A Few Good Men Page #14

JO:

The JAG Corps can be demanding that

way.

JESSEP smiles.

JESSEP:

Jonanthan'll take you out and show

you what you wanna see, then we can

all hook up for lunch, how does that

sound?

KAFFEE:

Fine, sir.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE FENCELINE - DAY

A SQUAD OF MARINES jogs by as a jeep carrying KENDRICK and

the three LAWYERS cruises down the road.

We FOLLOW the jeep.

KAFFEE:

I understand you had a meeting with

your men that afternoon.

KENDRICK:

Yes.

KAFFEE:

What'd you guys talk about?

KENDRICK:

I told the men that there was an

informer among us. And that despite

any desire they might have to seek

retribution, Private Santiago was

not to be harmed in any way.

KAFFEE:

What time was that meeting?

KENDRICK:

Sixteen-hundred.

KAFFEE turns around and looks at SAM.

SAM:

(leaning forward)

Four o'clock.

CUT TO:

INT. THE BARRACKS CORRIDOR - DAY

KENDRICK leads the LAWYERS down the corridor to Santiago's

room.

Two strips of tape which warn DO NOT ENTER - AT ORDER OF THE

MILITARY POLICE are crisscrossed over the closed door. They

open the door and step under the tape and walk into

INT. SANTIAGO'S ROOM - DAY

The room is exactly an it was left that night. The un-made

bed, the chair knocked over... The LAWYERS look around for a

moment. The room is sparse.

Kaffee goes to the closet and opens it: A row of uniforms

hanging neatly. He thumbs through then for a second, but

there's nothing there.

He opens the footlocker: Socks, underwear... all folded to

marine corp precision... A shaving kit, a couple of

photographs, a pad of writing paper and some envelopes...

Kaffee closes the footlocker.

KAFFEE:

Sam, somebody should see about getting

this stuff to his parents. We don't

need it anymore.

KENDRICK:

Actually, the uniforms belong to the

marine corps.

The LAWYERS take a moment.

KAFFEE:

Lt. Kendrick -- can I call you Jon?

KENDRICK:

No, you may not.

KAFFEE:

(beat)

Have I done something to offend you?

KENDRICK:

No, I like all you Navy boys. Every

time we've gotta go someplace and

fight, you fellas always give us a

ride.

JO:

Lt. Kendrick, do you think Santiago

was murdered?

KENDRICK:

Commander, I believe in God, and in

his son Jesus Christ, and because I

do, I can say this: Private Santiago

is dead and that's a tragedy. But

he's dead because he had no code.

He's dead because he had no honor.

And God was watching.

SAM turns to KAFFEE.

SAM:

How do you feel about that theory?

KAFFEE:

(beat)

Sounds good. Let's move on.

SAM and KENDRICK walk out the door. JO stops KAFFEE.

JO:

You planning on doing any

investigating or are you just gonna

take the guided tour?

KAFFEE:

(beat)

I'm pacing myself.

CUT TO:

INT. THE OFFICERS CLUB - DAY

JESSEP, MARKINSON, KENDRICK and the LAWYERS are seated at a

table in the corner.

Stewards clear the lunch dishes and pour coffee. Jessep is

finishing a story.

JESSEP:

...And they spent the next three

hours running around, looking for

Americans to surrender to.

JESSEP laughs. KENDRICK joins him. SAM and KAFFEE force a

laugh.

MARKINSON forces a smile. JO remains silent.

JESSEP:

(continuing; to the

STEWARDS)

That was delicious, men, thank you.

STEWARD:

Our pleasure, sir.

KAFFEE:

Colonel just need to ask you a couple

of questions about August 6th.

JESSEP:

Shoot.

KAFFEE:

On the morning of the sixth, you

were contacted by an NIS angent who

said that Santiago had tipped him

off to an illegal fenceline shooting.

JESSEP:

Yes.

KAFFEE:

Santiago was gonna reveal the person's

name in exchange for a transfer. An

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