[RADIO]
TOP STORIES.
THE UNPRECEDENTED CRITICISM
OF PRESIDENT FOSTER
BY THE VETERAN CHAIRMAN
OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
GENERAL LLOYD
AT THE NATIONAL
PRESS CLUB YESTERDAY.
LET'S JUST SAY
THAT ON THIS ISSUE
PRESIDENT FOSTER AND I
HAVE AGREED TO DISAGREE.
GENERAL LLOYD STATED
THAT THE PRESIDENT'S LACK
OF SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY
WOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY
VULNERABLE AND CRIPPLED
AT THIS TIME OF
HIGH GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO
SHRINK THE ARMED FORCES
AND PUT THIS PEACE DIVIDEND
INTO HIS DOMESTIC PROGRAM.
THE GENERAL BELIEVES
THERE IS NO...
SO WHAT'S THE
PROGRAM TODAY?
POLISH THE DOORKNOBS,
CUT THE GRASS AND...
WASH MOM'S CAR.
THEN TO YOUR ROOM.
NO TV.
NOW GO CHANGE
YOUR CLOTHES.
YES, SIR.
GOOD MORNING.
[TURNS OFF RADIO]
WHY IS EVERYTHING
ALWAYS AN ORDER?
HE KNOWS
WHAT HE DID.
CAN'T LICK A PROBLEM
IF IT LICKS YOU FIRST.
MAC, HE'S 13.
HE WAS BORN
INTO THIS FAMILY.
HE DIDN'T ENLIST.
TODD.
[DOOR OPENS]
YOU HANDLE YOURSELF
PROPERLY TODAY.
WATCH THE GAME
TOGETHER TOMORROW.
ORLANDO'S
GOING TO WIN
4-ZIP.
NO WAY.
KNICKS ARE GOING
TO TAKE IT.
CHARACTER!
O.K.?
O.K.
SEE YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU.
MR. SECRETARY,
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES
QUESTIONING THE PRESIDENT'S
INDESICION..
THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE JOINT CHEIFS OF STAFF
PUBLICLY CRITICIZED
THE PRESIDEN FOR NOT SIGNING THE BILL.
AS FAR AS GENERAL LLOYD'S
REMARKS GO, YOU IN THE MEDIA
HAVE TAKEN HIS AGGREEMEN TO DISAGREE WITH THE PRESIDEN OUT OF CONTEXT...
MORNING, BILLY.
MORNING, COLONEL.
SITUATION NORMAL?
UH...WE LOS ANOTHER ONE
IN BOLIVIA LAST NIGHT.
ANY FRIENDLY CASUALTIES?
GOODNESS, NO.
THAT WOULDN'T BE NICE.
BOLIVIA'S FINE.
THE KNICKS GOT THEIR BACK
AGAINST THE WALL.
HEY, WHO'S
THE OLD MAN LIKE?
NOT INTO IT.
NEGATIVE.
HE'S INTO IT BIG TIME.
"CALL ON SLAM DUNK.
ALL BETS IN
BY 8 PM SATURDAY."
HE'S GOT A BETTING
POOL ON THE FINALS.
BEEN SENDING STUFF
OUT ALL WEEK
UNDER HIS PERSONAL
CODE. BLUE 6 CODE.
YOU GET CAUGH PLUGGING INTO HIS CODE,
YOU KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
YOU SHOULD SEE
WHO'S GOT A SHARE.
CROSS AT TAMPA.
JACOBS AT NORAD.
ALLEN AT FORT BENNING.
MUCHO BRASS.
EVERYBODY'S ALREADY IN.
HAS HE SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT IT TO YOU?
TO ME? NAH.
YOU CAN ASK HIM.
HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
WHAT, HE'S HERE...
ON A SUNDAY?
YEAH. BOOKIE'S
BEST DAY.
YOU WANTED TO
SEE ME, SIR?
SIT DOWN, MAC.
AH, IT'S DAYS
LIKE THIS THAT I WISH
I NEVER ACCEPTED
THIS LOUSY JOB.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS...
I CAN'T BEAR THE THOUGH OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING IT.
THE INTEL IS
THE PRESIDENT LOSES
HIS JOB FIRST.
IS THAT THE INTEL?
WELL, WE'LL KNOW
NEXT TUESDAY,
MY DAY ON THE CARPET.
UH...SHOULD HAVE KEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT!
SPOKE UP.
STRAIGHT. HONEST.
IT'S TIME
SOMEBODY DID.
PUBLICLY? HMM?
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF?
I DON'T THINK
IT'S PERCEIVED
AS AN ATTACK, SIR.
THE PRESIDEN MAY BE A GOOD MAN,
BUT HE DOESN' KNOW SHIT ABOU NATIONAL DEFENSE.
AT LEAST WHEN HIS WIFE
WAS ALIVE,
HE HAD
A REALITY BAROMETER.
THE WAY THINGS
WERE GOING ELECTION DAY,
NOBODY BOTHERED
TO ASK HIM ABOUT IT. HERE.
I USED TO KNOW
WHO MY ENEMIES WERE.
WHO'D HAVE GUESSED
FIVE YEARS AGO
THAT IRAN AND IRAQ
WOULD BE ALLIES?
THE NEXT FIGH IN THE MIDDLE EAST...
IT'S GOING TO MAKE
THE GULF WAR LOOK
LIKE A FAMILY PICNIC.
WHEN IT COMES,
WE WON'T BE READY.
LOOK AT THIS.
WE'RE COPS.
WE'RE BUILDERS.
WE'RE HEALTH-CARE
PROVIDERS.
WORST OF ALL...
WE'RE POLITICIANS.
SUCKS.
AH.
HELL, LET'S NO MINCE WORDS.
IT'S WHAT MY SON
ALWAYS SAYS...
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
MAC, UH...
LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
UH...
YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF TENSE.
YOU'RE NOT UPTIGH ABOUT THE ALER THIS WEEKEND, ARE YOU?
NO.
IT'S TODD.
HE'S 13.
HE'S WORKING A AN APPLIANCE STORE,
KRAEMER'S.
HE STOLE EIGH VIDEO RECORDERS.
TOOK HIM MONTHS.
HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHY HE DID IT,
AND NEITHER DO I.
BUT SOMEHOW, IT ALL...
COMES DOWN TO
ME BEING A BAD FATHER.
HE'S A GOOD KID.
MAC...
GOOD KIDS
OFTEN LOSE THEIR WAY.
DON'T BE
SO HARD ON YOURSELF.
I'VE BEEN
TRAINED THAT WAY.
I'M A MARINE, SIR.
IT SUCKS.
I LIKE THAT.
YOU GOING TO WATCH
THE PLAYOFFS
THIS WEEKEND, SIR?
PLAYOFFS.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO'S PLAYING.
MR. PRESIDENT.
MR. PRESIDENT!
DAVE.
MR. PRESIDENT,
CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF
THE LATEST CNN POLL?
MY CHIEF OF STAFF,
MISS CORCORAN,
LIKES TO SAY
THAT A POLL
IS WHAT YOU HANG
A POLITICIAN FROM.
I DON'T PAY
ATTENTION TO THEM.
IT'S A DIFFEREN NUMBER EVERY DAY.
ONE LAST QUESTION.
HELEN.
GENERAL LLOYD HAS
PUBLICLY ACCUSED YOU
OF TURNING YOUR BACK
ON THE MILITARY.
WOULD YOU CARE
TO COMMENT?
GENERAL LLOYD'S REMARKS
WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEX AND BLOWN WAY OUT OF
PROPORTION.
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE
ABOUT IT...
THE GENERAL
WAS FREELANCING.
BUT I AM SMART ENOUGH
TO KNOW
WHEN I'M BEING SHOT A BY A PROFESSIONAL,
AND I'M STILL
IN ONE PIECE.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
THANK YOU.
WELL, BETSY,
FROM ONE HERD OF
JACKALS TO THE NEXT.
THE CABINET,
MR. PRESIDENT.
WITH 29%
APPROVAL RATING,
YOU CAN'T TELL THEM
WHAT TO DO.
IF YOU DON'T BUILD
A CONSENSUS,
YOU PAY A PRICE.
I THOUGHT THE CABINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
THE PRESIDENT'S TEAM.
YOU BET.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
STEVEN.
