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JUN.

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[ sobs ]

[ opening theme music playing ]

Rabb: IT'S ONLY THE GOD SQUAD, ADMIRAL.

THEY HAVE THEIR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS.

TEACH THEM SOME RELIGION, CAPTAIN.

Roberts: NO BAT... NO BAT...

SORRY, BUDRICK.

SIR...

[ laughs ]

Man: NO BATTER, NO BATTER, NO BATTER.

[ cheering ]

GO!

[indistinct chatter]

GOOD CATCH, MAJOR.

WHOO!

MIGHTY MAC!

ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL, ONE MORE.

NO PRESSURE NOW. THERE'S NO PRESSURE.

COME ON, NILES.

SEND IT HEAVENWARD.

[ phone ringing ]TIME.

PETTY OFFICER TINER.Man: WHAT'S GOING ON, TINER?

YES, SIR.

CONFERENCE.

[indistinct chatter]

SIR, IT'S THE SECNAV.

YES, SIR, MR. SECRETARY?

YES, SIR.

[ sighs ] YES, SIR. WILL DO.

LET'S BRING IT IN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CALL IT, CHARLEY.

A JAPANESE CITIZEN IN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

HAS ACCUSED A SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER

ABOARD THE CARRIER REPRISAL OF RAPING HIS TEENAGE DAUGHTER.

THE NEWS CHANNELS ARE ALL OVER IT.

MAJOR, YOU WERE AT CAMP BUTLER

DURING THE OKINAWA CASE, RIGHT?

I WAS, SIR.GOOD.

THEN YOU AND LIEUTENANT ROBERTS WILL ACCOMPANY COMMANDER RABB

TO THE SEVENTH FLEET IMMEDIATELY.

AYE, SIR.

WHAT'S HIS SIDE OF THE STORY, ADMIRAL?

HE'S DENYING IT.

WE'LL PRAY FOR THEM BOTH, A.J.

Man: I ASSUME YOU'RE AWARE

OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACTIVE VOLCANO.

JAPAN HAS 58 OF THEM.

THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT THE GENERAL MAKEUP OF THE POPULATION--

CALM EXTERIOR, FIRE IN THE BELLY.

THINGS HEATING UP, SIR?

A JUNIOR OFFICER WITH A WIGGLE IN HIS PANTS

IS ABOUT TO COMPROMISE 50 YEARS OF U.S./JAPANESE MILITARY COOPERATION.

ARE YOU ASSUMING GUILT, SIR?

I'M ASSUMING A DAMN GOOD DEFENSE, COMMANDER.

THE GIRL IS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

OUR STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITHSTOOD THE RAPE IN OKINAWA

BUT IF THE AUTHORITIES CAN MAKE US LOOK LIKE A FLEET

OF CHILD SEX OFFENDERS, THE LOCAL POLICE WILL BE COLLARING SAILORS

FOR SLURPING THEIR NOODLES.

Rabb: WELL, SIR, AT THIS POINT, IT IS JUST AN ACCUSATION.

THE ENSIGN HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY CHARGED.

IF HE IS, HE'LL BE ASSIGNED A JAPANESE ATTORNEY, ADMIRAL.

OUR FUNCTION IS TO OBSERVE AND ENSURE DUE PROCESS.

HAVE I NOT MADE CLEAR WHAT'S AT STAKE?

Rabb: SIR, WE WILL, OF COURSE, ADVISE AND CONSULT

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED.

THE QUESTION, ADMIRAL, IS WHETHER POLITICAL PRESSURE...

HELPS OR HINDERS OUR ABILITY TO DO SO.

COMMANDER, YOU ARE LEADING THIS TEAM

BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU JUGGLED THE POLITICS

ON THE SIGONELLA HELICOPTER TRAGEDY.

YOU DID AN ACE OF A JOB ON THIN ICE.

WELL, SIR, I THINK CONGRESSWOMAN LATHAM

DESERVES THE CREDIT FOR THE POLITICS.

ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I'VE UNDERESTIMATED YOUR TALENT?

NO, SIR.

THEN LET ME MAKE A SUGGESTION:

STOP WHINING AND START SKATING.

[ ship whistle blows ]

Mackenzie: YOU LIT UP A TWO-STAR AND YOU GOT BURNED, HARM.

JUST LET IT GO. Rabb: I'M TELLING YOU, MAC, FESSENDEN'S TROUBLE.

HE HAS TOO MUCH ON THE LINE.

IF WE'RE NOT PROACTIVE IN THIS CASE

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PEEL HIM OFF OUR BUTTS JUST TO SIT DOWN.

WELL, HE RECENTLY GOT BUMPED SIDEWAYS

FROM THE STAFF OVER AT CINCPAC, MA'AM. LOOSE LIPS.

SEE? ONE MORE MISSTEP AND HIS CAREER WILL BE IN A FREE-FALL.

AT EASE, ENSIGN.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB.

THIS IS MAJOR MACKENZIE, LIEUTENANT, J.G., ROBERTS.

SO HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?

WELL, I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO PINCH ME, SIR

SO I CAN... WAKE UP AND RETURN TO MY LIFE.

AND QUITE A LIFE IT'S BEEN, ENSIGN.

ACADEMY GRAD, OLMSTED SCHOLAR.

O.O.D. UNDERWAY IN LESS THAN A YEAR.

