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John?

Oh,

my God!

It's only the God Squad after they have their head in the clouds. Teach them

some religion, Captain.

No bat, no bat.

Sorry, Padre.

Sir.

No better, no better, no better.

Send it headingward. Come on, guys. We're up.

We can do it. Let's go.

Time.

Party officer Tyner.

Yes,

sir.

Conference.

What? What's the delay?

Isn't there a rule about this or something?

Hold on a minute. Sir,

it's the SEC now.

Yes, sir, Mr. Secretary.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Will do.

Let's bring it in. We're going to have to call it, Chaplain.

Japanese citizen in Yokosuka, Japan, is accused of surface warfare officer

aboard the carrier reprisal of raping his teenage daughter.

News channels are all over it.

Major, you were at Kemp Butler during the Okanoma case, right? I was, sir.

And you and Lieutenant Roberts will accompany Commander Rabb to the 7th

immediately. Aye, sir.

What's his side of the story, Edward?

He's denying it. We'll pray for them both, A .J.

I assume you're aware of the characteristics of an active volcano.

Japan has 58 of them.

This is all you need to know about the general makeup of the population.

Calm exterior, fire in the belly.

Things heating up, sir?

A junior officer with a wiggle in his pants is about to compromise 50 years of

.S.-Japanese military cooperation.

You're assuming... I'm assuming a damn good defense, Commander.

The girl's still in high school.

Our status of forces agreement withstood the rape in Okinawa, but...

If the authorities can make us look like a fleet of child sex offenders, the

local police will be collaring sailors for slurping their noodles.

Rosser, at this point, it is just an accusation. The ensign has not been

officially charged.

If he is, he'll be assigned a Japanese attorney, Admiral. Our function is to

observe and ensure due process.

Have I not made clear what's at stake?

Sir, we will, of course, advise and consult to the extent allowed.

The question, Admiral, is whether political pressure helps or hinders our

ability to do so.

Commander, you're leaving this team because of the way you juggled the

on the Sigonella helicopter tragedy.

You did an ace of a job on thin ice.

Also, I think Congresswoman Latham deserves the credit for the politics.

implying that I have underestimated your talent?

No, sir.

Then let me make a suggestion.

Stop whining and start skating.

You lit up a two -star and you got burned harm. Just let it go.

I'm telling you, Mac, Fessenden's trouble.

He had too much on the line.

We're not proactive in this case. We're going to have to peel him off our butts

just to sit down. He recently got bumped sideways from the staff over his sink

pack, man.

Loose lips.

See? One more misstep and his career will be in a free fall.

How do you think?

Lieutenant Commander Rav, this is Major McKenzie, Lieutenant J .G. Roberts.

So how are you holding up?

Well, I'm waiting for you to pinch me, sir, so I can wake up and return to my

life. Quite a life it's been, Ensign.

Academy grad, Olmstead scholar, OOD underway in less than a year. You have a

club, Ensign.

Your CEO thinks you're exemplary. His exact words were, uh,

Ensign Gitry is uncommonly loyal.

Female personnel describe you as sensitive.

They're being kind, sir.

Did you rape this girl?

No, sir.

Why does your father think you did?

The only thing that makes sense to me is mistaken identity.

Do you know her?

No.

Where were you the night of the incident?

I was on Liberty, ma 'am.

I like to walk the town.

It helps me clear my head.

Do you have any witnesses to corroborate your whereabouts?

I'm afraid I was alone.

I've been told Japanese police are known for forcing confessions.

Should I be worried, sir? We intend to keep you on board.

If the local authorities want you, they're going to have to present formal

charges.

This is an indictment for the rape of Jun Higashimori.

Based on what evidence?

Mr. Higashimori picked Ensign Gittery's face out of the ship's cruise book.

I repeat, evidence.

He found a cap inscribed with the legend USS Reprisal.

Was there a name or a rank embroidered on this cap?

Do you have a hair sample?

We are awaiting the lab results.

