[When their son leaves home and moves into an apartment]
Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle:
You did what?
Michael Kyle:
Actually, I didn't do anything. He said he wanted to leave, so I said goodbye.
Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle:
No, no, no, I know you better than that, Michael. You didn't just say fine, did you?
Michael Kyle:
Well, actually I said "so long, see ya sucker, bon voyage, arrivederci, later loser, goodbye, good riddance, peace out, let the doorknob hit ya where the good Lord split ya, don't come back around here no more, hasta la vista baby, kick rocks, and get the hell out," like that.
Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle:
Do you mean to tell me that you told MY SON "so long, see ya sucker, bon voyage, arrivederci, later loser, goodbye, good riddance, peace out, let the doorknob hit ya where the good Lord split ya, don't come back around here no more, hasta la vista, and get the hell out" - to MY BABY.
Michael Kyle:
No, actually I said "so long, see ya sucker, bon voyage, arrivederci, later loser, goodbye, good riddance, peace out, let the doorknob hit ya where the good Lord split ya, don't come back around here no more, hasta la vista baby, KICK ROCKS, (pauses) and get the hell out. You forgot the "kick rocks." That's really important.
Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle:
Michael, How did he react when you said "so long, see ya sucker, bon voyage, arrivederci, later loser, goodbye, good riddance, peace out, let the doorknob hit ya where the good Lord split ya, don't come back around here no more, KICK ROCKS, and get the hell out?"
Michael Kyle:
Actually, you left out the "hasta la vista"...
Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle:
Oh, Michael. Don't say it, again. [makes a diving motion]
Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle:
I'm on edge, I swear.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
I gotta tell ya, I don't like it.
ADA Tracey Kibre:
Just trying to put the bad guy away, not win the Nobel Peace Prize.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
You excused those jurors because you thought they'd sympathize.
ADA Tracey Kibre:
Look, when you are first chair you can have whoever you want on your jury: latinos, lawyers, convicted felons... Go crazy! Right now, you support my choices whether or not you think they're aggressive.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
Or cheap. I was being polite when I said aggressive. I'm sorry, but I think is out of line to hide behind Hernandez like that.
ADA Tracey Kibre:
Well, I don't care what you think.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
Oh.
ADA Tracey Kibre:
And neither does Angelina Martinez.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
Angelina?
ADA Tracey Kibre:
Yeah, Angelina.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
Wha... so it worked?
ADA Tracey Kibre:
Yep, we changed her gender.
ADA Kelly Gaffney:
Well, I guess I'll be drafting a motion.
Kaffee:
Lt. Kendrick, was Lance Corporal Dawson given a below average rating on this last report because you learned he had been sneaking food to Private Bell?
Capt. Ross:
Object!
Judge Randolph:
Not so fast. Lieutenant?
Lt. Kendrick:
Lance Corporal Dawson was given a below average rating because he had committed a crime.
Kaffee:
A crime? What crime did he commit? Lieutenant Kendrick? Dawson brought a hungry guy some food... what crime did he commit?
Lt. Kendrick:
He disobeyed an order!
Kaffee:
And because he did. Because he exercised his own set of values. Because he made a decision about the welfare of another Marine which was in conflict with an order of yours he was punished. Isn't that right.
Lt. Kendrick:
Lance Corporal Dawson disobeyed an order!
Kaffee:
Yeah, but it wasn't a real order, was it? I mean it's peace time. He wasn't being asked to secure a hill or advance on a beach head. Surely a Marine of Dawson's intelligence can be trusted to determine, on his own, which are the really important orders and which orders might, say, be morally questionable? Lieutenant Kendrick? Can he? Can Dawson determine on his own which orders he's going to follow?
Lt. Kendrick:
No, he cannot.
Kaffee:
A lesson he learned after the Curtis Bell incident, am I right?
Lt. Kendrick:
I would think so.
Kaffee:
You know so don't you, Lieutenant.
Capt. Ross:
Object!
Judge Randolph:
Sustained.
Kaffee:
Lieutenant Kendrick, one final question. If you had ordered Dawson to give Santiago a code red...
Lt. Kendrick:
[Interrupting, exasperated] I SPECIFICALLY ORDERED THOSE MEN NOT TO TOUCH SANTIAGO!
Kaffee:
...would it be reasonable to think he would have disobeyed you again?
Capt. Ross:
Lieutenant, don't answer that!
Kaffee:
You don't have to, I'm through.
Capt. Ross:
Lieutenant Kendrick, did you order Lance Corporal Dawson and Private Downey to give Willie Santiago a code red? [Kendrick initially refuses to answer, sensing he's been caught lying]
Capt. Ross:
Lieutenant Kendrick! Did you...
Lt. Kendrick:
No, I did not!
Martin Q. Blank:
What about you? Joined the force, huh?
Terry Rostand:
Oh no, I'm not a peace officer. Yeah, this badge isn't a meaninful symbol. We don't enforce the law, we just execute company policy for homeowners.
Martin Q. Blank:
Oh, right... you mind talking a little shop?
Terry Rostand:
Sure.
Martin Q. Blank:
When are you authorized to use deadly force?
Terry Rostand:
Oh well, you know, taxes provide your basic services, you know, police and whatnot, but our customers, they need a little bit more than that, so we catch you on the property, we do what we have to do.
Martin Q. Blank:
So, if I just look suspicious on your customers' property - under those, you know, "heightened circumstances" - you have the authority to shoot me?
Terry Rostand:
Correct.
Martin Q. Blank:
Wow, all right. How'd you get the gig?
Terry Rostand:
Oh, well, they were hiring. And it was only a two-week course.
Admiral:
What we're going to tell you Commander, may come as a surprise, but it must be held in the utmost secrecy, and its importance will become obvious. I think you'll understand.
Court-Martial Captain:
All charges against your boys have been dropped.
Cdr. Camparelli:
Sir?
Court-Martial Captain:
They're gone, dropped, never happened.
Cdr. Camparelli:
What do you want me to do, Captain?
Court-Martial Captain:
Cover it up, sweep it under the rug. Take your men back to your carrier first thing in the morning, keep their mouths shut. Beyond that, you can do what you want to with them, but this affair's over.
Cdr. Camparelli:
May I ask the captain, why?
Admiral:
Because the President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon is quite irritated at the opposition for leaving the peace table. He has just ordered Operation Linebacker II; the unrestricted bombing of all military targets in North Vietnam.
Court-Martial Captain:
We'd look like real idiots if we court-martialed an A-6 crew for doing what the President of the United States just told us to do. If even a rumor got back to the press, you can understand the ramifications.
Cdr. Camparelli:
Yes. Yes, sir.
