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Falling.

My worst fear is falling.

Falling like a bomb.

You see, life for me is about distractions.

I try to keep looking up and forget about what's down.

But when I dream, I fall.

Falling.

Oh, soldier!

Oh, soldier!

Come back, soldier!

Come back, soldier!

President, follow me!

Follow me to victory!

Whoa, whoa!

Man, Elwood!

Yo, Elwood, man!

He grabbed you, right?

You saw it?

I don't know.

Maybe.

See, man?

You can't grab like that.

Fuck you.

Fucking hold it, dude.

You wanna try to get in there, motherfucker, with a snap this time?

Bye-bye, mate.

Let's go, baby.

Hey!

Video, throw me the goddamn ball!

Okay, but I'm quarterback.

Can I be quarterback?

Come on!

Come on!

Yeah, yeah!

Come on!

All right, let's see what they got.

Hey, yo, can I play?

Whoa, whoa, Parsons.

Got something for me there?

No.

You put in the battery, right?

Yeah, yeah, no problem.

Hey, can I play, too?

Yeah, yeah!

I was champion wide receiver at high school.

I can catch that ball, man.

Parsons, you're so fucked up, you couldn't catch a bus.

Stop being such a pussy and let the brother play some ball.

Fuck you, dude!

Come on, dude!

Stop!

Stop!

Unhut.

Unhut down.

Come on, bring it up, bring it up!

Shit!

Come on, bring it up!

Give me these, yo, man!

Unhut, motherfucker!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

These are my guys.

Fighting the dull fight.

Soldiers with nothing to kill except time.

They know that war is hell.

But peace?

Peace is fucking boring.

Uh, guys?

Guys?

Guys!

What?

Uh, just letting you know, Parsons is dead.

Parsons McCurvey was a casualty of war.

The only difference was that this was the court of war and he was a fucked up junkie.

There'd be no hero's burial for Parsons.

I regret the death of your son immensely.

He was personally known to me and there was nobody in

the battalion I would have trusted more with my life.

In him were resplendent the virtues of honor and loyalty to his country and God

that are what keep our civilization together.

He fell off the rooftop of his barracks while trying to make technical repairs to

the antenna that we used to guard against the enemy.

Technical repairs?

Where did that come from?

Oh, I tried to think what McCurvey might be doing up there, sir.

Okay, go on.

He died, though not in combat, still in the line of

duty, and he had his country uppermost in his mind.

My deepest regrets, Colonel Wallace Berman, United States Army commanding.

We kept this one short, Elwood.

Yeah, I thought it might be better not to get lost in detail, sir.

I like the touch about me trusting him with my life.

It's a new angle, sir.

Here's something, though.

The word resplendent.

I don't think that's a good word to describe a soldier.

We've got to come up with something else there.

What about contained?

In him were contained the virtues of honor and loyalty.

That's much better, don't you think?

Oh, much better, sir.

Scratch resplendent.

Don't let that word leave this base.

Yes, sir.

Okay, that's... What is this?

What have we here?

Just some requisitions, sir.

1,000 gallons of mop and glow.

My God.

Do we really need that much?

Well, cleanliness is next to godliness.

Berman the German, how goes it?

How do you do, mein Freund?

How are you?

Doing just fine, just fine.

So we do some business today?

Sure thing, guys.

I think you'll be pleased.

It's beautiful.

And look at the sparkle.

That's real cleaning power.

Sehr gute Scheiße, ja?

Sehr gute Scheiße, mein Freund.

U.S.

Army's finest.

500 gallons ready to go.

Three things I love about Germany.

My Mercedes-Benz.

No speed limit on the Autobahn.

And a black market for anything I can get my hands on.

89!

Your number.

I'm on the summer.

Summer, for the summer.

Yo!

What's up?

What's up?

I'm in the summer.

Hey!

Listenin' to this song.

Swingin' while I'm swingin'.

Hey!

Give it what you're gettin'.

Knowin' what I knowin'.

It's the way to go!

Feelin' like I'm from the wild.

Yeah.

Yo!

Yo!

I'm from the wild!

Oh, good night, me!

Hey,

Elwood what's up, man?

Outstanding, Hex.

How you doin'?

So?

You don't look so good, Hex.

You got anything?

Depends on what you want.

Uh...

Can't help you.

You know, fuck Elwood.

I outrank you, so don't give me any crap.

I appreciate that, but I can't help you.

Hey man, I don't do retail.

I only cook the shit.

Why don't you go see Sgt.

Sod?

There's basically two types of guys in the army.

The motherfuckers and the mother fucked.

Sgt.

Sod is the third kind.

He fucks the motherfuckers.

Which is doable when you're the chief MP by day

and the director of retail heroin sales by night.

Something that makes my life simple.

I just cook high-grade Turkish morphine

into smack and wholesale it straight to him.

Everyone's happy.

So how much we get?

Well, after we give the Turk back his shit, we get nine grams.

Nine grams?

Six hours of cooking and all we get is nine grams?

Hey, you want to tell the Turk you're not happy with our coffee, my guest?

Oh shit, man.

We're the ones doing all the work, taking all the risks down here and Sgt.

Sod's making all the profit.

See, I just need you to do your job alright.

Can you watch those thermometers and keep your mouth eating those hot dogs?

