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You are in a restricted area.

Stop your engine.

stop your engine.

They're not stopping, sir.

Panther Strike,
this is Sparrow 0-2-2.

The intruder is not responding.

Request authorization to engage.

Sparrow 0-2-2, Panther Strike.

Put a few rounds
across their bow.

0-2-2, Roger.

You heard the man.

Let's get their attention,
Rigatti.

Aye, aye, sir.

They're running, Lieutenant.

They could
be carrying explosives.

Stop them.

Take out their rudder.

Aye, sir.

They're not going anywhere now.

Are those RPGs?

Take them out, Rigatti.

I don't think so, Lieutenant.

Those RPGs
appear to be fish, sir.

She's a sweet ride,
Petty Officer.

So I hear.

And congratulations, sir.

Eight touch-and-goes.
Not bad.

Coming back tomorrow?

No, that's it for me.

I'm back at JAG tomorrow.

Thanks.
Sir.

Hey, Commander.

If that lawyer stuff
doesn't work out for you,

you should consider
flying for a living.

Whoa.

Oh, I am so sorry
about that, ma'am.

Let me get these...

...for you.

Thank you.

Um, next time
turn your signal on

before you enter a lane,
Lieutenant.

That's good advice, ma'am.

Colonel.

Maybe you could tell me

where I can find General
Cresswell's office?

I'm the new guy.

Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi,

you're charged
with using your weapon

to illegally commandeer
a vehicle from an Iraqi citizen.

Yeah.

Like I said, ma'am,
I took the car.

But for a legitimate
military purpose.

Right.

Our platoon leader,
Lieutenant Revere,

his vehicle blew a head gasket.

He needed transportation.

And you couldn't wait
for a vehicle

from the motor pool?

You ever in a combat zone,
ma'am?

You know how long it takes
to requisition anything?

A set of wheels-
forget about it.

Excuse me.

Still looking for
General Cresswell, Lieutenant?

No, ma'am,
I found him.

He sent me here.
I'm your co-counsel.

You must
be Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi.

I'm Lieutenant Vukovic.

Sir.
How you doing?

Lieutenant.

Okay, so,
you were on the road

between Al Nasiriyah
and Al Kut.

That's correct.

Then all of a sudden an SUV
comes barreling around a curve.

He wasn't supposed
to be there anyway.

There was a curfew.

We stopped him
and took the car.

At gunpoint.

The guy was a little shy
about giving up his ride.

Under the AOR op-order, civilian property
can be confiscated for military use.

Under exigent
circumstances,

if a receipt is
issued to the owner.

What were the circumstances,
Gunnery Sergeant?

We had information
about weapons and explosives

in a house in the Ghazaliya
section of Baghdad.

The kind of stuff
they use to kill our guys.

It was time-
sensitive intel.

We had to act

that night.

Lieutenant Revere
needed transportation ASAP.

And you wanted to give the guy
a receipt, right, Gunny?

Absolutely, sir.

But a crowd
was gathering.

Things were getting ugly.
Real ugly, sir.

And the lieutenant
ordered you

to take the civilian's car.

No, sir.

Excuse me?

Lieutenant Revere never
ordered me to take the vehicle.

That was my own idea.

He just finished a tour of duty

as a JAG aboard the Stennis.

I'm going to keep him here
for a while.

Sir, has Lieutenant Vukovic
ever tried a case before?

His first week
aboard the carrier,

he infiltrated a gang that was
running a gambling operation.

When he took them down,
they said they'd come after him.

You know what he answered?

"Don't keep me waiting, fellas. "

Yes, sir, very audacious.

In other words,
no courtroom experience.

He's got something better,
Colonel.

He's got a fire in the belly.

And we need that around here.

Work with him.

Unless you're afraid
you can't handle him.

I've had to handle a lot
tougher than him, sir.

Enter.

Commander.

How was Fentress?

Well, I finished
my field qual, sir.

Congratulations.

Yeah, 16 carrier traps,
and I'm F-18 qualified.

