Excuse me, sorry I'm late. That's alright, Danny, I know you don't have a good excuse, so...
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Kaffee:
[ariving in the conference room after the meeting has already started]
Excuse me, sorry I'm late.
Capt. Whitaker:
That's alright, Danny, I know you don't have a good excuse, so I won't force you to come up with a bad one.
Kaffee:
[gratefully, nods]
Thank you, sir.
Capt. Whitaker:
The first one's for you. Seems you're moving up in the world, you've been requested by Division.
Kaffee:
Requested to do what?
Capt. Whitaker:
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Marine corporal named Dawson illegally fires a round of his weapon over the fence line and into Cuban territory.
Kaffee:
What's a fence line?
Capt. Whitaker:
Sam.
Lt. Weinberg:
A big wall separating the good guys from the bad guys.
Kaffee:
[sarcastically]
Teacher's pet.
Capt. Whitaker:
PFC William Santiago threatens to rat on Dawson to the Naval Investigative Service. Dawson, and another member of his squad PFC Louden Downey, go into Santiago's barracks room, tie him up, stuff a rag down his throat. An hour later Santiago's dead. The attending physician says the rag was treated with some kind of toxin.
Kaffee:
They poisoned the rag?
Capt. Whitaker:
Not according to them.
Kaffee:
What do they say?
Capt. Whitaker:
Not much. They're being flown up here tomorrow. Then Wednesday at 0600 you're catching a transport down to Cuba for the day to find out what you can. In the meantime, go see Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway of internal affairs. Any questions?
Kaffee:
That flight to Cuba, was that 0600 in the morning? Sir?
Capt. Whitaker:
It seems important to Division that this one be handled by the book so I'm assigning co-counsel. Any volunteers?
Lt. Weinberg:
No!
Capt. Whitaker:
Sam.
Lt. Weinberg:
Sir, I've got a stack of papers on my desk about a mile high.
Capt. Whitaker:
Work with Kaffee on this.
Lt. Weinberg:
Doing what? Kaffee will have this done in about four days.
Capt. Whitaker:
Doing various administrative things. Backup. Whatever.
Lt. Weinberg:
In other words I have no responsibilities whatsoever.
Capt. Whitaker:
Right.
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It's all right, Danny.
I know you don't have a good excuse...
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so I won't force you
to come up with a bad one.
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- Thank you, sir.
- This first one's for you.
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Seems you're moving up in the world.
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Been requested by Division.
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Requested to do what?
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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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A Marine corporal named Dawson illegally
fires a round from his weapon...
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over the fence line
and into Cuban territory.
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- What's a fence line?
- Sam.
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A big wall separating the good guys
from the bad guys.
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- Teacher's pet.
- P.F.C. William Santiago...
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threatens to rat on Dawson
to Naval Investigative Service.
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Dawson and another member of his squad...
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P.F.C. Louden Downey,
go into Santiago's room...
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tie him up,
stuff a rag down his throat...
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and an hour later, Santiago's dead.
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Attending physician says the rag
was treated with some kind of toxin.
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They poisoned the rag?
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- Not according to them.
- What did they say?
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Not much.
They're being flown up here tomorrow...
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and on Wednesday at 0600, you'll catch
a transport down to Cuba for the day...
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to find out what you can.
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Meantime, go and see
Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway...
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with Internal Affairs.
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Any questions?
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Uh, the flight to Cuba...
Was that 0600 in the morning, sir?
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Seems important to Division
that this one be handled by the book.
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So I'm assigning co-counsel.
Any volunteers?
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No!
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I got a stack of papers on my desk
about a mile high.
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- Work with Kaffee on this.
- Doing what?
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Kaffee will have this done
in about four days.
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Doing various administrative things.
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Backup, whatever.
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In other words, I have
no responsibilities here whatsoever.
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Right.
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My kind of case.
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Right.
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Okay, but I've got to have
that report by Wednesday.
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- Hi.
- Hold on. Hi.
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Daniel Kaffee.
I was told to me with, uh...
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Lieutenant Commander Galloway.
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About a briefing?
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I'll call you back.
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You're the attorney Division assigned?
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I'm lead counsel.
This is Sam Weinberg.
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I have no responsibilities here
whatsoever.
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Come in, please.
Have a seat.
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Lieutenant, how long
have you been in the Navy?
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Going on nine months now.
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And how long have you been
out of law school?
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A little over a year.
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I see.
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Have I done something wrong?
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No. It's just that when I petition
Division to have counsel assigned...
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I was hoping I'd be taken seriously.
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No offense taken,
in case you were wondering.
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Commander,
Lieutenant Kaffee is generally...
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considered the best litigator
in our office.
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He's successfully plea-bargained
44 cases in nine months.
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One more, I get a set of steak knives.
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Have you ever been in a courtroom?
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I once had my driver's license suspended.
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Commander, from what I understand,
if this thing goes to court...
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they won't need a lawyer,
they'll need a priest.
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No, they'll need a lawyer.
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Dawson's family's been contacted.
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Downey's closest living relative
is Ginny Miller, his aunt.
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She hasn't been contacted yet.
Would you like me to take care of that?
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Sure.
If you feel like it.
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One of the people
you'll be seeing down there...
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is the barracks C.O.,
Colonel Nathan Jessup.
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I assume you've heard of him.
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Who hasn't?
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He's been in the papers lately.
He's expected to be appointed...
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director of operations
of National Security Council.
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- Really?
- These are the letters...
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that Santiago wrote
in his eight months at Gitmo.
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- That's Guantanamo Bay.
- I knew that one.
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He wrote to the fleet commander
to the commandant of the Marine Corps.
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Even his senator.
He wanted to be transferred off the base.
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No one was listening.
Are you with me?
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Yeah.
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Finally, he wrote
to the Naval Investigative Service...
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where he offered information about
Corporal Dawson's fence line shooting...
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in exchange for a transfer.
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Right.
Is that all?
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Lieutenant,
this letter makes it look like...
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your client had a motive
to kill Santiago.
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Got you.
And Santiago is who?
Clip duration: 275 seconds
Views: 567
Timestamp in movie: 00h 09m 57s
Uploaded: 30 August, 2021
Genres: drama, thriller
Summary: Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
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