Tyler Christopher: Gunnery Sergeant Joe Akers

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• Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : Why the hell didn't I know you'd been charged with hitting your wife?

  GSGT Joe Akers : It was handled in-house, sir. It's not even in my service record book.

  Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : Well, it's a matter of public record now, Gunny.

  GSGT Joe Akers : I'm sorry, sir.

  Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : I don't want your apologies! I want your cooperation. Do you have any idea what Colonel MacKenzie's trying to do in there? She's trying to establish that you, not your wife, is the one prone to violence.

  GSGT Joe Akers : Sir, it was a one-time thing... we were

  Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : Well, what about the fight with Sergeant Gerard?

  GSGT Joe Akers : I told you about that.

  Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : Yeah, but you didn't tell me it happened three days after the initial incident. It suggests premeditation! It tells the members you're capable of holding a grudge and plotting revenge!

  GSGT Joe Akers : So what does this mean, sir?

  Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : It means the death penalty just came into play.

  [Akers reacts in shock] 

  Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. : It's unlikely... but there's not a lot of sympathy out there for wife beaters.