You might get your chance
sooner than you think.

Thank you, Colonel.

Thank you, sir.

Gentlemen.

Tell him.

An Iraqi fishing boat
in the Persian Gulf

got too close to the
Al Basra oil terminal.

A Huey shot them up.

They were trying
to take out an oil rig?

There were no
explosives aboard.

They appear
to be innocent fishermen.

The Iraqi government has filed
a complaint with our embassy.

Anyone hurt?

No, but the
boat's stern

was pretty well demolished.

I offered
Commander Turner

the JAGMAN investigation,

but he thought
you might be a better choice.

You'd have to spend
some time aboard a carrier,

John F. Kennedy.

Well, if that's what you,
uh, want, sir,

uh, I'd be happy to go.

I thought you might.

That'll be all, gentlemen.

Thank you, sir.

Commander Rabb.

Assuming they're foolish enough

to let you fly
one of their airplanes,

good luck on your carrier quals.

Thank you, sir.

Iraq exports

almost two million
barrels of oil daily

on the world markets.

The revenue provides
more than four-fifths

of the income needed
by the Iraqi government

for reconstruction.

Insurgents
want to cripple Iraq's economy

by disrupting oil flow.

On land, they go
after the fields,

refineries, pipelines.

At sea, the
offshore terminals.

Which they tried to hit
last April.

Luckily, they didn't succeed.

After they sabotaged
the northern pipeline to Turkey,

these terminals
here in the south

are the main gateway.

You shut one down...

And it would bring our
economy to a standstill,

not to mention

what it would do to
world oil prices.

But I interrupt.

Not at all.

Commander Rabb,
this is Colonel Fadil Najjar,

of the Iraqi 12th
Commando Battalion.

This is Commander Rabb,
Navy JAG.

Pleasure.

Colonel.

I see you are
also an aviator.

Very impressive.

Colonel Najjar is
on board to learn

command and control systems.

He has a master's degree
in Engineering from MIT.

Also very impressive.

Thank you.

I agree with
Captain Abraham.

There may be no other place

where your forces have greater
strategic importance

than here in the Gulf.

And yet...

the fishing boat

was at the very edge
of the exclusion zone,

sailing away from the terminal,
when your people fired on it.

What was it doing there?

Fishing, perhaps.

Or trying to see how close
it could get to the oil rig

before it was stopped.

If so, you were right
to shoot at it.

But if not, you
destroyed the property

and endangered the lives
of innocent Iraqi citizens.

Our intent is to protect
the property and lives

of law-abiding Iraqi citizens.

That's why we authorized firing
warning shots across the bow.

But not at the boat?

No, Commander, not at the boat.

If I can help your investigation
in any way, Commander,

please just ask.

You should know, sir,

if I find out the pilot
ordered firing in error,

I'll recommend the appropriate
disciplinary action.

However, I will not
go after anyone

out of political expediency.

Nor would I ask you to.

But I do urge you to resolve
this matter quickly.

Why is that?

To dispel this nasty rumor that
your Navy feels threatened

by fishermen armed
with mackerels.

Commander.

Contemplating
the magnificence

of American military
jurisprudence?

I come here to think sometimes.

And here I am disturbing you.

You're not disturbing me.

Assalamu alaikum,
Sheik al-Hassan.

And to you,
peace, my friend.

Thank you, Petty Officer.

You're welcome, sir.

Is she, uh, available?

I could use a second wife.

Soriah would kill you.

Please, sit.

Thanks.

How are you?

These days,
how could I be?

I was sorry
to hear about your accident.

It was no accident.

Our helo was shot
down by a SAM.

It's a pity.

We worked well together,
rebuilding our legal system.

And I appreciated your help.

And now I seek
your help, in return.

Punish the man
who took my son's car.

You want vengeance.

I want justice.

Azzam should not have been
on the road that night.

And he shouldn't
have been driving recklessly.

But to threaten a man's life
and take his vehicle,

that's unpardonable.

