 someone who can go hard or go home. 297 00:15:59,981 --> 00:16:01,808 Not a lot of people know what the SEAL does. 298 00:16:01,983 --> 00:16:03,560 I kind of like the idea of that. 299 00:16:03,734 --> 00:16:05,442 How am I supposed to compete with that? 300 00:16:06,696 --> 00:16:12,781 Miss Peterson, the Navy is not just about its warriors. 301 00:16:12,952 --> 00:16:17,032 Most of the 400,000 men and women in uniform 302 00:16:17,206 --> 00:16:23,825 will never see a single day of combat, God willing. 303 00:16:24,004 --> 00:16:26,329 Now, maybe their expertise is engineering 304 00:16:26,507 --> 00:16:29,507 or electronics or nuclear propulsion. 305 00:16:29,676 --> 00:16:30,755 Whatever their speciality, 306 00:16:30,927 --> 00:16:34,877 they are essential to our national security. 307 00:16:35,682 --> 00:16:39,098 The Navy can't function without its cooks. 308 00:16:39,269 --> 00:16:46,267 It can't function without its doctors, its mechanics, its lawyers, 309 00:16:46,443 --> 00:16:52,315 trained in the art of war and the profession of peace. 310 00:16:54,325 --> 00:16:58,786 Admiral, you have great presence. 311 00:17:00,665 --> 00:17:03,619 But it's too hokey. It would never sell. 312 00:17:03,793 --> 00:17:04,824 Okay, ready to go again. 313 00:17:05,002 --> 00:17:08,371 Hugo, tilt the light a little off his head. Is there a mocha on this set? 314 00:17:08,547 --> 00:17:10,623 Right face. 315 00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:13,423 Forward hut. 316 00:17:14,512 --> 00:17:17,133 Order hut. 317 00:17:18,641 --> 00:17:20,467 Platoon, dismissed. 318 00:17:21,894 --> 00:17:24,182 Aye, aye, sir. 319 00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:27,847 Tompkins, are you sure you wanna be a Marine? 320 00:17:28,025 --> 00:17:30,266 No, sir. My father wants me to be a Marine. 321 00:17:30,444 --> 00:17:32,567 I wanna be a lawyer. 322 00:17:32,738 --> 00:17:35,442 Commander, what did the admiral say? 323 00:17:35,615 --> 00:17:37,572 The admiral has told us to put a lid on it. 324 00:17:37,742 --> 00:17:38,940 Well, that's not fair. 325 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,696 It is disappointing, sir. 326 00:17:40,870 --> 00:17:43,788 An order's an order. No use crying about it. 327 00:17:44,290 --> 00:17:46,413 Not an order to us. We don't work for that admiral. 328 00:17:46,584 --> 00:17:49,918 - We're running a court-martial here. - Always looking for a loophole. 329 00:17:50,088 --> 00:17:52,460 It is true, you could keep doing what you're doing. 330 00:17:52,632 --> 00:17:54,790 Going over documents, looking for inconsistencies, 331 00:17:54,968 --> 00:17:56,296 new leads, possible witnesses. 332 00:17:56,469 --> 00:17:59,505 At the very least, it would be a good learning experience. 333 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,302 Yeah, especially if we get court-martialled. 334 00:18:02,475 --> 00:18:03,673 Well, I don't understand. 335 00:18:03,851 --> 00:18:06,686 Why would we want to find witnesses who will trash our case? 336 00:18:06,854 --> 00:18:09,890 We should all have the same goal. To find the truth. 337 00:18:10,066 --> 00:18:13,897 We have the names, and Social Security of all 1,500 crewmembers. 338 00:18:14,069 --> 00:18:15,777 I can use People Search on the Internet. 339 00:18:15,946 --> 00:18:17,820 There have to be some within driving distance. 340 00:18:18,866 --> 00:18:21,238 Ma'am, sir. 341 00:18:25,122 --> 00:18:27,827 Luisa, so am I gonna see you tonight? 342 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,079 I don't know, Steve. 343 00:18:29,251 --> 00:18:30,911 Billy and I have to prepare for tomorrow. 344 00:18:31,086 --> 00:18:33,328 You've been spending a lot of time with that loser. 345 00:18:33,505 --> 00:18:35,379 He's my client. 346 00:18:38,051 --> 00:18:40,672 - Hey, Luisa, wait up. - Teenagers. 347 00:18:40,845 --> 00:18:41,925 Yeah. 348 00:18:42,097 --> 00:18:43,674 Do you remember what it was like, Harm? 349 00:18:43,848 --> 00:18:46,090 Trying to figure out who you are, and where you fit in? 350 00:18:46,267 --> 00:18:47,927 Or did that just come easy to you? 351 00:18:48,103 --> 00:18:50,854 You know, sometimes I think I missed out on being a kid. 352 00:18:51,022 --> 00:18:52,516 Having a father that was MIA, 353 00:18:52,690 --> 00:18:55,727 I was always trying to be the man of the house, you know. 354 00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:57,811 But I guess I should have been at a disco or... 355 00:18:57,987 --> 00:19:01,937 Yeah, I know what you mean. I've seen you dance. 