好人寥寥 A Few Good Men Movie Script

KAFFEE:

(pause) They were following an order, Sam.

SAM:

An illegal order.

KAFFEE:

You think Dawson and Downey know it was an illegal order?

SAM:

It doesn't matter if they know, any decent human being would've refused to --

KAFFEE:

They're not permitted to question orders.

SAM:

Then what's the secret? What are the magic words? I give orders every day, and nobody follows them.

KAFFEE:

We have softball games and marching bands. They work at a place where you have to wear camouflage or you might get shot.

Sam looks away. He doesn't buy it.

KAFFEE:

(continuing; pause) I need you. You're better at research than I am and you know how to prepare a witness.

Jo lets herself in. She's carrying a huge stack of papers under one arm, and a large brown paper bag under the other.

But we stay with KAFFEE and Sam a moment longer.

JO:

I've got medical reports and Chinese food. I say we eat first.

KAFFEE's still looking at SAM. SAM nods his head.

SAM:

Did you get any dumplings?

CUT TO:

INT. KAFFEE'S APT. - LATER - NIGHT The remnants of the Chinese food is spread around. SAM and JO are sitting and taking notes from KAFFEE. As he speaks, he'll pace slowly around, carrying his baseball bat. He refers to the blackboard.

KAFFEE:

This is our defense. Intent: No one can prove there was poison on the raq. Code Red: They're common and accepted in Guantanamo Bay. The Order: (he writes) A) Kendrick gave it. B) They had no choice but to follow it.

(beat) That's it.

SAM:

What about motive?

KAFFEE:

We're a little weak on motive. They had one.

JO:

Just because a person has a motive doesn't mean --

KAFFEE:

Relax. We'll deal with the fenceline shooting when it comes up. For now we start here -- (pointing to INTENT) I don't know what made Santiago die, I don't want to know. I just want to be able to show it could've been something other than poison. Jo, talk to doctors. Find out everything there is to know about lactic acidosis. Let's start prepping for Stone.

JO:

As long as we're on the subject of the doctor --

KAFFEE:

Here we go.

JO:

Listen to me, three o'clock he doesn't know what killed Santiago, then he meets with Jessep, and at five o'clock he says it was poison? The doctor's covering up the truth.

KAFFEE:

Oh, that's a relief. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to use the "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire" defense. We can't prove coercion!! Alright, fitness reports and biographical information.