All language subtitles for JAG S03E02 The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert

Open it. Open it.

Oh, a box.

It's

a

cobra, like you fly.

Do you like it?

No, I do.

Oh, honey. Beautiful.

Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you,
Lisa, for your help.

Good help.

Max?

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy!

It's the lieutenant's birthday.

Max, you have really done it.

Following in his father's footsteps as a
naval aviator, Lieutenant Commander

Harmon Rabb, Jr. suffered a crash while
landing his Tomcat on a storm -tossed

carrier at sea.

Diagnosed with night blindness, Harm
transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate

General Corps, which investigates,
defends, and prosecutes the law of the

There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major
Sarah McKenzie, he now fights in and out

the courtroom with the same daring and
tenacity that made him a top gun in the

air.

First Lieutenant Sandra Gilbert is
suspected of committing adultery with an

enlisted man.

Her squadron's CO, Lieutenant Colonel
Turner,

wants to charge her with conduct
unbecoming. Now, last night, General

calls me at home.

Says he'd like to recommend that our
investigation of her alleged misconduct

handled quietly and quickly, that he
will not tolerate the kind of fiasco the

Air Force had with Kelly Flynn.

Did the general also indicate the
desired outcome, sir?

You know, Commander, I'm going to
pretend I didn't hear that.

Otherwise, I'd have to put you on
administrative leave while I drew up

have you transferred to ADAC Alaska.

I'm sorry, Admiral. I didn't mean to
imply that a senior officer was trying

bring undue influence on a court
proceeding.

Or that he asked us to avoid a high
-profile court -martial.

You're both on thin ice.

Lieutenant Gilbert Station at Camp
Pendleton, California. She's assigned to

488 Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron. Lieutenant Gilbert's a Cobra

That is correct.

First in her class in advanced
helicopter training.

I didn't know you were familiar with the
case.

Well, I'm not, sir, but her picture was
on the cover of the Navy Times.

Oh, the poster girl for women in combat.

The evidence needs to be reviewed, and
if...

Call for charges drafted, Commander.

Have you decided he'll be handling the
case, sir?

Do you have any thoughts on the subject,
Major?

Well, I don't mean to overstep any
boundaries, sir, but Commander Rabb is

court on the Greckley matter, and if you
haven't already made a decision on

counsel, I'd like to volunteer for the
case.

Now there's a surprise.

Because I'm the best person for the job.

Yeah, you mean qualifications. You're a
woman.

That's one of them.

I'm sure you figure Lieutenant Gilbert
needs a friend in court.

No, Harmon.

I figure Lieutenant Gilbert deserves a
full and fair hearing just like everyone

else, no matter how the chips fall.

No special pleading because she's a
woman in love. No playing the gender

People don't like you when you get like
that.

I'm just trying to prepare you for what
lies ahead, man.

Good morning, sir.

Ma 'am.

Lieutenant Roberts?

Bud? You just don't get it. Sorry I'm
late, ma 'am. Why can't you understand

that every time a woman screws up and
gets special treatment, it ruins it for

people like me?

Killer traffic.

I don't know about the woman thing. Not
now, Bud.

Because I earned my way here.

All I asked for was an equal chance, a
level playing field. I made it on the

merits.

Sorry to interrupt, ma 'am.

I'm used to it. There is this traffic
accident on the Beltway. We're leaving

Camp Pendleton at 1300.

That leaves you two hours and seven
minutes to pack.

I don't need to remind you this is a
competitive exercise.

The field judge grades you on technique
and approach and shoot.

You'll be flying nap of the earth.

I want you 10 feet off the deck at all
times.

Your target is an M60 tank.

There's an Avenger battery guarding the
tank.

It takes him 10 seconds to fire.

That gives you 8 seconds to get off your
shot.

Whoever hits first wins.

Be advised, Smokey Sam's will be fired
across your nose during this exercise.

Good hunting.

Give them hell.

It's like always.

Any lower is going to get grass stains
on the skids.

Okay, I'm ready to pop.

Locking on.

Getting ready to shoot.

Bobby, 11 o 'clock. Attempting to lock
on.

Wizard, I think they're looking at us.

Fire.

Weapon away.

They're locked on.

Nine seconds.

Eight. I have lock on. Range, 1 ,500
yards. Four seconds to intercept.

three.

This will launch.

Four. Three.