Mr. Takahashi, did the victim identify her assailant?

The girl was in shock at the time. She has no memory of the incident.

What about a semen analysis?

The assailant apparently used a condom.

I'm surprised at you, Counselor, as the prosecuting attorney didn't want you to

bring us.

Your indictment has no leg. You're wasting our time.

My friends, the only reason I'm talking to you is because a Japanese defense

attorney has not yet been assigned to your case.

I am not obligated to prove the legitimacy of the indictment.

Our jurisdiction is authorized by Article 17, Paragraph 5C.

of the 1960 Status of Forces Agreement.

Ensign Guidry belongs to us.

We request a waiver.

I am sorry, but the Minister of Justice has instructed me to reject the waiver

in this case.

Guidry stays put.

You can have him for a few hours a day for questioning.

We'll give him up upon conviction only.

How many hours did you have in mind?

Three. You're a strong negotiator.

Good day.

What the hell did you say to that lawyer, Rad?

Excuse me, sir? The commander of the 7th Fleet has just informed me that the

Japanese Prime Minister is accusing you of blocking their access to Ensign

Gittery. Admiral, the prosecuting attorney agreed to our demands.

The prosecuting attorney was the one who appealed to the Prime Minister.

In order to protect our status of forces agreement, the American ambassador is

genuflecting. Ensign Gittery is being moved as we speak.

They have a weak case, sir. They did.

Until you gave the authorities a reason to doubt our integrity.

You were there, Mac.

Did Takahashi even indicate there was a problem? No.

He shook my hand. He was smiling. He complimented me. Japanese males rarely

admit what they're thinking, Harm. He probably thought he was being polite and

not revealing his plan.

Well, you could have warned me. I did.

You would trip his attorney to negotiate him out of what were already his

rights. Ah, there it is.

Kick me next time.

Please come in.

Please.

Thank

you.

Something to drink?

I have cocoa.

No, thank you.

No, thanks. Oh, I went to law school at Yale, same as your president.

The prosecution's case is weak,

I believe.

They have accused the wrong men.

Mr. Kittimer, excuse me for asking, sir, but what kind of law do you practice

here?

I'm what you call in the States a personal injury lawyer.

Have you ever tried a criminal case?

Criminal negligence.

I'm afraid there's been a mistake, sir. Your qualifications are... I petitioned

for this.

Why would they give it to someone without any prior experience?

Because I'm the only one who wanted it.

You have an advantage with me.

Since both sides speak English, I can request to have the trial conducted in

your language.

Mr. Kinemura, we appreciate your interest.

They would be more willing to do this.

Jun Higashimori's father, Ichiro, has been unemployed most of his life.

This is because of a deformed leg at birth.

His parents were poisoned at Nagasaki by atomic radiation.

You see, he brings the American military for his troubles.

Lieutenant Kitri has blonde hair and blue eyes.

An excellent target for Mr.

Higashimori's hatred.

What do you get out of this?

I support the U .S. bases.

They're good for local economy.

They protect us from those North Koreans.

And I don't want my country to ever start the war again.

I have some of that cocoa.

Me too.

Okay.

Well, very nice talking to you.

There's Admiral Fessenden.

You ready?

To leave?

He's just going to take us around, introduce us to the Minister of Justice,

other officials.

All we have to do is make nice.

me the first to admit it. The locals have legitimate gripes. They have to

with nitrating flights, residual toxins from bombing ranges, dioxide pollution.

Let me introduce you to the JAG reps.

This is Meg Winters.

Summers. Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, ma 'am. She's covering the

for one of our steamed wire searches.

I've heard things are getting slippery.

Is your team confident that Anton Gittry will receive a fair trial?

We're a competent, we can influence one.

How will this play on political terms?

We're at a crucial juncture in U .S.-Japanese relations, Miss Winters. If

wasn't for Okinawa, this would just be another rape case.

Sorry? My office receives allegations of sexual assault almost weekly.

