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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,

94
00:05:03,387 --> 00:05:06,307
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

136
00:07:01,589 --> 00:07:04,592
that could have provoked          
 your executive officer's act?

137
00:07:04,633 --> 00:07:06,552
Truthfully, no.

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00:07:06,594 --> 00:07:09,472
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.

145
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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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00:07:34,622 --> 00:07:37,917
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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00:07:49,345 --> 00:07:53,015
I-In the situation,               
 I thought that the chief hazard

154
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would be any further          
      act of frenzy on his part.

155
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And to the extent that        
      the   Caine   did come through    
      that storm safely,

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00:08:00,064 --> 00:08:04,985
despite the unprecedented... 
      [chuckles] ...running amok    
      of my executive officer,

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00:08:05,027 --> 00:08:09,532
I believe that my handling    
      of the emergency              
      was the correct one.

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00:08:09,573 --> 00:08:12,701
Did Maryk cite            
          any authority at all      
          when he relieved you?

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00:08:12,743 --> 00:08:15,079
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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00:08:17,164 --> 00:08:20,334
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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00:08:33,222 --> 00:08:38,769
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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00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:43,941
[chuckles]

169
00:08:43,983 --> 00:08:48,362
Well, frankly,                
      where the captain             
      is absolutely unhinged.

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00:08:48,404 --> 00:08:51,156
Were these articles   
              properly invoked      
              in your situation?

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00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:54,368
Well, I'm sort of                 
 an interested party here.

172
00:08:54,410 --> 00:08:56,620
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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00:09:02,293 --> 00:09:04,169
Everybody aboard that ship.

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00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:06,922
Uh, Commander, sorry,     
          there again, sir,

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00:09:06,964 --> 00:09:09,174
you're testifying     
              to the conclusions    
              of others.

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00:09:09,216 --> 00:09:11,677
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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00:09:15,014 --> 00:09:17,266
Have you ever been    
              mentally ill, sir?

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00:09:17,641 --> 00:09:19,268
No.

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00:09:19,310 --> 00:09:21,854
Were you ill in any way       
      when Mr. Maryk relieved you?

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00:09:21,895 --> 00:09:23,814
I was not.

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00:09:23,856 --> 00:09:25,608
Did you warn your                 
 executive officer of              
 the consequences of his act?

185
00:09:25,649 --> 00:09:28,027
I told him he was performing 
      a mutinous act.

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00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:29,987
[prosecutor]                      
 And what was his reply?

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00:09:30,029 --> 00:09:32,031
He expected to be         
          court-martialed.

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00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:34,533
He was going                  
      to retain command anyway.

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00:09:36,118 --> 00:09:38,996
What was the attitude of          
 Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith,    
 the officer of the deck?

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00:09:39,038 --> 00:09:42,333
Keith was in              
          a state of panic          
          as bad as Maryk's.

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00:09:42,374 --> 00:09:43,917
[prosecutor]                      
 What was the attitude             
 of the helmsman?

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00:09:43,958 --> 00:09:46,420
Stilwell                      
      was emotionally unbalanced    
      and for some reason

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00:09:46,462 --> 00:09:49,006
very devoted to Mr. Keith.

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00:09:49,048 --> 00:09:50,966
They both backed Maryk.

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00:09:51,008 --> 00:09:53,677
Is there anything else,       
      Commander Queeg,              
      that you would care to state

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00:09:53,719 --> 00:09:56,805
in connection with the events     
 of December 18th                  
 aboard the   Caine?

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00:09:56,847 --> 00:09:58,807
[exhales] Well, I just...

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00:10:00,017 --> 00:10:02,478
I've thought a lot about      
      all of this, obviously.

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00:10:02,519 --> 00:10:05,230
It's the gravest occurrence   
      in my career.

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00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:08,317
The only questionable one     
      I-I'm aware of.

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00:10:10,694 --> 00:10:13,072
I-I just think that           
      if the officer of the deck

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00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:16,241
had been anyone               
      other than this               
      immature Mr. Keith

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00:10:16,283 --> 00:10:18,452
and the helmsman              
      anyone other than Stilwell,

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00:10:18,494 --> 00:10:20,329
then none of this         
          would have happened.

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00:10:20,371 --> 00:10:25,501
I mean, a competent officer   
      would have repudiated         
      Maryk's orders

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00:10:25,542 --> 00:10:28,128
and a normal sailor       
          at the helm

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00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:31,924
would have disregarded        
      both of those officers        
      and obeyed me.

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00:10:32,883 --> 00:10:36,345
It was just bad luck          
      that these three men,

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00:10:36,387 --> 00:10:38,931
Maryk, Keith              
          and Stilwell,

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00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:42,059
combined against me           
      at such a crucial time.

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00:10:43,227 --> 00:10:44,812
Bad luck for me

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00:10:44,853 --> 00:10:47,189
and I'm afraid                
      even worse luck for them.

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00:10:47,231 --> 00:10:49,858
[officer] The court       
          would like to             
          question the witness.

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00:10:51,235 --> 00:10:53,195
Commander Queeg,

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00:10:53,237 --> 00:10:56,865
you've taken                  
      all the prescribed physical   
      and mental examinations

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00:10:56,907 --> 00:10:59,660
incident to entrance to   
          the academy, graduation,

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00:10:59,702 --> 00:11:01,453
commissioning, promotion 
          and so forth?

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00:11:01,495 --> 00:11:04,206
Yes, sir, for 21 years.

219
00:11:04,248 --> 00:11:08,210
Does your medical record          
 contain any history of illness,   
 mental or physical?

220
00:11:08,252 --> 00:11:10,170
No, sir, it does not.

221
00:11:10,212 --> 00:11:13,257
Have you ever had             
      an unsatisfactory fitness     
      report, Commander Queeg?

222
00:11:13,298 --> 00:11:15,718
Negative, sir.

223
00:11:15,759 --> 00:11:19,888
Commander, can you account for    
 Lieutenant Maryk's opinion        
 that you were mentally ill?

224
00:11:19,930 --> 00:11:22,141
[chuckles]                    
      All I can say, sir,

225
00:11:22,182 --> 00:11:27,229
is that I assumed command         
 over an extremely...              
 disorganized and dirty ship,

226
00:11:27,271 --> 00:11:32,151
and that's not a reflection       
 on the officer that I relieved.

227
00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,570
The   Caine   had gone through    
      a year and a half             
      of arduous duty

228
00:11:34,611 --> 00:11:36,822
a-and it was understandable.

229
00:11:36,864 --> 00:11:42,828
But still, for the safety     
      of that ship and its crew,    
      it demanded to be shaped up,

230
00:11:42,870 --> 00:11:45,038
and I took a lot          
          of strong measures,

231
00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,751
a-and Lieutenant Maryk    
          did not see eye to eye    
          with me at all

232
00:11:48,792 --> 00:11:52,504
on this idea              
          of making the   Caine       
          a tight ship again.

233
00:11:54,506 --> 00:11:57,593
[chuckles]            
              Well, maybe--

234
00:11:57,634 --> 00:12:00,846
maybe he thought I was crazy 
      to keep trying.

235
00:12:00,888 --> 00:12:05,392
Anyway, that's                
      the picture of it, sir.

236
00:12:05,434 --> 00:12:08,187
[officer] Thank you. 
              [prosecutor]          
              Your witness.

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00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,939
Commander Queeg,                  
 I would like to ask you

238
00:12:10,981 --> 00:12:14,777
whether you have                  
 ever heard the expression         
 "Old Yellowstain."

239
00:12:16,487 --> 00:12:18,906
In which connection?

240
00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:20,616
Old Yellowstain, sir.

241
00:12:22,951 --> 00:12:24,703
No, I have not.

242
00:12:24,745 --> 00:12:27,623
You weren't aware                 
 that all the officers             
 of the   Caine

243
00:12:27,664 --> 00:12:30,375
habitually referred to you        
 as Old Yellowstain?

244
00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:33,462
I object to the question.         
 Impertinent badgering             
 of the witness.

245
00:12:33,504 --> 00:12:36,465
How does Defense Counsel      
      Greenwald justify             
      this line of questioning?

246
00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:38,300
Please the court,                 
 the nickname Old Yellowstain,

247
00:12:38,342 --> 00:12:39,968
used by the officers      
          of the   Caine,

248
00:12:40,010 --> 00:12:43,138
will be relevant          
          to the issue              
          of mental competence.

249
00:12:43,180 --> 00:12:48,060
Before ruling, the court wishes   
 to caution defense counsel.

250
00:12:49,019 --> 00:12:52,481
This is a most unusual            
 and delicate case.

251
00:12:52,523 --> 00:12:54,483
The honor and career              
 of an officer

252
00:12:54,525 --> 00:12:59,488
with an unblemished               
 military record of 21 years       
 standing is involved.

253
00:12:59,530 --> 00:13:02,074
The defense counsel           
      will have to bear             
      full responsibility

254
00:13:02,115 --> 00:13:03,784
for the conduct           
          of this case.

255
00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:08,789
Subject to                    
      the foregoing comment,

256
00:13:09,915 --> 00:13:12,501
the trial counsel's objection     
 is overruled.

257
00:13:13,418 --> 00:13:16,088
Court stenographer            
      will repeat the question.

258
00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:18,674
"You aren't aware, then,      
      that all the officers         
      of the   Caine

259
00:13:18,715 --> 00:13:21,301
have habitually           
          referred to you           
          as Old Yellowstain?"

260
00:13:25,222 --> 00:13:27,349
I was not aware of that.

261
00:13:27,391 --> 00:13:29,768
No further questions.

262
00:13:29,810 --> 00:13:31,353
For now.

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00:13:31,395 --> 00:13:34,690
Commander Queeg will be called    
 as a witness for the defense.

264
00:13:35,357 --> 00:13:37,025
For the defense?

265
00:13:37,067 --> 00:13:38,777
Yes, sir.

266
00:13:40,404 --> 00:13:42,573
You're excused,           
          subject to recall.

267
00:13:43,365 --> 00:13:44,700
Thank you, sir.

268
00:13:44,741 --> 00:13:46,869
[prosecutor]                      
 Call Lieutenant Thomas Keefer.

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00:13:51,707 --> 00:13:53,833
State your name, rank     
          and present station.

270
00:13:53,876 --> 00:13:55,878
Thomas Keefer, Lieutenant,        
 United States Navy,

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00:13:55,919 --> 00:13:58,213
communication officer             
 of the USS   Caine.

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00:13:58,255 --> 00:14:00,757
If you recognize 
                  the accused,      
                  state his name.

273
00:14:00,799 --> 00:14:04,052
Lieutenant Steve Maryk,           
 executive officer                 
 of the   Caine.

274
00:14:04,094 --> 00:14:06,430
What is your occupation   
          in civilian life?

275
00:14:06,471 --> 00:14:08,348
I'm a writer.

276
00:14:08,390 --> 00:14:10,767
And has any of your work 
          been published?

277
00:14:10,809 --> 00:14:14,479
A number of short stories         
 have been published, yes, ma'am.

278
00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:18,775
Did you do any writing    
          in your spare time        
          while in service?

279
00:14:18,817 --> 00:14:21,653
Yes, I have completed             
 half a war novel.

280
00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:23,488
[chuckles]                
          And what's the title?

281
00:14:23,530 --> 00:14:25,782
Multitudes, Multitudes.

282
00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:28,493
And has this novel,   
              though incomplete,

283
00:14:28,535 --> 00:14:30,996
recently been accepted    
          by a publisher?

284
00:14:31,038 --> 00:14:32,414
Yes.

285
00:14:33,624 --> 00:14:35,333
Now, Lieutenant Keefer,

286
00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,920
were you serving          
          aboard the   Caine          
          in your present capacity

287
00:14:37,961 --> 00:14:40,172
on December 18th,     
              2022?                 
          Yes.

288
00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,424
Was Captain Queeg         
          relieved of his command   
          on that date?

289
00:14:42,466 --> 00:14:44,009
He was.                   
                      By whom?

290
00:14:44,051 --> 00:14:45,594
The executive officer.

291
00:14:45,636 --> 00:14:47,763
Describe how you learned 
          that the captain          
          had been relieved.

292
00:14:47,804 --> 00:14:52,392
Uh, well, Mr. Maryk               
 passed word for all officers      
 to come up to the wheelhouse.

293
00:14:52,434 --> 00:14:56,355
When we got there, he told us     
 that the captain was sick         
 and he had assumed command.

294
00:14:56,396 --> 00:15:00,359
Did Captain Queeg         
          show any external signs   
          of being sick?

295
00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,110
Look, at the height               
 of a cyclone--

296
00:15:02,152 --> 00:15:04,446
Was he raving,            
          or was he foaming, or--   
 No, no.

297
00:15:04,488 --> 00:15:07,282
Did he look any worse off     
      than, say, Lieutenant Keith? 
      No.

298
00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:08,742
Or Maryk?             
      No.

299
00:15:08,784 --> 00:15:12,287
W-We were all tired,              
 dripping and wiped out.

300
00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:15,165
Mr. Keefer,               
          did you make any effort   
          to persuade Mr. Maryk

301
00:15:15,207 --> 00:15:16,833
to restore Queeg          
          to command?

302
00:15:16,875 --> 00:15:18,627
No, I did not.

303
00:15:18,669 --> 00:15:20,504
Did you not feel 
                  the seriousness   
                  of the moment?

304
00:15:20,545 --> 00:15:21,797
I certainly did.

305
00:15:21,838 --> 00:15:23,840
Why did you take      
              no remedial action?

306
00:15:23,882 --> 00:15:27,010
I wasn't present                  
 when the captain was relieved.

307
00:15:27,052 --> 00:15:29,888
Maryk was in full command.        
 The entire ship was               
 obeying his orders.

308
00:15:29,930 --> 00:15:32,432
I thought that,                   
 for the safety of the ship,

309
00:15:32,474 --> 00:15:34,851
my best course was                
 to obey his orders.

310
00:15:34,893 --> 00:15:36,853
Mr. Keefer, were you 
              aboard the   Caine

311
00:15:36,895 --> 00:15:39,356
throughout the period     
          that Captain Queeg        
          was in command?

312
00:15:39,398 --> 00:15:43,110
Yes, I was.                       
      Did you ever observe any      
      evidence of insanity in him?

313
00:15:43,151 --> 00:15:45,779
I don't--                         
 I can't answer that question,     
 not being a psychiatrist.

314
00:15:45,821 --> 00:15:47,906
Did you ever think        
          he might be insane?

315
00:15:47,948 --> 00:15:49,825
Objection.

316
00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:53,161
Witness is not an expert      
      and matters of opinion        
      are not admissible evidence.

317
00:15:53,203 --> 00:15:54,746
I withdraw the question.

318
00:15:54,788 --> 00:15:58,166
Mr. Keefer,               
          at any time prior         
          to December 18th,

319
00:15:58,208 --> 00:16:01,586
were you informed             
      that Maryk suspected Queeg    
      of being mentally ill?

320
00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:04,339
Yes, I was.                   
          Describe                  
          how you learned this.

321
00:16:04,381 --> 00:16:05,799
Well, uh, let me see.

322
00:16:05,841 --> 00:16:08,552
Two-- Two weeks                   
 before the cyclone,

323
00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,637
Maryk showed me                   
 a medical log

324
00:16:10,679 --> 00:16:13,265
he had kept on                    
 Captain Queeg's behavior.

325
00:16:13,306 --> 00:16:16,768
He asked me to come with him      
 to report the situation to--

326
00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:19,021
to Admiral Williams,              
 Commander Fifth Fleet.

327
00:16:19,062 --> 00:16:21,440
And did you consent   
              to go with him?

328
00:16:21,481 --> 00:16:23,066
Yes, I did.               
                              Why?

329
00:16:23,108 --> 00:16:25,360
He was my superior officer        
 and also my close friend.

330
00:16:25,402 --> 00:16:29,197
Did you believe               
      that Maryk's log justified    
      the relief of Queeg?

331
00:16:29,239 --> 00:16:30,824
No. No.

332
00:16:30,866 --> 00:16:32,826
As soon as we got aboard          
 Admiral Williams's ship,

333
00:16:32,868 --> 00:16:35,912
I told him as forcibly        
      as I could that,              
      in my opinion,

334
00:16:35,954 --> 00:16:38,582
the log wouldn't              
      justify the action.

335
00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:42,335
What was his response?    
 After a lot of arguing,           
 he told me--

336
00:16:42,377 --> 00:16:46,840
[clears throat]                   
 After a lot of arguing,           
 he-- he followed my advice.

337
00:16:46,882 --> 00:16:48,759
We returned to the   Caine.

338
00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,888
Were you surprised        
          two weeks later when he   
          relieved the captain?

339
00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:55,223
I was stunned.

340
00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:58,602
Were you good with that, 
          Mr. Keefer?

341
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:01,146
I was badly disturbed.

342
00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:03,982
I thought that, at best,          
 he would be involved              
 in grave difficulties.

343
00:17:04,024 --> 00:17:07,819
I thought it was                  
 a terrible situation              
 and an error on his part.

344
00:17:08,612 --> 00:17:10,155
No further questions.

345
00:17:10,197 --> 00:17:11,614
No questions.

346
00:17:11,656 --> 00:17:14,200
Does the defense intend           
 to recall this witness

347
00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,202
at a later time?

348
00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:16,828
No, sir.

349
00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:20,040
No cross-examination of this      
 highly material witness?

350
00:17:20,082 --> 00:17:21,166
No, sir.

351
00:17:23,001 --> 00:17:25,087
The court                         
 will question the witness.

352
00:17:26,295 --> 00:17:27,546
Mr. Keefer--                  
      [clears throat]

353
00:17:27,589 --> 00:17:30,967
Now, as to this                   
 so-called medical log,

354
00:17:31,009 --> 00:17:33,887
the facts it contained            
 which convinced Lieutenant Maryk

355
00:17:33,929 --> 00:17:36,348
that he should                    
 report the captain                
 to Admiral Williams

356
00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:37,682
didn't convince you.

357
00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:39,434
Is that right?                    
              They did not, sir.

358
00:17:39,476 --> 00:17:41,228
Why not?

359
00:17:41,269 --> 00:17:44,147
Sir, it's not something a layman 
 can intelligently discuss.

360
00:17:44,189 --> 00:17:46,858
You've stated                     
 you're a close friend             
 of Mr. Maryk.

361
00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:48,485
Yes, sir.

362
00:17:48,527 --> 00:17:51,279
Well, this court                  
 is trying to find out,            
 among other things,

363
00:17:51,321 --> 00:17:54,616
any possible                      
 extenuating circumstances         
 for his acts.

364
00:17:54,658 --> 00:17:56,618
Did this medical log              
 merely indicate to you

365
00:17:56,660 --> 00:17:59,788
that Captain Queeg                
 was a highly normal               
 and competent officer?

366
00:17:59,830 --> 00:18:02,040
Sir,                      
          speaking from ignorance,

367
00:18:02,082 --> 00:18:06,837
it's always seemed to me      
      that mental disability        
      was a-- a relative thing.

368
00:18:06,878 --> 00:18:09,422
Captain Queeg was             
      a very strict disciplinarian

369
00:18:09,464 --> 00:18:12,592
and extremely meticulous 
          in hunting down           
          the smallest matters.

370
00:18:12,634 --> 00:18:16,555
He wasn't the easiest person 
      in the world to reason with.

371
00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:19,683
And there were several occasions 
 where I thought                   
 he came down too hard

372
00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:22,435
and spent excessive time 
          on small matters.

373
00:18:22,477 --> 00:18:24,855
They were very unpleasant.

374
00:18:24,896 --> 00:18:28,942
But to jump from them         
      to the conclusion that        
      the captain was a maniac,

375
00:18:28,984 --> 00:18:31,528
no, no, I was compelled, 
          in all honesty,

376
00:18:31,570 --> 00:18:33,780
to warn Maryk         
              against doing that.

377
00:18:34,990 --> 00:18:37,450
[prosecutor] State your name,     
 rank and present station.

378
00:18:37,492 --> 00:18:39,077
[clears throat]

379
00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,581
Junius Urban,                 
      Quartermaster Third Class,    
      US Navy

380
00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:44,624
of the USS   Caine.

381
00:18:46,585 --> 00:18:48,670
Do you recognize                  
 the accused?

382
00:18:49,504 --> 00:18:50,755
Ma'am?

383
00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:53,008
Do you recognize                  
 the accused?

384
00:18:54,551 --> 00:18:55,969
M-Ma'am?

385
00:18:57,137 --> 00:19:00,640
Do you recognize                  
 the officer                       
 at that table?

386
00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:04,269
[Urban]           
                  Wh-Which one?     
                  There are two.

387
00:19:04,311 --> 00:19:06,605
Name the one you recognize.

388
00:19:07,439 --> 00:19:09,149
Th-That's the exec.

389
00:19:09,191 --> 00:19:11,151
What's his name?

390
00:19:11,193 --> 00:19:12,694
M-Mr. Maryk.

391
00:19:12,736 --> 00:19:14,988
What is he                        
 the exec of?

392
00:19:15,780 --> 00:19:17,032
The-- The ship.

393
00:19:17,073 --> 00:19:20,368
Name the ship.                    
          The   Caine.

394
00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:22,996
Thank you.    
 Sorry.

395
00:19:23,038 --> 00:19:25,749
Urban,                        
      on December 18th, 2022,

396
00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:28,001
were you serving                  
 aboard the   Caine                  
 in your present capacity?

397
00:19:28,043 --> 00:19:30,295
Is that                       
      the day it happened?

398
00:19:30,337 --> 00:19:32,464
The day           
                  what happened?

399
00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,216
I don't know.

400
00:19:34,257 --> 00:19:37,010
That was the day      
              of the cyclone, yes.

401
00:19:37,052 --> 00:19:39,221
Sure.                     
          I-- I was aboard.

402
00:19:40,388 --> 00:19:41,890
Were you              
              in the wheelhouse

403
00:19:41,932 --> 00:19:44,559
when Mr. Maryk            
          relieved Captain Queeg?

404
00:19:44,601 --> 00:19:46,102
Yes.

405
00:19:46,144 --> 00:19:48,146
Who else                  
          was in the wheelhouse     
          at the time?

406
00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:53,777
Well, um, there was--         
      there was the captain         
      and M-Mr. Maryk.

407
00:19:54,611 --> 00:19:55,904
Yes?

408
00:19:55,946 --> 00:19:57,822
Th-Th-The helmsman.

409
00:19:57,864 --> 00:19:59,991
His name?         
 Stilwell.

410
00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:01,076
Who else?

411
00:20:01,117 --> 00:20:02,702
The officer of the day.       
 His name?

412
00:20:02,744 --> 00:20:04,037
Mr. Keith.

413
00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:06,456
What were you doing   
              in the wheelhouse?

414
00:20:06,498 --> 00:20:08,750
I had the watch.

415
00:20:08,792 --> 00:20:11,002
Urban,                        
      describe in your own words

416
00:20:11,044 --> 00:20:13,755
how Lieutenant Maryk          
      relieved the captain.

417
00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:17,926
H-He said...

418
00:20:18,802 --> 00:20:21,596
"I relieve you," ma'am.

419
00:20:21,638 --> 00:20:23,932
What was happening    
              at the time?

420
00:20:23,974 --> 00:20:27,143
Well, the ship                    
 was rolling very bad.             
 It was an ass-kicker storm.

421
00:20:28,144 --> 00:20:30,563
Urban, describe everything        
 that happened

422
00:20:30,605 --> 00:20:34,693
in the ten minutes                
 before Captain Queeg              
 was relieved.

423
00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:37,612
Well, li-like I say,

424
00:20:37,654 --> 00:20:40,115
the ship                  
          was rolling very bad.

425
00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:42,784
That's all?

426
00:20:42,826 --> 00:20:45,745
Did the captain say anything?     
 Did the exec say anything?

427
00:20:45,787 --> 00:20:47,622
Did the officer of the day        
 say anything?

428
00:20:47,664 --> 00:20:50,292
Or did the ship                   
 just roll in silence              
 for ten minutes?

429
00:20:50,333 --> 00:20:52,460
Well, ma'am,          
              it was a cyclone.

430
00:20:52,502 --> 00:20:57,090
Petty Officer Urban,      
          you are under oath.

431
00:20:57,132 --> 00:20:58,800
W-Well...

432
00:21:00,135 --> 00:21:03,722
I-I think the captain             
 wanted to come north,

433
00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,974
and the exec wanted               
 to come s-south.

434
00:21:06,016 --> 00:21:08,226
O-Or the other way around,        
 or something like that.

435
00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:10,437
[prosecutor]                      
 Why did the captain               
 want to come south?

436
00:21:10,478 --> 00:21:12,439
I don't know.                 
 Why did the exec                  
 want to come north?

