Original subtitles

Move it! Incoming!

[ yelling]

Corpsman! We've got a man down!

I got you! Hold on!

Sir, we've got three men down!

How bad?

Bad. Can we call for medevac?

Negative, Staff Sergeant.

We're pinned down. Take a look.

They're firing from the hospital, sir.

Firefighter Three, this is Grasshopper One.

We need air support in Sector Seven, now!

Grasshopper, this is Firefighter Three.

We are at angels 20 inbound.

Heading 3-4-7, distance 5.8 miles.

On our way.

Gillespie! Sir!

Set up the laser!

Yes, sir!

[ gunfire]

I need two bodies up on that ridge.

Yes, sir! Yes, sir!

Incoming!

The building is lit up, sir!

There they are!

Firefighter Three, this is Grasshopper One.

We're lit up for you!

FIREFIGHTER THREE: Got a lock. Ordnance away.

[ secondary explosions]

Sir, the hospital is badly damaged.

Some nearby buildings have been hit!

Possible civilian casualties.

Okay.

Have our corpsmen standing by.

Yes, sir. Set up two fire teams.

Once they're in position, set up fields of fire and send in our corpsmen.

Make it happen, Staff Sergeant! Aye, aye, sir!

Corporal! [ gunshot]

[ grunts]

Lieutenant!

Morris!

Morris!

[ theme music playing ]

Ah!

A.J., you little...

It's okay, come on up.

You scared me.

I apologize. You surprised me.

That's what happens when you bite someone, they get surprised.

There you are. Morning, ma'am.

Morning, Jennifer. Is he annoying you?

No, ma'am, not at all.

Here, let me do that for you.

She yelled at me.

It was just a little misunderstanding.

Well, we've been acting out

with the new schedule and the new baby.

Understandable.

Sweetheart, will you go sit at Mommy's desk, please?

Okay.

Thank you.

His school is closed today

and his baby-sitter had jury duty

and I would have stayed home with him,

but I have to get my end of the month reports out.

I can watch him for you, ma'am.

No, that's okay.

It's no trouble, ma'am.

Well, maybe until I get my reports off?

I should clear it with the admiral.

He won't be in until later.

He has a meeting with SECNAV at 0930.

MAN: The Athens Bar Association has filed a complaint

with the International Criminal Court,

charging the President, Secretary of Defense,

myself and others, with war crimes

and crimes against humanity.

Have a seat.

The Iraqi incursion?

"Blatant violations of Geneva Conventions

"United Nations Charter, and International treaties,

"specifically, bombing a residential area

and destroying a hospital in the town of Tikifa..."

Tikifa, yeah.

Um, a platoon from 1st Marine Division

was pinned down by enemy fire, most of it coming from a hospital

that Iraqi forces had taken over.

We launched an air strike from the Enterprise

and, uh, destroyed the hospital.

Collateral damage?

Thirty two civilians dead, 18 of them killed in the hospital.

A lot more civilians were killed in Afghanistan,

including children.

Well, we had international support for that one,

therefore, no war crime.

They want a war crimes trial,

tell them to attend Saddam Hussein's.

Mr. Secretary, this complaint is meaningless.

We withdrew from the 1998 Treaty of Rome.

The United States does not recognize

the International Criminal Court.

Not at present.

But there might be a policy shift.

Along what lines?

Americans are asking why we're spending

billions on schools and hospitals in Iraq,

when we could be spending the money right here at home.

Waging peace is costly.

What has that got to do with the ICC?

We can't reconstruct Iraq by ourselves.

The president needs more backing from the UN,

and he's willing to make certain concessions to get it.

Like recognizing the court's authority.

Well, let's say the President is looking for ways

to reach out to the international community.

Well, he could have picked genetically modified wheat

or the ozone layer.

This is a hell of a case to reach out on.

Well, in point of fact, I picked the case.

It was my idea to go to the Hague

and answer the war crimes charges.

It's high profile, and the potential rewards are enormous.

And so is the risk.

You're going to be on foreign soil,

you could be found guilty...

Well, we have to make sure that doesn't happen, A.J.

Don't we?

