PREVIOUSLY ON THE L WORD...
HEY, ANYONE GOT A 20 ON TINA?
JESUS!
I THINK TINA'S GOT A THING GOING
ON THE SET.
THIS IS SAM MAKAVEJEV.
I'M SORRY. MOLLY KROLL.
[CHEERING]
MOTHER!
DON'T REMIND ME
OF MY MOTHER'S TOTAL DEGRADATION, PLEASE.
I'M BORED, BUT NOT BORED ENOUGH
TO SLEEP WITH YOU.
WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, COLONEL DAVIS.
WHO'S COLONEL GILLIAN DAVIS?
SHE'S PROSECUTING YOUR CASE.
THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL I'M TESTIFYING AT THAT HEARING.
I'LL TURN YOU IN TO THE U.S. MARSHALS.
EVERYONE'S AT SHEBAR, ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE,
AND WE'RE STUCK HERE.
A LOT OF MOVIE STARS, THEY JUST REFUSE
TO WORK PAST 8:00 AT NIGHT.
NIKI'S DISAPPEARED FROM SET. WE CAN'T FIND HER ANYWHERE.
I THINK I KNOW WHERE SHE WENT.
LESBIAN TURKISH OIL WRESTLING?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN HERE AND FIGHT ME.
GO IN AND GET HER.
WHAT? GET HER!
YEAH, HEY, MICKEY, IT'S DAWN DENBO.
YEAH,I GOT A HOT TIP FOR YOU.
PAPARAZZI?
I AM SO SCREWED!
CUT.
PRINT...
[MOTORCYCLE REVS]
[TIRES SCREECH]
[SILENCED GUNSHOT]
[LAUGHING]
[BEEPS OPEN]
DID YOU REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE THAT EASY?
WHO SENT YOU?
I BELIEVE I ASKED YOU A QUESTION.
[WHISPERING]: LOVE THE REVEAL!
I LOVE THE FUCKING REVEAL!
YOU'VE GO TO STOP DROPPING IN ON ME LIKE THAT, MRS. BRYANT.
I THOUGHT YOU'D BE HAPPY TO SEE ME,
MR. BRYANT.
DID YOU MISS ME?
ALWAYS.
[LAUGHS]
BACKLIGHTING'S GREAT.
THE BACKLIGHTING WORKS.
ABSOLUTELY...
SEND A FUCKING CLIP TO RATNER!
TELL HIM WE'VE GOT THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS.
I BELIEVE SO.
HIS WET DREAMS,
AND WE WANT EIGHT MILL FOR HER.
IT'S GOING UP TO 12 MILLION NEXT PICTURE.
OH, MY GOD, YOU GUYS...
NO JOKE. TRUE STORY.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST AGENTS
AND MANAGERS EVER.
I MEAN, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
I HAVE A CALL IN TO STUFF,
AND I THINK WE HAVE THE COVER.
OW!
[LAUGHING]
[**]
* GIRLS IN TIGHT DRESSES WHO DRAG WITH MUSTACHES *
* CHICKS DRIVING FAST INGENUES WITH LONG LASHES *
* WOMEN WHO LONG, LOVE, LUST WOMEN WHO GIVE *
* THIS IS THE WAY IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* TALKING, LAUGHING LOVING, BREATHING *
* FIGHTING, FUCKING CRYING, DRINKING *
* WRITING, WINNING LOSING, CHEATING *
* KISSING, THINKING, DREAMING
* THIS IS THE WAY...
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE *
* IT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE
* AND LOVE
OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT DOG.
WHOO!
WANT TO STOP HERE?
THAT WAS GREAT.
OH...
PHEW...
SHIT.
YOU'RE GOOD.
LIKE I WAS SAYING,
I LIKE HER.
I DO, I LIKE HER,
BUT SHE'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S CALLED HETEROSEXUALITY.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I SWEAR,
I'VE BEEN WITH TONS OF STRAIGHT GIRLS.
I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LIKE.
TONS.
I'M TELLING YOU.
RIGHT, BUT MAYBE SHE'S A SPAGHETTI GIRL.
HMM?
STRAIGHT UNTIL WET.
THAT'S HORRIBLE.
[LAUGHING]
DO YOU THINK SHE'S INTO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
I CALLED HER THE OTHER DAY,
AND WE'RE TALKING,
AND HER BOYFRIEND IS ON THE OTHER--
OH, STRAIGHT GIRL IS PLAYING YOU.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT...
I LIKE IT.
THAT'S THE CRAZY, I LIKE IT.
OKAY.
AND I'M THINKING...
I SHOULD TAKE HER SOMEWHERE.
I DON'T KNOW, I WAS THINKING...
I WAS THINKING MAYBE I SHOULD TAKE HER TO THE THEATER.
DOES SHE LIKE THE THEATER?
I DON'T KNOW.
I HATE IT.
[LAUGHS]
FORGET IT, THEN.
IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE.
FORGET IT, FORGET IT, FORGET IT.
HEY...
HOW ABOUT IF I HAVE A DINNER PARTY?
REALLY?
AT MY HOUSE.
YEAH.
YEAH, SO, UM... YEAH...
BUT I NEED ONE MORE COUPLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO.
OH, SAM AND TINA.
SAM?
YEAH, SAM'S THE DP ON THE MOVIE.
OH, OKAY.
YEAH?
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
HUH? SHOULD WE ROLL?
NO, WAIT.
IT'S JUST ONE TIME.
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH, ALMOST.
WAIT, IS BETTE PRESSURING YOU
TO DO THIS SUBARU PINK RIDE?
NO, NO, NO, I WANT TO RIDE.
YEAH?
YEAH, MY AUNT IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR.
THAT'S A GOOD REASON.
OKAY.
"IS NIKI A LEZ GIRL?" HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
OH, SHIT...
SHE HAS A $100-MILLION CAREER-MAKING BLOCKBUSTER
PREMIERING TOMORROW NIGHT,
AND ALL ANYONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING
IS WHAT SHE'S DOING IN YOUR LITTLE TURD OF A MOVIE!
LOOK, KEVIN, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR MOVIE EITHER.
