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[ wind whistling ]

MAN: Enter of thine own free will and without fear.

Listen...

to the words of the great goddess of old.

Once in the month and better it be when the moon is full,

you shall assemble in some secret place

and adore the spirit of me

who is clean of all the wise.

In my honor, you shall sing,

dance, make music, and harm none in my presence,

for mine is the ecstasy of the spirit on earth.

ALL: So mote it be.

Be free, joyous,

and sky-clad in your great rite.

[ theme song playing]

WOMAN [ over PA]: Flight 4-16 from Houston is

now arriving at Gate 14B.

Flight 4-16 from Houston is now...

Welcome to Gulfport, gentlemen.

Thank you. At ease, Chief.

Consider yourselves guests

of the Construction Battalion Center, sirs.

Thank you. Lead on.Uh, sir, we're parked

in the far lot: you feel like taking a hike?

If you feel like carrying our luggage.

Of course, sir.

Cute.

We didn't want to blow your cover, Mac.

What about our friendship?

I'm friendly with a Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie.

I don't know much about

a Chief Petty Officer Bonnie Johnson.

She is just as unforgiving.

You do look snappy in that uniform, ma'am.

You have baby food on yours, Lieutenant.

So, uh, what do you know, anyway?

Typing is hard on the fingernails.

About witches, Mac.

They worship naked.

Really?Mm-hmm.

Did you?

So, what was it like?

Was it cold?

Was there sex involved?

I went for it; it was a warm night...

and no one touched me.

Did they touch each other, ma'am?

No. We just danced around a bonfire

and, when the flames were low enough,

we jumped over it.

You jumped over a fire naked?

Thanking my track and field coach all the way.

So what have you found out?

Harm, I've been talking to Wiccans all week.

I haven't been able to find anything

to substantiate Petty Officer Plunket's claim

that she was raped.

We have a meeting with her in the morning.

We'll see what she has to say.

So are you a witch now, ma'am?

In training, Bud.

They've taken me into their confidence,

so, I don't want to hear any cracks out of either of you.

How was your trip to Australia, ma'am?

It was excellent.

Not used to seeing you driving one of these, Mac.

What'd you expect?

Bud.

A broomstick, sir?

[ tires screech]

PLUNKET: It happened right after my initiation, sir.

Chief Merker-- he's the high priest--

he walked me to my quarters.

I said good night, but, when I opened the door,

he followed me in.

That's when it happened.

Well, did you resist?

I wanted to, sir.

Then why didn't you?

I did, sir...

in my head.

And you felt that that would be enough.

Sir, I couldn't speak.

You were panicked.

No, sir.

RABB: You're not being very clear, Petty Officer.

Chief Merker put a spell on me, sir.

MACKENZIE: I'm speechless.

ROBERTS: And we're helpless, ma'am.

RABB: There's no way to make this fly.

You want to drop it?

Well, what's our argument?

The petty officer couldn't say no

because Chief Merker put a spell on her?

Need I remind you that Navy policy requires

all personnel to take seriously

any charge of sexual assault?

We don't have anywhere to begin with this.

Well, we better figure it out.

I was sent down here because of Wicca's growing presence

in the military.

I got the same speech, Mac.

The Navy wants to know if this is an isolated incident.

Otherwise, it has to reevaluate its policies

on religious freedoms.

MACKENZIE: So what do we have?

RABB: Well, we have what you've given us--

"Chief Merker is friendly, accommodating

and personally powerful."

I'll dig deeper.

What if we go public with this?

It could open

a conversation within Wicca.

Something might fall out.

Works for me.

Bud, get me what you can on these names, huh?

Yes, sir.

Oh, sir, uh, F.Y.I.

I found a case in the manual for courts martial

that involves Santeria and live chickens.

What?

[ phone ringing]

[ groaning]

Hello?

Oh, I woke you up.

Bloody inconsiderate...

I'm sorry.

No, to do it by phone.

Should have been lying next to me nuzzling me awake.

You know, I keep smelling you everywhere--

on my pillows, my clothes, my towels...

can't bring myself to wash them.

Well, promise me you'll do it before I visit again.

If you promise to visit again.

I can't take leave until July.

What am I supposed to do until then?

I don't know-- but, don't do it with anyone else.

You think I would?

