All language subtitles for The L Word (2004) S05E08 Lay Down the Law.en

Previously on The L Word.

- Hey, anyone got a 20 on Tina?
- Jesus!

I think Tina's got a thing going on the set!

This is Sam Makavejev.

- I'm sorry?
- Molly Kroll.

Mother!

Don't remind me of
my mother's total degradation, please.

I'm bored,
but not bored enough to sleep with you.

Welcome to California, Colonel Davis.

- Who's Colonel Gillian Davis?
- She's prosecuting your case.

There's no way in hell
I'm testifying at that hearing.

I'll turn you in to the U.S. Marshals.

Everyone's at SheBar,
absolutely everyone, and we're stuck here.

A lot of movie stars, they just refuse
to work past 8:00 at night.

Niki's disappeared from set.
We can't find her anywhere.

- I think I know where she went.
- "Lesbian Turkish oil wrestling"?

You're gonna have to
come in here and fight me.

- Go in and get her. Get her!
- What?

Yeah, hey, Mickey, it's Dawn Denbo.
Yeah, I got a hot tip for you.

Paparazzi? I am so screwed!

Cut.

Print.

Did you really think it would be that easy?

Who sent you?

I believe I asked you a question.

Love the reveal! I love the fucking reveal!

You've got to stop dropping in
on me like that, Mrs. Bryant.

I thought you'd be happy
to see me, Mr. Bryant.

- Did you miss me?
- Always.

Backlighting's great.

- The backlighting works.
- Yeah.

Absolutely.

Send a fucking clip to Ratner!

Tell him we've got the girl of his dreams.

- I believe so.
- His wet dreams,

and we want 8 mil for her.

It's going up to 12 million next picture.

- Oh, my God, you guys...
- No joke. True story.

This is unbelievable. You guys are
the best agents and managers ever.

- I mean, this is unbelievable.
- I have a call in to Stuff,

and I think we have the cover.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God, look at that dog.

Want to stop here?

That was great.

- Shit.
- You're good.

Like I was saying,

- I like her.
- Yeah.

- I do, I like her, but she's different.
- Yeah.

It's called heterosexuality.

I know, I know, I know, I swear,
I've been with tons of straight girls.

- I know what they're like. Tons.
- Right.

- I'm telling you.
- Right, but maybe she's a spaghetti girl.

- Straight until wet.
- That's horrible.

- Do you think she's into you?
- I don't know.

- Wait, I called her the other day...
- Yeah.

...and we're talking,
and her boyfriend is on the other...

- Straight girl is playing you.
- Yeah.

I know, I know, I know, but I like it.
That's the crazy, I like it.

- Okay.
- I'm thinking

I should take her somewhere.
I don't know, I was thinking...

I was thinking maybe
I should take her to the theater.

- Does she like the theater?
- I don't know. I hate it.

- Forget it, then.
- It sounds horrible.

Forget it, forget it, then.
Hey, how about if I have a dinner party?

- Really?
- At my house.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, so, yeah...

But I need one more couple.

- Okay...
- I don't know who.

- Sam and Tina.
- Sam?

- Yeah, Sam's the DP on the movie.
- Okay.

- Yeah? All right.
- Yeah. Okay.

- Should we roll?
- No, wait. It's just one time.

- Are you ready?
- Yeah, almost.

Wait, is Bette pressuring
you to do this Subaru Pink Ride?

- No, no, no, no, I want to ride.
- Yeah?

Yeah, my aunt is a breast cancer survivor.

- That's a good reason. Okay.
- Yeah.

"Is Niki a lez girl?" Have you seen this?

- Oh, shit.
- She has a $100-million

career-making blockbuster
premiering tomorrow night,

and all anyone wants to
talk about this morning

is what she's doing
in your little turd of a movie!

Look, Kevin,
it's not good for our movie, either.

- I'm going to fucking pull her.
- No...

The last thing I need is the zit-faced
teen-boy demographic thinking

that Niki Stevens doesn't like dick!

I mean,
I never wanted her to do Lez Girls...

Kevin, you can't pull her, okay? We're in
the middle of production, all right?

Just, please,
you can't pull her from the movie.

Just wait, hear me out.
Look, I have an idea.

Do you represent any hot young actors?

Yeah, I'm on the verge
with Zac Efron. Why?

