JAG s09e19 Episode Script

And finally, by using narcotics prior to employment, PFC Boyer not only dishonored the uniform of the United States Marine corps, but she placed her fellow unit members in jeopardy.
Therefore the government recommends that she receives a punitive discharge and be sentencend to confinment and hard labor for one year.
Will the accused and counsel please rise? Private First Class Michelle Boyer, United States Marine Corps, this court is impressed with the matters in aggravation articulated by trial counsel's arguments and agrees with the government's recommendation.
Accordingly, you are reduced to pay grade E-1, sentenced to a Bad Conduct Discharge, and 12 months confinement at hard labor.
This court is adjourned.
Thanks for ruining my life, ma'am.
You managed to do that quite well on your own, Private.
I'm not a drug user.
Enough, Private.
You just made them think I am.
Like I'm the only person that ever got sick on liberty.
And that stuff that I have an addictive personality because I smoke two packs a day? That's a lawyer's trick.
Your blood tested positive for heroin.
If there were a sentence for denial, you'd get life.
You ever regret putting someone away, ma'am? No.
Well, there's always a first time.
Colonel? Colonel, are you all right? Ma'am? Ma'am? In conclusion, by assaulting a field grade officer, the accused committed one of the most serious breeches of good order and discipline in the UCMJ.
Therefore, the government recommends that Private Michelle Boyer be sentenced to a Dishonorable Discharge and three years confinement to be served consecutively to the first Court Martial sentence.
Accused and counsel rise.
Private Boyer, your assault on Colonel Mackenzie is the single worst display of courtroom behavior I've experienced in six years on the bench.
You are to be discharged dishonorably, and I'm extending the term of your confinement to four years hard labor.
That'll give you five to try to turn your life around.
My only regret is I can't apply the sentence to the recruiter who thought you'd make a good Marine.
We are adjourned.
Bailiff? Staff Sergeant, secure the prisoner.
Just wanted to say good-bye, Colonel.
Sorry, ma'am.
She is a tough nut.
Well, five years in prison will crack anyone.
If they can get her there.
What do you mean? Well, Charleston is overcrowded.
They're shipping her across country to the Navy Consolidated Brig at Miramar.
That bailiff is the one assigned to get here there.
Commander.
How's your work load? I have room on my plate, sir.
I have something for you and Lieutenant Roberts.
An entree or a side dish? A whole other course.
Mmm, it sounds appetizing.
Let-Let's not do this.
Senior Chief Paul De Fina at Damage Control, Fleet Training Center in Norfolk, has filed an Article His commanding officer revealed that the Senior Chief was HIV positive.
This information is strictly need-to-know.
Obviously, handle this delicately.
Well, I'll keep my hand on the tiller, sir.
And I believe I'll make this a metaphor-free day.
Colonel, I'm requesting you assign a new brig chaser to escort Private Boyer to Miramar.
Why? Because the current one can't control her.
Were you expecting her to anticipate a sucker-punch? You didn't.
She confronted me at both hearings, sir.
I'm not worried.
The Judge had to remind her of her responsibilities.
I can't spare anyone else.
Colonel, as Convening Authority, I'm sure you're aware of Private Boyer's military record.
Painfully.
Her proficiency and conduct marks indicate a series of combative and irrational outbursts.
Which is why she's being incarcerated.
Sir, I can't help feeling you're not taking me seriously.
I take you seriously as an attorney, Colonel.
The trial is over.
Step away.
So the answer is no? You did your job.
Sir, if the private escapes or does harm to a Colonel, I am busy, and you are dismissed.
Aye, aye, sir.
Trainees, commence shoring exercise.
I was taking my students to a dewatering exercise with a P-100 portable pump.
A rupture on the discharge side caused the hose to whip back, which hit me in the chest and knocked me down the ladder.
Were you bleeding? On my hand; Cut it on an edge.
How was, uh, Petty Officer McMichael involved? I got my foot stuck in the ladder.
The Petty Officer helped me up.