HARRY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER IN A SHORT TIME,
AS USUAL,
SO I SUGGEST WE GE STARTED RIGHT AWAY.
LET'S BEGIN
WITH SOMETHING EASY--
TAXES.
WELL, AS YOU ALL KNOW,
I HAVE ON MY DESK
RIGHT NOW
A BILL THAT GIVES
A HUGE BUDGET INCREASE
TO THE MILITARY.
SUPPOSE I JUST DON' SIGN IT?
SUPPOSE SOME OF THA GOES OVER TO DOMESTIC,
TO FARM SUBSIDIES,
TO POLICING OUR STREETS?
DO YOU REALLY THINK
THAT'S WISE, SIR?
I DON'T KNOW, ART.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IF YOU DO THAT,
MR. PRESIDENT,
I'M TOLD THA OUR READINESS
AND FORCE STRUCTURE
WILL SUFFER
SEVERELY.
THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE
GENERAL LLOYD'S
POSITION.
IF YOU VETO
THAT BILL,
MR. PRESIDENT,
YOU WILL GET A HUGE
PUBLIC REACTION.
THEN I'LL TAKE
THE HEAT, TOM.
I KNOW MOST OF YOU
DON'T LIKE THIS IDEA.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO
ASK FOR A SHOW OF HANDS,
BUT I WILL NEED
THE SUPPORT OF
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED
TO PULL TOGETHER
ON THIS.
NOW LET'S BE CLEAR...
ABOUT WHAT WE WILL NOT DO.
WE WILL NOT ANY LONGER
DEFER OUR URGEN DOMESTIC NEEDS
IN ORDER TO SATISFY
THE INFLATED DEMANDS
OF THE MILITARY.
WE WILL NOT ADD
$40-60 BILLION TO THE BUDGE WITHOUT HAVING ANY IDEA
WHERE THE MONEY'S COMING FROM.
I RAN ON A PLEDGE
TO CUT THE DEFICIT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE
ALL HERE TODAY.
I'M GOING TO DO IT...
OR I'LL DIE TRYING.
UH, LET'S NOT TALK
ABOUT DEATH.
TAXES IS DEPRESSING
ENOUGH.
WHY, WALTER,
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT DEATH
WAS A VICE-PRESIDENTIAL
OBSESSION.
WHERE IS IT WRITTEN
THAT IF YOUR PRESIDENT'S
FROM THE HEARTLAND,
YOUR VICE-PRESIDEN HAS TO BE A BACK ROOM
BOY FROM THE EAST?
IT WAS A WINNING
COMBINATION.
BUT A TERRIBLE
MARRIAGE.
I SHOULD HAVE
GONE WITH
CHARLIE POTTER.
HE GETS THINGS DONE.
ARE WE PUSHING
TOO HARD?
WE DON' HAVE A CHOICE.
IF THINGS DON' CHANGE REMARKABLY,
THERE WON'T BE
A SECOND TERM.
WE'VE COME
A LONG WAY, BETSY.
I COULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
CENTRAL COMMAND.
YEAH.
IT'S COLONEL CASEY
FROM THE JOINT STAFF.
I NEED THE DEPUTY
COMMANDER, PLEASE.
O'MALLEY.
COLONEL O'MALLEY.
YEAH.
WE NOTICED A LITTLE
ITEM UP HERE
PREPARING A READINESS
REPORT FOR THE ALER THIS WEEKEND.
IT'S JUST A ROUTINE
EXERCISE,
BUT IT SAYS HERE
YOU GUYS ORDERED
LIVE AMMO.
NOT EXACTLY STANDARD.
WELL, THAT'S CLASSIFIED.
EXCUSE ME?
I'M SORRY, COLONEL.
NO ONE BU GENERAL ALLEN
IS AUTHORIZED
TO DISCUSS
THAT OPERATION.
MAYBE YOU CAN
CALL BACK TOMORROW.
SURE.
TOMORROW'S FINE.
[RING]
HELLO.
WALTER.
YEAH.
MAC CASEY.
HEY, MAC.
THE RISING STAR.
I GOT THE DUTY.
HOW'S THE PUZZLE
PALACE?
LOOK, WALT...
I'M CHECKING OU THIS LIVE AMMO REQUEST.
JESUS, MAC.
I WISH YOU GUYS
WOULD GET IT TOGETHER.
YOU ADDED THE LIVE AMMO
FOR YOUR SLAM DUNK
THING. REMEMBER?
FOR SLAM DUNK.
YEAH. IT'S
THE DAMNEDEST THING.
WE'RE TRAINING
MORE FOR SEIZURE
THAN DEFENSE.
COME.
MAC.
THIS WILL ONLY
TAKE A MOMENT.
YESTERDAY,
I RAN ACROSS A LITTLE
GLITCH IN THE PRINTOUTS.
THERE WAS LIVE AMMO
ORDERED FOR SOME
OPERATION
CALLED SLAM DUNK?
I'M SORRY YOU GO LEFT OUT, MAC.
IT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S
IDEA TO KEEP THIS ONE
ON THE SHORT LIST.
SLAM DUNK
IS A COVERT EXERCISE
WE'RE RUNNING WITH
THE CIA.
IT'S EXTREMELY
SENSITIVE, MAC...
EXTREMELY SENSITIVE.
A TEAM IS PRACTICING
TO GO INTO
A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY
TO SEIZE
A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
I COULD
SHOW YOU THE FILE
IF YOU'RE CURIOUS.
I WOULDN'T MIND
TAKING A LOOK. THANKS.
CAN I HAVE IT NOW,
SIR?
I'LL SHOOT IT TO YOU
E-MAIL.
YOU'LL HAVE I TOMORROW MORNING.
THANK YOU, SIR.
STANDBY.
15 POINTS DOWN.
TAKE A SHO OR GIVE IT UP.
SO WHAT WAS YOUR
PROGRAM TODAY?
I SAW THE THERAPIST.
YEAH?
LIKE HER?
WELL, SHE'S O.K.
DON'T LOCK
YOUR KNEES.
DID SHE ASK YOU
LOTS OF QUESTIONS?
WELL, SH-SHE ASKED IF
I FELT A RUSH...
WHEN I WAS STEALING.
AND I TOLD HER
I FELT AWFUL.
AND SHE SAYS, "WHY?"
AND I SAY...
"'CAUSE...
I KNEW
I'D GET CAUGHT."
TAKE YOUR HANDS
OUT YOUR POCKET.
TAKE A SHOT.
THEN SHE SAYS...
"WHY DID YOU DO IT?"
AND YOU SAY...
WHAT?
'CAUSE...
'CAUSE I--
'CAUSE I
COULDN'T STOP.
AND SHE ASKED
HOW WE GET ALONG.
HOW DO WE GET ALONG?
YOU'RE CLOSE
TO FOULING OUT.
TRY TO STAY
IN THE GAME, TODD.
TRY TO STAY
IN THE GAME.
TAKE YOUR SHO OR GIVE IT UP.
I DON'T THINK
THE SON OF A BITCH
CAN SHUT UP
EVEN IF HE WANTS TO.
HE'S A BORN
POLITICIAN...
AND NO A BAD ONE AT THAT.
NAME ONE SUCCESSFUL
GENERAL WHO ISN'T.
WELL, I'VE RAPIDLY
LOST MY APPETITE
FOR THE DAILY BATTLE.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
TO MY POLL NUMBERS
IF I WERE TO FIRE
A LIVING LEGEND?
YOU'D BECOME NOSTALGIC
FOR THE DAYS
WHEN YOU HAD 29%.
ON THE UPSIDE,
LLOYD WILL BE
RETIRING SOON
WITH FULL HONORS,
AND YOU'LL HAVE
ONE LESS PROBLEM,
THOUGH REPLACING HIM
MAY BE A PROBLEM
SINCE YOU'VE ALMOS RUN OUT OF WOMEN.
VERY GOOD,
MR. SECRETARY.
WHERE WOULD I BE
WITHOUT YOU, CHARLIE?
I'VE BEEN ADVISED,
GENERAL, TO FIRE YOU.
I FRANKLY KNOW
OF NO REASON WHY, SIR.
BUT YOU KNOW I SERVE
AT YOUR DISPOSAL,
MR. PRESIDENT.
YES, BUT YOU'VE GONE
AND GOT YOURSELF
A PRETTY GOOD
CONSTITUENCY.