The Marine will be tried,
fairly.

Gordon, you know me
to be a man of my word,

and I'll tell you...

if your Marine is not punished,
there will be consequences.

Is that a threat, Suhaib?

That depends.

On?

On how much your government
values my continuing friendship.

They ignored our
commands to stop.

What if they didn't understand
your commands?

Even if we go with
"the fishermen were

total idiots"
theory, sir,

they smartened up real quick

when we fired shots
across their bow.

They were 500 yards
away from the terminal

and heading
the opposite direction

when you shot up
their boat.

We're not here just to shoo
away terrorists, sir.

We're here to capture them
or kill them, if need be.

What made you think
they were terrorists?

I wasn't sure.

That's why we just
took out their rudder.

Sir, I'm sorry I damaged
the fisherman's boat,

but not nearly as sorry
as I'd be if they came back

one night and blew up a tanker.

In the two weeks
I've been here,

this is the second case
I'm prosecuting

that I'd rather defend.
Why?

Because I don't think Gunnery
Sergeant Genuzzi is culpable.

I believe Lieutenant Revere
ordered him to take the car.

Well, what did
the lieutenant say?

He died when the vehicle
in question hit a roadside bomb.

If Genuzzi's taking the heat

to protect his lieutenant's
reputation, how do I go

after him?
With great zeal.

That's your job.

I'm wondering if it's too late.

To plea bargain?

No, sir... to switch sides.

Shouldn't Lieutenant Gutierez
have waited for authorization

before firing, CAG?

Technically, yes,

but they weren't responding
to commands to stop.

Well, it's not like they were
going to outrun the helo.

They violated
our exclusion zone.

I'd have done the same thing
in the lieutenant's place.

Wouldn't you?

I thought so.

Anything else I can
help you with, Commander?

Uh, actually,
sir, there is.

I need to, uh, complete
my F-18 carrier quals.

You want me to put you
on the CQ flight schedule?

If at all possible, sir.

Well...

I appreciate
your initiative, Commander.

Oh, thank you.

As I appreciate the initiative
in all my officers.

Are we talking
about Lieutenant Gutierez, CAG?

I'm talking about every pilot
in my air group, Commander...

including Lieutenant Gutierez.

Our schedule's tight.

Qualifying a JAG officer

is not high up on my list
of priorities.

We'll see.

Please sit.

Mr. Sharif,
do you speak English?

A little.

I'm investigating the men
who shot up your boat.

I'd like to ask you
a few questions, please.

What were you doing
so near the oil terminal?

I was looking for fish.

I have no interest in oil.

You didn't know
you were in a no-go zone?

I know nothing about
the forbidden zone.

Why didn't you stop
when the Americans signaled you?

Who knew what they wanted?

You speak English.

I am a fisherman
who cannot fish.

Who will pay for my boat?

You know that
terrorists want

to take out
the oil terminals.

I am not a terrorist.

Swear it on the souls
of your children.

I swear.

I was driving

about 70 when I came
around a corner...

Excuse me.

You mean 70 kilometers per hour,

which is about 45 miles

per hour.

Yes.

There were two Humvees coming
the other way.

The road was narrow,
so I swerved

to avoid hitting them.

They turned and chased me.

And did you try
to get away?

No.

I stopped.

They caught up to me,

told me they were
taking my car.

I said no.

That man pointed
a rifle at me.

Let the record reflect

that the witness is pointing
at the accused.

My prayer rug
was in the back

seat.

My grandmother had
made it for me.

It was destroyed later
when the car blew up.

Did Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi
explain to you

why he needed your vehicle?

"Official military business. "

And you protested.

Of course.

Loudly?

Yes.

And while you were protesting,

did a large crowd gather
to watch?

Some people came, yes.

And these people were angry
like you, weren't they?

Yes, because it was unjust.

They only stopped me
because I'm an Iraqi

and they... wanted

to teach me
a lesson.

So if Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi
had stayed

to give you a receipt,
there might have been trouble,

correct?