Can you handle that?

Heroin, cocaine, marijuana, lysergic acid, diethyl... whatever the hell it is.

Amphetamines, traces of barbiturates, estrogen... Estrogen?

McCovey was on a pill?

How could this be possible?

Well, he might have taken it by mistake, sir.

What?

A birth control pill.

He might have thought it was something else.

Well, fine, but he didn't take heroin, speed, and cocaine by mistake, did he?

It seems unlikely, sir.

This isn't good, Elwood.

Drugs on the base like this.

Do you know anything about this?

How could someone get drugs in?

I really don't know, sir.

I mean, I always try to keep away from people like Parsons and McCovey.

Elwood, we've got to try to clear this matter up, goddammit.

I cannot.

No, no, no.

Scratch that.

I will not have this kind of thing going on at my base.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

My officer evaluation report goes in front of General Lancaster in three weeks.

I don't get that goddamn star.

I'm finished.

Sir, you've got to relax a little.

Don't you tell me to relax, goddammit.

You are an E-4.

I'm a goddamn full bird colonel.

You don't talk to me like that.

You understand me, soldier?

Yes, sir.

Oh, Jesus, Elwood, I'm...

I didn't mean to take it out on you.

Elwood, I'm sorry.

It's okay, sir.

I understand the kind of pressure you're under.

This isn't mine.

I don't know anything about it.

And there's no smoking in here.

I need someone to sign here.

It says Berman.

You're Berman?

Yeah, well, I'm Colonel Berman, all right, but

I don't know anything about any goddamn chair.

I'm telling you, son, it's not mine.

It is yours.

Oh, Liz, hello, darling.

Isn't it beautiful?

It's for you.

It's for me?

I got it for under 30.

I don't think they knew what they had.

30,000?

I couldn't believe it was so cheap.

Dollars are Deutschmarks.

What do you think, Elwood?

Do you like the new chair?

Well, can you sit on it, ma'am?

No, of course you can't sit on it.

It's an antique.

Oh, well, that's very nice.

Darling, can I borrow Elwood for a few hours?

There's some things I need him to do.

Can you switch that off?

Uh, let's turn that engine off.

Come on over here.

Is there a problem?

Who's taking this, Herman?

Uh, we have orders here from Colonel Berman.

Okay.

Who are you?

Specialist Ray Elwood.

What's this?

Uh, we have orders from the Colonel to pick up party decorations in Mannheim.

Party decorations?

Yes, First Sergeant.

The Colonel's having a party.

Sounds like a pretty dangerous mission.

Um, no disrespect intended, but may I ask who you are?

Yeah, you can ask.

I'm your new top.

First Sergeant Robert E.

Lee.

Well, pleased to meet you, top.

Welcome to the 317.

Thanks, Specialist.

I didn't know we were getting a new top.

Why would you?

Well, I'm battalion clerk here.

I usually do paperwork on all the transfers.

Okay, thanks, guys.

Sorry to keep you.

No problem.

Hold it for a second there.

You got the time sign?

Oh, yeah.

It's, uh, almost ten.

Well, that's a nice watch.

Show me that.

Where'd you get that?

My father, uh, gave it to me.

Your father gave it to you?

He must be quite a guy.

What's he do?

He's a barber.

Barber.

Gee, he must have got a lot of hair.

Yeah, I...

Okay, you better be going then.

I don't want to be late picking up them party decorations.

Let's go.

Turn that down, man.

Turn down the fucking music, man.

Bravo 2-0, please respond.

What's going on, X?

Bravo 2-0 here.

Bravo 2-0, commence tactical on Uber area 2-9 or Alpha.

Romeo, take position on phase line Foxtrot Delta 4-7.

Fuck.

What the hell's 2-9 Alpha Romeo?

I got a very weird vibe from that guy.

I personally didn't like him.

He's our new top.

What do you expect?

Oh, yeah?

Well, what was that shit about the Rolex, man?

What was that all about?

He could know about the operation.

He could know something.

Jesus Christ.

Don't get fucking paranoid, Garcia.

Just be cool.

I'm cool.

Fuck, man.

I could be cool.

Oh, goodness.

Well, I'm telling you.

You figure out where we're going yet, man?

Uh, no.

We're not going the wrong way.

Shit.

Hey, Johnny, make a left.

I told you

to make a left across that field.

I did, man.

I went left.

How was that bump?

Oh, shit, man.

We just ran over a car, man.

We just squashed a car.

What kind of car?

A Volkswagen.

A fucking Beetle.

I don't know.

We squashed a Beetle.

Wow, man.

These dudes are freaking me out.

I don't like them either, man.

Hey, Johnny, why don't you just, uh... get us away from these fuckers?

What's wrong with these monitors?

They're gone all orange.

Johnny, I thought I told you to get us out of here.

There's our fucking unit.

Just up ahead.

Is that you back there, Bravo 2-0?

Did you complete your 2-9 or Alpha Romeo?

Uh, we, uh, completed that.

Okay, good work, guys.

Get in formation.

Oh, shit.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

These guys are dead.

Garcia, get in the truck and follow me.

What?

Hey, what's in the trucks?

I don't know, but let's find out.

Hey, no way, man.

Just get in the fucking truck.

