Two of your mens dead in two days, Colonel.
They said you lost control of your company.
Look it can't be granted the right case charged
Any prisoner accused of a crime has a right to trial
If the boy is being held, there wouldn't be any trial at all
Yeah, something like that.
That should be fun.
Alright, you are conducted. You are to hear.
Take him away.
Colonel, my mens are in this
Your permission would like a bullet tent to the proceeding
No,you'll do quite nicely Colonel.
You have until end of the week to conduct your trial
Is a charge Colonel, travel takes ,more than a few days
One thousand more American prisoners will be arriving over the weekend
And I'm putting them in your theatre.
Colonel, Saturday your theatre is mine.
Take the body to the morgue.
Colonel, this is a murder site!
I beg your pardon.
I said this is a murder site! The body is now our evidence.
The area could not be disturb until everything is photographed
What? Leave everything alone.
Sir, I'm not a lawyer
I could be a material witness.
And this guy is prosecution me.
This sound about right.
I think we have to pay this thing as a fight
Is a fight that got out of hand.
You're supposed to ask me who I did it first
Look, I came here to kill nazis.
If it was some quakies than I won't kill
I could stay and make it.
You don't is a nazis.
Look, and I'm saying is, is a fight that got out of hand
Is not murder, is manslaughter
Do you understand that?
Do I fire you?
He's a white man who'd been murdered there's no such thing as manslaughter
Don't you know that?
What did they teach you at 3rd year at law school?
What do you expect from me anyway?
Yes sir, boss. thank you boss. You're mightly kind
Is that the way a coloured man act where you're from?
How could a real lawyer is the guy prosecuted me
I'm stuck with you defending.
Is that how the colonel wanted?
I need you back at the barrack.
I need a few things sir.
Just some personal facts.
I need to see them
And the photographs of the scene and the course of the body.
What did Scott tell you?
You were with him all day. What did he tell you?
I'm sorry sir, I can't reveal that
Sure you can.
To find privilege sir.
I need to brief on everything on Scott until is testify to
Sir, we are going to present on the court of Marshal
How can I possibly discuss our case with you
Are you suggesting that I will betray Scott?
The whole case and the prosecution?
No, sir.
Scott, followed Bedford through out the night
Put Bedford's locker in my barrack. I'll make sure he get it.
Did you know him?
No,
Not personally.
But my guards certainly seem to.
These are for you.
Thank you.
How well?
Your guards said they know him. How well?
Well, you have to ask them about that.
This is yours I believe.
We found it on his wrist.
Look within new description, there're new bullets on his feet.
I may the exception.
Is little hard to imagine
Your guards, I set him for interview.
I can arrange it. I can arrange everything you like
It seem only fair work with your crew showing you the bullets
The list that's when I was studying them
All this member of the class 28
My fellow students voted me hardest worker.
We can swap stories some other time.
What now we got a trial to prepare for.
Everything I can do to help.
Truly.
Exactly where were you Major on the night of question?
I was walking the area of the behide this theatre of Australia compound
At about what time?
Maybe about one o'clock in the morning
And you tell the court what you saw?
The corspe of lieutentant Scott was knelting over the boy.
Like checking if the man is dead. I blew my wistle he started to run
What did you do next?
It was short and but it was dark.
That's all I see him.
How well do you knew Sergent Bedford?
A little I think.
You trade with him regular? -Trade it?
No, I never did this.
A geek trading with a German soldier I never saw it.
Do I have to repeat what he say captain? -You may Private.
Lieutentant Scott said I kill you. I fucking kill you Bedford.
Corporal have you ever heard other men. threated soldier during the army
Better shape up, or I'll kill you I'll kill you if you touch my cigarette again
Yes sir, I bet you didn't make that sort of threat yourself once or twice
Corporal did you ever kill the man you threated
This is the forth prosecution witness called to testify in this matter.
Your honour I witnessed the crime itself.
He what? -Sir, that's a lie
I will testify on the night of the murder he watched through a window
Your honour he did no such thing, I was standing right beside him
On the exact time of the murder. He saw nothing.
I lied,you know what I saw.
Sir, I request of the court intruct this witness as the...
He swear on the bible and slaught to tell the truth
Objection!
Sit down.
Web! You're a lying shit You know that?
Maybe you should mind your business.
This doesn't concern you West.
So what it is Web? Up there today?
You think you owe Bed?
Why are you feeling bad about that flyer anyway?
He's a soldier. Think Bedford as a soldier.
He fought, He encouraged. You wouldn't know to much about that
You lied today.
You didn't see what happened more than I do.
I didn't have to. -I know, not good enough.
Sorry, about what happened today. I didn't see it coming.
You seen that's the first time he see the bible.
I wrote a letter to my father. Figure I should them him first.
In the last war when I was 1 5.
He was the first negro troop to go into action in France.
Your father served?
My father was in the head quarter.
He had an A on the shoulder too. His father make sure of it.
That's how we do things in my family. -That's a shame.
How are you? Not to well I imagine.
You read after me, this one.
Colonel I have witness to prepare for. -Yes I know.