Receipt? What good is a receipt?

You can't drive a receipt.

There would have been
no trouble if they had

left me alone
to start with.

You send 130,000
troops to Iraq.

Why can't you send an extra car?

No further questions.

"Within the context

"of potential attacks
on oil distribution,

"the serious consequences
of such attacks,

"and the suspicious
behavior

"of the fishing vessel,

"Lieutenant
Gutierez acted

"in a reasonable manner

"consistent with
rules of engagement.

"I therefore see no reason

to initiate administrative
or punitive action. "

Thank you, Commander, for
your diligence and timeliness.

I'll send a copy to General
Cresswell immediately, sir.

Very well.
That'll be all, Lieutenant.

Aye, aye, sir.
Thank you.

And thank you,
Commander.

Lieutenant.

Captain, I would also like
to recommend

the Navy reimburse
Jalal Sharif

for the damage done
to his boat.

It is the man's
livelihood, sir.

I'll have my XO
look into it.

Anything else?
No, sir.

Commander Rabb.

CAG.

Well, I heard you ruled
it was a valid engagement.

Yes, sir.

I'm sure Lieutenant Gutierez
is relieved.

I know I am.

I don't like losing
a good man.

Understood, sir.

Hey, how 'bout
tomorrow

we get you suited
up and into a jet?

You'll man the
VFA-45's spare

at the 1400 launch.

Stay in pattern
for the recovery

and get your traps.

Sound okay?
Yes, sir.

CAG, I'd like
to clarify something, sir.

Oh, and, uh, since
you're doing CQ,

your bird won't
have any missiles,

but you will be
flying "fammo":

full of ammunition.

CAG, this was a completely
objective evaluation.

I based my findings
strictly on the evidence.

As opposed to what?

You're getting
preferential treatment

because you did an
outstanding job,

not because I approved
of your findings.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

Good. Let's get some chow.

Can we talk?

About what?

About Gunnery
Sergeant Genuzzi.

What about him?

15 years of honorable
service in the Marine Corps-

I don't think he
deserves to spend

the next 15 in the brig.

You don't.
What do you think?

Dishonorable discharge,
one-year confinement.

For armed robbery?
Get serious.

For carrying out
his lieutenant's orders.

He said Lieutenant
Revere didn't order him

to take the vehicle.

Well... I actually believe

that he was fibbing
about that.

Oh, well, establishing
your client as a fibber

doesn't do a whole
lot to convince me

of his good character.

Didn't you ever tell a lie,
Lieutenant?

What's going on?

Your co-counsel
offered me a deal.

Excuse me.

Who authorized you
to plea-bargain?

I think we're
losing, ma'am.

Oh? Based on what?

The looks on the
members' faces

while you were
questioning the kid.

Football scholarship
to Rutgers.

Quarterback.

And then you what,
blew out your knee?

Tore my rotator cuff.

BA in History, OCS,

surface warfare
qualification,

sixth in your class
at Dickinson School of Law,

18 months as a JAG
aboard the John C. Stennis.

All those accomplishments,

and yet you learned nothing
about the chain of command.

I apologize to the colonel
if I overstepped my authority.

I meant no disrespect.

Sounds like you've had
some practice saying that.

I'll plead the Fifth
on that one, ma'am.

This isn't a joke,
Lieutenant.

You're second chair-
you do nothing

without my knowledge
and my consent.

Are we clear?

Crystal.

I do nothing
without your complete consent.

Tower, 1-0-6...

Gear down. Pilot, Rabb.

Roger, 1-0-6.
Clear for landing.

Bring it in.

That's eight, Hammer.
You got time.

You got one more in you?

Roger that, Paddles.

1-0-6, Panther Strike.

How's it going, Hammer?

Pretty good, pretty good.

I think I'm ready
for the real thing.

Well, here it comes.

We have an unidentified aircraft
approaching the oil terminals.

Roger that, Panther Strike.

1-0-6,

both of our combat
air patrol planes are responding

to an SOS near Khark Island.