437
00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,233
Ma'am, I'm just                   
 a third-class petty officer.

438
00:21:15,275 --> 00:21:18,069
Did the captain   
                  act crazy?        
 No.

439
00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:19,738
Did the execs     
                  seem scared?      
 N-No.

440
00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:21,323
Did the captain? 
 No.

441
00:21:21,364 --> 00:21:22,907
Did anyone?

442
00:21:23,992 --> 00:21:26,995
I-- I was goddamn scared.

443
00:21:27,704 --> 00:21:29,622
I-I beg your pardon, sir.

444
00:21:29,664 --> 00:21:33,460
But the captain               
      did not act crazy in any way 
      that morning, correct?

445
00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:36,296
The captain                       
 was the same as always.           
          Crazy or sane, Urban?

446
00:21:36,338 --> 00:21:38,506
H-He was sane.

447
00:21:38,548 --> 00:21:40,842
S-S-S-So far as I knew.

448
00:21:40,884 --> 00:21:43,845
Petty Officer Urban, 
              how old are you?

449
00:21:43,887 --> 00:21:46,431
Twenty.                           
                  What schooling    
                  have you had?

450
00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:49,559
[stammering] High school--        
 High school diploma.

451
00:21:49,601 --> 00:21:52,020
[officer]                 
          Have you been telling     
          the whole truth here,

452
00:21:52,062 --> 00:21:53,772
or haven't you?

453
00:21:55,398 --> 00:22:00,236
Sir, a-an enlisted man            
 o-on watch

454
00:22:00,278 --> 00:22:03,990
isn't supposed to listen          
 to arguments between              
 the captain and the exec.

455
00:22:04,699 --> 00:22:06,242
Did you like the captain?

456
00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,079
S-Sure, I liked him, sir.

457
00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:11,581
Continue              
              your examination.

458
00:22:11,623 --> 00:22:13,333
No further questions.

459
00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:16,252
Petty Officer Urban,          
      were you aboard the   Caine

460
00:22:16,294 --> 00:22:18,380
when she cut                  
      her own tow cable?

461
00:22:18,421 --> 00:22:20,173
Y-Yes-- Yes, sir.

462
00:22:20,215 --> 00:22:23,009
And what were you             
      doing at the time?            
                          I was--

463
00:22:23,051 --> 00:22:27,055
Well, that is, the captain    
      was bawling me out            
      on the bridge, sir.

464
00:22:27,097 --> 00:22:29,391
What for?                         
          My shirttail was out.

465
00:22:29,432 --> 00:22:32,560
Was the captain               
      very strict on the subject    
      of shirttails?

466
00:22:32,602 --> 00:22:35,313
[chuckles] Yes, sir.              
 He was very strict                
 on shirttails, sir.

467
00:22:35,355 --> 00:22:37,232
And while he was 
                  describing        
                  your shirttail,

468
00:22:37,273 --> 00:22:39,234
the ship went around 
              in a full circle

469
00:22:39,275 --> 00:22:41,027
and steamed over      
              its own tow cable.

470
00:22:41,069 --> 00:22:43,238
Is that what happened?    
 I object to this                  
 line of questioning.

471
00:22:43,279 --> 00:22:45,407
Counsel has                       
 tricked the witness               
 with leading questions

472
00:22:45,448 --> 00:22:48,159
into asserting that the   Caine     
 cut its own tow line,

473
00:22:48,201 --> 00:22:51,246
a material point                  
 that was not touched upon         
 in direct examination.

474
00:22:51,287 --> 00:22:53,248
Please the court,         
          the witness has stated

475
00:22:53,289 --> 00:22:55,208
that he's never       
              seen the captain      
              do anything crazy.

476
00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:57,585
I'm simply trying             
      to refute that statement.

477
00:22:57,627 --> 00:23:01,506
Defense counsel                   
 will have the opportunity         
 to originate evidence later.

478
00:23:01,548 --> 00:23:03,466
Objection sustained.

479
00:23:03,508 --> 00:23:06,928
Cross-examination thus far    
      will be stricken              
      from the record.

480
00:23:08,263 --> 00:23:10,890
Urban, what is            
          a paranoid personality?

481
00:23:10,932 --> 00:23:12,475
Huh?                              
          A paranoid personality.

482
00:23:12,517 --> 00:23:14,185
What is it?   
 Sir?

483
00:23:14,227 --> 00:23:16,563
Would you recognize   
              a psychotic person    
              if you saw one?

484
00:23:16,604 --> 00:23:17,939
Me?               
 It's okay.

485
00:23:17,981 --> 00:23:20,066
No further questions.             
 Thank you.

486
00:23:20,108 --> 00:23:22,277
Petty Officer Urban,

487
00:23:22,318 --> 00:23:25,864
you will not discuss              
 your testimony in this courtroom 
 with anybody, understand?

488
00:23:25,905 --> 00:23:28,283
Wh-Who, sir?              
          Me, sir?

489
00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:29,701
No, sir.

490
00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:31,494
Witness excused.

491
00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:33,621
Thank you, sir.

492
00:23:35,331 --> 00:23:37,375
[whispering]

493
00:23:37,417 --> 00:23:39,627
I see that,                       
 uh, trial counsel                 
 intends to call

494
00:23:39,669 --> 00:23:41,754
a dozen members                   
 of the crew of the   Caine.

495
00:23:41,796 --> 00:23:43,256
Yeah?                             
      Yeah, that's correct.

496
00:23:43,298 --> 00:23:45,258
And the purpose is to confirm     
 Urban's testimony

497
00:23:45,300 --> 00:23:47,385
no one ever                       
 saw the captain                   
 do anything crazy.

498
00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:49,971
That is the purpose.      
 Okay, I'll concede that.

499
00:23:50,013 --> 00:23:52,307
I'll concede                      
 they'll all corroborate           
 Urban's testimony

500
00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:57,479
if you concede that none of them 
 know any more about a paranoid    
 than Urban does.

501
00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,939
Yeah, I'll gladly             
      accept that concession        
      on those terms, sir.

502
00:23:59,981 --> 00:24:02,358
Okay.                             
          Lieutenant, that's        
          a weighty concession.

503
00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,445
And by your leave, sir,           
 I'll make that concession.

504
00:24:05,487 --> 00:24:07,322
Uh-- [exhales]

505
00:24:07,363 --> 00:24:10,825
Mr. Greenwald, I understand   
      that you were appointed       
      as defense counsel

506
00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:12,243
by the judge advocate.

507
00:24:12,285 --> 00:24:13,620
Yes, sir.

508
00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:16,039
When were you     
                  appointed?        
 Four days ago, sir.

509
00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,250
Do you feel you've had enough     
 time to prepare your case?        
 Yes, sir.

510
00:24:19,292 --> 00:24:21,294
Did you undertake     
              the assignment        
              willingly?

511
00:24:21,336 --> 00:24:23,379
Uh, sir,                      
      Lieutenant Greenwald          
      accepted the assignment

512
00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:25,632
at the request                
      of the judge advocate.

513
00:24:26,925 --> 00:24:30,428
[sighs] I see that        
          you're a naval aviator.   
 Yes, sir.

514
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:33,431
What do you fly? 
 Primarily                         
 the F/A-18 Super Hornet, sir.

515
00:24:33,473 --> 00:24:36,351
Why aren't you    
                  flying now?       
 Medical leave, sir.

516
00:24:36,392 --> 00:24:39,270
Why?      
 Forced to eject                   
 from a damaged aircraft.

517
00:24:39,312 --> 00:24:40,980
I see.

518
00:24:41,022 --> 00:24:44,234
Did you have a chance     
          to practice much law?     
 A little, sir.

519
00:24:45,652 --> 00:24:46,694
[sighs]

520
00:24:46,736 --> 00:24:48,488
Lieutenant Maryk.

521
00:24:48,530 --> 00:24:50,532
Yes, sir.

522
00:24:50,573 --> 00:24:52,951
I need to know if you're      
      happy with your counsel's     
      conduct of the defense.

523
00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:55,537
Sir, if he answers                
 that question,                    
 he does on blind faith.

524
00:24:55,578 --> 00:24:57,997
Can I just have a moment          
 to speak to my client privately?

525
00:24:58,039 --> 00:25:00,291
[sighs]

526
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,126
Two minutes.

527
00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:03,545
[Greenwald]   
                      Come on.

528
00:25:04,003 --> 00:25:05,380
Thank you.

529
00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:09,467
So, do you want           
          to get rid of me?

530
00:25:10,510 --> 00:25:12,011
I don't know.

531
00:25:13,096 --> 00:25:15,390
I think I'm screwed               
 at this point.

532
00:25:15,431 --> 00:25:17,392
Fifteen years                     
 in the brig?

533
00:25:17,433 --> 00:25:19,227
Mm-hmm.

534
00:25:20,770 --> 00:25:23,565
Tell me one thing.                
 Why didn't you                    
 cross-examine Tom?

535
00:25:23,606 --> 00:25:25,900
I don't have time         
          to tell you everything.

536
00:25:25,942 --> 00:25:28,611
Tom Keefer knows everything       
 the captain did. Everything.      
              I'm sure he does.

537
00:25:28,653 --> 00:25:30,530
If he wouldn't talk,              
 it's up to you                    
 to drag it out.

538
00:25:30,572 --> 00:25:32,657
Wasn't it?                        
          You don't understand.

539
00:25:32,699 --> 00:25:34,450
No, I don't understand            
 what you're doing.                
 That's for sure.

540
00:25:34,492 --> 00:25:35,952
I want to fight           
          this case.                
 Why?

541
00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:37,662
Because                   
          I want to win it.         
      Why?

542
00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:39,581
Is that not enough?

543
00:25:39,622 --> 00:25:41,291
Before you said you'd             
 rather be prosecuting             
 than defending me.

544
00:25:41,332 --> 00:25:43,042
So maybe this is                  
 your bizarre way                  
 of prosecuting.

545
00:25:43,084 --> 00:25:46,212
Steve, listen to me   
              very carefully.

546
00:25:46,254 --> 00:25:49,007
Implicating Keefer        
          harms you.                
      What?

547
00:25:49,048 --> 00:25:52,385
Two disgruntled bastards      
      instead of one heroic exec.

548
00:25:52,427 --> 00:25:55,680
I have a chance           
          with one heroic exec.

549
00:25:55,722 --> 00:25:59,017
Making that stick     
              is the only chance    
              for you to win.

550
00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:07,567
For the record,                   
 the court asks the accused,

551
00:26:07,609 --> 00:26:10,028
are you satisfied             
      with your counsel?

552
00:26:11,696 --> 00:26:13,573
I'm satisfied, sir.

553
00:26:13,615 --> 00:26:16,451
Court will not            
          reopen this question.     
 I understand that, sir.

554
00:26:16,492 --> 00:26:19,120
I'm satisfied                 
      with Lieutenant Greenwald.

555
00:26:19,162 --> 00:26:21,748
Proceed with your case,   
          Commander Challee.

556
00:26:22,707 --> 00:26:24,292
Call Lieutenant Keith.

557
00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:35,470
State your name, rank             
 and present station.

558
00:26:35,511 --> 00:26:38,598
Willis Keith,             
          US Navy Junior Grade,

559
00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,725
assistant communications officer 
 on the USS   Caine.

560
00:26:40,767 --> 00:26:43,227
Mr. Keith, were you               
 officer of the deck of the   Caine

561
00:26:43,269 --> 00:26:45,438
on December 18th, 2022?

562
00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:46,856
I was.

563
00:26:46,898 --> 00:26:49,567
Was the captain relieved      
      of his command on that date?

564
00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:50,652
Yes, ma'am.

565
00:26:50,693 --> 00:26:52,236
Do you know why           
          the executive officer

566
00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:53,655
relieved the captain?     
 Yes.

567
00:26:53,696 --> 00:26:56,783
Captain Queeg                 
      had lost control of himself

568
00:26:56,824 --> 00:26:59,577
and the ship              
          was in grave danger       
          of foundering.

569
00:27:00,662 --> 00:27:02,246
How many years            
          have you served at sea,   
          Lieutenant?

570
00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:04,207
One year, three months.

571
00:27:04,248 --> 00:27:06,250
Do you know how many years    
      Commander Queeg               
      has served at sea?

572
00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:08,211
I guess about 17 years.

573
00:27:08,252 --> 00:27:10,171
Which one of you is           
      better qualified to judge

574
00:27:10,213 --> 00:27:12,757
whether a ship            
          is foundering or not?

575
00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:14,801
Myself, ma'am,

576
00:27:14,842 --> 00:27:17,387
if I'm in possession          
      of my faculties               
      and Commander Queeg isn't.

577
00:27:17,428 --> 00:27:19,263
Well, what makes you think        
 he wasn't in possession           
 of his faculties?

578
00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:21,516
He wasn't on the morning 
          of December 18th.

579
00:27:21,557 --> 00:27:24,686
Oh. Have you studied      
          medicine or psychiatry?   
 No.

580
00:27:24,727 --> 00:27:29,148
Did the captain foam or rave 
      or make insane gestures?

581
00:27:29,190 --> 00:27:32,944
No. No.                           
 What he did do was just as bad.

582
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,112
Clarify that, will you?

583
00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:36,364
His orders were vague.

584
00:27:36,406 --> 00:27:39,826
He insisted on going south        
 when we had a north wind          
 of 90 miles an hour behind us.

585
00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:42,578
With a stern wind that strong,    
 the ship couldn't be controlled.

586
00:27:42,620 --> 00:27:45,748
In your expert opinion        
      as ship handler, that is.

587
00:27:45,790 --> 00:27:49,168
Well, Steve Maryk thought so,     
 and he's an expert ship handler.

588
00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:53,840
Were you completely loyal     
      to your captain or not,       
      prior to 18 December?

589
00:27:53,881 --> 00:27:58,678
I was, uh, antagonistic       
      to Captain Queeg              
      at certain isolated times.

590
00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,722
At what isolated times    
          were you antagonistic?

591
00:28:00,763 --> 00:28:03,141
When the captain          
          mistreated his men,       
          I opposed him.

592
00:28:03,182 --> 00:28:04,851
When did the captain      
          ever mistreat his men?

593
00:28:04,892 --> 00:28:07,979
Well, for one thing,              
 he systematically persecuted

594
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:09,897
Gunners Mate Second Class         
 Stilwell.

595
00:28:09,939 --> 00:28:12,024
In what way?

596
00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:15,111
First, he restricted him      
      to the ship for six months    
      for reading on watch.

597
00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:18,030
Refused to grant him leave        
 when we were back in the States   
 in December 2021.

598
00:28:18,072 --> 00:28:22,910
The man was getting           
      anonymous messages about      
      his wife's infidelity.

599
00:28:22,952 --> 00:28:26,080
[stammers, sighs]             
      Maryk gave Stilwell           
      a 72-hour emergency leave.

600
00:28:26,122 --> 00:28:27,915
He returned a few hours       
      over leave--

601
00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:31,836
Hold on. Hold on.         
          You say that Maryk        
          gave Stilwell leave.

602
00:28:33,546 --> 00:28:35,965
Did Maryk know that the captain   
 had denied Stilwell leave?

603
00:28:36,007 --> 00:28:37,842
Yes.

604
00:28:37,884 --> 00:28:41,220
Did Maryk check with the captain 
 before authorizing this leave?

605
00:28:41,262 --> 00:28:43,181
No, um...

606
00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:45,683
Are you testifying,   
              Mr. Keith,

607
00:28:45,725 --> 00:28:48,895
that Maryk                
          deliberately violated     
          his captain's orders?

608
00:28:50,980 --> 00:28:52,398
Uh...

609
00:28:53,775 --> 00:28:57,737
I-- I mean,                   
      i-it was my fault, actually.

610
00:28:57,779 --> 00:28:59,739
'Cause I begged him to.   
          He was--

611
00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:02,033
Mr. Keith, we now             
      have your testimony

612
00:29:02,074 --> 00:29:04,035
that you and Stilwell     
          and Maryk

613
00:29:04,076 --> 00:29:06,913
conspired to circumvent   
          an express order by       
          your commanding officer

614
00:29:06,954 --> 00:29:10,374
a whole year          
              before the cyclone    
              of 18 December.

615
00:29:10,416 --> 00:29:12,877
Now, please tell the court

616
00:29:12,919 --> 00:29:16,631
any other instances       
          of mistreatment           
          that occur to you.

617
00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:20,134
He cut off Internet access    
      for six months

618
00:29:20,176 --> 00:29:22,845
'cause he wasn't invited      
      to a screening by mistake.

619
00:29:22,887 --> 00:29:26,098
Uh, he restricted water use   
      in the middle of a heat wave

620
00:29:26,140 --> 00:29:29,310
'cause he said the men            
 were using too much,              
 they had to be taught a lesson.

621
00:29:29,352 --> 00:29:34,398
Did the captain ever issue        
 any rules or punishments          
 not permitted by regulations?

622
00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:38,152
He never did anything         
      not allowed by regulations.

623
00:29:38,194 --> 00:29:40,571
You don't like the captain,   
      do you, Lieutenant?

624
00:29:40,613 --> 00:29:42,532
Oh, I did.        
                  I did at first.

625
00:29:42,573 --> 00:29:44,283
Very much.                        
                          Mm-hmm.

626
00:29:44,325 --> 00:29:47,036
But I gradually       
              came to realize

627
00:29:47,078 --> 00:29:49,789
that he was a petty tyrant    
      and utterly incompetent.

628
00:29:49,831 --> 00:29:52,250
Did you think         
              he was insane, too?

629
00:29:52,291 --> 00:29:54,293
Not until the day     
              of the cyclone.

630
00:29:54,335 --> 00:29:57,088
Very well.                        
 Come to the day of the storm.

631
00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:58,965
Was your decision     
              to obey Maryk

632
00:29:59,006 --> 00:30:01,634
based on your judgment that   
      the captain had gone mad?

633
00:30:01,676 --> 00:30:04,846
Or was it based           
          on your hatred            
          of Captain Queeg?

634
00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:11,519
I-- I just-- I don't remember     
 my state of mind at that time.

635
00:30:12,186 --> 00:30:13,771
No further questions.

636
00:30:13,813 --> 00:30:16,941
Mr. Keith, you stated             
 you disliked Captain Queeg, yes?

637
00:30:16,983 --> 00:30:18,943
I did dislike him.

638
00:30:18,985 --> 00:30:21,696
And did you state all             
 your reasons for disliking him?   
              Not at all.

639
00:30:21,737 --> 00:30:24,282
Okay, well, please,               
 state the rest                    
 of those reasons now.

640
00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:27,285
Well, for one thing,          
      he extorted                   
      a thousand bucks from me.

641
00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:29,370
Objection.

642
00:30:29,412 --> 00:30:31,998
The issue in this case            
 is not whether Captain Queeg      
 was a model officer,

643
00:30:32,039 --> 00:30:33,875
but whether he was insane         
 on 18 December.

644
00:30:33,916 --> 00:30:36,002
Defense counsel hasn't            
 even touched that issue.

645
00:30:36,043 --> 00:30:38,546
Well, please the court,           
 this bears directly               
 on the fitness

646
00:30:38,588 --> 00:30:40,715
of Captain Queeg                  
 to command a naval vessel.

647
00:30:40,756 --> 00:30:43,092
And as evidence,                  
 it is nothing but clarification

648
00:30:43,134 --> 00:30:45,428
of Keith's dislike                
 for his commanding officer,

649
00:30:45,469 --> 00:30:49,390
a fact brought out                
 by trial counsel,                 
 at great pains, I might add,

650
00:30:49,432 --> 00:30:51,976
under direct examination.

651
00:30:53,436 --> 00:30:55,062
The objection is overruled.

652
00:30:56,606 --> 00:31:00,776
Mr. Keith,                        
 could you please describe         
 this so-called extortion?

653
00:31:00,818 --> 00:31:04,614
Well, this was back           
      last December                 
      in Port Doha, Qatar.

654
00:31:04,655 --> 00:31:07,783
Uh, the captain had this crate,

655
00:31:07,825 --> 00:31:11,078
this big crate                    
 full of duty-free whiskey         
 that he wanted to sneak aboard.

656
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:12,914
He appointed me boat officer,

657
00:31:12,955 --> 00:31:15,708
and a working party started       
 to load the crate in the gig.

658
00:31:15,750 --> 00:31:17,919
It was incredibly heavy,

659
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:22,548
and Captain Queeg...              
 got excited

660
00:31:22,590 --> 00:31:25,843
and started screaming out         
 a whole bunch                     
 of contradictory orders.

661
00:31:25,885 --> 00:31:28,179
Sailors got rattled,              
 they dropped the crate            
 in the water,

662
00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:31,599
it sank like a stone,             
 I was out a thousand bucks.

663
00:31:31,641 --> 00:31:33,684
No, you mean the captain      
      was out a thousand bucks.

664
00:31:33,726 --> 00:31:36,062
No, no, no, sir.                  
 I was.

665
00:31:36,103 --> 00:31:38,230
Captain informed me               
 it was my responsibility,

666
00:31:38,272 --> 00:31:40,441
'cause I was boat officer         
 in charge of loading,

667
00:31:40,483 --> 00:31:43,611
and he asked me                   
 what I wanted to do about it.

668
00:31:43,653 --> 00:31:45,279
I was supposed to go              
 on leave the next day.

669
00:31:45,321 --> 00:31:48,616
My girlfriend had flown out       
 from New York to be with me,

670
00:31:48,658 --> 00:31:50,409
so I went to the captain,

671
00:31:50,451 --> 00:31:53,621
I apologized for my stupidity,

672
00:31:53,663 --> 00:31:56,248
and I offered to pay              
 for the crate.

673
00:31:56,290 --> 00:31:59,752
He took my money                  
 and signed my leave papers.

674
00:32:01,003 --> 00:32:03,798
What other reasons do you have    
 for disliking Captain Queeg?

675
00:32:03,839 --> 00:32:05,508
Well, my chief reason             
 for disliking Captain Queeg

676
00:32:05,549 --> 00:32:07,802
was his cowardice                 
 in dangerous situations.

677
00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:08,803
Objection!

678
00:32:08,844 --> 00:32:10,054
Counsel                       
      is originating evidence

679
00:32:10,096 --> 00:32:12,348
beyond the scope              
      of direct examination.

680
00:32:12,390 --> 00:32:16,060
He is leading the witness     
      to irresponsible libel        
      of an officer of the Navy.

681
00:32:16,102 --> 00:32:18,938
Please the court,                 
 the witness's dislike             
 of Captain Queeg

682
00:32:18,980 --> 00:32:21,440
was not only in the scope         
 of direct examination,

683
00:32:21,482 --> 00:32:23,776
it was the key fact               
 brought out.

684
00:32:23,818 --> 00:32:27,822
Now, the witness has confessed    
 an ignorance of psychiatry.

685
00:32:28,614 --> 00:32:30,241
Things Captain Queeg did

686
00:32:30,282 --> 00:32:33,327
which forced the witness          
 in his ignorance                  
 to dislike him

687
00:32:33,369 --> 00:32:36,122
may in fact have been             
 the helpless acts                 
 of a sick man.

688
00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:39,250
I respectfully                
      urge my objection, sir.

689
00:32:39,291 --> 00:32:42,503
Let me remind everyone

690
00:32:42,545 --> 00:32:45,673
of the serious nature         
      of the issues                 
      in this line of questioning

691
00:32:45,715 --> 00:32:47,925
and the implications      
          involved.

692
00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:51,345
From the earliest days    
          of our service,

693
00:32:51,387 --> 00:32:54,849
the worst charge              
      that can be leveled against   
      a naval service officer,

694
00:32:54,890 --> 00:32:57,685
especially                    
      the commanding officer        
      of a vessel,

695
00:32:57,727 --> 00:33:02,690
is that he displays cowardice     
 or negligence in the face         
 of danger to his ship or crew.

696
00:33:03,858 --> 00:33:05,818
Counsel and the witness       
      are herewith cautioned

697
00:33:05,860 --> 00:33:09,864
that they are treading on     
      dangerous and unprecedented   
      grounds here.

698
00:33:11,073 --> 00:33:13,159
Court offers defense counsel 
      the opportunity

699
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,494
to withdraw his question      
      from the record.

700
00:33:16,829 --> 00:33:19,248
My question stands, sir.

701
00:33:19,290 --> 00:33:21,333
Lieutenant Keith,

702
00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:24,754
you have the opportunity 
          to withdraw               
          or amend your answers.

703
00:33:24,795 --> 00:33:27,173
I stand by                
          what I said, sir.

704
00:33:27,923 --> 00:33:29,842
Very well.

705
00:33:29,884 --> 00:33:33,012
Court finds that the question     
 is within the scope               
 of direct examination

706
00:33:33,054 --> 00:33:35,973
and that the answer   
              is material.

