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And what's the plan?
It will only confuse you.
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Listen, I can't be
any more confused
than I already am.
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Steve, I would
rather be prosecuting
than defending you.
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Why?
Because I think
you're guilty as hell.
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Well, maybe I should
get another lawyer then.
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Well, I'm not
looking forward to
twisting the Navy's arm.
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Why? What, are you
scared of the brass?
Worse.
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Respectful.
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You know, sometimes I think
the Navy's a master plan
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designed by geniuses
for execution by idiots.
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Where did you hear that?
I couldn't have just
made that up myself?
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Could have made up
the Gettysburg Address too.
Where'd you hear it?
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That's one of
Tom Keefer's wisecracks.
Oh.
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Thomas Keefer,
your novelist friend.
Yeah.
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He's got the sharpest mind
on the ship.
He's sharp, all right.
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He knows everything Queeg did.
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I'm sure he does.
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The trial counsel
will state the charge
and specification.
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Charge one, mutiny.
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Violation of Article 94,
Uniform Code
of Military Justice.
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Specification: In that
Lieutenant Stephen Maryk,
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while serving
as executive officer
aboard the USS Caine,
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did on December 18th, 2022,
commit an act of mutiny.
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Lieutenant Maryk willfully,
and without proper authority,
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and without
justifiable cause
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did relieve from duty
Lieutenant Commander
Philip Francis Queeg,
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then serving
as the duly appointed
commanding officer
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of the USS Caine,
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who was then
in lawful exercise
of his command.
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How do you plead?
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Not guilty.
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Defense will stipulate
that Lieutenant Maryk
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was serving
as executive officer
aboard the USS Caine,
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18 December, 2022.
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Trial counsel,
you may call
your first witness.
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Call Lieutenant Commander Queeg.
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Do you solemnly swear
that the evidence you give
shall be the truth,
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the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
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I do.
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Be seated.
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[prosecutor]
State your name, rank
and present position.
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Philip Francis Queeg,
Lieutenant Commander,
United States Navy,
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currently attached
to Headquarters, Fifth Fleet,
awaiting reassignment.
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Do you recognize
the accused?
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[Queeg] Yes.
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Lieutenant Maryk,
US Navy.
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Commander Queeg,
on December 18th, 2022,
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were you in command
of the USS Caine?
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Yes, I was.
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What type of vessel
is the Caine?
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Well, her official
designation is an MCM--
mine countermeasures ship.
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And what is
her primary mission?
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Well, the Caine
is designed to detect
and neutralize sea-based mines.
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We conduct
minesweeping operations
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as directed anywhere
in the Persian Gulf,
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with an emphasis
on the Straits of Hormuz.
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Commander,
on December 18th, 2022,
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were you relieved of command
of the Caine?
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Yes.
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By whom?
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The accused,
Lieutenant Maryk.
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[prosecutor] Was this
a standard watch change?
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No, it was
totally irregular.
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How would you
describe it?
[scoffs]
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Well, the most charitable
description would be
that it was an incident,
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a regrettable incident
of the temporary
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and total collapse
of military discipline.
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Commander, please relate
all the facts that bear
on this unauthorized relief.
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Okay, well,
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the Caine sortied from Bahrain
on December 16th.
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Our mission was to sweep
for mines from the Persian Gulf
through the Straits of Hormuz.
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When a cyclone came along
the operation was canceled,
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and the boat
started to maneuver
to evade the storm.
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The storm
was traveling due west.
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[prosecutor]
What was the date and time
of that course change?
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Well, that would be
early morning
of the 18th, ma'am.
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And as I say, the storm was
pretty bad at that point.
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Visibility was almost zero.
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Couldn't see
any of the other ships
in the detachment.
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We were sailing blind through
the rain and the spray,
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and with the wind
and the sea and all,
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we had to maneuver
using engines and rudders
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to hold the evasion course
that had been ordered.
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But w-we were doing fine.
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My executive officer, however,
pretty early in the game,
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began to show
unusual symptoms
of nervousness.
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What were
these symptoms?
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Well, for example, he started
talking pretty early--
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Couldn't have been more
than half an hour after
the ship started running south--
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that we needed
to operate independently
and come around to the north.
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Why did he want
to do that?
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Well, to give you the picture,
the cyclone was coming at us
from the east.
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We were on
the western edge of it,
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which means where we were,
the wind was from due north.
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Now, the Commodore, of course,
was running south with the wind
to get out of the storm's path,
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which was in accordance with
all existing storm doctrine.
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My exec, however,
insisted that our ship
was on the verge of foundering
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and that we had better
turn into the wind,
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wh-which was the north,
if we were to survive.
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Now... [chuckles]
...of course, we weren't
in that bad of shape.
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And that's what
I mean by nervousness.
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What was your objection
to coming north,
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as your executive officer
suggested?
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Well, everything was wrong
with that idea
that could be wrong with it.
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I mean, in the first place,
my orders were to proceed south.
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My ship wasn't in danger.
It--
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It was functioning normally.
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Uh, to drop out of station
and act independently
under those circumstances
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is out of the question.
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And to come around north
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would be to head
the ship directly into
the heart of the cyclone.
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It was a senseless suggestion
and, under the circumstances,
almost suicidal.
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I have since checked
all of my decisions
of December 18th
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with the finest
ship handlers I know,
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ranking all the way up
to rear admiral,
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and unanimously they agree
that the only course
in that situation was south.
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[prosecutor]
Commander, your last remark
was hearsay.
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Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry.
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I'm not up
on these legal distinctions
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as well as I should be,
I guess.
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[prosecutor]
It's perfectly all right.
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Will defense counsel move
to strike out the part of
the testimony which was hearsay?
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All right, so move.
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[prosecutor]
Please continue.
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Well, i-it's just that Maryk's
insistence on us coming around
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became more and more strident
as the weather deteriorated.
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I finally became
concerned about him
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when suddenly
he moved towards me
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and out of the blue said
I was on the sick list
and that he was relieving me.
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I-I-- To be honest,
I couldn't believe my ears.
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Took me a moment
to catch on.
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It wasn't until
he started shouting orders
at the officer of the deck
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and started countermanding
my instructions
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that I-I did begin to
realize what was going on.
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Commander,
can you recall anything
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that could have provoked
your executive officer's act?
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Truthfully, no.
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I don't think
my bearing or manner
had anything to do with it.
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Look... it was
a pretty scary situation
in that wheelhouse.
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Winds were force ten to 12,
screeching and all,
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and the waves
were mountainous.
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The barometer had dropped
about as low as it's ever
been in US Navy history,
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and we took
a very bad roll.
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And I mean a very bad one.
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I've done a lot
of North Atlantic
rolling too.
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I just think that Maryk
simply went into a panic.
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[prosecutor]
Mmm.
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Was the Caine
in grave danger
at that time?
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Well, I-I wouldn't say that,
no, ma'am.
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I-I thought
we righted ourselves very nicely
out of that bad roll.
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He repeatedly tried to
order me off the bridge,
but I stayed right where I was
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and gave him orders
only as I thought necessary
for the safety of the ship.
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I-In the situation,
I thought that the chief hazard
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would be any further
act of frenzy on his part.
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And to the extent that
the Caine did come through
that storm safely,
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despite the unprecedented...
[chuckles] ...running amok
of my executive officer,
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I believe that my handling
of the emergency
was the correct one.
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Did Maryk cite
any authority at all
when he relieved you?
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Oh, he mumbled something
about our Article 1108.
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I didn't even catch it
at the time.
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It wasn't till later
that he said his authority
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was Article 1108
of Navy Regulations.
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And were you familiar
with these articles?
Certainly.
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In substance,
what do they provide?
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Well, it's my understanding
that they make it possible
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for the executive officer
to relieve the captain
i-in an emergency,
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a highly unusual emergency
where-- where the captain is...
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[chuckles]
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Well, frankly,
where the captain
is absolutely unhinged.
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Were these articles
properly invoked
in your situation?
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Well, I'm sort of
an interested party here.
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But you don't have
to take my word for it.
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I was successfully
conning my ship
through that cyclone,
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and fortunately for me,
I have 130 witnesses
of that fact.
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Everybody aboard that ship.
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Uh, Commander, sorry,
there again, sir,
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you're testifying
to the conclusions
of others.
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Well, obviously I'm not
a legal expert. Sorry.
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Strike the witness's
last sentence
from the record.
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Have you ever been
mentally ill, sir?
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No.
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Were you ill in any way
when Mr. Maryk relieved you?
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I was not.
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Did you warn your
executive officer of
the consequences of his act?
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I told him he was performing
a mutinous act.
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[prosecutor]
And what was his reply?
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He expected to be
court-martialed.
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He was going
to retain command anyway.
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What was the attitude of
Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith,
the officer of the deck?
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Keith was in
a state of panic
as bad as Maryk's.
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[prosecutor]
What was the attitude
of the helmsman?
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Stilwell
was emotionally unbalanced
and for some reason
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very devoted to Mr. Keith.
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They both backed Maryk.
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Is there anything else,
Commander Queeg,
that you would care to state
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in connection with the events
of December 18th
aboard the Caine?
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[exhales] Well, I just...
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I've thought a lot about
all of this, obviously.
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It's the gravest occurrence
in my career.
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The only questionable one
I-I'm aware of.
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I-I just think that
if the officer of the deck
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had been anyone
other than this
immature Mr. Keith
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and the helmsman
anyone other than Stilwell,
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then none of this
would have happened.
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I mean, a competent officer
would have repudiated
Maryk's orders
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and a normal sailor
at the helm
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would have disregarded
both of those officers
and obeyed me.
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It was just bad luck
that these three men,
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Maryk, Keith
and Stilwell,
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combined against me
at such a crucial time.
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Bad luck for me
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and I'm afraid
even worse luck for them.
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[officer] The court
would like to
question the witness.
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Commander Queeg,
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you've taken
all the prescribed physical
and mental examinations
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incident to entrance to
the academy, graduation,
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commissioning, promotion
and so forth?
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Yes, sir, for 21 years.
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Does your medical record
contain any history of illness,
mental or physical?
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No, sir, it does not.
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Have you ever had
an unsatisfactory fitness
report, Commander Queeg?
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Negative, sir.
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Commander, can you account for
Lieutenant Maryk's opinion
that you were mentally ill?
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[chuckles]
All I can say, sir,
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is that I assumed command
over an extremely...
disorganized and dirty ship,
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and that's not a reflection
on the officer that I relieved.
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The Caine had gone through
a year and a half
of arduous duty
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a-and it was understandable.
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But still, for the safety
of that ship and its crew,
it demanded to be shaped up,
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and I took a lot
of strong measures,
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a-and Lieutenant Maryk
did not see eye to eye
with me at all
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on this idea
of making the Caine
a tight ship again.
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[chuckles]
Well, maybe--
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maybe he thought I was crazy
to keep trying.
235
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Anyway, that's
the picture of it, sir.
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[officer] Thank you.
[prosecutor]
Your witness.
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Commander Queeg,
I would like to ask you
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whether you have
ever heard the expression
"Old Yellowstain."
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In which connection?
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Old Yellowstain, sir.
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No, I have not.
242
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You weren't aware
that all the officers
of the Caine
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habitually referred to you
as Old Yellowstain?
244
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I object to the question.
Impertinent badgering
of the witness.
245
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How does Defense Counsel
Greenwald justify
this line of questioning?
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Please the court,
the nickname Old Yellowstain,
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used by the officers
of the Caine,
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will be relevant
to the issue
of mental competence.
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Before ruling, the court wishes
to caution defense counsel.
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This is a most unusual
and delicate case.
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The honor and career
of an officer
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with an unblemished
military record of 21 years
standing is involved.
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00:12:59,510 --> 00:13:02,050
The defense counsel
will have to bear
full responsibility
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for the conduct
of this case.
255
00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,770
Subject to
the foregoing comment,
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the trial counsel's objection
is overruled.
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Court stenographer
will repeat the question.
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"You aren't aware, then,
that all the officers
of the Caine
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have habitually
referred to you
as Old Yellowstain?"
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I was not aware of that.
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No further questions.
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For now.
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Commander Queeg will be called
as a witness for the defense.
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For the defense?
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Yes, sir.
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You're excused,
subject to recall.
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Thank you, sir.
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[prosecutor]
Call Lieutenant Thomas Keefer.
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State your name, rank
and present station.
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Thomas Keefer, Lieutenant,
United States Navy,
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communication officer
of the USS Caine.
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If you recognize
the accused,
state his name.
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Lieutenant Steve Maryk,
executive officer
of the Caine.
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What is your occupation
in civilian life?
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I'm a writer.
276
00:14:08,370 --> 00:14:10,750
And has any of your work
been published?
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00:14:10,790 --> 00:14:14,460
A number of short stories
have been published, yes, ma'am.
278
00:14:14,500 --> 00:14:18,750
Did you do any writing
in your spare time
while in service?
279
00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,630
Yes, I have completed
half a war novel.
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00:14:21,670 --> 00:14:23,470
[chuckles]
And what's the title?
281
00:14:23,510 --> 00:14:25,760
Multitudes, Multitudes.
282
00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,470
And has this novel,
though incomplete,
283
00:14:28,510 --> 00:14:30,970
recently been accepted
by a publisher?
284
00:14:31,020 --> 00:14:32,390
Yes.
285
00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,310
Now, Lieutenant Keefer,
286
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were you serving
aboard the Caine
in your present capacity
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on December 18th,
2022?
Yes.
288
00:14:40,190 --> 00:14:42,400
Was Captain Queeg
relieved of his command
on that date?
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He was.
By whom?
290
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The executive officer.
291
00:14:45,610 --> 00:14:47,740
Describe how you learned
that the captain
had been relieved.
292
00:14:47,780 --> 00:14:52,370
Uh, well, Mr. Maryk
passed word for all officers
to come up to the wheelhouse.
293
00:14:52,410 --> 00:14:56,330
When we got there, he told us
that the captain was sick
and he had assumed command.
294
00:14:56,370 --> 00:15:00,340
Did Captain Queeg
show any external signs
of being sick?
295
00:15:00,380 --> 00:15:02,090
Look, at the height
of a cyclone--
296
00:15:02,130 --> 00:15:04,420
Was he raving,
or was he foaming, or--
No, no.
297
00:15:04,470 --> 00:15:07,260
Did he look any worse off
than, say, Lieutenant Keith?
No.
298
00:15:07,300 --> 00:15:08,720
Or Maryk?
No.
299
00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,270
W-We were all tired,
dripping and wiped out.
300
00:15:12,310 --> 00:15:15,140
Mr. Keefer,
did you make any effort
to persuade Mr. Maryk
301
00:15:15,190 --> 00:15:16,810
to restore Queeg
to command?
302
00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:18,610
No, I did not.
303
00:15:18,650 --> 00:15:20,480
Did you not feel
the seriousness
of the moment?
304
00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:21,780
I certainly did.
305
00:15:21,820 --> 00:15:23,820
Why did you take
no remedial action?
306
00:15:23,860 --> 00:15:26,990
I wasn't present
when the captain was relieved.
307
00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:29,870
Maryk was in full command.
The entire ship was
obeying his orders.
308
00:15:29,910 --> 00:15:32,410
I thought that,
for the safety of the ship,
309
00:15:32,450 --> 00:15:34,830
my best course was
to obey his orders.
310
00:15:34,870 --> 00:15:36,830
Mr. Keefer, were you
aboard the Caine
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throughout the period
that Captain Queeg
was in command?
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00:15:39,380 --> 00:15:43,090
Yes, I was.
Did you ever observe any
evidence of insanity in him?
313
00:15:43,130 --> 00:15:45,760
I don't--
I can't answer that question,
not being a psychiatrist.
314
00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,880
Did you ever think
he might be insane?
315
00:15:47,930 --> 00:15:49,800
Objection.
316
00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,140
Witness is not an expert
and matters of opinion
are not admissible evidence.
317
00:15:53,180 --> 00:15:54,720
I withdraw the question.
318
00:15:54,770 --> 00:15:58,140
Mr. Keefer,
at any time prior
to December 18th,
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were you informed
that Maryk suspected Queeg
of being mentally ill?
320
00:16:01,610 --> 00:16:04,320
Yes, I was.
Describe
how you learned this.
321
00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:05,780
Well, uh, let me see.
322
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Two-- Two weeks
before the cyclone,
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00:16:08,570 --> 00:16:10,620
Maryk showed me
a medical log
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00:16:10,660 --> 00:16:13,240
he had kept on
Captain Queeg's behavior.
325
00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,750
He asked me to come with him
to report the situation to--
326
00:16:16,790 --> 00:16:19,000
to Admiral Williams,
Commander Fifth Fleet.
327
00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,420
And did you consent
to go with him?
328
00:16:21,460 --> 00:16:23,040
Yes, I did.
Why?
329
00:16:23,090 --> 00:16:25,340
He was my superior officer
and also my close friend.
330
00:16:25,380 --> 00:16:29,180
Did you believe
that Maryk's log justified
the relief of Queeg?
331
00:16:29,220 --> 00:16:30,800
No. No.
332
00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,800
As soon as we got aboard
Admiral Williams's ship,
333
00:16:32,850 --> 00:16:35,890
I told him as forcibly
as I could that,
in my opinion,
334
00:16:35,930 --> 00:16:38,560
the log wouldn't
justify the action.
335
00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,310
What was his response?
After a lot of arguing,
he told me--
336
00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,820
[clears throat]
After a lot of arguing,
he-- he followed my advice.
337
00:16:46,860 --> 00:16:48,740
We returned to the Caine.
338
00:16:48,780 --> 00:16:52,870
Were you surprised
two weeks later when he
relieved the captain?
339
00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:55,200
I was stunned.
340
00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,580
Were you good with that,
Mr. Keefer?
341
00:16:59,330 --> 00:17:01,120
I was badly disturbed.
342
00:17:01,170 --> 00:17:03,960
I thought that, at best,
he would be involved
in grave difficulties.
343
00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,800
I thought it was
a terrible situation
and an error on his part.
344
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No further questions.
345
00:17:10,180 --> 00:17:11,590
No questions.
346
00:17:11,630 --> 00:17:14,180
Does the defense intend
to recall this witness
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00:17:14,220 --> 00:17:15,180
at a later time?
348
00:17:15,220 --> 00:17:16,810
No, sir.
349
00:17:16,850 --> 00:17:20,020
No cross-examination of this
highly material witness?
350
00:17:20,060 --> 00:17:21,140
No, sir.
351
00:17:22,980 --> 00:17:25,070
The court
will question the witness.
352
00:17:26,270 --> 00:17:27,520
Mr. Keefer--
[clears throat]
353
00:17:27,570 --> 00:17:30,950
Now, as to this
so-called medical log,
354
00:17:30,990 --> 00:17:33,870
the facts it contained
which convinced Lieutenant Maryk
355
00:17:33,910 --> 00:17:36,330
that he should
report the captain
to Admiral Williams
356
00:17:36,370 --> 00:17:37,660
didn't convince you.
357
00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:39,410
Is that right?
They did not, sir.
358
00:17:39,450 --> 00:17:41,210
Why not?
359
00:17:41,250 --> 00:17:44,130
Sir, it's not something a layman
can intelligently discuss.
360
00:17:44,170 --> 00:17:46,840
You've stated
you're a close friend
of Mr. Maryk.
361
00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,460
Yes, sir.
362
00:17:48,510 --> 00:17:51,260
Well, this court
is trying to find out,
among other things,
363
00:17:51,300 --> 00:17:54,590
any possible
extenuating circumstances
for his acts.
364
00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,600
Did this medical log
merely indicate to you
365
00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,770
that Captain Queeg
was a highly normal
and competent officer?
366
00:17:59,810 --> 00:18:02,020
Sir,
speaking from ignorance,
367
00:18:02,060 --> 00:18:06,820
it's always seemed to me
that mental disability
was a-- a relative thing.
368
00:18:06,860 --> 00:18:09,400
Captain Queeg was
a very strict disciplinarian
369
00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,570
and extremely meticulous
in hunting down
the smallest matters.
370
00:18:12,610 --> 00:18:16,530
He wasn't the easiest person
in the world to reason with.
371
00:18:16,570 --> 00:18:19,660
And there were several occasions
where I thought
he came down too hard
372
00:18:19,700 --> 00:18:22,410
and spent excessive time
on small matters.
373
00:18:22,460 --> 00:18:24,830
They were very unpleasant.
374
00:18:24,870 --> 00:18:28,920
But to jump from them
to the conclusion that
the captain was a maniac,
375
00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,510
no, no, I was compelled,
in all honesty,
376
00:18:31,550 --> 00:18:33,760
to warn Maryk
against doing that.
377
00:18:34,970 --> 00:18:37,430
[prosecutor] State your name,
rank and present station.
378
00:18:37,470 --> 00:18:39,060
[clears throat]
379
00:18:39,100 --> 00:18:42,560
Junius Urban,
Quartermaster Third Class,
US Navy
380
00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,600
of the USS Caine.
381
00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,650
Do you recognize
the accused?
382
00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:50,730
Ma'am?
383
00:18:50,780 --> 00:18:52,990
Do you recognize
the accused?
384
00:18:54,530 --> 00:18:55,950
M-Ma'am?
385
00:18:57,120 --> 00:19:00,620
Do you recognize
the officer
at that table?
386
00:19:01,620 --> 00:19:04,250
[Urban]
Wh-Which one?
There are two.
387
00:19:04,290 --> 00:19:06,580
Name the one you recognize.
388
00:19:07,420 --> 00:19:09,130
Th-That's the exec.
389
00:19:09,170 --> 00:19:11,130
What's his name?
390
00:19:11,170 --> 00:19:12,670
M-Mr. Maryk.
391
00:19:12,710 --> 00:19:14,970
What is he
the exec of?
392
00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,010
The-- The ship.
393
00:19:17,050 --> 00:19:20,350
Name the ship.
The Caine.
394
00:19:20,390 --> 00:19:22,970
Thank you.
Sorry.
395
00:19:23,020 --> 00:19:25,730
Urban,
on December 18th, 2022,
396
00:19:25,770 --> 00:19:27,980
were you serving
aboard the Caine
in your present capacity?
397
00:19:28,020 --> 00:19:30,270
Is that
the day it happened?
398
00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,440
The day
what happened?
399
00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,190
I don't know.
400
00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,990
That was the day
of the cyclone, yes.
401
00:19:37,030 --> 00:19:39,200
Sure.
I-- I was aboard.
402
00:19:40,370 --> 00:19:41,870
Were you
in the wheelhouse
403
00:19:41,910 --> 00:19:44,540
when Mr. Maryk
relieved Captain Queeg?
404
00:19:44,580 --> 00:19:46,080
Yes.
405
00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:48,120
Who else
was in the wheelhouse
at the time?
406
00:19:48,170 --> 00:19:53,760
Well, um, there was--
there was the captain
and M-Mr. Maryk.
407
00:19:54,590 --> 00:19:55,880
Yes?
408
00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,800
Th-Th-The helmsman.