MACKENZIE: He specifically asked for us

to defend him, sir?

He asked for my best litigators

who are experts in rules of engagement and law of war.

Admiral, the International Criminal Court

has never even tried a case before. Correct.

Well, we have no idea what we're getting into. If we lose...

Not an option. Understood, sir.

But if we do lose, we will officially

be branded an outlaw nation

by the entire civilized world.

Colonel, do you have a problem with this case?

No, sir. Mack, it's strictly voluntary.

If you don't feel up to it... I'm up to it, sir.

Commander? Absolutely, sir.

All right, then. Contact the State Department.

They'll give you a copy of the complaint

and all other documents. That will be all.

Yes, sir. Aye, sir.

Admiral, may we take Lieutenant Roberts as junior counsel?

Hell, you can take Johnnie Cochran as far as I'm concerned.

Just get the job done.

Yes, sir.

Hey...

"Branded an outlaw nation

by the entire civilized world"?

Too dramatic?

Maybe not.

I'd be happy to look after Maddie while you're abroad, sir.

I'll check her homework daily, no TV during the week, she'll make her own lunch.

I'll take care of dinners and you can reimburse me

upon your return.

Anything else?

No. Thank you.

What would I do without you?

I'm not really sure, sir.

At ease, sailor.

What can I do for you?

I'm hungry.

What do you say?

Thank you.

Sir.

So, how's school?

Good.

Why aren't you there?

It's closed.

Well, why don't you have a seat and try to be real quiet.

What's "acting out"?

Well, it's, um...

it's when something's bothering you

and you don't say what it is.

Instead, you do things that you shouldn't do.

Is something bothering you?

Mommy and Daddy are always with the baby

and I'm always with the baby-sitter.

[ knocking]

Sorry, sir. My fault.

Where's Lieutenant Sims? At her desk, sir.

Why don't you take him back to his mother?

Yes, sir.

Sir, I thought I'd give Lieutenant Sims a hand.

Is, uh, baby-sitting in your job description, Petty Officer?

More than you'd think.

That just slipped out, sir.

You know, Coates, a good philosophy is to...

never miss an opportunity to think before you speak.

I missed an opportunity there, didn't I, sir?

Come on, big guy.

We don't want to bother the admiral.

You didn't bite him, did you?

No.

Charges and specifications,

Prosecution witnesses, witness statements,

and Rules of Procedures, and evidence.

Whew.

Wow, this is probably the biggest case

that we'll ever try, isn't it?

Defending the SECNAV

and U.S. foreign policy,

with world opinion set against us.

Why would you say that?

No guts, no glory.

Sir, I haven't been this

nervous since the first time I went up against you.

Which you won.

Can't let yourself get overwhelmed, Bud.

You got to take it one step at a time.

You have to research, study the law,

analyze our opponents and prepare a defense,

just like any other case.

[ phone rings]

Excuse me.

Rabb.

Yes.

Certainly.

Thank you.

They want to see us at the White House.

WOMAN: I'll tell you straight out-- and Secretary Sheffield

knows this-- I don't like the idea

of American citizens

being tried in a foreign court.

An international tribunal could be useful

in fighting global terror.

But in the hands of foreign thugs,

it is a dangerous weapon.

However, the administration feels the need

to bridge the gap between ourselves

and our European friends,

so the President is willing to move forward with this.

Yes, Ma'am. Now, I don't believe Secretary Sheffield

would relish spending the next 20 years in a Dutch prison.

No, I wouldn't, and I don't plan to.

I think we can win on the merits.

WOMAN: Do you concur, Commander Rabb?

We're in uncharted waters here, ma'am, but I can promise

the strongest possible defense.

Based on?

We were engaged in a legitimate conflict,

motivated by self-defense and a desire

to free the Iraqi people from a murderous tyrant.

We attacked a military target

with no intention of killing noncombatants

or damaging civilian property.

We scrupulously followed the Geneva Conventions.

You think they'll buy that, Colonel?

I think we have a better than fair chance, ma'am.

I'll brief the President later this morning.

Meanwhile, I've set up meetings for you with Justice, Defense,

and State officials to advise you.

