JAG s09e07 Episode Script

( sonar pinging ) She's detected us, Sir.
Evading to the East.
We'll assume she's unfriendly.
Attention in the control room.
We've confirmed an unidentified submarine in South Korean waters.
Will monitor but will not pursue.
Craft entering the reef, Sir, bearing 1-7-5.
That channel's no wider than 15 feet.
We caught ourselves a minnow.
Detecting a metallic scraping, Skipper.
Don't tell me she's hit the damn thing.
She's surfacing, Sir.
Officer of the Deck, take us to periscope depth.
Aye, aye, Sir.
Diving officer of the Watch, proceed to periscope depth.
Proceeding to periscope depth, aye.
I hold a North Korean midget submarine on this bearing.
Smoke rising from its sail, crew on deck.
She's sinking.
Officer of the Deck, any other craft in the area? Negative, Sir.
Then inform the crew there will be guests for chow.
Aye, aye, Sir.
Surface the boat and ready a boarding party.
Hey, Bud.
Welcome back, Commander! Thanks.
Hey.
Hey, Commander.
Hey, Harriet.
Harriet Listen, is there, uh, something I should know about? No, Sir.
Just busy, Sir.
Oh.
The Imes cases, huh? Are you, uh, well-rested, Sir? You bet.
Well, be prepared not to be.
Listen, um Sir, they have you in Commander Turner's old office, and I think there may have been a small animal that died in the wall in there.
I've notified public works.
I'm sorry, Sir.
CHEGWIDDEN: Commander.
My office.
Yes, Sir.
Be right back.
Anything we need to talk about? Not at the moment, Sir.
Mm-hmm.
( phone ringing ) I don't have to worry about you then, huh? No, Sir.
You are, uh, semi-content? No, Sir.
Well I guess you'd like to, uh, get away from here for a little while, huh? I wouldn't disagree with that, Admiral.
Well, I'm sending you T-A-D to the Sea of Japan.
Have a seat.
That'd be very far from here, Sir.
You'll be boarding a U.
S.
fast attack submarine.
Thought you'd like that.
That'd be like going home, Sir.
Mm, not quite.
U.
S.
S.
Cathedral City rescued ten North Korean submariners in South Korean territorial waters.
They're still aboard, Sir? Nearest port is Chinhae, which is off the boat's mission pattern.
If they dock, it'd raise flags.
State Department wants to get their hands around it before, uh, they're assaulted by the press.
North Koreans spying, Sir? See, there's a There's a classified South Korean military facility within recon distance, but nothing yet's been proven.
Feasibility of recovering the vessel is being assessed.
The crew being treated as survivors or combatants, Admiral? Waiting for a determination.
You'll get one, Sir.
Just make it fast.
They're seriously overcrowded.
Understood, Sir.
Anything else? Yeah.
Come back with a new attitude.
Aye, Sir.
You need some help? I'm all right.
You sure? I'd appreciate it, Commander.
Be my pleasure.
There you go.
Ah, thank you.
WOMAN ( over P.
A.
): Manager needed in Photo.
We need a manager in Photo.
Ah, yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Are you okay? Well, I am now.
High blood pressure.
Ran out of pills four days ago, and they say you don't never just stop like that.
I was a seaman, '42 to '45.
Really? Yeah.
If-if I'm not out of line, is this a result? Oh, no, no, no, no.
Uh, I lost this on a bus accident two weeks after my discharge.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Well, no need to be.
I manage.
But I would do better if I could get along on that disability that they pay.
I got a little behind in my rent.
Landlord tossed me.
Well, where do you stay now? A men's shelter.
Well, have a good night, Commander.
Do you need a lift? Oh, no, no, no.
Not as long as I got these two.
Terrence Minnerly? Yes, Sir.
And how are you tonight? You want to raise your arm above your head and turn around, please? RABB: Is there a problem, Officer? The receptionist at the office building across the street has accused this man of robbery.
He's good.
Let'go.
MAN: Just so that we're on the same page, Sir, I've been tasked to do more than serve as your interpreter.
I'm aware we have different agendas, Lieutenant.
I'll make sure you get your Intel.
My Senior was all over my six about it.
He fears that we may not be able to raise the North Korean sub, and no one knows how long we can hang onto these guys.