The angles are off.
That's not going to hold.
Was there blood transferred? My C.
O.
, Commander Stotler, was observing at the time.
He noticed a few drops on Petty Officer McMichael's sleeve.
An hour later, the Commander called the Petty Officer into his office to inform him that I was HIV positive and advised him to seek medical counsel.
If that had been the extent of it, I could have handled it.
The Petty Officer then told the rest of the unit.
And the Commander responded by removing me from my position.
His explanation? That my duties as an instructor had been compromised, and that he would have to transfer me as soon as a slot opened up elsewhere.
Did Petty Officer McMichael have his blood tested? Yes, sir.
Currently no indications.
Do you think that Commander Stotler overreacted? I do, Lieutenant.
And the consequences? I've been rendered useless.
I'm unable to work in my own duty assignment.
There's no openings at other bases, so basically, I stand around and watch.
My reward for 17 years of active duty.
This Petty Officer McMichael You may have a claim against him for disclosing your medical history.
I have no beef against the kid, sir.
He's young, didn't know any better.
He's apologized up and down.
Would never have said anything if he had been aware of the consequences.
What do you want, Seniorhief? My job back, Commander.
I'm not a leper, after all.
Been living with the virus since '98.
I want to continue to serve in the capacity for which I've been trained in the city where I've made my home.
I called Colonel Okarman as per your request.
He feels that you're badgering him.
Does that mean he refuses to replace Private Boyer's brig chaser, sir? No, no.
He has agreed to assign someone else.
Oh.
Thank you, Admiral.
Pack your gear.
Sir? He requested you for the assignment.
Admiral He said he couldn't think of anyone that's more invested and vigilant than yourself.
Sir, he is punishing me for having an opinion.
Apparently.
What about my duties at JAG? Well, you're between cases, it's on the Colonel's nickel.
I can spare you for a week.
Sir, I-I've never done this before.
Well, he has confidence in your learning curve.
Admiral, I'm not exactly sure what just happened here.
Well, Colonel, you got aggressive with a senior officer.
Good luck.
Welcome, ma'am.
Liberation day, Private.
I'm being transferred to Maximum Security.
I was referring to myself.
You're someone else's headache now.
Ma'am.
You're my brig chaser? There were no Government flights available, so we'll be flying commercial.
Since we'll be in a civilian space, I expect above-average comportment.
Any behavior that I consider disrespectful or hostile will be handled with extreme prejudice.
That sounds like you, ma'am.
Let me remind you, Private, that every word you utter influences your chances for early release.
Just so you know, we'll be changing planes in Cleveland.
My hometown.
We won't be leaving the airport.
Oh, that's too bad.
We could have checked out the downtown drug scene.
I need a cigarette.
We have 22 minutes to make our connection.
I have to use the head.
Forget it.
It's right here.
Quickly.
What, expecting an ambush, Colonel? Excuse me.
Oh, sorry.
Here you go, use this one.
You have 60 seconds.
Here you go.
You're welcome.
How are you doing in there? - Prisoner armed? - She wasn't when she disappeared.
Potential for violence? Likely.
Why wasn't she restrained? She said she had to go to the bathroom.
How much security training have you had, Colonel? All right, let's shut it down.
Secure all exits.
Nice job you've just succeeded in disabling a major metropolitan airport.
All stations, this is S-1, we have a Code Six, so Hang on.
Give me a second.
Senior Chief De Fina was the best instructor in the unit.
Top drawer.
Dedicated.
Cared deeply about his students.
Then why was he deactivated, Commander? The moment his HIV status was revealed, the senior chief became, in their eyes, an infectious agent.
This reduced his ability to communicate.
But, sir, you were the one that revealed his condition.
Well, I respect the Navy's policy of an infected individual's right to privacy, Lieutenant, but, uh, my hand was forced, given that the Senior Chief's blood was passed on to Petty Officer McMichael.
Then why didn't you tell the Petty Officer to keep it to himself? Never occurred to me he wouldn't.