Rabb: YOU HAVE A FAN CLUB, ENSIGN.

YOUR C.O. THINKS YOU'RE EXEMPLARY.

HIS EXACT WORDS WERE, UH...

"ENSIGN GUITRY'S UNCOMMONLY LOYAL."

FEMALE PERSONNEL DESCRIBE YOU AS SENSITIVE.

THEY'RE BEING KIND, SIR.

DID YOU RAPE THIS GIRL?

NO, SIR.

WHY DOES HER FATHER THINK YOU DID?

THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME IS MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

DO YOU KNOW HER?

NO.

WHERE WERE YOU THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT?

I WAS, UH... I WAS ON LIBERTY, MA'AM.

I LIKE TO, UH, WALK THE TOWN.

IT... HELPS ME CLEAR MY HEAD.

DO YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES TO CORROBORATE YOUR WHEREABOUTS?

UM... I'M-I'M AFRAID I WAS ALONE.

I'VE-I'VE BEEN TOLD

JAPANESE POLICE ARE KNOWN FOR FORCING CONFESSIONS.

SHOULD I BE WORRIED?

WE INTEND TO KEEP YOU ON BOARD.

IF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES WANT YOU,

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRESENT FORMAL CHARGES.

THIS IS AN INDICTMENT FOR THE RAPE OF JUN HIGASHIMORI.

BASED ON WHAT EVIDENCE?

MR. HIGASHIMORI PICKED ENSIGN GUITRY'S FACE OUT OF THE SHIP'S CRUISEBOOK.

I REPEAT-- EVIDENCE.

HE FOUND A CAP

INSCRIBED WITH THE LEGEND-- " U.S.S. REPRISAL."

WAS THERE A NAME OR A RANK EMBROIDERED ON THIS CAP?

DO YOU HAVE A HAIR SAMPLE?

WE ARE AWAITING THE LAB RESULTS.

MR. TAKAHASHI, DID THE VICTIM IDENTIFY HER ASSAILANT?

THE GIRL WAS IN SHOCK AT THE TIME.

SHE HAS NO MEMORY OF THE INCIDENT.

WHAT ABOUT A SEMEN ANALYSIS?

THE ASSAILANT APPARENTLY USED A CONDOM.

I'M SURPRISED AT YOU, COUNSELOR.

AS THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, THIS IS WHAT YOU BRING US?

YOUR INDICTMENT HAS NO LEGS. YOU'RE WASTING OUR TIME.

MY FRIENDS... THE ONLY REASON I'M TALKING TO YOU

IS BECAUSE A JAPANESE DEFENSE ATTORNEY

HAS NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED TO YOUR CASE.

I AM NOT OBLIGATED TO PROVE THE LEGITIMACY OF THE INDICTMENT.

MY JURISDICTION IS AUTHORIZED

BY ARTICLE 17, PARAGRAPH FIVE-C

OF THE 1960 STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT.

ENSIGN GUITRY BELONGS TO US.

WE REQUEST A WAIVER.

I'M SORRY, BUT THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE

HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO REJECT A WAIVER IN THIS CASE.

GUITRY STAYS PUT. HARM...

YOU CAN HAVE HIM A FEW HOURS A DAY FOR QUESTIONING.

WE'LL GIVE HIM UP UPON CONVICTION ONLY.

HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU HAVE IN MIND?

THREE.

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YOU'RE A STRONG NEGOTIATOR.

GOOD DAY.

WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY TO THAT LAWYER, RABB?

EXCUSE ME, SIR?

THE COMMANDER OF THE SEVENTH FLEET HAS JUST INFORMED ME

THAT THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER IS ACCUSING YOU

OF BLOCKING THEIR ACCESS TO ENSIGN GUITRY.

ADMIRAL, THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AGREED TO OUR DEMANDS.

THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WAS THE ONE WHO APPEALED TO THE PRIME MINISTER.

IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT

THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR IS GENUFLECTING.

ENSIGN GUITRY IS BEING MOVED AS WE SPEAK.

ADMIRAL, THEY HAVE A WEAK CASE.

THEY DID... UNTIL YOU GAVE THE AUTHORITIES

A REASON TO DOUBT OUR INTEGRITY.

Rabb: YOU WERE THERE, MAC.

DID TAKAHASHI EVEN INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM? NO. HE SHOOK MY HAND.

HE WAS SMILING. HE-HE COMPLIMENTED ME.

JAPANESE MALES RARELY ADMIT WHAT THEY'RE THINKING, HARM.

HE PROBABLY THOUGHT HE WAS BEING POLITE IN NOT REVEALING HIS PLAN.

WELL, YOU COULD'VE WARNED ME.

I DID. YOU WERE TOO BUSY TRYING

TO NEGOTIATE HIM OUT OF WHAT WERE ALREADY HIS RIGHTS.

AH! HERE IT IS.

KICK ME NEXT TIME.

[ speaking Japanese ]

JAG CORPS?

YES.YEAH.

HIRO KITAMURA.

PLEASE, COME IN.

[ speaking Japanese ]

PLEASE. [ laughs ]

PLEASE.THANK YOU.

UH, SIT.

THANK YOU.

UH, SOMETHING TO DRINK?

I HAVE COCOA.

[ laughs ] NO, THANK YOU.

NO, THANKS.

OH. I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AT YALE... SAME AS YOUR PRESIDENT.