356 00:19:07,121 --> 00:19:08,995 He's here. 357 00:19:10,875 --> 00:19:13,413 Your Honour, the defence has found a crewmember 358 00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:16,836 who was outside the gun turret on the day of the explosion. 359 00:19:17,006 --> 00:19:19,413 We'd like permission to call him out of order. 360 00:19:19,591 --> 00:19:21,335 This is getting complicated, Cadet Vasquez. 361 00:19:21,510 --> 00:19:22,969 Are there any objections? 362 00:19:23,137 --> 00:19:24,631 - Yes, sir. - No. 363 00:19:26,598 --> 00:19:28,223 Call your witness. 364 00:19:28,392 --> 00:19:31,595 Shepard Carman. They called me Shep. 365 00:19:31,770 --> 00:19:34,890 I was a master chief on the Minnesota until they mothballed her. 366 00:19:35,065 --> 00:19:38,600 So you were aboard the ship the morning of March 20th, 1990? 367 00:19:38,777 --> 00:19:40,568 That's right, miss. 368 00:19:40,737 --> 00:19:44,651 I was down on Deck 5 checking out some refrigeration equipment. 369 00:19:44,824 --> 00:19:48,074 You get much lower than that and you'll be hanging onto the keel. 370 00:19:49,996 --> 00:19:51,621 What did you observe? 371 00:19:51,789 --> 00:19:54,790 The powder flat hatch flew open and this sailor, I don't know his name, 372 00:19:54,959 --> 00:19:57,794 came running out of Turret 1 with a bloody nose. 373 00:19:58,504 --> 00:20:01,624 Well, 15 minutes later that turret blew up. 374 00:20:01,799 --> 00:20:04,919 I figure that was the luckiest nosebleed in this man's Navy. 375 00:20:05,469 --> 00:20:08,506 Did you tell the Navy's investigators what you saw that morning? 376 00:20:08,681 --> 00:20:09,760 You bet. 377 00:20:09,932 --> 00:20:12,221 About that and that old gal's steam leaks 378 00:20:12,393 --> 00:20:15,180 and corroded hatches and electrical short circuits 379 00:20:15,354 --> 00:20:19,138 and the bad brakes on the hoist cars. 380 00:20:19,316 --> 00:20:21,309 So you're a safety expert, Mr. Carman? 381 00:20:21,485 --> 00:20:22,564 Self-taught. 382 00:20:23,070 --> 00:20:26,273 Navy considered me a mess management specialist. 383 00:20:26,782 --> 00:20:28,193 I ran the galley. 384 00:20:35,540 --> 00:20:37,829 - Nothing further. - That's it? 385 00:20:38,877 --> 00:20:41,913 Don't you wanna see the documentation? 386 00:20:42,505 --> 00:20:44,664 Now, I wrote the captain, 387 00:20:44,841 --> 00:20:46,750 and the fleet commander, and the SECNAV. 388 00:20:46,926 --> 00:20:49,500 I told them what caused that explosion. 389 00:20:50,471 --> 00:20:54,849 It was a HERF gun. High energy radio frequency. 390 00:20:55,018 --> 00:20:57,555 You see, the Russkies had a sub in the area. 391 00:20:57,729 --> 00:21:02,106 Well, they surfaced and bleeped us with those electro gizmos. 392 00:21:04,318 --> 00:21:06,477 - Lieutenant Roberts. - Bud, it's Harm. 393 00:21:06,654 --> 00:21:09,145 Think you could locate the medical records of the Minnesota? 394 00:21:09,990 --> 00:21:13,110 Sure. They'd be archived at the Navy Yard in D.C. 395 00:21:13,285 --> 00:21:14,779 The index system there isn't the best, 396 00:21:14,954 --> 00:21:16,946 but I have a friend there who owes me a favour. 397 00:21:17,122 --> 00:21:18,914 See if anybody reported to Sickbay 398 00:21:19,083 --> 00:21:22,534 with a bloody nose on March 20th, 1990. 399 00:21:22,711 --> 00:21:24,917 I'll do my best. 400 00:21:25,088 --> 00:21:27,710 Sir, isn't that the day...? 401 00:21:27,883 --> 00:21:29,081 That's right, Bud. 402 00:21:29,259 --> 00:21:32,462 That's the day the Sickbay became the morgue. 403 00:21:41,062 --> 00:21:42,225 Head straight. There you go. 404 00:21:42,397 --> 00:21:45,600 I can't believe Billy even brought in that tweaker Carman. 405 00:21:45,775 --> 00:21:49,227 If this was a real court-martial, would you check out his story? 406 00:21:49,404 --> 00:21:50,518 You always follow leads. 407 00:21:50,697 --> 00:21:52,985 Sometimes witnesses who can hardly find the courthouse 408 00:21:53,157 --> 00:21:55,565 have important information. 409 00:21:57,078 --> 00:21:59,117 All right, flex your knees. 