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Daniel Kaffee, Sam Weinberg, and Joanne Galloway are all lawyers for the US Navy. They are also the defense counsel appointed to two young Marines accused of murdering another soldier in their unit. As they build their case, they travel to Cuba in order to secure a statement from Colonel Jessep regarding the nature of Code Reds within the naval base. During a business lunch in Guantanamo Bay, Jessep and his lieutenant present their side of the story.
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START: Jessep: Danny, this was no Code Red. Kaffee: Well, that’s really a matter of-- Jessep: No, Danny, I’m sorry, I really am. Lt. Kendrick told the men specifically not to give Santiago a Code Red.
END: Jessep: Danny, believe this. I’d kill you. I’d kill everyone in this room. I’d kill anyone to protect what I am paid to protect. Go home, back behind the lines. Go home where your white uniform won’t get you killed. Give in to what I’m saying. You believe every word, Lt. Kendrick? Kendrick: Ten minutes. Jessep: Meeting’s over, Navy. Anchors Aweigh.
Citation: Sorkin, Aaron._ A Few Good Men_. Samuel French, 1989, pp. 47-52.
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