HMM.[ chuckles politely ]

THE PROSECUTION'S CASE IS WEAK.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ACCUSED THE WRONG MAN.

UH... MR. KITAMURA, EXCUSE ME FOR ASKING, SIR, BUT, UH...

WHAT KIND OF LAW DO YOU PRACTICE HERE?

OH, I'M WHAT YOU CALL IN THE STATES A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER.

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED A CRIMINAL CASE?

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.

HMM. I'M AFRAID THERE'S BEEN A MISTAKE, SIR.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AREN'T... I PETITIONED FOR THIS.

WHY WOULD THEY GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR EXPERIENCE?

BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTED IT.

YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE WITH ME.

SINCE BOTH SIDES SPEAK ENGLISH

I CAN HAVE THE TRIAL CONDUCTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE.

BECAUSE THE COURT WANTS TO LOOK FAIR-MINDED

THEY WILL BE MORE WILLING TO DO THIS.

JUN HIGASHIMORI'S FATHER, ICHIRO

HAS BEEN UNEMPLOYED MOST OF HIS LIFE.

UH, THIS IS BECAUSE OF A DEFORMED LEG AT BIRTH.

HIS PARENTS WERE POISONED AT NAGASAKI BY ATOMIC RADIATION.

YOU SEE,

HE BLAMES THE AMERICAN MILITARY FOR HIS TROUBLES.

LIEUTENANT GUITRY HAS BLOND HAIR AND BLUE EYES--

AN EXCELLENT TARGET FOR MR. HIGASHIMORI'S HATRED.

WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF THIS?

I SUPPORT THE U.S. BASES.

THEY'RE GOOD FOR LOCAL ECONOMY.

UH... THEY PROTECT US FROM THOSE NORTH KOREANS [ laughs ]

AND, UH...

I DON'T WANT MY COUNTRY TO EVER START A WAR AGAIN.

I'LL HAVE SOME OF THAT COCOA.

ME, TOO.

OKAY.

[ indistinct chatter ]

THERE IS ADMIRAL FESSENDEN.

YOU READY? TO LEAVE.

HMM. HE'S JUST GOING TO TAKE US AROUND

INTRODUCE US TO THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE

AND SOME OTHER OFFICIALS.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE NICE.

FESSENDEN: LOOK, I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT IT.

THE LOCALS HAVE LEGITIMATE GRIPES.

THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHTS

RESIDUAL TOXINS FROM BOMBING RANGES Rabb: EVENING, ADMIRAL.

DOCKSIDE POLLUTION.

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE JAG REPS.

THIS IS MEG WINTERS.

SOMMERS.

OH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MA'AM.

SHE'S COVERING THE PROCEEDINGS

FOR ONE OF OUR ESTEEMED WIRE SERVICES.

I'VE HEARD THINGS ARE GETTING SLIPPERY.

IS YOUR TEAM CONFIDENT ENSIGN GUITRY WILL RECEIVE A FAIR TRIAL?

WE'RE CONFIDENT WE CAN INFLUENCE ONE.

HOW WILL THIS PLAY IN POLITICAL TERMS?

WE'RE AT A CRUCIAL JUNCTURE

IN U.S./JAPANESE RELATIONS, MISS WINTERS.

IF IT WASN'T FOR OKINAWA, THIS WOULD BE JUST ANOTHER RAPE CASE.

SORRY?

MY OFFICE RECEIVES ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALMOST WEEKLY.

Mackenzie: I BELIEVE THE TERM THE ADMIRAL USED WAS "ALLEGATIONS."

CORRECT.

THEY'RE ALMOST ALWAYS FROM UNRELIABLE SOURCES.

FOR EXAMPLE?

WHAT YOU'D EXPECT...

HOOKERS AND THE LIKE.

UM, MA'AM... IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US

WE NEED TO SPEAK TO THE ADMIRAL PRIVATELY.

IT'S SOMEWHAT SENSITIVE.

SIR, IF YOU WOULD...

GOOD MOVE.

SHE WAS ANNOYING THE CRAP OUT OF ME.

SIR, LET ME GET THAT DRINK FOR YOU. IT'S EMPTY.

THANKS.

UH, SIR, HAVE YOU TRIED THE COFFEE?

NO. IS IT GOOD?

[INAUDIBLE] INDICATED THAT SEXUAL ASSAULTS

ON JAPANESE WOMAN BY AMERICAN SERVICE MAN

ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

BUT IN GENERAL IT'S [INAUDIBLE]

OH, THIS IS UGLY.

"APPARENTLY CLASS STATUS PLAYS A ROLE

IN HOW SUPERVISING OFFICERS RESPOND TO CHARGES."

OUCH. YEAH. "THE ADMIRAL HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED

"FOR HIS REMARKS, EXPLAINING HE WAS

"SIMPLY TRYING TO DESCRIBE A SOCIAL PHENOMENON

"THAT HAPPENS IN AND AROUND U.S. MILITARY BASES EVERYWHERE."

WHAT WAS HE THINKING?

THERE'S NOT AN INSTITUTION ON THE PLANET THAT DOESN'T DEAL

WITH UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS.

THAT'S ALL HE HAD TO SAY.

THE ADMIRAL COULD MAKE THE CONSTITUTION SOUND OFFENSIVE.

IS HE EXPECTED IN COURT TODAY, SIR?

NOT UNLESS HE HAS A DEATH WISH.

