"[Man]That don't look nothin'like the skipperlooked." "Not for my money, it don't." "Sure, Canarsie." "You got him looking like one of them joes on a war bond poster." " The skipper was a man." " So he was a man." "What's this, a dame?" "." "That's not what Kinsella means, Canarsie." "He means the skipper's jaw was like a-- like a hunk of granite." " And his eyes were blue." " Here, you make blue eyes with black ink." "Simmer down, Rembrandt." "All Pappy means is his jaw was tougher and his eyes were, well, kind and friendly." "Look, fellas." "Don't get me wrong." "I feel the same way about the skipper as you do." "But I done this over 20 times." "Just the same, all I say is, ifthat looks like Mr. Cassidy did, I look" "You look like my uncle, and I hate my uncle." "Ha, ha, ha!" "Take another crack at it, Canarsie." "Come on, Pappy." "It's your deal." " Let's go, you guys." "On your feet." " On the double!" "My, my!" "How you talk." "[Kinsella ] These ladsjust got no manners." "Okay, fellas." "Let 'em do their job." "Operation Overboard!" " Hey, me and Joe were only kidding." " We were just ribbing." "We don't think it's funny." "We figure we didn't ask to be aboard this bucket, and ifyou guys" " Sure, sure." "Forget it, forget it." " Yeah." "What's the verdict, fellas?" "." "Toss 'em overboard, or give 'em another chance to be little gentlemen?" "." "[ All ] Overboard!" " [ Arguing ]" " You can't blame us." "Sure." "Sure." "You guys been having yourself a ball, while me and Joe and the whole ship's company... been waitin' on you hand and foot, likeyou was V.I.P.S or somethin'." " We are." " Tell him the facts oflife,Jake." "Listen, swabbies." "There are roughly three million men in this man's navy." "There are only a thousand ofus guys spread out over the Pacific." "You and your boyfriends have the honor and the distinction ofhaving aboard 30 ofthese" " Fearless." " Red-blooded." " Death-defying." " He-men." "Soyou gotta appreciate us, cater to us, make us feel relaxed and at home." "Otherwise, some ofyou won't be around for the next mess call." "Now shove off and swab the deck somewhere else." "Come on, Pappy." "Give us a chance to get some of our plasma back." "You been taking mine ever since we left Pearl." " How aboutyou, Canarsie?" "." "You wanna play?" "." " Me, gamble?" "." "Nah." "Anyway, I wanna finish the picture." " There's more than one way to wet down a deck!" " [ All Laughing ]" "Operation Manslaughter!" "Holy smokes!" "Of all the dirty tricks!" "[ Angry Shouting ]" "Come on." "Give me a hand." " Yes, Bill?" "." " A little trouble aft, Skipper." "Some of Mr. Lawrence's boys tangled with some of ours." " Serious?" "." " Not very." "Usual black eyes and bloody noses." "And a lot of injured pride, no doubt." " Well, bound to have some friction sooner orlater." " Why?" "." "Well, you know, two different groups aboard a ship about to go into action." "Nerves, tempers." "Get all the facts, Bill." "Line up all the men involved on the fantail, and I'll hold mast." " Whistlewhen you're ready." " Aye, aye, sir." "I wouldn't worry too much about it, Lawrence." "It happened once before when I ferried Jack Cassidy and his U.D.T. gang out to Iwo." "Matter offact, most ofthese same boys were with him then." "I gave 'em a tongue-lashing, and everything was shipshape again." " Is that whatyou intend doing this time?" "." " Maybe." " Why?" "." " It's your ship." "Meaning I could do a betterjob running it?" "." "Okay, I'll tell you what I'll do." " I'll hold mast on my boys, and you do the same on yours." " I'd like that." "Thanks." "And you can be certain my men will giveyou no more trouble." "We didn't care about getting a free bath, sir... but lookwhat they did to our skipper Mr. Cassidy." "[Pappy] Yeah, Canarsie's been working on it forweeks, sir." "We were all gonna sign our names on it and send it to Mrs. Cassidy." "Sure." "A man got a right to stand up for his rights, sir." "What rights?" "." "Well, sir, we're not just ordinary sailors." "We're U.D.T. guys." "That makes us somebody special, huh?" "." "Gives us the right to walk over everybody, throw ourweight around?" "." " What Kinsella means is" " I know exactlywhat he means." "We're U.D.T. men." "Fearless, red-blooded, death-defying he-men." "I know that song, and that's all it is-- a song." "It doesn't entitle any ofus to extra privileges or favors from this ship 's company." "Mr. Kl i nger, I 'm givi ng these men eight hours extra duty." " See to it that they deliver a full 60 minutes in every hour." " Aye, sir." "And I want it understood that no part ofthis ship is out ofbounds... to members ofthe ship's company." "Remember that." "You can't say some ofyou fools didn't ask for this." "I'll work out the extra-duty details with the ship's exec and give them toyou in the morning." "Take it easy." "Lawrence reminds me ofa guy named Pulaskie I used to know in Brooklyn." "Everybody reminds him ofa fella he used to know in Brooklyn." "Who ever came from Brooklyn that ever amounted to anything?" "." "Winston Churchill's mother, the beautiful JennieJerome." "Walter Hampden, Harry Houdini, Danny Kaye, Mae West, Gene Tierney..." "Susan Hayward, Mickey Rooney, Barbara Stanwyck, Lena Horne and, last but not least..." " Marvin W. Minkowsky." " Yeah?" "." "Who's he?" "." "Yours truly, matey, and keep your eye on him." "This kid is gonna go places and do things." "Like starting another picture ofthe skipper, but pronto." ""But pronto." What am I, a slave?" "." "Don't answer that question." "[Man on Radio ] Bridge, this is Radio." "From the flag, Nancy Hanks." "Call the flag, see if they're on the Nancy Hanks, Smitty." "Aye, aye, sir." " The kleinsmith