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A Few Good MenScreenplay by                             Aaron SorkinProduced by                               David Brown                                                 Rob Reiner                                                 Andrew ScheinmannDirected by                                Rob ReinerCast List: Tom Cruise                              Lieutenant J.G. Daniel KaffeeJack Nicholson                        Colonel Nathan R. JessepDemi Moore                             Lieutenant Commander Joanne GallowayKevin Bacon                            Captain Jack RossKiefer Sutherland                    Lieutenant Jonathan KendrickKevin Pollak                            Lieutenant Sam WeinbergJames Marshall                                   Private First Class Louden DowneyJ.T. Walsh                                Lieutenant Colonel Mathew MarkinsonChristopher Guest                   Dr. StoneFADE IN:EXT. A SENTRY TOWERIn the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere.Small beams of light coming from lamps attached to the tower cut through the ground mist. We HEAR all the unidentifiable sounds of night in the woods. We also HEAR, very, very faintly, a slow, deliberate drum cadence. And as this starts, we begin to MOVE SLOWLY UP THE TOWER, more becomes visible now: . the sandbags on the ground piled ten-high. the steel, fire escape-type stairway wrapping around the structure and leading to the lookout post, and finally. THE LOOKOUT POST, maybe forty feet off the ground.Standing the post is the silhouette of a MARINE. He's holding a rifle and staring straight out.The drum cadence has been building slightly.CUT TO:A WIDER SHOT OF THE FENCELINEAnd we see by the moonlight that the tall wire-mesh fence winds its way far, far into the distance.SUBITLE: "united states naval bas guantanamo bay cuba"The drum cadence continues, and weCUT TO:INT. A MARINE BARRACKSWe HEAR two pairs of footsteps and thenCUT TO:THE BARRACKS CORRIDORWhere we see that the footsteps belong to DAWSON and DOWNEY, two young marines who we'll get to know later. They stop when they get to a certain door. The drum cadence is still growing. Dawson puts his hand on the doorknob and turns it slowly. He opens the door and they walk intoINT. SANTIAGO'S ROOM NIGHTWILLY SANTIAGO, a young, very slight marine, lies asleep in his bunk.Dawson kneels down by the bed, puts his hand on Santiago's shoulder and shakes him gently. Santiago opens his yes, looks at Dawson, and for a moment there's nothing wrong   and then Santiago's eyes fill with terror. He lunges out of the bed but forget about it. In one flash Dawson andDowney grab him out of bed, and before the scream can come out, Downey's shoved a piece of cloth into Santiago's mouth.Everything that happens next occurs with speed, precision and professionalism. A strip of duct tape is pulled, ripped, and slapped onto his mouth and eyes   A length of rope is wrapped around his hands and feet.DOWNEY(quietly)You're lucky it's us, Willy.An arm grabs him tightly around the neck, not choking him, just holding his head still   The drum cadence has built to a crescendo. We HEAR four sharp blasts from a whistle and weSMASH CUT TO:EXT. THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DAYAnd the drum cadence we've been hearing has turned into Semper Fidelis and it's coming fromTHE U.S. MARINE CORPS BAND, a sight to behold in their red and gold uniforms and polished silver and brass.The Band is performing on the huge and lush parade grounds before a crowd made up mostly of TOURISTS and DAY-CAMPERS.As the TITLES ROLL, we watch the Band do their thing from various angles. Incredible precision is the name of the game. Each polished black shoe hitting the ground as if they were all attached by a rod. Each drumstick raised to tho same fraction of a centimeter before striking. A RIFLE DRILL TEAM that can't possibly be human. Flags, banners, the works.SUBTITLE: "THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, D.C."CUT TO:HIGH ANGLEOf the entire band an we end credits.CUT TO:EXT. A RED BRICK BUILDING DAYIt's an important building, a main building. A few SAILERS enter and exit andCUT TO:A WOMANAs she walks across the courtyard toward the brick building. The WOMAN is JOANNE GALLOWAY, a navy lawyer in her early 30's. She's bright, attractive, impulsive, and has a tendency to speak quickly. If she had any friends, they'd call her Jo. As she walks, she mutters to herself .JOI'm requesting. I'm. Captain, I'd like to request that I be the attorney assigned to rep I'd like to request that it be myself who is assigned to represent  (she stops)"That it be myself who is assigned to represent"?. Good, Jo, that's confidence inspiring.We follow Jo, still muttering, as she walks into the brick building which bears the seal of the UNITED STATES NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPSCUT TO:INT. WEST'S OFFICE DAYAs Jo enters. CAPTAIN WEST and two other officers, GIBBS and LAWRENCE, sit around a conference table.GIBBSJo, come on in.JOThank you, sir.GIBBSCaptain West, this is Lt. Commander Galloway. Jo, you know Mike Lawrence.JOYes sir.