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Afwan, are you done with the sports page?

I'm done.

Thank you.

Thank you for

watching!

The man you're picking up, Saeed Labduni, is the agency's highest level

Libya. He's got information about their government's involvement in a Lockerbie

plane crash.

I thought Libya was coming clean on that.

Yeah, maybe on alternate Tuesdays. Let's just hope this mission goes a little

smoother than the last one. You didn't enjoy your brief sojourn in a Philippine

jail?

Harm, I'd like you to honcho this mission since Beth did the last one. No

problem. What are we flying, the A -Way?

No, it's the 130.

Why are we flying a plane that big to pick up one guy?

The only plane available on such short notice with sufficient range.

And it can land on sand and gravel.

Now, as soon as it gets dark, Labduni will be at the extraction point.

2915 North, 1821 East.

Used to be an expeditionary airfield in World War II.

Tower's long since gone.

All that's left is a graveled runway in the middle of the desert. How long?

2 ,000 feet.

Now, coming into Libyan airspace, there used to be some soft spots just west of

Al -Uqayla.

Used to be?

Gaddafi bought some advanced radar from the Russians, plus a bunch of MiG -21s.

So, in other words? Fly low.

Real low.

We got backup? What, like a squadron of F -14s? Dream on.

You're in the agency now.

Contingency plan?

Yeah.

Don't get caught.

Excuse me, sir? The 502 you just handed me on the west in case there's no page

three.

The Xerox must be acting up, sir. I'll take care of it. Lieutenant, this is not

some simple conduct unbecoming case.

A seaman belonging to Al -Qaeda conspired to kill his fellow sailors.

I understand that, sir. Then you understand we can't afford mistakes.

Pre -trial hearing is in 14 hours.

We'd better be ready.

Commander, may I put my cards on the table?

What, Lieutenant?

I'm aware that the only reason you asked me to second chair was because the

Admiral requested it.

If you'd like me to step aside, I will, sir.

I just don't want this case compromised in any way.

Sir, the testimony from Weston's al -Qaeda contact is highly incriminating.

This case is a slam dunk.

I'll copy page three, sir.

I joined the Navy to fight al -Qaeda.

Ma 'am, and the problem is there's some pretty strong evidence against you. Ma

'am, I would never want to attack my fellow sailors.

They're my brothers.

So you never belonged to an al -Qaeda sleeper cell? Of course not, ma 'am.

Prosecution will point out that you hid your conversion to Islam. I didn't hide

it, ma 'am. I just didn't make a big deal out of it.

I mean, religion's a private thing.

Ma 'am, nothing's private in the Navy.

Ma 'am, some of the guys can be funny about Muslims.

I just wanted to stay low profile.

You know, I'll also have to explain this email that you sent to your cousin from

the base in Bahrain about how easy it would be to kill sailors in the chow

That was just an observation, ma 'am. Our security in that chow hall was

I was afraid somebody could just walk in there with an AK -47.

What about the Al -Qaeda prisoner in Egypt who said that he went to Bahrain

meet with you? I don't know where they got that, ma 'am. It's totally false. I

swear to... I could get the death penalty. I didn't do anything.

Weston, I'll see you at the hearing tomorrow.

You'll be transported from here at 12. Good.

Ma 'am?

Do you believe me?

I don't know what I believe, Seaman, when I'm still working this case at

midnight. Guard!

Coast in point.

Coast in point in sight. Two degrees left.

Roger that. Two degrees left.

New heading 179.

Roger. Shutting down all avionic gear.

Check. Set passive systems and radar altimeter.

I better shut that down, too. We're flying too low for that.

Look, we can't give the Libyans anything. We're at 200 feet. There are

that go up to 1 ,000. I can see them. Kill it.

Wilco? Little moonlight, little night vision action.

What more could you ask for?

You really want to lift?

Hello, Libya.

I met James Weston

three times on a street corner outside the American base at night.

We talked about how to kill sailors. Weston wanted me to bring in sarin nerve

gas so he could release it in the chow hall.