409
00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,970
His name?
Stilwell.
410
00:20:00,010 --> 00:20:01,050
Who else?
411
00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,680
The officer of the day.
His name?
412
00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,020
Mr. Keith.
413
00:20:04,060 --> 00:20:06,430
What were you doing
in the wheelhouse?
414
00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,730
I had the watch.
415
00:20:08,770 --> 00:20:10,980
Urban,
describe in your own words
416
00:20:11,020 --> 00:20:13,730
how Lieutenant Maryk
relieved the captain.
417
00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:17,900
H-He said...
418
00:20:18,780 --> 00:20:21,570
"I relieve you," ma'am.
419
00:20:21,620 --> 00:20:23,910
What was happening
at the time?
420
00:20:23,950 --> 00:20:27,120
Well, the ship
was rolling very bad.
It was an ass-kicker storm.
421
00:20:28,120 --> 00:20:30,540
Urban, describe everything
that happened
422
00:20:30,580 --> 00:20:34,670
in the ten minutes
before Captain Queeg
was relieved.
423
00:20:34,710 --> 00:20:37,590
Well, li-like I say,
424
00:20:37,630 --> 00:20:40,090
the ship
was rolling very bad.
425
00:20:41,220 --> 00:20:42,760
That's all?
426
00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,720
Did the captain say anything?
Did the exec say anything?
427
00:20:45,770 --> 00:20:47,600
Did the officer of the day
say anything?
428
00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,270
Or did the ship
just roll in silence
for ten minutes?
429
00:20:50,310 --> 00:20:52,440
Well, ma'am,
it was a cyclone.
430
00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:57,070
Petty Officer Urban,
you are under oath.
431
00:20:57,110 --> 00:20:58,780
W-Well...
432
00:21:00,110 --> 00:21:03,700
I-I think the captain
wanted to come north,
433
00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:05,950
and the exec wanted
to come s-south.
434
00:21:05,990 --> 00:21:08,200
O-Or the other way around,
or something like that.
435
00:21:08,250 --> 00:21:10,420
[prosecutor]
Why did the captain
want to come south?
436
00:21:10,460 --> 00:21:12,420
I don't know.
Why did the exec
want to come north?
437
00:21:12,460 --> 00:21:15,210
Ma'am, I'm just
a third-class petty officer.
438
00:21:15,250 --> 00:21:18,050
Did the captain
act crazy?
No.
439
00:21:18,090 --> 00:21:19,720
Did the execs
seem scared?
N-No.
440
00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,300
Did the captain?
No.
441
00:21:21,340 --> 00:21:22,890
Did anyone?
442
00:21:23,970 --> 00:21:26,970
I-- I was goddamn scared.
443
00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,600
I-I beg your pardon, sir.
444
00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:33,440
But the captain
did not act crazy in any way
that morning, correct?
445
00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,270
The captain
was the same as always.
Crazy or sane, Urban?
446
00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,480
H-He was sane.
447
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:40,820
S-S-S-So far as I knew.
448
00:21:40,860 --> 00:21:43,820
Petty Officer Urban,
how old are you?
449
00:21:43,870 --> 00:21:46,410
Twenty.
What schooling
have you had?
450
00:21:46,450 --> 00:21:49,540
[stammering] High school--
High school diploma.
451
00:21:49,580 --> 00:21:52,000
[officer]
Have you been telling
the whole truth here,
452
00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:53,750
or haven't you?
453
00:21:55,380 --> 00:22:00,210
Sir, a-an enlisted man
o-on watch
454
00:22:00,260 --> 00:22:03,970
isn't supposed to listen
to arguments between
the captain and the exec.
455
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,220
Did you like the captain?
456
00:22:07,430 --> 00:22:09,060
S-Sure, I liked him, sir.
457
00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:11,560
Continue
your examination.
458
00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,310
No further questions.
459
00:22:13,350 --> 00:22:16,230
Petty Officer Urban,
were you aboard the Caine
460
00:22:16,270 --> 00:22:18,360
when she cut
her own tow cable?
461
00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,150
Y-Yes-- Yes, sir.
462
00:22:20,190 --> 00:22:22,990
And what were you
doing at the time?
I was--
463
00:22:23,030 --> 00:22:27,030
Well, that is, the captain
was bawling me out
on the bridge, sir.
464
00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,370
What for?
My shirttail was out.
465
00:22:29,410 --> 00:22:32,540
Was the captain
very strict on the subject
of shirttails?
466
00:22:32,580 --> 00:22:35,290
[chuckles] Yes, sir.
He was very strict
on shirttails, sir.
467
00:22:35,330 --> 00:22:37,210
And while he was
describing
your shirttail,
468
00:22:37,250 --> 00:22:39,210
the ship went around
in a full circle
469
00:22:39,250 --> 00:22:41,010
and steamed over
its own tow cable.
470
00:22:41,050 --> 00:22:43,220
Is that what happened?
I object to this
line of questioning.
471
00:22:43,260 --> 00:22:45,390
Counsel has
tricked the witness
with leading questions
472
00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:48,140
into asserting that the Caine
cut its own tow line,
473
00:22:48,180 --> 00:22:51,220
a material point
that was not touched upon
in direct examination.
474
00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:53,230
Please the court,
the witness has stated
475
00:22:53,270 --> 00:22:55,190
that he's never
seen the captain
do anything crazy.
476
00:22:55,230 --> 00:22:57,560
I'm simply trying
to refute that statement.
477
00:22:57,610 --> 00:23:01,480
Defense counsel
will have the opportunity
to originate evidence later.
478
00:23:01,530 --> 00:23:03,440
Objection sustained.
479
00:23:03,490 --> 00:23:06,910
Cross-examination thus far
will be stricken
from the record.
480
00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,870
Urban, what is
a paranoid personality?
481
00:23:10,910 --> 00:23:12,450
Huh?
A paranoid personality.
482
00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:14,160
What is it?
Sir?
483
00:23:14,210 --> 00:23:16,540
Would you recognize
a psychotic person
if you saw one?
484
00:23:16,580 --> 00:23:17,920
Me?
It's okay.
485
00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,040
No further questions.
Thank you.
486
00:23:20,090 --> 00:23:22,260
Petty Officer Urban,
487
00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:25,840
you will not discuss
your testimony in this courtroom
with anybody, understand?
488
00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,260
Wh-Who, sir?
Me, sir?
489
00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:29,680
No, sir.
490
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,470
Witness excused.
491
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:33,600
Thank you, sir.
492
00:23:35,310 --> 00:23:37,350
[whispering]
493
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,610
I see that,
uh, trial counsel
intends to call
494
00:23:39,650 --> 00:23:41,730
a dozen members
of the crew of the Caine.
495
00:23:41,770 --> 00:23:43,230
Yeah?
Yeah, that's correct.
496
00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,240
And the purpose is to confirm
Urban's testimony
497
00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,360
no one ever
saw the captain
do anything crazy.
498
00:23:47,410 --> 00:23:49,950
That is the purpose.
Okay, I'll concede that.
499
00:23:49,990 --> 00:23:52,290
I'll concede
they'll all corroborate
Urban's testimony
500
00:23:52,330 --> 00:23:57,460
if you concede that none of them
know any more about a paranoid
than Urban does.
501
00:23:57,500 --> 00:23:59,920
Yeah, I'll gladly
accept that concession
on those terms, sir.
502
00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:02,340
Okay.
Lieutenant, that's
a weighty concession.
503
00:24:02,380 --> 00:24:05,420
And by your leave, sir,
I'll make that concession.
504
00:24:05,470 --> 00:24:07,300
Uh-- [exhales]
505
00:24:07,340 --> 00:24:10,800
Mr. Greenwald, I understand
that you were appointed
as defense counsel
506
00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:12,220
by the judge advocate.
507
00:24:12,260 --> 00:24:13,600
Yes, sir.
508
00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,020
When were you
appointed?
Four days ago, sir.
509
00:24:16,060 --> 00:24:19,230
Do you feel you've had enough
time to prepare your case?
Yes, sir.
510
00:24:19,270 --> 00:24:21,270
Did you undertake
the assignment
willingly?
511
00:24:21,310 --> 00:24:23,360
Uh, sir,
Lieutenant Greenwald
accepted the assignment
512
00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,610
at the request
of the judge advocate.
513
00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:30,410
[sighs] I see that
you're a naval aviator.
Yes, sir.
514
00:24:30,450 --> 00:24:33,410
What do you fly?
Primarily
the F/A-18 Super Hornet, sir.
515
00:24:33,450 --> 00:24:36,330
Why aren't you
flying now?
Medical leave, sir.
516
00:24:36,370 --> 00:24:39,250
Why?
Forced to eject
from a damaged aircraft.
517
00:24:39,290 --> 00:24:40,960
I see.
518
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,210
Did you have a chance
to practice much law?
A little, sir.
519
00:24:45,630 --> 00:24:46,670
[sighs]
520
00:24:46,710 --> 00:24:48,470
Lieutenant Maryk.
521
00:24:48,510 --> 00:24:50,510
Yes, sir.
522
00:24:50,550 --> 00:24:52,930
I need to know if you're
happy with your counsel's
conduct of the defense.
523
00:24:52,970 --> 00:24:55,520
Sir, if he answers
that question,
he does on blind faith.
524
00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,980
Can I just have a moment
to speak to my client privately?
525
00:24:58,020 --> 00:25:00,270
[sighs]
526
00:25:00,980 --> 00:25:02,100
Two minutes.
527
00:25:02,150 --> 00:25:03,520
[Greenwald]
Come on.
528
00:25:03,980 --> 00:25:05,360
Thank you.
529
00:25:07,150 --> 00:25:09,450
So, do you want
to get rid of me?
530
00:25:10,490 --> 00:25:11,990
I don't know.
531
00:25:13,070 --> 00:25:15,370
I think I'm screwed
at this point.
532
00:25:15,410 --> 00:25:17,370
Fifteen years
in the brig?
533
00:25:17,410 --> 00:25:19,210
Mm-hmm.
534
00:25:20,750 --> 00:25:23,540
Tell me one thing.
Why didn't you
cross-examine Tom?
535
00:25:23,580 --> 00:25:25,880
I don't have time
to tell you everything.
536
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,590
Tom Keefer knows everything
the captain did. Everything.
I'm sure he does.
537
00:25:28,630 --> 00:25:30,510
If he wouldn't talk,
it's up to you
to drag it out.
538
00:25:30,550 --> 00:25:32,640
Wasn't it?
You don't understand.
539
00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,430
No, I don't understand
what you're doing.
That's for sure.
540
00:25:34,470 --> 00:25:35,930
I want to fight
this case.
Why?
541
00:25:35,970 --> 00:25:37,640
Because
I want to win it.
Why?
542
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,560
Is that not enough?
543
00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,270
Before you said you'd
rather be prosecuting
than defending me.
544
00:25:41,310 --> 00:25:43,020
So maybe this is
your bizarre way
of prosecuting.
545
00:25:43,060 --> 00:25:46,190
Steve, listen to me
very carefully.
546
00:25:46,230 --> 00:25:48,990
Implicating Keefer
harms you.
What?
547
00:25:49,030 --> 00:25:52,360
Two disgruntled bastards
instead of one heroic exec.
548
00:25:52,410 --> 00:25:55,660
I have a chance
with one heroic exec.
549
00:25:55,700 --> 00:25:59,000
Making that stick
is the only chance
for you to win.
550
00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,550
For the record,
the court asks the accused,
551
00:26:07,590 --> 00:26:10,010
are you satisfied
with your counsel?
552
00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:13,550
I'm satisfied, sir.
553
00:26:13,590 --> 00:26:16,430
Court will not
reopen this question.
I understand that, sir.
554
00:26:16,470 --> 00:26:19,100
I'm satisfied
with Lieutenant Greenwald.
555
00:26:19,140 --> 00:26:21,730
Proceed with your case,
Commander Challee.
556
00:26:22,690 --> 00:26:24,270
Call Lieutenant Keith.
557
00:26:33,490 --> 00:26:35,450
State your name, rank
and present station.
558
00:26:35,490 --> 00:26:38,580
Willis Keith,
US Navy Junior Grade,
559
00:26:38,620 --> 00:26:40,700
assistant communications officer
on the USS Caine.
560
00:26:40,750 --> 00:26:43,210
Mr. Keith, were you
officer of the deck of the Caine
561
00:26:43,250 --> 00:26:45,420
on December 18th, 2022?
562
00:26:45,460 --> 00:26:46,830
I was.
563
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,550
Was the captain relieved
of his command on that date?
564
00:26:49,590 --> 00:26:50,630
Yes, ma'am.
565
00:26:50,670 --> 00:26:52,210
Do you know why
the executive officer
566
00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:53,630
relieved the captain?
Yes.
567
00:26:53,670 --> 00:26:56,760
Captain Queeg
had lost control of himself
568
00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,560
and the ship
was in grave danger
of foundering.
569
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,220
How many years
have you served at sea,
Lieutenant?
570
00:27:02,270 --> 00:27:04,190
One year, three months.
571
00:27:04,230 --> 00:27:06,230
Do you know how many years
Commander Queeg
has served at sea?
572
00:27:06,270 --> 00:27:08,190
I guess about 17 years.
573
00:27:08,230 --> 00:27:10,150
Which one of you is
better qualified to judge
574
00:27:10,190 --> 00:27:12,740
whether a ship
is foundering or not?
575
00:27:12,780 --> 00:27:14,780
Myself, ma'am,
576
00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:17,370
if I'm in possession
of my faculties
and Commander Queeg isn't.
577
00:27:17,410 --> 00:27:19,240
Well, what makes you think
he wasn't in possession
of his faculties?
578
00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,490
He wasn't on the morning
of December 18th.
579
00:27:21,540 --> 00:27:24,660
Oh. Have you studied
medicine or psychiatry?
No.
580
00:27:24,710 --> 00:27:29,130
Did the captain foam or rave
or make insane gestures?
581
00:27:29,170 --> 00:27:32,920
No. No.
What he did do was just as bad.
582
00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,090
Clarify that, will you?
583
00:27:34,130 --> 00:27:36,340
His orders were vague.
584
00:27:36,380 --> 00:27:39,800
He insisted on going south
when we had a north wind
of 90 miles an hour behind us.
585
00:27:39,850 --> 00:27:42,560
With a stern wind that strong,
the ship couldn't be controlled.
586
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,730
In your expert opinion
as ship handler, that is.
587
00:27:45,770 --> 00:27:49,150
Well, Steve Maryk thought so,
and he's an expert ship handler.
588
00:27:49,190 --> 00:27:53,820
Were you completely loyal
to your captain or not,
prior to 18 December?
589
00:27:53,860 --> 00:27:58,660
I was, uh, antagonistic
to Captain Queeg
at certain isolated times.
590
00:27:58,700 --> 00:28:00,700
At what isolated times
were you antagonistic?
591
00:28:00,740 --> 00:28:03,120
When the captain
mistreated his men,
I opposed him.
592
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,830
When did the captain
ever mistreat his men?
593
00:28:04,870 --> 00:28:07,960
Well, for one thing,
he systematically persecuted
594
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,880
Gunners Mate Second Class
Stilwell.
595
00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,000
In what way?
596
00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,090
First, he restricted him
to the ship for six months
for reading on watch.
597
00:28:15,130 --> 00:28:18,010
Refused to grant him leave
when we were back in the States
in December 2021.
598
00:28:18,050 --> 00:28:22,890
The man was getting
anonymous messages about
his wife's infidelity.
599
00:28:22,930 --> 00:28:26,060
[stammers, sighs]
Maryk gave Stilwell
a 72-hour emergency leave.
600
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:27,890
He returned a few hours
over leave--
601
00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:31,810
Hold on. Hold on.
You say that Maryk
gave Stilwell leave.
602
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,940
Did Maryk know that the captain
had denied Stilwell leave?
603
00:28:35,990 --> 00:28:37,820
Yes.
604
00:28:37,860 --> 00:28:41,200
Did Maryk check with the captain
before authorizing this leave?
605
00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,160
No, um...
606
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,660
Are you testifying,
Mr. Keith,
607
00:28:45,700 --> 00:28:48,870
that Maryk
deliberately violated
his captain's orders?
608
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,380
Uh...
609
00:28:53,750 --> 00:28:57,720
I-- I mean,
i-it was my fault, actually.
610
00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,720
'Cause I begged him to.
He was--
611
00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,010
Mr. Keith, we now
have your testimony
612
00:29:02,050 --> 00:29:04,010
that you and Stilwell
and Maryk
613
00:29:04,050 --> 00:29:06,890
conspired to circumvent
an express order by
your commanding officer
614
00:29:06,930 --> 00:29:10,350
a whole year
before the cyclone
of 18 December.
615
00:29:10,390 --> 00:29:12,860
Now, please tell the court
616
00:29:12,900 --> 00:29:16,610
any other instances
of mistreatment
that occur to you.
617
00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,110
He cut off Internet access
for six months
618
00:29:20,150 --> 00:29:22,820
'cause he wasn't invited
to a screening by mistake.
619
00:29:22,870 --> 00:29:26,080
Uh, he restricted water use
in the middle of a heat wave
620
00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,290
'cause he said the men
were using too much,
they had to be taught a lesson.
621
00:29:29,330 --> 00:29:34,380
Did the captain ever issue
any rules or punishments
not permitted by regulations?
622
00:29:35,590 --> 00:29:38,130
He never did anything
not allowed by regulations.
623
00:29:38,170 --> 00:29:40,550
You don't like the captain,
do you, Lieutenant?
624
00:29:40,590 --> 00:29:42,510
Oh, I did.
I did at first.
625
00:29:42,550 --> 00:29:44,260
Very much.
Mm-hmm.
626
00:29:44,300 --> 00:29:47,010
But I gradually
came to realize
627
00:29:47,060 --> 00:29:49,770
that he was a petty tyrant
and utterly incompetent.
628
00:29:49,810 --> 00:29:52,230
Did you think
he was insane, too?
629
00:29:52,270 --> 00:29:54,270
Not until the day
of the cyclone.
630
00:29:54,310 --> 00:29:57,070
Very well.
Come to the day of the storm.
631
00:29:57,110 --> 00:29:58,940
Was your decision
to obey Maryk
632
00:29:58,980 --> 00:30:01,610
based on your judgment that
the captain had gone mad?
633
00:30:01,650 --> 00:30:04,820
Or was it based
on your hatred
of Captain Queeg?
634
00:30:06,450 --> 00:30:11,500
I-- I just-- I don't remember
my state of mind at that time.
635
00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:13,750
No further questions.
636
00:30:13,790 --> 00:30:16,920
Mr. Keith, you stated
you disliked Captain Queeg, yes?
637
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,920
I did dislike him.
638
00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,670
And did you state all
your reasons for disliking him?
Not at all.
639
00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,260
Okay, well, please,
state the rest
of those reasons now.
640
00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:27,260
Well, for one thing,
he extorted
a thousand bucks from me.
641
00:30:27,300 --> 00:30:29,350
Objection.
642
00:30:29,390 --> 00:30:31,980
The issue in this case
is not whether Captain Queeg
was a model officer,
643
00:30:32,020 --> 00:30:33,850
but whether he was insane
on 18 December.
644
00:30:33,890 --> 00:30:35,980
Defense counsel hasn't
even touched that issue.
645
00:30:36,020 --> 00:30:38,520
Well, please the court,
this bears directly
on the fitness
646
00:30:38,570 --> 00:30:40,690
of Captain Queeg
to command a naval vessel.
647
00:30:40,730 --> 00:30:43,070
And as evidence,
it is nothing but clarification
648
00:30:43,110 --> 00:30:45,410
of Keith's dislike
for his commanding officer,
649
00:30:45,450 --> 00:30:49,370
a fact brought out
by trial counsel,
at great pains, I might add,
650
00:30:49,410 --> 00:30:51,950
under direct examination.
651
00:30:53,410 --> 00:30:55,040
The objection is overruled.
652
00:30:56,580 --> 00:31:00,750
Mr. Keith,
could you please describe
this so-called extortion?
653
00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:04,590
Well, this was back
last December
in Port Doha, Qatar.
654
00:31:04,630 --> 00:31:07,760
Uh, the captain had this crate,
655
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:11,060
this big crate
full of duty-free whiskey
that he wanted to sneak aboard.
656
00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:12,890
He appointed me boat officer,
657
00:31:12,930 --> 00:31:15,690
and a working party started
to load the crate in the gig.
658
00:31:15,730 --> 00:31:17,900
It was incredibly heavy,
659
00:31:17,940 --> 00:31:22,530
and Captain Queeg...
got excited
660
00:31:22,570 --> 00:31:25,820
and started screaming out
a whole bunch
of contradictory orders.
661
00:31:25,860 --> 00:31:28,160
Sailors got rattled,
they dropped the crate
in the water,
662
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,580
it sank like a stone,
I was out a thousand bucks.
663
00:31:31,620 --> 00:31:33,660
No, you mean the captain
was out a thousand bucks.
664
00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:36,040
No, no, no, sir.
I was.
665
00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,210
Captain informed me
it was my responsibility,
666
00:31:38,250 --> 00:31:40,420
'cause I was boat officer
in charge of loading,
667
00:31:40,460 --> 00:31:43,590
and he asked me
what I wanted to do about it.
668
00:31:43,630 --> 00:31:45,260
I was supposed to go
on leave the next day.
669
00:31:45,300 --> 00:31:48,590
My girlfriend had flown out
from New York to be with me,
670
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,390
so I went to the captain,
671
00:31:50,430 --> 00:31:53,600
I apologized for my stupidity,
672
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,230
and I offered to pay
for the crate.
673
00:31:56,270 --> 00:31:59,730
He took my money
and signed my leave papers.
674
00:32:00,980 --> 00:32:03,780
What other reasons do you have
for disliking Captain Queeg?
675
00:32:03,820 --> 00:32:05,490
Well, my chief reason
for disliking Captain Queeg
676
00:32:05,530 --> 00:32:07,780
was his cowardice
in dangerous situations.
677
00:32:07,820 --> 00:32:08,780
Objection!
678
00:32:08,820 --> 00:32:10,030
Counsel
is originating evidence
679
00:32:10,070 --> 00:32:12,330
beyond the scope
of direct examination.
680
00:32:12,370 --> 00:32:16,040
He is leading the witness
to irresponsible libel
of an officer of the Navy.
681
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,920
Please the court,
the witness's dislike
of Captain Queeg
682
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,420
was not only in the scope
of direct examination,
683
00:32:21,460 --> 00:32:23,750
it was the key fact
brought out.
684
00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:27,800
Now, the witness has confessed
an ignorance of psychiatry.
685
00:32:28,590 --> 00:32:30,220
Things Captain Queeg did
686
00:32:30,260 --> 00:32:33,310
which forced the witness
in his ignorance
to dislike him
687
00:32:33,350 --> 00:32:36,100
may in fact have been
the helpless acts
of a sick man.
688
00:32:36,140 --> 00:32:39,230
I respectfully
urge my objection, sir.