is on the Nancy Hanks now, sir." " Here's the message." ""Proceed... on duty... assigned."" "Message coming through now, sir." " Hey, what goes?" "." "Do you see the blinker?" "." " No, but he can." "Infrared." "Oh." "Well, don't let my men know about this... or they'll have even less respect for me, ifthat's possible." ""Proceed on duty assigned." "Good luck."" " Give 'em a "roger," Smitty." " Aye, aye, sir." "Left 1 5 degrees rudder." "Steady on course 285." "Steady course is 285." "Rudder is left 1 5." " [ Vincent ] All engines ahead full." " All engines ahead full." "[ Helmsman ] Engine Room acknowledges all ahead full." "Well, Lawrence, looks like the curtain's about to go up on your bathing beauties." "Yeah." "What time do we arrive in the area?" "." " 0600 tomorrow." " I'd better get started." "I'll seeyou later." "Right." "Say, uh... this fella Cassidy you mentioned this afternoon." "Jack Cassidy?" "." " Yeah." " What about him?" "." " What, uh, sort of a man was he?" "." "He was quite a character." "The kind of a guy that could charm the ears off an elephant." "Yeah." "The men thought a lot ofhim, huh?" "." "Crazy about him." "He was crazier about them." "He, uh, got it at Iwo, didn't he?" "." "Yeah, after a mission, on the way back from the beach." "One ofhis men was hit and knocked into the water.Jackwent in after him." " Never been seen since." " When your number comes up, not a bad way to go." " I'll seeyou below." " Right." "What about some cribbage later?" "." "No, thanks." "Not tonight." "I'm gonna hit the sack after briefing the men." "[Lawrence ] Nowas to the generalplan ofoperation." "This is Red Beach here." "That's the natural harbor and entrance." "This area over here is Green Beach." "Now, based on aerial photographs and intelligence reports... the enemy expects us to hit Red Beach... but the admiral wants to fool 'em and hit over here on Green Beach... ifit's at all accessible." "Ourjob is to find that out." "Mr. Klinger, you'll take Flannigan and these 1 0 men." "You'll go in on Red Beach strictly to create a diversionary feint." "Blowup enough obstacles, man-made or otherwise, to convince theJaps... that we're coming in here-- Red Beach." "I'll go in the other boat with Hodges and the rest... to do a complete reconnaissance job on Green Beach." " Is that understood?" "." " Yes, sir." "We shove off at 0600." "Roger hour 7.:30." "That's all." ""Create a diversionary feint." "Make a complete reconnaissance."" "How doyou like that?" "." "Rememberwhen we hit Iwo and Mr. Cassidy briefed us?" "." "All he said was, "I'll take halfthe gang and have a look-see on Green." "The rest ofyou go over on Red and kick up a rumpus."" "He makes everything sound like a presidential directive." "I'm happy to string along with him." "It isn't gonna be so rugged on Green Beach." "Naturally." "Why doyou think the commander picked Green for himself?" "." "Knock it off, oryou'll both sit out the mission in the brig." " Is that bad?" "." " Seeyou mañana." " Good night." " Good night." "Now hear this." "Hear this, you jokers." "The show goes on tomorrow morning." "Everybody's in the act." "The commander's going to do the recon job, and Mr. Klinger's gonna turn on the fireworks." "We're gonna leave this bucket at 0600, so be on deck... ready, willing and able." " Who areyou going with,Jake?" "." " Horseshoe luck." "Klinger." " Then I'm your man." " Me too,Jake!" " [ All Shouting ]" " What's the matterwith him?" "." "That's it, all right." "Looks deserted." "Deserted as a beehive in June." "[Explosions ]" " [Viincent] We're beginning to lob 'em over." " [Bill] Yeah." "[Explosions Continue ]" "0500." "Time to put the boats in the water." "Franklin?" "." " All engines ahead one-third, turns for five knots." " Aye, aye, sir." "Put Boats 2 and 4 in the water, Bill." "Have them drop aft for loading immediately." "Put Boat 3 in after they shove off with orders to stand by in case it's needed." "Aye, aye, sir." "All right, fellas." "Let's get the other raft over." "Shall I go below and tell Mr. Lawrence everything's set?" "." "No." "You can bet me he'll be here promptly at 0600." "Not one minute before or one minute after." "I thinkyou'll find everything aboard according toyour orders." " Rosemary 4-1 is alongside." " Okay." "My group will go in Rosemary 4-1, your group Rosemary 4-2." " Right." " All right." "Overyou go." " Shove off soon as you're loaded, Mr. Klinger!" " Aye, sir." "All right, fellas." "Over the side." "The skipper said we'll pickyou up here at 0900." " Right." " Goodluck." "Thanks." "Shove off." "Full speed ahead!" "Rosemary 4-2, this is Rosemary 4-1." "Testing." "Rosemary 4-2, this is Rosemary 4-1." "Testing." "Over." "Hello, Rosemary 4-1." "I heard you loud and clear." "Hello, Rosemary 4-1." " I heard you loud and clear." " Right." "All right!" "Put the boat in the water!" "Slow it down." " All secure?" "." " Right." "[Lawrence ] Fullahead!" "All right." "Fins and masks on." "Rosemary 4, this is Rosemary 4-1." "Request smoke on Green Beach." "Over." "Ask the bombardment group commander to lay down smoke in sector two, grids nine to 1 2." "Aye, aye, sir." "[Plane Engines Humming]" "All right." "Now, remember, the flag's waiting for this information." "I don't have to tell you how important it is that the flag gets it." "On it may depend the initial success or failure ofthe invasion." "So take a good look at everything, and don't trust to memory." "That's what those slates are for." "When you're through, come back to the pickup line, stand by for the boat." "Okay, let's go!" "[Explosion ]" "[Muffled Explosion ]" " [Explosion ]" " Looks promising." "Yup." " You ready?" "." " Right