Weston said evening chow on Friday was best. We could kill a hundred sailors if

we were lucky.

What's that?

What, ma 'am? Pocket.

In the officer's hand.

Get me the Egyptian security officer on the phone immediately. We go before the

judge in one hour.

Where the hell's this airstrip? Supposed to be right here.

Uh -oh. What?

The GPS.

Slightly less accurate due to the loss of one of the satellites.

All right, better make a 180 -degree left turn and do another flyover.

Oh, well, let's just send out flares and make sure the Libyan Air Force spots

us.

Look. Dot, dash, dot. That's signal.

Gear down, Commander. Get our men and get out.

Greetings, my friends.

I can see you like you are right here beside me.

Hello, Inspector Kamel. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Sarah McKenzie. To my left is

Commander Turner, and on my right, Lieutenant Roberts.

Nice video system you have there, sir.

It should be. You Americans paid for it.

So how is your court -martial advancing?

I trust that the information I obtained from our prisoner will prove useful?

Very useful. Thank you, sir. You're welcome.

We're all fighting terrorism together, huh?

Inspector Kamel, I do have one question for you.

Fire away.

That's how you say it, right? Fire away?

Yes. Mr. Germano, I noticed on the tape of Mr. Sabet's confession that you had a

small object in your hand. It looked sort of like a remote control device.

May I ask what that was? Bingo.

It was a remote control device.

For what?

One moment, please.

This is the remote.

And here's the belt that goes with it.

Is that a stun belt? Uh -huh. We bought this last year from a French company.

They work beautifully.

Provide 50 ,000 balls for eight seconds.

You use that on Mr. Sabet? Uh -huh. And any other cases where the prisoner poses

a threat to our national security.

Mr. Kamal, that's torture.

Believe me, this is much better than our older methods.

With this, the prisoner suffers no permanent damage, and the interrogator

doesn't need to use knives and so forth.

It's still torture. You are electrocuting these people.

Forgive me, Colonel McKenzie, but we in the Middle East have been dealing with

terrorists a lot longer than you Americans.

We have learned that in this war, one can't afford to be soft, fighting with

hand tied behind the back.

But I have no doubt, after a few more years of this, you will come around to

wave. Excuse me, Mr. Kamau, may I put you on hold for a moment?

Please. Thank you.

You can't use the best testimony.

His testimony is our strongest evidence against Weston. Sergius, he fried the

man.

It is pretty disturbing, sir. Whether you're disturbed is irrelevant,

Lieutenant.

Our courts grant additional leeway when interrogations are conducted outside the

U .S.

But if we start allowing torture, sir, where do we... Not your concern,

Lieutenant.

Interrogation by electric shock violates due process. It's cruel and unusual

punishment. It breaks several international treaties and conventions.

line, it is utterly immoral. It would be more immoral if we let a terrorist who

plotted to murder a hundred sailors go free, Mac. Commander, it may be that

James Weston is no angel, but if we condone torture, then we're stooping

the terrorist level.

You can argue that in court in less than one hour.

50 ,000 volts for 8 seconds. The electric current enters here and travels

through the entire body. The shock and pain knocks the victim to the ground

where he twitches uncontrollably for 10 to 15 minutes as he defecates and

urinates on himself. That's what they did to this man, sir. He was sitting on

his own feces when they taped his confession.

Well, now that is sickening. As we all know, this type of interrogation is

illegal in the United States.

But you still haven't answered my question.

Given that this torture took place in Egypt, is Mr. Tibet's testimony on that

videotape legally admissible?

Absolutely not, sir. I would argue it's a gray area, Admiral. I was there in

Paraguay when they attached Webb to a car battery. I can still hear him

Torture is not a gray area, Commander.

Eight years ago, the Filipinos tortured a terrorist named Abdul Hakim Murad. He

revealed a plot to crash 11 U .S. airliners into the Pacific Ocean and a

into Langley. This information, obtained by torture...

