USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Page #6

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All right, God bless.

Row! Row! Come on, men!

CLARA:

Mike?

Mike!

Mike, are you out there?!

We're here!

Bama, Bama, wake up,

they're here. Bama!

- What?

- We're getting out of here.

They're here.

That's Clara! That's Clara!

That's Clara!

(SPUTTERING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Calm down! Hey, hey!

You're just hallucinating.

Calm down.

Hey, calm down.

You're just hallucinating.

Calm down, buddy.

(VOICE BREAKING)

I love her, Mike.

I love Clara!

I always have.

Since Sunday school

at First Baptist, and...

and I... I was gonna

make something of myself.

What's that?

(SHOUTS)

Gotta be sharks!

Get in the raft! Get in the raft!

It's gonna flip.

Go on the other side.

(SCREAMING)

Damn, that stinks man.

Probably been dead

for a good two hours or so.

Go on, take his vest.

Oh, jeez,

that's the kid, Theodore.

That's his book, man.

Shark took his

poor head clean off.

You think it's just luck,

who lives and who dies?

It was his time.

I'm hoping that

I'm too bad for Heaven

and too good for Hell.

I think people

make up religion

to make themselves

feel better.

Can't be a God,

not with the stuff

that I seen.

At least,

not one that cares.

Death, evil...

I saw a man sacrifice

his life for another man.

I ain't telling you

what to believe, brother.

I... I just know there's

a lot of good in the world,

and...

I want to get back to it.

- You said your girl?

- Mm-hmm.

Is it true she's the

Michigan state arm wrestling champion?

Two years in a row.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Don't get

out of line with her.

Do you think this is going

to mess up my dance game?

Well...

it's called the Lindy hop.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

What if she doesn't believe

I bought her a ring?

Then you'll get her another one.

And you'll give it to her.

She's great...

a great girl, right?

Take care of her.

- What?

- Promise me, Bam.

Take care of her.

Hey, you stop.

Listen, Bam,

remember on the ship?

You told me to slow down.

I didn't listen.

And I grabbed the hatch.

I burned my hands, Bam.

Melted my skin.

I never listen.

You were doing what you thought

you were supposed to be doing.

And I got her in trouble.

That's why...

the ring.

A nice girl like that.

Mike? Mike?

(CRYING)

Mike?

Hey.

Don't be dead.

(WAILING)

Hey, we got company.

West.

WEST:

They're all dead.

Standish. Cavanaugh.

Sharks everywhere.

West, you're okay.

Forgive me, chap.

- (CRYING) I'm so sorry.

- It's okay.

- You're safe.

- I'm so sorry.

You're safe.

No!

Get out of the water!

Swim! Swim!

(ALL SHOUTING)

Get out!

(SCREAMS)

(ALL CLAMORING)

No!

God damn it!

CHARLIE:

"It is the fourth day,

and many men

have simply given up.

I've seen the strongest boys,

their lives full of promise,

succumb to our horrible

circumstances.

Others of us feel as though

we are losing our minds."

(MAN SCREAMS IN DISTANCE)

(MAN SCREAMS IN DISTANCE)

(MAN SCREAMS IN DISTANCE)

(HARMONICA MUSIC PLAYING)

Garrison.

Garrison, is that...

is that a hallucination?

That son of a b*tch is close.

Can you see it?

Do you see that?

Help!

Over here! Over here!

I can't see.

I ca... I can't see.

I can't see any...

I can't see anything.

Wave right here.

He's close.

- Hey!

- Hey! Hey!

I'm getting nothing

but static, sir.

It's that antenna.

I thought you had it looked at.

I did.

God damn it.

Look down!

We're above something.

I think it's an oil spill

from a Japanese sub.

Let's circle back.

Get ready to drop.

He saw us!

He saw us!

He saw us!

Drop below 50!

Hang on!

Are you sure it was

a Japanese submarine, sir?

Who else would be out here?

You got eyes on this?

On my go!

Are you...

seeing this, skipper?

You seeing...

seeing this?

It doesn't see us.

Sees the oil.

And drop

in three, two, one.

Wait! Wait!!

There's got to be 100 men out

there spread out over miles.

Get on the radio now!

Hey, look,

this is Gambler 17.

We are flying over hundreds

of boys in the water.

I repeat, we are flying

over hundreds of boys in the water.

MAN ON RADIO:

Amber 17, copy this.

We have to follow protocol.

The Japanese

could be out there.

Lieutenant! Lieutenant!

Sir, Lieutenant!

Lieutenant, sir!

We just got a call in.

There's something

in the water.

Could be the plane

we're looking for, sir.

Find all the water we have,

food, too, medical supplies.

God knows how long

they've been down there.

Do you see what I see?

There are men everywhere!

The Japs must have

sunk a ship.

Japs might

still be out there

waiting to sink any ship

that comes along!

Those boys need help now.

Sir, request position

permission for a no-no.

MAN ON RADIO:

Negative!

Do not land that plane

on open ocean!

You can't risk

that kind of damage.

I'm gonna land this plane.

Land the damn plane,

Lieutenant.

Hang on!

Holy sh*t, these guys

are doing a water landing.

Were almost out of fuel, sir.

We have to go.

10-4,

heading back to base.

He saw us!

He saw us! (LAUGHS)

(CHEERING)

(SHUDDERING)

(GASPS)

Taking on water!

Holy sh*t.

- Pick up the single swimmers.

- Lieutenant,

wouldn't it be faster

to pick up the ones in groups?

It'd be a hell

of a lot faster,

but they stand a better chance

of survival in big groups.

Hey, son, what's your name?

What happened here?

(WEAKLY)

Brian Smithwick.

Signalman first class aboard

the USS Indianapolis.

Even out!

Straight!

Lieutenant,

the cabin's getting full.

Get some more on the wing.

Don't forget this tail.

We can put some on there.

Watch that cleat!

(SOBBING)

We're going home!

Are you serious...

(BABBLING)

Hey, wait, wait!

It's our skipper.

Thank you...

for... landing!

We got room

for a few more.

I'm okay!

Get my men...

out of the water!

MAN ON RADIO:

It's the USS Indianapolis.

That can't be.

It shouldn't be,

but it is.

This is a class-A

clusterfuck.

Somebody is gonna

pay for this.

If I were you,

I'd send every ship you got

before the sharks

get at the rest of them.

I don't know how many more

I fit on this plane.

You're putting them

on the plane?

You'll never get off

the water!

You kidding me?

The plane's shot, Hoss. It's shot to sh*t.

We're taking on water.

We're lucky to be afloat.

You don't want to consider

sending a ship for these boys,

send one for me.

CHARLIE:
"I don't understand

why it took so long.

At last relief came.

There wasn't enough room

on the plane

for all the survivors,

but soon the ships followed,

the Bassett,

the Ringness, the Talbot,

the Register,

the Dulfilho,

and the Cecil J. Doyle."

That's exactly

what I want.

Our hero ship that delivered

the bomb in record time

got sunk four days ago.

What?

How many survived?

879 men lost their lives.

Command screwed the pooch

on three SOS calls

from the Indianapolis.

That's not including

an intercepted message

from the Japanese I-58

that did that sinking.

Son of a b*tch.

The Japanese

on the verge of surrender,

and that's due in part

to the Indianapolis.

I don't want to hear about

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