now!" "[ Gunfire Continues ]" "[ Explosion ]" "Get set for the pickup run!" "[ Explosion ]" " Everybody here?" "." " Yes, sir." " Good job." "Thanks." " Thankyou, sir." "As soon as Mr. Lawrence gives us the signal, you touch off the time fuses." " Remember, you've just got 1 0 minutes delay." " Roger." " ThoseJaps sure got this beach staked out." " It's as bad as Iwo." "Worse." "Nothing could get by that jungle of concrete and steel" "[ Gunfire ]" "All right, Hodges." "Green flare." "Pull the pins!" "Turn around and pick up Flannigan and Kinsella." "[Gunfire ]" " What happened, boy?" "." " Theywinged me." "Bone looks okay." "It's just a flesh wound." "We'd better get out ofhere though." "Those fuses aren't gonna burn forever." "Hang on to my belt." "I'll takeyou out to the pickup line." "Direct hit." "We'd better start paddling out ofhere... or they'll pick us up with a sieve too." "Hodges." "Rosemary 4, Rosemary 4." "This is Rosemary 4-1." "Rosemary 4-2 received direct hit opposite Red Beach." "Request standby boat to pick up possible survivors." "Exercise extreme caution." "Demolition charge due to explode in six minutes." "Over." "[ Vincent On Radio ] Rosemary 4-1, this is Rosemary 4." "Wilco." "Out." "Figure our boys were back in the boat when it happened, sir?" "." "They must have been." "Hey, Commander!" "I think I see a couple offellas!" "Full speed ahead." "Maintain your course." "Aren't we gonna pick 'em up, sir?" "." " There's a rescue boat on the way." " But those men are ours." "Don'tyou think I know it?" "." " All right." "Swimmer 1 0." " That's me, sir." "Go ahead." "Nineteen, 1 9, 1 8, 1 6... 14, 10... three, two, four." "Check." "Okay." "There's a concrete hedgehog about 45 yards from the shoreline." " All right." " There's a coral crib about 1 5 yards from the shoreline." " Okay." " No other obstacles." "Will powder take care ofthe hedgehog and the crib?" "." " Yes, sir." "About 1 25 pounds." " Okay." "Swimmer 1 1." "Ditto with what Pappy said, only add one hedgehog at 30 yards." "Who's Pappy?" "." " Creighton there, sir." " He's got two sets of twins." "Glad you're back, Flannigan." "How's Kinsella?" "." "He lost a lot ofblood." "The doctor gave him some plasma, said he'd be okay." "Good." "Good." "Wereyou both in the boat?" "." "No." "It was hit before we got there." " Could you see it?" "." " Yeah." "It was a direct hit." "Then there were no possible survivors?" "." "I couldn't say for sure, sir." "Under the circumstances, nobody could." "All right, prepare a missing-in-action list... inventory the personal belongings of each man." "Aye, aye, sir." "What did Red Beach look like toyou?" "." "They've got it prettywell loaded, sir." "We blew out some ofthe stuff, but not enough to mean anything." "You'd say that Red Beach was highly fortified and impassable?" "." " Yes, sir." " Okay." "All right." "You all did a good job." "I'm sorry it cost a few lives." "It may save thousands." "I hope so." "Get some rest." "That's all." "Well, it looks like theJaps are in for a little surprise." " How much time before we come alongside the flag?" "." " Couple ofhours." " Two?" "." " May be a differential of 1 0 minutes, one way or another." "That'll give me time enough to get on some clothes and prepare my report." "When areyou gonna hold the service?" "." " What service?" "." " Service for the dead." "I hadn't thought about it." " Obviously." " Well, I hadn't!" "I knowyou hadn't, oryou'd have said something to the boys." "Never entered my mind." "Never did it before." "You were lucky not to have had casualties before." "No, no, no." "That's not what I mean." "I've had casualties before." "It's just that-- well, I simply never thought ofit before." " We'll do it when I return from the flag." " Good." "Hot water." "Boy, it sure feels good." "When this war is over, I'm taking a bath every Saturday night... whether I need it or not." " How you doin', Kinsella?" "." " Still living and breathing." "Don't let Commander Lawrence hearyou say that." "He might try to do something about it." "Tried hard enough this morning." "Why get worked up over that hardheaded jerk?" "." "Attention!" "I'd have mentioned this before ifI'd thought ofit." "When I return from the flag, we'll hold services for the dead on the fantail." "Services for the dead." "You just don't understand the man,Jake." "He's really a good-hearted fella down deep." "A warm, lovable fella." "Have Commander Lawrence stand by for transfer to the flagship." "All engines ahead standard, turns for 1 2 knots." "Stand by!" "Stand by!" "Heads up." "Here comes the line." "Fire!" "Tighten up on the high lines!" "Heave around on your end hull!" "Those lines have been known to bust." "[Shouting, Indistinct]" "My conclusion is that the seaward approach to Green Beach is relatively clear." "Whatever obstructions there are we can handle by blasting." "What doyou think,Jack?" "." "Looks good to me." "Almost too good to be true." "It is true, sir." "You can bank on it." "No reflection intended on you and your boys, Lawrence." "You don't know these U.D.T. boys,Jack." "They're prima donnas." " Can you do this mission with the men you have left?" "." " Yes, sir." " At what time will you be finished?" "." " We're sure to be out at 0800." "Good. "H" hour stands as planned." "0900." "Have this chart duplicated at once... and send copies to all ships in the transport group." "Aye, aye, sir." " Well done, Lawrence." " Thankyou, sir." "Don't let us down tomorrow." "We're counting on you." " You can, sir." " Good luck." "Thankyou, sir." " Lawrence?" "." " Yes, sir?" "." " What's the matterwith your leg?" "." " It's nothing serious, sir." " Tangled with some