I'M ASKING A LOT OF
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ALREADY.
I CAN' LIQUIDATE THEIR
CAPTAIN MARVEL.
[CHUCKLES]
THE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
THEY'RE DEFENDED.
THEY ARE,
AT A COST OF 230
BILLION A YEAR.
MAY I REMIND YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT,
THAT THE SOLE PURPOSE
OF OUR MILITARY
IS TO WAGE AND WIN WARS
AND PROTECT OUR SHORES
FROM FOREIGN AGGRESSORS?
YOU ARE A COMPASSIONATE
MAN, SIR,
BUT YOU ARE
WITHHOLDING FUNDS
WHICH WILL LEAVE
OUR MILITARY DEGRADED.
YOU ARE RECKLESSLY
PLACING THIS NATION
IN A POSITION
OF WEAKNESS.
AND MAY I REMIND
YOU, GENERAL,
THAT I, WITH THE HELP
OF CONGRESS,
WILL MAKE POLICY.
YOU WILL FOLLOW IT.
IF YOU WANT MY JOB,
GO OUT AND GE YOURSELF ELECTED!
I HAVE NO INTERES IN BECOMING PRESIDENT.
MY SOLE CONCERN
IS THERE BE
A COUNTRY LEFT TO DEFEND.
ANOTHER WAR'S COMING,
AND WHEN IT DOES,
WE'LL HAVE TO CALL ON
ISRAEL TO DEFEND US
BECAUSE OUR OWN FORCES
WILL HAVE BECOME IMPOTEN IN THE INTERESTS
OF SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS
AND GLOBAL
PUBLIC RELATIONS.
KEEP YOUR OPINIONS
TO YOURSELF, GENERAL,
OR CONFINE THEM
TO THIS OFFICE.
THANK YOU.
IT'S AFTER
MIDNIGHT, RIGHT?
SAY QUARTER TO 1:00.
I LEAVE HER THERE
PARKED, RIGHT,
IN THAT DRIVEWAY?
THE WHITE HOUSE.
IT'S LATE AT NIGHT.
SHE'S ALONE.
I COME BACK
WITH THIS ENVELOPE.
I SAY, "WE GOT TO
RUSH THIS OUT TO
THE CIA AT LANGLEY."
AND THIS GETS YOU
LAID?
I AM 6 FOR 6
ON THIS.
UH, YES, SIR.
SITUATION NORMAL?
UH, YES, SIR.
HOW'S THE TRAFFIC
ON THE OLD MAN
AND HIS BETTING POOL?
UH, SOMETHING
CAME IN THIS MORNING.
CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG,
BU REAGENT ALPHA ONE--
THAT'S AN ADVANCED
CHEMICAL DISABLING
WEAPON, RIGHT?
YEAH.
WHAT'S THE POINT?
IT'S BEEN O.K.'D
FOR THE ALERT.
DON'T ASK ME WHY,
BUT NATIONAL COMMAND
AUTHORIZED IT.
PUNCH UP WHERE
GENERAL LLOYD IS. NOW.
[DOOR OPENS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
IT WAS GOOD SEEING
YOU TWO PLAYING
BALL TOGETHER TODAY.
HE'S GETTING BETTER.
HE'S STARTING
TO REALIZE
WHAT HE DID WRONG.
YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW, THE WAY
I'VE BEEN LATELY.
IT'S JUST I'VE GO SO MUCH ON MY MIND.
IS THIS, UM,
ABOUT SEEING TODD'S
THERAPIST TOMORROW?
DO WE NEED THIS?
I DON'T KNOW
THIS WOMAN.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW US.
SHE KNOWS TODD.
HE LIKES HER.
SAID I'D BE THERE.
SO I'LL BE THERE.
MAC.
THANKS.
[RING]
[RING]
GOOD MORNING.
CHIEF OF STAFF'S
OFFICE.
MAY I HELP YOU?
CHIEF OF STAFF,
PLEASE.
WHO'S CALLING,
PLEASE?
THIS IS THE...
DIRECTOR OF CURREN OPERATIONS AT THE PENTAGON,
COLONEL MAC CASEY.
TELL HER IT'S URGENT.
AND PRIVATE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
WHAT'S SO URGENT?
BETSY?
BETSY, I NEED
TO TALK TO YOU.
THAT'S IT?
NO HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU, ANYWAY?
THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
IT'S A MATTER
OF NATIONAL SECURITY.
AREN'T YOU PRETTY
FAR OUT OF
CHANNELS, MAC?
YOU HAVE A BOSS.
TALK TO HIM.
I CAN'T.
JESUS, MAC.
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
CAN'T YOU GIVE ME
SOME IDEA?
YEAH. I NEED TO
TALK TO YOU IN PERSON.
YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE.
BETSY, YOU'VE KNOWN ME
FOR A LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN A MARINE
FOR 19 YEARS.
BY ME CALLING YOU,
I MAY BE THROWING
IT ALL AWAY.
HANG ON
FOR A SECOND, MAC.
[SPEAKING SOFTLY]
BETSY?
GRANT MEMORIAL. 8:00.
OH. O.K.
UH...
CAN YOU MAKE IT 8:30?
THIS IS NO A NEGOTIATION,
COLONEL.
O.K.
GRANT MEMORIAL. 8:00.
SEE YOU THEN. BYE.
OFFICE OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
PLEASE HOLD.
SECRETARY POTTER
TO SEE YOU.
GOOD MORNING, SARAH.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
FINE, THANK YOU,
MR. SECRETARY.
GOOD, GOOD.
CHARLIE, COME IN.
SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU, SARAH.
THE GENERAL TELLS ME
THAT YOU HAVE
MISGIVINGS, ARTHUR.
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD
MISGIVINGS, CHARLIE.
THE CONSTITUTION IS...
IS IN MY CARE.
OTHERS BEFORE US
HAVE TRIED TO MANIPULATE
THE CONSTITUTION,
BUT, JESUS, THIS THING
MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE
A SUNDAY PICNIC!
I, UH...
I CAN'T BE A PAR OF SUBVERTING THE
CONSTITUTION, CHARLIE--
NOT AS A MEANS
TO AN END,
EVEN IF THAT END IS
SAVING THE COUNTRY
ITSELF.
OH, MY.
YOU SHOULD REREAD
THE CONSTITUTION,
ARTHUR.,
I HAVE.
YOU UNLEASH
THIS THING...
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY
HAPPEN?
BECAUSE I CONTROL
WHAT HAPPENS.
WHAT IF SOMETHING
GOES WRONG?
ARTHUR, NOTHING
IS GOING TO GO WRONG.
YOU HAVE A BACKUP
PLAN.
I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT THAT,
INCLUDING THA EXERCISE THIS SATURDAY,
YOU HEAR?
VERY WELL.
I UNDERSTAND
YOU HAVE MISGIVINGS,
ARTHUR.
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS
WHAT DO YOU INTEND
TO DO ABOUT THEM?
NOTHING.
DO I HAVE
YOUR WORD ON THAT?
YES.
DAMN YOU!
I RESPECT THAT,
ARTHUR.
AFTERNOON, GENERAL.
ADMIRAL. COME ON IN.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
GENERAL.
OH, MAC, UH,
YOU CAN SI THIS ONE OUT.
COLONEL, THERE APPEARS
TO BE A LOT OF PRESSURE
AT HOME RIGHT NOW.
TODD TALKS ABOUT YOU
A GREAT DEAL.
SEEMS CLEAR
YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD
A STRONG RELATIONSHIP.
HE'S MY SON
AND I LOVE HIM.
BUT I DON'T SEE
WHAT THAT'S
GOT TO DO WITH THIS.
DON'T YOU?
LOOK, DOCTOR,
I'M SURE
YOU'RE VERY GOOD
AT WHAT YOU DO.
BUT I DON'T THINK
THIS IS GETTING US
ANYWHERE.
TODD MADE A MISTAKE.
HE'S GOT TO DEAL
WITH HIS PUNISHMENT,
LEARN FROM IT,
AND MOVE ON.
RIGHT, TODD?
YOU AND YOUR DAD
LIVE BY A PRETTY TOUGH
BEHAVIOR CODE,
DON'T YOU, TODD?
I GUESS SO.
DID YOU EVER WONDER
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF YOU FAILED
TO LIVE UP TO
THAT CODE?
