Sea Patrol (2007) s02e04 Episode Script
Heaven Born Captains
Sir, I reckon that's an iceboat.
Nav.
Thank you.
Yep.
It's an iceboat.
This is gonna be a big catch.
What's an iceboat? Bomb.
What? I'm from majors.
All we did was racetrack and drill.
It's the mother ship for an illegal fishing fleet.
Normally, they just sit in international waters where we can't touch them.
Shark fin's like gold, Bomber.
Makes them take risks.
Captain, X.
I count four crew on the deck.
Plus the skipper.
Over.
Alright, Nav, give them another warning.
Vessel on my port bow, this is Australian warship.
You should stop or heave to or I will open fire on you.
You and me on first, Spider.
Buddy up.
Watch my back, I'll watch yours.
Yes, Buff.
Sir, put down the machete! Sir, drop the machete now! (ALL SHOUT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Porcupines! NAV: They've put down their defences, sir.
Pull the poles back in! Put it down! Pull the poles in now! Put it down! Tell them to maintain a safe distance.
X-ray 82, this is Papa 82.
Maintain a safe distance.
Over.
One of those things in the RHIB would go right through you.
Yeah - shish kebab.
Get your crew to pull those poles in! (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Make sure we get plenty of evidence, Swain.
Aye, sir.
One precise round could take out her steering.
That'd make them have a rethink pretty fast.
Why stop at their steering? If there's crew below, there could be casualties.
Sir, flares! Drop the flare! Put it down, sir! Drop the flare in the water! Incoming! It's burning my leg! Sir, we're coming up on the line.
What? He crosses international waters, he gets away? No, that's why we've got evidence of him committing an offence in our territory.
Sir, they've got porcupine out there, got machetes and flares.
Tell X to abandon the boarding.
Today's not our day.
X-ray 82, this is Papa 82.
Abort, abort, abort.
This is X-ray 82.
Roger that.
Out.
Let's go! (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) He who can modify his tactics and succeed may be called a heaven-born captain.
CHARGE: Sorry, sir? Old Chinese saying.
(SCOFFS) I just reckon he's one lucky son of a gun.
Maybe.
At least for now.
(ALL EXCLAIM HAPPILY) 'Bye, boss! See ya, boss! Booked a cab? Yeah, booked a cab.
You? Yeah.
I thought I (MOBILE PHONE BEEPS) Excuse me.
Going anywhere interesting? Just dinner.
Me too.
I thought I might catch a movie (CAR HORN BEEPS) Oh, this must be your cab.
You look nice.
Thank you.
You too.
McGregor? Booking's for McGregor.
Oh.
Jim? Kate? Pleased to meet you.
I'm sorry I'm late.
You're not.
You look lovely.
Please.
Thank you.
Cheers.
I hope you don't mind, but I've taken the liberty in ordering some bubbles.
Oh, that's great.
I wasn't sure you'd come.
Well, you didn't sound like an axe murderer on the phone.
(LAUGHS) They teach you that in human resources, do they? That's why they call it 'resources' (LAUGHS) It's funny.
What? You just don't strike me as the type.
Well, you don't strike me as a chartered accountant.
But looks can be deceptive.
In a good way.
Yeah.
(IMITATES ROBERT DE NIRO) You looking at me? Yeah, everything De Niro does He's a genius.
Yeah.
Except BOTH: 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' "Fearless leaders are always hard to pull off.
" And what's that? It's a line from the film.
I didn't quite make it through to the end.
Oh Mmm.
It's beautiful.
Mmm, it's good, isn't it? Mmm.
It's good.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) I'm sorry.
I have to take this.
Jim Roth.
Sorry about that.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) I'm sorry.
Jim Roth.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Mike Flynn.
Yeah.
No, Commander, not interrupting anything.
I see.
Understand.
Sure.
Alright.
Unavoidable? Yes, sir.
Send that through.
Sorry.
Half an hour.
Work.
Work? You're an accountant.
Yeah.
Look, I'm gonna have to go.
Excuse me? I have to go.
You make me wait for half an hour and you have to go? Look, I've had a great night.
Oh, good on you! I hope we can do it again sometime.
Yeah, right.
Thanks for dinner.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) KATE ON PHONE: Kate McGregor.
Yeah, Kate, it's Mike.
Bad news, I'm afraid.
Good morning.
Morning.
So, the 'Wollongong' has done a turbo and we drew the short straw? Yeah.
Something like that.
Cancelled leave's always hard on the crew.
Harder on some than others.
How was dinner? It was very pleasant.
Thank you.
Good.
And your movie? Didn't make it.
Oh.
Got caught up in a good book.
Oh.
So, where's this SAS training team we're supposed to be transporting? Some of them are here.
The rest shouldn't be far behind.
They don't look that tough.
Mate, they're SAS.
They could kill you with a pencil.
Really? Yeah.
Cool.
Once we've done the intros, Buffer, give them a quick tour.
You know the drill.
Aye, sir.
This way, fellas.
Welcome to 'Hammersley' gentlemen.
Delighted to be here, Commander.
This is my executive officer, Kate McGregor.
Kate.
Hi.
It's a real pleasure.
Hey! Yeah! Yes! You know, ET reckons those SAS dudes can kill you with a pencil.
They use it to write down their innermost thoughts, then make you read it.
No, I'm only joking.
They're good operators.
More importantly, mate, I've spoken to the XO about your promotion.
Yeah? And? She's taking it to the boss for consideration.
OK.
What does that mean? Considering your performance of late, I'd say you're a shoo-in for able seaman.
Yeah, yeah! (LAUGHS) Thanks, Buff.
Yeah, alright.
Don't thank me.
Just keep up the good work.
Uh-huh.
Hey, boss.
Sir.
What's this? LCD TV.
I can see that.
Where did it come from? It came on board with all the SAS gear.
And why would the SAS need a large-screen TV? Training courses.
Well, I thought it might've said 'LCD' on the box, sir, but really been some, like, high-tech classified electronic gear or something.
Obviously not.
Yeah, that, um That came with it.
It's a letter from Ray Walsman.
From who? Ray Walsman, sir.
A thankyou, sir, for helping out his daughter.
How good is this, boss? Nice try, guys.
It's going back.
Boss? Boss? Who'll know? Do I need to send you to a defence ethics refresher course? We do not accept gifts.
And have it stored some place.
It's taking up half the mess.
Yes, boss.
(JIM SHOUTS) Lower.
Raise.
Lower.
Hold.
Lower.
Raise.
It's like my sister's hens' night, but better.
Could you all be a little less obvious? Oh, X! Come on! Lower.
Hold.
Captain.
Lieutenant.
Uh, I was hoping we could grab a coffee, when you have a moment, to run through a few things.
Now is clearly a bad time.