It'll take them ten minutes
to reach the site.

You can be there in three.

Vector me in.

How's your fuel, 1-0-6?

3,000 pounds.

That should do.

Take angels two.
Buster.

1-0-6.

Wilco, out.

Panther Strike, 1-0-6.

I'm joined up.

The aircraft is a Cessna
single-engine.

Pilot and co-pilot appear

to be unconscious.

Are they alive?

Hard to say, Panther Strike.

They're flying
too low for anoxia.

Could be carbon monoxide
poisoning.

Or they could be playing possum.

If they continue
on their present course,

they'll hit the oil rig
in approximately 60 seconds.

Maybe I can shake 'em up.

I don't know what you did,
but it didn't help.

30 seconds to impact.

I'm going to try something else.

I'm going to try lifting
their wing.

They're heading
away from the platform.

Nice work, Hammer.

Stay with 'em.
Aye, aye, sir.

Wait.

Damn it!
They're still on course.

They must be on autopilot.

Ten seconds to impact.

Five seconds.

Pieces of the plane
are scattered

over two square
miles of deep ocean.

Even if there were remains,
we'd never find them.

I'll say this for you,
Commander, you're thorough.

Perhaps too thorough.

The airplane that
you shot down

was carrying Hakim Ma'mun,

our Deputy Minister
of Economy.

He was flying out
to view the platforms.

Well, he would have had
to file a flight plan, no?

They did.

The radio tower lost contact
shortly after takeoff.

We had no way of knowing
that was Ma'mun's plane.

Gentlemen.

CENTCOM is not pleased.

Neither am I.

First we shoot up
a harmless fishing boat,

then we blow a deputy minister
out of the sky.

Skipper, if Rabb hadn't
shot that plane down,

they'd have hit the platform,
or crashed into the sea.

Now, either way
they're dead.

There's a difference
between crashing

into the sea due to
a mishap and getting

shot down
by the US Navy.

Commander, you're grounded,

relieved of your duties,
pending a full investigation.

Aye, aye, sir.

I'll call General Cresswell

and ask him to send out
another JAG officer.

I hope he has a good supply.

Colonel MacKenzie.

Sheik al-Hassan.
Sabah alkhair.

Sabah alnur.

Assalamu alaikum.

Walaikum assalam.
Wa barakatuhu.

Shukran.

You speak Arabic with
a charming accent.

It's not American.

No, it's Farsi.

Unusual. But then I perceive
you are an unusual woman.

You know, I was hoping I would
get a chance to talk with you.

Isn't that unethical?

You might sway me in
favor of your client.

I have a feeling,
when it comes to women,

that you are the one who does
the swaying, Sheik al-Hassan.

You flatter me too much.

But I enjoy it. Go on.

I'd like you to ask for clemency
for Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi.

Why should I?

Because he never intended
to hurt your son.

He was only trying
to do his job,

to help the Iraqi people.

The Iraqi people
have a civilization

that's centuries
older than yours.

Yet you are an
occupying force.

Do you have any idea
how humiliating this is?

I think I do.

Then you must understand.

Tribal values are
deeply ingrained.

Transgressions cannot
go unanswered.

Hmm, yet forgiveness
is the noblest revenge.

That's a woman's argument.

Yet simple enough
that even a man can grasp.

Touch�.

Flight deck,

flight ops are completed...

Well, well, I figured
they'd send you.

Good to see you.
Good to be here.

Well, now that we're done
lying to each other...

The aircraft was bearing down
on that oil platform

like it was aiming for it.

Can you confirm that?

The only way
to confirm it, Sturgis,

would have been
to let it happen.

What steps did you take?

The occupants appeared
to be unconscious,

so I, uh,
flew under their aircraft,

and I hoped the turbulence
would jostle them awake.

But it didn't?

No. So I pushed
them off course.

Well, they snapped
back on course.

Oh. They were flying out
to look at oil rigs.

The autopilot was probably
locked on that location.