So you're the man.
My first assignment, Sir.
They needed my language skills.
I'm sure you're up to it.
Keep telling me that, Commander.
Feeling the pressure? Want to do it right, Sir.
And Commander, I'm going to need time with these men on my own.
I'm clear on that, Lieutenant.
I hope you are, Sir.
The collision with the reef must have penetrated the pressure hull.
We suspect water leaked inside, shorted out an electrical panel, which caught fire.
Took her eight minutes to go under.
You did the right thing, Skipper.
Tell that to my crew.
hot-racking.
An additional 12 seriously pushes our limits.
How's the food supply? Low.
We're close to the end of our deployment.
Mm.
We intend to be expedient.
And I appreciate it.
LIEUTENANT: Where are we headed, Sir? Forward torpedo room.
You weren't able to isolate them, Sir? Not without compromising security.
This is First Class Stotts, our Corpsman.
This is Commander Turner, investigating JAG.
Lieutenant Yi from Navy Intelligence.
It's a pleasure, Sirs.
You want to brief them on the medical status of the North Korean submariners? One broken wri, various cuts and burns.
Another is experiencing respiratory difficulty from smoke inhalation.
Nothing serious.
They're all lucid.
Carry on, gentlemen.
Thank you, Sir.
( speaking Korean ) He couldn't get his prescription filled, so he called the HMO.
They tell him he's not in the system.
They give him a runaround for four days.
And that's reason to commit robbery? Well, he was trying to get them to correct their mistake.
He went to the corporate office in person.
He tries to get by the receptionist.
She threatens to call the security guard.
In an in an act of desperation, he stuck his hand in his pocket, and he He ordered her to hand over her purse.
Why is it you want to help this man? 'Cause he's a good man.
He's not a thief, Mac.
All he took was enough money to pay for the prescription he couldn't get.
Look Mac the guy's a homeless vet.
He was sticking up for himself.
He has had to go the last 60 years without the benefits afforded veterans because he had the misfortune to lose his arm after he'd been discharged.
All good reasons, but age and circumstance are not excuses for illegal behavior.
Look, if anyone deserves a break, this guys deserves a break.
Harm, you don't have the time.
Let the civilian authorities handle it, and concentrate on the 27 Imes cases you have to review.
You have at least twice as many as the rest of us.
( sighs ) Well, how am I going to say no? The real question is, how many all-nighters do you have in you? Commander, glad I caught you.
The Admiral wants you to have these.
What are they? Lieutenant Singer versus Lieutenant Commander Imes.
Six cases in all, Sir.
Was he smiling when he gave them to you? Slightly.
I'm being tested.
Put 'em under the arm.
I'd be happy to help you carry them to your car, Sir.
I got 'em.
Oh I'll just, uh I'll steer him in the right direction.
I'll hook him up with a Pubic Defender and advise him from afar.
He's homeless.
How are you going to do that? Well, I got that covered.
You found him a place? Well, temporarily.
He's on your couch.
They have calmed down, Commander.
Do we think any of them speak English? I tested for that, Sir.
Believe we can talk freely.
Then we'll start with the Skipper.
( speaking Korean ) Chief, if you'll escort this man to the Officer's Wardroom.
Yes, Sir.
( both speaking Korean ) He refuses to leave his crew, Sir.
Then we'll question him here.
As you were, Chief.
Aye, Sir.
That will allow them to cook up a common story, Commander.
Well, how do we know that hasn't already happened? They haven't heard my questions yet, Sir.
But isolating him might shut them down.
Sir, it's just not the way it's done.
It is now.
As Captain of the vessel, what was your mission? ( translating ) To protect North Korean sovereignty.
In South Korean waters? ( speaking Korean ) Not intentionally.
We're a small vessel.
Engine trouble made it difficult to fight offshore currents.
He wants us to believe that he drifted in? That's what he's saying, Sir.
( speaking Korean ) I'm still asking the questions here, Lieutenant.
Just jumping on an opportunity, Sir.
I asked him if he had surveillance equipment on board.
He said no.
I informed him that we plan to raise his vessel and if he would like to stand by his answer.
He replied that we were the aggressors by running his boat into the reef.