All right.

Oh, shit.

Holy shit.

Grenade launchers?

Mag-duns?

Sneaker missiles?

Jesus Christ, this is worth millions.

Three million, maybe.

Maybe five million dollars.

It's all brand new.

Hey, we gotta take this back.

This stuff gets us nothing but heavy jail time.

Oh, we're not taking this back.

This is big time.

We can retire on this.

Well, I agree 100%.

Hey, this is way out of our league.

They kill you for stuff like this.

This is very serious shit.

There's no time like now.

Guys, if we pull this off... There's no time like now?

Are you crazy?

We're not weapons dealers.

Will you kindly shut up?

Man, you're so negative all the time.

I don't like it.

All right?

I'm trying to think.

Hey.

Hey.

We're smart, right?

Yeah.

No, we could do this.

We could do this.

Oh, man.

What do we do with this shit?

First, we need to store it in another perfect place.

Hey, this place gives me the creeps.

Yeah, it's supposed to.

Hey, Frank, what's up?

Hey, Elwood.

What's going on, man?

Nothing much, nothing much.

Look, I got some stuff I need to store.

Can you help me out?

Sure thing, man.

Hey, are we gonna party afterwards?

Does the pope shit in the woods?

Hey, we can do a lot of things with the cash we make off this.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah.

There's always a thing about opening up a bar.

A nice, classy place.

Me and you'd be partners.

What do you think?

Sure.

Why not?

You ready to go?

Yeah, almost, almost.

You'll be all right?

Yeah.

You ain't out in 30 minutes.

Don't worry, I'm coming in.

Don't worry, I'll be fine.

Elwood!

How are you, my friend?

Don't worry.

Are you hungry?

You want something to eat?

Oh, no, I'm fine.

Okay.

Hmm.

A lot of guns.

Where'd you get all this stuff?

Santa Claus.

Santa Claus.

That's funny.

So he came down the chimney and put it under the tree, huh?

Yep.

So...

How about this?

I give you 20 kilos on top of my next shipment, and you cook that along with my

share of the shipment, and you make a lot of money.

20 kilos?

Mm.

No.

I want cash.

Twenty-five.

Look, I know somebody else who's very interested in this merchandise, man.

Okay.

Maybe they'll pay you cash.

Thirty-five.

Twenty-nine.

I hate to break that 30 mark.

It's a religious thing with me.

I'm afraid you'll have to, because 30 kilos is my final offer.

Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.

Mm.

You see, I only get 30 keys one week.

Thirty keys?

Holy shit.

That's, uh... A lot.

Well, how do we cook that much?

It'll take us, like, a year.

It's gonna be cool.

This is really impressive.

Hey, guys, careful with my shit, all right?

You're pretty well equipped for a SPAC-4.

I got receipts for everything.

I'm sure you do.

Hey, Top, look at this.

Check and see if there's any inside.

Nothing.

Mm, mm, mm.

I bet this don't come cheap.

This ain't exactly regulation stuff here, is it, soldier?

Well, I don't really know.

No, I guess not.

Look, I'm gonna come around here tomorrow.

I want this place looking like a regular quarters.

You follow?

Look, I know it ain't exactly regulation, but

the last Top didn't seem to mind about all this.

Well, him and me are a bit different.

Look, Top, is there a way you and I could talk in private?

These guys kind of make me nervous.

Does it really have to play this way, Top?

How do you suggest we play it?

Well, what is it you want?

I mean, you and me, I think we...

I think we got a lot in common.

For example, I see you're an admirer of Japanese technology.

No problem.

The TV's yours.

What I'm trying to say is...

what's it gonna take for you and me to make nice?

Are you saying what I think you're saying?

The world has waited.

There's your answer.

Elwood!

Hey.

This'll take a second.

I'll meet you down there.

All right.

Where are you?

You left in such a hurry.

Oh, nowhere really.

Just had a couple things to do.

You're always out with your buddies.

I never see you anymore.

Well, it's just because I've been really busy.

Busy?

Yeah.

The guest list.

Guest list?

Party.

You still helping me?

Oh, the party, yeah.

I'm sure.

Definitely.

We just found out the Colonel's related to the Iron Boar.

The Iron what?

The Iron Boar.

It's a male pig.

I had a lawyer trace his family tree, and it turns out he's

a distant relative of a Civil War hero, John Bell Hood.

They called him the Iron Boar.

He's gonna announce it to General Lancaster at the party.

I think it'll help his promotion.

Sergeant Lee's daughter.

That's Top's daughter?

You're kidding.

See something to like of him?

Damn.

Nice dye.

Thanks.

The new top.

What do you think he's up to?

He's just a washed up vet who wants to throw his weight around a little bit.

But right now he's on your case, my man.

Yeah, well...

Hey, check out this girl.

What?

That's Top's daughter.

No shit.

You know what I'm thinking?

You could be thinking almost anything.

Maybe I should ask her out.

You're fucking crazy, you know that?

Imagine how much that'll fuck with this head.

It's perfect.

So, Lily, you got a problem with your car?

Yeah, it won't start.

Yeah, it might be the battery.

Want me to take a look?

Yeah, you're Robin Lee, right?

Yeah, how'd you know that?

I'm battalion clerk here for First Battalion.