Two. One.

Get some!

Yeah! We're out of here!

Four seconds to impact.

Three. Two.

Damn. Lost contact.

Nice shooting, Mustang.

That's a keeper.

Thank you, sir. I'll take it. You did
good, Mustang.

Not bad for a girl.

Major McKenzie, Lieutenant Roberts to
see you, sir.

Thank you, Gunner.

You're one of ours.

Yes, sir.

At ease.

Let me be blunt.

When Admiral Chet Whitten informed me
you'd be assigned to this matter, I

him to reconsider.

May I ask why, sir?

I was afraid your personal feelings
would affect your ability to prosecute

Lieutenant Gilbert.

Sir, I haven't yet formed an opinion
about Lieutenant Gilbert, and it is not

customary for me to let my feelings get
in the way of my job.

Admiral Chet Whitten led me to believe
as much.

Sir? He said you were cold -blooded.

I need to see the witness statement in
the NCIS report.

You'll find the charge seat on top.

The Admiral sent us here to investigate
the evidence and help draft charges if

necessary. I've decided to refer these
charges to a court -martial, Major.

I was signing the order when you came
in.

Sir? I considered giving Lieutenant
Gilbert a lecture of fine and

her to Diego Garcia.

I rejected that at hand.

There are other options, sir.

Counseling... This is a disciplinary
matter, Major.

Lieutenant Gilbert disobeyed a direct
order to end an affair with an enlisted

man in her chain of command.

That's prejudicial to good order and
discipline.

That's not a matter for counseling.

So you wanted to make an example of
Lieutenant Gilbert?

Draw a line in the sand?

This has nothing to do with what I want.

I'm doing what is required of me. You
have a problem with that?

I don't have an informed opinion,
Colonel.

That's a lawyer's answer.

That's what I am, sir.

We're going to get along fine, Major.

I'm flattered by your confidence, sir.

We expect our officers to set the
standard of morality.

We have to be true to our oath.

That means obeying orders.

Even the ones that break your heart.

Lieutenant Gilbert.

I'm Major Sarah McKenzie, Judge
Advocate, General Corps. This is

Roberts. Good morning, ma 'am.
Lieutenant.

It's my duty to inform you that you're
charged with the following violations of

the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Article 90, willfully disobeying the
lawful command of a superior

officer. Article 133, conduct unbecoming
an officer.

Article 134, actions prejudicial to good
order and discipline.

Time will be set for a court -martial
and counsel will be provided to you.

Yes, ma 'am.

This isn't a good time, Gunnery
Sergeant. You want to tell me what's

sir? I don't think that'd be productive.

You'll make it worse, Gunny.

You didn't even hear what I had to say
before slamming me.

I read the NCIS report.

Is that enough for you, Major?

Were you willing to condemn me without a
fair hearing?

Or didn't you want to hear what I had to
say?

You'll get a full and fair hearing in
court, Lieutenant.

That's a little late.

Who will be defending me?

Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rapp.

He just won a tough case and he's en
route from Washington.

If there's nothing else, Major, I have a
mission to fly.

Lieutenant.

I'm grounded?

Colonel Turner made that decision.

We're in a metal quals, ma 'am.

I won't get another shot for a year.

I'm afraid there's nothing I can do,
Lieutenant.

Sir, Lieutenant Commander Rabbit.

Colonel. Commander.

Fast work.

Excuse me, sir. I assume you're here to
tell me that you and Major McKenzie have

reached a pretrial agreement.

No, sir.

I, uh... I've yet to sit down with
Lieutenant Gilbert to see how she would

to proceed, Colonel. This is strictly a
courtesy call.

She doesn't have a lot of options,
Commander.

No, sir, now that you've filed charges.

She's one of your best Cobra pilots.

That's correct.

Spotless record.

She had the potential to be a fine
officer, Commander, but she screwed it

with her conduct.

That's a little premature, Colonel.

That's not in doubt.

And that's too damn bad.

Excuse me, Colonel.

I thought you might want to see this,
sir.

With all due respect, I don't see where
this is relevant.

I have full confidence, General
McCartney, that you don't have a clue.

The case of Lieutenant Gilbert has
nothing to do with this discussion of

and appropriations. Well, I'll make the
connection for you.

You need M1A2 tanks.

I need answers.

I'm fully confident all the facts will
come out at the court -martial.