689
00:32:39,270 --> 00:32:42,480
Let me remind everyone
690
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:45,650
of the serious nature
of the issues
in this line of questioning
691
00:32:45,690 --> 00:32:47,900
and the implications
involved.
692
00:32:48,860 --> 00:32:51,320
From the earliest days
of our service,
693
00:32:51,370 --> 00:32:54,830
the worst charge
that can be leveled against
a naval service officer,
694
00:32:54,870 --> 00:32:57,660
especially
the commanding officer
of a vessel,
695
00:32:57,710 --> 00:33:02,670
is that he displays cowardice
or negligence in the face
of danger to his ship or crew.
696
00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:05,800
Counsel and the witness
are herewith cautioned
697
00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,840
that they are treading on
dangerous and unprecedented
grounds here.
698
00:33:11,050 --> 00:33:13,140
Court offers defense counsel
the opportunity
699
00:33:13,180 --> 00:33:15,470
to withdraw his question
from the record.
700
00:33:16,810 --> 00:33:19,230
My question stands, sir.
701
00:33:19,270 --> 00:33:21,310
Lieutenant Keith,
702
00:33:21,350 --> 00:33:24,730
you have the opportunity
to withdraw
or amend your answers.
703
00:33:24,770 --> 00:33:27,150
I stand by
what I said, sir.
704
00:33:27,900 --> 00:33:29,820
Very well.
705
00:33:29,860 --> 00:33:32,990
Court finds that the question
is within the scope
of direct examination
706
00:33:33,030 --> 00:33:35,950
and that the answer
is material.
707
00:33:35,990 --> 00:33:38,830
The objection
of the trial counsel
is overruled.
708
00:33:38,870 --> 00:33:41,040
Mr. Keith, can you describe
when and where
709
00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,210
the captain displayed
this aversion to danger?
710
00:33:44,250 --> 00:33:48,630
Uh, well,
I guess the worst time
was a mine-sweeping operation
711
00:33:48,670 --> 00:33:50,220
in the Straits of Hormuz.
712
00:33:50,260 --> 00:33:52,220
That's where
he got the nickname
Old Yellowstain.
713
00:33:52,260 --> 00:33:54,720
And this nickname,
Old Yellowstain,
what does it imply?
714
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:56,890
Well, cowardice, of course.
715
00:33:56,930 --> 00:33:59,680
It refers to a yellow dye marker
he dropped over the side.
716
00:33:59,730 --> 00:34:02,850
Describe. Describe
this Yellowstain incident
for us, please.
717
00:34:02,900 --> 00:34:04,900
I wasn't on
the bridge at the time.
718
00:34:04,940 --> 00:34:07,020
I only heard
about it afterwards--
Oh! Objection.
719
00:34:07,070 --> 00:34:10,570
Does defense counsel
seriously expect to enter these
hearsay libels on the record?
720
00:34:10,610 --> 00:34:12,780
I withdraw the question,
okay?
721
00:34:12,820 --> 00:34:16,830
Defense will introduce
direct evidence
on the Yellowstain incident.
722
00:34:16,870 --> 00:34:19,620
Strike the question
and the answer
from the record.
723
00:34:19,660 --> 00:34:21,830
Describe incidents
of cowardice
724
00:34:21,870 --> 00:34:24,250
to which you were
an eyewitness,
Mr. Keith.
725
00:34:25,170 --> 00:34:28,090
Any time there was
a difficult situation,
726
00:34:28,130 --> 00:34:31,340
Captain Queeg was always
to be found on the side
of the bridge away from it all.
727
00:34:31,380 --> 00:34:35,430
I saw that a dozen times
when I was officer of the day.
Thank you.
728
00:34:35,470 --> 00:34:37,600
No further questions.
729
00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,890
Mr. Keith,
has Lieutenant Commander Queeg
730
00:34:40,930 --> 00:34:45,390
ever been investigated
or charged by higher authority
731
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:49,440
for any of this alleged
unprofessional behavior
that you describe?
732
00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:50,860
No.
733
00:34:50,900 --> 00:34:53,110
Can you cite
any official records
734
00:34:53,150 --> 00:34:56,410
that'll substantiate
any of these fantastic
735
00:34:56,450 --> 00:34:58,620
and libelous stories
that you've been telling
736
00:34:58,660 --> 00:35:00,620
under the guidance
of defense counsel?
737
00:35:00,660 --> 00:35:02,330
Official records, no.
738
00:35:02,370 --> 00:35:04,870
Mr. Keith, do you
know for a fact
739
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:08,250
that the crate that was lost
contained smuggled liquor?
740
00:35:08,290 --> 00:35:10,250
It's common knowledge.
741
00:35:10,300 --> 00:35:12,050
Common knowledge.
742
00:35:12,090 --> 00:35:14,590
Did you see the liquor
in the crate?
No.
743
00:35:14,630 --> 00:35:18,680
Can you name one person
who will testify that they
saw liquor in the crate?
744
00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:21,720
Naturally, he was pretty
careful about that.
Okay, not one person.
745
00:35:21,770 --> 00:35:25,100
I just-- I don't--
I don't know who would
have actually seen it.
746
00:35:25,890 --> 00:35:27,190
Mr. Keith,
you've testified
747
00:35:27,230 --> 00:35:29,310
that you don't like
Captain Queeg.
748
00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,320
You're reporting as fact
every evil rumor about him
749
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:35,990
and you're making
wildly irresponsible charges
under oath.
750
00:35:36,030 --> 00:35:37,820
Isn't that the plain truth
of your testimony,
Mr. Keith?
751
00:35:37,870 --> 00:35:39,910
I haven't lied once.
752
00:35:39,950 --> 00:35:42,240
Mr. Keith, on the morning
that the captain was relieved,
753
00:35:42,290 --> 00:35:44,660
did you really think
he'd gone crazy?
754
00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:47,330
I said before,
755
00:35:47,370 --> 00:35:50,670
I can't say for sure
what my state of mind was,
or his.
756
00:35:51,710 --> 00:35:53,670
No more questions.
757
00:35:57,340 --> 00:35:59,010
Call Captain Southard.
758
00:36:04,310 --> 00:36:07,270
State your name, rank
and present station.
759
00:36:07,310 --> 00:36:08,850
Randolph Southard,
760
00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:12,150
Captain, US Navy
operations officer,
Fifth Fleet.
761
00:36:12,190 --> 00:36:13,860
You understand
that you've been called
as an expert witness
762
00:36:13,900 --> 00:36:15,440
on Avenger-class
ship handling?
763
00:36:15,490 --> 00:36:16,820
I do.
764
00:36:16,860 --> 00:36:18,240
State your qualifications.
765
00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,740
Some 20 years
on smaller combatants,
766
00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:22,450
ten years
of commanding all types,
767
00:36:22,490 --> 00:36:25,450
including ships
ranging up to
guided missile destroyers.
768
00:36:25,500 --> 00:36:29,120
To clarify for the members,
will you use the map
marked "Exhibit A"
769
00:36:29,170 --> 00:36:32,840
to illustrate
the position of the Caine
when she encountered the storm?
770
00:36:33,710 --> 00:36:37,590
The Caine
was approximately here.
771
00:36:37,630 --> 00:36:41,720
The storm hit
from the northeast,
heading southwest.
772
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,760
Vessels of the task force
steered south
773
00:36:43,810 --> 00:36:45,640
in an attempt
to outrun the weather.
774
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,690
The Caine, in her spot
on the right flank
of the sweep pattern,
775
00:36:48,730 --> 00:36:50,190
caught the worst of it.
776
00:36:50,230 --> 00:36:52,900
Rather than steering
with the wind aft,
777
00:36:52,940 --> 00:36:56,740
she turned north
into the wind and seized.
778
00:36:56,780 --> 00:37:00,660
That was the situation
in the strait
on the day in question.
779
00:37:00,700 --> 00:37:02,660
Thank you, Captain.
You may be seated.
780
00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:04,660
Trial counsel,
you may proceed.
781
00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:06,160
Thank you.
782
00:37:07,330 --> 00:37:10,920
Captain, let's say that,
hypothetically,
783
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,500
you're the one
who's in command
of the vessel.
784
00:37:13,540 --> 00:37:16,130
A cyclone blows up
without warning
traveling west
785
00:37:16,170 --> 00:37:18,260
and you're directly
in the path of it.
786
00:37:18,300 --> 00:37:20,010
The wind keeps increasing,
787
00:37:20,050 --> 00:37:22,550
its direction
holding steady from the north.
788
00:37:22,590 --> 00:37:26,810
Soon your wind
is force ten to 12
and your seas are mountainous.
789
00:37:26,850 --> 00:37:29,480
Under the circumstances,
what would you do?
790
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:31,850
Well, I'd execute
the classic Navy maneuver
791
00:37:31,900 --> 00:37:34,230
known as getting
the hell out of there.
792
00:37:34,270 --> 00:37:36,110
And how would you go
about that, Captain?
793
00:37:36,150 --> 00:37:38,280
Well, it's almost
rule of thumb.
794
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,450
You say the winds
from the north are 90 knots,
795
00:37:40,490 --> 00:37:43,620
center of the cyclone
coming at you from the west.
796
00:37:43,660 --> 00:37:45,450
The best course is south.
797
00:37:45,490 --> 00:37:48,370
You might have to head
a couple of points
one way or the other,
798
00:37:48,410 --> 00:37:49,960
depending on your seas,
799
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,880
but there's only one way
out of that mess-- south.
800
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:57,130
But then you have
a terribly strong stern wind,
don't you?
801
00:37:57,170 --> 00:37:58,960
What about it?
802
00:37:59,010 --> 00:38:02,510
Well, can a small vessel
ride safely going downwind
in such conditions?
803
00:38:02,550 --> 00:38:06,310
She'll ride just as well
going downwind as upwind.
804
00:38:06,350 --> 00:38:08,770
In fact,
with your high freeboard
going forward,
805
00:38:08,810 --> 00:38:10,680
a smaller vessel
tends to back in the wind.
806
00:38:10,730 --> 00:38:15,770
Other things being equal,
she'll do slightly
better going downwind.
807
00:38:15,810 --> 00:38:18,980
How about turning north
in those circumstances
and heading into the wind?
808
00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:24,490
Well, that would be
dubious and dangerous,
not to mention idiotic.
809
00:38:24,530 --> 00:38:26,620
Why, sir?
810
00:38:26,660 --> 00:38:29,620
Well, you're heading yourself
right back into the path
of the cyclone.
811
00:38:29,660 --> 00:38:33,250
Unless you're interested
in sinking,
that's not smart.
812
00:38:33,290 --> 00:38:35,000
That's all, sir.
813
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:39,800
Captain, have you ever
conned a ship
at the center of a cyclone?
814
00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,720
Negative.
815
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,140
Been on the fringes often,
but always managed
to avoid the center.
816
00:38:45,180 --> 00:38:49,060
And have you ever commanded
a mine countermeasures ship?
Negative.
817
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:52,480
Okay, this trial, sir,
concerns an Avenger-class MCM
818
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:54,900
at the center of
a very dangerous storm.
819
00:38:54,940 --> 00:38:56,860
I'm aware of that.
820
00:38:56,900 --> 00:39:00,360
I've had MCMs under my command,
and I've read the book on them.
821
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,490
They don't differ
from smaller-class vessels
822
00:39:02,530 --> 00:39:06,950
in terms of characteristics
and handling in rough weather.
823
00:39:06,990 --> 00:39:09,160
I only ask these questions,
sir,
824
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,660
because you are
the only expert
ship-handling witness,
825
00:39:11,700 --> 00:39:15,210
and I believe the extent
of your expert knowledge
should be clear to the court.
826
00:39:15,250 --> 00:39:17,290
Well,
I've handled these ships
827
00:39:17,330 --> 00:39:20,800
in almost
every conceivable situation
for the last ten years.
828
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,970
Haven't handled
a mine countermeasures
at the center of a cyclone,
829
00:39:24,010 --> 00:39:27,140
but I don't know
who the hell has besides
the skipper of the Caine.
830
00:39:27,180 --> 00:39:29,220
That's
a thousand-to-one shot.
831
00:39:29,260 --> 00:39:32,350
Then would you state,
without reservation,
832
00:39:32,390 --> 00:39:36,400
that the same rules hold
for an MCM
at the center of a cyclone?
833
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:40,570
At the center of a cyclone,
there are no hard
and fast rules.
834
00:39:40,610 --> 00:39:43,320
That's one situation
where it's all up
to the commanding officer.
835
00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:45,530
Too many things
happen too fast.
836
00:39:45,570 --> 00:39:47,530
Mmm.
837
00:39:47,570 --> 00:39:50,740
You remember
the hypothetical question
put to you by trial counsel
838
00:39:50,780 --> 00:39:52,540
about the storm, yes?
839
00:39:52,580 --> 00:39:53,870
I do.
840
00:39:53,910 --> 00:39:56,000
I want you to assume
in that situation
841
00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,710
that the wind and the seas
become bigger.
842
00:39:58,750 --> 00:40:02,250
They become bigger
than anything-- anything
you have ever experienced.
843
00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:03,960
You have lost control
of your ship, sir.
844
00:40:04,010 --> 00:40:06,260
You actually believe
she could sink.
845
00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:08,930
You are in
the worst-case scenario.
846
00:40:08,970 --> 00:40:12,390
Do you bring around north
into the wind,
847
00:40:12,430 --> 00:40:15,930
or do you continue south,
stern to the wind?
848
00:40:15,980 --> 00:40:17,770
You're getting
very extreme.
849
00:40:17,810 --> 00:40:20,020
Yes, sir, I am.
Would you prefer not
to answer the question?
850
00:40:20,060 --> 00:40:22,070
I'll answer it.
Please.
851
00:40:22,110 --> 00:40:24,280
In the worst-case scenario,
852
00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:27,610
I'd come around the north,
into the wind, if I could.
853
00:40:27,650 --> 00:40:31,070
But only
in the worst-case scenario.
Why?
854
00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:34,080
Because the engines
in your rudder have
the best chance that way.
855
00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:38,540
That's why.
It's your last chance
to keep control of your ship.
856
00:40:38,580 --> 00:40:42,290
But aren't you heading back
into the center of the storm?
First things first.
857
00:40:42,340 --> 00:40:44,000
If you're on
the verge of sinking,
858
00:40:44,050 --> 00:40:46,090
you about as bad off
as you can get.
859
00:40:46,130 --> 00:40:47,670
Mind you, you said
worst-case scenario.
860
00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:52,350
I did, sir.
Thank you very much.
No further questions.
861
00:40:52,390 --> 00:40:54,680
Captain,
who, in your opinion,
is the best judge
862
00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:57,600
as to whether a ship is in
the worst-case scenario?
863
00:40:57,640 --> 00:41:01,310
There's only one judge.
The commanding officer.
864
00:41:01,350 --> 00:41:03,190
Why, sir?
865
00:41:03,230 --> 00:41:06,530
The Navy made him captain
'cause his knowledge
of the sea and of ships
866
00:41:06,570 --> 00:41:09,400
is better than anyone else's
on the ship.
867
00:41:09,450 --> 00:41:14,160
It's very common
for some subordinate officers
to think the ship is sinking
868
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:17,250
when all that's happening
is a little weather.
869
00:41:17,290 --> 00:41:20,080
Well, don't you think, sir,
that when his subordinates
870
00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,080
all agree that the ship
is going down
871
00:41:22,130 --> 00:41:23,840
that the captain ought
to listen to them?
872
00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:25,840
Negative.
873
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:29,170
Panic is a common hazard
at sea.
874
00:41:29,220 --> 00:41:31,340
The highest function of command
is to override
875
00:41:31,380 --> 00:41:34,600
and listen to nothing
but the voice of his own
professional judgment.
876
00:41:35,890 --> 00:41:38,180
Call Dr. Joan Lundeen.
877
00:41:43,060 --> 00:41:45,190
State your name, rank
and present station.
878
00:41:45,230 --> 00:41:47,360
Lieutenant Commander
Joan Lundeen,
879
00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:49,990
Medical Corps, US Navy,
Head of Psychiatry,
880
00:41:50,030 --> 00:41:52,200
US Naval Hospital,
San Francisco.
881
00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:55,200
Were you the head of
the medical board that examined
Lieutenant Commander Queeg?
882
00:41:55,240 --> 00:41:56,580
I was.
883
00:41:56,620 --> 00:42:00,000
And how long
did your examination last,
Doctor?
884
00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:03,710
We had the commander
under constant observation
and testing for three weeks.
885
00:42:03,750 --> 00:42:05,790
[Challee]
And what was the finding
of the board?
886
00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:08,840
Commander Queeg was discharged
with a clean bill of health.
887
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:13,590
Doctor, is it possible
that two months ago,
on December 18th,
888
00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:16,390
he was in such a state
of psychotic collapse
889
00:42:16,430 --> 00:42:19,520
that relieving him
from naval command
would be justified?
890
00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:20,810
No.
891
00:42:20,850 --> 00:42:22,690
Is it possible
for a sane man
892
00:42:22,730 --> 00:42:26,650
to perform offensive,
disagreeable,
foolish acts?
893
00:42:26,690 --> 00:42:28,400
It happens every day.
894
00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,030
We didn't find
that the commander
was a perfect officer.
895
00:42:31,070 --> 00:42:34,740
Yet, you still say
that to relieve him
from naval command
896
00:42:34,780 --> 00:42:37,910
because of mental illness
would be unjustified?
897
00:42:37,950 --> 00:42:41,080
Completely unjustified.
898
00:42:41,750 --> 00:42:43,290
Thank you.
899
00:42:43,790 --> 00:42:46,000
Dr. Lundeen,
900
00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:48,040
my background is legal,
not medical,
901
00:42:48,090 --> 00:42:51,590
so I hope you'll bear with me
as I try to clarify
some technical terms.
902
00:42:51,630 --> 00:42:53,340
Of course.
903
00:42:53,380 --> 00:42:57,390
I'm going to ask some
pretty elementary questions.
All right.
904
00:42:57,430 --> 00:43:00,100
Would you say Commander Queeg
is absolutely normal?
905
00:43:00,140 --> 00:43:01,930
[chuckles]
906
00:43:01,980 --> 00:43:05,310
Well, normality, you know,
is a fiction in psychiatry.
Mmm.
907
00:43:05,350 --> 00:43:08,690
No adult is without problems
except a happy imbecile.
908
00:43:08,730 --> 00:43:10,860
What are
Commander Queeg's problems?
909
00:43:10,900 --> 00:43:14,530
You might say his
overall problem is one of
an inferiority complex
910
00:43:14,570 --> 00:43:16,660
generated
by an unhappy childhood
911
00:43:16,700 --> 00:43:19,990
and aggravated
by certain adult experiences.
912
00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,330
Unhappy childhood
in what way?
913
00:43:22,370 --> 00:43:26,580
Divorced parents,
financial trouble,
914
00:43:26,630 --> 00:43:28,130
problems at school.
915
00:43:28,170 --> 00:43:30,500
And the aggravating factors
in adult life?
916
00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:33,260
In his adult life,
917
00:43:33,300 --> 00:43:35,550
the commander is troubled
by his low standing
918
00:43:35,590 --> 00:43:37,930
in his academy class
and other such factors,
919
00:43:37,970 --> 00:43:39,800
but he has
become well-adjusted.
920
00:43:39,850 --> 00:43:42,930
Mmm. Can you describe
the nature of that adjustment?
921
00:43:42,970 --> 00:43:46,480
His identity as a naval officer
is the essential factor.
922
00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:48,940
It's the key
to his personal security.
923
00:43:48,980 --> 00:43:52,480
Therefore,
he has a fixed anxiety
about protecting his standing.
924
00:43:52,530 --> 00:43:54,490
That would account
for his harshness.
925
00:43:54,530 --> 00:43:56,610
Would he be slow
to admit mistakes?
926
00:43:56,660 --> 00:43:59,320
Yes, of course.
There's nothing
unbalanced in that.
927
00:43:59,370 --> 00:44:02,540
Oh, really? I mean,
would he be a perfectionist?
928
00:44:02,580 --> 00:44:04,620
Such a personality
would be.
929
00:44:04,660 --> 00:44:06,330
Inclined to hound
his subordinates
930
00:44:06,370 --> 00:44:07,920
over the smallest
little details.
931
00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:11,460
Any mistake
of a subordinate
is intolerable
932
00:44:11,500 --> 00:44:13,550
because it might cause him harm.
933
00:44:13,590 --> 00:44:17,550
Yet he will not admit mistakes
that he makes himself.
934
00:44:17,590 --> 00:44:21,760
You might say
that he revises reality
in his own mind
935
00:44:21,810 --> 00:44:23,680
so he comes out blameless.
936
00:44:23,720 --> 00:44:27,480
Doctor, isn't
distortion of reality
a symptom of mental illness?
937
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:30,270
It's a question of degree.
938
00:44:30,310 --> 00:44:32,650
Each one of us
has our own reality.
939
00:44:32,690 --> 00:44:37,030
Yes, Doctor, but doesn't
Commander Queeg distort reality
more, say, than you do?
940
00:44:37,070 --> 00:44:39,320
Yes, that's his weakness.
941
00:44:39,360 --> 00:44:41,280
Other people
have other weaknesses.
942
00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:43,450
It's definitely
not disabling.
943
00:44:43,490 --> 00:44:48,540
Well, if he's criticized,
would he think he was
being unjustly persecuted?
944
00:44:49,370 --> 00:44:51,290
It's all one pattern,
945
00:44:51,330 --> 00:44:55,130
all stemming
from one basic premise
that he must try to be perfect.
946
00:44:55,170 --> 00:44:56,840
Inclined to stubbornness, then.
947
00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:00,340
Well, you'll have
a certain rigidity
of personality
948
00:45:00,390 --> 00:45:02,390
in such an individual.
949
00:45:02,430 --> 00:45:04,720
His inner insecurity
stops him from admitting
950
00:45:04,760 --> 00:45:07,680
that those who differ
from him may be right.
951
00:45:07,730 --> 00:45:12,980
Doctor, you just testified that
the following symptoms exist
in Commander Queeg's behavior.
952
00:45:13,020 --> 00:45:14,690
We have rigidity
of personality.
953
00:45:14,730 --> 00:45:16,440
We have feelings
of persecution.
954
00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,530
We have
unreasonable suspicion.
955
00:45:18,570 --> 00:45:20,240
We have withdrawal
from reality.
956
00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:22,280
We have performance anxiety.
957
00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:24,830
We have an unreal basic premise
958
00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:27,700
and an obsessive sense
of self-righteousness.
959
00:45:27,750 --> 00:45:31,080
All mild, sir.
All well-compensated.
960
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,130
Yes, Doctor, yes.
961
00:45:33,170 --> 00:45:37,300
But is there
an inclusive psychiatric term,
one label for this syndrome?
962
00:45:37,340 --> 00:45:40,180
Syndrome? Who said anything
about a syndrome?
963
00:45:40,220 --> 00:45:44,720
You're misusing a term.