410 00:21:59,455 --> 00:22:01,282 Here, watch me. 411 00:22:02,208 --> 00:22:03,785 Okay? 412 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:07,912 I can't do that. 413 00:22:08,089 --> 00:22:10,046 Okay. All right, try this. 414 00:22:10,216 --> 00:22:13,881 Double up on the jab, stick and move. Okay? 415 00:22:14,929 --> 00:22:16,506 Try that. 416 00:22:20,476 --> 00:22:22,302 Keep your hands up. Good. 417 00:22:22,478 --> 00:22:26,392 You're so together, colonel. I wish I could be like you. 418 00:22:26,565 --> 00:22:32,021 I'm trying to beat Steve in court and he's hitting on me. 419 00:22:32,195 --> 00:22:33,690 I don't know how you do it. 420 00:22:33,864 --> 00:22:37,564 You know, compete with men and retain your femininity. 421 00:22:37,742 --> 00:22:40,946 Oh, it's easy. Just have to do everything better than they do. 422 00:22:41,121 --> 00:22:42,663 But don't rub their noses in it. 423 00:22:42,831 --> 00:22:45,915 You know, be smart. Think like a woman, but act like a man. 424 00:22:46,543 --> 00:22:49,662 - Right. Easy. - It's better not to get involved 425 00:22:49,838 --> 00:22:53,123 with someone you see all the time no matter how you feel about them. 426 00:22:53,299 --> 00:22:56,751 Luisa, you're not gonna believe it. 427 00:22:56,928 --> 00:22:59,051 - What? - I was right. 428 00:22:59,222 --> 00:23:03,136 About what? Martians did blow up the gun turret? 429 00:23:03,309 --> 00:23:05,467 Commander Rabb just heard from his friend at JAG. 430 00:23:05,645 --> 00:23:07,471 - And? - Fifteen minutes before the explosion 431 00:23:07,647 --> 00:23:09,189 Petty Officer Michael Saunders, 432 00:23:09,357 --> 00:23:12,560 a gunner's mate, reported to Sickbay with a broken nose. 433 00:23:13,110 --> 00:23:14,189 So what? 434 00:23:14,361 --> 00:23:16,354 Maybe he walked into a bulkhead in the gun turret. 435 00:23:16,530 --> 00:23:19,614 Saunders told the corpsman he tripped near his compartment, 436 00:23:19,783 --> 00:23:21,112 which is nowhere near the turret 437 00:23:21,285 --> 00:23:24,155 where Master Chief Carman saw him running out bleeding. 438 00:23:24,329 --> 00:23:25,574 - So Saunders lied. - Right. 439 00:23:25,747 --> 00:23:28,499 When we figure out why, we'll know exactly what happened that day. 440 00:23:28,667 --> 00:23:30,743 Oh, Billy. 441 00:23:40,303 --> 00:23:42,628 Come on. Come on. 442 00:23:44,015 --> 00:23:46,138 "Michael Saunders, United States Navy, retired. 443 00:23:46,309 --> 00:23:50,141 Born 8 August 1911." 444 00:23:50,313 --> 00:23:51,476 I don't think so. 445 00:23:53,358 --> 00:23:55,599 Using the Internet to try and find someone, sir? 446 00:23:55,777 --> 00:23:57,603 Trying. Not succeeding. 447 00:23:58,696 --> 00:24:02,112 When I was a deputy sheriff, I rounded up a few missing persons, 448 00:24:02,283 --> 00:24:04,157 including some who didn't wanna be found. 449 00:24:06,203 --> 00:24:07,532 Gunner's Mate Michael Saunders. 450 00:24:07,705 --> 00:24:09,282 Discharged from the Navy ten years ago. 451 00:24:09,457 --> 00:24:11,366 Bureau of Navy Personnel doesn't have an address 452 00:24:11,542 --> 00:24:14,377 and I've already gone through all the people search sites on the Net. 453 00:24:14,545 --> 00:24:16,537 That's just a glorified phone book, sir. 454 00:24:16,714 --> 00:24:19,549 Why don't you try finding them the old-fashioned way. 455 00:24:19,717 --> 00:24:25,137 Driver's licence, court files, auto registration, real-estate records? 456 00:24:25,305 --> 00:24:28,010 I once found a fugitive by looking at hunting licences. 457 00:24:28,183 --> 00:24:29,808 The guy never missed a deer season. 458 00:24:30,602 --> 00:24:31,847 Interesting. 459 00:24:32,020 --> 00:24:34,262 I'd be happy to help you, sir. 460 00:24:35,774 --> 00:24:37,268 There were a number of safety problems 461 00:24:37,442 --> 00:24:38,687 aboard the Minnesota. 462 00:24:38,860 --> 00:24:41,565 The guns were over 40 years old. So was the propellant. 463 00:24:41,738 --> 00:24:45,522 The hoist cars sometimes crashed. Training was haphazard. 464 00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:49,034 Petty Officer Riordan, were you a victim of hazing aboard ship? 465 00:24:49,204 --> 00:24:52,370 There were some guys who seemed to enjoy tormenting me. 466 00:24:52,874 --> 00:24:56,409 But I didn't try to get even. I would never hurt innocent people. 467 00:24:56,586 --> 00:24:59,077 Do you know what caused the explosion in the gun turret? 468 00:24:59,255 --> 00:25:01,046 I only know I didn't do it. 469 00:25:02,091 --> 00:25:03,669 Your witness. 470 00:25:05,761 --> 00:25:07,754 Did you have a lot of friends on the Minnesota, 471 00:25:07,930 --> 00:25:09,128 Petty Officer Riordan? 472 00:25:09,306 --> 00:25:12,557 A few. I'm not all that sociable. 