I'D GET IN TROUBLE.
WAS IT POSSIBLE
YOU WERE TRYING
TO TEST THINGS,
SEE IF YOUR DAD
STILL LOVED YOU
JUST AS MUCH,
EVEN AFTER
YOU GOT CAUGHT?
TODD.
WE'LL WATCH THE GAME
TOGETHER TONIGHT.
YOU'RE LEAVING?
NOW?
I GOT TO GO.
I'M REALLY
SORRY.
HOW COULD YOU
DO THIS?
I'LL BE THERE
FOR TIPOFF.
SAVE ME A SEAT,
HUH?
SORRY.
I WAS JUST GETTING
READY TO LEAVE.
ANYBODY BUT YOU,
I'D BE GONE BY NOW.
IT WASN'T EXACTLY
CONVENIENT ACCOMMODATING
YOUR SCHEDULE.
YOU GOT EXACTLY
SIX MINUTES.
MAKE IT GOOD.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF A...CLASSIFIED
COVERT EXERCISE
INVOLVING THE MILITARY
AND THE CIA
CALLED SLAM DUNK?
COULD THE PRESIDEN HAVE APPROVED
THIS EXERCISE
WITHOUT YOU
HAVING KNOWN?
THE POLITICAL ANSWER?
SURE.
THE TRUTH? NO.
LAST SUNDAY,
I LEARNED
THAT GENERAL LLOYD
WAS OPERATING
A BETTING POOL
OVER THE NBA PLAYOFFS.
PENTAGON'S ALWAYS
GOT BETTING POOLS.
SO WHAT?
THE GENERAL TOLD ME
HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
WHO'S PLAYING.
BETSY, THAT'S NO LIKE HIM.
HE'S NEVER
LIED TO ME BEFORE.
THE SAME DAY,
I NOTICED THAT, UM...
LIVE AMMUNITION
HAD BEEN ORDERED
FOR THIS WEEKEND'S
ALERT.
SO I DID SOME
CHECKING,
AND I FOUND OU TWO THINGS.
FIRST--THAT THEY
WERE TRAINING MORE
FOR SEIZURE
THAN FOR PROTECTION,
SECOND--
THIS LIVE AMMUNITION
WAS ORDERED FOR
THIS OPERATION SLAM DUNK.
AND?
I TALKED TO THE GENERAL.
TOLD HIM THAT...
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN
A COMMUNICATIONS GLITCH,
BECAUSE I WAS NO INFORMED OF THE SITUATION.
AND?
HE SAID THA THE PRESIDENT WANTED
THE LIST SHORT ON THIS.
SAID HE'D SEND ME
THE FILE,
BUT HE HASN'T.
GO ON.
GENERAL LLOYD...
HAS BEEN MEETING
PRIVATELY
WITH SECRETARY POTTER,
OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE CABINET.
DOESN'T ADD UP.
YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING BUT YOUR
OWN CONJECTURE.
STANDARD EXERCISE
CALLS FOR 10,000 MEN.
THIS WEEKEND,
WE'RE DEPLOYING
100,000 TROOPS
INTO THE 12
MAJOR CITIES
OF THIS COUNTRY.
AND THERE'S
ONE MORE THING.
WHAT'S THAT?
THE TROOPS
HAVE BEEN ARMED
WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
I NEED TO TALK
TO THE PRESIDENT.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
AND NOW, OUR GUES THIS EVENING,
ARTHUR DANIELS,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE,
MA'AM.
AMBASSADOR.
HOW ARE YOU?
HONEY, I'M GOING TO
CALL YOU IN THE MORNING.
[GASPS]
MR. DANIELS!
MR. DANIELS!
SIR...SIR!
GET HIM ON HIS BACK.
1...
2...
3...
SOMEBODY CALL
THE PARAMEDICS.
COME ON, MAN!
101 TO 101.
NO!
WE INTERRUP THIS PROGRAM FOR
A SPECIAL REPORT.
THIS IS IRIS GITTER
IN FRONT OF THE
WATERGATE PLAZA
IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. WHERE,
JUST MOMENTS AGO,
U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL
ARTHUR DANIELS
COLLAPSED AND DIED...
HELLO?
POLICE ARE CLOSING OFF
THE AREA.
PEOPLE
ARE STILL LEAVING
THE FUND-RAISING EVEN THAT THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL WAS ATTENDING.
HE HAD
NO PREVIOUS RECORD
OF HEART PROBLEMS.
MAC,
IT'S FOR YOU.
NOW BACK TO YOU
IN THE STUDIO.
[BASKETBALL
CONTINUES]
YES?
OUR FRIEND WOULD
LIKE YOU TO COME
FOR A VISIT.
EAST GATE.
40 MINUTES.
RIGHT. 40 MINUTES.
I'LL BE THERE.
READY?
[KNOCKING]
MR. PRESIDENT,
COLONEL MAC CASEY.
PLEASE SIT DOWN,
COLONEL.
I PREFER TO STAND.
THANK YOU, SIR.
TELL ME ABOU THE GENERAL.
SIR, THIS IS VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME
BECAUSE IT CONCERNS
A SUPERIOR OFFICER
THAT I ADMIRE AND RESPECT.
UNDERSTOOD.
THE GENERAL BELIEVES
THAT WAR'S INEVITABLE...
AND THE NEXT TIME,
WE WILL LOSE
BECAUSE WE HAVE LOS OUR ABILITY TO FIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A QUESTION, SIR.
GO AHEAD.
YESTERDAY...
I SAW A PRIVATE MEMO.
AN ADVANCED CHEMICAL
DISABLING WEAPON CALLED
REAGENT ALPHA ONE
HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED
FOR THIS WEEKEND'S
ALERT.
ONLY THE NATIONAL
COMMAND AUTHORITY
CAN DO THAT, SIR.
I DIDN'T ORDER IT.
THE ONLY OTHER PERSON
WITH THAT AUTHORITY
IS SECRETARY POTTER.
YES, SIR.
NOW LET ME
ASK YOU A QUESTION.
YOU BELIEVE
GENERAL LLOYD IS A HERO.
YES, I DO.
CAN A HERO BE A TRAITOR?
I'M AFRAID HE COULD BE.
SO YOU THINK THERE'S
A MILITARY PLO TO TAKE OVER
THE GOVERNMENT.
NAKED MILITARY TAKEOVER.
NOT IN THIS COUNTRY.
THE PEOPLE WOULD NEVER
STAND FOR IT.
THE MEN AT ARMS ARE JUS REGULAR AMERICAN KIDS.
THEY WOULDN' STAND FOR IT EITHER.
THERE HAS TO BE
SOMETHING MORE.
THE MILITARY ACTION
HAS TO BE SUPPORTING
SOMETHING...
SOMETHING WITHIN THE LAW
THAT THE PEOPLE
COULD ACCEPT.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL...
HE DIED OF
A HEART ATTACK, SIR?
ART DANIELS
JUST HAD HIS PHYSICAL
A WEEK AGO AT BETHESDA.
WE ASKED ABOUT IT.
HE WAS IN PERFECT HEALTH.
THE KGB...
USED TO USE SMOKE
AND PRUSSIC ACID.
DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
LOOKED LIKE A CORONARY.
OUR BOYS COULD HAVE
DONE THE SAME THING.
YOU BELIEVE
ART DANIELS
WAS ASSASSINATED?
WHAT I DO NO BELIEVE IN, SIR,
IS COINCIDENCE.
MAYBE DANIELS FOUND OUT.
MAYBE HE WAS EVEN
INVOLVED IN IT.
MAYBE HE JUST HAD
A HEART ATTACK.
MAYBE.
MAC HAS A LIS OF 22 NAMES.
THEY'RE THE COMMANDERS
OF THE EXERCISE
THIS WEEKEND.
HE THINKS
THEY'LL MAKE A MOVE
DURING THE ALERT.
IF IT IS TRUE,
ALL YOU CAN DO
IS FIRE THEM...NOW.
WHAT ABOU THE OTHER GENERALS?
DO I TRUST THEM
JUST BECAUSE
COLONEL CASEY HASN' FOUND THEIR NAMES YET?
IF I FIRE MY TOP
22 GENERALS,
CLAIM THEY'RE TRAITORS
WITHOUT PROOF...