Nothing sinister about that.
Sinister or not,

if they'd hit the platform,
they'd have damaged it

and killed people on board,
including Americans.

Now...

you say
they seemed unconscious.

Is it possible
they were dead?

Well, I know that
one of them wasn't.

How do you know?

I saw his lips moving.

Like he was talking?

Or praying.

For God to save his life.

Or for God to bless
him as a martyr.

So you never gave
the order to fire?

There were only
five seconds left.

It was the only course of action
Rabb had to take.

And he took it without
proper authorization.

He saved an oil terminal.

Last time I looked,

the Navy called them
rules of engagement,

not suggestions for engagement.

You know,
when you first got here,

I thought you might be for Rabb,

being a fellow JAG.

I guess I don't have
to worry about that, huh?

Thank you for your time, CAG.

Commander?

Do you ever step
outside the box?

Not if I can help it, sir.

Sheik al-Hassan,

was your son injured
by the accused?

Not physically, no.

And were you compensated
for the vehicle taken?

Financially, yes.

But how do you compensate
for violating

a man's sovereignty and dignity?

Especially when you claim
to be bringing freedom?

Do you know
Major General Fenhall,

Commander of
the First Marine Division?

Yes.

In fact, you two are friends,
are you not?

I believe
I have that honor, yes.

Your Honor,
relevance?

Colonel?
Your Honor,

confiscating Mr. Azzam's vehicle
was a military necessity

for which ample damages
were paid.

The government is wrongfully
pursuing a prosecution

simply because Mr. Azzam's
father, Sheik al-Hassan,

is an influential
tribal leader

Your Honor... whom the
government is trying to appease.

Do you want to lodge
a motion alleging

improper referral of charges,
Counselor?

No, ma'am, not at this time.

Then I suggest you stick
to the facts at hand.

Any more questions?

Just one.

Sheik al-Hassan,

do you believe

that ruining a man's career

and sending him to prison
for 15 years

will restore your sovereignty
and your dignity?

Your Honor...

No, if I may respond.

Colonel MacKenzie,

if the sergeant had approached
my son in a civilized manner,

shook his hand, or greeted him
in my language, as you

greeted me this morning,
and proposed a

transaction between two equals,

I would say let him go free.

But he didn't do these things.

He was brutal and insulting.

Now, if America is to win
the hearts and minds of Iraqis,

you must start by punishing
those that violate our rights

and our dignity.

The government is going after
Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi

to appease Sheik al-Hassan?

I admit it sounds
a bit desperate.

You think?

I don't want to tell you
your job, Colonel...

No, I will tell you your job.

Try the case on its merits.

Leave the government's
motives out of it.

Yes, sir, I've generally found

that works, well, too, but...

Yes?

Thank you, Coates.

Commander.

I see.

Very well.

Thank you.

Turner recommends
that Commander Rabb be charged

with negligent homicide.

Now...

what were we saying?

Hey, Sturgis.

Harm.

I see you read my report.

Oh, yeah.

It was factual,
thorough and unbiased...

until your conclusion.

I call it as I see it.

No, you call it
as you'd like to see it.

What does that mean?

Means you saw an opportunity
to take me down,

and you went for it.

You shot down

a civilian aircraft with
an Iraqi official on board.

Without authorization.

You want me to sweep that
under the rug?

No. I want you
to consider the context

and put your personal
feelings aside.

I made a fair
and unbiased assessment.

Personal feelings
had nothing to do with it.

You let your animosity toward me
get in the way of your judgment.

That's a lie,

and it's insulting.

Well, it's not as insulting
as being accused of murder.

I'm not having
this conversation with you.

Yeah?

Don't do that.

You've had a problem with me
since you came to JAG, Turner.

Be a man, admit it.

Yeah. I got a problem
with you, Rabb.

You're arrogant,
condescending and jealous.

But that didn't
affect my findings.

Jealous of what?

You couldn't stand it
that SECNAV chose me

for acting JAG over
the great Harmon Rabb.