That's why I wanted to see you.
I kept the library of all the American military manual
I thought this one could be a particular use to you.
I can't accept this we have a policy... -Lieutentant
Without this your client we face a filing squad
Where's he filing?
He's not here anymore.
The Russian front.
I'm sorry.
I killed my English and French.
I supposed in the first war.
They had father too.
New York jazz.
This is the only copy of their kind in their entire life
But I'm quite fond of them
Nice to meet you anyway.
Take a man a while back.
Take a seat.
Thank you for your time Colonel.
Lieutentant.
Enjoy the manual.
Order gentlemens,
Prosecution prepare to call the next witness
Begging the court pardon. -Before we continue
Refering to the U.S Army manual
Corp marshal
Chapter 1 2, 57,58
Make your point.
According to these section, your honour the corp
yesterday to ask the accused if he wish to challenge any member of the corp
Any game of that lieutenant? -Never the less
It is a right specify granted to the defendant
The accused wishes to challenge any member of the court now?
I do honour.
According to chapter 1 2 section 58 D
The defenses are allowed to challenge the board
This challenge is not subject to the court itself.
Question denied lieutentant.
Chapter 58 E the state of defense may disqualify the member of the board
for course, if that member has display a bias toward the accuser in this case
There is no bias in this case!
Demonstrated a conversation before the commencement of this hearing
Against the accused and this case.
And his counsel sir
Sir, I'm trying to protect my client.
Your client is about to lose his lawyer lieutentant.
Article 32, condemn of court. Article 70, intellect delay
I know the book too, forward and backward.
Shut up and listen to me Lieutentant You will not accept things from that man
You will not allow him to participle in the proceeding is that clear?
Come in.
have a seat.
Have a drink?
Maybe you could help me with the show with the BBC tonight.
It seem pretty clear what to say. -Make it seems so.
Strange things about war.
I only know to be proud.
I know the reason somewhere. -Of course.
Why don't you talk a walk out of your compound
The idea was to follow Bedford and catch him on the compound
I want to drag him under the barrack and put his face in the mud
By the time I got to him. He was already dead behide the theatre naked
Lieutentant did you applied anything on your
face and hand before going out that night?
Your honour was is the relevant of this?
To demonstrate the court who ever killed Bedford was white
I like to ask the court permission to conduct a demonstration
the base on Bedford's wound and the fact nobody reported him
cried for help that night We have to assumed he was either
friendly with his ascendant Who ever killed him did it from behide.
Position being something like this, Captain
If you don't mind grabbing at me
And my face get me to stop.
Of course the killing has the benefit leveling the prize
Bedford fell, and the smudge goes with him.
At this time I would like corp to phone for records
Who ever killed Bedford has that kind of substance on his face
1 st, what call will linken Scott darken his face? To look more black?
2nd, if he done so, when did he take it off?
Your honour, you were face to face with him immediately after he captured
Ithink is fair to conclude who ever killed Bedford was not only white
It was waiting behide the theatre. Nothing further your honour.
Beneath the barrack, stove. Was that right?
Yes sir. And you took the same route after he gone out?
Yes, I did sir.
What did you find down there Lieutentant?
What was down, there on the ground? Mud...Right?
You stayed your intention to put the victim face in the mud
Until he begs you to stop. There was mud down there.
Isn't that right Lieutentant?
I supposed so.
So is possible for sergent Bedford having to sent it to a hole
And then crawl face down beneath the barrack with mud
Nothing further your honour.
You know how hard they tried to wash us out of light
The testimonial been in You can step down.
Test out of test, I mean anything they can come up with
Lieutentant, you will take your seat.
With all the respect sir, I like to excerise my rights
I've been sitting down ever since I got here.
I should have stood up and say something the moment that you threw the list
Instead of pouring us probably us officers
But is okay.
You see coloured man are expected to jump through a few hoop
Archer knows that, we all did.
The camp right outside the Making where I'm from
The army sense the German PUW put in the work picking cotton
But is strange walking through town, going to movies eating and diner
I have to sit right off the back The diner were closed to me
Even in uniforms.
But German PUW were allowed to sit there and eat
And this must happened to half the guys,
We just kept telling ourselves no matter what
As long as we did our job. It'll all be worth it
Beacause the war end then we can all go home
And be free to walk out any street in America
With our heads head high as mens
That's what we did, we did our job.
We served our country sir. Archer and l.
Will true land happen to him? Would you allow to happen to him?
How are they treating you?
No worst than the mens in my barrack sir.
I'll find you another blanket.
No, I'm fine.
Gentlemens. Before you proceed.
I like to call one last witess.
Is that some kind of joke lieutentant? -He's material to our case sir.
Unless colonel refuses to testify.
He does not.
Colonel would you tell us the nature of your relationship with Bedford
I'll be happy to.
And what about you guards?
Are you aware of him dealting with Bedford?
At night, after lock down? That would be possible. Policy forbid
Do you remember the conversation at the camp 4 days ago?
Varely.
I asked you if you knew Vic Bedford
You said no but your guards certainly seems to
So in your words, no guards ever traded with Bedford
but yet he was able to require winter boots, thick socks...