What, a bombshell like that? Anyone possessing information of that nature would have difficulty keeping a lid on it.
I won't argue that point, Commander, but at the time, I was more focused on the Petty Officer's safety.
Well, did you ask him if he had an open wound, Commander? Yes.
And what was his answer? Negative.
Well, then, there was little chance of bodily fluids being transferred.
The question made the revelation pretty much mandatory.
Well, I'm told the HIV virus has difficulty living outside the body.
I'm no more an expert than you are, Commander, but under the circumstances, I thought a medical examination was prudent.
Well, this present class will be moving on soon, a new one coming in with no knowledge of the Senior Chief's medical condition.
At that point, are you willing to reinstate him to full duty? No.
Too much water under the bridge.
The other instructors now know, members of my staff.
Senior Chief De Fina needs to move on, start fresh.
In a new command.
Which doesn't exist, sir.
Currently.
Well, that's where we stumble, Commander.
You acknowledge the senior chief's rights, yet your decisions were made without the support of concrete evidence, but based on a series of ifs.
It's an iffy world, gentlemen.
According to the board, we've missed our flight.
That's unfortunate.
Next scheduled departure to San Diego is tomorrow, same time 3:03.
Put you on another airline, but, given this breach, getting a new security clearance would be unlikely.
I advise you to secure lodging.
The closest hotel's a mile and a half away.
Uh, I'm not authorized to leave the premises with the prisoner.
Your prisoner is a security risk, Colonel, so we'll see you tomorrow, one hour prior to departure.
We'll escort you out.
I can take care of it from here.
We're more than happy to assist, ma'am.
Really, it's not necessary.
No, actually, it really is.
Gentlemen.
Colonel.
Get comfortable.
We're here till 1345 tomorrow.
Could have been gone.
Had to have that cigarette.
Yeah.
This is Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie for Colonel Okerman.
When do you expect training to secure? Please have him call me on my cell phone as soon as he's able.
Thank you.
If I see so much as a finger move in the wrong direction, I'll restrain your ankles as well.
You can shuffle your way to Miramar.
Well, seeing as I've already blown any chance of shortening my time served and you made it your business to get us a non-smoking room, let me just say Screw you, ma'am.
Do I get to take a shower? In the brig.
Well, I won't be able to sleep with these on.
Oh, I will, especially after I shackle you to the bed.
Commander Stotler has an obligation to protect his unit from infection.
However, by dismissing you under questionable circumstances, and refusing to reinstate you, he has negatively impacted your career.
That's what I've been trying to tell my wife, Commander.
This whole disclosure thing is too easy to violate.
And I think legal action could make things worse for Paul.
We're talking about privacy, but, with every step forward, his medical condition becomes less of a secret.
That is something to consider, Senior Chief.
This is going to force everyone to have to deal with his HIV.
What's to stop them from resenting him? It's not like we can undo any of it.
I'm not going to crawl off just because I may make a colleague uncomfortable.
Especially since I didn't do anything wrong in the first place.
What would be the next step? We present your case to the Chief of Naval Education and Training and ask him to overturn Commander Stotler's decision.
Sounds good.
There are a few points that we should go over prior to that that could cloud the issue.
It would be helpful to understand how you were infected, Senior Chief.
If there was possible misconduct Well, that would be a different road.
I was on liberty in Dabou, Ivory Coast, Lieutenant.
Found myself in the middle of a rebel uprising.
I got shot in the crossfire, lost consciousness, woke up in the recovery unit of the city hospital.
Found out at my next physical.
Turns out, Dabou Central had been performing transfusions with tainted blood.
Would you be willing to provide, for verification purposes only, information about your treatment at Dabou? Uh, the name of the hospital, any records that they might have, that sort of thing? If you can promise it will only travel in official channels, sir.
We'll take every precaution.
Then let's do it.
No.
Uh no.
This is madness.
I mean, now you're You're providing private information to a flag officer? Do you see how this thing is expanding? Honey, please, let's just Let's go somewhere else.