707
00:33:36,015 --> 00:33:38,851
The objection         
              of the trial counsel 
              is overruled.

708
00:33:38,893 --> 00:33:41,062
Mr. Keith, can you describe       
 when and where

709
00:33:41,103 --> 00:33:44,231
the captain displayed             
 this aversion to danger?

710
00:33:44,273 --> 00:33:48,652
Uh, well,                         
 I guess the worst time            
 was a mine-sweeping operation

711
00:33:48,694 --> 00:33:50,237
in the Straits of Hormuz.

712
00:33:50,279 --> 00:33:52,239
That's where                      
 he got the nickname               
 Old Yellowstain.

713
00:33:52,281 --> 00:33:54,742
And this nickname,                
 Old Yellowstain,                  
 what does it imply?

714
00:33:54,784 --> 00:33:56,911
Well, cowardice, of course.

715
00:33:56,952 --> 00:33:59,705
It refers to a yellow dye marker 
 he dropped over the side.

716
00:33:59,747 --> 00:34:02,875
Describe. Describe            
      this Yellowstain incident     
      for us, please.

717
00:34:02,917 --> 00:34:04,919
I wasn't on                       
 the bridge at the time.

718
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,046
I only heard                      
 about it afterwards--             
                  Oh! Objection.

719
00:34:07,088 --> 00:34:10,590
Does defense counsel              
 seriously expect to enter these   
 hearsay libels on the record?

720
00:34:10,633 --> 00:34:12,802
I withdraw the question,          
 okay?

721
00:34:12,843 --> 00:34:16,847
Defense will introduce            
 direct evidence                   
 on the Yellowstain incident.

722
00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:19,642
Strike the question           
      and the answer                
      from the record.

723
00:34:19,682 --> 00:34:21,852
Describe incidents                
 of cowardice

724
00:34:21,894 --> 00:34:24,271
to which you were                 
 an eyewitness,                    
 Mr. Keith.

725
00:34:25,189 --> 00:34:28,108
Any time there was        
          a difficult situation,

726
00:34:28,150 --> 00:34:31,362
Captain Queeg was always          
 to be found on the side           
 of the bridge away from it all.

727
00:34:31,403 --> 00:34:35,449
I saw that a dozen times          
 when I was officer of the day.    
 Thank you.

728
00:34:35,490 --> 00:34:37,617
No further questions.

729
00:34:37,660 --> 00:34:40,913
Mr. Keith,                        
 has Lieutenant Commander Queeg

730
00:34:40,954 --> 00:34:45,416
ever been investigated            
 or charged by higher authority

731
00:34:45,459 --> 00:34:49,463
for any of this alleged   
          unprofessional behavior   
          that you describe?

732
00:34:49,505 --> 00:34:50,881
No.

733
00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:53,134
Can you cite          
              any official records

734
00:34:53,175 --> 00:34:56,428
that'll substantiate      
          any of these fantastic

735
00:34:56,470 --> 00:34:58,639
and libelous stories      
          that you've been telling

736
00:34:58,681 --> 00:35:00,641
under the guidance    
              of defense counsel?

737
00:35:00,683 --> 00:35:02,351
Official records, no.

738
00:35:02,393 --> 00:35:04,895
Mr. Keith, do you     
              know for a fact

739
00:35:04,937 --> 00:35:08,274
that the crate that was lost 
      contained smuggled liquor?

740
00:35:08,315 --> 00:35:10,276
It's common knowledge.

741
00:35:10,317 --> 00:35:12,069
Common knowledge.

742
00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:14,613
Did you see the liquor    
          in the crate?             
                  No.

743
00:35:14,655 --> 00:35:18,701
Can you name one person           
 who will testify that they        
 saw liquor in the crate?

744
00:35:18,742 --> 00:35:21,745
Naturally, he was pretty 
          careful about that.       
 Okay, not one person.

745
00:35:21,787 --> 00:35:25,124
I just-- I don't--        
          I don't know who would    
          have actually seen it.

746
00:35:25,916 --> 00:35:27,209
Mr. Keith,            
              you've testified

747
00:35:27,251 --> 00:35:29,336
that you don't like       
          Captain Queeg.

748
00:35:29,378 --> 00:35:32,339
You're reporting as fact          
 every evil rumor about him

749
00:35:32,381 --> 00:35:36,010
and you're making                 
 wildly irresponsible charges      
 under oath.

750
00:35:36,051 --> 00:35:37,845
Isn't that the plain truth    
      of your testimony,            
      Mr. Keith?

751
00:35:37,887 --> 00:35:39,930
I haven't lied once.

752
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:42,266
Mr. Keith, on the morning         
 that the captain was relieved,

753
00:35:42,308 --> 00:35:44,685
did you really think 
              he'd gone crazy?

754
00:35:45,644 --> 00:35:47,354
I said before,

755
00:35:47,396 --> 00:35:50,691
I can't say for sure          
      what my state of mind was,    
      or his.

756
00:35:51,734 --> 00:35:53,694
No more questions.

757
00:35:57,364 --> 00:35:59,033
Call Captain Southard.

758
00:36:04,330 --> 00:36:07,291
State your name, rank             
 and present station.

759
00:36:07,333 --> 00:36:08,876
Randolph Southard,

760
00:36:08,918 --> 00:36:12,171
Captain, US Navy      
              operations officer,   
              Fifth Fleet.

761
00:36:12,213 --> 00:36:13,881
You understand                    
 that you've been called           
 as an expert witness

762
00:36:13,923 --> 00:36:15,466
on Avenger-class                  
 ship handling?

763
00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:16,842
I do.

764
00:36:16,884 --> 00:36:18,260
State your qualifications.

765
00:36:18,302 --> 00:36:20,763
Some 20 years             
          on smaller combatants,

766
00:36:20,804 --> 00:36:22,473
ten years                 
          of commanding all types,

767
00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:25,476
including ships               
      ranging up to                 
      guided missile destroyers.

768
00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:29,146
To clarify for the members,       
 will you use the map              
 marked "Exhibit A"

769
00:36:29,188 --> 00:36:32,858
to illustrate                     
 the position of the   Caine         
 when she encountered the storm?

770
00:36:33,734 --> 00:36:37,613
The   Caine                     
      was approximately here.

771
00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:41,742
The storm hit         
              from the northeast,   
              heading southwest.

772
00:36:41,784 --> 00:36:43,786
Vessels of the task force     
      steered south

773
00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:45,663
in an attempt             
          to outrun the weather.

774
00:36:45,704 --> 00:36:48,707
The   Caine,   in her spot    
          on the right flank        
          of the sweep pattern,

775
00:36:48,749 --> 00:36:50,209
caught the worst of it.

776
00:36:50,251 --> 00:36:52,920
Rather than steering 
              with the wind aft,

777
00:36:52,962 --> 00:36:56,757
she turned north              
      into the wind and seized.

778
00:36:56,799 --> 00:37:00,678
That was the situation    
          in the strait             
          on the day in question.

779
00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:02,680
Thank you, Captain.           
      You may be seated.

780
00:37:02,721 --> 00:37:04,682
Trial counsel,                
      you may proceed.

781
00:37:04,723 --> 00:37:06,183
Thank you.

782
00:37:07,351 --> 00:37:10,938
Captain, let's say that, 
          hypothetically,

783
00:37:10,980 --> 00:37:13,524
you're the one        
              who's in command      
              of the vessel.

784
00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:16,151
A cyclone blows up    
              without warning       
              traveling west

785
00:37:16,193 --> 00:37:18,279
and you're directly   
              in the path of it.

786
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:20,030
The wind keeps increasing,

787
00:37:20,072 --> 00:37:22,574
its direction                     
 holding steady from the north.

788
00:37:22,616 --> 00:37:26,829
Soon your wind                    
 is force ten to 12                
 and your seas are mountainous.

789
00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:29,498
Under the circumstances, 
          what would you do?

790
00:37:29,540 --> 00:37:31,875
Well, I'd execute                 
 the classic Navy maneuver

791
00:37:31,917 --> 00:37:34,253
known as getting                  
 the hell out of there.

792
00:37:34,295 --> 00:37:36,130
And how would you go 
              about that, Captain?

793
00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:38,299
Well, it's almost                 
 rule of thumb.

794
00:37:38,340 --> 00:37:40,467
You say the winds                 
 from the north are 90 knots,

795
00:37:40,509 --> 00:37:43,637
center of the cyclone             
 coming at you from the west.

796
00:37:43,679 --> 00:37:45,472
The best course is south.

797
00:37:45,514 --> 00:37:48,392
You might have to head            
 a couple of points                
 one way or the other,

798
00:37:48,434 --> 00:37:49,977
depending on your seas,

799
00:37:50,019 --> 00:37:53,897
but there's only one way          
 out of that mess-- south.

800
00:37:53,939 --> 00:37:57,151
But then you have                 
 a terribly strong stern wind,     
 don't you?

801
00:37:57,192 --> 00:37:58,986
What about it?

802
00:37:59,028 --> 00:38:02,531
Well, can a small vessel      
      ride safely going downwind    
      in such conditions?

803
00:38:02,573 --> 00:38:06,327
She'll ride just as well      
      going downwind as upwind.

804
00:38:06,368 --> 00:38:08,787
In fact,                      
      with your high freeboard      
      going forward,

805
00:38:08,829 --> 00:38:10,706
a smaller vessel              
      tends to back in the wind.

806
00:38:10,748 --> 00:38:15,794
Other things being equal,         
 she'll do slightly                
 better going downwind.

807
00:38:15,836 --> 00:38:19,006
How about turning north       
      in those circumstances        
      and heading into the wind?

808
00:38:19,048 --> 00:38:24,511
Well, that would be               
 dubious and dangerous,            
 not to mention idiotic.

809
00:38:24,553 --> 00:38:26,638
Why, sir?

810
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:29,641
Well, you're heading yourself     
 right back into the path          
 of the cyclone.

811
00:38:29,683 --> 00:38:33,270
Unless you're interested      
      in sinking,                   
      that's not smart.

812
00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:35,022
That's all, sir.

813
00:38:35,064 --> 00:38:39,818
Captain, have you ever        
      conned a ship                 
      at the center of a cyclone?

814
00:38:39,860 --> 00:38:41,737
Negative.

815
00:38:41,779 --> 00:38:45,157
Been on the fringes often,    
      but always managed            
      to avoid the center.

816
00:38:45,199 --> 00:38:49,078
And have you ever commanded   
      a mine countermeasures ship? 
      Negative.

817
00:38:49,119 --> 00:38:52,498
Okay, this trial, sir,            
 concerns an Avenger-class MCM

818
00:38:52,539 --> 00:38:54,917
at the center of                  
 a very dangerous storm.

819
00:38:54,958 --> 00:38:56,877
I'm aware of that.

820
00:38:56,919 --> 00:39:00,381
I've had MCMs under my command,   
 and I've read the book on them.

821
00:39:00,422 --> 00:39:02,508
They don't differ             
      from smaller-class vessels

822
00:39:02,549 --> 00:39:06,970
in terms of characteristics       
 and handling in rough weather.

823
00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:09,181
I only ask these questions,       
 sir,

824
00:39:09,223 --> 00:39:11,683
because you are                   
 the only expert                   
 ship-handling witness,

825
00:39:11,725 --> 00:39:15,229
and I believe the extent          
 of your expert knowledge          
 should be clear to the court.

826
00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:17,314
Well,                     
          I've handled these ships

827
00:39:17,356 --> 00:39:20,818
in almost                     
      every conceivable situation   
      for the last ten years.

828
00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:23,987
Haven't handled               
      a mine countermeasures        
      at the center of a cyclone,

829
00:39:24,029 --> 00:39:27,157
but I don't know              
      who the hell has besides      
      the skipper of the   Caine.

830
00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:29,243
That's                            
 a thousand-to-one shot.

831
00:39:29,284 --> 00:39:32,371
Then would you state,         
      without reservation,

832
00:39:32,413 --> 00:39:36,417
that the same rules hold          
 for an MCM                        
 at the center of a cyclone?

833
00:39:36,458 --> 00:39:40,587
At the center of a cyclone,       
 there are no hard                 
 and fast rules.

834
00:39:40,629 --> 00:39:43,340
That's one situation              
 where it's all up                 
 to the commanding officer.

835
00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:45,551
Too many things                   
 happen too fast.

836
00:39:45,592 --> 00:39:47,553
Mmm.

837
00:39:47,594 --> 00:39:50,764
You remember                      
 the hypothetical question         
 put to you by trial counsel

838
00:39:50,806 --> 00:39:52,558
about the storm, yes?

839
00:39:52,599 --> 00:39:53,892
I do.

840
00:39:53,934 --> 00:39:56,019
I want you to assume 
              in that situation

841
00:39:56,061 --> 00:39:58,730
that the wind and the seas    
      become bigger.

842
00:39:58,772 --> 00:40:02,276
They become bigger            
      than anything-- anything      
      you have ever experienced.

843
00:40:02,317 --> 00:40:03,986
You have lost control     
          of your ship, sir.

844
00:40:04,027 --> 00:40:06,280
You actually believe              
 she could sink.

845
00:40:06,321 --> 00:40:08,949
You are in                
          the worst-case scenario.

846
00:40:08,991 --> 00:40:12,411
Do you bring around north     
      into the wind,

847
00:40:12,453 --> 00:40:15,956
or do you continue south,     
      stern to the wind?

848
00:40:15,998 --> 00:40:17,791
You're getting    
                  very extreme.

849
00:40:17,833 --> 00:40:20,043
Yes, sir, I am.           
          Would you prefer not      
          to answer the question?

850
00:40:20,085 --> 00:40:22,087
I'll answer it.   
 Please.

851
00:40:22,129 --> 00:40:24,298
In the worst-case scenario,

852
00:40:24,339 --> 00:40:27,634
I'd come around the north,    
      into the wind, if I could.

853
00:40:27,676 --> 00:40:31,096
But only                      
      in the worst-case scenario.   
              Why?

854
00:40:31,138 --> 00:40:34,099
Because the engines           
      in your rudder have           
      the best chance that way.

855
00:40:34,141 --> 00:40:38,562
That's why.                       
 It's your last chance             
 to keep control of your ship.

856
00:40:38,604 --> 00:40:42,316
But aren't you heading back       
 into the center of the storm?     
 First things first.

857
00:40:42,357 --> 00:40:44,026
If you're on                  
      the verge of sinking,

858
00:40:44,067 --> 00:40:46,111
you about as bad off          
      as you can get.

859
00:40:46,153 --> 00:40:47,696
Mind you, you said            
      worst-case scenario.

860
00:40:47,738 --> 00:40:52,367
I did, sir.                       
 Thank you very much.              
 No further questions.

861
00:40:52,409 --> 00:40:54,703
Captain,                  
          who, in your opinion,     
          is the best judge

862
00:40:54,745 --> 00:40:57,623
as to whether a ship is in        
 the worst-case scenario?

863
00:40:57,664 --> 00:41:01,335
There's only one judge.           
 The commanding officer.

864
00:41:01,376 --> 00:41:03,212
Why, sir?

865
00:41:03,253 --> 00:41:06,548
The Navy made him captain         
 'cause his knowledge              
 of the sea and of ships

866
00:41:06,590 --> 00:41:09,426
is better than anyone else's      
 on the ship.

867
00:41:09,468 --> 00:41:14,181
It's very common                  
 for some subordinate officers     
 to think the ship is sinking

868
00:41:14,223 --> 00:41:17,267
when all that's happening         
 is a little weather.

869
00:41:17,309 --> 00:41:20,103
Well, don't you think, sir,       
 that when his subordinates

870
00:41:20,145 --> 00:41:22,105
all agree that the ship           
 is going down

871
00:41:22,147 --> 00:41:23,857
that the captain ought            
 to listen to them?

872
00:41:23,899 --> 00:41:25,859
Negative.

873
00:41:25,901 --> 00:41:29,196
Panic is a common hazard 
          at sea.

874
00:41:29,238 --> 00:41:31,365
The highest function of command   
 is to override

875
00:41:31,406 --> 00:41:34,618
and listen to nothing     
          but the voice of his own 
          professional judgment.

876
00:41:35,911 --> 00:41:38,205
Call Dr. Joan Lundeen.

877
00:41:43,085 --> 00:41:45,212
State your name, rank     
          and present station.

878
00:41:45,254 --> 00:41:47,381
Lieutenant Commander              
 Joan Lundeen,

879
00:41:47,422 --> 00:41:50,008
Medical Corps, US Navy,           
 Head of Psychiatry,

880
00:41:50,050 --> 00:41:52,219
US Naval Hospital,            
      San Francisco.

881
00:41:52,261 --> 00:41:55,222
Were you the head of              
 the medical board that examined   
 Lieutenant Commander Queeg?

882
00:41:55,264 --> 00:41:56,598
I was.

883
00:41:56,640 --> 00:42:00,018
And how long                      
 did your examination last,        
 Doctor?

884
00:42:00,060 --> 00:42:03,730
We had the commander              
 under constant observation        
 and testing for three weeks.

885
00:42:03,772 --> 00:42:05,816
[Challee]                         
 And what was the finding          
 of the board?

886
00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:08,860
Commander Queeg was discharged    
 with a clean bill of health.

887
00:42:08,902 --> 00:42:13,615
Doctor, is it possible        
      that two months ago,          
      on December 18th,

888
00:42:13,657 --> 00:42:16,410
he was in such a state    
          of psychotic collapse

889
00:42:16,451 --> 00:42:19,538
that relieving him    
              from naval command    
              would be justified?

890
00:42:19,580 --> 00:42:20,831
No.

891
00:42:20,872 --> 00:42:22,708
Is it possible    
                  for a sane man

892
00:42:22,749 --> 00:42:26,670
to perform offensive,     
          disagreeable,             
          foolish acts?

893
00:42:26,712 --> 00:42:28,422
It happens every day.

894
00:42:28,463 --> 00:42:31,049
We didn't find                
      that the commander            
      was a perfect officer.

895
00:42:31,091 --> 00:42:34,761
Yet, you still say        
          that to relieve him       
          from naval command

896
00:42:34,803 --> 00:42:37,931
because of mental illness     
      would be unjustified?

897
00:42:37,973 --> 00:42:41,101
Completely unjustified.

898
00:42:41,768 --> 00:42:43,312
Thank you.

899
00:42:43,812 --> 00:42:46,023
Dr. Lundeen,

900
00:42:46,064 --> 00:42:48,066
my background is legal,       
      not medical,

901
00:42:48,108 --> 00:42:51,612
so I hope you'll bear with me     
 as I try to clarify               
 some technical terms.

902
00:42:51,653 --> 00:42:53,363
Of course.

903
00:42:53,405 --> 00:42:57,409
I'm going to ask some             
 pretty elementary questions.      
                      All right.

904
00:42:57,451 --> 00:43:00,120
Would you say Commander Queeg     
 is absolutely normal?

905
00:43:00,162 --> 00:43:01,955
[chuckles]

906
00:43:01,997 --> 00:43:05,334
Well, normality, you know,    
      is a fiction in psychiatry.   
 Mmm.

907
00:43:05,375 --> 00:43:08,712
No adult is without problems 
      except a happy imbecile.

908
00:43:08,754 --> 00:43:10,881
What are                      
      Commander Queeg's problems?

909
00:43:10,922 --> 00:43:14,551
You might say his             
      overall problem is one of     
      an inferiority complex

910
00:43:14,593 --> 00:43:16,678
generated                     
      by an unhappy childhood

911
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:20,015
and aggravated                    
 by certain adult experiences.

912
00:43:20,057 --> 00:43:22,351
Unhappy childhood                 
 in what way?

913
00:43:22,392 --> 00:43:26,605
Divorced parents,         
          financial trouble,

914
00:43:26,647 --> 00:43:28,148
problems at school.

915
00:43:28,190 --> 00:43:30,525
And the aggravating factors   
      in adult life?

916
00:43:31,818 --> 00:43:33,278
In his adult life,

917
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:35,572
the commander is troubled         
 by his low standing

918
00:43:35,614 --> 00:43:37,949
in his academy class              
 and other such factors,

919
00:43:37,991 --> 00:43:39,826
but he has                        
 become well-adjusted.

920
00:43:39,868 --> 00:43:42,954
Mmm. Can you describe             
 the nature of that adjustment?

921
00:43:42,996 --> 00:43:46,500
His identity as a naval officer   
 is the essential factor.

922
00:43:46,541 --> 00:43:48,960
It's the key                      
 to his personal security.

923
00:43:49,002 --> 00:43:52,506
Therefore,                        
 he has a fixed anxiety            
 about protecting his standing.

924
00:43:52,547 --> 00:43:54,508
That would account            
      for his harshness.

925
00:43:54,549 --> 00:43:56,635
Would he be slow                  
 to admit mistakes?

926
00:43:56,677 --> 00:43:59,346
Yes, of course.               
      There's nothing               
      unbalanced in that.

927
00:43:59,388 --> 00:44:02,557
Oh, really? I mean,           
      would he be a perfectionist?

928
00:44:02,599 --> 00:44:04,643
Such a personality        
          would be.

929
00:44:04,685 --> 00:44:06,353
Inclined to hound     
              his subordinates

930
00:44:06,395 --> 00:44:07,938
over the smallest         
          little details.

931
00:44:07,979 --> 00:44:11,483
Any mistake           
              of a subordinate      
              is intolerable

932
00:44:11,525 --> 00:44:13,568
because it might cause him harm.

933
00:44:13,610 --> 00:44:17,572
Yet he will not admit mistakes    
 that he makes himself.

934
00:44:17,614 --> 00:44:21,785
You might say             
          that he revises reality   
          in his own mind

935
00:44:21,827 --> 00:44:23,704
so he comes out blameless.

936
00:44:23,745 --> 00:44:27,499
Doctor, isn't                 
      distortion of reality         
      a symptom of mental illness?

937
00:44:27,541 --> 00:44:30,293
It's a question of degree.

938
00:44:30,335 --> 00:44:32,671
Each one of us        
              has our own reality.

939
00:44:32,713 --> 00:44:37,050
Yes, Doctor, but doesn't          
 Commander Queeg distort reality   
 more, say, than you do?

940
00:44:37,092 --> 00:44:39,344
Yes, that's his weakness.

941
00:44:39,386 --> 00:44:41,304
Other people              
          have other weaknesses.

942
00:44:41,346 --> 00:44:43,473
It's definitely           
          not disabling.

943
00:44:43,515 --> 00:44:48,562
Well, if he's criticized,     
      would he think he was         
      being unjustly persecuted?

944
00:44:49,396 --> 00:44:51,314
It's all one pattern,

945
00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:55,152
all stemming                      
 from one basic premise            
 that he must try to be perfect.

946
00:44:55,193 --> 00:44:56,862
Inclined to stubbornness, then.

947
00:44:56,903 --> 00:45:00,365
Well, you'll have             
      a certain rigidity            
      of personality

948
00:45:00,407 --> 00:45:02,409
in such an individual.

949
00:45:02,451 --> 00:45:04,745
His inner insecurity          
      stops him from admitting

950
00:45:04,786 --> 00:45:07,706
that those who differ         
      from him may be right.

951
00:45:07,748 --> 00:45:13,003
Doctor, you just testified that   
 the following symptoms exist      
 in Commander Queeg's behavior.

952
00:45:13,044 --> 00:45:14,713
We have rigidity                  
 of personality.

953
00:45:14,755 --> 00:45:16,465
We have feelings                  
 of persecution.

954
00:45:16,506 --> 00:45:18,550
We have                           
 unreasonable suspicion.

955
00:45:18,592 --> 00:45:20,260
We have withdrawal                
 from reality.

956
00:45:20,302 --> 00:45:22,304
We have performance anxiety.

957
00:45:22,345 --> 00:45:24,848
We have an unreal basic premise

958
00:45:24,890 --> 00:45:27,726
and an obsessive sense            
 of self-righteousness.

959
00:45:27,768 --> 00:45:31,104
All mild, sir.                
      All well-compensated.

960
00:45:31,146 --> 00:45:33,148
Yes, Doctor, yes.

961
00:45:33,190 --> 00:45:37,319
But is there                      
 an inclusive psychiatric term,    
 one label for this syndrome?

962
00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:40,197
Syndrome? Who said anything       
 about a syndrome?

963
00:45:40,238 --> 00:45:44,743
You're misusing a term.           
 There's no syndrome               
 because there's no disease.

964
00:45:44,785 --> 00:45:46,703
I'll rephrase it.

965
00:45:46,745 --> 00:45:48,914
Do these symptoms     
              fall into

966
00:45:48,955 --> 00:45:53,043
a single pattern              
      of neurotic disturbance,      
      a common psychiatric class?