Thanks for coming by.

..."Violation of U.N. Charter, Article Two, Paragraph Four:

"Planning and initiating

an unprovoked armed force attack against Iraq."

That's our defense.

What's our defense?

Planning and initiating.

SECNAV isn't in the operational chain of command

so he didn't personally instigate, order,

plan or otherwise abet the alleged crime.

So he can't be held criminally responsible.

Exactly. It's a technicality.

Yeah, but a good one.

That's not what this trial is about.

We need to win on the merits.

Bud, read the specifications again, please.

"Air assault disproportionate to military objectives

on a noncombative population in the town of Tikifa.

Intentional destruction of hospital,

food distribution center, water supply

and civilian residence,

murder of 32 defenseless civilians."

What are the merits again?

Twenty Marines pinned down in a murderous crossfire.

There were no other options. Okay. And the prosecution will argue

that our very presence there was illegitimate

as we had no legal right to engage Iraq in a war

in the first place.

Well, we argue national defense.

And enforcement of U.N. Resolution 1441

which cites "serious consequences"

for Iraq's noncompliance.

"Serious consequences" is a gray area.

Does it mean military action?

That's subject to interpretation.

And does national defense justify a preemptive strike?

We argue that it does.

Especially post 9/11.

Even with Hussein in custody,

our knowledge about links

between him and Al Qaeda is evolving.

There's still no smoking gun connecting Iraq to 9/11.

One of the reasons we went into Iraq in the first place

was to prevent future attacks.

The action was preventative. It wasn't retaliatory.

Bud, what do we know about the prosecution witnesses?

Outside of the Secretary- General, sir, not much,

since we're can't interview them before the trial.

But I'll dig up what I can.

The Iraqis were surrendering everywhere, sir.

Hell, half the time we didn't know what to do with them.

We took their weapons and sent 'em home.

Why attack the town, Lieutenant?

It was a pocket of resistance, sir.

In and of itself, it had no strategic value,

but it was situated along the road to Baghdad.

We had to secure it before our troops could move up.

So it was a legitimate military target.

I would say so, yes, ma'am.

Was the air strike necessary, Staff Sergeant?

Couldn't you have waited for reinforcements?

They had us in a crossfire, ma'am,

using the hospital as a bunker.

We had wounded to evacuate.

If we had waited, more Americans would've died.

Staff Sergeant, do you think you had a legal right

to be on Iraqi soil in the first place?

That's way above my pay grade, Commander.

All I know is, they told me to clear that area

and I cleared it. I was following orders, sir.

Unfortunately, the "I was only following orders" defense

doesn't work real well in a war crimes trial.

Ma'am, we bent over backwards

to minimize collateral damage and civilian casualties.

I sent in corpsmen in to treat wounded civilians

as required by the Geneva Conventions...

and common decency.

We were liberators, Commander.

Saddam's people were the murderers.

Would you be willing to go to the Netherlands to testify to that, Lieutenant?

Yes, sir, I would. I can't guarantee immunity.

You could be apprehended and charged with war crimes.

I'll take my chances, sir, along with the SECNAV.

[ doorbell rings] I was about to call a cab.

Well, you should've seen the traffic out of Annapolis.

Everyone's going home for the break.

Well, you should've allowed for that, Mikey.

Stop ragging on your brother.

Hey. Thanks for coming.

Oh, you're welcome. Hi, Uncle Mikey.

Can you come to my basketball game tomorrow?

Yeah, sure.

Sweetie, say good-bye to your daddy.

Come here, buddy. [ grunts]

Now, I'm going to be gone for a couple of weeks,

so you got to take care of James and Mommy, okay?

I will. Okay, come here.

I love you. Let's go. It's getting late.

A.J., you like frogs?

I guess so.

You guess so? Come here.

He's going to be fine.

I know.

I love you, and I'm so proud of you.

You and the kids are the most important thing

to me in this whole world. You know that.

Likewise. Now go be brilliant.

Come on, Mikey. Let's go. Yeah, I'm coming.

Uncle Mikey got me a frog.

I'll call you from the hotel.