Tell him that if he refuses to cooperate, he may not be allowed to return to his country.
( speaking Korean ) ( all shouting ) You asked the million-dollar question, Sir.
Have we offended them? Four of them.
The other six were encouraged.
Be specific.
They want to defect, Commander.
JOYNER: That's about the worst good news I've heard.
Six defectors and four combatants.
Is that how you see it, Commander? I do, Skipper.
We better split them up.
I'll put the six friendlies in nine man berthing, keep the four combatants where they are.
More security there.
Can't berth my own crew in either place, which means I've just lost nine more racks.
Can you make that work? It took the X.
O.
three hours to lay out the last watch schedule.
This one will tie his brain in knots.
LIEUTENANT YI: When do you expect the chain of command to authorize the extraction of the North Koreans, Sir? Hard to say.
State Department will have to rethink, given that we now have defectors.
I will consider this an opportunity to further interrogate, Sir.
Please do.
Patience is, no doubt, the key.
You seem to have a ready supply of that, Skipper.
Don't let appearances fool you.
I'm counting the minutes till these men are out of my hair.
( loud guttural hacking and coughing ) ( loud, shallow breathing ) Thanks for the robe.
My pleasure.
You comfortable on the couch? Yeah, yeah.
No-no problem.
Commander? Why are you doing this? I, uh, wanted to help.
'Cause I got one arm? It's because you deserve better.
I never got overseas.
You served, Terrence.
That's what counts.
I suppose.
Can I ask you a question, Terrence? What have you've been doing since the war? Not a lot.
Well, it's been 60 years.
You must have got up to something.
I never married, or found a job that I could relate to for very long, but I was always able to take care of myself, so up till now, everything was fine.
We're going to get you past this.
Hmm.
You got a long night ahead of you, so don't feel that you got to keep me company.
All right.
We'll talk in the morning.
Mm.
But I do feel bad about that girl that I held up.
You could write her a letter of apology.
Might encourage the Commonwealth Attorney's Office to settle.
If you think it'll help.
Talk to your lawyer about it.
See what he thinks.
Don't stay up too late.
Don't have much choice.
Good night.
Good night, Commander.
Any luck, Lieutenant? The defectors are not talking, Sir.
They want proof they won't be sent back.
What kind of proof? Their feet on our soil, Sir.
Technically, that's the case.
For them, it's about where we dock, Sir.
Is there some common cultural theme you can exploit? No, Sir.
What about the combatants? As you might guess, Commander, they're combative.
Have you had a problem understanding these men, Lieutenant? Did you see a problem, Sir? No, but I can only assume that there's some dialect difference between North and South Korea.
I don't know to what extent.
May I ask where you live, Commander? D.
C.
.
Do you have a problem understanding blacks from Florida? Point taken.
My apologies.
Do I annoy you, Lieutenant? I'm just frustrated, Sir.
Generally? We're just different people, Commander.
If that's the way you see it.
I think it's the way you see it, Sir.
You'll need to explain that, Lieutenant.
Just something I sense, Sir.
If I've said things to offend you, they were unintentional.
I believe they were, Sir.
Where are you from, Lieutenant? Los Angeles.
Your family still there? In the house I was raised, Sir.
What's your dad do? Nothing much, Sir.
He owned a liquor store for 12 years, was shot during a robbery.
And when he recovered, he retired, and pretty much keeps to himself these days.
That's unfortunate.
My mother would agree with you on that point, Commander.
( knock at door ) As you were.
Orders just came in from Sasebo.
Good news, Skipper? A CH-53 will be extracting you and all ten North Korean survivors in 12 hours.
Ah, you look relieved.
( softhuckle ) I haven't felt this good since I hit the Reno slots.
Matt Hey, good morning.
Like clockwork.
Uh, did Mrs.
Del Mucci stop by? Three times yesterday.
She brought two dresses, a grammar textbook and a Bean casserole.
She's a good neighbor, huh? Can't get past the hairs on her cheek.
( laughs ) That's a small price to pay for help.
I don't need her help.
Mattie, look, I don't care how long you've lived alone.
You are still a minor without parental supervision.
Now, you may know how to run a business, but frozen pizza, dirty overalls, and television is only going to take you so far.
That's why I'm waiting for you.