There's never a bad time for you, Kate.
Thorne? Take over.
Lower.
Raise.
Lower.
Raise.
Hold.
So, human resources? Very convincing, by the way.
As a matter of fact, my job has a lot to do with human resources.
(CHUCKLES) So are we gonna have that coffee? No.
So that was another lie.
Don't push your luck.
My luck changed when I saw you on this ship.
Now you mention it, you didn't look surprised at all.
Excuse me.
Jim, we should have you in Samaru on schedule.
That's good.
Thank you, sir.
Latest intel suggests that the situation on the ground there is more stable.
Oh, that's in the capital.
Insurgents are regrouping in the hills.
We're there at the request of the government to train their local forces.
Of course.
The last thing we or the French wanna appear is colonialists.
French? Well, the French are sending a peacekeeping force to protect their economic interests.
You have been briefed on this? We were crash-sailed.
Right.
Well, I'm sure you'll bump into each other.
No doubt.
In the meantime, you've got everything you need? Absolutely, sir.
Very good.
Matter of fact, Kate was just about to shout me a coffee.
You know, maybe some other time.
You two know each other? No.
Although, you do remind me of a girl I once met in HR.
Uncanny.
Funny - you don't remind me of anyone.
Excuse me, boss.
Nav's got a suspected FFV on her scope.
She said to tell you that it's a big one.
Cheeky bloke's back again.
Make yourself at home.
Ta.
CO: What have we got, Buffer? Right, boss - see all these markings down aft? Well, they're the brackets for the porcupine spikes.
Is that him? Ooh, yeah, that's him.
Anything from radar, Nav? No, sir.
He'd have no idea we're here.
Good.
Let's keep it that way.
Come to slow ahead.
Slow ahead both engines.
CHARGE: Slow ahead both engines.
What are you planning? Both engines slow, ma'am.
The minute he sees us, he'll run out those defences again and then we won't be able to touch him.
But if we hang back until dark Nav, what's the moon state tonight? Uh, new moon, sir.
New moon? Gotta get lucky sometimes.
So we wait until dark, approach without lights.
By the time he knows we're there, we'll be on top of him and he'll be ours.
XO: What about the SAS, sir? What about them? Well, they're expecting to arrive in Samaru on schedule, sir.
I'm sure a slight delay in the interest of border security won't be a problem.
Besides, they're guests on my ship.
Um, sir, if you have a moment, there is something else that I'd like to discuss with you.
Go ahead.
I have met Captain Roth before.
He was my date last night.
It was an Internet thing.
Um And get this - he lied on his profile and he said that he was an accountant.
(CHUCKLES) And you said you were in human resources? Well, yeah.
Why are you telling me this, X? Because the night ended rather badly and there is some residual tension there, and I thought that you should know about it.
Well, by 'badly' what do you mean? Oh, no, nothing like that.
It's just that he kept getting phone calls.
Of course, I realise why now, but I didn't then.
And so I did my block at him.
But it was a one-off thing.
(CHUCKLES) And I've I've already moved on.
Right.
Well, we shouldn't have a problem, then.
No.
Excuse me, Lieutenant Commander.
We seem to have slowed down.
Yeah, we have.
Is there a problem, sir? No.
Actually, we've had a stroke of good fortune.
Sir? An iceboat - you can see it on the EOD.
So we're? Waiting for dark.
We need the element of surprise.
I'm sorry, sir, but, no, we're not.
I beg your pardon? My men and I need to be in Samaru ASAP.
Captain, taking out this iceboat will cause real pain to the illegal fishing industry.
I'm afraid I don't care, sir.
Well, I do.
They're fish.
You've been tasked to deliver us to Samaru.
Which will happen in good time.
No, sir.
With respect, sir, it will happen ASAP.
Well, your position has been noted.
Thank you.
Now please leave my bridge.
(PHONE RINGS) Excuse me, sir? 'Hammersley' Lieutenant McGregor speaking.
Buffer, would you mind escorting Captain Roth from the bridge, please? Aye, sir.
Yes, sir.
They are both here.
Buffer? Sir, it's Commander Marshall on the phone for you.
Mike Flynn.
Well, sir, an opportunity to capture an iceboat presented itself No, sir.
No problem interpreting your order whatsoever.
Yes, sir.
XO: Make full speed to Samaru Island.
BUFFER: Boss (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) One surgical shot.
That's all it'd take.
Forget it, Buffer.
Yes, sir.
So, have we made up for lost time? Almost, mm.
Good.
So we're back on track, then.
(GENTLE ISLANDER MUSIC) (GENERAL CHATTER) Thank you, sir, for the lift.
Captain.
And better luck next time with that iceboat.
(FRENCH ACCENT) Lieutenant Commander Flynn.
I am Capitaine de Fregate Josephine Durand.
Welcome to the Samaru Islands.
Thank you, ma'am.
Please call me Josephine.
And may I call you Mike? Yes, of course.
Do you have everything you require? Yes, yes, we do.
Thank you.
Bon.
So this is your Armidale-class patrol boat? Yes, it is.
Hmm, impressive.
Well, if you'd like the guided tour Unfortunately, my time is not my own, but you and your crew will be at the reception tonight at the consulate, oui? Oui, yes.
Thank you.
I will look forward to spending more time with you.
Insurgents.
Or really bad drivers.
(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS) Lieutenant Commander Flynn, this is the Interior Minister, Mr Lawrence Siapu.
Welcome back to Samaru, Lieutenant Commander.
You have a beautiful country.
It's a pleasure to visit.
(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) Excuse me.
Of course.
There have been reports of a firefight in the hills.
How accurate, we do not know.
Today? Oui.
Tell me, Mike, are you a family man? I beg your pardon? Do you have a wife, children? No.
Ah.
Then you are married to the navy, like me.
Well, I wouldn't go that far.
But it can be a lonely life, though, at times.
At times.
Salut.
Cheers.
G'day, mate.
Just one light beer, please.
Bière légère.
Je comprends pas.
(IMITATES FRENCH ACCENT) Beer? Light? MAN: Légère.
Légère.
S'il vous plaît, please.
Hey! They don't speak English.
You reckon? (SPEAKS FRENCH) (SPEAKS FRENCH) Now, get the man a beer and one for me aussi.
Oui, madame.
You speak French? Just high school, but enough to know what he was saying.
Which was? Voilà .
Don't worry about it.
Merci.
No, what was he saying? Just rubbish.
Full of himself.
What? Like, how Frogs are better than Aussies? Yeah, sort of.
Someone needs to teach that guy some manners.
Oh, yeah, and you'd be just the man to do that.
Mm.
Mmm.
Don't get any dumb ideas.
Go, go, go, go, go.
See you, mate.
What? Where are you going? Shh! (MOUTHS) No, no.