Kitamura: THIS IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING.

SORRY ABOUT THIS, COUNSELOR.

IT WAS OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

I JUST FOUND OUT I WON'T BE ALLOWED

TO QUESTION THE GIRL.

THE PANEL AGREES WITH THE PROSECUTION'S CLAIM

THAT IT WILL ONLY ADD TO HER TRAUMA.

[ sighs ]

HOW ARE THE POLICE TREATING YOU, ENSIGN?

NOT TOO WELL, SIR.

Kitamura: THEY WOULDN'T LET HIM STRETCH HIS LEGS.

HE SAT IN A CHAIR FOR 36 HOURS.

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A PROTEST.

HAVE THEY TRIED TO FORCE YOU TO ADMIT ANYTHING?

NO, MA'AM.

WELL, UH...

YOU HANG IN THERE, SAILOR. THESE ARE BUMPS ON THE ROAD. WE'RE ON TOP OF IT.

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR, SIR.

WE BETTER SIT DOWN.

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[ indistinct chatter ]

Takahashi: AND WE WILL PROVE THAT ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION, ENSIGN TERRY GUITRY

A SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER ABOARD THE CARRIER U.S.S. REPRISAL

FOLLOWED THE VICTIM, 17-YEAR-OLD JUN HIGASHIMORI

TO THE PAVILION IN SAGAMI BAY

PULLED HER INTO THE BUSHES AND RAPED HER.

[ sighs ]

ENSIGN GUITRY HAS NEVER MET JUN HIGASHIMORI

AND WAS NOWHERE NEAR HER THE NIGHT OF HER ASSAULT.

HE IS A VICTIM OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T WORK BECAUSE OF MY LEG

SO MY DAUGHTER, SHE TAKE A JOB

AT DRESS SHOP AFTER SCHOOL.

Takahashi: WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY IN QUESTION?

ONE OF HER TEACHER CALLED TO SAY

HER SCHOOLWORK BAD

SO I GO TO SHOP TO TAKE HER HOME SO SHE CAN DO HER LESSONS.

WHEN I GET THERE...

THEY SAY SHE ALREADY GONE.

WELL, WHAT DID YOU DO?

I WALK TO THE PAVILION IN SAGAMI BAY.

SHE GOES THERE TO THINK.

TELL US WHAT YOU SAW.

I SHINED MY FLASHLIGHT.

I FIND A MAN ON TOP OF HER.

Takahashi: AND WHAT DID HE DO?

HE JUMP UP.

I WRESTLE WITH HIM, BUT HE ESCAPE.

DID HE LEAVE THIS BEHIND?

YES.

IS THE MAN YOU SAW THAT NIGHT WITH YOUR DAUGHTER

IN THE COURTROOM TODAY?

THANK YOU.

SIR, WHY DID YOU HAVE YOUR FLASHLIGHT WITH YOU?

IT WAS DARK.

HARD TO SEE.

YES.

YOU SAID HE JUMPED UP RIGHT AWAY.

HE DID.

Kitamura: AND WHEN YOU WRESTLED WITH HIM

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FLASHLIGHT?

I DROPPED IT.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT THE BALL CAP? PROSECUTION HAVEN'T PROVIDED HAIR SAMPLES.

THEY MUST NOT HAVE THEM. LET IT GO.

WHAT? IT IS BEST.

[ inaudible ] FOR THE DEFENSE.

NO, YOUR HONOR. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT

THE PROSECUTION HAS NOT PROVIDED

A LINK BETWEEN THE HAT AND THE SUSPECT.

NOW, THAT BALL CAP COULD HAVE BELONGED TO ANY

OF OVER 2,000 SERVICEMEN ASSIGNED TO THE REPRISAL.

THEN YOU ARE SUPPORTING OUR CONTENTION

THAT A UNITED STATES SAILOR WAS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE RAPE OF JUN HIGASHIMORI?

WELL, I--Judge: SIT DOWN, SIR!

YOU HAVE NO PRIVILEGES IN THIS COURTROOM.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO SPEAK OUT AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE YOU REMOVED.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? IT IS THE UNITED STATES NAVY,

NOT ENSIGN GUITRY WHO IS ON TRIAL HERE.

YOU JUST GAVE THEM A GIFT.

[ sighs ]

I FIGURED IT WAS WORTH THE BREAK-IN PROTOCOL. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ kicks ]OUCH.

MAY I CONTINUE?

CONTINUE.

SIR...

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR PARENTS?

THEY DIE YOUNG.

OF WHAT?

THE ATOMIC BOMB MAKE THEM SICK.

IS YOUR LEG DEFORMED AS A RESULT?

YES.

DO YOU HATE THE UNITED STATES

FOR WHAT IT DID TO YOU AND YOUR PARENTS?

NO.

IS THAT YOUR NAME?

MM-HMM.

THIS IS A LIST OF MEMBERS

OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE BURNING EAGLE.

THEIR WEB SITE DESCRIBES THEM

AS "COMMITTED TO THE REMOVAL OF ALL U.S. BUSINESS

AND MILITARY ACTIVITY FROM JAPAN AND HER TERRITORIES."

YOU ARE A MEMBER, AREN'T YOU?

I GO TO SOME MEETINGS.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT EXHIBIT NUMBER FIVE

THIS SECURITY VIDEO RECENTLY PRESENTED TO ME

BY THE OWNER OF THE OMAMORI NOODLE HOUSE.