No, no, no. We need her
to be photographed at her premiere

with someone hip and hot
and hunky and handsome.

You know,
someone whose dick she might like.

Tina, Tina, that's fucking brilliant. Okay.

- Yeah.
- I got a call

asking about her the other day
from Stavros Niarchos.

No, no, no, no, we can do better than that.
Like, he's cheesy.

I mean, there's no way that Niki Stevens
dates Paris' sloppy seconds.

I mean, Niki's an actress.
She's not a fucking heiress.

Somebody who's really
boyishly hip in that

High School Musical,
Jane magazine sort of way.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- You know, like...

Yeah, you know, someone sensitive,

someone all the tweeny girls
just go really nuts for.

Hey, boss, ready to take a look
at my outfit for that scene?

Oh, shit, sorry for busting in on you two.

No, no, no, no. Greg, this is Kevin.
This is Niki's manager,

and the jeans look great.
I'm sure Jenny will be happy with those.

It's going to work.

Good to meet you.

- Right, I'll catch you later.
- Okay, thanks, Greg.

I'd fuck him.

A dick that everybody likes.

Keep going, keep going.

You done with that?

Yeah. It's all yours.

Who's that for? Jesse?

Is that... Why is she wearing a Balenciaga?

She couldn't afford that.

Because she saw Balenciaga
in Karina's closet and went nuts.

"Why does she always
get the good clothes?"

Who? Wait, who said that, Jesse?

"Why can't I wear the fur skin Marc Jacobs
boots? I want Balenciaga."

She totally lost it on me,
stomping and screaming around...

- So then what did you say?
- I got her one.

All right, well, don't worry about it.
I think you did the right thing.

I'm going to talk to her, and she'll be fine.

- Hey.
- Here you are. Look, Jenny,

I need to talk to you.

I just need to finish my meeting, okay?
Give me a second.

Can I see the Marni?

There she is, hello!

Oh, my goodness, I love it.
I love it, love it, love it.

- This is for Karina?
- Yes.

I think that this purple...

- Isn't this purple fabulous? It's amazing.
- It's amazing. Love it. Love it.

It is. You know what I think?
I think that this should be Karina's color.

And I sort of... I see her with this gold
choker that's sort of up the neck like that.

That, like, it's, like,
the snake is intertwined...

Now, Jenny.
I need to talk to you right now.

You have to hang on.
I'm not done with my meeting.

I also see her with a fresh gardenia
in her hair.

So she just walks into the room,
and she's just like wafting femininity.

- I think that... What? Okay.
- This is important.

Okay. Mom's calling.

Listen, we have a bit of a situation
with Niki's managers.

- What's going on?
- It's about the SheBar debacle last week.

There are photos all over
the tabloids of her.

I know. I saw it, and it's terrible.

No, it's fucking awful,
and her management,

they're beside themselves.
They're so angry.

They're going to pull her from our movie.

- What? Come on, they can't do that. Why?
- Yes, they can.

Because those photos were taken
on our time clock, okay?

And it was a total breach of her contract.

You know, luckily for us,
I don't think that she would do that.

I think it would look bad for Niki,
but they're insisting,

insisting that she take a date to the
Liquid Heat premiere tomorrow night.

She is. She's taking me.

Not unless you grow a penis.

- What?
- A jock.

A standard cute, girls-creaming-in-
their-jeans, American hunk.

- No. What?
- Actor boy. Yeah, that's what they want.

No, you're kidding. I don't believe you.

Hey, what's going on?

I just heard that
you were taking some actor

to the premiere tomorrow night
instead of me. Is that true?

I don't want to. I don't want to at all,
but they're making me.

They said that if I went without some boy

that everyone would say I was gay

and people wouldn't like me anymore
and that my career would be over!

And so they're making me take
fucking Greg!

They're making me take cheese-ball Greg!

The Greg who plays Tim in
the fucking film? That midget? No!

Whose fucking idea was this?

Jenny, I don't want to!
I want to go with you so bad!

- Well, I want to go with you!
- That's out of the question.

I don't want you within 10 miles
of the Westwood Palace tomorrow night.

Well, you know what, Kevin?

I don't really care what you
and your fucking purple tie

think of my whereabouts, okay? So,
what the fuck do you think this is? 1952?

Where you can give her a beard
so you can pretend she's straight?