('LA MARSEILLAISE' PLAYS) (LAUGHTER) (TYRES SCREECH, ENGINES REV) (LAUGHTER CONTINUES) ET: Here we go.
Other side.
(MEN LAUGH) I thought the boss said this was going back.
Um, he did, but he also said to get it out of the way, and the most efficient use of space was to bung it up on the bulkhead.
As long as you're happy to put it all back when the time comes.
Yes, ma'am.
What about the cocktail party? That was a fizzer.
A fizzer? Yeah.
BOTH: Fizzer.
The only one who looked like getting lucky was the boss.
Oh, yeah.
So how did you escape from her? I palmed her off onto Buffer.
(CHUCKLES) Lieutenant Commander.
Captain.
Kate.
What a lovely surprise.
(LATIN MUSIC PLAYS) And perfect timing.
May I have the pleasure? Sure.
Excuse us.
Mike, I'd be delighted.
You have some dried blood on your neck.
Oh, it's OK.
It's not mine.
I cut myself shaving.
(LAUGHS) Sorry.
Do I scare you, Mike? No, of course not.
I have seen enough of life to know that we must make each moment count.
Absolutely.
The time we waste, we never get back.
Seize the day.
Oui.
I wouldn't have thought dancing would be your style.
Well, you gotta mix it up a bit, read the lie of the land.
When I was a young woman, I had a How would you say? A 'maladie du cà "ur' a 'disease of the heart' I survived, but many did not.
Life is for living, Mike.
Yes.
But to really live takes great courage.
Let's dance.
Nice to see that smile.
Well, don't read anything into it.
So I'm still in trouble, am I? Yes, thank you.
Sir? Harbourmaster's requesting that we expedite our departure ASAP.
They do have a grain ship waiting for our berth.
Tell them we'll do what we can.
Yes, sir.
Thanks, Nav.
Where's the X? Um, she's not on board, sir.
Where is she? She said she had to go ashore to finalise some accounts.
Accounts? Uh, boss? NAV: (SCOFFS) Could you be a little less obvious? And thank you for this.
Well, it's just something to remind you of me.
Little Jim.
(LAUGHS) Little Jim.
XO, you're delaying our departure.
We weren't scheduled to leave Change of plans.
Make ready for sail.
Yes, sir.
Look, I'm sorry, sir.
It's completely my fault.
We've all got our jobs to do.
Let's just get them done, Captain.
So the X and the SAS captain? Yes, mate, that is the word.
What is that? 'Croque-monsieur' 'Crocca' what? Ham and cheese toasted sangers.
Oh, alright.
So the boss and 'le Frog' They danced.
That's all.
Uh, Buff, sorry.
I heard he got to second base.
No way! That's what I heard.
Buffer! Well, if you guys are gonna skive off and miss all the action, that's the price you pay.
See? That means he did.
Here's the joke, Charge.
They give us this big lecture about behaving ourselves whilst they're both off going for it.
No-one said the world was fair, ET.
Yeah, well, 'no-one' was wrong, Charge.
Touchy.
You almost missed the bus, X.
Technically, sir, I wasn't late.
Oh, technically, I don't give a rat's.
What were you doing? I went to settle some accounts.
What? With your old mate, the accountant? We took on some fresh fruit and vegetables and so I went to pay the suppliers.
Oh, and you just happened to bump into Captain Roth? As a matter of fact, I did, and he offered me a lift, which is fortunate, as things turned out, don't you think? Sir, it's Capitaine de Fregate Durand.
Oh.
Josephine.
Yes.
Uh, no.
Oh, OK, I understand.
I'll look into it and let you know.
My apologies.
Some idiot nicked a French flag.
That guy insulted our country.
No, he didn't.
What? He said your face made his bum look good.
That's not what you told me.
I didn't want you to get more upset.
Good on ya.
I'm sorry.
Anyway, it doesn't matter.
It's my prize and I'm gonna keep it.
Spider, where is it? Spider, tell me where it is.
Somewhere safe.
XO ON P.
A: Do you hear there? XO speaking.
It's been brought to our attention that a French flag went missing from the consulate last night.
(PEOPLE CHEER AND APPLAUD) Hear that? I'm a hero.
Shh! This is nothing to be proud of.
I want the flag placed on the desk in the ship's office in the next 10 minutes and no further action will be taken.
Otherwise, the culprit or culprits will be in serious trouble.
Your time starts now.
Spider, quick, go.
No way.
You heard what the X said.
She has to say that, OK? No-one cares about a French flag.
Oh, my God.
Don't worry about it.
It'll go away.
Your funeral.
No flag, sir.
We've done a search of the boat.
I need your permission to conduct a locker search.
OK.
You know, maybe our guys are innocent.
I'd like to believe that, X.
Do you? No, but maybe they were smart enough not to bring it on board.
Somehow I doubt that as well.
Listen, hold off on the locker search.
Maybe this will blow over.
OK.
You know the crew were having a field day with your liaison with Captain Roth.
Really? I heard more circulating rumours about you and the Capitaine de Fregate, as a matter of fact.
Just a dance, but you, on the other hand You have no right Oh, come on.
No, this is my private life.
Your private life is my business when it impacts on your ability to perform on this ship.
You got a comment? No.
It's just that there's Go on.
Being a fearless leader is always hard to pull off, sir.
What's that supposed to mean? (KNOCK AT DOOR) Oh.
Sir, we've picked up a suspected FFV on our radar.
In international waters? It's on our side of the line.
Right.
Send the ship to boarding stations.
Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
Tong, what the hell are you doing, mate? G'day, Buffer! Hey, Buff, you know this guy? Busted him a couple of times, X.
How you travelling, Buff? Better than you, mate.
This your wife? She's pretty.
Thank you.
Tong, don't be cheeky.
You're a long way from home, mate.
So where you taking this lot? That's for me to know, Buff.
If I had your record, I'd be trying to score as many brownie points as I can to impress the magistrate.
Are you sure he understands what you're saying? X, he speaks five different languages.
English is probably his worst, but I reckon if he spent a bit more time on his personal hygiene, he could be a UN translator.
Is Buffer sure of this guy's information? XO: As sure as he can be, sir.
An iceboat rendezvous at those coordinates places them in our waters.
We asked him if this was the iceboat that used the porcupine defences.
He said he hadn't heard of it, but I'm not convinced.
I think you're right, X.
It's less risk for him if he gives us a boat he knows has an escape strategy.
Exactly.
So, what do you wanna do? We modify our tactics.
Is that you? You're hilarious.
Oh, man.
It is rank! Yeah, it's rotting shark fin.
What do you expect? Breathe through your mouth.
I am.
Oooh! Spider, shh! I reckon he's more scared of the boys in the iceboat than us.
Yeah, I dunno.
