The General's Daughter Page #6

But what if it wasn't one car three

times, but three different cars?

What difference does it make,

since Moore is dead?

It got me thinking about

your daughter, and what she taught.

''Mostly we f*** with

people's minds,'' she said.

Thank you, Brenner.

You can go now.

- Tell me about the rape.

- But she wasn't raped.

It was just made to appear that way.

The rape at West Point.

It was kept confidential

for the good of the academy.

And the army.

And it was best for Elisabeth.

- You were in Germany?

- Berlin. I was stationed there.

- I came back as soon as I heard.

- You went straight from the plane?

- Of course.

- No meeting first?

- Mr Brenner is very well informed.

- It was in her psych records, sir.

It didn't happen that way.

George, he's right.

The meeting did come first.

It was seven years ago.

The details get confusing.

It was nothing. A quick briefing

in a hotel near the Point.

General Sonenberg.

He was very sympathetic.

I want justice for my daughter.

I would give anything if this

had never happened. But it did.

I'm telling you the reality of the

situation. We'll never find them.

But we do know that a co-ed academy

is a good and necessary call.

Better one unreported

and unvindicated rape -

- than to shake the foundations

of West Point.

To cast suspicion on a thousand

soldiers who did not gang-rape her.

All we have to do

is convince your daughter -

- that she, the Academy,

the army and the cause of equality -

- would be best served if she

just forgot about the whole thing.

These are the times we live in, Joe.

He was right.

If it had gone public, -

- it would have permanently

damaged women in the military.

- It would've destroyed West Point.

- Is that what you told Elisabeth?

Not in so many words, no.

She was in no condition

to understand that then.

I simply tried to tell her

that I loved her.

I loved her very much.

Daddy loves you.

And he's so proud of you.

Rest now.

Try not to think about it anymore.

Listen to me.

I only want what's best for you.

Trust me.

Do you? Like you always did?

Then don't ever think about

any of this again.

I know. It's an awful thing.

A terrible, terrible thing.

But thinking about it won't help it.

So ...

Close your eyes.

It never happened.

None of this ever happened.

Not my finest hour.

You were just doing what you said,

trying to protect her.

I did what I had to.

What I thought best

for everyone concerned.

Nothing else could've been done.

They never would have found them.

- Here you are, sir.

- What is that?

The names of the perpetrators,

found with a minimum of trouble.

- That's just brilliant.

- Each man will get 20 years.

- I think you'd better go now.

- Fine.

We'll deal with the phone call issue

tomorrow, before your flight.

What phone call issue?

I have reason to believe Moore

phoned you the night of the murder.

Why would he have done that?

I think the whole recreation

of the rape was Elisabeth's idea.

You were going into politics. Maybe

she thought it was her last chance.

She got Moore to put her in the

same position that the rapists did.

You weren't in Germany. She wanted

you to see what you covered up.

- That never happened!

- A gift from Moore's lawyer.

Dad, this is Elisabeth. I need to

discuss something urgent with you.

Meet me at the mount site

no later than 03:30 hours.

I have an answer to your ultimatum.

You can't argue with a recording.

I'm sure it was part of her plan.

What does she mean by an ultimatum?

I gave her two options:

Resign her commission,

or agree to some sort of therapy.

If she rejected both, I'd instruct

the staff judge advocate -

- to draw up charges

for a general court martial.

- That must seem callous to you.

- You drove out to the mount site?

Of course. I needed an answer.

Here's the answer

to your damn ultimatum.

Do you see what they did to me?

Do you see?

Don't turn away. Come closer.

See what they put me through!

What the f***

do you hope to accomplish?

There's a rope around my neck.

Strangle me or cover it up again.

Have you gone

completely out of your mind?

It happened.

It happened!

I want to hear you say it happened!

I don't give a damn what

happened to you seven years ago.

Whatever hurts you

makes me stronger.

You can't hurt me anymore.

- We're even.

- That's fine with me.

You never helped me!

Daddy, please don't go.

Come back. Please.

Please ...

Daddy ...

So you were in the second car.

Which means Col. Fowler

must have been in the third.

You couldn't expect a man

to deal with his own child.

She was screaming

such vituperations at him.

Of course not.

So he called me.

And he asked me to deal with it.

I went ... and I found her dead.

- You found her dead?

- Of course.

But you will never get me

to testify against the general.

What?

I've been by Joe Campbell's side

too many times.

Looked death in the face with him

too many times.

- I'll not back down now.

- What are you talking about?

It wasn't like

she didn't give him reason.

- George, for Christ's sake!

- And when we realised ...

... she was f***ing everybody ...

... from Bill Kent to Jake Elby,

it was too late for official action.

Col. Fowler!

You'd have to ask for

all their resignations.

- Strangulation, you think?

- And then resign ourselves.

You need civilian authority.

What happened to you?

- You had no choice, sir.

- You think I killed my daughter?

- It'll die with me, Joe.

- You sorry son of a b*tch!

- Bill, where's Moore?

- He was released.

Cal, it's me.

Let me speak to Sunhill.

She got in an hour ago,

then went out to the crime scene.

She took the big dog with her.

Capt. America himself.

Kent. It was his idea.

He wants you to meet him there.

Of course he does.

Sunhill!

We've been through this place

a dozen times before.

- Paul?

- Sure, sure ... Paul.

The three of us need to go back

to your office and talk.

Why don't we talk here, if we have

anything important to talk about?

I thought you'd pin it on Moore

and move on.

- Oh, God.

- I forgot you were a nasty rat.

- Just goes to show you.

- Why did you do it?

Why?

You tell me, you're the expert.

She gave it out all over the post.

The one man who cared about her, -

- the one willing to risk it all,

is the person she doesn't want.

And that's because

she couldn't want anybody.

I just wanted to be with her.

She owned my heart.

She tormented me.

She became my obsession.

So I followed her,

and found her on the range.

On display.

- Elisabeth?

- Get the f*** out of here.

He'll come back. You can't be here.

You'll ruin it all.

- What's all this about?

- Did my father send you?

- Did he send you to shut me up?

- No.

Well, this time I won't be quiet.

This time I'll tell everything.

About him, about you.

I'll tell your wife, your kids ...

Don't touch me!

Get your hands off me!

You repulse me! You're a disgrace!

You're not a soldier. You're not

even a man. You're just a f***.

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