Lieutenant Gilbert has a high profile.

I want to make sure that isn't why she's
a target. A target for whom,

Congresswoman Latham? Are you commencing
a witch -hunt, General?

Is your chain of command exclusively
populated by peeping Toms who pry into

lives of its troops?

An AH -1 Whiskey Super Cobra helicopter
carries a payload of Hellfire and

Sidewinder missiles.

The 20 -millimeter turreted cannon can
fire 750 rounds per minute.

How can you trust a pilot with that kind
of firepower if you can't trust her to

obey a simple order to stay away from an
enlisted man?

That's the military reality.

Well, I'm impressed by the firepower of
your cannon, General.

But this is a whole new ballgame.

Women are here to stay, and they deserve
equal treatment.

I intend to see to that.

So do I, Congresswoman. So do I.

Describe your relationship with Gunnery
Sergeant Frankel. He's my flight line

chief, the man responsible for keeping
me alive and flying.

I trust him with my life.

He's never given me any reason to doubt
his judgment or his skills.

He's a married man?

Yes. Two children?

Yes, Sarah Beth, eight, and Lisa, four.

How much time did you spend with Gunnery
Sergeant Frankel? I saw him in the

course of my duties.

And outside of work?

Sometimes the air crews went out for a
beer, a bunch of us. We talk shop.

What else?

I was counseling Gunnery Sergeant
Frankel on his marital problems.

I didn't know where else to turn.

There are counselors on base, Gunnery
Sergeant.

With all due respect, ma 'am, counselors
are supposed to be a private thing.

Once a guy spills his guts with them, it
seems like everybody knows he has a

problem. It's a good way to scuttle a
career.

So you turned to Lieutenant Gilbert for
a shoulder to cry on? No, ma 'am. I

respect her opinion. I wanted her advice
and counsel.

Did you ever meet with General Sergeant
Frankel behind closed doors?

No.

Why not?

Because I don't have a door to close.

My office is a cubicle, so there's no
privacy.

I didn't want to talk about personal
matters there.

I was afraid it would hurt his career.

So where did you counsel him?

One time we went out for a drink.

Another, we took a walk.

Once in a Humvee on the way back from a
training exercise.

Look, ma 'am, there was nothing going on
between us.

She just listened to our problems.

Our problems? My wife's and mine.

Was your wife present?

No. Did she know about the counseling?

No, ma 'am.

I didn't think she'd like me talking to
the lieutenant.

Because the lieutenant was a woman?

No.

My wife is old -fashioned.

She thinks that our problems are just
that, our problems, that we should be

to work them out ourselves.

I was helping Gunnery Sergeant Frankel
make a decision about what needed to be

done. About ending his marriage? About
patching things up for the sake of his

children. He loves his kids. They go
everywhere with him.

You have a relationship with his
children?

Yeah. Sarah Beth is the oldest. She
wants to be an astronaut.

She asked me everything.

What's space camp like?

How do you get into the academy?

Talking with her is like talking to
myself when I was her age.

Did Colonel Turner ever order you not to
see Gunnery Sergeant Frankel outside of

your regular duties?

He never came out and said it.

What did he say?

He said that it was important for me to
maintain a strictly professional

relationship with my Marines, and he
hoped that's what I was doing.

And did you do that?

I am responsible for the men and the
women under my command.

I was doing what I thought best.

Maybe I could have done it better.

Nobody doesn't make mistakes.

Not a lot of room for failure in the
service, Lieutenant.

You never made a mistake?

No.

Okay.

Plenty of times.

Yeah.

So how does it work for you, Commander?

Not for me.

Are there really two standards?

You do know this case should never have
come to trial.

You looking for a deal?

No.

Lieutenant Gilbert will plead guilty and
take her chances.

I think I can win this on the merits.

Good evening, gentlemen, ma 'am.

Colonel Turner tasked me with informing
you that Congresswoman Bobby Latham will

arrive at 0800.

Commander. Ms. Latham has requested that
you meet her immediately upon her

arrival. Do you have a message for
Colonel Turner, sir? I don't suppose you

could tell the colonel you looked for me
everywhere and I was nowhere to be

found. No, sir.

I didn't think so, Gunner. Thanks. Good
luck, Commander.

You thought Congresswoman DeLong was
tough?

Bobby Latham grew up on the streets of
Detroit.