Well, you're not yourself, are you?

You're Chief Johnson.

Mmm. I hadn't thought of it that way.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Well, we're moving forward down here, Mic.

Expect more naked dancing.

As long as you send me a tape.

[ laughing]

Sir?

The Wicca research?

Thanks.

"Pre-Christian, earth-based reconstruction

of European tribal worship--

not only paganistic but polytheistic.

Gods and goddesses."

No animal sacrifice.

No devil worship.

What's this?

I cast a wider net, sir.

"A frightening form of witchcraft was

reportedly practiced not in Salem, but in the deep South.

The witches in these regions were said

to have cast crippling spells and even sacrificed humans

in their quest for union with the Devil."

What does this have to do with Wiccans, Bud?

Well, the petty officer claimed

that she was the victim of a spell, sir.

Sir, this is not one of my paranormal fixations.

Is this one of your normal fixations?

Sir, here. In 1916,

a swarm of beetles descended on Harrison County.

In the early '40s,

a hundred dogs went missing in the span of a week.

And as late as 1993...

Bud...

I'll, uh, look it over.

Do you think the colonel might be interested, sir?

I'll keep her informed.

Thanks.

Yes, sir.

Hey. How you doing, Chief?

Well, the Navy thinks I'm a rapist,

and the papers say I made a pact with the Devil,

and there's a guy out in the parking lot

who wants to castrate me.

Mind if I sit down?

Mmm, please.

Thanks. WOMAN: You hungry, Chief?

Uh, sure.

Then don't sit here.

No one seems to want to take our order.

Well, that's okay, Chief.

You got friends.

Well, I'm really glad you're one of them.

You know, Bonnie,

if you're going to stick with us,

you should know this could be a rough ride.

Wiccans are pretty open-minded about sex.

Consensual sex.

Yeah, and we take a lot of heat for it,

and this was our worst nightmare.

It gives fuel to our enemies, and it can destroy us.

MERKER: You know that's the crazy part about it?

What happened between me

and Petty Officer Plunket was consensual.

If I'm guilty of anything,

it's not realizing how naive she was.

WOMAN: The Lord has not forsaken you.

You can still be saved.

Come into His arms.

There is no warmer place

than the firmament...

Ma'am, you're not welcome here.

♪ Marvelous grace of our loving Lord ♪

♪ Grace that exceeds our sin and guilt ♪

♪ Yonder on Calvary's... ♪

Come on, let's go.

♪ There where the blood ♪

♪ Of the lamb was spilled ♪

♪ Grace, grace, God's grace ♪

♪ Grace that is greater than all our sin ♪

MERKER: Well, Wicca's growing in the military

because it's one of the few institutions

that will let us be, or so we thought.

MACKENZIE: There was some talk of a study group at Norfolk,

but it never happened.

Well, Bonnie, I want you to know,

I really appreciate your support.

I mean, you're only here a week

and you're already in the thick of it.

Most people don't get us.

Well, most people don't cast spells, Chief.

Spiritual magic.

It's to harness positive energy.

I mean, it's not like we're turning people into toadstools.

Can you?

I believe my faith gives me the power to do anything.

Well, good night.

-Where you going? -To sleep.

You're not going to let me be alone tonight, are you?

Yes, Chief.

Okay.

TINER: Good morning, Admiral.

Your calls, sir.

Everybody wants a piece of me, Tiner.

Nothing lights up people like sex and witchcraft.

Monsignor Doherty...

A.C.L.U., Wiccan Circle...

Congressman Steelsmith.

Confirming your 9:00 for tomorrow, sir.

Yeah, it's his district.

Probably wants to meddle, misses the smell of litigation.

Damn hill-dwellers.

What the hell is that?

It's the all-seeing eye, sir.

It's believed to be the eye of Lucifer.

Hexes, curses,

psychic control and all corruption

are worked through this emblem.

Lieutenant Roberts ordered it for his research, sir.

He wants me to forward it.

[ hollow tapping]

It's made of plaster, Tiner.

I can see that, sir.

Tell the Lieutenant he's gone too far this time.

Yes, sir.

[ phone rings]

Here.

Judge Advocate General's Office.

Hold on, please.

Sir, Congressman Steelsmith's office wants

to push tomorrow's meeting to 10:00.