[ electronic croaking]

MACKENZIE: Are you prepared to make a statement, sir?

I'm never short of words, Colonel.

We don't want to try this in the press, sir.

Mr. Secretary.

Chief Inspector Dooseman, Dutch Police.

I have a warrant issued by the Pretrial Chamber

of the International Criminal Court.

We have to take you into custody.

Huh. Is this necessary?

I am afraid it is, sir.

I assure you, you'll find the accommodations quite pleasant.

If you will, sir.

See you in court.

[ reporters clamoring]

BAILIFF: To secure world peace

and reaffirm the purposes and principles

of the Charter of the United Nations,

this court is duly constituted and established.

All rise.

This court is now in session.

Please be seated.

Your Honor, Commander Rabb for the defense.

I respectfully file an objection.

To what do you object, Commander Rabb?

Placing the accused in a glass booth invokes images

of convicted war criminals like Adolf Eichmann.

Such an association, even subconsciously,

is prejudicial to the defendant.

The booth is for the defendant's protection.

But if he wishes,

and the prosecution has no objection,

the defendant may join you at the table.

I have no objection, Your Honor.

Very well. Let it be so.

The Prosecutor will read the charges.

Edward Sheffield, you are charged with violations of the Rome Statute,

Article Seven, Crimes Against Humanity,

and Article Eight, War Crimes.

Breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions

and United Nations Charter, Article Two, Paragraph Four.

On 17 March, 2003,

the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise

launched two F-14 aircraft

which attacked and destroyed an hospital in the town of Tikifa.

Also destroyed were a food distribution center,

water supply and civilian residences.

Said attack resulted in the deaths

of 32 defenseless civilians.

The accused will please rise.

Secretary Sheffield,

you have heard the charges against you.

How do you plead?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

GAME: Game over.

Okay, home we go, right?

I don't want to go. I want to play more.

Well, I don't know.

Don't have any more tokens.

Please? Just one more game.

All right, one more, then we go, okay?

Okay.

A.J.? Yo, A.J.!

[ child crying]

A.J.?!

CITRON: Doctor Aziz,

you were in the hospital when it was bombed

by the Americans, correct?

Yes. I was part of a small staff

that remained with the patients

who could not be removed.

Could you tell the court what happened that day?

Our soldiers came and told us they were taking over

the south wing of the building, that we were to evacuate.

And did you?

For the most part.

Those patients who could not be evacuated

were moved to the north side, to the lower floors.

Then what happened?

The Americans attacked.

There was a battle-- shooting, rockets.

Then, there was a terrible explosion

and the building collapsed on us.

Eighteen people died.

Were these people fighting the Americans?

Fighting?

No.

They were defenseless patients, doctors, nurses.

How could they fight?

Innocent noncombatants?

Many of them.

They were risking their lives to save the lives of others.

Thank you, Doctor.

Were you aware, Doctor,

that even prior to the day of the bombing,

Iraqi forces stored weapons and ammunition in your hospital?

Yes, I was aware of it.

It was common knowledge.

Wasn't that a violation of the Geneva Conventions?

Objection. The doctor is not a legal authority,

nor is the Iraqi army on trial here.

Sustained.

How did it make you feel, as a medical professional,

knowing that there were deadly explosives

near your patients' rooms?

I was uneasy.

Did you protest? Yes. It did no good.

And when the Iraqi troops occupied the building, did you protest that?

Yes. They told us they were there

to protect us from American and British aggressors.

That's when you evacuated most of your patients.

But you chose to remain, knowing that a battle was likely?

There were patients still there.

We had no choice but to stay.

But your army had a choice, didn't they?

They could have left the hospital alone.

So could yours. You could have gone around.

You didn't have to bomb us.

Such destruction.

Now we have no hospital.

Where will our people go for medical care?

Anything distinguishing?

Uh, yeah, yeah, he was wearing

like a bright yellow jacket

and had a-a virtual pet, like a frog thing.

Oh, yeah? My grandson's got one of those,

only it's a pig.

Did you find him? Not yet.

Then what're you doing here?

Why aren't you looking for him?

Mrs. Roberts? Ray Costanza, Security.