coral." " Well, look after it." "Thankyou, sir." "Coral poisoning, all right." "It's got a good hold on that leg." "Should have told me about this this morning." " Shooting a little temperature too." " How high?" "." "Little over 1 01." "What can you do, Doc?" "." "We got a mission in the morning." " You won't be on it." " I've got to be." "This is gonna get lots worse before it gets any better." "Can'tyou fix it up so I can at least-- [ Groans ]" "Best I can do, best anyone can do is check it, keep it from spreading." "It'll have to run its course." "Two or three days probably, then you'll be all right." "Do whatyou can tonight because I'm going in the morning, fever or no fever." "No use my arguing or exercising my authority." "Mama Nature will keepyou aboard." "I'll be back in a littlewhile to cauterize the wound... start wet dressings and begin feeding you sulfa." "Okay, thanks." "Look, Doc." "This is just between us" " Between us and Pete Vincent now." " Hiya, Vincent." "Hi, Lawrence." "What is it?" "." "My leg's acting up." "I cut it on some coral this morning." "I thought I noticed you favoring it." "What does the doc say?" "." "That I won't be able to go on the mission in the morning." " We'll see about that." " Doc Ullman's a pretty good man." "A rotten mess." "Klinger gone, not a soul in the outfit capable oftaking over." "Some ofthose boys impress me as pretty sharp." "They're certainly old hands at it." "Cassidy had a lot offaith" "Yeah." "Yeah." "Well, maybe one or two could handle it." "There's Flannigan, possibly Hodges." "Flannigan's probablythe best choice." "This is no time to drop a monkeywrench into theworks... but ifyou're thinking of Flannigan" "This is Mr. Lawrence." "Have Flannigan, Kinsella, Creigh" "No, no." "Wait a minute." "Never mind Kinsella." "He's hurt." "Flannigan, Creighton and Minkowsky report to me in thewardroom at once." " That's right." "Thanks." " Take it easy, Lawrence." "You're in no shape" "I'm in plenty good shape." "I know what's eating them." "They need to be told a few simple facts." " Whynot let me handle it?" " No!" "This is my baby." "Okay." "Come in." "The captain just handed me this." "You have the right to make this request for transfer." "I'll endorse it and forward it through channels when we get back." "I don't want men serving with me who don't want to serve with me." "But I didn't call you here to tell you that." "I called you here to tell you that I know whyyou've asked for a transfer." "It's because I didn't put about to pick up Flannigan here and Kinsella." "Is that right, Flannigan?" "." " Let's notstandon formality." "Speak up." "Is that right?" " Well, sir, yes." "The rest ofyou feel the same way, don't you?" "." "I thought so." "All right." "Now I'll tell you why I didn't put about to pickyou up." "If I'd put about to pickyou up... we might have been lucky." "Then I'd have been a regular guy in your eyes... maybe even regular enough to be compared with Cassidy." "But what ifluck went against us?" "That charge was due to go up at any minute." "What if it had?" "." "What about the big show tomorrow?" "." "You were on Red Beach, Flannigan." "You know what wouldhappen iftheytried to hit it." "Thousands ofmen would die unnecessarily." "So that's why I didn't stop to pick you up." "That's the decision I had to make." "That's the kind ofdecision the navy expects an offiicer to make." "And that's the diffierence in thinking between us." "Okay, that's what I wanted to make clear to you, why I called you here." "We've got a mission to do tomorrow morning." "It's got to come off." "That's all that counts." "Be prepared to shove off for Green Beach at 0500." "Everybody goes but Kinsella." "That's all." "[ Sighs ]" " What's cookin'?" "." " I don't know." "Hodges and Jake are still down there with hardhead." "He's probablywarning them that this is a strategic maneuver through an accessible area... which separates the outlying fringe from the tactical objective." " And unless this situa" " Chiggy!" "Chief Flannigan will be in charge ofthis mission." "Good luck." "Over the side, fellas." "The bombardment group is really laying 'em in there." "So are the air boys." "Looks likeyou fellas will have more than enough smoke this time." "They'll need it." " Who'd you put in charge?" "." " Flannigan." "When I sawyou this morning..." "I thought for a minute you were crazy enough to go along." "Well, I suppose sick or not, Cassidywould have gone." "Cassidy?" "." "I don't know." "I was going to go, but I analyzed it... and I decided I'd be more of a liability to the mission than an asset." "Why don'tyou go below and lie down?" "." "It won't make much difference to the mission now." "Itwill to me." "Thanks." "I'm all right." "[Explosions ]" "Getyour fins and masks on." "I knowyou guys are busting to know what the score is." "Lawrence picked up some coral poisoning, and the doctorwon't let him go in the water." " Coral poisoning?" "." " Where did he pick it up, on the flagship?" "." "All right." "That's what they told me, and that's what I'm telling you." "Coral poisoning, my eye." "He's got "beachitis."" "Save the wisecracks." "We got a job ofblasting to do." "Keepyour ears open." "Here's the score." "Pappy and I'll be partners and go in first." "Then Hodges and Canarsie." "Then Ferrino and Sleepy." "As soon as you get through tying offyour charges... giveyourself plenty oftime to get back to the pickup line." "At least 20 minutes." "Twentyminutes." "Two-zero." "You understand?" "All right." "Here we go." "[Explosions ]" "[Bomb Whistling, Explosion ]" "[ Explosions Continue ]" "[ Loud Explosion ]" "Hey." "Wait a m i nute." "We clean forgot about the