Caught in a vicious circle, aren't you, Tong? When we throw you in jail, your masters look after your wife and kids, so you owe them, and when you get out and you get deported, it starts all over again.
Iceboat.
Tong, with us.
NAV: This is the shark boat with our people.
This is the iceboat approaching on schedule and the RHIB's here below their horizon.
How far off are we? Six miles.
See if we can get anything on the EOD.
Be ready, Charge.
We're gonna need everything she's got.
BUFFER: X-ray 82, this is Bravo 82.
Over.
This is X-ray 82.
It's definitely our mate the porcupine.
Over.
Roger.
When you board, call "on deck" and we'll be there ASAP.
Over.
Yeah, roger that.
Out.
You call your boat now.
They come here.
No, that's not the plan, Tong.
That's the plan.
You call your boat now.
That's alright.
Calm down.
No, they can't know I help you.
They won't, Tong.
Trust me.
No, you call your boat now! We call our boat now, they stick out those poles and we can't touch them, right? Get him, ET! (SHOUTS) What the hell? He's trying to warn his mates so they can get away.
(BOTH GRUNT) Buff, not turning around! Alright, they're gonna ram us.
Let's get him inside, ET.
This is Bravo 82.
They're attempting to ram us on the port side.
Over.
(ENGINE SPUTTERS) Come on, Buff! Come on! (ENGINE CHURNS) The shark boat's changing course away from the iceboat.
Something's wrong.
Get the RHIB in there.
X-ray 82, this is Papa 82.
X, we need you to move in now.
Revolutions 1400.
CHARGE: Both engines.
Revolutions 1400.
XO, I can out-turn him but I cannot outrun him.
If you guys could hurry up, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Over.
We're coming as fast as we can, Bravo 82.
You'll have to keep him busy for another five.
Over.
Yeah, roger that.
I'll do my best.
(GUNSHOTS) We're coming under fire.
I repeat - coming under fire.
(PHONE RINGS) HMAS 'Hammersley' Uh, yes, sir.
Sir, Commander Marshall.
Sir.
I've just had a call from some pen-pusher in Canberra who's just copped an earful from the French consul in Samaru.
Sir, I'm in the middle He wants his flag back.
(GUNFIRE) Now, make this go away, Mike.
Understood? Yes, sir.
And flog the moron who took it! Understood, sir.
(GUNSHOTS) Sir.
How close is the RHIB? It's still minutes away, sir.
Nah, they're goners.
SPIDER: It's fuel.
Bomber, if that spreads, it's gonna go everywhere.
We'll be gone.
(GUNFIRE) Bravo 82, this is Charlie 82.
Yeah, great to hear your voice, boss.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Buffer, it's time for a graunch boarding.
Sir? A graunch boarding.
Turn the tables on them.
Take them by surprise.
Over.
Sir, isn't that against regulations? Only when it involves one of our boats.
Tell me he didn't say 'graunch' I think he did, ma'am.
Sir, you are a madman.
It's a pleasure to serve under you.
Wish us luck.
Over.
Team, stand by.
We're going to board directly from this vessel.
Brace for a collision.
Boarding party, stand by.
We're gonna board on his port side.
Stand by.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! Put the weapon down! Put it down.
Down! Put it down.
Put it down or I will shoot.
Hands above your head.
Face the wall.
Face the wall! We're right.
Secure, Buff.
Stop there.
Put your hands behind your head.
Put your hands behind your head! Turn around.
Drop your weapon! Sorry we took so long.
You look like you've got everything under control.
Yeah, all secure, X.
Thanks, mate.
Sit down.
Sit down.
Sit down.
WOMAN: Got him? Lift.
Got him? How bad? Broken leg, sir.
Manage his pain.
Treat him with courtesy.
Yes, sir.
Good work, Spider.
Thank you, sir.
He saved my bacon out there today, sir.
I heard.
The X has been singing your praises lately.
Yes, sir.
Your actions today have helped me make up my mind.
What is that God-awful smell? Uh, it's just shark fin, sir.
Have a shower, get changed.
Report to me on the bridge.
Thank you, sir.
I'll be right back.
He's really stepping up.
(MUTED EXPLOSION) What the hell? (ELECTRONIC THUDS AND SQUEAKS) What's going on? Uh, someone must have bumped the uh, subwoofer.
Reckon it must have shook the whole boat.
I want that taken down now.
Now! Aye, sir.
Sorry.
Charge, you wanna Yeah.
I want an answer.
Who took it? Who took it?! It was me, boss.
Captain's table, 1400.
CO: That's your defence, is it? You wanted to get the French back for calling you names.
Yes, sir.
I just thought it would've been a bit of a joke, you know.
I didn't think that No, you didn't think! And when you had a chance to return it, you didn't think then either.
No, sir.
The flag's going back along with two letters of apology - one from me, on behalf of every sailor on this ship, and one from you, expressing your deep regret and contrition.
And it better be convincing.
Understood? Yes, sir.
In regards to punishment, I'm taking into account your previous good record and your courageous actions today.
Thank you, sir.
That's much appreci I haven't finished, Seaman Webb! This incident will be recorded on your service record and may come back to haunt you.
And as for your promotion, I cannot recommend that at this time.
Dismissed.
SWAIN: Seaman Webb, ho! On cap.
Salute.
Right turn.
Quick march.
Buff, I've already emailed the olds about the promotion.
How am I gonna tell them that it's not happening? Just tell them the truth.
What, that I'm a thief? That in the heat of the moment, you made an error of judgment.
I never thought anyone would even notice.
They had them hanging all over the place.
Well, it's a pretty powerful symbol, the flag.
We rally around it, we celebrate with it, we fight under it, we cover our dead heroes with it.
Yep.
When you put it like that Look, what's done is done.
What you gotta do is work doubly hard and work your butt off.
Yes, Buff.
You know what the real tragedy is, don't you? Having to send this baby back.
Breaking my heart.
Me too, Buff.
Kate? Yep.
I hear you disapproved of my call for a graunch boarding.
Do you mind? Sure.
Yeah.
It was a high-risk decision.
We modified our tactics and we succeeded.
I was only minutes away in the RHIB.
A lot can happen in minutes.
Yeah, I agree.
But I just Go on.
You put our crew in harm's way, sir.
No-one was injured.
Through good luck and good training.
Oh, come on, Kate.
Who dares wins.
Surely you've heard that by now.
Yeah.
It's the SAS motto, sir.
Yeah, that's right, it is.
I would've thought that would've been right up your alley.
Why are you doing this to me? Why are you denying me any opportunity to move on from you? Look, Kate, I'm sorry.
That was out of line.
It's just that sometimes we find ourselves facing circumstances that are beyond our control.
And in such situations, a person has to seize the moment.