There's no syndrome
because there's no disease.
964
00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:46,680
I'll rephrase it.
965
00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:48,890
Do these symptoms
fall into
966
00:45:48,930 --> 00:45:53,020
a single pattern
of neurotic disturbance,
a common psychiatric class?
967
00:45:53,060 --> 00:45:55,570
I know
what you're getting at.
Well?
968
00:45:55,610 --> 00:45:59,860
It's a paranoid personality,
but that is not
a disabling affliction.
969
00:45:59,900 --> 00:46:02,110
Doctor--
A what personality,
Doctor?
970
00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:04,030
Paranoid.
971
00:46:04,070 --> 00:46:07,200
A paranoid?
Yes, paranoid.
972
00:46:09,750 --> 00:46:12,750
Um, Doctor, in a--
973
00:46:14,500 --> 00:46:17,960
in a paranoid personality,
like Commander Queeg's,
974
00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:19,880
would he-- I'm--
975
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:22,090
I'm gonna put this to you
hypothetically.
976
00:46:22,130 --> 00:46:24,590
Can a man have
a paranoid personality
977
00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:27,180
that would not disable him
for subordinate duties,
978
00:46:27,220 --> 00:46:28,810
but would disable him
for command?
979
00:46:28,850 --> 00:46:30,980
It's conceivable.
980
00:46:31,020 --> 00:46:34,190
And is the disabling factor
likely to be detected
in a personal interview?
981
00:46:34,230 --> 00:46:36,230
With a skilled
psychiatrist, yes.
982
00:46:36,270 --> 00:46:38,980
Why? I mean,
why is a psychiatrist needed?
983
00:46:39,030 --> 00:46:41,990
Can't an educated, intelligent
person detect a paranoid?
984
00:46:42,030 --> 00:46:44,910
Well, you evidently
aren't too well acquainted
with the pattern.
985
00:46:44,950 --> 00:46:47,370
The distinguishing mark
of this neurosis
986
00:46:47,410 --> 00:46:51,830
is the extreme plausibility
and a most convincing normal
manner on the surface,
987
00:46:51,870 --> 00:46:54,330
particularly
in self-justification.
988
00:46:54,370 --> 00:46:56,290
Self-justification.
989
00:46:56,330 --> 00:46:58,000
Thank you, Doctor.
990
00:46:59,130 --> 00:47:00,510
No further questions.
991
00:47:00,550 --> 00:47:02,840
[officer] The court wishes
to clear up one point.
992
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:07,600
Doctor, is...
is such a thing possible--
993
00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:10,310
Well, let me put it this way.
994
00:47:10,350 --> 00:47:12,180
Let's say that a man
with a mild condition
995
00:47:12,230 --> 00:47:16,100
is not disabled for all
the usual stresses of command.
996
00:47:16,150 --> 00:47:20,860
Now let's say those stresses
are multiplied manifold
by an extreme emergency.
997
00:47:20,900 --> 00:47:23,820
Would there then be a tendency
to make erroneous judgments?
998
00:47:23,860 --> 00:47:25,570
There might be, sir.
999
00:47:25,610 --> 00:47:28,740
Of course, extreme stress
does that to almost anybody.
1000
00:47:28,780 --> 00:47:30,740
It's not supposed to do it
to commanding officers.
1001
00:47:30,790 --> 00:47:35,000
No, but practically speaking,
sir, they're human.
1002
00:47:38,590 --> 00:47:41,170
State your name, rank
and present station.
1003
00:47:41,210 --> 00:47:43,920
Allen Bird, MD,
US Navy Reserve.
1004
00:47:43,970 --> 00:47:46,930
I was called to serve on
the psychiatric evaluation team.
1005
00:47:46,970 --> 00:47:49,430
Was this the board that
was headed by Dr. Lundeen
1006
00:47:49,470 --> 00:47:52,770
which recently inquired into
the mental health of
Lieutenant Commander Queeg?
1007
00:47:52,810 --> 00:47:54,980
Yes.
And what was the finding
of the board?
1008
00:47:55,020 --> 00:47:58,150
We found that the commander
is mentally fit
for command now
1009
00:47:58,190 --> 00:48:00,570
and has never been unfit.
1010
00:48:00,610 --> 00:48:03,400
Did you find any indication
that Commander Queeg
1011
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:06,740
had what is known
as a paranoid personality?
1012
00:48:06,780 --> 00:48:10,870
Well, I prefer to call it
obsessive personality
with paranoid features.
1013
00:48:10,910 --> 00:48:14,950
Right, but this did not
indicate mental unfitness.
No.
1014
00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:18,210
You agree, Doctor,
that Commander Queeg
is mentally fit now
1015
00:48:18,250 --> 00:48:21,000
and must have been
mentally fit
on December 18th
1016
00:48:21,040 --> 00:48:23,300
when he was relieved
on the grounds
of mental illness?
1017
00:48:23,340 --> 00:48:25,380
That was
our unanimous conclusion.
1018
00:48:25,420 --> 00:48:27,430
Thank you, Doctor.
1019
00:48:27,470 --> 00:48:29,260
[Greenwald]
Dr. Bird,
1020
00:48:29,300 --> 00:48:32,510
do you have any special training
in psychoanalysis?
1021
00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:34,390
Yes.
1022
00:48:34,430 --> 00:48:37,190
Okay, and in psychoanalysis,
is there such a thing
as mental illness?
1023
00:48:37,230 --> 00:48:39,940
There are disturbed people
and adjusted people.
1024
00:48:39,980 --> 00:48:41,940
But those terms,
"disturbed" and "adjusted,"
1025
00:48:41,980 --> 00:48:44,440
they correspond roughly
in layman's terms
1026
00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:46,530
to "sick" and "well,"
as we use them.
1027
00:48:46,570 --> 00:48:48,610
Very roughly, yes.
1028
00:48:48,660 --> 00:48:53,490
Would you say
Commander Queeg suffers
from an inferiority complex?
1029
00:48:53,530 --> 00:48:57,250
Yes, but it's...
well-compensated.
1030
00:48:57,290 --> 00:48:59,960
Is there a difference
between "compensated"
and "adjusted"?
1031
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:01,170
Most definitely.
1032
00:49:01,210 --> 00:49:03,800
Okay, could you please
describe that for us?
1033
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,210
Well, let's say
a man is suffering
1034
00:49:06,260 --> 00:49:09,880
from some deep-seated
psychological disturbance.
1035
00:49:09,930 --> 00:49:13,970
He can compensate
by finding outlets
for his peculiar drives.
1036
00:49:14,010 --> 00:49:19,190
Okay. So, has Commander Queeg
ever been psychoanalyzed?
1037
00:49:19,230 --> 00:49:21,850
No.
He's in your terms, then,
a disturbed person?
1038
00:49:21,900 --> 00:49:24,730
Yes, he is.
Not disabled, however,
by the disturbance.
1039
00:49:24,770 --> 00:49:26,990
Okay, how is he compensated?
1040
00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:29,950
Mainly two ways.
1041
00:49:29,990 --> 00:49:33,070
The paranoid pattern,
which is useless
and not desirable,
1042
00:49:33,120 --> 00:49:36,790
and his naval career,
which is extremely useful
and desirable.
1043
00:49:36,830 --> 00:49:39,660
Yes, Doctor, have you
noticed that little thing
he does with his hands?
1044
00:49:39,710 --> 00:49:41,420
You mean
rolling the steel balls?
Yes.
1045
00:49:41,460 --> 00:49:43,250
Could you describe
that for us, please?
1046
00:49:43,290 --> 00:49:45,840
It's an incessant rolling
of two marbles in his hand.
1047
00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:48,590
Mm-hmm.
Why does he do it?
1048
00:49:48,630 --> 00:49:51,300
Oh, uh, his hands tremble.
1049
00:49:51,340 --> 00:49:54,220
He does it to still his hands
and conceal the trembling.
1050
00:49:54,260 --> 00:49:55,510
Why do his hands tremble?
1051
00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:58,730
Inner tension.
It's a surface symptom.
1052
00:49:58,770 --> 00:50:01,230
Doctor, you've testified
that Commander Queeg
1053
00:50:01,270 --> 00:50:03,940
is a disturbed,
not an adjusted person, yes?
1054
00:50:03,980 --> 00:50:06,360
Yes.
So he is,
in layman's terms, sick.
1055
00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:08,690
Yes?
1056
00:50:08,740 --> 00:50:12,160
I remember agreeing to the
rough resemblance of the terms
"disturbed" and "sick,"
1057
00:50:12,200 --> 00:50:14,620
but by those terms
an awful lot of people
are sick.
1058
00:50:14,660 --> 00:50:17,660
Yes, Doctor, but this court
only has Commander Queeg's
sickness at issue.
1059
00:50:17,700 --> 00:50:21,460
If he is sick, how could
your board have given him
a clean bill of health?
1060
00:50:21,500 --> 00:50:24,960
Y-You're playing on words.
We found no disability.
1061
00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:27,380
Doctor, just suppose
for an instant
1062
00:50:27,420 --> 00:50:31,010
that the requirements of command
are way more severe
than you believe them to be.
1063
00:50:31,050 --> 00:50:34,220
Wouldn't even this mild sickness
be enough to disable him?
1064
00:50:34,260 --> 00:50:36,680
That's absurdly hypothetical,
because--
Oh, is it?
1065
00:50:36,720 --> 00:50:38,850
Have you ever had
sea duty, Doctor?
No.
1066
00:50:38,890 --> 00:50:41,890
No? How long have you been
in the service of the Navy?
1067
00:50:41,930 --> 00:50:43,230
Five months.
Five months?
1068
00:50:43,270 --> 00:50:45,900
Five--
Six months.
Six, I guess now.
1069
00:50:45,940 --> 00:50:47,940
Six months in the service
of the Navy.
1070
00:50:47,980 --> 00:50:51,400
Have you ever had any dealings
with ships' captains
prior to this case?
1071
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:52,570
No.
No?
1072
00:50:52,610 --> 00:50:54,030
Then on what do you base
1073
00:50:54,070 --> 00:50:55,450
your estimate
of the requirements of command?
1074
00:50:55,490 --> 00:50:57,410
My general knowledge.
1075
00:50:57,450 --> 00:51:00,410
Would you say it takes somebody,
a person of exceptional ability,
1076
00:51:00,450 --> 00:51:03,330
highly gifted, highly skilled
to be a commander
of a naval vessel?
1077
00:51:03,370 --> 00:51:04,750
No.
No. Really?
1078
00:51:04,790 --> 00:51:07,170
Not highly gifted, no.
Then what?
1079
00:51:07,210 --> 00:51:09,710
Uh, reasonable responses.
"Reasonable"?
1080
00:51:09,750 --> 00:51:11,800
Uh, fairly good
intelligence.
"Fairly good"?
1081
00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:14,220
Sufficient training
and experience, but--
1082
00:51:14,260 --> 00:51:17,220
Is this enough equipment,
say, for a highly skilled
psychiatrist?
1083
00:51:17,260 --> 00:51:19,100
Not exactly.
1084
00:51:19,140 --> 00:51:21,350
So in other words,
it takes more ability
to be a psychiatrist
1085
00:51:21,390 --> 00:51:24,020
than it does to be
the commander of
a US naval vessel.
1086
00:51:24,060 --> 00:51:26,690
It takes-- That is,
uh, different abilities
are required.
1087
00:51:26,730 --> 00:51:28,940
You're making the comparison,
not I.
1088
00:51:28,980 --> 00:51:31,730
No, Doctor, you're the one
that said you don't think
Commander Queeg's sickness
1089
00:51:31,780 --> 00:51:34,070
should disable him for command.
1090
00:51:34,110 --> 00:51:37,570
I am suggesting that since
you evidently know little about
the requirements of command,
1091
00:51:37,620 --> 00:51:39,450
that you may be wrong
in your conclusion.
1092
00:51:39,490 --> 00:51:41,950
Well, I reject
your suggestion.
Oh, you do? Why?
1093
00:51:41,990 --> 00:51:44,250
Because you've deliberately
substituted the word "sick,"
1094
00:51:44,290 --> 00:51:46,870
which is a loose--
a polarizing--
Have I?
1095
00:51:46,920 --> 00:51:48,630
A what word, Doctor?
Polarizing.
1096
00:51:48,670 --> 00:51:50,460
A polarizing word.
I never said "sick."
1097
00:51:50,500 --> 00:51:53,300
My grasp of the requirements
of command is adequate,
1098
00:51:53,340 --> 00:51:56,090
or I would have
disqualified myself
from serving on the board.
1099
00:51:56,130 --> 00:51:57,800
Maybe you should
have disqualified yourself.
1100
00:51:57,840 --> 00:51:59,510
Objection!
The witness is being badgered!
1101
00:51:59,550 --> 00:52:01,640
I withdraw
my last statement.
1102
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:03,560
No further questions.
1103
00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:06,230
Doctor, the defense counsel
has managed to put
words into your mouth
1104
00:52:06,270 --> 00:52:08,560
that I'm certain
you don't mean.
1105
00:52:08,600 --> 00:52:11,440
I'm not aware that
he succeeded in putting
any words into my mouth.
1106
00:52:11,480 --> 00:52:14,490
Doctor, he drew
the implication from you
that Captain Queeg is sick.
1107
00:52:14,530 --> 00:52:17,660
Surely you don't--
I'm careful in my use
of terminology.
1108
00:52:17,700 --> 00:52:20,870
I did not use the term "sick."
1109
00:52:20,910 --> 00:52:25,710
Captain Queeg is definitely
not disabled for command,
which is the only issue here.
1110
00:52:28,790 --> 00:52:30,330
Prosecution rests.
1111
00:52:32,040 --> 00:52:33,670
Defense,
present your case.
1112
00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:36,670
I call the accused.
1113
00:52:38,050 --> 00:52:41,760
Does the accused request that
he be permitted to testify?
Yes, sir.
1114
00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:43,810
You have the right
not to take the stand.
1115
00:52:43,850 --> 00:52:46,680
If you don't take the stand,
that fact won't be
to your prejudice.
1116
00:52:46,730 --> 00:52:50,350
If you take the stand,
you may be subjected to
a rigorous cross-examination.
1117
00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:52,270
I understand that,
sir.
1118
00:52:52,320 --> 00:52:54,230
You may take the stand.
1119
00:52:57,400 --> 00:52:59,910
State your name, rank
and present position.
1120
00:52:59,950 --> 00:53:01,320
Steven Maryk,
Lieutenant, US Navy,
1121
00:53:01,370 --> 00:53:03,200
executive officer
of the USS Caine.
1122
00:53:03,240 --> 00:53:05,750
Are you the accused
in this court-martial?
Yes, I am.
1123
00:53:05,790 --> 00:53:08,160
What was your occupation
in civilian life?
1124
00:53:08,210 --> 00:53:10,960
Helping my father
in his fishing business.
We own a couple boats.
1125
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:12,920
Where?
San Francisco.
1126
00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:15,340
Then you were familiar
with the problems
of ocean-going ship handling
1127
00:53:15,380 --> 00:53:17,170
prior to joining the Navy?
1128
00:53:17,220 --> 00:53:19,680
Yes, I've been on boats
since I was 14.
1129
00:53:19,720 --> 00:53:23,350
Did you relieve
the commander of the USS Caine
18th December, 2022?
1130
00:53:23,390 --> 00:53:25,430
Yes, I did.
1131
00:53:25,470 --> 00:53:28,020
Was the Caine in trouble
when you relieved its captain?
Yes, it was.
1132
00:53:28,060 --> 00:53:31,560
And on what facts
do you base that judgment?
Well, several things.
1133
00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:33,190
We couldn't hold course.
1134
00:53:33,230 --> 00:53:35,570
We broached three times
in an hour.
"Broached"?
1135
00:53:35,610 --> 00:53:39,200
Yes, wind and sea took charge
and tossed us sideways
ten minutes at a time.
1136
00:53:39,240 --> 00:53:42,070
We were rolling too steeply
for the inclinometer to record.
1137
00:53:42,110 --> 00:53:45,410
We were shipping water
out of the wheelhouse.
The generators were cutting out.
1138
00:53:45,450 --> 00:53:48,040
The ship was not responding
to emergency rudder
and engine settings.
1139
00:53:48,080 --> 00:53:49,540
We were lost
and out of control.
1140
00:53:49,580 --> 00:53:51,670
And did you inform
your captain of this?
Yes.
1141
00:53:51,710 --> 00:53:55,750
Repeatedly for an hour.
I begged him
to come north into the wind.
1142
00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:57,260
What was his reply?
1143
00:53:57,300 --> 00:54:00,760
Well, mostly
just a glazed look
and no answer.
1144
00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:03,510
Mr. Maryk,
1145
00:54:03,550 --> 00:54:07,350
when did you start
keeping your medical log
on Commander Queeg?
1146
00:54:07,390 --> 00:54:09,730
Shortly after the incident
with the mines
in the Straits of Hormuz.
1147
00:54:09,770 --> 00:54:13,520
And why did you start it?
I began to think the captain
might be mentally ill.
1148
00:54:13,560 --> 00:54:16,150
Why?
Because of the yellow
dye marker business.
1149
00:54:16,190 --> 00:54:19,860
You mean the incident
where the commander acquired
the nickname Old Yellowstain?
1150
00:54:19,900 --> 00:54:21,110
Yes.
1151
00:54:21,150 --> 00:54:23,490
Were you an eyewitness
to this occurrence?
1152
00:54:23,530 --> 00:54:25,450
I was navigator.
I was right there
on the bridge.
1153
00:54:25,490 --> 00:54:28,080
Please describe
this Yellowstain incident.
1154
00:54:29,410 --> 00:54:32,370
It was the third day
of an assigned sweep
with two other MCMs.
1155
00:54:32,420 --> 00:54:33,920
Mm-hmm.
1156
00:54:33,960 --> 00:54:36,750
We had detected
a field of acoustic mines.
1157
00:54:36,790 --> 00:54:38,750
[speaking louder]
It was the third day
1158
00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:40,800
of an assigned sweep
with two other MCMs.
1159
00:54:40,840 --> 00:54:42,800
We detected a field
of acoustic mines
1160
00:54:42,840 --> 00:54:44,800
in the narrowest part
of the strait
1161
00:54:44,840 --> 00:54:46,970
and we'd been ordered
to destroy them in place
using high explosives.
1162
00:54:47,010 --> 00:54:50,310
And that's delicate business.
It's gotta be done just right.
1163
00:54:50,350 --> 00:54:52,980
We milled around out there
for a while.
1164
00:54:53,020 --> 00:54:56,060
Then the captain decided
not to set the charges.
1165
00:54:56,110 --> 00:54:58,110
He gave us some excuse
about faulty equipment.
1166
00:54:58,150 --> 00:55:00,820
I checked the gear.
It was in perfect working order.
1167
00:55:00,860 --> 00:55:02,740
And the captain
wouldn't hear it.
1168
00:55:02,780 --> 00:55:05,280
He said the tech was incompetent
and he knew better.
1169
00:55:05,320 --> 00:55:08,080
So we dropped
a yellow dye marker
over the side,
1170
00:55:08,120 --> 00:55:10,240
radioed to the other MCM
to destroy the mines.
1171
00:55:10,290 --> 00:55:14,120
They radioed back
to slow down, but we just--
we steamed right out of there.
1172
00:55:14,170 --> 00:55:15,500
[Greenwald] "Steamed."
Now, Mr. Maryk--
1173
00:55:15,540 --> 00:55:18,040
The court wishes to
question the witness.
1174
00:55:18,090 --> 00:55:21,800
Lieutenant, you say
the gear was in working order.
Did you check it personally?
1175
00:55:21,840 --> 00:55:24,380
Yes, sir, along with
the chief electronic tech
and the sonar men.
1176
00:55:24,430 --> 00:55:26,430
It was fine.
There was absolutely
nothing wrong with the gear.
1177
00:55:26,470 --> 00:55:29,100
And after you steamed away,
was there any danger
due to shock waves
1178
00:55:29,140 --> 00:55:30,720
from the underwater
detonations?
1179
00:55:30,770 --> 00:55:32,850
No.
No, there was not.
1180
00:55:32,890 --> 00:55:35,520
MCMs are designed to
withstand that kind of thing.
We do this all the time.
1181
00:55:35,560 --> 00:55:39,270
Now, you say these boats
signaled to you
to slow down.
1182
00:55:39,320 --> 00:55:41,940
Yes, sir.
Was the signal reported
to your captain?
1183
00:55:41,980 --> 00:55:43,690
I reported it to him myself.
1184
00:55:43,740 --> 00:55:45,490
Was he aware that
he was steaming away
1185
00:55:45,530 --> 00:55:47,950
from his assigned spot
in the sweep formation?
1186
00:55:47,990 --> 00:55:50,530
It was obvious to
everyone on the bridge.
I pointed it out.
1187
00:55:50,580 --> 00:55:52,700
I said we were breaking
the sweep pattern,
1188
00:55:52,750 --> 00:55:55,000
that the other vessels
would not know
where we'd found the mines.
1189
00:55:55,040 --> 00:55:59,460
And that is when he said,
"We'll drop a yellow dye marker
over the side then."
1190
00:55:59,500 --> 00:56:01,380
You may continue.
1191
00:56:01,420 --> 00:56:04,760
Mr. Maryk, why didn't
you go immediately
to a higher authority
1192
00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:07,470
with your doubts
about Captain Queeg's
mental health?
1193
00:56:07,510 --> 00:56:10,350
I felt if I had a record,
I'd be on stronger ground.
1194
00:56:10,390 --> 00:56:12,430
That's when I decided
to keep the medical log.
1195
00:56:12,470 --> 00:56:15,890
If I was wrong,
I'd just burn it.
I kept it under lock and key.
1196
00:56:15,940 --> 00:56:17,810
And what,
in your opinion,
1197
00:56:17,850 --> 00:56:20,480
made an incident worthy
of keeping a record
in the medical log?
1198
00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:22,690
Any act that seemed
abnormal or strange.
1199
00:56:22,730 --> 00:56:24,740
Like what?
Like the coffee machine.
1200
00:56:24,780 --> 00:56:26,320
The coffee machine
business?
Yes.
1201
00:56:26,360 --> 00:56:28,160
Well, please describe
the coffee machine thing.
1202
00:56:28,200 --> 00:56:30,070
We had a new coffee machine
in the wardroom.
1203
00:56:30,120 --> 00:56:33,790
And, uh, Captain
really liked his coffee.
But you had to be careful.
1204
00:56:33,830 --> 00:56:36,330
You couldn't leave it
plugged in too long
or the thing would burn out.
1205
00:56:36,370 --> 00:56:38,540
That's exactly what happened.
1206
00:56:38,580 --> 00:56:40,840
One of the guys assigned
to the wardroom mess duty
forgot to unplug it
1207
00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:43,090
and the thing was--
it was just fried.
1208
00:56:43,130 --> 00:56:45,760
And none of them would admit
which one had done it.