Of course, that was before she graduated
first in her class at Yale Law.

You coming?

You're on your own, pal.

think so.

She said that you were arrogant, pig
-headed, uncooperative.

Sounds like her, ma 'am.

She also said you were fair.

She failed to tell me that you were
handsome.

I don't think that matters to her, ma
'am.

Whatever the history is between you and
Congresswoman DeLong, I'm here to make

sure that the Navy has the right person
defending Lieutenant Gilbert.

I'm sure you think that my colleague,
Major McKenzie, is the right woman for

job. That's precisely... what I'm
thinking. And you're dead wrong.

I believe Lieutenant Gilbert is innocent
and it's my duty to represent her

aggressively. Nothing stands in the way
of that.

Are you telling me not to get in your
way?

Yes, ma 'am.

Good for you, Commander.

Lieutenant Gilbert needs a passionate
advocate in court and someone to make

she's not tried and convicted on the
front pages of the New York Times before

opening statements.

And that would be you.

Damn straight.

You're an elementary school teacher?

Yes. You're married to Gunnery Sergeant
Maxwell Frankel? Yes. For how many

years? Ten, this December 18th.

Are you acquainted with Lieutenant
Gilbert?

Yes, ma 'am.

Max, Gunnery Sergeant Frankel is her
flight line chief.

Could you please describe your
observations of them together?

Objection, Your Honor. Calls for
speculation.

Overruled.

How would you characterize the
relationship, Mrs. Frankel? Is it

nature or friendlier than a business
relationship?

They were close.

I know he sees her and talks to her
after hours.

Was Lieutenant Gilbert ever a guest in
your home?

Yes, once.

That you know of?

Objection. Withdrawn.

Were you present?

Yes. Part of the time, anyway.

Did you invite her?

No. Were you out of town at the time?

Yes, I was visiting my mother in
Cleveland.

Did you return home unexpectedly?

Yes, I got an earlier flight.

What did you find when you returned
home?

Lieutenant Gilbert was sitting at my
dining room table.

Were you aware that Lieutenant Gilbert
had been given orders not to see your

husband outside of her regular duties?

Objection. Hearsay.

Sustained.

Did your husband and Lieutenant Gilbert
ever take trips together out of town?

Yes.

To your knowledge, do they ever stay at
the same motel?

Yes.

Do you know if they spent the night in
the same room?

Jackson, Your Honor, as for information
beyond witnesses' knowledge, overruled.

I have no way of knowing that.

Do you believe that it's important for a
wife to be able to trust her husband

when he's out of town?

Yes, of course I do.

A lot is asked of a Marine's wife.

We ask a lot in return.

Thank you, Mrs. Frankel.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Mrs. Frankel, your husband, Gunnery
Sergeant Frankel, and Lieutenant Gilbert

were separately registered at the New
Eden Motel in Yuma, Arizona, on February

16th. I don't know the date for sure.
Your Honor, there is a stipulation

into by the defense and the government.
It was February 16th, rooms 206 and 213.

So stipulated.

Isn't it true they were on a training
mission?

Yes. Why didn't Gunner, Sergeant Frankel
stay at the BEQ?

Objection. The witness isn't qualified
to answer the question.

Unsustained.

Miss Frankel, are you familiar with
Yuma, Arizona?

Yes, and my husband and I were stationed
there.

Are temporary quarters available?

No. So, flight crews are routinely
housed at the New Eden Motel?

Yes.

You testified that you found Lieutenant
Gilbert in your house when you returned

from Cleveland.

Were she and your husband alone?

No. Our children were there.

Had your husband invited Lieutenant
Gilbert to your house? No.

Sarah Beth... Our eight -year -old had
called her and invited her over.

Why?

It was Lieutenant Gilbert's birthday,
and my daughters had made a present for

her. Are your daughters close with
Lieutenant Gilbert?

Yes.

Sarah Beth worships her.

In what way?

Lieutenant Gilbert is everything my
daughter wants to be.

Thank you, Mrs. Frankel. No further
questions, Your Honor.

I like your style, Commander.

That was the easy stuff, ma 'am. Well,
now I get to have some fun.

Commander

Rav

and I will be answering your questions
in a moment. First, I'd like to make a

brief statement.

The Old Boys Network that has a bias
against women in combat is about to get

wake -up call.

You throw an aviator with the skills of
Lieutenant Gilbert to the wolves, and

it's going to bite you on the ass.