Don't you agree? I think leadership takes courage.
I think a lot of things do.
That's all.
Nav.
Thank you.
Yep.
It's an iceboat.
This is gonna be a big catch.
What's an iceboat? Bomb.
What? I'm from majors.
All we did was racetrack and drill.
It's the mother ship for an illegal fishing fleet.
Normally, they just sit in international waters where we can't touch them.
Shark fin's like gold, Bomber.
Makes them take risks.
Captain, X.
I count four crew on the deck.
Plus the skipper.
Over.
Alright, Nav, give them another warning.
Vessel on my port bow, this is Australian warship.
You should stop or heave to or I will open fire on you.
You and me on first, Spider.
Buddy up.
Watch my back, I'll watch yours.
Yes, Buff.
Sir, put down the machete! Sir, drop the machete now! (ALL SHOUT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Porcupines! NAV: They've put down their defences, sir.
Pull the poles back in! Put it down! Pull the poles in now! Put it down! Tell them to maintain a safe distance.
X-ray 82, this is Papa 82.
Maintain a safe distance.
Over.
One of those things in the RHIB would go right through you.
Yeah - shish kebab.
Get your crew to pull those poles in! (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Make sure we get plenty of evidence, Swain.
Aye, sir.
One precise round could take out her steering.
That'd make them have a rethink pretty fast.
Why stop at their steering? If there's crew below, there could be casualties.
Sir, flares! Drop the flare! Put it down, sir! Drop the flare in the water! Incoming! It's burning my leg! Sir, we're coming up on the line.
What? He crosses international waters, he gets away? No, that's why we've got evidence of him committing an offence in our territory.
Sir, they've got porcupine out there, got machetes and flares.
Tell X to abandon the boarding.
Today's not our day.
X-ray 82, this is Papa 82.
Abort, abort, abort.
This is X-ray 82.
Roger that.
Out.
Let's go! (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) He who can modify his tactics and succeed may be called a heaven-born captain.
CHARGE: Sorry, sir? Old Chinese saying.
(SCOFFS) I just reckon he's one lucky son of a gun.
Maybe.
At least for now.
(ALL EXCLAIM HAPPILY) 'Bye, boss! See ya, boss! Booked a cab? Yeah, booked a cab.
You? Yeah.
I thought I (MOBILE PHONE BEEPS) Excuse me.
Going anywhere interesting? Just dinner.
Me too.
I thought I might catch a movie (CAR HORN BEEPS) Oh, this must be your cab.
You look nice.
Thank you.
You too.
McGregor? Booking's for McGregor.
Oh.
Jim? Kate? Pleased to meet you.
I'm sorry I'm late.
You're not.
You look lovely.
Please.
Thank you.
Cheers.
I hope you don't mind, but I've taken the liberty in ordering some bubbles.
Oh, that's great.
I wasn't sure you'd come.
Well, you didn't sound like an axe murderer on the phone.
(LAUGHS) They teach you that in human resources, do they? That's why they call it 'resources' (LAUGHS) It's funny.
What? You just don't strike me as the type.
Well, you don't strike me as a chartered accountant.
But looks can be deceptive.
In a good way.
Yeah.
(IMITATES ROBERT DE NIRO) You looking at me? Yeah, everything De Niro does He's a genius.
Yeah.
Except BOTH: 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' "Fearless leaders are always hard to pull off.
" And what's that? It's a line from the film.
I didn't quite make it through to the end.
Oh Mmm.
It's beautiful.
Mmm, it's good, isn't it? Mmm.
It's good.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) I'm sorry.
I have to take this.
Jim Roth.
Sorry about that.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) I'm sorry.
Jim Roth.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Mike Flynn.
Yeah.
No, Commander, not interrupting anything.
I see.
Understand.
Sure.
Alright.
Unavoidable? Yes, sir.
Send that through.
Sorry.
Half an hour.
Work.
Work? You're an accountant.
Yeah.
Look, I'm gonna have to go.
Excuse me? I have to go.
You make me wait for half an hour and you have to go? Look, I've had a great night.
Oh, good on you! I hope we can do it again sometime.
Yeah, right.
Thanks for dinner.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) KATE ON PHONE: Kate McGregor.
Yeah, Kate, it's Mike.
Bad news, I'm afraid.
Good morning.
Morning.
So, the 'Wollongong' has done a turbo and we drew the short straw? Yeah.
Something like that.
Cancelled leave's always hard on the crew.
Harder on some than others.
How was dinner? It was very pleasant.
Thank you.
Good.
And your movie? Didn't make it.
Oh.
Got caught up in a good book.
Oh.
So, where's this SAS training team we're supposed to be transporting? Some of them are here.
The rest shouldn't be far behind.
They don't look that tough.
Mate, they're SAS.
They could kill you with a pencil.
Really? Yeah.
Cool.
Once we've done the intros, Buffer, give them a quick tour.
You know the drill.
Aye, sir.
This way, fellas.
Welcome to 'Hammersley' gentlemen.
Delighted to be here, Commander.
This is my executive officer, Kate McGregor.
Kate.
Hi.
It's a real pleasure.
Hey! Yeah! Yes! You know, ET reckons those SAS dudes can kill you with a pencil.
They use it to write down their innermost thoughts, then make you read it.
No, I'm only joking.
They're good operators.
More importantly, mate, I've spoken to the XO about your promotion.
Yeah? And? She's taking it to the boss for consideration.
OK.
What does that mean? Considering your performance of late, I'd say you're a shoo-in for able seaman.
Yeah, yeah! (LAUGHS) Thanks, Buff.
Yeah, alright.
Don't thank me.
Just keep up the good work.
Uh-huh.
Hey, boss.
Sir.
What's this? LCD TV.
I can see that.
Where did it come from? It came on board with all the SAS gear.
And why would the SAS need a large-screen TV? Training courses.
Well, I thought it might've said 'LCD' on the box, sir, but really been some, like, high-tech classified electronic gear or something.
Obviously not.
Yeah, that, um That came with it.
It's a letter from Ray Walsman.
From who? Ray Walsman, sir.
A thankyou, sir, for helping out his daughter.
How good is this, boss? Nice try, guys.
It's going back.
Boss? Boss? Who'll know? Do I need to send you to a defence ethics refresher course? We do not accept gifts.
And have it stored some place.
It's taking up half the mess.
Yes, boss.
(JIM SHOUTS) Lower.
Raise.
Lower.
Hold.
Lower.
Raise.
It's like my sister's hens' night, but better.
Could you all be a little less obvious? Oh, X! Come on! Lower.
Hold.
Captain.
Lieutenant.
Uh, I was hoping we could grab a coffee, when you have a moment, to run through a few things.
Now is clearly a bad time.
There's never a bad time for you, Kate.
Thorne? Take over.