473 00:25:12,726 --> 00:25:14,102 And did you have any enemies? 474 00:25:14,645 --> 00:25:16,887 Well, there were some guys who didn't seem to like me. 475 00:25:17,398 --> 00:25:18,975 They're all dead now, aren't they? 476 00:25:19,149 --> 00:25:20,976 Objection. Argumentative. 477 00:25:21,151 --> 00:25:22,645 Withdrawn. 478 00:25:22,820 --> 00:25:24,397 Petty Officer Riordan, back in Arkansas 479 00:25:24,571 --> 00:25:25,900 did you explode homemade bombs? 480 00:25:26,073 --> 00:25:29,406 I blew up tree stumps on my family's farm. 481 00:25:29,576 --> 00:25:31,118 So you know all about explosives? 482 00:25:31,286 --> 00:25:33,113 I am a gunner's mate, counsellor. 483 00:25:33,288 --> 00:25:35,079 Why did you blow up those tree stumps? 484 00:25:36,208 --> 00:25:38,449 Well, they're hell on a plough. 485 00:25:39,169 --> 00:25:41,838 The shipmates made your life hell on earth, didn't they? 486 00:25:42,005 --> 00:25:43,416 What? 487 00:25:43,590 --> 00:25:46,163 Didn't you write letters home saying that the hazing was so bad 488 00:25:46,342 --> 00:25:49,842 that your life was quote, "hell on earth," unquote. 489 00:25:51,389 --> 00:25:55,885 I refer to Exhibits 38, A through F, Your Honour. 490 00:25:58,855 --> 00:26:00,598 Well, I was upset at the time. 491 00:26:00,773 --> 00:26:02,813 And when you were upset with those shipmates, 492 00:26:02,984 --> 00:26:05,142 you blew them up just like you did those tree stumps. 493 00:26:05,319 --> 00:26:07,526 No, I didn't have to seek revenge. 494 00:26:07,697 --> 00:26:10,733 I always knew I was better than anyone who tried to hurt me. 495 00:26:16,997 --> 00:26:18,824 I'm amazed you found her. 496 00:26:18,999 --> 00:26:21,668 Missing men usually have ex-wives. 497 00:26:21,835 --> 00:26:25,584 This is the same address that was listed on the divorce docket. 498 00:26:26,131 --> 00:26:27,210 What's Saunder's address? 499 00:26:27,382 --> 00:26:29,375 We'll ask her. 500 00:26:29,551 --> 00:26:32,837 And lieutenant, we play Mutt and Jeff. 501 00:26:33,013 --> 00:26:34,637 Do you wanna be good cop or bad cop? 502 00:26:35,390 --> 00:26:37,549 Well, let's see. 503 00:26:37,726 --> 00:26:40,477 Good cop. Absolutely. 504 00:26:50,113 --> 00:26:51,192 Mom. 505 00:26:55,159 --> 00:26:57,366 Go finish your breakfast, honey. 506 00:26:57,537 --> 00:27:00,028 - Kimberly Saunders? - What's this about? 507 00:27:00,206 --> 00:27:03,575 Sorry to bother you, ma'am. We're looking for Michael Saunders. 508 00:27:03,834 --> 00:27:06,705 Why? Does he owe you money or did he steal an aircraft carrier? 509 00:27:06,879 --> 00:27:08,338 We're not at liberty to say, ma'am. 510 00:27:09,632 --> 00:27:10,830 Neither am I. 511 00:27:12,885 --> 00:27:14,344 We can get a warrant, lady. 512 00:27:14,512 --> 00:27:16,385 Why don't you do that, sergeant? 513 00:27:16,555 --> 00:27:19,971 Actually, ma'am, the Navy owes him three months' pay 514 00:27:20,142 --> 00:27:22,847 and we just wanna make sure that he's gonna get it. 515 00:27:23,896 --> 00:27:25,687 And you need a warrant for that? 516 00:27:25,856 --> 00:27:27,398 He's new. 517 00:27:27,566 --> 00:27:30,733 There's nothing to worry about, ma'am. Mr. Saunders isn't in any trouble. 518 00:27:32,237 --> 00:27:34,395 That would be a first. 519 00:27:35,741 --> 00:27:37,947 Try the Little Creek Tavern in Hampton. 520 00:27:38,118 --> 00:27:40,609 He'll be on one side of the bar or the other. 521 00:27:40,787 --> 00:27:42,329 Thank you. 522 00:27:44,374 --> 00:27:47,126 Just what does a yeoman do, Petty Officer Tiner? 523 00:27:47,293 --> 00:27:50,330 Well, the yeomen are the glue who hold the Navy together. 524 00:27:50,505 --> 00:27:54,455 In my case I handle file management, type the admiral's correspondence, 525 00:27:54,634 --> 00:27:56,543 and arrange his appointments. 526 00:27:57,345 --> 00:27:58,804 You're a clerk? 527 00:27:58,971 --> 00:28:01,925 Yes, but with managerial duties. 528 00:28:02,099 --> 00:28:05,551 The gunny and I reorganized the entire filing system 529 00:28:05,728 --> 00:28:09,263 from an alphabetical to a numerical base. 530 00:28:10,483 --> 00:28:12,107 Cut. 531 00:28:12,276 --> 00:28:15,526 And I took this gig over a job on Animal Planet. 532 00:28:15,696 --> 00:28:18,269 - Hey, glare right here. - Stepping in, okay. 533 00:28:18,449 --> 00:28:19,859 Miss Peterson. 534 00:28:20,034 --> 00:28:22,951 Let me guess. You sort the paper clips. 