Like to sit down somewhere? I don't want to sit down.

I want my child. They've put out an alert.

You were supposed to watch him, Mikey.

I turned my back for like a second to get tokens.

Ma'am, ma'am, kids go missing around here all the time.

Probably your boy's hiding out or taking a nap somewhere.

We'll find him.

I hid from the bullets

under the bed with my son, Yasin.

He was six.

He cried.

I say, "Don't cry.

Angels will hear and come take you away,"

but... he cried.

I know this is difficult, madame,

but please tell the court

what happened when the bombs landed.

The earth... shook.

I was thrown across the room.

And your son?

Yasin... is... blown apart.

I... tried...

Sorry for your loss, Mrs. Bahnam.

I'll try not to keep you much longer.

Do you have a husband, ma'am?

Yes. He is a teacher.

When was the last time you saw your husband, ma'am?

Six years ago, after Yasin is born.

What happened to him? Relevance, Your Honor.

Goes to motivation, Your Honor.

Freeing the Iraqi people from Saddam's tyranny

is one of the reasons the coalition forces came to Iraq.

All right, Commander Rabb, but please make it brief.

What happened to your husband, Mrs. Bahnam?

Saddam's men come.

They arrest him and take him to Abu Gharib.

RABB: That's a jail

for political prisoners, correct?

Yes. But my husband is not political.

He is not a traitor. Was there a trial?

No.

Saddam will have a trial, but my husband had none.

Was your husband released in Saddam's 2002 amnesty?

No. He is... disappeared.

What do you mean by "disappeared," Mrs. Bahnam?

I am sure he is dead, but no proof,

so, I also hope.

Thank you, ma'am. No further questions.

Saddam took my husband,

and the Americans...

took my child.

What is difference?

This court will recess until 10:00 tomorrow morning.

Clayton sends his love.

That's a scary thought.

No appetite?

What's wrong?

I was just thinking

about that woman today in court who lost her son.

That could've been me dropping those bombs, you know?

She doesn't see any difference between... me

and a murderous dictator.

Colonel, Commander.

Bud, what's wrong?

Little A.J.-- he's missing. What?

Mikey took him to the mall, and he disappeared.

How long has it been? About eight hours.

I'm sure he'll turn up.

RABB: Do you want to fly home?

I don't know, sir.

I... I don't want to desert you.

You have the Secretary-General testifying tomorrow...

Just leave us all your research material. We'll manage.

They-/////!ll find him by the time that I get home, right?

Of course they will. If they don't, and he...

Permission to return home, sir. Permission granted.

Thank you, sir.

Call us. Good luck, Bud.

Monsieur le Secretaire-Generale,

in September 2003, you made a speech to the United Nations

regarding U.S. military intervention in Iraq.

Do you recall what you said?

I stated such intervention could set a dangerous precedent.

"Resulting in proliferation

"of unilateral and lawless use of force

not sanctioned by the U.N."

Was the United States' armed invasion of Iraq in 2003

supported by any provisions of the United Nations Charter?

No. And therefore it was

a lawless use of force.

Objection. With all due respect to His Excellency,

it's up to this court to decide

if the coalition war in Iraq was illegal.

Defense objection is sustained.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Sir, in that speech, did you not also state

that the U.N. charter allowed for military action

for the purpose of self-defense?

Under limited circumstances.

But the United States was not attacked by Iraq.

Not yet.

But here was a man with a record

of using weapons of mass destruction.

Is it not reasonable to anticipate

that he would not hesitate to use them again?

No weapons of mass destruction were found.

Not yet.

Also, preventive war

is not a legitimate reason for armed violence.

When conflict arises between nations,

peace must always be the ultimate goal.

Noble, sir. Do you really believe that day will ever come?

The Bible says it will.

"They will beat their swords into plowshares

"and spears into pruning hooks,

and the wolf shall dwell with the lamb."

Well, before the lamb rules against eating me,

he had better get the wolf to agree.

Your Honor...

Did you not suggest, sir,

that the Security Council

might need to rewrite the rule book

on the use of force?

For certain types of threats.

Terrorist groups using weapons of mass destruction?