Probably saved the lives of literally thousands. So you tell me, Colonel, was

torturing Abdul -Hakim Murad wrong? There are other ways to get information

of people.

That's true, sir.

We foil a number of terrorist plots just by offering the suspects a reduced

sentence. I myself have gotten information out of a suspect by

Trek trivia. May I remind you, you're on the prosecution side here, Lieutenant.

Yes, sir. I'm just expressing my concerns.

I'm concerned your moral comments may prevent you... When Commander Arab left,

thought we were done with this bickering.

I'm confident the lieutenant can get past his qualms. I can assure you I

sir. Now, with a major last -minute issue like this, you should get a

continuance. I'm afraid not, sir. The judge won't allow delays.

There's a problem with witness availability, sir. The Egyptian

their prisoner here yesterday so he can testify at Weston's court -martial, but

they only agreed to let us have him for two weeks. I will argue with the Article

39A that he shouldn't be allowed to testify.

When's the 39A?

Twenty minutes, sir.

I mean, he's not allowed in, sir, but... It'll be all over me afterwards.

That'll be all.

By the way, I'm bringing Commander Imes back from her post in Europe.

Why, sir?

Replace Commander Rab.

A thousand feet is fair.

I owe it all to my co -pilot.

Well, you were a little low, but... Keep the home fires burning. I'll be right

back. You got it, boss.

Mr. Labduni?

Mr. Rapp?

Who are these people?

May I introduce my wife, Aziza, my mother -in -law, Isma.

My cousin's father and his family. What's going on here, Mr. Labduni?

coming with us. No, they're not. My orders are to bring you alone. I am CIA.

I escape to your country, then I'll be killed. I'm sorry. I'm authorized to

bring you only.

Over there.

What is this, more family?

No.

All right, everybody in. Get them in. I'll cover you.

Thanks for the cover fire back there.

Thanks for waiting for me.

Well, my mom always taught me, leave the dance with the girl you came with.

Funny. My mom taught me the same thing.

Your Honor, Mr. Sabet's testimony should not be allowed into evidence.

In Rishon v. California, the Supreme Court ruled that it violates the Fifth

Amendment to procure evidence by means that shock the conscience.

Now, can there be any doubt that shocking the body shocks the conscience?

Rashan applies only to evidence obtained by governmental entities within the

United States, Your Honor.

U .S .B. Murphy and U .S .B. French make clear that evidence obtained by foreign

governments is held to a different and far more lenient standard.

That standard does not permit methods that run counter to the decencies of

civilized conduct.

Your Honor, in these trying times, we cannot lose sight of our nation's most

cherished values and legal traditions.

The United States government has signed several binding international treaties

that prohibit torture under any circumstances.

Your Honor, during wartime, the United States, like other countries, has

historically resorted to occasionally brutal tactics to gather intelligence.

This is no different.

When our enemies begin targeting U .S. citizens, the rules change. Our country

is at war now.

Yes, we are, Commander.

And in my judgment, which is shared by our president, we'll be at war for a

long time.

Are you suggesting we should have new regulations regarding torture from here

in?

That larger question is not before the court today.

With our...

Limited preparation time. If I may, sir.

Your Honor, in general, the purpose of suppressing coerced evidence is to

discourage our police from coercing people in the future. But in this case,

suppressing the evidence would do nothing to discourage the Egyptian

whom coercion is common practice.

Furthermore, the U .S. government was not party to the torture.

So if the court disallowed this evidence, would it not be penalizing the

States for something that it didn't do?

But how can we be sure this testimony from Mr. Sabet is even accurate?

Won't people who are being tortured just say anything?

Mr. Sabet is right down the hall, Your Honor. You can judge for yourself.

No matter what testimony Mr. Sabet gives today, it will still be hopelessly

tainted by the methods used to obtain it originally.

Let's hear what the man has to say.

back here. Glad to be alive, sir.

Good.

You did.

Thank you, sir.

Sorry about the seating. The aircraft was configured for one passenger only.