You should be ashamed of yourself.

No, actually,
you should be ashamed of yourself.

Oh, yeah? Why?

I'm not even going to go into
the questionable ethics of you

screwing the underage star
of your movie...

I love her, Kevin! I do!

But if you so deeply care for Niki

and your purported mission

to make the first star-driven
studio movie about lesbians,

you're not going to destroy
the career of the star

on whom the movie's success hinges.

I will not continue this conversation

until you remove the piece of snot
that's dangling from your nose.

- You're so quick.
- No, I'm actually serious.

It's distracting with the seriousness
of your argument,

so take the tissue and just wipe your nose.

Thanks.

Babe, you don't have to listen
to a thing he says.

He's not even a human being.
He's an agent.

- Cover that hickey.
- Change your fucking tie.

Hi.

Hi. What are you still doing here?
I thought you wrapped.

- I want to get really drunk.
- Okay.

And then I want you to have sex with me.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Cammie.

Cammie, let's not forget you're not gay.
You're just gay for pay. Right?

I know, but I suck in this part.

- No, you don't... No.
- No, I do. I know I do.

- Jenny hates me!
- She doesn't...

She wishes she never cast me.
I know she does.

She's my friend. She's never said that.

- But I'm a good actor. It's not fair!
- I know you are.

You're doing a wonderful...

- Cammie. This isn't professional.
- What?

- You sleep with everyone.
- Wait a second. Who told you that?

You... It's me.

- Am I that repulsive?
- No.

- You're beautiful.
- Okay, then.

You're... I...

- Shane, I wanted to...
- Hi.

That's a great color on you.
Could you give us a second?

One moment.

- Okay, I'm going to talk to her...
- Okay.

...and it's not going to leave
the three of us.

- Thank you.
- All right?

No, just get dressed and go home.

- Hi.
- Is this all for tomorrow night?

Yeah.

Yeah, I see that.

And who's coming to this Moroccan feast?

Amy and her new girlfriend, Melinda,

- Shane and maybe Molly.
- Shane and Molly?

- That is such a disaster.
- Well...

A little flaky and little homophobic.

I mean, the things that she said
about Phyllis...

Hey...

I think that's why she's so crazy about her.
She loves a challenge.

- It's not about that.
- Yeah, so she says.

Anyway, I invited Tina and Sam.

You what?

- Shane said they're together.
- They're not together.

It doesn't matter. It's not a couples dinner.

Anyway, Tina seemed happy to bring her.

Did it ever occur to you to maybe

ask me first before you invited Tina?

No.

What are you so upset about?

I don't know, I mean, I just, I think it's...

Just this whole ex-girlfriend
becoming best friends thing.

I mean, it's you and your ex,
and me and my ex.

It's really my idea of some kind of
nightmare lesbian dinner party.

Then don't come, but let me know.

Of course I'm coming.

Can I help you?

You're very bad.

- Hello, Alice.
- Hi.

Thank you very much for joining us today.

The proceedings will begin shortly.

You can wait here
until you're called to testify.

All we ask of you is that
you answer any questions posed

directly and truthfully.

I'll try not to take up
too much of your time.

This board has been convened for the
purpose of considering the pertinent facts

relating to the case
of Captain Tasha Williams,

542nd military police company,

who's being processed
for administrative separation

by reason of homosexual conduct
under the provisions of AR 135-175,

paragraph 2-12G.

This board will make a recommendation
with respect to final action

of retention, separation or suspension.

This board is not bound
by any formal rules of evidence,

and the board's decision will be based on
the preponderance of evidence presented.

Captain Williams, do you have
any questions regarding your rights

or procedures before this board?

No, sir.

Captain Tasha Williams
is an exemplary soldier.

She served with distinction in Iraq.

She has the Bronze Star Medal
with "V" for Valor,

two Army Commendation Medals,
a Joint Services Commendation Medal.

There can be no debating Captain
Williams' courage and commitment

to military service.

Thank you.

The military code of conduct is very clear.

Rules are in place
to maintain good order and discipline.

Our job here is to enforce those rules.

It has been alleged
that Captain Williams has committed acts

of homosexual conduct,

and should the evidence
presented to you here today

support those findings,

the government will recommend that
Captain Williams be separated from duty

from the United States Army
National Guard.

Thank you.

Well, check out this shit.