967
00:45:53,084 --> 00:45:55,587
I know                    
          what you're getting at.   
 Well?

968
00:45:55,629 --> 00:45:59,883
It's a paranoid personality,      
 but that is not                   
 a disabling affliction.

969
00:45:59,925 --> 00:46:02,135
Doctor--                          
 A what personality,               
 Doctor?

970
00:46:02,177 --> 00:46:04,054
Paranoid.

971
00:46:04,095 --> 00:46:07,224
A paranoid?       
              Yes, paranoid.

972
00:46:09,768 --> 00:46:12,771
Um, Doctor, in a--

973
00:46:14,523 --> 00:46:17,984
in a paranoid personality,    
      like Commander Queeg's,

974
00:46:18,026 --> 00:46:19,903
would he-- I'm--

975
00:46:19,945 --> 00:46:22,113
I'm gonna put this to you     
      hypothetically.

976
00:46:22,155 --> 00:46:24,616
Can a man have                    
 a paranoid personality

977
00:46:24,658 --> 00:46:27,202
that would not disable him    
      for subordinate duties,

978
00:46:27,244 --> 00:46:28,829
but would disable him     
          for command?

979
00:46:28,870 --> 00:46:30,997
It's conceivable.

980
00:46:31,039 --> 00:46:34,209
And is the disabling factor   
      likely to be detected         
      in a personal interview?

981
00:46:34,251 --> 00:46:36,253
With a skilled        
              psychiatrist, yes.

982
00:46:36,294 --> 00:46:39,005
Why? I mean,                      
 why is a psychiatrist needed?

983
00:46:39,047 --> 00:46:42,008
Can't an educated, intelligent    
 person detect a paranoid?

984
00:46:42,050 --> 00:46:44,928
Well, you evidently           
      aren't too well acquainted    
      with the pattern.

985
00:46:44,970 --> 00:46:47,389
The distinguishing mark   
          of this neurosis

986
00:46:47,430 --> 00:46:51,852
is the extreme plausibility   
      and a most convincing normal 
      manner on the surface,

987
00:46:51,893 --> 00:46:54,354
particularly              
          in self-justification.

988
00:46:54,396 --> 00:46:56,314
Self-justification.

989
00:46:56,356 --> 00:46:58,024
Thank you, Doctor.

990
00:46:59,150 --> 00:47:00,527
No further questions.

991
00:47:00,569 --> 00:47:02,863
[officer] The court wishes    
      to clear up one point.

992
00:47:02,904 --> 00:47:07,617
Doctor, is...                     
 is such a thing possible--

993
00:47:07,659 --> 00:47:10,328
Well, let me put it this way.

994
00:47:10,370 --> 00:47:12,205
Let's say that a man              
 with a mild condition

995
00:47:12,247 --> 00:47:16,126
is not disabled for all           
 the usual stresses of command.

996
00:47:16,167 --> 00:47:20,881
Now let's say those stresses      
 are multiplied manifold           
 by an extreme emergency.

997
00:47:20,922 --> 00:47:23,842
Would there then be a tendency    
 to make erroneous judgments?

998
00:47:23,884 --> 00:47:25,594
There might be, sir.

999
00:47:25,635 --> 00:47:28,763
Of course, extreme stress         
 does that to almost anybody.

1000
00:47:28,805 --> 00:47:30,765
It's not supposed to do it        
 to commanding officers.

1001
00:47:30,807 --> 00:47:35,020
No, but practically speaking,     
 sir, they're human.

1002
00:47:38,607 --> 00:47:41,192
State your name, rank     
          and present station.

1003
00:47:41,234 --> 00:47:43,945
Allen Bird, MD,                   
 US Navy Reserve.

1004
00:47:43,987 --> 00:47:46,948
I was called to serve on          
 the psychiatric evaluation team.

1005
00:47:46,990 --> 00:47:49,451
Was this the board that       
      was headed by Dr. Lundeen

1006
00:47:49,492 --> 00:47:52,787
which recently inquired into 
      the mental health of          
      Lieutenant Commander Queeg?

1007
00:47:52,829 --> 00:47:54,998
Yes.                  
 And what was the finding          
 of the board?

1008
00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:58,168
We found that the commander   
      is mentally fit               
      for command now

1009
00:47:58,209 --> 00:48:00,587
and has never been unfit.

1010
00:48:00,629 --> 00:48:03,423
Did you find any indication       
 that Commander Queeg

1011
00:48:03,465 --> 00:48:06,760
had what is known             
      as a paranoid personality?

1012
00:48:06,801 --> 00:48:10,889
Well, I prefer to call it         
 obsessive personality             
 with paranoid features.

1013
00:48:10,931 --> 00:48:14,976
Right, but this did not       
      indicate mental unfitness.    
          No.

1014
00:48:15,018 --> 00:48:18,229
You agree, Doctor,    
              that Commander Queeg 
              is mentally fit now

1015
00:48:18,271 --> 00:48:21,024
and must have been    
              mentally fit          
              on December 18th

1016
00:48:21,066 --> 00:48:23,318
when he was relieved 
              on the grounds        
              of mental illness?

1017
00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:25,403
That was                          
 our unanimous conclusion.

1018
00:48:25,445 --> 00:48:27,447
Thank you, Doctor.

1019
00:48:27,489 --> 00:48:29,282
[Greenwald]                       
 Dr. Bird,

1020
00:48:29,324 --> 00:48:32,535
do you have any special training 
 in psychoanalysis?

1021
00:48:32,577 --> 00:48:34,412
Yes.

1022
00:48:34,454 --> 00:48:37,207
Okay, and in psychoanalysis, 
      is there such a thing         
      as mental illness?

1023
00:48:37,248 --> 00:48:39,960
There are disturbed people        
 and adjusted people.

1024
00:48:40,001 --> 00:48:41,962
But those terms,              
      "disturbed" and "adjusted,"

1025
00:48:42,003 --> 00:48:44,464
they correspond roughly   
          in layman's terms

1026
00:48:44,506 --> 00:48:46,549
to "sick" and "well,"     
          as we use them.

1027
00:48:46,591 --> 00:48:48,635
Very roughly, yes.

1028
00:48:48,677 --> 00:48:53,515
Would you say                 
      Commander Queeg suffers       
      from an inferiority complex?

1029
00:48:53,556 --> 00:48:57,268
Yes, but it's...              
      well-compensated.

1030
00:48:57,310 --> 00:48:59,980
Is there a difference     
          between "compensated"     
          and "adjusted"?

1031
00:49:00,021 --> 00:49:01,189
Most definitely.

1032
00:49:01,231 --> 00:49:03,817
Okay, could you please            
 describe that for us?

1033
00:49:03,858 --> 00:49:06,236
Well, let's say               
      a man is suffering

1034
00:49:06,277 --> 00:49:09,906
from some deep-seated         
      psychological disturbance.

1035
00:49:09,948 --> 00:49:13,994
He can compensate             
      by finding outlets            
      for his peculiar drives.

1036
00:49:14,035 --> 00:49:19,207
Okay. So, has Commander Queeg     
 ever been psychoanalyzed?

1037
00:49:19,249 --> 00:49:21,876
No.   
 He's in your terms, then,         
 a disturbed person?

1038
00:49:21,918 --> 00:49:24,754
Yes, he is.                   
      Not disabled, however,        
      by the disturbance.

1039
00:49:24,796 --> 00:49:27,007
Okay, how is he compensated?

1040
00:49:28,258 --> 00:49:29,968
Mainly two ways.

1041
00:49:30,010 --> 00:49:33,096
The paranoid pattern,             
 which is useless                  
 and not desirable,

1042
00:49:33,138 --> 00:49:36,808
and his naval career,             
 which is extremely useful         
 and desirable.

1043
00:49:36,850 --> 00:49:39,686
Yes, Doctor, have you         
      noticed that little thing     
      he does with his hands?

1044
00:49:39,728 --> 00:49:41,438
You mean                          
 rolling the steel balls?          
              Yes.

1045
00:49:41,479 --> 00:49:43,273
Could you describe    
              that for us, please?

1046
00:49:43,314 --> 00:49:45,859
It's an incessant rolling         
 of two marbles in his hand.

1047
00:49:45,900 --> 00:49:48,611
Mm-hmm.               
              Why does he do it?

1048
00:49:48,653 --> 00:49:51,322
Oh, uh, his hands tremble.

1049
00:49:51,364 --> 00:49:54,242
He does it to still his hands     
 and conceal the trembling.

1050
00:49:54,284 --> 00:49:55,535
Why do his hands tremble?

1051
00:49:55,577 --> 00:49:58,747
Inner tension.                    
 It's a surface symptom.

1052
00:49:58,788 --> 00:50:01,249
Doctor, you've testified 
          that Commander Queeg

1053
00:50:01,291 --> 00:50:03,960
is a disturbed,               
      not an adjusted person, yes?

1054
00:50:04,002 --> 00:50:06,379
Yes.                              
          So he is,                 
          in layman's terms, sick.

1055
00:50:06,421 --> 00:50:08,715
Yes?

1056
00:50:08,757 --> 00:50:12,177
I remember agreeing to the        
 rough resemblance of the terms    
 "disturbed" and "sick,"

1057
00:50:12,218 --> 00:50:14,637
but by those terms                
 an awful lot of people            
 are sick.

1058
00:50:14,679 --> 00:50:17,682
Yes, Doctor, but this court   
      only has Commander Queeg's    
      sickness at issue.

1059
00:50:17,724 --> 00:50:21,478
If he is sick, how could      
      your board have given him     
      a clean bill of health?

1060
00:50:21,519 --> 00:50:24,981
Y-You're playing on words.        
 We found no disability.

1061
00:50:25,023 --> 00:50:27,400
Doctor, just suppose      
          for an instant

1062
00:50:27,442 --> 00:50:31,029
that the requirements of command 
 are way more severe               
 than you believe them to be.

1063
00:50:31,071 --> 00:50:34,240
Wouldn't even this mild sickness 
 be enough to disable him?

1064
00:50:34,282 --> 00:50:36,701
That's absurdly hypothetical,     
 because--                         
 Oh, is it?

1065
00:50:36,743 --> 00:50:38,870
Have you ever had         
          sea duty, Doctor?         
 No.

1066
00:50:38,912 --> 00:50:41,915
No? How long have you been    
      in the service of the Navy?

1067
00:50:41,956 --> 00:50:43,249
Five months. 
          Five months?

1068
00:50:43,291 --> 00:50:45,919
Five--            
                  Six months.       
          Six, I guess now.

1069
00:50:45,960 --> 00:50:47,962
Six months in the service         
 of the Navy.

1070
00:50:48,004 --> 00:50:51,424
Have you ever had any dealings    
 with ships' captains              
 prior to this case?

1071
00:50:51,466 --> 00:50:52,592
No.                   
                              No?

1072
00:50:52,634 --> 00:50:54,052
Then on what do you base

1073
00:50:54,094 --> 00:50:55,470
your estimate                     
 of the requirements of command?

1074
00:50:55,512 --> 00:50:57,430
My general knowledge.

1075
00:50:57,472 --> 00:51:00,433
Would you say it takes somebody, 
 a person of exceptional ability,

1076
00:51:00,475 --> 00:51:03,353
highly gifted, highly skilled     
 to be a commander                 
 of a naval vessel?

1077
00:51:03,394 --> 00:51:04,771
No.                   
 No. Really?

1078
00:51:04,813 --> 00:51:07,190
Not highly gifted, no.        
 Then what?

1079
00:51:07,232 --> 00:51:09,734
Uh, reasonable responses.     
 "Reasonable"?

1080
00:51:09,776 --> 00:51:11,820
Uh, fairly good               
      intelligence.                 
 "Fairly good"?

1081
00:51:11,861 --> 00:51:14,239
Sufficient training           
      and experience, but--

1082
00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:17,242
Is this enough equipment,     
      say, for a highly skilled     
      psychiatrist?

1083
00:51:17,283 --> 00:51:19,119
Not exactly.

1084
00:51:19,160 --> 00:51:21,371
So in other words,        
          it takes more ability     
          to be a psychiatrist

1085
00:51:21,412 --> 00:51:24,040
than it does to be    
              the commander of      
              a US naval vessel.

1086
00:51:24,082 --> 00:51:26,709
It takes-- That is,           
      uh, different abilities       
      are required.

1087
00:51:26,751 --> 00:51:28,962
You're making the comparison,     
 not I.

1088
00:51:29,003 --> 00:51:31,756
No, Doctor, you're the one        
 that said you don't think         
 Commander Queeg's sickness

1089
00:51:31,798 --> 00:51:34,092
should disable him for command.

1090
00:51:34,134 --> 00:51:37,595
I am suggesting that since        
 you evidently know little about   
 the requirements of command,

1091
00:51:37,637 --> 00:51:39,472
that you may be wrong         
      in your conclusion.

1092
00:51:39,514 --> 00:51:41,975
Well, I reject                
      your suggestion.              
                  Oh, you do? Why?

1093
00:51:42,016 --> 00:51:44,269
Because you've deliberately       
 substituted the word "sick,"

1094
00:51:44,310 --> 00:51:46,896
which is a loose--                
 a polarizing--                    
                          Have I?

1095
00:51:46,938 --> 00:51:48,648
A what word, Doctor?          
                      Polarizing.

1096
00:51:48,690 --> 00:51:50,483
A polarizing word.            
              I never said "sick."

1097
00:51:50,525 --> 00:51:53,319
My grasp of the requirements      
 of command is adequate,

1098
00:51:53,361 --> 00:51:56,114
or I would have                   
 disqualified myself               
 from serving on the board.

1099
00:51:56,156 --> 00:51:57,824
Maybe you should                  
 have disqualified yourself.

1100
00:51:57,866 --> 00:51:59,534
Objection!                        
 The witness is being badgered!

1101
00:51:59,576 --> 00:52:01,661
I withdraw                
          my last statement.

1102
00:52:01,703 --> 00:52:03,580
No further questions.

1103
00:52:03,621 --> 00:52:06,249
Doctor, the defense counsel   
      has managed to put            
      words into your mouth

1104
00:52:06,291 --> 00:52:08,585
that I'm certain 
                  you don't mean.

1105
00:52:08,626 --> 00:52:11,462
I'm not aware that                
 he succeeded in putting           
 any words into my mouth.

1106
00:52:11,504 --> 00:52:14,507
Doctor, he drew               
      the implication from you      
      that Captain Queeg is sick.

1107
00:52:14,549 --> 00:52:17,677
Surely you don't--    
 I'm careful in my use             
 of terminology.

1108
00:52:17,719 --> 00:52:20,889
I did not use the term "sick."

1109
00:52:20,930 --> 00:52:25,727
Captain Queeg is definitely       
 not disabled for command,         
 which is the only issue here.

1110
00:52:28,813 --> 00:52:30,356
Prosecution rests.

1111
00:52:32,066 --> 00:52:33,693
Defense,              
              present your case.

1112
00:52:34,903 --> 00:52:36,696
I call the accused.

1113
00:52:38,072 --> 00:52:41,784
Does the accused request that     
 he be permitted to testify?       
                      Yes, sir.

1114
00:52:41,826 --> 00:52:43,828
You have the right        
          not to take the stand.

1115
00:52:43,870 --> 00:52:46,706
If you don't take the stand, 
      that fact won't be            
      to your prejudice.

1116
00:52:46,748 --> 00:52:50,376
If you take the stand,            
 you may be subjected to           
 a rigorous cross-examination.

1117
00:52:50,418 --> 00:52:52,295
I understand that,    
              sir.

1118
00:52:52,337 --> 00:52:54,255
You may take the stand.

1119
00:52:57,425 --> 00:52:59,928
State your name, rank             
 and present position.

1120
00:52:59,969 --> 00:53:01,346
Steven Maryk,             
          Lieutenant, US Navy,

1121
00:53:01,387 --> 00:53:03,223
executive officer         
          of the USS   Caine.

1122
00:53:03,264 --> 00:53:05,767
Are you the accused               
 in this court-martial?            
              Yes, I am.

1123
00:53:05,808 --> 00:53:08,186
What was your occupation          
 in civilian life?

1124
00:53:08,228 --> 00:53:10,980
Helping my father         
          in his fishing business. 
          We own a couple boats.

1125
00:53:11,022 --> 00:53:12,941
Where?                            
              San Francisco.

1126
00:53:12,982 --> 00:53:15,360
Then you were familiar            
 with the problems                 
 of ocean-going ship handling

1127
00:53:15,401 --> 00:53:17,195
prior to joining the Navy?

1128
00:53:17,237 --> 00:53:19,697
Yes, I've been on boats       
      since I was 14.

1129
00:53:19,739 --> 00:53:23,368
Did you relieve                   
 the commander of the USS   Caine    
 18th December, 2022?

1130
00:53:23,409 --> 00:53:25,453
Yes, I did.

1131
00:53:25,495 --> 00:53:28,039
Was the   Caine   in trouble          
 when you relieved its captain?    
                      Yes, it was.

1132
00:53:28,081 --> 00:53:31,584
And on what facts                 
 do you base that judgment?        
          Well, several things.

1133
00:53:31,626 --> 00:53:33,211
We couldn't hold course.

1134
00:53:33,253 --> 00:53:35,588
We broached three times   
          in an hour.               
 "Broached"?

1135
00:53:35,630 --> 00:53:39,217
Yes, wind and sea took charge     
 and tossed us sideways            
 ten minutes at a time.

1136
00:53:39,259 --> 00:53:42,095
We were rolling too steeply       
 for the inclinometer to record.

1137
00:53:42,136 --> 00:53:45,431
We were shipping water            
 out of the wheelhouse.            
 The generators were cutting out.

1138
00:53:45,473 --> 00:53:48,059
The ship was not responding   
      to emergency rudder           
      and engine settings.

1139
00:53:48,101 --> 00:53:49,560
We were lost              
          and out of control.

1140
00:53:49,602 --> 00:53:51,688
And did you inform                
 your captain of this?             
                      Yes.

1141
00:53:51,729 --> 00:53:55,775
Repeatedly for an hour.       
      I begged him                  
      to come north into the wind.

1142
00:53:55,817 --> 00:53:57,277
What was his reply?

1143
00:53:57,318 --> 00:54:00,780
Well, mostly          
              just a glazed look    
              and no answer.

1144
00:54:01,698 --> 00:54:03,533
Mr. Maryk,

1145
00:54:03,574 --> 00:54:07,370
when did you start                
 keeping your medical log          
 on Commander Queeg?

1146
00:54:07,412 --> 00:54:09,747
Shortly after the incident    
      with the mines                
      in the Straits of Hormuz.

1147
00:54:09,789 --> 00:54:13,543
And why did you start it?         
      I began to think the captain 
      might be mentally ill.

1148
00:54:13,584 --> 00:54:16,170
Why?                              
          Because of the yellow     
          dye marker business.

1149
00:54:16,212 --> 00:54:19,882
You mean the incident             
 where the commander acquired      
 the nickname Old Yellowstain?

1150
00:54:19,924 --> 00:54:21,134
Yes.

1151
00:54:21,175 --> 00:54:23,511
Were you an eyewitness            
 to this occurrence?

1152
00:54:23,553 --> 00:54:25,471
I was navigator.      
              I was right there     
              on the bridge.

1153
00:54:25,513 --> 00:54:28,099
Please describe                   
 this Yellowstain incident.

1154
00:54:29,434 --> 00:54:32,395
It was the third day 
              of an assigned sweep 
              with two other MCMs.

1155
00:54:32,437 --> 00:54:33,938
Mm-hmm.

1156
00:54:33,980 --> 00:54:36,774
We had detected               
      a field of acoustic mines.

1157
00:54:36,816 --> 00:54:38,776
[speaking louder]             
      It was the third day

1158
00:54:38,818 --> 00:54:40,820
of an assigned sweep          
      with two other MCMs.

1159
00:54:40,862 --> 00:54:42,822
We detected a field               
 of acoustic mines

1160
00:54:42,864 --> 00:54:44,824
in the narrowest part             
 of the strait

1161
00:54:44,866 --> 00:54:46,993
and we'd been ordered             
 to destroy them in place          
 using high explosives.

1162
00:54:47,035 --> 00:54:50,330
And that's delicate business.     
 It's gotta be done just right.

1163
00:54:50,371 --> 00:54:52,999
We milled around out there    
      for a while.

1164
00:54:53,041 --> 00:54:56,085
Then the captain decided 
          not to set the charges.

1165
00:54:56,127 --> 00:54:58,129
He gave us some excuse    
          about faulty equipment.

1166
00:54:58,171 --> 00:55:00,840
I checked the gear.               
 It was in perfect working order.

1167
00:55:00,882 --> 00:55:02,759
And the captain       
              wouldn't hear it.

1168
00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:05,303
He said the tech was incompetent 
 and he knew better.

1169
00:55:05,345 --> 00:55:08,097
So we dropped         
              a yellow dye marker   
              over the side,

1170
00:55:08,139 --> 00:55:10,266
radioed to the other MCM 
          to destroy the mines.

1171
00:55:10,308 --> 00:55:14,145
They radioed back                 
 to slow down, but we just--       
 we steamed right out of there.

1172
00:55:14,187 --> 00:55:15,521
[Greenwald] "Steamed."            
 Now, Mr. Maryk--

1173
00:55:15,563 --> 00:55:18,066
The court wishes to       
          question the witness.

1174
00:55:18,107 --> 00:55:21,819
Lieutenant, you say               
 the gear was in working order.    
 Did you check it personally?

1175
00:55:21,861 --> 00:55:24,405
Yes, sir, along with              
 the chief electronic tech         
 and the sonar men.

1176
00:55:24,447 --> 00:55:26,449
It was fine.                      
 There was absolutely              
 nothing wrong with the gear.

1177
00:55:26,491 --> 00:55:29,118
And after you steamed away,   
      was there any danger          
      due to shock waves

1178
00:55:29,160 --> 00:55:30,745
from the underwater   
              detonations?

1179
00:55:30,787 --> 00:55:32,872
No.                               
 No, there was not.

1180
00:55:32,914 --> 00:55:35,541
MCMs are designed to              
 withstand that kind of thing.     
 We do this all the time.

1181
00:55:35,583 --> 00:55:39,295
Now, you say these boats 
          signaled to you           
          to slow down.

1182
00:55:39,337 --> 00:55:41,964
Yes, sir.                         
          Was the signal reported   
          to your captain?

1183
00:55:42,006 --> 00:55:43,716
I reported it to him myself.

1184
00:55:43,758 --> 00:55:45,510
Was he aware that     
              he was steaming away

1185
00:55:45,551 --> 00:55:47,970
from his assigned spot    
          in the sweep formation?

1186
00:55:48,012 --> 00:55:50,556
It was obvious to                 
 everyone on the bridge.           
 I pointed it out.

1187
00:55:50,598 --> 00:55:52,725
I said we were breaking           
 the sweep pattern,

1188
00:55:52,767 --> 00:55:55,019
that the other vessels            
 would not know                    
 where we'd found the mines.

1189
00:55:55,061 --> 00:55:59,482
And that is when he said,         
 "We'll drop a yellow dye marker   
 over the side then."

1190
00:55:59,524 --> 00:56:01,401
You may continue.

1191
00:56:01,442 --> 00:56:04,779
Mr. Maryk, why didn't             
 you go immediately                
 to a higher authority

1192
00:56:04,821 --> 00:56:07,490
with your doubts                  
 about Captain Queeg's             
 mental health?

1193
00:56:07,532 --> 00:56:10,368
I felt if I had a record,     
      I'd be on stronger ground.

1194
00:56:10,410 --> 00:56:12,453
That's when I decided         
      to keep the medical log.

1195
00:56:12,495 --> 00:56:15,915
If I was wrong,                   
 I'd just burn it.                 
 I kept it under lock and key.

1196
00:56:15,957 --> 00:56:17,834
And what,                         
 in your opinion,

1197
00:56:17,875 --> 00:56:20,503
made an incident worthy           
 of keeping a record               
 in the medical log?

1198
00:56:20,545 --> 00:56:22,713
Any act that seemed           
      abnormal or strange.

1199
00:56:22,755 --> 00:56:24,757
Like what?                        
      Like the coffee machine.

1200
00:56:24,799 --> 00:56:26,342
The coffee machine                
 business?                         
              Yes.

1201
00:56:26,384 --> 00:56:28,177
Well, please describe             
 the coffee machine thing.

1202
00:56:28,219 --> 00:56:30,096
We had a new coffee machine   
      in the wardroom.

1203
00:56:30,138 --> 00:56:33,808
And, uh, Captain              
      really liked his coffee.      
      But you had to be careful.

1204
00:56:33,850 --> 00:56:36,352
You couldn't leave it             
 plugged in too long               
 or the thing would burn out.

