A Few Good Men Page #43

The courtroom is silenced. Jessep's slammed the door.

KAFFEE looks around the room, sees that the world is waiting

for him to do something...

RANDOLPH:

Lt. Kaffee?

KAFFEE says nothing. He glances over to AIRMEN O'MALLEY and

PEREZ.

RANDOLPH:

(continuing)

Lieutenant, do you have anything

further for this witness?

KAFFEE doesn't respond. JESSEP gets up to leave.

JESSEP:

(standing)

Thanks, Danny. I love Washington.

And JESSEP starts to leave, but he's stopped by --

KAFFEE:

Excuse me, I didn't dismiss you.

JESSEP turns around.

JESSEP:

I beg your pardon.

KAFFEE:

I'm not through with my examination.

Sit down.

JESSEP:

Colonel.

KAFFEE:

What's that?

JESSEP:

(to RANDOLPH)

I'd appreciate it if he addressed me

as Colonel or Sir. I believe I've

earned it.

RANDOLPH:

Defense counsel will address the

witness as Colonel or Sir.

JESSEP:

(to RANDOLPH)

I don't know what the hell kind of

an outfit you're running here.

RANDOLPH:

And the witness will address this

Court as Judge or Your Honor. I'm

quite certain I've earned it. Take

your seat, Colonel.

Jessep goes back to the stand.

JESSEP:

(continuing)

What would you like to discuss now!

My favorite color?

KAFFEE:

Colonel, the six a.m. flight, was

the first one off the base?

JESSEP:

Yes.

KAFFEE:

There wasn't a flight that left seven

hours earlier and landed at Andrews

Airforce Base at 2 a.m.?

RANDOLPH:

Lieutenant, I think we've covered

this, haven't we?

KAFFEE gets the two log books from his table as well as the

piece of paper that SAM scribbled on.

KAFFEE:

Your Honor, these are the Tower

Chief's Logs for both Guantanamo Bay

and Andrews Airforce Base. The

Guantanamo log lists no flight that

left at eleven p.m., and the Andrews

log lists no flight that landed at 2

a.m. I'd like to admit them as Defense

Exhibits "A" and "B".

RANDOLPH:

I don't understand. You're admitting

evidence of a flight that never

existed?

KAFFEE:

We believe it did, sir.

(glancing at the paper,

then motioning to

the AIRMEN)

Defense'll be calling Airman Cecil

O'Malley and Airman Anthony Perez.

They were working the ground crew at

Andrews at two a.m. on the seventh.

ROSS:

Your Honor, these men weren't on the

list. Rebuttal witnesses, Your Honor,

called specifically to refute

testimony offered under direct

examination.

If you looked closely at JESSEP, you could see a drop of

sweat.

RANDOLPH:

I'll allow the witnesses.

JESSEP:

This is ridiculous.

KAFFEE:

Colonel, a moment ago --

JESSEP:

Check the Tower Logs for christ's

sake.

KAFFEE:

We'll get to the airmen in just a

minute, sir. A moment ago said that

you ordered Kendrick to order his

men not to touch Santiago.

JESSEP:

That's right.

KAFFEE:

And Kendrick was clear on what you

wanted?

JESSEP:

Crystal.

KAFFEE:

Any chance Kendrick ignored the order?

JESSEP:

Ignored the order?

KAFFEE:

Any chance he just forgot about it?

JESSEP:

No.

KAFFEE:

Any chance Kendrick left your office

and said, "The 'old man's wrong"?

JESSEP:

No.

KAFFEE:

When Kendrick spoke to the platoon

and ordered them not to touch

Santiago, any chance they ignored

him?

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