He's backed up early on,

and he's afraid he'll fall behind.

He can fall onhis behind, as far as I'm concerned.

10:00 is fine, we'll see him then.

Get me the commanding officer

Army Installation, Fort Hood, Texas.

They've been taking heat on their Wiccans.

I want to pick his brain.

Aye, sir.

Oh, and, Tiner, tell the lieutenant, if he tries

to expense that, I'm going to make him wear it as a hat.

Yes, sir.

MERKER: As is the male to the female,

blessed be the act of creation.

Blessed be the waters of life.

May they protect and purify this circle.

COVEN: So mote it be.

May the goddess and the god protect and purify thee.

Blessed be.

[ whispering]: May the goddess and the god

protect and purify thee.

Blessed be.

What's your wish?

How'd you know I was making one?

Up is where hope lives.

So who's the guy?

[ chuckles]

All right, if you know so much,

what was I wishing?

You want to be with him.

Yes.

But you can't.

No.

Can I help?

What could you do?

[ whispering]: What do you like?

Um, we're, uh...

starting up again.

MACKENZIE: He tried to put a spell on me.

What'd he do, sprinkle fairy dust on you?

Salt water.

Then when we went outside,

he took my hand and, uh...

You resisted, I assume.

Yes.

But-but someone weaker, younger and more naive

may have had a harder time.

This guy is compelling.

Mac, what kind of powers are we talking about, anyway?

Magical or personal?

Because if he has only seduced Petty Officer Plunket,

we can go home.

He came on to me the night before, too, Harm.

Ma'am?

What happened last night, was it aftera ceremony?

Yes.

Same as Petty Officer Plunket.

Chief Merker doesn't have

the ability to cast spells,

but somehow he convinced the petty officer that he does.

The thing is, if she really believed

that she was incapable of saying "no"

that makes it rape.

You could directly compare that to being drugged or hypnotized.

In each case, the person is being denied their free will.

What happened to Bud Roberts, occult expert?

He reminded himself that he was an attorney, sir.

The defense will jump all over the consent issue.

You have to prove intent on the part of the accused--

that he expected the petty officer to resist

but made her think that she couldn't

so that he could take advantage of her.

Anything further, Counselor?

Yeah. Good luck.

The congressman here yet?

His office canceled, sir.

Apparently he slipped on a marble floor

and broke an ankle.

Oh.

Well, get him a card, and I'll sign it.

Yes, sir.

Tiner?

What is that still doing here?

I'm sorry, sir.

I haven't got around to sending it yet.

Well, don't leave it out, put it someplace.

All we need is Monsignor Doherty to find it

and he'll damn us all to Hell.

Yes, sir.

Oh, uh...

Oh, uh, when is the A.C.L.U. rep expected?

Noon, sir.

Boy, this one is a loud talker.

He had me on the phone for 40 minutes.

I got off, my ears were ringing.

Well, maybe he said all he needs to say

and just wants to wrap up, sir.

Well, one word out of his mouth is one too many.

Here. Hang this on my parking space.

Maybe it'll keep the minivans out.

The hardest part is remembering to salute the officers.

I walked right past an ensign the other day.

He dressed me down for five minutes.

BRUMBY: Lucky bloke.

What do you mean by that?

Well, ever since you told me

you were working undercover as a chief petty officer,

I've been having fraternization fantasies.

Really?

I'm your commanding officer by day

and your love slave at night.

Keep talking, slave.

Yeah, and you snap to, Chief.

[ laughing]: Yes, sir.

Seriously, Sarah,

watch yourself around this Merker character.

What, you don't think I can handle myself?

I don't think I want to think about it, it worries me.

You're worried or jealous?

I don't get jealous.

Yeah, neither do I.

Oh, beauty. Then I can keep my mistress.

Can I keep mine?

[ laughing]

I miss you.

I miss you, too.

I got to go.

Until next time.

Yeah, till then.

[ moaning]

I've been waiting 30 minutes for you.

Oh, sorry.

Who were you talking to?

My mistress.

Very funny.

[ laughing]

Chief Johnson!

Seaman.

You have some business in admin, Chief?

Yeah, my transfer papers got screwed up.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a day

when everything went according to plan?

I've had a few of those.

Really?

Well, maybe if I hang out with you, Chief,

I can learn how you do it.