No problem.

How is everything up front?

Good. We'll be touching down in Malton in about an hour and a half.

Mr. Rath, your wings are fire.

We're going to fire at number one. I know.

We're going to blow the bottle. No, no, no, hold off. Let's just shut down

engine one.

We may need it later.

You're lucky that time, Commander.

Operation Tweezer, this is B -D -Y.

You have company.

Copy that, B -D -Y.

You must have picked us up at night vision.

That's a mate. They're dead.

600 knots, 12 miles, folks.

Let's run for it.

He's coming too fast.

Maybe we'll lose him in the ground clutter.

Incoming missile.

Pickle the flares. Done.

He's at four o 'clock, closing a gun range.

We're taking it.

Let him get a little closer, and on my cue, salvo all the flares of the shaft.

That's not going to do anything against Cannon, Firehawk. Do it now!

Yes!

Yes!

Adios, amigo.

Adios, Libya. We are feet wet.

We're losing oil pressure, number two. Bullet must have cut the line.

Try to restart number one. Could go off in flames again.

Well, we can't fly this thing with both of our port engines out.

All right, all right, you're right.

No flames.

The engine is damaged. We've got to power down.

I'm already at 55%. Do us much good. How much longer do you figure until number

two seizes up?

30 minutes, Mac.

Put us out in the middle of the Gulf of Sidra.

We've got to turn around.

If you go back, the Libyans will be waiting for us.

You want to crash into the Gulf?

Mr. Rapp, are we okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're fine.

You better sit down, though. It could be a rough ride.

We go back, the Libyans will kill him and his whole family.

And our options are?

Throttle back on number two to 50 % power. What?

It'll buy us time before she seizes up. You think you can control the plane?

We'll find out.

All right.

Throttling back on number two.

Still don't have a hell of a lot of time.

Jouiza, this is BDY.

How did you get rid of that guy?

Never mind that, BDY.

We're feet wet and we have two port engines about to die on us.

I copy.

Advise bailout with co -pilot and passengers as soon as you're outside

territorial waters.

Can't do that, BDY.

We'll have search and rescue there immediately.

We've got women and children aboard, Labduni's family. They'd never make it.

the hell did they get on the plane?

Had no choice, sir.

I am so glad that you are such a sweet guy, because now you really have no

choices.

We have one more.

What are the coordinates of the USS Seahawk, sir?

Are you serious?

You can't land a C -130 on a carrier.

Give me the damn coordinates, sir. I don't have time for this.

Hey, could you call Washington and have them help me out with the Seahawks,

Captain?

You heard the man. Give him the coordinates. Get me Washington.

Mr. Sabet, do you know this man?

His name is James Weston.

And how do you know him?

The emir of my Al -Qaeda felt put us in contact.

I don't know where he met Weston.

He's dead now.

Did you and Weston make any plans together?

Weston wanted me to put certain nerve gas in a container that looked like a

lunchbox. He was going to puncture the box and leave it on the floor of the

hall at dinner to kill the maximum number of sailors.

The maximum number.

Nothing further.

Mr. Sabat, why are you telling us this?

It's true.

Maybe, maybe not, but why are you telling us?

Afton answered, Your Honor.

Were you tortured in Egypt?

I don't know.

Mr. Svet, didn't your interrogator give you at least ten electric shocks at 50

,000 volts apiece?

I don't remember.

You don't remember getting electrocuted and soiling yourself?

Again, Your Honor, ask and answer. Move on, Counselor.

Mr. Svet, are you afraid that if you say the wrong thing that you'll get

tortured again when you go back home?

I am not afraid.

Well, then why do you keep giving the Egyptian policeman frightened looks?

Objection. That's merely counsel's interpretation.

And mine, Commander.

Your Honor, not only should Mr. Sabet's videotaped testimony be excluded, but he

also shouldn't be allowed to testify at the court -martial. Anything he would

say in this courtroom would be evidence obtained by threat of torture, which is

just as illegal as torture itself.