Mattie, this is going to be a bit of an uphill battle.
Now, the fact that your father is still alive complicates me becoming your guardian.
Spoken like a lawyer.
Well, when am I going to see you again? As soon as I can see over my desk.
I'm going to see you in-in a couple of days.
Mattie, I'm not going to abandon you.
I got planes to gas, Harm.
Okay.
All right, look, I-I'll call you tomorrow, okay? I-I'll be here.
( sighs ) ( knock at door ) Commander Rabb? Yeah.
Chris Nicoletti, Public Defender's Office? Come on in, Counselor.
Whoa, what is that? ( laughs ) A rat.
Died in the walls.
They tell me they're working on it.
You get used to it.
Have a seat.
No, that's all right.
I can't stay anyway.
Oh, I know what you mean.
I'm up against it myself.
I got maybe a half an hour.
Oh, five minutes for me.
I'm off the case.
Why? Well, unfortunately, Mr.
Minnerly's disability is $213 above the established poverty line.
The man can't pay his rent.
Well, that's not a qualifier.
It's strictly a numbers game.
What, so, you're out? By law.
I recommend you take over the case yourself.
I can't do that Counselor.
I'm buried.
I barely have enough time to sleep.
Then he's going to have to hire an attorney.
What, with all that extra cash? I realize that this seems unfair.
It isn't unfair, Mr.
Nicoletti.
It's perverted.
I don't write the rules, Commander.
I'm sorry.
Good luck.
Hey, hey, Bud.
Oh, hi, Sir.
Listen, I have a civilian pro Bono case that needs attention.
Oh, I'm a Now's not a really good time, Sir.
I'm, uh, reviewing my Imes cases.
Well, we all are.
Then you understand, Sir.
Well, how many do you have? Enough to push my schedule back.
Well, give me a number.
Two.
Bud Sir, I really do have a full plate here.
I-I've got to, uh, prepare for Petty Officer La Porte's sentencing hearing.
What, are you arguing the death penalty? Life imprisonment.
She spied against her country.
You'll get it.
And of course, there's a There's a new baby in the house, Sir.
What, you don't want to help? I do, Sir.
I do.
If I were allowed to, I'd.
The Admiral put you up to this.
I'm not the only one, Sir.
What, am I being punished? You might want to consider it a hazing, Sir.
This is ridiculous Okay, calm down.
You'll get in there in a second.
There a problem here, Chief? Survivor using the head, Sir.
He's been in there half the night, Sir.
Eight minutes, Commander.
It's from eating all that rice.
( laughs ) You resent this man, Petty Officer? We all do, Sir.
These guys have made our lives hell.
You can dislike him as your enemy, but you will respect him as a man, no matter what he eats.
Am I clear on this? Yes, Sir.
If I may, Sir.
We're all a bit worn out.
Things get said in frustration.
Not aboard subs they don't.
( knocking ) Get the corpsman in here.
Aye, aye, Sir.
I've altered my prior diagnosis, Skipper.
You're ruling out smoke inhalation? It appears to be viral, Sir.
Explain.
He's experiencing respiratory trauma, has a dry cough and a 101 fever.
Flu symptoms.
Possibly, Sir.
What else could it be? Here's my problem.
I checked the symptoms against my reference sources, and, uh, you need to keep in mind, Sirs, I don't have the kind of equipment that can guarantee a diagnosis.
What's your suspicion? Skipper, I've tried for the last hour to rule out this possibility, But, it looks like this man has contracted SARS.
JOYNER: Officer of the Deck, prepare to ventilate.
Aye, aye, Sir.
Diving Officer, prepare to ventilate, aye.
OFFICER: Prepare to ventilate, aye.
Vessel's at periscope depth, Sir.
We are at five-five feet, Skipper.
Raise the snorkel mast.
Diving Officer, raise the snorkel mast.
Raising the snorkel mast, aye.
She's ventilating, Sir.
She's ventilating, Skipper.
Atmosphere samples in one half hour.
Aye, aye, Sir, taking atmosphere samples at 16-30-Zulu.
JOYNER: You're off the rack, Commander.
I've moved the sick defector to the X.
O.
's stateroom, sealed it off with plastic sheeting and duct tape, designated it a quarantine area.
