Lt. Kendrick, was Lance Corporal Dawson given a below average rating on this last report...
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Kaffee:
Lt. Kendrick, was Lance Corporal Dawson given a below average rating on this last report because you learned he had been sneaking food to Private Bell?
Capt. Ross:
Object!
Judge Randolph:
Not so fast. Lieutenant?
Lt. Kendrick:
Lance Corporal Dawson was given a below average rating because he had committed a crime.
Kaffee:
A crime? What crime did he commit? Lieutenant Kendrick, Dawson brought a hungry guy some food. What crime did he commit?
Lt. Kendrick:
He disobeyed an order.
Kaffee:
And because he did, because he exercised his own set of values, because he made a decision about the welfare of a Marine that was in conflict with an order of yours, he was punished. Is that right?
Lt. Kendrick:
Lance Corporal Dawson disobeyed an order!
Kaffee:
Yeah, but it wasn't a real order, was it? After all, it's peace time. He wasn't being asked to secure a hill or advance on a beachhead. I mean, surely a Marine of Dawson's intelligence can be trusted to determine on his own which are the really important orders and which orders might, say, be morally questionable? Lieutenant Kendrick, can he? Can Dawson determine on his own which orders he's going to follow?
Lt. Kendrick:
No, he cannot.
Kaffee:
A lesson he learned after the Curtis Bell incident, am I right?
Lt. Kendrick:
I would think so.
Kaffee:
You know so, don't you, Lieutenant?
Capt. Ross:
Object.
Judge Randolph:
Sustained.
Kaffee:
Lieutenant Kendrick, one final question. If you had ordered Dawson to give Santiago a code red...
Lt. Kendrick:
I specifically ordered those men not to touch Santiago!
Kaffee:
Is it reasonable to think he would've disobeyed you again?
Capt. Ross:
Lieutenant, don't answer that!
Kaffee:
You don't have to. I'm through.
Capt. Ross:
Lieutenant Kendrick, did you order Lance Corporal Dawson and Private Downey to give Willie Santiago a code red?
[Kendrick initially refuses to answer, sensing he's been caught lying]
Capt. Ross:
Lieutenant Kendrick, did you...
Lt. Kendrick:
No, I did not.
Capt. Ross:
Thank you.
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because you learned he'd been sneaking
food to Private Bell?
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- Object!
- Not so fast. Lieutenant?
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Lance Corporal Dawson
was given a below average rating...
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because he had committed a crime.
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A crime?
What crime did he commit?
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Dawson brought a hungry guy some food.
What crime did he commit?
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He disobeyed an order.
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And because he exercised
his own set of values...
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because he made a decision
about the welfare of a Marine...
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that was in conflict with your order,
he was punished, is that right?
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Lance Corporal Dawson disobeyed an order.
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Yeah, but it wasn't a real order, was it?
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After all, it's peacetime.
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He wasn't being asked to secure a hill
or advance on a beachhead.
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I mean, surely a Marine
of Dawson's intelligence...
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can be trusted to determine on his own
which are the important orders...
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and which orders might, say,
be morally questionable?
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Can he?
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Can Dawson determine on his own
which orders he's going to follow?
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No, he cannot.
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A lesson he learned
after the Curtis Bell incident, right?
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- I would think so.
- You know so, don't you?
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- Object!
- Sustained.
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Lieutenant Kendrick, one final question.
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If you had ordered Dawson
to give Santiago a Code Red...
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- I specifically ordered those men...
- Would he disobey you again?
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- Lieutenant, don't answer that!
- You don't have to. I'm through.
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Lieutenant Kendrick, did you order
Lance Corporal Dawson...
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and Private Downey
to give Willie Santiago a Code Red?
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- No, I did not.
- Thank you.
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What's the word?
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I got the tower chief's log from that night.
Jessup's telling the truth.
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- 6:00 a.m. flight was the first plane.
- Let me see this.
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- Working late tonight?
- Oh, yeah.
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There wasn't a flight at 11:00.
What the fuck are you trying to pull?
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The first flight stateside
left Guantanamo Bay at 2300.
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It arrived at Andrews Air Force Base
at a few minutes past 2:00.
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Really? Then why isn't it
listed in the tower chief's log?
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Jessup.
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What are you telling me?
He fixed the logbook?
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Maybe he can make it so a plane didn't
take off, but I can prove one landed.
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I'll get the logbook from Andrews.
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You're not gonna find anything
in the Andrews logbook, either.
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He can make an entire flight disappear?
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Jessup is about to be appointed director
of operations for the Security Council.
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You don't get to that position without
knowing how to sidestep some land mines.
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He's not gonna be able to sidestep you.
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You don't still intend
to put me on the stand?
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Thursday morning, 10:00.
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There's gotta be someone
who can testify to the flight.
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This isn't TWA.
There isn't a regular flight schedule.
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Do you have any idea how many planes
take off and land every day?
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A ground crew kid won't remember
a flight that landed four weeks ago.
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- How do you know if you don't check?
- Forget the flight!
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Markinson will testify that Jessup
refused to transfer Santiago.
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He'll testify to the forged transfer,
and that'll be enough.
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That and Downey's testimony
really ought to be enough.
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Why did you go into Santiago's room
on the night of the 6th?
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To give Private Santiago
a Code Red, ma'am.
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Why did you give him a Code Red?
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I was ordered to give him a Code Red
by the platoon commander...
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of Rifle Security Company Windward,
Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick.
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You're gonna do fine.
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You think they'll let us go back
to our platoon soon, ma'am?
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Absolutely.
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Do you remember the order of questions?
Are you sure?
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And we'll use small words, 'cause he
gets rattled if he doesn't understand.
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- I'm just saying go slow.
- I'm gonna go slow.
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And get him off as fast as you can.
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What?
It's gonna be fine.
Clip duration: 283 seconds
Views: 629
Timestamp in movie: 01h 34m 46s
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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