Counsel is stretching, Your Honor. Even if one were to grant Mr. Sabet was

afraid, mere fear does not preclude a witness from testifying.

Commander, is Mr.

Sabet's testimony absolutely necessary to your case?

Without it, Your Honor, the government will not have a cave.

Mr. Weston will go free, and who knows how many people he'll kill then. Your

Honor. Thank you, Colonel and Commander.

We'll take a brief recess, after which I'll render my decision on whether Mr.

Savette shall be allowed to testify.

Rab, you must be doing something important.

I just got a flash message from the Joint Chiefs to provide you all feasible

assistance. It's a long story, Skipper.

I'm going to shot up C -130 about 23 minutes out, and I need to land on your

ship.

Do you read me, Cap?

I copy, Rab, but in case you haven't noticed, C -130 doesn't have a tail

It's an emergency, sir.

It's also three times bigger than any aircraft that's ever landed on my deck.

Why don't you just bail out?

I've got ten souls on board, sir, women and children who are not jump qualified.

Now, we're 25 minutes from crashing into the Gulf, sir.

I'm not sure the assistance you're requesting is feasible.

Cap, lives are at stake here.

I copy that, Rab, but not just ten lives.

If your plane crashes on this deck and starts a fire, we could lose 5 ,000.

Sorry to put you in that position, Cap.

Exactly what is your wingspan?

132 feet, sir.

I'd have to respot all my aircraft in less than 25 minutes.

I'm afraid so, sir.

Lieutenant, notify the air boss and announce emergency flight quarters.

Aye, aye, sir.

Stand by, Rab. No guarantees.

Give it a shot.

Copy that.

Gavin, we're going to need at least an hour. Boss, you have 20 minutes.

Sir, with all due respect, we'll... Don't give me your due respect. Just

the plane.

Aye, aye, sir.

All hands on the flight deck.

Emergency pulls forward.

We need all aircraft after the island. The tail's extended off the starboard

side. Any airplanes we got ready to launch, we got to kick them out of here.

We've got 20 minutes, people.

This is not an easy decision.

The court shares Colonel McKenzie's concern that a nation that sanctions

is in danger of losing its soul.

But I agree with Commander Turner that when torture can save lives, it has

value. If we had a suspect in custody who had the code to stop a nuclear bomb,

think we'd all be in favor of torturing him. The court believes that Mr. Sabet

is testifying under threat of torture. However, it is not torture by a

government entity within the United States.

And there is nothing in the case law or in the military rules of evidence

indicating it's illegal per se to use evidence obtained by torture against a

party other than the accused himself.

Therefore, the court rules that this witness, Mr. Saabet, will be allowed to

testify at court -martial. We'll allow the members to decide for themselves

whether they believe Mr. Saabet's testimony is truthful.

This hearing is adjourned.

So you'll let other countries do your torturing for you?

And you're going to try and kill a brother?

You're pathetic.

We both know better than that.

You okay?

Shouldn't I be?

So I guess I'm stuck defending that guy, court -martial.

Nice job, Lieutenant.

Thank you, Colonel.

Thought I had you guys there for a minute.

You have my back this time, Lieutenant.

Thank you, sir.

Unlike last time.

We're going as fast as we can here. Now what's setting you on the lens?

Blue Moon, stand by.

Well, you're the C -130 expert. Well, a vigilante is the biggest plane that ever

lands on a carrier, and that's a 4 .25.

So maybe... A 4, give or take.

Blue Moon, we have determined the ideal lens angle to be 4 .0.

You sure about that, Rav?

Absolutely.

All right, if you say so.

Put these on the kids.

Tell them that if we land in the water, they should pull down on the handle.

Hard. This doesn't sound good.

We're just being careful.

The rest of you, when we start down, put your backs against the wall and brace

yourselves. Do you have any more of these?

No. Just these three.

You're risking your life for us?

That's just part of the job.

You're not dead yet.

I will be.