1209
00:56:45,800 --> 00:56:49,430
So the captain ordered
all the officers of the ship
to sit as a trial of inquiry
1210
00:56:49,470 --> 00:56:51,390
to find out who'd burned out
the coffee machine.
1211
00:56:51,430 --> 00:56:55,060
Which-- Look, in itself,
it's a silly thing.
1212
00:56:55,100 --> 00:56:57,940
But this went on
for 36 hours.
1213
00:56:57,980 --> 00:56:59,270
[Greenwald whistles]
1214
00:56:59,310 --> 00:57:00,900
[Maryk]
All ship's work suspended.
1215
00:57:00,940 --> 00:57:03,320
And there we are, all of us,
we're in the wardroom.
1216
00:57:03,360 --> 00:57:06,070
We're dying for sleep,
we need showers,
1217
00:57:06,110 --> 00:57:08,650
and we're trying to figure out
which one of these poor bastards
burned out the coffee machine.
1218
00:57:08,700 --> 00:57:11,990
And they're so scared,
they think whoever did it
is gonna get shot.
1219
00:57:12,030 --> 00:57:13,870
They'd have sooner died
before they told us.
1220
00:57:13,910 --> 00:57:16,290
And so, finally,
I go to the captain
1221
00:57:16,330 --> 00:57:19,420
and I say all the officers
will admit that they're
incompetent investigators
1222
00:57:19,460 --> 00:57:21,880
and take the hit
on their fitness reports,
1223
00:57:21,920 --> 00:57:26,130
but we can't find out
who left the coffee machine
plugged in for too long.
1224
00:57:26,170 --> 00:57:29,300
And so he makes a mark
in his black book
and he calls off the inquiry.
1225
00:57:29,340 --> 00:57:32,140
It's things like that.
Or the water business.
1226
00:57:32,180 --> 00:57:33,390
The water business.
Yes.
1227
00:57:33,430 --> 00:57:35,760
Please describe
that water business.
1228
00:57:35,810 --> 00:57:39,940
Look, it's all in the log.
I know, but please describe
the water business.
1229
00:57:39,980 --> 00:57:42,730
The captain
restricted water use
from the entire crew
1230
00:57:42,770 --> 00:57:44,730
for two days
in the middle
of a dust storm
1231
00:57:44,770 --> 00:57:48,400
because he caught
one of the deck gang
taking a shower.
1232
00:57:48,440 --> 00:57:51,360
Or it's plain crazy things.
Cheese business.
1233
00:57:51,410 --> 00:57:52,950
The cheese business.
The strawberry-- Yes.
1234
00:57:52,990 --> 00:57:56,080
Cheese business?
I don't recall
any cheese business.
1235
00:57:56,120 --> 00:57:59,250
This was on the first ship
the captain was assigned to,
sir, as an ensign.
1236
00:57:59,290 --> 00:58:02,460
Cheese was going missing
from the ship's stores.
1237
00:58:02,500 --> 00:58:04,670
And the captain investigated
and he caught a sailor
1238
00:58:04,710 --> 00:58:08,340
who'd made a duplicate key
to the padlock
to the refrigerator.
1239
00:58:08,380 --> 00:58:10,510
Now, for catching
this cheese thief,
1240
00:58:10,550 --> 00:58:12,720
he was given a letter
of commendation.
1241
00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:15,300
This is during peacetime,
so naturally
he's pretty proud of the thing.
1242
00:58:15,350 --> 00:58:19,270
So when the strawberry stuff
started, he insisted
it was the same thing.
1243
00:58:19,310 --> 00:58:20,850
And all we had to do
was find the guy
1244
00:58:20,890 --> 00:58:23,810
who had made a duplicate key
to the wardroom fridge.
1245
00:58:23,850 --> 00:58:25,940
But of course
that's ridiculous.
1246
00:58:25,980 --> 00:58:29,490
It was one of the guys assigned
to the wardroom mess again.
1247
00:58:29,530 --> 00:58:32,240
We all knew that they'd eaten
this quart of strawberries.
1248
00:58:32,280 --> 00:58:33,700
It was left over
from the wardroom mess.
1249
00:58:33,740 --> 00:58:35,780
They were entitled to it.
That was the custom.
1250
00:58:35,820 --> 00:58:37,740
But when the captain
started to freak out
about those strawberries,
1251
00:58:37,790 --> 00:58:39,620
they froze up,
said they didn't
know who'd eaten them.
1252
00:58:39,660 --> 00:58:42,410
And the captain's
so hot on his theory
he believes them.
1253
00:58:42,460 --> 00:58:44,580
So he ordered the search
for the key.
Yes, sir.
1254
00:58:44,630 --> 00:58:49,340
We have never seen Captain Queeg
so happy before or since.
1255
00:58:49,380 --> 00:58:52,260
He's living the cheese business
all over again.
1256
00:58:52,300 --> 00:58:54,890
He organized the search himself.
1257
00:58:54,930 --> 00:58:57,510
We collected every key
on that ship.
1258
00:58:57,560 --> 00:59:01,310
We had just boxes--
barrels of keys.
1259
00:59:01,350 --> 00:59:03,390
That's about 2,800 of them
all told,
1260
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:05,650
each tagged
with the owner's name.
1261
00:59:05,690 --> 00:59:09,020
And just to be safe,
we searched that ship
from stem to stern,
1262
00:59:09,070 --> 00:59:11,690
from the radar mast
to the bilge.
1263
00:59:11,740 --> 00:59:13,110
We stripped the crew naked.
1264
00:59:13,150 --> 00:59:14,990
[Greenwald]
Naked?
Yes, sir. Naked.
1265
00:59:15,030 --> 00:59:17,450
Each one of them lined up,
stark naked,
1266
00:59:17,490 --> 00:59:19,740
and we shook out their clothes.
1267
00:59:19,790 --> 00:59:22,710
We searched their lockers.
We searched every hole,
every place on that ship.
1268
00:59:22,750 --> 00:59:25,370
We crawled under the bilge
and pulled out
the lead ballast blocks
1269
00:59:25,420 --> 00:59:27,130
that are 200 pounds apiece.
1270
00:59:27,170 --> 00:59:30,340
This went on for three days.
1271
00:59:30,380 --> 00:59:32,380
[Greenwald]
Three days?
[Maryk] Yes, sir.
1272
00:59:32,420 --> 00:59:36,550
All in the name of a key
that never existed.
1273
00:59:36,590 --> 00:59:41,310
So, when I saw the captain
sitting by the fridge,
1274
00:59:41,350 --> 00:59:43,230
pulling keys one by one
from a barrel
1275
00:59:43,270 --> 00:59:47,690
and trying them in a padlock
for hours on end
with a gleam in his eye,
1276
00:59:47,730 --> 00:59:49,820
I gave up.
1277
00:59:49,860 --> 00:59:53,610
And that is when
I showed the medical log
to Lieutenant Keefer.
1278
00:59:54,780 --> 00:59:56,530
Mr. Maryk,
1279
00:59:56,570 --> 00:59:58,780
when Lieutenant Keefer
finished reading
your medical log,
1280
00:59:58,820 --> 01:00:01,120
what was
his first comment?
1281
01:00:01,870 --> 01:00:03,540
Sir, I don't remember.
1282
01:00:03,580 --> 01:00:06,330
Did he encourage you
to go to Admiral Williams?
1283
01:00:06,370 --> 01:00:08,290
No, sir,
I did that on my own.
1284
01:00:08,330 --> 01:00:10,420
But he went with you
to the flagship.
1285
01:00:10,460 --> 01:00:14,130
Yes, sir.
So, at first,
he didn't discourage you?
1286
01:00:15,670 --> 01:00:18,470
Once we were
aboard the flagship,
he discouraged me
1287
01:00:18,510 --> 01:00:20,970
and said we shouldn't
go through it and we didn't.
1288
01:00:21,010 --> 01:00:23,470
Would you say his testimony
on the subject was
substantially correct?
1289
01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:25,980
Yes, sir.
This was all my doing, sir.
1290
01:00:26,020 --> 01:00:27,480
Continue your examination.
1291
01:00:27,520 --> 01:00:29,900
Mr. Maryk,
when the cyclone was over,
1292
01:00:29,940 --> 01:00:32,820
did Commander Queeg
make an attempt
to regain command?
1293
01:00:32,860 --> 01:00:34,610
Yes.
1294
01:00:34,650 --> 01:00:36,990
On the morning of the 19th,
after the storm had blown out.
1295
01:00:37,030 --> 01:00:38,490
What happened?
1296
01:00:39,870 --> 01:00:42,120
Well, I was in the chart house
writing up a dispatch.
1297
01:00:42,160 --> 01:00:45,000
And?
I was reporting the relief
to Admiral Williams.
1298
01:00:45,040 --> 01:00:47,370
And?
1299
01:00:47,410 --> 01:00:50,380
Captain Queeg came and asked
if I would go to his cabin
and speak to him
1300
01:00:50,420 --> 01:00:52,340
before I sent the dispatch.
1301
01:00:52,380 --> 01:00:55,300
So I went below
and we talked.
1302
01:00:55,340 --> 01:00:57,260
And what happened?
1303
01:00:58,550 --> 01:01:02,350
It was the same as before,
uh, at first.
1304
01:01:02,390 --> 01:01:04,220
He said I'd be
court-martialed for mutiny.
1305
01:01:04,260 --> 01:01:08,310
And then he went
on this long thing about
how much he loved the Navy,
1306
01:01:08,350 --> 01:01:10,230
that he has no other interests,
1307
01:01:10,270 --> 01:01:13,520
and even if
he was cleared of this
that his record would be ruined.
1308
01:01:13,570 --> 01:01:16,280
And I told him
I felt sorry for him.
1309
01:01:16,320 --> 01:01:18,200
And I-- I really did.
1310
01:01:19,910 --> 01:01:22,990
And that's when
he came out with
his proposal.
1311
01:01:23,030 --> 01:01:24,450
Which?
1312
01:01:25,830 --> 01:01:28,210
He said he wouldn't
write me up and report me,
1313
01:01:28,250 --> 01:01:30,170
that he would resume
command of the ship
1314
01:01:30,210 --> 01:01:33,340
and that the whole thing would
be written off and forgotten.
1315
01:01:33,380 --> 01:01:35,880
And what was your reply
to his proposal?
1316
01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:37,800
I was amazed.
1317
01:01:37,840 --> 01:01:40,880
I said, Captain,
the whole ship knows about it.
[Greenwald] Yes.
1318
01:01:40,930 --> 01:01:43,180
It's written up
in the quartermaster's log.
1319
01:01:43,220 --> 01:01:45,390
It's written up
in the officer
of the deck's log.
1320
01:01:45,430 --> 01:01:48,930
And, uh--
And he hemmed and hawed.
1321
01:01:48,980 --> 01:01:51,190
[Greenwald]
And?
1322
01:01:51,230 --> 01:01:53,060
What happened next?
1323
01:01:53,110 --> 01:01:55,230
Finally, he said
it wouldn't be
the first time
1324
01:01:55,270 --> 01:01:58,190
that a rough log
had been corrected
and fixed up after the fact.
1325
01:01:58,240 --> 01:02:00,860
Did you remind him
that the alteration of logs
is strictly forbidden?
1326
01:02:00,900 --> 01:02:03,450
Yes, I did.
And he kind of laughed.
1327
01:02:03,490 --> 01:02:05,950
He said it was either that
or a court-martial
for mutiny for me
1328
01:02:05,990 --> 01:02:08,790
and a black mark
on his record which he felt
he did not deserve.
1329
01:02:08,830 --> 01:02:10,040
And what followed?
1330
01:02:10,080 --> 01:02:12,000
He begged and he pleaded.
1331
01:02:12,040 --> 01:02:16,630
And, uh, at one point he cried
and eventually got very angry
1332
01:02:16,670 --> 01:02:18,380
and he ordered me out
of his cabin.
1333
01:02:18,420 --> 01:02:20,720
That is when
I sent the dispatch.
1334
01:02:20,760 --> 01:02:25,220
Then you had the opportunity,
less than 24 hours later,
1335
01:02:25,260 --> 01:02:28,930
to expunge this whole event
from the official records
1336
01:02:28,970 --> 01:02:31,940
with your captain's
knowledge and approval.
1337
01:02:31,980 --> 01:02:33,600
Yes, sir.
1338
01:02:33,650 --> 01:02:36,770
Mr. Maryk,
were you panicky at all
during the storm?
1339
01:02:36,820 --> 01:02:38,570
No, I was not.
1340
01:02:38,610 --> 01:02:42,610
Lieutenant, you are charged
with relieving
your captain willfully,
1341
01:02:42,650 --> 01:02:47,450
without authority
and without justifiable cause.
1342
01:02:47,490 --> 01:02:49,450
Did you relieve
Commander Queeg willfully?
1343
01:02:49,500 --> 01:02:52,460
Yes.
I knew what I was doing.
1344
01:02:52,500 --> 01:02:54,750
Did you relieve him
without authority?
1345
01:02:54,790 --> 01:02:57,630
No, my authority is Chapter 11
of Navy Regulations.
1346
01:02:57,670 --> 01:03:00,960
Did you relieve
without justifiable cause?
No.
1347
01:03:01,010 --> 01:03:03,510
My justifiable cause was
the captain's mental breakdown
1348
01:03:03,550 --> 01:03:05,550
at a time when the ship
was in danger.
1349
01:03:05,590 --> 01:03:08,470
Thank you.
No further questions.
1350
01:03:10,100 --> 01:03:13,850
Mr. Maryk,
this amazing interview
1351
01:03:13,890 --> 01:03:17,690
in which the captain offered
to falsify official records,
1352
01:03:17,730 --> 01:03:19,780
were there
any witnesses to it?
1353
01:03:20,650 --> 01:03:22,820
We were alone in his cabin.
No.
1354
01:03:22,860 --> 01:03:25,860
This incident with the mines.
Did anyone else
see these records?
1355
01:03:25,910 --> 01:03:27,990
Which, according to you,
indicated that the Caine
1356
01:03:28,030 --> 01:03:29,950
had departed
her assigned sweep formation?
1357
01:03:29,990 --> 01:03:32,830
Was there anything
in the records
of the ship's movements
1358
01:03:32,870 --> 01:03:35,420
that would verify
that departure?
1359
01:03:35,460 --> 01:03:37,330
Well, about an hour
after it happened,
1360
01:03:37,380 --> 01:03:40,090
the captain asked
to see the chart,
he took it to his cabin,
1361
01:03:40,130 --> 01:03:42,800
and when I got the log back,
there was no mention
of the incident.
1362
01:03:42,840 --> 01:03:46,260
Right. Then you have
no corroboration
of this story.
1363
01:03:46,300 --> 01:03:48,600
No.
[clears throat]
1364
01:03:48,640 --> 01:03:52,680
Mr. Maryk, who coined
the nickname Old Yellowstain?
1365
01:03:52,720 --> 01:03:55,190
That just sprung
into existence.
1366
01:03:55,230 --> 01:03:57,980
Throughout the ship
or just among
the officers?
1367
01:03:58,020 --> 01:03:59,360
Just among the officers.
1368
01:03:59,400 --> 01:04:01,730
You sure you didn't
coin it yourself?
1369
01:04:01,780 --> 01:04:03,030
I didn't.
1370
01:04:03,900 --> 01:04:08,820
What kind of rating
would you give yourself
for loyalty to your captain?
1371
01:04:08,870 --> 01:04:11,330
I'd say
I was a loyal officer.
1372
01:04:12,290 --> 01:04:15,500
Did you issue
a 72-hour liberty
1373
01:04:15,540 --> 01:04:18,580
to Petty Officer Stilwell
in December
1374
01:04:18,630 --> 01:04:21,670
against your captain's
express instructions?
1375
01:04:21,710 --> 01:04:23,760
Yes.
You call that
a loyal act?
1376
01:04:23,800 --> 01:04:24,840
No.
1377
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:27,590
Then you admit to
a disloyal act
1378
01:04:27,630 --> 01:04:30,140
in your first days
as executive officer.
1379
01:04:30,180 --> 01:04:31,600
Yes.
1380
01:04:31,640 --> 01:04:35,560
Mr. Maryk, where did you
get your schooling?
1381
01:04:35,600 --> 01:04:37,310
Public schools,
San Francisco.
Okay.
1382
01:04:37,350 --> 01:04:38,980
And San Francisco
State University.
1383
01:04:39,020 --> 01:04:41,570
And how were your grades
in elementary school?
1384
01:04:41,610 --> 01:04:43,480
[scoffs]
They were okay.
1385
01:04:43,530 --> 01:04:46,860
Average? Above average?
Below average?
1386
01:04:46,900 --> 01:04:47,910
Average.
1387
01:04:47,950 --> 01:04:50,240
How about your
high school grades?
1388
01:04:50,280 --> 01:04:53,910
Well, I didn't do
so good there.
Uh, below average.
1389
01:04:54,870 --> 01:04:57,250
What kind of courses
did you take in college?
1390
01:04:57,290 --> 01:04:58,420
Business courses.
1391
01:04:58,460 --> 01:05:00,080
Any pre-medical courses?
No.
1392
01:05:00,130 --> 01:05:03,420
Any psychology?
Any psychiatry courses?
No.
1393
01:05:03,460 --> 01:05:05,380
How were your grades
in college?
They--
1394
01:05:05,420 --> 01:05:08,550
I got by.
Below average?
1395
01:05:09,180 --> 01:05:11,300
[Maryk]
Yes.
1396
01:05:11,350 --> 01:05:14,850
[Challee] Where did you
get these ideas
about paranoia?
1397
01:05:14,890 --> 01:05:18,350
Prob-- Well, books.
And, uh... [clears throat]
...a lot of research online.
1398
01:05:18,390 --> 01:05:20,770
Books? What books?
Name the titles.
Which websites?
1399
01:05:20,810 --> 01:05:23,360
They're medical type books
about mental illness,
1400
01:05:23,400 --> 01:05:26,230
and I-I don't remember
the exact names of the sites.
1401
01:05:26,280 --> 01:05:29,700
Oh. Was this
your intellectual hobby,
reading about psychiatry?
1402
01:05:29,740 --> 01:05:31,990
No.
Well, then where did
you get these books?
1403
01:05:32,030 --> 01:05:35,080
Fr-- I borrowed them
from, uh, ships' doctors
here and there.
1404
01:05:35,120 --> 01:05:39,250
[chuckles]
And with your background,
your scholastic record,
1405
01:05:39,290 --> 01:05:43,210
you imagine that you understood
these highly technical
and scientific works?
1406
01:05:43,250 --> 01:05:45,130
I got something out of them.
1407
01:05:45,170 --> 01:05:47,420
What is
a conditioned reflex?
1408
01:05:47,460 --> 01:05:48,970
I don't know.
1409
01:05:49,010 --> 01:05:50,930
What is schizophrenia?
1410
01:05:50,970 --> 01:05:53,100
Uh, I think it's--
it's a mental illness.
1411
01:05:53,140 --> 01:05:54,430
You think so?
Yes.
1412
01:05:54,470 --> 01:05:56,930
What are its symptoms?
I don't know.
1413
01:05:56,970 --> 01:06:00,560
In fact, you don't know
what you're talking about
when you discuss mental illness.
1414
01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:03,900
Is that right?
Well, you know, I never said
I knew much about it.
1415
01:06:03,940 --> 01:06:04,940
[chuckles]
1416
01:06:04,980 --> 01:06:06,530
Have you ever heard
the expression
1417
01:06:06,570 --> 01:06:08,570
that a little learning
is a dangerous thing?
1418
01:06:08,990 --> 01:06:10,610
Yes.
1419
01:06:10,650 --> 01:06:12,740
You had a head full of terms
you didn't understand,
1420
01:06:12,780 --> 01:06:15,280
and on that basis
felt you had the right
1421
01:06:15,330 --> 01:06:17,660
to depose
a commanding officer
1422
01:06:17,700 --> 01:06:19,790
on the grounds
of mental illness.
1423
01:06:19,830 --> 01:06:22,540
Is that right?
I didn't relieve Captain Queeg
because what the book said.
1424
01:06:22,580 --> 01:06:26,840
I relieved him because the ship
was in danger of sinking.
No, never mind the ship.
1425
01:06:26,880 --> 01:06:29,590
We are discussing
your grasp of psychiatry.
Mm-hmm.
1426
01:06:29,630 --> 01:06:34,340
Did you hear the diagnosis
of the qualified psychiatrist
who examined your captain?
1427
01:06:34,390 --> 01:06:36,180
Yes.
And what was
their diagnosis?
1428
01:06:36,220 --> 01:06:39,020
Was he crazy or wasn't he
on December 18th?
1429
01:06:39,060 --> 01:06:40,680
They say he wasn't.
1430
01:06:40,730 --> 01:06:43,270
But you,
with your whining gripes
of strawberries
1431
01:06:43,310 --> 01:06:46,440
and coffee makers,
know better.
1432
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:50,190
Mr. Maryk, who was
the third ranking officer
on your ship?
1433
01:06:50,240 --> 01:06:51,700
Lieutenant Keefer.
1434
01:06:51,740 --> 01:06:53,780
Was he
a good officer?
Yes.
1435
01:06:53,820 --> 01:06:56,530
Do you consider his mind
as good as yours?
1436
01:06:56,580 --> 01:06:58,950
Yes. Uh, better.
Better.
1437
01:06:58,990 --> 01:07:02,120
Did you show
your medical log to him?
Yes.
1438
01:07:02,160 --> 01:07:05,630
Was he convinced by it
that the captain
was mentally ill?
1439
01:07:06,210 --> 01:07:08,090
No.
1440
01:07:08,130 --> 01:07:10,960
He talked to you
out of trying to have
the captain relieved.
1441
01:07:11,010 --> 01:07:12,050
Yes.
1442
01:07:12,090 --> 01:07:14,050
And yet two weeks later,
1443
01:07:14,090 --> 01:07:17,300
despite the whole weight
of naval discipline,
1444
01:07:17,350 --> 01:07:20,470
despite the arguments
of the next officer
in rank to you,
1445
01:07:20,520 --> 01:07:22,480
a superior intellect,
1446
01:07:22,520 --> 01:07:24,390
despite all this,
1447
01:07:24,440 --> 01:07:27,940
you went ahead
and seized command
of your ship?
1448
01:07:29,360 --> 01:07:31,070
I relieved Captain Queeg
1449
01:07:31,110 --> 01:07:32,990
because he definitely
seemed sick
1450
01:07:33,030 --> 01:07:35,410
on the morning
of the cyclone.
1451
01:07:35,450 --> 01:07:38,700
You still believe
that your diagnosis
of Captain Queeg
1452
01:07:38,740 --> 01:07:40,790
is superior
to the doctors'?
1453
01:07:40,830 --> 01:07:44,080
J-- O-Only about Queeg
on the morning
of the cyclone.
1454
01:07:46,330 --> 01:07:48,090
No more questions.
1455
01:07:50,420 --> 01:07:51,960
No re-examination.