535 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:27,367 I'm an attorney. Lieutenant Loren Singer. 536 00:28:28,375 --> 00:28:29,869 I was wondering if Admiral Chegwidden 537 00:28:30,043 --> 00:28:32,119 told you about the court-martial I just prosecuted. 538 00:28:32,295 --> 00:28:33,624 No, why would he? 539 00:28:33,797 --> 00:28:35,920 For your recruiting commercial, of course. 540 00:28:36,091 --> 00:28:38,083 I convicted two Marines of duelling. 541 00:28:38,844 --> 00:28:42,793 Duelling? As in flintlock pistols at 20 paces? 542 00:28:43,348 --> 00:28:46,764 More like 9 mm Barettas outside a Newport bar. 543 00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:50,010 So, what was the body count? 544 00:28:50,188 --> 00:28:53,224 The Marines missed each other, but mortally wounded a traffic light. 545 00:28:53,399 --> 00:28:55,273 They'll each do six months in the brig. 546 00:28:55,443 --> 00:28:58,479 But the case shows how versatile JAG lawyers have to be. 547 00:28:59,113 --> 00:29:02,447 The Marines had a friend videotape the whole thing. 548 00:29:02,617 --> 00:29:04,443 Have you tried Jerry Springer? 549 00:29:24,596 --> 00:29:26,553 Slow night. 550 00:29:27,140 --> 00:29:29,631 Can't tell one from another. 551 00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:31,425 What can I get you? 552 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,726 Whatever's on tap. 553 00:29:36,566 --> 00:29:38,226 You ever in the Navy? 554 00:29:38,401 --> 00:29:42,862 Oh, I got one of those faces. A lot of folks think they know me. 555 00:29:43,031 --> 00:29:45,320 You served on the Minnesota, didn't you? 556 00:29:45,492 --> 00:29:46,867 You got me mixed up. 557 00:29:47,035 --> 00:29:49,277 Gunner's Mate Saunders. 558 00:29:50,914 --> 00:29:52,372 And you'd be a cop, right? 559 00:29:53,750 --> 00:29:56,371 You got NCIS written all over you. 560 00:29:56,544 --> 00:29:59,331 I'm with JAG, but it's not official. 561 00:30:02,133 --> 00:30:05,584 Well, how'd you find me? My ex? 562 00:30:06,012 --> 00:30:07,755 My boy doing okay? 563 00:30:07,930 --> 00:30:09,674 He's good. 564 00:30:09,849 --> 00:30:11,806 I haven't been out there in a while. 565 00:30:12,601 --> 00:30:14,724 This is about the Minnesota, Mr. Saunders. 566 00:30:14,895 --> 00:30:17,386 Oh, man. That was a long time ago. 567 00:30:17,565 --> 00:30:21,016 March 20th, 1990. You broke your nose. 568 00:30:23,362 --> 00:30:24,737 Yeah. 569 00:30:24,905 --> 00:30:26,898 You told a corpsman in Sickbay that you broke it 570 00:30:27,074 --> 00:30:29,232 near your berthing compartment. 571 00:30:30,327 --> 00:30:34,027 The ship blew up that day. Twenty-nine men died. 572 00:30:34,206 --> 00:30:36,494 Why are you worried about where I broke my nose? 573 00:30:36,666 --> 00:30:38,873 Where did you break it? 574 00:30:39,044 --> 00:30:40,586 Near my berthing compartment. 575 00:30:40,754 --> 00:30:43,541 We have a witness says you broke it in Gun Turret 1. 576 00:30:44,299 --> 00:30:46,338 Why would you lie? 577 00:30:51,431 --> 00:30:54,218 - Because I broke it in a fight. - Who'd you fight? 578 00:30:54,392 --> 00:30:56,515 Greg Riordan. 579 00:30:56,686 --> 00:30:59,224 The guy who blew up the ship. 580 00:31:01,149 --> 00:31:04,066 The night before, that was the worst. 581 00:31:14,245 --> 00:31:17,578 We threw him a little blanket party, pounded him pretty good. 582 00:31:17,748 --> 00:31:19,373 Then we carried him up on the main deck. 583 00:31:19,541 --> 00:31:21,368 He was crying like a baby. 584 00:31:26,798 --> 00:31:30,417 We picked him up by the ankles, had him over the rails, 585 00:31:30,594 --> 00:31:33,429 let him dangle there right over the screws. 586 00:31:45,692 --> 00:31:48,646 He was sobbing and swearing, yelling. 587 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:51,562 He said he'd get even. 588 00:31:52,490 --> 00:31:54,732 Swore he'd kill us all. 589 00:32:06,462 --> 00:32:08,170 - Enter. - Excuse me, admiral. 590 00:32:08,339 --> 00:32:09,999 I know you're busy with the Law of the Sea 591 00:32:10,174 --> 00:32:11,798 or the Treaty of Versailles or whatever. 592 00:32:12,843 --> 00:32:14,966 - What is it, Miss Peterson? - I have won two Clios. 593 00:32:15,137 --> 00:32:17,462 I directed an independent film that was shown at Sundance 594 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:21,139 and yet still, I can't find a way to make this work, so I quit. 595 00:32:21,310 --> 00:32:24,975 Miss Peterson, have you explored every option? 