YOUR HONOR...

I PROTEST. I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS EVIDENCE.

Judge: OVERRULED. PLAY THE TAPE.

Takahashi: IT WAS TAKEN THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT.

YOU CAN SEE JUN HIGASHIMORI SEATED AT THE LEFT

OF THE COUNTER.

SHE IS TALKING TO A MAN WEARING A SHIP'S CAP.

ENSIGN GUITRY,

WOULD YOU PUT IT ON, PLEASE?

[ suspenseful music plays]

HOW COULD YOU LIE TO ME? YOU MADE ME LOOK STUPID IN FRONT OF MY PEERS.

I'M SORRY, SIR.NO ONE WILL RESPECT ME ANYMORE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US, ENSIGN? BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID, SIR.

THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH PRESSURE FROM THE PRESS TO CONVICT.

I THOUGHT IF IT CAME OUT, IT WOULD SEAL MY FATE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN

NOW THAT THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT TRUST YOUR WORD.

[ sighing ]

I HAD NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR AMERICANS

UNTIL I FOUND OUT THEY WERE FOOLS, LIARS AND POTHEADS.

EASY, COUNSELOR.

I QUIT.

[ door slams ]

WHY, I THINK HE MEANT "HOTHEADS," SIR.

Guitry: I DID NOT RAPE THIS GIRL.

I WAS JUST MAKING CONVERSATION AT A NOODLE HOUSE.

THE VIDEO HAS YOU LEAVING TOGETHER.

I WALKED HER OUT.

WE SAID GOOD-BYE ON THE STREETS

AND WE WENT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

PROSECUTION WILL COUNTER THAT YOU DOUBLED BACK AND FOLLOWED HER.

MA'AM, I HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR WOMEN.

I WOULD NEVER, EVER FORCE MYSELF ON SOMEONE.

WHO INITIATED THE CONVERSATION?

SHE SAID I LOOKED LIKE A SURFER.WHAT ELSE DID YOU TALK ABOUT?

STUFF.

UM, YOU KNOW

LIKE HER FAVORITE ROCK STARS, THAT KIND OF THING.

ENSIGN, START AT THE BEGINNING AND TELL US EVERYTHING.

[ sighing ]

YOU KNOW IT ALL NOW, SIR.

[ birds chirping ]

[ speaking in Japanese ]

HOW DID YOU FIND ME?

WELL, THIS PLACE IS DIRECTLY

ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COURTHOUSE

AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN IT.

LOOK, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO DO THIS.

IT'S A HIGH-PROFILE CASE.

IT'LL TAKE YOUR CAREER TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

HE HAS NO CHANCE NOW.

COME ON, COUNSELOR.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDE REASONABLE DOUBT.

IT WORKS DIFFERENT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING SOLID LIKE THE ACTUAL PERPETRATOR.

OKAY. WE'LL DO IT. WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE SHIP'S PERSONNEL.

ALL 4,000 OF THEM.

ACTUALLY, IT'S 4,211.

I'M SURE THEY'RE NOT ALL BLONDE WITH BLUE EYES.

THE ASSAILANT WAS WEARING THE BALL CAP

WHEN HE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED.

THAT'S WHY THE PROSECUTION HASN'T BROUGHT IT UP.

WE DON'T KNOW HE WAS BLONDE.

YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THE ONES WITH BROWN HAIR, TOO.

FINE. WHATEVER. THE POINT IS

YOU'RE A GOOD ATTORNEY, HIRO,

AND WE NEED YOU.

YOU NEED ME BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY ATTORNEY YOU HAVE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE'VE TALKED IT OVER. WE ALL AGREE YOUR APPROACH IS RIGHT.

I CANNOT DO IT ALONE.

HELL, WE'LL INTERVIEW EVERY WHITE MALE IN THE CITY IF WE HAVE TO.

I'LL DRINK TO THAT.

[ laughing ]

Roberts: OF THE 2,611 MEN ON LIBERTY THAT NIGHT,

WE'VE RULED OUT 1,805

AND INTERVIEWED A TOTAL OF 49.

IT'S STILL ONE HELL OF A HAYSTACK. WE'RE GOING TO NEED HELP.

SIR, ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING?

I'M THINKING SOMEBODY ELSE FOLLOWED JUN AFTER YOU LEFT HER.

DID YOU NOTICE ANYONE STANDING AROUND AT THE TIME?

NO, SIR.

WHAT ABOUT INSIDE...

YOU KNOW?

MAYBE. I DON'T... I DON'T REMEMBER ANYONE IN PARTICULAR.

I HOPE YOU BROUGHT GOOD NEWS, COUNSELOR.

MR. TAKAHASHI HAS PROPOSED A SETTLEMENT.

HE WILL ASK THE COURT TO REDUCE THE SENTENCE IF ENSIGN GUITRY

ADMITS HIS GUILT, SHOWS HE'S REPENTED

AND GIVES A PUBLIC APOLOGY IN COURT.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT HAPPENED IN OKINAWA.

Rabb: HIRO, THE ONLY REASON THEY CAME TO US FOR NEGOTIATION

IS BECAUSE THE PROSECUTION HAS NO DIRECT EVIDENCE.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE WORD IS, WE ARE GOING TO LOSE.

THE PROSECUTION IS ALLOWING US TO SAVE FACE.