I'm not a fugitive, Adrienne, and I won't allow anyone to make me feel like one.
Make your argument, sirs.
Private, what are you doing? If we get to the airport early, you can, uh You can have a cigarette before we board.
Private? My daughter lives over there.
She's five.
I never married the father.
He's got custody.
You need to go back to sleep.
I haven't seen her since I enlisted.
Well, maybe you could write her.
Then when you get out Do you have children, Colonel? No.
Do you want any? I can't imagine how this is any of your business.
Just seeing if you can relate.
Will you take me to see my girl? You know that's not possible.
We got time.
It's against the regs and you can't be trusted.
We already broke the regs and you could restrain me.
Good night.
Private, when you took off, were you going to see her? Don't disappoint me, Private.
I need a cigarette.
Can you get the pack I bought, ma'am? Wait.
No, no, no.
Never mind, never mind.
I don't want to have cigarette breath.
I'm ready, ma'am.
I hope I don't regret this.
I won't make a move without asking you first.
Hi, Glenn.
Um, this is Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie.
We were on our way to Miramar and we had a stopover, and so You should have called.
It just It kind of just happened.
Is, uh, Sharona here? Uh-huh.
What's she doing? Drawing.
When did that start? When I bought her stuff to draw with.
It's a way of trying to get her to express herself.
Oh.
That's a surprise coming from Mister Poker Face.
You know, we won't be taking too much of your time.
You won't be doing anything without my permission.
Thanks.
Sharona, your mama's here to see you.
Hi, baby.
Look how big you got.
So what's up? We're going ice skating today.
Oh, that's great.
You know how to do that? I'm better than my daddy.
Yeah, so was I.
Did he do your hair? You look all right, girl.
What is it? A dragon.
Oh.
What's he doing? Skating.
Is he at the rink, or is he? It's okay, honey.
She ain't gonna hurt you.
Go talk to her.
If I had time to prepare her It's been, um, two years.
I understand.
This could happen another time.
I, uh I'll be back through here again.
I could write.
I could do the email thing.
Yeah.
I'm sorry, Michelle.
No.
It's okay.
I mean, we gotta go anyway.
Ma'am, is it okay that I use the bathroom? Yeah, just leave the door ajar.
Why don't you go get your fuzzy hat? Things okay with her? Yeah.
Next time, it'll be better.
Yeah, I'm sure.
Where she at? Upstairs.
You're doing good, Glenn.
Thank you.
The cab is waiting.
I know.
If we don't leave right now, we're going to miss our flight.
Just hang on! Damn! What are you doing? "Glenn Sheets.
For insomnia.
" You got these out of his medicine cabinet.
Were you going to kill yourself? How many of these did you take? None.
I'm not suicidal.
Yeah, I don't believe you.
You're going to the emergency room.
Look, get off me, okay? It was never going to happen.
I was just feeling sorry for myself.
I mean, I-I could never commit suicide.
Man, I just get too damn hungry.
Wait a minute, I don't have to defend myself to you! Just back the hell up out my face, okay?! I was assigned to be in your face, Private, and for good reason.
You got your head so far up your six, I could roll you to Miramar.
Well, excuse me for my pain, but no one, especially no tight, white-ass lawyer, is going to tell me how to feel or what to do about it.
Right now, your pain belongs to the Marine Corps.
You can feel whatever you want once you've paid your debt to your country.
My country owes me.
I was falsely accused.
Well, then you should've appealed instead of slugging the trial counsel.
Where I grew up, we don't appeal.
We react.
See, that's your first mistake.
You think you grew up.
Stop trying to school me, all right?! Come on, Colonel, do what you're trained to do.
Come on, you want to mix it up? Let's go, make it right for yourself.
Why did you leave your daughter? What? If you care about her so much, why did you abandon her? You know, that- that shouldn't be too hard for you to understand.
Did you hit her? No! Almost.
How did you get so angry? I don't know how people make it through the day without being angry.