Well, you just have to believe in yourself.

My first obstacle.

Really?

It used to be worse, but, uh, Wicca's helped a lot.

I think so, you seem to be doing fine.

I hope you mean that, Chief,

because a lot of people say stuff like that

just to get you out of their face

and I don't know you that well and...

You know me well enough to be honest with me

and I know you well enough to be willing to listen.

See you later.

Is there a problem?

Well, I-I-I can't seem to...

[ laughing]

Now I know.

Do you know where I can find a Commander Rabb?

Yeah, you're looking at him.

Excellent.

James Posey.

I'm representing Chief Merker.

Mm. Excuse me.

Of course.

Glad I ran into you

'cause I could not find your office.

I have been all over the building.

It's right across the hall, Mr. Posey.

[ chuckling]: Well, now I know.

Uh...

may I suggest a way to dispose of this case?

Do you want to talk about this in here or...?

Well, it's intimate.

It's got good acoustics.

All right, go ahead.

You drop the charges;

I call off the A.C.L.U. and the talk shows

and the news magazine.

There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Posey.

Your client is the one in trouble.

Well, now, what do you have?

A woman making hysterical allegations,

locals guilty of bigotry and harassment.

This is not a case of indecent assault.

This is a civil liberties trial.

No deals without an admission of guilt.

How's this for a headline:

Real Witch Hunt in Harrison County.

Well, thank you for setting the tone

for the trial, Mr. Posey.

-You're welcome. -It was your first mistake.

That's all right.

[ pulls paper towel]

I only make 'em once.

[ tears paper towel]

ROBERTS: Mr. Wythrip, you live on top of a hill.

Is that correct? WYTHRIP: Yes, sir.

What can you see below?

Well, forest mostly, a clearing or two.

Have you witnessed any recent activity

in either one of these clearings?

Sure have. One night I was chasing some raccoons

away from my pole beans

and I spotted some folks dancing naked

around a bonfire.

Your Honor, I am wondering about relevance.

JUDGE: So am I, Counselor.

Well, if you'll grant me some leeway, sir,

I'll get to that.

Soon.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Wythrip,

what do you do for a living?

I'm a wildlife photographer.

And are these the photos

that you took on the night in question?

Yes, sir.

1600 A.S.A., pushed in the lab.

ROBERTS: What are we looking at?

Naked people jumping over a fire.

Is there anyone present

in the courtroom that you observed that night?

Oh, yeah.

I see quite a few of them here.

Including Chief Merker?

Yep. Right there.

ROBERTS: Let the record reflect

that the witness pointed to the accused.

That's him with his arms akimbo.

Which one?

Oh, standing right there,

next to the lady with the tattoo.

Well... her.

TINER [ over intercom]: It's Wilfred Waller from the A.C.L.U., sir.

[ resigned tone] Send him in.

[ sighs]

TINER: This way, sir.

Mr. Waller, welcome.

Please have a seat.

[ clears throat]

[ coughing]

You okay?

Yeah.

[ clears throat]

[ coughing continues]

RABB: Petty Officer Plunket, would you describe

the initiation ceremony for us, please?

Chief Merker brought me

into the center of the circle.

Were you clothed?

No, sir.

We were sky-clad.

Naked.

Had you worshipped this way before?

The others had.

This was my first time.

Whose idea

was it for you to disrobe?

Chief Merker suggested it.

He said I was ready.

I was uncomfortable with the idea,

but he felt I'd be a stronger receptor

for the energy this way.

What happened next?

The chief blessed me

and granted me the title of First-Degree Initiate.

And how did he do that?

He kissed his hand, and he touched me in five places.

Where exactly?

My feet...

my hands...

my breasts...

my lips...

and, uh...

down there.

What was the chief's expression at this time, Petty Officer?

It wasn't spiritual, sir.

Were you disappointed?

A little...

but I was still excited about it all.

Did Chief Merker walk you home after the ceremony?

Yes, sir.

It was fine until we got

to my door.

I said good night...

but he came in anyway.

What happened then?

It was... it was weird, sir.

I... I suddenly felt like I was...

inside myself looking out...

like-like the connection

between my mind and my body was gone.

But it wasn't

until he started taking off my clothes...

that I realized that I couldn't do anything about it.

Why?