Once this court -martial is over, the
House sub -committing will hold

I intend to get to the bottom of this. I
want to know why this happened.

Enter.

Colonel Turner, Congresswoman Bobby
Latham has hit a C, sir. Pleasure to

you, ma 'am. Colonel, I'd like for you
to arrange a ride for me in a Cobra.

Be glad to accommodate you,
Congresswoman Latham.

Name your time, and I'll arrange one for
you.

I want Lieutenant Gilbert to take me for
my ride.

This is the first I've heard of it, sir.

I've grounded Lieutenant Gilbert,
pending the outcome of her court

Unground her. I can't do that.

Is he telling the truth, Commander?

Ma 'am, I really don't think this is a
good idea.

Can he put Lieutenant Gilbert back in
the air?

There's not a lot of precedent, but
technically... Yes or no?

Yes.

Colonel Turner can return Lieutenant
Gilbert to flight status.

I'll be ready in an hour.

One more thing.

Ma 'am?

How is this allowed to happen?

That's the wrong question, ma 'am.

And what's the right question, Colonel?

How do we stop this from happening
again?

One hell of a pilot. If she screws up,
my life is on the line. It's a risk I'm

willing to take.

Lieutenant!

Let's go fly it!

Mind if I hit down harm?

Would it matter if I did?

Not a bit.

Call me Bobby.

Can I get you something, ma 'am?

Uh, cognac. Make it a double, please.

General Eisenhower had an affair with
this driver.

How is that relevant? My client did not
have an affair.

I know.

If the Pentagon had cashiered every
officer during World War II who

adultery, Hitler's children would be
sitting in the White House instead of

Clinton.

Ever been in love?

What happened?

She was my best friend's wife.

So you never said a word?

He died.

Two years ago.

So now what's keeping you from saying
your piece?

Do you always ask this many questions?

I'm nosy by nature.

I find it hard to believe that she would
turn you down. Women like you, Harm.

Mac likes you.

She'd like to wring my neck.

I get that feeling a couple of times a
day, Commander.

But it passes.

Sandra likes you.

That's because I'm all that stands
between her and happy you're in the

I don't dislike you as much as Adele
said I would, home.

Your friend's wife.

She lost one husband and she doesn't
want to lose another?

She wants a life of her own.

Fancy that.

It's a new world, Commander.

Or do you like the old world better?

Little woman keeping the home fires
burning and raises the children and

like faithful Penelope for Odysseus to
return home from the wars.

You know, that was my mother's life.

She never complained, even when my
father didn't come home.

I want Sandra Gilbert vindicated.

So do I.

Colonel Turner, how did the adulterous
relationship between Gunnery Sergeant

Frankel and Lieutenant Gilbert come to
your attention?

Objection assumes facts not in evidence.

Sustained.

How did the alleged relationship between
Gunnery Sergeant Frankel and Lieutenant

Gilbert come to your attention?

An anonymous call to the sexual
harassment hotline.

The caller said they'd been seen
together in an inappropriate manner on

occasions, including an overnight stay
while they were TAD in Yuma, Arizona.

What did you do next? I issued a direct
order for Lieutenant Gilbert to see

Gunnery Sergeant Frankel only in the
course of her regular duties.

And did she willfully violate that
order?

Objection, Your Honor. Leading the
witness.

Sustained.

And to your knowledge, did she obey that
order?

No.

She went to the Gunnery Sergeant's home
while his wife was away for the weekend.

Thank you, sir. That'll be all.

Did you ask Lieutenant Gilbert about the
truth of the anonymous allegations?

No.

Why not, Colonel?

Even the appearance of impropriety is a
threat to good order and discipline in

the ranks.

The fact that a hotline call was made
indicated a perception of impropriety.

I felt that was enough for me to act.

Did you put your order in writing, sir?

No.

May I ask why?

I did not feel that was necessary.

Do you recall the exact wording of your
order to Lieutenant Gilbert?

Yes.

I told her to end her relationship with
Gunnery Sergeant Frankel and see him

only during working hours.

Those were your exact words?

As closely as I can recall.

Is it possible, Colonel, that your
wording was less precise? That, for

you told her to maintain a strictly
professional relationship and hope that

did so?

My words left no room for
interpretation.

But you can't recall precisely what you
said.

I didn't need to be explicit.