596 00:32:25,147 --> 00:32:28,646 I mean, Lieutenant Roberts here, he's third generation Navy. 597 00:32:28,817 --> 00:32:30,395 His grandfather served on a battleship. 598 00:32:30,569 --> 00:32:32,811 His father was a master chief. 599 00:32:32,988 --> 00:32:34,945 I'm not doing the Pillsbury Doughboy. 600 00:32:42,414 --> 00:32:47,122 God, I am so sorry. I'm not usually like this. 601 00:32:49,921 --> 00:32:52,756 Look, your Commander Rabb almost works 602 00:32:52,924 --> 00:32:56,008 if only he'd done something else besides practise law. 603 00:32:57,470 --> 00:32:59,546 Well, actually. . . 604 00:33:05,478 --> 00:33:09,096 - Female on deck. - Luisa, what are you doing in here? 605 00:33:09,273 --> 00:33:11,479 Thinking like a woman, acting like a man. 606 00:33:11,650 --> 00:33:12,813 Did Steve do this to you? 607 00:33:12,985 --> 00:33:15,654 Can we talk about this someplace else? 608 00:33:17,531 --> 00:33:19,025 - You should report him. - No. 609 00:33:19,199 --> 00:33:22,200 - You can't let him get away with this. - He won't. 610 00:33:22,369 --> 00:33:23,650 I'll beat him in the courtroom. 611 00:33:23,829 --> 00:33:25,905 Not if that means winning an acquittal for Riordan. 612 00:33:26,081 --> 00:33:27,160 At ease. 613 00:33:27,332 --> 00:33:29,704 What happened, commander? Did you find Michael Saunders? 614 00:33:29,876 --> 00:33:32,165 - We did. - Billy, what happened to your eye? 615 00:33:33,005 --> 00:33:36,587 I saluted too hard, ma'am. What did he say, sir? 616 00:33:37,300 --> 00:33:38,960 He buried Riordan. 617 00:33:39,135 --> 00:33:41,543 Maybe he's lying, sir. 618 00:33:41,721 --> 00:33:45,090 Could he have told a different story to anyone else, sir? 619 00:33:45,266 --> 00:33:47,176 His ex-wife Kimberly in Norfolk. 620 00:33:47,685 --> 00:33:49,393 Norfolk? 621 00:33:50,355 --> 00:33:52,893 Wait a minute. Wait a minute, sir. 622 00:33:55,234 --> 00:33:56,314 Okay, here it is. 623 00:33:56,486 --> 00:34:00,318 Exhibit 477-B, a postcard sent to Greg Riordan in March 1990 624 00:34:00,490 --> 00:34:01,984 a few days before the explosion. 625 00:34:02,158 --> 00:34:05,657 Investigators found it in his locker, postmarked Norfolk. 626 00:34:05,828 --> 00:34:09,078 "See you in port. Can't wait. I love you, Kimberly." 627 00:34:09,248 --> 00:34:11,205 Kimberly loves Riordan. 628 00:34:11,375 --> 00:34:15,207 Kimberly marries Saunders after Riordan dies. 629 00:34:15,379 --> 00:34:18,629 Saunders told me that he and Riordan were fighting over hazing. 630 00:34:30,978 --> 00:34:32,388 Hi, is your mom home? 631 00:34:33,855 --> 00:34:35,053 Ma'am? 632 00:34:35,232 --> 00:34:36,477 Reinforcements? 633 00:34:36,650 --> 00:34:39,271 I'm Commander Rabb, ma'am. This is Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie. 634 00:34:39,444 --> 00:34:42,611 We're with the JAG Corps. We'd like to ask you a few questions if we could. 635 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:45,106 Look, I have to help my son finish his homework. 636 00:34:45,283 --> 00:34:46,398 Well, this won't take long. 637 00:34:46,576 --> 00:34:48,533 We have some questions about Greg Riordan. 638 00:34:48,703 --> 00:34:50,779 - About me? - No, son. Not about you. 639 00:34:50,955 --> 00:34:52,449 But I'm Greg Riordan. 640 00:34:57,879 --> 00:35:00,714 Why don't you two come in for a cup of coffee. 641 00:35:02,675 --> 00:35:06,720 I was young. I thought it was fun having two sailors fight over me. 642 00:35:06,887 --> 00:35:09,425 Michael Saunders and Greg Riordan? 643 00:35:10,474 --> 00:35:12,965 One boyfriend too many. 644 00:35:13,352 --> 00:35:16,306 When I finally figured that out, I chose Greg. 645 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:20,264 An odd time to kill yourself when you finally get the woman you want. 646 00:35:21,485 --> 00:35:23,643 That's what I always thought. 647 00:35:23,821 --> 00:35:26,857 But it's tough to argue with the Navy. 648 00:35:27,032 --> 00:35:31,990 So far, I've shielded Greg Junior from what they say about his father. 649 00:35:32,162 --> 00:35:35,531 Saunders led me to believe that he was the child's father. 650 00:35:36,583 --> 00:35:40,248 He wasn't a bad substitute when he was sober. 651 00:35:40,420 --> 00:35:42,377 Michael is the only father that Greg knows, 652 00:35:42,547 --> 00:35:44,587 and they love each other. 653 00:35:44,758 --> 00:35:49,419 He stops by once in a while and takes him fishing or camping. 