Kind of know everything.

Must be handy.

Hey, you're a good diver.

I saw you in there at the pool diving off the high platform.

I don't know how you do that.

What do you mean?

You scared of heights?

Well, let's just say you wouldn't get me up there.

You should try it.

It's fun.

Fun?

Why is it fun?

Falling through air.

It's kind of cool.

You're kidding me.

You like falling?

Sure.

Why not?

Hey, I think I found the culprit.

You want to give that a try?

What a guy.

That's me.

Actually, I'm Ray Elwood.

Everyone calls me Elwood.

Thanks for fixing my car, Elwood.

Yeah, no problem.

So you want to go out Friday night?

It's a vineyard I visited last summer.

Just a small one in the Napa Valley.

Pinot grapes.

It's for sale.

You thinking of buying it, sir?

Well, I wish.

No.

But I have a pretty decent collection back home.

And I've always wondered what it would be like to make my own wine.

I could just about afford it.

Of course, it's unrealistic.

Have you heard anything about those two trucks gone missing?

What trucks, sir?

During Reforger, two trucks went missing.

The drivers were killed in an accident with a

tank at some gas station out near Carlsruhe.

They found the bodies of the drivers, but they can't find the trucks.

How odd.

You want to hear the best part?

What's that, sir?

Colonel Marshall's infantry.

So he's taking the heat.

Great news, sir.

Elwood, could I tell you a little secret?

Of course, sir.

Have you heard of the Civil War General John Bell Hood?

The Iron Boar?

You know of him?

Of course, sir.

Everybody knows the Iron Boar.

I didn't know he was so well known.

It turns out that I am an actual relative.

A relative of the Iron Boar?

Awesome.

I want you to keep it under your hat.

I'm going to surprise the General at the party.

Excuse me.

Private First Class Brian Knoll reporting for duty, sir.

I'm not an officer, so you can cut the sir crap.

I'm sorry.

What do you want?

I just arrived this morning.

The orderly sent me down here.

Ah, great.

Is that your 201 file?

Yes, sir.

Yes.

You can sit down if you want.

So, how come they assigned you here?

I put in for it.

My fiancée is here on base, so we arranged a transfer together.

Oh, how sweet.

Who's she?

Margolis.

Carol Ann.

Private First Class.

You call her by her last name?

What do you do?

Salute in bed?

So, they put me in 519?

Yeah.

That's my room.

Didn't Sergeant Lee tell you?

We're going to be roommates.

So, while Carol Ann's been here for six months, I'm stuck in San Antonio.

You know, just pulling whatever strings I could.

Kissing police commanders' ass like you would not believe it.

Not literally, but boy oh boy.

So, check this out.

So, that's... Shut the fuck up.

Guess I don't really give a shit.

You're only here because Sergeant fucking Dickhead Lee is on my case, alright?

And until I get that shit straightened out, I don't want to hear about your

girlfriend or your transportation problems or anything at all.

You roger that?

The

lobby is a starting point of action now.

Hiya, Top.

How's it going?

Hi Daddy, this is Raelle.

Oh yeah, we already met.

I'm coming out.

I want to be home today.

How

the hell can you afford this car?

Oh, I got a great deal.

Mercs are a lot cheaper in Germany.

Your dad, he's following us.

Hey,

it's good to see you.

Hey, what's up?

Hi.

Hi.

Smile's awesome.

Are we on it now?

No.

You can't get in with these shoes on.

What do you mean?

I'm the natural enemy of guys like your dad,

mostly because I don't give a shit about the army.

If you don't give a shit, why'd you join?

I didn't exactly have much of a say in the matter.

I got caught stealing a car and the judge gave me a choice.

Either six months in prison or three years in the army.

So I made the mistake of choosing the army.

Yeah, I get it, I get it.

My dad usually has a problem with guys like you.

So you're out with me to piss him off?

No, I...

That's it, isn't it?

Yeah, I'm fucked up.

I'm really sorry.

Yeah, that's definitely fucked up.

Yeah, look, I'll take you home now.

I didn't mean to get you in the middle of this.

You're seriously out with me just to piss off my dad?

Yeah, that's right.

Are you crazy?

He's the first sergeant of your company.

He's not somebody you want to piss off.

You realize he's gonna cut your balls off?

Yeah, probably.

So, what if I stay?

There's a chance you're gonna lose your balls.

Do you think I'm worth it?

Yeah, sure, why not?

Fine.

Do you want one of these?

What is that?

Ecstasy.

How does it feel?

Do you treat me like you do?

When you laid your hands upon me?

And told me you knew how?

I thought I was mistaken.

I thought I heard you worse.

Tell me now, how do I feel?

Tell me now, how do I feel?

Those who came before me...

They flew.

There's something I want to show you.

What is it?

A burn.

How did it happen?

When I was a kid, my dad was drunk and he dropped

a cigarette on my nightgown and it caught fire.

It was an accident.

It's really ugly, isn't it?

Get out!

Get out!

Get out!

At the armory!

Full gear!

Five minutes!

Five minutes?

Count them!

What the hell are we doing?

Target practice.

Elwood, hand me your rifle.

I want you to pack the F60.

But I'm not qualified to operate it, Tom.

There's a time and place for everything, Elwood.