Is that why you do drugs? I don't do drugs! You know, this behavior won't serve you in the brig.
I know you are wrong about that.
I might be able to intimidate a few inmates here and there, but eventually, your rage is going to destroy you.
Speak for yourself.
I am.
Now let's pick up those pills and flush 'em.
I'd like to keep my wife out of it, sir.
Why? She's still not comfortable with the level of attention my case is attracting.
I'm going to need to get a statement from her, Senior Chief.
I'm asking you to work without it, sir.
I don't understand why she's so anxious.
Commander, my wife is also HIV-positive.
I infected her just after I returned from overseas duty.
I didn't know at the time.
I'm sorry.
I was protecting her privacy.
That's what this is all about.
My wife doesn't want anyone to know.
She hasn't even told her family.
I'm telling you so you'll understand why I'm asking.
You know, I might be able to make this work in your favor.
The fact that Commander Stotler made that decision has doubled the stakes.
I trust you can succeed without it.
Commander.
Meredith, hey.
We've been wondering Ma'am.
Jennifer, I realize it's your responsibility to keep me away, but I'll pay for this, ma'am.
It's in his best interest.
Thank you.
Coates! Don't yell at her.
I-I forced my way in.
Look, I didn't come here to patch things up or to ask your forgiveness.
I just couldn't let us part without words.
Words.
Good-bye.
Those are words.
And they're justified.
Oh, Meredith, please, don't fall on your sword.
It's so embarrassing.
A.
J.
, I know that I hurt you, and I Oh, no, no, no, no, no clichés.
I'm not playing out a-a scene from a bad movie with you.
Okay, okay.
All right, give me a minute.
I can do better, okay? Um Alessandro, the Professor Well, he's married Which is to say I am not worthy of being with any man Especially you.
I've done this four times.
Two were acts of unfaithfulness.
The others, I just disappeared.
It's a pathology.
I-I'm sure at some point you-you must've wondered why an attractive, never settled down.
I was so in love with you that I just thought I got incredibly lucky.
Which makes me an even bigger fool.
So, what are you saying, you're self-destructive? Something like that.
Go see a therapist.
Stop working it out on the unsuspecting.
It's my nature to try and overcome Not this time.
Somewhere down the line Someone else.
Let's hope.
You called, Admiral? About three minutes ago.
And if I had entered then, sir? You did the right thing.
Did you, sir? Yeah.
Are you sure? That'll be all, Petty Officer.
Yes, sir.
Cab could've waited one more minute.
I can't believe I have to stay in this room for another 24 hours.
Bigger than the one you'll have at Miramar.
And what happened to military courtesy, Private? Sharpen up.
Yes, ma'am.
I don't know how I'm going to explain this.
Well, just tell 'em the truth, though I'd probably leave out the escape, that suspected suicide and that chest-bumping stuff.
Oh.
Is that me? Look at you, girl.
You look tore up from the floor up.
My mama used to say that.
If I used to come in without washing up or braiding my hair, she used to say "Girl, you look like a big old bag of ugly.
" She never said that to my sister.
Oh, well.
She's gone now, so Just left me waving in the wind.
I don't want to do that to my little girl, you know? I want to I want to leave her with something of value.
Well, you have to start by valuing yourself.
Sure, ma'am.
Right away.
I'm on it.
You have the resources.
They're nowhere I can find them.
You have to ask for help.
There's no one else in this room but you, ma'am.
Go ahead.
What can you do for me, Colonel? You ready? I think.
Wow.
Well? I like it.
I can do things with this face.
You look very pretty.
And see how the peach under the brow line accentuates the brown in your eyes? So What are we taking home with us today? Oh, nothing, thank you very much.
Wow.
I've got kind of a Beyonce thing going on.
You look great, honey.
You should buy them all.
I will As soon as I get out the brig.
Sir? I finished vetting Senior Chief De Fina's medical history.
I was able to reach the records department at the Dabou Central Hospital, and they claim that tainted blood had been administered to patients at that time, and that they told Senior Chief De Fina that when he contacted them.