1205
00:56:36,394 --> 00:56:38,563
That's exactly what happened.

1206
00:56:38,604 --> 00:56:40,857
One of the guys assigned          
 to the wardroom mess duty         
 forgot to unplug it

1207
00:56:40,898 --> 00:56:43,109
and the thing was--           
      it was just fried.

1208
00:56:43,151 --> 00:56:45,778
And none of them would admit      
 which one had done it.

1209
00:56:45,820 --> 00:56:49,449
So the captain ordered            
 all the officers of the ship      
 to sit as a trial of inquiry

1210
00:56:49,490 --> 00:56:51,409
to find out who'd burned out      
 the coffee machine.

1211
00:56:51,451 --> 00:56:55,079
Which-- Look, in itself,          
 it's a silly thing.

1212
00:56:55,121 --> 00:56:57,957
But this went on              
      for 36 hours.

1213
00:56:57,999 --> 00:56:59,292
[Greenwald whistles]

1214
00:56:59,333 --> 00:57:00,918
[Maryk]                           
 All ship's work suspended.

1215
00:57:00,960 --> 00:57:03,337
And there we are, all of us,      
 we're in the wardroom.

1216
00:57:03,379 --> 00:57:06,090
We're dying for sleep,        
      we need showers,

1217
00:57:06,132 --> 00:57:08,676
and we're trying to figure out    
 which one of these poor bastards 
 burned out the coffee machine.

1218
00:57:08,718 --> 00:57:12,013
And they're so scared,        
      they think whoever did it     
      is gonna get shot.

1219
00:57:12,054 --> 00:57:13,890
They'd have sooner died   
          before they told us.

1220
00:57:13,931 --> 00:57:16,309
And so, finally,          
          I go to the captain

1221
00:57:16,350 --> 00:57:19,437
and I say all the officers        
 will admit that they're           
 incompetent investigators

1222
00:57:19,479 --> 00:57:21,898
and take the hit                  
 on their fitness reports,

1223
00:57:21,939 --> 00:57:26,152
but we can't find out             
 who left the coffee machine       
 plugged in for too long.

1224
00:57:26,194 --> 00:57:29,322
And so he makes a mark            
 in his black book                 
 and he calls off the inquiry.

1225
00:57:29,363 --> 00:57:32,158
It's things like that.        
      Or the water business.

1226
00:57:32,200 --> 00:57:33,409
The water business.               
              Yes.

1227
00:57:33,451 --> 00:57:35,786
Please describe                   
 that water business.

1228
00:57:35,828 --> 00:57:39,957
Look, it's all in the log.    
 I know, but please describe       
 the water business.

1229
00:57:39,999 --> 00:57:42,752
The captain                   
      restricted water use          
      from the entire crew

1230
00:57:42,793 --> 00:57:44,754
for two days              
          in the middle             
          of a dust storm

1231
00:57:44,795 --> 00:57:48,424
because he caught             
      one of the deck gang          
      taking a shower.

1232
00:57:48,466 --> 00:57:51,385
Or it's plain crazy things.   
      Cheese business.

1233
00:57:51,427 --> 00:57:52,970
The cheese business.              
      The strawberry-- Yes.

1234
00:57:53,012 --> 00:57:56,098
Cheese business?      
              I don't recall        
              any cheese business.

1235
00:57:56,140 --> 00:57:59,268
This was on the first ship        
 the captain was assigned to,      
 sir, as an ensign.

1236
00:57:59,310 --> 00:58:02,480
Cheese was going missing          
 from the ship's stores.

1237
00:58:02,522 --> 00:58:04,690
And the captain investigated      
 and he caught a sailor

1238
00:58:04,732 --> 00:58:08,361
who'd made a duplicate key        
 to the padlock                    
 to the refrigerator.

1239
00:58:08,402 --> 00:58:10,530
Now, for catching                 
 this cheese thief,

1240
00:58:10,571 --> 00:58:12,740
he was given a letter             
 of commendation.

1241
00:58:12,782 --> 00:58:15,326
This is during peacetime,         
 so naturally                      
 he's pretty proud of the thing.

1242
00:58:15,368 --> 00:58:19,288
So when the strawberry stuff      
 started, he insisted              
 it was the same thing.

1243
00:58:19,330 --> 00:58:20,873
And all we had to do              
 was find the guy

1244
00:58:20,915 --> 00:58:23,834
who had made a duplicate key      
 to the wardroom fridge.

1245
00:58:23,876 --> 00:58:25,962
But of course                 
      that's ridiculous.

1246
00:58:26,003 --> 00:58:29,507
It was one of the guys assigned   
 to the wardroom mess again.

1247
00:58:29,549 --> 00:58:32,260
We all knew that they'd eaten     
 this quart of strawberries.

1248
00:58:32,301 --> 00:58:33,719
It was left over                  
 from the wardroom mess.

1249
00:58:33,761 --> 00:58:35,805
They were entitled to it.         
 That was the custom.

1250
00:58:35,846 --> 00:58:37,765
But when the captain              
 started to freak out              
 about those strawberries,

1251
00:58:37,807 --> 00:58:39,642
they froze up,                    
 said they didn't                  
 know who'd eaten them.

1252
00:58:39,684 --> 00:58:42,436
And the captain's                 
 so hot on his theory              
 he believes them.

1253
00:58:42,478 --> 00:58:44,605
So he ordered the search          
 for the key.                      
 Yes, sir.

1254
00:58:44,647 --> 00:58:49,360
We have never seen Captain Queeg 
 so happy before or since.

1255
00:58:49,402 --> 00:58:52,280
He's living the cheese business   
 all over again.

1256
00:58:52,321 --> 00:58:54,907
He organized the search himself.

1257
00:58:54,949 --> 00:58:57,535
We collected every key            
 on that ship.

1258
00:58:57,577 --> 00:59:01,330
We had just boxes--               
 barrels of keys.

1259
00:59:01,372 --> 00:59:03,416
That's about 2,800 of them        
 all told,

1260
00:59:03,457 --> 00:59:05,668
each tagged                       
 with the owner's name.

1261
00:59:05,710 --> 00:59:09,046
And just to be safe,              
 we searched that ship             
 from stem to stern,

1262
00:59:09,088 --> 00:59:11,716
from the radar mast           
      to the bilge.

1263
00:59:11,757 --> 00:59:13,134
We stripped the crew naked.

1264
00:59:13,175 --> 00:59:15,011
[Greenwald]                       
 Naked?                            
      Yes, sir. Naked.

1265
00:59:15,052 --> 00:59:17,471
Each one of them lined up,        
 stark naked,

1266
00:59:17,513 --> 00:59:19,765
and we shook out their clothes.

1267
00:59:19,807 --> 00:59:22,727
We searched their lockers.        
 We searched every hole,           
 every place on that ship.

1268
00:59:22,768 --> 00:59:25,396
We crawled under the bilge        
 and pulled out                    
 the lead ballast blocks

1269
00:59:25,438 --> 00:59:27,148
that are 200 pounds apiece.

1270
00:59:27,189 --> 00:59:30,359
This went on for three days.

1271
00:59:30,401 --> 00:59:32,403
[Greenwald]                       
 Three days?                       
 [Maryk] Yes, sir.

1272
00:59:32,445 --> 00:59:36,574
All in the name of a key          
 that never existed.

1273
00:59:36,616 --> 00:59:41,329
So, when I saw the captain    
      sitting by the fridge,

1274
00:59:41,370 --> 00:59:43,247
pulling keys one by one       
      from a barrel

1275
00:59:43,289 --> 00:59:47,710
and trying them in a padlock 
      for hours on end              
      with a gleam in his eye,

1276
00:59:47,752 --> 00:59:49,837
I gave up.

1277
00:59:49,879 --> 00:59:53,633
And that is when              
      I showed the medical log      
      to Lieutenant Keefer.

1278
00:59:54,800 --> 00:59:56,552
Mr. Maryk,

1279
00:59:56,594 --> 00:59:58,804
when Lieutenant Keefer    
          finished reading          
          your medical log,

1280
00:59:58,846 --> 01:00:01,140
what was              
              his first comment?

1281
01:00:01,891 --> 01:00:03,559
Sir, I don't remember.

1282
01:00:03,601 --> 01:00:06,354
Did he encourage you          
      to go to Admiral Williams?

1283
01:00:06,395 --> 01:00:08,314
No, sir,                          
 I did that on my own.

1284
01:00:08,356 --> 01:00:10,441
But he went with you 
              to the flagship.

1285
01:00:10,483 --> 01:00:14,153
Yes, sir.                 
      So, at first,                 
      he didn't discourage you?

1286
01:00:15,696 --> 01:00:18,491
Once we were                  
      aboard the flagship,          
      he discouraged me

1287
01:00:18,532 --> 01:00:20,993
and said we shouldn't             
 go through it and we didn't.

1288
01:00:21,035 --> 01:00:23,496
Would you say his testimony   
      on the subject was            
      substantially correct?

1289
01:00:23,537 --> 01:00:25,998
Yes, sir.                         
 This was all my doing, sir.

1290
01:00:26,040 --> 01:00:27,500
Continue your examination.

1291
01:00:27,541 --> 01:00:29,919
Mr. Maryk,                        
 when the cyclone was over,

1292
01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:32,838
did Commander Queeg               
 make an attempt                   
 to regain command?

1293
01:00:32,880 --> 01:00:34,632
Yes.

1294
01:00:34,674 --> 01:00:37,009
On the morning of the 19th,       
 after the storm had blown out.

1295
01:00:37,051 --> 01:00:38,511
What happened?

1296
01:00:39,887 --> 01:00:42,139
Well, I was in the chart house    
 writing up a dispatch.

1297
01:00:42,181 --> 01:00:45,017
And?                              
      I was reporting the relief    
      to Admiral Williams.

1298
01:00:45,059 --> 01:00:47,395
And?

1299
01:00:47,436 --> 01:00:50,398
Captain Queeg came and asked      
 if I would go to his cabin        
 and speak to him

1300
01:00:50,439 --> 01:00:52,358
before I sent the dispatch.

1301
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:55,319
So I went below               
      and we talked.

1302
01:00:55,361 --> 01:00:57,279
And what happened?

1303
01:00:58,572 --> 01:01:02,368
It was the same as before,    
      uh, at first.

1304
01:01:02,410 --> 01:01:04,245
He said I'd be                    
 court-martialed for mutiny.

1305
01:01:04,286 --> 01:01:08,332
And then he went                  
 on this long thing about          
 how much he loved the Navy,

1306
01:01:08,374 --> 01:01:10,251
that he has no other interests,

1307
01:01:10,292 --> 01:01:13,546
and even if                       
 he was cleared of this            
 that his record would be ruined.

1308
01:01:13,587 --> 01:01:16,298
And I told him                
      I felt sorry for him.

1309
01:01:16,340 --> 01:01:18,217
And I-- I really did.

1310
01:01:19,927 --> 01:01:23,013
And that's when               
      he came out with              
      his proposal.

1311
01:01:23,055 --> 01:01:24,473
Which?

1312
01:01:25,850 --> 01:01:28,227
He said he wouldn't           
      write me up and report me,

1313
01:01:28,269 --> 01:01:30,187
that he would resume          
      command of the ship

1314
01:01:30,229 --> 01:01:33,357
and that the whole thing would    
 be written off and forgotten.

1315
01:01:33,399 --> 01:01:35,901
And what was your reply           
 to his proposal?

1316
01:01:35,943 --> 01:01:37,820
I was amazed.

1317
01:01:37,862 --> 01:01:40,906
I said, Captain,                  
 the whole ship knows about it.    
 [Greenwald] Yes.

1318
01:01:40,948 --> 01:01:43,200
It's written up               
      in the quartermaster's log.

1319
01:01:43,242 --> 01:01:45,411
It's written up               
      in the officer                
      of the deck's log.

1320
01:01:45,453 --> 01:01:48,956
And, uh--                     
      And he hemmed and hawed.

1321
01:01:48,998 --> 01:01:51,208
[Greenwald]                       
 And?

1322
01:01:51,250 --> 01:01:53,085
What happened next?

1323
01:01:53,127 --> 01:01:55,254
Finally, he said              
      it wouldn't be                
      the first time

1324
01:01:55,296 --> 01:01:58,215
that a rough log                  
 had been corrected                
 and fixed up after the fact.

1325
01:01:58,257 --> 01:02:00,885
Did you remind him                
 that the alteration of logs       
 is strictly forbidden?

1326
01:02:00,926 --> 01:02:03,471
Yes, I did.               
          And he kind of laughed.

1327
01:02:03,512 --> 01:02:05,973
He said it was either that    
      or a court-martial            
      for mutiny for me

1328
01:02:06,015 --> 01:02:08,809
and a black mark              
      on his record which he felt   
      he did not deserve.

1329
01:02:08,851 --> 01:02:10,060
And what followed?

1330
01:02:10,102 --> 01:02:12,021
He begged and he pleaded.

1331
01:02:12,062 --> 01:02:16,650
And, uh, at one point he cried    
 and eventually got very angry

1332
01:02:16,692 --> 01:02:18,402
and he ordered me out         
      of his cabin.

1333
01:02:18,444 --> 01:02:20,738
That is when                  
      I sent the dispatch.

1334
01:02:20,780 --> 01:02:25,242
Then you had the opportunity,     
 less than 24 hours later,

1335
01:02:25,284 --> 01:02:28,954
to expunge this whole event       
 from the official records

1336
01:02:28,996 --> 01:02:31,957
with your captain's               
 knowledge and approval.

1337
01:02:31,999 --> 01:02:33,626
Yes, sir.

1338
01:02:33,667 --> 01:02:36,796
Mr. Maryk,                        
 were you panicky at all           
 during the storm?

1339
01:02:36,837 --> 01:02:38,589
No, I was not.

1340
01:02:38,631 --> 01:02:42,635
Lieutenant, you are charged       
 with relieving                    
 your captain willfully,

1341
01:02:42,676 --> 01:02:47,473
without authority                 
 and without justifiable cause.

1342
01:02:47,515 --> 01:02:49,475
Did you relieve                   
 Commander Queeg willfully?

1343
01:02:49,517 --> 01:02:52,478
Yes.                          
      I knew what I was doing.

1344
01:02:52,520 --> 01:02:54,772
Did you relieve him               
 without authority?

1345
01:02:54,814 --> 01:02:57,650
No, my authority is Chapter 11    
 of Navy Regulations.

1346
01:02:57,691 --> 01:03:00,986
Did you relieve                   
 without justifiable cause?        
                  No.

1347
01:03:01,028 --> 01:03:03,531
My justifiable cause was          
 the captain's mental breakdown

1348
01:03:03,572 --> 01:03:05,574
at a time when the ship       
      was in danger.

1349
01:03:05,616 --> 01:03:08,494
Thank you.                
          No further questions.

1350
01:03:10,120 --> 01:03:13,874
Mr. Maryk,                
          this amazing interview

1351
01:03:13,916 --> 01:03:17,711
in which the captain offered 
      to falsify official records,

1352
01:03:17,753 --> 01:03:19,797
were there            
              any witnesses to it?

1353
01:03:20,673 --> 01:03:22,842
We were alone in his cabin.       
 No.

1354
01:03:22,883 --> 01:03:25,886
This incident with the mines.     
 Did anyone else                   
 see these records?

1355
01:03:25,928 --> 01:03:28,013
Which, according to you,          
 indicated that the   Caine

1356
01:03:28,055 --> 01:03:29,974
had departed                      
 her assigned sweep formation?

1357
01:03:30,015 --> 01:03:32,852
Was there anything        
          in the records            
          of the ship's movements

1358
01:03:32,893 --> 01:03:35,437
that would verify     
              that departure?

1359
01:03:35,479 --> 01:03:37,356
Well, about an hour               
 after it happened,

1360
01:03:37,398 --> 01:03:40,109
the captain asked                 
 to see the chart,                 
 he took it to his cabin,

1361
01:03:40,150 --> 01:03:42,820
and when I got the log back,      
 there was no mention              
 of the incident.

1362
01:03:42,862 --> 01:03:46,282
Right. Then you have          
      no corroboration              
      of this story.

1363
01:03:46,323 --> 01:03:48,617
No.                           
      [clears throat]

1364
01:03:48,659 --> 01:03:52,705
Mr. Maryk, who coined             
 the nickname Old Yellowstain?

1365
01:03:52,746 --> 01:03:55,207
That just sprung              
      into existence.

1366
01:03:55,249 --> 01:03:58,002
Throughout the ship   
              or just among         
              the officers?

1367
01:03:58,043 --> 01:03:59,378
Just among the officers.

1368
01:03:59,420 --> 01:04:01,755
You sure you didn't   
              coin it yourself?

1369
01:04:01,797 --> 01:04:03,048
I didn't.

1370
01:04:03,924 --> 01:04:08,846
What kind of rating           
      would you give yourself       
      for loyalty to your captain?

1371
01:04:08,888 --> 01:04:11,348
I'd say                           
 I was a loyal officer.

1372
01:04:12,308 --> 01:04:15,519
Did you issue                     
 a 72-hour liberty

1373
01:04:15,561 --> 01:04:18,606
to Petty Officer Stilwell         
 in December

1374
01:04:18,647 --> 01:04:21,692
against your captain's            
 express instructions?

1375
01:04:21,734 --> 01:04:23,777
Yes. 
 You call that                     
 a loyal act?

1376
01:04:23,819 --> 01:04:24,862
No.

1377
01:04:24,904 --> 01:04:27,615
Then you admit to                 
 a disloyal act

1378
01:04:27,656 --> 01:04:30,159
in your first days                
 as executive officer.

1379
01:04:30,200 --> 01:04:31,619
Yes.

1380
01:04:31,660 --> 01:04:35,581
Mr. Maryk, where did you          
 get your schooling?

1381
01:04:35,623 --> 01:04:37,333
Public schools,   
                  San Francisco.    
              Okay.

1382
01:04:37,374 --> 01:04:39,001
And San Francisco     
              State University.

1383
01:04:39,043 --> 01:04:41,587
And how were your grades          
 in elementary school?

1384
01:04:41,629 --> 01:04:43,505
[scoffs]          
                  They were okay.

1385
01:04:43,547 --> 01:04:46,884
Average? Above average?           
 Below average?

1386
01:04:46,926 --> 01:04:47,927
Average.

1387
01:04:47,968 --> 01:04:50,262
How about your                    
 high school grades?

1388
01:04:50,304 --> 01:04:53,933
Well, I didn't do     
              so good there.        
              Uh, below average.

1389
01:04:54,892 --> 01:04:57,269
What kind of courses              
 did you take in college?

1390
01:04:57,311 --> 01:04:58,437
Business courses.

1391
01:04:58,479 --> 01:05:00,105
Any pre-medical courses?          
                          No.

1392
01:05:00,147 --> 01:05:03,442
Any psychology?                   
 Any psychiatry courses?           
                              No.

1393
01:05:03,484 --> 01:05:05,402
How were your grades      
          in college?               
                          They--

1394
01:05:05,444 --> 01:05:08,572
I got by.     
                  Below average?

1395
01:05:09,198 --> 01:05:11,325
[Maryk]   
                          Yes.

1396
01:05:11,367 --> 01:05:14,870
[Challee] Where did you   
          get these ideas           
          about paranoia?

1397
01:05:14,912 --> 01:05:18,374
Prob-- Well, books.           
      And, uh... [clears throat]    
      ...a lot of research online.

1398
01:05:18,415 --> 01:05:20,793
Books? What books?    
              Name the titles.      
              Which websites?

1399
01:05:20,834 --> 01:05:23,379
They're medical type books        
 about mental illness,

1400
01:05:23,420 --> 01:05:26,256
and I-I don't remember            
 the exact names of the sites.

1401
01:05:26,298 --> 01:05:29,718
Oh. Was this                  
      your intellectual hobby,      
      reading about psychiatry?

1402
01:05:29,760 --> 01:05:32,012
No.                       
              Well, then where did 
              you get these books?

1403
01:05:32,054 --> 01:05:35,099
Fr-- I borrowed them              
 from, uh, ships' doctors          
 here and there.

1404
01:05:35,140 --> 01:05:39,269
[chuckles]                    
      And with your background,     
      your scholastic record,

1405
01:05:39,311 --> 01:05:43,232
you imagine that you understood   
 these highly technical            
 and scientific works?

1406
01:05:43,273 --> 01:05:45,150
I got something out of them.

1407
01:05:45,192 --> 01:05:47,444
What is                   
          a conditioned reflex?

1408
01:05:47,486 --> 01:05:48,988
I don't know.

1409
01:05:49,029 --> 01:05:50,948
What is schizophrenia?

1410
01:05:50,990 --> 01:05:53,117
Uh, I think it's--                
 it's a mental illness.

1411
01:05:53,158 --> 01:05:54,451
You think so?     
              Yes.

1412
01:05:54,493 --> 01:05:56,954
What are its symptoms?        
                  I don't know.

1413
01:05:56,996 --> 01:06:00,582
In fact, you don't know           
 what you're talking about         
 when you discuss mental illness.

1414
01:06:00,624 --> 01:06:03,919
Is that right?    
 Well, you know, I never said      
 I knew much about it.

1415
01:06:03,961 --> 01:06:04,962
[chuckles]

1416
01:06:05,004 --> 01:06:06,547
Have you ever heard               
 the expression

1417
01:06:06,588 --> 01:06:08,590
that a little learning            
 is a dangerous thing?

1418
01:06:09,008 --> 01:06:10,634
Yes.

1419
01:06:10,676 --> 01:06:12,761
You had a head full of terms      
 you didn't understand,

1420
01:06:12,803 --> 01:06:15,305
and on that basis                 
 felt you had the right

1421
01:06:15,347 --> 01:06:17,683
to depose                         
 a commanding officer

1422
01:06:17,725 --> 01:06:19,810
on the grounds                    
 of mental illness.

1423
01:06:19,852 --> 01:06:22,563
Is that right?    
 I didn't relieve Captain Queeg    
 because what the book said.

1424
01:06:22,604 --> 01:06:26,859
I relieved him because the ship   
 was in danger of sinking.         
          No, never mind the ship.

1425
01:06:26,900 --> 01:06:29,611
We are discussing             
      your grasp of psychiatry.     
          Mm-hmm.

1426
01:06:29,653 --> 01:06:34,366
Did you hear the diagnosis        
 of the qualified psychiatrist     
 who examined your captain?

1427
01:06:34,408 --> 01:06:36,201
Yes. 
 And what was                      
 their diagnosis?

1428
01:06:36,243 --> 01:06:39,038
Was he crazy or wasn't he         
 on December 18th?

1429
01:06:39,079 --> 01:06:40,706
They say he wasn't.

1430
01:06:40,748 --> 01:06:43,292
But you,                  
          with your whining gripes 
          of strawberries

1431
01:06:43,333 --> 01:06:46,462
and coffee makers,    
              know better.

1432
01:06:46,503 --> 01:06:50,215
Mr. Maryk, who was            
      the third ranking officer     
      on your ship?

1433
01:06:50,257 --> 01:06:51,717
Lieutenant Keefer.

1434
01:06:51,759 --> 01:06:53,802
Was he            
                  a good officer?   
          Yes.

1435
01:06:53,844 --> 01:06:56,555
Do you consider his mind 
          as good as yours?

1436
01:06:56,597 --> 01:06:58,974
Yes. Uh, better. 
          Better.

1437
01:06:59,016 --> 01:07:02,144
Did you show              
          your medical log to him? 
 Yes.

1438
01:07:02,186 --> 01:07:05,647
Was he convinced by it    
          that the captain          
          was mentally ill?

1439
01:07:06,231 --> 01:07:08,108
No.

1440
01:07:08,150 --> 01:07:10,986
He talked to you          
          out of trying to have     
          the captain relieved.

1441
01:07:11,028 --> 01:07:12,071
Yes.

1442
01:07:12,112 --> 01:07:14,073
And yet two weeks later,

1443
01:07:14,114 --> 01:07:17,326
despite the whole weight 
          of naval discipline,

1444
01:07:17,367 --> 01:07:20,496
despite the arguments     
          of the next officer       
          in rank to you,

1445
01:07:20,537 --> 01:07:22,498
a superior intellect,

1446
01:07:22,539 --> 01:07:24,416
despite all this,

1447
01:07:24,458 --> 01:07:27,961
you went ahead        
              and seized command    
              of your ship?

1448
01:07:29,379 --> 01:07:31,090
I relieved Captain Queeg

1449
01:07:31,131 --> 01:07:33,008
because he definitely             
 seemed sick

1450
01:07:33,050 --> 01:07:35,427
on the morning                
      of the cyclone.