Yeah.

What the fuck am I going to do
with these she-bitches?

- Man...
- You got them closed down.

What else would you want?

Yeah, but they're going to open back up,

and when they do, guess what?
Everybody's going to go over there

wanting to look at that Niki Stevens
and her greasy ass.

So go pull a Tony Soprano
and get them whacked. Oh, shit.

Have you lost your mind?
You can't take a hiatus from school.

You aced your LSATs.

I'm just taking time off
to figure out exactly what I want to do.

I mean, why does the world
need more lawyers?

Seriously, what's the point?
It's so pedestrian.

You get a degree and then intern...

- For Ruth Bader Ginsburg!
- Whoever!

And then get married, pop out 2.5 babies,

- summer on the Cape... No!
- Yes.

- I don't want that life. It's not me!
- It is you, and it's always been you.

And what about Richard?
Richard loves you.

Richard was a bore.

That's why we broke up last week.

- He worshipped the ground you walked on.
- Which was boring!

He's learning to golf, Mom! Golf,

and he's got medication
for early-onset baldness!

- Don't you see how depressing that is?
- He's human.

You can't just throw away everything
the two of you have built together.

You're one to talk.

What does your father say?

That you owe him a lot of money
and you're ruining his life.

Do you know what happens
to people without an education?

You could end up like...

Like her.

- What's wrong with Shane?
- She's a hairdresser.

That's what happens to people
who don't get an education.

They wind up in the service professions.

Did you just hear yourself say that?
You're so elitist.

- It's true.
- I thought you were friends with Shane.

- Sure, to party with.
- To party with?

Molly, she is not a serious person.

What do you know about her?
You don't know her at all.

I know plenty. She's a Lothario and a cad,

and the kind of boy you fall in love with
in high school

before you know any better.
Thank God you're not a lesbian.

- Where are you going?
- To go gay for Shane.

We're going to adopt Chinese babies
and live in a trailer park.

Don't you dare tell her anything I just said.

Hi.

- My God, you're alive. Hi.
- I'm sorry I didn't call you back.

I called you?

Listen, I might have called you,
but it was a long time ago,

so Alzheimer's kicked in at some point.

Am I seeing you tonight?

Are you seeing me tonight?
You might see me, maybe.

- Maybe?
- Maybe.

How about this? How about you call me
in a little bit and we'll talk about it?

- Okay, I will.
- Okay.

I won't hold my breath, but
I look forward to hearing the phone ring.

Okay. Bye.

Now, you testified that Captain Williams
was your commanding officer in Iraq.

Would you please characterize her
as a commanding officer?

She's a fair and honest leader.
She has the respect of her unit

and always has a clear picture
of where we're going.

We got into some pretty
hairy situations out there,

but we always felt safe
with Captain Williams,

as safe as you can
in that part of the world, sir.

Good.

Now, do you have any personal knowledge

that supports the allegation
that Captain Williams is a homosexual?

- No, sir.
- I see.

You also testified
that you were reclassified MOS-42A

and transferred to another division.

What was Captain Williams' role in that?

I asked Captain Williams
to recommend me for job reclassification

because of personal circumstances
having to do with my family, sir.

- So she went to bat for you?
- Yes, sir.

I see, and you'd have no qualms
about serving under her again, would you?

- I would serve under her anytime, sir.
- Thank you.

You could have said no.
You didn't have to accept the invitation.

I thought it was coming from both of you.

Why would I invite you to bring some girl
who's after you to Jodi's dinner party?

I don't know. I thought it was something
that you wanted.

You know, you're the one that's with Jodi.

I'm with whoever the fuck I'm with.
No one.

And you and I just are...
We just have some kind of fling? Is...

And you're okay with that?

It's kind of a foregone conclusion,
don't you think?

No. No, it's not, not for me.

I don't want to break up you and Jodi.

That's not anything I want.
I don't want to be part of that. I...

- What if I want to?
- Do you?

Look, I really, I just...

I just don't really... I really don't like
who I am becoming right now,

and when I think about Angie, it's just...

It's just not behavior that
I want to model for our daughter.

What do you want to do?

I think we should stop. I...
You know, I think...

I just think we should get
some kind of clarity first. I just...

It's a good idea. Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you for your testimony here today,
Specialist Martinez.

I just have a few more questions
for clarification.