Yes. Thank you, sir.

No further questions.

Lieutenant Morris, explain to the court

why you called an air strike

on the hospital in Tikifa?

We were pinned down, sir.

I had wounded men to medevac.

We were taking fire from two locations.

One was the hospital.

So, the hospital was a military target?

Absolutely, sir.

We had orders to avoid hospitals, schools,

mosques, historical sites.

If the Iraqis hadn't used the hospital as a bunker,

it would be standing today.

Lieutenant Morris, what gave you the right

to be on Iraqi soil in the first place?

Objection. Argumentative.

The witness will answer.

I was a Marine, sir, following orders.

Indeed.

Then...

I saw the mass graves.

I spoke to a father

forced to watch his little boy's arm cut off.

A woman who was repeatedly raped and tortured.

I didn't have a right to be there, sir.

I had an obligation.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Court is adjourned.

This way, Lieutenant.

Lieutenant,

I just want to say that your country

is very proud of you.

Thank you, sir. [ yelling in Arabic]

Are you all right, sir?

Hang in there, Marine.

Your Witness and Victims Unit is supposed to protect

allwitnesses, not just the prosecution's.

I apologize for this tragic incident, Mr. Secretary.

Attempted murder is hardly an incident.

We have tightened security and assigned each of you bodyguards.

If Lieutenant Morris dies, I want his killer extradited

to the United States to face trial for murder.

Dutch justice is swift and fair.

Dutch justice has no death penalty.

For which you should be very grateful.

[ phone rings]

Oui? [ indistinct voice over phone]

D'accord.

Je comprends, merci. Au revoir.

Lieutenant Morris is out of surgery. He will live.

I still want his attacker

interrogated by U.S. investigators.

I'm certain the Dutch police will be very happy to pass along

whatever vital information they obtain.

That's not acceptable.

We're outta here!

Mr. Secretary, you are still

under the Court's jurisdiction.

However, I am prepared to make an offer.

Change your plea to "No contest."

We'll drop all charges, in return

for reasonable reparations from the U.S.

Thus, we safeguard the integrity of the Court,

and you avoid prison.

Everyone wins.

But you win a little more.

Would that be so bad?

Let the world see you are not

the arrogant bullies you appear to be.

Arrogant.

I think originally that's a French word, isn't it?

The French have given you many words.

Still, we don't imposeour culture on the world, as you do.

You have an inferiority complex.

Gentlemen, perhaps we could... finish this up...

After all these decades

of being friends and allies,

you still don't have any idea who we are.

Indeed. Tell me, then.

Who are you?

SECNAV: Ever since our founding,

America has been the symbol of hope for the world.

and we remain so today.

We accept our responsibility--

which all civilized nations should--

to fight against oppression and tyranny.

But when we fight,

we don't fight for land or oil or money or to impose our will.

We take up arms against violent men who threaten our freedom

and the freedom of others.

I commend your lofty goal of saving the world.

But some might say the hundreds of Iraqi civilians you killed

is nothing short of evil.

The unintentional deaths of civilians

is a tragic consequence of war.

The purposeful slaughter

of American civilians, followed, in the Middle East,

by jubilant dancing in the street...

thatis evil.

Did the world ask you to be its savior?

In 1917, in 1941,

and throughout the 40 years of the Cold War,

the world asked us for help.

And we gave it.

But now, the war on terrorism has begun.

And we can't wait to be asked.

We mustdo what has to be done.

So, you feel free to attack any nation of which you disapprove?

If that nation poses an imminent threat, we reserve the right

to use military force to protectourselves.

Do you have any further questions, Mr. Prosecutor?

No, Your Honor.

Commander Rabb?

The Defense rests, Your Honor.

Any news? No.

It's going to be okay.

The police told us to stay here,

in case he came home on his own or someone brought him home.

[ James crying]

What are the police doing?

A full perimeter search with helicopters and dogs.

And they've also sent out a nationwide alert.

How could you lose him?

Well, what were you thinking?

I-I just turned away for a second.

How do you expect to be a Naval officer--

a leader-- when you can't even watch

a six-year-old child for a couple of hours?!