All right, I do admit it.
But I lived with it.

Lived with it, my eye.

You tried to undermine
my authority

every step of the way.

When I needed your support,
sarcasm,

disrespect.

Well, if you weren't
such a tight-assed, pompous,

sanctimonious prig, Turner,

you would have had support.

You're your own worst enemy.

Yeah, maybe so.

But I'm not the one
facing an Article 32.

Colonel.

Best friends
make the worst enemies.

Is that the Koran?

John Wayne.

I've learned something
about our fisherman, Sharif.

Would you
like to hear it?

Yeah. What is it?

Two strangers visited his boat

the night before
the helicopter shooting.

And when they left,
Sharif threw up over the side.

You don't think
he was seasick.

I think
he was terrified.

So much so that he agreed
to use his boat

to test
the oil terminal security.

Any idea
who these men were?

No, but they spoke Arabic
with Jordanian accents.

Zarqawi's men?

Possibly.

Taking out an oil platform

would be a tremendous
victory for them.

And no doubt
they'll keep trying.

A man came to me and said the
Navy would pay for my boat.

We changed our minds.

Let the Jordanians
who hired you pay for your boat.

They said
they would kill me

and my family
if I did not help them.

They're going to kill you
anyway- you know too much.

Your only hope
is to help us capture them.

No. I cannot.

We'll pay you more
than you could earn

in a lifetime of fishing.

Die like a beggar
or live like a sheik.

You will protect my family?

I'll do my best.

I'm putting you on the stand.

You have to tell the members
why you took the car.

Have a seat.

Yes, ma'am.

Now this time,
I want you to tell the truth.

I been telling
the truth, Colonel.

Cut the crap, Genuzzi.

We know Lieutenant Revere
ordered you to take that SUV

and you're gonna
say it in court.

No, sir.

Gunny...

Ma'am...

the lieutenant
saved my butt.

More than once.
Other guys, too.

I won't badmouth him.

I'm sorry.

Do you want to go to the brig?

I grew up in reform schools.

If I need to do brig,
I can do brig.

You're a real
tough guy, huh, Gunny?

That's right, sir.

I'm a tough guy.

You think that's what
the lieutenant would want?

You doing time for him?

No, ma'am, he wouldn't.

He was a good guy.

That's why I'm doing this.

Enter.

I beg pardon for interrupting.

May I have a word
with you, please?

Sharif is complaining
that his boat was damaged.

He says he can't fish.

His family will starve.

They are saying
that his life

and the lives of his
family are not important.

To die for Jihad
is to be blessed forever.

Come on, make the offer.

Patience, Commander.

Sharif proposes
to borrow a boat,

fill it with explosives
and blow up a tanker,

if they will pay
his wife 10,000

American dollars.

What's going on?

I don't know.

Do they suspect a wire?

I don't think so.

Maybe they're
thinking it over.

Wait.

They agree.

All right, we got them.
Let's move.

Get down!

Cease fire!
Cease fire!

Hold your fire!

Colonel!

That's not
the way.

Colonel.

Back here.

They cut his throat.

Hakim Ma'mun.

The Deputy Minister.

He never was on the plane.

This must be his pilot.

These animals
butchered them

and took the plane.

You were right to shoot it down.

Sorry, Colonel,
I was on my way

to the parking lot
when I got your call.

Someone you
should meet.

My name is Paul Revere.

My son was
Lieutenant Jonathan Revere.

I'm very sorry
for your loss, sir.

I'm Lieutenant

Tally...
I know who you are, young lady.

I've seen you in court.

Mr. Revere has
something to say.

It's not what
I have to say,

it's what my son has to say.

Jonathan wrote me this letter

two days
before he died.

"My ride quit on me today.

The bitch... "

Excuse the language.

"... busted an axle
going over a pothole.

"But don't worry,

"I'll have
another one soon.

"I told Gunny
to liberate one

"from an Iraqi
citizen.

"It's for a good cause.

"We're trying
to defend these people

against
insurgent attacks. "

There's more, but it's personal.