I believe the term the Admiral used was allegations.

Correct.

They're almost always from unreliable sources.

For example?

What you'd expect.

Hookers and the like.

Uh, ma 'am, if you'll excuse us, we need to speak to the Admiral privately. It's

somewhat sensitive.

Sir, if you would.

Good move. She's annoying the crap out of me. Yes, sir. Sir, let me get that

drink for you. Thank you.

Uh,

sir, have you, uh, tried the coffee?

No, is it good?

Admiral Fessenden indicated that sexual assaults on Japanese women by American

servicemen actually happen on a regular basis, but are generally disregarded.

Oh, this is ugly.

Apparently, class status plays a role in how supervising officers respond to

charges.

Ouch. Yeah, the Admiral has since apologized for his remarks, explaining

simply trying to describe a social phenomenon that happens in and around U

military bases everywhere.

What was he thinking?

There's not an institution on the planet that doesn't deal with unsubstantiated

allegations. That's all he had to say.

The Admiral could make the Constitution sound offensive.

Is he expected in court today, sir? Not unless he has a death wish.

This is going to be interesting.

Sorry about this, Counselor. It was out of our control.

I just found out I won't be allowed to question the girl.

The panel agrees with the prosecution's claim that it will only add to her

trauma.

How did the police treat Nia, sir?

Not too well, sir.

They wouldn't let him stretch his legs.

He sat in a chair for 36 hours.

I have already filed a protest.

Did the police force you to admit anything?

No, ma 'am.

Well, uh,

you hang in there, sailor. These are bumps on the road. We're on top of it.

good to hear, sir.

You better sit down.

That on the night in question, Ensign Terry Gittery, a surface warfare officer

aboard the carrier USS Reprisal, followed the victim, 17 -year -old Jun

Higashimori, to the pavilion in Sagami Bay, pulled her into the bushes, and

raped her.

Ensign Gittery has never met Jun Higashimori.

and was nowhere near her the night of her assault.

He is a victim of false identification.

Thank you.

I don't work because of my leg.

So my daughter, she take a job at dress shop after school.

What happened on the day in question?

One of her teacher called to say her school work bad.

So I go to shop to take her home so she can do her lessons.

When I get there, they say she's already gone.

What did you do?

I walked to the pavilion in Sagami Bay. She goes there to think.

Tell us what you saw.

I shine my flashlight.

I find a man on top of her.

And what did he do?

He jumped out. I wrestle with him, but he escaped.

Did he leave this behind?

Yes.

Is the man you saw that night with your daughter in the courtroom today?

Sir,

why did you have your flashlight with you?

It was dark.

Hard to see.

Yes. You said he jumped up right away.

He did.

And when you wrestled with him, what happened to the flashlight?

I dropped it.

What about the ball cap?

The prosecution haven't provided a hair sample, so they must not have. Let it

go. What? It is best... Hold for the defense.

No, Your Honor. I would like to point out, sir, that the prosecution has now

provided a link between the hat and the suspect.

Now, that ball cap could have belonged to any of over 2 ,000 servicemen

to the reprisal. Then you are supporting our contention that a United States

sailor was responsible for the rape of Jun Higashimori.

Sit down, sir. You have no privileges in this courtroom.

If you choose to speak out again, we will have you removed.

Don't you understand?

It is the United States Navy, not Ensign Gittery, who's on trial here. You just

gave them a gift.

I figured it was worth the breaking protocol. What do you think?

May I continue?

Continue.

Sir, what happened to your parents?

They die young.

Of what?

The atomic bomb make them sick.

Is your leg deformed as a result?

Yes.

Do you hate the United States for what it did to you and your parents?

No.

Is that your name?

This is a list of members of an organization called the Burning Eagle.

Their website describes them as committed to the removal of all U .S.

and military activity from Japan and her territories.

You are a member, aren't you?

I go to some meetings.

Thank you.

I would like to present exhibit number five.

