:27:01
Buddy couldn't handle it.
Was Buddy in your crew?
:27:04
Buddy was the bombardier,
but Striker couldn't handle it.
:27:08
- And he went to pieces.
- Andy went to pieces?
:27:11
Andy was the navigator.
Buddy went to pieces.
:27:14
- It was awful, how he came unglued.
- Howie came unglued?
:27:18
No, Howie was the best tail gunner
in the outfit. Buddy came unglued.
:27:22
- And he bailed out?
- No! Andy hung tough. Buddy bailed.
:27:26
How we survived was a miracle.
:27:29
Then Howie survived.
:27:31
No. Afraid not.
We lost Howie the next day.
:27:35
Over Macho Grande?
:27:37
No. I don't think
I'll ever get over Macho Grande.
:27:40
Those wounds run... pretty deep.
:27:45
Ted and I were very close once.
:27:47
We had the kind of relationship
:27:49
where we laughed and laughed
and laughed all the time.
:27:53
Do you know what that's like?
:27:55
Yes. Yes, I do.
:27:57
Then things started to come apart.
He was obsessed with that shuttle.
:28:02
He started to talk about it
all the time, even at night in bed,
:28:06
and I guess that's when
the real problems started.
:28:10
Please elaborate.
:28:12
Well...
:28:14
at first...
:28:16
sex between us
was a wonderful experience -
:28:20
the way he touched me...
:28:23
He was so gentle.
:28:26
He'd unbutton my blouse...
:28:28
and then...
:28:31
and then...
:28:34
We drifted apart.
I'm sorry. I can't go on.
:28:39
At the request of this court,
:28:42
Mr Striker has undergone
a psychiatric examination.
:28:45
The court calls Dr Franklin Stone.
:28:48
Can you give your impression
of Mr Striker?
:28:51
I don't do impressions.
My training is in psychiatry.
:28:54
Of course.
:28:55
In your opinion, Doctor, was Ted
Striker competent to fly the shuttle?
:28:59
The defendant suffers
from chronic psychological stress