YOU COULD BE IMPEACHED.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY,
SIR.
AND A CHANCE
YOU MIGH JUST HAVE TO TAKE.
SIR, WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING,
BUT WHAT THEY'D DO
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
IF THEY SUSPECTED
THAT WE KNEW...
THEY MIGHT MOVE IT UP.
THEY MIGHT GO
IMMEDIATELY.
WE TIP OUR HANDS
RIGHT NOW,
WE ARE GIVING UP
OUR TACTICAL ADVANTAGE
OF SURPRISE,
AND, FRANKLY, SIR,
THAT IS THE ONLY
ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE.
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO DO WITH OUR
TACTICAL ADVANTAGE?
FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE,
WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING,
AND HOW TO STOP THEM
IN 69 HOURS.
YOU'RE CAREER MILITARY.
YOU'RE GENERAL LLOYD'S
PROTEGE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
JOIN THEM?
THEY DIDN'T ASK ME.
IF THEY HAD.
THE MILITARY EXIS TO SUPPOR AND DEFEND
THE GOVERNMENT.
NOT TO BE
THE GOVERNMENT,
SIR.
SHOULD I WORRY
ABOUT WHERE YOUR
LOYALTIES LIE?
I'M HERE.
I'M THE ONE WHO
BLEW THE WHISTLE,
SIR.
[DISENGAGING
CAR ALARM]
GOOD NIGHT, SIR.
STOP!
SORRY.
WHAT TIME
DID YOU GET IN
LAST NIGHT?
WHAT?
MAC, YOU'VE DONE
CLASSIFIED WORK
BEFORE.
YOU'VE ALWAYS
TOLD ME SOMETHING.
IT'S DIFFERENT.
HOW?
IS THERE
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
LET ME KNOW?
IF I COULD, I WOULD.
I SEE.
YOU RUN OUT ON US
TWICE IN ONE NIGHT.
YOU DON'T COME BACK
HOME UNTIL 3 A.M.?
HONEY...
FOR 15 YEARS...
DID I EVER GIVE YOU
TROUBLE LIKE THAT?
I NEVER THOUGHT SO.
I'M NO ANGEL, JEAN.
I MAY BE
A LOUSY FATHER...
BUT I PROMISE
I'LL BE THERE
FOR HIM.
I'M TRYING REALLY HARD
TO BELIEVE THAT.
GOOD MORNING,
MR. PRESIDENT.
HOW DOES IT LOOK
THIS MORNING?
DID OUR COLONEL
HAVE A BAD DREAM?
I'M AFRAID
IT'S NOT GOING
TO GO AWAY.
THANK YOU.
WHAT AMAZES ME IS
THAT THIS THING
HASN'T LEAKED YET.
I WANT YOU
TO SCRUB MY MEETING
WITH JOHN INSTEAD.
FULLERTON SMOKED
TO THE PRESS
THAT I'M WORKING ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
FOR A CHANGE.
TELL ME ABOUT CASEY.
ARE YOU CONFIDEN ABOUT HIM?
I'VE KNOWN HIM
FOR A LONG TIME.
WE'RE MAKING A BIG BE ON ONE MAN.
SHOULD WE BRING BACK
THE NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISER FROM KIEV?
NOPE. CHARLIE POTTER
WOULD SMELL A RAT.
I THOUGHT CHARLIE
WAS MY FRIEND.
IF WE GET LUCKY--
FIND A GUY WHO'S
NOT A CONSPIRATOR--
HOW DO WE KNOW
HE'LL EVEN HELP US?
FBI? SECRET SERVICE?
IF DANIELS COULD HAVE
BEEN IN ON IT.
WHY NOT THE FBI?
WHY NOT ANYBODY?
WE MIGHT GET A HAND FROM
DANIELS' PRIVATE SECRETARY,
SARAH SOMETHING.
SHE'S NOT TOO BRIGHT.
I'LL MAKE UP A STORY,
GIVE HER A CALL.
[BAND PLAYS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YEAH?
COLONEL CASEY, PLEASE.
YEAH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.
HANG ON.
MAC?
YEAH?
HELLO.
PLEASE HOLD FOR
THE CHIEF OF STAFF.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
SECRETARY
IS A SARAH McCANN.
YOU'LL BE MEETING HER
TONIGH AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
O.K.
NINTH STREET ENTRANCE,
7:00.
THAT'LL GIVE THE BUILDING
TIME TO CLEAR.
YOUR NAME IS WYCLIFFE--
PHILIP.
I--I GOT TO GO.
I SAW YOU CHECKING OU OF THE WHITE HOUSE
LAST NIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU,
SPECIAL ADVISER
TO THE PRESIDENT?
IT WASN'T ME, PAL.
MAC?
SIR?
DID YOU FORGE SOMETHING, SIR?
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
TOO HARD.
JUST TAKE CARE
OF THIS BRIEFING,
THEN TAKE
A THREE-DAY PASS
AND SPEND TIME
WITH THE FAMILY.
THAT'S AN ORDER.
THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. WYCLIFFE?
I'M SARAH McCANN.
COULD HE HAVE HAD
ANOTHER APPOINTMENT BOOK...
A PRIVATE ONE MAYBE?
NO. JUST THAT ONE,
I THINK.
DID YOU KNOW
LLOYD KIMAROFF?
JUST THAT ONCE.
CAN YOU REMEMBER
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT--
HOW THE GENERAL LOOKED
WHEN HE WENT IN--
WHEN HE CAME OUT?
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
MOOD AFTER THE MEETING.
WELL, THEY FOUGHT.
I HEARD RAISED VOICES
THROUGH THE DOOR,
BUT I COULDN'T HEAR
ANY WORDS.
AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT,
THEY WERE SMILING.
SARAH...
COULD YOU...SIT DOWN
FOR A SECOND?
THANK YOU.
WHAT DID MISS CORCORAN
TELL YOU ABOUT THE SITUATION?
MISS CORCORAN
DIDN'T CALL ME.
THE PRESIDEN CALLED ME...
HIMSELF.
HE SAID I SHOULD
GIVE YOU ANYTHING
YOU ASK FOR,
AND TO KEEP THIS
A SECRE BECAUSE MR. DANIELS
HAD SOME ENEMIES,
AND THA YOU WERE DEFENDING
MR. DANIELS' GOOD NAME.
HE WASN'T A PERFECT MAN,
BUT HE WAS A GOOD MAN.
YOU SEE,
THE PRESIDENT SAID
FOR YOU TO GIVE ME
WHATEVER I ASK.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR...
IT'S A SECRET.
SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO ASK.
YOU KNOW.
THIS WASN'T ANYTHING
LIKE WATERGATE.
THIS WAS JUS FOR HIS MEMOIRS.
AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE
WRITTEN ANYTHING
UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE
HAD RETIRED.
AND THEN HE
WOULD HAVE HANDLED
EVERYTHING WITH...
INTEGRITY.
I NEED THE TAPES,
SARAH...
ESPECIALLY THE ONES
FROM TUESDAY.
HE DIDN'T GIVE THEM
TO ME.
THEY'RE
AT HIS HOUSE...
I THINK.
IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?
NO. AFTER THE DIVORCE,
HE LIVED--
HE LIVED BY HIMSELF.
I HAVE A KEY.
[DOOR CLOSES]
SCORCHED TAPES
AND ASHES.
DAMN!
AT LEAST IT PROVES
WE'RE RIGHT.
THIS THING
DOES GO DEEPER
THAN THE MILITARY.
IT PROVES IT TO US--
NOT THE COUNTRY.
NOW WE'RE DOWN
TO 48 HOURS.
I'LL UPDATE
THE PRESIDENT.
O.K.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
ARE YOU TIRED?
YOU RUN. YOU RUN HOME.
RUN HOME NOW.
I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO EXPLAIN. NOW, GO.
WE JUST WAN TO TALK TO YOU.
[CLOCK CHIMING]
COLONEL CASEY!
WHO ARE YOU?
CALL ME...JAKE.
JAKE.
WOULD YOU PREFER JOE?
NO.
JAKE IS FINE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU GUYS
WERE STILL IN BUSINESS.
YES. WE RUSSIANS
HAVE A GREAT RESPEC FOR OUR TRADITIONS.