Lower.
Raise.
Lower.
Raise.
Hold.
So, human resources? Very convincing, by the way.
As a matter of fact, my job has a lot to do with human resources.
(CHUCKLES) So are we gonna have that coffee? No.
So that was another lie.
Don't push your luck.
My luck changed when I saw you on this ship.
Now you mention it, you didn't look surprised at all.
Excuse me.
Jim, we should have you in Samaru on schedule.
That's good.
Thank you, sir.
Latest intel suggests that the situation on the ground there is more stable.
Oh, that's in the capital.
Insurgents are regrouping in the hills.
We're there at the request of the government to train their local forces.
Of course.
The last thing we or the French wanna appear is colonialists.
French? Well, the French are sending a peacekeeping force to protect their economic interests.
You have been briefed on this? We were crash-sailed.
Right.
Well, I'm sure you'll bump into each other.
No doubt.
In the meantime, you've got everything you need? Absolutely, sir.
Very good.
Matter of fact, Kate was just about to shout me a coffee.
You know, maybe some other time.
You two know each other? No.
Although, you do remind me of a girl I once met in HR.
Uncanny.
Funny - you don't remind me of anyone.
Excuse me, boss.
Nav's got a suspected FFV on her scope.
She said to tell you that it's a big one.
Cheeky bloke's back again.
Make yourself at home.
Ta.
CO: What have we got, Buffer? Right, boss - see all these markings down aft? Well, they're the brackets for the porcupine spikes.
Is that him? Ooh, yeah, that's him.
Anything from radar, Nav? No, sir.
He'd have no idea we're here.
Good.
Let's keep it that way.
Come to slow ahead.
Slow ahead both engines.
CHARGE: Slow ahead both engines.
What are you planning? Both engines slow, ma'am.
The minute he sees us, he'll run out those defences again and then we won't be able to touch him.
But if we hang back until dark Nav, what's the moon state tonight? Uh, new moon, sir.
New moon? Gotta get lucky sometimes.
So we wait until dark, approach without lights.
By the time he knows we're there, we'll be on top of him and he'll be ours.
XO: What about the SAS, sir? What about them? Well, they're expecting to arrive in Samaru on schedule, sir.
I'm sure a slight delay in the interest of border security won't be a problem.
Besides, they're guests on my ship.
Um, sir, if you have a moment, there is something else that I'd like to discuss with you.
Go ahead.
I have met Captain Roth before.
He was my date last night.
It was an Internet thing.
Um And get this - he lied on his profile and he said that he was an accountant.
(CHUCKLES) And you said you were in human resources? Well, yeah.
Why are you telling me this, X? Because the night ended rather badly and there is some residual tension there, and I thought that you should know about it.
Well, by 'badly' what do you mean? Oh, no, nothing like that.
It's just that he kept getting phone calls.
Of course, I realise why now, but I didn't then.
And so I did my block at him.
But it was a one-off thing.
(CHUCKLES) And I've I've already moved on.
Right.
Well, we shouldn't have a problem, then.
No.
Excuse me, Lieutenant Commander.
We seem to have slowed down.
Yeah, we have.
Is there a problem, sir? No.
Actually, we've had a stroke of good fortune.
Sir? An iceboat - you can see it on the EOD.
So we're? Waiting for dark.
We need the element of surprise.
I'm sorry, sir, but, no, we're not.
I beg your pardon? My men and I need to be in Samaru ASAP.
Captain, taking out this iceboat will cause real pain to the illegal fishing industry.
I'm afraid I don't care, sir.
Well, I do.
They're fish.
You've been tasked to deliver us to Samaru.
Which will happen in good time.
No, sir.
With respect, sir, it will happen ASAP.
Well, your position has been noted.
Thank you.
Now please leave my bridge.
(PHONE RINGS) Excuse me, sir? 'Hammersley' Lieutenant McGregor speaking.
Buffer, would you mind escorting Captain Roth from the bridge, please? Aye, sir.
Yes, sir.
They are both here.
Buffer? Sir, it's Commander Marshall on the phone for you.
Mike Flynn.
Well, sir, an opportunity to capture an iceboat presented itself No, sir.
No problem interpreting your order whatsoever.
Yes, sir.
XO: Make full speed to Samaru Island.
BUFFER: Boss (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) One surgical shot.
That's all it'd take.
Forget it, Buffer.
Yes, sir.
So, have we made up for lost time? Almost, mm.
Good.
So we're back on track, then.
(GENTLE ISLANDER MUSIC) (GENERAL CHATTER) Thank you, sir, for the lift.
Captain.
And better luck next time with that iceboat.
(FRENCH ACCENT) Lieutenant Commander Flynn.
I am Capitaine de Fregate Josephine Durand.
Welcome to the Samaru Islands.
Thank you, ma'am.
Please call me Josephine.
And may I call you Mike? Yes, of course.
Do you have everything you require? Yes, yes, we do.
Thank you.
Bon.
So this is your Armidale-class patrol boat? Yes, it is.
Hmm, impressive.
Well, if you'd like the guided tour Unfortunately, my time is not my own, but you and your crew will be at the reception tonight at the consulate, oui? Oui, yes.
Thank you.
I will look forward to spending more time with you.
Insurgents.
Or really bad drivers.
(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS) Lieutenant Commander Flynn, this is the Interior Minister, Mr Lawrence Siapu.
Welcome back to Samaru, Lieutenant Commander.
You have a beautiful country.
It's a pleasure to visit.
(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) Excuse me.
Of course.
There have been reports of a firefight in the hills.
How accurate, we do not know.
Today? Oui.
Tell me, Mike, are you a family man? I beg your pardon? Do you have a wife, children? No.
Ah.
Then you are married to the navy, like me.
Well, I wouldn't go that far.
But it can be a lonely life, though, at times.
At times.
Salut.
Cheers.
G'day, mate.
Just one light beer, please.
Bière légère.
Je comprends pas.
(IMITATES FRENCH ACCENT) Beer? Light? MAN: Légère.
Légère.
S'il vous plaît, please.
Hey! They don't speak English.
You reckon? (SPEAKS FRENCH) (SPEAKS FRENCH) Now, get the man a beer and one for me aussi.
Oui, madame.
You speak French? Just high school, but enough to know what he was saying.
Which was? Voilà .
Don't worry about it.
Merci.
No, what was he saying? Just rubbish.
Full of himself.
What? Like, how Frogs are better than Aussies? Yeah, sort of.
Someone needs to teach that guy some manners.
Oh, yeah, and you'd be just the man to do that.
Mm.
Mmm.
Don't get any dumb ideas.
Go, go, go, go, go.
See you, mate.
What? Where are you going? Shh! (MOUTHS) No, no.
