Seven Days in May Page #16

Now it is.

- We go from here, all right?

- Sure.

I'll go and repair the damages

and get back to that steak.

Don't go away.

You know, it's a funny thing, Jiggs.

I'm not surprised at Scott.

But do you know what does cut?

The fact that he sent you.

And the fact that you came.

I need these, Ellie.

The reason doesn't matter.

And trying to soften me up

with a little preliminary lovemaking...

That was dirty pool, Jiggs.

You didn't come here to salvage me.

You came here to salvage his good name.

If I could tell you why I had to do this,

you'd understand.

I was a stupid, impressionable female...

...who let an Air Force general use her

like his personal airplane.

I don't rate any applause, God knows.

But you...

Scott didn't want to dirty his hands

collecting those letters...

...but Colonel Casey is always ready

to clean up the General's privy.

The man on the right, that's Murdock,

General Scott's aide.

On the left, that's Colonel Broderick.

He commands the base at Site Y.

I don't know who the other man is.

So the rabbit laid bait for the fox.

If I'd gone up to Blue Lake,

they'd have tried to kidnap me.

I have no doubt of that at all.

I'll make the following admission,

Colonel Casey.

Any doubts I may have had have been

properly placed in the wastebasket.

Good man, Chris.

Your group did a great job

this morning, Art.

- It's appreciated.

- Thank you, sir.

I can bring out another point

that's made in that film.

Scott had to dispatch Colonel Broderick

all the way from El Paso...

...on a job that any investigator

could've done.

This must mean, in terms of numbers,

he's no better off than we are.

That's good solid evidence, right there.

And gentlemen,

Paul Girard should be here very shortly.

This stuff you unearthed, Colonel Casey,

is dynamite.

Very revealing of General Scott's

extracurricular love life.

Any taste of victory we have

in our mouths...

...is due in no small measure

to your efforts.

The taste I've got in my mouth,

Mr. Secretary, is unmentionable.

I can understand that feeling, Colonel.

But when you deal with a jackal

like your general...

This is a full Air Force general.

Six times wounded.

Wearing half the medals he deserves.

Whatever he is, he's no jackal.

My God, the sensitivity of our warriors.

Did I step on your old school tie?

You're just like a lot of civilians.

After every armistice you want

to put us away in mothballs.

When it comes to dying,

you want to put us in a uniform!

That's enough!

Please.

I'm sorry, sir.

You have every right to resent

what you were forced to do.

It was a dirty, thankless job.

Its necessity doesn't make it

more palatable.

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