You're going to learn the heat of battle.

Hand it to him.

The 60 is a heavy mother.

So am I.

What's the matter, Elwood?

Your fitness lacking?

You want to do the confidence course a few times to get you back into shape?

No, thanks, Tom.

I'll be fine.

I direct your attention to that spot over there that has been marked with an X.

We have here the prototype of a new Russian tank.

We are here to test the vulnerability of said

tank to sustain fire from an infantry platoon.

Squad, lock and load one magazine.

Take up a good firing position.

You will fire on my command.

Sustain fire until the order to cease fire has been given.

Ready?

Fire!

So you did Topps' door?

Lincoln may have a problem.

No shit?

I like her.

I really like her, you know?

I mean, she's different, man.

She's cool.

There's just...

She's fucking different, you know?

That's the problem.

Elwood!

I heard you lost your ride there, baby.

I was getting bored with that car anyways.

You better take note there, Stoney.

It ain't too healthy to hang around this guy.

I mean, look at the shit he's making you eat.

Oh, you want some meatloaf salt?

You know, that's a fucking insult to me.

I don't eat meat.

You see, human beings don't have the proper teeth and can't digest that shit.

It stays in your guts for three weeks and it rots.

It's a problem.

You ain't got no discipline.

Are you trying to make some point here, Salt?

Cause... Yeah.

The cabinet in the storage room was empty, man.

What do you mean it was empty?

Empty.

It means nothing was in it.

It means I paid my hard-earned for thin fucking air.

No, wait.

You looked inside the battery, right?

Like always.

Except this time, nothing was in it.

What the fuck is that?

You trying to pick a fight with me, Alworth?

Is that what you really wanna do?

Sent Parsons there to snatch it.

Stupid fucking junkie.

Probably did something with it.

Parsons ain't around no more.

It ain't that real fucking convenient.

Hey, relax, man.

It's already sorted.

I got a brand new batch ready for you.

Maintenance right at the swimming pool.

The usual place.

I put it there myself this time.

It's definitely there, okay?

It fucking better be.

You understand me?

Do you understand me?

This meatloaf looks great, doesn't it?

In the article there was a photo of the Confederate general, John Bell Hood.

Affectionately known as the Iron Boar.

Known as the Iron Boar.

The Iron Boar.

Who are you talking to?

No one.

How are things going downstairs?

You ready?

Guess I'll be arriving soon.

I'm coming.

Okay, I'm gonna.

I gotcha.

Yep, I'm good.

Hey, come on in.

That's the man.

Yeah.

Who's that?

Hey, what's up?

I'm Mr. Scott.

Oh, damn it.

Hey, what are you doing here?

That sort of thing.

And it was finally confirmed just last week via what has become known around here

as the Lynchburg Convergence, where a certain Trevor Berman and a hood girl

known as Ethel wed and had two boys in the town of Lynchburg, Virginia.

One of those boys, Gary Berman, is my great-great-uncle.

The descendant of the wild boar.

Sir, that's the iron boar.

I guess I'm surrounded by people with famous relatives.

Isn't that so, Marshal?

I try not to play it up, but when I found out I was

related to former Army Chief of Staff General George C.

Marshall, I guess it gave me a strong sense of my heritage.

I've always been proud of my family, but knowing that

I was from fighting stock affected me quite profoundly.

I seem to recall this General Hood.

He was involved in some disastrous battle and lost a leg, didn't he?

I wouldn't say it was disastrous.

And then all of a sudden... He lost an arm.

He lost an arm as well, didn't he?

No, he didn't lose an arm.

He lost the use of it.

He kept the actual arm.

Drink, General?

Thank you.

Miss Colonel?

You know what?

I don't go much for this lineage shit.

I'm not related to anyone famous, and this

family line bullshit makes me feel insecure.

My belief is, if you come from dirt, you fight

better, because you don't want to go back to the dirt.

The best fighters in the world are people with nothing to lose.

Give me another one of these, will you?

No, thanks, sir.

Oh, the usual.

Berman and Marshall trying to suck a General's dick.

What's he doing here?

There's supposed to be a party for officers only.

Damn.

The General's so happy to see his ass.

How's it going?

What you doing walking around here?

White boy, you crazy or something?

I'm just trying to get back to my room.

You know, I don't want any trouble or... No trouble?

Okay.

Say, you with Elwood now, ain't you?

You Elwood's homie?

Yeah, he's my roommate.

Oh, you're roommates.

That's real nice, man.

Yeah.

Scotch on the rocks and a Coca-Cola, please.

Didn't expect to see you here.

Yeah, well, here I am.

There you go.

Jesus Christ, look how they got you dressed up.

Ain't you sick of being fucked by white men?

You and me can step outside right now.

Whoa.

You think you can take me?

Oh, customers.

Yeah, maybe.

Straight up, hand to hand, you got a shot.

Maybe.

But maybe I wear a blade.

Maybe I got a .45 cocked and locked to shove up your ass.

You ain't considered that, have you?

Hey, you want to know something?

You ain't like Elwood here.

You got guts.

Guys like you get all the medals.

Hey, Bob.

Get your ass over here.

There's someone I want you to meet.

Excuse me.

You murdered your car?

Yeah, I shot to pieces.

The entire unit used it for target practice.