1456
01:07:53,340 --> 01:07:54,930
You may step down,
Lieutenant.
1457
01:08:02,810 --> 01:08:05,560
Call
Lieutenant Commander Queeg.
1458
01:08:14,950 --> 01:08:18,490
Commander, you are reminded
that you are still under oath.
1459
01:08:18,530 --> 01:08:20,910
Yes, sir.
Be seated.
1460
01:08:23,370 --> 01:08:25,710
Commander, on the morning
of the 19th December,
1461
01:08:25,750 --> 01:08:28,750
did you have an interview
in your room
with Lieutenant Maryk?
1462
01:08:28,790 --> 01:08:30,130
Well, let's see.
1463
01:08:30,170 --> 01:08:33,050
The 19th,
the day after the storm.
1464
01:08:33,090 --> 01:08:34,340
Yes. Yes, I did.
1465
01:08:34,380 --> 01:08:36,970
Was the interview
at your request?
Yes.
1466
01:08:37,010 --> 01:08:38,970
What was the substance
of the interview?
1467
01:08:39,010 --> 01:08:41,390
Well, as I say,
I felt sorry for him.
1468
01:08:41,430 --> 01:08:43,810
Hated to see him
ruining his life
1469
01:08:43,850 --> 01:08:46,310
over one panicky mistake,
1470
01:08:46,350 --> 01:08:50,560
particularly knowing
that it was his ambition
to make the Navy a career.
1471
01:08:50,610 --> 01:08:53,650
I tried as hard as I could
to show him
what a mistake he had made,
1472
01:08:53,690 --> 01:08:56,110
suggested
he relinquish command
back to me
1473
01:08:56,150 --> 01:08:58,610
and offered to be
as lenient as possible
1474
01:08:58,660 --> 01:09:00,450
when reporting
what had happened.
1475
01:09:00,490 --> 01:09:03,330
You never offered
not to report the incident?
How could I?
1476
01:09:03,370 --> 01:09:06,500
It had already been
recorded in the logs.
Yes.
1477
01:09:06,540 --> 01:09:09,120
Those logs,
were they handwritten,
typed, or what?
1478
01:09:09,170 --> 01:09:10,960
It wouldn't have
made a difference.
1479
01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:13,880
Were they handwritten,
Commander?
Well, probably.
1480
01:09:13,920 --> 01:09:16,090
Quartermasters log, OOD.
1481
01:09:16,130 --> 01:09:18,220
Rough logs
are usually handwritten.
1482
01:09:18,260 --> 01:09:21,590
I can't imagine
that the yeoman had time
to type out smooth logs,
1483
01:09:21,640 --> 01:09:23,430
given all the excitement.
1484
01:09:23,470 --> 01:09:26,140
Did you offer
to alter the logs
and not report the incident?
1485
01:09:26,180 --> 01:09:28,430
No, I did not.
Alterations are not permitted.
1486
01:09:28,480 --> 01:09:30,520
Lieutenant Maryk
testified under oath,
Commander,
1487
01:09:30,560 --> 01:09:32,610
that you made
such an offer.
1488
01:09:32,650 --> 01:09:36,400
Not only that, but you
begged and pleaded with him
to alter the logs,
1489
01:09:36,440 --> 01:09:39,860
in return for which
you promised to hush up
the story completely
1490
01:09:39,910 --> 01:09:41,530
and make no report.
1491
01:09:41,570 --> 01:09:43,240
Well, that's just
not the truth.
1492
01:09:43,280 --> 01:09:45,660
There isn't any truth
in it at all?
1493
01:09:45,700 --> 01:09:48,750
It's a complete distortion
of what I've said.
My version is the exact truth.
1494
01:09:48,790 --> 01:09:51,710
You deny the proposal
to alter the logs
and hush up the story.
1495
01:09:51,750 --> 01:09:53,670
Yes. I deny it completely.
1496
01:09:53,710 --> 01:09:56,500
Th-That's the part
that he's made up,
the crying and the pleading.
1497
01:09:56,550 --> 01:09:57,840
It's fantastic.
1498
01:09:57,880 --> 01:09:59,670
You're accusing Mr. Maryk
of perjury.
1499
01:09:59,720 --> 01:10:01,470
I-I'm not accusing him--
1500
01:10:01,510 --> 01:10:02,840
[laughs]
1501
01:10:02,890 --> 01:10:04,970
He's accused of enough
as it stands.
1502
01:10:05,010 --> 01:10:07,810
I'm just saying you'll hear
a lot of strange things
about me from Maryk.
1503
01:10:07,850 --> 01:10:10,230
Th-That's all I'm saying.
1504
01:10:10,270 --> 01:10:13,560
Isn't it obvious, Commander,
that one of you is not telling
the truth about this meeting?
1505
01:10:13,610 --> 01:10:16,650
Well, it appears so.
Can you prove that
it isn't you?
1506
01:10:16,690 --> 01:10:20,240
Only by citing
a clean record of 21 years
as a naval officer
1507
01:10:20,280 --> 01:10:24,070
over the word of
a man standing trial
for a mutinous act.
1508
01:10:25,780 --> 01:10:30,580
Commander, did you ever
receive $1,000 from
Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith?
1509
01:10:30,620 --> 01:10:32,870
Uh, I don't recall offhand.
1510
01:10:32,920 --> 01:10:35,420
He testified you did.
I did?
On what occasion?
1511
01:10:35,460 --> 01:10:38,920
On the occasion of the loss
of a crate of yours
in the Port of Oman.
1512
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:41,220
Oh, y-yes. Okay.
[chuckling] I remember that.
1513
01:10:41,260 --> 01:10:43,930
That's over a year ago,
December thereabouts.
1514
01:10:43,970 --> 01:10:46,600
He was responsible
for the loss.
1515
01:10:46,640 --> 01:10:50,270
Well, insisted
on paying for it,
a-a-and so he did.
1516
01:10:50,310 --> 01:10:53,310
And what was in this crate
that cost $1,000?
1517
01:10:53,350 --> 01:10:56,060
Well, uniforms, books,
1518
01:10:56,110 --> 01:10:59,110
n-navigating instruments,
the usual things.
1519
01:10:59,150 --> 01:11:00,940
How was Keith responsible?
1520
01:11:00,990 --> 01:11:03,240
Well, he was the boat officer.
He was responsible for loading.
1521
01:11:03,280 --> 01:11:06,620
He issued foolish,
contradictory orders
that rattled the men.
1522
01:11:06,660 --> 01:11:08,700
They dropped the crate
into the water and it sank.
1523
01:11:08,740 --> 01:11:11,910
A wooden crate,
full of clothes, sank.
1524
01:11:11,960 --> 01:11:14,290
It had other things in it.
1525
01:11:14,330 --> 01:11:16,580
Souvenir coral rocks,
for example.
[chuckles]
1526
01:11:16,630 --> 01:11:20,460
Commander, wasn't the--
the crate entirely full
of bottles of booze?
1527
01:11:20,510 --> 01:11:22,630
Certainly not.
1528
01:11:22,670 --> 01:11:26,800
Lieutenant Keith testified
that he paid you $1,000
for a crate full of liquor.
1529
01:11:26,850 --> 01:11:30,430
Well, you'll hear a lot of
strange distortions from Keith.
A-And from Maryk.
1530
01:11:30,470 --> 01:11:33,810
They're the two culprits here.
They're apt to make all kinds
of strange statements.
1531
01:11:33,850 --> 01:11:35,600
You make this crate
yourself?
1532
01:11:35,650 --> 01:11:38,150
No, a man
from the engine room did.
What's his name?
1533
01:11:38,190 --> 01:11:40,230
I don't recall. It'll be
in the personnel records.
1534
01:11:40,280 --> 01:11:43,070
He's been gone from the ship
for quite some time.
Okay, where is he now?
1535
01:11:43,950 --> 01:11:45,740
Uh, I-I don't know.
1536
01:11:45,780 --> 01:11:49,160
Because you don't know
what his name is?
No.
1537
01:11:49,200 --> 01:11:54,210
Was it Engineman Second Class
Otis F. Langhorn, sir?
1538
01:11:54,250 --> 01:11:56,540
L... Langhorn?
1539
01:11:56,580 --> 01:11:57,920
Yes.
1540
01:11:58,540 --> 01:11:59,790
Langhorn, yeah.
1541
01:11:59,840 --> 01:12:02,010
Well, th-that
sounds about right.
1542
01:12:02,050 --> 01:12:06,930
There's an Otis F. Langhorn,
engineman first class,
in transit right now.
1543
01:12:06,970 --> 01:12:09,600
Defense has arranged to
subpoena him if necessary.
1544
01:12:09,640 --> 01:12:11,810
Are you sure
it's the same one?
1545
01:12:11,850 --> 01:12:14,890
Well, it says 20 months
aboard the Caine.
It's got your signature upon it.
1546
01:12:14,930 --> 01:12:16,770
Would it be useful
to have him called, sir?
1547
01:12:16,810 --> 01:12:19,900
Objection
to this entire irrelevancy
about the crate
1548
01:12:19,940 --> 01:12:22,030
and request it be stricken
from the record.
1549
01:12:22,070 --> 01:12:24,190
The witness's credibility
is being established.
1550
01:12:24,240 --> 01:12:27,780
I put it to the court, sir,
that nothing could be
more relevant to this trial.
1551
01:12:28,740 --> 01:12:30,200
Overruled.
1552
01:12:30,240 --> 01:12:32,620
Court stenographer
will repeat the question.
1553
01:12:32,660 --> 01:12:35,540
[stenographer]
"Would it be useful to
have him subpoenaed, sir?"
1554
01:12:35,580 --> 01:12:39,210
Well, the real question is,
which crate
did Langhorn nail up?
1555
01:12:39,250 --> 01:12:41,500
I-I now recall
having two crates.
1556
01:12:41,540 --> 01:12:45,470
Oh, well,
this is new information
not mentioned by Keith.
1557
01:12:45,510 --> 01:12:47,630
Did Langhorn nail up
both crates, sir?
1558
01:12:47,680 --> 01:12:51,510
I-I can't-- I can't recall
if I had two crates
on th-that occasion
1559
01:12:51,550 --> 01:12:54,060
or two crates
on two separate occasions.
1560
01:12:54,100 --> 01:12:58,400
It's been a long time
and I've had a strenuous year
of command from ports of storm.
1561
01:12:58,440 --> 01:13:00,900
I-- I just--
I can't be clear.
1562
01:13:00,940 --> 01:13:04,320
Commander,
there are a number of issues
in this trial
1563
01:13:04,360 --> 01:13:06,280
which turn on
the issue of credibility
1564
01:13:06,320 --> 01:13:08,410
between yourself
and other officers.
1565
01:13:08,450 --> 01:13:11,160
If you wish,
I can request a quick
little five-minute recess
1566
01:13:11,200 --> 01:13:14,450
while you clear your mind
as best you can about
the matter of this crate.
1567
01:13:14,490 --> 01:13:17,540
No, no, that won't be necessary.
Just give me some time to think.
1568
01:13:17,580 --> 01:13:19,420
Please.
Please.
1569
01:13:22,170 --> 01:13:23,750
Uh...
1570
01:13:24,800 --> 01:13:26,460
Um...
1571
01:13:27,220 --> 01:13:28,930
Uh...
1572
01:13:29,970 --> 01:13:33,220
Ah, o-okay.
I-I've got it straight now.
1573
01:13:33,260 --> 01:13:35,560
Mm-hmm.
I misspoke.
1574
01:13:35,600 --> 01:13:40,190
Uh, San Diego, 2014,
I lost a crate
in similar circumstances.
1575
01:13:40,230 --> 01:13:42,230
That was the crate
with the clothes in it
1576
01:13:42,270 --> 01:13:46,030
and the crate that Keith lost
did contain liquor.
1577
01:13:46,070 --> 01:13:49,110
Entirely full of liquor.
Well, I suppose so.
1578
01:13:49,150 --> 01:13:51,910
You transported this
on your ship.
1579
01:13:51,950 --> 01:13:53,370
You are aware of
Navy Regulations, sir.
1580
01:13:53,410 --> 01:13:55,450
Of course I'm aware
of regulations.
1581
01:13:55,490 --> 01:13:57,620
Th-The crate was sealed
before I got under way.
1582
01:13:57,660 --> 01:13:59,790
I gave it
the same locked stowage
that I did
1583
01:13:59,830 --> 01:14:02,290
the medicinal brandy,
three years' steady duty.
1584
01:14:02,330 --> 01:14:07,130
I gave myself this leeway
as the captain of the Caine,
which was a common practice.
1585
01:14:07,170 --> 01:14:11,680
I do believe that rank
has its privileges,
as they say, and, well, uh--
1586
01:14:11,720 --> 01:14:14,600
I-I didn't mean to
conceal it from the court.
1587
01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:16,470
It's not something
I'm ashamed of.
1588
01:14:16,510 --> 01:14:19,020
I just got the two crates
mixed up in my mind.
1589
01:14:19,060 --> 01:14:20,600
Lieutenant Maryk
also testified, sir,
1590
01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:22,480
that you gave
all the orders
to the boat crew
1591
01:14:22,520 --> 01:14:24,270
which resulted
in the loss of the crate.
1592
01:14:24,310 --> 01:14:26,440
[chuckles]
Well, that's a lie.
1593
01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:29,190
And that you refused
to sign his leave papers
until he paid you for that loss.
1594
01:14:29,240 --> 01:14:31,320
[Queeg]
And that is another lie.
1595
01:14:32,780 --> 01:14:35,910
Commander, during the period
when the Caine
was sweeping for mines
1596
01:14:35,950 --> 01:14:37,660
off the Straits of Hormuz,
1597
01:14:37,700 --> 01:14:39,910
did you steam over
and cut your own tow line?
1598
01:14:39,950 --> 01:14:41,410
[Challee]
Objection!
1599
01:14:41,460 --> 01:14:43,750
This tow line business
is the last straw.
1600
01:14:43,790 --> 01:14:46,000
The tactics
of the defense counsel
are an outrage
1601
01:14:46,040 --> 01:14:47,840
on the dignity
of these proceedings.
1602
01:14:47,880 --> 01:14:49,670
He is systematically
turning this trial
1603
01:14:49,710 --> 01:14:51,760
into a court-martial
of Commander Queeg.
1604
01:14:51,800 --> 01:14:53,340
[Greenwald]
Please the court,
1605
01:14:53,380 --> 01:14:55,350
the trial counsel believes
she has a prima facie case
1606
01:14:55,390 --> 01:14:57,970
based on the report
of two psychiatrists.
1607
01:14:58,010 --> 01:14:59,640
Now, I believe it is
up to the court
1608
01:14:59,680 --> 01:15:02,190
and not
two shore-bound doctors,
however brilliant,
1609
01:15:02,230 --> 01:15:05,440
to decide whether
the captain of the Caine
was mentally well enough
1610
01:15:05,480 --> 01:15:10,070
to retain his self-control
and his post during a cyclone.
1611
01:15:10,110 --> 01:15:12,070
The objection is overruled.
1612
01:15:12,110 --> 01:15:14,070
The witness
will answer the question.
1613
01:15:14,110 --> 01:15:18,030
Okay, well, here's the story
on that particular slander.
1614
01:15:19,040 --> 01:15:20,830
Stilwell
was a-a-at the helm,
1615
01:15:20,870 --> 01:15:23,290
a dreamy, unreliable man
1616
01:15:23,330 --> 01:15:26,830
who failed to warn me
that we were coming around
the full 360 degrees.
1617
01:15:26,880 --> 01:15:30,130
I was the one who recognized
what was happening,
reversed course immediately.
1618
01:15:30,170 --> 01:15:34,090
We did not go over the tow line.
I-It parted in the tight turn.
1619
01:15:34,130 --> 01:15:37,430
Weren't you reprimanding
a petty officer named Urban
at length
1620
01:15:37,470 --> 01:15:42,520
for having his shirttail out
while your ship was
turning 360 degrees, sir?
1621
01:15:42,560 --> 01:15:44,560
Who told you that?
Keith again?
Answer the question, please.
1622
01:15:44,600 --> 01:15:46,020
It's a malicious lie,
of course.
1623
01:15:46,060 --> 01:15:48,060
Was Urban on the bridge?
Yes.
1624
01:15:48,110 --> 01:15:50,860
Was his shirttail out?
Yes, and I reprimanded him.
Took all of two seconds.
1625
01:15:50,900 --> 01:15:52,860
It's not like I dwell
on these sort of things.
1626
01:15:52,900 --> 01:15:54,990
But now that you've brought
the shirttail thing up,
1627
01:15:55,030 --> 01:15:58,910
I'd like to point out
that Ensign Keith,
a department head,
1628
01:15:58,950 --> 01:16:01,580
was responsible
for enforcing
uniform regulations
1629
01:16:01,620 --> 01:16:03,870
and completely screwed
the whole job up.
1630
01:16:03,910 --> 01:16:06,870
When I took over the ship,
it was like some
third-world navy,
1631
01:16:06,920 --> 01:16:09,920
and I bored down on Keith
to look out for things
like shirttails.
1632
01:16:09,960 --> 01:16:13,300
And, well, maybe
that's one of the reasons
that he hates me so much
1633
01:16:13,340 --> 01:16:18,430
and insists on circulating
this nonsense about me
cutting the tow line.
1634
01:16:18,470 --> 01:16:21,220
Did you drop a yellow dye marker
off the Straits of Hormuz?
1635
01:16:21,260 --> 01:16:23,470
No, I, uh-- Maybe.
I-I don't recall.
1636
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:25,600
Do you recall
what your first mission was?
1637
01:16:25,640 --> 01:16:29,770
Well, uh, to detect
and destroy mines
in the Straits of Hormuz.
1638
01:16:29,810 --> 01:16:31,900
And did you fulfill
that mission?
Yes.
1639
01:16:31,940 --> 01:16:34,360
So why did you drop
the dye marker?
I'm not saying that I did.
1640
01:16:34,400 --> 01:16:37,360
But if I had,
it would have been to mark
a mine that we had detected.
1641
01:16:37,410 --> 01:16:41,410
Commander,
didn't you drop the marker
and retire at high speed,
1642
01:16:41,450 --> 01:16:44,250
taking the Caine
out of its assigned
sweep pattern?
1643
01:16:44,290 --> 01:16:48,630
Now, didn't you do this
to avoid contact with
a dangerous underwater mine
1644
01:16:48,670 --> 01:16:50,380
and leave it
for another ship
to handle?
1645
01:16:50,420 --> 01:16:52,460
The question is abusive
and flagrantly leading.
1646
01:16:52,500 --> 01:16:56,380
I withdraw my last question
on account of
the witness's dim memory.
1647
01:16:56,420 --> 01:16:58,550
I'll proceed
to more recent events.
1648
01:16:58,590 --> 01:17:01,100
[officer] Court desires
to question the witness.
1649
01:17:01,140 --> 01:17:02,970
Commander Queeg,
1650
01:17:03,010 --> 01:17:05,560
in view of the implications
in this line of testimony,
1651
01:17:05,600 --> 01:17:07,980
I urge you
to search your memory
for correct answers.
1652
01:17:08,020 --> 01:17:10,360
Well, I certainly
am trying, sir.
1653
01:17:10,400 --> 01:17:13,940
These are very fine points,
and I've had a number of arduous
missions since that storm.
1654
01:17:13,980 --> 01:17:17,070
And th-then there's,
well, all of this business.
1655
01:17:17,110 --> 01:17:18,740
I appreciate that.
1656
01:17:18,780 --> 01:17:21,570
But it will facilitate justice
if you can remember enough
1657
01:17:21,620 --> 01:17:24,330
to give a few definite answers
on points of fact.
1658
01:17:24,370 --> 01:17:29,040
First of all, did you depart
your assigned sector
due to equipment problems?
1659
01:17:31,080 --> 01:17:33,500
Yes. Yes.
Okay-- Okay, I-I remember.
1660
01:17:33,540 --> 01:17:35,800
Yes,
that was the case here.
1661
01:17:35,840 --> 01:17:39,840
So you departed the pattern
rather than try to repair
or troubleshoot the equipment?
1662
01:17:39,880 --> 01:17:43,010
But... [scoffs]
...an active mine
had been detected.
1663
01:17:43,050 --> 01:17:47,100
Is that why you dropped
the dye marker?
There was a safety factor.
1664
01:17:47,140 --> 01:17:51,270
Uh, it didn't make sense to me
to try and detonate mines
using defective gear.
1665
01:17:51,310 --> 01:17:54,860
But I wanted every vessel
in the area to know exactly
where that mine was,
1666
01:17:54,900 --> 01:17:56,860
s-so I marked it.
1667
01:17:56,900 --> 01:17:59,360
Now, if I erred on the side
of being overcautious,
well, I-I'm sorry.
1668
01:17:59,400 --> 01:18:03,160
But then again, sir,
I don't think you can err
on the side of safety.
1669
01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:05,080
Did you have the conn?
Well, no.
1670
01:18:05,120 --> 01:18:07,750
A-As I recall,
Maryk was on the conn.
1671
01:18:07,790 --> 01:18:11,210
And I also recall
warning him not to stray
too far out of formation.
1672
01:18:11,250 --> 01:18:16,800
But we did need to leave room
for other ships to come in
and deal with that mine.
1673
01:18:16,840 --> 01:18:19,090
Well, how much room?
I don't remember exactly.
1674
01:18:19,130 --> 01:18:22,760
I-I just know that
we had strayed outside
of our assigned sector,
1675
01:18:22,800 --> 01:18:26,060
and then, well,
I pulled him aside
and admonished him.
1676
01:18:26,100 --> 01:18:29,230
Didn't you direct him
to return to station
immediately?
1677
01:18:29,270 --> 01:18:30,850
Sir, everything
was happening very fast.
1678
01:18:30,890 --> 01:18:33,400
We had to mark the area
and then get out of there
1679
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:36,360
and make room for other ships
to come into the area,
as I said.
1680
01:18:36,400 --> 01:18:39,110
These are your factual
recollections, Commander?
1681
01:18:39,150 --> 01:18:41,400
Those are the facts, sir.
1682
01:18:43,070 --> 01:18:44,450
Resume your examination.
1683
01:18:44,490 --> 01:18:46,120
Commander,
did you make it a practice
1684
01:18:46,160 --> 01:18:48,830
to retire to your room
during minesweeping operations?
1685
01:18:48,870 --> 01:18:51,750
Well, that's
an insulting question.
The answer is no.
1686
01:18:51,790 --> 01:18:54,130
I had to be on
every side of that bridge
at all times.
1687
01:18:54,170 --> 01:18:59,050
I-I had Maryk as a navigator
and Keith as an officer of
the deck at general quarters.
1688
01:18:59,090 --> 01:19:01,760
Invariably, they'd squirrel
over to the same side
of the bridge
1689
01:19:01,800 --> 01:19:05,180
and I'd have to be captain,
navigator and officer of
the deck all rolled up into one.