I was bewitched, sir.

You mean, like hypnotized or drugged?

Objection.

Let's let the witness tell us what she meant.

Sustained.

I wasn't able

to cry for help or...

or fight him off or anything.

Did you want to fight him off?

God, yes.

Petty Officer Plunket,

did Chief Merker have sexual intercourse with you

in this state?

Yes, sir.

[ knocking on door]

Excuse me, sir.

What is it?

Sir, I don't know how to put this.

How about a sentence, a short one?

Yes, sir.

Admiral, it's about your meetings

with Congressman Steelsmith

and Mr. Waller.

What about them?

You said something about Congressman Steelsmith falling

and then we learned he broke his ankle.

Then with Mr. Waller,

you said you didn't want to hear another word out of his mouth

and, when he was in your office,

all he could do was cough.

Sir, you were holding the all-seeing eye both times.

So I, uh... I hexed these people.

Inadvertently, sir.

With a plaster pyramid.

It would seem that way, sir.

Well, then, Tiner, I...

I must have magical powers.

Well, in that case

I magically transfer them to you.

Yes, sir.

Bippity-boppity-boo.

They're yours, Tiner. Go have a party.

Sir...?

Out!

Yes, sir.

POSEY: Petty Officer Plunket,

you're saying that Chief Merker

put a spell on you?

Yes, sir.

Otherwise, it never would have happened.

And you believed him capable of making you do his bidding.

Yes, sir.

Well, if he had that kind of power over you,

why can't he make you withdraw this charge?

I don't know, sir.

Now, isn't it the truth...

that you couldn't say no to him that night

-'cause you didn't want to? -No, sir.

But you said you were "excited" #*by the initiation ceremony.

I was excited to be a member of Wicca.

You were naked, and a man was touching you

and the only thing that excited you was

that they were going to be mailing you

-a membership card? -Objection. Argumentative.

Sustained.

Petty Officer,

what was your faith prior to joining Wicca?

I was a member of a baptist church in Louisiana.

Uh-huh. And does this church

prohibit sex outside of marriage?

Yes, sir.

And did you follow the teachers?

Yes, sir.

But you left that church to join Wicca.

I was looking for something new.

And exciting.

Different.

I see.

And where do you worship now?

Objection, Your Honor.

This trial is not about the complainant's religion.

POSEY: Your Honor,

if the complainant is feeling guilty

about a consensual sexual relationship,

she has reason for claiming sexual assault.

RABB: Is Defense Counsel

now testifying as an expert witness?

All right, that's enough... from both of you.

Objection's overruled.

Answer the question.

I went back to my church.

I wanted to be baptized again.

Why?

To be cleansed of my sins.

What sins would those be, Petty Officer?

I thought you were bewitched.

No further questions.

[ sniffling and coughing]

You all right, Seaman?

I just hurled, Chief.

Is it the flu or...?

Having a bad day.

Aren't you happy with the way

the trial's going?

Sure.

Looks good for the chief.

I-I'm sorry. I'm just tired.

What's up?

It's-it's all right.

I-I can handle it, Chief.

It's okay.

Not at the moment, you can't.

I didn't... I didn't want anyone

to see me like this.

It's better this way.

The pain that you're holding inside

won't go away by itself.

[ sniffling]

It happened months ago.

What happened?

Um...

Chief Merker happened.

I was raped, too.

[ crying]

RABB: Why are we hearing about thisnow?

Well, she was afraid to come forward.

It's not unusual for a woman to shut down

after she's been sexually assaulted.

ROBERTS: But she had such a good opportunity.

I mean, she had another case to support her own.

Well, she figured

we'd get him on the Plunket charge.

And when she saw him slipping away...

We should put her on the stand.

She's a perfect rebuttal witness.

It's not going to happen,

and don't bother going to her.

If I couldn't convince her, you won't.

Well, we need to find somebody who can then.

MERKER: "Blessed be thy feet

which have led thee in these ways

and blessed be thy womb, without which we would not be.

Blessed be thy hands

which reach out and act in the world.

Blessed be thy breasts, formed in strength and beauty.

Blessed be thy lips, which speak the sacred names

and blessed be you."

Did you, as high priest

perform this blessing on Petty Officer Plunket?

Yes.

Is it performed with a sexual intent?

Never.

