:12:00
I'll put my hand out for a shake,
and when he looks down...
:12:05
- Huh?
- That's one way of doin' it.
:12:08
That old man'll just about bust!
:12:09
Yes, he will. And l aim
to get that citation for you.
:12:13
But you're gonna have to be patient.
:12:15
- Sure thing, Clyde.
- These things take time.
:12:18
The right moment comes along,
and l'll slip it through.
:12:22
- You wanna know something?
- What?
:12:25
We get back home...
:12:27
I'm gonna go right on
calling you "Colonel". Huh?
:12:32
Huh? What do you think?
:12:39
I think l'd like that fine.
:12:43
I'm hard put to recall a bona fide
colonel in our corner of the state.
:12:49
Joe, l've got a plan for getting
Cooney out of the company.
:12:52
A lost cause.
:12:54
- Are you gonna listen to me?
- What's to listen?
:12:57
You know Bartlett has political ambitions.
Cooney's old man owns the machine.
:13:02
QED, Erskine can do no wrong.
We got him for the duration.
:13:05
Now you've got that off your chest, listen
to me for a second and shut up, will ya?
:13:11
- Huh?
- Go ahead.
:13:14
All right, now. I'll give it
to you plain and simple.
:13:18
One is, at least a part of Bartlett's political
future depends on his war record, right?
:13:25
Two: Bartlett is no fool, right? Huh?
:13:28
- Yeah, right.
- OK.
:13:30
Three is, Cooney is completely
unreliable and Bartlett knows it.
:13:35
His next foul-up could be a big one.
Not 14 men, but something big.
:13:39
Let's face it, this is for keeps.
:13:42
- So what is the plan?
- OK...
:13:45
I'd like to lay it on the line with Bartlett,
suggest that he kick Cooney upstairs.
:13:50
- Not a chance.
- Why not?
:13:52
He gets the guy stashed away
in a desk job at Battalion or Division.
:13:56
Worst he can do is get
his thumb caught in a filing cabinet.
:13:59
Our worries are over, Bartlett's worries
are over. All we gotta do is fight the war.