1690
01:19:05,220 --> 01:19:07,970
That's why I had to go
from one side of the bridge
to the other all the time.
1691
01:19:08,010 --> 01:19:10,180
And that's the truth.
1692
01:19:10,220 --> 01:19:12,770
I don't care how many damn lies
have been told about me
in this courtroom.
1693
01:19:12,810 --> 01:19:14,980
The court
will question the witness.
1694
01:19:15,020 --> 01:19:18,860
Sir, the witness
is obviously and understandably
agitated by this ordeal
1695
01:19:18,900 --> 01:19:21,610
and I request a recess
to give him
a breathing space.
1696
01:19:21,650 --> 01:19:23,910
I'm not agitated
in the least.
1697
01:19:23,950 --> 01:19:26,120
I'm glad to answer
any and all questions.
1698
01:19:26,160 --> 01:19:28,080
[marbles clacking]
1699
01:19:28,120 --> 01:19:31,120
In fact,
I-I demand the opportunity
to set the record straight
1700
01:19:31,160 --> 01:19:35,670
for any derogatory statements
made about me in testimony
that's gone before.
1701
01:19:35,710 --> 01:19:39,250
I didn't make a single mistake
in the 15 months
I was aboard the Caine,
1702
01:19:39,300 --> 01:19:41,210
and I-I can prove it.
1703
01:19:41,260 --> 01:19:43,550
I've had a spotless record
up until now
1704
01:19:43,590 --> 01:19:45,680
and I don't want it
being discredited
1705
01:19:45,720 --> 01:19:49,470
by these lies and distortions
told by these disloyal officers.
1706
01:19:49,510 --> 01:19:52,680
Commander,
would you like a recess?
1707
01:19:52,730 --> 01:19:53,770
Certainly not.
1708
01:19:53,810 --> 01:19:56,690
In fact, if I had
any say in this,
1709
01:19:56,730 --> 01:19:58,980
I would ask
there be no recess.
1710
01:19:59,020 --> 01:20:02,150
[marbles continue clacking]
[officer]
Very well.
1711
01:20:03,070 --> 01:20:05,200
I simply want to ask,
1712
01:20:05,240 --> 01:20:08,570
if the performance
of these two officers
was so unspeakably bad,
1713
01:20:08,620 --> 01:20:10,410
why did you tolerate it?
1714
01:20:10,450 --> 01:20:13,500
Why didn't you beach them
or rotate them
out of your command?
1715
01:20:15,870 --> 01:20:20,000
Well, this is gonna sound
strange to you, sir, but,
1716
01:20:20,040 --> 01:20:24,800
well, the truth is
I'm-I'm a softhearted man
1717
01:20:24,840 --> 01:20:26,840
and not many people
know that.
1718
01:20:26,880 --> 01:20:29,510
But I wanted to keep
them under-- under eye
1719
01:20:29,550 --> 01:20:32,640
to try and train them up,
make them good officers.
1720
01:20:32,680 --> 01:20:36,690
L-Last thing I wanted to do
was wreck their careers.
1721
01:20:36,730 --> 01:20:41,270
A concern they certainly
didn't share for me.
E-Either one of them.
1722
01:20:44,240 --> 01:20:46,530
Commander, on the morning
of the 18th of December,
1723
01:20:46,570 --> 01:20:48,410
the exact moment
you were relieved of command,
1724
01:20:48,450 --> 01:20:50,030
was the Caine
in the last extremity?
1725
01:20:50,070 --> 01:20:52,830
Certainly not.
Was it in grave danger
at that moment?
1726
01:20:52,870 --> 01:20:55,540
Absolutely not.
I was in complete control
of the ship.
1727
01:20:55,580 --> 01:20:58,040
And did you inform
any of your other officers
of your intention
1728
01:20:58,080 --> 01:21:00,380
to change course,
come north at ten o'clock,
1729
01:21:00,420 --> 01:21:02,880
15 minutes
after Lieutenant Maryk
relieved you of command?
1730
01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:05,590
Yes, yes.
I made that statement
and that was my intention.
1731
01:21:05,630 --> 01:21:09,470
Then Lieutenant Maryk's decision
to come north was not
a panicky, irrational blunder.
1732
01:21:09,510 --> 01:21:11,970
His panicky blunder
was relieving me.
1733
01:21:12,010 --> 01:21:14,560
I kept him from making
any disastrous mistakes
thereafter.
1734
01:21:14,600 --> 01:21:16,730
I wasn't trying
to vindicate myself.
1735
01:21:16,770 --> 01:21:20,350
Commander, have you seen
Lieutenant Maryk's medical log?
1736
01:21:20,400 --> 01:21:22,400
Yes. [chuckles]
1737
01:21:22,440 --> 01:21:26,030
Yes, I've read
that interesting document.
Yes, sir, I have.
1738
01:21:26,070 --> 01:21:29,070
Biggest conglomeration
of lies and distortions
and half-truths
1739
01:21:29,110 --> 01:21:30,660
I've ever seen.
1740
01:21:30,700 --> 01:21:32,370
But I'm extremely glad
that you've asked
1741
01:21:32,410 --> 01:21:35,200
'cause I wanna
get my side of it
all on the record.
1742
01:21:35,240 --> 01:21:36,660
Please.
1743
01:21:36,700 --> 01:21:39,080
Please give us your version
of any comments
1744
01:21:39,120 --> 01:21:41,080
factually related
to episodes in the log.
1745
01:21:41,130 --> 01:21:43,750
Okay, well,
starting right with
that strawberry business.
1746
01:21:43,790 --> 01:21:45,920
The real truth
is that I was betrayed,
1747
01:21:45,960 --> 01:21:48,050
d-double-crossed
by my executive officer
1748
01:21:48,090 --> 01:21:50,640
and this precious gentleman,
Mr. Keith,
1749
01:21:50,680 --> 01:21:52,600
who between them
corrupted my wardroom
1750
01:21:52,640 --> 01:21:54,640
so I was one man
against the whole ship.
1751
01:21:54,680 --> 01:21:56,600
No support
from my officers, okay?
1752
01:21:56,640 --> 01:21:59,060
[chuckles] Now, you take
that strawberry business.
1753
01:21:59,100 --> 01:22:03,480
Why, if that wasn't a case of
outright conspiracy to protect
a malefactor from justice.
1754
01:22:03,520 --> 01:22:05,730
Maryk carefully leaves out
the little fact
1755
01:22:05,780 --> 01:22:09,240
that I had conclusively proved
by a process of elimination
1756
01:22:09,280 --> 01:22:11,110
that someone
had a key to the fridge.
1757
01:22:11,160 --> 01:22:14,620
Now, he says the messmen
ate the strawberries.
1758
01:22:14,660 --> 01:22:16,620
But if I wanted
to take the trouble,
1759
01:22:16,660 --> 01:22:19,500
I could prove to this court
categorically
that they couldn't have.
1760
01:22:19,540 --> 01:22:21,460
I-It's the water business
all over again.
1761
01:22:21,500 --> 01:22:24,460
Like when the crew
was taking showers
seven times a day
1762
01:22:24,500 --> 01:22:28,260
and I tried to initiate
the simplest principles
of water conservation.
1763
01:22:28,300 --> 01:22:30,800
But, oh, no, Mr. Maryk,
the hero of the crew,
1764
01:22:30,840 --> 01:22:33,390
wanted to go right on
coddling them.
1765
01:22:33,430 --> 01:22:36,140
Well, you take
that coffee business.
1766
01:22:36,180 --> 01:22:37,970
Well-- No.
1767
01:22:38,020 --> 01:22:39,810
[laughs]
No. Excuse me.
1768
01:22:39,850 --> 01:22:42,270
Sorry, sir.
1769
01:22:42,310 --> 01:22:44,980
Strawberry thing first.
Okay.
1770
01:22:46,270 --> 01:22:48,480
Everything hinged
on a thorough search
for the key,
1771
01:22:48,530 --> 01:22:52,150
and that's when Maryk
and, as usual, with help
from Mr. Keith, fudged it.
1772
01:22:52,200 --> 01:22:54,870
Went through
a lot of phony motions,
didn't prove anything.
1773
01:22:54,910 --> 01:22:57,540
Like thinking
that the burning out
of the coffee makers,
1774
01:22:57,580 --> 01:22:59,450
which were government property,
1775
01:22:59,500 --> 01:23:01,460
was some kind of joke.
1776
01:23:01,500 --> 01:23:04,000
And that was
the attitude of everybody
from Maryk on down.
1777
01:23:04,040 --> 01:23:06,590
No-- No sense
of responsibility.
1778
01:23:06,630 --> 01:23:09,260
And I kept emphasizing
over and over
1779
01:23:09,300 --> 01:23:12,680
that all of these things
were gonna have to be
accounted for.
1780
01:23:12,720 --> 01:23:14,840
[groans]
It was a constant battle.
1781
01:23:14,890 --> 01:23:16,600
Always--
Always the same thing.
1782
01:23:16,640 --> 01:23:19,390
Maryk and Keith
undermining my authority,
always arguing.
1783
01:23:19,430 --> 01:23:23,850
Now, I wanted--
I wanted to train Keith up
to be a good officer,
1784
01:23:23,890 --> 01:23:26,520
but I was stabbed
in the back by--
1785
01:23:29,900 --> 01:23:31,440
Well...
1786
01:23:32,320 --> 01:23:34,030
[chuckles]
1787
01:23:34,070 --> 01:23:39,040
Well, I-- I think I've covered
that strawberry business.
1788
01:23:39,080 --> 01:23:41,160
And, oh, yes,
the mess account business.
1789
01:23:41,200 --> 01:23:44,830
Well, I had to
watch them like a hawk,
and believe me, I did.
1790
01:23:44,870 --> 01:23:47,380
[chuckles] Didn't sneak
any fast ones by me.
1791
01:23:47,420 --> 01:23:49,380
It wasn't for
a lack of trying.
1792
01:23:49,420 --> 01:23:52,010
Instead of paying attention
to their accounts
and their inventories,
1793
01:23:52,050 --> 01:23:53,880
which I would have to go
over again and again--
1794
01:23:53,920 --> 01:23:56,720
Always a few pennies short
or a couple dollars over.
1795
01:23:56,760 --> 01:24:01,600
But what do they care about
keeping accurate records?
Let the captain worry about it.
1796
01:24:01,640 --> 01:24:03,890
Well, by God, I did.
1797
01:24:03,930 --> 01:24:08,610
I-I defy anyone to find
a single wardroom mess statement
or ship service inventory
1798
01:24:08,650 --> 01:24:11,190
filed aboard the USS Caine
while I was captain
1799
01:24:11,230 --> 01:24:13,650
that had a mistake
of a single, solitary cent.
1800
01:24:13,690 --> 01:24:18,160
And by that, I mean, I defy
a certified public accountant
to do it. Okay?
1801
01:24:18,200 --> 01:24:19,830
Well, what else?
1802
01:24:19,870 --> 01:24:21,990
[muttering]
There's so much bullshit
1803
01:24:22,040 --> 01:24:25,040
in that precious log
of Mr. Maryk's.
1804
01:24:25,080 --> 01:24:28,540
Oh, yes! [laughs]
Th-The movie business.
1805
01:24:28,580 --> 01:24:31,000
Okay,
no respect for command.
1806
01:24:31,050 --> 01:24:33,460
Th-That was the whole trouble
with that ship.
1807
01:24:33,510 --> 01:24:37,340
The movie operator, who had
a disrespectful manner anyways,
1808
01:24:37,380 --> 01:24:41,430
started the movie
without waiting for the arrival
of the commanding officer.
1809
01:24:41,470 --> 01:24:43,930
Out of that whole ship's crew,
officers and men,
1810
01:24:43,970 --> 01:24:48,770
did one person stand up
and call a halt or even notice
that the captain wasn't present?
1811
01:24:48,810 --> 01:24:51,940
I missed those movies
more than they did.
1812
01:24:52,980 --> 01:24:55,780
I banned them,
and, by God, I'd do it again.
1813
01:24:55,820 --> 01:24:59,370
Wh-What was I supposed to do,
start issuing them all
letters of commendation
1814
01:24:59,410 --> 01:25:02,950
for this gratuitous insult
to the commanding officer?
1815
01:25:02,990 --> 01:25:04,120
[laughs]
1816
01:25:04,160 --> 01:25:06,620
It's not like
I took it personal.
1817
01:25:06,660 --> 01:25:10,130
Uh, it's the principle.
The principle of respect
for the command.
1818
01:25:10,170 --> 01:25:13,960
That principle was dead
when I came aboard that ship
and I brought it to life.
1819
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:16,010
And I nagged and I bitched
and I hollered,
1820
01:25:16,050 --> 01:25:18,630
and, by God, I made it stick
while I was captain!
1821
01:25:20,180 --> 01:25:22,510
Uh, and as I-- as I say,
1822
01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:24,810
it wasn't
just the coffee makers.
1823
01:25:24,850 --> 01:25:26,520
It was a matter of respect.
1824
01:25:26,560 --> 01:25:29,100
When I ask a sailor a question,
I want a straight answer.
1825
01:25:29,150 --> 01:25:31,360
Nobody's gonna get away
with this shifty evasion,
1826
01:25:31,400 --> 01:25:34,440
if I have to hold
a court of inquiry
for a week.
1827
01:25:34,480 --> 01:25:37,240
What do I care
about strawberries?
It's a question of principle.
1828
01:25:37,280 --> 01:25:39,200
Stealing is stealing.
1829
01:25:39,780 --> 01:25:41,660
And on my ship--
1830
01:25:45,700 --> 01:25:49,670
Well, it's not like we got
a lot of nice treats anyway.
1831
01:25:49,710 --> 01:25:53,840
Uh... if we ever did
get something pleasant
once in a blue moon,
1832
01:25:53,880 --> 01:25:56,010
like--
like strawberries, well,
1833
01:25:56,050 --> 01:25:59,090
it was outrageous that
I couldn't have a second helping
if I felt like it.
1834
01:25:59,130 --> 01:26:01,510
I wasn't gonna let them
get away with it, and I didn't.
1835
01:26:01,550 --> 01:26:05,510
By God, I never
let anything like that
happen on that ship again!
1836
01:26:14,360 --> 01:26:16,360
[mutters]
1837
01:26:16,400 --> 01:26:18,240
As I say, I--
1838
01:26:18,280 --> 01:26:19,490
Okay, um...
1839
01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:23,700
H-How many of these things
have I covered?
1840
01:26:23,740 --> 01:26:27,240
I-- I can only roughly
do this by memory.
1841
01:26:27,290 --> 01:26:30,000
If you ask me
specific questions,
I'll--
1842
01:26:30,040 --> 01:26:33,250
I'll tackle those
one by one by one.
1843
01:26:34,460 --> 01:26:36,880
That won't be necessary, sir.
1844
01:26:38,010 --> 01:26:40,010
That was very thorough.
1845
01:26:41,050 --> 01:26:42,550
Thank you.
1846
01:26:47,350 --> 01:26:51,230
I draw
the court's attention
to Exhibit 12.
1847
01:26:54,100 --> 01:26:56,230
Commander, I show you
an authenticated copy
1848
01:26:56,270 --> 01:26:59,150
of a fitness report
that you wrote
for Lieutenant Maryk
1849
01:26:59,190 --> 01:27:01,490
July 1, 2022.
1850
01:27:01,530 --> 01:27:03,910
Do you recognize it
as such?
1851
01:27:06,370 --> 01:27:08,040
Y-Yes.
1852
01:27:08,080 --> 01:27:10,870
And by this time
had the following events
occurred--
1853
01:27:10,910 --> 01:27:14,830
the water shortage,
the coffee maker
investigation,
1854
01:27:14,880 --> 01:27:17,670
the banning of the movies,
the Internet
1855
01:27:17,710 --> 01:27:19,760
and other events?
1856
01:27:21,550 --> 01:27:23,680
Yes, I believe so.
1857
01:27:23,720 --> 01:27:28,930
Please read your comments
on Lieutenant Maryk, July 1.
1858
01:27:29,770 --> 01:27:32,140
Well, n-not being vindictive,
1859
01:27:32,180 --> 01:27:36,480
I-I don't write down
every single, solitary instance.
1860
01:27:36,520 --> 01:27:39,070
A fitness report
goes into a man's record,
1861
01:27:39,110 --> 01:27:42,950
and, well, I've always
tried to go easy on them.
1862
01:27:42,990 --> 01:27:44,990
A-Always have, always will.
1863
01:27:45,030 --> 01:27:46,740
I appreciate that, sir.
1864
01:27:46,780 --> 01:27:48,740
Please read the comments.
1865
01:27:54,620 --> 01:27:56,790
"This officer has,
if anything,
1866
01:27:56,830 --> 01:27:59,960
improved in
his performance of duty
1867
01:28:00,000 --> 01:28:02,970
since the last fitness report.
1868
01:28:03,920 --> 01:28:07,220
He is consistently loyal,
unflagging,
1869
01:28:07,260 --> 01:28:11,640
thorough, courageous
and efficient.
1870
01:28:12,890 --> 01:28:15,230
He is considered at present
1871
01:28:15,270 --> 01:28:19,650
fully qualified for command
of a 1,200-ton MCM.
1872
01:28:21,110 --> 01:28:26,410
His professional determination
and integrity set him apart
1873
01:28:26,450 --> 01:28:30,410
as an outstanding example
for other officers,
1874
01:28:30,450 --> 01:28:32,830
reserve and regular alike.
1875
01:28:37,210 --> 01:28:39,960
He cannot be
too highly commended."
1876
01:28:45,340 --> 01:28:46,880
Thank you.
1877
01:28:48,760 --> 01:28:50,470
No further questions.
1878
01:28:54,850 --> 01:28:56,810
No cross-examination.
1879
01:29:01,150 --> 01:29:03,030
You're excused,
Commander.
1880
01:29:09,160 --> 01:29:10,700
Yes, sir.
1881
01:29:30,220 --> 01:29:32,140
Defense rests.
1882
01:29:34,390 --> 01:29:37,020
Is the trial counsel
ready for summation?
1883
01:29:38,350 --> 01:29:41,020
No summary, sir.
Prosecution rests.
1884
01:29:42,440 --> 01:29:44,230
No argument at all?
1885
01:29:49,990 --> 01:29:52,200
If it please
the court,
1886
01:29:57,450 --> 01:29:59,670
I'm-- I'm at a loss
1887
01:29:59,710 --> 01:30:02,540
to discuss the case
the defense has presented.
1888
01:30:03,590 --> 01:30:05,500
I have nothing to refute.
1889
01:30:05,550 --> 01:30:06,920
It's no case at all.
1890
01:30:06,960 --> 01:30:08,550
It has nothing to do
1891
01:30:08,590 --> 01:30:11,260
with the charge
or the specification.
1892
01:30:13,050 --> 01:30:16,430
The defense counsel's
very first question
in this trial
1893
01:30:17,640 --> 01:30:20,520
was, "Commander, have you
ever heard the expression,
1894
01:30:20,560 --> 01:30:22,940
Old Yellowstain?"
1895
01:30:22,980 --> 01:30:27,070
That was the key
to his entire strategy,
1896
01:30:27,110 --> 01:30:30,030
which was simply to twist
the proceedings around
1897
01:30:30,070 --> 01:30:34,280
so that the accused
would become not Maryk,
but Commander Queeg.
1898
01:30:34,320 --> 01:30:38,040
He has dragged out
every possible vicious
1899
01:30:38,080 --> 01:30:41,960
and malicious criticism
of the commander
from the other witnesses
1900
01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:46,750
and forced Captain Queeg
to defend himself against them
in open court,
1901
01:30:46,800 --> 01:30:48,630
on the spur of the moment,
1902
01:30:48,670 --> 01:30:50,590
without advice of counsel,
1903
01:30:50,630 --> 01:30:53,260
without any
of the normal privileges
and safeguards
1904
01:30:53,300 --> 01:30:56,350
of an accused man
under naval law.
1905
01:30:56,390 --> 01:30:59,810
Can this court possibly
endorse the precedent
1906
01:30:59,850 --> 01:31:04,610
that a captain who doesn't
please his underlings
can be deposed by them?
1907
01:31:04,650 --> 01:31:06,940
And then that the captain's
only recourse afterward
1908
01:31:06,980 --> 01:31:11,820
is to be placed
at a witness stand
in a general court-martial
1909
01:31:11,860 --> 01:31:13,990
to answer
every petty gripe
1910
01:31:14,030 --> 01:31:16,280
and justify
all his command decisions
1911
01:31:16,330 --> 01:31:20,750
to a hostile lawyer
taking the part of
his insubordinate inferiors?
1912
01:31:20,790 --> 01:31:24,670
Such a precedent is nothing
but a blank check for mutiny.
1913
01:31:24,710 --> 01:31:28,250
It is the absolute destruction
of the chain of command.
1914
01:31:31,010 --> 01:31:34,180
However,
all this doesn't worry me.
1915
01:31:35,050 --> 01:31:37,010
I am confident
1916
01:31:37,050 --> 01:31:40,640
that this court
hasn't been impressed
by such aggressive tactics.
1917
01:31:40,680 --> 01:31:43,100
I know that the court
is going to reject
1918
01:31:43,140 --> 01:31:45,350
this cynical play
on its emotions,
1919
01:31:45,400 --> 01:31:50,190
this... insult
to its intelligence,
1920
01:31:50,230 --> 01:31:53,400
and find the specification
proven by the facts.
1921
01:31:55,410 --> 01:31:57,410
I've only this to say.
1922
01:31:58,410 --> 01:32:00,700
Whatever the verdict
on the accused, I--
1923
01:32:01,790 --> 01:32:04,370
I formally recommend
that Defense Counsel Greenwald
1924
01:32:04,410 --> 01:32:06,210
be censured by this court
1925
01:32:06,250 --> 01:32:08,420
for conduct unbecoming
an officer of the Navy
1926
01:32:08,460 --> 01:32:11,590
and that this reprimand
be made part of his record.
1927
01:32:17,550 --> 01:32:20,600
Defense counsel.
Closing argument?
1928
01:32:25,890 --> 01:32:27,230
Please the court,
1929
01:32:28,560 --> 01:32:32,820
I undertook
the defense of the accused
very reluctantly
1930
01:32:32,860 --> 01:32:37,610
and only at the urging of
the judge advocate that no other
defense counsel was available.
1931
01:32:38,570 --> 01:32:40,410
I was reluctant
1932
01:32:40,450 --> 01:32:43,830
because I knew
that the only possible
form of defense
1933
01:32:43,870 --> 01:32:47,830
was to prove
the mental incompetence
of an officer of the Navy.
1934
01:32:47,870 --> 01:32:53,340
It has been
the most unpleasant duty
I have ever had to perform.
1935
01:32:54,340 --> 01:32:57,380
However,
once having undertaken it,
1936
01:32:57,430 --> 01:32:59,550
I have done my best
to win an acquittal.
1937
01:32:59,600 --> 01:33:03,390
I thought this was my duty,
both as defense counsel
appointed by the Navy
1938
01:33:03,430 --> 01:33:06,230
and as a member of the bar.