sign." " I 'd just as soon skip that, Pappy." " Skip it?" "." " Why?" "." "We got time." " Sure you wanna do it?" "." "I gotta do it." "I got a 50-buck bet with my kid brother." "Let's get in there and get it overwith." " Let's get to it and get out ofhere." " Yeah." "Let's get out ofhere." "[ Gunfire ]" " [ Indistinct Yelling ] - [ Groaning ]" " Did they getyou, Pappy?" "." " Yeah." "In my back." "I'll getyou out in deeperwater, see ifyou can swim." "[ Coughing ]" " [ Gasping, Coughing ]" " Now try it, Pappy." "I can't." " I can't." " Well, grab ahold." " [ Coughing ]" " I'll towya." "We got a lot oftime." "That's everybody butJake and Pappy." "[ Lawrence On Radio ] Rosemary 4-1, this is Rosemary 4." "Reportyour progress." "Over." "Rosemary 4-1, this is Rosemary 4." "Report your progress." " Over." " What do we do?" "." "Make out we didn't hear." "Put about!" "They still ain't here." "We have time enough for one more run." "Circle around and come back on the line." "Rosemary 4-1, this is Rosemary 4." " Imperativeyou reportyour progress." "Over." " What'll I say?" "." "Didn't hear it." "These things sometimes get banged up." "I can see 'em!" "Cutyour engine." "There they come, Pappy." "We're all right." "[Explosion In Distance ]" "[Explosion In Distance ]" "There they are." "[Bill] So theirradio must have gone haywire." "I 'm sure glad they're back." "Tell the Engine Room to make turns for three knots." "Turns for three knots." "Aye, aye, sir." " Have the crew stand by to pick them up, Bill." " Aye, aye, sir." "Ah, that sounds mighty good to me." "You really sweated this one out." "Better get below and see the doc right away." "Would you, uh, please radio the flag?" "." "Tell them Operation Number 1 8 is completed." "Wilco." "Tell Radio to send the following message to the flag:" " Operation Number 1 8 completed." " Aye, aye, sir." "Very nice." "Very nice." "Hey, Sleep, this time I know there'll be girls on the beach." "Pretty hula girls." "Lots of'em." "Oh, come offit, kid." "You don't have to go through them maneuvers to get a gal in Hawaii." "Even Canarsie does all right there." "Don't worry about me." "Just ask any gal you meet in Hawaii... about Minkowsky's magic method of making moo." " How's Pappy?" "." " Aw, about the same." "That harness orwhateveryou call it, with them sandbags, would drive me nuts." "What are they doing all that for,Jake?" "." "It's his spine." "He's still got a couple ofslugs in it." "He can't be moved or get tossed around any." "Well, why don't the doc take out the slugs?" "." "Search me." "I don't know." "Pharmacist's mate says they're gonna do it at the hospital back at Pearl." "I think I'll go see him." "Boy, thatJake's sure busted up." "Yeah." "Tough Pappy had to get it." "And him the only married guy with kids in the team." "Hey, hey, look." "One ofthe swabbies said he saw him at chow this morning." "First time in three days." "Maybe he reallywas sick." "Aw, ifyou ask me, he was just pulling a diversionary camouflage." "[ Chuckles ]" " Does it hurtyou much, Pappy?" "." " No, no." "They keep me prettywell doped." "Pharmacist's mate says you'll be okay." "Oh, sure." "Takes more than a few slugs to kill me." "Boy, we sure were a couple of dopes." "I could kick myself." "Dopes?" "." "To pull a great gag like that on the marines?" "." "[ Laughs ]" "Oh, I'd like to have a picture of my kid brother's face when he saw it." "I'll bet he busted his britches laughing." "Hello, Flannigan." "Good morning, sir." " How areyou, Creighton?" "." " Not bad, sir." "Thanks." "Good." "Sorry I couldn't get in sooner, but, uh... the doc tells meyou're gonna be fine once those slugs are removed." "When did it happen?" "." "Just two seconds before we were picked up, sir." "Oh, that's too bad." "I'm sorry." "Write out the details, will you, Flannigan?" "." "I'll need them for my report." "Aye, aye, sir." "And tell the men the flag radioed congratulations for a job well done." "Add mine." " Thankyou, sir." " Seeyou later, Creighton." "Now, don'tyou go and make me out a liar,Jake." "You put it down that it happened just like I told him." "Whystart anything?" "No, Pappy, it's no good." "Sooner or later, he's bound to find out about it." "[ Chuckles ] They'll probably have a picture ofthat sign in every paper in the country." "oh, the heck with it." "I'm gonna tell him." "He can like it or lump it." " He'll lump it." " Well, let him." "Well, I'll seeya." "Take it easy." "Roger." " Morning." " Oh, good morning." " Heard you were in for breakfast." "Good to seeyou up and around." " Thanks, Vincent." "Isn't it about time we drop this Vincent and Lawrence business?" "." "Most everybody calls me Pete." " Mine's John." " Okay,John." "Have some coffee." " Helpyourself." " Thankyou." "I've been getting some pretty good reports." "It seems the landing was made with comparatively few casualties." " Doc giveyou the message from flag?" "." " Yeah, yeah, thanks." "Sounds like a presidential citation." "Well, the team rates it." "And I'm glad for Flannigan." "He did a greatjob." "Yes, Bill?" "." " Coded message from CinCPac." "Bad news, huh?" "." "I can always tell by Bill's chin ifthe news is good or bad." "Oh, it isn't that bad, Skipper." " Concerns you and your team,John." " Yeah?" "." " Looks like we'll be parting company soon." " Why's that?" "." ""Rendezvous with SubmarineJack SS-259..." ""at 1 900 Greenwich civil time on 9 June at 2430 North, 1 52 East..." ""on special mission for U.D.T. Team 4." "Commanding officer submarine will supply all detailed information."" "Hmm." "Wherewill that be?" "." "[Bill] Right here, sir." "A real hot spot." "You suppose the Bonins are our next objective, Skipper?" "." "Who