This security video, recently presented to me by the owner of the Omomori Noodle

House. Your Honor.

I protest.

I have not seen this evidence.

Overruled. It was taken the night of the incident.

You can see Jun Higashimori seated at the left of the counter. She is talking

a man wearing a ship's cap.

In Sengitri.

Would you put it on, please?

How could you lie to me? You made me look stupid in front of my peers.

I'm sorry, sir.

No one would respect me anymore.

Why didn't you tell us, Hanson?

Because I was afraid, sir.

There's been so much pressure from the press to convict. I thought if it came

out, it would seal my fate.

Well, that's what will happen.

Now that they know they cannot trust your word.

I had nothing but respect for Americans until I found out there were fools,

liars, and potheads.

Easy, counselor.

I quit.

I think you meant hotheads, sir.

I did not rape this girl. I was just making conversation at a noodle house.

video has you leaving together.

I walked her out.

We said goodbye on the streets, and we went in opposite directions. Prosecution

will count her that you doubled back and followed her.

Ma 'am, I have nothing but respect for women. I would never, ever...

Force myself on someone.

Who initiated the conversation?

She said I look like a surfer. What else did you talk about?

Stuff. You know, like her favorite rock stars.

That kind of thing.

Anson, start at the beginning and tell us everything.

You know it all now, sir.

How did you find me?

Well, this place is directly across the street from the courthouse, and you're

the only one in it.

Look, you know you want to do this. It's a high -profile case. It'll take your

career to another level. He has no chance now.

Come on, Counselor. All we have to do is provide reasonable doubt.

It works different here.

We're going to need to come up with something solid, like...

The actual perpetrator.

Okay, we'll do it. We have access to the ship's personnel. All 4 ,000 of them.

Actually, it's 4 ,211.

I'm sure they're not all blonde with blue eyes.

The assailant was wearing the bar cap when he was first discovered.

That's why the prosecution hasn't brought it up.

We don't know he was blonde.

You'll have to talk to the ones with brown hair, too.

Fine, whatever. The point is...

You're a good attorney, hero.

And we need you.

You need me because I am the only attorney you have.

That's not true.

We've talked it over. We all agree your approach is right.

I cannot do it alone.

Hell, we'll interview every white male in the city if we have to.

I'll drink to that.

Well, of the 2 ,611 men on Liberty that night, we ruled out 1 ,805 and

interviewed a total of 49.

It's still one hell of a haystack. We're going to need help.

Sir, all I can tell you is keep asking questions.

You know what I'm thinking?

I'm thinking somebody else followed you and after you left her.

Did you notice anyone standing around at the time?

No, sir.

What about inside?

No.

Maybe. I don't remember anyone in particular.

I hope you brought good news, Chancellor.

Mr. Takahashi has proposed a settlement.

He will ask the court to reduce the sentence if Ensign Gittery admits his

shows he's repented, and gives a public apology in court.

That's pretty much what happened in Okinawa.

Hero, the only reason they came to us for a negotiation is because the

prosecution has no direct evidence. You don't understand.

The word is we are going to lose.

The prosecution is allowing us to save faith.

I think we should consider that.

What? You're suggesting we fold?

We need better cards. Nick, we're at the beginning of the investigation.

The decision has to be made within 48 hours.

I'm sorry, ma 'am. I don't feel that I should go to prison for something I

didn't do. Now that makes sense to me.

If we lose, Mr. Takahashi will plead for maximum punishment.

Which is?

Life imprisonment.

It's a risk, isn't it?

Wouldn't be the first time, sir.

I say we wait to hear what the brass has to say on this.

Thanks for agreeing to see us, Admiral. Take a seat, please.

Yes, sir.

Sir, we're at a crossroads. Major, have you ever heard of Colonel Marion

Truesdale? Yes, sir. He was the first Marine judge advocate general.

A model career.

Purple heart, the whole package.

Admiral Crowell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, once introduced us.

I asked him, when was the best time to give it up?