Turner: I'll make do.
We now have North Koreans occupying three separate compartments.
What's the plan with the EABs? Wearing these too long can cause headaches and diminish brain function.
They'll come off as soon as we exchange the air.
Will it be safe? One can only hope.
SARS is spread through person-to-person contact.
That would include transmittal through coughing and sneezing, which means every molecule on this boat is suspect.
In that case, I would recommend we all be checked for symptoms.
You and I are about to be the first.
Hey.
I can't help you, Harm.
You're off-limits.
Mac I'm overwhelmed.
As predicted.
Public Defender dropped the guy.
The system is killing him.
Well, then, take them on.
He needs somebody like you.
I would if I could, but I-I can't fit him in.
Even if I could hell, the admiral would never authorize it.
Every time I turn a corner, he tosses another hoop in my path.
And how do you think he's going to react when he sees me jumping through that hoop? With forgiveness.
He always lets you slide.
Get out.
You can't deny it.
Of course I can A-a-and how's this supposed to help you get what you want? Well, I-I-I don't have a strategy.
You were right.
I'm coming to you with my hat in my hand.
Look, I-I'm busy too, you know.
Yeah, but you're smart, see.
You'd know just what to do.
Yeah, smart enough to know when I'm being snowed.
All right.
Sorry to waste your time.
Look I ( sighs ) I'll meet with him.
If I can fit it in, I'll let you know.
( laughs ): You were off the hook.
Why did you jump back on? Because if you were me, you would have said yes at "I'm overwhelmed.
" Give me his number.
I'll do you one better.
Mr.
Minnerly.
Sir, I would like you to meet your new attorney, Colonel Sarah Mackenzie.
( door creaks ) Problem, Chief? COAKLEY: They won't remove their EABs, Sir.
( speaking Korean ) They still believe the air is contaminated, Sir.
Reassure them that the air is safe.
( speaking Korean ) They're still refusing, Commander.
Well, they can't wear them indefinitely.
It'll affect their thinking and reduce our ability to get information.
You do what you have to do, Chief.
Yes, Sir.
Sir Do you really want to force the issue? You could end up agitating them, Sir.
Chief.
( shouting Korean ) Done, Sir.
Chief Did that amuse you? I was just happy it worked, Lieutenant.
You tricked him.
Make you feel superior? No, Sir.
I didn't see that either, Lieutenant.
Majority rules, Commander.
If you'll excuse me, Sir.
Carry on, Lieutenant.
Let's start again.
Here's what can be argued: Because of circumstances created by your need for medication, you were not in a rational state of mind.
I knew what I was doing.
You don't want to admit that.
But it's the truth.
It won't serve you.
Colonel, is there a reason you're in your office? Uh Should I be elsewhere, Sir? Well, the courtroom would be appropriate, uh, considering that your, uh, sentencing hearing started about nine minutes ago.
Oh, Sir I'm so sorry, um, I got I got busy, and I, uh.
Um, can you? Sasebo doesn't want us.
SARS is politically sensitive in Japan, and the possibility of re-introducing the virus to the mainland is a risk they're unwilling to accept.
But the virus came from the mainland.
North Korea, Commander A country whose population is isolated.
What would they have us do? Seventh Fleet has directed us to Dutch Harbor, an inactive Naval facility in the Aleutian chain.
It's about a two-day trip.
Medical team will be flown in to meet us.
And if they conclude that it is SARS? We would be quarantined for an unspecified period of time.
May I ask the temperature at Dutch Harbor, Sir? Last reading was four degrees Fahrenheit.
Skipper, that kind of weather could exacerbate.
We're already on course, Petty Officer.
Does this not seem overreaching to you, Skipper? Nothing's been proven.
Either way that makes us subject to worse-case theorizing.
You have a microscope on board? Yes, Sir.
Then you have the means for a conclusive diagnosis.
Not without virus-matching software, Commander.
Can you photograph with this microscope? I can jerry-rig something.
Well, Skipper, since the boat has Internet connectivity with the mainland, might it be possible to photograph a slide, send it to Bethesda? In theory.
They could run it through their program, make it a determination there.
Keep talking.
I could run point.
I'd need the Corpsman and help with the computers.