('LA MARSEILLAISE' PLAYS) (LAUGHTER) (TYRES SCREECH, ENGINES REV) (LAUGHTER CONTINUES) ET: Here we go.
Other side.
(MEN LAUGH) I thought the boss said this was going back.
Um, he did, but he also said to get it out of the way, and the most efficient use of space was to bung it up on the bulkhead.
As long as you're happy to put it all back when the time comes.
Yes, ma'am.
What about the cocktail party? That was a fizzer.
A fizzer? Yeah.
BOTH: Fizzer.
The only one who looked like getting lucky was the boss.
Oh, yeah.
So how did you escape from her? I palmed her off onto Buffer.
(CHUCKLES) Lieutenant Commander.
Captain.
Kate.
What a lovely surprise.
(LATIN MUSIC PLAYS) And perfect timing.
May I have the pleasure? Sure.
Excuse us.
Mike, I'd be delighted.
You have some dried blood on your neck.
Oh, it's OK.
It's not mine.
I cut myself shaving.
(LAUGHS) Sorry.
Do I scare you, Mike? No, of course not.
I have seen enough of life to know that we must make each moment count.
Absolutely.
The time we waste, we never get back.
Seize the day.
Oui.
I wouldn't have thought dancing would be your style.
Well, you gotta mix it up a bit, read the lie of the land.
When I was a young woman, I had a How would you say? A 'maladie du cà "ur' a 'disease of the heart' I survived, but many did not.
Life is for living, Mike.
Yes.
But to really live takes great courage.
Let's dance.
Nice to see that smile.
Well, don't read anything into it.
So I'm still in trouble, am I? Yes, thank you.
Sir? Harbourmaster's requesting that we expedite our departure ASAP.
They do have a grain ship waiting for our berth.
Tell them we'll do what we can.
Yes, sir.
Thanks, Nav.
Where's the X? Um, she's not on board, sir.
Where is she? She said she had to go ashore to finalise some accounts.
Accounts? Uh, boss? NAV: (SCOFFS) Could you be a little less obvious? And thank you for this.
Well, it's just something to remind you of me.
Little Jim.
(LAUGHS) Little Jim.
XO, you're delaying our departure.
We weren't scheduled to leave Change of plans.
Make ready for sail.
Yes, sir.
Look, I'm sorry, sir.
It's completely my fault.
We've all got our jobs to do.
Let's just get them done, Captain.
So the X and the SAS captain? Yes, mate, that is the word.
What is that? 'Croque-monsieur' 'Crocca' what? Ham and cheese toasted sangers.
Oh, alright.
So the boss and 'le Frog' They danced.
That's all.
Uh, Buff, sorry.
I heard he got to second base.
No way! That's what I heard.
Buffer! Well, if you guys are gonna skive off and miss all the action, that's the price you pay.
See? That means he did.
Here's the joke, Charge.
They give us this big lecture about behaving ourselves whilst they're both off going for it.
No-one said the world was fair, ET.
Yeah, well, 'no-one' was wrong, Charge.
Touchy.
You almost missed the bus, X.
Technically, sir, I wasn't late.
Oh, technically, I don't give a rat's.
What were you doing? I went to settle some accounts.
What? With your old mate, the accountant? We took on some fresh fruit and vegetables and so I went to pay the suppliers.
Oh, and you just happened to bump into Captain Roth? As a matter of fact, I did, and he offered me a lift, which is fortunate, as things turned out, don't you think? Sir, it's Capitaine de Fregate Durand.
Oh.
Josephine.
Yes.
Uh, no.
Oh, OK, I understand.
I'll look into it and let you know.
My apologies.
Some idiot nicked a French flag.
That guy insulted our country.
No, he didn't.
What? He said your face made his bum look good.
That's not what you told me.
I didn't want you to get more upset.
Good on ya.
I'm sorry.
Anyway, it doesn't matter.
It's my prize and I'm gonna keep it.
Spider, where is it? Spider, tell me where it is.
Somewhere safe.
XO ON P.
A: Do you hear there? XO speaking.
It's been brought to our attention that a French flag went missing from the consulate last night.
(PEOPLE CHEER AND APPLAUD) Hear that? I'm a hero.
Shh! This is nothing to be proud of.
I want the flag placed on the desk in the ship's office in the next 10 minutes and no further action will be taken.
Otherwise, the culprit or culprits will be in serious trouble.
Your time starts now.
Spider, quick, go.
No way.
You heard what the X said.
She has to say that, OK? No-one cares about a French flag.
Oh, my God.
Don't worry about it.
It'll go away.
Your funeral.
No flag, sir.
We've done a search of the boat.
I need your permission to conduct a locker search.
OK.
You know, maybe our guys are innocent.
I'd like to believe that, X.
Do you? No, but maybe they were smart enough not to bring it on board.
Somehow I doubt that as well.
Listen, hold off on the locker search.
Maybe this will blow over.
OK.
You know the crew were having a field day with your liaison with Captain Roth.
Really? I heard more circulating rumours about you and the Capitaine de Fregate, as a matter of fact.
Just a dance, but you, on the other hand You have no right Oh, come on.
No, this is my private life.
Your private life is my business when it impacts on your ability to perform on this ship.
You got a comment? No.
It's just that there's Go on.
Being a fearless leader is always hard to pull off, sir.
What's that supposed to mean? (KNOCK AT DOOR) Oh.
Sir, we've picked up a suspected FFV on our radar.
In international waters? It's on our side of the line.
Right.
Send the ship to boarding stations.
Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
Tong, what the hell are you doing, mate? G'day, Buffer! Hey, Buff, you know this guy? Busted him a couple of times, X.
How you travelling, Buff? Better than you, mate.
This your wife? She's pretty.
Thank you.
Tong, don't be cheeky.
You're a long way from home, mate.
So where you taking this lot? That's for me to know, Buff.
If I had your record, I'd be trying to score as many brownie points as I can to impress the magistrate.
Are you sure he understands what you're saying? X, he speaks five different languages.
English is probably his worst, but I reckon if he spent a bit more time on his personal hygiene, he could be a UN translator.
Is Buffer sure of this guy's information? XO: As sure as he can be, sir.
An iceboat rendezvous at those coordinates places them in our waters.
We asked him if this was the iceboat that used the porcupine defences.
He said he hadn't heard of it, but I'm not convinced.
I think you're right, X.
It's less risk for him if he gives us a boat he knows has an escape strategy.
Exactly.
So, what do you wanna do? We modify our tactics.
Is that you? You're hilarious.
Oh, man.
It is rank! Yeah, it's rotting shark fin.
What do you expect? Breathe through your mouth.
I am.
Oooh! Spider, shh! I reckon he's more scared of the boys in the iceboat than us.
Yeah, I dunno.