His answer was, you'll know, or they'll know.

I've been asked to retire.

We're sorry, sir.

I've crossed the line many times in my career, but always with a sense of where

it was.

This time I tripped over the damn thing.

You were caught in the middle of something bigger than all of us.

My wife knew the truth about me.

On her deathbed, she pulled me close and said, don't drink, don't swear,

and try to keep your mouth shut.

The problem is, Without her in my life, I have no will to control myself.

You deserve an apology from me, Commander.

I had no right to ask of you what I was incapable of handling myself.

Well, sir, as it turns out, you were right.

The politics are unavoidable.

Prosecution wants to negotiate a plea.

Makes sense from their point of view.

It's the crime itself, not the size that gives them what they need.

You have an opinion on the matter, sir?

This would be my last official act.

You protect that boy's innocence.

Yes, sir.

That's all he's got.

Once it's taken from him, he's just one more sorry son of a bitch.

Sir, may I make an observation?

Why not?

Most of the senior officers I meet, sir, are more likely to stay out of trouble

than do something great.

You're a passionate man, Admiral, despite our scrape.

I admire your fire, sir.

I believe it's out.

Well, Admiral, only generals fade away, sir.

Don't worry, Commander.

I intend to move on.

Good luck, sir.

Dismissed

Get it, sir.

The Admiral didn't seem the type to take his own life.

He was an officer dishonored, stripped of purpose.

For a man with his size ego, this must have cut deep, eh?

I assume it was a way of saving face.

An act of seppuku, sir.

Exactly. Was very Japanese of him, Major.

Went out a warrior in uniform with his own weapon.

Of course, I didn't excuse it to make it any less depressing.

Can I ask why you're here, Adam?

I have some concern in Washington about what's going on, especially since the

Japanese press is implying that Adam was suicidal as a result of the

embarrassment he felt over the incident.

Bad PR equals yours truly on a red eye.

You're here to supervise, sir?

White House just wants assurances that everything's under control.

So, where are you?

Prosecution's proposed a deal, sir. A lesser charge for a guilty plea.

Have you responded yet?

We're going to turn them down, sir.

Okay, let me see if I have this right. It's word against word.

They have eyewitness. We're claiming false ID.

Yes, sir.

You lose.

Sir, we're trying to track down the assailant. What about discrediting the

father? Mr. Kitamura has tried, sir. We're way past that. We've been

interviewing the crew of the reprisal. Well, I would encourage him to continue

with the first choice.

Why? It's rather your solution.

Well, by that, I assume you mean that finding the sailor who actually raped

girl would not solve Washington's concerns?

I expect you to assume nothing, Commander, but your responsibility.

Admiral, how responsible is it to let the perpetrator slide, sir? Your job is

defend this man, not solve a crime.

I think solving the crime is his best defense. And I disagree. Now, stand

Let's figure a way to weaken the father's story.

Admiral, I think this qualifies as supervision.

You have a problem, Commander?

Well, sir, for the first time, it feels like you don't trust us. The issue is

not about trust, but responsibility, and I'm taking it.

Why? Because I can!

All right, fine.

Go try and find your man.

Thank you, sir.

Lieutenant Commander Rapp.

As you know, I've always been open to respectful disagreement.

But you ever badger me like that again, I'll supervise your ass right out of

Washington.

Yes, sir.

Good luck.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Look, I say we forget about sifting through the ship's personnel.

We'll run a little on time. Well, what's the alternative?

I'd like to take another look at that security video.

See if there's anyone else in that noodle house wearing a ball cap.

Seaman Lafferty, this is a still photo taken from the security camera at the

Amamori Noodle House on the night June Higashimori was raped.

It's you, isn't it?

Yes, sir.

Do you know Ensign Guidry?

No, ma 'am.

But you know about the case.

I haven't been paying much attention to it, actually.

What do you know about the case, Seaman?

Only that there was an officer in the place.