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
YOU ARE COLONEL
LYLE MacARTHUR CASEY,
AND YOU ARE TRACKING
YOUR OWN SUPERIOR,
GENERAL LLOYD,
AND REPORTING BACK
TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
THAT IS WHY I WISH
TO SPEAK WITH YOU.
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE FACING
A CONSPIRACY IN YOUR
GOVERNMENT, COLONEL.
WE WISH TO HELP.
PRESIDENT FOSTER
IS A HUMANITARIAN,
SYMPATHETIC TO THE PLIGH OF MY PEOPLE.
AND A
MILITARILY CONTROLLED U.S.
IS NOT IN
OUR BEST INTERESTS.
FORT BENNING.
HERE IS NORAD.
NOW TAMPA.
TROOP MOVEMENTS,
ALL FROM THIS MORNING.
HOW'D YOU GE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
WE ACCESSED YOUR
HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE.
VERY SIMPLE.
NEXT...
HUNTING LODGE...
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
FOUR MEETINGS
IN SIX WEEKS--
ALWAYS THESE
VERY SAME MEN.
YOU KNOW, COLONEL,
THE PENTAGON IS
THE BEST NEWS MANAGER
IN THE WORLD.
YOUR GENERAL
HAS ALL HE NEEDS--
THE POLITICIANS,
THE MILITARY,
PUBLIC OPINION,
AND...THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
VICE PRESIDENT...
KELLY.
WALTER KELLY.
WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?
AND JACK GIDDINGS,
MORE MONEY THAN GOD
AND THE MORAL SENSE
OF AN ANT.
FIRE EVERYBODY
IN SIGHT,
THE WHOLE
FUCKING CABINET.
I CAN'T FIRE
THE VICE PRESIDENT,
AND I CAN'T FIRE
JACK GIDDINGS.
WHAT'S WORSE,
I CAN'T PROVE
ANYTHING.
WHAT ABOU THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
YOU WANT ME
TO GO ON TV AND SAY,
"I GOT THESE PHOTOS
FROM THE RUSSIANS
OF OUR BASES,
WHICH INCRIMINATE
THE MOST POPULAR HERO
IN THE UNITED STATES."
THE VOTE TO IMPEACH
WOULD END GRIDLOCK.
IT'D BE UNANIMOUS
AND BIPARTISAN.
AND THEN WALTER KELLY
WALTZES INTO THE OVAL OFFICE
THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
WE STILL HAVE
SOME TIME, SIR.
GO BACK TO YOUR FRIENDS,
MAC.
THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE.
GET ME SOME PROOF
I CAN USE.
WE'RE DOWN TO 35 HOURS.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
[INTERCOM]
YES?
EXCUSE ME, SIR.
THE PRESIDENT'S
ON LINE 1.
GOOD AFTERNOON, GENERAL.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. PRESIDENT.
I'LL COME STRAIGH TO THE POINT.
I WANT TO CANCEL THE ALER THIS WEEKEND.
IF I MAY, SIR, UM...
THIS EXERCISE IS VITAL
TO OUR READINESS,
AS WE DISCUSSED.
I AGREE, GENERAL.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING
WE CANCEL IT INDEFINITELY,
BUT, WITH EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED,
I WANT TO POSTPONE IT.
THE FINAL DECISION'S
UP TO YOU, SIR,
BUT...I CANNO ENDORSE YOUR DECISION.
I'D TAKE THAT UNDER
CONSIDERATION, GENERAL,
BUT I'M AFRAID
MY DECISION IS FINAL.
I WANT IT CANCELED.
GOODBYE, GENERAL.
[CLICK]
BYE, MR. PRESIDENT.
ARTHUR DANIELS HAD THE SAME
RESPECT FOR LIFE,
FAMILY, AND GOD
AS FOR THE LAW
HE SWORE TO UPHOLD.
HE LEFT US
A LEGACY OF DECENCY--
DECENCY IN EVERY ASPEC OF HIS LIFE.
FOR THOSE OF US
WHO KNEW HIM,
WE LEARNED TO ADMIRE
AND RESPECT HIM.
WE SHALL MISS HIM GREATLY.
LET US PRAY.
UNTO THEE, O LORD,
DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL.
O, MY GOD,
I TRUST IN YOU.
LET ME NOT BE ASHAMED.
LET NOT MINE ENEMIES
TRIUMPH OVER ME.
LET NONE THAT WAIT ON ME
BE ASHAMED.
LET THEM BE ASHAMED
WHICH TRANSGRESS
WITHOUT CAUSE.
SHOW ME THY WAYS,
O LORD,
TEACH ME THY PATHS.
CONSIDER MINE ENEMIES,
FOR THEY ARE MANY,
AND THEY HATE ME
WITH CRUEL HATRED.
SO KEEP MY SOUL
AND DELIVER ME.
LET ME NOT BE ASHAMED,
FOR I PUT MY TRUS IN THEE...
I THOUGH YOU WERE OFF.
I'M HERE
TO SEE YOU.
LET YOUR SON,
ARTHUR DANIELS,
BE WITH YOU TODAY.
1 AND...
READY...
AIM...
FIRE!
READY...
AIM...
FIRE!
READY...
AIM...
FIRE!
READY...
AIM...
FIRE!
READY...
AIM...
FIRE!
TRY IT AGAIN.
PRESENT.
ARMS...
ORDER.
ARMS...
IT'S UNFORTUNATE
THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY.
WE'RE GOING
TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY
NO MATTER HOW ANTISEPTICALLY
WE DO THIS.
WE'RE SHUTTING IT DOWN.
TRY IT AGAIN.
I'VE ALREADY GONE
WHERE NO LIEUTENANT'S
GONE BEFORE.
TRY IT AGAIN,
LIEUTENANT.
COLONEL,
THIS AIN'T KOSHER.
DAMN IT, BILLY,
YOU JUST...
YOU GO HAVE
A CUP OF COFFEE,
O.K.?
BOB,
WE'RE IN AGREEMENT.
THIS THING IS A GO
FOR TOMORROW.
COLONEL...
LIEUTENANT...
SIR?
WAS THA COLONEL CASEY?
NO, SIR.
HE'S ON
A THREE-DAY PASS, SIR.
THANK YOU,
LIEUTENANT.
CARRY ON.
SIR.
IF I DON'T GE SOME HARD PROOF
BY 8:00
TOMORROW NIGHT,
THERE'LL BE
NO SECOND CHANCES.
WE CAME FORWARD TO YOU.
WHY WOULD I HOLD BACK?
HARD PROOF.
IT COMPROMISES
SOME OTHER INTERES OF YOURS?
MAYBE AN AGEN YOU HAVE IN PLACE?
HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING,
IF SUCH AN AGENT EXISTED,
I PRESUME
ONE COULD BARGAIN.
ONE CAN
ALWAYS BARGAIN.
[COACH]
COME ON.
ALL THE WAY NOW.
ALL THE WAY.
OH, YEAH!
JORDAN ALMONDS.
I'M ADDICTED.
I NEED A WITNESS
TO TESTIFY, JAKE.
THE AGENT IN PLACE
HAS BEEN A PROBLEM TO US
FOR REASONS THA I CANNOT SAY.
GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE,
IS HE?
LET'S JUST SAY
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
LET ME THINK ON THIS.
THE THIRD BASEMAN...
MY CHILD!
[SHOUTS]
I LOVE THIS GAME!
THE RUSSIANS
ARE HOPING FOR A DEAL.
GET ME PROOF...
AND THEIR AGENT GOES HOME.
I'M TO BE CONTACTED
ON THAT.
LET'S PRAY IT'S SOON...
BECAUSE WITH 20 HOURS TO GO,
WE'VE GOT NOTHING.
THE ULTIMATE WOULD BE
A CONFESSION--
SOMEONE INSIDE
THE CONSPIRACY.
WHY WOULD ANYBODY
DO THAT?
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'D BE
CONFESSING TO TREASON.
MAYBE EVEN MURDER.
I KEEP THINKING ABOU ART DANIELS.
ONE THING HE WOULD NEVER DO
IS GO AGAINS THE CONSTITUTION.
WE LIVE IN
A HIGHLY EVOLVED DEMOCRACY.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING
TO GIVE THIS THING
THE APPEARANCE,
THE ILLUSION OF LEGALITY.
AMENDMENT XXV,
RATIFIED AFTER KENNEDY...
"PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY
AND SUCCESSION ACT,
"SECTION 4.
"WHENEVER THE VICE PRESIDEN "AND A MAJORITY OF EITHER
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
OF THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS--"
SOUND LIKE
THE CABINET, SIR?
KEEP READING.
"OR OF SUCH OTHER BODY
"AS CONGRESS MAY
BY LAW PROVIDE,
"TRANSMIT TO THE PRESIDEN PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE
"AND THE SPEAKER OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
"THEIR WRITTEN DECLARATION
THAT THE PRESIDEN "IS UNABLE TO DISCHARGE
THE POWERS AND DUTIES
OF HIS OFFICE,
"THE VICE PRESIDEN SHALL IMMEDIATELY ASSUME
"THE POWERS AND DUTIES
OF THE OFFICE
AS ACTING PRESIDENT."
JUST BY SENDING
A LETTER,
YOU CAN BE REMOVED
FROM OFFICE?
IF I WRITE A LETTER
SAYING THAT I AM NO DISABLED,
I DON'T AUTOMATICALLY
GET MY JOB BACK.
THE OTHER SIDE
GETS FOUR DAYS
TO SAY THAT I AM DISABLED--
WHICH THEY WILL--
AND THEN THE CONGRESS
GETS 21 DAYS
TO MEE AND VOTE ON IT.
AND THROUGH ALL THAT TIME,
WALTER KELLY,
THAT BACKBITING...
REMAINS PRESIDENT.
I'LL BE DAMNED,
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S WHAT, SIR?
THEY WANT A NEW PRESIDEN THEY CAN CONTROL.
THE XXVth AMENDMEN MAKES IT LEGAL.
THAT'S THEIR COVER.
THIS LETTER WAS DELIVERED
AT 8:00 THIS EVENING.
ACCORDINGLY,
I SPEAK TO YOU NOW...
AS YOUR PRESIDENT.
WE ARE GOING
TO TRY THE ISSUES
OF WILL FOSTER'S MENTAL
AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY.
NOT TONIGHT.
THESE ISSUES WILL BE TRIED
IN THE CONGRESS,
AS REQUIRED
BY OUR CONSTITUTION.
AND THE SYSTEM
WILL WORK ITS WILL
IN THIS CRISIS
AS IT HAS IN OTHERS.
EVERY MAN IS IMPERFEC BY NATURE,
AND EVERY NATION
THROUGHOUT HISTORY
HAS BEEN RULED BY MEN.
EVERY NATION BUT OURS.
I HAVE, THEREFORE, DECIDED,
IN CONSULTATION WITH
OTHER GOVERNMENT LEADERS,
AS A PURELY
TEMPORARY MEASURE,
THAT FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS
THERE WILL BE
A DUSK TO DAWN CURFEW.
THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
WILL BE SUSPENDED
DURING THIS TIME.
ACCORDINGLY,
OUR JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--
[PRODUCER]
WE MAY WAN TO CHANGE THAT.
IT SMELLS OF
A MILITARY JUNTA.
WHEN YOU SAY
YOU PLACE THE POWER
INTO THEIR HANDS,
THERE'S A SENSE THAT YOU'RE
GIVING UP CONTROL.
WRONG.
YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT.
THEY'RE SIMPLY
YOUR TRAFFIC COPS.
SO, I'VE GIVEN ORDERS
TO...MM-HMM.
AND LIGHTEN UP THE TONE
THROUGH THIS SECTION.
LET THE WORDS
CARRY THE POWER.
IT'S A PURELY
TEMPORARY MEASURE.
THEY DON'T LIKE WILL FOSTER
ANY MORE THAN WE DO,
BUT HE IS
THE ELECTED PRESIDENT.
YOU'RE SIMPLY LETTING THEM
OFF THE HOOK.
THEY'LL FEEL RELIEVED.
THAT'S WHA THEY WANT TO FEEL.
NURTURE THAT.
LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
SARAH.
MR. WYCLIFFE.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
IF SOMEBODY TOLD ME
THAT I WAS GOING
TO END UP AS A SPY...
OH, WELL...
JAKE ORDERED ME...
TO COOPERATE
WITH THE PRESIDENT.
THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE TAPES.
YOU GOT TO HELP US NOW.
MEANING?
YOU GOT TO TESTIFY
WHAT'S ON THOSE TAPES.
WELL, IT WON' PROVE ANYTHING.
ARTHUR NEVER SAID
ANYTHING INCRIMINATING.
NO, NO. YOU'RE
ALL WE'VE GOT.
IF THE CIA
DISCOVERS MY ROLE IN
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT,
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO ME?
THE PRESIDENT PROMISED.
YOU'LL BE PROTECTED.
NO. I NEED TO THINK
ABOUT THIS.
HEY! YOU'RE
NOT LISTENING.
YOU GOT TO TELL
THE PRESIDEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW.
NO.
[GUNSHOT]
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
[WOMAN]
OH, MY GOD!
[HORN BLARES]
JEAN!
TODD!
JEAN!
TODD!
JEAN!
MAC? WHAT'S
THE MATTER?
GET TODD.
GO TO YOUR MOTHER'S.
WHY?
I CAN'T EXPLAIN
RIGHT NOW.
TODD, TAKE CARE
OF YOUR MOTHER, O.K.?
MAC, PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON!
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
DON'T ANSWER THAT!
HELLO?
YES, SIR. DAD,
IT'S GENERAL LLOYD.
JUST GO! YOU GOTTA GO!
I LOVE YOU, BUT GO.
BOTH OF YOU, GO NOW!
MOM, WHERE
ARE WE GOING?
[INTO PHONE]
YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME,
TALK IN A PUBLIC PLACE.
ONE HOUR,
YOU PICK IT.
FINE.
HUH!
HEY,
DON'T WORRY.
ANYBODY ASKS, ALL I SAW
WAS MY EMPTY DESK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'VE BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO HAWAII,
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
I PUT IN FOR I A FEW YEARS AGO,
BUT I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING.
NOW SUDDENLY...
YOU TAKE CARE, O.K.?
YOU, TOO.
[BEEPING]
[JET FLIES OVERHEAD]
THIS IS SYMBOLIC.
WE COULD'VE ME OVER A BEER,
LIKE A COUPLE
OF MARINES.
HERE IS BETTER, IN FRON OF THE MARINES WHO DIED
DEFENDING THE THINGS
YOU'RE TRYING TO DESTROY.
LEAVE THE SPEECHES
TO THE POLITICIANS.
IF THERE'LL BE
ANY LEFT AFTER YOU.
[CHUCKLES]
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN
DOING, MAC?
I'VE BEEN WATCHING
YOUR COVERT EXERCISES.
IT WAS AGREED THAT ONLY
GENERALS WOULD KNOW.
THAT'S WHY YOU WERE LEF OUT OF THE DISCUSSIONS.
POTTER IS NO GENERAL.
JACK GIDDINGS
IS NO GENERAL.
YOU'VE BEEN MANAGED.
YOU WON'T GE WHAT YOU WAN UNLESS THEY
GET WHAT THEY WANT.
WE ALL WAN THE SAME THING,
A COUNTRY
SECURE FROM
FOREIGN AGGRESSION.
WE CAN HAVE THA AS LONG AS WE HAVE
A COUNTRY WORTH
FIGHTING FOR.
WHO'D FIGHT FOR
JACK GIDDINGS OR POTTER?
COUNT ME OUT.
YOU WOULD STAND BY
AND WATCH
EVERYTHING WE FOUGH AND DIED FOR
BETRAYED BY A MAN WHO
NEVER WORE A UNIFORM.
HE IS THE ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
IT WILL BE PU TO THE PEOPLE...
BY WAY OF
REFERENDUM.
WE'LL STILL BE
A DEMOCRACY.
NO. IT WILL BE A SCAM.
MAC, YOU'RE
A FINE SOLDIER
AND A GOOD MAN.
DON'T MAKE
THE WRONG CHOICE.
YOU GOT TO STOP
THIS THING, GENERAL.
IT'S TOO LATE.
POWER
WILL CHANGE HANDS
BY CONSTITUTIONAL
PROCESS.
DON'T GET CAUGH IN THE PATH
OF RIGHTEOUS CHANGE,
SON.
YOU ARE A TRAITOR.