I can spare the COM guru.
That would work.
All right, Commander.
You just raised my expectations.
Thank you.
The colonel's in court, Commander.
Hey, uh ( clears throat ) There was an elderly gentleman in there with her you didn't happen to see where he? ! He's with the Admiral.
What were they doing? Talking.
About what? I think they're in his office should I let him know you're looking for him? No, no.
I have to go in there anyway, Sir.
That's okay.
Thanks.
Okay.
( speaking Korean ) Skipper's having a bad day, Sir.
Did you assault this man, Chief? Why would I do that, Lieutenant? He says you were trying to kill him.
In case you didn't notice, Sir, he's a little on the excitable side.
That's because you scare him, Chief.
( speaking Korean ) This man is ill.
I thought he was asleep, Sir.
Call the Corpsman.
Aye, aye, Sir.
( speaking Korean ) ( shouting Korean ) COMMANDER JOYNER: Our weapons systems have been seriously compromised.
We have one torpedo tube and a starboard hoist out of commission.
I'm considering surfacing and setting these four men adrift.
Can I do that, Commander? No, Skipper.
It violates basic tenets of the Law of the Sea.
What if I notify North Korean authorities prior to doing so? You still can't guarantee their safety.
They're the enemy.
Damn it! While in our custody, protected by the Geneva Convention.
And who the hell's protecting my crew? And don't tell me God.
You were under the impression I would? You look like a pious man.
Less and less.
Then we're stuck with Plan B.
I ordered the sick combatant moved to the quarantined sector and our saboteur secured to his rack.
Sir, I have concerns about that.
He's completely immobilized.
What's your point, Lieutenant? It strikes me as inhumane, Sir, given the amount of time he's likely to be confined.
I have an obligation to protect this vessel.
Of course you do, Sir.
But can we consider other options? Maybe we can isolate him, put a guard at the door.
I'd have to think about it.
Skipper, I strongly recommend against it.
You'd be denying your men one more place to sleep.
And resisting what amounts to torture, Sir.
This is strange talk coming from an intelligence officer, Lieutenant.
Keep working those cliches, Commander.
Who exactly are you representing here? My country, Sir, and I can do it without penalizing these men for being who they are.
I'm starting to resent the implications, Lieutenant.
Doesn't surprise me, Sir.
What if we sedate him? That's great, Commander.
Treat him like an animal.
He was acting like an animal.
Stand down, both of you.
There's no reason to make this personal.
Any legal issues I need to be aware of with sedation, Commander? I don't think so, Skipper.
That's what I'll do then.
Officer of the Deck.
Skipper? Have the Corpsman report to Main Con, ASAP.
Aye, aye, Sir.
Lead Corpsman report to the con ASAP.
I repeat: Lead Corpsman report to the con.
That is all.
Mac: Can't believe I let you rope me into this.
Hey, you had your chance to bail.
Why didn't I? Ma'am, Sir, he's waiting.
( sighs ) Colonel, Commander, you're familiar with Mr.
Minnerly.
Yes, Sir.
Yes, Sir.
Why aren't I? Admiral, I Left me out of the loop again, didn't you? Sir, we thought You ever heard of the, uh, Great Lakes Experience? No.
Sorry, Sir.
Neither had I.
Mr.
Minnerly? Well, in 1942, President Roosevelt recruited black men into the Navy, thousands of them, me and others, passed through the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois.
What were you trying to do? Well, some played baseball, some designed, uh, graphics, uh, men boxed.
Some performed in plays.
And you? I played in a band.
Musicians were put in 25-man ensembles and stationed at bases all across the country.
I was at Treasure Island, San Francisco.
We played everything, standards, marches, classical music and at night, we swung6 This went on for about three years.
Why was this done? To help maintain morale.
At least that's what I understood.
And you all were okay with it? Well, it was a great honor, at that time.
I know now, it seemed that maybe we were being stereotyped, but, uh, good things came out of it.
People could see that black men could do more than work as stewards and cooks.
Apparently, some barriers were broken.
We were the first to integrate the Navy Music School.
And when the Navy saw that it worked, they became even more open to the idea, and after that, things happened pretty quick.
Why didn't you tell me about this? He wouldn't have told me if I hadn't stumbled onto it.