I'M GOING TO FUCKING PULL HER.
NO...
THE LAST THING I NEED
IS THE ZIT-FACED TEEN BOY DEMOGRAPHIC
THINKING THAT NIKI STEVENS DOESN'T LIKE DICK!
I MEAN, I NEVER WANTED HER
TO DO LEZ GIRLS--
KEVIN, YOU CAN'T PULL HER, OKAY?
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF PRODUCTION, ALL RIGHT?
JUST, PLEASE,
YOU CAN'T PULL HER FROM THE MOVIE.
JUST WAIT, HEAR ME OUT.
LOOK, I HAVE AN IDEA.
DO YOU REPRESENT ANY HOT YOUNG ACTORS?
YEAH, I'M ON THE VERGE WITH ZAC EFRON. WHY?
NO, NO, NO.
WE NEED HER TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED
AT HER PREMIERE
WITH SOMEONE HIP, AND HOT, AND HUNKY,
AND HANDSOME.
YOU KNOW,
SOMEONE WHOSE DICK SHE MIGHT LIKE.
OH, TINA...
OH, TINA, THAT'S FUCKING BRILLIANT.
OKAY...
I GOT A CALL ASKING ABOUT HER THE OTHER DAY
FROM STAVROS NIARCHOS.
NO, NO, NO, NO,
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
HE'S CHEESY.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY THAT NIKI STEVENS
DATES PARIS'S SLOPPY SECONDS.
NIKI'S AN ACTRESS.
SHE'S NOT A FUCKING HEIRESS.
SOMEBODY WHO'S...
REALLY BOYISHLY HIP
IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
JANE MAGAZINE SORT OF WAY.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH...
YOU KNOW, SOMEONE SENSITIVE...
SOMEONE ALL THE TWEENY GIRLS JUST GO REALLY NUTS FOR.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
HEY, BOSS,
READY TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY OUTFIT
FOR THAT SCENE?
OH, SHIT, SORRY FOR BUSTING IN ON YOU TWO.
OH, NO, NO, NO.
GREG, THIS IS KEVIN.
THIS IS NIKI'S MANAGER,
AND THE JEANS LOOK GREAT.
I'M SURE JENNY WILL BE HAPPY WITH THOSE.
IT'S GOING TO WORK.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
RIGHT, I'LL CATCH YOU LATER.
OKAY, THANKS, GREG.
I'D FUCK HIM.
A DICK THAT EVERYBODY LIKES.
KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
YOU DONE WITH THAT?
YEAH.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
WHO'S THAT FOR, JESSE?
MM-HM.
WHY IS SHE WEARING A BALENCIAGA?
SHE COULDN'T AFFORD THAT.
BECAUSE SHE SAW BALENCIAGA
IN KARINA'S CLOSET AND WENT NUTS.
"WHY DOES SHE ALWAYS GET THE GOOD CLOTHES?"
WHO? WAIT, WHO SAID THAT, JESSE?
MM-HM. "WHY CAN'T I WEAR
"THE FUR SKIN MARC JACOBS BOOTS?
I WANT BALENCIAGA."
SHE TOTALLY LOST IT ON ME,
STOMPING AND SCREAMING AROUND--
SO THEN WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I GOT HER ONE.
OH...
ALL RIGHT, WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I THINK YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO HER,
AND SHE'LL BE FINE.
HERE YOU ARE.
LOOK, JENNY, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
I JUST NEED TO FINISH MY MEETING, OKAY?
GIVE ME A SECOND.
CAN I SEE THE MARNI?
[GASPS IN DELIGHT]
THERE SHE IS, HELLO!
OH, MY GOODNESS, I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT.
THIS IS FOR KARINA?
YES.
I THINK THAT THIS PURPLE...
ISN'T THIS PURPLE FABULOUS?
IT'S AMAZING.
IT IS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE KARINA'S COLOR.
AND I SORT OF,
I SEE HER WITH THIS GOLD CHOKER
THAT'S SORT OF UP THE NECK LIKE THAT.
THAT, LIKE...
IT'S, LIKE, THE SNAKE IS INTERTWINED...
NOW, JENNY.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE TO HANG ON.
I'M NOT DONE WITH MY MEETING.
I ALSO SEE HER WITH A FRESH GARDENIA
IN HER HAIR.
SO SHE JUST WALKS INTO THE ROOM,
AND SHE'S JUST LIKE WAFTING FEMININITY.
I THINK THAT-- WHAT?
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
OKAY. MOM'S CALLING.
LISTEN, UH...
WE HAVE A BIT OF A SITUATION
WITH NIKI'S MANAGERS.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S ABOUT THE SHEBAR DEBACLE LAST WEEK.
THERE ARE PHOTOS ALL OVER THE TABLOIDS
OF HER.
I KNOW. I SAW IT, AND IT'S TERRIBLE.
NO, IT'S FUCKING AWFUL,
AND HER MANAGEMENT, THEY'RE BESIDE THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE SO ANGRY.
THEY'RE GOING TO PULL HER
FROM OUR MOVIE.
WHAT?
COME ON, THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
YES, THEY CAN. WHY?
BECAUSE THOSE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON OUR TIME CLOCK, OKAY?
AND IT WAS A TOTAL BREACH OF HER CONTRACT.
YOU KNOW, LUCKILY FOR US,
I DON'T THINK THAT SHE WOULD DO THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD LOOK BAD FOR NIKI.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
BUT THEY'RE INSISTING...
INSISTING,
THAT SHE TAKE A DATE
TO THE LIQUID HEAT PREMIERE TOMORROW NIGHT.
OH, SHE IS.
SHE'S TAKING ME.
NOT UNLESS YOU GROW A PENIS.
WHAT?
A JOCK.
A STANDARD, CUTE, GIRLS-CREAMING-IN-THEIR-JEANS
AMERICAN HUNK.
[SCOFFING]: NO...
ACTOR BOY.
WHAT?
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.
NO, YOU'RE KIDDING. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
[SOBBING]
HEY...
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I JUST HEARD THAT YOU WERE TAKING SOME ACTOR
TO THE PREMIERE TOMORROW NIGHT INSTEAD OF ME?