Even me.

Why would he do that?

That's pretty extreme, even for him.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Is there something going on I don't know about?

What do you mean?

Are you into some kind of shit on the side?

I've lived on base my whole life.

I know what goes on.

I also know my dad doesn't take a disliking to just anyone.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

You're into something, aren't you?

A fiasco.

A debacle, even, wouldn't you say?

God damn it, it was your idea.

I never heard of the fucking idea.

Do something, then.

Marshall's gonna take that promotion if you don't do something.

Take the initiative, for God's sake.

You're a soldier.

Go on the attack.

I've got an idea.

What?

Leave it to me.

Don't worry about it.

I've got it under control.

You have a serious problem.

My dad's a pretty heavy guy.

He can really fuck you up.

When you say fuck me up, what do you mean?

I mean fuck you right up.

He's done three tours of Vietnam.

He's killed a lot of people.

You're saying he's gonna kill me?

I don't know, but he's not a guy to mess with.

Why are you telling me all this?

I guess I don't want him to fuck you up.

You realize that's probably the nicest thing anyone's said to me in my whole life?

I love this guy, don't you?

General.

Excuse me.

There's something I'd like to talk to you about.

Ah, yes.

What do you think about the idea of a training exercise?

What do you have in mind?

Well, with all this activity in the East, I thought we should stay on our toes.

Maybe I could put a company of my men up against Marshall's.

See how they'd go.

You really think you're up for this sort of thing, Wallace?

Oh, yes, sir.

It could be a straight defensive-offensive exercise.

Maybe the nuclear facility.

I could put my men on a full alert.

See how they'd hold up against an attack.

You want to defend a nuke base against Marshall's infantry?

Yes, sir.

Can I see you in the kitchen, please?

Just a moment, honey.

Um, Marshall, what do you think?

Um... Sounds good to me.

Excellent.

I think I know what your problem is.

What's that?

You're bored.

I think you're right.

Do you ever have falling dreams?

Sure, I think so.

I have the same dream all the time, where it's really high and I'm kind of

floating, and then I fall.

Is that the same as yours?

Kind of.

Well, why?

What happens in yours?

I wake up before I hit the ground.

I always hit.

I don't wake up.

That's not normal.

I know.

I got a bad feeling.

About what?

Some strange shit's been going down.

Si's up to something and there's nothing good.

I keep thinking about that stash that disappeared.

I mean, Parsons was stupid, but he wasn't crazy.

He wouldn't try to rip us off.

Yeah.

I'm going out to the storage room later.

Check out that cabinet.

Maybe put the stash in there wrong or Si couldn't find it.

Okay.

Do you want to kill Ray Elwood?

Jesus Christ, Robin.

What are you talking about?

Do you?

What's he been saying?

Nothing.

I don't think you should be listening too much to Ray fucking Elwood.

But you've killed people before and worn stuff, right?

And now you want to kill Ray Elwood.

It's no different, is it?

I really don't think you know what you're talking about.

Holy shit, what happened to you?

Who the fuck did that to you?

Fuckers.

This is stupid.

Stupid.

Stupid.

Fuckers.

Take it easy.

I'm lucky.

Oh, fuck.

Hey.

Come on, calm down.

Just let me clean it up, all right?

I've got some stuff here.

Okay.

Take this.

Put it under your tongue.

Let it dissolve.

What is that?

It'll calm you down.

Man, I told you.

You can't walk around this end of the base alone at night.

It just ain't safe.

Hey, you want a beer?

I'll get you a beer, yeah?

Okay.

You know, a lot of guys take a beat around here.

Just don't let it happen twice, all right?

My daddy still keeps in touch with his army buddies.

The guys he knew from World War II.

You know, they get together every year for a barbecue.

Friends for life, man.

Yeah.

You know, I don't know.

I guess I've been kind of an asshole to you.

You know, this place is fucked up.

It fucks with your head.

Sometimes you don't know who to trust, you know?

Well, I think tonight ended up okay.

Don't you think?

It was a stunning success.

You should be very happy.

Liz.

Why don't you put that down for a while?

Well, honey, it's been a while.

Wallace, who do you think you are?

What do you mean?

When was the last time you even held a rifle?

Do you even know which end the fucking bullets come out?

Why, in your opinion, was it a good idea to challenge Marshall to a training

exercise when your supply and he's infantry?

You're the one who told me I should go on the attack.

Right, I said attack.

I didn't say fall on your own sword.

Well, I had to do something.

When...

And I'll tell you what.

I think I've got Marshall's number.

I know how he thinks.

I know his battle strategies.

I've been supplying him in Reforger for God's sake.

I'm confident I can show him up.

All I've got to do is defend the nuke base for 48 hours.

Right?

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

The deal's off.

I don't understand.

What do you mean it's off?

There's just some bad shit happening right now and I can't do it.

I'm sorry.

The guns are already sold.

If you don't deliver, there's a big problem for me.

They killed one of my guys.

What did you expect?

Did you think this would be like a game?

A bit of fun?

I don't know.

Sit down, please.

Please sit down.

We've got nothing left to talk about.

They killed your friend, huh?

Some fucking Russians killed my son!

You son of a bitch!

They tortured him and they shoot him in the head!

And you talk to me about your friend?