This job reclassification request,
you said it was something

that Captain Williams arranged for you?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Well, that's very fortunate for you.

Not many reclassification
requests are granted.

The military doesn't usually like to spend
the time or money

to retrain somebody
for someone else's job

when they're perfectly capable
of doing the one

to which they've already been assigned.

Captain Williams must have felt
very strongly about you

- to have granted that request.
- I don't know, ma'am.

Did you have a sexual relationship
with Captain Williams?

- No, ma'am.
- What kind of relationship did you have?

She was my commanding officer, ma'am.

Did she ever take you out to dinner?

- No, ma'am.
- Put her arm around you?

- Well, sure, but...
- Isn't it true that

when she put her arm around you,
you knew she was a lesbian?

- No, I mean, I had heard rumors.
- What kind of rumors?

Some of the guys, they talk.

Well, it was generally believed in your unit

that Captain Williams was a lesbian. Yes?

- Some of the guys, they...
- Specialist Martinez, yes or no?

- Yes, ma'am.
- In that case, you must have felt

very uncomfortable receiving special
treatment from Captain Williams.

I mean, if she was a lesbian, and you were
receiving preferential treatment...

Objection!

Characterization of preferential treatment
is unsupported.

Objection overruled. Witness may answer.

Did you feel uncomfortable
receiving attention from Captain Williams?

I didn't want people to think that I was...

Yes. I was uncomfortable.

- Hi.
- Hey.

How's it going?

Martinez folded.

I'm sorry. That's...

Do you know when
they're going to call me?

You're their witness. I have no idea.

Tasha, I'm not on her side.
I don't even want to be here.

I know.

I'm just sorry that you got pulled into this.

It's okay. You can talk to one another.

- I was looking for you.
- Well, you found me.

- I came to tell you we're out of time.
- You mean, I don't have to testify?

Same time tomorrow.

Niki, you look beautiful! Give us a smile!

Right here! Right here!

- Niki! Give us a smile!
- Niki!

- Niki, this way. Over here!
- Beautiful, beautiful!

Adele, there she is.

- Oh, my God, she looks so beautiful.
- She looks amazing.

See that woman walking over there
in the blue dress?

She's banned. Make sure she does not
get into the theater. Got it?

Yeah, I'll take care of it.

- Hi!
- Jodi, how are you? Sorry we're late.

We had a meeting, got held up.

Do you want something to drink?

- Wine would be great.
- Okay.

No, thank you.
I don't drink when I'm shooting.

I think you would need a stiff drink

after being mired in Jenny's
masturbatory opus all day long.

This is Amy and Melinda.
This is Tina, and this is Sam.

- This is Molly.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Hi. What's up?

- Excuse me, miss.
- There she is.

I'm going to have to ask you
to leave the premises.

Well, excuse me, mister,

but I actually have a ticket.

Excuse me.

Just text her.

I don't like you.

It'll just take one second, okay?

Okay.

She's not going to get that.

You've got to go in there
and tell her we can't...

I'm gonna go inside and tell her
she's got to insist that they let you in.

- This is a huge dumb mistake, okay?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

- Two seconds.
- I feel like an asshole, but...

Don't.

So you're the cameraman
for Tina's movie?

The director of photography, yeah.

That must be pretty unusual
to have a woman doing the job.

Yeah, there are about
as many DPs in Hollywood

as there are women in Congress.
We were lucky to get Sam.

The thing with Richard is he's a really
nice guy, and he loves me so much,

but it's just not enough,
and the problem is, I just...

Who gives a shit how much he loves me?
We don't have that thing, you know,

- the...
- Zhizz.

Right, no zhizz. No spark, no...

- Thing.
- Got it.

Do you want a cigarette?

- I'm trying to quit.
- Yeah, me, too.

- But I could quit tomorrow.
- Me, too.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

You're not drinking that?

This is delicious. What it's called?

B-I-S-T-E-Y-A.

It's bisteya.

And you made it? It's amazing.

I'm sorry. We didn't mean to exclude you.

- Yes, you did.
- No, we didn't.

- Yes, you did. Nothing.
- What did you say?

Where's the bathroom?

- Has Jodi ever made you an Indian dinner?
- No.

It's too bad.

Well, it's just as well,
because Bette hates Indian food.

Well, I didn't before, but we went to India,
and I got really sick there.