IS THAT TRUE?
I DON'T WANT TO. I DON'T WANT TO AT ALL,
BUT THEY'RE MAKING ME.
[SNIFFLING HUGELY]
THEY SAID IF I...
IF I WENT WITHOUT SOME BOY
THAT EVERYONE WOULD SAY I WAS GAY,
AND PEOPLE WOULDN'T LIKE ME ANYMORE,
AND THAT MY CAREER WOULD BE OVER!
[SOBBING]
AND SO THEY'RE MAKING ME TAKE FUCKING GREG!
THEY'RE MAKING ME TAKE CHEESE-BALL GREG!
THE GREG WHO PLAYS TIM IN THE FUCKING FILM?
THAT MIDGET?
NO!
WHOSE FUCKING IDEA WAS THIS?
JENNY, I DON'T WANT TO! I WANT TO GO WITH YOU SO BAD!
[TOILET FLUSHES]
WELL, I WANT TO GO WITH YOU!
THAT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION.
I DON'T WANT YOU WITHIN 10 MILES
OF THE WESTWOOD PALACE TOMORROW NIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, KEVIN?
I DON'T REALLY CARE
WHAT YOU AND YOUR FUCKING PURPLE TIE
THINK OF MY WHEREABOUTS, OKAY?
SO, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK THIS IS?
1952?
WHERE YOU CAN GIVE HER A BEARD
SO YOU CAN PRETEND SHE'S STRAIGHT?
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF--
NO, ACTUALLY, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
OH, YEAH? WHY?
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GO INTO THE QUESTIONABLE ETHICS
OF YOU SCREWING
THE UNDERAGE STAR OF YOUR MOVIE--
I LOVE HER, KEVIN!
I DO!
BUT IF YOU SO DEEPLY
CARE FOR NIKI
AND YOUR PURPORTED MISSION TO MAKE THE FIRST STAR-DRIVEN,
STUDIO MOVIE ABOUT LESBIANS,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DESTROY THE CAREER OF THE STAR
ON WHOM THE MOVIE'S SUCCESS HINGES.
I WILL NOT CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION
UNTIL YOU REMOVE THE PIECE OF SNOT
THAT'S DANGLING FROM YOUR NOSE.
YOU'RE SO QUICK.
NO, I'M ACTUALLY SERIOUS.
IT'S DISTRACTING WITH THE SERIOUSNESS
OF YOUR ARGUMENT,
SO TAKE THE TISSUE, AND JUST WIPE YOUR NOSE.
THANKS.
BABE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN
TO A THING HE SAYS.
HE'S NOT EVEN A HUMAN BEING.
HE'S AN AGENT.
COVER THAT HICKEY.
CHANGE YOUR FUCKING TIE.
[**]
* I'M ALL DONE UP IN DOWN TIME... *
HI.
HI, WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE?
I THOUGHT YOU WRAPPED.
I WANT TO GET REALLY DRUNK...
OKAY.
AND THEN...
I WANT YOU TO HAVE SEX WITH ME.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, CAMMIE.
CAMMIE, LET'S NOT FORGET YOU'RE NOT GAY,
YOU'RE JUST "GAY FOR PAY," RIGHT?
I KNOW THAT I SUCK IN THIS PART.
NO, YOU DON'T--
NO, I DO. I KNOW I DO.
JENNY HATES ME!
SHE WISHESSHE DOESN'T-- SHE NEVER CAST ME.
SHE'S MY FRIEND. SHE'S NEVER SAID THAT.
BUT I'M A GOOD ACTOR.
I KNOW YOU ARE. IT'S NOT FAIR!
YOU'RE DOING A WONDERFUL--
CAMMIE...
WHAT?
THIS ISN'T PROFESSIONAL.
YOU SLEEP WITH EVERYONE.
WAIT A SECOND. WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
YOU...
IT'S ME.
AM I THAT REPULSIVE?
[LAUGHS]
NO, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
[STAMMERING]
SHANE, I WANTED TO...
HI.
THAT'S A GREAT COLOR ON YOU.
COULD YOU GIVE US A SECOND?
ONE MOMENT.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO TALK TO HER,
AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE
THE THREE OF US. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT?
NO, J-JUST GET DRESSED AND...
AND GO HOME.
[GASPS]
HI!
IS THIS ALL FOR TOMORROW NIGHT?
YEAH, I SEE THAT.
AND WHO'S COMING TO THIS MOROCCAN FEAST?
AMY AND HER NEW GIRLFRIEND, MELINDA,
SHANE, AND MAYBE MOLLY.
SHANE AND MOLLY?
THAT IS SUCH A DISASTER.
WELL...
A LITTLE FLAKY,
AND LITTLE HOMOPHOBIC.
I MEAN, THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID
ABOUT PHYLLIS.
HEY...
I THINK THAT'S WHY SHE'S SO CRAZY ABOUT HER.
SHE LOVES A CHALLENGE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, SO SHE SAYS.
ANYWAY, OH, I INVITED TINA AND SAM.
YOU WHAT?
SHANE SAID THEY'RE TOGETHER.
THEY'RE NOT TOGETHER.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S NOT A COUPLES DINNER.
ANYWAY, TINA SEEMED HAPPY TO BRING HER.
DID IT, UM...
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU TO MAYBE...
ASK ME FIRST BEFORE YOU...
INVITED TINA?
NO.
WHAT ARE YOU SO UPSET ABOUT?
[SIGHS]
I-I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, I JUST, I THINK IT'S, UM...
JUST THIS WHOLE EX-GIRLFRIEND BECOMING BEST FRIENDS THING.
I MEAN, IT'S YOU AND YOUR EX, AND ME AND MY EX.
IT'S REALLY MY IDEA
OF SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE LESBIAN DINNER PARTY.
THEN DON'T COME.
[SCOFFS]
BUT LET ME KNOW.
OF COURSE I'M COMING.
CAN I HELP YOU?
[LAUGHS]
YOU'RE VERY BAD.
