:37:00
He'll be prosecuting
the Childers court-martial.
:37:02
The marines put the major
through Stanford Law,
:37:05
and he owes them a couple of years
before he takes over the world.
:37:08
You know General Lowry.
:37:10
I'd like you to meet the general
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
:37:12
General West, and the secretary
of Defense, Mr. Wyatt.
:37:15
Have a seat.
Make yourself comfortable.
:37:17
What I gather from our esteemed NSC
advisor and secretary of state...
:37:21
is that we've got a trial
in two weeks.
:37:23
- Seems awfully damned fast.
- Everyone in this room will agree...
:37:26
it's in the national interest that
this trial be moved along quickly.
:37:29
The Article 32 investigation
was complete and comprehensive.
:37:32
It all seems to point
in one direction.
:37:34
Has he got a lawyer yet?
:37:35
He's requested a military
attorney, Colonel Hayes Hodges.
:37:38
Second Marine Division, Lejeune.
:37:41
Any relation to
General H. Lawrence Hodges?
:37:43
His son.
:37:44
Larry Hodges was one of this country's
most distinguished officers.
:37:47
What do we know about
Colonel Hayes Hodges?
:37:49
He's a guy who got
blown apart in Vietnam,
:37:51
then went to Georgetown Law
and became a cynic.
:37:54
Is that about right, Major?
:37:56
He was 67th in his class
at Georgetown, sir.
:37:58
He doesn't take too many cases,
doesn't win too many.
:38:01
He apparently went through an ugly
divorce, had a drinking problem,
:38:03
retiring in two weeks.
- Can we guarantee we get this guy?
:38:08
Sir, if I may
say something?
:38:11
I am not a hired gun.
:38:13
I accepted this assignment...
:38:15
'cause I believe in the merits
ofthe government's case.
:38:17
I am not gonna stack the deck
against this guy.
:38:19
I will try this case
on good evidence only.
:38:22
I'm glad to hear it.
:38:57
Hold your fire.