I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER THIS.

WHAT? YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE FOLD?

WE NEED BETTER CARDS.

MAC, WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Kitamura: THE DECISION HAS TO BE MADE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

ENSIGN?

[ sighs ]

I'M SORRY, MA'AM. I-I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD GO TO PRISON

FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO.

NOW, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

Kitamura: IF WE LOSE,

MR. TAKAHASHI WILL PLEAD FOR MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT.

WHICH IS?

LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

[ gloomy music plays ]

IT'S A RISK, ENSIGN.

IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME, SIR.

I SAY WE WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THE BRASS HAS TO SAY ON THIS.

Rabb: THANKS FOR AGREEING TO SEE US, ADMIRAL.

TAKE A SEAT, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

SIR, WE'RE AT A CROSSROADS.

MAJOR, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF COLONEL MARION TRUESDALE?

YES, SIR. HE WAS THE FIRST MARINE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.

A MODEL CAREER--

PURPLE HEART, THE WHOLE PACKAGE.

ADMIRAL CROWE, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS

ONCE INTRODUCED US.

I ASKED HIM WHEN WAS THE BEST TIME TO GIVE IT UP.

HIS ANSWER WAS, "YOU'LL KNOW... OR THEY'LL KNOW."

[ laughs ]

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO RETIRE.

WE'RE SORRY, SIR.

I'VE CROSSED THE LINE MANY TIMES IN MY CAREER

BUT ALWAYS WITH A SENSE OF WHERE IT WAS.

THIS TIME I TRIPPED OVER THE DAMN THING.

YOU WERE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ALL OF US.

MY WIFE...

KNEW THE TRUTH ABOUT ME.

ON HER DEATHBED, SHE PULLED ME CLOSE AND SAID

"DON'T DRINK, DON'T SWEAR

AND TRY TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT."

THE PROBLEM IS, WITHOUT HER IN MY LIFE

I HAVE NO WILL TO CONTROL MYSELF.

YOU DESERVE AN APOLOGY FROM ME, COMMANDER.

I HAD NO RIGHT TO ASK OF YOU

WHAT I WAS INCAPABLE OF HANDLING MYSELF.

[ sighs ]

WELL, SIR, AS IT TURNS OUT, YOU WERE RIGHT.

THE POLITICS ARE UNAVOIDABLE.

PROSECUTION WANTS TO NEGOTIATE A PLEA, ADMIRAL.

MAKES SENSE FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW.

IT'S THE CRIME ITSELF, NOT THE SIZE THAT GIVES THEM WHAT THEY NEED.

YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THE MATTER, SIR?

THIS WOULD BE MY LAST OFFICIAL ACT.

YOU PROTECT THAT BOY'S INNOCENCE.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S ALL HE'S GOT.

ONCE IT'S TAKEN FROM HIM, HE'S JUST ONE MORE SORRY SON OF A BITCH.

SIR, MAY I MAKE AN OBSERVATION?

WHY NOT?

MOST OF THE SENIOR OFFICERS I MEET, SIR

ARE MORE LIKELY TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE

THAN DO SOMETHING GREAT.

YOU'RE A PASSIONATE MAN, ADMIRAL.

DESPITE OUR SCRAPE

I ADMIRE YOUR FIRE, SIR.

I BELIEVE IT'S OUT.

WELL, ADMIRAL, ONLY GENERALS FADE AWAY, SIR.

DON'T WORRY, COMMANDER.

I INTEND TO MOVE ON.

GOOD LUCK, SIR.

DISMISSED.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ dramatic music plays ]

[ door closes ]

[ gun fires ]

Man: ATTEN-HUT!

[ shouting orders ]

ORDER... HUH!

Roberts: I JUST DON'T GET IT, SIR.

THE ADMIRAL DIDN'T SEEM THE TYPE TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE.

WELL, HE WAS AN OFFICER DISHONORED, STRIPPED OF PURPOSE.

FOR A MAN WITH HIS SIZE EGO, THIS MUST HAVE CUT DEEP, EH?

I ASSUME IT WAS A WAY OF SAVING FACE?

AN ACT OF SEPPUKU, SIR.

EXACTLY. IT WAS VERY JAPANESE OF HIM, MAJOR.

WENT OUT A WARRIOR IN UNIFORM WITH HIS OWN WEAPON.

HMM... OF COURSE, THAT DIDN'T EXCUSE IT

AND MAKE IT ANY LESS DEPRESSING.

CAN I ASK WHY YOU'RE HERE, ADMIRAL?

THERE'S SOME CONCERN IN WASHINGTON ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON

ESPECIALLY SINCE THE JAPANESE PRESS

IS IMPLYING THE ADMIRAL'S SUICIDE IS THE RESULT

OF THE EMBARRASSMENT HE FELT OVER THE INCIDENT.

BAD P.R. EQUALS YOURS TRULY ON A REDEYE.

YOU HERE TO SUPERVISE, SIR?

THE WHITE HOUSE JUST WANTS ASSURANCES

THAT EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL.

SO, WHERE ARE YOU?

Mackenzie: THE PROSECUTION'S PROPOSED A DEAL, SIR--

A LESSER CHARGE FOR A GUILTY PLEA.

HAVE YOU RESPONDED YET?

WE'RE GOING TO TURN THEM DOWN, SIR.

