A Few Good Men (1992)

Arthur Senzy: Robert C. McGuire

Quotes 

• Capt. Ross : Mr. Maguire can you raise your right hand please? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you'll give this general court martial will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God?

  Robert C. McGuire : I do

  Capt. Ross : have a seat please sir

  Capt. Ross : would you state your full name and occupation for the record?

  Robert C. McGuire : [on the witness stand]  Robert C. Maguire special agent, Naval Investigative Service

  Capt. Ross : thank you, Mr. Maguire did your office receive a letter from a PFC William Santiago on three September on this year?

  Robert C. McGuire : we did

  Capt. Ross : what did that letter say?

  Robert C. McGuire : that a member of Private Santiago's unit had illegally fired his weapon over the fence line

  Capt. Ross : was that Marine identified in the letter?

  Robert C. McGuire : no, I notified the barracks CO Colonel Jessup that I would be coming down to investigate

  Capt. Ross : and what did you find?

  Robert C. McGuire : the shift only reported one Marine returned his weapon with a round of ammunition missing

  Capt. Ross : who was that?

  Robert C. McGuire : Lance Corporal Harold Dawson

  Capt. Ross : [to Danny]  your witness

  Kaffee : Mr. Maguire did you question Lance Corporal Dawson about the fence line shooting?

  Robert C. McGuire : yes, he "claims" to have been engaged by some manner by the enemy

  Kaffee : but you don't believe him?

  Robert C. McGuire : it's not my place to...

  Kaffee : [interrupts him]  Lance Corporal Dawson's been charged with a number of crimes, why wasn't he charged with firing at the enemy without cause?

  Robert C. McGuire : there wasn't enough evidence to support such a charge.

  Kaffee : thank you

  Capt. Ross : Mr. Maguire, I don't understand what you mean when you say, "there wasn't enough evidence to support such a charge," you had William Santiago's letter

  Robert C. McGuire : Santiago was the only eyewitness. I never had the chance to interview him so I don't know what he saw

• Capt. Ross : Mr. Maguire can you raise your right hand please? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you'll give this general court martial will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God?

  Robert C. McGuire : [before sitting down]  I do

  Capt. Ross : have a seat please sir, would you state your full name and occupation for the record?

  Robert C. McGuire : Robert C. Maguire special agent, Naval Investigative Service

  Capt. Ross : thank you, Mr. Maguire did your office receive a letter from a PFC William Santiago on three September on this year?

  Robert C. McGuire : we did

  Capt. Ross : what did that letter say?

  Robert C. McGuire : that a member of Private Santiago's unit had illegally fired his weapon over the fence line

  Capt. Ross : was that Marine identified in the letter?

  Robert C. McGuire : no, I notified the barracks CO Colonel Jessup that I would be coming down to investigate

  Capt. Ross : and what did you find?

  Robert C. McGuire : the shift only reported one Marine returned his weapon with a round of ammunition missing

  Capt. Ross : who was that?

  Robert C. McGuire : Lance Corporal Harold Dawson

  Capt. Ross : [to Danny]  your witness

  Kaffee : Mr. Maguire did you question Lance Corporal Dawson about the fence line shooting?

  Robert C. McGuire : yes, he "claims" to have been engaged in some manner by the enemy

  Kaffee : but you don't believe him?

  Robert C. McGuire : it's not my place to...

  Kaffee : [interrupts him]  Lance Corporal Dawson's been charged with a number of crimes, why wasn't he charged with firing at the enemy without cause?

  Robert C. McGuire : there wasn't enough evidence to support such a charge.

  Kaffee : thank you

  Capt. Ross : Mr. Maguire, I don't understand what you mean when you say, "there wasn't enough evidence to support such a charge," you had William Santiago's letter.

  Robert C. McGuire : Santiago was the only eyewitness. I never had the chance to interview him so I don't know what he saw.

• Capt. Ross : And now we'll never know, will we Mr., Maguire?

  Robert C. McGuire : No.

  Capt. Ross : No more questions.