Jessup spars evenly with Kaffee's questioning, but is unnerved when Kaffee points out a contradiction in his testimony: Jessup stated Marines never disobey orders and that Santiago was to be transferred off-base for his own safety, but, having ordered his men to leave Santiago alone, then Santiago was in no danger. Galloway convinces Kaffee to call Jessup as a witness, despite the risk of a court-martial for smearing a high-ranking officer. Without Markinson's testimony, Kaffee believes the case lost, lamenting that he fought the case instead of taking a deal. ![]() However, they suffer two major setbacks: Downey, under cross-examination, reveals he was not actually present when Dawson received the supposed "code red" order, and Markinson, ashamed that he failed to protect a Marine under his command, tells Kaffee that Jessup never ordered the transfer, but commits suicide rather than testify. Galloway convinces Kaffee to take the case to court the defense establishes the existence of "code red" orders at Guantanamo, and that Dawson specifically had learned not to disobey any order after a promotion was denied for helping out a Marine who was under what could be seen as a "code red". Kaffee meets with Jessup, who tells Kaffee that Santiago was set to be transferred. Dawson shows outright contempt for Kaffee's 'cowardice', even refusing to salute. Kaffee negotiates a plea bargain with the prosecutor, Captain Jack Ross (USMC) insisting Kendrick gave the "code red" order minutes after he had publicly ordered the platoon not to touch Santiago, and never intending their victim to die, Dawson and Downey refuse the deal. Initially, friction exists between Galloway, who resents Kaffee's apparent laziness, and Kaffee, who resents Galloway's interference. Galloway wants to defend them, but the case is given to Lieutenant (junior grade) Daniel Kaffee, an inexperienced and unenthusiastic lawyer with a penchant for plea bargains. Naval investigator and lawyer Lieutenant commander JoAnne Galloway suspects Dawson and Downey carried out a "code red": a violent extrajudicial punishment. ![]() Base Commander Colonel Nathan Jessup and his officers argue about the best course of action: while Jessup's executive officer, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson, advocates that Santiago be transferred, Jessup dismisses the option and orders Santiago's commanding officer, Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick, to 'train' Santiago to become a better Marine. Santiago had poor relations with his fellow Marines, compared unfavorably to them, and broke the chain of command in an attempt to get transferred out of Guantanamo. Marines Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private Louden Downey are facing a general court-martial, accused of killing fellow Marine Private William Santiago at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. You can call your next witness in the morning.U.S. ![]() Then Kevin Bacon calls another member of the platoon to testify and this exchange follows:īacon: The government calls Corporal Raymond Thomas.Ĭruise: Please the court, I understand Kevin Bacon is planning on calling all the other members of Rifle Security Company Windward to testify.īacon: In light of the defense that Tom Cruise is planning to mount, the explicit instructions of the platoon leader seems particularly relevant testimony.Ĭruise: The defense is willing to concede that all 23 witnesses will testify substantially as Corporal Hammaker did, if the government is willing to concede that none of them were in Dawson and Downey's room at 16:20 on August 6th. On cross-examination, Tom Cruise then asks him whether he was in the defendants' room five minutes after this meeting, which he wasn't, and the witness is dismissed. Early on in the trial in the film A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon calls a member of a platoon to testify that the platoon was, as a group, given an order that Santiago (the victim) was to be left alone and not touched.
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