1451
01:07:35,469 --> 01:07:38,722
You still believe     
              that your diagnosis   
              of Captain Queeg

1452
01:07:38,764 --> 01:07:40,808
is superior       
                  to the doctors'?

1453
01:07:40,849 --> 01:07:44,103
J-- O-Only about Queeg            
 on the morning                    
 of the cyclone.

1454
01:07:46,355 --> 01:07:48,107
No more questions.

1455
01:07:50,442 --> 01:07:51,985
No re-examination.

1456
01:07:53,362 --> 01:07:54,947
You may step down,        
          Lieutenant.

1457
01:08:02,830 --> 01:08:05,582
Call                              
 Lieutenant Commander Queeg.

1458
01:08:14,967 --> 01:08:18,512
Commander, you are reminded       
 that you are still under oath.

1459
01:08:18,554 --> 01:08:20,931
Yes, sir.                 
                      Be seated.

1460
01:08:23,392 --> 01:08:25,727
Commander, on the morning         
 of the 19th December,

1461
01:08:25,768 --> 01:08:28,772
did you have an interview         
 in your room                      
 with Lieutenant Maryk?

1462
01:08:28,813 --> 01:08:30,149
Well, let's see.

1463
01:08:30,190 --> 01:08:33,067
The 19th,                     
      the day after the storm.

1464
01:08:33,110 --> 01:08:34,361
Yes. Yes, I did.

1465
01:08:34,402 --> 01:08:36,989
Was the interview                 
 at your request?                  
              Yes.

1466
01:08:37,030 --> 01:08:38,991
What was the substance            
 of the interview?

1467
01:08:39,031 --> 01:08:41,410
Well, as I say,               
      I felt sorry for him.

1468
01:08:41,451 --> 01:08:43,829
Hated to see him              
      ruining his life

1469
01:08:43,871 --> 01:08:46,330
over one panicky mistake,

1470
01:08:46,373 --> 01:08:50,585
particularly knowing          
      that it was his ambition      
      to make the Navy a career.

1471
01:08:50,627 --> 01:08:53,672
I tried as hard as I could    
      to show him                   
      what a mistake he had made,

1472
01:08:53,714 --> 01:08:56,133
suggested                     
      he relinquish command         
      back to me

1473
01:08:56,174 --> 01:08:58,634
and offered to be             
      as lenient as possible

1474
01:08:58,677 --> 01:09:00,469
when reporting                
      what had happened.

1475
01:09:00,512 --> 01:09:03,348
You never offered                 
 not to report the incident?       
                      How could I?

1476
01:09:03,389 --> 01:09:06,518
It had already been       
          recorded in the logs.     
          Yes.

1477
01:09:06,560 --> 01:09:09,146
Those logs,                   
      were they handwritten,        
      typed, or what?

1478
01:09:09,188 --> 01:09:10,981
It wouldn't have      
              made a difference.

1479
01:09:11,022 --> 01:09:13,901
Were they handwritten,            
 Commander?                        
          Well, probably.

1480
01:09:13,942 --> 01:09:16,111
Quartermasters log, OOD.

1481
01:09:16,152 --> 01:09:18,237
Rough logs                        
 are usually handwritten.

1482
01:09:18,280 --> 01:09:21,616
I can't imagine                   
 that the yeoman had time          
 to type out smooth logs,

1483
01:09:21,658 --> 01:09:23,451
given all the excitement.

1484
01:09:23,493 --> 01:09:26,163
Did you offer                 
      to alter the logs             
      and not report the incident?

1485
01:09:26,205 --> 01:09:28,456
No, I did not.                    
 Alterations are not permitted.

1486
01:09:28,498 --> 01:09:30,542
Lieutenant Maryk          
          testified under oath,     
          Commander,

1487
01:09:30,584 --> 01:09:32,628
that you made     
                  such an offer.

1488
01:09:32,669 --> 01:09:36,423
Not only that, but you        
      begged and pleaded with him   
      to alter the logs,

1489
01:09:36,464 --> 01:09:39,884
in return for which       
          you promised to hush up   
          the story completely

1490
01:09:39,927 --> 01:09:41,553
and make no report.

1491
01:09:41,594 --> 01:09:43,263
Well, that's just                 
 not the truth.

1492
01:09:43,304 --> 01:09:45,682
There isn't any truth     
          in it at all?

1493
01:09:45,723 --> 01:09:48,768
It's a complete distortion        
 of what I've said.                
 My version is the exact truth.

1494
01:09:48,810 --> 01:09:51,730
You deny the proposal     
          to alter the logs         
          and hush up the story.

1495
01:09:51,772 --> 01:09:53,690
Yes. I deny it completely.

1496
01:09:53,732 --> 01:09:56,526
Th-That's the part                
 that he's made up,                
 the crying and the pleading.

1497
01:09:56,568 --> 01:09:57,861
It's fantastic.

1498
01:09:57,903 --> 01:09:59,696
You're accusing Mr. Maryk     
      of perjury.

1499
01:09:59,738 --> 01:10:01,490
I-I'm not accusing him--

1500
01:10:01,531 --> 01:10:02,866
[laughs]

1501
01:10:02,908 --> 01:10:04,993
He's accused of enough            
 as it stands.

1502
01:10:05,035 --> 01:10:07,829
I'm just saying you'll hear       
 a lot of strange things           
 about me from Maryk.

1503
01:10:07,871 --> 01:10:10,249
Th-That's all I'm saying.

1504
01:10:10,290 --> 01:10:13,585
Isn't it obvious, Commander,      
 that one of you is not telling    
 the truth about this meeting?

1505
01:10:13,627 --> 01:10:16,672
Well, it appears so.              
              Can you prove that    
              it isn't you?

1506
01:10:16,713 --> 01:10:20,259
Only by citing                    
 a clean record of 21 years        
 as a naval officer

1507
01:10:20,300 --> 01:10:24,096
over the word of                  
 a man standing trial              
 for a mutinous act.

1508
01:10:25,806 --> 01:10:30,602
Commander, did you ever           
 receive $1,000 from               
 Lieutenant Junior Grade Keith?

1509
01:10:30,644 --> 01:10:32,896
Uh, I don't recall offhand.

1510
01:10:32,938 --> 01:10:35,440
He testified you did.             
              I did?                
              On what occasion?

1511
01:10:35,482 --> 01:10:38,944
On the occasion of the loss   
      of a crate of yours           
      in the Port of Oman.

1512
01:10:38,986 --> 01:10:41,238
Oh, y-yes. Okay.              
      [chuckling] I remember that.

1513
01:10:41,280 --> 01:10:43,949
That's over a year ago,   
          December thereabouts.

1514
01:10:43,991 --> 01:10:46,618
He was responsible    
              for the loss.

1515
01:10:46,660 --> 01:10:50,289
Well, insisted        
              on paying for it,     
              a-a-and so he did.

1516
01:10:50,330 --> 01:10:53,333
And what was in this crate        
 that cost $1,000?

1517
01:10:53,375 --> 01:10:56,086
Well, uniforms, books,

1518
01:10:56,128 --> 01:10:59,131
n-navigating instruments,     
      the usual things.

1519
01:10:59,172 --> 01:11:00,966
How was Keith responsible?

1520
01:11:01,008 --> 01:11:03,260
Well, he was the boat officer.    
 He was responsible for loading.

1521
01:11:03,302 --> 01:11:06,638
He issued foolish,        
          contradictory orders      
          that rattled the men.

1522
01:11:06,680 --> 01:11:08,724
They dropped the crate        
      into the water and it sank.

1523
01:11:08,765 --> 01:11:11,935
A wooden crate,                   
 full of clothes, sank.

1524
01:11:11,977 --> 01:11:14,313
It had other things in it.

1525
01:11:14,354 --> 01:11:16,606
Souvenir coral rocks,             
 for example.                      
                      [chuckles]

1526
01:11:16,648 --> 01:11:20,485
Commander, wasn't the--   
          the crate entirely full   
          of bottles of booze?

1527
01:11:20,527 --> 01:11:22,654
Certainly not.

1528
01:11:22,696 --> 01:11:26,825
Lieutenant Keith testified    
      that he paid you $1,000       
      for a crate full of liquor.

1529
01:11:26,867 --> 01:11:30,454
Well, you'll hear a lot of        
 strange distortions from Keith.   
 A-And from Maryk.

1530
01:11:30,495 --> 01:11:33,832
They're the two culprits here.    
 They're apt to make all kinds     
 of strange statements.

1531
01:11:33,874 --> 01:11:35,625
You make this crate   
              yourself?

1532
01:11:35,667 --> 01:11:38,170
No, a man                         
 from the engine room did.         
                  What's his name?

1533
01:11:38,211 --> 01:11:40,255
I don't recall. It'll be          
 in the personnel records.

1534
01:11:40,297 --> 01:11:43,091
He's been gone from the ship      
 for quite some time.              
          Okay, where is he now?

1535
01:11:43,967 --> 01:11:45,761
Uh, I-I don't know.

1536
01:11:45,802 --> 01:11:49,181
Because you don't know            
 what his name is?                 
                  No.

1537
01:11:49,222 --> 01:11:54,227
Was it Engineman Second Class     
 Otis F. Langhorn, sir?

1538
01:11:54,269 --> 01:11:56,563
L... Langhorn?

1539
01:11:56,605 --> 01:11:57,939
Yes.

1540
01:11:58,565 --> 01:11:59,816
Langhorn, yeah.

1541
01:11:59,858 --> 01:12:02,027
Well, th-that         
              sounds about right.

1542
01:12:02,069 --> 01:12:06,948
There's an Otis F. Langhorn,      
 engineman first class,            
 in transit right now.

1543
01:12:06,990 --> 01:12:09,618
Defense has arranged to           
 subpoena him if necessary.

1544
01:12:09,659 --> 01:12:11,828
Are you sure          
              it's the same one?

1545
01:12:11,870 --> 01:12:14,915
Well, it says 20 months           
 aboard the   Caine.                 
 It's got your signature upon it.

1546
01:12:14,956 --> 01:12:16,792
Would it be useful                
 to have him called, sir?

1547
01:12:16,833 --> 01:12:19,920
Objection                     
      to this entire irrelevancy    
      about the crate

1548
01:12:19,961 --> 01:12:22,047
and request it be stricken        
 from the record.

1549
01:12:22,089 --> 01:12:24,216
The witness's credibility         
 is being established.

1550
01:12:24,257 --> 01:12:27,803
I put it to the court, sir,       
 that nothing could be             
 more relevant to this trial.

1551
01:12:28,762 --> 01:12:30,222
Overruled.

1552
01:12:30,263 --> 01:12:32,641
Court stenographer            
      will repeat the question.

1553
01:12:32,682 --> 01:12:35,560
[stenographer]                
      "Would it be useful to        
      have him subpoenaed, sir?"

1554
01:12:35,602 --> 01:12:39,231
Well, the real question is,       
 which crate                       
 did Langhorn nail up?

1555
01:12:39,272 --> 01:12:41,525
I-I now recall                    
 having two crates.

1556
01:12:41,566 --> 01:12:45,487
Oh, well,                         
 this is new information           
 not mentioned by Keith.

1557
01:12:45,529 --> 01:12:47,656
Did Langhorn nail up              
 both crates, sir?

1558
01:12:47,697 --> 01:12:51,535
I-I can't-- I can't recall        
 if I had two crates               
 on th-that occasion

1559
01:12:51,576 --> 01:12:54,079
or two crates                     
 on two separate occasions.

1560
01:12:54,121 --> 01:12:58,417
It's been a long time             
 and I've had a strenuous year     
 of command from ports of storm.

1561
01:12:58,458 --> 01:13:00,919
I-- I just--                      
 I can't be clear.

1562
01:13:00,961 --> 01:13:04,339
Commander,                        
 there are a number of issues      
 in this trial

1563
01:13:04,381 --> 01:13:06,299
which turn on                     
 the issue of credibility

1564
01:13:06,341 --> 01:13:08,427
between yourself                  
 and other officers.

1565
01:13:08,468 --> 01:13:11,179
If you wish,                      
 I can request a quick             
 little five-minute recess

1566
01:13:11,221 --> 01:13:14,474
while you clear your mind         
 as best you can about             
 the matter of this crate.

1567
01:13:14,516 --> 01:13:17,561
No, no, that won't be necessary. 
 Just give me some time to think.

1568
01:13:17,602 --> 01:13:19,438
Please.                           
          Please.

1569
01:13:22,190 --> 01:13:23,775
Uh...

1570
01:13:24,818 --> 01:13:26,486
Um...

1571
01:13:27,237 --> 01:13:28,947
Uh...

1572
01:13:29,990 --> 01:13:33,243
Ah, o-okay.                       
 I-I've got it straight now.

1573
01:13:33,285 --> 01:13:35,579
Mm-hmm.                           
      I misspoke.

1574
01:13:35,620 --> 01:13:40,208
Uh, San Diego, 2014,              
 I lost a crate                    
 in similar circumstances.

1575
01:13:40,250 --> 01:13:42,252
That was the crate                
 with the clothes in it

1576
01:13:42,294 --> 01:13:46,047
and the crate that Keith lost     
 did contain liquor.

1577
01:13:46,089 --> 01:13:49,134
Entirely full of liquor.          
              Well, I suppose so.

1578
01:13:49,176 --> 01:13:51,928
You transported this              
 on your ship.

1579
01:13:51,970 --> 01:13:53,388
You are aware of                  
 Navy Regulations, sir.

1580
01:13:53,430 --> 01:13:55,474
Of course I'm aware   
              of regulations.

1581
01:13:55,515 --> 01:13:57,642
Th-The crate was sealed   
          before I got under way.

1582
01:13:57,684 --> 01:13:59,811
I gave it                 
          the same locked stowage   
          that I did

1583
01:13:59,853 --> 01:14:02,314
the medicinal brandy,         
      three years' steady duty.

1584
01:14:02,355 --> 01:14:07,152
I gave myself this leeway     
      as the captain of the   Caine, 
      which was a common practice.

1585
01:14:07,194 --> 01:14:11,698
I do believe that rank        
      has its privileges,           
      as they say, and, well, uh--

1586
01:14:11,740 --> 01:14:14,618
I-I didn't mean to                
 conceal it from the court.

1587
01:14:14,659 --> 01:14:16,495
It's not something                
 I'm ashamed of.

1588
01:14:16,536 --> 01:14:19,039
I just got the two crates         
 mixed up in my mind.

1589
01:14:19,080 --> 01:14:20,624
Lieutenant Maryk      
              also testified, sir,

1590
01:14:20,665 --> 01:14:22,501
that you gave         
              all the orders        
              to the boat crew

1591
01:14:22,542 --> 01:14:24,294
which resulted                
      in the loss of the crate.

1592
01:14:24,336 --> 01:14:26,463
[chuckles]                        
 Well, that's a lie.

1593
01:14:26,505 --> 01:14:29,216
And that you refused              
 to sign his leave papers          
 until he paid you for that loss.

1594
01:14:29,257 --> 01:14:31,343
[Queeg]                   
          And that is another lie.

1595
01:14:32,802 --> 01:14:35,931
Commander, during the period 
      when the   Caine                
      was sweeping for mines

1596
01:14:35,972 --> 01:14:37,682
off the Straits of Hormuz,

1597
01:14:37,724 --> 01:14:39,935
did you steam over                
 and cut your own tow line?

1598
01:14:39,976 --> 01:14:41,436
[Challee]     
                      Objection!

1599
01:14:41,478 --> 01:14:43,772
This tow line business        
      is the last straw.

1600
01:14:43,813 --> 01:14:46,024
The tactics                   
      of the defense counsel        
      are an outrage

1601
01:14:46,066 --> 01:14:47,859
on the dignity                
      of these proceedings.

1602
01:14:47,901 --> 01:14:49,694
He is systematically          
      turning this trial

1603
01:14:49,736 --> 01:14:51,780
into a court-martial          
      of Commander Queeg.

1604
01:14:51,821 --> 01:14:53,365
[Greenwald]           
              Please the court,

1605
01:14:53,406 --> 01:14:55,367
the trial counsel believes        
 she has a prima facie case

1606
01:14:55,408 --> 01:14:57,994
based on the report           
      of two psychiatrists.

1607
01:14:58,036 --> 01:14:59,663
Now, I believe it is 
              up to the court

1608
01:14:59,704 --> 01:15:02,207
and not                   
          two shore-bound doctors, 
          however brilliant,

1609
01:15:02,249 --> 01:15:05,460
to decide whether             
      the captain of the   Caine      
      was mentally well enough

1610
01:15:05,502 --> 01:15:10,090
to retain his self-control        
 and his post during a cyclone.

1611
01:15:10,131 --> 01:15:12,092
The objection is overruled.

1612
01:15:12,133 --> 01:15:14,094
The witness                   
      will answer the question.

1613
01:15:14,135 --> 01:15:18,056
Okay, well, here's the story      
 on that particular slander.

1614
01:15:19,057 --> 01:15:20,850
Stilwell                          
 was a-a-at the helm,

1615
01:15:20,892 --> 01:15:23,311
a dreamy, unreliable man

1616
01:15:23,353 --> 01:15:26,856
who failed to warn me             
 that we were coming around        
 the full 360 degrees.

1617
01:15:26,898 --> 01:15:30,151
I was the one who recognized      
 what was happening,               
 reversed course immediately.

1618
01:15:30,193 --> 01:15:34,114
We did not go over the tow line. 
 I-It parted in the tight turn.

1619
01:15:34,155 --> 01:15:37,450
Weren't you reprimanding          
 a petty officer named Urban       
 at length

1620
01:15:37,492 --> 01:15:42,539
for having his shirttail out      
 while your ship was               
 turning 360 degrees, sir?

1621
01:15:42,581 --> 01:15:44,583
Who told you that?    
              Keith again?          
 Answer the question, please.

1622
01:15:44,624 --> 01:15:46,042
It's a malicious lie,         
      of course.

1623
01:15:46,084 --> 01:15:48,086
Was Urban on the bridge?          
              Yes.

1624
01:15:48,128 --> 01:15:50,880
Was his shirttail out?            
      Yes, and I reprimanded him.   
      Took all of two seconds.

1625
01:15:50,922 --> 01:15:52,882
It's not like I dwell         
      on these sort of things.

1626
01:15:52,924 --> 01:15:55,010
But now that you've brought   
      the shirttail thing up,

1627
01:15:55,051 --> 01:15:58,930
I'd like to point out     
          that Ensign Keith,        
          a department head,

1628
01:15:58,972 --> 01:16:01,600
was responsible       
              for enforcing         
              uniform regulations

1629
01:16:01,641 --> 01:16:03,893
and completely screwed    
          the whole job up.

1630
01:16:03,935 --> 01:16:06,896
When I took over the ship,    
      it was like some              
      third-world navy,

1631
01:16:06,938 --> 01:16:09,941
and I bored down on Keith     
      to look out for things        
      like shirttails.

1632
01:16:09,983 --> 01:16:13,320
And, well, maybe              
      that's one of the reasons     
      that he hates me so much

1633
01:16:13,361 --> 01:16:18,450
and insists on circulating    
      this nonsense about me        
      cutting the tow line.

1634
01:16:18,491 --> 01:16:21,244
Did you drop a yellow dye marker 
 off the Straits of Hormuz?

1635
01:16:21,286 --> 01:16:23,496
No, I, uh-- Maybe.    
              I-I don't recall.

1636
01:16:23,538 --> 01:16:25,624
Do you recall                     
 what your first mission was?

1637
01:16:25,665 --> 01:16:29,794
Well, uh, to detect           
      and destroy mines             
      in the Straits of Hormuz.

1638
01:16:29,836 --> 01:16:31,921
And did you fulfill               
 that mission?                     
                      Yes.

1639
01:16:31,963 --> 01:16:34,382
So why did you drop   
              the dye marker?       
 I'm not saying that I did.

1640
01:16:34,424 --> 01:16:37,385
But if I had,                     
 it would have been to mark        
 a mine that we had detected.

1641
01:16:37,427 --> 01:16:41,431
Commander,                    
      didn't you drop the marker    
      and retire at high speed,

1642
01:16:41,473 --> 01:16:44,267
taking the   Caine              
      out of its assigned           
      sweep pattern?

1643
01:16:44,309 --> 01:16:48,647
Now, didn't you do this           
 to avoid contact with             
 a dangerous underwater mine

1644
01:16:48,688 --> 01:16:50,398
and leave it      
                  for another ship 
                  to handle?

1645
01:16:50,440 --> 01:16:52,484
The question is abusive           
 and flagrantly leading.

1646
01:16:52,525 --> 01:16:56,404
I withdraw my last question       
 on account of                     
 the witness's dim memory.

1647
01:16:56,446 --> 01:16:58,573
I'll proceed                      
 to more recent events.

1648
01:16:58,615 --> 01:17:01,117
[officer] Court desires       
      to question the witness.

1649
01:17:01,159 --> 01:17:02,994
Commander Queeg,

1650
01:17:03,036 --> 01:17:05,580
in view of the implications       
 in this line of testimony,

1651
01:17:05,622 --> 01:17:07,999
I urge you                        
 to search your memory             
 for correct answers.

1652
01:17:08,041 --> 01:17:10,377
Well, I certainly             
      am trying, sir.

1653
01:17:10,418 --> 01:17:13,963
These are very fine points,       
 and I've had a number of arduous 
 missions since that storm.

1654
01:17:14,005 --> 01:17:17,092
And th-then there's,              
 well, all of this business.

1655
01:17:17,133 --> 01:17:18,760
I appreciate that.

1656
01:17:18,802 --> 01:17:21,596
But it will facilitate justice    
 if you can remember enough

1657
01:17:21,638 --> 01:17:24,349
to give a few definite answers    
 on points of fact.

1658
01:17:24,391 --> 01:17:29,062
First of all, did you depart      
 your assigned sector              
 due to equipment problems?

1659
01:17:31,106 --> 01:17:33,525
Yes. Yes.                         
 Okay-- Okay, I-I remember.

1660
01:17:33,566 --> 01:17:35,819
Yes,                              
 that was the case here.

1661
01:17:35,860 --> 01:17:39,864
So you departed the pattern       
 rather than try to repair         
 or troubleshoot the equipment?

1662
01:17:39,906 --> 01:17:43,034
But... [scoffs]                   
 ...an active mine                 
 had been detected.

1663
01:17:43,076 --> 01:17:47,122
Is that why you dropped           
 the dye marker?                   
 There was a safety factor.

1664
01:17:47,163 --> 01:17:51,292
Uh, it didn't make sense to me    
 to try and detonate mines         
 using defective gear.

1665
01:17:51,334 --> 01:17:54,879
But I wanted every vessel         
 in the area to know exactly       
 where that mine was,

1666
01:17:54,921 --> 01:17:56,881
s-so I marked it.

1667
01:17:56,923 --> 01:17:59,384
Now, if I erred on the side       
 of being overcautious,            
 well, I-I'm sorry.

1668
01:17:59,426 --> 01:18:03,179
But then again, sir,              
 I don't think you can err         
 on the side of safety.

1669
01:18:03,221 --> 01:18:05,098
Did you have the conn?            
                      Well, no.

1670
01:18:05,140 --> 01:18:07,767
A-As I recall,            
          Maryk was on the conn.

1671
01:18:07,809 --> 01:18:11,229
And I also recall                 
 warning him not to stray          
 too far out of formation.

1672
01:18:11,271 --> 01:18:16,818
But we did need to leave room     
 for other ships to come in        
 and deal with that mine.

1673
01:18:16,860 --> 01:18:19,112
Well, how much room?              
 I don't remember exactly.

1674
01:18:19,154 --> 01:18:22,782
I-I just know that                
 we had strayed outside            
 of our assigned sector,

1675
01:18:22,824 --> 01:18:26,077
and then, well,                   
 I pulled him aside                
 and admonished him.

1676
01:18:26,119 --> 01:18:29,247
Didn't you direct him             
 to return to station              
 immediately?

1677
01:18:29,289 --> 01:18:30,874
Sir, everything               
      was happening very fast.

1678
01:18:30,915 --> 01:18:33,418
We had to mark the area           
 and then get out of there

1679
01:18:33,460 --> 01:18:36,379
and make room for other ships     
 to come into the area,            
 as I said.

1680
01:18:36,421 --> 01:18:39,132
These are your factual            
 recollections, Commander?

1681
01:18:39,174 --> 01:18:41,426
Those are the facts, sir.

1682
01:18:43,094 --> 01:18:44,471
Resume your examination.

1683
01:18:44,512 --> 01:18:46,139
Commander,                        
 did you make it a practice

1684
01:18:46,181 --> 01:18:48,850
to retire to your room            
 during minesweeping operations?

1685
01:18:48,892 --> 01:18:51,770
Well, that's                  
      an insulting question.        
      The answer is no.