knows?" "." "What do you think,John?" "." "The last I heard we were gonna bypass the Bonins." "Well, no use speculating." "We'll know in a couple of days." " Well, Bill, we'd better look after this." " All right." " Pardon me, sir." " Come in, Flannigan." "Sir, I" " Well, it's about how Creighton got hurt." " It didn't happen the way Pappy said." " How did it happen?" "." "Sir, you know how the marines are always saying they're the first to hit the beach." "That's never sat verywell with us U.D.T. guys... so Pappy and I rigged up a gag to pull on the marines." "We planted a sign on the beach saying "Welcome Marines" with the team's number underneath it." "Now wait a minute." "Let me get this straight." "You mean, you and Creighton went ashore and planted that sign on the beach?" "." "Yes, sir." "Before or after you touched offthe charges?" "." "No, we took care ofthat first, sir." "Well, it's a wonderyou didn't overlook that minor detail." " Is that where Creighton got hurt?" " Yes, sir." "Flannigan, you were in charge ofthis mission." "I putyou in charge because I thought you had intelligence enough... to realize its importance." "But everything went offall right, sir." " You said yourselfthe flag congratulated us." " You miss the point." "You've been missing the point ever since I took over command ofthis team." "You're a brave man, all ofyou are, oryou wouldn't be in this outfit." "Nobody questions that." "Butyour kind ofbravery comes 1 0 cents a dozen... and isn't worth a hoot more when the chips are down." "And the chips were down on that deal." "Klingerwas gone." "I wasn't able to go." "I counted on you." "I pulled foryou to come through a man." "A full man, brains and guts." "I was even dope enough to think I might talkyou out oftransferring... recommend you for Mr. Klinger's spot." "Butyou not only can't fill that job... you're not even responsible enough to remain a chief." "And when you transfer out ofthis team... you won't leave as a chief." "Is that all, sir?" "." "Yes, that's all." " [ Mellow Trumpet ] - [Knocking]" "Come in." " Ah,John, come on in." " Hello, Pete." "I was just listening to some trumpet playing." "I fool around with it at home." " Well, don't bother." " When mywife's out, that is." " Don't shut it off." "You don't need to." " Sit down." " Thanks." " I've had enough anyway." " How's the leg?" "." " Fine." "Fine." "It's, uh, not my leg that's bothering me." "Another request for transfer." "This time from the entire team." "Looks likeyou've got what amounts to a legal mutiny on your hand." "Yeah, it's a fine kettle offish with that special mission facing us." "You must have known that telling Flannigan you were gonna bust him... wasn't going to endearyou to him and his mates." "Now, look, I'm not here to win popularity contests." "Flannigan jeopardized an entire mission... to say nothing ofthe lives ofhis team." "On the basis ofthe book, there was nothing else to do, of course, but" "But what?" "." "Everybodyworks differently." "I don't know what to tell you,John." "Well, I'm no Cassidy." " Who said anything about Cassidy?" "." " You practically said it." "Sure, sure, everybody works differently... but not everybody wants to understand that." "I know what these men want." "Theywant a glad-hander and a grandstander." "Well, I'm neither." "I never have been." " People take me forwhat I am or leave me alone." " Why get all worked up about it?" "." "Because I get so" "Because it must be my fault." "All these men can't be wrong." "It's nobody's fault really,John." "It's just that, well, these men are hero-worshipping their dead idol." "They resentyou for stepping into his boots." "They'd resent anybody who had to followJack Cassidy." "Yeah, I suppose so." "[ Chuckles ] And of all the strange breeds that might have come along... it was their bad luck to get me." "Forwhat it's worth, I don't think so." "How about a little cribbage later?" "." "How about a little cribbage later?" "." "[Explosion ]" "General quarters." "All hands, man your battle stations." "[Man on P.A. ] General quarters." "All hands, manyourbattle stations." "Collision, port side aft." "[Bill on P.A. ] General quarters." "All hands, man your battle stations." " What's up?" "." " We've been hit by a torpedo." " Port side aft, sir." " Sonar, do you still have a submarine?" "." "[ Helmsman ] Yes, sir." "Range 20, double 0 and opening." "Looks like the sub's moving away from us." "I'll turn away from her and open the range." "Right full rudder." " Right full rudder, sir." " [ Vincent ] Port ahead full." " Starboard back two-thirds." " Port ahead full." "Starboard back two-thirds." "[SonarPinging]" "[Explosion ]" " Hammer." " [Explosion ]" "[ Tapping ]" " [Tapping]" " Doctor?" "." "Doctor!" "There it is." "The water's above the door level." "We'll have to enter in the manhole in the overhead." "On the double!" " [Explosions ]" " Doctor!" "[Explosion ]" "Get me the lantern." "Doctor!" "Take it easy, Creighton." "[Man ] Stand clear." "Doctor!" "Relax, son, relax." "Take it easy." "Damage Control, this is Ryan." "Looks like the torpedo's a dud." "About half of it's lodged into the side and sticking into the Sick Bay." "And we're taking water." "Ifit doesn't get anyworse, I think the bilge pump can take care ofit." "[P.A.] This is the captain." "We've been hit bya torpedo port side aft, in the area ofthe Sick Bay." "Fortunately, the torpedo was a dud, and no one was injured." "Doc says the patient was a bit shaken up, but he 's all right." "I ' I I go have a look." "There's about two feet of water i n the com partment." "The doc's down there with the patient." "Well, see that the bilge pumps are