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

[ sighs]

You're worthless.

You've always been worthless.

And you'll always beworthless.

[ sighs]

VIDEO GAME ANNOUNCER: Are you good enough to play... Speedway?!

[ indistinct voices]

A game of adversity and speed...

[ kids shouting]

[ lasers firing]

Oh, yeah, that was great!

She always says she's going to be...

Hey, kid? [ frog croaking]

Hey, hold on a sec.

Hey! Hey, hold on!

Hey, you stop for a sec!

Stop for a sec!

Hey! Who are you?

Why are you chasing my son?

Where'd you get the frog?

Where'd you get the jacket?

Can't answer. He's mute.

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

But I'm looking for a little boy about his age

who was wearing a yellow jacket and had a frog just like that.

Boy you're looking for made the jacket and frog as a present to my son.

What? Well, where is he?

I'm here, Uncle Mikey.

A.J.!

A.J.! Hey!

You okay?

Uh-huh.

He... told me he didn't have any family.

I like it here, Uncle Mikey.

Sure was willing to move right in.

Bobby's my friend.

What's your name? Alfred.

Yeah, Alfred, you should have handed him over to the police.

I didn't want any dealings with the police.

Sure you can understand that.

[ car pulls up]

Oh, Bud.

ROBERTS: A.J.!

Oh, thank God. Ow.

Where'd you find him?

Living in a cardboard box near the mall.

Are you okay? Uh-huh.

Alfred took care of me.

His son Bobby and I played all day long.

Hey, buddy. You're home.

That's right, buddy. Come here. Oh!

Oh! I love you so...

Are you hungry, sweetheart?

No, Alfred gave me food. He's my friend.

He doesn't have to go to work or take care of some dumb baby.

Let's go.

Okay, baby. Come here.

We're going to give you a bath, okay?

Then afterwards, you and I are going to have a little talk about running away.

Am I in trouble?

Some, yeah.

Go on upstairs. Daddy loves you.

[ sighs]

Alfred?

Yeah, he's a street guy who lives near the mall with his son.

He saw A.J. wandering around.

It was cold and starting to rain, so he took him in.

The police didn't check there?

Oh, they did.

But, uh... Alfred hid him.

You know, A.J. thought it was fun.

Did the police detain Alfred?

Yeah.

I'll make sure to get some help.

Right...

Mikey, um...

about what I said...

I didn't mean it. Forget it.

No, you're going to make a fine Naval officer.

Yeah, I know that. But do you know it?

What? Do...? Of course.

I don't think so.

You still see me as your kid brother.

Kind of dumb, kind of worthless.

Yeah, you'll always see me that way, you and Dad.

Mikey, that's not true. No, it is true.

And you know what? I'm tired of it.

So, the next time you need a baby-sitter, a chauffeur,

a stooge, call someone else.

Oh...

it's not Mikey.

It's Mike.

[ door shuts]

The use of armed force without mandate by the Security Council

is a breach of international law.

But such illegality must be weighed

against the circumstances of each particular case.

Would more lives have been lost if Iraq's tyrannical regime

had continued into the indefinite future?

At times, moral, as well as legal factors,

must influence a court's decision.

Will the accused please rise?

On the charge of crimes against humanity...

not guilty.

On the charge of war crimes...

not guilty.

On the charge of intentionally targeting noncombatants...

not guilty.

On the charge of willful destruction of civilian property...

guilty.

The defendant is ordered to make reparations

to the town of Tikifa in the amount of

Twenty million dollars.

This court is adjourned.

Congratulations, Mr. Secretary.

Thank you, great job.

Great job, Commander.

I'm not sure if the taxpayers will agree, but...

I don't agree with the decision,

you won't have to spend but I'm very pleased the rest of your life in prison.

[ in French ] Ah, merci, c'est génial.

Sériez-vous intéressé à me rejoindre

pour dîner ce soir?

Excusez-moi?

[ in English ] Our countries have been friends for over two centuries.

Such a relationship shouldn't be discarded.

Let's discuss it over a glass of Bordeaux.

After you.

Merci.

This could be the start of a beautiful friendship.