Yeah, she lost 10 pounds.
She was so weak,

I practically had to carry her
through Jaipur.

- I know your deal.
- No, you don't.

I do. You're thinking,
here's this stupid little straight girl

who doesn't know who she is
or what she wants to do with her life,

and you're just going to sit there and
be charming until I sleep with you.

I think nothing of the sort.

- Really?
- Really.

You don't want to sleep with me?

- No.
- Why not?

Jesus God.

Well, to be honest, I thought about it,

but I came to the conclusion
that if it was to happen,

you would probably freak out afterwards,
and then you'd most likely

go running back
to your boyfriend in Vermont,

and then I'd be stuck in the cold with

nothing but the distant memory
of mediocre sex,

and I'd be out of cigarettes.

Here's your cigarette,
and I am not mediocre in bed.

I didn't say anything. I don't know.

Whatever this weird psychology is
that you're using,

that's not going to work, either.

Listen,

I'm not trying to do anything.
I swear. I just like talking to you.

I like you.

I have no tricks up my sleeve.
This is... It is what it is.

- Was that bad?
- It was a bad idea.

Can you take me home, please?

Okay.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that,
and it was a bad idea,

and I just... I think that if you could just
take me back to my mother's

that would... I'm sorry, I...

Told you.

Come on.

All right, people, it's about to start.
If you got your passes, let's go.

Nobody who shouldn't be on that set
is going to get on that set, I promise you.

That's very good news. Yeah.

Hang on one sec. Excuse me.

Where did everybody go?

Jodi took them up to the rooftop
to see her new sculpture,

and Molly went home with Shane.

Shane told me
to say goodbye to you for her.

This is really one of the most
excruciating things I've been through.

I think we should go see Dan.

Dan Foxworthy?

I mean, he knows us better than anyone.

Maybe he can help us figure out
what the hell we're doing.

That was incredible.
Thank you for showing us.

You guys should check out
Jodi's sculpture up there. It's amazing.

I know, it's beautiful.

Did you want to get going?
I should really...

- Yeah. I need to get up so early.
- Yeah.

Thank you for dinner.
It was so nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Hey, Niki. You should kiss Greg.
They'll love it.

Yeah, right here. Perfect. Thank you.

- That's great. Beautiful!
- I love you.

- What a beautiful couple.
- Love you, Niki!

Niki!

Hey. There you are.

Did you see that? Niki just kissed Greg.

Jenny, don't let that upset you, okay?

Look, there are
photographers everywhere.

- Yeah.
- They probably made her do that, okay?

- Please don't be upset.
- Can we go home?

- Yeah, let's go.
- Okay.

Major Dorough, could you please
explain the significance

of this Web site?

It's owned by Alice Pieszecki, Colonel.

She does a podcast on it
talking about being a lesbian.

She interviews other lesbians
about their sex lives

and talks about her own sex life.

So, Alice Pieszecki, the woman named
in two of the complaints

against Captain Williams,
is a self-professed lesbian?

Yes, ma'am, that's correct.

And this chart?

It's a chart of all the lesbians she knows
who have had sex with one another.

- Who have had sex with one another?
- Yes, ma'am.

It's not my chart, Colonel,
if you know what I mean.

Yes, thank you, Major Dorough.
I think we all know what you mean.

- Nothing further.
- Your witness, Captain Beech.

Major Dorough,

does Captain Williams' name appear

anywhere on either the chart
or the Web site?

- No, but...
- Thank you, sir.

No further questions.

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth,

the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?

I do.

It's nice to see you again, Miss Pieszecki.

I wish I could say the same.

I saw you on television the other day,
on The Look.

It was fun, very entertaining.
I'd never seen it before.

So you're a lesbian, Miss Pieszecki?

Last time I checked.

How long have you known
Captain Williams?

I don't know, maybe a year. I'm not sure.

How would you describe
your relationship?

We're friends,
and that doesn't make Tasha a lesbian.

I didn't ask if Captain Williams
is a lesbian, Alice.

You might want to stick with
the questions I ask.

Do you know many people in the military?

No.

Well, I'm curious, then.
How is it someone like yourself

can meet someone like Captain Williams?

We met through mutual friends,
at a gathering.

- A lesbian gathering?
- No.

Have you had sexual relations
with Captain Williams?

You know what?