running at full speed..." " and rig up a working light for us." " Aye, aye, sir." " I'd better lead the way, sir." " Go ahead." " You all right, Creighton?" "." " Yes, sir." "I was lucky I was sandbagged and tied down." "Okay, okay, good." "Can he be moved up through there, Doc?" "." "[Dr. Ullman ] Impossible." "It'llput too much pressure on his spine." "I see." "Take it easy, kid." "We'll get you out of here." "[Bill] Know anything about torpedoes, sir?" "A little." "I had a few days of this stuff during training." "What do you think, sir?" "." "The warhead's been damaged." "Had one like this back at the base." "They called it the "kingdom come" type." " Thinkwe can take a chance on it till we get to port?" "." " Uh, it'd be a long shot." "Well, the Honolulu was hit by a dud torpedo, and they got back to Pearl." "The circumstances are different." "We got a damaged warhead, a patient that can't be moved and a mission to complete." "I think we'dbetter take this up with Viincent." " You can call him on the phone there, sir." " You want me to do it?" "." " You know more about it than I do." " Okay." "This is John, Pete." "I'm down here in the Sick Bay." "Looks to me likeyou've got a rough decision to make." "Yeah." "Yeah, that is a tough one." "You think it's a dud?" "." "It may be a natural dud where the exploder neverwas armed." "That's happened before, even to our own torpedoes." " Well, what's your hunch?" "." " Well, I'm no expert... but I'd saywe oughta take a chance on removing the exploder mechanism." "The odds are too big against assuming that that fish isn't armed." " You know how to do it?" "." " I'm willing to try... unless you've got somebody aboard more qualified." "Okay, then I'll take a crack at it." "Have Doyle order all unnecessary personnel forward." "Good luck." "Thanks, Pete." "Thanks, Pete." "Vincent says to go ahead and try to remove the exploder mechanism." "What'll you need byway oftools?" "." "Believe it or not, nothing but one screwdriver." "[Bill] Let's have a screwdriver." " Is this large enough, sir?" "." " Yeah, that's perfect." "You all right, Creighton, or do you want the doc..." " to give you a shot of something before he leaves?" "." " No, I'm okay." " Okay." " I'll have someone stand by above in caseyou want anything." " That's a good idea." " Here's the light." "Let's go, Doc." " How's Creighton, Doctor?" "." " He's all right." "Have all personnel move forward on the fo'c'sle, and I'd like a volunteer to stand by here." " Aye, sir." " I'll stay here, sir." "All right, Flannigan." "Make sure nobody's left in this part ofthe ship." "All right, on the double, everybody." "The sea's getting rougher." "Yeah, it looks like the bilge pumps can't handle the flooding." " Anybody on deck?" "." " Flannigan here, sir." "Lower the work light and the portable bilge pump." "Aye, aye, sir." "Work light coming down." "Aye, aye." " Bilge pump coming down, sir." " Lower away!" "Flannigan, you'd better come down here." "Aye, aye, sir." " How is it, Pappy?" "." " I can use a little company down here." "Flannigan, lend a hand here." "Aye, aye, sir." "Try and plug that up." " You getting it?" "." " Got it." "See ifyou can find a thin piece ofwood." "There." "A few ofthose tongue depressors will do it." "Did you ever see the inside of one ofthese?" "." "Yes, sir, once or twice." "Grab that lamp." "Bring it over here." "I'm gonna try to raise this high enough... soyou can insert those depressors between the firing pin... and the detonator." "Getting a little warm in here." "Of course, it could be 'cause I'm scared to death." "Stand by." "Okay, I'm scared too." "Nobody in his right mind could be anything else." "There's something holding it." "They usually slip out easily." " Got any ideas?" "." " No, sir." "[Lawrence ] Nothing to do but keep on trying to pryit, I guess." "Yeah, I made some progress that time." "We're still here." "Good sign." "Maybe we're on the right track." "How much higher does it have to come, sir?" "." "I don't remember." "Another inch or two should do it, I think." "[ Clattering ]" "You'd better call the bridge." "Ask the captain to slow down the ship a little." "Aye, aye, sir." "Yes,John?" "." "Commander Lawrence would likeyou to cut the speed down a little, sir." " Wilco." "How's it coming?" "." " We're still working on it, sir." " Let me know the minuteyou've disarmed it." " Aye, aye, sir." "All ahead one-third." "Make turns for five knots." "All engines ahead full." "Turns for five knots." "Aye, aye, sir." "This is the captain." "I'm sorryto saythere's no progress to report asyet about the torpedo." "I'll keepyou posted." "Well, this next move should decide it." "Sh-Should I get another bilge pump, sir?" "." "There's no time." "Stand by." "Nowyousee the pin?" "She's triggered, all right." "Now take it easy and ram it in there." "Okay, Creighton, the fangs are out." "Vincent." "We're okay, Pete." "She's completely disarmed." " That's great." "Good work,John." " Aye, aye." "This is the captain." "Mr. Lawrence and ChiefFlannigan have succeeded in disarming the torpedo." " [ All Cheering ]" " Baby, I love ya." "[ Laughs ] Wonderful!" "Damage Control Center, this is the captain." "Get the repair crew busy right away building a cofferdam around that hole." "You got an extra cigarette?" "." "Thanks." "Oh, brother, it sure feels good to be alive." "It sure does, sir." "Wereyou ordered to stand by up there, Flannigan?" "." "No, sir." "Mr. Doyle asked for a volunteer to stand by." "I appreciate that." "Thanks." "Pappy's my buddy, sir." "Yeah." "Sure." "Well, I guess that's that." "There's nothing more we can do here." "The repair partywill be right down, Creighton." " I'll