Even though you place your hands

on the individual's flesh.

When a rabbi performs a circumcision,

he places his hand on the manhood of an infant.

Should he be accused of child molestation?

Now...

after the ceremony,

did you walk the petty officer home?

She asked me to.

And had she indicated a prior interest in you?

I had received a valentine from her.

And did she express

an interest in you that evening?

Yes.

Did you put a spell on her?

There is a myth that Wiccans have access

to that kind of magic, but it's only true in the movies.

Thank you. No further questions.

What kind of magic doyou practice, Chief?

Our spells serve positive ends--

uh, happiness, healing, that kind of thing.

So Petty Officer Plunket is wrong

in believing that you bewitched her.

That's right, sir.

She had just disrobed in the dark,

surrounded by naked people,

had been touched in private areas of her body

by a man in a position of authority within the coven.

What psychological effect

did you expect this to have on her, Chief?

To put her in touch with herself,

with the earth, with the god and the goddess.

Not with the high priest?

I am just a medium for higher powers, sir.

How many Wiccan women have you engaged sexually, Chief?

Objection. Defendant's sexual history is not relevant here.

RABB: I'll rephrase, Your Honor.

Chief, have you had sexual experience

with anyWiccan women after initiations?

It goes to pattern, Your Honor.

I still object.

And I overrule.

Witness will answer.

On occasion.

And it was always consensual.

Never used your position as high priest

to press them into it?No, sir.

Never extended the initiation ceremony

to include a sexual one, Chief?

No.

Never used the chanting, the atmosphere,

or the belief system of Wicca

to manipulate suggestibleyoung women

into believing they were powerless

to resist your advances?

I never made advances toward anyone at any time

against their will.

So, if somebody were to say that you had...

Well, they'd be lying, sir.

Seaman Stortz, I realize this is awkward,

but I thought you might want to talk to the commander.

-About what, Chief? -About what you told me.

I don't know what that would be.

Don't lie. Don't do that to yourself.

I can't believe that you went to him. I trusted you, Chief.

Yes, and I'm glad you did.

You're just too young to be in this much pain.

Yeah, well, I thought you supported Chief Merker.

Not if he's guilty.

Chief Merker's acting like he knows

you won't contradict him, Seaman. Why?

I have nothing to say to you, sir.

Are you protecting him?

No, sir. I'm protecting Wicca.

What do you think will happen if Chief Merker is convicted?

It'll give fuel to our enemies, it will destroy us.

Are those your words or the Wicca party line?

I speak for Wicca, Chief, and Wicca speaks for me.

Well, right now, Merker is speaking for Wicca.

Is that the way you want it?

That's the way it's going to have to be, sir.

You're selling yourself short Seaman.

It won't be the first time, ma'am.

You know I can order you to appear, Seaman.

And I can refuse, sir.

Good afternoon, sir.

That's that.

Any other ideas?

Your Honor, I'd like to call

Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie to the stand.

[ whispering]

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear that the evidence you give

will be the truth the whole truth

and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

I do. Have a seat.

Colonel, you are obviously not

Chief Petty Officer Bonnie Johnson.

No, I was assigned by the Judge Advocate General

to conduct an undercover investigation

-of the C.B. Wiccans. -RABB: And what did you discover?

That they are civil people of deep conviction who are

no threat to the community or the military at large.

All of them?

Except Chief Merker.

He made sexual advances toward me

on two occasions.

Your Honor, Chief Merker is not charged

with anything relating to this witness.

Again, sir, this goes to pattern.

Witness may continue.

MACKENZIE: On the first occasion,

he asked to spend the night.

On the second, during a ceremony,

I could feel him looking at me intently.

Afterwards, he took hold of my hand.

Were you able to rebuff his advances, Colonel?

Objection, Your Honor. When was hand-holding added

to the list of improper sexual activities?

Commander, the charge is rape.

Does your witness have anything to contribute on that subject?

Yes, sir, she does.

Colonel, who is Seaman Stortz?

A member of Wicca.

Did Seaman Stortz relate to you

an experience she had

with Chief Merker after her initiation into Wicca?

Objection. This is hearsay.

And the commander knows it.

Members will ignore the last question.

I'm sorry, sir. Nothing further.

Colonel, did Chief Merker force you

to engage in sexual activity with him?