Is that a fact?
Lieutentant, I'm sitting here with cursory
It is your intention to paint me as a liar
No, Colonel.
It is my intention to establish Vic Bedford build up a poor
with major Ward, and Fueso to engage in the frame of Archer
Conspirating the spike incident with resulted in Bedford death
If they shoot him, why did they escape?
No Colonel.He was executed. They return for information
Archer died, 5 minutes later Ward and Fueso entered the barrack 22
and destroyed the radio they've been located for months
You told the court about any of these items sir?
Identification papers.Some currency. One of the German perfect made l.D papers
2000.
More than enought cash to made it through the country
Bedford keep them in a stash beside his bunk
Again can you tell the court your nature relationship with Bedford
I did not have one.
You got any idea how he got these items?
If they didn't come from you.
If you didn't have any dealing with your guards
The fact is Colonel. Bedford trade with you and your man regularly
Objection your honour.
I thought you tried marvellously established the killer blacken his face
Now, if any of my guard or even I wanted to kill my prisoner
We wouldn't need to blacken our face would we?
You see?
Yes, I see.
I've just seen the tuunel, colonel.
Everything in here is a liar. Everything.
Oh Jesus Christ.
Feuso told the German about the radio
It only a matter of time before he tell them about the tunnel
You killed Bedford?
That's right.
If you fuck with this operation, I will kill you too.
You will sit in the court room and go on the proceeding
When that board break on the liberated only 5 name go on the lawyer
Linken Scott will be dead. -That's war lieutentant.
We're not even in anymore! Speak for yourself.
You know those Russian walking in and out everyday
You know where they go?
Everything is a goddamn shoot factory
Look, I don't want to see Scott dead anymore then you do.
With one man has to be sacrifice to take out that target
Good.
But I think that one man should be you.
Fuck you. What the fuck do you know what duties?
I see you in court.
Colonel.
Square them up.
I'm sorry gentlemen, the court need a 5 minutes recess.
We need an extention. Captain is very ill.
Your agreement was end of the week
Your agreement was today.
I need to talk to you.
You're any good at pokers?
An escape is going to take place later on this afternoon
Escape? How is that?
Down the tunnels.
So you mean the whole thing has been a joke?
Yes.
But Archer and Beck are dead for real
Is this part of the big joke too?
Look, we haven't got time now.
During the liberation, you're going out with 5 other mens
Yeah, Matt and them too.
I was writing a letter to explain to him
What the word honour mean.
You're going out too Linken You got that?
I can't do that.
Supposed the board come back and nobody sitting in the chair
It doesn't matter, you'll already be out.
Then the search beings
And all those mens, they won't have a chance.
If you stay you'll be convicted.
If I stay, I won't have a chance
You'll be executed.
Everything is fine. Everything is okay.
As long as he know what happened.
As long there's somebody to tell him.
I'll be target practise.
We started with a noble idea a coloured man join the fight
Beckford the real Beckford was a man unknown to us.
Hateful, vengeful.
A man simply couldn't thought of sharing a roof with coloured officers
So he badged with Scott.
Even to refused to respect Scott's rank
Then conspire he killed the only friend Scott had in this camp
That's why Scott followed Beckford out in the night
Crept up behide him. And snapped his neck.
That was the board. We have no pleasure prosecuted Scott
We put aside our passion and solely to the truth.
It is this Lieutentant Scott idenify at the scene.
Scott is a officer, and a soldier. But he is also a murderer
Lieutentant was drawn to all of us on the first day
Some time one man need to be sacrifice for the good of the men around
Some one has to be the first to hit the beach.
Bedford learn that talent too.
Except Vic got it backward.
Sometime a few hundred need to sacrifice for the prize of one
One day he traded with our captain to get hard to find parts for a radio
Learning the loyalty of his staff and
Tell the Germans where to find radio
Exchange for the murder.
The army has a share of cowards.
And Vic Beckford was one of them.
Soldier like Linken Scott want nothing
More than serve his country
Until one of the mission landed him here
And so have I
Scott was a target as soon as he got here.
Suffered insults, threats.
The question is, who hated him enough to killed him?
I did.
Wait a minute. What are you saying?
I killed Vic Bedford sir.
I want every men compound of Lieutentant Hart
Very brave man
I am the compound.
Get out. Get out.
We have a problem with the count.
How many are missing?
The first count is...35.
Ready for execution.
McNamara is not in his barracks.
I want every men participing in that court Marshal
Line them up.
You will be the first.
You will be first! Shoot them all!
So, your mens are in it as well?
No, Colonel. They're just soldiers
They follow my orders.
They seem to have complete responsiblity.
That's very noble of you.
It's seem we have to lose with you after all colonel.
No, we both lose.
And now do you wish to trade your life ...for theirs?
Yes, I do.
Very well.
We buried the Colonel behide a marked grave behide the camp
3 months later the German army surrender.
I started to liberated. The war was over.
We returned home.To America. To our families.
Linken Scott got a chance to explain the word honour to his son
Honour and courage. Duties, sacrifice.