THIS CONVERSATION'S
ACADEMIC.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
IT'S MY TURN TO GO
TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
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THIS IS AN EXERCISE.
THIS IS ONLY
AN EXERCISE.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
THIS IS AN EXERCISE.
THIS IS ONLY
AN EXERCISE.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
MR. PRESIDENT.
IT'S TIME.
BRING 'EM IN.
HELLO, BETSY.
MR. SECRETARY.
GENERAL.
THE PRESIDEN WILL SEE YOU NOW.
YOU'VE HAD A LONG RUN,
MR. PRESIDENT,
BUT IT'S OVER.
IF YOU TRY TO STAY
IN OFFICE NOW
IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.
YOU'LL BE ISOLATED.
AND NO ONE IN CONGRESS
IS GOING TO RISK ALIENATING
THE VOTERS BY BACKING YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPEC FOR THE OFFICE,
YOU'LL RESIGN.
YOU ARE SOME
PIECE OF WORK.
I'M A PATRIOT,
MR. PRESIDENT.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
ANY FAITH IN THE
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMEN YOU'RE SO HELLBEN ON PROTECTING?
YOU WIN A MANDATE
AT THE BALLOT BOX.
YOU DON'T STEAL I AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN
ITS BACK'S TURNED.
THIS GAME
HAS BEEN PLAYED
EVERYWHERE ELSE
IN THE WORLD.
I GUESS
I JUST TOOK I FOR GRANTED
THAT IT COULD NEVER
HAPPEN HERE.
I WANT YOUR RESIGNATION,
CHARLIE.
WALTER'S,
THE CABINET,
THE JOINT CHIEFS--
EVERY SNAKE IN THE NEST.
INCLUDING YOU, GENERAL.
WHY IS THAT,
MR. PRESIDENT?
MURDER, FOR ONE.
THAT'S ABSURD.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
TREASON!
I PRESUME,
MR. PRESIDENT...
YOU ARE PREPARED
TO BACK UP THAT CHARGE.
I CANCELED
THIS WEEKEND'S
ALERT, GENERAL.
YOU HAVE DISOBEYED
A DIRECT ORDER.
IN ADDITION,
YOU HAVE USED
DEFENSE FUNDS
TO PLAN A COVER MILITARY OPERATION--
DESIGNATION,
SLAM DUNK--
WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE
WAS TO OVERTHROW
THE PRESIDENCY.
I BEG YOUR PARDON,
MR. PRESIDENT,
BUT EVERY DETAIL
FOR SLAM DUNK
WAS AUTHORIZED
BY YOUR SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE HERE,
WHO IS IN THE NATIONAL
CHAIN OF COMMAND.
IT SEEMS TO ME,
MR. PRESIDENT,
THAT I MADE A NOTE
IN MY DIARY
THE DAY WE DECIDED TO
GO AHEAD WITH SLAM DUNK.
NOTHING TREASONOUS
IN THAT.
WHAT PROOF DO YOU HAVE
THAT WE'RE CONSPIRING
TO OVERTHROW
THE PRESIDENCY?
I CAN'T FIRE WALTER,
I'M SORRY TO SAY.
BUT BOTH OF YOU
AND THE RES OF THE CABINE ARE HEREBY TERMINATED
FORTHWITH.
YOU MEAN,
BEFORE WE SIGN THE LETTER?
THE LETTER'S ALREADY
BEEN SENT, WILL.
WALTER'S BEEN PRESIDEN FOR OVER AN HOUR.
YOUR FAILURES OF JUDGMEN CAN NO LONGER BE INDULGED.
I'LL SEE YOU
IN HELL FIRST.
THAT'S A DATE.
I DIDN'T THINK
YOU'D MIND.
WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT, MAC?
NOT MUCH TIME,
MR. PRESIDENT.
GO AHEAD.
YOU START CALLING.
ORDER BACK
THE TROOPS,
KILL THE LETTER,
CANCEL THE TELECAST.
AND WHEN YOU ARE
DONE CALLING,
THIS WHOLE THING,
IT NEVER HAPPENED.
AND IF WE DON'T?
WHAT'LL YOU DO?
I'M GOING TO CONFESS.
I'M GOING TO CONFESS
TO MY COMPLICITY
IN OU PLOT.
TO THE PRESS.
TO THE NETWORKS.
A MILITARY PLO TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT,
LED BY THESE GENTLEMEN.
I KNOW ALL THE DETAILS.
I HAVE A REQUEST...
FOR LIVE AMMO
FOR SLAM DUNK.
I WILL EXPLAIN HOW
ARTHUR DANIELS WAS MURDERED,
CAUSING HIS BODY
TO BE EXHUMED.
AND I WILL CONFESS
TO THE ORDERED MURDER
OF HIS SECRETARY SARAH
MYSELF.
THE POS WILL FIND
MEMOS...
IN GENERAL LLOYD'S
PRIVATE CODE
TUCKED AWAY IN SOME
VERY INTERESTING FILES.
THERE'S A MEMO
FROM LLOYD TO DANIELS.
IT SETS UP
MOST OF THE PLOT--
CLEAR ABOUT MY INVOLVEMEN AND, OF COURSE,
YOURS.
WHO'S GOING TO BELIEVE YOU?
NOBODY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER COLONEL.
SO WAS OLIVER NORTH.
PEOPLE ARE FUNNY.
THEY WON'T BELIEVE
AN ACCUSATION
FROM THE PRESIDENT,
BUT THEY'LL BELIEVE
A CONFESSION FROM
JUST ABOUT ANYBODY.
YOU'D GO ALL THE WAY
WITH THIS?
CAREER, FAMILY--
YOU'D LOSE IT ALL.
I'LL LOSE IT ALL ANYWAY
IF YOU'RE IN CHARGE.
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO STAGGER
THE RESIGNATIONS
OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
I'M NOT GOING TO FIRE YOU.
NOT YET.
FIRST, YOU'RE GOING TO
STAND BEHIND ME
WHILE I ANNOUNCE
THE GENERAL'S RESIGNATION,
WHICH I WANT NOW.
ALERT THE NETWORKS,
GET EVERYTHING READY.
I WANT TO TALK
TO THE NATION
IN 10 MINUTES.
I DON'T PROPOSE, GENERAL,
THAT THE COUNTRY
EVER FIND OU JUST HOW CLOSE YOU CAME
TO TEARING IT INTO PIECES.
MAC.
SIR.
THANK YOU.
MAKE SURE THE GENERAL
CARRIES OUT MY ORDER.
YES, SIR.
LET'S GO.
YOU'VE GOT SOME
PHONE CALLS TO MAKE.
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AND CLOSES]
DO YOU KNOW WHO
JUDAS WAS, COLONEL?
YES.
I KNOW WHO JUDAS WAS.
HE WAS A MAN
I WORKED FOR AND
ONCE RESPECTED...
UNTIL HE DISGRACED
THE FOUR STARS
OF HIS UNIFORM.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS,
TONIGHT I MUST ANNOUNCE
WITH DEEP REGRE THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR
AND ACCEPTED
THE RESIGNATION OF
GENERAL R. PENDLETON LLOYD
AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.
I HAVE THE HIGHEST REGARD
FOR THE GENERAL.
HOWEVER, HE RECENTLY CONCEDED
TO SECRETARY POTTER
AND TO ME
THAT OUR DIFFERENCES
ARE JUST TOO GREAT TO RECONCILE.
THAT BEING THE CASE,
I HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO ACCEP HIS RESIGNATION.
IN RECENT MONTHS,
THERE HAS BEEN ABROAD
AND IN THIS LAND
A WHISPER THAT WE HAVE
SOMEHOW LOST OUR GREATNESS.
WELL, IT IS NOT SO.
WE MUST NOT ALLOW OURSELVES
TO BE PERSUADED
TO EXCHANGE OUR LIBERTIES
FOR ANYONE ELSE'S ORDER.
WE MUST NOT BE DISMAYED
IF DEMOCRACY,
EVEN IN CRISIS,
IS AN UNTIDY FORM
OF GOVERNMENT.
WE ARE UNITED
IN REMAINING STRONG
AND PROUD,
PEACEFUL,
AND COMMITTED
TO LAYING DOWN OUR LIVES
FOR OUR WAY OF LIFE
IF NEED BE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD NIGH AND GOD BLESS YOU.
AND GOD BLESS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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