When Sabet testifies at the court, Marshal... The fact is, testimony

torture is notoriously unreliable. I'll bring in expert witnesses to show

Sabet's testimony can't be trusted.

I never should have trusted him.

No. I guess not.

Your expert witnesses won't do any good.

Everybody's so scared of terrorism, they'll convict me no matter what. Well,

given that you just indicated you're guilty, I don't see where you can really

complain.

My only complaint, ma 'am, is I couldn't do anything useful before I got caught.

Useful? You know, Colonel, what's going on in the world today, it's nothing new.

It's the same struggle our ancestors went through when you brought us here in

chains. It's the same struggle our prophet fought for over a thousand years

Well, if that's all... If I plead guilty, can I escape the death penalty?

If that's what you want, I'll give it a shot.

I don't want to die.

I can still do our prophet's work in prison.

And I do want to be alive to see it when the great American empire is destroyed.

Seaman Weston, whoever taught you to hate like that, they should be in prison

too.

Paddles, setting the lens for 4 .0. Roger, 4 .0.

Paddles, how'd that number grab you? Hey, when it comes to landing the C

I'm still a virgin.

Well, tonight could be your big night.

Okay, everybody, clear out!

Landing flaps.

Check. Rudder boost.

Check. Brakes.

Harm, we have a partial hydraulic failure.

Oh, no.

We have no brakes.

I already declined, Colonel. Come on, Commander.

Why not spare the Navy the expense of a trial?

Seaman Westman is prepared to accept life in prison.

Aiding the enemy, conspiring to murder 100 sailors. That's the kind of crime

death penalty is invented for. He never even carried it out.

Through no fault of his own. Look, he's a kid who fell in with the wrong people.

He's 21.

No prior record. He went to some radical mosque where he was brainwashed,

indoctrinated. Tell that to the men and women he tried to kill. He's a traitor

to his country in a time of war. What the hell has gotten into you, Sturgis?

Last week you want to throw a guy in the brig for refusing to kill a ten -year

-old boy, and now you're being hard -nosed to the point of absurdity.

see you both in my office.

Yes, sir.

Close the hatch.

I'm sorry, sir.

I damn sure hope you conducted yourselves in the courtroom with more

believe we did, sir.

Take it by your tone of voice you lost your argument today, Colonel.

Yes, sir, but that's not what we were discussing just now.

Commander Turner has declined any plea bargain.

Evidently, he feels confident.

My client is prepared to accept a sentencing recommendation of life in

but Commander Turner finds that insufficient.

I do indeed, but... Let me ask you something, Sturgis. In today's hearing,

essentially supported torture.

Not an accurate statement of my position.

Even though you would probably never want to torture somebody yourself.

And now you want to send them to the electric chair, even though you would

probably never want to flip the switch yourself.

There are many things I don't want to do. Nevertheless, they have to be done.

see no inconsistency in that.

I agree with you, Commander.

Colonel, I'd like to speak to the commander a moment.

Yes, sir.

Have a seat.

Thanks, sir.

Congratulations on winning your argument today. Thank you, sir.

You know, personally,

I'd love to see this guy fry.

I think I'm hearing a but somewhere, sir.

Well, I know you've been under a certain amount of stress since your misconduct

case. I'm dealing with it, sir.

I think you might be trying a little too hard to prove yourself all over again.

I don't think that's the case, sir. Well, I do. So I want you to know,

Commander, you don't have to prove yourself to me.

Thank you, sir.

Now, about this plea bargain case.

I assume you've considered the possibility that if you go to court

Seaman Weston could, by some unforeseen turn of events, be found innocent.

And if this man were to be let out on the street, it would be a disaster.

You think you want me to agree to this plea bargain, sir?

No, Commander.

I'm saying use your best judgment and don't worry about anything else.

That'll be all.

Thank you, Admiral.

if you're still offering life in prison.

I accept.

We'll only have 600 feet to land in. That'll have to be enough. How do we

this thing with no brakes and no tail hook?

