:48:00
A man with that kind of service...
No, no thanks.
:48:03
This was a rescue mission
that went bad. Nothing more.
:48:06
You're aware, Colonel,
we could ask for the death penalty.
:48:08
You're not serious.
:48:10
Oh, I'm very serious.
In fact, it's been suggested.
:48:12
What do you think would happen
ifa Yemeni killed 83 Americans?
:48:16
He'd have a trial
that would last for one day,
:48:17
and they'd take off his head.
:48:19
Have a seat, Colonel.
:48:22
Please.
:48:29
So here it is.
You plead him out. Guilty.
:48:31
He throws himself at the mercy.
:48:33
- We'll help him out at sentencing.
- How much help?
:48:36
I'm not about to promise you
anything, but I'd say...
:48:38
in the neighborhood of ten
to fifteen, out in seven.
:48:41
Major,
:48:42
do you know what the life expectancy
was for a second lieutenant...
:48:45
dropped into a combat zone
in Vietnam in 1968?
:48:48
I don't have time
for 20 questions, sir.
:48:51
Then what's all this shit about
the odds of winning at blackjack?
:48:53
You got time.
Take a guess.
:48:58
My guess is your man's going down
'cause he deserves to go down.
:49:03
I got a question for you, Colonel.
What happened at Ca Lu?
:49:07
The battle of Ca Lu,
Vietnam.
:49:11
You were there with Childers.
Something happened. What was it?
:49:14
Fuck you is what happened
at Ca Lu, Biggs.
:49:19
Two weeks.
:49:21
Life expectancy of
a second lieutenant...
:49:22
in combat in Vietnam
was two weeks.
:49:24
Sir, I need more time
to prepare this case.
:49:26
I need your permission
to go to Yemen...
:49:28
It's all here, Hodge. We did an
exhaustive Article 32 investigation.
:49:32
This thing happened
3,000 miles away. I need more time.
:49:34
Colonel, it's all here.
:49:36
We had it brought from Yemen,
and it's not unusual to convene...
:49:38
a court-martial
on short notice.
:49:40
There could be witnesses, something
the investigators overlooked, sir.
:49:43
Don't you think Colonel Childers
is entitled all consideration?
:49:46
Colonel Hodges, I don't care
ifyougo to China.
:49:50
We have our marching orders,
and this court-martial...
:49:52
will convene
at 0900 a week Monday.
:49:54
- Now, is that clear?
- Yes, sir.