1939
01:33:07,480 --> 01:33:09,310
Let me make one thing clear.
1940
01:33:09,350 --> 01:33:12,070
It is not the contention
of the defense
1941
01:33:12,110 --> 01:33:14,230
that Commander Queeg
is a coward
1942
01:33:14,280 --> 01:33:19,990
and that therefore,
if he commits questionable acts
under intense fire,
1943
01:33:20,030 --> 01:33:22,910
the explanation
must lie elsewhere.
1944
01:33:22,950 --> 01:33:26,580
The court saw
Commander Queeg's bearing
on the stand.
1945
01:33:26,620 --> 01:33:30,080
The court can imagine
what his bearing
must have been like
1946
01:33:30,130 --> 01:33:32,290
at the height
of the storm.
1947
01:33:32,340 --> 01:33:34,210
And on that basis,
1948
01:33:35,260 --> 01:33:38,470
the court can decide
the fate of the accused.
1949
01:33:44,640 --> 01:33:46,560
[exhales]
1950
01:33:47,640 --> 01:33:49,900
Before recessing,
1951
01:33:49,940 --> 01:33:52,480
the court will rule
on the recommendation
to censure you.
1952
01:33:56,690 --> 01:33:58,150
Yes, sir.
1953
01:34:00,660 --> 01:34:04,620
This has been a strange
and tragic trial.
1954
01:34:05,700 --> 01:34:08,290
In the 248-year history
of the Navy,
1955
01:34:08,330 --> 01:34:11,500
there has been only
one other attempted mutiny.
1956
01:34:13,380 --> 01:34:16,800
You have conducted your case
with striking ingenuity.
1957
01:34:18,590 --> 01:34:20,340
But your conduct
has been puzzling
1958
01:34:20,380 --> 01:34:22,510
and it does raise questions.
1959
01:34:23,510 --> 01:34:25,760
Has your conduct here
been responsible,
1960
01:34:25,810 --> 01:34:27,520
Lieutenant Greenwald?
1961
01:34:28,810 --> 01:34:30,440
[sighs]
1962
01:34:30,480 --> 01:34:33,230
The reprimand,
if there is to be one,
1963
01:34:33,270 --> 01:34:36,400
must come
from your own conscience.
1964
01:34:38,530 --> 01:34:42,360
Court finds defense counsel
has not been in contempt.
1965
01:34:42,410 --> 01:34:45,330
Recommendation to reprimand
denied.
1966
01:34:45,370 --> 01:34:48,160
Court stands in recess
until further notice.
1967
01:34:48,200 --> 01:34:49,870
[gavel raps]
1968
01:34:54,500 --> 01:34:57,710
What happens now?
Well, that's
the ball game.
1969
01:34:58,840 --> 01:35:00,220
And when do we find out?
1970
01:35:00,260 --> 01:35:02,050
If it's an acquittal,
soon.
1971
01:35:02,090 --> 01:35:05,550
If not, well,
they won't publish
their findings for weeks.
1972
01:35:05,600 --> 01:35:07,060
Okay.
1973
01:35:08,060 --> 01:35:09,810
You were terrific.
1974
01:35:09,850 --> 01:35:11,690
Thanks.
1975
01:35:14,150 --> 01:35:16,400
You murdered Queeg
up there.
1976
01:35:16,980 --> 01:35:19,280
Yes, I murdered him.
1977
01:35:24,030 --> 01:35:27,700
I'm grateful to you,
win or lose.
1978
01:35:32,500 --> 01:35:33,790
Okay.
1979
01:35:36,540 --> 01:35:38,550
What's wrong?
Not a thing.
1980
01:35:38,590 --> 01:35:41,170
Well, look, I need to
ask you something.
1981
01:35:41,210 --> 01:35:43,300
What now? Hmm?
1982
01:35:44,970 --> 01:35:47,760
Tom Keefer's having a party
tonight at the hotel.
1983
01:35:47,800 --> 01:35:50,770
This morning
he got a $10,000 advance
on his novel.
1984
01:35:50,810 --> 01:35:53,100
Well, I hope he sells
a million copies,
1985
01:35:53,140 --> 01:35:56,440
wins the Nobel Prize,
the Pulitzer Prize,
the Medal of Honor.
1986
01:35:56,480 --> 01:35:59,110
Wrap this whole thing up
in a nice, pink ribbon.
1987
01:35:59,150 --> 01:36:00,860
We're both invited.
1988
01:36:03,240 --> 01:36:04,780
What?
1989
01:36:05,860 --> 01:36:08,490
Look, I know what
you probably think.
1990
01:36:08,530 --> 01:36:11,200
But one way or another,
it's over.
1991
01:36:11,240 --> 01:36:14,290
I don't know
what I would have done
in Tom's place.
1992
01:36:14,330 --> 01:36:16,460
You'd go
to Keefer's party.
1993
01:36:17,630 --> 01:36:20,800
I'll go if you will,
if you think we should.
1994
01:36:33,230 --> 01:36:37,770
[pop music
playing on speakers]
1995
01:36:43,150 --> 01:36:45,780
Oh!
[cheering]
1996
01:36:53,330 --> 01:36:55,620
All right, quiet, quiet!
1997
01:36:55,660 --> 01:36:56,750
[whistles]
1998
01:36:56,790 --> 01:36:59,750
Quiet, you drunken bums
of the Caine!
1999
01:36:59,790 --> 01:37:03,920
Here he is,
the guest of honor,
our courageous hero.
2000
01:37:03,960 --> 01:37:05,090
Hey!
Whoo!
2001
01:37:05,130 --> 01:37:07,130
Speech!
Speech, speech, speech!
2002
01:37:07,180 --> 01:37:10,470
[all chanting]
Speech! Speech! Speech!
No, no, no, no.
2003
01:37:10,510 --> 01:37:13,850
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Come on, Barney!
2004
01:37:13,890 --> 01:37:16,890
No, I-I-I'm drunker
than any of you guys.
[laughing]
2005
01:37:16,940 --> 01:37:19,060
I've been out
with the trial counsel,
2006
01:37:19,100 --> 01:37:22,070
trying to get her to take back
some of the dirty names
she called me.
2007
01:37:22,110 --> 01:37:24,360
[all chuckle]
2008
01:37:24,400 --> 01:37:27,860
I finally got her to shake hands
on the third bourbon and soda,
maybe the fourth.
2009
01:37:27,900 --> 01:37:30,950
That's good. That's good.
I had to talk loud and fast,
Steve.
2010
01:37:30,990 --> 01:37:34,330
I played some pretty
dirty pool in court.
Well...
2011
01:37:34,370 --> 01:37:36,120
Poor Katherine Challee, huh?
Yeah.
2012
01:37:36,160 --> 01:37:38,370
Mmm. So what's this?
2013
01:37:38,420 --> 01:37:40,420
[Maryk] Oh, it's
a double celebration.
2014
01:37:40,460 --> 01:37:42,000
[Greenwald]
A cake baked like a book.
2015
01:37:42,040 --> 01:37:44,250
$10,000
came in the mail today.
Advance on my novel.
2016
01:37:44,300 --> 01:37:46,260
[all cheering]
2017
01:37:46,300 --> 01:37:48,470
Very nice.
Very nice.
2018
01:37:48,510 --> 01:37:49,930
I got something
in the mail today too.
2019
01:37:49,970 --> 01:37:52,640
What's that, Barney?
Medical clearance.
2020
01:37:52,680 --> 01:37:55,220
Orders back to my ship.
Leaving tomorrow.
2021
01:37:55,270 --> 01:37:56,390
[all cheering]
2022
01:37:56,430 --> 01:37:58,980
Good.
Hey, that's great.
2023
01:38:01,100 --> 01:38:02,400
Ten thousand bucks,
huh?
2024
01:38:02,440 --> 01:38:04,440
[whistles]
2025
01:38:05,610 --> 01:38:07,030
You know,
maybe I should
2026
01:38:07,070 --> 01:38:09,610
return
the celebrated author's
toast.
2027
01:38:09,650 --> 01:38:11,280
Yes!
A little, little speech.
2028
01:38:11,320 --> 01:38:13,910
All right, all right, all right.
Here we go, here we go.
2029
01:38:13,950 --> 01:38:15,540
Okay.
[chuckles]
2030
01:38:15,580 --> 01:38:18,040
Uh, war novel, isn't it?
That's right.
2031
01:38:18,080 --> 01:38:20,960
I assume you gave the Navy
a good screwing, yeah?
2032
01:38:21,000 --> 01:38:23,000
Yeah?
[all laughing]
2033
01:38:23,040 --> 01:38:25,380
I don't think
that Navy Public Affairs
would approve it at any rate.
2034
01:38:25,420 --> 01:38:28,590
Well, somebody
should show up these stupid,
stuffy old pricks, huh?
2035
01:38:28,630 --> 01:38:31,180
Yeah!
Who's the hero, you?
2036
01:38:31,220 --> 01:38:34,180
If there's any similarities,
it is purely coincidental.
2037
01:38:34,220 --> 01:38:36,390
[crowd chuckles]
2038
01:38:36,430 --> 01:38:39,390
Okay, I'm warped
and I'm drunk.
2039
01:38:40,810 --> 01:38:43,770
But it suddenly seems to me,
if I wrote a war novel,
2040
01:38:43,810 --> 01:38:46,610
I would try to make a hero
out of Old Yellowstain.
2041
01:38:46,650 --> 01:38:48,530
Mmm.
Oh, come on.
2042
01:38:48,570 --> 01:38:49,990
That's right, I would.
No. No.
2043
01:38:50,030 --> 01:38:52,450
No, I would.
And I'll tell you why.
2044
01:38:53,660 --> 01:38:56,330
You see, Mr. Keefer,
while I was studying law
2045
01:38:56,370 --> 01:38:58,040
and you were
writing short stories,
2046
01:38:58,080 --> 01:39:00,790
and Willie Keith
was playing on the fields
of Princeton,
2047
01:39:00,830 --> 01:39:04,040
why, all that time,
these--
2048
01:39:04,080 --> 01:39:06,920
these old birds
we call regulars,
these stupid, stuffy pricks,
2049
01:39:06,960 --> 01:39:08,710
were standing guard
2050
01:39:08,760 --> 01:39:12,970
on our fat, dumb
and happy country.
2051
01:39:13,970 --> 01:39:16,470
Of course, they were
doing it for dough.
2052
01:39:16,510 --> 01:39:18,470
Same as anybody does anything.
2053
01:39:19,470 --> 01:39:23,100
But the question is,
in the last analysis...
2054
01:39:24,230 --> 01:39:26,690
I mean,
what do you do for dough?
You and me.
2055
01:39:26,730 --> 01:39:30,490
We're advancing
our free little careers.
2056
01:39:31,950 --> 01:39:36,240
So when 9/11 happened
and so many of us
rushed to join up
2057
01:39:36,280 --> 01:39:40,620
to fight those assholes
that crashed those planes
into the Twin Towers...
2058
01:39:42,370 --> 01:39:45,420
You couldn't fight them
with a law book,
so I-- I went active.
2059
01:39:45,460 --> 01:39:47,040
I joined the Navy.
2060
01:39:48,380 --> 01:39:50,130
Maybe I'd fly over
the Middle East
2061
01:39:50,170 --> 01:39:52,170
and bomb the shit
out of some terrorists,
right?
2062
01:39:52,220 --> 01:39:54,380
Whoo!
[crowd chuckling]
2063
01:39:54,430 --> 01:39:58,970
But there were already
a lot of guys
ready to do that.
2064
01:40:00,310 --> 01:40:02,600
And it wasn't me.
Not yet.
2065
01:40:02,640 --> 01:40:05,100
Wasn't Tom Keefer,
still in school,
2066
01:40:05,150 --> 01:40:07,810
or Willie Keith
in midshipman training,
2067
01:40:07,860 --> 01:40:11,740
but Old Yellowstain
and guys like him.
2068
01:40:12,820 --> 01:40:15,410
They were already on station,
ready to go.
2069
01:40:16,570 --> 01:40:18,370
And they're a lot smarter
than any of us.
2070
01:40:18,410 --> 01:40:21,040
I mean, let's-- Come on.
Let's not kid ourselves.
2071
01:40:21,080 --> 01:40:25,460
I mean, you don't get anywhere
in the all-volunteer,
upwardly mobile American Navy
2072
01:40:25,500 --> 01:40:27,290
unless you're goddamn good.
2073
01:40:28,840 --> 01:40:31,880
And these old-line pros,
they may not be up
on the latest video game,
2074
01:40:31,920 --> 01:40:34,380
but they know how
to get a tough job done.
2075
01:40:35,510 --> 01:40:39,180
And they were standing by,
and they were ready to do it,
2076
01:40:39,220 --> 01:40:41,770
while the rest of us
were still trying to
know shit from Shinola.
2077
01:40:41,810 --> 01:40:44,730
Barney. Hey, Barney.
It's over.
2078
01:40:44,770 --> 01:40:46,730
All right? Come on.
Let's just enjoy dinner.
2079
01:40:46,770 --> 01:40:49,230
Dinner's a sham, Steve.
You're guilty.
2080
01:40:50,770 --> 01:40:53,400
Of course,
you're only half guilty.
2081
01:40:53,440 --> 01:40:56,910
I mean, there was someone else
standing very neatly
out of the picture,
2082
01:40:57,820 --> 01:40:59,740
the guy who started
the whole idea
2083
01:40:59,780 --> 01:41:01,530
that Queeg's
a dangerous paranoiac,
2084
01:41:01,580 --> 01:41:04,080
who argued you into it
for six months,
2085
01:41:04,120 --> 01:41:06,750
who coined the nickname
Old Yellowstain,
2086
01:41:06,790 --> 01:41:10,840
who pointed out the psychiatry
books and Article 1108
and kept hammering it at you.
2087
01:41:10,880 --> 01:41:12,380
All right,
wait a minute here.
2088
01:41:12,420 --> 01:41:15,550
Oh, yeah, yeah, Mr. Keefer.
That's right, yeah.
2089
01:41:16,380 --> 01:41:18,510
I had to drag it
out of Steve.
2090
01:41:18,550 --> 01:41:21,720
Big dumb Polack
tried to tell me
it was all his own idea.
2091
01:41:21,760 --> 01:41:25,680
He wouldn't know a paranoid
from an anthropoid.
But you knew, didn't you?
2092
01:41:25,730 --> 01:41:31,270
You told him his medical log
was a clinical picture
of a paranoid.
2093
01:41:31,310 --> 01:41:34,610
You advised him
to go to Admiral Williams.
You offered to go with him.
2094
01:41:34,650 --> 01:41:39,110
You didn't get cold feet
until you stood on Williams's
quarterdeck in Bahrain.
2095
01:41:39,160 --> 01:41:41,740
Yeah, and then you ducked,
and you've been ducking
ever since.
2096
01:41:41,780 --> 01:41:43,620
I don't know
where you're
getting all this.
2097
01:41:43,660 --> 01:41:45,750
Biggest favor
you could have done Steve,
2098
01:41:45,790 --> 01:41:47,750
as far as winning
an acquittal went,
2099
01:41:47,790 --> 01:41:49,750
though I doubt
you realize it.
2100
01:41:51,960 --> 01:41:54,880
But if there is
a guilty party,
it's you.
2101
01:41:56,340 --> 01:41:59,800
If you hadn't filled
Steve Maryk's thick head
2102
01:41:59,840 --> 01:42:01,470
full of paranoia
and Article 1108,
2103
01:42:01,510 --> 01:42:05,310
why, he'd have--
he'd have got Queeg
to come north.
2104
01:42:05,350 --> 01:42:08,980
Or he'd have helped him
pull through to the south.
2105
01:42:10,310 --> 01:42:12,980
And the Caine wouldn't have
been yanked out of action.
2106
01:42:13,020 --> 01:42:14,770
And that--
2107
01:42:14,820 --> 01:42:17,650
that is your contribution
2108
01:42:17,690 --> 01:42:19,990
to the good old USA,
my friend--
2109
01:42:20,030 --> 01:42:23,490
pulling a minesweeper
out of the Persian Gulf
when it was most needed.
2110
01:42:23,530 --> 01:42:26,290
That-- That...
[laughs] ...and fucking
Multitudes, Multitudes.
2111
01:42:26,330 --> 01:42:27,500
You're drunk.
2112
01:42:27,540 --> 01:42:29,250
You know, excuse me, okay?
2113
01:42:29,290 --> 01:42:30,750
I'm all done.
2114
01:42:31,670 --> 01:42:33,590
You know, here's to you.
2115
01:42:33,630 --> 01:42:36,500
You bowled a perfect score.
You went after Queeg,
and you got him.
2116
01:42:36,550 --> 01:42:39,340
You kept your own whites
all starchy,
2117
01:42:39,380 --> 01:42:41,800
and you wrote your novel
proving the Navy sucks,
2118
01:42:41,840 --> 01:42:45,350
and you'll say, oh, you know,
you'll make a million dollars,
marry a movie star.
2119
01:42:45,390 --> 01:42:47,770
And so you won't mind
a little verbal reprimand
from me.
2120
01:42:47,810 --> 01:42:49,730
What does it all mean?
Hmm?
2121
01:42:50,560 --> 01:42:52,190
You know,
I-I defended Steve Maryk
2122
01:42:52,230 --> 01:42:56,690
because I realized
the wrong guy was on trial.
2123
01:42:56,730 --> 01:42:59,690
And the only way
I could defend him
was to murder Queeg for you.
2124
01:42:59,740 --> 01:43:04,620
And I'm pissed off
that I was put in that position.
I'm ashamed of what I did.
2125
01:43:05,530 --> 01:43:07,700
And that's why I'm drunk.
2126
01:43:08,910 --> 01:43:10,910
Queeg deserved better.
2127
01:43:14,290 --> 01:43:17,000
He served this country
for 21 years.
2128
01:43:20,130 --> 01:43:22,840
So I'm not gonna
eat your dinner,
2129
01:43:23,840 --> 01:43:25,720
drink your wine.
2130
01:43:27,180 --> 01:43:29,600
I'll make my toast
and go.
2131
01:43:32,600 --> 01:43:33,980
So here's to you.
2132
01:43:34,020 --> 01:43:36,230
Here's to Caine's
favorite author.
2133
01:43:37,610 --> 01:43:39,280
Here's to your book.
2134
01:43:43,200 --> 01:43:45,620
[all gasping]
2135
01:43:47,450 --> 01:43:50,750
["Lowdown" playing]
2136
01:44:13,560 --> 01:44:17,860
Baby's into runnin' round
Hangin' with the crowd
2137
01:44:17,900 --> 01:44:19,860
Puttin' your business
In the street
2138
01:44:19,900 --> 01:44:21,900
Talkin' out loud
2139
01:44:21,940 --> 01:44:24,150
Sayin' you bought her
This and that
2140
01:44:24,200 --> 01:44:26,160
And how much you done spent
2141
01:44:26,200 --> 01:44:30,160
I swear she must believe
It's all heaven sent
2142
01:44:30,200 --> 01:44:31,950
Hey, boy
2143
01:44:32,000 --> 01:44:34,540
You better bring
Your chick around
2144
01:44:34,580 --> 01:44:36,620
To the sad, sad truth
2145
01:44:36,670 --> 01:44:38,790
The dirty lowdown
2146
01:44:38,840 --> 01:44:42,460
[backup singers vocalizing]
2147
01:44:42,510 --> 01:44:46,130
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2148
01:44:46,180 --> 01:44:48,890
Taught her how
To talk like that
2149
01:44:50,510 --> 01:44:53,640
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2150
01:44:53,680 --> 01:44:56,140
Gave her that big idea
2151
01:45:03,610 --> 01:45:07,780
Nothin' you can't handle
Nothin' you ain't got
2152
01:45:07,820 --> 01:45:11,990
Put your money on the table
And drive it off the lot
2153
01:45:12,040 --> 01:45:13,910
Turn on that old love light
2154
01:45:13,950 --> 01:45:16,160
And turn a "Maybe"
To a "Yes"
2155
01:45:16,210 --> 01:45:19,750
Same old schoolboy game
Got you into this mess
2156
01:45:19,790 --> 01:45:22,130
Hey, son
2157
01:45:22,170 --> 01:45:24,210
Better get on back to town
2158
01:45:24,260 --> 01:45:26,670
Face the sad old truth
2159
01:45:26,720 --> 01:45:29,050
The dirty lowdown
2160
01:45:29,090 --> 01:45:32,390
[backup singers vocalizing]
2161
01:45:32,430 --> 01:45:35,890
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2162
01:45:35,930 --> 01:45:38,850
Put those ideas
In your head
2163
01:45:40,900 --> 01:45:44,730
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2164
01:45:54,910 --> 01:45:56,950
Well
2165
01:46:03,090 --> 01:46:06,050
Come on back down
Little son
2166
01:46:06,090 --> 01:46:12,140
Dig the low, low
Low, low, lowdown
2167
01:46:26,610 --> 01:46:30,860
You ain't got to be so bad
Got to be so cold
2168
01:46:30,910 --> 01:46:35,200
This dog eat dog existence
Sure is getting old
2169
01:46:35,240 --> 01:46:39,210
Gotta have a jones for this
Jones for that
2170
01:46:39,250 --> 01:46:41,120
This runnin'
With the Joneses
2171
01:46:41,170 --> 01:46:45,000
Boy, just ain't
Where it's at, no, no
2172
01:46:45,040 --> 01:46:47,340
You gonna come back around
2173
01:46:47,380 --> 01:46:49,840
To the sad, sad truth
2174
01:46:49,880 --> 01:46:52,180
The dirty lowdown
2175
01:46:52,220 --> 01:46:55,430
[backup singers vocalizing]
2176
01:46:55,470 --> 01:46:58,850
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2177
01:46:58,890 --> 01:47:02,020
Got you thinking
Like that, boy
2178
01:47:03,650 --> 01:47:08,070
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2179
01:47:24,380 --> 01:47:28,340
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2180
01:47:28,380 --> 01:47:32,340
Said I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2181
01:47:33,380 --> 01:47:37,050
Oh, look out
For that lowdown
2182
01:47:37,100 --> 01:47:39,060
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2183
01:47:39,100 --> 01:47:43,600
That dirty, dirty
Dirty, dirty lowdown
2184
01:47:45,100 --> 01:47:49,610
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2185
01:47:49,650 --> 01:47:53,110
[vocalizing]
2186
01:47:53,150 --> 01:47:56,820
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
2187
01:47:56,870 --> 01:47:58,990
Got you thinkin' like that
2188
01:47:59,040 --> 01:48:02,330
Got you thinkin'
By yourself
2189
01:48:02,370 --> 01:48:04,790
Lookin' that girl
In the face
2190
01:48:04,830 --> 01:48:06,960
It's a sad affair
2191
01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:09,630
Ashamed of yourself
2192
01:48:09,670 --> 01:48:14,090
I wonder, wonder
Wonder, wonder who
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