But I didn't hear what they said to each other or anything like that, sir. Can

you account for your whereabouts after you left?

Am I a suspect, ma 'am?

Not if you have an alibi.

I, uh... I went next door, ma 'am. What's next door?

We call these the hostess bars.

The hostess?

They do more than serve drinks.

Full service, Mr. Cameron. Nothing happens here.

That's how they get around the law.

Customer takes the hostess to the store.

When it's ready to leave, they make arrangements to meet someone else.

This would be the proprietors.

She said she knows Damon Lafferty. He was a regular customer. She remembered

because he yelled at her. What about it?

He had seen the girl he wanted with someone else.

He was mad because he had previously requested her.

So whose story is this?

The girl he wanted was June Higashimori.

June Higashimori's a prostitute.

No, sir.

Anton, the proprietress of the Kaguya Hostess Bar claims you're one of her

regular customers.

Says you were there that night.

Sir, if this is true, why didn't she come forward earlier?

Madams like to keep a low profile, Anton.

I got the wrong guy.

If the sex was contractual, there was no rape.

You do understand that, don't you?

I understand what I've told you.

Okay, that's my story. Why should we believe this story?

You lied to us before.

Sir, I need to get some sleep.

Let me know when you wake up.

I was hoping I'd find you here.

You can't talk to me.

Oh, I read the ruling. It applies to the defense counsel only. I'm just an

observer.

What do you got there?

Looks like a surface warfare pin.

Did Anthony Kittredge give it to you?

You know, I've been thinking about your assault.

The thing that bothers me is that you don't remember any of it.

I don't profess to know what it's like to be a woman in a situation like that

what kind of trauma can happen as a result.

But I would think that rather than repress the memory, the victim

would be haunted by it.

She'd remember every single excruciating moment.

Your eyes deceive you.

Anyone ever told you that?

You know, they tell me two things.

You're desperate to come forward and reveal the truth.

But you're too scared to do it.

That's a start.

A start.

Mr. Gashimori.

Are you a hostess at the Kaguya bar?

Would you say it for us, please?

Yes. I work there.

Do you have sexual relations with the men you meet at the Kaguya?

Yes. For money?

Yes. Would you explain how this came about?

My father is crippled.

And my mother is raising my three sisters.

I was the only child old enough to work.

But my part -time job at the dress shop didn't pay enough.

So after, I would go to the Kaguya.

Did you tell your parents?

I didn't want to shame them.

The man your father saw that night, the one who ran off, is he the accused?

Did he rape you?

No.

Was he a customer?

In the beginning.

But he was so kind to me.

So gentle.

That you fell in love with him.

The cries your father heard that night, they weren't of pain, were they?

What did your father think of American sailors?

Were you too ashamed to tell him the truth about you and Ensign Kitri?

Why did you not tell the police what really happened?

I figured either way I was going to lose her.

Least I could do was try and save her from a life of shame.

Even if it meant prison?

Evidence was circumstantial.

I expected to be exonerated.

I never thought it would come this far.

Sir, I need to say something.

I apologize to anyone who was hurt by this.

I know this may sound strange to some.

but my intentions were honorable.

Navy's revoked your overseas screening. You'll be shipped stateside to face

military charges for perjury.

Yes, sir. You know, this has got to be one of the most naive times I have ever

seen.

I wish I could explain it, sir.

I guess I thought if I was doing it for the right reasons, then it would somehow

work out. And what would you have done if the girl had not come forward?

I don't know, sir, but the fact that she did proves that what we had was worth

something. What you had was irrelevant to larger issues.

Damn it, son, you had the entire U .S., maybe, spinning on your lies.

A relationship is not irrelevant, sir.

No, I guess not.

But let me ask you something, now that you've trashed your future.

What are you going to show for?

If I may, Admiral, there is a haiku poem.

The moment two bubbles are united, they both vanish.

A lotus blooms.

By that you mean...

I'll

take a stab at it, sir.

Love is eternal.