Caught in a vicious circle, aren't you, Tong? When we throw you in jail, your masters look after your wife and kids, so you owe them, and when you get out and you get deported, it starts all over again.
Iceboat.
Tong, with us.
NAV: This is the shark boat with our people.
This is the iceboat approaching on schedule and the RHIB's here below their horizon.
How far off are we? Six miles.
See if we can get anything on the EOD.
Be ready, Charge.
We're gonna need everything she's got.
BUFFER: X-ray 82, this is Bravo 82.
Over.
This is X-ray 82.
It's definitely our mate the porcupine.
Over.
Roger.
When you board, call "on deck" and we'll be there ASAP.
Over.
Yeah, roger that.
Out.
You call your boat now.
They come here.
No, that's not the plan, Tong.
That's the plan.
You call your boat now.
That's alright.
Calm down.
No, they can't know I help you.
They won't, Tong.
Trust me.
No, you call your boat now! We call our boat now, they stick out those poles and we can't touch them, right? Get him, ET! (SHOUTS) What the hell? He's trying to warn his mates so they can get away.
(BOTH GRUNT) Buff, not turning around! Alright, they're gonna ram us.
Let's get him inside, ET.
This is Bravo 82.
They're attempting to ram us on the port side.
Over.
(ENGINE SPUTTERS) Come on, Buff! Come on! (ENGINE CHURNS) The shark boat's changing course away from the iceboat.
Something's wrong.
Get the RHIB in there.
X-ray 82, this is Papa 82.
X, we need you to move in now.
Revolutions 1400.
CHARGE: Both engines.
Revolutions 1400.
XO, I can out-turn him but I cannot outrun him.
If you guys could hurry up, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Over.
We're coming as fast as we can, Bravo 82.
You'll have to keep him busy for another five.
Over.
Yeah, roger that.
I'll do my best.
(GUNSHOTS) We're coming under fire.
I repeat - coming under fire.
(PHONE RINGS) HMAS 'Hammersley' Uh, yes, sir.
Sir, Commander Marshall.
Sir.
I've just had a call from some pen-pusher in Canberra who's just copped an earful from the French consul in Samaru.
Sir, I'm in the middle He wants his flag back.
(GUNFIRE) Now, make this go away, Mike.
Understood? Yes, sir.
And flog the moron who took it! Understood, sir.
(GUNSHOTS) Sir.
How close is the RHIB? It's still minutes away, sir.
Nah, they're goners.
SPIDER: It's fuel.
Bomber, if that spreads, it's gonna go everywhere.
We'll be gone.
(GUNFIRE) Bravo 82, this is Charlie 82.
Yeah, great to hear your voice, boss.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Buffer, it's time for a graunch boarding.
Sir? A graunch boarding.
Turn the tables on them.
Take them by surprise.
Over.
Sir, isn't that against regulations? Only when it involves one of our boats.
Tell me he didn't say 'graunch' I think he did, ma'am.
Sir, you are a madman.
It's a pleasure to serve under you.
Wish us luck.
Over.
Team, stand by.
We're going to board directly from this vessel.
Brace for a collision.
Boarding party, stand by.
We're gonna board on his port side.
Stand by.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! Put the weapon down! Put it down.
Down! Put it down.
Put it down or I will shoot.
Hands above your head.
Face the wall.
Face the wall! We're right.
Secure, Buff.
Stop there.
Put your hands behind your head.
Put your hands behind your head! Turn around.
Drop your weapon! Sorry we took so long.
You look like you've got everything under control.
Yeah, all secure, X.
Thanks, mate.
Sit down.
Sit down.
Sit down.
WOMAN: Got him? Lift.
Got him? How bad? Broken leg, sir.
Manage his pain.
Treat him with courtesy.
Yes, sir.
Good work, Spider.
Thank you, sir.
He saved my bacon out there today, sir.
I heard.
The X has been singing your praises lately.
Yes, sir.
Your actions today have helped me make up my mind.
What is that God-awful smell? Uh, it's just shark fin, sir.
Have a shower, get changed.
Report to me on the bridge.
Thank you, sir.
I'll be right back.
He's really stepping up.
(MUTED EXPLOSION) What the hell? (ELECTRONIC THUDS AND SQUEAKS) What's going on? Uh, someone must have bumped the uh, subwoofer.
Reckon it must have shook the whole boat.
I want that taken down now.
Now! Aye, sir.
Sorry.
Charge, you wanna Yeah.
I want an answer.
Who took it? Who took it?! It was me, boss.
Captain's table, 1400.
CO: That's your defence, is it? You wanted to get the French back for calling you names.
Yes, sir.
I just thought it would've been a bit of a joke, you know.
I didn't think that No, you didn't think! And when you had a chance to return it, you didn't think then either.
No, sir.
The flag's going back along with two letters of apology - one from me, on behalf of every sailor on this ship, and one from you, expressing your deep regret and contrition.
And it better be convincing.
Understood? Yes, sir.
In regards to punishment, I'm taking into account your previous good record and your courageous actions today.
Thank you, sir.
That's much appreci I haven't finished, Seaman Webb! This incident will be recorded on your service record and may come back to haunt you.
And as for your promotion, I cannot recommend that at this time.
Dismissed.
SWAIN: Seaman Webb, ho! On cap.
Salute.
Right turn.
Quick march.
Buff, I've already emailed the olds about the promotion.
How am I gonna tell them that it's not happening? Just tell them the truth.
What, that I'm a thief? That in the heat of the moment, you made an error of judgment.
I never thought anyone would even notice.
They had them hanging all over the place.
Well, it's a pretty powerful symbol, the flag.
We rally around it, we celebrate with it, we fight under it, we cover our dead heroes with it.
Yep.
When you put it like that Look, what's done is done.
What you gotta do is work doubly hard and work your butt off.
Yes, Buff.
You know what the real tragedy is, don't you? Having to send this baby back.
Breaking my heart.
Me too, Buff.
Kate? Yep.
I hear you disapproved of my call for a graunch boarding.
Do you mind? Sure.
Yeah.
It was a high-risk decision.
We modified our tactics and we succeeded.
I was only minutes away in the RHIB.
A lot can happen in minutes.
Yeah, I agree.
But I just Go on.
You put our crew in harm's way, sir.
No-one was injured.
Through good luck and good training.
Oh, come on, Kate.
Who dares wins.
Surely you've heard that by now.
Yeah.
It's the SAS motto, sir.
Yeah, that's right, it is.
I would've thought that would've been right up your alley.
Why are you doing this to me? Why are you denying me any opportunity to move on from you? Look, Kate, I'm sorry.
That was out of line.
It's just that sometimes we find ourselves facing circumstances that are beyond our control.
And in such situations, a person has to seize the moment.
Don't you agree? I think leadership takes courage.
I think a lot of things do.
That's all.