["WHAT'S GOING ON" BY MARVIN GAYE PLAYS]
* MOTHER, MOTHER
* THERE'S TOO MANY OF YOU CRYING *
* BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER
* THERE'S FAR TOO MANY OF YOU DYING *
* YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY *
* TO BRING SOME LOVIN' HERE TODAY *
* YEAH...
* FATHER, FATHER
* WE DON'T NEED TO ESCALATE
* YOU SEE WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER *
* FOR ONLY LOVE CAN CONQUER HATE *
* YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY *
* TO BRING SOME LOVIN' HERE TODAY *
* OH...
* PICKET LINES
* SISTER
* AND PICKET SIGNS
* SISTER
* DON'T PUNISH ME
* SISTER
* WITH BRUTALITY
* SISTER
* TALK TO ME
* SO YOU CAN SEE OH, WHAT'S GOING ON *
* WHAT'S GOING ON
* WHAT'S GOING ON...
HELLO, ALICE.
HI.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.
YOU CAN WAIT HERE UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED TO TESTIFY.
ALL WE ASK OF YOU
IS THAT YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS POSED
DIRECTLY AND TRUTHFULLY.
I'LL TRY NOT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME.
[GAVEL BANGS]
THIS BOARD HAS BEEN CONVENED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE PERTINENT FACTS
RELATING TO THE CASE OF CAPTAIN TASHA WILLIAMS,
542ND MILITARY POLICE COMPANY,
WHO'S BEING PROCESSED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION
BY REASON OF HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AR 135-175,
PARAGRAPH 2-12G.
THE BOARD WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION
WITH RESPECT TO FINAL ACTION
OF RETENTION, SEPARATION,
OR SUSPENSION.
THIS BOARD IS NOT BOUND
BY ANY FORMAL RULES OF EVIDENCE,
AND THE BOARD'S DECISION WILL BE BASED
ON THE PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE PRESENTED.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS,
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING YOUR RIGHTS
OR PROCEDURES BEFORE THIS BOARD?
NO, SIR.
CAPTAIN TASHA WILLIAMS
IS AN EXEMPLARY SOLDIER.
SHE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION
IN IRAQ.
SHE HAS THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH V FOR VALOR,
TWO ARMY COMMENDATION MEDALS,
A JOINT SERVICES COMMENDATION MEDAL.
THERE CAN BE NO DEBATING CAPTAIN WILLIAMS'S
COURAGE AND COMMITMENT
TO MILITARY SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
THE MILITARY CODE OF CONDUCT
IS VERY CLEAR.
RULES ARE IN PLACE
TO MAINTAIN GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.
OUR JOB HERE IS TO ENFORCE THOSE RULES.
IT HAS BEEN ALLEGED
THAT CAPTAIN WILLIAMS HAS COMMITTED ACTS
OF HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT,
AND SHOULD THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO YOU HERE TODAY
SUPPORT THOSE FINDINGS,
THE GOVERNMENT WILL RECOMMEND
THAT CAPTAIN WILLIAMS BE SEPARATED FROM DUTY
FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
THANK YOU.
OH, WELL, CHECK OUT THIS SHIT.
UH-HUH... YEAH.
WHAT THE FUCK AM I GOING TO DO WITH THESE SHE-BITCHES?
[LAUGHS]
MAN...
YOU GOT THEM CLOSED DOWN.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN BACK UP,
AND WHEN THEY DO, GUESS WHAT?
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GO OVER THERE
WANTING TO LOOK AT THAT NIKI STEVENS
AND HER GREASY ASS.
SO GO PULL A TONY SOPRANO
AND GET 'EM WHACKED.
OH, SHIT.
HMM...
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
YOU CAN'T TAKE A HIATUS FROM SCHOOL.
YOU ACED YOUR LSAT'S.
I'M JUST TAKING TIME OFF
TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO.
I MEAN, WHY DOES THE WORLD NEED MORE LAWYERS?
SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S THE POINT?
IT'S SO PEDESTRIAN.
YOU GET A DEGREE AND THEN INTERN--
FOR RUTH BADER GINSBURG!
WHOEVER!
AND THEN GET MARRIED, POP OUT 2.5 BABIES,
SUMMER ON THE CAPE--
YES. NO!
I DON'T WANT THAT LIFE, IT'S NOT ME!
IT IS YOU, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOU,
AND WHAT ABOUT RICHARD? RICHARD LOVES YOU.
RICHARD WAS A BORE.
THAT'S WHY WE BROKE UP LAST WEEK.
HE WORSHIPPED THE GROUND YOU WALKED ON.
WHICH WAS BORING!
HE'S LEARNING TO GOLF, MOM!
GOLF,
AND HE'S GOT MEDICATION
FOR EARLY-ONSET BALDNESS!
DON'T YOU SEE HOW DEPRESSING THAT IS?
HE'S HUMAN.
YOU CAN'T JUST THROW AWAY
EVERYTHING THE TWO OF YOU HAVE BUILT TOGETHER.
YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.
WHAT DOES YOUR FATHER SAY?
THAT YOU OWE HIM A LOT OF MONEY,
AND YOU'RE RUINING HIS LIFE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE
WITHOUT AN EDUCATION?
YOU COULD END UP LIKE...
LIKE HER.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SHANE?
SHE'S A HAIRDRESSER.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET AN EDUCATION.
THEY WIND UP IN THE SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
DID YOU JUST HEAR YOURSELF SAY THAT?
YOU'RE SO ELITIST.
IT'S TRUE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE FRIENDS WITH SHANE.
SURE, TO PARTY WITH.
TO PARTY WITH?
MOLLY...
SHE IS NOT A SERIOUS PERSON.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER?
YOU DON'T KNOW HER AT ALL.
I KNOW PLENTY.
SHE'S A LOTHARIO AND A CAD,
AND THE KIND OF BOY
YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH IN HIGH SCHOOL
BEFORE YOU KNOW ANY BETTER.
THANK GOD YOU'RE NOT A LESBIAN.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO GO GAY FOR SHANE.
WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT CHINESE BABIES
AND LIVE IN A TRAILER PARK.