No, but...

That's all. Thank you very much.

You may step down, Colonel.

Yes, sir.

Sir, I'd like to call Seaman Stortz to the stand.

POSEY: Your Honor, any information derived

from Seaman Stortz during

the colonel's undercover investigation is

the product of a gross violation of religious freedom.

The colonel was investigating an alleged crime

not a religion, Counselor.

Is the seaman present?

Yes, Your Honor.

Would you step up, please?

No, sir.

Seaman, I'm ordering you.

I-I-I'm sorry, sir, but I can't.

Would you prefer to be held in contempt of this court?

If necessary, sir.

RABB: Your Honor, I would like

to recall Colonel MacKenzie in light

of the seaman's refusal to testify.

To do what?

To relate to this court the seaman's story

since the seaman has refused to do so herself.

Rule 804--

"Declarant unavailable" exception

to the hearsay rule, sir.

Seaman, you have a choice:

the colonel can take the stand and explain the events according

to her recollection of your statement to her

or you can do it yourself.

ALDRIDGE: I show him my lease

and he says "take me to court"

knowing full well it'll be years

before I get my money back.

-I get it, sir. -Don't hurt him.

Just give him a rash or something.

How about on his nose, sir?

Yeah.

Tiner...

my office.

Bring that...

with you.

Yes, sir.

Tiner, what are you getting out of this?

Never mind. I don't want to know.

Give it to me.

What's the literature say about destroying one of these?

It doesn't, sir.

Good.

+Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

[ clears throat]

STORTZ: We stopped at Chief Merker's quarters first, sir.

He wanted to play a CD for me,

so I went inside and he put it on.

I turned around, and he was staring

at me in the most intense way--

like he was trying to put a spell on me, sir.

Did you succumb?

Well, no, because I-I didn't think

that that's the way spells worked--

that you could just make someone do something against their will.

Then why did you tell

Colonel MacKenzie that Chief Merker had raped you?

Because he did, sir.

When he realized that...

I wasn't buying it, he forced himself on me.

I fought back,

but he pushed me onto the bed, and...

he pinned my arms around my back.

That's when I tried to call for help

but, um, he-he stuffed a sock in my mouth.

And afterwards...

[ sniffling]

he made me a cup of coffee.

JUDGE: Will the defendant please rise?

Announce your findings.

FOREMAN: Chief Petty Officer Lane Merker,

this court-martial finds you

of the charge and specification

guilty.

JUDGE: This court is adjourned.

[ gavel raps]

Okay, I got it.

That was a brave thing you did, Seaman.

No, sir.

I just thought it wouldn't be fair

to have someone else have to do it but me.

Well, Chief Merker was a cancer.

He's been cut out,

and it's time to heal.

What the chief did was unforgivable, sir,

and if any of us had known about Seaman Stortz,

we would have convinced her to testify

even if it meant hurting Wicca,

+but you are the last person, sir,

who should be talking about doing the right thing.

And as for you, ma'am,

after manipulating and lying to us,

well, you're a perfect example

of what this is all about.

You try and live in a world

that sends spies into your bedroom.

Colonel.

Commander.

Very impressive.

It's worth a manor on the Riviera, love.

More like a cell in Long Bay, I'm afraid.

Sorry, love.

Over here, mates.

MAN: You two stay there. Somebody stay on the door.

Come with us, please.

BRUMBY: The look on her face was enough to turn you into salt.

I felt like a total bastard.

She was smuggling stolen military property

out of the country, Mic.

She was hardly involved, Sarah.

She got sucked into it by a corrupt lieutenant

who'd bought her a few expensive dinners.

Your first undercover is always the hardest.

When do they get easier?

You mean, do you ever feel like less of a betrayer?

No.

What would you have done if she'd made a move on you?

She did.

And...?

Well, I couldn't shut her down.

She would have become suspicious.

I had to play at least part of it out.

Which part?

I'll tell you, if you tell me what you were feeling

when Chief Merker was trying to enchant you.

You first.

No, you.

Okay, I'll say a sentence and then you.

Okay.

I felt...

a quiver.

The back of my neck got warm.

I licked my lips.

I bit mine.

[ sighs]

You're next.

Um, let me turn out the light.

Me, too.

[ MacKenzie giggles ]