Horsepower. As soon as we cross the ramp, you're going to slam all engines

full reverse thrust. Our approach is 105.

We go down to zero power all at once. It'll be a hell of a bang.

We can decrease the approach speed by dumping fuel.

All right, we can jettison all, but... 1 ,000 pounds?

1 ,000 pounds. Do it.

Commander, this is Blue Moon.

What's your optimum wind over the deck?

One at all, Skipper.

The best the ship can give you is 42 knots.

Well, what about natural wind?

We're calm down here. Three knots at best.

Well, turn into it, sir.

We need every knot we can get.

Is there something you're not telling me, Rab?

Nothing we can't handle, Skipper.

Rab, you're asking me to put my men in danger. I need to know what the hell is

going on.

We're having problems with our brakes, sir.

We're planning to stop using reverse thrust.

And a stiff head would.

You're kidding me.

We can do it, sir.

You are on fire, waiting to happen.

Look, sir, we've jettisoned all but a thousand pounds. We can jettison more

before we land.

That would help. Out.

Vaughn, we gonna get the planes out in time?

Hard to say, sir.

Better put up the barricade.

Can't do that, sir.

Stop telling me what you can't do.

Sir, we checked the C -130 specs.

The steel cable at the top of the barricade could come through the cockpit

window and pose a serious threat to the crew.

Right. Good thinking, boss.

Six degrees right.

Roger. Six degrees right.

Sorry about that.

How much longer, Beth?

Six minutes.

How are you holding up?

I'm getting a bit of a workout.

I used all the rudder trim I have, but this aircraft keeps wanting to go out of

port. Let me back you on the controls.

What now?

Landing gear.

Which one? Starboard main, not locked. Use the blowdown bottle. Roger.

Nothing.

I'll go get it down.

Doug Dooney?

Yes? Come here. What? I want you to do exactly what I'm doing.

Here.

Like this.

Whatever happens, don't stop. Come here, right now.

As fast as you can.

We don't want to have to land this thing without wheels.

Faster. And when this red light goes on, go back and brace yourself.

Okay? Okay.

There she is.

Blue Moon, I have you in sight.

Five miles astern, 600 feet.

Roger. Keep it coming. For now.

All engines ahead, flank.

Engines ahead, flank high.

Strip the wires, sir. Why, Boats? We're running out of time.

Sir, the wires might snap off the C -130's nose gear.

Okay, Boats, go for it. Aye, aye, sir.

Everybody, listen up.

Still no wheels?

No wheels.

Okay.

Clap.

Three down and locked. Nice.

Blue Moon, Hercules, ball 0 .5. Roger, ball.

Jeff Johnson, you ready for us?

In by, Commander.

Boat, the wires gripped? They will be, sir.

Blast out the deck.

We have a ready deck, sir.

Paddles, how's it look?

I can't really tell, sir.

I need a yes or no now.

Captain, I give it a... Yes!

Keep it coming, Commander.

Roger, sir.

Dump 200 pounds more.

No turning back now.

Throttle back a little on three and four.

We're headed down. Leave one and two as is. Roger that.

Sol, warning you're a little close.

Glad it wasn't my hand.

Repeat all hands, clear the flight deck. Everybody, clear the deck!

Watch it, there's a little burble.

Got it, panel.

Harm to inciting out.

Hang on, everyone.

Secure the flight quarters.

Thank you, Miss.

Thank you. Thank you for flying with us. We hope you enjoyed your flight.

I told you they could do it, Boat.

Respectfully, Captain.

I said no such thing.

What? The TV crew.

We're reporting to you from aboard the USS Seahawk in the Gulf of Sidra. This

was the scene 20 minutes ago when Harmon Rapp Jr.

and an unidentified co -pilot, along with the crew of the Seahawk, completed

incredible feat, safely landing a huge C -130 transport aboard this aircraft

carrier. We don't have any details yet on what Mr. Rapp, formerly with the U

Navy, was doing or what prompt... this landing, but as soon as we have those

details, we'll pass them on to you.