DON'T YOU DARE TELL HER ANYTHING I JUST SAID.
HI.
MY GOD, YOU'RE ALIVE.
HI.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CALL YOU BACK.
I CALLED YOU?
LISTEN, I MIGHT HAVE CALLED YOU,
BUT IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO,
SO ALZHEIMER'S KICKED IN AT SOME POINT.
AM I SEEING YOU TONIGHT?
ARE YOU SEEING ME TONIGHT...
YOU MIGHT SEE ME, MAYBE.
MAYBE?
MAYBE. HOW ABOUT THIS,
HOW ABOUT YOU CALL ME IN A LITTLE BIT,
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
OKAY, I WILL.
OKAY.
I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH, BUT...
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE PHONE RING.
OKAY.
BYE.
NOW, YOU TESTIFIED THAT CAPTAIN WILLIAMS
WAS YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER IN IRAQ.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CHARACTERIZE HER
AS A COMMANDING OFFICER?
SHE'S A FAIR AND HONEST LEADER.
SHE HAS THE RESPECT OF HER UNIT
AND ALWAYS HAS A CLEAR PICTURE
OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WE GOT INTO SOME PRETTY HAIRY SITUATIONS OUT THERE,
BUT WE ALWAYS FELT SAFE WITH CAPTAIN WILLIAMS,
AS SAFE AS YOU CAN IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD, SIR.
GOOD.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
THAT SUPPORTS THE ALLEGATION
THAT CAPTAIN WILLIAMS IS A HOMOSEXUAL?
NO, SIR.
I SEE.
YOU ALSO TESTIFIED
THAT YOU WERE RECLASSIFIED MOS 42A
AND TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER DIVISION.
WHAT WAS CAPTAIN WILLIAMS' ROLE IN THAT?
I ASKED CAPTAIN WILLIAMS
TO RECOMMEND ME FOR JOB RECLASSIFICATION
BECAUSE OF PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
HAVING TO DO WITH MY FAMILY, SIR.
SO SHE WENT TO BAT FOR YOU?
YES, SIR.
I SEE,
AND YOU'D HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT SERVING UNDER HER AGAIN,
WOULD YOU?
I WOULD SERVE UNDER HER ANYTIME, SIR.
THANK YOU.
YOU COULD HAVE SAID NO.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THE INVITATION.
I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM BOTH OF YOU.
WHY WOULD I INVITE YOU
TO BRING SOME GIRL WHO'S AFTER YOU
TO JODI'S DINNER PARTY?
I DON'T KNOW,
I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S WITH JODI.
I'M WITH... WHOEVER THE FUCK I'M WITH.
NO ONE.
AND YOU AND I JUST ARE...
WE JUST HAVE SOME KIND OF FLING?
AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT?
IT'S KIND OF A FOREGONE CONCLUSION,
DON'T YOU THINK?
NO.
NO, IT'S NOT, NOT FOR ME.
I DON'T WANT TO BREAK UP YOU AND JODI.
THAT'S NOT ANYTHING I WANT.
I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.
WHAT IF I WANT TO?
DO YOU?
LOOK, I REALLY, I JUST...
I JUST DON'T REALLY...
I REALLY DON'T LIKE WHO I AM BECOMING
RIGHT NOW, AND...
AND WHEN I...
THINK ABOUT ANGIE, IT'S JUST...
IT-IT'S JUST...
NOT BEHAVIOR THAT I WANT TO MODEL
FOR OUR DAUGHTER.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
I THINK WE SHOULD STOP.
I...
YOU KNOW, I THINK...
I JUST THINK WE SHOULD GET
SOME KIND OF CLARITY FIRST.
I JUST...
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
YEAH.
OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY HERE TODAY,
SPECIALIST MARTINEZ.
I HAVE ONLY A FEW MORE QUESTIONS
FOR CLARIFICATION.
THIS JOB RECLASSIFICATION REQUEST,
YOU SAID IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT CAPTAIN WILLIAMS ARRANGED FOR YOU?
YES, MA'AM.
WELL, THAT'S VERY FORTUNATE FOR YOU.
NOT MANY RECLASSIFICATION REQUESTS ARE GRANTED.
THE MILITARY DOESN'T USUALLY LIKE TO SPEND
THE TIME OR MONEY
TO RETRAIN SOMEBODY FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S JOB
WHEN THEY'RE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF DOING THE ONE
TO WHICH THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS MUST HAVE FELT
VERY STRONGLY ABOUT YOU
TO HAVE GRANTED THAT REQUEST.
I DON'T KNOW, MA'AM.
DID YOU HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
NO, MA'AM.
WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP DID YOU HAVE?
SHE WAS MY COMMANDING OFFICER, MA'AM.
DID SHE EVER TAKE YOU OUT TO DINNER?
NO, MA'AM.
PUT HER ARM AROUND YOU?
WELL, SURE, BUT--
ISN'T IT TRUE
THAT WHEN SHE PUT HER ARM AROUND YOU,
YOU KNEW SHE WAS A LESBIAN?
NO, I MEAN...
I HAD HEARD RUMORS.
WHAT KIND OF RUMORS?
SOME OF THE GUYS, THEY TALK.
WELL, IT WAS GENERALLY BELIEVED IN YOUR UNIT
THAT CAPTAIN WILLIAMS WAS A LESBIAN.
YES?
SOME OF THE GUYS, THEY--
SPECIALIST MARTINEZ, YES OR NO?
YES, MA'AM.
IN THAT CASE, YOU MUST HAVE FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
RECEIVING SPECIAL TREATMENT
FROM CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
I MEAN, IF SHE WAS A LESBIAN,
AND YOU WERE RECEIVING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT--
OBJECTION!
CHARACTERIZATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
IS UNSUPPORTED.
OBJECTION OVERRULED.
WITNESS MAY ANSWER.
DID YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
RECEIVING ATTENTION FROM CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
I DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT I WAS...
YES.
I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE.
HI.
HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
MARTINEZ FOLDED.
I'M SORRY.
THAT'S...
DO YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO CALL ME?
