A Few Good Men Page #13

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EXT. THE AIRSTRIP AT GUANTANAMO BAY - DAY

The whole place, in stark contrast to the Washington Navy

Yard, is ready to go to war. Fighter jets line the tarmac.

Ground crews re-fuel planes. Hurried activity.

A 36 seat Airforce Jet rolls to a stop on the tarmac and a

stair unit is brought up.

HOWARD, a marine corporal, is waiting by the stairway as the

passengers begin to got off. Mostly MARINES, a few SAILORS,

a couple of CIVILIANS, and KAFFEE, JO and SAM. KAFFEE and

SAM are wearing their summer whites, JO is in khakis.

KAFFEE and SAM stare out at what they see: They're not in

Kansas anymore.

HOWARD shouts over the noise from the planes.

HOWARD:

Lieutenants Kaffee and Weinberg?

KAFFEE:

(shouting)

Yeah.

JO:

Commander Galloway.

HOWARD:

I'm Corporal Howard, ma'am, I'm to

escort you to the Windward side of

the base.

JO:

Thank you.

HOWARD:

I've got some camouflage jackets in

the back of the jeep, sirs, I'll

have to ask you both to put them on.

KAFFEE:

Camouflage jackets?

HOWARD:

Regulations, sir. We'll be riding

pretty close to the fenceline. The

Cubans see an officer wearing white,

they think it's someone they might

wanna take a shot at.

KAFFEE turns and glares at SAM.

KAFFEE:

Good call, Sam.

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EXT. CUBAN ROAD - THE JEEP - DAY

Tearing along down the road, and now we see a beautiful

expanse of water, maybe 1000 yards across. It's a section of

Guantanamo Bay.

HOWARD:

(shouting)

We'll just hop on the ferry and be

over there in no time.

KAFFEE:

(shouting)

Whoa! Hold it! We gotta take a boat?!

HOWARD:

Yes sir, to get to the other side of

the bay.

KAFFEE:

Nobody said anything about a boat.

HOWARD:

(shouting)

Is there a problem, sir?

KAFFEE:

(shouting)

No. No problem. I'm just not that

crazy about boats, that's all.

JO:

(shouting)

Jesus Christ, Kaffee, you're in the

Navy for cryin' out loud!

KAFFEE:

(shouting)

Nobody likes her very much.

HOWARD:

(shouting)

Yes sir.

The jeep drives on and we

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JESSEP, MARKINSON and KENDRICK are standing as the LAWYERS

are led in.

JESSEP:

Nathan Jessep, come on in and siddown.

KAFFEE:

Thank you. I'm Daniel Kaffee, I'm

the attorney for Dawson and Downey.

This is Joanne Galloway, she's

observing and evaluating --

JO:

(shaking hands)

Colonel.

JESSEP:

Pleased to meet you, Commander.

KAFFEE:

Sam Weinberg. He has no responsibility

here whatsoever.

JESSEP:

I've asked Captain Markinson and Lt.

Kendrick to join us.

MARKINSON:

Lt. Kaffee, I had the pleasure of

seeing your father once. I was a

teenager and he spoke at my high

school.

KAFFEE smiles and nods.

JESSEP:

Lionel Kaffee?

KAFFEE:

Yes sir.

JESSEP:

Well what do you know. Son, this

man's dad once made a lot of enemies

down in your neck of the woods.

Jefferson vs. Madison County School

District. The folks down there said

a little black girl couldn't go to

an all white school, Lionel Kaffee

said we'll just see about that. How

the hell is your dad?

KAFFEE:

He passed away seven years ago,

colonel.

JESSEP:

(pause)

Well... don't I feel like the f***in,

a**hole.

KAFFEE:

Not at all, sir.

JESSEP:

Well, what can we do for you, Danny.

KAFFEE:

Not much at all, sir, I'm afraid.

This is really a formality more than

anything else. The JAG Corps insists

that I interview all the relevant

witnesses.

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