Sir, I'm real sorry
about your son.

He was an
outstanding Marine.

I know what you're
trying to do, young man,

and I thank you for it,

but there's no need to protect
my son's good name.

If he ever needed
protection

he's beyond it now.

But, sir...

What you need to do
is tell the truth,

or I'll get up in court
and tell the truth for you.

That's what Jonathan would do.

Put me on the stand, ma'am.

I'll tell it like it happened.

You might not
have to say anything.

Lieutenant?

I'll recommend reducing
the armed robbery

to wrongful appropriation.

But that's all I can do.

Gunnery Sergeant Genuzzi

pled guilty
to wrongful appropriation.

And what will be
the sentence?

Maximum punishment
is dishonorable discharge,

forfeiture of all
pay and allowances,

two years'
confinement.

Will that satisfy you?

The trial was fair,

the admission of
guilt proper,

justice was done.

I am satisfied.

Good.

Anything else I can do for you?

Yes.

Commute the sentence.

I have no desire

to see this young man
punished any further.

I'll pass your request
on to General Hunter.

I'll get right
on that, sir.

Very well.

Got a minute,
Colonel?

Uh, of course, sir.

I'll let you
go now, sir.

Thank you for
your time.

Once again, I'm sorry
for your loss.

Bye.

I, uh, I wanted
to congratulate you two

on the way you handled
the Genuzzi case.

Well, the credit all goes
to the colonel, sir.

She put up
a terrific defense.

No, actually, we were losing.

That is, until you brought in
Lieutenant Revere's father.

It was you who brought
him in, wasn't it?

Yes, ma'am.

I know I should've told you...

Don't apologize.

It saved Gunnery
Sergeant Genuzzi

from doing 15 years
in the brig.

Yes, sir.

Well, I just wanted to say,
outstanding job, both of you.

Keep up the good work,
Lieutenant.

Maybe we'll keep you around.

Shut the door, Lieutenant.

That was
a brilliant move,

bringing in
the older gentleman.

Thank you, ma'am.

Except that it wasn't
Lieutenant Revere's father.

I was just on the phone
with his father-

his real father-

the one who lives
in Albuquerque.

Did you think I wouldn't check?

Do I strike you
as being that stupid?

Who's the guy
you brought in?

An actor with
the Arena Stage Company.

The phony letter
was a nice touch.

Ma'am, we both know
that Lieutenant Revere

ordered Genuzzi
to take that vehicle.

All I did was get at the truth.

Lying and deception for truth-
what a concept.

Whatever works.

Wrong.

What you did
was unethical,

fraudulent and
totally despicable,

not to mention
lousy lawyering.

It got an innocent man off the
hook, and that's good lawyering.

And what would you have done
if Genuzzi still wouldn't tell

the truth? Would you put your
actor on the stand and have him

perjure himself?
No. I wouldn't do that.

Oh! Well it's nice to know
that you have some scruples.

Ma'am, I understand
you're angry...

Don't, Lieutenant.

You may have a few
street smarts,

but you are nowhere
in my league.

No, I-I don't guess that I am.

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, it's just that I've heard,

you're not afraid to push
the envelope yourself.

Yeah,
that's right.

And it cost me, the same way
it'll cost you.

Pull a stunt like that again
and I will have you

up in front of
the Rules Counsel.

I may do that anyway.

That'll be all.

You know why you won't have me

in front
of the Counsel, Colonel?

Because you like what I did.

Don't bet your career on it.

You staying?

Got a few hours left
of flying time.

Don't worry, I got you some
company for the ride home.

Jalal Sharif.

Commander Sturgess Turner.

You died in a shootout.

Yes, but I feel very good now.

We had to fake
his death

in order to protect
his family from retaliation.

Soon they will
join me in America.

We will live a peaceful
and prosperous life.

God willing.

Well, it turned out well.
I'm glad.

Yeah, I believe you.

I guess we're
still swapping lies, huh?

I guess so.