YOU'RE THEIR WITNESS.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
TASHA, I'M NOT ON HER SIDE.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE HERE.
I KNOW.
I'M JUST SORRY THAT YOU GOT PULLED INTO THIS.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN TALK TO ONE ANOTHER.
I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.
WELL, YOU FOUND ME.
I CAME TO TELL YOU WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
YOU MEAN, I DON'T HAVE TO TESTIFY?
SAME TIME TOMORROW.
[**]
[SHUTTERS CLICKING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[PAPARAZZI CALLING]
NIKI, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
GIVE US A SMILE!
RIGHT HERE! RIGHT HERE!
NIKI! GIVE US A SMILE!
[ALL CLAMORING]
ADELE, THERE SHE IS.
OH, MY GOD, SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL.
SHE LOOKS AMAZING.
SEE THAT WOMAN WALKING OVER THERE
IN THE BLUE DRESS?
SHE'S BANNED.
MAKE SURE SHE DOES NOT GET INTO THE THEATER.
GOT IT?
YEAH, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
[**]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
HI!
JODI, HOW ARE YOU?
SORRY WE'RE LATE.
WE HAD A MEETING, GOT HELD UP.
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
UH, WINE WOULD BE GREAT.
UH, NO, THANK YOU.
I DON'T DRINK WHEN I'M SHOOTING.
I THINK YOU WOULD NEED A STIFF DRINK
AFTER BEING MIRED IN JENNY'S MASTURBATORY OPUS
ALL DAY LONG.
THIS IS AMY,
AND MELINDA.
THIS IS TINA AND THIS IS SAM.
THIS IS MOLLY.
HI.
HI, WHAT'S UP?
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
THERE SHE IS.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE THE PREMISES.
OH, WELL, EXCUSE ME, MISTER,
BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE A TICKET.
EXCUSE ME.
UM...
JUST TEXT HER.
I DON'T LIKE YOU.
IT'LL JUST TAKE ONE SECOND, OKAY?
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
OKAY.
SHE'S NOT GOING TO GET THAT.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO IN THERE
AND TELL HER WE CAN'T GET IN--
I'M GOING TO GO INSIDE AND TELL HER
SHE'S GOT TO INSIST THAT THEY LET YOU IN.
THIS IS A HUGE DUMB MISTAKE, OKAY?
YEAH, YEAH. YEAH...
TWO SECONDS.
I FEEL LIKE AN ASSHOLE, BUT...
DON'T.
SO YOU'RE THE CAMERAMAN FOR TINA'S MOVIE?
THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, YEAH.
THAT MUST BE PRETTY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A WOMAN DOING THE JOB.
OH, YEAH,
THERE ARE ABOUT AS MANY DPS IN HOLLYWOOD
AS THERE ARE WOMEN IN CONGRESS.
WE WERE LUCKY TO GET SAM.
THE THING WITH RICHARD IS
HE'S A REALLY NICE GUY, AND HE LOVES ME SO MUCH,
BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH,
AND THE PROBLEM IS, I JUST...
WHO GIVES A SHIT HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME?
WE DON'T HAVE THAT...
THING, YOU KNOW, THE...
ZSUZZ.
RIGHT, NO "ZSUZZ".
NO SPARK, NO...
THING.
GOT IT.
DO YOU WANT A CIGARETTE?
I'M TRYING TO QUIT.
YEAH, ME TOO.
BUT I COULD QUIT TOMORROW.
ME TOO.
OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT DRINKING THAT?
THIS IS DELICIOUS.
WHAT IT'S CALLED?
OH...
B-I-S-T-E-Y-A.
IT'S BISTEYA.
AND YOU MADE IT? IT'S AMAZING.
I'M SORRY, WE DIDN'T MEAN TO EXCLUDE YOU.
YES, YOU DID.
NO, WE DIDN'T.
YES, YOU DID.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
NOTHING.
WHERE'S THE BATHROOM?
HAS JODI EVER MADE YOU AN INDIAN DINNER?
NO.
IT'S TOO BAD.
WELL, IT'S JUST AS WELL,
BECAUSE BETTE HATES INDIAN FOOD.
WELL, I DIDN'T BEFORE,
BUT WE WENT TO INDIA,
AND I GOT REALLY SICK THERE.
YEAH, SHE LOST 10 POUNDS.
SHE WAS SO WEAK,
I PRACTICALLY HAD TO CARRY HER THROUGH JAIPUR.
[THEY LAUGH AWKWARDLY]
I KNOW YOUR DEAL.
NO, YOU DON'T.
I DO. YOU'RE THINKING,
HERE'S THIS STUPID LITTLE STRAIGHT GIRL
WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO SHE IS
OR WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO WITH HER LIFE,
AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND BE CHARMING
UNTIL I SLEEP WITH YOU.
OH!
I THINK NOTHING OF THE SORT.
REALLY?
REALLY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SLEEP WITH ME?
NO.
WHY NOT? [LAUGHS]
JESUS GOD...
UM...
WELL, TO BE HONEST, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,
BUT I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION
THAT IF IT WAS TO HAPPEN,
YOU WOULD PROBABLY FREAK OUT AFTERWARDS
AND THEN YOU'D MOST LIKELY
GO RUNNING BACK TO YOUR BOYFRIEND IN VERMONT,
AND THEN I'D BE STUCK IN THE COLD
WITH...
NOTHING BUT THE DISTANT MEMORY
OF MEDIOCRE SEX,
AND I'D BE OUT OF CIGARETTES.
HERE'S YOU CIGARETTE, AND I AM NOT MEDIOCRE IN BED.
[LAUGHS]
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHATEVER THIS WEIRD PSYCHOLOGY IS THAT YOU'RE USING,
THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK EITHER.
LISTEN,
I'M NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING, I SWEAR.
I JUST LIKE TALKING TO YOU.
I LIKE YOU.
I HAVE NO TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE.
THIS IS...
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
WAS THAT BAD?
MM-HM, IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
CAN-CAN YOU TAKE ME HOME, PLEASE?
OKAY.
I'M SORRY.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT,
AND IT WAS A BAD IDEA,
AND I JUST, UM...