I don't give a fuck about your friend!

The deal is still on!

Or I'll fucking kill you.

I'll come and find you and I'll fucking kill you.

Okay?

Man?

How'd it go?

Great.

Just great.

How the fuck are we supposed to get the guns out of

the nuke base if the training exercise is happening?

If Berman's exercise lasts all weekend then there's

no way we're gonna get the guns out of there.

Yeah, the only way is if the exercise finishes early.

Yeah, man.

If we're not dead by 1700, we're fucking dead.

Relax, I'll take care of it.

How the fuck are you gonna take care of it?

I said I'll fucking take care of it.

Shit.

Let's go!

No, no, no, not you, Al.

You have no authority here, Sergeant.

You can't just walk in here and close this bar down.

You have no right.

You're a real bad motherfucker, ain't you?

Take him to the shed.

Hey!

Get the fuck off me!

Hey!

Get the fuck off me, bastard!

Fuck off!

What do you want?

A little investment advice.

On what?

On how much you think you'll make on that shipment you've got coming.

Tied me over.

Well, do you know what security on that'll be?

Well, I guess you're here to give me a price quote.

You know the thing I love about you, Elwood?

Is that it don't take you long to figure out the play.

Get the fuck out!

Try and get the fuck out!

Fuck!

Fuck!

Get out!

Fuck!

Fuck!

Fuck!

Fuck

him, you stupid motherfucker!

You fucking roach, don't you learn?

Huh?

Don't you fucking learn?

You want to talk business, right?

Let's talk business.

Let's talk business.

You want a cut.

A cut?

What the fuck you talking about, a cut?

I'm your brand new fucking partner.

Thank you much, sir.

You saved my life back there.

Thanks, I owe you one.

You okay?

Did I hurt you again?

No, I just kind of got a sore elbow.

Listen, I need a favor.

Yeah, anything.

Anything, man.

What is it?

Well, the thing about cooking smack is, to not get

fucked up by the food, you've got to have a full stomach.

Cooked smack on an empty stomach, you'll be stoned as any junkie.

The problem we've got now is we're cooking ten times more than we've ever done before.

So to stay awake, we have to eat a burger like every 15 minutes.

So for six hours, like 24 burgers, that's a lot of burgers.

Yeah, I know, they don't teach you about this stuff in basic.

So look, I need you to do the shopping for me.

Go into the commissary here and get food.

Burgers, hot dogs, anything with meat.

Lots of meat.

Yeah, okay, no problem.

Catch my drift here, right?

Sack doesn't eat meat.

He's decided to hold back.

He won't come until tonight.

There's no way he's going to mount an attack in a day.

I think you may be right, sir.

No, I might not.

I must have waited until we were worn down, used

up all our supplies, had a few false alerts.

Two trucks coming, sir.

Breakfast.

We got fresh coffee, donuts, hash browns, eggs, flapjacks.

Garcia, let's get in there.

Yes, sir.

These two trucks, let them through.

Yes, sir.

Okay, sir.

Yeah, he got it over with.

Now, did I ever tell you I met President Kennedy?

No.

I delivered the graduation address at the...

You can't tell it from his pictures, but up

close, in person, he just had this charisma.

I shook the president's hand.

I felt his strength and I thought, I can do anything I set my mind to.

Do you know what General Lancaster called me?

Incompetent.

They include that in your efficiency report, sir?

Oh, yeah.

Yes, I'm sure he will.

The general has relieved me of my command.

Marshall said his executive officer could take over.

I'm really sorry, sir.

I'm sorry, sir.

You know what I'm going to do, Elwood?

I'm going to take my pension and buy that vineyard.

I think that's what I'm going to do.

It doesn't sound like such a bad idea, does it?

Make sure and give the Turk all my love.

Yeah, you feel bad about Berman?

Oh, fuck no.

You don't feel bad about tipping off Marshall?

I thought you liked Berman.

Yeah, wait, I see.

I did him a fucking favor.

But I'm just too nice of a guy for the army.

Yeah, look.

I know I did this to save my own ass, but he's going to make his fucking wine

and we're stuck here up there next to some shit.

Why the delay?

Couldn't find the base?

Well, he's looking kind of tense.

Oh, we're having a ball.

Let's get this stuff inside.

So, how long does it take to cook this?

Most of the night.

What the fuck is he doing here?

What's with me?

Got a problem with that?

Whoa, whoa.

Sod, do me a favor and put that out.

Now.

I'm not fucking around.

This is highly flammable shit.

Now, listen up.

We've cooked six hours.

We have to keep it as close as possible to 85 degrees centigrade.

What happens if it goes below?

If it goes below 80, the reaction stops.

If it goes above 90, the morphine's destroyed.

And if it boils...

Well?

Well, what?

Let's just say cooking smack is like preparing Thanksgiving

dinner where one of the ingredients is a hand grenade.

Does it explode?

Well, look, you better know what the fuck you're doing.

I just hope the ventilators can handle it.

This is way more than we've ever done before, man.

Yeah, if we change the filter element every hour, it should be okay.

You on it, Garcia?

I'm on it, man.

Sod, do you want a hot dog?

No, I don't want no fucking hot dog.

You ain't got no vegetarian shit?

No.

