The Caine Mutiny Page #6

I could have married you in the | most beautiful place in the world.

- I'll always regret that I didn't. | - Don't... please.

It's over. It's all in the past.

I want you to know that I love you, | and I'll never forget you.

Goodbye, Willie. | Thank you.

Mr Maryk? | My name is Barney Greenwald.

Pleased to meet you. | Have a crack-up?

- Are you our lawyer? | - I'm a lawyer.

- Ensign Keith, Lieutenant Keefer. | - Keith. You're the co-defendant.

- And you, Mr Keefer? | - I'm holding his coat.

- I'm a friend of the family. | - That's pretty flip.

I was on board the Caine, | communications officer.

I read the report and frankly, I | think that what you've done stinks.

- Then why are you taking the case? | - I didn't say I'd take it.

I wanted to talk to Mr Maryk first.

- You should get another lawyer. | - Eight lawyers have turned it down.

At the moment, you have | an excellent chance of being hanged.

We'll answer anything | you want to know.

Are you a fool or a mutineer? | There's no third possibility.

- Should I have let the ship sink? | - Three ships were lost, you know.

And 194 stayed afloat without the | executive officer taking command.

- There was no other choice. | - Maybe I'm a fool. I'm no mutineer.

He had a paranoid skipper who went | to pieces, and he saved the ship.

The Navy has three psychiatrists | who will testify that Queeg is sane.

Paranoids walk a thin dividing line | between sanity and lunacy.

Are you a psychiatrist?

I'm a writer. | I'm a judge of human behaviour.

You were the first to notice | the captain's psychotic symptoms?

- Yes. | - Did you explain it to Mr Maryk?

- I discussed it. | - That's an interesting point.

- Would you repeat it in court? | - Why not?

Mr Keefer, you ought to take a look | at Article 186 of Navy regulations.

"An officer relieving his commanding | officer, or recommending it. -

- Together with others | who so counsel. -

- Must bear the responsibility for | and must justify such action."

That's confusing the issue. | I'm not on trial.

You're not an expert on psychiatry, | but you made the diagnosis.

Yes.

The atmosphere is getting thick | in here. I'll wait in the hall.

Tom had nothing to do with it. | Nobody told me what to do.

- Sure. | - Will you take the case?

I'd much rather prosecute.

I guess I can't blame you.

- I'll take it. | - How do we plead?

- Your case depends on Maryk. | - How do I plead?

Not guilty. | You're a great naval hero.

Charge:
mutiny.

Specification:
Steven Maryk, | Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve. -

- While serving on board the | USS Caine, did on July 31, 1944. -

- Wilfully and without authority | relieve Lt. Commander Queeg.

Queeg was engaged in the exercise | of his command, the US being at war.

Steven Maryk, how say you to the | specification? Guilty or not guilty?

- Not guilty. | - How say you to the charge?

Not guilty.

The prosecution | is prepared to prove -

- That the removal of Lt. Commander | Queeg was not justified. -

- And consequently, | constituted a mutiny.

We will submit psychiatric testimony | establishing without a doubt -

- That Lt. Commander Queeg is sane | and should not have been relieved.

No statement at this time.

The prosecution would like to call | Ensign Willis Stewart Keith.

Were you the officer of the deck | on the DMS Caine on July 31?

Was the captain relieved of command | by Mr Maryk during that watch?

Do you know why Mr Maryk | took the action that he did?

The ship was in imminent danger | of foundering.

- You've been in a foundering ship? | - No, sir.

- When did you join the Navy? | - A little over a year ago.

Do you know how long | Lt. Commander Queeg served at sea?

- No. | - Queeg has served over eight years.

Which of you is better at judging | if a ship is foundering?

Myself. When I am in possession of | my faculties and Queeg is not.

Describe this loss of faculties. Did | Queeg rave or make insane gestures?

No, sir.

After being relieved, | did he go crazy?

He was never wild or raving. There | are other forms of mental illness.

Thank you for your expert opinion.

Queeg has been found rational | by three psychiatrists.

They weren't there during the storm.

- Did you like the captain? | - At first I did.

I thought he was incompetent and | unfair. He rode the men too hard.

- Yourself included? | - Yes, sir.

- You ended up hating Captain Queeg? | - Yes, sir.

Let's come to | the morning of 31 July.

Did you obey Mr Maryk because | you thought the captain was crazy. -

- Or because you hated him?

Mr Keith, it's contempt of court | to refuse to answer questions.

Mr Maryk did the right thing.

No further questions.

Mr Keith, have you ever heard | the expression "Old Yellowstain"?

- Repeat that, please. | - Old Yellowstain.

Yes, sir. | It was a nickname for Captain Queeg.

- What did it imply? | - Cowardice.

I object. That was an unnecessary | attack on the honour of an officer.

The career of an officer with a long | unblemished record is involved here.

I warn you, you bear full | responsibility for your conduct.

The court will hold in abeyance | to the prosecution's motion.

Did that nickname have | anything to do with the typhoon?

- No, sir. | - That's all.

- No further questions. | - The court has no questions.

You may only discuss your testimony | with the parties to the trial.

You're excused.

You're excused.

The ship was rolling bad. Queeg said | to come left, Maryk said right.

- Which did you do? | - I obeyed Mr Maryk.

- Mr Keith said he'd taken command. | - Did the captain act crazy?

- Did Mr Maryk? | - No, sir.

Was the captain scared? | Mr Maryk? Was anyone?

Just me. | I was plenty scared.

- Did you like Captain Queeg? | - I liked him, but not a lot.

- He acted strange. | - Because he cleaned up the Caine?

Because he made you get haircuts | and was strict about regulations?

These were attempts to make good | sailors out of his crew. That's all.

- What do those stars represent? | - Well...

This silver star is the Coral Sea, | Midway, Guadalcanal...

- That's all. | - Call Lt. Thomas Keefer.

When did you learn | about Queeg's relief?

Mr Maryk called us to the bridge | and told us he had assumed command.

Did Captain Queeg look sick?

In a typhoon nobody looks very well.

Didn't you realise -

- The seriousness of Queeg's | warning about collusion in mutiny?

- Yes, I did. | - Then why didn't you take action?

I wasn't there when he was relieved.

I don't know what he did | to convince Mr Maryk he was sick.

For the safety of the ship | I obeyed Mr Maryk's order. -

- Until higher authority either | endorsed or overruled his action.

When Captain Queeg | was in command of the Caine. -

- Did you ever observe | any evidence of insanity in him?

I can't answer that. | I'm not a psychiatrist.

Did you have any reason | to think Queeg might be insane?

Prior to 31 July, did Maryk | suspect Queeg of being mentally ill?

Yes, sir. Maryk showed me a log | he had written on Queeg's behaviour.

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