1686
01:18:51,811 --> 01:18:54,147
I had to be on                
      every side of that bridge     
      at all times.

1687
01:18:54,189 --> 01:18:59,068
I-I had Maryk as a navigator      
 and Keith as an officer of        
 the deck at general quarters.

1688
01:18:59,110 --> 01:19:01,780
Invariably, they'd squirrel   
      over to the same side         
      of the bridge

1689
01:19:01,821 --> 01:19:05,200
and I'd have to be captain,       
 navigator and officer of          
 the deck all rolled up into one.

1690
01:19:05,241 --> 01:19:07,994
That's why I had to go        
      from one side of the bridge   
      to the other all the time.

1691
01:19:08,036 --> 01:19:10,205
And that's the truth.

1692
01:19:10,246 --> 01:19:12,791
I don't care how many damn lies   
 have been told about me           
 in this courtroom.

1693
01:19:12,832 --> 01:19:15,001
The court                     
      will question the witness.

1694
01:19:15,043 --> 01:19:18,880
Sir, the witness                  
 is obviously and understandably   
 agitated by this ordeal

1695
01:19:18,922 --> 01:19:21,633
and I request a recess    
          to give him               
          a breathing space.

1696
01:19:21,674 --> 01:19:23,927
I'm not agitated              
      in the least.

1697
01:19:23,968 --> 01:19:26,137
I'm glad to answer            
      any and all questions.

1698
01:19:26,179 --> 01:19:28,097
[marbles clacking]

1699
01:19:28,139 --> 01:19:31,142
In fact,                          
 I-I demand the opportunity        
 to set the record straight

1700
01:19:31,184 --> 01:19:35,688
for any derogatory statements     
 made about me in testimony        
 that's gone before.

1701
01:19:35,730 --> 01:19:39,275
I didn't make a single mistake    
 in the 15 months                  
 I was aboard the   Caine,

1702
01:19:39,317 --> 01:19:41,236
and I-I can prove it.

1703
01:19:41,277 --> 01:19:43,571
I've had a spotless record        
 up until now

1704
01:19:43,613 --> 01:19:45,698
and I don't want it   
              being discredited

1705
01:19:45,740 --> 01:19:49,494
by these lies and distortions     
 told by these disloyal officers.

1706
01:19:49,536 --> 01:19:52,705
Commander,                    
      would you like a recess?

1707
01:19:52,747 --> 01:19:53,790
Certainly not.

1708
01:19:53,832 --> 01:19:56,709
In fact, if I had                 
 any say in this,

1709
01:19:56,751 --> 01:19:59,003
I would ask                       
 there be no recess.

1710
01:19:59,045 --> 01:20:02,173
[marbles continue clacking]       
                      [officer]     
                      Very well.

1711
01:20:03,091 --> 01:20:05,218
I simply want to ask,

1712
01:20:05,260 --> 01:20:08,596
if the performance                
 of these two officers             
 was so unspeakably bad,

1713
01:20:08,638 --> 01:20:10,431
why did you tolerate it?

1714
01:20:10,473 --> 01:20:13,518
Why didn't you beach them         
 or rotate them                    
 out of your command?

1715
01:20:15,895 --> 01:20:20,024
Well, this is gonna sound         
 strange to you, sir, but,

1716
01:20:20,066 --> 01:20:24,821
well, the truth is                
 I'm-I'm a softhearted man

1717
01:20:24,863 --> 01:20:26,865
and not many people               
 know that.

1718
01:20:26,906 --> 01:20:29,534
But I wanted to keep      
          them under-- under eye

1719
01:20:29,576 --> 01:20:32,662
to try and train them up,     
      make them good officers.

1720
01:20:32,704 --> 01:20:36,708
L-Last thing I wanted to do       
 was wreck their careers.

1721
01:20:36,749 --> 01:20:41,296
A concern they certainly          
 didn't share for me.              
 E-Either one of them.

1722
01:20:44,257 --> 01:20:46,551
Commander, on the morning         
 of the 18th of December,

1723
01:20:46,593 --> 01:20:48,428
the exact moment                  
 you were relieved of command,

1724
01:20:48,469 --> 01:20:50,054
was the   Caine                     
 in the last extremity?

1725
01:20:50,096 --> 01:20:52,849
Certainly not.            
 Was it in grave danger            
 at that moment?

1726
01:20:52,891 --> 01:20:55,560
Absolutely not.               
      I was in complete control     
      of the ship.

1727
01:20:55,602 --> 01:20:58,062
And did you inform                
 any of your other officers        
 of your intention

1728
01:20:58,104 --> 01:21:00,398
to change course,             
      come north at ten o'clock,

1729
01:21:00,440 --> 01:21:02,901
15 minutes                
          after Lieutenant Maryk    
          relieved you of command?

1730
01:21:02,942 --> 01:21:05,612
Yes, yes.                     
      I made that statement         
      and that was my intention.

1731
01:21:05,653 --> 01:21:09,490
Then Lieutenant Maryk's decision 
 to come north was not             
 a panicky, irrational blunder.

1732
01:21:09,532 --> 01:21:11,993
His panicky blunder   
              was relieving me.

1733
01:21:12,035 --> 01:21:14,579
I kept him from making    
          any disastrous mistakes   
          thereafter.

1734
01:21:14,621 --> 01:21:16,748
I wasn't trying       
              to vindicate myself.

1735
01:21:16,789 --> 01:21:20,376
Commander, have you seen          
 Lieutenant Maryk's medical log?

1736
01:21:20,418 --> 01:21:22,420
Yes. [chuckles]

1737
01:21:22,462 --> 01:21:26,049
Yes, I've read                
      that interesting document.    
      Yes, sir, I have.

1738
01:21:26,090 --> 01:21:29,093
Biggest conglomeration    
          of lies and distortions   
          and half-truths

1739
01:21:29,135 --> 01:21:30,678
I've ever seen.

1740
01:21:30,720 --> 01:21:32,388
But I'm extremely glad    
          that you've asked

1741
01:21:32,430 --> 01:21:35,224
'cause I wanna        
              get my side of it     
              all on the record.

1742
01:21:35,266 --> 01:21:36,684
Please.

1743
01:21:36,726 --> 01:21:39,103
Please give us your version       
 of any comments

1744
01:21:39,145 --> 01:21:41,105
factually related                 
 to episodes in the log.

1745
01:21:41,147 --> 01:21:43,775
Okay, well,                   
      starting right with           
      that strawberry business.

1746
01:21:43,816 --> 01:21:45,944
The real truth            
          is that I was betrayed,

1747
01:21:45,985 --> 01:21:48,071
d-double-crossed          
          by my executive officer

1748
01:21:48,112 --> 01:21:50,657
and this precious gentleman, 
      Mr. Keith,

1749
01:21:50,698 --> 01:21:52,617
who between them          
          corrupted my wardroom

1750
01:21:52,659 --> 01:21:54,661
so I was one man          
          against the whole ship.

1751
01:21:54,702 --> 01:21:56,621
No support                
          from my officers, okay?

1752
01:21:56,663 --> 01:21:59,082
[chuckles] Now, you take          
 that strawberry business.

1753
01:21:59,123 --> 01:22:03,503
Why, if that wasn't a case of     
 outright conspiracy to protect    
 a malefactor from justice.

1754
01:22:03,544 --> 01:22:05,755
Maryk carefully leaves out        
 the little fact

1755
01:22:05,797 --> 01:22:09,258
that I had conclusively proved    
 by a process of elimination

1756
01:22:09,300 --> 01:22:11,135
that someone                      
 had a key to the fridge.

1757
01:22:11,177 --> 01:22:14,639
Now, he says the messmen 
          ate the strawberries.

1758
01:22:14,681 --> 01:22:16,641
But if I wanted       
              to take the trouble,

1759
01:22:16,683 --> 01:22:19,519
I could prove to this court       
 categorically                     
 that they couldn't have.

1760
01:22:19,560 --> 01:22:21,479
I-It's the water business         
 all over again.

1761
01:22:21,521 --> 01:22:24,482
Like when the crew                
 was taking showers                
 seven times a day

1762
01:22:24,524 --> 01:22:28,277
and I tried to initiate           
 the simplest principles           
 of water conservation.

1763
01:22:28,319 --> 01:22:30,822
But, oh, no, Mr. Maryk,           
 the hero of the crew,

1764
01:22:30,863 --> 01:22:33,408
wanted to go right on             
 coddling them.

1765
01:22:33,449 --> 01:22:36,160
Well, you take                    
 that coffee business.

1766
01:22:36,202 --> 01:22:37,996
Well-- No.

1767
01:22:38,037 --> 01:22:39,831
[laughs]                          
 No. Excuse me.

1768
01:22:39,872 --> 01:22:42,291
Sorry, sir.

1769
01:22:42,333 --> 01:22:45,003
Strawberry thing first.           
 Okay.

1770
01:22:46,295 --> 01:22:48,506
Everything hinged                 
 on a thorough search              
 for the key,

1771
01:22:48,548 --> 01:22:52,176
and that's when Maryk             
 and, as usual, with help          
 from Mr. Keith, fudged it.

1772
01:22:52,218 --> 01:22:54,887
Went through                      
 a lot of phony motions,           
 didn't prove anything.

1773
01:22:54,929 --> 01:22:57,557
Like thinking                     
 that the burning out              
 of the coffee makers,

1774
01:22:57,598 --> 01:22:59,475
which were government property,

1775
01:22:59,517 --> 01:23:01,477
was some kind of joke.

1776
01:23:01,519 --> 01:23:04,022
And that was                      
 the attitude of everybody         
 from Maryk on down.

1777
01:23:04,063 --> 01:23:06,607
No-- No sense                     
 of responsibility.

1778
01:23:06,649 --> 01:23:09,277
And I kept emphasizing            
 over and over

1779
01:23:09,318 --> 01:23:12,697
that all of these things          
 were gonna have to be             
 accounted for.

1780
01:23:12,739 --> 01:23:14,866
[groans]                          
 It was a constant battle.

1781
01:23:14,907 --> 01:23:16,617
Always--                          
 Always the same thing.

1782
01:23:16,659 --> 01:23:19,412
Maryk and Keith                   
 undermining my authority,         
 always arguing.

1783
01:23:19,454 --> 01:23:23,875
Now, I wanted--                   
 I wanted to train Keith up        
 to be a good officer,

1784
01:23:23,916 --> 01:23:26,544
but I was stabbed                 
 in the back by--

1785
01:23:29,922 --> 01:23:31,466
Well...

1786
01:23:32,341 --> 01:23:34,052
[chuckles]

1787
01:23:34,093 --> 01:23:39,057
Well, I-- I think I've covered    
 that strawberry business.

1788
01:23:39,098 --> 01:23:41,184
And, oh, yes,                     
 the mess account business.

1789
01:23:41,225 --> 01:23:44,854
Well, I had to                    
 watch them like a hawk,           
 and believe me, I did.

1790
01:23:44,896 --> 01:23:47,398
[chuckles] Didn't sneak           
 any fast ones by me.

1791
01:23:47,440 --> 01:23:49,400
It wasn't for                 
      a lack of trying.

1792
01:23:49,442 --> 01:23:52,028
Instead of paying attention       
 to their accounts                 
 and their inventories,

1793
01:23:52,070 --> 01:23:53,905
which I would have to go          
 over again and again--

1794
01:23:53,946 --> 01:23:56,741
Always a few pennies short        
 or a couple dollars over.

1795
01:23:56,783 --> 01:24:01,621
But what do they care about       
 keeping accurate records?         
 Let the captain worry about it.

1796
01:24:01,662 --> 01:24:03,915
Well, by God, I did.

1797
01:24:03,956 --> 01:24:08,628
I-I defy anyone to find           
 a single wardroom mess statement 
 or ship service inventory

1798
01:24:08,669 --> 01:24:11,214
filed aboard the USS   Caine        
 while I was captain

1799
01:24:11,255 --> 01:24:13,674
that had a mistake                
 of a single, solitary cent.

1800
01:24:13,716 --> 01:24:18,179
And by that, I mean, I defy       
 a certified public accountant     
 to do it. Okay?

1801
01:24:18,221 --> 01:24:19,847
Well, what else?

1802
01:24:19,889 --> 01:24:22,016
[muttering]                       
 There's so much bullshit

1803
01:24:22,058 --> 01:24:25,061
in that precious log          
      of Mr. Maryk's.

1804
01:24:25,103 --> 01:24:28,564
Oh, yes! [laughs]                 
 Th-The movie business.

1805
01:24:28,606 --> 01:24:31,025
Okay,                             
 no respect for command.

1806
01:24:31,067 --> 01:24:33,486
Th-That was the whole trouble     
 with that ship.

1807
01:24:33,528 --> 01:24:37,365
The movie operator, who had       
 a disrespectful manner anyways,

1808
01:24:37,406 --> 01:24:41,452
started the movie                 
 without waiting for the arrival   
 of the commanding officer.

1809
01:24:41,494 --> 01:24:43,955
Out of that whole ship's crew,    
 officers and men,

1810
01:24:43,996 --> 01:24:48,793
did one person stand up           
 and call a halt or even notice    
 that the captain wasn't present?

1811
01:24:48,835 --> 01:24:51,963
I missed those movies             
 more than they did.

1812
01:24:53,005 --> 01:24:55,800
I banned them,                    
 and, by God, I'd do it again.

1813
01:24:55,842 --> 01:24:59,387
Wh-What was I supposed to do,     
 start issuing them all            
 letters of commendation

1814
01:24:59,428 --> 01:25:02,974
for this gratuitous insult        
 to the commanding officer?

1815
01:25:03,015 --> 01:25:04,142
[laughs]

1816
01:25:04,183 --> 01:25:06,644
It's not like                     
 I took it personal.

1817
01:25:06,686 --> 01:25:10,148
Uh, it's the principle.           
 The principle of respect          
 for the command.

1818
01:25:10,189 --> 01:25:13,985
That principle was dead           
 when I came aboard that ship      
 and I brought it to life.

1819
01:25:14,026 --> 01:25:16,028
And I nagged and I bitched        
 and I hollered,

1820
01:25:16,070 --> 01:25:18,656
and, by God, I made it stick      
 while I was captain!

1821
01:25:20,199 --> 01:25:22,535
Uh, and as I-- as I say,

1822
01:25:22,577 --> 01:25:24,829
it wasn't                         
 just the coffee makers.

1823
01:25:24,871 --> 01:25:26,539
It was a matter of respect.

1824
01:25:26,581 --> 01:25:29,125
When I ask a sailor a question,   
 I want a straight answer.

1825
01:25:29,167 --> 01:25:31,377
Nobody's gonna get away           
 with this shifty evasion,

1826
01:25:31,419 --> 01:25:34,463
if I have to hold                 
 a court of inquiry                
 for a week.

1827
01:25:34,505 --> 01:25:37,258
What do I care                    
 about strawberries?               
 It's a question of principle.

1828
01:25:37,300 --> 01:25:39,218
Stealing is stealing.

1829
01:25:39,802 --> 01:25:41,679
And on my ship--

1830
01:25:45,725 --> 01:25:49,687
Well, it's not like we got        
 a lot of nice treats anyway.

1831
01:25:49,729 --> 01:25:53,858
Uh... if we ever did              
 get something pleasant            
 once in a blue moon,

1832
01:25:53,900 --> 01:25:56,027
like--                            
 like strawberries, well,

1833
01:25:56,068 --> 01:25:59,113
it was outrageous that            
 I couldn't have a second helping 
 if I felt like it.

1834
01:25:59,155 --> 01:26:01,532
I wasn't gonna let them           
 get away with it, and I didn't.

1835
01:26:01,574 --> 01:26:05,536
By God, I never                   
 let anything like that            
 happen on that ship again!

1836
01:26:14,378 --> 01:26:16,380
[mutters]

1837
01:26:16,422 --> 01:26:18,257
As I say, I--

1838
01:26:18,299 --> 01:26:19,508
Okay, um...

1839
01:26:20,426 --> 01:26:23,721
H-How many of these things    
      have I covered?

1840
01:26:23,763 --> 01:26:27,266
I-- I can only roughly        
      do this by memory.

1841
01:26:27,308 --> 01:26:30,019
If you ask me                 
      specific questions,           
      I'll--

1842
01:26:30,061 --> 01:26:33,272
I'll tackle those             
      one by one by one.

1843
01:26:34,482 --> 01:26:36,901
That won't be necessary, sir.

1844
01:26:38,027 --> 01:26:40,029
That was very thorough.

1845
01:26:41,072 --> 01:26:42,573
Thank you.

1846
01:26:47,370 --> 01:26:51,249
I draw                    
          the court's attention     
          to Exhibit 12.

1847
01:26:54,126 --> 01:26:56,254
Commander, I show you     
          an authenticated copy

1848
01:26:56,295 --> 01:26:59,173
of a fitness report   
              that you wrote        
              for Lieutenant Maryk

1849
01:26:59,215 --> 01:27:01,509
July 1, 2022.

1850
01:27:01,550 --> 01:27:03,928
Do you recognize it   
              as such?

1851
01:27:06,389 --> 01:27:08,057
Y-Yes.

1852
01:27:08,099 --> 01:27:10,893
And by this time          
          had the following events 
          occurred--

1853
01:27:10,935 --> 01:27:14,855
the water shortage,   
              the coffee maker      
              investigation,

1854
01:27:14,897 --> 01:27:17,692
the banning of the movies,    
      the Internet

1855
01:27:17,733 --> 01:27:19,777
and other events?

1856
01:27:21,570 --> 01:27:23,698
Yes, I believe so.

1857
01:27:23,739 --> 01:27:28,953
Please read your comments     
      on Lieutenant Maryk, July 1.

1858
01:27:29,787 --> 01:27:32,164
Well, n-not being vindictive,

1859
01:27:32,206 --> 01:27:36,502
I-I don't write down              
 every single, solitary instance.

1860
01:27:36,544 --> 01:27:39,088
A fitness report                  
 goes into a man's record,

1861
01:27:39,130 --> 01:27:42,967
and, well, I've always            
 tried to go easy on them.

1862
01:27:43,009 --> 01:27:45,011
A-Always have, always will.

1863
01:27:45,052 --> 01:27:46,762
I appreciate that, sir.

1864
01:27:46,804 --> 01:27:48,764
Please read the comments.

1865
01:27:54,645 --> 01:27:56,814
"This officer has,                
 if anything,

1866
01:27:56,856 --> 01:27:59,984
improved in                       
 his performance of duty

1867
01:28:00,026 --> 01:28:02,987
since the last fitness report.

1868
01:28:03,946 --> 01:28:07,241
He is consistently loyal,     
      unflagging,

1869
01:28:07,283 --> 01:28:11,662
thorough, courageous      
          and efficient.

1870
01:28:12,913 --> 01:28:15,249
He is considered at present

1871
01:28:15,291 --> 01:28:19,670
fully qualified for command       
 of a 1,200-ton MCM.

1872
01:28:21,130 --> 01:28:26,427
His professional determination    
 and integrity set him apart

1873
01:28:26,469 --> 01:28:30,431
as an outstanding example         
 for other officers,

1874
01:28:30,473 --> 01:28:32,850
reserve and regular alike.

1875
01:28:37,229 --> 01:28:39,982
He cannot be                      
 too highly commended."

1876
01:28:45,363 --> 01:28:46,906
Thank you.

1877
01:28:48,783 --> 01:28:50,493
No further questions.

1878
01:28:54,872 --> 01:28:56,832
No cross-examination.

1879
01:29:01,170 --> 01:29:03,047
You're excused,           
          Commander.

1880
01:29:09,178 --> 01:29:10,721
Yes, sir.

1881
01:29:30,241 --> 01:29:32,159
Defense rests.

1882
01:29:34,412 --> 01:29:37,039
Is the trial counsel          
      ready for summation?

1883
01:29:38,374 --> 01:29:41,043
No summary, sir.      
              Prosecution rests.

1884
01:29:42,461 --> 01:29:44,255
No argument at all?

1885
01:29:50,010 --> 01:29:52,221
If it please 
                      the court,

1886
01:29:57,476 --> 01:29:59,687
I'm-- I'm at a loss

1887
01:29:59,728 --> 01:30:02,565
to discuss the case           
      the defense has presented.

1888
01:30:03,607 --> 01:30:05,526
I have nothing to refute.

1889
01:30:05,568 --> 01:30:06,944
It's no case at all.

1890
01:30:06,986 --> 01:30:08,571
It has nothing to do

1891
01:30:08,612 --> 01:30:11,282
with the charge               
      or the specification.

1892
01:30:13,075 --> 01:30:16,454
The defense counsel's         
      very first question           
      in this trial

1893
01:30:17,663 --> 01:30:20,541
was, "Commander, have you         
 ever heard the expression,

1894
01:30:20,583 --> 01:30:22,960
Old Yellowstain?"

1895
01:30:23,002 --> 01:30:27,089
That was the key              
      to his entire strategy,

1896
01:30:27,131 --> 01:30:30,050
which was simply to twist     
      the proceedings around

1897
01:30:30,092 --> 01:30:34,305
so that the accused       
          would become not Maryk,   
          but Commander Queeg.

1898
01:30:34,346 --> 01:30:38,058
He has dragged out        
          every possible vicious

1899
01:30:38,100 --> 01:30:41,979
and malicious criticism   
          of the commander          
          from the other witnesses

1900
01:30:42,021 --> 01:30:46,775
and forced Captain Queeg          
 to defend himself against them    
 in open court,

1901
01:30:46,817 --> 01:30:48,652
on the spur of the moment,

1902
01:30:48,694 --> 01:30:50,613
without advice of counsel,

1903
01:30:50,654 --> 01:30:53,282
without any                   
      of the normal privileges      
      and safeguards

1904
01:30:53,324 --> 01:30:56,368
of an accused man                 
 under naval law.

1905
01:30:56,410 --> 01:30:59,830
Can this court possibly           
 endorse the precedent

1906
01:30:59,872 --> 01:31:04,627
that a captain who doesn't        
 please his underlings             
 can be deposed by them?

1907
01:31:04,668 --> 01:31:06,962
And then that the captain's       
 only recourse afterward

1908
01:31:07,004 --> 01:31:11,842
is to be placed               
      at a witness stand            
      in a general court-martial

1909
01:31:11,884 --> 01:31:14,011
to answer             
              every petty gripe

1910
01:31:14,053 --> 01:31:16,305
and justify                   
      all his command decisions

1911
01:31:16,347 --> 01:31:20,768
to a hostile lawyer           
      taking the part of            
      his insubordinate inferiors?

1912
01:31:20,809 --> 01:31:24,688
Such a precedent is nothing       
 but a blank check for mutiny.

1913
01:31:24,730 --> 01:31:28,275
It is the absolute destruction    
 of the chain of command.

1914
01:31:31,028 --> 01:31:34,198
However,                      
      all this doesn't worry me.

1915
01:31:35,074 --> 01:31:37,034
I am confident

1916
01:31:37,076 --> 01:31:40,663
that this court               
      hasn't been impressed         
      by such aggressive tactics.

1917
01:31:40,704 --> 01:31:43,123
I know that the court         
      is going to reject

1918
01:31:43,165 --> 01:31:45,376
this cynical play             
      on its emotions,

1919
01:31:45,417 --> 01:31:50,214
this... insult                
      to its intelligence,

1920
01:31:50,256 --> 01:31:53,425
and find the specification    
      proven by the facts.

1921
01:31:55,427 --> 01:31:57,429
I've only this to say.

1922
01:31:58,430 --> 01:32:00,724
Whatever the verdict          
      on the accused, I--

1923
01:32:01,809 --> 01:32:04,395
I formally recommend              
 that Defense Counsel Greenwald

1924
01:32:04,436 --> 01:32:06,230
be censured by this court

1925
01:32:06,272 --> 01:32:08,440
for conduct unbecoming        
      an officer of the Navy

1926
01:32:08,482 --> 01:32:11,610
and that this reprimand       
      be made part of his record.

1927
01:32:17,575 --> 01:32:20,619
Defense counsel.      
              Closing argument?

1928
01:32:25,916 --> 01:32:27,251
Please the court,

1929
01:32:28,586 --> 01:32:32,840
I undertook                   
      the defense of the accused    
      very reluctantly

1930
01:32:32,881 --> 01:32:37,636
and only at the urging of         
 the judge advocate that no other 
 defense counsel was available.

1931
01:32:38,596 --> 01:32:40,431
I was reluctant

1932
01:32:40,472 --> 01:32:43,851
because I knew                
      that the only possible        
      form of defense

1933
01:32:43,892 --> 01:32:47,855
was to prove                      
 the mental incompetence           
 of an officer of the Navy.