She knew what I meant, and she knew she
should knock it off.

Sir, may I?

We have to talk.

I checked the lieutenant's medical
records.

I got this back from the lab.

I think you might be interested in this,
Commander.

Lieutenant Gilbert is five weeks
pregnant.

I didn't know that I was pregnant until
yesterday.

Really?

Precisely when did you discover you were
having an affair with enlisted men?

Damn you, Lieutenant.

How am I supposed to defend you if you
won't tell me the truth?

I never dreamed we'd get this far,
Commander.

It all happened so fast.

Sandra, if I am going to get you a deal,
you have got to give me something.

You're only hurting yourself by holding
back.

You were having an affair with Gunnery
Sergeant Frankel.

Yes. Colonel Turner ordered you not to
spend time in Gunnery Sergeant Frankel's

company. Well, I think there are several
ways that his words might be

interpreted. I'm the lawyer here,
Lieutenant.

The answer to the question is yes.
Colonel Turner ordered me not to spend

in Gunnery Sergeant Frankel's company. I
willfully disobeyed the order, and I

went to the Gunny's house when his wife
was not home. Sarah Beth and Lisa are

with us. Where's the problem with that?

You graduated from the academy.
Lieutenant, you went through basic and

flight training.

You got your picture on the cover of the
Navy Times, and you don't know the

answer to that question?

An order is an order and is to be
obeyed.

Okay, tell me again so I understand.

We're in the middle of a trial. The
evidence supports a conviction, and you

me to let her walk away. The matter was
unfairly sent to court -martial from the

beginning, Mac. It deserved non
-judicial punishment at best.

My client was railroaded. That bridge is
crossed, huh?

All I'm asking is for an administrative
discharge in lieu of a court -martial.

For the convenience of the government,
ma 'am.

Thank you, bud.

The government requires that the armed
forces maintain good order and

discipline. Now, how is that
accomplished if I just let her off the

You willing to let all this come out at
trial?

What, that your client is a liar and an
adulterer? That my client is a victim of

selective prosecution.

I checked the record, ma 'am.

There were four other male officers at
camp penalty and guilty of the same

infraction as Lieutenant Gilbert.

None of those cases went to court.

One officer was transferred to another
command, two received reprimands, and

fourth left the service with an
honorable discharge.

There's a different set of rules for
Lieutenant Gilbert because she's a

Well, how many of them were given a
direct order to stop the affair?

None.

That's my point.

Come on, Mac, give her a break.

Harm, I may want to give her a break,
but that is not my job.

Lieutenant Gilbert deserves a full and
fair hearing just like everyone else, no

matter how the chips fall, no special
pleading, and no playing the gender

You remember everything I said?

Only the good stuff.

Let's see what the judge has to say.

Mac, you don't really believe Lieutenant
Gilbert deserved to spend time in a

break for this, do you? That depends on
whether you can prove there was a

selective prosecution.

Counselors, I have reached a decision.

Commander Rapp, your argument that the
new evidence will impact the defense of

your client is compelling.

I therefore, in the interest of justice,
grant a recess until tomorrow morning.

Is that acceptable?

Yes, Your Honor.

Commander Rapp.

Ma 'am? The trial was going great. Why
the delay?

Some new information has come to light.

And you're not going to tell me?

That would be a violation of attorney
-client privilege.

I was assured by General McCartney that
I would be denied nothing. Otherwise,

there'd be hell to pay.

Are you threatening me, ma 'am?

Is a pig's ass pork?

Am

I

catching you at a bad time?

Can't imagine a worse time, ma 'am.

I was once engaged to a Marine captain
for about a week.

That was a long time ago.

What happened?

Well, I think I fell in love with the
uniform instead of the man.

I should have married him. He would have
made a great wife. Oh, he was a good

cook. He can iron a mean shirt, and he
made a bed so tight you could bounce a

quarter off of it, among other things.

You want to tell me what's going on?

Sandra, I can't help you if you don't
tell me the truth.

People keep telling me that, ma 'am.

Keep getting people in trouble.

I'm not going to let you quit.

We can fight this. I can beat them.

I'm not going to have you railroad out
the service.

There's one problem, ma 'am.

I'm pregnant.

Have you told him?

Not yet.

It ended between us before all of this
happened.

He felt his first responsibility was to
his family.

I knew it was wrong, ma 'am.