So we go forward.
Except I went the next step and I contacted BUMED for documentation.
All they had was a one-sheet medical report that had been translated into English by an Administrative Corpsman.
It was hard to read, and it really didn't specify the manner of treatment.
And? I looked up the physician that treated the Senior Chief that night, and I was able to locate him in Surry, England, where he was on sabbatical.
Am I going to be happy about the way this turns out, Bud? Confused, sir.
Dr.
Offrata remembers the case, being that the Senior Chief was the only white patient in the hospital that evening, but he claims that he was able to get the loss of blood under control and Doe't recall giving him a transfusion.
That's your third muffin, Private.
Are they going to be counting how much I eat in prison, Colonel? I would expect portion control.
Mm.
Well, then I'm going to have me another.
You know, this is probably a good time to be talking about how you're going to do your time hard or easy? You all right? I, um, I haven't had.
a cigarette in three days.
I think I've, uh, quit without even realizing it.
Oh, God.
Private? Okay, tell me how many times you've regurgitated.
Three.
Let me see your arms, please.
Head back.
Can I ask what you're looking for, Doctor? Maybe the private can help.
Have you used heroin in the last hour? What did you ask me? Your blood tested positive for opiates.
Have you been using recently? No.
You've been with me, Colonel.
Tell the man.
Come on, ma'am.
How could I make that happen? Well, let me think.
You could have scored at the airport, hidden it on your person, and saved it for when you felt you needed it.
In three minutes? At the restaurant, I let you go to the bathroom on your own.
You got sick after that.
You're trying me twice, ma'am.
I'm only asking because I actually see no signs of use.
I get a lot of drug cases here and there are either needle marks or nasal residue.
Let me ask you a question.
Did you eat poppy seeds at any time prior to getting sick? The muffins.
She had three poppy seed muffins.
Heroin is distilled from opium which is a byproduct of poppy seeds.
Now, theoretically, it is possible to test positive if you've eaten a large quantity.
Now, the nanogram levels are supposedly set high enough to avoid false positives.
But your system may just be very sensitive.
Have you ever had this kind of reaction before? The night you were arrested, weren't you sick? Yeah, I mean, I had two bagels at a deli.
Can you do an allergic test or something? I can and will.
I accept your apology, ma'am.
We appreciate you coming down, Mrs.
De Fina.
Like I said on the phone, we're not forcing you to cooperate in your husband's Article 138.
We just have a few questions.
For clarification.
Of what? How long have you been married to the Senior Chief? Six years.
And did you wed him before or after his last deployment? Before.
Just before.
Long courtship? No.
No, we'd only known each other, um, just a few months.
These next questions are going to be a little more personal, ma'am.
Please, don't don't do this.
I'd rather not even be here, so It's in your husband's best interests, Mrs.
De Fina.
What are they? Have you ever used intravenous drugs? For God's sakes, no.
Prior to meeting your husband, did you have a sexual history? This is so offensive.
Yes.
Can you account for your partners, ma'am? If you'll excuse me, I'm leaving.
Are you going to force us to obtain your medical records, Mrs.
De Fina? Colonel Okerman.
Sir, this is Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie.
I've been trying to reach you.
Just returned from maneuvers.
Mission complete? We're still en route, sir.
You're joking? We were waylaid in Cleveland.
We're about to board now.
You've been at that airport for two days? In a motel.
Colonel, you are not authorized to deviate from your route.
It wasn't my decision, sir.
Why was airport security involved? The prisoner achieved separation for three minutes.
Oh, for.
Colonel, I've uncovered evidence that suggests that Private Boyer could be innocent of the drug charge.
You've been conducting an investigation? No, sir, I stumbled upon it.
I haven an intern at Erie General who will testify that an ingestion of poppy seeds Get that prisoner to Miramar now, Colonel.
And when you're done, I want your six in my office.
Sir, I'm requesting that you reverse the guilty finding.
Absolutely not.