654 00:35:49,596 --> 00:35:51,968 You married Saunders after the explosion? 655 00:35:53,266 --> 00:35:59,600 I was four months pregnant when Greg came home in a body bag. 656 00:36:00,898 --> 00:36:06,105 Greg Junior needed a father and I needed somebody too. 657 00:36:06,279 --> 00:36:08,105 Did Saunders ever talk about what happened 658 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:09,609 that morning in the gun turret? 659 00:36:11,492 --> 00:36:12,772 He wasn't there. 660 00:36:17,790 --> 00:36:19,367 Yes, he was. 661 00:36:21,085 --> 00:36:23,457 Oh, my God. 662 00:36:30,260 --> 00:36:33,261 You, I'm done with. 663 00:36:34,056 --> 00:36:35,135 - Hi, Dad. - Hey. 664 00:36:35,307 --> 00:36:36,967 Can I have a root beer? 665 00:36:37,142 --> 00:36:39,218 Greg, over here. 666 00:36:43,231 --> 00:36:45,687 You know, the boy shouldn't be in here. 667 00:36:47,235 --> 00:36:49,026 He shouldn't be seeing me like this. 668 00:36:49,195 --> 00:36:51,104 I'm sure you look great to him. 669 00:36:51,281 --> 00:36:53,107 His other father's a mass murderer. 670 00:36:53,783 --> 00:36:55,526 But he doesn't know about that. 671 00:36:55,702 --> 00:36:59,070 He will. Someone at school will tell him. 672 00:36:59,747 --> 00:37:01,870 They might even beat him up. 673 00:37:02,041 --> 00:37:04,283 You'd know about that, wouldn't you? 674 00:37:05,253 --> 00:37:06,533 What do you want from me? 675 00:37:06,712 --> 00:37:08,456 Tell the boy the truth. 676 00:37:08,631 --> 00:37:11,418 Don't let this lie ruin his life too. 677 00:37:11,592 --> 00:37:13,335 It's too late. 678 00:37:13,511 --> 00:37:15,799 It's not too late for him. 679 00:37:21,060 --> 00:37:24,843 It's an honour to have a distinguished visitor with us today. 680 00:37:25,022 --> 00:37:26,931 Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden, 681 00:37:27,107 --> 00:37:31,021 the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy. 682 00:37:31,236 --> 00:37:32,861 Are you ready to proceed, Cadet Vasquez? 683 00:37:33,572 --> 00:37:36,323 Your Honour, although both sides have rested, 684 00:37:36,491 --> 00:37:39,943 we move to reopen the evidence to present a final defence witness. 685 00:37:42,372 --> 00:37:45,373 This has gone on long enough, motion denied. 686 00:37:46,209 --> 00:37:48,036 Commandant Haden, may I be heard? 687 00:37:48,211 --> 00:37:49,586 Of course, admiral. 688 00:37:50,797 --> 00:37:52,172 I came here today 689 00:37:52,340 --> 00:37:54,582 because I understood that you might hear from a witness 690 00:37:54,759 --> 00:37:56,550 who never spoke to the Board of Inquiry. 691 00:37:57,553 --> 00:37:59,427 The Navy did the best job it could, 692 00:37:59,597 --> 00:38:03,926 but if there's a chance that we committed a miscarriage of justice, 693 00:38:04,101 --> 00:38:08,514 no matter how innocently, we want it corrected. 694 00:38:12,401 --> 00:38:15,735 - Call your witness. - Thank you, Your Honour. 695 00:38:15,905 --> 00:38:19,854 The defence calls Michael Saunders. 696 00:38:33,296 --> 00:38:34,495 Raise your right hand. 697 00:38:35,382 --> 00:38:38,087 Do you swear that the evidence you are about to give is the truth, 698 00:38:38,260 --> 00:38:40,667 the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 699 00:38:40,845 --> 00:38:43,087 - I do. - Be seated. 700 00:38:44,140 --> 00:38:48,352 State your name and rank for the record, sir. 701 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:49,848 Michael Saunders. 702 00:38:50,021 --> 00:38:55,062 I was Gunner's Mate Second Class aboard the USS Minnesota. 703 00:38:55,234 --> 00:38:57,808 Were you aboard ship on March 20th, 1990? 704 00:38:57,987 --> 00:38:59,529 Yes, ma'am. 705 00:38:59,697 --> 00:39:02,022 Did you know Gunner's Mate Gregory Riordan? 706 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:03,943 Yes, ma'am. 707 00:39:05,620 --> 00:39:07,446 We hazed him. I hazed him. 708 00:39:07,622 --> 00:39:11,536 But that had nothing to do with what happened that day. 709 00:39:12,585 --> 00:39:15,040 It was about a woman. 710 00:39:15,212 --> 00:39:17,419 I wanted her. He had her. 711 00:39:17,590 --> 00:39:19,416 What happened in the gun turret, Mr. Saunders? 712 00:39:21,343 --> 00:39:24,012 Riordan was gun captain. 713 00:39:24,179 --> 00:39:27,014 Doing a better job than anybody else, as usual. 714 00:39:28,433 --> 00:39:31,007 I don't know why I went in there. 715 00:39:31,186 --> 00:39:35,314 I didn't belong there. I didn't really belong anywhere. 