I was just so damn lonely.

Couldn't you have found a fellow
officer?

Our officers didn't want anything to do
with me.

Max was different.

It felt so great to be in love.

I gave up a lot of normal stuff to get
this far.

You put your heart on hold.

We all do.

It's the price we pay to have success in
a man's world.

I'd do it again.

That makes me a lousy Marine.

I love the Corps, ma 'am.

I did something stupid.

I betrayed the trust the Corps placed in
me as an officer.

Now it's cost me everything that I love.

Except your baby.

Mark! I talked to Sandra.

You were interfering with my client.

I'm the best friend your client had.

Why can't you understand?

This is bigger than the courtroom. The
whole world is watching.

I don't care what the world thinks,
Congresswoman.

Well, I do.

Bobby, you have an agenda.

I have a client.

All I care about is what's best for her.

Do you think all Congresswoman DeLong
and I care about are getting the

headlines?

About sticking it to the military?

About furthering the role of women in
combat?

Yes. Then you're dead wrong.

I want everyone to have the same chance.

Look, tell me what you came to tell me,
but let me do my job.

I hate to think.

That Sandra's child will be born behind
bars.

I believe that can be avoided.

Or that charges will be brought against
Gunnery Sergeant Frankel. Sandra

believes she's done enough damage.

Gunnery Sergeant Frankel is guilty of
lying and fraternization. Some kind of

punishment cannot be avoided, but the
fact that he ended the relationship

well for him.

What else?

I want Sandra Gilbert to leave the
service with her head held high.

That's right, Commander.

I'm backing down.

You find a way to resolve this, then
you're a hero.

Gee, you don't ask much, do you?

I'm known for it.

Hit her.

Good evening, Colonel. Commander.

I think we can put this matter behind
us, sir.

Good. I've worked out the details of
Major McKenzie.

Lieutenant Gilbert agrees to an
administrative discharge, and she will

contest the charges brought against her.

Then it's over.

Not quite.

Lieutenant Gilbert will not have me file
a complaint against you for selective

prosecution. We both know she has no
grounds to file such a complaint.

Well, maybe not, sir, but even the
appearance of impropriety is enough for

people these days.

Lieutenant Gilbert is not the victim of
selective prosecution.

She was also not the first officer at
Camp Pendleton to be guilty of

fraternization, Colonel.

There were four others dating back to
1992.

Yes, sir. All of those involved men in
none of those cases went to court

-martial. That was then, Commander. The
standard has not changed, Colonel. The

political climate has.

Is that why you brought charges against
Lieutenant Gilbert?

Politics?

My actions regarding Lieutenant Gilbert
had nothing to do with her gender.

Those four male officers had committed
the same offense today that they did

several years ago.

They'd be prosecuted likewise.

Lieutenant Gilbert was one of the best
and brightest.

Then she screwed it up.

All she had to do was stop seeing the
guy.

But once she disobeyed orders, she was
finished.

And I did what I had to do.

It's a damn shame.

Colonel, Lieutenant Gilbert has one
exercise left to complete her quals.

You're not suggesting I put her back in
the air. You've already done that,

Colonel.

It's going to take me two or three days
to process her paperwork.

Let her complete her calls.

Give me a good reason why I would do
that.

I guess it's the right thing to do.

Guns are loaded and double -checked,
Lieutenant. I'm hoping I won't need

If you need them, they'll fire.

Give them hell. Just like always.

It's okay, Max.

Say goodbye to the girls for me.

Tell them I will think of them every
day.

I'm sorry for what happened.

It's nobody's fault, Max.

We did the math, Mustang.

We scored 90 and no one can beat us.
Under that, we're toast.

Let's hit the damn thing on the first
pass, then.

Okay, Mustang.

Commence the exercise.

You are free to start.

The clock will begin ticking as soon as
you pop over the ridge.

Roger that. This is a tough exercise, ma
'am. She gets too raucous to shoot at a

moving target.

What happens if she misses?

She goes to her gun.

Airspeed cannot drop below 80 knots,
Sheik. It's a single pass.

Quicker the kill, the higher the score.

Counting down from 100.

Not bad for a girl.

That's a kill, Colonel.

Nine seconds.

That's a 91 out of 100.

That puts her in first place.

She made it, ma 'am.

Nice shooting, Lieutenant.

Thank you, sir, for everything.