A Few Good Men Page #5

KAFFEE:

One more, and I got a set of steak

knives.

JO:

Have you ever been in a courtroom?

KAFFEE:

I once had my drivers license

suspended.

SAM:

Danny --

KAFFEE:

Commander, from what I understand,

if this thing goes to court, they

won't need a lawyer, they'll need a

priest.

JO:

No. They'll need a lawyer.

During this, she'll hand KAFFEE a series of files, which

KAFFEE will pass To SAM without even glancing at them.

JO:

(continuing)

Dawson's family has been contacted.

Downey's closest living relative is

Ginny Miller, his aunt on his mother's

side, she hasn't been Contacted yet.

None of this really means anything to KAFFEE.

JO:

(continuing)

Would you like me to take care of

that?

KAFFEE:

Sure, if you feel like it.

JO takes another beat to size this guy up.

JO:

One of the people you'll be speaking

to down there is the barracks C.O.,

Colonel Nathan Jessep, I assume you've

heard of him.

KAFFEE:

(beat)

Who hasn't?

SAM:

(to KAFFEE)

He's been in the papers lately. He's

expected to be appointed Director of

Operations for the National Security

Counsel.

Passing KAFFEE another file --

JO:

These are letters that Santiago wrote

in his 8 months at GITMO --

SAM:

(whispering to kaffee)

Guantanamo Bay.

KAFFEE:

I know that one.

JO:

He wrote to his recruiter, the fleet

commander, HQ, Atlantic, even his

senator. He wanted a transfer. Nobody

was listening. You with me?

KAFFEE:

Yes.

JO:

This last letter to the Naval

investigative Service --

She hands it to KAFFEE who hands it to Sam --

JO:

(continuing)

-- where he offers information about

Corporal Dawson's fenceline shooting

in exchange for a transfer, was just

a last ditch effort.

KAFFEE:

Right. Is that all?

JO:

(beat)

Lieutenant, this letter makes it

look like your client had a motive

to kill Santiago.

KAFFEE:

Gotcha.

(beat)

And Santiago is... who?

JO:

(beat)

The victim.

KAFFEE:

(to SAM)

Write that down.

(to JO)

Am I correct in assuming that these

letters don't paint a flattering

picture of marine corps life in

Guantanamo Bay?

JO:

Yes, among other --

KAFFEE:

And am I further right in assuming

that a protracted investigation of

this incident might cause some

embarrassment for the security counsel

guy.

JO:

Colonel Jessep, yes, but --

KAFFEE:

Twelve years.

JO:

I'm sorry?

KAFFEE:

Twelve years. I can get it knocked

down to Involuntary Manslaughter.

Twelve years.

JO:

You haven't talked to a witness, you

haven't looked at a piece of paper.

KAFFEE:

Pretty impressive, huh?

JO:

You're gonna have to go deeper than

just --

KAFFEE:

Commander, do you have some sort of

jurisdiction here that I should know

about?

JO:

My job is to make sure you do your

job. I'm special counsel for Internal

Affairs, so my jurisdiction's pretty

much in your face. Read the letters.

You're not under any obligation, but

I'd appreciate a report when you get

back from Cuba.

KAFFEE:

Sure.

KAFFEE gets up without waiting for JO to say --

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