staywith Pappy until they show up, sir." " All right." "You did a good job, Flannigan." "Thankyou, sir." "I know Pappywould have done the same thing for me." "Of course." "Oh, I'm beginning to smell the soft Hawaiian breezes." "I can almost taste some fresh pineapple, dunked in rum." "My mind's on a grass skirt with a prettywahine in it." " Your mind?" "." "What mind?" "." " Eh." "You supposewe'll get the same liberty we had the last time,Jake?" "." "Who knows?" "." "Seven days' liberty with my pretty Leilani." "Just terrific." "Hey, we're circling." "Yeah, we're slowing down." "Look, a submarine." " Hey, she's one of ours." " That's a relief." "What doyou make ofit,Jake?" "." " I got a feeling that Honolulu is far, far away." " Oh, no!" "This is the captain." "Ask Mr. Lawrence to get on the bullhorn." "Break out the bullhorn." "This is Lawrence, sir." "I've got sealed orders foryou and 1 0 ofyour men." "Bring nothing with you butyour toothbrushes." "We've got everything you'll need." " Let us know whenyou're readyto come aboard." " Roger." "Oh, no, no, no!" "Well, how do you care for them apples?" "." "And all that time hardhead let us think we were heading for Pearl." " Put Boat 2 in the water, Bill." " Aye, aye, sir." "Well, I'll be looking foryou same spot, same hour three days from now." " Good luck,John." " I'll try my darnedest to keep that appointment." "So long, Pete." " Welcome aboard, Lawrence." " Thankyou." " I'm Harry Miles, the exec." " How areyou?" "." "This is Lane, chief ofthe boat." "He'll take care ofyour men." "Good." "Chief Flannigan." "Get all these men below as quickly as possible." " The captain wants to submerge as soon as we can." " Aye, aye, sir." " The captain's on the bridge." "You can follow me." " Fine." "[ Engine Revs ]" " Captain Redford, this is Commander Lawrence." " Glad to seeyou, Lawrence." " Thankyou, sir." " All ahead standard." "Steady on course 1 80." "All ahead standard." "Steady on course 1 80." "Harry, wheneveryou're ready, take her down to 200 feet where it's nice and quiet." " Right, sir." " Whatever theywantyou to do, it must be awfully important." "I got strict orders not to run on the surface during daylight." "Let's go below." "I'm hankering to open those sealed orders." "Right, sir." "I worked up a pretty good case ofhives... wondering aboutyour mission." "Well, I've been doing a little wondering myself, sir." "I betyou have." "Here we are." "Good." "Don'tyou have any idea where we're going?" "." "Oh, I know where we're going, all right-- right smack intoJap country." "But I've been itching to know why." "Well, the mystery is solved." "We're ordered to blow up the only known Jap submarine pen south ofthe home islands." "Well, what doyou know?" "." " Submarine pen, huh?" "." " Yes, sir." "We'd better break out these things." "Probably our charts." " Right." " We've got a job ofstudying ahead of us." "This is Commander Lawrence speaking." "All members ofthe U.D.T. stand by for briefing at once." "All members ofthe U.D.T. stand by for briefing at once." "Mr. Flannigan and five men will create a diversionary feint." "I and my group will make the hydrographic reconnaissance." "Et cetera, et cetera." "[ All Laughing ]" "And we leave the submarine two hours before daylight, 0300." "Meet me here, fully dressed and equipped, ready to go at 0230 for a final briefing." "Any questions?" "." "Okay." "We've, uh, only one more mission to do together, this one." "After that, we'll part company." "I'm sorrywe didn't hit it offbetter... but I wantyou to know that I think you're a great U.D.T. team." "And I'm proud to have served with you." "That's all." "There it is." "That's it." "Down scope." "When you're ready, I'll surface to letyou off." "Then I'll submerge right here, lie on the bottom." "When you return, give me a "dit-dot-dit"... three times in the hull, hard, and I'll surface to takeyou aboard." " Dit-dot-dit three times on the hull, hard." " That's right." "We're ready now, sir." "I'll get the men." "Good." "[Lawrence ] Andremember, no talking on deck." "[ Bell Clanging ]" "[ Clicks ]" "[ Clicks ]" "[ Speaking Japanese ]" "[BuoyBell Clanging In Distance ]" "[ I n Japanese ]" "Domo arigato." "[ Dock Creaking ]" "[ Dock Creaking ]" "[InJapanese ]" "[InJapanese ]" "[Dialing]" "[ Engine Sputtering ]" "[ Engines Slows, Stops ]" "[ In Japanese ]" "[ Engine Idling ]" "[BuoyBell Clanging]" "[ Coughing ]" "We'll tow you in, sir." "No." "No, it'll take too long." "[ Coughs ]" "They'll be after the sub, then we'll all get knocked off." "[ Coughs ] Now listen, listen." "Rememberwhat I told you." "Knock three times on the hull ofthe sub hard." "Three times hard-- dit-dot-dit." "That's the signal." " [ Coughs ]" " Yes, sir." " Repeat." " Dit-dot-dit, three times hard." "Right. [ Spits ] Now shove off." " [ Coughs ]" " Let's tow him in." "No, you've gotyour orders." "Shove off." "Let's tow him in." "[ Bell Clanging Continues ]" "All right, I'll take over." "[ Engine Sputtering ]" "[ Sighs ]" " [ Groans ]" " Areyou all right, sir?" "." "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." "It's just the darn bandages." " Hi, Chief." " Hi, Pappy." "Howyou doing?" "." "Oh, not too bad." "Here." "PutyourJohn Hancock on this." "Down here." "Is Skipper asleep?" "." "No." " Hi, Flannigan." " Good afternoon, sir." "Canarsie finally finished this picture for Mrs. Cassidy." "We'd like it to come from the whole team." "Would you sign it, sir?" "." "You, uh--you want me to sign?" "." "Yes, sir." "Sure." "I'd be glad to." "Thanks." "Oh, up at the top, please." "Thankyou, sir." "Thankyou." "Would you like a cigarette, sir?" "." "Yeah." "Please." "Thanks, Pappy."