1934
01:32:47,896 --> 01:32:53,360
It has been                       
 the most unpleasant duty          
 I have ever had to perform.

1935
01:32:54,361 --> 01:32:57,406
However,                          
 once having undertaken it,

1936
01:32:57,448 --> 01:32:59,575
I have done my best           
      to win an acquittal.

1937
01:32:59,617 --> 01:33:03,412
I thought this was my duty,       
 both as defense counsel           
 appointed by the Navy

1938
01:33:03,454 --> 01:33:06,248
and as a member of the bar.

1939
01:33:07,499 --> 01:33:09,335
Let me make one thing clear.

1940
01:33:09,376 --> 01:33:12,087
It is not the contention          
 of the defense

1941
01:33:12,129 --> 01:33:14,256
that Commander Queeg              
 is a coward

1942
01:33:14,298 --> 01:33:20,012
and that therefore,               
 if he commits questionable acts   
 under intense fire,

1943
01:33:20,054 --> 01:33:22,931
the explanation                   
 must lie elsewhere.

1944
01:33:22,973 --> 01:33:26,602
The court saw                 
      Commander Queeg's bearing     
      on the stand.

1945
01:33:26,644 --> 01:33:30,105
The court can imagine     
          what his bearing          
          must have been like

1946
01:33:30,147 --> 01:33:32,316
at the height     
                  of the storm.

1947
01:33:32,358 --> 01:33:34,234
And on that basis,

1948
01:33:35,277 --> 01:33:38,489
the court can decide      
          the fate of the accused.

1949
01:33:44,662 --> 01:33:46,580
[exhales]

1950
01:33:47,665 --> 01:33:49,917
Before recessing,

1951
01:33:49,958 --> 01:33:52,503
the court will rule       
          on the recommendation     
          to censure you.

1952
01:33:56,715 --> 01:33:58,175
Yes, sir.

1953
01:34:00,678 --> 01:34:04,640
This has been a strange   
          and tragic trial.

1954
01:34:05,724 --> 01:34:08,310
In the 248-year history   
          of the Navy,

1955
01:34:08,352 --> 01:34:11,522
there has been only           
      one other attempted mutiny.

1956
01:34:13,399 --> 01:34:16,819
You have conducted your case 
      with striking ingenuity.

1957
01:34:18,612 --> 01:34:20,364
But your conduct          
          has been puzzling

1958
01:34:20,406 --> 01:34:22,533
and it does raise questions.

1959
01:34:23,534 --> 01:34:25,786
Has your conduct here         
      been responsible,

1960
01:34:25,828 --> 01:34:27,538
Lieutenant Greenwald?

1961
01:34:28,831 --> 01:34:30,457
[sighs]

1962
01:34:30,499 --> 01:34:33,252
The reprimand,                
      if there is to be one,

1963
01:34:33,293 --> 01:34:36,422
must come                     
      from your own conscience.

1964
01:34:38,549 --> 01:34:42,386
Court finds defense counsel   
      has not been in contempt.

1965
01:34:42,428 --> 01:34:45,347
Recommendation to reprimand   
      denied.

1966
01:34:45,389 --> 01:34:48,183
Court stands in recess    
          until further notice.

1967
01:34:48,225 --> 01:34:49,893
[gavel raps]

1968
01:34:54,523 --> 01:34:57,735
What happens now?                 
                  Well, that's      
                  the ball game.

1969
01:34:58,861 --> 01:35:00,237
And when do we find out?

1970
01:35:00,279 --> 01:35:02,072
If it's an acquittal,     
          soon.

1971
01:35:02,114 --> 01:35:05,576
If not, well,                 
      they won't publish            
      their findings for weeks.

1972
01:35:05,617 --> 01:35:07,077
Okay.

1973
01:35:08,078 --> 01:35:09,830
You were terrific.

1974
01:35:09,872 --> 01:35:11,707
Thanks.

1975
01:35:14,168 --> 01:35:16,420
You murdered Queeg                
 up there.

1976
01:35:17,004 --> 01:35:19,298
Yes, I murdered him.

1977
01:35:24,052 --> 01:35:27,723
I'm grateful to you,              
 win or lose.

1978
01:35:32,519 --> 01:35:33,812
Okay.

1979
01:35:36,565 --> 01:35:38,567
What's wrong?                     
              Not a thing.

1980
01:35:38,609 --> 01:35:41,195
Well, look, I need to             
 ask you something.

1981
01:35:41,236 --> 01:35:43,322
What now? Hmm?

1982
01:35:44,990 --> 01:35:47,785
Tom Keefer's having a party       
 tonight at the hotel.

1983
01:35:47,826 --> 01:35:50,788
This morning                      
 he got a $10,000 advance          
 on his novel.

1984
01:35:50,829 --> 01:35:53,123
Well, I hope he sells     
          a million copies,

1985
01:35:53,165 --> 01:35:56,460
wins the Nobel Prize,     
          the Pulitzer Prize,       
          the Medal of Honor.

1986
01:35:56,502 --> 01:35:59,129
Wrap this whole thing up 
          in a nice, pink ribbon.

1987
01:35:59,171 --> 01:36:00,881
We're both invited.

1988
01:36:03,258 --> 01:36:04,802
What?

1989
01:36:05,886 --> 01:36:08,514
Look, I know what                 
 you probably think.

1990
01:36:08,555 --> 01:36:11,225
But one way or another,           
 it's over.

1991
01:36:11,266 --> 01:36:14,311
I don't know                      
 what I would have done            
 in Tom's place.

1992
01:36:14,353 --> 01:36:16,480
You'd go              
              to Keefer's party.

1993
01:36:17,648 --> 01:36:20,818
I'll go if you will,              
 if you think we should.

1994
01:36:33,247 --> 01:36:37,793
[pop music            
              playing on speakers]

1995
01:36:43,173 --> 01:36:45,801
Oh!                           
                  [cheering]

1996
01:36:53,350 --> 01:36:55,644
All right, quiet, quiet!

1997
01:36:55,686 --> 01:36:56,770
[whistles]

1998
01:36:56,812 --> 01:36:59,773
Quiet, you drunken bums       
      of the   Caine!

1999
01:36:59,815 --> 01:37:03,944
Here he is,               
          the guest of honor,       
          our courageous hero.

2000
01:37:03,986 --> 01:37:05,112
Hey!                          
                      Whoo!

2001
01:37:05,153 --> 01:37:07,155
Speech!                   
          Speech, speech, speech!

2002
01:37:07,197 --> 01:37:10,492
[all chanting]                
      Speech! Speech! Speech!       
      No, no, no, no.

2003
01:37:10,534 --> 01:37:13,871
No, no, no, no, no, no!           
              Come on, Barney!

2004
01:37:13,912 --> 01:37:16,915
No, I-I-I'm drunker               
 than any of you guys.             
              [laughing]

2005
01:37:16,957 --> 01:37:19,084
I've been out                     
 with the trial counsel,

2006
01:37:19,126 --> 01:37:22,087
trying to get her to take back    
 some of the dirty names           
 she called me.

2007
01:37:22,129 --> 01:37:24,381
[all chuckle]

2008
01:37:24,423 --> 01:37:27,885
I finally got her to shake hands 
 on the third bourbon and soda,    
 maybe the fourth.

2009
01:37:27,926 --> 01:37:30,971
That's good. That's good.     
 I had to talk loud and fast,      
 Steve.

2010
01:37:31,013 --> 01:37:34,349
I played some pretty              
 dirty pool in court.              
 Well...

2011
01:37:34,391 --> 01:37:36,143
Poor Katherine Challee, huh?      
 Yeah.

2012
01:37:36,184 --> 01:37:38,395
Mmm. So what's this?

2013
01:37:38,437 --> 01:37:40,439
[Maryk] Oh, it's          
          a double celebration.

2014
01:37:40,480 --> 01:37:42,024
[Greenwald]                       
 A cake baked like a book.

2015
01:37:42,065 --> 01:37:44,276
$10,000                       
      came in the mail today.       
      Advance on my novel.

2016
01:37:44,318 --> 01:37:46,278
[all cheering]

2017
01:37:46,320 --> 01:37:48,488
Very nice.                
          Very nice.

2018
01:37:48,530 --> 01:37:49,948
I got something               
      in the mail today too.

2019
01:37:49,990 --> 01:37:52,659
What's that, Barney?              
          Medical clearance.

2020
01:37:52,701 --> 01:37:55,245
Orders back to my ship.   
          Leaving tomorrow.

2021
01:37:55,287 --> 01:37:56,413
[all cheering]

2022
01:37:56,455 --> 01:37:58,999
Good.                 
              Hey, that's great.

2023
01:38:01,126 --> 01:38:02,419
Ten thousand bucks,           
      huh?

2024
01:38:02,461 --> 01:38:04,463
[whistles]

2025
01:38:05,631 --> 01:38:07,049
You know,                     
      maybe I should

2026
01:38:07,090 --> 01:38:09,635
return                        
      the celebrated author's       
      toast.

2027
01:38:09,676 --> 01:38:11,303
Yes!                              
      A little, little speech.

2028
01:38:11,345 --> 01:38:13,931
All right, all right, all right. 
 Here we go, here we go.

2029
01:38:13,972 --> 01:38:15,557
Okay.                     
 [chuckles]

2030
01:38:15,599 --> 01:38:18,060
Uh, war novel, isn't it?          
                  That's right.

2031
01:38:18,101 --> 01:38:20,979
I assume you gave the Navy        
 a good screwing, yeah?

2032
01:38:21,021 --> 01:38:23,023
Yeah?                             
 [all laughing]

2033
01:38:23,065 --> 01:38:25,400
I don't think                     
 that Navy Public Affairs          
 would approve it at any rate.

2034
01:38:25,442 --> 01:38:28,612
Well, somebody                    
 should show up these stupid,      
 stuffy old pricks, huh?

2035
01:38:28,654 --> 01:38:31,198
Yeah!                             
      Who's the hero, you?

2036
01:38:31,239 --> 01:38:34,201
If there's any similarities, 
      it is purely coincidental.

2037
01:38:34,242 --> 01:38:36,411
[crowd chuckles]

2038
01:38:36,453 --> 01:38:39,414
Okay, I'm warped              
      and I'm drunk.

2039
01:38:40,832 --> 01:38:43,794
But it suddenly seems to me,      
 if I wrote a war novel,

2040
01:38:43,835 --> 01:38:46,630
I would try to make a hero        
 out of Old Yellowstain.

2041
01:38:46,672 --> 01:38:48,548
Mmm.                              
 Oh, come on.

2042
01:38:48,590 --> 01:38:50,008
That's right, I would.        
 No. No.

2043
01:38:50,050 --> 01:38:52,469
No, I would.                  
      And I'll tell you why.

2044
01:38:53,679 --> 01:38:56,348
You see, Mr. Keefer,              
 while I was studying law

2045
01:38:56,390 --> 01:38:58,058
and you were                      
 writing short stories,

2046
01:38:58,100 --> 01:39:00,811
and Willie Keith                  
 was playing on the fields         
 of Princeton,

2047
01:39:00,852 --> 01:39:04,064
why, all that time,           
      these--

2048
01:39:04,106 --> 01:39:06,942
these old birds                   
 we call regulars,                 
 these stupid, stuffy pricks,

2049
01:39:06,984 --> 01:39:08,735
were standing guard

2050
01:39:08,777 --> 01:39:12,990
on our fat, dumb                  
 and happy country.

2051
01:39:13,991 --> 01:39:16,493
Of course, they were              
 doing it for dough.

2052
01:39:16,535 --> 01:39:18,495
Same as anybody does anything.

2053
01:39:19,496 --> 01:39:23,125
But the question is,          
      in the last analysis...

2054
01:39:24,251 --> 01:39:26,712
I mean,                       
      what do you do for dough?     
      You and me.

2055
01:39:26,753 --> 01:39:30,507
We're advancing               
      our free little careers.

2056
01:39:31,967 --> 01:39:36,263
So when 9/11 happened         
      and so many of us             
      rushed to join up

2057
01:39:36,304 --> 01:39:40,642
to fight those assholes       
      that crashed those planes     
      into the Twin Towers...

2058
01:39:42,394 --> 01:39:45,439
You couldn't fight them       
      with a law book,              
      so I-- I went active.

2059
01:39:45,480 --> 01:39:47,065
I joined the Navy.

2060
01:39:48,400 --> 01:39:50,152
Maybe I'd fly over            
      the Middle East

2061
01:39:50,193 --> 01:39:52,195
and bomb the shit             
      out of some terrorists,       
      right?

2062
01:39:52,237 --> 01:39:54,406
Whoo!                             
 [crowd chuckling]

2063
01:39:54,448 --> 01:39:58,994
But there were already        
      a lot of guys                 
      ready to do that.

2064
01:40:00,328 --> 01:40:02,622
And it wasn't me.             
      Not yet.

2065
01:40:02,664 --> 01:40:05,125
Wasn't Tom Keefer,            
      still in school,

2066
01:40:05,167 --> 01:40:07,836
or Willie Keith               
      in midshipman training,

2067
01:40:07,878 --> 01:40:11,757
but Old Yellowstain           
      and guys like him.

2068
01:40:12,841 --> 01:40:15,427
They were already on station,     
 ready to go.

2069
01:40:16,595 --> 01:40:18,388
And they're a lot smarter     
      than any of us.

2070
01:40:18,430 --> 01:40:21,058
I mean, let's-- Come on.          
 Let's not kid ourselves.

2071
01:40:21,099 --> 01:40:25,479
I mean, you don't get anywhere    
 in the all-volunteer,             
 upwardly mobile American Navy

2072
01:40:25,520 --> 01:40:27,314
unless you're goddamn good.

2073
01:40:28,857 --> 01:40:31,902
And these old-line pros,          
 they may not be up                
 on the latest video game,

2074
01:40:31,943 --> 01:40:34,404
but they know how                 
 to get a tough job done.

2075
01:40:35,530 --> 01:40:39,201
And they were standing by,        
 and they were ready to do it,

2076
01:40:39,242 --> 01:40:41,787
while the rest of us              
 were still trying to              
 know shit from Shinola.

2077
01:40:41,828 --> 01:40:44,748
Barney. Hey, Barney. 
              It's over.

2078
01:40:44,790 --> 01:40:46,750
All right? Come on.       
          Let's just enjoy dinner.

2079
01:40:46,792 --> 01:40:49,252
Dinner's a sham, Steve.       
      You're guilty.

2080
01:40:50,796 --> 01:40:53,423
Of course,                        
 you're only half guilty.

2081
01:40:53,465 --> 01:40:56,927
I mean, there was someone else    
 standing very neatly              
 out of the picture,

2082
01:40:57,844 --> 01:40:59,763
the guy who started           
      the whole idea

2083
01:40:59,805 --> 01:41:01,556
that Queeg's                  
      a dangerous paranoiac,

2084
01:41:01,598 --> 01:41:04,101
who argued you into it        
      for six months,

2085
01:41:04,142 --> 01:41:06,770
who coined the nickname           
 Old Yellowstain,

2086
01:41:06,812 --> 01:41:10,857
who pointed out the psychiatry    
 books and Article 1108            
 and kept hammering it at you.

2087
01:41:10,899 --> 01:41:12,400
All right,                    
      wait a minute here.

2088
01:41:12,442 --> 01:41:15,570
Oh, yeah, yeah, Mr. Keefer.       
 That's right, yeah.

2089
01:41:16,404 --> 01:41:18,532
I had to drag it              
      out of Steve.

2090
01:41:18,573 --> 01:41:21,743
Big dumb Polack               
      tried to tell me              
      it was all his own idea.

2091
01:41:21,785 --> 01:41:25,705
He wouldn't know a paranoid       
 from an anthropoid.               
 But you knew, didn't you?

2092
01:41:25,747 --> 01:41:31,294
You told him his medical log      
 was a clinical picture            
 of a paranoid.

2093
01:41:31,336 --> 01:41:34,631
You advised him                   
 to go to Admiral Williams.        
 You offered to go with him.

2094
01:41:34,673 --> 01:41:39,136
You didn't get cold feet          
 until you stood on Williams's     
 quarterdeck in Bahrain.

2095
01:41:39,177 --> 01:41:41,763
Yeah, and then you ducked,        
 and you've been ducking           
 ever since.

2096
01:41:41,805 --> 01:41:43,640
I don't know              
          where you're              
          getting all this.

2097
01:41:43,682 --> 01:41:45,767
Biggest favor                 
      you could have done Steve,

2098
01:41:45,809 --> 01:41:47,769
as far as winning         
          an acquittal went,

2099
01:41:47,811 --> 01:41:49,771
though I doubt            
          you realize it.

2100
01:41:51,982 --> 01:41:54,901
But if there is           
          a guilty party,           
          it's you.

2101
01:41:56,361 --> 01:41:59,823
If you hadn't filled          
      Steve Maryk's thick head

2102
01:41:59,865 --> 01:42:01,491
full of paranoia                  
 and Article 1108,

2103
01:42:01,533 --> 01:42:05,328
why, he'd have--                  
 he'd have got Queeg               
 to come north.

2104
01:42:05,370 --> 01:42:08,999
Or he'd have helped him       
      pull through to the south.

2105
01:42:10,333 --> 01:42:13,003
And the   Caine   wouldn't have   
      been yanked out of action.

2106
01:42:13,044 --> 01:42:14,796
And that--

2107
01:42:14,838 --> 01:42:17,674
that is your contribution

2108
01:42:17,716 --> 01:42:20,010
to the good old USA,      
          my friend--

2109
01:42:20,051 --> 01:42:23,513
pulling a minesweeper         
      out of the Persian Gulf       
      when it was most needed.

2110
01:42:23,555 --> 01:42:26,308
That-- That...                    
 [laughs] ...and fucking           
 Multitudes, Multitudes.

2111
01:42:26,349 --> 01:42:27,517
You're drunk.

2112
01:42:27,559 --> 01:42:29,269
You know, excuse me, okay?

2113
01:42:29,311 --> 01:42:30,770
I'm all done.

2114
01:42:31,688 --> 01:42:33,607
You know, here's to you.

2115
01:42:33,648 --> 01:42:36,526
You bowled a perfect score.       
 You went after Queeg,             
 and you got him.

2116
01:42:36,568 --> 01:42:39,362
You kept your own whites          
 all starchy,

2117
01:42:39,404 --> 01:42:41,823
and you wrote your novel          
 proving the Navy sucks,

2118
01:42:41,865 --> 01:42:45,368
and you'll say, oh, you know,     
 you'll make a million dollars,    
 marry a movie star.

2119
01:42:45,410 --> 01:42:47,787
And so you won't mind             
 a little verbal reprimand         
 from me.

2120
01:42:47,829 --> 01:42:49,748
What does it all mean?            
 Hmm?

2121
01:42:50,582 --> 01:42:52,209
You know,                         
 I-I defended Steve Maryk

2122
01:42:52,250 --> 01:42:56,713
because I realized                
 the wrong guy was on trial.

2123
01:42:56,755 --> 01:42:59,716
And the only way                  
 I could defend him                
 was to murder Queeg for you.

2124
01:42:59,758 --> 01:43:04,638
And I'm pissed off                
 that I was put in that position. 
 I'm ashamed of what I did.

2125
01:43:05,555 --> 01:43:07,724
And that's why I'm drunk.

2126
01:43:08,934 --> 01:43:10,936
Queeg deserved better.

2127
01:43:14,314 --> 01:43:17,025
He served this country            
 for 21 years.

2128
01:43:20,153 --> 01:43:22,864
So I'm not gonna              
      eat your dinner,

2129
01:43:23,865 --> 01:43:25,742
drink your wine.

2130
01:43:27,202 --> 01:43:29,621
I'll make my toast            
      and go.

2131
01:43:32,624 --> 01:43:34,000
So here's to you.

2132
01:43:34,042 --> 01:43:36,253
Here's to   Caine's                 
 favorite author.

2133
01:43:37,629 --> 01:43:39,297
Here's to your book.

2134
01:43:43,218 --> 01:43:45,637
[all gasping]

2135
01:43:47,472 --> 01:43:50,767
["Lowdown" playing]

2136
01:44:13,581 --> 01:44:17,877
Baby's into runnin' round   
        Hangin' with the crowd

2137
01:44:17,919 --> 01:44:19,879
Puttin' your business       
        In the street

2138
01:44:19,921 --> 01:44:21,923
Talkin' out loud

2139
01:44:21,965 --> 01:44:24,175
Sayin' you bought her       
        This and that

2140
01:44:24,217 --> 01:44:26,177
And how much you done spent

2141
01:44:26,219 --> 01:44:30,181
I swear she must believe    
        It's all heaven sent

2142
01:44:30,223 --> 01:44:31,975
Hey, boy

2143
01:44:32,017 --> 01:44:34,561
You better bring            
        Your chick around

2144
01:44:34,602 --> 01:44:36,646
To the sad, sad truth

2145
01:44:36,688 --> 01:44:38,815
The dirty lowdown

2146
01:44:38,857 --> 01:44:42,485
[backup singers vocalizing]

2147
01:44:42,527 --> 01:44:46,156
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2148
01:44:46,197 --> 01:44:48,908
Taught her how              
        To talk like that

2149
01:44:50,535 --> 01:44:53,663
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2150
01:44:53,705 --> 01:44:56,166
Gave her that big idea

2151
01:45:03,631 --> 01:45:07,802
Nothin' you can't handle    
        Nothin' you ain't got

2152
01:45:07,844 --> 01:45:12,015
Put your money on the table     
 And drive it off the lot

2153
01:45:12,057 --> 01:45:13,933
Turn on that old love light

2154
01:45:13,975 --> 01:45:16,186
And turn a "Maybe"          
        To a "Yes"

2155
01:45:16,227 --> 01:45:19,773
Same old schoolboy game     
        Got you into this mess

2156
01:45:19,814 --> 01:45:22,150
Hey, son

2157
01:45:22,192 --> 01:45:24,235
Better get on back to town

2158
01:45:24,277 --> 01:45:26,696
Face the sad old truth

2159
01:45:26,738 --> 01:45:29,074
The dirty lowdown

2160
01:45:29,115 --> 01:45:32,410
[backup singers vocalizing]

2161
01:45:32,452 --> 01:45:35,914
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2162
01:45:35,955 --> 01:45:38,875
Put those ideas             
        In your head

2163
01:45:40,919 --> 01:45:44,756
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2164
01:45:54,933 --> 01:45:56,976
Well

2165
01:46:03,108 --> 01:46:06,069
Come on back down           
        Little son

2166
01:46:06,111 --> 01:46:12,158
Dig the low, low            
        Low, low, lowdown

2167
01:46:26,631 --> 01:46:30,885
You ain't got to be so bad      
 Got to be so cold

2168
01:46:30,927 --> 01:46:35,223
This dog eat dog existence 
        Sure is getting old

2169
01:46:35,265 --> 01:46:39,227
Gotta have a jones for this     
 Jones for that

2170
01:46:39,269 --> 01:46:41,146
This runnin'                
        With the Joneses

2171
01:46:41,187 --> 01:46:45,024
Boy, just ain't             
        Where it's at, no, no

2172
01:46:45,066 --> 01:46:47,360
You gonna come back around

2173
01:46:47,402 --> 01:46:49,863
To the sad, sad truth

2174
01:46:49,904 --> 01:46:52,198
The dirty lowdown

2175
01:46:52,240 --> 01:46:55,452
[backup singers vocalizing]

2176
01:46:55,493 --> 01:46:58,872
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2177
01:46:58,913 --> 01:47:02,041
Got you thinking            
        Like that, boy

2178
01:47:03,668 --> 01:47:08,089
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2179
01:47:24,397 --> 01:47:28,359
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2180
01:47:28,401 --> 01:47:32,363
Said I wonder, wonder       
        Wonder, wonder who

2181
01:47:33,406 --> 01:47:37,076
Oh, look out                
        For that lowdown

2182
01:47:37,118 --> 01:47:39,078
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2183
01:47:39,120 --> 01:47:43,625
That dirty, dirty           
        Dirty, dirty lowdown

2184
01:47:45,126 --> 01:47:49,631
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2185
01:47:49,672 --> 01:47:53,134
[vocalizing]

2186
01:47:53,176 --> 01:47:56,846
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who

2187
01:47:56,888 --> 01:47:59,015
Got you thinkin' like that

2188
01:47:59,057 --> 01:48:02,352
Got you thinkin'            
        By yourself

2189
01:48:02,393 --> 01:48:04,812
Lookin' that girl       
            In the face

2190
01:48:04,854 --> 01:48:06,981
It's a sad affair

2191
01:48:07,023 --> 01:48:09,651
Ashamed of yourself

2192
01:48:09,692 --> 01:48:14,113
I wonder, wonder            
        Wonder, wonder who