I THINK THAT IF YOU COULD JUST
TAKE ME BACK TO MY MOTHER'S, THAT WOULD...
I'M SORRY, I...
TOLD YOU.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE, IT'S ABOUT TO START.
IF YOU GOT YOUR PASSES, LET'S GO.
NOBODY WHO SHOULDN'T BE ON THAT SET
IS GOING TO GET ON THAT SET, I PROMISE YOU.
THAT'S VERY GOOD NEWS.
[PDA RINGS]
HANG ON ONE SEC. EXCUSE ME.
WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?
OH, UM,
JODI TOOK THEM UP TO THE ROOFTOP
TO SEE HER NEW SCULPTURE,
AND MOLLY WENT HOME WITH SHANE.
SHANE TOLD ME TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU.
THIS IS REALLY
ONE OF THE MOST EXCRUCIATING THING
I'VE BEEN THROUGH.
I THINK WE SHOULD GO SEE DAN.
DAN FOXWORTHY?
I MEAN, HE KNOWS US BETTER THAN ANYONE.
MAYBE HE CAN HELP US FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE HELL WE'RE DOING.
[DOOR OPENS]
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US.
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECK OUT
JODI'S SCULPTURE UP THERE.
IT'S AMAZING.
I KNOW, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
DID YOU WANT TO GET GOING?
I SHOULD REALLY...
[TINA]: OH, YEAH.
I NEED TO GET UP SO EARLY.
YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR DINNER.
IT WAS SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
HEY, NIKI...
YOU SHOULD KISS GREG.
THEY'LL LOVE IT.
[PAPARAZZI SHOUTING]
[CROWD WHOOPING]
HEY...
THERE YOU ARE.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
NIKI JUST KISSED GREG.
JENNY, DON'T LET THAT UPSET YOU, OKAY?
LOOK, THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHERS EVERYWHERE.
YEAH.
THEY PROBABLY MADE HER DO THAT, OKAY?
PLEASE DON'T BE UPSET.
CAN WE GO HOME?
YEAH, LET'S GO.
OKAY.
MAJOR DOROUGH, COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THIS WEBSITE?
IT'S OWNED BY ALICE PIESZECKI, COLONEL.
SHE DOES A PODCAST ON IT TALKING ABOUT BEING A LESBIAN.
SHE INTERVIEWS OTHER LESBIANS
ABOUT THEIR SEX LIVES
AND TALKS ABOUT HER OWN SEX LIFE.
SO, ALICE PIESZECKI, THE WOMAN NAMED
IN TWO OF THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAPTAIN WILLIAMS,
IS A SELF-PROFESSED LESBIAN?
YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THIS CHART?
IT'S A CHART OF ALL THE LESBIANS SHE KNOWS
WHO HAVE HAD SEX WITH ONE ANOTHER.
WHO HAVE HAD SEX WITH ONE ANOTHER?
YES, MA'AM.
IT'S NOT MY CHART, COLONEL, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
YES, THANK YOU, MAJOR DOROUGH.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
NOTHING FURTHER.
YOUR WITNESS, CAPTAIN BEECH.
MAJOR DOROUGH,
DOES CAPTAIN WILLIAMS'S NAME
APPEAR ANYWHERE ON EITHER THE CHART
OR THE WEBSITE?
NO, BUT--
THANK YOU, SIR.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR
TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH
AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH,
SO HELP YOU GOD?
I DO.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
MISS PIESZECKI.
I WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME.
I SAW YOU ON TELEVISION THE OTHER DAY,
ON THE LOOK.
IT WAS FUN, VERY ENTERTAINING.
I'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
SO, YOU'RE A LESBIAN,
MISS PIESZECKI?
LAST TIME I CHECKED.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE A YEAR?
I'M NOT SURE.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
WE'RE FRIENDS,
AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE TASHA A LESBIAN.
I DIDN'T ASK
IF CAPTAIN WILLIAMS IS A LESBIAN, ALICE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO STICK WITH THE QUESTIONS I ASK.
DO YOU KNOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY?
NO.
WELL, I'M CURIOUS, THEN.
HOW IS IT SOMEONE LIKE YOURSELF
CAN MEET SOMEONE LIKE CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
WE MET THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS,
AT A GATHERING.
A LESBIAN GATHERING?
NO.
HAVE YOU HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS WHOLE THING...
THIS WHOLE THING IS A CROCK.
IT'S A FRICKIN' WITCH HUNT.
I MEAN, YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY TASHA'S A LESBIAN
BECAUSE OF HER ASSOCIATION WITH ME,
WITH LAME TRUMPED-UP EVIDENCE.
I'M SORRY, BUT I COULD JUST AS EASILY SAY
THAT I THINK YOU'RE A LESBIAN COLONEL DAVIS,
WITH A PROPENSITY TO ENGAGE
IN HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT,
BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU LOOKED AT ME
IN THE HALLWAY YESTERDAY.
THAT IS ENOUGH, MISS PIESZECKI.
IF ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS ESTABLISH THAT YOU KNOW A LESBIAN,
ONE LESBIAN,
AND MAYBE YOU HAD LUNCH WITH HER ONCE?
I BET THERE AREN'T A LOT OF WOMEN WHO WEAR THAT UNIFORM
WHO HAVEN'T EATEN OUT WITH A LESBIAN
IN THEIR TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A RECESS AT THIS TIME
TO ALLOW MISS PIESZECKI TO COLLECT HERSELF.
YES, WE'LL TAKE A 15-MINUTE RECESS.
[GAVEL BANGS]
I'M OKAY.
I MEAN, IF YOU, UH, YOU WANT TO KEEP...
DID I SAY SOMETHING?
WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO PULL IN THERE?
I WASN'T TRYING TO PULL ANYTHING.
DO NOT PLAY GAMES WITH ME, ALICE.
I'M NOT.
OKAY, HERE'S THE DEAL.
I'M GOING TO NEED SOMETHING FROM YOU,
SOME KIND OF ASSURANCE
THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH MY BACK.
OKAY, I'M LISTENING.
WHAT?