(to West)Captain, I appreciate your seeing me on such short notice.WESTI understand there was some trouble over the weekend down in Cuba.JOYes sir. This past Friday evening. Two marines, Corporal Harold Dawson and Private Louden Downey, entered the barracks room of a PFC William Santiago and assaulted him. Santiago died at the base hospital approximately an hour later. The NIS agent who took their statements maintains they were trying to prevent Santiago from naming them in a fenceline shooting incident. They're scheduled to have a hearing down in Cuba at 4:00 this afternoon.LAWRENCEWhat's the problem?JODawson and Downey are both recruiting poster marines and Santiago was known to be a screw-up. I was thinking that it sounded an awful lot like a code red.Jo lets this sink in a moment.WEST(under his breath)Christ.JOI'd like them moved up to Washington and assigned counsel. Someone who can really look into this. Someone who possesses not only the legal skill, but a familiarity with the inner workings of the military. In short, Captain, I'd like to suggest that. I be the one who, that it be me who is assigned to represent them.(beat)Myself.Jo looks around the room for a response.WESTJoanne, why don't you get yourself a cup of coffee.JOThank you, sir, I'm fine.WESTJoanne, I'd like you to leave the room so we can talk about you behind your back.JOCertainly, sir.Jo gets up and walks out.WESTI thought this Code Red shit wasn't going on anymore.LAWRENCEWith the marines at GITMO? Who the hell knows what goes on down there.WESTWell lets find out before the rest of the world does, this thing could get messy. What about this woman?LAWRENCEJo's been working a desk at internal affairs for what, almost a year now.WESTAnd before that?GIBBSShe disposed of three cases in two years.WESTThree cases in two years? Who was she handling, the Rosenbergs?GIBBSShe's not cut out for litigation.LAWRENCEShe's a hall of an investigator, Jerry  GIBBSIn internal affairs, sure. She can crawl up a lawyer's ass with the best of 'em, but when it comes to trial work  WESTI know. All passion, no street smarts. Bring her back in.Lawrence goes to the door and motions for Jo to come back in.WEST(continuing)Commander, we're gonna move the defendants up here in the morning.JOThank you, sir.WESTAnd I'll have Division assign them counsel.JO(beat)But. not me.WESTFrom what I understand from your colleagues, you're much too valuable in your present assignment to be wasted on what I'm sure will boil down to a five minute plea bargain and a week's worth of paper work.JOSir  WESTDon't worry about it. I promise you, division'll assign the right man for the job.CUT TO:EXT. SOFTBALL FIELD DAYTHE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOBHis name is LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE DANIEL ALLISTAIR KAFFEE, and it's almost impossible not to like him. At the moment he's hitting fungoes to about a dozen LAWYERS who are spread out on the softball field on a corner of the bass. The '27 Yankees they're not, but they could probably hold their own against a group of, say, Airforce dentists.Kaffee's in his late 20's, 15 months out of Harvard Law School, and a brilliant legal mind waiting for a courageous spirit to drive it. He is, at this point in his life, passionate about nothing . except maybe softball.KAFFEE(calling out to the team)Alright, let's get two!He smacks one to the SECOND BASE. The ball bounces right between his legs.SECOND BASESorry!KAFFEENothing to be sorry about, Sherby. Just look the ball into your glove.He smacks one out to the same place. It bounces off the heel of SHERBY's glove and into center field.SECOND BASE (SHERBY)Sorry!KAFFEEYou gotta trust me, Sherby. You keep your eyes open, your chances of catching the ball increase by a factor of ten.SPRADLING, a young naval officer, sweaty and out of breath, walks up behind the backstop.SPRADLINGKaffee!KAFFEELet's try it again.SPRADLINGKaffee!KAFFEE(turning)Dave. You seem upset and distraught.SPRADLINGWe were supposed to meet in your office 15 minutes ago to talk about the McDermott case. You're stalling on this thing. Now we got this done and I mean now, or no kidding, Kaffee, I'll hang your boy from a fuckin' yardarm.KAFFEEA yardarm?(calling out)Sherby, does the Navy still hang people from yardarms?SHERBY(calling back)I don't think so, Danny.KAFFEE(back to Spradling)Dave, Sherby doesn't think the Navy hangs people from yardarms anymore.