Well That was a long time ago.
What instrument did you play? I played piano.
Admiral, I, uh, I assume, you're, uh, you're aware of Mr.
Minnerly's situation? I understanding that you two were trying to help him out with, uh, little success.
So I called the Commonwealth Attorney.
Know him from law school, and he agreed to drop the charges if Mr.
Minnerly promises to attend counseling.
That's great.
And American Red Cross is, uh, putting him up in their Quantico facility until he can find a new place.
They should be here right about now, Mr.
Minnerly, it has been a great pleasure to meet you, Sir.
And my Yeoman will show you out.
I appreciate this, Admiral.
Thank you, Commander.
Thank you, Colonel.
Take care, Mr.
Minnerly.
Why the hell weren't the two of you on top of this? Well, Admiral That man is an example of the hundreds of thousands of veterans who are in need on a daily basis.
I expected better of both of you.
Especially you, Commander.
Aren't you the man who does what's necessary to get the job done? Sir, I uh, I was under the impression that man is unwelcome in this office.
Not entirely.
Sir, I need to know what's expected of me.
Am I to prove myself or be myself? That's a fair question.
Do what you do.
Well, that's going to be a little difficult under the present workload, Sir.
Well, then, um Lieutenant Singer's cases, gives those to, uh Give them to the Colonel.
Admiral.
Might clear it up? Absolutely, Sir.
Sir That'll be all.
Aye Aye, Sir.
I have the con.
Just received news from Bethesda.
The blood sample we sent them is negative on SARS.
( applause ) Outstanding, Skipper.
The USS Cathedral City owes you a debt of gratitude, Commander.
What do they think it is? Nasty strain of flu.
Helo on the way, Skipper? Already in the air.
Good for you, Sir.
You know, I'm sorry we weren't able to get along better, Lieutenant.
You have a sense of how that could have been avoided, Sir? Honestly, I don't.
That's too bad, Sir.
You sure this is my problem, not yours? That's the way I see it, Sir.
Then I won't attempt to argue the point.
I do have one question, though.
Was the man who robbed and shot your father black? Yes, Sir.
That'll be all, Lieutenant.
( knocking ) Enter.
Admiral, I, uh Commander, I've already been briefed, go home.
Whatever you have, the rest of us don't want it.
Aye aye, Sir.
There is one thing.
A complaint's been filed against you by a Lieutenant Yi, forwarded to me by the Chief of Naval Intelligence.
The specifics? Racial bias.
I've been asked to evaluate and take appropriate action.
He thinks I'm prejudiced against Koreans.
Is it true? No, Sir.
Good enough for me.
Would that be the end of it, Admiral? Well, as far as I'm concerned.
But it has gone up the chain of command, been eyeballed by senior officers.
( coughs ) Yes, Sir.
I'll, uh I'll make some calls, see if I can smooth some feathers.
You seem to be doing that a lot on my behalf, Sir.
Commander.
You ever get angry? Excuse me, Sir? Do you ever get angry? You know, just lose it.
Why do you ask, Admiral? Well, if you think you've being falsely accused, why don't you get pissed off? I I've gone over some of the things that I said to the Lieutenant, Sir, and, given that he's on the sensitive side, I might have come off as more naive than I like to think I am.
Oh, so you're buying into these accusations.
I think I might have handled it better, Sir.
Given my own experiences, I should have.
Well, the Skipper of the USS Cathedral City thinks you hung the moon.
And will that help in this instance, Sir? I don't know.
This is one of those issues that tends to have a life of its own.
Terrence, you look great.
So glad you popped by to let us know.
Oh, it's good to have you military folks back in my life.
Feels like it did when I was playing.
You know, we had a swinging version of "Stars and Stripes.
" I'm having trouble picturing that.
Really? Oh, no, it was hip.
Let me see if I can dig up a little piece for you.
( singing ) Have you met Terrence Minnerly? No, Sir.
He took part in the Great Lakes Experience.
Ah, familiar with it, Sir.
Helped, uh, helped integrate the Navy.
Yeah, come on, I'll introduce you.
Uh, I'd rather not, Admiral, at least not at the moment.
All right, well, say when and I'll bring him by.
When I feel worthy, Sir.