I hope you're not punishing Private Boyer because of any ill will you might have towards me, sir.
The UCMJ is punishing the private, Colonel, and if she has a case, she can appeal it while she's serving her sentence.
Can I at least fax you a memo outlining my findings? After she's behind bars.
Good day.
No transfusion? That's correct.
You sure about this, sir? The doctor who treated you is, Senior Chief.
He's saying I wasn't infected in Africa? He's got to be wrong.
It was six years ago.
He probably just mixed me up with somebody else.
We have corroboration.
Senior Chief, your wife admitted that she'd been infected with the HIV virus prior to meeting you.
It wasn't until after you were married, and away at sea, that she found out like you Through a routine blood test.
She wanted to tell you when you returned, but She lost her nerve.
And then when your test turned out positive, she chose to allow you to assume that you had infected her.
She should've said something at the time.
I would've forgiven her.
That opportunity remains.
Not anymore, Lieutenant.
It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Admiral.
Well, Colonel, I think the pleasure for you will be discussing the Private Boyer case with someone you don't resent.
You came down here just to? Colonel, I thought you deserved a face-to-face, given the fact that I expect you to reconsider the charges against the private.
You intend to force my hand? No, not at all.
I expect you to comply willingly.
Colonel, there's more than enough evidence for this request.
Admiral You assigned trial counsel the roll of brig chaser.
Now, as an attorney, she allowed new evidence to influence her previous opinion.
I'm asking you to rise to the same level of professionalism.
I will not set aside the charges.
Private Boyer can appeal.
Would you consider a retrial based on my presentation of new evidence? Senior Chief.
Hey, Commander.
Here to visit? It's business.
Commander Stotler told me about your new assignment.
I requested it, sir.
Needed to find another duty station.
Case management at an AIDS ward seemed appropriate.
Well, it seems the commander would like to have you back, Senior Chief.
That's good to hear, sir.
Yeah, a recent deployment has drained the resources at the center and, well, this class is moving on so there'll be a new population there that is unaware of your medical history.
Your right to privacy will, of course, be strictly upheld.
Sir, I dropped my complaint because issues of privacy and disclosure are not as clear-cut to me as they once were, and it's certainly not a problem here.
So, you don't want to go back? Well, sir, I've been able to put my crisis management duties to good use, and in terms of these patients, they need me even more than the boys I trained.
Well, I'll let him know, Senior Chief.
Tell him I can recommend a few people, sir.
I'll do that.
Listen, Senior Chief, on a personal note Adrienne and I separated.
I've filed for divorce.
To allow your fear to control you in that way Senior Chief, I'm not trying to excuse her actions, but, uh, I have yet to meet anybody who could handle this disease with your level of integrity.
Let me take you around, Commander.
We have a ward full of them.
Now that Private Boyer's been acquitted, I believe her assault sentence should also be revoked.
I've come to realize, Your Honor, that the private, having to face punishment for a crime she did not commit, was motivated by an uncommon sense of frustration.
I'm not sure, in the same situation, that I would be able to control my outrage.
I tend to think you would, Colonel, but thank you for your testimony.
You may step down.
Does defense counsel have anything to add? Yes, Your Honor.
We ask the court to consider these special circumstances and ask that there be no confinement or reduction in rate.
Commander? The government has no recommendation, Your Honor.
Accused and counsel, please rise.
Private Michelle Boyer, your anger at having been unfairly accused is understandable, but your response remains unacceptable.
I cannot, in good conscience, rule out confinement as a punishment.
But I can reduce the time you will serve from five years to one year, the extent of your original sentence.
I will also return you to the rank of Private First Class and refrain from imposing the punitive discharge.
We are adjourned.
Thank you.
Thank you, ma'am.
Sir.
You're welcome.
Well, we're back at the beginning.
Well, beyond that, Private.
I think you'll find anger therapy much more useful than drug counseling.
Yeah.
Ma'am, you asked me whether I was going to do my time hard or easy.
Well, I got that in the mail yesterday and there's your answer.