This whole thing,
this whole thing is a crock.

It's a fricking witch hunt.

I mean,
you're trying to say Tasha's a lesbian

because of her association with me
with lame trumped-up evidence.

I'm sorry, but I could just as easily say
that I think you're a lesbian, Colonel Davis,

with a propensity to engage
in homosexual conduct,

'cause of how you looked at me
in the hallway yesterday.

That is enough, Miss Pieszecki.

If all I have to do is establish that
you know a lesbian, one lesbian,

and maybe you had lunch with her once...

I bet there aren't a lot of women
who wear that uniform

who haven't eaten out with a lesbian
in their time.

I would like to request
a recess at this time

to allow Miss Pieszecki to collect herself.

Yes, we'll take a 15-minute recess.

I'm okay. I mean, if you want to keep...

Did I say something?

- What were you trying to pull in there?
- I wasn't trying to pull anything.

- Do not play games with me, Alice.
- I'm not.

Okay, here's the deal.

I'm going to need something from you,
some kind of assurance

that I don't have to watch my back.

Okay, I'm listening. What?

Tell your friend Captain Williams

to play by the rules
when she gets on the stand.

I'm going to ask her about Private Brown.

She just has to tell the story,
matter of fact.

The one about Brown
seeing us at the race track?

And twisted an innocent day out
with friends into a sordid escapade

so he could make his trumped-up charges.

And I'll never have to see you again?

No, you will never hear from me again.

I won't be calling you back on the stand,

and I won't be discussing this
with Captain Beech,

so you have about five minutes
to do what you need to do

before we resume.

Oh, my God.

- Tasha. Tasha.
- What?

- You have to listen. Listen. Come here.
- What? What are you doing?

- I think you might walk out of this.
- What?

Yeah, okay,
Davis is terrified I'm going to out her.

She says she doesn't want to
have to watch her back,

so she just made a deal with me.

She said all you have to do
is tell the Brown story, say you believe in

their bullshit code of honor, or whatever,

and she's going to recommend you
for retention.

- She's going to let me off?
- I don't know.

Captain Williams!
The hearing will resume in five minutes.

- I got to go.
- Okay, good luck.

One final question, Captain Williams.
Why did you join the military?

I come from a military family.

My father served,
and his father before him.

I feel a strong sense of duty
to serve my country.

It's what I've always wanted to do, sir.

Thank you. No further questions.

Recorder, your witness.

Captain Williams, what is your
relationship to Private Jack Brown?

Private Brown was a soldier
serving under my command.

Does he hold a grudge
against you for any reason?

He was upset with me when
I recommended Specialist Martinez

for the human resources job
instead of him.

It's been alleged that you gave
preferential treatment to Martinez

because you were hopeful
of a more intimate relationship.

That's not true.

I recommended Specialist Martinez
for reclassification

because she has a superior service record.

She has two commendations,
and she's disciplined and hard-working.

Brown was not qualified, ma'am.

Do you believe Brown brought these
charges against you in retaliation?

Yes, I do believe that, ma'am.

Does the military represent the ideals
and morals by which you live your life?

Yes, absolutely, ma'am.

You are aware, Captain,
that our armed services are strained

for qualified, dedicated officers,
especially on the front lines.

I'm aware of that, ma'am.

Do you agree that
the military codes of conduct

be strictly adhered to at all times?

I always have.

Until now.

I'm sorry?

One of the things that is asked of us
when we go to the front lines

is that we be prepared to be separated
from the people that we love,

and we ask it of them, too.

We ask them to go
and let us fight for their freedom,

maybe to never come home,

and when we do come home,
we feel blessed.

It seems so wrong now

to have my personal freedom denied to me
within my own country.

It seems wrong
to watch the person that I love

be interrogated like a criminal
when she did nothing wrong.

The person you love?

To whom are you referring,
Captain Williams?

Alice Pieszecki, Colonel.

Alice! Wait!

What happened? Did you win?
You look happy.

I did, I won.

I'm really glad for you, really.

So what happened in there?

I told them I love you.

Hey, there.

Williams, you're going
to be missed around here.

Goodbye.

It's a shame, Captain Williams.

Personal freedom is an enviable thing,
but personal sacrifice

to ensure that many more Americans
can enjoy their freedom,

that's the nobler cause.

Good luck to you.