(back to the field)Let's go, let's get two!He goes back to hitting fungoes.SPRADLINGI'm gonna charge him with possession and being under the influence while on duty. Plead guilty and I'll recommend 30 daysin the brig with loss of rank and pay.KAFFEEIt was oregano, Dave, it was ten dollars worth of oregano.SPRADLINGYeah, well your client thought it was marijuana.KAFFEEMy client's a moron, that's not against the law.Swapp! The THIRD BASEMAN takes one in the face.KAFFEE(continuing)Ow. That had to hurt.(calling out)Way to keep your head in the play, Lester. Walk it off!SPRADLINGI've got people to answer to just like you, I'm gonna charge him.KAFFEEWith what, possession of a condiment?SPRADLINGKaffee  KAFFEEDave, I've tried to help you out of this, but if you ask for tall time, I'm gonna file a motion to dismiss.SPRADLINGYou won't got it.KAFFEEI will get it.KAFFEE(continuing)And if the MTD is denied, I'll file a motion in liminee seeking to obtain evidentiary ruling in advance, and after that I'm gonna file against pre-trial confinement, and you're gonna spend an entire summer going blind on paperwork because a Signalman Second Class bought and smoked a dime bag of oregano.SPRADLINGB Misdemeanor, 20 days in the brig.KAFFEEC Misdemeanor, 15 days restricted duty.SPRADLINGI don't know why I'm agreeing to this.KAFFEE'Cause you have wisdom beyond your years. Dave, can you play third base?INT. CONFERENCE ROOM DAYAbout 16 NAVY AND MARINE LAWYERS (several of whom are women) are taking their seats around a large conference table.A PARALEGAL is handing out folders and some photocopied papers to the LAWYERS.We might notice that one of the lawyers is Lieutenant Junior Grade SAM WEINBERG. Sam's serious and studious looking. If he weren't in uniform, you wouldn't guess that he was a naval officer.CAPTAIN WHITAKER walks in.WHITAKER'Morning.LAWYERS(school class)'Morning Captain Whitaker.WHITAKERSam, how's the baby?SAMI think she's ready to say her first word any day now.WHITAKERHow can you tell?SAMShe just looks like she has something to say.Kaffee walks in.KAFFEEExcuse me, sorry I'm late.WHITAKERI'm sure you don't have a good excuse, so I won't force you to come up with a bad one.KAFFEEThank you, Isaac, that's nice of you.WHITAKERSit-down, this first one's for you.He hands Kaffee some files.WHITAKER(continuing)You're moving up in the world, Danny, you've been requested by Division."Oooh"'s and "Ahhh"'S from the other Lawyers. (Subtle Note: Kaffee doesn't want to move up in the world.)KAFFEERequested to do what?Whitaker hands him a file.WHITAKERGuantanamo Bay, Cuba. A marine corporal named Dawson illegally fires a round from his weapon over the fenceline and into Cuban territory.KAFFEEWhat's a fenceline?WHITAKERSam?SAMA big wall separating the good guys from the bad guys.KAFFEETeachers pet.WHITAKERPFC William Santiago threatens to rat on Dawson to the Naval investigative Service. Dawson and another member of his squad, PFC Louden Downey, they go into Santiago's room, tie him up, and stuff a rag down his throat. An hour later, Santiago's dead. Attending physician says the rag was treated with some kind of toxin.KAFFEEThey poisoned the rag?WHITAKERNot according to them.KAFFEEWhat do they say?WHITAKERNot much. They're being flown up here tomorrow and on Thursday at 0600 you'll catch a transport down to Cuba for the day to find out what you can. Meantime, go across the yard and see Lt. Commander Joanne Galloway. She's the one who had 'em brought up here. She'll fill you in on whatever she has. Any questions?KAFFEEThe flight to Cuba, was that 0600 in the morning, sir?WHITAKERIt seems important to Division that this one be handled by the book, so I'm assigning co-counsel. Any volunteers?SAMNo.WHITAKERSam.SAMI have a stack of paper on my desk  WHITAKERWork with Kaffee on this.SAMDoing what? Kaffee'll finish this up in four days.WHITAKERDo various. administrative. you know. things. Back-up. Whatever.SAMIn other words I have no responsibilities whatsoever.WHITAKERRight.SAMMy kinda case.CUT TO:INT. JO'S OFFICE DAYJo sits behind her desk. Kaffee and Sam stand in the doorway. Kaffee knocks politely.Jo looks up.KAFFEEHi.(beat)I'm Daniel Kaffee. I was told to meet with  (checks notes) Commander Galloway.Jo is staring at him. Kaffee doesn't know why.KAFFEE(continuing)About a briefing.Jo is finding this hard to believe.JOYou're the attorney that Division assigned?KAFFEEI'm lead counsel. This is Sam Weinberg.SAMI have no responsibilities here whatsoever.Jo's deeply puzzled.JO(beat)Come in, please, have a seat.Kaffee and Sam come into the office and sit.JO(continuing)Lieutenant, how long have you been in the Navy?KAFFEEGoing on nine months now.JOAnd how long have you been out of law school?KAFFEEA little over a year.JO(beat)I see.KAFFEEHave I done som