TELL YOUR FRIEND CAPTAIN WILLIAMS
TO PLAY BY THE RULES WHEN SHE GETS ON THE STAND.
I'M GOING TO ASK HER ABOUT PRIVATE BROWN.
SHE JUST HAS TO TELL THE STORY, MATTER-OF-FACT.
THE ONE ABOUT BROWN SEEING US AT THE RACE TRACK?
AND TWISTED
AN INNOCENT DAY OUT WITH FRIENDS INTO A SORDID ESCAPADE
SO HE COULD MAKE HIS TRUMPED-UP CHARGES.
AND I'LL NEVER HAVE TO SEE YOU AGAIN?
NO, YOU WILL NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN.
I WON'T BE CALLING YOU BACK ON THE STAND,
AND I WON'T BE DISCUSSING THIS WITH CAPTAIN BEECH,
SO YOU HAVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
BEFORE WE RESUME.
OH, MY GOD.
TASHA...
WHAT?
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN. COME HERE.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I THINK YOU MIGHT WALK OUT OF THIS.
WHAT?
YEAH, OKAY, DAVIS IS TERRIFIED I'M GOING TO OUT HER.
SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO WATCH HER BACK,
SO SHE JUST MADE A DEAL WITH ME.
SHE SAID ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS TELL THE BROWN STORY, SAY YOU BELIEVE IN
THEIR BULLSHIT CODE OF HONOR, OR WHATEVER,
AND SHE'S GOING TO RECOMMEND YOU
FOR RETENTION.
SHE'S GOING TO LET ME OFF?
I DON'T KNOW.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS!
THE HEARING WILL RESUME IN FIVE MINUTES.
I GOT TO GO.
OKAY, GOOD LUCK.
ONE FINAL QUESTION, CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.
WHY DID YOU JOIN THE MILITARY?
I COME FROM A MILITARY FAMILY.
MY FATHER SERVED, AND HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM.
I FEEL A STRONG SENSE OF DUTY TO SERVE MY COUNTRY.
IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, SIR.
THANK YOU.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
RECORDER, YOUR WITNESS.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS,
WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO PRIVATE JACK BROWN?
PRIVATE BROWN WAS A SOLDIER SERVING UNDER MY COMMAND.
DOES HE HOLD A GRUDGE AGAINST YOU FOR ANY REASON?
HE WAS UPSET WITH ME
WHEN I RECOMMENDED SPECIALIST MARTINEZ
FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES JOB INSTEAD OF HIM.
IT'S BEEN ALLEGED
THAT YOU GAVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO MARTINEZ
BECAUSE YOU WERE HOPEFUL
OF A MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I RECOMMENDED SPECIALIST MARTINEZ
FOR RECLASSIFICATION
BECAUSE SHE HAS A SUPERIOR SERVICE RECORD.
SHE HAS TWO COMMENDATIONS,
AND SHE'S DISCIPLINED AND HARD-WORKING.
BROWN WAS NOT QUALIFIED, MA'AM.
DO YOU BELIEVE BROWN BROUGHT THESE CHARGES AGAINST YOU
IN RETALIATION?
YES, I DO BELIEVE THAT, MA'AM.
DOES THE MILITARY REPRESENT
THE IDEALS AND MORALS
BY WHICH YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE?
YES, ABSOLUTELY, MA'AM.
YOU ARE AWARE, CAPTAIN,
THAT OUR ARMED SERVICES ARE STRAINED
FOR QUALIFIED, DEDICATED OFFICERS,
ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT LINES?
I'M AWARE OF THAT, MA'AM.
DO YOU AGREE
THAT THE MILITARY CODES OF CONDUCT
BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO,
AT ALL TIMES?
I ALWAYS HAVE.
UNTIL NOW.
I'M SORRY?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ASKED OF US
WHEN WE GO TO THE FRONT LINES
IS THAT WE BE PREPARED TO BE SEPARATED
FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WE LOVE,
AND WE ASK IT OF THEM, TOO.
WE ASK THEM TO GO AND LET US FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM,
MAYBE TO NEVER COME HOME,
AND WHEN WE DO COME HOME, WE FEEL BLESSED.
IT SEEMS SO WRONG NOW
TO HAVE MY PERSONAL FREEDOM DENIED TO ME
WITHIN MY OWN COUNTRY.
IT SEEMS WRONG TO WATCH THE PERSON THAT I LOVE
BE INTERROGATED LIKE A CRIMINAL
WHEN SHE DID NOTHING WRONG.
THE PERSON YOU LOVE?
TO WHOM ARE YOU REFERRING, CAPTAIN WILLIAMS?
ALICE PIESZECKI, COLONEL.
ALICE!
WAIT!
WHAT HAPPENED?
DID YOU WIN? YOU LOOK HAPPY.
I DID, I WON.
I'M REALLY GLAD FOR YOU.
REALLY.
SO... WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?
I TOLD THEM I LOVE YOU.
HEY THERE.
WILLIAMS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED AROUND HERE.
GOODBYE.
IT'S A SHAME, CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.
PERSONAL FREEDOM IS AN ENVIABLE THING,
BUT PERSONAL SACRIFICE
TO ENSURE THAT MANY MORE AMERICANS
CAN ENJOY THEIR FREEDOM,
THAT'S THE NOBLER CAUSE.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
[LAUGHS]
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE *
* YOU'RE MESSING UP MY LIFE TEARING ME APART *
* BREAKING UP MY WORLD
* AND I'M GIVING UP MY HEART
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE *
* I'M LOSING ALL MY PRIDE IT'S REALLY GETTIN' BAD *
* HURTING DEEP INSIDE IS A-MAKING ME GO MAD *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BIT BY BIT *
* I'M GOING CRAZY AND YOU'RE CAUSING IT *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BIT BY BIT *
* I SHOULD STOP CARING BUT MY LOVE WON'T QUIT *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE *
* I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO *
* I'M WALKING ON THIN ICE
* AND IT SEEMS I'M FALLING THROUGH *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BIT BY BIT *
* I'M GOING CRAZY AND YOU'RE CAUSING IT *
* LITTLE BY LITTLE BIT BY BIT... *