Chegwidden: OKAY. LET ME SEE IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT--

IT'S WORD AGAINST WORD, THEY HAVE AN EYEWITNESS.

WE'RE CLAIMING FALSE I.D.

Mackenzie: YES, SIR.

YOU'LL LOSE.

SIR, WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE ASSAILANT.

WHAT ABOUT, UH, DISCREDITING THE FATHER?

MR. KITAMURA'S TRIED, SIR. WE'RE WAY PAST THAT.

WE'VE BEEN INTERVIEWING THE CREW OF THE REPRISAL.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE HIM TO CONTINUE WITH THE FIRST CHOICE.

WHY? IT'S A SAVVIER SOLUTION.

BY THAT, I ASSUME YOU MEAN

THAT FINDING THE SAILOR WHO ACTUALLY RAPED THE GIRL

WOULD NOT SOLVE WASHINGTON'S CONCERNS.

I EXPECT YOU TO ASSUME NOTHING, COMMANDER

BUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

ADMIRAL, HOW RESPONSIBLE IS IT

TO LET THE PERPETRATOR SLIDE, SIR?

YOUR JOB IS TO DEFEND THIS MAN, NOT SOLVE A CRIME.

I THINK SOLVING THE CRIME IS HIS BEST DEFENSE.

AND I DISAGREE. NOW, STAND DOWN

AND LET'S FIGURE A WAY TO WEAKEN THE FATHER'S STORY.

ADMIRAL, I THINK THIS QUALIFIES AS SUPERVISION.

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, COMMANDER?

WELL, SIR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IT FEELS LIKE YOU DON'T TRUST US.

THE ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT TRUST, BUT RESPONSIBILITY AND I'M TAKING IT.

WHY, SIR?BECAUSE I CAN!

[ gloomy music playing ]

ALL RIGHT. FINE.

GO TRY AND FIND YOUR MAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB.

AS YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN OPEN

TO RESPECTFUL DISAGREEMENT

BUT YOU EVER BADGER ME LIKE THAT AGAIN

I'LL SUPERVISE YOUR ASS RIGHT OUT OF WASHINGTON.

YES, SIR.

GOOD LUCK.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH. I'M FINE.

LOOK, I SAY WE FORGET ABOUT

SHIFTING THROUGH THE SHIP'S PERSONNEL.

WE'RE RUNNING LOW ON TIME.

WELL, WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?

I'D LIKE TO, UH, TAKE ANOTHER LOOK

AT THAT SECURITY VIDEO

SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN THAT NOODLE HOUSE WEARING A BALL CAP.

Rabb: SEAMAN LAFFERTY, THIS IS A STILL PHOTO

TAKEN FROM THE SECURITY CAMERA AT THE OMAMORI NOODLE HOUSE

ON THE NIGHT JUN HIGASHIMORI WAS RAPED.

IT'S YOU, ISN'T IT?

YES, SIR.

Mackenzie: DO YOU KNOW ENSIGN GUITRY?

NO, MA'AM.

BUT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CASE?

I HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING MUCH ATTENTION TO IT, ACTUALLY.

WHAT DOYOU KNOW ABOUT THE CASE, SEAMAN?

ONLY THAT THERE WAS AN OFFICER

IN THE PLACE,

BUT, UH, I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT THEY SAID TO EACH OTHER

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SIR.

CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS AFTER YOU LEFT?

AM I A SUSPECT, MA'AM?

NOT IF YOU HAVE AN ALIBI.

I, UH...

I WENT NEXT DOOR, MA'AM.

AND WHAT'S NEXT DOOR?

[ upbeat music playing ]

Kitamura: WE CALL THESE "HOSTESS BARS."

Mackenzie: THUS, THE "HOSTESSES."

THEY DO MORE THAN SERVE DRINKS.

Rabb: A FULL-SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT.

Kitamura: OH, NOTHING HAPPENS HERE.

THAT'S HOW WE GET AROUND THE LAW.

A CUSTOMER PICKS THE HOSTESS OF HIS CHOICE.

WHEN HE'S READY TO LEAVE, THEY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THIS WOULD BE THE PROPRIETRESS.

[ speaking Japanese ]

[ speaking Japanese ]

[ speaking Japanese ]

[ speaking Japanese ]

[ speaking Japanese ]

JUN? HMM. JUN HIGASHIMORI.

SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS SEAMAN LAFFERTY.

HE WAS A REGULAR CUSTOMER.

SHE REMEMBERS BECAUSE HE YELL AT HER.

WHAT ABOUT?

HE HAD SEEN THE GIRL HE WANTED WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

HE WAS MAD BECAUSE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED HER.

Mackenzie: SO HIS STORY STANDS.

THE GIRL HE WANTED WAS JUN HIGASHIMORI.

JUN HIGASHIMORI IS A PROSTITUTE.

[ exhales ] NO, SIR.

ENSIGN, THE PROPRIETRESS AT THE KAGUYA HOSTESS BAR

CLAIMS YOU'RE ONE OF HER REGULAR CUSTOMERS.

SAYS YOU WERE THERE THAT NIGHT.

SIR, IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY DIDN'T SHE COME FORWARD EARLIER?

MADAMS LIKE TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE, ENSIGN.

SHE'S GOT THE WRONG GUY.

IF THE SEX WAS CONTRACTUAL, THERE WAS NO RAPE.

YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YOU?

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND WHAT I'VE TOLD YOU, OKAY?