Hot dogs are made up of lips, udders, and assholes.

I'm surprised you don't want one.

Now fuck you up, motherfucker!

Well, guys, please, just fucking cut the sarcasm.

We'll just eat our hot dogs and chill out.

Not you, of course, Sod.

Six hours.

Mark it now.

No.

I'm gonna go get some rest.

I'll be back at 0400.

I'm leaving you in charge, all right, buddy?

All right, man.

You leaving?

Where you going?

What are you worried about?

Just kick back, watch some TV, educate yourself.

You own this place, right?

All afternoon, it is clear that this will be one of Berlin's most dramatic days.

Robin.

Come on up.

I don't think so.

Just get up here.

Just a bit further.

Jesus Christ, this is not fun.

What's the matter?

You scared?

Of course I'm not scared.

I won't push you.

Yeah, well, I'd appreciate that.

Come on, come on, come on.

Come on, come out to the edge.

Take another step.

Take another two steps.

Just a little bit further.

Come on.

Sit down.

What would it take to make you jump?

A parachute.

Oh, fuck.

That's really high.

Maybe get used to it after a while.

I think the point is not to get used to it.

Robin!

Robin!

Why do you motherfuckers eat so damn much?

Because we're alone, lads.

We need to keep our strength up.

I don't feel too good.

Let me get one of those crutches.

No fucking way, sod.

This shit's like poison for your body.

Wouldn't want you blocking up your arteries.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Shit, what time is it?

It's midnight.

Fuck.

What's going on?

Where you going?

I gotta go.

Can you hear me?

Oh, fuck.

Can I ask you to please take her out of here?

Sir.

Yes, sir.

The second lieutenant, Brian Knoll, just got out of the inspector general's office.

TFC Knoll.

Our officer in the hole.

Don't you...

From the moment the first wave of East Germans crossed into Berlin in the early

hours of this morning... Where is the Berlin Wall anyway?

In Berlin.

In Berlin, you dumb fuck.

Yeah, I don't see Berlin.

What country is it in?

It's in Germany, man.

Fuck you.

Germany.

West Germany.

West Germany?

Well, which one are we in then?

Are we in West Germany or are we in East Germany?

We're in East.

We're in West Germany, you idiot.

Well, what's the difference?

Fuck if I know, man.

What the

fuck are you doing?

Get out!

I'm winning!

Drop that weapon!

Now you put your shit down.

This is my motherfucker.

Drop the fucking weapon!

Ah, fuck that.

Don't make another move!

Now you put your shit down.

Fuck you!

What'd you do with Robin?

Don't you worry about her.

She's got nothing to do with you anymore.

Let me go!

Kimbrough!

You hear me?

Captain Kimbrough, come in!

We got some resistance, but nothing we can't handle.

So you've been putting it in my daughter, and you think that's making war?

War, you dumb fuckers.

Playing for keeps.

Somebody as stupid as you, Elwood, deserves to go down.

I can't catch your muscle.

You turn to shit.

No backup, too easy.

What?

Who do you think took out Stoney?

You fucking stupid.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

He's gonna kill him.

Can you wait one second?

Listen to me, my dad is going to kill him.

He's really gonna do something bad.

That's ridiculous.

What's he supposed to be doing?

He's taking him to the stockade.

He's not taking him to the stockade.

The stockade is the other way.

Who is taking him?

You wanna hear the secret of Vietnam?

The secret of Vietnam is simple.

I loved it.

Goddamn Turkish shit.

The whole damn thing was nothing but fun.

I'm just being honest.

I fucking well loved it.

Everyone else would have too if we'd have won it.

And I did all sorts of shit.

Everything you've been doing here and more.

Lots more.

I'm gonna kill you.

I'm gonna kill you.

I'm gonna kill you.

Hold it, Sergeant.

Get away from the window.

What are you doing here, sir?

Get away from the window or I will shoot you, sir.

You're gonna shoot me?

You got the balls to do something like that?

Boiling point.

When there is peace, the warlike man attacks himself.

That's Nietzsche.

And his point is that there really is no peace.

There's always some war somewhere with someone.

And there are no winners or losers either.

Just those that are still around to fight another day.

A Purple Heart and... uh...

What is it?

Defense Superior Service Medal, sir.

Gas Explosion.

Well, that's what I read in the Stars and Stripes.

They think it was a gas explosion.

Yes, sir.

That's what they think.

And this Robert Lee, the sergeant who got the

posthumous Silver Star, you knew him well, did you?

Yes, sir.

His daughter's my sweetheart.

Is that right?

I didn't know that.

How's she doing?

She's doing okay, sir.

She's at college studying politics.

Political science, to be exact.

She's got her semester break next month and she's gonna fly over here to see me.

Well, I look forward to meeting her.

Are you sure you're okay standing?

If the leg starts getting weary, you just cop a squat any time.

Oh, I'll be fine.

Thanks, sir.

Okay.

It really is healing quite nicely.

I think the tropical air's doing it some good.

So, you like it here in Hawaii?

Yeah, I'm settling in.

Well, that's good.

That's good.

Ah, see, what have we got here?

Oh, just some requisitions, sir.

A thousand gallons of mop and glow.

You really need that much?

Well, cleanliness is next to godliness.

Well, that's what I always say, sir.