716 00:39:37,984 --> 00:39:40,475 - Load one round. - Load one round, aye. 717 00:39:46,451 --> 00:39:48,740 They had already loaded the projectile 718 00:39:48,912 --> 00:39:52,281 and the propellant bags were coming off the spanning tray 719 00:39:52,457 --> 00:39:55,161 and Riordan put the lead foils between the first and second bag 720 00:39:55,335 --> 00:39:57,956 just the way he was supposed to. 721 00:39:58,129 --> 00:39:59,208 And then he saw me. 722 00:40:00,965 --> 00:40:03,421 - What are you doing here? - I'm just checking up on you. 723 00:40:03,593 --> 00:40:06,843 I hear they threw you a little blanket party last night. 724 00:40:07,013 --> 00:40:08,507 Get out of my turret. 725 00:40:08,681 --> 00:40:10,508 Relax. I'm just here to help you. 726 00:40:10,683 --> 00:40:12,391 You want to help me? Get out. 727 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:16,972 And I told him that Kim had been seeing me behind his back and... 728 00:40:17,147 --> 00:40:19,057 What did you say? 729 00:40:19,483 --> 00:40:21,310 Don't fool yourself, son. 730 00:40:21,485 --> 00:40:24,439 She's only marrying you because I wouldn't marry her. 731 00:40:24,613 --> 00:40:30,865 It was all a lie. I just wanted to hurt him. 732 00:40:31,036 --> 00:40:35,330 Anyway, it was the cradle operator's first live fire exercise 733 00:40:35,499 --> 00:40:41,584 and he was nervous enough and I'm sure I didn't help it by busting in. 734 00:40:42,505 --> 00:40:45,423 Now, I'm not so sure, 735 00:40:45,592 --> 00:40:54,216 but I thought I saw him load six bags of propellant instead of five. 736 00:40:54,392 --> 00:40:56,848 Now, Riordan would have caught the mistake, 737 00:40:57,020 --> 00:40:59,511 but he never saw it because of me. 738 00:41:00,523 --> 00:41:03,856 Now, I could have warned him. 739 00:41:04,026 --> 00:41:06,352 I could have stopped it. 740 00:41:06,529 --> 00:41:11,903 But in that split second, 741 00:41:12,868 --> 00:41:14,660 I didn't want to. 742 00:41:16,497 --> 00:41:21,206 I never loaded the gun. So it wasn't my fault, right? 743 00:41:21,877 --> 00:41:24,083 Mr. Saunders, 744 00:41:24,755 --> 00:41:29,915 what is the effect of six propellant bags instead of five? 745 00:41:31,762 --> 00:41:36,637 Too much propellant over pressurizes the gun. 746 00:41:46,985 --> 00:41:48,527 I am sorry. 747 00:41:55,493 --> 00:41:56,904 Petty Officer Riordan, 748 00:41:57,078 --> 00:42:01,906 on all specifications against you this court-martial finds you 749 00:42:02,083 --> 00:42:03,494 not guilty. 750 00:42:03,668 --> 00:42:05,376 This court-martial is adjourned. 751 00:42:07,672 --> 00:42:09,629 - Thank you for all your help. - Good work. 752 00:42:09,799 --> 00:42:11,542 - Thank you. - Nice work, Steven. 753 00:42:11,717 --> 00:42:12,915 - Keep it up. - Thank you. 754 00:42:13,094 --> 00:42:14,173 Billy. 755 00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:23,350 Congratulations, Cadet Vasquez. 756 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:25,762 - Well done, Cadet Tompkins. - Thanks. 757 00:42:26,273 --> 00:42:29,856 Billy, I was wrong about you. 758 00:42:30,027 --> 00:42:31,651 I know. 759 00:42:44,457 --> 00:42:46,331 What's gonna happen to him? 760 00:42:46,501 --> 00:42:49,834 Well, dereliction of duty and manslaughter 761 00:42:50,004 --> 00:42:52,127 would both be barred by the Statute of Limitations. 762 00:42:52,298 --> 00:42:54,338 So the only punishment he'll get 763 00:42:54,509 --> 00:42:57,628 is what he has to live with everyday for the rest of his life. 764 00:42:57,804 --> 00:42:59,595 - Thanks, A.J. - It sure is good to see you. 765 00:42:59,764 --> 00:43:01,424 You bet. 766 00:43:02,642 --> 00:43:04,930 Colonel, commander, correct me if I'm wrong, 767 00:43:05,102 --> 00:43:08,103 but didn't I advise you to drop the investigation? 768 00:43:08,939 --> 00:43:12,522 - It wasn't our investigation to drop. - It wasn't? 769 00:43:12,693 --> 00:43:16,027 No, sir. We were simply sitting second chair. 770 00:43:21,035 --> 00:43:22,149 Commander, I almost forgot. 771 00:43:22,327 --> 00:43:25,032 Can you be at the Washington Monument at 1700? 772 00:43:25,664 --> 00:43:28,120 The Washington Monument at 1700, sir? 773 00:43:28,292 --> 00:43:30,035 - Why? - I think she called it magic hour. 774 00:43:30,210 --> 00:43:35,121 Miss Peterson, she says the light is just perfect then. 775 00:43:35,716 --> 00:43:37,258 Colonel. 61794

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