THAT'S MY STORY. Rabb: WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE THIS STORY?

HUH? YOU LIED TO US BEFORE.

SIR, I NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP.

[ sad music playing ]

FINE.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WAKE UP.

I WAS HOPING I'D FIND YOU HERE.

YOU CAN'T TALK TO ME.

OH, I READ THE RULING. IT APPLIES TO THE DEFENSE COUNSEL ONLY.

I'M JUST AN OBSERVER.

WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

LOOKS LIKE A SURFACE WARFARE PIN.

DID, UH, ENSIGN GUITRY GIVE IT TO YOU?

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOUR ASSAULT

AND THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME

IS THAT YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF IT.

NO, I-I... I DON'T PROFESS TO KNOW

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A WOMAN IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT

OR WHAT KIND OF TRAUMA CAN HAPPEN AS A RESULT

BUT, UH, I WOULD THINK

THAT RATHER THAN REPRESS THE MEMORY

THE VICTIM WOULD BE HAUNTED BY IT.

SHE'D REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE EXCRUCIATING MOMENT.

YOUR EYES DECEIVE YOU.

ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU THAT?

YOU KNOW, THEY TELL ME TWO THINGS--

YOU'RE DESPERATE TO COME FORWARD AND REVEAL THE TRUTH

BUT YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO DO IT.

[ cries ]

THAT'S A START.

THAT'S A START.

MISS HIGASHIMORI, ARE YOU A HOSTESS AT THE KAGUYA BAR?

WOULD YOU SAY IT FOR US, PLEASE?

YES. I WORK THERE.

DO YOU HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS

WITH THE MEN YOU MEET AT THE KAGUYA?

YES.Kitamura: FOR MONEY?

YES.

WOULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW THIS CAME ABOUT?

MY FATHER IS CRIPPLED

AND MY MOTHER IS RAISING MY THREE SISTERS.

I WAS THE ONLY CHILD OLD ENOUGH TO WORK

BUT MY PART-TIME JOB AT THE DRESS SHOP DIDN'T PAY ENOUGH

SO AFTER,

I WOULD GO TO THE KAGUYA.

DID YOU TELL YOUR PARENTS?

[ sobs ] I DIDN'T WANT TO SHAME THEM.

[ sad music playing ]

Kitamura: THE MAN YOUR FATHER SAW THAT NIGHT--

THE ONE WHO RAN OFF-- IS HE THE ACCUSED?

DID HE RAPE YOU?

NO.

Kitamura: WAS HE A CUSTOMER?

IN THE BEGINNING,

BUT HE WAS SO KIND TO ME...

SO GENTLE...

THAT YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM.

YEAH.

Kitamura: THE CRIES YOUR FATHER HEARD THAT NIGHT--

THEY WEREN'T OF PAIN, WERE THEY?

WHAT DOES YOUR FATHER THINK OF AMERICAN SAILORS?

HE HATES THEM.

Kitamura: WERE YOU TOO ASHAMED TO TELL HIM

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU AND ENSIGN GUITRY?

[ sniffles ]

WHY DID YOU NOT TELL THE POLICE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

I FIGURED, EITHER WAY, I WAS GOING TO LOSE HER.

THE LEAST I COULD DO WAS TRY AND SAVE HER FROM A LIFE OF SHAME.

EVEN IF IT MEANT PRISON?

EVIDENCE WAS, UH... IT WAS CIRCUMSTANTIAL.

I EXPECTED TO BE EXONERATED.

I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD COME THIS FAR.

SIR, I NEED TO SAY SOMETHING.

I APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE WHO WAS HURT BY THIS.

I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND STRANGE TO SOME

BUT MY INTENTIONS WERE HONORABLE.

[ exhales ]

Chegwidden: THE NAVY'S REVOKED YOUR OVERSEAS SCREENING.

YOU'LL BE SHIPPED STATESIDE TO FACE MILITARY CHARGES FOR PERJURY.

YES, SIR.YOU KNOW, THIS HAS GOT TO BE

ONE OF THE MOST NAIVE STUNTS I HAVE EVER SEEN.

I WISH I COULD EXPLAIN IT, SIR.

I... I GUESS I THOUGHT

IF I WAS DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS,

THAT IT WOULD SOMEHOW WORK OUT.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE

IF THE GIRL HAD NOT COME FORWARD?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR, BUT THE FACT THAT SHE DID

PROVES THAT WHAT WE HAD WAS WORTH SOMETHING.

WHAT YOU HAD WAS IRRELEVANT TO LARGER ISSUES.

DAMN IT, SON! YOU HAD THE ENTIRE U.S. NAVY SPINNING ON YOUR LIES!

OUR RELATIONSHIP IS NOT IRRELEVANT, SIR.

NO, I GUESS NOT

BUT LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

NOW THAT YOU'VE, UH, TRASHED YOUR FUTURE

WHAT DO YOU GOT TO SHOW FOR IT?

IF I MAY, ADMIRAL?

THERE IS A HAIKU POEM:

"THE MOMENT TWO BUBBLES ARE UNITED,

THEY BOTH VANISH, A LOTUS BLOOMS."

BY THAT YOU MEAN...?

[ reporters clamoring ]

I'LL TAKE A STAB AT IT, SIR.

"LOVE IS ETERNAL."

[ dramatic music plays ]

[ closing theme music plays]